Chapter 3



Link entered the castle to find Zelda. As usual, she was sitting on a stone bench in the royal gardens, humming to herself. She turned and looked up once she heard Link's boots on the grass. She was surprised to see Link's clothes a little singed...and what he was holding.

"Link? Where did you? What did you, huh?" she sounded a little more than slightly puzzled, but she held her arms out so that she could hold the baby.

Link handed Zelda the child and sat down next to her as he told her the perplexing story, while Zelda gently rocked the baby back and forth. The baby fell asleep in her arms. "Boy or girl?" she asked. Link looked a little sheepish.

"I don't know," he stammered.

Navi flew out from Link's hat. "I know! It's a boy! Just look at those eyes. It has to be a boy."

Zelda smiled at the fairy. "How can you be so sure?"

"Look for yourself, then. I know I'm right though." Sure enough, the baby was a boy.

"What do we name this child?" Zelda asked.

"How about Aloysius?" Link suggested.

"Lost," Navi began.

"And found," Zelda finished.

"Aloysius it is then," Link said, and all nodded their heads in agreement. Aloysius opened his eyes, yawned and smiled at the mention of his new name.

"Where is Aloysius going to stay?" asked Zelda.

"Who is Aloysius? What are you talking about Princess?" A familiar voice called from somewhere in the castle. Just then, Impa walked to where the group was gathered. Zelda, of course, was old enough to take care of herself, but Impa felt as though Zelda was her daughter, and Zelda liked having her around as someone to look to for guidance. Impa looked curiously from Aloysius to Link to Zelda. "What!?" Impa knit her eyebrows together.

"Impa, I believe I can explain..." and Link told her the same story he had told Zelda. At first, she raised her eyebrow in skepticism, but knew that Link had never told a lie in his life, and that he probably didn't know how.

Zelda picked up from Link's story. "Now, we are trying to find a place where Aloysius can stay. I do believe that there has to be some room in the castle where he can be. Of course, he can always stay in Link's room," Zelda said, smiling mischievously at Link.

Link's eyes went slightly wide. "Nuh-uh! I've heard about how much babies cry. Navi's sleep talking is enough for me."

"I do not!" Navi gave Link a look, rolled her eyes, and sighed because she knew he was right. She had scared herself awake once before.

"Well, anyway, the sun is low in the sky and I believe it is time for all of you to find places to sleep. For now, Aloysius can stay with me. Impa said, taking him from Zelda. He cooed softly and did so until Impa disappeared out of sight.

"Well, now we have yet another adventure on our hands," Zelda said. The setting sun bathed her blonde hair in a golden light, and her Triforce earrings reflected the glow. "I will see you tomorrow, Link. Good night." She turned and went to her room.

"Good night, Princess Zelda." Link sighed and walked to a door that lead to his room. He opened it and walked inside the castle. It was dark, but Navi's glow once again proved to be helpful.

"Isn't this exciting? I wonder what Aloysius will look like when he grows up," Navi flew loop-the-loops in the air to prove she was excited herself. This caused Link's shadow to dance all along the stone brick walls of the hallway.

"Yeah, exciting," Link said, in a voice that sounded like he wasn't. He was looking at the ground, his feet carrying him to a well-known destination.

"What's the matter? You're the one who wanted to bring Aloysius to Hyrule."

"I know, but, I just, I get this kind of weird feeling that Aloysius, aww, never mind, Navi. It's late." Link opened the door to his room and shut it behind him. Like always, Impa had built a fire in the fire place to keep him warm in Hyrule's' chilly night. He put the Master sword and his Hylain shield on a special wooden rack that one of the carpenters had given him, and laid down on the bed. Navi flew up to her tiny bed on the mantle of the fire place. It was nothing more than five cuccoo feathers sewn together, and a petal of a flower for a pillow. Both shut their eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep.