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Chapter 11: A camp out and a brief interlude
Link and the others looked with horror at what was left of the Goron village. They had arrived there soon after they met Robotnik. When they reached the village, it lay in shambles.
Robotnik moved his Egg Walker a few paces forward and inspected the damage. "This is all bomb damage," he reported. "And it looks like it was all done in one explosion."
Everyone spread out and searched for some survivors or a building that may still be standing.
Everyone searched the village remains from top to bottom, but there was no sign of life there except for Link and the others.
Link sighed. Majora's off spring may not have to destroy the world nine days from now. They were already picking the population off a couple thousand at a time.
Yusuke looked to the west to see a blood-red sky there. "The sun is setting," he announced, "and I don't know about you guys, but I don't really feel comfortable traveling up those mountains after dark."
Everyone had to concur with him. There was no telling what may be waiting for them up there since Majora's spawn had surfaced.
Everyone decided that camping in the ruins of the village may be the safest bet that they had to sty alive. Everyone soon settled in and Robotnik lit a small fire, which they all gathered around eagerly.
The first few hours were spent in retelling their tales that they had had before meeting one another.
Link retold the tales of his heroic battles with Ganondorf and Majora.
Everyone added what little they could and went around the fire telling their own tales. Zelda told of the Extremely boring life she led back in the castle. Kenshin told tales he had of when he was Batousaii, the man slayer. Zidane was full of humorous stories of his crusading travels and plunders. Inuyasha took a more serious note, telling how he used to guard the lands that Link and Kenshin had first met him on. Yusuke told some of the most chilling ghost stories that any of them had ever heard. Robotnik could tell of nothing but some of his past inventions and how hard life had been because of his differences.
Everyone was having a merry time. Even Inuyasha could not help but smile at some of Zidane's impressions of their past enemies.
As the laughter died down, Zelda turned to Link and asked, "Link, could I see you alone for a moment?"
Link nodded, wondering what she wanted to see him for. He prayed to heaven and hell alike that he had done nothing wrong.
Zidane jumped up and tried to follow. But a mechanical arm reached out and grabbed his tail. "Where do you think your going?" asked Robotnik.
Zidane tried to scramble away, but to no avail. "I was just going to see what those to were talking about," he answered.
Robotnik still held him firmly. "No, your not. Let those two have their moment. This is probably the first time they've had to themselves in a long time. Respect their privacy."
Zidane didn't want to, but he reluctantly sat back down and promised to mind his own business.
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Zelda and Link walked until they were almost no the other side of the village, a good distance away from the others.
Finally, Link spoke. "So, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about, Zelda?"
Zelda turned around. Link could not help but see how beautiful she looked with the moonlight shining right down in front of her. Then, he looked up and saw with disgust that the moon that had nearly destroyed the world under Majora's control still had that awful face plastered to it. It's eyes still glowed read and it's mouth was still wide with a wicked smile.
Zelda broke Link's train of thought by saying, "I was just wondering. well, on the day when Majora's spawn appeared, before that when we were dancing, you were about to ask me something. What was it?"
Link noticed that she was fidgeting quite a bit. He himself was hoping that this would come up until the end of the journey. "It's not important," he answered.
Zelda frowned. "Link, please tell me."
Link turned around. "I'm sorry, but now is not the time."
Once again, Zelda tried to pry an answer out of him. "Link, I know that you were going to tell me something that night and I have a right to know."
Link was starting to get agitated by her persistence. "Zelda, I already said that it was not big deal, so just drop it, okay?"
Zelda was a little shocked to hear him take that tone with her. "Link, we love each other! We're not supposed to keep secrets from each other!"
Link began to protest, but Zelda cut him off. "I also have a right to know if it is something that involves our future."
Link was cornered. He sighed in defeat. "Alright. I wasn't going to ask you until after this adventure was over and done with, but." he got down on knee knee, "Zelda, will you marry me?"
Zelda practically threw herself at him. They both fell to the ground. "Link, I thought that you would never ask!" she said.
Zelda was letting tears of joy fall from her eyes freely. Link, himself felt like he would burst with happiness. He had wanted to say those words to Zelda for the longest time imaginable.
