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Down to Skyloft
Chapter 4
"Woah, girl! Slow down! No need to be flying so fast!" I called to Grace. She responded with a faint squawk and slower speed.
I knew why she was trying to fly so fast, but I didn't want it to seem out of the ordinary.
Groose, Cawlin, and Stritch were practicing for the Wing Ceremony. It was high time for flying. But I didn't see the person who hasn't been practicing; I didn't see Link.
"What's wrong with your bird?" Cawlin shouted, mocking me.
"Nothing. She just saw something. That's all," I called back.
I could only imagine what Groose was thinking; Maybe it saw me? It was probably scared by my speed! No, it was probably your realization that I would win the race, and you got so surprised you freaked, and you're blaming it on your bird.
He's so conceited!
I heard a loud but high pitched whistle. I knew who it was, but I didn't want to talk to them, why, I don't know.
"Zeel, were you trying to leave without me? Your father wants to see you, by the way. See ya!" Karane called.
"Bye, Zelda," Groose said, barely audible.
I don't even want to imagine what he's thinking now.
"Thanks, Karane. Bye!" I called back, but just to be polite.
As I landed on the platform next to the Academy, I saw my father holding a box at the entrance.
I jumped off of Grace and sent her off in a hurry. I probably had the most attitude-driven Loftwing in all of Skyloft. She left with a snort, and even made sure to leave some periwinkle feathers behind.
"Bad bird day?" my father asked with a chuckle.
"If you want to call it that," I said, under my breath.
"Don't mumble, dear. It's the only habit you haven't broken yet," he said, as if he knew of any other bad habits I had.
"Sorry," I said reluctantly. "What's in the box?" I asked, trying to change the subject.
"Come, meet me in my office."
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"Now, will you tell me what's in the box now?" I said, losing my patience.
"Calm down. This is very special, and I don't want you getting too hasty with it," he replied.
"Okay. What is it?"
"It's what the girl from the Academy wore for the first ever Wing Ceremony."
I needed to bite my lip to keep my mouth from dropping open.
He slowly opened the box to reveal a slightly decorated pink dress with two belts around it, one of which had a sash with a Loftwing on it, with reversed colors of my Sailcloth.
"You can put a wrap around it if you want," He said.
A wrap… What about the Sailcloth? It would be easier to carry if it was just part of my outfit!
"Oh! Almost forgot these!" he said with a start. He got a slightly bigger box off of the floor. When he opened it, I saw a pair of brown and tan boots. Not ornamented at all, but I was fine with that.
"I hope this is all to your, er, liking," he said.
All I could do was hug him and whisper thanks into his shoulder.
I can't wait to show Karane and Link!
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"LIIIIIIIINK!" I shouted desperately.
"I'm coming! ZEEELLLDAAAAA!"
I couldn't see him. I couldn't see anything but darkness and destruction. People I loved being tortured and slaughtered before my eyes. And when I thought it was all over, I heard a cry that could only come from one person.
KARAAAAANE! I wanted to shout. But I couldn't. Why, I do not know. All of a sudden, another unmistakable scream for help.
No! LIIIIIIINK! My screaming did nothing. It did not help the fact that everyone I ever loved had been killed.
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Another nightmare. Worse than the others.
No matter how I tried, I couldn't fall back asleep. Not with that image still fresh in my mind. Not when I just saw Link and Karane get decimated by a massive beast before my eyes.
But it wasn't real. Forget about it. They're just nightmares.
Yeah, Nightmares you've been having for a week. The same nightmares that Link's been having.
I decided to climb up to the roof through the smoke shaft in my ceiling. I needed some fresh air. I needed something to clear my head, and talking to Link wasn't an option.
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