Part eight! It is heeere! Still looking for some suggestions on my humor fic "The Legend of Zelda: Sages of Stupidity." I have enough for the next three chapters, buuut I like to be prepared :) AAACK! It looks like a smidgeon of romance worked its way in here!! What is this world coming to?! *Tries to smack the romance out but can't* grrrrrr...it's not that I'm immature about that stuff...I just...can't see myself writing romance. Oh well. At least it's just a little.... Ok here we go! Enjoy! AND PLEEEZ REVIEW! I NEED FEEDBACK!
Part Eight: Peace: A Hero's Victory
Jutaur shed his armor, dropped his axe, and, seeing the light surrounding Link's sword, began to cry for joy.
Link was confused. An enemy with an evil heart should be killed by the touch of something so pure. Then he remembered the way Jutaur had treated Zelda. It was not at all harsh. He must love her. The pure light on his sword must have destroyed all of the evil within Jutaur, leaving only the good and pure behind. Sensing no more danger, Link allowed the light surrounding himself and his sword to go out.
"Zelda," Link began, "we have to go."
"Yes...but the people here...."
"I have an idea." Link smiled. "Jutaur, as you know Zelda played a big part in governing the city she was in before you captured her. She must return to Hyrule to prevent the evill king Ganondorf from escaping the sacred realm and taking over Hyrule again. Maybe you could help that city while she is gone?"
"I will escort you to my border, but that is as far as I can go. I have a big mess to clean up here, and many wrongs to right," Jutaur told Link regretfully. "After that is done, however, that may be a possibility."
"I see. Zelda and I have enough food and water between us for all of us to leave now. Let's go."
With that the trio headed off to the west.
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The weather was cool, with a comfortingly warm breeze. With the addition of no monsters drawing his attention every hour or so, Link and his companions made cosiderably faster progress than Link had made on his own all those weeks ago.
Jutaur, as it turned out, knew a good deal of shortcuts, speeding them along. He pointed out different plants that were good to eat or poisonous, and used some to season their food for variety. As they traveled the three told stories and jokes, and with the light and cheerful mood the time seemed to fly. After only five and a half days of travel the came upon the canyon that separated Damon's Realm from Cemor's Realm. There was no sign on the other side for Link to grapple to this time, though, and he did not see how both he and Zelda would cross.
He was taken by surprise as a bridge of light appeared suddenly in front of him. A moment later he was inwardly berating himself for forgetting that Zelda was a sage, and much more experienced with magic than he. All of that was quickly forgotten, however, as the three exchanged their good-byes and Link and Zelda crossed the bridge. In another week they would be back in Hyrule and everything would be right again.
For the time being, however, he contented himself with the trek back towards the city, which by now he had learned was called Cemor City, capitol of Cemor's Realm. Jutaur had given them a history lesson along the way. Link decided to go over that in his mind as he walked.
Mekinelle had been a chaotic world of anarchy; full of cheating, theft, and betrayal. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, ten men appeared in Mekinelle. They all became well known throughout the land, respected by all. The two best-known were Damon and Cemor. It was they who had the idea into splitting the world into ten roughly equal sections, to be known as Realms. Each Realm would have a governor, and each city within the Realm would have a mayor, who would report semi-annually to the governor. Each of the Realms was named after one of those lords.
After they had all passed away, however, some Realms began to neglect their system of government. Slowly the inhabitants of those Realms began to move away to others that still prospered. Soon, Damon's Realm was one among three deserted. Evil began to rally in those Realms, and Mekinelle was on the brink of war. With nearly all of the evil scoured from Damon's Realm, however, over one half of the evil forces had been demolished. That was how bad Damon's Realm had been.
He was startled slightly as Zelda told him they should stop for lunch. Had it really been that long since they had crossed the border?
He sighed as he pulled some herbs from his pocket to flavor their food. Now that he and Zelda had discussed all that they had been through since they last saw each other in Hyrule- they had had a little over a week to do that- there was an awkward silence between them. There was so much he wanted to say...but couldn't. What he wanted to say was that he loved her, and talk about the possibility of them someday being together. Instead he asked, "You will be staying back on Hyrule, won't you?"
"I don't know, Link. For as long as Ganondorf has the triforce of power and must be sealed in the Sacred Realm, I will stay."
"You're needed back there for more than keeping Ganondorf locked up," Link told her. "The people of Hyrule need you just as much as the people here do. As soon as we get back we need a new Sage of the Shadow. Then Impa must be charged with high treason, and either banished or destroyed." Zelda flinched at the comment, but nodded anyways. Link continued. "And Zelda. There is one more thing. I couldn't tell you before; I didn't know how to say it. Plus you didn't need anything else to worry about at the time. Your father was so upset by your disappearance that he took ill. Last I saw him he wasn't doing too well. By the time we get back it may be too late; you may be Queen Zelda."
