Hello minna-san! Sorry again for taking so long to update. I've been so busy with school and softball…um yeah anyways…I wanna say thank you to FredsDragon, Hero McAllen, Nightshade, General EBM the Infamous Chibi Cat and Britannica Moore for reviewing my story! The last chapter wasn't all the great in my opinion but since you all like it I won't change it! Anyways this chapter SHOULD be a bit more exiting. Oh and another thank you to Hero McAllen and Nightshade for telling me the King's name! Hmm it's funny I didn't think I would actually get reviews for this…thanks soooo much to everyone who reviews! Even though I wouldn't stop writing even if I didn't get any…they really get me going J HAPPY is me!! And no one has told me whether or not I should keep this title or make a different one.
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Chapter 5: (For lack of a better title)
The large group was situated around the table awaiting Legend's explanation of everything she knew. Everyone's attention was on her.
"His name is Malvaagita," (…I'm not very good at making up names) she continued, "As I said in the temple the other day, about 100 years ago, a small group of mages and warriors fought him and trapped him into a dark realm. Much like the one Ganandorf is in. As he was being sent to the realm, he claimed he would get revenge when the time comes. A few months ago that time came. A mage-in-training somehow opened the gate that kept Malvaagita in the dark realm. He wasn't nearly as powerful as he needed to be so he opened a portal that leads to Hyrule."
"Wait but didn't you take a portal that lead here? Wouldn't you have come across him?" Link asked curiously, and obviously confused.
Legend shook her head, "There are more portals that lead here to Hyrule, but the one that he is traveling is the only one that leads to another world, Varos. That being so, destroying the portal that he is traveling through would not be an option." Link nodded his head, showing that he understood.
Legend continued, "As I said, he swore he would get revenge, but he wants to get revenge on my village, Csillag, and from there take over the rest of Palto. And in order to do that, he must gain the power of another world, that world being Hyrule. Which is why I am here."
"Why does he want revenge on only Csillag?" Ruto asked.
"Where he was sealed away took place in my village. You see, Csillag is known for its schools of magic and weaponry, so when Malvaagita attacked, we had all the mages and warriors at hand." Everyone nodded.
King Harkinian spoke up, "Do you have any special abilities besides archery and sword skills?"
"Kind of." Legend stated.
"You do?" the king said.
"You do?" Link asked.
"You do?" Was also Rauru's response.
"Yes, but they're not really helpful most of the time."
"Care to elaborate?" Nabooru questioned.
"Well…sometimes I get visions. They can be visions of what is going to happen and sometimes they are what is happening at that moment." They all nodded, "I am also capable of trans-locating, but the only problem with that is that it takes a lot of my energy, so I can't really do much after I have done it. I only do it when it is absolutely imperative. And my last 'ability' is telekinesis. Sometimes, I can control things with my mind, but it's really hard because I haven't learned exactly how to control it. That's why all my powers aren't very helpful. Since I've spent all my life working on archery and my sword skills, I never really bothered to work on my 'other abilities'."
"How do you have all these powers? Where did they come from?" Ruto asked.
"I-I'm a descendant…of the mages I told you about."
"I see," Link started, "but something else confuses me."
"What's new?" Legend retorted.
Link growled, "Anyways, why is it that you got here so quickly and its taking Malvaagita so much longer?"
Rauru answered that, "When we Sages found out that something was traveling through a portal that lead here, we had to find someone who knew about whatever it was. That was when we found Legend. She knew about it. So using our powers, we were able to get her here much quicker than normal."
"I would have been here even sooner if SOMEONE didn't screw up and send me through the wrong portal!" Legend stated, hinting at Rauru.
"Ahem…yes about that…sorry…"
"Whatever. I'm here now." She laughed.
King Harkinian spoke up, "How long do you think it will take Malbagrina to get here?"
Nabooru stood and began to speak, "We have been tracking its movement through the portal and at the rate it is going, it should still be a bit less than a month, because he has not yet gained all his power back."
"Good. That gives us plenty of time to plan." Zelda stated. Everyone nodded.
"Shall we begin planning now or would you prefer after dinner, highness?" Impa asked Zelda.
"I will leave that decision up to our guests." She looked at Link and Legend.
The pair looked at each other, and then at everyone else, "After." They both declared.
