Before I continue the story user ID madlink007 had an interesting question and because they say "if one person has a question a hundred people are just afraid to ask", I will answer his point before continuing. He asks why "in the world is adult Link FIVE!" First off let me say that I have only introduced Young Link so far, in Ocarina of Time Young Link is supposedly ten but as he draws the master sword he ages seven years and in that seven years he grows to a normal adult size and strength etc. However, as he leaves the Kokiri woods for the first time he is told by Sariah that the Kokiri who leave start to age giving rise to the doctrine in my story that even though he is ten he looks five. The operative word here is looks five to Ash and his companions he is actually ten and the subject will be addressed either this chapter or the next I haven't decided yet. Second it is true that Young Link in my story has access to all the weapons and abilities of Link and throughout several generations of the Legend of Zelda franchise this, as well, will be explained in upcoming chapters. I realize that chapter by chapter the doctrine is confusing but believe me when I say most if not all of the deviance will be explained as the story progresses. So once again should anyone have any questions like madlink007 don't hesitate to PM me. And with that the story continues.
"Tracy?" Ash called out as they entered the darkened laboratory.
The Professor turned around and there stood Tracy who accompanied Ash and Misty through the Orange Islands. His hair was longer but he still wore the same bandana and he donned an outfit reminiscent of Professor Oak.
"I'm sorry do I kno…. Ash?!" Tracy said looking closer
"Do you two know each other Professor Sketchit?" came the voice of a lab assistant.
"They traveled together in the Orange Islands a few years back." James explained
"Ash I can't believe it's you! Everyone thought that you three had died when the Pokerus hit." Tracy said running up and embracing Ash and Misty.
"Well we're here." Misty said trying to breath
"What about you 'Professor'?!" Ash asked and Tracy put his hand behind his neck and laughed nervously.
"Yeah that heh. Well when the Pokerus first started to get serious I was one of the few who started to recognize the symptoms and next thing I know I'm recruited by the resistance as a Professor fighting to find a way to cure the virus on a global scale." Tracy explained, "You three haven't changed a day since last I saw you."
"Actually a day is about right." Misty stated laughing nervously. Tracy looked somewhat confused.
"So where's Pikachu?" Tracy asked with a tone of concern
"He's sleeping off the effects of the vaccine." Jesse answered
"Oh good I was worried." Tracy said and turned to a small microscope.
"Professor this group wants to join our cause and help fight for the resistance." Jesse added
Tracy looked up from his microscope and turned to Ash, "You really want to join us? Fighting for the resistance is a hard thing and threatens your life and your squad's lives every day."
"I don't care what it takes we need to help the Pokémon." Ash said confidently and Misty and Brock nodded their heads in agreement.
"Very well Alpha squad, take them with you on your next Vaccine run they are to leave all three of their names on the attack site and after we will assign them a squadron ID." Tracy said seriously
"Don't you mean 'all four'?" Persian interjected
"Four?"
"Yeah there's a little kid somwheres around here." Persian continued
"We don't accept young children to fight for our cause!" Tracy said starting to get angry at the mere mention.
"Professor you don't understand," Jesse Started
"Yeah he just took down a feral Pidgeot with his bare hands." James finished
Tracy looked surprised, "A feral Pidgeot?"
"Yeah he took it down without so much as a scratch on himself or the Pokémon." Misty interjected
"Hmm." Tracy said looking pensive, "Bring him here I'd like to meet him, what's his name?"
"Link." Ash responded
Link, meanwhile, was exploring the caverns. It was huge and along the walls there seemed to be windows and homes etched into the rock. One rock formation reached to the ceiling and glowed with a soft yellow light. There was a spiral road at a gentle incline that wrapped around the formation and Markets seemed to be carved slightly deeper into the walls. It was the most enchanting sight that Link had ever seen and he started to climb. There were thousands of people climbing the multilevel complex.
Link walked around the back side of one of the spirals and could see a dark cavern that extended further down into the caves. It was black, pitch black and the water ran straight into it and disappeared. Link listened closely and could hear the water splash into another underground Lake. He heard something else however, it sounded like hushed footsteps treading slowly in the water.
Link tuned his ears in closer and could hear hushed voices, "Ready, aim, fire!" and the sound of something being pulled. Suddenly from the darkness a red light shown behind a metal object, it was a missile! Link didn't have time to think he jumped up as high as he could but was falling just short of intercepting the missile. He calmed himself and held his hand close to his heart. A bright light shone from his back and large white wings sprouted from his back. He started to spin rapidly as he headed upwards and as he reached the correct height the wings disappeared and he caught the missile with his bare hands spun around and sent it flying back in the direction it came. There was a sound of shouting coming from the darkness and then an explosion.
A black clothed individual with a red "R" emblazoned on his vest flew out from the darkness and landed unconscious at the base of the pillar. Link landed right in front of him.
"I've never seen you do that before!" Navi said surprised.
"You never went to Clocktown did you?" Link asked thinking back on Tattle and Tael from his adventures in that dimension. It had only been a short time after that he re-found Navi but he'd neglected to tell her about the adventures he'd had with the skull-kid.
"You had wings?"Navi said even more surprised
"Well there I could only travel to certain statues but it seems like here I have a little more control." Link said and then fell to one knee and started panting heavily.
"LINK!" Navi yelled worriedly
"I'm fine!" Link said panting, "It takes a lot to travel like that." Soon he got up and turned around and there were thousands of people on the pillar looking in his direction. Suddenly they all started to cheer. The sound echoed through the cavern and pulled the attention of Ash and his group who ran over to see what was going on.
Thank you all for reading it was a fun chapter to write, though short, and just so people know the "wings" doctrine comes from Majora's mask so please don't hate mail me for using them with poetic license. Ultima S. Next Squad ACE.