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They had been journeying for four days now, and were just cresting another hill.
"Look!" Zelda cried suddenly. Below them sprawled Cemor City, no less grand than Link had left it a few weeks back.
"I think we need a few days rest," Link said gratefully; and he and Zelda sprinted off in a race to see who could rach the gates first.
Zelda won. The guard immediately recognized her and ordered the gates to be opened.
The city was by far the most beautiful Link had ever seen; and undoubtedly the largest. As he and Zelda walked down the broad brick streets, people shouted excited greetings. On their way in the guard informed them that everyone in the town had been notified about the stranger Link from Hyrule who went off to save Zelda. People began to line the streets, cheering for Zelda and her rescuer. All Link could do was grin. He was too taken with the neatness and splendor of the city to say a word. Every house was neat; there were a variety of sizes and number of stories, but all had a neatly trimmed, perfectly green lawn in front. Children were busy at play, happy and care-free. Some would see Zelda, smile broadly, and wave; a wave which was returned, with an equally broad smile.
Presently a house larger than the rest came into view; it was three stories high, twice as wide as the rest around it, with a huge expanse of lawn surrounding it. Around the perimeter of the lawn ran a fence...but there was something strange about it. Sometimes Link could see it, and right as he was sure it was there it disappeared; only to reappear a moment later. It was usually translucent, occasionally opaque or completely transparent. There was a long sidewalk that meandered hap-hazardly over the lawn, lazily making its way from the front gate to the door. Along the way was a garden of fountains, bushes artistically cut, and large exotic flowers. It was all done with perfect taste; not too much, but still flashy.
"Here we are," Zelda told Link proudly as they reached the gates. "My home away from home." With that the gates opened, and they walked side by side down the path to Zelda's house.
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Link was back in Hyrule; on Epona, riding towards Lon Lon Ranch. Before it came into view, however, he noticed a black cloud of smoke on the horizon. As he rode further he saw that the ranch was the source of that smoke. He urged the horse faster. Five minutes later he was running up the sloping path leading into the ranch itself.
The place had been completely ransacked, and burned afterwards. A few dead cuckoos littered the ground. Apparently the horses had fled; there was no sign of them in the stable. The house seemed to have escaped most of the fire, however. He walked through the open doorway where the door had been knocked in. He slowly made his way past broken furniture and such and walked up the stairs. Inside he found Malon sitting at the table, facing away from him. He walked over and put a hand on her shoulder. Her head fell forward [A/N: NOT OFF!] and banged the table. Then Link realized she was dead.
Terror gripped him, and as he bolted out the door and ran down the stairs tears came to his eyes. He ran out the open doorway....
And ran headlong into none other than Ganondorf Dragmire.
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He woke up with a start, his brow soaked with a cold sweat. It was only a dream. He was in Mekinelle, in Cemor City, in Zelda's house. Everything would be okay. They just had to get back to Hyrule...very, very soon.
He walked down the halls, and after a little effort found Zelda's room. It was empty. He began to walk around again, and presently heard footsteps. He hid around a corner, and as the footsteps came close enough.... He jumped out and clamped his hand over the intruder's mouth. It took him a moment to realize that it was actually Zelda.
"I'm so sorry!" he whispered.
"It's okay...I couldn't sleep...I had this horrible dream, Link! The ranch...it was all burned up...and Malon...." She burst into tears, and threw her arms around her friend. "She was dead! And then I ran into Ganondorf...it was awful!"
Link gently pushed her out of the embrace he had her in. "We need to go, now. I had the same dream. I hope we're not too late...."
Zelda nodded. "I know a place where we can get back into Lon Lon ranch. There are two that I know of; one in the woods north of here, and one in the bedroom you were in. Hurry, follow me!"
They raced down the corridors, which seemed so much longer now that they were in haste. After what seemed like hours- but had been only a minute- they reached Link's room. Link hurriedly put on his tunic over his pajamas and put on his shield. He strapped his sword to his back, and nodded to Zelda. She created a ball of light quickly- about a hundred times faster than Link could have done it- and made a small doorway. She began to focus, and after a few minutes the door swung open. They rushed through.
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As soon as they were back in Hyrule the scent of smoke filled their nostrils. They were in a twisted burning wreckage that was the Ranch. Both instinctively ran to the farmhouse and rushed up the stairs. They found Malon in her room as she had been in their dream...only she wasn't dead. There was, however, a gash on her wrist that was bleeding heavily. Link rushed to her, tearing off a piece of his tunic to staunch the wound.
"Link............I thought that you......you and the......the Sages.......I thought you trapped.........him in the.......the Sacred Rea-" she slipped out of consciousness before she finished.
