Hey everyone! Sorry about the long wait, but I didn't want to start talking in third person because of my ISU so I decided to wait. And now wait no more, for behold! My essay is finished and I have time to write again! Huzzah! And I also had to bake up some digital chocolate chip cookies for Daisylovesu who started following my story, Zammie pokemon master and my wonderful guest for reviewing for me, although I anticipated more so I baked twenty... Anyways, enjoy chapter three in Link's POV, more detailed review responses at the end(what am I to do with all these cookies?).

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda or any of the characters, just my OC and if I did, I wouldn't have put those freaky hands in the game! Scary...

Chapter 3- Reflections

Sigh, I can't wait to go home and get some sleep, I thought to myself as I started my trek home. I could just call Epona, but she's probably sleeping and Ilia would kill me if she found out. I sighed again, wondering why I let that crazy woman define my choices in life. Oh well, I thought, at least it's only one woman, that's not too bad. I continued walking through the woods, contemplating the events of the day while approaching a giant rock passageway.

After I had gotten directions from that strange woman, I had continued to run through the forest, finding Beth and Malo who had both told me that Talo had gone up ahead. That kid had caused me trouble more times than I could count, but he had never really meant any harm. He was just a kid after all. After running all the way to the cave, I found Talo's toy sword at the entrance. He must have ran through the cave. I inwardly cursed, I hated caves. They were only good for breeding monsters and nothing else. However it was too dark to see and I wasn't stupid enough to run into a dark cave unable to see, so I wandered into the clearing on my left, looking for something to start a fire. I had then discovered a lantern salesman who was just giving away free lanterns, no joke. So with my light problem solving itself, I continued on through the cave. Nothing lived in the cave except for a few rats and keese here and there, easily dispatched with a swing of my sword.

Good thing it was only small monsters. If there were anything bigger in that cave I would have been screwed. A cave is no place to fight serious battles, I thought to myself, passing Faron springs and climbing over the fence with little difficulty.

Once I had reached the end of the tunnel I had seen two bokoblins guarding a gate. Whatever they're guarding, it can't be good. So I dispatched them quickly, grabbing the key off the guard's belt and continuing on through the gate. I continued on through the forest till before me was a winding path carved out of a huge tree branch with an abandoned temple at the top. That was about the time when I had seen Talo and the monkey trapped in a cage guarded by two bokoblins. Traveling in pairs is a smart idea, but it won't protect you from me. Taking care of the bokoblins, I then released Talo and the monkey, who promptly ran away at the sight of me. After Talo and I had walked to the stone passageway Talo thanked me for saving him, begged me not to tell his dad, and ran back to the village. Not long after, Rusl came by and asked me about Talo. Turns out that strange girl from before had told Colin about the kids, which resulted in Rusl coming down to look for them. Seeing that everything was fine, he left leaving me to walk home alone. I didn't mind though, I actually preferred the alone time to go over my thoughts.

I gazed up at the sky, enjoying the brilliance of the setting sun as the rays of red and orange gave way to the purples and blacks that announced the approaching night. Having just crossed the wooden rope bridge, I continued my walk past the sparkling waters of the spring back to the familiar treehouse that was my home. It wasn't much, but it was the best the village could do so I could have my own place after Colin was born and Rusl's house became a little too crowded with the new baby. I wasn't complaining though, it was comfy and separate from the village so I could have time alone. When I arrived however, I was surprised to see Mayor Bo waiting outside my house. I wonder what he wants to tell me. Must be important, this is the first time he's ever been at my house. As I approached, the mayor looked up and smiled.

"Nice to see you Link. I was wondering how much longer I was gonna have to wait," Bo said as he hit me on the back causing me to stumble and sputter, trying to catch my breath. "I'm here to tell you something about the delivery tomorrow. Instead of just you and Epona, Ilia and I would like you to take a girl with you on your trip to Hyrule Castle. She just needs to be taken to the town and dropped off at the location on this piece of paper." He dug into his pocket and handed me a paper with an address as well as a map of Hyrule. "I figured you might also want a map to go over your route for tomorrow. Well that was everything I needed to tell you so see you tomorrow, I got a nice warm bed with my name on it." And with that, Bo turned around and walked back to the village.

I watched him go, staring in disbelief at what he had asked me to do. Take another passenger?! Was he out of his mind?! That was going to take twice as long to get there, especially if this person wasn't used to riding horses. I groaned and walked back to my house, climbed the ladder and entered. Don't worry Link, I told myself. It's just a couple extra days, not going to kill you. It's not like you'll be going on a months long journey with this person anyways. I chuckled at the thought. Maybe it won't be so bad, I reasoned with myself as I got into my bed, getting ready to sleep. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?

Muahaha! Irony abound! Link doesn't see what's coming for him! And I know in the game you had to go look for the key, but this was quicker and made more realistic sense. Anyways... glad to see you liked it Zammie! And Guest I know how you feel. My life is basically ruled by the Internet as well *sigh where has my life gone T.T* And yes, that's probably why you sunburn so easily :) But you might surprise yourself with your writing. I thought mine was just average but my super smarticle friend read it and was like "THIS IS AMAZING!" So yeah, try your best! Dying Reader lowering herself back into her coffin till next time. So long!