Chapter 4
To the West the shadow figure moves through the air like wind, leaving ripples of air in his wake. Using magic to conceal him self so no one could detect his passing. As he passes over the Lake Hyrule, mist from the morning over cast sprays, but his true objective is comes closer and closer. It is a large rock jutting out of the lake and apon that rock lies the second seal. Few know that below that rock is a secret get away spot for the Zora queen.
The shadow creature quickly dove into the water and heads deeper toward the dwellings entrance. The dark being twisted and turned in the murky water around fish, touching them, and turning them into his dark minions. Loosing flesh and becoming bone with sharp teeth that will bite into any one whom tries to stop his quest here.
Finally after surveying the surrounding area the creature wallows down to the lakes floor.
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At the Palace Of Hyrule
"Impa!" the impatient girl called out.
"Yes Princess Zelda, how can I serve you?" Impa replied to the lovely Hyrulian princess.
"Where is my necklace?" the young lady replied impatiently.
"I do not know good lady, however I believe your father may have given it to the Duke to have a new precious stone put into it," Impa replied he bowed. As she bowed her head she surveyed the princess. Garbed in a pink plad dress that flowed when she walked, well when she walked like a proper lady. Her blouse was pink also, and had an emblem on the chest a…heart? That is odd, the princess never wears hearts. She's always said they're too "Girly". The golden hair was pulled back in a pony tail stretching down most of her back. Near her ears she had a strand for each that curled around, complimenting her well complexion. My what a lovely young lady she's become. If we could only weed out the Tom boy in her…
"Alright, well, I have to see the security chief of the Elite Knights today, so I wanted to look my best, sorry to be so tart Impa," Zelda replied apologetically. "I'm just so worried about Kira, it's not like her to disappear like she did. It's as if. if she simply dropped off the face of the earth!" Zelda cried out and lowered her head and shook it.
Impa went over to comfort Zelda, being her nursemaid/Guard that was her job. She went over to Zelda and hugged her around the shoulders and said, "It's alright Princess, I'm sure everything will be alright me lady," Although she had words of comfort for Zelda, she did not feel them to be true, as if something very wrong was happening all over Hyrule, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"I hope you're right Impa," Zelda replied. Then she raised her wrist and pressed the button on it, "Comm, please tell my escort I'm ready to go to Elite Knights station. Have them meet me outside of the palace," The princess explained to the min computer/communicator.
"Acknowledged Princess Zelda, the escort is waiting for you now," the Comm unit replied.
"Thank you," the princess replied to the unit on her arm. "Impa thank you for your kind words, you always seem to make me feel better when things are going awry," Zelda explained with a smile and hugged her beloved nursemaid.
After a brief embrace the princess headed out the door toward the Knights station on the middle part of the continent.
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Back near the breach of the Eastern seal…
The Hover unit landed next to Links downed Hover Unit. Oh my god, the General isn't going to believe this one…
A moment later the door of the command Hover unit opened outward and his old friend General Signus climbed out of the vehicle. Quickly Link stirred and snapped a salute to his commanding officer, because the man did not have a friendly look apon his face. "Just what in the hell happened here Colonel?" the man demanded.
"Well sir I do not think you would believe me if I told you, sir!" Link replied still in saluting.
"At ease Colonel, and please explain what's happened, I don't care if you think I'll believe it or not. There's a scientist missing from the Lab, and I've got Princess Zelda breathing down my neck to find her abductor!" the General exclaimed in frustration.
Link dropped his salute and crossed his hands behind his back and explained the events that had happened in the past hour or so. Once he finished the General said, "You're right, I don't believe you. Have you been smoking the fairy dust boy? How many times have I told you it's unbecoming of an officer?!?" the General replied jokingly. "That is some story, where is this supposed owl that you spoke of?" the General inquired.
"I have no idea sir, when you landed I turned away and then he was gone. It was all very odd sir," Link explained.
"Very odd indeed Colonel, if it were anyone else I would call them a liar and throw them in the brig, but I know you, and you're honest to a fault. Come on lets go back to base and we'll get a tow unit out here to get your Hover unit," The General commanded. At that, Link and the General climbed into the hover unit.
