"Zelda! My darling! Please tell me what happened," urged King Harkinian. 'What in the hell do
you THINK happened?!' Zelda thought. She went over the whole story with her father.
Surprisingly, he was very understanding about it. "I'll have one of my guards permanently
dispose of him as soon as possible, alright, Dearest?"
"Uh...yes, of course, Father," She couldn't help it. She had other things on her mind than Erich
right now. Right now all she could think about was how close Link was to her. Close enough
she could almost.....
"Zelda?" her Father interrupted her thoughts, "You seem a bit preoccupied, is everything okay?"
"Oh, just fine. I was just thinking about...well, nothing," she said with a sigh. She wasn't about to
say what she had been thinking, and she wasn't going to lie, so she would just shut up about it.
"What, my Darling? You can tell me anything," her Father said. He was trying to be there for her
when she needed him, but Zelda didn't want to say anything anyway, with Link standing right
next to her and all.
"I'd rather not say," she replied a little awkwardly. She didn't want him to keep talking about it,
so she changed the subject, "Daddy, why did you call Link down if you aren't going to talk with
him?"
"Oh! I almost forgot! Link, I have some very good news for you. You were chosen to go on an
expedition with the Hero from Derechala, our northern neighboring country! Isn't that great?!
You will be helping your partner through the Forest of Dreams there. Since no one has
ever been able to go through it to map it, they thought maybe you could help."
'And THAT was supposed to be GOOD news?!' Zelda thought. Link may be leaving her, and for
quite some time. But maybe he would refuse.....
"That sounds absolutely wonderful," Link agreed. "So who will I be working with?"
King Harkinian fake-coughed, "Uh, I'm not quite sure at this point in time. We'll talk about it
later," he stated, making it clear he wanted to avoid this subject at this time.
Zelda felt like crying. "Is that all, Daddy?" Zelda asked, next to tears.
"Yes, Dear, for now," her Father said. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Fine, Father. I'm just fine." Zelda just wanted to run upstairs and cry. But she calmly turned and
walked up the stairs to her room. She wasn't walking slowly for Link to catch up, which meant
she wanted to be alone. Link and King Harkinian were alone, so the King seized his chance,
"Link, do you want to know who your partner is, now?"
"Yes, but why couldn't you say it in front of Zelda?"
"Because I was afraid she would have gotten jealous,"
"Why would she be jealous?"
"Because your partner is Emma, a female,"
"WHAT?!" Link asked, slightly raising his voice.
"She was chosen by destiny, Link. She can't help she was born a girl. You'll still take the
mission though, won't you?"
"Yeah, I will, but what do I say if Zel asks me later?"
"You'll have to figure that one out on your own," was the King's reply. Link sighed and headed
to the courtyard, his favorite place to just sit and think.
He smiled and laughed to himself, "This is where I first kissed Zelda." He sat in his favorite
place and started to think. 'What will I tell Zelda? I know she'll ask me later. I know, she may get
mad if I tell her the truth, but she'll be worse if I lie to her and she finds out.' So he had that
problem solved. Now he would just think about anything that came to mind. The mission. He
really didn't want the mission, but what could he do? He didn't want to upset the King, he was
trying to get on the Kings good side, so he could have a better chance at getting the King to
accept the idea of his little girl maybe someday marrying Link. But right now that someday
seemed so far away, especially when he thought of Zelda's reaction to his partner being a female.
"Hey, Link!" Uh, oh. It was Zelda. Link tried to swallow the big lump in his throat, but it
wouldn't go away.
"Hey, Zel,"
"So, did my Dad tell you who you were gonna be working with?"
"Uh huh,"
"Well then, who is it?"
"Emma,"
Zelda giggled, "Emma? Isn't that a girls' name?"
"Yep," was Link's reply, "I'm working with a girl." Zelda gasped. Could her day possibly get any
worse? First Erich, then Link leaving, then Erich, the news of Link leaving again, and now this.
"Link?" she asked.
"What?"
"If she turns out to be really cute and all, will you still love me?"
Link laughed at her honesty, "Of course I will, Zel. And besides, I don't think ANY girl could be
as cute as you,"
She smiled, "Really?"