During dinner, Link noticed that Legend didn't eat like she normally would…like a horse…instead she ate with dignity and manners. (HA) 'She sure isn't being herself tonight…hmm maybe she doesn't feel well…?' Link, being the ever-so-dumb-one failed to realize that they WERE in the castle and Legend needed to be a bit more polite and have more manners than she normally would. Talk about a dumb blonde. (AN: I really have nothing against blondes I just think it's funny to think of them as…well dumb…I'm not a blonde on the outside but I'm a Blonde-at-Heart heh) When the servants cleared the dining hall table, everyone stayed put.
"Now we shall discuss the happenings. What is to be expected of this new enemy?" the king pondered out loud.
"He's a difficult enemy to deal with. He always seems to have a trump card up his sleeve, so we always have to be on the lookout." They continued to talk for what seemed like hours but really was only about 45 minutes.
"While he was in solitude, his powers began to weaken but not enough so that he'd be a pushover. But now that he is in the portal, he is able to regain his strength and he can draw power from the worlds that he happens to pass by on his way here."
"If he is passing by so many lands, why doesn't he just take over any of them?" Darunia questioned.
"Either they are too powerful or not powerful enough. Hyrule is the perfect world to take over. It's got the power of the Triforce, and for him, it wouldn't be too hard to take. So that's why it's necessary that I'm here to help, otherwise you wouldn't even need me. He is set on destroying Palto before anything else."
"So you're saying that the Hero of Time isn't strong enough to defeat Malblaginda alone?" Harkinian asked.
"To put it frankly…no." Legend replied. She looked at Link, "You may have defeated Ganondorf and the legendary Majora's Mask, but Malvaagita's power is far greater than even them. It may even be possible that he is more powerful than the three Goddesses," Everyone gasped, "but I can't be sure." There was an awkward silence.
"How do you suggest we go about defeating him?" Ruto asked.
"The best way I can think of would be to first weaken it with the Triforce. After we do that, the Sages will use your powers to hold him as best as possible while Link and I go in with our swords. If that doesn't work, we could always try to stun him with the Light Arrows…"
"If we do that, it means you will be needing some Light arrows of your own, correct?" Zelda said it more as a statement than a question. She stood up and held up her hands. A small light began to grow in her hands. She then lifted her hands over her head and Light arrows appeared in her hands. She gave them to Legend.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'm sure Link will show you how to use them." Once again, there was silence.
"Well now that we have a plan, how about we…uh…celebrate!" Harkinian declared.
"Celebrate?" Link retorted.
"Yes! We can celebrate…by…having a formal ball!" Zelda chirped.
"Formal…ball?" Legend said meekly.
"That seems like a wonderful idea, highness." Sheik stated, in quite a monotonous tone.
"Well then it's settled. Invitations will go out tomorrow. The ball will be tomorrow night!"
"Zelly dear…isn't that a bit too soon?" the king asked.
"Of course not! Tomorrow is perfect!"
"Zelda…"
"Oh all right. The day after tomorrow…"
"Zelda."
"Fine, fine. In 3 days. That's it" Harkinian nodded. With that, Zelda briskly walked out of the dining hall and to the thrown room. Impa and Sheik followed, and the king went his own way.
"We will all be staying here as well to help guard the castle." Darunia explained.
"If you need us just call out." Saria said cheerily. Legend couldn't help but smile. It was strange how one that looked so young could have so much wisdom as Saria did.
"So…where exactly are our rooms?" Legend asked no one in particular. As if on cue, Sheik returned to the room.
"Link, the princess has requested you to see her. She is in the thrown room." Link nodded and left to meet with the princess, "And she has asked me to show you to your room, Miss legend."
Great. HE gets to take me to my room. I don't like him and I don't know why… Sheik began to lead Legend through the castle to her room. They walked through the never-ending hallway until they reached the doors to the thrown room. They bypassed the doors and went to the left and walked through a smaller hallway. They then reached the entrance of the castle. A red carpet lined with gold ran from the entrance all the way up the large staircase. When the staircase reached the first landing, it split into two directions and they each went to different levels. They took the staircase that went to the higher level. When they reached the top, they came to another hallway with doors all along it. They walked through the hall to the end where they came upon yet another staircase that led to the last two levels of the castle. They came to the first landing and kept walking up the stairs to the highest level. There, Sheik led her down another hallway to a door about halfway and he stopped in front of it. Legend, however, wasn't paying attention and she had a slight collision with Sheik and she fell.
"Ow…" she looked up and saw Sheik holding his hand out to help her up. She grabbed his hand and pulled herself up.
"Are you alright?" he didn't sound the least bit concerned.
"Yeah."
"Well, this is your room. I'm sure you know how to get back, and if not Link's room is next to yours, or you can come down to my private study which is the last door on the left."
