Hello! YAY I TURNED 15 TODAY!! ^_^ Hope you all enjoyed chapter 6! Thanks to Britannica Moore, General EBM, and Hero McAllen for reviewing my story AGAIN! And everyone…I suggest you all go to General EBM's side7 website because there's this really awesome picture she drew of Legend and her character Reeses sparring! It's really cool! Anyway here's chapter 7…
Chapter 7: Training Day
Link…
Who is that?
Link…
They seem so far away…
Link…
But they seem to be getting closer…
Link…
Who is that?!
"Link!" his eyes shot open. He looked around. He was in a room in the castle. Everyone was there, surrounding his bed. Sages, Harkinian, Zelda, Sheik, and…
"Legend…Where's Legend. Shit! What happened!"
"Don't you remember?" Navi suddenly flew into his face.
"Navi! You're here!" he tried to sit up but cried out in pain and lay back down. He grabbed his side where he was slashed earlier.
"You haven't fully healed just yet. Give it a little more time." Saria said. Link nodded.
"I was in the forest when Saria told me what was happening. So I went to Lake Hylia to see you, but when I came, that man in black told you to go to the desert to get Legend back. Then you passed out from your wound and I immediately told the other sages. They brought you here and started to heal you." Navi explained.
"How much longer will it take to heal?"
"Just another day or so." Ruto answered.
"Another day or so?! It's already been one day, who knows what'll happen to Legend in another?!" he started to get up again.
Impa pushed him down gently, "We want to save her as much as you, Link. But in order for that to happen you have to be at perfect health. Who knows what will happen if you got captured as well. Who would save you and Legend then?" Link only stared.
"Saria, Sheik…you two stay with him. Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid." Rauru ordered. They nodded while everyone else left.
"I'm goin' to bed. Wake me up if anything happens." Link said as he closed his eyes and dozed off.
Elsewhere…
Her eyes opened to a small, dark, damp cell. Legend tried to move but soon realized her arms were chained to a wall. She groaned. Her back was still bleeding somewhat where the creature struck her the day before. Her tunic was tattered and torn. Everything was silent except for water dripping and the chains rattling. A few minutes later Caativo appeared in her cell.
He laughed, "Looks like the little hero still hasn't come. Well I do suppose that large gash probably has something to do with it…" he laughed again, "Yes it should take days to heal…and who knows what'll happen to you by then." He smiled sadistically and laughed. He walked closer to her and grabbed her face to make her look up at him, causing her bangs to fall back, "Aw is the poor little girl scared that her hero won't come save her?"
"Fuck you." he slapped her.
"I wouldn't say such things if I were you."
"You're obviously not me." He stepped away and phased out. Everything was quiet again except for footsteps from a guard. He stepped in front of her cell and stared at her, "What the hell are you looking at?" the guard turned away immediately.
Link was riding Epona through Hyrule field towards Gerudo valley. The sun began to set, "It's already been almost two days. If I don't hurry, who knows what'll happen to her. Come on Epona, speed things up. YA!" he hit Epona and she began to ride faster towards the valley as another day was going by.
'Damn…I wish I could teleport…that would make things easier for me and Link…but I'm too weak for anything…I bet I can barley stand up. Damn that Caativo…I will kill him even if it is the last thing I do.'
Link passed the bridge just as the sun finally set. He dismounted Epona and walked up to the Gerudo guarding the entrance to the fortress.
"What business have you here?" she asked.
"I have to go to the desert. There is something I must retrieve."
She stared suspiciously, "And this 'something', where in the desert is it located?"
"I don't know. All I know is that it is somewhere in the desert, but I can assure you that it will be of no use to the Gerudos."
She seemed to think for a few moments, "Alright. I guess if the Hero of Time need to get to the desert, may as well let him. Knowing you, you'd find some way to get there anyway." She stepped aside, "Good luck." Link nodded and walked on.
He continued on to the gate that led to the Desert Colossus, "I wish to pass into the desert!" he yelled out to the guard on top of the watch post.
She shook her head, "No one is allowed in until dawn." She yelled back in reply.
"Damn." Link muttered to himself. He sighed, "Guess I'll sleep here for the night." Before he could take out the blanket from his sac, another guard walked up to him and asked if he would like to stay in a room in the fortress.
"Why not…just be sure that I am awoken immediately at dawn." She nodded and led him to a small room.
A little after dawn…
"Here ya go…lunch is served." (Ok so a long time after dawn…) A guard came into her cell with a small tray of food and put it in front of her face.
She sniffed it, "Ew. What the hell is that?"
