Hello again! Let me just say, I'm glad that I'm putting up all of these chapters so early! I really hope you enjoy them, since these took me a long time to make and edit. Also, if you really like the series and wish for it to continue, you may favorite it or review or both if you want. If you want, of course. I won't be begging you to do so. Just so I can get some criticism from people like me.
Anyways, let this chapter begin, shall we?
Chapter 8: Surprises, Surprises
"How much longer until we reach land?-! I... I HATE FLYING!" Brittany yelled. The heroes and girls were all on Sacrane's back, heading back to Hyrule to get supplies and weapons. After listening to the story of how the Links saved Hyrule and, more accurately, the world from Vaati and Ganon, Brittany had been complaining the whole way back, saying how she hated flying and that she wanted to go back to land as soon as possible. Blue would occasionally agree or roll his eyes at the girl. Vio and Victoria had no problem with riding the beautiful bird. They, in fact, enjoyed it best.
"We shall land soon, but we'd land sooner if you didn't complain so often, Miss Sa- I mean Brittany." Sacrane answered, quickly correcting herself so she wouldn't send everyone to their dooms. Brittany finally clamped her mouth shut, as though she believed the bird's words.
"Are you sure we'll arrive soon? We've been flyin' for who knows how long!" Green asked. "I just wanna destroy Vaati and... who was the other girl again..?"
"I believe her name's Samantha. An old friend of the girls" Vio says, adding the last part as a whisper that only the Links can hear. They nod in response.
"Well... we're close to Hyrule. I... Believe I can see it, may you verify for me?" Sacrane asks. The Links spring to attention at that and look forward, some squinting their eyes. They see... Hyrule Castle Town... And what was Hyrule castle.
Wait... what was Hyrule Castle?-!
The Links immediately widen their eyes at the sight of marble rubble, where the elegant palace stood. There were fires around the palace, and lots of broken glass. People were crying, others angry at the mere sight of the castle now becoming nothing but crushed stone and burned floors. There were also about 70 knights standing in front of the massive ruin, and there stood Princess Zelda and her father. Oddly enough, Zelda had a blank face as she stared at what was once her gargantuan home.
"That's Hyrule alright... but WHAT IN NAYRU'S NAME HAPPENED TO THE CASTLE?-!" Blue yelled out, angry at the mere thought that someone could do something like this. Green clenched his fists and Red began to cry... again. Vio just had his normally stoic face, but his anger was too silently growing.
The girls, having amnesia, had no idea why the Links cared so much for an unfamiliar place. Brittany, however, saw it differently. "Well, screw the idea of staying in Hyrule... Right?" She couldn't stand the sight of such... not neatness.
"What the HELL are you talking about?-!" Blue said, looking behind at the easily angered girl. He knew the princess who lived in there. Heck, he liked the princess, and this girl has the authority to direct us? That, sadly, is Green's job!
"You do remember we have amnesia, right?" Victoria reminded Blue, before this argument could become physical. Not that it mattered to her whether it got physical or not, but what did matter was how small the arena would be...
"THAT'S NO EXCUSE TO BE HEARTLESS!" Blue yelled back at Victoria, almost making her hair fly back if it weren't for the concentrated wind blowing against her hair.
"She still has a right to express her thoughts, and you should know that very well unless you are indeed an idiot." Victoria replies, making Blue almost burst.
"Guys... quit fighting, it won't get us anywhere..." Rosie pleaded, of course not getting a reply from the two.
"Ugh... Is this how you guys normally are?" Grace asks Green, annoyed.
"Yeah... Eheheh..." He replies.
"And you say that you had slain Vaati?" Victoria says, "I'm quite glad you're not the leader or else everyone here would've either left or died before you got to Hyrule."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, YOU LITTLE SMARTA-" Blue was cut off by another calm voice.
"That's enough. You are just embarrassing yourself from losing in an argument against a girl." Vio said, raising his hand to silence the angered boy in blue.
"Fine" Blue mumbled as he crossed his arms and pouted.
"Okay, ready to land?" Sacrane announced.
"Yes."
"Of course!"
"YAY!"
