A Kid Named Link

V1.3.

By: (o'.')o [Kirby Kid]

Disclaimer:

Luigi came to my house yesterday. He told me to make sure everyone understood Zelda is property of Nintendo. He made it very clear what would happen to me if I didn't.

Note From Author:

If you read this through and through, please take a second and review it. I understand it's a pain to wait for the process to be completed once you press the button, so those with fast computers, please review. Here we go.

Last Chapter: Malon thought it would be the right time for her and Link to shack up. Link thought it'd be a good time to get her a fish, so he went fishing. There he met a young Zoran named Ruto, who was a little insecure about her bosom. Link was even more insecure about her nakedness, but after a little conversation, he felt a lot more comfortable around her. Ruto, helped by Link's advice, went back to her Kingdom…but something happened to her on the way. Meanwhile, Link returned to the ranch, to meet a distraught family, who had been terrorized while he was gone.

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The stars were beginning to join the big Hyrulian moon in the skies with their many pinpoints of lights. Link had been planning to sit out and enjoy them with Malon, but they were inside the House instead. Link was now taking care of Malon and her family, trying to get them relax after what must have been a harrowing experience.

Link was incensed. That someone would come here, on his turf, on his birthday, and come messing around with his surrogate family. It pissed him off to no end. Of course, Malon wouldn't know, because he was hiding it well.

Or was he? Malon looked at him now, with those big dark eyes. She had stopped shaking and calmed down when Link made her some of his "KokiTea" ( Which he learned from his years with the Kokiri ) Malon reached out and put a hand on Links shoulder as he prepared more Tea for the rest of them. "Link, relax. We're OK."

Link stopped what he was doing. He was amazed at how she could say that, not having any worry for her own well-being. Link smiled and turned around. "Hey, I know, it's just this tea. It's not easy you know." Link lied. Then he sat down next to her, Ingo and Talon on chairs at the opposite end. "What happened? I know it might be painful, but I need to know."

The Lon Lon family hesitated, silence permeated the air like heavy fog. Finally Malon spoke up. "While you were gone, two people came. One didn't seem to bad, but the other, I'm sure he was evil! I'm sure he"

"Hold on." Link said, putting an hand on her lap. "Tell me about the first one."

"It was a man, on a white horse." Talon started. "He had this big bushy beard. He was so tanned, I thought he came from the desert."

"He asked for some water." Ingo growled. "This idiot gave him some of Lon Lon's milk instead. It's not like it's cheap you know!" he complained to the Ranch Master.

"What did he want?" Link asked, hurrying on the conversation.

"You." Malon responded. He looked at him in his eyes. Brown, for now. " He said he needed to speak with you, that it was urgent. I told him you weren't here. He said. 'When he comes back, tell him that I will speak to him today. She'll tell you how to get there.'" Malon shook her head. "Do you know what he meant? Who's this 'she' anyway?"

Link was stumped. He shrugged. It was strange, but certainly not enough to warrant such a reaction from the 3 as he saw when he returned from his trip to the Stream. "What about the other one?"

The others froze, as if the sheer act of remembering the stranger brought a certain fear of death into their hearts. Malon started trembling and Link held her. "Relax!" he started. "He can't hurt you now. Just tell me what happened….please." he pleaded.

Again, Ingo started. "The other one, the one in white. He stopped at the gate." He paused and gulped. "This one, he went right through, horse and all….as if they weren't there. He would have trampled me if I hadn't leapt out of his path!" Ingo raised his pant leg and showed the nasty purple bruise for effect.

"He strode right up to Malon and I." Talon continued. "He wore…black and red cloth…not like armor, but it looked like underneath all that cloth, his body was tougher than any metal. His horse was…lean, female… and Gerudoan, like Epona, except darker in tint. It's eyes were complete black…." Talon stopped.

Link looked at him, then Malon. "But that wasn't the weirdest thing, was it?" he inquired.

"He wasn't a big man." Malon responded. "About your height. His face was covered up completely, in a shawl, except with a long tail end like your Tuke. His eyes…." Malon hesitated. " those eyes…."

Talon saw the pain in his daughters face and jumped in. "He had these, black gloves…and on the left one, a bright yellow triangle…just one. Right at the top of his hand."

Link didn't like this description one bit. He was expecting the tall Gerudo man described in legend…Ganondorf. Instead, this looked like some punk kid.

"Tell him what he did." Ingo piped up suddenly. Malon stared at the ground. Talon shook his head. None of them wanted to talk.

Links eyes narrowed. "What did he want?" he asked.

The tone of his voice forced an answer from Malons lips. "You." she started. "He wanted to you. That's all he said. 'Link, bring him to me.' He said. At first, I lied. I said I didn't know you. He said. 'Yes, I did. Bring him to me now.' He didn't even look like me. Then…then I told him I didn't know where you were."

Tears were slowly coming from her eyes. Talon took in a deep breath. "Then he looked down at her, with those….eyes…." then Talon couldn't continue.

