Wow. I am absolutely shocked. I updated really quick and this chapter is ridiculously long. And I'm supposed to be doing a Christmas card for class and watch a 37 minute long podcast along with studying for my algebra test. Ah, oh, well.

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DISCLAIMER: I DON NON NOWN LENCHUD OV ZELLLDAAA! (In other
words, "I do not own Legend of Zelda!")

Heh. Moving on...

Chapter 6: How to Get Rid of One's Boredom

"What in the world...? Where's the princess?" muttered the black-haired, red-eyed child. He hid in the shadows of the Hyrule Castle as he watched the soldiers carry in two unmoving figures with the old man trailing behind them. He eyed the small boy in a soldier's arms.

The small boy wore the same green uniform that the castle guards wore and his hair was a dirty blonde color. As the black-haired boy looked closer, he noticed a red stain on the boy's right side of his head.

He blinked. 'Blood? Hm, possible.' He thought to himself. The child frowned as they disappeared inside the castle. He knew that the blonde haired kid would get attacked sooner or later, but not this soon. Well, not his problem...ish...

Taking a quick look around, he slipped out of the shadows and smirked. The sky was painted with the colors of twilight, meaning night was coming.

"Oh, Goddesses, He'll destroy me the minute he finds out what happened..." he muttered to himself as he began to walk around the castle. He needed to make sure that blonde kid was alright. Or else...He will get angry. Very angry.

"Hey, kid! What are you doing here? The gates are about to close!" yelled someone behind him. The boy nearly jumped at the loud, obnoxious voice, but he resisted the urge to spin around and give that person a really good punch in the face (A/N: FALCOOON PUNCH!). Instead, he forced a smile on his face and casually turned around.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" said the boy, his eyebrow twitching as he feigned innocence. "I came to see if that bo-I mean, my-" he put his hands behind his back and said the first thing that came in mind, "-my, my brother was still here!"

The child mentally slapped himself. 'Seriously?' he asked himself, 'Brother?! Is that the best you could come up with? He's your enemy for Goddesses sake!'

The person who yelled at him turned out to be a guard. He was tall and skinny and, of course, wore a green uniform. The guard furrowed his brows. "Your brother?"

The boy nodded. "Yeah, he was here because he was graduating as an official engineer."

"That mute kid is your brother?!" asked/exclaimed the guard. The boy cringed at the loud voice. Goddesses, how he hated loud voices.

"Yes." he said, biting back his irritation. The guard gave a troubled, but thoughtful look.

"He might have stayed in an inn or something..." he trailed off, staring at the boy. It was odd how the mute child and the black-haired child before him were related to each other. Well, the boy's did share the same face… Twins, maybe? The said boy gave him a fake nervous smile.

"What's your brother's name?" the guard asked, letting his curiosity get the better of him. The boy blinked.

"Link." he answered, faking the worry in his voice. His patience with the man starting to run thin. The night was quickly approaching and he knew he had to get back to Him. If this continued on, he'll have to resort to that.

"May I also ask your na-!" The poor guard never had the chance to finish as the boy delivered a silent, deadly kick to his head. The guard flew a couple feet away. The boy landed gracefully with a cocky grin on his face. 'So much for acting,' he thought to himself. He approached the guard and knelt down to the bloody face of the guard.

"You wanna know my name?" he whispered darkly in the man's ear. A visible shiver ran down the guard's back, causing the boy to smile sadistically. He slipped the guard's spear out of the dazed man's grip and raised it up, the point at his neck."My name is Dark Link. Not that you're gonna live to
tell anyway..."

Shink!

._._._._.

My head was slightly pounding as I blinked myself awake from an uncomfortable sleep. The sunlight through the window blinded me. I raised a hand to block it as I slowly sat up. I let my eyes adjust before slipping out of bed and going into my normal routine in the morning (which consisted of waking Grandpa Niko, making a suitable breakfast that's edible and to Niko's taste, getting properly dressed, and lastly going to Alfonzo's house for one whole morning of annoying ranting, yelling, scolding, and irritation. An everyday lifestyle I have gotten used to). But I stopped; I was not in my house.