"WE'RE-LANDING-OH-GODDESSES-YOU-BETTER-NOT-SCREW-T HIS-UP-OR-ELSE-"
Ignoring the continuous yelling from Blue and Brittany, Sacrane plummeted swiftly down to the earth, straightening herself out at just the right moment to skid to a stop on the grass in front of Hyrule Castle Town. Each Link and girl grabbed on tight to the colossal bird as she landed gracefully on the lime green grass. After she stopped completely, she let her wings touch the ground, providing a way for the eight to hop off or slide down. Only two hopped, the rest either slid down or took tiptoes down, as if they were still in the air and were about to fall if they took one wrong step.
"Thanks so much for your help, Sacrane. We wouldn't be able to get through any of this if it weren't for you." Green says, smiling almost as brightly as his red clad alter ego. Blue was mumbling something about how he hated the flight, with Brittany crossing her arms and pouting. Rosie was petting the huge violet bird with care, as if she were glued together so badly that if there was one disturbance she would collapse to pieces.
Victoria and Vio were examining the town square from their perspective given, which was through the massive gate used to enter it. People were running with children close as knights walked down the street with Princess Zelda at the center of the long line. The king was nowhere to be seen in the crowd, but they knew he was there. the knights headed straight for the entrance.
"Oh CRAP! Hide!" Brittany yelled as she notices the guards heading this way. The Links were confused, but each girl soon grabbed their hands and dragged them to the bushes near the entrance. Each guard had an odd look on their face as they walked out of Hyrule Castle Town with Princess Zelda and, somewhere in there, the King of Hyrule.
"Why do we need to hide? We're the heroes of this place!" Green hissed at Brittany, not caring whether she'd lost her memory or not.
"Oh... Yeah don't expect me to know much about you guys." Brittany explained.
"Or any of us." Grace added.
"Well, there has to be a way for you girls to remember your pasts, right? You can't have amnesia for the rest of your lives!" Green asked quietly so he wouldn't get noticed by the guards. "Shouldn't there be an anti-potion or something?"
"Why should it be important to you? We don't even know you." Victoria asked, also very quietly.
"We do. We know you." Green answered.
"STALKERS!" Brittany yelled loudly... and foolishly.
The guards walking outside the gates snapped their attention to the distant yell from the bushes. Even the Princess, in the middle of a huge commotion, heard it. Three huge guards walked up to the large shrub, ready to find out who was hiding in there. They each unsheathed their humongous and thick swords as if the person who was hiding in the bush was a threat to their princess. They swung their swords high over their heads, ready to crush the bush.
"Oh crap..." Blue whispered.
"Well? Don't just sit there, dive for another bush!" Victoria yelled, already positioning herself for a dive into a bush. "On three!"
"One..."
"Wait, what bush?-!" Blue asked, but was ignored.
"Two..."
"Just any bush! Find one, jump and hide!" Vio hissed.
"Three!"
Victoria jumped first for a bush that was nearest, while Blue and Brittany sprung behind a tree, Green and Grace sprung for a bush behind them, and Red and Rosie hid behind Blue and Brittany. Vio had nowhere to hide, because everyone took a spot and he had nowhere to run either.
"Oh no, Vio!" Green whispered.
"Aren't you the purple hero? If so, why are you hiding? We are allies!" One of the three approaching guards asked.
Vio, still shocked at being found, didn't answer. But after a few moments, he composed himself and answered. "Y-Yeah I am. I'm Vio. I... We got startled and hid."
"We? Who is 'We'?" Another guard asked.
"My friends." Vio answered coolly. On cue, each Link came out of their hiding spots. The guards sheathed their swords, showing peacefulness. Each Link, who were holding their breaths, exhaled at the sight of their sheathed swords. However, a distant voice from the crowd of guards shocked them all.
"Oh... You're back. I thought you were supposed to protect me back at the Ballroom incident." It said.
All heads turned to the elegant Princess of Hyrule, Zelda. She was scowling at the Links, as though they were mere prisoners instead of pure hearted heroes. "Instead, you stayed with those other girls. I rule your hometown, and thanks to you my home is ruined. Thanks for nothing, you good for nothing so-called heroes"
Time had stopped at those words. Everyone was speechless. The Princess of Hyrule, the Links' childhood friend, had called them "good for nothing" and "so-called heroes". The Links were wide eyed, even Vio's eyes were wide. Red looked like he was going to burst into tears. Blue had his fists clenched at first, but he let them go after that speech. Vio took a small step back, as though the Princess had thrown a punch at him. Green, however, was horrified at those words.