He pulled it away, "Hmm let's see…I believe it is…smashed bugs, deku leaves, fish scales, a bit of horse meat, leever testicles, and cucco broth. Oh and a slice of bread." Her face went green. She stood up although her hands weren't able to move because of the chains. She looked at the ground for a moment and unexpectedly kicked the tray of food at the guard.
"Hey! You got my clothes all dirty!"
"Do you really," she paused to kick his face on the left cheek, "expect me," kick on the right cheek, "to eat," another kick in the face, "the shit that you call food?!" then she kicked him right in the chest knocking him to the ground with the 'food' dripping down his clothes.
He coughed, "Why didn't Caativo chain your legs too…?" as if on cue, Caativo appeared in the cell again.
He chuckled, "Well I see that you aren't hungry. I tried to be as hospitable as possible but you're just an ungrateful little bitch. You should be punished for that…" he walked up to her and punched her in the stomach, knocking her back into the wall. She slid back down to the ground, "Next time consider the consequences before you do something like that again."
"Well excuse me for not thinking of the consequences of refusing to eat shit." He kicked her head, just as she had done to the guard. He then disappeared.
The guard sat at a small table near the cell and began to eat something. Legend looked hard to see what it was, "Hey!" the guard looked at her, "How come you get a big ass sandwich with wine and I got…whatever's on your shirt?!"
"Guess the boss don't like you very much." He went back to eating.
Legend sighed. 'I'm hungry, my arms hurt, my back hurts, and I have to use the bathroom. Link better get here soon.' Just then, she heard a small thunk and looked up to see the guard on the ground with an arrow through his back and Link nearby with his bow. 'Well speak of the devil…' Link walked up to the guard and grabbed the keys. After he unlocked the cell door, he began to unlock the chains around her wrists.
"What took so long?" Legend asked.
"Sheesh, no thank you?"
"Nope. You took too long. If you would have come here sooner, then maybe I would have thought about thanking you."
"Well I know who I'm not appreciated by." After she heard a click, she let her arms down and attempted to stand up, "Whoa, you OK?" Link asked after she fell trying to get up.
"Uh yeah…" she tried again but alas she failed. Then Link noticed.
"Legend…you're bleeding. Y-your head is bleeding."
"Wha? Where?" she felt around her head. She felt slightly behind her ear and sure enough, there was blood.
"How did that happen?"
"I guess it was when he kicked me."
"Who?"
"Caativo." Link sighed. He put Legend's arm around him and helped her up. He grabbed a bottle of red liquid from his sac, "Here drink this. It won't completely heal you but it'll give you some of your strength back." She took it from him and drank it. Link still had to help her walk, but she wasn't as weak as before. They started to walk out of the cell and back the way Link came.
"Wait, hold on." She turned to where the guard was and…took half of his sandwich. She took a bite and Link looked at her, "What? Did you see what they tried to make me eat?!"
They began to sneak around. They passed by a room that was slightly open and when they did pass it, something caught Legend's eye, "My bow!" she whispered.
"What?"
"They've got my bow! I gotta get it back! Did you bring my sword?"
"No I didn't think about that."
"Great…how am I supposed to get it then?!"
"Well I've got my sword…I could go get it for you."
"And leave me out here without a weapon?"
"Use my bow." He handed her his bow and quiver. She loaded the bow (I know you don't really 'load' a bow but what else should I say???) and Link drew his sword. They kicked the door open, ready to fight. but nothing was there. Except for a box and her bow and arrows.
"Something's up." Legend said quietly.
"Yeah…but what?" Legend quickly aimed the bow upwards and shot. They heard a soft grunt and soon saw a falling body with a bow in its chest. Then at least 20 of Caativo's minions, all armed with weapons of all sorts jumped down and surrounded the two.
"Think they were expecting us?" Link said while slashing one of the creatures and killing it. They weren't the same ones from before.
"I dunno…it's possible." Legend said, shooting another of the creatures. Link and Legend fought back to back. One of the creatures started coming at Legend and she didn't have time to get another arrow. Instead she reached into her boot and pulled out a small dagger, attempting to block the sword that the creature attacked her with. As it swung down on her she held the dagger up and kicked it away from her. Another creature came at her from behind and she stabbed it with her dagger before she even turned around.
Link wasn't having too much trouble fending them off since he had a full sized sword. When there were only about three or four creatures left, Legend ran to the table grabbed her bow and slung that and the quiver over her shoulder. She started to walk away but remembered the box. She opened it slowly. In it was a dagger, larger then her own, with intricate gold carvings in the hilt. She seemed to be entranced with it and failed to notice one of the creatures with a club charging at her.
