The Missing Link

V1.5a

(or: Flower Petals in Your Ear Part One!)

By: The Kirby Kid ( thekirbykid@hotmail.com )

Disclaimer:

Hee hee. Putting a disclaimer here seems silly, since there's a site-wide disclaimer where I post this….and who else is reading it? Ha ha. But I'm a guy of creature of habit, so I'll say now that The Legend of Zelda™ is owned by Nintendo.

Last Chapter:

Um…where were we? Oh yes. It's been established that Link's in the Dark World in the form of a pink rabbit, the King and his Knights are in a mysterious coma, and the Princess of Hyrule is missing. That's about it…oh yes, and about Link…he's about to be eaten.

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General Kapten of the Moblin Mercenary Troop raised his huge battle-ax in one hand and Link's ears in the other. Link let out a sad laugh as Kapten brought the blade down on his neck.

However, the blade slowed and stopped before reaching his neck. The handle of the blade began to shimmer suddenly, as if something was wrapping around it, and the slight smell of cherry blossoms filled the air.

"I'm so sorry for interrupting.", shouted a voice from high up. They all looked to the air, and atop a nearby tree stood the girl that Link had encountered not half and hour before. She stood with fists on hips, and stared down on the Moblin troops with calm blue eyes. For some reason, Link had completely forgotten about her.

Kapten tugged fitfully at his ax that was now held in midair by an invisible force. Veins began to pop out on his forehead, and he looked at the girl with bulging eyes. "What is the meaning of this!!?" He raged.

The girl bent forward at the hip, pigtails swaying, and smiled at the General. "I know I've spoiled your meal, but I really have to insist that I have my bunny back.", she said sweetly, smiling.

Kapten and his favorite trooper, Lt. Metson, looked at each other and blinked in confusion. The General looked up to the girl again. "You're saying the meat is yours?".

The girl nodded. "Uh-huh! It's my pet. Go ahead and ask him.".

The Moblins looked at Link expectedly, and he managed a weak smile. "Uh….yep.", he croaked.

Dejected, the Moblins glanced at each other again. Finally, General Kapten let out a sigh, and released his grip on the ax, letting it hang in mid-air. The girl in the trees gave a slight shake of her hand, and the ax fell to the ground with a clank. "Well…if the meat does belong to her, then I guess we've got no choice. We'll have to find meat else-"

"Uh…General?", the spectacled Lt. Eguber said, raising his hand.

"What is it Eguber!?".

"Um…this is a dead forest. I mean really dead. Deader than Lt. Metson's sense of individuality."

"Hey!", started Metson.

Eguber rushed on. "Well I'm just saying, we're not going to find any meat in this forest. That means we're going to have to wait until we've left the forest before we eat again…and I'm hungry now."

"We have no choice, Lt. Eguber. This meat belongs to the girl. The rules of ownership states we give it back to her.". The girl smiled, and nodded her agreement.

Eguber shrugged. "Well…I just wanted to remind you that her ownership of the rabbit doesn't really mean anything if she's dead.".

The girl opened her small mouth slightly, and the General's scowl widened into a grin. "Good thinking, Eguber! You'll make Lieutenant one day!"

"I am Lieutenant, sir."

"Moblin's Draw!". At his command, the group of twenty Moblins drew their weapons, thick staves of wood that lengthened magically into large bows. Link, still hog-tied, could only watch in panic as the Moblins then drew thick, three feet long, pointed stakes from their pouches.

"Moblin's, FIRE!". At the command, the Moblin Mercenary Force released a hail of stakes slicing through the air, and towards the girls position. Air was all the stakes got, however, as the girl was no longer at the top of the dry tree. Only a few flower petals floated where she had been. Everyone on the ground looked about in confusion.

"Everything's gotta be so big with you Moblins. It's almost as if you're overcompensating for something.".

The voice came from atop General Kapten's head, and they all looked up in that direction. There the girl stood, arms crossed, her extremely high dress billowing slightly in an unseen wind. The Moblins gasped and quickly averted their eyes. Link wasn't sure what the big deal was. She was wearing black trousers and a long-sleeved black top beneath the sheer dress. Then again, Link thought if he stared long enough…that maybe they could see something…

Link found himself quickly averting his eyes as well.

