Hi everyone! I'm back from vacation! Now I can put up chapter three! Yippee!
Link was thrown in the dungeon not long after his conversation with Soliel. He was chained to the floor and the space in the cell was limited, very limited. He wouldn't even be able to stand up, even if he wasn't chained. The air was moist, stuffy, and it held the sent of mold, decay, and urine. Link had his back leaning against the wall, thinking of a way to escape. His mind came up blank. Then Tetra came to mind. How was she? Was she safe? Link was sure she was. Tetra could take care of herself. She's had to do so many times in the past. But, Link almost missed her constant arguing. He'd always liked her for some reason. Weather it was her fierce personality, or how she was so cute when she was mad. And she's mad quite often. He couldn't help but smile.
He turned his head to the cell next to his, and saw a man, lying on the ground, barely breathing. Link poked his arm through the bars as much as possible and shook him. The boy slowly rolled over and looked at him. He was beaten up badly. He had a black eye, thousands of cuts a bruises, and his arm was limp, so Link guessed it was broken. His eyes held a fear like no other. This must be the guy who had the triforce of power, thought Link. His lip quivered as he softly asked, "Wh-who are you?" His voice was shaky and sound as if he'd swallowed a handful of gravel.
"I'm Link." Link watched as his eyes grew.
"You're Link? The hero of winds? You have the triforce of courage?" "Yeah…" The boy sat up weakly. "Who're you?"
"My name is Pallaton. I researched magic and power, but I never truly understood it until I got some of my own. I woke up one day, and found the triforce of power on my left hand. Tell me, do you have Tetra with you?"
"We kind of got split up."
"but you know her?"
"Yes."
"She's also known as Princess Zelda of the lost kingdom of Hyrule."
"How did you know?"
"Remember, I'm a researcher. Hyrule was a land of magic and power. I know quite a bit about it."
"We were trying to find a new Hyrule, but got caught in a storm. I don't know where she is now. I'm a little worried about her."
"Don't be. She has the triforce of wisdom after all. She won't get herself in anything she can't get out."
"I sure hope so." He said as he heard the door creek open.
Tetra had found the lady's room and saw her talking with Link before they threw him in the dungeon. She snuck her way around the small, yet well-guarded, village. It was hard at times, when she had to hide in plain sight or in the shadows of buildings. She was in a narrow ally when she finally found the dungeon and saw two guards guarding the door. She sighed and found a guard walking towards her hiding spot. She thought, at fist, that he had spotted her, but how could that be? She hid so well. She looked around and saw a door to the sides of one of the buildings. Once he entered the ally, she snuck up behind him and knocked him out with the hilt of her small sword. She took him deeper into the ally and searched him for anything she could use. Nothing but a knife she stole. She had thought about taking a guard's clothes, but it wouldn't help, they barely wore anything, which she almost didn't blame them. It was scorching hot. She walked over to the end of the ally when she accidentally kicked a rock out in the open. The guards at the dungeon saw and turned around. Tetra looked around for a quick escape when she decided to use some barrels stacked up against the wall to climb up on. She hid up on them before the guards came, then she jumped down and knocked both of them out as well. They both had only knives also, but still took both of them. She slowly snuck around into the dungeon.
She locked the door behind her. The dungeon was small inside, only ten cells. She looked around and saw Link sitting chained in one and a little older man sitting in the one next to him. She smiled and ran up to the cell. "Link!"
"Tetra! You're safe!"
"And here to rescue you." She took the key ring off the hook and unlocked his cell.
"Yeah, usually I'm the one rescuing you, though."
"How does it feel to be rescued instead of the rescuer?"
"Strange." Tetra unlocked his chains.
"Oh, this is Pallaton. He had the triforce of power." He pointed to the cell next to him. Tetra unlocked his cell and chain as well. He could barely stand up on his own though. "We have to get out of here. I know a way to get out of here and to the woods quickly." Pallaton leaded them to a door on the other side of the room. He explained that it could only be seen on the inside. They exited and found a shadowy path with a bunch of trees lining it. The branches hung over the path enough to hide them from any guards. Link and Tetra followed closely behind as he led us through the woods. He was clearly injured badly, though. He walked with a limp and he seemed to have a hard time breathing correctly. "Where exactly are we going, Pallaton?" Tetra asked.
"There is a village not far from here."
"Is that where you're from? Is that why you know so much about this place?" Link asked.
"I am. This was where I was born and raised. But three years ago Soliel came here and took over. She said we could go on to our daily lives like regular, only if we obey her rules. But my village was torn apart after she came after me, not to long ago. I've only heard once from my brother who was forced to be a guard here. He told me they'd fixed all the damages and everything. So everything should be back to normal. Though Soliel threatens to tear the whole kingdom apart and claim it for herself."
"Reminds me of another moron." Link rolled his eyes. "Oh, I'm sure not going to miss that jerk of king."
"Ganondorf. I studied him as well as magic."
"How did you know I was talking about Ganondorf?"
"He's had quite the history of messing with the hero's."
"I can imagine."
"He wanted to take over Hyrule when your ancestor was just a child, probably the age you were when you defeated him. Though, when he sent him to the sacred realm he was seventeen."
"My ancestor was cool! I mean, how many people get to travel to the future, and then back to the past!"
"What about my ancestor? She was Princess Zelda, right? I bet she was probably just the princess and let the hero do everything. If I did that with Link, he woulda been dead."
"Ha! If I wasn't there, you woulda been the one dead!" Link crossed his arms and Pallaton chuckled.
"Well, Tetra, your ancestor was the princess, but while the hero was in the temple of light for seven years, Your ancestor went into hiding as a shiekah boy who would help the Hero of Time on his journey."
"Really? So I do have some fighter in my blood! Awesome!"
"Whatever." Link shrugged. "You still needed me!" He winked at her. Tetra growled and started chasing after Link. Suddenly, Link stopped, and when Tetra caught up to him, she could see why.
Link stood there, staring at the wasteland in front of them. Everything was a disaster. When Pallaton caught up, he sighed. "I was afraid of this. I haven't heard anything from my brother in months, so I knew something was wrong."
"Is this your village?" Link asked.
"Yes. It's the same village." Suddenly, an old man came running up to us.
"Pallaton! Come quick!"
"What's happened?"
The old man started to run off to a ruined house. "No…it can't be." He raced as fast as his weak legs would take him to the house. Link and Tetra followed them. "Maria! No!" He rushed to the rubble of the collapsed roof. He tried to lift the rubble with his one arm, but failed. Link shared a look with tetra and they both started to help lift the rubble until they spotted a young woman on the ground. Pallaton held her in his arms as she opened her eyes. She placed a hand on his face and smiled. "Pallaton…"She coughed, "You're back. I missed you so much."
"Are you alright?" He was still worried.
""Yes, I'm alright. Just a few bruises and scratches."
"What about.." He looked to her stomach, which you could easily tell was swollen due to pregnancy. The woman's smile faded and she placed her hand on her stomach. She closed her eyes and a tear slid down her face. "I don't know." Pallaton placed his hand on her stomach, as well. But then, They both looked up and smiled.
"The baby…it kicked!" They shared a hug to silently celebrate the survival of their child. Pallaton looked back to Link and Tetra. "This is Maria, my wife." He introduced.
"Hello." She had kind eyes and a bright smile.
"I'm Link and this is Tetra."
Yay! Chapter 3! I've already got chapter 4 in my head, so expect it soon!