"Legend! Watch out!" Link yelled but was too late. He hit her with the club below her neck. She collapsed to the ground but was still conscious. She tried to get up but couldn't. as the creature was about to strike down on her again, she grabbed the gold dagger and stabbed it in the foot. It dropped its club and cried out in pain. Link ran over to it and finished it off.
"Oh Din, Legend are you alright?"
"I can't really get up…"
"Can you move at all?"
"I-I think so." She started to push herself up and Link helped her up the rest of the way. She attempted to walk but couldn't.
"Alright then, I'll just have to carry you." he started to pick her up.
"No, I'm fine. I just need to hold on to you." she took another step but her leg gave in, and if it weren't for Link, she would have fallen.
"I'm carrying you whether you like it or not." He picked her up.
"No! Link it's OK. I'll be fine! Put me down! Link!" she sighed and gave up when she saw Link wasn't changing his mind anytime soon. Link continued to sneak around, leaving the way he came. He stopped at a fork and paused.
"You better hold on to this…" he set Legend down for a few seconds to quickly take out his Mirror shield and give to her. Then he picked her back up and continued to walk to the left. Just as he said, she needed the shield. While passing through the corridor, hundreds of arrows came their way. Legend quickly shielded them both from the onslaught. As they continued to walk, more of Caativo's minions and chimeras ran at them. Link put Legend down and stepped in front of her.
"Here take the shield back." She handed it to him and pulled out her bow and arrows to help out. From behind Link, she shot at everything she could while Link fought them with his sword.
A few minutes and halls full of chimera bodies later, Link and Legend were almost at the exit. But of course, right before they got through the door that leads out, one of the creatures that kidnapped Legend in the first place jumped down. Link set Legend by a wall while he fought. As he was fighting, Legend pushed herself up the wall and was readying her bow in case Link needed any help. When she got a clear shot at it, another one jumped down in front of her and she quickly shot it. The arrow didn't faze it much, so she pulled out her dagger again. She still couldn't move very well. Apparently when you are about to be attacked by a massive claw, your body lets you do more than you should be able to. She quickly rolled out of the way and its claw got stuck in the wall. She took the opportunity to stab it countless times with the dagger. Just as she stabbed it one last time, Link came over, sheathing his sword.
"You alright?"
"Yeah."
"Sorry I couldn't help."
"Don't worry about it…I'm sure if I needed any help, you would." Legend put her dagger away in her boot again and Link picked her up. He walked out and into the desert. Legend shielded her eyes from the blowing sand. Link stayed close to the cliff walls.
"Man I wish I had the Ocarina of Time. Then we could just teleport outta here."
"I wish there was some rain or something. I hate deserts."
"Hold on." He set her down again and pulled out his ocarina. He played the Song of Storms and it began to rain. When the lightning struck, he looked around quickly for the Spirit Temple. He spotted it a ways away, picked up Legend and headed for it, "Watch my back and make sure to tell me if any leevers pop up." he said.
"Are leevers green blob things with kinda spiky tops?"
"Yeah…how did you-"
"Link."
"Yeah?"
"There's a leever behind you."
He sighed, "Great…" he started to run away.
"What? You're not gonna fight it?"
"No. Once I start fighting one, tons more will come and pop up and I don't want to deal with them. Especially since you can't help."
"Says who?" she grabbed Links bow because she couldn't reach hers and took out an arrow from his quiver.
"What are you doing?"
"What does it look like? I'm gonna shoot 'em! The damned things keep popping up."
"Yeah but while I'm running?"
"You think I can't do it?"
"Well it's possible but pretty hard."
"20 rupees says I hit one."
"You don't have 20 rupees."
"For one thing, yes I do. Remember the shooting gallery? And another thing…what makes you think I'll miss?" she took aim at the next one that popped up. After a few more seconds she shot and a shriek was heard, "SCORE!"
Link looked behind him and saw that she had actually hit it, "I don't believe it. You actually hit and killed it!" They were about to step inside the temple when they heard clapping from behind them. Link turned around and saw none other than, "Caativo." Legend said sourly.
He snickered, "Well, well, looks like the hero came after all. I bet you thought you escaped, didn't you? Thought you could outsmart and outrun me?" he laughed loudly. Link put Legend down against the temple wall and drew his sword.
Caativo laughed again, "The Hero of Time wants to fight me? And what about Miss Legend?"
"She won't be fighting you. I will, and I'll make sure you don't hurt her."