The girl watched their reaction and smiled slightly. "Oh…is this what you all want to see?", she said teasingly. She lifted a thin leg straight into the air and held it nearly parallel to herself. The Moblins began to fluster.

"N-Now you put that down and get off myself right now, vixen!!!", General Kapten sputtered.

"Okay.", she answered sweetly, and brought her leg down fast, with the heel of her flat boot crashing hard into the General's muzzle.

The General screamed in pain as the girl hopped off of his head and into the Moblin throng. She flicked her hand in Link's direction, and the air shimmered while something invisible sliced apart the binds that held him. Link was shocked stupid, and could only watch while the girls right arm wavered slightly in his vision. Before he was even able to think about it the girl struck out with that same arm, grabbed him by his tunic and flung him into the air in an arc.

Link yelled, soaring through the air, and then down onto the top of a nearby tree. He landed hard on the coarse-leafed branches. The girl brought her hands up to her mouth and yelled, "RUN!!!", after which she leapt into the air and followed him.

"Don't just stand there!!!", General Kapten raged. "After them!!! Kill them both!". The Moblin Troop responded in force. They all drew their 'arrows' and fired.

Link was well ahead of the arrows as he hopped from treetop to treetop. He looked behind him for the girl, and saw her following him, occasionally zipping from space to space in a flurry of flower petals. The Moblins fired frantically in the fear of their meal getting away. All, that is, except for Lt. Eguber. The Lieutenant squinted one eye, leveled his bow, and fired once.

The stake pierced the girl cleanly underneath her shoulder blade. She gave a cry and fell sharply to the top of one of the trees she was skipping across, holding her shoulder gingerly. Link stopped jumping and looked back at her in a panic.

Down below, General Kapten was stunned. "W…Well done Lt. Eguber!", he breathed.

"Thanks General."

"You struck her down with one arrow. How'd you do it?".

"It's called 'aiming', General.".

"Ai-…Grrr.", the General growled. He swung an arm towards the girl, waving his troops to follow. "Forward men. The meat has not yet been procured!". With that, the Moblin Force ran forward.

Link bounded back to the girl and, before she could protest, slung her over his shoulder. He then bent his knees, and concentrated every ounce of strength into his hind legs. As the Moblins approached their position and began to draw their bows, he jumped.

The tree beneath him split cleanly in half with the force of his jump. It was a leap so powerful, it consumed several meters at once. He flailed his legs as he landed atop another tree well aways from the Moblins and their arrows. When he landed, just about half to leaves atop the tree were blasted to the ground, and the girl gasped out in pain again as blood seeped from her wound.

"Sorry.", Link said sheepishly. "Hold on, we're going again.". With the fair warning, he bent his knees and blasted forward from the trees once more.

The Moblins rushed after them for a while before finally giving up, panting and moaning in hunger. The General looked at his demoralized troops, holding his smashed nose delicately, and scowled. "Stop whining like a bunch of pansy-assed good for nothing Elves. The meat's got away…but we'll meet up with them again."

"Ooh…'revenge'. Yeah that's really gonna fill my belly.". Lt. Eguber said beneath his breath.

"Eguber! Call the Cadence!"

Eguber sighed and turned his back to the rest of the group. "ATTEN-HUT!". The group went into attention. "FORWARD! MARCH! Left! Right! Left right left right…"

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A few minutes later, at the edge of the forest, Link landed atop a tree, and then skipped down to the ground. He helped the girl off his shoulder and to her feet. She groaned silently and took hold of the stake in her shoulder. Link started towards her. "Hey…you should have a doct-".

"Shut up.", she retorted. The stake shimmered a bit before she yanked it out with a small cry. Link reached for her, but she stepped back and covered the wound with her hand. A few flower petals materialized around her hand, and the smell of cherry blossoms suddenly filled the air. The girl wearily glanced at Link with blank eyes, and then began to walk away, holding her wound.

"H-Hey!", Link started, hopping to her side. "Hey, thanks a lot! Please, I want to thank you!".

"Whatever.", she said harshly, and then half turned towards the once-elf. "You gotta be careful around those Moblins, bunny. They're dumber than bricks, but they're still very dangerous. I don't know why you didn't run when you saw them coming."

"Neither do I, but I'm glad you came along. Hey, are you going to be okay?". When the girl didn't answer, Link stepped back a bit, but continued to follow her. "Where're you going?", he asked nervously.

