Author's Note: I don't own Maple.

"Why were you so eager to come with me yesterday?" Link said, annoyed with Lyndsey. They were each wearing packs, sword and dagger at their sides. Lyndsey had changed out of her skirt and now wore ragged jeans and a ragged shirt.

"There is no way I'm not going to look for my father." Lyndsey said. But you and I know the other reason she went with Link (Right Lindsey?).

Link sighed. He hated girls. They were always afraid of anything that wasn't cute. These next couple weeks were going to be a nightmare. He had to train Lyndsey to be able to fight monsters, too. If she got hurt, Link would be held responsible. She was kind of cute, though. But Link didn't know if he would survive with a girl by his side.

Link and Lyndsey walked through the heavy snow, their footsteps being covered by the flakes falling from the sky. Link concentrated on finding his way forward, Lyndsey looking at him with eyes full of love.

It all happened quickly. A witch on a broomstick came gliding from in front, going too quickly to for Lyndsey and Link to jump out of the way. She was quite a bad driver, but blamed Link and Lyndsey for the dropped items.

"You idiots! Look where you're going! What, are you drunk? Look at all the spilled items, I don't even remember which ones are mine!"

"Excuse me, but who are you?" Lyndsey asked.

"I'm Maple, and I'm a witch." Maple said proudly. "Whatever item you grab, you keep!"

Everyone started grabbing items. Lyndsey grabbed as many rupees as she could to take to her mother (rupees are money in Holodrum) back home. Link grabbed most of the items, and Maple grabbed anything she could be her grimy hands on. Soon, everything was in somebody's pack, and Maple was very displeased about what she collected. She started cussing at the duo.

"You *@#$%^&!!! @#$%!!!…" Maple continued cussing as Lyndsey and Link walked towards the beach.

When they arrived there were little pink critter shooting balls all over the place, and crabs burrowing into the hot sand.

"Your first lesson," Link said, "is to slay all of the creatures here on the beach. I shall demonstrate." Link pulled his sword from his side, and it glinted in the sun. Lyndsey gazed at the valiant hero expertly slice a pink creature in half. It disappeared and a ruby appeared in its place. Link picked it up and handed it to Lyndsey. She took it gratefully and placed it in her pocket. I'll never give this one away, she thought.

"Now its your turn." Link said. Lyndsey took her dagger out of its holder and held it tight. She did not take to the idea of killing anything, but if she didn't, her love would think she was a wuss. As she thought about this, Link thought, She'll never do it. I knew she was like a regular sissy.

Just then Lyndsey took her dagger and stuck it in a crab. The crab disappeared, leaving behind five rupees.

"I did it!" Lyndsey exclaimed. She sliced another crab, and a pink creature, and another until the whole beach was empty of any living monster. She had a grand total of fifty rupees in her pocket, and was very proud of herself.

"Well done." Link replied. She's not afraid of blood. She has a good hand at sword fighting. Maybe she isn't just a regular, stupid girl, Link thought.

"How old are you?" Asked Link. Lyndsey was quite good and was learning fast.

"Fourteen, almost fifteen." Said Lyndsey. "You?"

"Me? Sixteen, but I'll be seventeen in a month."

"How long have you been sword fighting?"

"Since I was eleven."

"How did you learn?"

Link's face darkened. "My father taught me, before he died. Then I had to continue on my own."

"I'm sorry to hear that." Lyndsey said sorrowfully.

"What's past is past." Link replied angrily. He started walking faster, and Lyndsey ran to catch up.

Sorry the chapter ended kind of suddenly, but I couldn't think of a good ending.