The unit lifted a meter off of the ground and started cruising toward the Knights base. The general engaged autopilot looked at Link. It was as if Link was in a world all his own, the young man had a strange look apon his face as if deep in thought. The General decided to let him be. First thing when we get back I'm gonna have the Med-techs take a look at his head, because that boy's got to have a screw loose, that or he really is smoking fairy dust.
After a few minutes the Base came into view. The base was mainly under ground to protect it from any kind of attacked. It was located about 20 kilometers the palace, and was surrounded by the plains of Hyrule. The base had six landing platforms that can open to allow people access to the base with the proper transponder code. The only other feature that is visible from the outside is the transmitting tower which stood in the center of the landing platforms.
As they neared the base, another Hover unit was approaching, it was that of the Princess, and the General groaned. "What timing Link, we've gotten here in time to meet the Princess, and guess who's going to tell her your little fantasy?" the General questioned wryly, with an eyebrow lifted and a grin on his face.
Link simply sighed and shook his head and said a brief prayer to him self hoping that he didn't get himself court marshaled. The princess had a been rumored to have a terrible temper.
The General brought the hover unit over one of the landing platforms, and entered the transponder code that would grant them access to the base. Once the code was accepted the landing platform opened and allowed them to proceed to the inner part of the base. The other ship was doing the same.
The craft touched down onto the metallic landing area with a slight jar. A crew of techs came to the unit and started to refuel her and started running diagnostics to make sure the unit hadn't taken any damage from the winds in the area. Link and the general opened their doors and stepped out of their Hover unit. Two escorts stepped out of the Princesses Hover unit and quickly opened her door and helped her down the steps.
Link caught sight of the princess, and was aww stricken. He had heard that she was beautiful, but the word beautiful didn't seem to do justice to this woman. Her eyes were emerald green, so lovely and so deep. A man could easily get lost in those eyes. Then she looked directly into his eyes. It was as if she was staring directly into his soul, and he was hypnotized. Suddenly he was forced the kneel by a chop to the back of his knee. "Have some respect kid, that's the princess, where's your manners!" the General scolded below his breath so only Link could hear him. Link quickly got his wit about him and lowered his head and put his hands behind his back in reverence to the Princess.
"Ahh, General Signus good to see you again," the Zelda said pretentiously, "You have good news I hope?"
"Umm, I'm sorry my lady, however my Colonel did not find anything of use at the site, and managed to Wreck his Hover unit while investigating the area," The General explained.
"I see, well what do you have to say for your self Colonel…?" Zelda inquired.
"Link my lady, Colonel Link. Actually my lady there is a little more to it than that, but you may want to sit down while I explain it," Link explained, keeping his head bowed so he didn't have to see those hypnotic eyes. However her scent was absolutely intoxicating, with the scent of fresh hibiscus about her. Damn, if it's not her beauty it's her delicate smell, it's driving me crazy…
"Interesting, I'm curious for what you have to say Colonel. At the early hour I'm sure you haven't eaten shall we get breakfast and you can explain it to me then?" Zelda inquired.
"That woulddd be fine my lady, I would be hoonnerd" Link replied fumbling over his words and cursing himself the entire time.
"Alright then let us go to the Palace and we shall discuss this over breakfast. General you will remain here and continue the investigation until the Colonel has briefed me," The princess commanded.
"Understood my lady," the General replied with a curt nod. "However may I ask for you to wait for a minute so a tech can get the Colonel a new comm. Unit? His was broken during the crash," The general requested.
"That will be fine general. Colonel please accompany me to my Hover Unit," The Princess demanded.
"Yes my lady as you command," Link replied automatically as he slowly rose to his feet. Then once again he was faced with those eyes, "My lady if I may be so bold, have we meet before?" Link inquired.
"I don't believe so Colonel, but I too feel that we've meet before," the princess explained, then she quickly did an about face and started walking toward her Hover unit.
Link opened the princesses door, shooing the Princesses attendants away at the same time. As he helped her up into the HU, and closed the door the General ran up and gave Link a new comm. Unit. "Try not to break this one Link, you luck bastard. I would highly recommend re thinking that story you told me and tell the Princess the truth about what happened. Aww…I know you wouldn't lie to me boy, but that story is very cockamamie!" The General explained with a grave look on his face.
Link nodded and gave a quick salute, which the General returned. Then Link proceeded to the other side of the vehicle and opened the door and let himself in.