"Absolutely," he said staring into her deep, green eyes. He should be careful. He could get lost in
those eyes. She was so beautiful. He just wanted to.....She beat him to it. She wrapped her arms
around him and softly pressed her lips to his. They both heard someone walking toward them in
the distance. They quickly separated and tried to look innocent, just as a messenger arrived.
"Link, someone by the name of 'Lorelei' has told me to give this to you," he said, handing Link a
rolled up piece of parchment. After he handed it to Link, he bowed to Zelda, turned, and quickly
left.
"Lorelei?" asked Link, "Zelda, do you anyone who goes by that name?"
"Not that I can think of, although it does sound vaguely familiar,"
Link unrolled the parchment as Zelda was trying to think of where she had heard the name
before. He read silently to himself:
Dear Link,
You probably don't remember me, after all, you were just an infant when we separated. I'm
Lorelei, your sister. And you haven't heard from me until now, because I have been too busy
trying to help Ganon. Yeah, you read right. I never was the daughter our mother and father
wanted. I used to get into trouble a lot, til one day Father got sick of it, and left me all the way on
top of Death Mountain to die. But lucky me, Ganon found me. He took me in and raised me, and
was very secretive of me. He taught me just about everything I know. He was going to let me
fight you, instead of him, but some plans didn't turn out right. I'm blood of your blood, flesh of
your flesh, and I believe I am just as good, if not better, than you at battle. And I'm willing to
prove it. I figured you wouldn't fight me willingly, so I've decided to take hostages. I have your
precious little Malon here. And, oh yes, I do believe a little girl named, what was it? Oh yes, it's
Saria. So unless you want them to be slowly tortured until their painful death, and want me to take
MORE hostages, I'd suggest youcome to the very top of Death Mountain, alone, as soon as you
read this. I'll be waiting.
Sincerely,
Lorelei
Link was too stunned for words.
"What's wrong?" Zelda asked. She could clearly tell something was wrong with Link by the
expression on his face.
• Oooooooo, what will happen next? Will Link accept the challenge? Or will he sweet-talk
his way out of it? Or maybe the King will interfere...please r&r and leave suggestions if
you have any.
Luv, april
you THINK happened?!' Zelda thought. She went over the whole story with her father.
Surprisingly, he was very understanding about it. "I'll have one of my guards permanently
dispose of him as soon as possible, alright, Dearest?"
"Uh...yes, of course, Father," She couldn't help it. She had other things on her mind than Erich
right now. Right now all she could think about was how close Link was to her. Close enough
she could almost.....
"Zelda?" her Father interrupted her thoughts, "You seem a bit preoccupied, is everything okay?"
"Oh, just fine. I was just thinking about...well, nothing," she said with a sigh. She wasn't about to
say what she had been thinking, and she wasn't going to lie, so she would just shut up about it.
"What, my Darling? You can tell me anything," her Father said. He was trying to be there for her
when she needed him, but Zelda didn't want to say anything anyway, with Link standing right
next to her and all.
"I'd rather not say," she replied a little awkwardly. She didn't want him to keep talking about it,
so she changed the subject, "Daddy, why did you call Link down if you aren't going to talk with
him?"
"Oh! I almost forgot! Link, I have some very good news for you. You were chosen to go on an
expedition with the Hero from Derechala, our northern neighboring country! Isn't that great?!
You will be helping your partner through the Forest of Dreams there. Since no one has
ever been able to go through it to map it, they thought maybe you could help."
'And THAT was supposed to be GOOD news?!' Zelda thought. Link may be leaving her, and for
quite some time. But maybe he would refuse.....
"That sounds absolutely wonderful," Link agreed. "So who will I be working with?"
King Harkinian fake-coughed, "Uh, I'm not quite sure at this point in time. We'll talk about it
later," he stated, making it clear he wanted to avoid this subject at this time.
Zelda felt like crying. "Is that all, Daddy?" Zelda asked, next to tears.
"Yes, Dear, for now," her Father said. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Fine, Father. I'm just fine." Zelda just wanted to run upstairs and cry. But she calmly turned and
walked up the stairs to her room. She wasn't walking slowly for Link to catch up, which meant
she wanted to be alone. Link and King Harkinian were alone, so the King seized his chance,
"Link, do you want to know who your partner is, now?"
