Author's note: All LoZ characters are property of Nintendo.
The next day, during the morning report, Zelda frantically described the horrible thing that made an attempt on her life. All the more, Drake continued to eye her, but she ignored it. Her father immediately sprung into action and planned a search for the killer. He ordered his best knights and curiously enough, Link to search hyrule. He was determined that whatever it was that attempted to cut Zelda's throat, would be dead at his feet the next day.
"Ugh.what happened?" Tyrone shook his head. He was once again, sprawled out on the wooden floor of his house. "Not again." he said drearily. Than he noticed stabbed arm. "What's this?" He pulled the short dagger out of his upper arm. He studied it for a second. The carvings on the handle look familiar. The symbol of the divine relic.The triforce "No.. I didn't.. I couldn't. How could I evade the guards?" he thought out loud. He turned back the dagger. He looked at it closely, studying it's curves and carvings. "Who else would have a dagger like this? Possibly a thieve? Maybe I went after a thieve and was stabbed in self defense!" he looked at his wounded arm. With one finger, he touched it and withdrew in a sudden wave of pain. He sat in nervous thought. He knew he hadn't succeeded in killing who ever it was. His hands and mouth were blood soaked. He sighed in relief. Just than, he heard a loud rap on his door. He covered his wounded arm with the sleeve of his shirt and walked up to answer the door. It was Drake, with Link standing at his side.
"Are you Tyrone Teck?" Drake asked, not looking at his face.
"Yes sir." Tyrone answered quickly. He tried not seem nervous however, his shaking legs and hand gave it away.
"Can you please tell me were you were last night between 2 AM and 3 AM?" Drake asked taking a step into the small house.
"I was.Sleeping." He replied "Why? Is there a problem?"
"Well peasant, not that it's any of your business, but our princess was attacked by some kind of killer animal. I have been granted a search of your house because bloody tracks were found leading to your house. Do you own any pets, mister Teck?" Drake spat on the last word.
Tyrone looked past Link and Drake to the ally. He saw small prints of blood leading to his house. "Well sir, yesterday some street punks tried to take my rupees and when I refused they stabbed me. I wandered back to my house and I must have bled on the ground." He quickly responded. Link looked at him curiously, remembering the previous night. Zelda stabbed whatever was attacking him in the upper arm. Link finally spoke.
"Can I see your arm?" Link asked. Drake looked at him in disgust and shoved his arm.
"Listen you! The only reason the king wanted you to come is because you "happen" to be in the princess's room at the time of the attack! So why don't you leave the questioning to me? OK?!" Link stepped back. He turned his head from Drake, to the timid man in the door way. He knew he had to question this man. So he decided to play it cool.
"Well, I wasn't interrogating." He said slowly "Tyrone is an old friend of mine and I was concerned about his stab wound. So, why don't you go question the other residents of this section of town? I will check up on my friend." Drake looked at Link, than to Tyrone. They seemed like they could be friends. After all Link is a peasant. Drake thought he probably lived just as this man did.
"Very well. If you are friends, please do check him out Link." Drake turned his back and walked to the next house. Link stepped in and shut the door behind him.
"Ok, I don't know who you are and I am pretty sure you don't know me. But, I need to see your arm." Link said the second the door shut. Tyrone cautiously lifted his shirt sleeve, revealing the nasty stab wound. Link eyed him cautiously.
"What were you really doing last night?" Link asked slowly, making sure Tyrone heard every single syllable. Tyrone looked up into the hero's eyes. He broke down and fell onto his knees.
"I don't know sir!" he sobbed "I never know what happens to me at night! All I know, is that the second I fall asleep, I change! I do horrible things, and I never remember what happened! You must believe me! I have no control!" Tears rolled off his face and onto the same wooden floor he awoke on. Link took a deep breath and brushed his hair back.
"Mister Teck, did you attack the princess last night?" Link asked gently. Tyrone shrugged and nodded his head. He turned his head and grabbed the dagger that he found in his arm. Link immediately knew, he was the killer. He grabbed Tyrone's arm and helped him to his feet.
"Tyrone, if you speak the truth, I will stay with you tonight. I need proof that you, in fact, can't control what happens at night." He said calmly. Tyrone nodded with out speaking. Link let go of his arms.
"I will come tonight at around 10. Stay awake until than." Tyrone nodded. With that, Link walked out the door.
