Disclaimer: I own a copy of Ocarina of Time, but that's it. None of the characters from it
are mine. Sinjo and Onak however, are.
Author's Notes: Okay, I thought about it, and thought about it some more, then I ate
lunch, then I thought about it again. Here it is, after going through many revisions in my
head, though none on paper. Chapter 3, the most infamous chapter for any story.
Actually, I don't know where the hell I got that, I just made it up. Did you know that 57%
of all statistics are made up on the spot? Anyway, I hope you like chapter three, and if
you're not a Link/Malon fan, then what the hell are you doing here!? Get out if you don't
like it. If you review or e-mail me saying my story sucked, I will simply laugh at what a
flaming idiot you are.
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Malon's Quest - Chapter Three
"MALON!"
"Link, help me!"
Link ran as fast as he could, but Malon was still flying up and away from him. He
reached into his belt and pulled out his hookshot. Still running, he took careful aim, and
shot the chain toward her.
'Please be long enough,' Link pleaded in his mind. No such luck. The chain stopped
and retracted before even getting close to Malon. Now he was really in trouble, for she
had begun to fall back down! And, from the speed she was flying backward, she was
going to land outside of the ranch! Link knew he had to think of something quickly, for
the fall would definitely kill her. Even he would not escape a plummet from that altitude
without serious injury.
Continuing to run, Link whistled for Epona. His faithful horse trotted up alongside
him, and he mounted her (A/N: Get your heads out of the gutter!) and took off at a gallop
toward the quickly descending Malon.
Poor Malon was terrified beyond belief! She could see Link on Epona trying his best
to save her, but there was no way he would make it in time! She looked down, and saw
that she was going to land on the other side of the wall that surrounded the ranch. That
meant at least another twenty feet to the ground, and that alone would be enough to put
her into a splint, and confine her to a bed for months.
Malon started to cry. She was going to die! And there was nothing she, nor even Link
could do about it! She opened her eyes one last time to see what looked like a strange
blue light flying toward her.
There was no time left, and Link could only think of one idea. 'Oh please work,' he
prayed. He took out his bow and one arrow, an ice arrow. He took careful aim, and shot it
straight at where Malon would be when it got there. He then told Epona to run as hard as
she could, and jump over the wall.
As it approached her, she got very cold. Then, without warning, she was suddenly
encased in ice! She could still see, and through her frozen buffer she saw Link and Epona
fly over the ranch wall and land in the field. Then she hit the ground, and all went black.
She was apparently only unconscious for a few seconds, for when she next looked, she
could see Epona stopping in front of her, and Link jumping off and landing right next to
her. He did the same hand motions he had done when he fought Onak, and a wall of
flame came out from him, and thawed her icy confinement away. She was as cold as she
had ever been in her life, but she was alive!
As the last of the ice melted away, Link quickly picked up the shivering girl and
hugged her tight, rubbing her arms in an attempt to warm her up.
"Oh, Link!" She cried as he held her. "I was so scared!"
"Shh," he soothed. "It's okay. Everything's all right now."
"Thank you so much," she whispered in his ear.
The two of them stood there for a minute until Link said, "We have to get you back to
the house to warm you up. You'll freeze out here." So he put her on Epona, then climbed
on behind her, and they rode back to the ranch.
"I'm still cold, Link," Malon said as she lay in her bed with a fire going and three
blankets on top of her.
"Well, it was a magic arrow, so I imagine the effects will last a while," Link said.
"How long?" she was still shivering, and she felt like crying.
"I don't honestly know," he answered. Then he got an idea. "I don't want you to take
this the wrong way, but the best way to stay warm is from body heat."
She look up at him, and couldn't help but feel on cloud nine at what he was
suggesting. She knew how he felt about beds, but he was willing to do this, for her!
"You don't have to," she said. "I know you can't stand beds."
"Nonsense," he replied. "You need to get warm, that's all that matters to me right
now. I won't hear another word about it." And with that, he removed his sword, his
shield, and his boots, and climbed into bed next to her. He was, to say the least, a little
uncomfortable, but he didn't care about that at the moment. She snuggled up to him, and
the rolled over as he wrapped his arms around her so she was spooned up to him. He
could feel her shivering less already, and although she still felt cold to the touch, he knew
she was at least comfortable now.
"Link?" she whispered.
"Yes?"
"Thank you for saving me."
"Don't mention it," he said softly.
She giggled just a bit. "You actually save me twice today!"
He laughed faintly as well, and then scowled as he remembered what Onak was going
to do to her.
"Malon, if anybody, ever, tries to do that to you again, I swear they'll end up just like
that creep."
She squeezed his hand. "Thank you. And thanks for trying to save my dad, too." A
hint of sadness was in her voice as she said this, and Link noticed.
"I'll get him back for you," he said.
"You will!?" she turned her head around to look him in the eye, and when she saw the
sincerity there, she smiled.
"I want to come with you," she whispered. Very softly, because she was only an inch
or so from his face.
