CHAPTER IV
"Move! Move! HUTHUTHUTHUT!" Dellum ran across the field, jumping over obsticals as his trainer, Agonn, yelled instructions at him, where other thoughts ran through his own mind.
Dellum was exahusted after running 2 miles nonstop, climbed 50 trees, jumped from the tallest one, used his weapons on targets, and now jumping long distances, all in a row. He panted and couged, and Agonn was doing nothing, except yelling, "Move, move, MOVE!! Hut hut hut hut!"
Dellum looked at the next obstacle ahead of him. It was a huge swamp. He ran faster so he could have more momentum when he jumped it. As soon as he got to the edge of the mud pit, he leaped, his front foot outstretched so he could land on the edge.
Would he make it? He sailed across the pit of ooze, whenSNAP!
Dellum turned his head to see what it was. Big mistake. PLOP! He landed in mud, and found out the snap was the jaws of a crocidile! Dellum drew his sword from the scabbard strapped to his back.
The crocidile lunged at Dellum. He swung his sword, but too early. The crocidile was a bit high, so his bottom jaw his forehead. Dellum fell backwards into the mud with a splash. He was completely buried in the stuff, and he couldn't get up. The crocidile dived in the mud and clamped his teeth around Dellum's Kokiri boot. He screamed, but his mouth was filled with mud. He couldn't breath. He tried to get up, but the croc had an extremly firm grip on his foot. He slowly closed his eyes, when he was lifted out of the mud by stong arms. He opened his eyes to see Agonn infront of him. He was about to open his mouth to say thank you, but all that came out was mud.
"You failed! Failures are losers! And losers aren't winners! And—"
"Agonn, cut him a little slack! He almost died!" said Princess Zelda, who had been watching.
"All right, soldier, I'll let you off easy this time, but you better not take it for granted. I guess your training is done for today." He marched back into the castle.
Zelda got up. "Dellum, are you sure you want to face Ganon? Link has, and he almost died. It's not like fighting an Octorock, and I've seen Agonn train before, and today is the easiest he'll ever be. Fighting Ganon is not easy, let me tell you that."
"Zelda, as I told you before, I'm not fighting just for me. I'm fighting for you, Hyrule, and Link."
Zelda nodded. "I know, but still. Justwhen you DO fight Ganonbe careful, ok?"
"Don't worry, your majestyZelda, I mean. I know how powerful Ganon is, but if I don't, he may take the TriForce of Wisdom, so we must take action."
"Well, you handeld Agonn so well, Ganon should be a cinch!" Dellum laughed.
"Maybe, Zelda, maybe"