"I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat something.".

"Really? There's something to eat around here?"

The girl stopped and looked down on him wearily. "Why're you following me?", she asked harshly. Link stopped and blinked in confusion. "You told me to 'get lost', and now you're following me around. Why don't you 'go away'.".

Link stared, completely flabbergasted. "Come on! I was obviously being a complete idiot about the whole thing! I mean, you came there and saved my ass! I'm trying to apologize and thank you here!"

The girl looked at him, exhaustion creeping on her face. She smiled weakly. "Well…you saved me back there, so I guess we're even."

Link shook his head. "No way. Not yet anyway. I still plan on paying you back. Maybe when I get my old body.". She laughed shortly, and then glanced away. Link twitched his nose and ran a furry paw along his ears. "My name's 'Link'.", he told her.

"Mine's Itali."

"'Itali'", Link repeated. "That's a strange name."

Her eyes narrowed towards him. "You don't talk to a lot of girls, do you 'Link'?".

Link groaned inwardly. "Sorry… I tend to make an ass of myself when I'm not busy being a pink rabbit.". He saw Itali smile, still holding on to the wound on her right shoulder. "You sure you don't wanna take care of that?".

"I told you, I'm hungry. I'm gonna get something to eat.". She nodded towards the thin streams of smoke that were coming up from the horizon. "There's a little hole of a town there where I can nab some grub. That's where I'm headed."

"Mind if I tag along?".

Itali shrugged, and then bit her lip in pain and cursed herself. "Ugh…", she finally sighed. "It's a free Region. Well…not really…kinda…uh, I'll explain it to you later.".

Link nodded, and the pair started slowly towards the small town in the horizon.

************

It was the late afternoon in the Kingdom of Hyrule. Word was quickly spreading about the Kingdom's growing crisis. It was up to the remaining Knights of Hyrule to give the citizens comfort, and to reassure them that everything was under control.

Which, of course, it wasn't.

Invincible stood and Malon sat in the magnificent throne room of the Castle, looking at the ornately paved walls that covered the room, the delicate and silken tapestries that decorated the environment with visions of the Triforce, and the many portraits of the past rulers of the Kingdom. There was no business yet to be had in the room, however. The dais was empty.

"So…", Malon began quietly. "You're saying no one has any idea about what happened."

"Not a clue. All we know is that it must be an attack.", Invincible reasoned. "A systematic attack on not just Hyrule, but the other Kingdoms as well. Reports of missing people and people in coma's are flooding in, I just wonder-".

"That boy's not been around lately. The one who came to pick up some milk the other day.". Malon interrupted, glancing up at the silver-clad warrior.

Invincible nodded. "You mean that kid named 'Link'. Yeah, it's safe to assume he's missing too. But his circumstances are different according to eye-witne…". He paused when he noticed Malon staring at him. "What?"

"His name is 'Link'."

"Yes, we've established that.".

"He looks an awful lot like you did when you were younger."

Invincible looked at her, flustered. "You can say that about just every kid, Malon.".

"I don't think so.".

Invincible sighed and looked to the ground. "Are you trying to tell me something, Malon?".

"No…", she answered, before getting up to her feet, favoring her back, and facing Invincible directly. She reached up with her hands and gently removed the long-tailed silver mask that he always wore around the Courtyard. She revealed the handsome face and the light brown eyes of the man she had fallen in love with and married almost eleven years ago. Dirty-blonde hair fell in tuffs around his forehead, and like a mane down his back. Malon smiled, she loved doing her husbands hair, even though it'd kill him to admit it to the other knights.

She looked straight into his eyes now and continued. "Is there anything you want to tell me?".

Invincible looked at her in disbelief. "M-Malon… it's just a coincidence.". He whispered, putting his hands on her shoulders. " I know it sounds lame, but I don't know where he came from…really. He's from the Haiken Dukedom…that's all I ..." , again he paused when he saw his wife begin to laugh.

"Hee hee. I'm sorry Link. You're just so cute when you get flustered like that.", Malon said, covering her mouth.

Invincible looked at her coldly. "So, you think this is funny?".

"Well…it's probably not, but I am carrying. You know how that makes me.", she said, glancing at him sidelong.