To the West the shadow figure moves through the air like wind, leaving ripples of air in his wake. Using magic to conceal him self so no one could detect his passing. As he passes over the Lake Hyrule, mist from the morning over cast sprays, but his true objective is comes closer and closer. It is a large rock jutting out of the lake and apon that rock lies the second seal. Few know that below that rock is a secret get away spot for the Zora queen.
The shadow creature quickly dove into the water and heads deeper toward the dwellings entrance. The dark being twisted and turned in the murky water around fish, touching them, and turning them into his dark minions. Loosing flesh and becoming bone with sharp teeth that will bite into any one whom tries to stop his quest here.
Finally after surveying the surrounding area the creature wallows down to the lakes floor.
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At the Palace Of Hyrule
"Impa!" the impatient girl called out.
"Yes Princess Zelda, how can I serve you?" Impa replied to the lovely Hyrulian princess.
"Where is my necklace?" the young lady replied impatiently.
"I do not know good lady, however I believe your father may have given it to the Duke to have a new precious stone put into it," Impa replied he bowed. As she bowed her head she surveyed the princess. Garbed in a pink plad dress that flowed when she walked, well when she walked like a proper lady. Her blouse was pink also, and had an emblem on the chest a…heart? That is odd, the princess never wears hearts. She's always said they're too "Girly". The golden hair was pulled back in a pony tail stretching down most of her back. Near her ears she had a strand for each that curled around, complimenting her well complexion. My what a lovely young lady she's become. If we could only weed out the Tom boy in her…
"Alright, well, I have to see the security chief of the Elite Knights today, so I wanted to look my best, sorry to be so tart Impa," Zelda replied apologetically. "I'm just so worried about Kira, it's not like her to disappear like she did. It's as if. if she simply dropped off the face of the earth!" Zelda cried out and lowered her head and shook it.
Impa went over to comfort Zelda, being her nursemaid/Guard that was her job. She went over to Zelda and hugged her around the shoulders and said, "It's alright Princess, I'm sure everything will be alright me lady," Although she had words of comfort for Zelda, she did not feel them to be true, as if something very wrong was happening all over Hyrule, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"I hope you're right Impa," Zelda replied. Then she raised her wrist and pressed the button on it, "Comm, please tell my escort I'm ready to go to Elite Knights station. Have them meet me outside of the palace," The princess explained to the min computer/communicator.
"Acknowledged Princess Zelda, the escort is waiting for you now," the Comm unit replied.
"Thank you," the princess replied to the unit on her arm. "Impa thank you for your kind words, you always seem to make me feel better when things are going awry," Zelda explained with a smile and hugged her beloved nursemaid.
After a brief embrace the princess headed out the door toward the Knights station on the middle part of the continent.
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Back near the breach of the Eastern seal…
The Hover unit landed next to Links downed Hover Unit. Oh my god, the General isn't going to believe this one…
A moment later the door of the command Hover unit opened outward and his old friend General Signus climbed out of the vehicle. Quickly Link stirred and snapped a salute to his commanding officer, because the man did not have a friendly look apon his face. "Just what in the hell happened here Colonel?" the man demanded.
"Well sir I do not think you would believe me if I told you, sir!" Link replied still in saluting.
"At ease Colonel, and please explain what's happened, I don't care if you think I'll believe it or not. There's a scientist missing from the Lab, and I've got Princess Zelda breathing down my neck to find her abductor!" the General exclaimed in frustration.
Link dropped his salute and crossed his hands behind his back and explained the events that had happened in the past hour or so. Once he finished the General said, "You're right, I don't believe you. Have you been smoking the fairy dust boy? How many times have I told you it's unbecoming of an officer?!?" the General replied jokingly. "That is some story, where is this supposed owl that you spoke of?" the General inquired.
"I have no idea sir, when you landed I turned away and then he was gone. It was all very odd sir," Link explained.
"Very odd indeed Colonel, if it were anyone else I would call them a liar and throw them in the brig, but I know you, and you're honest to a fault. Come on lets go back to base and we'll get a tow unit out here to get your Hover unit," The General commanded. At that, Link and the General climbed into the hover unit.
