The Legend of Ben 10

Chapter 10: Returning Home

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After Ilia had explained what had happened in the Forge of Creation, Percy said,

"Well, if that's the case, how are you going to get home? I mean, who knows where this Hyrule is from Earth."

"I will be able to help. As a matter of fact, I've visited Hyrule countless times before, seeing as how it is a very interesting country," Paradox said.

"You mean, you can bring us home?" Link asked.

That's when Nancy's face grew somber, while tilting her eyes to the ground. She knew that Link would want to go home, but, deep inside, she didn't want him to leave. After all, he was her long-lost twin brother, who had only been with her for a few short weeks. What if there wasn't a way back from Hyrule to Earth? What if they never saw each other again? However, Link had something to ask of Paradox first.

"Can you bring me to Manhatten first, though? I just want to say goodbye to my father first."

"Of course, my dear boy. How could I possibly refuse that?"

Grabbing Link's hand, the professor and Link suddenly disappeared, with everyone watching on in shock. Nancy was glad that at least her brother wanted to say goodbye first. A few minutes later, they reappeared, with Link looking toward the ground, feeling guilty for leaving so suddenly.

"Right-o, here we go. To Hyrule."

As Paradox spoke, a portal suddenly appeared, showing Ordon Village.

"Why don't the rest of you come along? I'm sure you would love to see Ordon," Ilia said, wanting to spend as much time as she could with her friends.

As everyone else stepped through the portal eagerly, they emerged in the center of Ordon, where people had already been attracted by the portal.

"Link, Ilia!" a couple kids squealed in delight, rushing towards them. Before Link could react, he was bowled over into the stream behind him, laughing in delight.

"Where have you kids been?" a burly looking man asked, stopping abruptly at the sight of Paradox.

"Good to see you again, Bo. How long has it been, six months?" Paradox said.

"Dad!" Ilia said, running towards Bo.

"I'm so glad that both you and Link are back. But, where have you been all this time? We've all been worried sick about the both of you."

As everyone else in the village turned their attention to the newcomers, Link began to introduce them.

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Nico, Thalia, Tyson…" Everyone gasped and backed away at the sight of Tyson, until Link reassured them that he was friendly. Continuing, he said, "And this is Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Bess, George, Ned, Nancy, and Midna. Guys, this is Jaggle, Pergie, Sera, Hanch, Rusl, Uli, Mayor Bo, Colin, Beth, Talo, Malo, Rusl and Uli's baby, Kate, and… Where's Fado?"

"OI! A goat's loose. Somebody stop it!"

As everyone present turned their heads to the commotion, a huge goat came barreling down the road.

"LOOK OUT!" Percy yelled, causing everyone to run for the hills.

Link, however, planted his feet firmly into the ground, grabbed the goat's horns, and knocked it to the ground.

"That… Was… AWESOME!" Ben yelled.

"Link? Where have you been?" a man, who had to be Fado, said, coming over to Link.

"Come on, boy, tell us where you and Ilia were all this time," Bo said.

As Link and Ilia began to tell their separate tales, the children were staring at them in awe, with Talo doing a fist pump every now and then, saying,

"Ah yeah, Link and Ilia, you're awesome!"

When they had finished, Ilia knew what she had to do.

"Dad, I have to go to the Forge of Creation. After all, my mom kept her word, so I have to keep hers."

"She's right, Bo. She can't stay in Ordon for the rest of her life. I've been trying to tell you, ever since I've figured out who her mother is."

That's when it struck Link that he had seen the professor before. It was after his sumo match with Bo that he had thought that he had spotted someone unfamiliar in the shadows.

"Link, aren't there some things that you need to tell the others?" Ilia asked Link.

As the villagers stared curiously at him, he figured that he should just get it over with. Sighing, he willed himself to turn into a wolf. As he shrunk down on all fours, the villagers gasped as Link revealed his wolf form. As Link shut his eyes, waiting for the onslaught to come, he was surprised to hear Talo say,

"Wait a second… You were that wolf I kept seeing at Kakariko? Whoa, I didn't know you could turn into a wolf, that is so cool."

While the others were crowding Link, asking him how he could do it, Rusl noticed a thin scar on the back of Link's neck. Once Hanch had seen it as well, he rubbed the back of his head.

"Oh… That would be my fault. I thought that Link was one of those monsters that came here and kidnapped the children, so I, uh, sent his own hawk to attack him. Heh, my bad."

Once Link had turned back into a human, he forgave Hanch, saying that he couldn't have known it was him.

"Really, Link, how do you do it?" Rusl asked.

That's when Link began to explain his adventure in Hyrule, of gathering the Fused Shadows and the fragments of the Mirror of Twilight. He then went on to explain about facing off against the Shadow King, Zant, and Ganondorf. Of course, he couldn't leave out Midna, since she was his faithful companion in the journey. By the end, everyone was in shock to know that Link, an ordinary wrangler, could have undergone so much in his quest to save Hyrule.

"This will definitely leave you a place in the history books, Link," Rusl said, laying his hand on Link's shoulder, " and as your foster family, we're all very proud of you."

"Actually, there's one thing that I left out. I have found my father, mother, and twin sister."

Even the overexcited Talo fell silent at this proclamation. As everyone stared in shock, Link gestured for Nancy to come forward.