I was in a room that seemed to be used as a medical room of some sort or something close to that. There were beds somewhat clustered to one side of the room (including the one I was currently occupying), and a table with poker cards and clay cups sitting on top. On the left of me, a long cabinet/counter there leaned against the wall. A chair was right next to my bed.

Resting in the bed next to me, Alfonzo was still sleeping with even breathes. He was sleeping beneath the scratchy sheets. I furrowed my brows in confusion when I saw white bandages visible beneath his shirt. What happened...?

I reached up to hold my head only to find out it was bandaged. What in the world...? I slipped it off and winced slightly at a dull pain in my head.

In a split second later, everything that happened yesterday rushed in my head. Oh, yeah. The Princess got kindnap-! Oh, Goddesses! This is not happening. Not happening at all!

Placing the not really bloody bandage on the bed, I looked around again to see if there really wasn't anyone in here. I found the brown boots next to my bed and slipped them on before walking out the room.

"Oh! You're awake!" exclaimed a voice ahead of me. I looked up and saw a guard I swore I saw before. He approached me with a relieved smile on his face. "We were all starting to get worried that you two weren't gonna wake up."

I blinked at him. How long has it been since then...?

The guard seemed to have read my mind as he gave me a sad-ish smile. "One whole day."

I took a step back in mild shock. One whole day I've been asleep, meaning one whole day since the Princess went missing (kidnapped, for me).

"Oh, do you happen to know what happened to the Princess? She's been gone ever since yesterday. She even didn't show up when His Majesty has returned!" said the guard, concern and worry were clearly heard in his voice. I felt my eyes widen in shock and my body immediately tensed up. Oh, Goddesses have mercy on me! The King of Hyrule, Princess Zelda's father is here! Nowof all times!

"Hohohoho..." laughed an elderly voice behind the guard. Both he and I turned to face the newcomer. It was the old man who gave the Princess the certificate, Princess Zelda's teacher. "I'm glad to see that you're finally awake, boy."

I stared at the old man in total confusion as the guard agreed with the elder. Catching on, the old man answered me.

"You see, the King has requested both you and your friend to see him immediately after your friend wakes up." said the elderly, slowly. My jaw hung open in surprise.

An audience with the King? Whaaaaaaaat?!

'Why?' I shakily signed at the old man, knowing that he probably knew sign language, if Princess Zelda herself knew.

The man only smiled. "That is for you to find out, young 'un." He turned to the guard. "Please kindly tell the King that child woke up." The guard nodded and walked down the hall, leaving me and the old man alone in the hall.

"Well, come along, child. You look like you need more rest." said Teacher (I'm just gonna call him that because I'm too lazy to call him 'that old man,' which sounds...well, rude). I opened my mouth to protest but clamped it shut. Again, I forgot I can't talk. So, I followed Teacher back into the
room.

I sat on the bed, but I didn't lie back down. Teacher took a seat in the chair next to my bed.

"I would be asking what happened but the King has ordered me not to speak with you on that subject." said Teacher, sighing. "But he will speak with you and your friend there." Teacher gestured with his hand to Alfonzo. I took a quick glance at my mentor and remembered something.

'When will I be able to go home with my mentor?' I signed. Teacher shook his head with a frown on his face.

"I'm sorry but there's no way home. The tracks have disappeared when we went to investigate the loud thundering coming from the Tower. It took almost all evening just to bring you two back here!" said the Teacher. I bit my lip. If I don't get home soon, Grandpa Niko is going to panic.

'Can I walk home?' I asked, my hope rising. The Teacher gave me a serious stare.

