Chapter 4
*Five Years Later*
Aloysius had grown four years for every one year of Hyrulean time, not only his body, but his mind as well. Navi explained it as that perhaps where Aloysius was from, time was different, and that is why he had grown so quickly. Now, Aloysius looked to Link's brother or other close family. He had the same blue eyes and blonde hair, wore the same kind of tunic Link did (although he preferred dark red), and like Link, was a fine warrior. Both now were seated on the banks of the island in the middle of Lake Hylia, along with Navi. Actually, Aloysius was talking to Navi, and Link was apparently taking a nap.
"So, was Zelda mad that we pulled the stunt again?" Aloysius asked Navi. The "stunt" was where Aloysius and Link would trade places, until someone found out. They had managed to pull the stunt (almost) successfully twice before. Last time it was only the fact that Aloysius did not have the faint outline of the Triforce on his left hand that gave them away.
"No, she thought it was funny. She couldn't believe she fell for it again." Navi laughed, the sound of chimes filling the air.
"How did she find out this time?" Aloysius asked. "We both wore gloves."
"She noticed that the outline on her hand didn't glow slightly when 'Link' was around, but it did when 'Aloysius' was," Navi explained, as usual. "There's got to be some way to do the stunt without Zelda finding out."
"C'mon, Navi. You know that no one could ever fool Zelda. Besides, isn't it supper time yet? I'm hungry." Aloysius said. Indeed, even Epona, who was on the edge of the lake, heard his stomach growl. Aloysius had his own horse, Manecwa, on the shore alongside her.
"By Farore's arm! You're always hungry!" exclaimed Navi. She flew over to look him in the face, flying akimbo.
Aloysius playfully pushed her away. He grinned as he said, "I can't help it, I grow fast, you know that." There was that other thing that separated Link from Aloysius. Aloysius was always ready with his smile, whereas Link seldom did. Navi knew this was because Aloysius had not known the evil that had once plagued Hyrule. He didn't have to worry about the threat of Ganondorf as Link did.
Navi turned her nose up into the air and humphed. She then became at least, half-serious. "You better wake up Link, Aloy. Zelda won't like it if we show up and he's not with us."
Link was having a particularly disturbing dream. He was looking at himself, and saw that his hand was bleeding. Not having any potions or fairies and since it appeared to be a small cut anyway, he brought his hand to his mouth, not knowing what else to do. He suddenly choked, and fell to the ground, apparently his own blood poisoning him. His dying thought was: "Ganondorf poisoned," he thought, "my blood?" and the dream went black from there, the King of Evil's laughter swallowing him. From somewhere far off, he heard an echoy voice.
"Link! Hey Link! Get up!" It was Aloysius. The black seemed to shake back and forth, becoming lighter and lighter until he saw the face so like his own staring back.
"Are you okay, Link?" asked Navi. She sensed that he had not been dreaming of good things. He shook the grogginess from his head.
"I'm okay. I just need to relax more, that's all." He knew that he spent a lot of time thinking about Ganondorf, but there was only the one other time he had dreamed about him. At that time, he didn't even know who Ganondorf was.
"You sure looked relaxed to me," said Aloysius. Link narrowed his eyes and lightly punched Aloysius. It was about then that Aloysius's stomach growled again.
Link stood up. "Let's go, Mister Bottomless Pit," he said. Aloysius groaned. He hated when Link called him that. Aloysius couldn't help it if he liked food.
While riding Epona back to the castle, Link couldn't help but to think about his dream. Had it been prophecy? Or was it just his own fears getting the best of him? He shook his head and thought about the surprise for Aloysius tonight.
Tonight would mark Aloysius's "birthday," his fifth. Zelda, Navi, Impa and Link had been careful not to say anything about it. In fact, it was the reason that they were at the lake. It was Link's job to distract Aloysius while Zelda, Impa and their other friends prepared the castle for the feast. Almost everyone in Hyrule would be there. After all, what was a party without people?
Navi flew back to Link. "He doesn't have a clue. He'll be so surprised!" she said in an excited whisper. Navi looked closely into Link's eyes and saw that something was disturbing him. "Are you okay, Link? Something you dreamed, right?"
"Yeah, I think that I just," he sighed. "Think too much, about Ganondorf," he said the last part in a whisper, so that Aloysius could not hear. "I had a strange dream, and it just worries me."
"You want to talk about it? After all, I am your guardian fairy," Navi said, a smile on her face, her eyes kind.
Link told her the details of his dream, still in a low whisper so that Aloysius could not hear. Navi listened with interest, then shook her head.
"I have no idea what it could mean. I think you might be right, though. Just don't think about it and have fun at the you-know-what." Navi winked. She then flew off to catch up with Aloysius.
"What are you guys talking about?" Aloysius asked.
"Nothing," Link and Navi replied together.