"I think you are mistaken, my good man. I only want the girl, and I aim to get her by any means necessary."
"I think you are mistaken. You won't get her. Not unless you fight me first at least."
"Gee, Link, you really want me dead don't you?" Legend said, jokingly.
"Come on, Caativo. Fight me."
"You are not worth my time, little boy. Hand over the girl and you won't get hurt."
"What's the matter Caativo? Don't wanna fight me? Why is that I wonder?"
"Link! No, reverse psychology won't work on him!" Legend shouted out to him.
He didn't listen, "I think you are scared. What other reason have you for not fighting?" while Link was talking to him, Legend grabbed her bow and a light arrow.
As she was aiming, Caativo spotted her, "Ah, ah, ah." He threw a blast of energy from his staff at her. She attempted to roll out of the way, but not enough to completely dodge the attack, as well as some rocks falling on her from the wall he hit.
'Shit, Legend…well at least she's still conscious. Oh well, better get his attention back…'
"Hey! What about the fight? Or are you afraid that your boss will scold you for losing to me." Caativo got an angry look on his face.
"Don't provoke him Link!"
"I'm already provoked!!" Caativo yelled. He raised his staff and a ball of energy came towards Link. He pulled out his mirror shield and absorbed it, "Hm. Looks like you might just be a good challenge after all." He disappeared and reappeared behind Link, ready to attack, but Link, using quick motions turned and dodged his staff. Caativo threw another energy blast and Link's shield absorbed it again.
One more attack like that and I'll be able to fire it back at him… the two continued to fight…actually it was more like Caativo attacking and Link dodging. Finally, Caativo threw another blast at Link and he absorbed it in his shield. There was a flash and the energy that he had absorbed was being fired back at Caativo. He growled and shielded himself with his arms and staff.
Legend watched happily as Caativo was hit. She couldn't get up, so instead she crawled to Link's sac. She rummaged through it and pulled out another bottle of the red potion Link had given her earlier. She chugged it down and waited for her strength to return.
Meanwhile, Caativo was getting fed up with Link, "Looks like you're losing Caativo. Sure you wanna keep going?"
He growled again, " I wouldn't be so sure of yourself." He raised his staff again and a black ball was forming from it, much like Ganondorf's black hole attack.
"Shit." Legend muttered, "Link…"
"It's alright I'll use my shield."
"No Link, that won't work. This attack is gonna be too powerful. Get out of the way!"
"It's alright Legend. Don't worry about it."
"Dammit Link just listen to me!" before Link had the chance to reply, Caativo fired the black ball at him. He put up his shield, but as Legend said, it didn't work. Link was blown back by the attack and he hit a wall.
"Damn." Legend said. She looked through his sac again.
Caativo laughed, "I told you, you should have just given up from the start. Now look what you've gotten yourself into." He laughed again. Legend continued to look and found a bottle with a blue liquid. She crawled over to Link.
"Link…Link. Are you OK? You should have listened to me!" she opened the bottle, "Here drink this." He groaned. Legend held the bottle for him while he drank. He stood up with his sword and shield again, "Link, don't. He can do that again. Link!" he didn't listen, but just kept walking.
"You fool. You should have listened to her. Now…you'll die." He started another black hole attack. He fired it at him.
"Link! Move!"
MWAHAHAHAHAH!! Cliffhanger! Guess you'll just have to wait!
…I changed my mind. I could never do that to my beloved readers!!
Anyway…I'll just continue now…
"Link move!!" he didn't budge. Time seemed to slow as the ball came closer and closer to him. Then…it stopped.
"What?" Link looked confused. The two men looked at Legend. She had a hand up and seemed to be shaking and struggling.
"L-link… get out…of the way. I can't hold it much longer!" finally it hit them that Legend was using her powers. She was using her telekinesis to stop Caativo's attack. Link hurriedly jumped out of the way and Legend aimed it towards Caativo as best she could. He phased out before it hit him and phased back in after.
"Come here Link." Legend ordered, "Grab my arm." He grabbed her arm and pulled her up, "Make sure you hold on to me." Just as another attack was about to hit them, Legend teleported the two to the Temple of Time. When they appeared, Legend collapsed into a heap on the ground.
Link knelt down beside her, "Legend. Legend, are you alright? Legend!" the sages then appeared. They walked up to Link and Legend. Rauru bent down and looked at her.
"She used her powers…and she teleported us. That's how we got here. She- she stopped his attack. And then she just…"
Then Zelda walked into the Temple.