"Yes, but why couldn't you say it in front of Zelda?"
"Because I was afraid she would have gotten jealous,"
"Why would she be jealous?"
"Because your partner is Emma, a female,"
"WHAT?!" Link asked, slightly raising his voice.
"She was chosen by destiny, Link. She can't help she was born a girl. You'll still take the
mission though, won't you?"
"Yeah, I will, but what do I say if Zel asks me later?"
"You'll have to figure that one out on your own," was the King's reply. Link sighed and headed
to the courtyard, his favorite place to just sit and think.
He smiled and laughed to himself, "This is where I first kissed Zelda." He sat in his favorite
place and started to think. 'What will I tell Zelda? I know she'll ask me later. I know, she may get
mad if I tell her the truth, but she'll be worse if I lie to her and she finds out.' So he had that
problem solved. Now he would just think about anything that came to mind. The mission. He
really didn't want the mission, but what could he do? He didn't want to upset the King, he was
trying to get on the Kings good side, so he could have a better chance at getting the King to
accept the idea of his little girl maybe someday marrying Link. But right now that someday
seemed so far away, especially when he thought of Zelda's reaction to his partner being a female.
"Hey, Link!" Uh, oh. It was Zelda. Link tried to swallow the big lump in his throat, but it
wouldn't go away.
"Hey, Zel,"
"So, did my Dad tell you who you were gonna be working with?"
"Uh huh,"
"Well then, who is it?"
"Emma,"
Zelda giggled, "Emma? Isn't that a girls' name?"
"Yep," was Link's reply, "I'm working with a girl." Zelda gasped. Could her day possibly get any
worse? First Erich, then Link leaving, then Erich, the news of Link leaving again, and now this.
"Link?" she asked.
"What?"
"If she turns out to be really cute and all, will you still love me?"
Link laughed at her honesty, "Of course I will, Zel. And besides, I don't think ANY girl could be
as cute as you,"
She smiled, "Really?"
"Absolutely," he said staring into her deep, green eyes. He should be careful. He could get lost in
those eyes. She was so beautiful. He just wanted to.....She beat him to it. She wrapped her arms
around him and softly pressed her lips to his. They both heard someone walking toward them in
the distance. They quickly separated and tried to look innocent, just as a messenger arrived.
"Link, someone by the name of 'Lorelei' has told me to give this to you," he said, handing Link a
rolled up piece of parchment. After he handed it to Link, he bowed to Zelda, turned, and quickly
left.
"Lorelei?" asked Link, "Zelda, do you anyone who goes by that name?"
"Not that I can think of, although it does sound vaguely familiar,"
Link unrolled the parchment as Zelda was trying to think of where she had heard the name
before. He read silently to himself:
Dear Link,
You probably don't remember me, after all, you were just an infant when we separated. I'm
Lorelei, your sister. And you haven't heard from me until now, because I have been too busy
trying to help Ganon. Yeah, you read right. I never was the daughter our mother and father
wanted. I used to get into trouble a lot, til one day Father got sick of it, and left me all the way on
top of Death Mountain to die. But lucky me, Ganon found me. He took me in and raised me, and
was very secretive of me. He taught me just about everything I know. He was going to let me
fight you, instead of him, but some plans didn't turn out right. I'm blood of your blood, flesh of
your flesh, and I believe I am just as good, if not better, than you at battle. And I'm willing to
prove it. I figured you wouldn't fight me willingly, so I've decided to take hostages. I have your
precious little Malon here. And, oh yes, I do believe a little girl named, what was it? Oh yes, it's
Saria. So unless you want them to be slowly tortured until their painful death, and want me to take
MORE hostages, I'd suggest youcome to the very top of Death Mountain, alone, as soon as you
read this. I'll be waiting.
Sincerely,
Lorelei
Link was too stunned for words.
"What's wrong?" Zelda asked. She could clearly tell something was wrong with Link by the
expression on his face.
• Oooooooo, what will happen next? Will Link accept the challenge? Or will he sweet-talk
his way out of it? Or maybe the King will interfere...please r&r and leave suggestions if
you have any.
Luv, april