"You are not allowed to leave Hyrule Castle, unless there is at least one guard accompanying you outside the castle gates. Those are the King's orders as well." he said, giving me a small glare. I stared at him in disbelief. You've got to be kidding me…

._._._._. (I'm doing a small time skip here)

I walked down the royal halls of the castle as I strolled around looking for something to do. It had only been a day since I've woken up and Alfonzo is still sleeping (which is starting to bother me), and the Princess is still yet to be found. The worst about this whole thing is that I was bored.

There was practically nothing to do here except sleep all day! I tried "talking" to a guard a couple of years older than me but that turned out to be pointless. In fact, it was infuriating! He thought I was dancing! Ugh, I don't know how much longer I can take this.

I sighed. 'What to do, what to do…' I thought to myself. As I continued down the hall, sounds of wood and metal clashing together met my ears. I tilted my head as curiosity picked at me. When I reached the end of the hall, I paused at the door muffling a bit of the sounds.

I debated whether to go in or not, but thought, 'Oh, what the heck. It'll give me something to do for the time being.' So, I shrugged and entered the room. The sounds I heard earlier became much clearer, and I spotted four people in the room. The man standing across from me was watching intently as the other three men were training with their spears (Funny how they were practicing with real weapons). I watched them for a little before deciding to try it out.

I walked over to the man and tugged on one of his long sleeves. He looked down at me and blinked. He was a tanned middle-aged man with a blonde beard, wearing the guard uniform that had a different cap. He was probably a captain or something.

"Hello there, boy!" he said, with slight surprise. "Glad to know you're awake, lad."

I gave a small smile before pointing to the other three at the other side of the room. By then they stopped their jabs at each other and watched me in mild surprise. The man looked a little a taken back when he figured out what I meant.

"You want to practice with them?" he asked, a bit shocked. I nodded and stared at his green eyes. He laughed. Immediately, I frowned, thinking he would let me.

Hahaha! Your eyes are very hard to avoid, you know that boy?" he said laughing with a smile on his face. He turned to the table behind him and grabbed a sheathed sword. "Here, take this one."

I took it into my hands and felt my eyes widen slightly. Taking a step back, I placed my left hand on the hilt and gingerly pulled it out of its sheath.

Shing!

Even though it was just a standard sword, it was well crafted and easy to hold. I heard one of the trainees whisper something to his friend, probably wondering if I'm really the right age to hold these things. Well, I am only thirteen… Eh, it counts for me! I smiled. Just having a sword in my hand now felt like I've held a sword all my life. It felt, well, right.

"Easy there, kid." came the man's voice. I turned my gaze away from the sword and focused on him. "Having a sword like that can be very dangerous if one is not taught to use it."

I nodded in understanding. He smiled. I can already tell he had taken a liking in me. "Alright, kid. Time ta teach you a couple of things about sword fighting."

I glanced at the three, who were giving me encouraging smiles. I gave the bearded man the sheath, and walked to the center of the room. The three surrounded me in a triangular formation, raising their spears. I gripped the sword tighter and got into a fighting stance. I placed my left foot back and held my sword pointing forward. Well, that took me by surprise.

"Wow, nice stance, kid!" said one of the guys. I gave a small smile before slipping into my mask of indifference (something I do often to hide a couple of things from both Grandpa Niko and Alfonzo).

"Alright, the first thing you should know is the targeted attack. It's simple. Just aim and hit." said the man. I blinked. Seriously? Aim and hit? That's it? Shrugging, I rushed forward to the closest one to me, jumped off the ground, and brought the sword overhead with both hands, swinging it down as I landed. I hit the spear of the trainee and caused a pretty deep dent. I smiled apologetically at him as he stared at me wide-eyed.

"That! That was very good, kid!" said the man, cheerfully. I pulled the sword out of the trainee's spear, causing it to snip in half.

Silence…

"Gah!" exclaimed the owner. "My spear!"

I covered my mouth with my right hand, trying to stop myself from shaking in laughter. I took a deep breath to calm myself and nearly choked on it when I saw the other trainees' faces. Wow. So much for trying to remain indifferent.

