Had some fun with this one I guess ;

I'm not sure if this chapter will be that great, but I like the way it went D

Anyway, I've been coping for the past few days. I've been exhausted for some reaosn, and I thnk I'm slipping into a bit of a depression x.x

I'll be fine though

It won't last. Anyway, my birthday is in two days(the fifteenth) so I'm hoping to write a special chapter for that.

AUC: Not much to say this time, other than I'm glad you guys are enjoying the story, and thanks to all readers and reviewers D

Soundtrack: "A little less sixteen candles" Fall Out Boy, "Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm, "Beer is Good" Psychostick

Enjoy D

This Chapter: Meetings, Slay the dragon!, and King Arthur?

Next Chapter: Evil takes no vacations... unless it feels like it, a day in a foreign land, and Malon: Portrait of a young woman

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Link moved through the caves as fast as he could. The cool air rushed to meet him as he left the Death Mountain Crater, and came out on the summit. Normally, he would have been amazed, and taken a second to check out the view. From up here, you could see everything. The castle, Lake Hylia, you could see the trees in the Kokiri Forest, and even some of the Gerudo Desert. Not today, though. Today, he had other plans. There was some dragon ass to kick.

"Damn!" Link saw Volvagia in the air above the plains. Its shrieks could be heard even from here. "I'll never be able to get down there in time!" he growled. Even if he sprinted, there was no way he could-

"Hey, Link!" he heard a coo. He turned to see the owl he had spoken to so many times during his childhood. It landed on the sign next to him, informing visitors that this was the summit. "Need a hand? Or should I say wing?" the wise old bird asked. Link nodded with a smile on his face.

"Thanks! We need to get out there now! Before that dragon reduces the plains and the rest of Hyrule to a molten wasteland!" he said as the owl offered him its talons. He reached up, grabbing its talons, and it sunk it's claws into his thick, durable leather gloves.

"Hold on!" the owl cooed happily. It took off with a blast of air from it's wings, and carried Link off of the ground and into the air.

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"Get those reinforcements over here NOW! And for goddesses sakes, get some damn arrows in the air!" Commander Rester screamed as he ducked into the trench to avoid yet another blast of fire.

"Sir! You heard him! Get some arrows in the air!" his second in command yelled, signaling the archers with a wave of his hand. They nodded, readying an arrow each and letting them fly one after the other. They dragon cried out, but not from pain. Although the arrows struck their target and stayed in, they weren't doing anything. That was evident, but they had to try.

"Get me a status report on Caleb! Where the hell are my trebuchets and catapults?!"

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"C'mon! We don't have time to waste! Every second we take to move these things is another second that our forces could be decimated!" Caleb helped push the trebuchets and catapults along with the other soldiers. Horses were moving the bulk of the weight, and the soldiers were just there to give it some more speed.

"We know that, Caleb! Now could you shut the hell up so we can concentrate?" an older soldier asked. It reflected the feelings of everybody. They knew it was urgent. They knew that they needed to get out there quickly. Screaming at them and nagging wasn't helping at all, though.

"I know that, but we need to hurry! We should at least have a chance with these!" Caleb shook his head, pushing harder. He wasn't going to let the Commander die.

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"Out of the volcano? Really? Didn't expect that…" Ganondorf scratched his chin. A goblet of wine was brought to his lips and was emptied by a shaking hand. "Thanks, babe" he chuckled reaching up and touching the trembling Hylian girl's face.

"Yes, out in the field. Do you know what this means?" Kail turned around slowly, looking at him.

"Aw c'mon, darling. Don't be so frightened" Ganondorf laughed, further caressing her face.

"Hey asshole! I'm talking to you!" Kail slammed his hand down on the table. That got his attention.

"What?! What is it?" Ganondorf sat up. He really didn't want to be bothered right now.

"If that dragon is out there, it's going to destroy Hyrule! If it does that, then just what the hell are we going to be ruling?" he asked, venom in his voice at the incompetence of the so called "King of Evil".

"Hmmm… you know what… you might be right…" Ganondorf scratched his chin. He looked like he was, for once, going to do something about it. Instead, he just relaxed and laid back down on the Hylian girls laps and ate another grape. "Meh. The Hero of Time will take care of it" he shook his hand at Kail, shooing him out of the room.

"You…" Kail growled, clenching his fists. He wanted to hit the idiot square in the face. He decided against it after a while. It would just be a waste of his good time. He turned and left the chamber "… fucking idiot…"

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"Look down there! The soldiers are fighting it!" Link shouted up to the owl and Navi. Sure enough, there were soldiers, firing arrows and throwing spears. The problem was that the dragon's breath had more range then their arrows and spears. Their weapons didn't have enough power, either. "Get me on top of the damn thing! It's time to see what this hammer can do!"

