A/N: Bweh! Been a while huh? Well, I got a new computer, so I can upload this easier. Also, nobody invading my privacy! Yay!
Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or Wild Arms!
Chapter 3:
Hyrule
Fatima twirled in her new wardrobe being content to the light weight red robe with red clothing beneath it that lifted her burden from her previous battle armor.
"Hey Ryoushen? Don't these kinds of clothes feel much better than the armor we were wearing yesterday?"
He tugged at his black robe and black clothing beneath it.
"Uh, yeah… just not used to it, that's all…" He muttered irritably.
She laughed, realizing something about his clothing.
"Oh yeah… you wear a bunch of black. I bet you don't feel so good in that. After all, it seems like it is spring here. I wouldn't want to be you right now."
Trying to ignore the comment, he changed the subject.
"Shouldn't we be looking for the sages and their temples? I heard the ice sage is here."
Baffled by the statement, she was becoming curious.
"Where did you hear that? Nobody mentioned any sages were here, just people to recruit."
Ryoushen recollected the memory of his mother informing him she had a cousin who was the ice sage.
"Well, my mother knew the ice sage, because the ice sage was apparently her aunt, but she returned to the phoenix world, and passed on her title to her son… ah… what was his name? Elm?" He began to ponder.
Fatima shook her head.
"Well, if that's all we have to go on… I'm seeing if someone else is here then. "
A bit confused and angry as to why he wasn't informed of anything, Ryoushen felt he couldn't be trusted.
"Wha…? What else were we supposed to be looking for?"
She began to sense him fretting over the concept, realizing she didn't mean for it to happen.
"N-no. I'm just looking for someone that disappeared a while ago… Apparently, he had the ability to open portals like you. So, he could be here, I really don't know…"
Ryoushen felt the story Shabu told him coming back to him.
"You're looking for your brother… aren't you?"
She sighed with exasperation.
"Yes, actually, I am."
She continued.
"I want to know if he's alive or not… if he's watching me… if he even cares… or if he even knows me."
Ryoushen began to feel a bit uncomfortable in his position.
He was wondering if he should even believe that he's her brother. All signs were pointing to it, but he couldn't remember the incident since he was just a baby if it really was him… after all, why else did Faluna find him on Filgaia in the middle of nowhere when he was from the phoenix world?
Before he could give her a reply, their conversation was ended when they detected others coming from the other direction.
Dodging an arrow shot by a boy in his pre-teens, Ryoushen withdrew his weapon only to have it clash with a weapon of a grown man.
Another arrow was shot, but this time it was aimed for Fatima.
She dodged, but didn't bother to withdraw her weapon on the child.
All she did was sweep him off his feet with a dropkick accomplishing everything she needed to accomplish.
Seeing a few tears in the boy's eyes, she felt a little guilty she had just done something as such to a child.
She offered out her hand to help him to his feet, catching the attention of the other two, making the battle cease.
He took her helping hand, allowing her to see a symbol of a triforce marked on his hand.
"Tell me boy, what's your name? While you're at it, tell me what this symbol means." She gestured to the hand she was holding.
He wiped the tears from his eyes, sensing that Fatima didn't intentionally harm him.
"Well, my name is Link, and my grandfather said that it's the symbol of Hyrule's hero, but I don't believe it…"
Fatima smiled and gently patted his head.
"Well, from the way you can fight, you're on your way to becoming a true hero one day. I think your grandfather's right."
Shocked at the encouraging comment he received, Link gently hugged Fatima's waist, blushing.
She laughed.
"Well, isn't this cute? It's nice to know I made a young friend here already, right Ryoushen?" She faced the dark phoenix.
Ryoushen sighed, then pointed his sword at the other man in a threatening motion.
The man rolled his eyes.
"What? No special treatment for me?" He said sarcastically.
Despite the sarcasm, Ryoushen maintained his serious expression.
"You're no child… In fact, I think you're the one who planned this attack on us!" His usual frown deepened.
Krauser smiled, realizing he was getting under Ryoushen's skin.
"Oh, so the big shot doesn't enjoy sarcasm?" He laughed.
Ryoushen maintained his composure, sensing the trap.
"If you're going to try and get inside my head, don't make it so obvious…" He muttered, while unarming himself by sheathing his sword.
Surprised, Krauser couldn't even force another sarcastic comment out of his mouth.
"Speechless? You should be…" Ryoushen mocked him.
Having enough of the ridiculous conversation, Fatima intervened by making introductions.
"Well, Link, my name is Fatima, and the antisocial guy with me is Ryoushen."
Like she intended to do, she made it so the boy laughed.
Following what Fatima did, Link decided to introduce Krauser, since the man wasn't going to do it himself.
"The sarcastic man is Krauser."
Krauser sighed, not understanding what the situation was really.
"So, why are you two here anyway? You don't look like you're from a clan here in Hyrule."
Fatima decided to first explain the dire situation of her kingdom which lied in a different world.
"You see… there's a man that seemed to have come from this world, and he ah… well, took over my kingdom. At least, the castle anyway, but my mother and father are there… so, yeah…"
She explained the rest of the situation on how they needed allies, connections, and the sages to break the barrier on the castle.
Hearing the story, Link became excited.
"Awesome! Krauser, can we help them? Can we? Can we? Can we?"
Krauser knew if he said "no," then the boy would argue and never let it go, so he agreed to it.
"Sure… I really have nothing to do anyway."
Link jumped with excitement.
"Alright! I get to help save a kingdom!"
Link's thoughts went back to what his father said about him, causing him to hold his hand up to his face so he could inspect the triforce mark that was with him since birth.
Grandfather was right after all… I can be a hero!
End of chapter 3
A/N: I have finally updated this, aren't you guys a bit happier now?