"Link. I should have thought about this before but…you might need this." She handed him the Ocarina of Time. He took it and thanked her. He picked up Legend, who was passed out, and walked all the way to the field. There, he took out the ocarina, played Epona's song and brought Legend onto her. Then he mounted and rode east of the castle to a small hole. There, he dismounted, grabbed Legend, a few empty bottles and dropped into the hole. He walked into the fountain and laid her down on the steps in the shallow waters. He watched as the fairies swirled around them both, healing all that they could. He caught three in bottles. Legend began to gain consciousness. The slashes on her back were mostly healed, but they left slight scars.
"Hi there. How're you doing?"
She looked at him as one word came from her lips, "Ow." Link laughed. He walked over to her and helped her up. He put his arms around her to give her support and they sat on the small steps.
"How do you feel?"
"Sore, tired, like rocks fell on me…"
"Actually, rocks did fall on you."
"Oh, yeah." They were silent for a few minutes.
"It's nice here." Legend said looking around, "Very relaxing."
Link nodded, "It is."
"Could we go back to the castle?" She asked tiredly. Link removed his arm from her shoulders and stood up, helping her up at the same time. She stumbled a bit when she walked, so Link helped her regain her balance. They stepped into the light and were quickly shot out of the hole. There, Epona was waiting for them. Link mounted and helped Legend mount as well. As soon as she was sure she wouldn't fall off, they went off to the castle.
At the castle…
"You should get some rest, Miss Legend. It's been a rough week." Rauru explained.
"Please, enough with the 'miss' stuff. Just Legend is fine." They all nodded.
"Would you like anything to eat before you return to your room?" Saria asked.
She shook her head, "No thanks. I'm not all that hungry." She turned to walk away. Link looked at her oddly. He followed and led her to her room. When they reached her room she turned to Link before she opened the door.
"Link…thanks. For everything, I mean."
He smiled, "I should be the one thanking you. You saved my life today, and for that I owe you one." She shook her head.
"You've done just as much for me that I have for you…actually you've done more. You don't owe me anything." before he could protest, she opened her door, walked in her room and closed the door behind her.
Later that night…
Link was sitting just outside the castle by the moat, looking over the land with Navi. He was thinking…about nothing in particular. So many thoughts went through his head… Is something wrong with Legend…will they be able to beat Caativo…When will Malvaagita come and will they be ready for him…what are his feelings for Zelda…What would happen after they beat Malvaagita…or on the other hand if they lose…or if he loses someone…
Legend leaned against the balcony. She had slept for a few hours and felt like getting some fresh air but was too tired to really go anywhere. She had her head in her hands and her arms laid across the balcony edge. She, too, thought of many things. Mainly about her family and about the different ways of killing Caativo. As she overlooked the world of Hyrule, she said nothing and made not one noise as a single tear escaped from her eye.
Link felt something wet fall onto his face, "Is it raining?"
"No…I don't feel anything." Navi stated.
He shrugged, "Oh well. Guess it was just my imagination or something."
The next morning…
Legend sat on her bed Indian style with a new tunic on and bandages on her head. On the bed, sitting in front of her was the dagger she had found the day before. She had done nothing but stare at it for a little more than an hour. She soon realized that the carvings on the hilt were actually inscriptions, however she couldn't figure them out. Hence the reason she was looking at it for so long. She was in such a deep thought that she failed to hear a knock and then opening of her door. Link walked in to find her staring at the dagger. He slowly walked over to her bed and sat at the edge, "'Morning Legend." she didn't budge. He looked at the dagger, "What do you have there?" not even an eye batted. He hesitantly picked up the dagger and when he did, Legend snapped out of her trance and looked at him.
"Hey. Sorry about that."
"What were you doing?" he asked her while observing the dagger. She put out her hand, motioning Link to give it to her. He handed it back to her. It almost seemed to glow when she held it, but they didn't pay enough attention to it.
"Well, you see, there are inscriptions on the hilt but…I can't seem to figure them out." She pointed them out to him.
Link took it from her and observed it, "I don't know it either but maybe…maybe the Sages will." She nodded and they both walked out to the Temple of Time, skipping breakfast.
"I'm afraid that none of us know it either. It is unlike any language we've ever seen." Rauru explained, handing the dagger back to Legend.
"You may want to take it to a linguist. I'm sure there's one that know these inscriptions." Impa stated.
"I've heard of a famous one in Arambula. He works in the castle so if you just have the king write you a letter, you could gain entrance in the castle."
"Alright then, tomorrow Link and I will head out there tomorrow. But for now," her stomach rumbled, "Let's go get some food!" Legend grabbed Link's hand and ran out.