"How did it go?" Drake asked Link coldly "Is your little peasant friend OK?" Link gave Drake a cold glare. He hated when people referred to the poorer people as "peasants". Drake didn't know if he, or any one else enjoyed being a peasant. He shouldn't speak like being a peasant was a bad thing. Drake rambled on the entire way back to the castle.
"What did you find?" The king asked as the two men stepped into the throne room. Zelda was already sitting at the table in front of the king's throne. Link was about to take a seat next to Zelda, but was shoved away by Drake, leaving Link to sit next to the other knights. Zelda glared at Drake in disgust.
"Nothing sire. No one knows anything of a carnivorous animal other than the pet dogs." Drake said, rising from his seat. "Although, Link did get to talk to one of his old peasant friends." He added. Zelda looked over to Link curiously. She thought he didn't have any other friends outside of her, the sages, and the kokiri. She was pleased to hear that he did have friends though.
"Link, I sent you to work not speak with old chums." The king stated. He wasn't angry. But, he didn't like the idea of not being listened to. Drake chuckled at the fact that Link was scolded by the king. "Yes sire, it wont happen again." Link bowed his head. The meeting went on for another hour. Still, no one knew what had happened the previous night and found no clues nor suspects. Except Link.
After the meeting, Link took Zelda aside to tell her about that very night.
"Zelda, I think I know who attacked you." Zelda was about to cut him off. Why wouldn't he say something? Did he actually care that Zelda almost died? Maybe his act of bravery was plotted. She shook that thought. Link would never do that. "I can't tell you who. But, I can tell you I am going to see him tonight. I need you to cover for me. Tell your father, I am out with friends." "Link, why the secret?" Zelda asked quietly "Let me come with you! I am sure I can aid in something."
"No Zelda! You might get hurt. I don't know how this guy is gonna react. So please, just stay here." Link gave Zelda the puppy dog face she couldn't refuse.
"Alright Link. I will cover for you. Just be careful." Zelda kissed Link quickly on the lips and hurried back to her room.
That night, Link crawled out of his window and ran the whole way back into the market place. He knocked on Tyrone's door. Tyrone opened the door half way and motioned for Link to come in.
"Are you sure you want to do this? I am afraid I might hurt you. I can't control what happens..." Link waved his hands.
"Don't worry. I would have probably been in worse situations." He said calmly "Alright lie down and try to fall asleep." Tyrone nodded and crawled into his bed. Link pulled up a chair and sat at his bed side. Within ten minutes, Tyrone was fast asleep.
Zelda looked out her window. She was hoping Link had found the 'thing' that had nearly killed her. She hoped Link stopped the beast. But, most of all, she hoped Link was OK.
Tyrone started breathing loudly. He started struggling for air. Link rose from his chair and took a step back. Tyrone's body started to cover in fur and his hands and feet turned into paws. He hunched over on all fours. He looked sort of like a lion. His fur was a very unusual color, a light purple. The new Tyrone stood up, threw back his head and let out a massive roar. Tyrone charged at Link, his claws and teeth blazing. Link jumped out of the way, causing Tyrone to crash into his wall. The whole house shook. Tyrone tried again, this time grabbing the collar of his tunic. Link let out a choking grasp. He tried to slide out of his tunic but Tyrone tightened the collar making it hard for him to escape. He roared again and raised his paw in the same fashion he had when he attacked Zelda. Link's tunic ripped slightly allowing him tear it off and break free of the grasp. Shreds of his tunic clung to Tyrone's claws. Tyrone raised his head, jumped five three feet, and shoved Link across the house. Link landed with a loud thump and slid into a dresser. He saw the dagger on the floor, the same dagger used to repel him last time. He grabbed it. Tyrone made a huge leap into the air. His paws out stretched with ready claws. Link rolled away just in time and stood up. He held the dagger ready.
"Tyrone, relax. Try to control your self." Link said, still shaking. "I don't want to hurt you. I know you cant help it but you have to try." Tyrone didn't listen. He charged at Link with full speed. Link was ready to stab him. Kill the stupid thing and end this. But, it would be killing an innocent man. Tyrone was trapped. Trapped in another body.
The door flung open. Tyrone stopped dead in his tracks to see who had intruded his house. Zelda stood in the door way, still in her pajamas. She had an open book in her arms. Zelda looked at the book and chanted something in ancient hylian out loud. When she finished, Tyrone started changing back into himself. His paws changed back into hands. His violet fur disappeared and were a violent killer stood, a terrified man had taken it's place.
