Author's note: Here's chapter six everyone. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well, and please let me know what you think about it afterwards. Here goes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda. Plain and simple.
Chapter six: Howling 'till Twilight
"May I please borrow the Spirit Flute Zel," Link asked cheerily, to which she just smiled and pulled it out of her pocket, giving it to him. He then led her to the cabin car,cleaning the dust off her seat before setting her down gently, before standing up straight and saluting. "Where to, Your Highness?" Link asked Zelda, trying his hardest not to laugh at how absurd he sounded. "Aboda village if you could," Zelda replied, trying to sound as regal as possible, but they couldn't stop themselves from laughing about it.
"Okay, to Aboda village it is then," Link said once they calmed down, though he couldn't help but fell nervous, as although he read books on how to drive a train all the time, he has never actually driven one before. So he decided to just try and hope he was as good as his ancestor. Once Link reached the front of the Spirit Train, he pulled the Lokomo Sword from it's sheath and stabbed it into the keyhole. He then pulled the spirit flute from his pouch and put it to his before remembering every note, playing them with such precision that even his ancestor would be proud of. Then, with one final, swift motion, he turned the Lokomo Sword, before pulling it out, re-animating the Spirit Train in a flash of golden light.
Once they set off, Link gradually got more confident in his skills, changing speeds and blowing the whistle at the correct times the whole way there, reaching it a half hour later. "Arriving at Abode village! Please wait for the train to come to a complete stop before disembarking," Link called out while slowing the train down,slowly bringing it to a complete stop and blowing the whistle once more. Once Link got out of the front, he walked over to the entrance of the cabin car and opened the door with a smile. "We have arrived Your Highness," Link said, holding out his left hand, to which she gracefully took.
"Welcome to Abode village, the village of brand new beginnings. As well as the home of The Knight Academy, and my home, Your Highness," Link said as he helped her down the steps of the Spirit Train. "Thank you kind sir, and here is your certificate as a royal engineer," Zelda said with a giggle as she handed the certificate to Link once they were on the solid marble of the station. "No, thank you Your Highness. I will hang this upon my trusty train as though it were a badge of honor," Link replied before they both burst out in laughter, though Link stopped abruptly, as he noticed something was off.
"Zel, there's something wrong here. It's too quiet for this time of day," Link said seriously before putting his certificate on the steps of his train,then pulling The Master Sword from it's in turn caused Zelda to stop laughing and realize that what Link said was indeed true. It was then that Link and Zelda heard it, a high pitched shriek. Unfortunately, the shriek's owner was a person Link knew very well.
"I'm coming mom!" Link yelled as he ran head-first into danger without thinking, Zelda following behind him as fast as she could, but not being able to keep up with his tremendous speed. "Hyah!" Link yelled as he jumped to perform the ending blow on the thing attacking his mother, but the thing dodged just in time causing The Master Sword to get stuck in the ground. Once Link pulled The Master Sword from the ground, Link finally got a good look at the creature he just attacked, causing him to gasp. It was a black wolf with white markings all over it's body, a chain attached to it's hind paw, a golden ethereal glow around it's body, but most striking of all was it's majestic, fierce eyes.
"Hero of Twilight, enough!" Link roared, pulling off his left gauntlet to reveal the Triforce of Courage. "Thank Faore I made it in time," Link said when he looked over his shoulder and saw that his mother was unhurt. The moment Link turned back to face his ancestor though, his ancestor came into contact with Link by biting his head, causing Link to close his eyes involuntarily, although he knew that the bite would not hurt him. When Link opened his eyes, he found himself in the same place that the Hero Of Time had taught The Hero of Twilight his hidden skills, with The Hero of Twilight standing before him in the body of a Stalfos.
"Shade, what could be so important that you sought me out?" Link asked his ancestor. " 'O young Hero, I have come bearing grave news. A new evil is threatening both of our lands...and for it to succeed would mean the end of the world. However, although there is a way to stop this new threat, you cannot do it with your current power," Shade said in the same creepy voice as the Shade before him.
" To defeat this vast evil, you must...travel to five ancient temples, defeating ancient monsters in each...boss chamber to empower The Master Sword. To do this however, you must have...the ability to travel freely between the light...and the shadows. In other words, you require...Twili assistance. Please take this shard, as it will of no doubt be of some use to you..." Shade said as he gave Link a piece of the shattered Twilight Mirror. "But I thou-," Link tried to say, but was interrupted by Shade.
"Good luck Hero. May fortune be with you," Shade said. Before Link could ask his question,everything faded to black.
End note: Anyone who can guess which game the Sonata of Awakening is from without looking on the internet wins a free cookie... just kidding. As always, thanks for viewing my story, and I hope to see you next time.