"Hey! Legend, slow down!"
The doors shut and the Sages returned to the Sacred Realm.
"I believe it is time. She is starting to gain control of her powers."
"But Rauru, do you really think it's a good idea to start now?" Ruto questioned.
"She's right." Saria started, "she's gone through so much these past few days. Let her have a break."
"That's right. A few days can't hurt right? After all, we still have two and a half weeks." Darunia stated.
"Hmm I guess you're right." Rauru looked at everyone, "Alright, we will begin three days after she returns, no more, no less." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"You don't mind paying for breakfast do you?"
"Why don't we just eat at the castle, where it's free." Link and Legend were walking around the Castle Town.
"Oh don't be such a cheapskate! Besides, we already missed breakfast at the castle."
"Yes but I'm sure the cooks won't mind whipping something up! Besides, there's bound to be leftovers since you weren't there." Legend turned to look at him. She looked like one of those cartoons where they get all big when angry and Link is the little chibi waving his arms around, scared.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?!"
"Uhm, err, well…I didn't…"
"Just shut up! I know that you're just gonna end up saying something stupid and make the situation worse for yourself. Now let's GO! I'm hungry!" she grabbed his hand again and dragged him to the nearest restaurant that sold breakfast. They went in and were seated at a small booth.
A waiter came to their table and asked what they wanted.
"I'll have pancakes and she'll have everything else on the menu." Link said pointing at Legend. She stood up and punched him in the face.
The waiter stared at them, "Having a little lovers' quarrel?" he asked.
Legend turned red, "WHAT?! Him and me? Lovers? Ahahahahahaha!" she continued to laugh, causing everyone to stare. She grabbed the waiter by the collar and pulled him down to her, "You're lucky other people are here. If they weren't…" she gave him a threatening look and let him go, "Ahem, I'll take a cheese omelet and pancakes. With some milk please."
"Yeah I'll take some milk too." The waiter nodded and walked away quickly. They waited for their food in silence. A few minutes later the waiter came back with their food and set the plates down nervously. Legend looked at him and smiled sweetly, "Thank you."
"E-enj-j-joy." He hastily walked away.
Link looked at Legend, who was smiling, "What did you say to him?"
"Oh nothing. I just told him to bring our food in fast."
"Why do I not believe you?"
"Because it isn't true."
"Ah, that would be a good reason."
"Mmhmm." She cut her stack of pancakes and took a big bite, "Delicious."
Later…
"I see. So you want me to write you a letter so you can gain entrance into the castle to speak with the linguist there?"
"Yes your highness. I believe that whatever is written on this dagger has to be of importance. Why else would Caativo have it so heavily guarded?"
"I understand. Alright, I will write you the letter." He turned to one of the guards next to him, "Would you kindly fetch me some paper and a quill?"
"Yes sir."
The next morning at dawn…
Link and Legend were in front of the entrance to the castle town, with their horses by the moat.
"Here are three days worth of provisions that you asked for. It usually only takes about two days to get there, but we gave you extras in case anything sets you back." A guard said, handing them sacs full of food and other supplies they may need on the way.
"Or if you eat it all in a day." Link said. She pushed him.
They strapped them to the horses. They both had their swords strapped to the horses also and they brought their bows along as well. They were being extra cautious, in case they came across any of Caativo's henchmen. They mounted the horses and began to ride off towards the lake, which would lead to Arambula.
"Got the dagger?"
"Of course. It's right here." Legend said, pointing to it. She had it attached to her belt, in its own small casing.
They rode to the west-northernmost point of the lake, and Link led from then on. They went through a small cave, "Get your bow ready, there may be keese in here."
After two days of traveling, the pair finally made it to Arambula. They trotted through the town to the castle. Legend showed the letter to the guard.
To Whom It May Concern:
Two members of my Royal Guard have come to see the linguist that resides at the castle; one of these members is the Hero of Time. They have an item with inscriptions that they wish to be read by the linguist. It is of utter importance. Please allow them to pass safely into the castle.
Signed,
King Harkinian of Hyrule
"Well this is definitely the King's signature…let me see the item."
Legend hesitantly unsheathed the dagger and when she did, the guards tensed and readied their weapons. She slowly handed the dagger to one of the guards. He took it and inspected it. He looked at them skeptically. He gave her back the dagger but kept on his toes.
"You may pass, but you will be accompanied by one of these guards." He made a hand motion to one of the other guards. He let Link and Legend in, but before the guard went in he pulled him close enough so that only he could hear him, "Watch them carefully." The guard nodded.