*~~* THE END OF PART EIGHT *~~*
[A/N: Stick around for the concluding chapter of the Link's Quest to Fin Zelda series! And pleeeeease review! I need feedback! You can do it! C'mooon....the box is right down there! Review or there's no part nine for you! :P :P :P :P I'm j/p wit ya ppls.....but u still gots ta review! Oh and BTW, no preview of the last chapter cuz it would give too much away.]
Part Eight: Peace: A Hero's Victory
Jutaur shed his armor, dropped his axe, and, seeing the light surrounding Link's sword, began to cry for joy.
Link was confused. An enemy with an evil heart should be killed by the touch of something so pure. Then he remembered the way Jutaur had treated Zelda. It was not at all harsh. He must love her. The pure light on his sword must have destroyed all of the evil within Jutaur, leaving only the good and pure behind. Sensing no more danger, Link allowed the light surrounding himself and his sword to go out.
"Zelda," Link began, "we have to go."
"Yes...but the people here...."
"I have an idea." Link smiled. "Jutaur, as you know Zelda played a big part in governing the city she was in before you captured her. She must return to Hyrule to prevent the evill king Ganondorf from escaping the sacred realm and taking over Hyrule again. Maybe you could help that city while she is gone?"
"I will escort you to my border, but that is as far as I can go. I have a big mess to clean up here, and many wrongs to right," Jutaur told Link regretfully. "After that is done, however, that may be a possibility."
"I see. Zelda and I have enough food and water between us for all of us to leave now. Let's go."
With that the trio headed off to the west.
***********************************************************************
The weather was cool, with a comfortingly warm breeze. With the addition of no monsters drawing his attention every hour or so, Link and his companions made cosiderably faster progress than Link had made on his own all those weeks ago.
Jutaur, as it turned out, knew a good deal of shortcuts, speeding them along. He pointed out different plants that were good to eat or poisonous, and used some to season their food for variety. As they traveled the three told stories and jokes, and with the light and cheerful mood the time seemed to fly. After only five and a half days of travel the came upon the canyon that separated Damon's Realm from Cemor's Realm. There was no sign on the other side for Link to grapple to this time, though, and he did not see how both he and Zelda would cross.
He was taken by surprise as a bridge of light appeared suddenly in front of him. A moment later he was inwardly berating himself for forgetting that Zelda was a sage, and much more experienced with magic than he. All of that was quickly forgotten, however, as the three exchanged their good-byes and Link and Zelda crossed the bridge. In another week they would be back in Hyrule and everything would be right again.
For the time being, however, he contented himself with the trek back towards the city, which by now he had learned was called Cemor City, capitol of Cemor's Realm. Jutaur had given them a history lesson along the way. Link decided to go over that in his mind as he walked.
Mekinelle had been a chaotic world of anarchy; full of cheating, theft, and betrayal. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, ten men appeared in Mekinelle. They all became well known throughout the land, respected by all. The two best-known were Damon and Cemor. It was they who had the idea into splitting the world into ten roughly equal sections, to be known as Realms. Each Realm would have a governor, and each city within the Realm would have a mayor, who would report semi-annually to the governor. Each of the Realms was named after one of those lords.
After they had all passed away, however, some Realms began to neglect their system of government. Slowly the inhabitants of those Realms began to move away to others that still prospered. Soon, Damon's Realm was one among three deserted. Evil began to rally in those Realms, and Mekinelle was on the brink of war. With nearly all of the evil scoured from Damon's Realm, however, over one half of the evil forces had been demolished. That was how bad Damon's Realm had been.
He was startled slightly as Zelda told him they should stop for lunch. Had it really been that long since they had crossed the border?
He sighed as he pulled some herbs from his pocket to flavor their food. Now that he and Zelda had discussed all that they had been through since they last saw each other in Hyrule- they had had a little over a week to do that- there was an awkward silence between them. There was so much he wanted to say...but couldn't. What he wanted to say was that he loved her, and talk about the possibility of them someday being together. Instead he asked, "You will be staying back on Hyrule, won't you?"
"I don't know, Link. For as long as Ganondorf has the triforce of power and must be sealed in the Sacred Realm, I will stay."
"You're needed back there for more than keeping Ganondorf locked up," Link told her. "The people of Hyrule need you just as much as the people here do. As soon as we get back we need a new Sage of the Shadow. Then Impa must be charged with high treason, and either banished or destroyed." Zelda flinched at the comment, but nodded anyways. Link continued. "And Zelda. There is one more thing. I couldn't tell you before; I didn't know how to say it. Plus you didn't need anything else to worry about at the time. Your father was so upset by your disappearance that he took ill. Last I saw him he wasn't doing too well. By the time we get back it may be too late; you may be Queen Zelda."
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They had been journeying for four days now, and were just cresting another hill.
"Look!" Zelda cried suddenly. Below them sprawled Cemor City, no less grand than Link had left it a few weeks back.
"I think we need a few days rest," Link said gratefully; and he and Zelda sprinted off in a race to see who could rach the gates first.
