YES! I finally finished this chapter! I wasn't planning on being able to get it up until sometime this week! I've got a ton of homework this week... ugh, homework is SO not fun. I have a really good feeling your going to love this chapter! I had sooooo much fun typing it!
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"Willie! Let's see you do this!" Link said, he leaped at Willie and tried to slash him sideways.
Willie nodded and blocked the attack with his sword, returning Link's attack with an attack of his own. Link jumped aside and stopped a few feet away, grinning.
"good job Willie, you get better and better everyday." He said, Willie nodded, then turned his head and coughed several times.
Link frowned, but dissmissed it as working himself too hard.
"all right Willie, let's call it a day." Link said, sheathing his sword. Willie nodded and sheathed his own sword, then he coughed and started walking back to their house. Link followed him, carrying the rest of their weapons into the house.
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the next morning, the sun was shining, and Link was still asleep. Navi suddenly came flying into his room and started pulling on his hair.
"Link! Link wake up quick! Something wrong with Willie!" she said, Lin kwas up in a flash, racing to Willie's room.
Willie was lying in his bed, his chest heaving as he struggled to breath. Mia sat on the floor next to his bed, her big blue eyes wide with wonder. She meowed softly and turned her attention back to Willie before trying to jump onto the bed, only to fall of and slid back down to the floor.
Link picked her up and set her down next to Willie, Mia curled up in the crook of his neck and purred, rubbing her ceek against him.
"that's so sweet." Navi said, "We need to get Willie to the doctor's." Link said, "Link, the doctor's gone! He left Hyrule on an emergency call a few days ago!" Navi said, Link groaned.
"ok ok, then we need to get him to Kendra's house, she'll know what to do until we can find the doctor." Link said, he picked Willie, (and Mia) up and headed for the door, Navi followed him.
"Kendra! Kendra I need your help!" Link said, he was standing in front of her door.
The door flew open and Kendra stood there, she gasped at the sight of Willie.
"Link what- oh my goddesses." She said, "quickly, bring him in." she said, Link nodded and walked inside, setting Willie down on the couch. Kendra practically shoved poor Link out of the way and began to examine Willie. Mia cuddled back up against Willie and fell asleep, purring the whole time.
"oh, my," she said as she felt his forehead. "I think I know what's wrong." She said. "what is it?" Link said anxiously.
"he has pneumonia, it's a type of respritory disease." She said. "how do we cure it?" Link asked.
"I have a few weaker medicines that can help Willie feel better, but you'll have to find someone who knows the actual cure." Kendra said.
"mom. What are Link and Willie doing here?" a voice said, Link and Kendra turned around to see Kari standing at the foot of the stairs.
Kendra and Link glanced at each other. "honey, this may seem hard to believe… but Willie is very, very sick, we're gonna take care of him for a while." She said. Kari glanced around Kendra and Link and saw Willie on the couch, he was drenched with sweat, and his chest was heaving from struggling to breath.
"how can I help?" Kari asked, Link and Kendra looked surprised, they both knew Kari wasn't the best of friends with Willie. Kendra glanced over at Willie.
"why don't you keep him company while Link and I get some medicine? I know seeing you will help him feel better." She said, Kari took a deep breath and nodded. She walked over to Willie and knelt beside him on the couch, still in her pjs.
Kendra nodded towards the kitchen and she and Link head in, Kednra closed the door behind her and started searching for the medicine.
"what's wrong?" Link asked, Kendra turned to him. "at this rate, the medicine I have can only help him for so long, you need to find someone who knows where to find the cure." Kendra said, she bit her lip and glanced at the door before adding in a whisper.
"Willie's growing weaker, he doesn't have much time left. You have to hurry." Kendra said.
"I know exactly who to ask." Link said, the perfect person popping into his mind.
"then hurry. We'll take care of Willie." Kendra said. She walked past Link and out the door, carrying the medicine for Willie.
"Navi." Link said, Navi flew up to him. "yes Link?" she said. Link took a deep breath. "Kendra says that Willie doesn't have much time left, we need to find medicine, and fast." He said. Navi nodded.
"do you know where to find the medicine?" she asked, Link shook his head.
"no. but I know someone who does."
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"Link, where are we going?" Navi asked.
Link and Navi were in Hyrule field, riding Epona towards whoever Link had in mind.
"we're headed for lake Hylia Navi, to see the professor." Link said,
flashback
"no. But I know someone whos does." Link said, "who?" Navi asked, but Link just shook his head and left the kitchen. Navi followed him as he walked over to Kendra.
