Link walked into the
bustling marketplace of Hyrule, and was immediately swarmed by merchants,
screaming at Link to buy their stuff.
"Fresh apples! Fresh oranges! Fresh
fruit!"
"Hyrulian Sheilds! Incredibly
cheap!"
"GYM SOCKS! GET'CHA GYM SOCKS RIGHT
HERE!"
Link snickered at the fool who was selling the
socks, and walked up to the gates of the castle. As he attempted to walk, a
guard ran in front of him, holding out his spear threatingly.
"Sorry kid, but nobody can pass!" he
growled, jabbing at Link to back away.
"B..but...!" Link had an insight. He
rummaged around in his satchel, and pulled out the letter that the Princess had
given him.
"See here? This is Princess Zelda's
signature!" he said importantly, holding it up to the guard. The guard
looked intently at the letter, as if to see if it were a hoax. Finally, he
grunted.
"Alright kid, you can pass. But no funny
buisness!" the guard warned. "Here, take this so none of the other
guards will bug ya." He hurled a tiny sheild with the mark of the Royal
Family, and Link took it graciously. He thanked the guard, and walked causually
toward the castle.
"Good thinking Link!" Navi cheered,
flying out from under his hat. "That was brilliant!"
"Well, I had to go see the
Princess." Link shrugged. "After all I have to..." He was cut
off by a cry of help. He whirled around, and saw Malon struggling to get in,
but the guard had cut her off. Link ran back to help.
"I said, nobody gets through!" the
guard roared, throwing Malon back. "I already had one kid get through, and
I sure as hell aint gonna let some bi.."
"Hey! She's with me!" Link said,
running in front of the guard. "She kinda just fell back." The guard
looked Link dead in the eyes, and Link struggled not to look guilty.
"If you're with her... than whats her
name?" the guard challenged him.
"Malon." Link said simply. Malon
nodded her head, and the guard muttered something.
"Fine. You can pass. But if there's any
funny buisness, you can be sure I'll be the first one to throw you in the
dungeon, ya got it?" he snarled. Malon and Link both nodded their heads in
sync, and the guard told them to go.
"What are you doing here?" Link
hissed to Malon as the walked up to the huge castle.
"My dad's here giving the Royal Family
their milk." she explained. Then she smiled and thought, And I just
wanna make sure you dont get busted.
"Oh. Alrighty." Link shrugged. They
finally reached the massive door, and Link knocked on it. Funny, he
thought. That I dont have to sneak in this time. A butler came to the
door, poking his huge nose out the door. Link showed him their special sheild,
and the butler showed them inside. They stepped in, and marveled at the massive
entrance hall, and started walking down a long red carpet. They reached another
huge door, and the butler told them to wait until whoever was in there was done
speaking to the King. Malon and Link sat on two wooden chairs, and attempted to
engage in conversation.
"So... is this your first time outside
that forest?" Malon asked him.
"Yeah, I was too scared of suddenly
falling dead on the ground to leave." Link joked and Malon giggled.
"I havent been outside the ranch much
either." Malon said. "I'm the one who's supposed to watch the horses,
but all of them are boring except for Epona. She's my favorite."
"Yeah, she's cool." Link agreed. The
two of them fell into silence again, and the silence was only broken when the
great doors swung open, and a man strode out. Link gasped at the man, who
looked back at them and sneered.
"What? What's wrong?" Malon asked
him, alarmed at his worried face.
"Gannondorf!" Link whispered.
"He's alive!"