The castle was much like the one in Hyrule. Silk drapes, red carpets, large, empty rooms only used once every millennium.
"We must notify the King of your arrival first." The guard said, leading them to the thrown room. As they neared the door, the guards in front of it moved aside upon seeing the guard with Link and Legend. The trio walked up to the king and they all bowed. Next to the King was most likely the king's son. He looked familiar to Legend. He looked at her when she stood up and smiled.
"Miss Legend. How nice to see you again."
She looked at him. Oh no…I knew the name of this place sounded familiar…it's that prince from the ball.
He stood up and walked over to her as the guard explained the situation to the king.
"What brings you here," he looked at Link, "with him?"
Link stepped up to him, "We are here on official business. King Harkinian has asked us to run an errand for him."
"I see. Well, why don't I-" before he could finish the guard came up to them.
"Pardon me highness. Follow me." The two followed him, while the prince watched them walk away.
"Hmm…yes this is an ancient language long forgotten by most. It actually originates from another world, but we are still insure of where."
"Can you read it to us?" Legend asked the linguist, known as Mr. L.
"Of course, just give me a moment to figure it all out." He looked over all the inscriptions. His face crumpled as if he was confused.
"What it is?"
"Well, it sounds a bit like a prophecy or prediction of some sort."
"Well what does it say?" Link asked, impatiently.
"There shall come a dark star and the world shall be flooded with darkness. Blood shall spread and following the light a chosen shall be awakened. Around the chosen one shall spin three gold lights and the power shall be a brilliance beyond the dawn. The power shall be unleashed by a mighty blade, which shall split the heavens apart."
Link and Legend looked at each other, "It sounds kind of like when Ganondorf took over, except for the three gold lights and the heavens splitting."
"Well, we have to keep all this in mind. We'll tell the sages when we get back, I have a feeling they know what this could mean."
Link nodded and turned to Mr. L, "Thank you sir. If this ever comes to use, you'll be sure to get credit for your help." They left the room with the guard.
"'You'll be sure to credit for your help?' What the hell was that about?" Legend said to Link.
"I was being nice, something that you don't practice often."
"Only when it comes to you." the guard led them outside to the stables where they were keeping Epona and Myth. Just as they mounted the horses someone in red garbs came to them.
"Hello visitors. I am the Royal vizier. The prince insists that you stay here the night, and tomorrow we will supply you with any provisions and food you may need."
They looked at each other and shrugged. They dismounted, grabbed their belongings, and followed the vizier. They walked in silence back into the castle and to the thrown room, where Wesley, the prince, was waiting.
He stood to greet them, "Ah, so you have decided to stay." He looked at Link solemnly; "Both of you." he said putting emphasis on 'both'.
The vizier walked up to them, "If you will follow me, I will show you to your rooms."
"Why don't I take Miss Legend to her room while you take Link to his." Wesley said.
"Wait, our rooms aren't near each other?" Link asked.
"Well, no. I thought it would be more…appropriate for you to be on different floors."
"With all due respect highness, we would be much more comfortable if our rooms were at the least on the same floor." Legend stated. Wesley scowled inwardly.
"Very well. Come."
They started to walk up the stairs, "Somehow I get the feeling that he only wanted you to stay in the castle without me." Link said quietly.
"Like hell…I would never stay here without you. This guy creeps me out." Link laughed quietly.
After Link walked into his room, Wesley took Legend to hers, which was on the opposite end of Link's. Sheesh, he really doesn't want me anywhere near Link. It's not like me and him have anything going on or anything. She shuddered at the thought. She opened the door to her room, muttered a quick thank you and quickly shut it on Wesley. (Not exactly the way you should act to royalty but what do you expect from Legend?) She put down her belongings and was about to unhook her sword, but there was a knock at her door. She sighed. Please don't be Wesley, please don't be Wesley, PLEASE don't be Wesley! She opened the door and as she prayed, it wasn't Wesley. "Oh thank the goddesses it's you, Link." He looked at her funny.
"Right…anyway I was going to go for a walk around the town. Wanna come?"
"Sure. Let me just go put this somewhere safe." She said as she took off the dagger from her belt. She hid it within her sac of other things that she brought along, "Alright. Let's go."
"Hey, your room is a lot nicer than mine. Mine doesn't even have a balcony!"
"Well since the prince likes me better than you, it's only natural. I think he's jealous of you or something."
"Why would he be?"
"Because you get to be with me all the time."