"I'm going to go find a cure for Willie." He said, Kendra nodded. "do you have any idea what the cure is or where to find it?" she asked, Link shook his head.
"no, but of friend of mine will." He said, Kendra looked a bit confused.
"he's a friend of mine back from when I was seventeen." Link said, Kendra nodded.
"the goddesses be with you." She said, Link nodded and headed for the door, glancing back at his son one last time before heading to the barn to get Epona.
End flashback
"that's brilliant Link! The professor will know where to get the cure for Willie!" Navi said, Link grinned. "exactly." He said.
He urged Epona faster, and soon the trio were riding up to the frofessor's house at lake Hylia. Link jumped off Epona and left her to graze outside, he knocked on the door, Navi decided to wait with Epona. She didn't like the professor very much. He tried to experiment on her the last time she was here.
"professor?" Link said, opening the door and looking inside. Everything was dark, Link walked inside, wondering what in the world was going on.
Suddenly. A baseball sized rock flew out from the shadows behind Link aiming straight for him! Link caught the rock in his hand before it could hit him in the head and turned around. "professor. What are you doing?" he asked.
A man stepped out of the shadows. "Link? Is that you? You gave me a scare there for a second! Throught you were an intruder or something!" he said.
Link sweat dropped. "professor, do you really think a rock could knock out an intruder?" the professor laughed. "well, actually, no." he said, Link sweat dropped again. The professor laughed again.
"well, Link you obviously needed something, unless you came out here out of the goodness of your heart to visit me?" the professor said.
"actually, I need something." Link said, the professor sighed. "oh well, beggers can't be choosers." He said, he turned to Link. "so what is it you need help with it?"
"Willie's sick, and I need you to help me find the cure." Link said. "ah! You want my me to use my skill and make a potion to heal your son!" the professor said, raising one arm. (Link sweat dropped) "no, actually, I want you to tell me where to find the cure." He said.
"ah yes. So tell me, what unfortunate sickness has the mini Link caught?" the professor asked. "pneumonia." Link said.
"ah, how lucky for you I have a book that tells us the cure!" the professor said, leading Link into a library that had bottles with strange liquids in them.
"what's in this professor?" Link asked, pointing to a jar with a tube like thing in it. Thje professor glanced up from his book search. "oh, that's the throat of a Hylian." He said. Link grimaced and rubbed his own throat.
"I'm sorry I asked." He muttered. "here's the book!" the professor said, pulling a large, dusty book out of the bookshelf and holding it up. Link walked over and snached it out of his hands.
"what's the name of the cure?" he asked, opening the book and glancing at the professor.
"dragon's bone." The professor said, "it's a very rare herb, the book should tell you where to find it." Link flipped throught the book to the page on Dragon's bone.
"it says here it grows only in… the forest of Platoana!" Link said, he snapped the book closed. "professor, do you know how far Platoana is from Hyrule?!" he snapped, the professor shrugged. "I've heard rumors." He said.
"Platoana is nearly on the other side of the world! I'll never make it in time!" Link said, slamming the book down on the table. (Plat-o-a-na)
"you know, there are several merchants in Hyrule that sometimes have the dragon's bone herb." The professor said, Link's head shot up.
"there are?" he said, the professor nodded. "yes, but in return, they demand something just as rare."
"what?" Link asked, the professor leaned over. "they desire the egg of a phoenix." He said. "and the only place to find a phoenix is in the middle of a swamp. There is a phoenix in Hyrule, she lives in the middle of moonlight swamp near Kokiri forest. But it is very dangerous, many have gone into that swamp to retrieve her egg and have never returned." The professor said, Link listened carefully.
"well good luck!" he said, Link sweat dropped again.
"thanks for your help professor." He said dryly before leaving. The professor waved at him and shouted something about experimenting with his throat. Link ignored him and left, closing the door firmly behind him.
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"Link! What did the professor say?" Navi asked as Link came back out, Link swung up on Epona.
"he said the herb we need to help Willie is very rare, and the only way to get it is to trade one of the merchants in Hyrule for it." Link said, kicking Epona. She headed for Hyrule field.
"Link, what do you have to trade for it?" Navi asked, her voice low. Link glanced away. "a phoenix egg." He said. Navi gasped. "a phoenix egg?! Are you out of your mind?! Link, phoenixs are on of the most dangerous creatures on earth!" she said.
"I know!" Link snapped, "I know." He said, "but I don't have a choice. Willie needs that herb, and I'm gonna get it."
