The paramedics where fast to respond to the call and Link was sat next to Vio's bed in the ambulance before he knew it.
They had Vio on oxygen and had managed to get him breathing again, but now it was a test of speed, skill and a hell of a lot of luck.
Link sat on the ambulance bench, staring at his friend with glassy eyes. So many thoughts were going through his head, it was as if he was in a room full of people, all chattering to each other and exchanging worried phrases, many which started with the dreaded "what if's".
The noise was getting louder and louder and he was getting evermore impatient. His eyes were scrunching up tightly and his hands did the same to his trousers until one, loud, individual voice in his head bellowed,
"SHUT UP!" Long and clear so that the other thoughts stopped buzzing, "He's not going to die! This time there's hope! This time there's time to set things right! HE'S NOT GOING TO DIE! HE'S NOT GOING TO DIE!"
And that one thought was so hard in his beliefs that the other thoughts joined in, chanting, "HE'S NOT GOING TO DIE!" over and over and louder and louder until he as a whole started to mutter it aloud.
Link leant forwards and placed a light hand on Vio's stomach, whispering, "You're not gonna die, Vio. Not now."
At the hospital, Vio had been rushed to the emergency ward and had been wired up.
The odd beep beep of the machine would keep Link awake. Link had his head against the window and was drifting off to sleep. Now and again, he would flex his face muscles and feel the plasters over his nose stretch. The clean smell of the ward was oddly distorted through his broken nose. But he didn't care about that.
Vio needn't have gotten involved with this whole Ganondorf business and yes, Link had read the book he had found next to his friend at the scene. It was Link's fault that Vio was close to death.
He felt a presence next to him and looked around to see Saria sat in the next chair along. She was looking at Vio with sad eyes.
Link looked back out of the window and covered his face with a hand, not wanting to see light anymore.
"I should have stayed with him." Saria said quietly.
Link listened and kept silent and still, too ashamed to react.
"I shouted at him." She continued, "If I'd stayed with him-"
"-then both of you would be lying in a hospital bed." Link finally spoke, "Don't blame yourself, Saria. It's not your fault he was stabbed by a lunatic."
"Link."
"Yeah?"
"The beeping."
"Yeah?" There was a short silence as it dawned on him. There was a long, droning sound coming from the monitor. "No."
Link leapt from the chair and to his friend's side, barking at Saria, "GET SOMEONE! QUICKLY!"
As she ran frantically out, he placed both of his hands around Vio's neck, bending down and leaning his forehead against his, "Please, please, please, please, Vio, please, please, please, please, I don't know what to do, please, Vio, please."
Vio would know. If he was awake, Vio would know what to do. But Link didn't know what to do and his friend was dying. He was helpless and his friend was dying.
Saria burst back in, "I CAN'T FIND ANYONE!"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T FIND ANYONE?! WE'RE IN THE CITY HOSPITAL!" Link screeched. But what if… He lunged to his school bag and ripped the zip open, wrestling with the contents until he brought out a small phial of red liquid.
"Link…" Saria breathed in a deeply scared tone, "Sir said your red potion had failed. It won't save him!"
"I can't just sit here and do nothing!" Link spat back, unstopping the tube and bringing it down to Vio's sagging lips.
Saria flung her arms around one of his and clung onto it, pulling him backwards and screaming, "LINK, IT WON'T DO ANYTHING! IT'LL KILL HIM!"
"HE'LL DIE IF I DON'T TRY ANYWAY!"
"PLEASE DON'T!"
"SARIA! LET GO OF ME!" He pushed her roughly away and poured the red gel like substance into Vio's mouth and nudged up the jaw, hoping dearly that his studious friend would swallow it.
Link staggered backwards and fell back into his chair, the panic still at its peak inside his chest, his heart thumping like the drums at a loud concert.
Saria had collapsed onto her knees next to Vio's bed, clinging onto his limp hand and her face buried in the bed sheets.
A loud, raggedy breath was drawn and the hand shook aggressively before Vio settled and started to breathe again. The beeping danced back into action and so did Link.
Link jumped up with a loud exclamation of victory and hugged Saria, who had done the same. They clung onto each other, laughing in absolute disbelief. This hug lasted for a good few relief filled moments until –
"Link…"