After they sat up, Link said, "I don't think that we should be married just yet. Maybe after this adventure is through?"
Zelda nodded. "I'll wait as long as it takes for us to be together forever."
Link smiled at her response. He leaned down and placed his lips to hers, kissing her feverently. She kissed back hungrily. Their arms encircled each other and they held each other as they kissed.
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Kenshin was half asleep, staring at the fading fire. "I wonder what's taking them so long."
Zidane put on a noughty grin, once again. "I know what they're doing," he said, "and it definitely is consensual."
Yusuke laughed at this joke, but he laughed harder still as Inuyasha brought his fists down on Zidane's unguarded head. Robonik was already asleep, his head hanging out of one side of the egg walker.
Just as Inuyasha finished with Zidane, Link walked up to the fire, with a sleeping Zelda in his arms. He lied her gently near the Egg Walker and sat down next to Kenshin.
"So, what did you two talk about?" asked Kenshin.
Link could not conceal the blush that came to his face. "Well, uh, we, uh." he stammered.
Zidane, who had recovered from Inuyasha's attack, said, "I knew it! You two were getting jiggy with it weren't you?"
Link's blush deepened. Inuyasha promptly gave Zidane another good pummeling.
Yusuke spoke for Link. "I don't think they did it. I could tell. Their spirits would be mixed. Not to mention, the last thing that we need on this trip is a pregnant babe."
Inuyasha stopped hitting Zidane and nodded. "Yeah, I would have defiantly smelled something if they had been doing the doo."
A voice from behind them said, "As interesting as this conversation sounds, there are a few people here who would like to get a few hours sleep if you don't mind."
Everyone turned to see Robotnik, wide awake, staring at them.
He put his head back down and went back to sleep. Everyone else did the same. Link thought to himself as he started to nod off, 'Well, at least one thing has gone my way so far. Now all I have to do is save the world. again.'
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Well, there is you fluff. Not much but it is there. Forgive me if this chapter seems shorter than the others, but it was just a break in action and I hope to get in a few good fights in the next chap. As always, REVIEW! New chapter, coming soon!
Chapter 11: A camp out and a brief interlude
Link and the others looked with horror at what was left of the Goron village. They had arrived there soon after they met Robotnik. When they reached the village, it lay in shambles.
Robotnik moved his Egg Walker a few paces forward and inspected the damage. "This is all bomb damage," he reported. "And it looks like it was all done in one explosion."
Everyone spread out and searched for some survivors or a building that may still be standing.
Everyone searched the village remains from top to bottom, but there was no sign of life there except for Link and the others.
Link sighed. Majora's off spring may not have to destroy the world nine days from now. They were already picking the population off a couple thousand at a time.
Yusuke looked to the west to see a blood-red sky there. "The sun is setting," he announced, "and I don't know about you guys, but I don't really feel comfortable traveling up those mountains after dark."
Everyone had to concur with him. There was no telling what may be waiting for them up there since Majora's spawn had surfaced.
Everyone decided that camping in the ruins of the village may be the safest bet that they had to sty alive. Everyone soon settled in and Robotnik lit a small fire, which they all gathered around eagerly.
The first few hours were spent in retelling their tales that they had had before meeting one another.
Link retold the tales of his heroic battles with Ganondorf and Majora.
Everyone added what little they could and went around the fire telling their own tales. Zelda told of the Extremely boring life she led back in the castle. Kenshin told tales he had of when he was Batousaii, the man slayer. Zidane was full of humorous stories of his crusading travels and plunders. Inuyasha took a more serious note, telling how he used to guard the lands that Link and Kenshin had first met him on. Yusuke told some of the most chilling ghost stories that any of them had ever heard. Robotnik could tell of nothing but some of his past inventions and how hard life had been because of his differences.
Everyone was having a merry time. Even Inuyasha could not help but smile at some of Zidane's impressions of their past enemies.
As the laughter died down, Zelda turned to Link and asked, "Link, could I see you alone for a moment?"
Link nodded, wondering what she wanted to see him for. He prayed to heaven and hell alike that he had done nothing wrong.
Zidane jumped up and tried to follow. But a mechanical arm reached out and grabbed his tail. "Where do you think your going?" asked Robotnik.