Invincible moved in on her closely and nuzzled beside her ear. "Yeah I know…", he chuckled. "…all sorts of crazy.". He kissed her gently behind her ear stroked her hair. "Why'd we wait so long to have another baby, anyway?", he asked her suddenly.

"You go ask Talon that next time you see her.", Malon laughed while Invincible continued to nuzzle playfully at her ear.

"I'm glad you two are enjoying yourselves.".

Malon and Invincible jerked upright, and looked towards the doorway. Queen Zelda stood with Impa at her side. Her blue eyes were cold and weary. Invincible thought that she looked so profoundly…sad.

"My husband's in a coma and my little girl is missing, but please, don't let that deter you from having a good time.".

Malon began to apologize, but Impa put a hand up. She turned Zelda around with a hand on her shoulder, and faced her evenly. "That was uncalled for. At a time like this, you need to bring your friends close, not push them farther away."

"I know…", Zelda whispered.

"I think you should apologize.", Impa insisted. Before Zelda could open her mouth, however, Invincible spoke up.

"Zelda, I've discovered some details that you should know about. First, this isn't an isolated incident. It's a systematic attack on the Kingdoms. About the only people that hasn't had somebody missing in the same way are the Gerudo, and I'm not sure why.". He placed a hand on his chin and continued. "I found out from Natus: When they visited the Zora's, they found out that Ruto and Mikau's littlest girl is missing too."

Zelda was stunned. She didn't know that anyone close to her was experiencing the same dread that she was. "Goddesses… how is Ruto doing?".

"Looking for a way to get her back. She would have come, but she can't leave the Kingdom in the hopes that Liute might return." Invincible paused. "But…. I think they'll be okay, honestly."

"How do you know that?"

The silver-clad warrior crossed his arms. "Well, there's this boy…his name is 'Link'. Your daughter saw him a couple of times in the Courtyard.".

"Did you say his name was 'Link', Link?", Zelda said strolling up to him.

"Try to focus here. He's missing too…but eyewitnesses saw him stealing a horse when others were tending to Sir. Natus, and headed into the direction where the party was last at."

"What are you saying?", Malon began. "You think he went there on purpose? To save Zelly?" .

"Most probably it was to save his Uncle. He's one of the Knights that are ill. In any case, he's still missing. That probably means he found a way to get to wherever Zelly and Liute are. That means that we can find a way too.". With that, he bent down, picked up his tuke, and donned it once more. "I'm on my way.".

"Where are you headed, Link? We need you here.". Zelda asked quickly.

"He's going to see the Gerudo.". Impa answered.

Invincible nodded. "Like I said, they're the only ones unaffected by this. Maybe there's something in the heart of the Desert that holds some answers. ". He turned to Malon and placed a gloved hand on her cheek. "I'll be as quick as possible. Say 'bye' to Talon for me.".

"Of course. Good luck.".

The Queen looked to him hesitantly. "Good luck, Link. I hope for all of us that you find some answers.".

Invincible smiled at patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, my Queen. We'll get her back.". He looked to all of them, and then quickly left the room.

***

As Invincible burst from the Gates to Hyrule Town on his mighty chestnut mare, Epona, a figure hiding perfectly flat in the underbrush of the Fields watched him intently.

It watched as Epona turned to the West and sped off faster than any other horse in the Kingdom could have managed. When Invincible was far enough away, the figure stood.

At first glance, one would have mistaken the creature for a Lizardfos. But it was larger, at least seven feet tall, and sleeker. It's head neck and shoulders connected in a smooth ark. It's eyes were large, sharp and red. Like a Lizardfos, it's forearms were huge and club-like, with scythe-like claws grown from the back of its hands. It wore black kilt-like shorts, and a large tail protruded from the small of it's back, splitting into two near the end.

The creature thought back to it's short-lived time in the Dark World, where it received it's only commands.

"Erfos, find the one they call 'Invincible', and kill him.".

Normally a command to kill something called invincible would have deterred most people. Not Erfos. He knew only his directive. He would follow it through, or die trying.

The Erfos bent at the knees, and then blasted forward through the grassy fields of Hyrule. It ran at an amazing speed, demolishing the ground beneath his thunderous steps, and only continued to move faster and faster. It would keep a good distance away from Epona and her rider, but only until the time was right.

And when that time came, it would kill the Invincible. Of that it was certain.