Zelda won. The guard immediately recognized her and ordered the gates to be opened.
The city was by far the most beautiful Link had ever seen; and undoubtedly the largest. As he and Zelda walked down the broad brick streets, people shouted excited greetings. On their way in the guard informed them that everyone in the town had been notified about the stranger Link from Hyrule who went off to save Zelda. People began to line the streets, cheering for Zelda and her rescuer. All Link could do was grin. He was too taken with the neatness and splendor of the city to say a word. Every house was neat; there were a variety of sizes and number of stories, but all had a neatly trimmed, perfectly green lawn in front. Children were busy at play, happy and care-free. Some would see Zelda, smile broadly, and wave; a wave which was returned, with an equally broad smile.
Presently a house larger than the rest came into view; it was three stories high, twice as wide as the rest around it, with a huge expanse of lawn surrounding it. Around the perimeter of the lawn ran a fence...but there was something strange about it. Sometimes Link could see it, and right as he was sure it was there it disappeared; only to reappear a moment later. It was usually translucent, occasionally opaque or completely transparent. There was a long sidewalk that meandered hap-hazardly over the lawn, lazily making its way from the front gate to the door. Along the way was a garden of fountains, bushes artistically cut, and large exotic flowers. It was all done with perfect taste; not too much, but still flashy.
"Here we are," Zelda told Link proudly as they reached the gates. "My home away from home." With that the gates opened, and they walked side by side down the path to Zelda's house.
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Link was back in Hyrule; on Epona, riding towards Lon Lon Ranch. Before it came into view, however, he noticed a black cloud of smoke on the horizon. As he rode further he saw that the ranch was the source of that smoke. He urged the horse faster. Five minutes later he was running up the sloping path leading into the ranch itself.
The place had been completely ransacked, and burned afterwards. A few dead cuckoos littered the ground. Apparently the horses had fled; there was no sign of them in the stable. The house seemed to have escaped most of the fire, however. He walked through the open doorway where the door had been knocked in. He slowly made his way past broken furniture and such and walked up the stairs. Inside he found Malon sitting at the table, facing away from him. He walked over and put a hand on her shoulder. Her head fell forward [A/N: NOT OFF!] and banged the table. Then Link realized she was dead.
Terror gripped him, and as he bolted out the door and ran down the stairs tears came to his eyes. He ran out the open doorway....
And ran headlong into none other than Ganondorf Dragmire.
~~
He woke up with a start, his brow soaked with a cold sweat. It was only a dream. He was in Mekinelle, in Cemor City, in Zelda's house. Everything would be okay. They just had to get back to Hyrule...very, very soon.
He walked down the halls, and after a little effort found Zelda's room. It was empty. He began to walk around again, and presently heard footsteps. He hid around a corner, and as the footsteps came close enough.... He jumped out and clamped his hand over the intruder's mouth. It took him a moment to realize that it was actually Zelda.
"I'm so sorry!" he whispered.
"It's okay...I couldn't sleep...I had this horrible dream, Link! The ranch...it was all burned up...and Malon...." She burst into tears, and threw her arms around her friend. "She was dead! And then I ran into Ganondorf...it was awful!"
Link gently pushed her out of the embrace he had her in. "We need to go, now. I had the same dream. I hope we're not too late...."
Zelda nodded. "I know a place where we can get back into Lon Lon ranch. There are two that I know of; one in the woods north of here, and one in the bedroom you were in. Hurry, follow me!"
They raced down the corridors, which seemed so much longer now that they were in haste. After what seemed like hours- but had been only a minute- they reached Link's room. Link hurriedly put on his tunic over his pajamas and put on his shield. He strapped his sword to his back, and nodded to Zelda. She created a ball of light quickly- about a hundred times faster than Link could have done it- and made a small doorway. She began to focus, and after a few minutes the door swung open. They rushed through.
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As soon as they were back in Hyrule the scent of smoke filled their nostrils. They were in a twisted burning wreckage that was the Ranch. Both instinctively ran to the farmhouse and rushed up the stairs. They found Malon in her room as she had been in their dream...only she wasn't dead. There was, however, a gash on her wrist that was bleeding heavily. Link rushed to her, tearing off a piece of his tunic to staunch the wound.
"Link............I thought that you......you and the......the Sages.......I thought you trapped.........him in the.......the Sacred Rea-" she slipped out of consciousness before she finished.
*~~* THE END OF PART EIGHT *~~*
[A/N: Stick around for the concluding chapter of the Link's Quest to Fin Zelda series! And pleeeeease review! I need feedback! You can do it! C'mooon....the box is right down there! Review or there's no part nine for you! :P :P :P :P I'm j/p wit ya ppls.....but u still gots ta review! Oh and BTW, no preview of the last chapter cuz it would give too much away.]