Legend nodded, "OK. Good night." She walked into her room and shut the door behind her. Sheik stood in front of her room for a few moments before turning to go to his own room for the night.
In the thrown room…
Link walked through the doors that led into the thrown room. At the other end, in her thrown, sat Zelda.
She smiled, "Hello Link."
He nodded, "Zelda…"
The two talked about nothing in particular, mainly about what they thought of everything happening.
"Link, don't forget tomorrow morning to come to the dining hall for breakfast."
Link nodded, "Goodnight Zelda." he bowed once more, smiled, and walked away.
In Legend's room…
As Legend walked in her room, she saw a large, queen size bed, with red sheets with gold decorations all over it, as well as the pillows and covers. The curtains matched. There was a wooden dresser across from the bed, with gold handles, and a large mirror also lined in gold. There was a large closet not too far from the dresser. Also in the room was a small desk and chair. There were 2 doors; one that led into the hallways and the other that led to the bathroom. There was also a balcony that allowed her to see all of Hyrule. She walked out to the balcony and looked over the world of Hyrule. She liked it there, but she missed home. It was especially strange staying in a castle, where you were being waited on and you don't do or get anything yourself…she wouldn't be able to get used to it…as she stood on the balcony, thinking, a small knock disrupted her.
"Come in." she called out. It was Link.
"I just wanted to tell you good night and…if you need anything…I'll be right next door."
She nodded, "Good night Link." With that, Link left Legend's room and entered his own.
Legend walked back in from the balcony and sat on the edge of the bed. She sighed and moved her bangs from her eyes and looked out at the night sky. She stayed there for a while before she went to bed. She looked through the closet and only found nightgowns. She then looked through the drawers in hopes of finding something else to wear. After a few minutes, she found a pair of beige pants resembling capri pajama pants and a top to wear. She quickly changed and went to bed.
The next morning…
Legend woke up to the sound of birds chirping and someone's footsteps. She opened her eyes to see who was there. There was a woman dressed in a white dress and apron. 'Must be a maid'. Legend sat up in her bed and the woman looked up at her.
"Good morning, madam." She chirped, happily. It was too early to be that cheery.
"Legend. Call me Legend."
"OK Legend. What a nice name. I'm Jessie. I'm one of the maids, and if you need me, just call! I'll be here as fast as I can!" she smiled. Legend nodded tiredly, "I'll leave you alone so that you can change. You're clothes have been cleaned and are in the top left drawer. The princess will be expecting you in the dining hall for breakfast." She said very quickly. Legend looked at her with droopy eyes. Jessie was still smiling. She nodded, "OK I'll go now. Oh yes before I go, there is a bath ready for you and Mildred will be coming in to help wash you up!" She walked out of Legend's room and shut the door behind her.
"God how do the others deal with her??" Legend muttered to herself. She got up and walked to the drawer and pulled out one of her tunics and the rest of her clothes. Just as Jessie said, another maid walked in the room, "Hello dear…I'm Mildred. Come with me." She said sweetly. Legend followed her to the bathroom. She told Legend to undress and gave her a towel to wrap up in. The bathtub was filled with soapy water and Legend set herself in. It was very warm. As she began to relax in the bubbles, Mildred grabbed some oils and shampoos and began to wash Legend's hair. Needless to say, it took quite some time what with all the hair Legend has. After she dried up and changed she ran a comb through her hair. Her bangs weren't covering her eyes like they normally did, but they were slicked back a bit because of the wetness. Mildred was staring at Legend's eyes. Yes they were red, that's not very abnormal in Hyrule. But not like her eyes…hers were more…intense, more clouded, deeper. They were unlike anyone had ever seen and that is why she never showed her eyes. That is why she always covered them. Because of all the staring, all the frightful looks she gets from people. No one where she came from had eyes like her. She was special. But most people didn't know that, so they were scared, frightened, shocked.
When Legend noticed her staring she looked down and closed her eyes, shamefully. Mildred noticed,
"Oh I'm so sorry dear, that was very rude of me. Well I must be going now…uh enjoy your breakfast." She smiled meekly and embarrassed.
"Thank you." Legend said, still not looking up. Mildred left and closed the door. Legend proceeded to comb her hair and when she was done, she put it up into a ponytail, with her bangs covering her face again. She knew she didn't need to, but she strapped on her sword scabbard and her bow and quiver. As she walked out of her room, she spotted Link already heading for the dining hall. She followed, obviously because she didn't know her way around. Link turned to face her. She yawned.
"Morning Legend."