"there has to be another way." Navi said, she tapped her chin. "maybe you could barter for something else? A precious jewel or a rare silk maybe…"
Link shook his head, "Navi, that's not going to work, we have to get the phoenix egg, just tell me how to stop a phoenix." He said.
"that's the problem Link, no one knows. Phoenixs are such powerful creatures that no one knows how to stop them." Navi said.
"can you tell me about them then?" Link asked, Navi nodded. "yes, I'll tell you everything I know." She said, "first off, phoenix's are said to be made of fire. That's because in some of the legends, people throught they saw them burst into flames…"
Navi told Link everything she knew about phoenixs, which wasn't much, concidering no one had ever been able to study them.
"ok Link, here's another one, how long do Phoenix's live?" Navi said, she and Link had just entered the swamp near Kokiri forest, and Navi was quizzing Link as he made his way through.
"they live to be around 600, give or take a few centuries." Link said, using the master sword to cut down several large vines in his path.
"and how long does it take for their eggs to hatch?" Navi asked, Link sighed and hacked through several bushes. "100 years Navi, females spend their whole lives watching over their eggs and teaching them to survive on their own." Link said, he stopped as the two reached the edge of a murky pond.
"ewww, discusting." Navi said, covering her nose, the water smelled terrible.
"there's no way I'm going in there Navi." Link said, he glanced around, spotting a large vine about twenty feet above him.
"that'll do." He said, he pulled out his fairy bow and an arrow, aiming his arrow for the edge of the vine.
He pulled the string back and let the arrow fly. The arrow headed straight for the vine and cut through it, causing one of the pieces to fall right in front of Link. Link grinned and grabbed the vine, using it to swing across the discusting pond.
"that's what I call using your head Navi." Link said, pushing several bushes aside and making his way through them. Navi grinned and rolled her eyes before flying after him.
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"L-Link, I think t-this swamp needs a new name." Navi said, it was several minutes later, and the two had run into several of those lizard things (I forget what they're called)
"I say we rename it terror swamp." Link said, holding up the master sword and pulling his shield off his back.
"it's perfect." Navi said, she dove into his hat to stay out of the way, or at least, that's what she told Link. The truth was, Navi had always been afraid of those dumb lizard things. (lafinos? laifzos? Something like that)
Dumb old lizards.
The first of the three lizards charged at Link, sword raised high. Link brought his sword up and blocked the attack before swiping his sword over the lizard's middle. The lizard squeaked and jumped back a little. He and Link circled for a minute before the lizard jumped at Link again. Link sighed, didn't these lizards ever learn?
Once again Link blocked the creature's attack and slashed him in the middle. The creature let out another squeak and leaped back over to his comrads, throwing Link a dirty look as he did.
The second of the lizards charged forwards next, this time trying to stab him instead of slash him. But Link was well trained, as well as prepared. He slammed the master sword down on top of the lizard's sword, causing the lizard to drop the sword. Link slashed at him several times, and the monster disappeared in a puff of smoke.
The third lizard leaped at him, angry over his comrad's death. But instead of using his sword to block the attack, Link rolled the the right and jumped up, slashing the surprised lizard in the back. The lizard hissed at him and swiped at him again. Link ducked and blocked with his shield.
The lizard rasied his sword to slash at Link again, but Link took the master sword and stabbed upward, hitting the lizard in the stomach. The lizard dissolved in a puff of smoke.
"two down, one to go." Link said, catching his breath. The last lizard glared furiously at him before jumping over him, just as his 2nd comrad had done.
But Link was not so easily fooled. He crouched down low, holding his shield up in front of him. The lizard's sword hit Link's shield and bounced back, temerarily parilizing him. Link grinned and slashed the lizard several times until he disinigrated into dust.
Link sighed and put his shield away, the master sword still in his hand.
"it's alright Navi, you can come out now." Link said, glancing over his shoulder. Navi flew out of Link's hat and hovered above him. "thank goodness!" she said. Link grinned at her.
"let's keep going." He said. He began pushing his way through the bushes, cursing as the thorns cut his clothes and snagged his skin. "---- thorns." He muttered, unhooking himself from a large thorn that had snagged onto his arm and cut him.
"ok, that's it." Link said, he began using the master sword to cut away the bushes. "These thorns-" he cut several bushes away, "-are really-" he cut several more, "-starting to-" several more bushes went down, "-annoy me!" Navi hovered above him and rolled her eyes, trying hard not to grin.
Link cut the last few bushes away and stopped, a pond was in front of them, but this pond was evidentally different than the other ponds. The water was a crystal blue, and the slightest touch made the water ripple. Link could even see the bottom, which was covered in smooth stones of all colors.