*Five Years Later*
Aloysius had grown four years for every one year of Hyrulean time, not only his body, but his mind as well. Navi explained it as that perhaps where Aloysius was from, time was different, and that is why he had grown so quickly. Now, Aloysius looked to Link's brother or other close family. He had the same blue eyes and blonde hair, wore the same kind of tunic Link did (although he preferred dark red), and like Link, was a fine warrior. Both now were seated on the banks of the island in the middle of Lake Hylia, along with Navi. Actually, Aloysius was talking to Navi, and Link was apparently taking a nap.
"So, was Zelda mad that we pulled the stunt again?" Aloysius asked Navi. The "stunt" was where Aloysius and Link would trade places, until someone found out. They had managed to pull the stunt (almost) successfully twice before. Last time it was only the fact that Aloysius did not have the faint outline of the Triforce on his left hand that gave them away.
"No, she thought it was funny. She couldn't believe she fell for it again." Navi laughed, the sound of chimes filling the air.
"How did she find out this time?" Aloysius asked. "We both wore gloves."
"She noticed that the outline on her hand didn't glow slightly when 'Link' was around, but it did when 'Aloysius' was," Navi explained, as usual. "There's got to be some way to do the stunt without Zelda finding out."
"C'mon, Navi. You know that no one could ever fool Zelda. Besides, isn't it supper time yet? I'm hungry." Aloysius said. Indeed, even Epona, who was on the edge of the lake, heard his stomach growl. Aloysius had his own horse, Manecwa, on the shore alongside her.
"By Farore's arm! You're always hungry!" exclaimed Navi. She flew over to look him in the face, flying akimbo.
Aloysius playfully pushed her away. He grinned as he said, "I can't help it, I grow fast, you know that." There was that other thing that separated Link from Aloysius. Aloysius was always ready with his smile, whereas Link seldom did. Navi knew this was because Aloysius had not known the evil that had once plagued Hyrule. He didn't have to worry about the threat of Ganondorf as Link did.
Navi turned her nose up into the air and humphed. She then became at least, half-serious. "You better wake up Link, Aloy. Zelda won't like it if we show up and he's not with us."
Link was having a particularly disturbing dream. He was looking at himself, and saw that his hand was bleeding. Not having any potions or fairies and since it appeared to be a small cut anyway, he brought his hand to his mouth, not knowing what else to do. He suddenly choked, and fell to the ground, apparently his own blood poisoning him. His dying thought was: "Ganondorf poisoned," he thought, "my blood?" and the dream went black from there, the King of Evil's laughter swallowing him. From somewhere far off, he heard an echoy voice.
"Link! Hey Link! Get up!" It was Aloysius. The black seemed to shake back and forth, becoming lighter and lighter until he saw the face so like his own staring back.
"Are you okay, Link?" asked Navi. She sensed that he had not been dreaming of good things. He shook the grogginess from his head.
"I'm okay. I just need to relax more, that's all." He knew that he spent a lot of time thinking about Ganondorf, but there was only the one other time he had dreamed about him. At that time, he didn't even know who Ganondorf was.
"You sure looked relaxed to me," said Aloysius. Link narrowed his eyes and lightly punched Aloysius. It was about then that Aloysius's stomach growled again.
Link stood up. "Let's go, Mister Bottomless Pit," he said. Aloysius groaned. He hated when Link called him that. Aloysius couldn't help it if he liked food.
While riding Epona back to the castle, Link couldn't help but to think about his dream. Had it been prophecy? Or was it just his own fears getting the best of him? He shook his head and thought about the surprise for Aloysius tonight.
Tonight would mark Aloysius's "birthday," his fifth. Zelda, Navi, Impa and Link had been careful not to say anything about it. In fact, it was the reason that they were at the lake. It was Link's job to distract Aloysius while Zelda, Impa and their other friends prepared the castle for the feast. Almost everyone in Hyrule would be there. After all, what was a party without people?
Navi flew back to Link. "He doesn't have a clue. He'll be so surprised!" she said in an excited whisper. Navi looked closely into Link's eyes and saw that something was disturbing him. "Are you okay, Link? Something you dreamed, right?"
"Yeah, I think that I just," he sighed. "Think too much, about Ganondorf," he said the last part in a whisper, so that Aloysius could not hear. "I had a strange dream, and it just worries me."
"You want to talk about it? After all, I am your guardian fairy," Navi said, a smile on her face, her eyes kind.
Link told her the details of his dream, still in a low whisper so that Aloysius could not hear. Navi listened with interest, then shook her head.
"I have no idea what it could mean. I think you might be right, though. Just don't think about it and have fun at the you-know-what." Navi winked. She then flew off to catch up with Aloysius.
"What are you guys talking about?" Aloysius asked.
"Nothing," Link and Navi replied together.