"Nancy is my twin sister, and my father resides in a town on Earth called River Heights. His name is Carson Drew."

As the villagers crowded in to welcome Nancy into their family, Rusl was just staring in shock.

"Did you say that your father's name was… Carson?"

"Yes. What's the matter?"

"I had a brother named Carson, who was ten years older than me. He said that he had been called by Hylia, the Guardian of the Triforce, to a place called Earth. At first, I thought that it was just a wild goose chase, but now I know that he was right."

"Wait… Wait… Wait. Do you mean to say that you're Nancy and Link's… Uncle?" Bess said, knowing by now that she shouldn't be too shocked about this sort of thing, since it seemed to happen all the time.

"Why, I do believe that this calls for a family reunion. I'll be right back," Paradox said, disappearing through the portal.

A few minutes later, Professor Paradox reappeared with Carson Drew, who was looking stunned at the fact that he had just appeared there in the blink of an eye. It just increased as he stared at Rusl.

"Rusl? Is that really you? Last time I saw you, you were just a kid."

"Carson. I can't believe it's actually you. It's been so long."

As they embraced each other, Carson said to his brother,

"One other thing, Rusl. Nancy and Link's mother is Hylia."

Dead silence. Everyone kept sharing glances with each other, wondering if they had heard the lawyer right.

"That's right, people. Nancy and Link are, by our standards, demigods," Percy said, thinking that the shocked expressions on their faces were priceless. Nancy ruffled Colin's head fondly.

"Well, Colin, I guess that this means that Link and I are you and your sister's cousins, and that you have a goddess for an aunt."

Colin could only just stare in shock, looking back and forth between Nancy and Link. His face quickly broke into a huge smile.

"Wow. I never knew that I had an aunt, uncle, or cousins before."

Link was taken off guard when the little boy threw himself against him. Smiling, Link knelt down to Colin's level and returned the hug.

"Do you need another tissue, Bess?" Nancy asked her friend, who had tears of happiness squeezing out of her eyes.

"Yes," she squeaked. Once again, her cousin gave her a tissue.

"Group hug, Percy? Please?" Tyson whispered to his half-brother.

"Sure, Tyson. Group hug. Just try not to suffocate us."

When Tyson was hugging them, Midna tried to go through a portal, unseen by the others. Before she could slip through, however, Link grabbed her arm. Sighing, Midna said,

"Link, you know I have to go back. I can't leave my people without a ruler to guide them."

"I know. I just wanted a proper goodbye first."

To Midna's shock, Link hugged her. She immediately felt guilty. She didn't deserve it. After all, she was the one who had blackmailed him into helping her while the world was covered in Twilight. She didn't even care what happened to the light world in the process.

"Link, I'm sorry if I've ever treated you wrongly. I know that I have said this before, but, when I needed you to recover the Fused Shadows for me, I didn't care what fate befell the light world. I only cared about myself."

"Midna, you've changed a lot since the first time we met. Don't blame yourself for what happened in the past. Your people are lucky to have you for a ruler."

"Thanks, Link."

Before she stepped through to the Twilight Realm, she looked back to the others and waved goodbye. Once she had disappeared, Professor Paradox cleared his throat, motioning to Ilia.

"Ilia, remember your promise. It's the first of August."

"Oh, right."

When Professor Paradox opened up another portal, Ilia said to Link,

"I have to do this, Link. After all, my mother is the whole reason you're even alive. Also, I won't be gone forever."

"I know. But that doesn't mean that I won't miss you."

Lifting her chin up, Link leaned in and kissed her. Ilia wished that the moment would never end.

"Ew," the kids groaned, except for Beth, who was just sighing happily.

"They'll make a wonderful couple."

"EW!"

When Ilia turned her gaze to the portal, she spotted her mother beckoning to her. Grabbing her hand, Ilia looked back one last time before disappearing. Link was staring at where the portal used to be with a forlorn expression. He looked down to see Colin holding his hand.

"Don't worry, Link. She'll come back."

Hating to make the situation worse, Nancy came up.

"Hey, Link. It was nice meeting the people in Ordon, but me and the others have to go home."

"You come and visit anytime you want to," Uli said.

"We will. Professor?"

"All ready," he replied, opening portals to River Heights, Camp Half-Blood, and Bellwood.

"Well, Link. I guess that this is goodbye, for now. I hope we see each other again soon."

After Link had hugged his sister goodbye, he turned to Ned, saying,

"Now, if I hear that you've broken Nancy's heart in any way, I will slash you into sushi to feed to the skull fish."

"Don't worry, I won't. It's good to hear that Nancy has such a caring brother."

Before Ned stepped through the portal, he shuddered, not knowing if Link was kidding or not, and not bothering to ask.

"Alright, the demigods are out. Peace," Percy said, before they all stepped through to Camp Half-Blood. Likewise, Ben, Gwen, and Kevin said their farewells before stepping through to Bellwood. Once everyone had gone, Rusl gripped Link's shoulder.

"They'll be back."

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Ta-da! The End! Thanks to everyone who followed and luved. Again, if you have any requests for stories, you can PM me. Sorry about how long the chapter took. I just haven't had enough time recently. I hope you have all enjoyed this story!