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Back in the Dark World, Link stood on a partially paved pathway in what seemed like a little shanty town. The buildings were made out of creaky dry wood and in some, cement. The air was filled with smoke coming from the many fireplaces that burned coal or wooden logs. Link watched as Itali moved towards a large rectangular building with a rickety door and many invite torches.

"This looks like a bar.", Link said, hopping to her side. "This where we're going to eat?".

The girl looked down on him, still holding the wound on her shoulder. "I…uh…don't think it's a good idea for you to come inside."., she said nervously.

"Why not?".

At that moment, a figure crashed through the door from the inside of the bad. He landed hard and dug a trench in the ground with the impact. He got up slowly, and Link saw the man clearly. He was seven feet tall, with thick muscles marked with scars and tattoos. He wore a sleeveless tattered vest and jeans wrapped with thick chains. His face was like that of a Moblin, and his mouth was missing many teeth, while the rest of them were razor sharp. Link finished the mental description by noting the eye-patch over his left eye.

Another, even larger man loomed in the gateway. "This bar aient no place for pansies like you! Get the hell out ya wuss!".

"Fine jerk!!!", the fallen man spat. He then turned and left.

Link gulped.

"Yeah…I don't think you'd go well in that bar. I've been in before, so it's okay for me, despite my girlie image.", Itali explained.

Link gulped again. "W…well…I can act tough.", he said unconvincingly. "I mean, as tough as a pink rabbit can be…".

"Wait outside.", the girl told him, before moving to the bar steps. When she turned she saw Link looking at her, with a face so adorably cute and pathetic her heart fell against her will. His ears drooped down loosely and his nose twitched in sadness, while his mouth was partially open, revealing just the cutest pair of buckteeth. His yes were huge, pink and watery.

"Stop doing that!", Itali warned, trying to look away.

Link whimpered.

The girl let out a nasty growl, rushed back, and grabbed Link by the scruff of his tunic. "Fine, come inside, but just remember you're my pet. Understand?".

"I'll try not embarrass you.", he said with just a tinge of sarcasm.

The inside of the bar was filled with the smoke of a cooking fire and smoking herbs. All manner of creatures ate and talked in the bar. Tall and short, fat and thin, two eyes or three or one. Pink, pale, brown, black, yellow, green and red skin, scales or fur. Teeth and fangs and tusks. Link had only before seen a motley ensemble of creatures in a waking dream he had when he foolishly took too large a drink of Lon Lon Ranch's Magic Milk.

As he and Itali walked by, he saw each of the patrons giving him a dirty look. Link tried to bristle his fur and bare his buckteeth.

"What're doing!? You trying to get killed?", Itali whispered harshly.

"I'm looking tough.".

She rolled her eyes angrily. "You're about as tough as a snugglebug. Just look like a pet and you might survive this.". Itali dragged Link to an empty table in a corner, next to another table where a couple of boar-like creatures waited for their dinner.

Itali sat at the table, holding her shoulder gingerly, and waited for Link to get up to his seat. She finally took her hand off the wound with a sticky sound, and stared at her blood encrusted hand.

"Well…at least it's not bleeding anymore.", Link sniffed. "But It's probably infected.".

"I told you it'll be fine.", Itali insisted, wiping at her hand with a tablecloth. "I just need some food. I need to keep my strength up if I want my 'magic' to do it's work.".

"So you do know magic."

"Don't be impressed. Just about everyone here knows some sort of magic.", the girl said. Link thought she sounded uncertain. A green serving woman with a pleasant face and several tendrils coming from the back of her head approached their table.

"You get in a fight, Miss?", she inquired. "You oughta take care of that. I'll bring you some water. What'll ya have?".

"Just some broth please.", said Itali. She glanced over at Link. "Same for my pet here.".

"Any carrots?".

"No.", Link said roughly, before being kicked underneath the table. The serving woman nodded and walked to deliver the order.

Link looked about the bar, avoiding the eyes of those staring at him, and bristled. Something strange…ok, stranger, was here in this bar, but he couldn't focus on it cleanly. Instead, he turned to the girl opposite of him at the table. "Itali, you mentioned, Region. What is that exactly?".

The girl looked at him momentarily. "Despite what you might think, we're not just a bunch of uncivilized wildmen here in the Dark World.". She took a knife that was set on the table and scraped in a large square on the surface." This is the Dark World."

