Altered States
A Legend of Zelda Fanfiction
By OJR
The sun filtered down
through the light cloud cover, bathing the churchyard in a soft glow. Some of the gathered crowd were crying,
others smiled, but the whole scene was one of unmatched serenity. Link stood before the congregation and
shifted a little from foot to foot. The
collar of his dress armour was biting into him a little and the small crown on
his head felt alien and weighty. The
Master sword stirred at his side, rather than across his back, and he looked to
the door in anticipation. Suddenly, the
organ began to play a melody, which sounded like a derivative of Zelda's
Lullaby. And through the double doors
came the most beautiful thing in his life, Zelda. The two blonde Kokiri twins held her train as she seemed to flow
up the aisle, radiating regal grace and beauty. She smiled toward her beau, who was very handsome in his green
and gold armour. They were the perfect
couple. Rauru stood at the front, like
a jolly, roly-poly uncle, ceremonial robes draped about his shoulders. In the front row the King sat, beaming
proudly. The Zora King and Ruto were
also there, Ruto being surprisingly civil as her 'fiancé" got married to
someone else. Darunia was there, and
Impa, and all the other sages. They all
felt happy for Link and Zelda, although a certain Kokiri couldn't help but feel
a little disappointed that it was not her that he was taking down the
aisle. As a matter of fact she was not
the only disgruntled Kokiri, as Mido brooded about not being picked as best
man. He just didn't realise that he
didn't stand a chance anyway, even if the candidate chosen had not turned up
out of the blue. Rauru began the
ceremony.
"Dearly beloved, we are
gathered here today…" he continued on. He got no reply from the request for any reason that Link and Zelda
weren't meant to be together and the time came to exchange the rings. Link looked down at his best man. The wheelchair bound man used his good arm
to lift a pillow with two rings on it, as his other arm, and leg, were in
plaster. Jamie smiled broadly, twisting
the scar on his face, and chuckled lightly.
"The end of an era man…no
more orgies for you…" Jamie
quipped. Link had to stifle the giggle
and Zelda blushed. Rauru continued.
"With the exchange of rings,
we celebrate the joining of Link and Zelda in holy matrimony. You may now kiss the bride, my boy." Link needed no more encouragement, pressed
his lips against hers, only releasing her when Jamie coughed politely. Then they turned and walked back down the
aisle, hand in hand, to cheers from the crowd inside, and outside the church,
who threw flowers and confetti as the ducked into the coach. Jamie was wheeled back down the aisle by his
mum, and winced as a bump aggravated his wounds. The doctors said he should have stayed in the hospital another
week for observation, but a third week made him feel ill, and he'd have not
missed this for the world. When Zelda
sent him a psychic message two weeks after their departure, telling him the portal
was permanent and Link wanted him to be best man, he checked himself out
immediately to prepare. Of course he
had to answer the police, and the presses, questions about the strange
happenings and could do nothing but tell the truth. Now he, too, was a hero. The trio had been front-page news for several days and a select few
reporters had been allowed the privilege of crossing the dimension gap to cover
the wedding. Not only did the portal
allow physical travel, but also radio, telephone and television could be sent
through via a relay station that had been set up in the field, the new
inter-dimensional thoroughfare. The
world had gone Hyrule crazy.
The reception was in full
swing by the time the couple returned, dressed in more casual attire. Jamie was chatting to Saria and his Kelly
and Hannah conversed with Malon and played with a few of the kids,
respectively. They all rushed over to
give congratulations. The party was
fantastic, music, dancing, food and drink. A lot of people got very drunk. Zelda tottered up to Jamie and giggled.
"I just read your mind…you
baaaaad boy…" She leaned down and pecked his cheek "I wantcha to know that I
appr…appp…am glad you don't act on your instincts…" She was slurring a little.
"Why thank you…I guess…shouldn't
you get back to the party?" He looked
over to where Link was dancing, a mug of ale in hand, singing off-key. These guys really knew how to throw a
shindig. He smiled, contemplating the
surreal events of the past few days. He'd not change a thing…well…apart from the fact his mind had betrayed
and embarrassed him and he'd been almost killed…but he felt good. Everyone felt good.
The End
Authors Note: Well, that was the 'happy' ending. I'm gonna write the alternate ending and
acknowledgements too. So review fool!