The unit lifted a meter off of the ground and started cruising toward the Knights base. The general engaged autopilot looked at Link. It was as if Link was in a world all his own, the young man had a strange look apon his face as if deep in thought. The General decided to let him be. First thing when we get back I'm gonna have the Med-techs take a look at his head, because that boy's got to have a screw loose, that or he really is smoking fairy dust.
After a few minutes the Base came into view. The base was mainly under ground to protect it from any kind of attacked. It was located about 20 kilometers the palace, and was surrounded by the plains of Hyrule. The base had six landing platforms that can open to allow people access to the base with the proper transponder code. The only other feature that is visible from the outside is the transmitting tower which stood in the center of the landing platforms.
As they neared the base, another Hover unit was approaching, it was that of the Princess, and the General groaned. "What timing Link, we've gotten here in time to meet the Princess, and guess who's going to tell her your little fantasy?" the General questioned wryly, with an eyebrow lifted and a grin on his face.
Link simply sighed and shook his head and said a brief prayer to him self hoping that he didn't get himself court marshaled. The princess had a been rumored to have a terrible temper.
The General brought the hover unit over one of the landing platforms, and entered the transponder code that would grant them access to the base. Once the code was accepted the landing platform opened and allowed them to proceed to the inner part of the base. The other ship was doing the same.
The craft touched down onto the metallic landing area with a slight jar. A crew of techs came to the unit and started to refuel her and started running diagnostics to make sure the unit hadn't taken any damage from the winds in the area. Link and the general opened their doors and stepped out of their Hover unit. Two escorts stepped out of the Princesses Hover unit and quickly opened her door and helped her down the steps.
Link caught sight of the princess, and was aww stricken. He had heard that she was beautiful, but the word beautiful didn't seem to do justice to this woman. Her eyes were emerald green, so lovely and so deep. A man could easily get lost in those eyes. Then she looked directly into his eyes. It was as if she was staring directly into his soul, and he was hypnotized. Suddenly he was forced the kneel by a chop to the back of his knee. "Have some respect kid, that's the princess, where's your manners!" the General scolded below his breath so only Link could hear him. Link quickly got his wit about him and lowered his head and put his hands behind his back in reverence to the Princess.
"Ahh, General Signus good to see you again," the Zelda said pretentiously, "You have good news I hope?"
"Umm, I'm sorry my lady, however my Colonel did not find anything of use at the site, and managed to Wreck his Hover unit while investigating the area," The General explained.
"I see, well what do you have to say for your self Colonel…?" Zelda inquired.
"Link my lady, Colonel Link. Actually my lady there is a little more to it than that, but you may want to sit down while I explain it," Link explained, keeping his head bowed so he didn't have to see those hypnotic eyes. However her scent was absolutely intoxicating, with the scent of fresh hibiscus about her. Damn, if it's not her beauty it's her delicate smell, it's driving me crazy…
"Interesting, I'm curious for what you have to say Colonel. At the early hour I'm sure you haven't eaten shall we get breakfast and you can explain it to me then?" Zelda inquired.
"That woulddd be fine my lady, I would be hoonnerd" Link replied fumbling over his words and cursing himself the entire time.
"Alright then let us go to the Palace and we shall discuss this over breakfast. General you will remain here and continue the investigation until the Colonel has briefed me," The princess commanded.
"Understood my lady," the General replied with a curt nod. "However may I ask for you to wait for a minute so a tech can get the Colonel a new comm. Unit? His was broken during the crash," The general requested.
"That will be fine general. Colonel please accompany me to my Hover Unit," The Princess demanded.
"Yes my lady as you command," Link replied automatically as he slowly rose to his feet. Then once again he was faced with those eyes, "My lady if I may be so bold, have we meet before?" Link inquired.
"I don't believe so Colonel, but I too feel that we've meet before," the princess explained, then she quickly did an about face and started walking toward her Hover unit.
Link opened the princesses door, shooing the Princesses attendants away at the same time. As he helped her up into the HU, and closed the door the General ran up and gave Link a new comm. Unit. "Try not to break this one Link, you luck bastard. I would highly recommend re thinking that story you told me and tell the Princess the truth about what happened. Aww…I know you wouldn't lie to me boy, but that story is very cockamamie!" The General explained with a grave look on his face.
Link nodded and gave a quick salute, which the General returned. Then Link proceeded to the other side of the vehicle and opened the door and let himself in.