(he he, I have a picture for this scene that I found on the internet, the picture's called 'Link and Arya')
The trees around the pond were covered in blossoms, the petals falling and landing on the crystal water, sending ripples through it.
"I think we're getting close." Link said, he walked to the edge of the pond.
"now this pond I have no trouble walking through," Link said, grinning at Navi. Navi rolled her eyes and flew across the pond, her arms crossed.
Link stepped down into the water, which went up to about his mid-thighs.
"we don't have all day you know." Navi said impatiently, her arms crossed. Link rolled his eyes and started waddling through the water, stopping when a woman suddenly appeared.
She was wearing a short blue skirt that ended mid-thighs, and a blue shirt that ended mid-stomach. A crystal amulet hung from her neck, and her long blue hair fell down her back and ended at her waist.
"lookie here! A handsome stranger has wondered into my pond." She said, she giggled and walked over the water to Link, leaning down in front of him till her face was inches from his. Link backed away, he was beginning to feel awkward. (by the way, Link's about 27-28 years old, he and Zelda got married when they were 17 or 18, so he's still really young.)
"um, sorry. I didn't mean to tresspass." Link said, the woman giggled. "so noble. Do you know who I am?" she asked, her voice as delicate as a crystal bell. Link didn't answer.
"I am a water fairy, and this is my home. The water here is magic, it heals wounds." Link glanced at his arms and noticed his cuts had healed. "-as well as gives you temperary strenght." The fairy finished.
Meanwhile, Navi was furious. How dare this fairy show up and try to distract Link from saving Willie?! Navi snorted and looked away, her glow a reddish color.
"what's your name?" the fairy asked, playing with Link's bangs. "uh, Link." Link said, trying to edge away from the fairy. "aww! That's such a cute name! My name is Arya! But you can call me Arya!" the fairy said, Navi rolled her eyes. "a fairy called Arya, how original."
Arya must have heard her, for she glared at Navi before returning her attenton to Link.
"so Link… what brings you to the forest?" she asked, still playing with his bangs.
"I'm looking for the phoenix that lives here, do you know where she lives?" Link asked, wincing as she ran her hand down his cheek.
"she lives a bit farther into the swamp." Arya said, returning to playing with Link's hair. "why are you looking for Neera anyway?" Arya asked. (Neera means Destructing, and Phoenix means dark, dark destruction)
"I need to get her egg." Link said, Arya gasped dramaticly. "you're going after Neera's egg? You must be brave, many have sought Neera's egg and have not returned." She said, this time playing with Link's Hylian ears. She noticed the master sword.
"so you're the hero of time!" she said, she giggled and scooted closer to him.
Navi flew between Link and Arya. "we know!" she snapped, her glow a deep red. "but it's very important that we find that egg!" she said, Link and Arya stared at her in surprise. Arya sniffed. "fine, go north and you'll find Neera's nest, but be careful, she tends to like to crush people's skulls with her claws." She said, grinning at Link and Navi.
Link and Navi ignored her and headed for the north end of the pond, "oh, and come back to my pond if you are hurt in battle Link." Arya said, waving at him from her spot in the middle of the pond.
Link shuddered and climped out of the pond, surprised as he noticed that his tunic was completely dry.
"com' on Link! Let's hurry!" Navi said, pointing in the direction Arya had said to go. "Willie needs that medicine!" she said. Link nodded and started using the master sword to cut down the plants in his path. As they got closer, they could hear the sound of something big flying around.
At last Link stepped into a clearing, he quickly covered his nose. The area smelled like blood and rotting meat.
Glacning around, he noticed a large pile of sticks on top of a giant rock, two large, basketball sized objects sitting in the middle of it.
"that must be Neera's nest." Link muttered, he took a few steps closer.
Something large suddenly landed in front of Link, making him fall back. Looking up, he saw a twenty-foot tall bird in front of him, the bird's feathers were red, yellow and gold, and looked as if they were made with fire.
The bird opened it's beak and roared at Link, causing him to wince and scoot back a foot or two.
The battle had begun.
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Oh yeah! Total cliff hanger! So what'd you think? Did it have enough adventure and comedy in it? Also, I would really appreciate it if you would tell mre in reviews if I'm doing ok with spelling and capitalization and stuff, and if there's any changes you think I should do, let me know!
I also need some ideas, spacifically for the age of 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19, pretty much everything except 16, so if you have any ideas, let me know! I could use a few. And of course, I'll give you credit for the idea.
Please review! and keep an eye out for the next chapter- Link's agonizing journey, part 2.
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Anime Wildfire