Link nodded. So far, so good.

"The Dark World is composed of four regions.", she said as she scraped in a large triangle within the confines of the square. Then she split that triangle into four other triangles with three quick strokes. Three of the triangles pointed upwards, and one was pointed downwards. She tapped the three outer triangles. "Three of the regions are governed, and one…", she tapped the triangle in the center, " is neutral.". She peered at Link to see if he was paying attention.

Link was, and he was stunned. The girl had just drawn a representation of the Triforce.

Itali smiled at him. "The Triforce right? You recognize it. What do you expect, God was really crazy about the thing when he first came here.".

Link looked at her in shock. "Are you saying G…he made the Dark World?".

Itali grabbed her left braided pigtail and gave Link a vexed look. "Of course He didn't make it. He just fashioned the Regions. Then he left.".

"Left the Dark World?".

"No. He's still here, just sleeping. That's why we don't say his name.".

"Right…", Link said quietly. Even his own followers were afraid of him. Link was starting to get paranoid about saying his name himself.

Itali tapped on the table surface to get Link's attention. "We're here.", she said, pointing to the rightmost triangle, the one that represented the Triforce of Courage. "This is the Izen Region. It's governed by Mandrag Biron. He's a paranoid freak with a closet-full of fetishes. Now this one…", she pointed to the left triangle, the Triforce of Wisdom, "…is the Fatt Region. They're big on mechanics, and the leader there is Mandrag Knomen. You don't wanna go there looking like that. They treat non elvenoids very badly.".

She then pointed to the top-most triangle, the Triforce of Power. " This is the Er Region. It's governed by Mandrag Chike. I don't know much about him. His is a dangerous region. Not many people travel out of there.".

Link's mind was churning. This all had to mean something. Maybe Zelda was in one of these Regions. He had to find out more.

That strange feeling suddenly came over him again. His fur bristled and he turned over to the table next to them. The two boars over there were talking.

"Check it out.", Boarone said, as he reached into his vest pocket and pulled out a small bottle. Inside the bottle was a tiny guppy suspended in water.

"No way!", exclaimed Boartwo. "Where'd you get that? 's it alive??

Boarone grinned, showing many teeth. "Hell yeah.". He tapped the glass, and the guppy flinched. "I found it in a little puddle off near the mountain. Just there in plain sight. I was surprised no one grabbed it.".

Boartwo scoffed. "Geez, I know I would've. That thing's a delicacy…all fresh like that.". The boar-man's mouth began to water.

Link peered at the guppy in the glass. His fur began to bristle even more. Itali looked at him quizzically. "What are you hungry? Don't think about that, you're not gonna find small fish like that around here.".

"That fish… I think it's somebody.", Link whispered frantically.

Itali just stared at him as the serving woman returned with a steaming bowl of broth and a side of bread for the two. She scooped up some of the food with a wooden spoon and blew on it gently. "Don't make me hurt you.", was all she said.

Link watched as Itali ate a little, and then moved a hand to her wound. Flower petals materialized out of thin air, and the smell of cherry blossoms wafted through. Link marveled as the wound began to close completely. Itali gave him a smile.

"Told ya all I needed was food. Now come on and eat.".

A little shiver ran down his spine, and Link could only turn to watch as the serving woman brought the two boar-men a couple of bowls of some chunky soup. The boars growled in anticipation, and Boarone went to his little jar. Link's ears and nose began to twitch.

"You're not eating.", Itali said between chews. She looked at Link nervously. "What's wrong with you?".

Link twitched again and tensed his arms on the table. "The fish…it…can't you hear it?"

"Please…please don't let it eat me!"

Itali stared at him. "I don't hear anything. What's wrong with you?".

"Please. Someone help me!".

Link watched in horror as Boarone lifted the jar and prepared to pour it into the chunky soup.

NEXT CHAPTER:

This one ran a bit long, so I decided to split it into 2. Now Link's not gonna do something stupid in a bar full of toughs to save a stupid fish is he? Heh…yeah right, if he's anything like the Link's of the Past…he will. What will Invincible find in the Desert? And just what of Princess Zelda? I mean, we've heard squat from her! What's going on? Stay tuned for V1.5b, or "Cherry Blossoms in Your Ear Part 2". Thanks for suffering through this. Please review. Later! (o'.')o