"Yeah, yeah. So what kinda breakfast do they serve here? Royal bacon and eggs I suppose…" (AN: NOT funny I know I know)
Link looked at her oddly, "I dunno…guess we'll have to wait and see." After going down 5187384674596 steps, and a few looooooonnnnnnnggggg hallways, they finally made it to the dining hall.
"There is no way I'm gonna remember how to get here."
"Oh it's easy. Just take the first stairwell to your left, then when you get down those ones, walk down the hall to your right, then take another flight of stairs to the fifth level and walk down the middle hallway, not the left or right because those will lead to the ballroom and the great hall. Then walk through that hall and skip the first set of stairs because those lead to a big empty room. Then go to the end where there's stairs to your left and right. Take the ones to your left…" he continued on and on and on. Legend didn't listen to a word he said because she knew she wouldn't remember anyways. They entered the dining hall and were greeted by King Harkinian, Zelda, the Sages, and Sheik. Harkinian stood up when they entered.
"Good morning Link…Legend. Have a seat. Breakfast will be served shortly." Link sat next to Saria, who was next to Darunia who was next to Impa who was next to Zelda. Across from Link, sat Legend who was next to Ruto, who was next to Nabooru who was next to Rauru who was next to Sheik. And of course at the head of the table was the king. Before the food arrived, the group talked.
"Legend, tell us a bit about yourself, won't you?" Zelda said.
Legend looked around, "…Well I'll be sixteen in about a month. As you know I live in a village called Csillag. There aren't very many residents there…a lot of people are just there for the schools."
"Tell us about your family." Saria said, smiling that usual childish smile.
Legend smiled back. There was something about her childishness that Legend enjoyed, "I live with my father and mother and my little brother, Aiden. Our village is kind of like a wooded area, surrounded by forests and trees." She was about to continue but the food came…and came…and came. Three different kinds of eggs, bacon, ham, french toast, breakfast rolls, Lon Lon milk and much, much more. Legend was beginning to like this whole castle life…
After breakfast, Zelda offered to show Legend around the castle to get her used to the surroundings.
"Link would you like to join us?" Zelda asked. He nodded.
"I will assist you, your highness."
"That's quite alright Sheik, you can take a break and relax." He bowed and walked away. Saria decided to tag along.
As they went through the castle, Link and Zelda stayed a few feet in front of Legend, while she and Saria lagged behind and talked. They talked about nothing in particular…mainly about what all happened in their lives. The whole castle was basically the same…one hallway after another that leads to some big room that was used once every millennium…but then they got to a room that caught Legend's eye…
"This…is the Entertainment room." Zelda stated. It was a room a bit smaller than the Thrown room. All along the walls were weapons of all kinds, armor and protective gear and everything of the like. Zelda explained what the room was for, "In here, we usually have at least two warriors fight each other for a wager. It is quite entertaining…hence the name of the room." Legend gawked at the whole room. At the front of the room were two chairs, most likely for the king and queen…or in this case the princess.
"I challenge you Link!" Legend shouted, pointing at him.
"What?"
"You heard me. I challenge you to a dual. Five rounds. In each round we will use different weapons. For every round you beat me in I'll…cut an inch of my hair off. But if you beat me in the final round…I'll cut off my bangs. But if I win…hmm I haven't decided what you have to do but I'll think of something." Link looked at her like she was crazy, "Well? Do you accept? Or are you afraid that you'll lose to a girl??"
He growled, "I accept."
"Good. We'll need daggers, scythes, fencing swords, and staffs. And for the last round…we'll use our own swords." She smiled confidently.
"Sounds good to me. You might as well cut your hair now, Legend. There's no way you'll beat me."
"We'll see Link, we'll see."
The king, Zelda, the sages and a group of guards, including Sheik, and the few maids and butlers who were on break gathered in the entertainment room. They all muttered about who would dare challenge the Hero of Time or what a fool Legend was for messing with Link. They started off with two daggers in hand and at the opposite ends of the room. There was a single guard who played 'referee' in between them. At his signal, they began. Link quickly flung himself at Legend, who sidestepped. They went on for about 10 minutes until Link caught her off guard and, using one of his daggers, hit one of hers out of her hand as well as cutting her hand and drawing blood. She continued to fight with only one dagger and a bloody hand, which was quite difficult. There was no way she could win that round, and Link proved that by knocking the other dagger out of her hand.
"There's one inch." He smiled. He threw his daggers into a wall. A guard threw 2 scythes to each of them. They began to fight right away. Legend seemed to have the upper hand in this fight. She kicked one of his scythes out of his hand and he back flipped.