"She stopped breathing." Ingo said calmly. " It was like her throat wouldn't work. She fell to the ground, gasping for air…no reason at all. She just wouldn't breathe."

Link imagined the scene….Malon on the ground, Talon and Ingo trying desperately to revive her. His brown eyes became slowly became lighter.

"Her face turned completely blue. Her eyes rolled back, I thought she was dead." Talon cried. "That's when the bastard asked again 'Where is Link?' I told him what Malon told me before…that you had gone fishing. He looked at me, like he didn't believe me. I thought he'd let her die…"

Malon looked up at Link now…her face streaked with tears. Links eyes were completely gray. Cold and lifeless. Malon was shocked. She saw that Links eyes changed hue sometimes…they became a little lighter when he was angry, but this time they were gray like metal, and getting lighter. She grabbed him by the arms.

"Link! I'm ok, really." Link shook his head, as if coming out of a trance. When he opened his eyes, they were it's normal brown color. (If that's normal for a blonde.) He looked at Malon straight on. "What happened next?"

"He left." Ingo shrugged. " I thought he was going to wait to kill you or something…but instead he just took off. Slowly and deliberately."

Link read their faces. They we're hiding something. "But that…still, wasn't the strangest thing that happened."

Talon and Ingo looked at each other. Malon sighed. "I thought I was seeing things…I was nearly out cold…but when he turned his horse and walked away…I saw.." she took a breath.

"A tail." She said.

"A thick one." Ingo added. "Kind of curled, with a knob at the end."

"And red eyes." Talon continued. " and…and a tip of something peeked under his shawl…like a…"

"Snout." Malon said.

"And his hands were like …hooves…but then, he was completely normal again." Ingo sighed. "Like I never saw anything.

The other two nodded. Link buried his head in his hands. "A Pig" he thought. "Like in the fairy-tales. Ganondorf turned into a Pig for his crimes. I can't believe all this…it's just children's stories…"

But what the Lon Lon Family had seen wasn't from a children's book. This didn't make sense. He suddenly wished they had seen Ganondorf. That would make more sense. But then, Ganondorf also had the Triforce on his hand…not just one piece of the Triforce. And Ganondorf was a man, not just a kid, liked this guy looked like. But then, why did he look like the Demon-Pig…if only for a second…

Link suddenly realized the others were staring at him. He smiled nervously. "You guys OK?" The others nodded. "Want some more tea?" They shook their heads. "Well then…I think it's practically impossible for us to rationalize what happened. We might as well sleep on it" Link offered his hand as a physical example of his suggestion "…what do you say?"

The air boomed with the ring of the Front Gate Bell. Link shot up. "Another visitor?" he wondered? Making sure his sword was on his hip, he raced to the front gate. If it was the kid again, he'd make sure he paid for what he did to Malon.

When he reached the gate, it wasn't the mysterious stranger. Instead it was a slender figure on a white horse. The horse was plain, decorated only with a saddle and retainer. The figure on the horse was obviously a woman, draped in white cloths. Strands of golden curls peeked from the shawl she wore. Link knew immediately who it was. This time he knew what to do.

Link got down on one knee, hand to his sword handle. "Princess Zelda!" he exclaimed. "Your presence here humbles us--"

"Quiet you idiot!!!" Zelda hissed. "I don't want people to know I'm here! Why do you think I came alone, like this?"

Link got up quickly and frowned. "Geez…I only did what I thought you wanted me to do! Cut me some slack."

"Oh shut up." Zelda admonished. "Listen, Link. I want you to come with me."

Link thought of a dirty joke that he would love to retort with…but he didn't even let the smile in his mind reach his lips, upon fearing instant death at the princesses hands. Instead he nodded solemnly.

"Your wish, is my command." He bowed. "Where we going?"

"Someone visited your family today." Zelda said quietly. " The same person visited me to. He's a Sage. He has information about a threat that is hanging upon Hyrule, and how we can solve it."

Zelda turned, offering the rest of the back of her horse to him. "We're going to see him."

"Now?" Link asked incredulously.

"No…next week. Sorry to bother you, goodnight."

"Whew…thanks, cause I'm kinda tired and--"

"YES NOW!" Zelda hissed at him. Link jumped and got on the back of Zelda's horse. "Put your arms around me." She ordered.

"If you say so…" Link said, as if it was a chore. He noticed how nice the Princess smelled…but then, that was a given, knowing as to how many women bust their assess keeping her pretty. Still….

"Hey…can I go talk to Malon before---"

"We have to go now Link." Zelda said, and she stirred her horse into movement. " You'll be back before the sun is up, I guarantee it."

Link sighed. He had a feeling the next time he left the ranch, it would be for a long time. With that silent thought, Link and Zelda headed out of the ranch in the dead of night, speeding towards the Sage who would tell them just how deeply their lives would be forever changed.

END

Next: The end of this Volume… Link hears from the Sage, then embarks on his journey…but…alone???