Link started to laugh, "Why would anyone be jealous of THAT?" Legend pushed him and he pushed her back. Then she wrapped her foot around his leg, causing him to trip and fall flat on his face. She started to run down the hall and he got up and tackled her to the ground. She struggled to get away and attempted to kick him in the stomach but accidentally aimed a bit too low. She gasped and laughed loudly as he rolled on the ground, moaning in pain. They both stood up but Link was hunched over a bit for…obvious reasons.
He smirked, "Now you need to kiss it to make it better." She stopped laughing and pushed him over again, "Jerk." she continued to walk, disgusted with his last remark.
"I was kidding ya know!"
They walked around the town until dusk. They bought a few small things as souvenirs and tried some of the food that was being sold in booths all around. They walked back to the castle and the guards recognized them and allowed them in. They went back up to the rooms and they came across Legend's room first. She opened the door and Link went to his room. As she entered she saw that the room was trashed. Everything was scattered everywhere. She also saw the silhouette of something on the balcony.
She ran towards it, "Hey!" it turned to look at her. It was one of Caativo's minions and it had the dagger. She unsheathed her sword but before she could stop it, it jumped off of the balcony. She ran to the edge and looked down but it was nowhere to be seen.
Link ran to her door, "What happened here?" She walked back into the room.
"One of Caativo's guys was here. He took the dagger."
"Explain to me how a creature of that sort is able to enter a heavily guarded castle unnoticed, trash a room looking for a dagger, and leave the castle unnoticed as well? What would you suggest we do about that? It's possible and very likely to happen again!" the king of Arambula was fuming. At Link and Legend particularly.
"Your highness, I can assure you that it is in fact not likely to happen again unless you've something they want. Trust me, if you did have something they wanted, they would have taken it already, and you can be sure of that." Legend said with a bit of a tone.
"Well I cannot risk it. I want you out of this castle, nay, out of Arambula tonight. We will supply you with a day's worth of food."
"But your highness it takes two days to-"
"I said we will supply you with a days worth of food. Guards, please escort these two out of the castle with the food I have promised them."
The two went to the stables to get their horses, "Asshole." Legend muttered as she mounted Myth. Before they rode off of the castle grounds, they heard someone calling out to them. They turned around and saw Wesley with a sac. Legend dismounted and walked to him.
He held the sac out to her, "I apologize for the way my father treated you. Here is another day's worth of food and other supplies you might need." He sighed, "I don't know what exactly you two need to do, but whatever it is I wish you luck."
She smiled, "Thank you." she hooked toe sac to Myth's saddle and mounted. They galloped away.
"Please, come visit again one day!"
The two made it back to Hyrule Castle in a day and a half. They immediately went to the Sages.
"Well, the dagger was stolen back by one of Caativo's men, so that means that it's definitely something important." Link told them. They were in the Sacred Realm.
"We did end up getting it translated however. I wrote it down." She took out a small piece of paper and handed it to Rauru. He read it out loud.
"There shall come a dark star and the world shall be flooded with darkness. Blood shall spread and following the light a chosen shall be awakened. Around the chosen one shall spin three gold lights and the power shall be a brilliance beyond the dawn. The power shall be unleashed by a mighty blade, which shall split the heavens apart."
"We think it's a prophecy of some sort. But we can't figure out what most of it means. The beginning however is quite obvious if it has anything to do with Malvaagita."
"I'm sure that it is. And I am sure that if it is a prophecy, we will learn it all in time." Rauru said, "But for now, we have something to tell you, Legend."
She looked up at him, "What is it?"
"Well, we have noticed that you are starting to gain control over your powers."
"Yeah, so?"
Darunia, who has been very soft-spoken most of the time, answered her, "Well we have decided to help you gain full, or at least more control over them."
"One thing we want to teach you is how to be able to channel your powers to be able to use them in different forms so that you may be able to hit enemies with a direct attack." Impa explained.
"And how do I do that?"
Saria smiled at her, "Practice."
Link had gone back to the castle, but the Sages continued to talk to Legend and explain how they were going to help her.
"We plan on starting your training in a few days."
"Why wait? I'm ready now." They all looked around at each other.
"You sure, kid?" Nabooru asked her.
"Yeah. I know it'll be hard but I'm ready for a challenge. And besides, I'd rather not waste any time. We don't know how long this could take and a few days could be vital."
"Alright then, if that's what you want. Let us begin your training."
Well, that's chapter 7. Review please! No flames please! 30th reviewer can get a sneak peak at what's to come in chapter 8!!! (something big happens so stay tuned ^^)