"I can see why they protected those 'other girls' if you act like this all the time"
Victoria stepped out of her hiding place, earning a gasp from the guards and anyone else gathering. Her face was cold as ice, and her words were colder. "If I had to babysit a brat like you, I'd have let you be kidnapped instead."
"Princess Amethyst, you stay out of this. You know not of the Links!" Zelda yelled.
"Princess... Amethyst? I'm not Princess Amethyst! My name is Victoria, and I'd prefer if you address me as such." Victoria replied in a rather harsh tone.
"How DARE you speak to Princess Zelda in such a way! The chancellor will not be happy about this, young princess!" A guard replied, causing the others to unsheathe their swords.
"And how dare you assault her." Vio and Blue replied. They also unsheathed their swords, ready to battle the guards. Brittany, Rosie, and Grace came out of their hiding spots.
"They are not worth our precious time, soldiers. Let them aimlessly try to 'save the world' again." Zelda said coldly, walking away from the guards
"P-Princess Zelda!" One said, leading the others to follow and encircle the Princess. They all walked out of Hyrule Castle town quickly, leaving the Links and the girls alone.
"I can't believe this..." Green mumbled. "We... we failed at protecting Zelda, how are we going to protect the girls?-! A-And, how will we defeat Samantha, Vaati... HOW?-!" His voice grew into a yell of grief.
"I don't know, but I know one thing. If Samantha is evil, and if Vaati's evil too, we can beat them." Grace said, confident about her answer. "If you did it once, you can certainly do it again!"
Green looked at Grace. She looked like she was confident about all this. He slowly nodded, taking her words to heart. "Y-yeah. I don't' think it's good for us to mope around like this, right guys?"
"Yeah!" Red cheered, jumping into the air and throwing his fist into the air.
"I know we can! We're the hero Link! Nothing can beat us!" Blue yelled, side-hugging Green.
"Well, since he have defeated Vaati before, and we have Shadow back with us... Our chances are above 50%." Vio mused, also confident about their upcoming challenge.
"Well, can we come with you? We want to get back at whoever did this to us."
The Links looked at the voice that came from Grace. The other girls were behind her, nodding their heads in agreement. The Links thought for a moment. They needed their memories back... but would they hold back the Links in their travel?
"If you know how to wield a sword effectively, then sure." Vio said. The Links looked at him wide eyed. He looked at them, saying, "What? With more people in our party, it's more likely to succeed. It goes from over 50% to over 70%." He then added this in a whisper, "They have the powers of the elements, and once unlocked they can be a huge help to us."
The Links finally agreed to take the girls with them to help on their adventure. They looked to the girls, who had expectant faces. The Links then nodded, and the girls, not including Victoria who instead nodded back, cheered.
"However... We can't fight evil in little maid's outfits... We look stupid!" Grace said, blushing slightly.
"A-ah, right! But... what else are we going to wear?" Victoria asked.
Green thought for a moment, then had an idea. "There is a market in town where they sell a few clothes that are fitting for fighting... Maybe we can-" He was cut off from an angry voice from, of course, Blue.
"DO WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR RUPEES ON THEM?-!" He asked, yelling very loudly. He didn't like the idea of spending their hard earned money on some girls, even if they were princesses.
"Actually, if people recognize them, they can get any clothes or maybe even usable weapons for free!" Red said, earning a confused look from the girls.
"True. Okay then, it's settled. We'll head to the market!" Green said. They all ran inside Hyrule Castle town to get clothes and any other weapons.
Well! Now the Links have finally gotten away with the girls, so now all eight of them are on the road to victory... or perhaps failure. Like Vio said, the chances are increased to over 70% of success, so lets see where this journey takes us, huh?
From now on, the Links will face harder challenges as they find a way to recover the girls' memories. It is crucial. So, ta ta for now, I must be on my way. The next chapter will be put up soon as well, like most of these.
~V-fanfics
P.S. I DON'T OWN LOZ OR FOUR SWORDS PLUS MANGA!
