Chapter 6

The war was finally over. Smoke filled the air, making the sky looked dirty. Buildings were now in ruins. When Sheik and Crystal woke up, they got out of the Temple. The outside was so quiet, it was almost scary.

"It's over." Sheik sighed, "It's finally over."

Crystal nodded.

Little did they realize, a knight was still barley alive, but he was dying fast. He grabbed a bow and arrow and drew it.

"This will be your last victory." he said. He released the arrow, then groaned. He fell over and died. The arrow was heading for Sheik, but Crystal got in the way The arrow hit her in the back. She gasped.

"What's wrong?" Sheik asked. Then he noticed an arrow embedded in her back. Sheik gasped.

"No." he whispered.

Crystal fell over, but Sheik caught her.

"Crystal!" he said, "Are you ok?"

Crystal gasped, she could barely speak. She was too weak to get up. Sheik flipped her over and placed her on the ground. He held up Crystal's head. She was too weak to get up.

"Sheik..." Crystal closed her eyes.

Sheik gasped. He grabbed her wrist. There was a very weak pulse. Crystal's chest slowly rose and fell until she breathed her last breath, her heart stopped beating and her body fell limp.

"…….No…." Sheik said. Sheik grabbed Crystal's wrist again. This time, he couldn't detect a pulse. Sheik gently caressed her pale skin; she was as cold as death itself.

Sheik could no longer hold back tears. They streamed down his face and onto Crystal's dress.

"Wake up!" he said, "Please, I beg of you, wake up…..Crystal!"

Crystal didn't respond.

"Wake up!" he shouted, "You can't die on me! Please wake up!"

Crystal still didn't respond. Sheik gasped.

No matter how hard he didn't want to, how much he didn't want to, he had to accept the fact that she was gone. And that she was never coming back.

Knowing that there was nothing he could do anymore, Sheik finally gave up. The girl that he loved so much was gone, died in his arms.

He had never felt so much pain in his entire life. This was worse than being severely wounded. The only thing that mattered to him, the only person that mattered to him, was dead. It was too hard to believe, and too much to take in.

He felt his heart being torn to pieces.He didn't know what to do anymore because of what just happened. All because of one little arrow. Sheik sighed.

End flashback

"That's horrible!" Zelda said.

Sheik sighed. He closed his eyes tightly and tears filled his eyes "I can't forget about it, no matter how hard I try. I loved that girl so much…..it was very painful to see her die."

"All these years…you never talked about your past." Zelda said, "Now I understand why you always kept it a secret. You were trying to forget about what happened, but it kept coming back, right?"

Sheik turned away, "Actually- - -"

"I'm sorry about what happened." she interrupted, "I had no idea what your past was like…..now I know."

"It was only part of my past, Zelda" Sheik said, "It doesn't matter now."

Zelda grabbed Sheik and wrapped her arms around him, putting him close to her body. She rested her head onto his and rubbed his back gently.

"What are you doing?" Sheik asked.

"Conforting you." Zelda replied.

"Zelda." Sheik chuckled, "You don't need to do that! I told you, I'm over her now!"

"Yeah well...if something happened to you, I'd be upset." Zelda said, "And what if something happened to me, how would you feel?"

Sheik grew silent. He sighed.

"Like my world came crashing down on me." he said softly, closing his eyes.

The sun was shining brightly. A cool breeze blew, making the flowers and the grass sway. Pikachu was playing with Pichu near a river bank. They were running around, chasing each other. Mewtwo floated down and watched them, his arms crossed.

"How pathetic." he said telepathically, "They should be training, not playing."

Pikachu tackled Pichu and began tickling him. Pichu giggled, as well as Pikachu. Pichu got up and began chasing Pikachu. Pikachu turned around and began chasing Pichu. Pichu tried to run away from him. Then he climbed up Mewtwo.

"Get down from me." he said, annoyed.

Pichu got off of Mewtwo and began running.

Mewtwo shook his head.

"C'mon guys, we have to go." he said, leaving.

Pikachu and Pichu nodded and followed Mewtwo. He floated across the rushing river and landed. Then he turned around.

"C'mon!" he said, "It's not that hard!"

"Pichu?" (Are you sure?) Pichu asked nervously.

"Yes." Mewtwo said, annoyed, "Now let's go! Your testing my patience!"

"Pika, pika pikachu, pi?" (I'll go, then you follow me, ok?) Pikachu asked. Pichu sighed.

Pikachu walked across the log slowly. When he made it, he jumped to where Mewtwo was standing.

"Pika!" (Ok!) Pikachu shouted at Pichu.

Pichu sighed, "Pichu pi. Pichu pi." (Ok then, here we go)

Pichu began walking across the log slowly. The log moved, making Pichu stop. He was too scared to continue.

"Pikachu!" (Hurry up!) Pikachu shouted at Pichu.

Pichu gulped. He tried moving again, and then the log moved again. This time, Pichu lost his balance and fell into the rushing river.

"PICHU!" Pikachu shouted.

Mewtwo turned around, and noticed that Pichu was gone.

"Humph. He must've chickened out." he said.

"Pika!" (Look!) Pikachu said, tugging on Mewtwo's ankle. Mewtwo looked down and saw Pichu being swept away by the river.

"No!" he said. He floated near the water to catch Pichu, but the river was too fast.

"Pichu!" (Help me!) Pichu coughed.

"Pika!" (Hold on!) Pikachu said.

Pichu tried to find something to grab onto. And then he saw a rock. Pichu tried to swim to it, but the current was too strong. He later found himself drifting to another rock. He grabbed onto it and held on for dear life.

"Pichu! Pika pika?" (Pichu! Are you ok?) Pikachu shouted out to him.

Before Pichu could respond, he slipped off the rock, and the river swept him away again. Pichu tried to keep his head above the surface.

Mewtwo rushed down and tried to use psychic to lift Pichu, but failed.

The river was becoming faster. Pikachu dove into the river and tried to catch Pichu. But when he was about to get close to him, he saw something that almost made his heart stop. They were heading for a large waterfall. Pikachu grabbed onto a large rock. When Pichu got close, Pikachu tried to grab him, but it was too late. Pichu had fallen over the water fall.

"PICHU!" Pikachu screamed.

Mewtwo rushed down the river. He looked around, and saw Pikachu.

"Pikachu!" he said, "Catch!"

Mewtwo threw a rope at Pikachu. He grabbed onto it and Mewtwo pulled him towards the shore. Pikachu got on the shore and coughed.

"Where's Pichu?" he asked.

"Pika pika!" (I couldn't get him!) he said.

Mewtwo floated high and looked down. Pichu was nowhere to be seen. He floated down the fall and looked everywhere. There were still no signs of Pichu. Mewtwo sighed. He floated back up.

"Pikachu?" (Well?) Pikachu asked, afraid of the answer.

"The river took him." Mewtwo said.

Pikachu's eyes widened. "Pika!" (No way!)

Mewtwo sighed, "We'd better go."

Mewtwo floated in the air, and then went off at an extreme speed. Pikachu was about to leave, but he turned around. A tear rolled down his cheek.

"Pikachu." (I'm sorry) he said, and then he ran off.