Midnight Gifts, Dawn Curses

Summary- Sequel to An Endless Dream. Cyrus is a typical 15 year old... young, strong but he lacks courage. When murders begin to shape at the once peaceful mansion, he finds himself trapped in the mansion. As the former smash bros are being killed... he finds himself in mortal danger. Will he find the light that is held deep inside of him or will he be another victim of the murders?

Chapter ten

The mansions halls were as quiet as the starry night that was outside. Fox was found dead and Falco now wouldn't come out of his room. Everyone seemed too depressed to rescue Cyrus from the doom that Young Link's spirit and himself were under going. Link's sapphire eyes watched as the moon was being replaced with the golden sun. He sighed and took out a photo album from under his bed. He took out one picture that made him think. It was a picture of Roy, Link, Marth and Cyrus all wearing tuxedos and playing in a hallway... it was from over 6 monthes ago.

"Why us?" he asked himself as he closed the album and opened the door. Every door was closed as though it was the first day of living in the mansion again, the oranges and yellows shined through the windows. Link walked down the same halls that Fox died in and he opened the door leading outside of the mansion. He felt for his Master Sword and he continued walking toward a house on a hill, he might as well try and find some clues about Cyrus' disappearance. Little did he know that he was being watched closely by a familiar face... He continued to walked toward the building only to reveal no one there. Just as he was turning to leave he heard a piercing scream that sounded like Cyrus. He dashed behind the house only to reveal an endless meadow.

"HELP!! I NEED HELP!!" screamed a young boy's voice. Link instantly identified it coming from Cyrus. He ran as fast as he could and saw Cyrus clutching his arm with a tight grip that seemed to not go away! Link knelt besides Cyrus and began asking questions.

"What happened? Why is your arm bleeding?"

"It's a really long story but a wolf attacked me! I can't find my way out of this place..."

"What do you mean? You just keep on going straight and you're out of here."

"No I mean I can't go! My exit is blocked by a black wall, I can't hope without being lost and I can't be lost without hope. I... I give up."

Link's eyes looked down on the teen who was walking toward the black wall. The Hero of Time couldn't believe it, Cyrus, the kid that never ever gave up was actually giving up. Suddenly a hand touched Link's shoulders, he turned and saw Zelda... but not the Zelda he knew now. Zelda was in a hot pink dress, her golden hair was wrapped up... just like when she was a kid.

"Come on Link!"

He looked at her and suddenly realized that a memory was playing in his head.

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The cool summer breeze blew through the young Hylian's hair, his sapphire eyes were gazing around at the beautiful view. Zelda was by his side and she wanted to show him something important. They were running faster and faster as they came to their destination, Zelda while she was a kid was a pretty fast runner compared to him when he was seven years younger. Zelda then stopped and cheered... they reached Lake Hylia.

"Why are we here Zelda?" asked Link as he stared deeply into Zelda's eyes. She stood on her toes and kissed Link. His face then turned a bright pink.

"I wanted to ask you a question... if something bad ever happened, would you be there for me?"

"Of course I would Zelda!"

"Also would you... like to be my boyfriend?"

"YES!!" he shouted as he lifted Zelda into the sky and embraced her into his warm arms. He then wished that moment would last forever.

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Link watched as his memory began to run away from his sight and he heard a sniffle behind him. He shifted his gaze toward Cyrus who was crying into his small hands. His auburn hair was now turning slightly black, and his eyes were now glittering with tears of a future once so bright going to waste. Cyrus was sitting on the ground, his back against the black wall and he was crying toward the heavens. Link sat down and held him near.

"WHY ME!!??" screamed Cyrus as the tears kept on pouring from his eyes. Link's sapphire eyes stared at the young teen as though he was about to say something. Nothing came out though.

"What do you mean?"

"Life was perfect as it was!! Then a girl kidnaps me, I'm trapped and I'll never get out of here!!"

Cyrus was serious about this... his eyes stared at the soft grass that seemed to resemble the very life that they once lived. Link then found his voice.

"Things happen for a reason Cyrus, trust me."

"Why should I believe you, when you were against me?"

"Not that again Cyrus," whispered Link as he saw the teen's face become a face of a small child that got angry. "You don't even know where I stand now!"

"You'll never know what happened back with me and my dad!"

"Why don't you tell me then?"

"BECAUSE MY DAD WAS THE ONE THAT TRIED TO KILL ME!!" cried Cyrus as his eyes stared at Link. "You should know what it's like to be left out, everyone saying that you can't do it. I was that person until I was accepted here, only until Roy got murdered that you and everyone was against me!!"

Link hid his face in his sleeve, Cyrus was right. Link knew exactly how he felt, his life pretty much revolved around the fact that he was facing against the odds only to prove everyone wrong. He then got up and took out his Master Sword and began to hit the wall. Cyrus watched and then looked to the ground once more. Link wasn't going to give up and prove everyone right!

Cyrus may have given up but there was no way he was ever going to get his hope back. Link kept on jabbing the wall harder and harder as though it was the sand bag at the homerun contest. A bright light shined through a crack, the teen's gaze stared at the crack as though it was a ray of hope.

"Link..."

Link had stopped and leaned against the wall, he was tired already. Cyrus then began to kick and punch the black wall. He was being watched by the Hero of Time, the life he knew was as unbareable as the next guy in line but he now knew that if he was truely being a hero he wouldn't just give up at the most intense part of the story! He kicked the wall the last time and the wall cracked even more and it finally shattered. The pieces of the black wall glimmered as though it was glass.

He looked at the intense bright light and smiled... he did it. Link was besides him and he grinned as well.

"Let's go. We've got a murder to solve," said Cyrus as he wipped the tears out of his eyes and he and Link ran toward the mansion that seemed to be empty and quiet... too quiet.

Looks like Link and Cyrus finally came to terms and escaped. O yea and in the next chapter something odd happens and the murderer is finally revealed! Please read & review!