Chapter 2

"Alright, where do we look first?" I asked Link.

"I don't know, I've never been here before. I've heard about Hyrule Field, but I never expected it to be this big." Oh, right. I had to remember that Link had only just started his adventure, and he wasn't as experienced as I had first thought.

"Well, how about we start looking over..." I was interrupted by a scream. It sounded a lot like..."Sierra!" I yelled out loud, running over to where the sound had come from. Link followed close behind me. Reaching the top of a small hill, I saw her backed up against a dirt wall, cornered by three bokoblins. "I could really use some help here!" she screamed when she saw us. We both immediately charged the monsters. I ran one through from behind, and Link took out the other two with quick slashes. As they exploded, Sierra ran up and hugged me. "Oh man, I was so scared! Thank you so much for saving me! Where did you learn to fight like that?"

"Well, I kind of just did what popped into my head. Anyway, I had help," I said, gesturing behind me.

"Thanks... Link?" she said, surprised.

"Yeah, how did you know my name?"

"Its a long story. I'll explain what I know after we find the others," I told him. "C'mon, let's go."

"Wait," Sierra said. "What happened to your clothes?"

"Oh yeah, they're different..." I looked at Sierra again. "So are yours!" She was wearing a white tunic with short sleeves, loose-fitting tan cloth pants, and tan sandals. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a strip of brown cloth.

"Aren't they cool? They're more comfortable than I thought they would be."

"Yeah, mine too. They're so easy to move around in!"

"Girls..." Link interrupted.

"Oh, right. Sorry." I said, feeling a little sheepish. "Let's go." We continued walking until we came to a shallow river with a bridge crossing over it. Underneath the bridge, we found Kris beating back a bunch of monsters with a war hammer. Link and I rushed into the water, but Sierra hung back. The two of us joined Kris in the center of the monsters.

"Hi there!" Kris greeted me happily as she whacked a bokoblin on the head, so hard that it crumpled and exploded.

"Hi. You're pretty good with that hammer," I replied, slashing at another bokoblin.

"Thanks! It was with me when I woke up. You're really good with that sword, and that outfit is really cool!"

"Yours, too!" She was wearing a light blue tank top, dark blue shorts, and purple flats.

We finished off the monsters with Link's help, then climbed back onto the bank where Sierra was waiting. "I'm sorry, I should have helped. I had these weird claw things with me, but I have no clue how to use them, or even to put them on," she said, obviously embarrassed.

"It's okay! We had it covered," Kris replied brightly.

"Kris," I said, "I'd like you to meet Link. He saved me from getting smashed by a monster, and now he's helping me find you guys!" Link smiled and held out his hand to Kris. She shook it.

"Nice to meet you!"

"We'd better go look for Rune," Sierra reminded us. We started walking.

"It will be night soon," Link noticed. "We had better find her before it gets dark, or more monsters will come out."

"Yeah," I agreed. "Let's..." I was suddenly interrupted by a monster screech. I smiled. "That'll be her."

Turning towards the source of the sound, we saw Rune standing at the top of a hill in the blaze of the setting sun, surrounded by monsters. Holding a katana in each hand, she spun in a tight circle, felling each of the monsters with quick, well-aimed slashes. Within a few seconds, they were all dead.

"Whoa," Link said, his mouth hanging open. I giggled. We all ran up to Rune as she sheathed her swords.

"You're really good, Rune! Not that that's any surprise, of course," Sierra said, smiling knowingly.

"Heh heh, thanks. You all look different." she noticed.

"We all woke up with different outfits and weapons. Yours is really cool!" Kris exclaimed. Rune was wearing a long, dark hooded cloak with a white tank top, a light grey leather corset and matching knee-length trousers. She also had a darker grey belt around her waist, matching fingerless gloves and boots, and banded, stainless steel sleeves and leggings.

"YES, I love it!" Rune exclaimed. Looking up, she noticed Link standing behind us. "Is that..."

"Yeah, I met Link. He saved my life, and helped fight off the monsters attacking the others!" I said happily. Link looked at his feet, blushing slightly.

"It was nothing, really," he mumbled, suddenly shy. A second later he looked up again. "It's getting really dark, and I don't think that it would be a very good idea to travel at night."

"Well, how about we set up a camp?" Rune suggested.

"Great idea!" I exclaimed. "I'll go find some wood!" Eventually, we got a fire started.

"I'm starving," Rune complained, sitting on the ground between Kris and Link. "What are we going to eat?" I noticed a bag strapped to Sierra's back.

"What's in the bag, Sierra?"

"Oh," she said, smiling. "You're going to love this!" She reached in the bag and pulled out her claw things, some glass bottles filled with a strange red liquid, a few apples, and some type of raw meat.

"Woah," exclaimed Rune, impressed. "How did all that fit in there?"

"I have one of those. They're magic, so they can fit anything you put in them." Link explained.

"Cool!" Rune replied. "Kind of like Mary Poppins's bag, isn't it?"

"Mary who?" Link asked, confused.

"Yeah, and the meat stays cool, so we can cook it whenever we like! Also, the weight is next to nothing, so I guess I can carry all our supplies from now on." Sierra smiled and started handing out the food. Soon, we were all cooking the meat over the fire with some sticks we found.

"So..." Link began. "Who are you guys? Where did you come from?" All the others looked at me.

"I'm still not entirely sure what's going on," said Sierra.

"Me neither," Kris added.

"I have an idea, but I'll just let you explain," Rune put in.

I sighed. "It's going to take a while to explain, so I suggest you all get comfortable."