Zidane tried to scramble away, but to no avail. "I was just going to see what those to were talking about," he answered.
Robotnik still held him firmly. "No, your not. Let those two have their moment. This is probably the first time they've had to themselves in a long time. Respect their privacy."
Zidane didn't want to, but he reluctantly sat back down and promised to mind his own business.
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Zelda and Link walked until they were almost no the other side of the village, a good distance away from the others.
Finally, Link spoke. "So, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about, Zelda?"
Zelda turned around. Link could not help but see how beautiful she looked with the moonlight shining right down in front of her. Then, he looked up and saw with disgust that the moon that had nearly destroyed the world under Majora's control still had that awful face plastered to it. It's eyes still glowed read and it's mouth was still wide with a wicked smile.
Zelda broke Link's train of thought by saying, "I was just wondering. well, on the day when Majora's spawn appeared, before that when we were dancing, you were about to ask me something. What was it?"
Link noticed that she was fidgeting quite a bit. He himself was hoping that this would come up until the end of the journey. "It's not important," he answered.
Zelda frowned. "Link, please tell me."
Link turned around. "I'm sorry, but now is not the time."
Once again, Zelda tried to pry an answer out of him. "Link, I know that you were going to tell me something that night and I have a right to know."
Link was starting to get agitated by her persistence. "Zelda, I already said that it was not big deal, so just drop it, okay?"
Zelda was a little shocked to hear him take that tone with her. "Link, we love each other! We're not supposed to keep secrets from each other!"
Link began to protest, but Zelda cut him off. "I also have a right to know if it is something that involves our future."
Link was cornered. He sighed in defeat. "Alright. I wasn't going to ask you until after this adventure was over and done with, but." he got down on knee knee, "Zelda, will you marry me?"
Zelda practically threw herself at him. They both fell to the ground. "Link, I thought that you would never ask!" she said.
Zelda was letting tears of joy fall from her eyes freely. Link, himself felt like he would burst with happiness. He had wanted to say those words to Zelda for the longest time imaginable.
After they sat up, Link said, "I don't think that we should be married just yet. Maybe after this adventure is through?"
Zelda nodded. "I'll wait as long as it takes for us to be together forever."
Link smiled at her response. He leaned down and placed his lips to hers, kissing her feverently. She kissed back hungrily. Their arms encircled each other and they held each other as they kissed.
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Kenshin was half asleep, staring at the fading fire. "I wonder what's taking them so long."
Zidane put on a noughty grin, once again. "I know what they're doing," he said, "and it definitely is consensual."
Yusuke laughed at this joke, but he laughed harder still as Inuyasha brought his fists down on Zidane's unguarded head. Robonik was already asleep, his head hanging out of one side of the egg walker.
Just as Inuyasha finished with Zidane, Link walked up to the fire, with a sleeping Zelda in his arms. He lied her gently near the Egg Walker and sat down next to Kenshin.
"So, what did you two talk about?" asked Kenshin.
Link could not conceal the blush that came to his face. "Well, uh, we, uh." he stammered.
Zidane, who had recovered from Inuyasha's attack, said, "I knew it! You two were getting jiggy with it weren't you?"
Link's blush deepened. Inuyasha promptly gave Zidane another good pummeling.
Yusuke spoke for Link. "I don't think they did it. I could tell. Their spirits would be mixed. Not to mention, the last thing that we need on this trip is a pregnant babe."
Inuyasha stopped hitting Zidane and nodded. "Yeah, I would have defiantly smelled something if they had been doing the doo."
A voice from behind them said, "As interesting as this conversation sounds, there are a few people here who would like to get a few hours sleep if you don't mind."
Everyone turned to see Robotnik, wide awake, staring at them.
He put his head back down and went back to sleep. Everyone else did the same. Link thought to himself as he started to nod off, 'Well, at least one thing has gone my way so far. Now all I have to do is save the world. again.'
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Well, there is you fluff. Not much but it is there. Forgive me if this chapter seems shorter than the others, but it was just a break in action and I hope to get in a few good fights in the next chap. As always, REVIEW! New chapter, coming soon!