"Running away?"
"Not a chance." He charged at her again, but with quick reflexes she sidestepped and at the same time, managed to get the other scythe from his hand, winning this round.
Everyone clapped as they were handed their next weapon, a fencing sword. It was very lightweight and easy to handle, unlike the other weapons they were using. Everyone watched with intensity and excitement as Link began to force Legend to the ground slowly. The crowd all began to cheer when they saw that Link was winning. Legend gave him one quick push and was able to get out of his strong hold. In the crowd, you could hear someone whistling and cheering for Legend.
Link began to swing at her, and without warning, he swung downward, and doing the only thing she could think of, Legend held up her sword. He pulled back and they squared off again. Everyone watched closely as they fought away.
"I thought of what you have to do if I win." Legend said. They continued fighting as she spoke. Link finally managed to slash at a piece of her protective armor and hit her sword away. Link smiled, cockily. "Whatever it is, I won't need to." He threw his to the side, "There goes two inches." Legend scowled. They were thrown their staffs.
Legend seemed to be able to use the staff much easier than Link. He was more used to weapons like swords and scythes. Legend definitely had the upper hand. It seemed to be an endless cycle. Block, attack, block, duck, attack, etc. etc. at one point, Link raised his staff slightly to swing at her, but instead she rammed him right in the stomach.
"You have to wear a dress to the ball if I win." Link was doubled over in pain. Before he could get over that, she used her staff to sweep him and knock him to the ground. He dropped his staff and she held hers threateningly at him, "Round 4 goes to me. Looks like we're tied. Do you think you have what it takes to beat me in a sword fight?" Link moved the staff away from his face and got up.
They both unsheathed their swords. Everyone cheered because they knew that no one could beat the Hero of Time in a sword fight. "Right then. Let's go." At first they just circled around each other, casually swinging and dodging here and there. Then Link flung himself at her, hoping to catch her off guard. She side-stepped, "sorry but I don't plan on losing that easily…I don't plan on losing at all actually…" she smiled as she ducked away from one of his swings. He flung himself at her again, but she sidestepped once more. She had the advantage of being trained since she was four. No one would ever see footwork like her own, and her sword skills were exceptionally well also. She dodged all of his blows and countered with her own. At one point, the blades caught and Link tried to force Legend down again, "Give it up Legend, you're not that strong."
"you'd like to think so." She hit his hand with the hilt of the sword and stepped away. As they squared off again, they matched each other step for step. As one attacked, the other dodged. It went on like this for quite some time and the crowd was getting anxious, ooh-ing whenever Legend managed to dodge away from his blows. Legend tried to study all of his moves, looking for just one opening that she could use to her advantage. She was growing tired, but then she noticed. As he sidestepped he would bring his feet much closer together, but not quite crossing each other. If she was quick enough, she could sweep him like she did with the staff and it would all be over. She closed the space between them and as Link tried to attack, she dodged and swung at him. As she hoped, he sidestepped and before he could recover, she got down and kicked out her leg, causing him to collapse to the ground. She quickly slashed at his protective armor, winning the fight. They were both breathing heavily and sweating (Get your minds outta the gutter people!). Everyone was silent and watched as the Hero of Time was beaten. Gasps came from many people, and there were soft murmurs among them all.
"I don't understand. How could the Hero of Time be beaten?" a woman from the crowd asked.
Legend held out a hand to Link as he started to get back up. He refused her hand and walked right past her not saying a word.
"Well I guess I should keep my end of the bargain and cut my hair then…" Legend stated quietly. Her hand was still bleeding, and the cut was now a large gash. Legend looked towards where Link stormed off as a doctor began to clean and bandage her hand.
Well that's it! That's chapter 5! Hope ya'll liked it…no flames OK! And DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!! Don't make me get Jessie the wonder llama to punish you! ::thinks back when the llama punished her for not reviewing a wonderful story:: ::shudder:: (not that mines wonderful or anything…but hey it sells…) anyways remember if you are my 21st and 25th reviewer I will email you telling you that you can ask me a question about what's gonna happen…just make sure that if you aren't a signed reviewer to at least remember to put ur email…and if for some reason you don't wanna ask a question… I'll ask the next reviewer!! Anyways stay tuned for the next chapter…SIX! (don't have a title yet) uh maybe…the BALL! Uh yeah anywhoozle remember to check out General EBM's side7 website again! Go back to chapter four for the web address! Theres another pic of Legend plus a bunch of other awesome pictures she drew! A lot of em are Zelda characters. Yeah that's it…bye