He heard a hoot that sounded like it was confirming his request. It swooped down, diving towards the dragon. "Good luck!" and with that, its grip on Link's glove was released.

"Hold on tight, Navi!" he shouted. The wind whistling past his face felt great. It reminded him of when he rode on horseback. Going fast like this was somewhat of a passion for him. He grinned as he came close enough to the dragon to grab it. Luckily for him, the dragon's scales were rough. His boots clung to them.

"Careful! Careful!" Navi squeaked as he pulled himself along. In between scales there were niches perfect for climbing. He pulled himself up, moving ever closer to it's head. The soldiers were a great distraction.

"Grk!" Link had to hold on tight as Volvagia took a sharp dive. He almost lost his grip, but by some miracle he managed to hold on. The heavy Megaton Hammer didn't help at all. He pulled himself up. He could feel the dragon shaking from the inside.

"That can't be good…" Navi shook her head.

"You're right… But at least the damn thing is holding still!" he said, standing up. It took some work, but he eventually started walking. The dragon was perfectly straight. He crouched down, rushing forward. He took the hammer into his hands and smirked. The two big eyes of the dragon looked straight up at him at the last second.

"Peekaboo, bitch!" he laughed loudly as he brought the heavy hammer and brought it down on the dragon's skull. A crack could be heard before an ear splitting screech forced Link to cover his ears. Volvagia had a convulsion as it threw Link off. He fell, screaming, before landing in a soft patch of mud. He stood up, noticing it was beginning to rain.

"Well, the hammer sure as hell seems to work" Link commented. What the little brat had said about the old Goron legend was true, then. His anger at the dragon was still there, but most of it was directed towards finding a way to take the dragon down.

"Maybe the soldiers can help us" Navi commented, trying to help.

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"Get those catapults loaded up with rocks, trebuchets at the ready!" Commander Rester barked. This fight wasn't good at all. The dragon wasn't even phased by the arrows. Where were those damn trebuchets when they needed them?

"Ahhh!" One of the soldiers screamed. The dragon was right above him, it drew it's head back and was about to belch flame onto the helpless man, but at the last second it's mouth froze shut. The man on the ground was confused as were the rest of the soldiers, and of course, the dragon. It thrashed around and tried to smack the ice away.

"Get up! Go!" a voice called out. The commander turned to see a boy the same age as Caled waving his arm at the man on the ground. The man jumped to his hands and knees and scampered away. The boy drew two more arrows and fired them in quick succession. Upon impact, they froze and caused the dragon to back off momentarily. That was exactly the opening they needed.

"Get back! Regroup!" Commander Rester saw Caleb and the team moving the trebuchet and the catapult. Although he referred to the devices in the plural sense of the word, they actually only had one of each. They were the only ones assigned to them, as the salvaging of equipment from the Battle of Hyrule Castle was not the most successful operation. "Caleb! Position them on the hill!" he pointed to the hill the boy was on. They were on the path towards the hill already anyway.

Caleb nodded, and directed the men and horses towards the hill. The commander saw the boy still firing arrows, and they kept freezing and giving the men the time they needed.

"Goddesses… this is exactly what we needed" he smiled, clenching a fist. "Move the trebuchet into position! I want that arrow ready to fire as soon as possible! And as for the catapult, get that ready to fire immediately afterwards!" he was dishing out rapid fire orders. He knew the meaning of something like this, and chances are they weren't going to get another like this, so he wanted to make the most of it.

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"Fire!" Caleb shouted. The man on the trebuchet pulled, and the massive arrow fired. It pierce the dragon's scales, making it screech and belch flame as the arrow forced it lower to the ground. Before anyone knew what was happening, the rocks were kicked off of the catapult. "What do you think you're-" Caleb started to shout, but was interrupted by a swift kick to the face.

"Sorry! I need this!" Link shouted back. He jumped up into the catapult and grabbed the hammer in one hand. The other held the master sword. He drew his sword back, cutting the rope and tossing him forward. "To hell with you!" he screamed at the dragon, flipping and bringing the hammer down upon its skull once more. The reverberations rung through the hammer, and traveled down the dragon's spine and skull. Cracks and snaps could be heard all along the dragon's length. It didn't get a shriek or last breath before death. It dropped to the ground and ceased movement.

"Well what do you know… maybe I AM King Arthur" Link grinned.