The next day, during the morning report, Zelda frantically described the horrible thing that made an attempt on her life. All the more, Drake continued to eye her, but she ignored it. Her father immediately sprung into action and planned a search for the killer. He ordered his best knights and curiously enough, Link to search hyrule. He was determined that whatever it was that attempted to cut Zelda's throat, would be dead at his feet the next day.
"Ugh.what happened?" Tyrone shook his head. He was once again, sprawled out on the wooden floor of his house. "Not again." he said drearily. Than he noticed stabbed arm. "What's this?" He pulled the short dagger out of his upper arm. He studied it for a second. The carvings on the handle look familiar. The symbol of the divine relic.The triforce "No.. I didn't.. I couldn't. How could I evade the guards?" he thought out loud. He turned back the dagger. He looked at it closely, studying it's curves and carvings. "Who else would have a dagger like this? Possibly a thieve? Maybe I went after a thieve and was stabbed in self defense!" he looked at his wounded arm. With one finger, he touched it and withdrew in a sudden wave of pain. He sat in nervous thought. He knew he hadn't succeeded in killing who ever it was. His hands and mouth were blood soaked. He sighed in relief. Just than, he heard a loud rap on his door. He covered his wounded arm with the sleeve of his shirt and walked up to answer the door. It was Drake, with Link standing at his side.
"Are you Tyrone Teck?" Drake asked, not looking at his face.
"Yes sir." Tyrone answered quickly. He tried not seem nervous however, his shaking legs and hand gave it away.
"Can you please tell me were you were last night between 2 AM and 3 AM?" Drake asked taking a step into the small house.
"I was.Sleeping." He replied "Why? Is there a problem?"
"Well peasant, not that it's any of your business, but our princess was attacked by some kind of killer animal. I have been granted a search of your house because bloody tracks were found leading to your house. Do you own any pets, mister Teck?" Drake spat on the last word.
Tyrone looked past Link and Drake to the ally. He saw small prints of blood leading to his house. "Well sir, yesterday some street punks tried to take my rupees and when I refused they stabbed me. I wandered back to my house and I must have bled on the ground." He quickly responded. Link looked at him curiously, remembering the previous night. Zelda stabbed whatever was attacking him in the upper arm. Link finally spoke.
"Can I see your arm?" Link asked. Drake looked at him in disgust and shoved his arm.
"Listen you! The only reason the king wanted you to come is because you "happen" to be in the princess's room at the time of the attack! So why don't you leave the questioning to me? OK?!" Link stepped back. He turned his head from Drake, to the timid man in the door way. He knew he had to question this man. So he decided to play it cool.
"Well, I wasn't interrogating." He said slowly "Tyrone is an old friend of mine and I was concerned about his stab wound. So, why don't you go question the other residents of this section of town? I will check up on my friend." Drake looked at Link, than to Tyrone. They seemed like they could be friends. After all Link is a peasant. Drake thought he probably lived just as this man did.
"Very well. If you are friends, please do check him out Link." Drake turned his back and walked to the next house. Link stepped in and shut the door behind him.
"Ok, I don't know who you are and I am pretty sure you don't know me. But, I need to see your arm." Link said the second the door shut. Tyrone cautiously lifted his shirt sleeve, revealing the nasty stab wound. Link eyed him cautiously.
"What were you really doing last night?" Link asked slowly, making sure Tyrone heard every single syllable. Tyrone looked up into the hero's eyes. He broke down and fell onto his knees.
"I don't know sir!" he sobbed "I never know what happens to me at night! All I know, is that the second I fall asleep, I change! I do horrible things, and I never remember what happened! You must believe me! I have no control!" Tears rolled off his face and onto the same wooden floor he awoke on. Link took a deep breath and brushed his hair back.
"Mister Teck, did you attack the princess last night?" Link asked gently. Tyrone shrugged and nodded his head. He turned his head and grabbed the dagger that he found in his arm. Link immediately knew, he was the killer. He grabbed Tyrone's arm and helped him to his feet.
"Tyrone, if you speak the truth, I will stay with you tonight. I need proof that you, in fact, can't control what happens at night." He said calmly. Tyrone nodded with out speaking. Link let go of his arms.
"I will come tonight at around 10. Stay awake until than." Tyrone nodded. With that, Link walked out the door.