"Ah, don't worry about it, Liam!" said the breaded man. "We have plenty of spears on the side."

The trainee, now named Liam, gaped at his captain's response to this. Just as he was about to protest, the bearded man turned to me.

"Anyway, next is the slash attack! All you have to do is swing your sword horizontally, vertically, or something like that!" he said, still smiling. I gave him an "okay…?" look. I turned to the next one who gulped. I grimaced. I'm not being scary am I…?

I sighed before dashing toward him and slashing at him. He successfully blocked it, but I wondered why my sword went through it. When the trainee gave a relieved sigh, he meant to just drop the spear, not to see it split in half.

Silence.

"No! My spear!" he exclaimed, shock clear in his voice.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, Allen! It happens all the time!" said the bearded man, in the same cheery tone.

"But my spear-!" started Allen, but his captain interrupted him by talking to me again.

"Great job, kid! Now, on to the spin attack! It's a little tricky, but I'm sure you'll get it pretty fast!"

I stared at the man before shaking my head and glanced at the last but not least trainee. The poor guy was staring at me wide-eyed, begging me not to do so. I turned to him and gave the most sincere apologetic smile I could muster.

He audibly gulped and raised his spear in a defensive way. I sighed before crossing my sword arm across my chest and spun around as best as I could, my arm swinging my sword in a complete circle. The trainee shrieked as I spun.

I stood my ground once I spin around once. My head was slightly spinning along with the scenery, but I could still walk straight. The trainee sighed in relief and meant to lean on his spear. Meant to lean on his spear.

I had to force myself to keep still, just to refrain from shaking in laughter. The trainee had fallen to the floor as the spear slipped apart in the middle, showing how cleanly cut it was.

Silence, yet again…

"Aaahh!" yelled the trainee, "It's cleanly cut! It's cleanly cut!"

Oh, Goddesses, I couldn't take it anymore. I silently laughed and dropped my sword. Their faces were absolutely priceless! The bearded man burst out in laughter, and slowly the others began to join in (more like laughing nervously).

"Great job, kid!" exclaimed the bearded man, placing his hands at his waist, smiling. "You have quite the strength there. Since you know how to use it, I'll give you that sword free of charge!"

I smiled brightly and mouthed "Thank you!" to show my gratitude. I picked up my sword and took the sheath from the man. I sheath the sword and strapped it to my back and smiled to the other trainees before waving good-bye and leaving the room. I closed the door and headed straight back to the room Alfonzo and I were using for our surprisingly long stay here (it was the same I woke up in).

I nodded to a guard as I passed by him and slipped into the room. I strode over to my bed and plopped right on. Then I heard a groan.

Crawling across my bed, I touched Alfonzo's arm to see if he really was waking up.

"Unngh… My head…" he groaned out. I smiled widely and shook Alfonzo to let him know I was there.

"L-link?" he stammered as he opened his eyes. "Did they hurt you? Where's the Princess? Did she escape?" I shook my head and frowned.

'I'm fine. The Princess was kidnapped by the man who you fought.' I signed slowly so he can easily keep up with me. 'Putting that aside, the King of Hyrule wants to speak with us.'

Alfonzo blinked. "The King?" I nodded here. "Wants to speak?" I nodded again. "With us?" I nodded.

He slowly got up, wincing slightly. "Why?"

'I don't know.' I signed as bluntly as I could. Alfonzo face palmed.

"Darn it, Link! Do you realize how much trouble we're in?!" he said, his voice raising as he spoke. I mentally kicked myself when I realized why the King wanted to see us. Simple.

His beloved daughter has been kidnapped by the Chancellor the King himself has chosen to guide her, and we epically FAILED to do one thing. To protect her.

Oh, Goddesses give me your blessings to survive the King's Wrath.

Meeehhhh... That was overly long... So! What do you think about the twists in this thing? Weird? WTFugde face? What in the world did I just? I have no idea...

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Later!

-CloudyLightning