"How did it go?" Drake asked Link coldly "Is your little peasant friend OK?" Link gave Drake a cold glare. He hated when people referred to the poorer people as "peasants". Drake didn't know if he, or any one else enjoyed being a peasant. He shouldn't speak like being a peasant was a bad thing. Drake rambled on the entire way back to the castle.
"What did you find?" The king asked as the two men stepped into the throne room. Zelda was already sitting at the table in front of the king's throne. Link was about to take a seat next to Zelda, but was shoved away by Drake, leaving Link to sit next to the other knights. Zelda glared at Drake in disgust.
"Nothing sire. No one knows anything of a carnivorous animal other than the pet dogs." Drake said, rising from his seat. "Although, Link did get to talk to one of his old peasant friends." He added. Zelda looked over to Link curiously. She thought he didn't have any other friends outside of her, the sages, and the kokiri. She was pleased to hear that he did have friends though.
"Link, I sent you to work not speak with old chums." The king stated. He wasn't angry. But, he didn't like the idea of not being listened to. Drake chuckled at the fact that Link was scolded by the king. "Yes sire, it wont happen again." Link bowed his head. The meeting went on for another hour. Still, no one knew what had happened the previous night and found no clues nor suspects. Except Link.
After the meeting, Link took Zelda aside to tell her about that very night.
"Zelda, I think I know who attacked you." Zelda was about to cut him off. Why wouldn't he say something? Did he actually care that Zelda almost died? Maybe his act of bravery was plotted. She shook that thought. Link would never do that. "I can't tell you who. But, I can tell you I am going to see him tonight. I need you to cover for me. Tell your father, I am out with friends." "Link, why the secret?" Zelda asked quietly "Let me come with you! I am sure I can aid in something."
"No Zelda! You might get hurt. I don't know how this guy is gonna react. So please, just stay here." Link gave Zelda the puppy dog face she couldn't refuse.
"Alright Link. I will cover for you. Just be careful." Zelda kissed Link quickly on the lips and hurried back to her room.
That night, Link crawled out of his window and ran the whole way back into the market place. He knocked on Tyrone's door. Tyrone opened the door half way and motioned for Link to come in.
"Are you sure you want to do this? I am afraid I might hurt you. I can't control what happens..." Link waved his hands.
"Don't worry. I would have probably been in worse situations." He said calmly "Alright lie down and try to fall asleep." Tyrone nodded and crawled into his bed. Link pulled up a chair and sat at his bed side. Within ten minutes, Tyrone was fast asleep.
Zelda looked out her window. She was hoping Link had found the 'thing' that had nearly killed her. She hoped Link stopped the beast. But, most of all, she hoped Link was OK.
Tyrone started breathing loudly. He started struggling for air. Link rose from his chair and took a step back. Tyrone's body started to cover in fur and his hands and feet turned into paws. He hunched over on all fours. He looked sort of like a lion. His fur was a very unusual color, a light purple. The new Tyrone stood up, threw back his head and let out a massive roar. Tyrone charged at Link, his claws and teeth blazing. Link jumped out of the way, causing Tyrone to crash into his wall. The whole house shook. Tyrone tried again, this time grabbing the collar of his tunic. Link let out a choking grasp. He tried to slide out of his tunic but Tyrone tightened the collar making it hard for him to escape. He roared again and raised his paw in the same fashion he had when he attacked Zelda. Link's tunic ripped slightly allowing him tear it off and break free of the grasp. Shreds of his tunic clung to Tyrone's claws. Tyrone raised his head, jumped five three feet, and shoved Link across the house. Link landed with a loud thump and slid into a dresser. He saw the dagger on the floor, the same dagger used to repel him last time. He grabbed it. Tyrone made a huge leap into the air. His paws out stretched with ready claws. Link rolled away just in time and stood up. He held the dagger ready.
"Tyrone, relax. Try to control your self." Link said, still shaking. "I don't want to hurt you. I know you cant help it but you have to try." Tyrone didn't listen. He charged at Link with full speed. Link was ready to stab him. Kill the stupid thing and end this. But, it would be killing an innocent man. Tyrone was trapped. Trapped in another body.
The door flung open. Tyrone stopped dead in his tracks to see who had intruded his house. Zelda stood in the door way, still in her pajamas. She had an open book in her arms. Zelda looked at the book and chanted something in ancient hylian out loud. When she finished, Tyrone started changing back into himself. His paws changed back into hands. His violet fur disappeared and were a violent killer stood, a terrified man had taken it's place.