"No way," he replied in the same manner. "It's too dangerous. And you're not going
to stay here alone, either. Before I head off after Sinjo, I'm taking you to Gerudo valley.
You'll be safe there; they'll look after you. Even Sinjo isn't crazy enough to attack the
Gerudos."
"You say it's not safe for me to come, yet you're leaving me with the GERUDOS?"
"Don't worry. They'll look after you as a favor to me. They're actually pretty nice."
"Humph." She turned her head back around. "I still want to go with you."
"Hey, I'm only looking out for you. I want you to be safe."
This made her smile in spite of herself. She snuggled her head up under Link's chin,
and with a happy sigh, she was asleep.
Link rested his head on top of hers. Her hair was so soft. He would keep his promise
to her. He would find talon, and he would bring him back to her. He then thought about
the Gerudos. They were very good friends of his, and would definitely take car of her if
he asked them to. Heck, knowing her wild spirit, she would probably end up as one of
them!
Still trying to get used to the unusual feeling of the bed, Link finally managed to get to
sleep, his arms still around Malon.
Malon awoke before the sun rose, just as she had planned to. She eased out of Link's
embrace, and stood up next to the bed. She smiled down at him.
"I'm sorry Link," she whispered. "But I have to do this. And after you slept in a bed
just for me, too." She leaned down and kissed him on the forehead. "Goodbye."
She went downstairs, got some food, as well as the sword and shield Link had brought
her and forgotten about. She then went out and got Epona.
"Shh, be quiet now, girl." She spoke to the horse to calm her down. "We've got to get
going."
Epona neighed quietly.
"No, Link's not coming," Malon told the horse. "I hate the idea of splitting you two
up, but I have to do this on my own. Don't worry, we'll see him again soon." This
seemed to be enough for Epona, for she allowed Malon to climb on, and the two of them
left the ranch silently in the morning darkness.
Link woke up and had to think about where he was for a second. When he
remembered, he wondered where Malon was. He looked out the window.
'It's morning,' he thought as he saw the sunlight pouring in. 'She must be up already.
Doesn't that girl ever rest? Oh well, I guess I'd better let her enjoy her last day at home
before I take her to the valley. He got up and stretched. His back was very uncomfortable,
as were his legs.
"I hate beds," he grumbled. He then went downstairs to see what Malon was doing.
Only, when he got there, she wasn't around.
'She must be outside,' he thought. So he went out the door to find her.
"Malon!?" he called out to her. "Malon, where are you?" He looked around, but didn't
see her. 'Maybe she's in with the horses,' he thought. He went in to check. He looked
around, and went over to where Epona was always tied up, only Epona wasn't there.
Link's eyes went wide. "She wouldn't!" He ran out of the stables, across the path and
back into the house. He looked over to where he had discarded the weapons he had
brought for her after the incident yesterday. They were gone too.
"No, NO!" Link was near panic now. He tore back outside and ran all the way to the
exit of the ranch and into Hyrule Field. There was nobody around.
"MALON!" Link fell to his knees. She had gone off on her own! She had no idea
what was in store for her out there! And without his horse, he would never be able to
catch up with her!
His horse! That was it! Link drew his ocarina out of its pouch and brought it to his
lips. He played Epona's song, but nothing happened. Just as the horse could hear the song
from any distance, Link could always hear her response as a sign that she was on her
way. This time, silence. And that meant, they weren't coming back.
Link's face fell. He had to do something, but what? He ran back to the house and
gathered his supplies. He threw them on, and then ran back out into the field without even
thinking twice.
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And that concludes today's exciting episode of The Legend of Zelda: Malon's Quest.
Tune in next time for more heart pounding action, and perhaps more romance? Wait and
see.
are mine. Sinjo and Onak however, are.
Author's Notes: Okay, I thought about it, and thought about it some more, then I ate
lunch, then I thought about it again. Here it is, after going through many revisions in my
head, though none on paper. Chapter 3, the most infamous chapter for any story.
Actually, I don't know where the hell I got that, I just made it up. Did you know that 57%
of all statistics are made up on the spot? Anyway, I hope you like chapter three, and if
you're not a Link/Malon fan, then what the hell are you doing here!? Get out if you don't
like it. If you review or e-mail me saying my story sucked, I will simply laugh at what a
flaming idiot you are.
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Malon's Quest - Chapter Three
"MALON!"
"Link, help me!"
Link ran as fast as he could, but Malon was still flying up and away from him. He
reached into his belt and pulled out his hookshot. Still running, he took careful aim, and
shot the chain toward her.
'Please be long enough,' Link pleaded in his mind. No such luck. The chain stopped
and retracted before even getting close to Malon. Now he was really in trouble, for she
had begun to fall back down! And, from the speed she was flying backward, she was
going to land outside of the ranch! Link knew he had to think of something quickly, for
the fall would definitely kill her. Even he would not escape a plummet from that altitude
without serious injury.
Continuing to run, Link whistled for Epona. His faithful horse trotted up alongside
him, and he mounted her (A/N: Get your heads out of the gutter!) and took off at a gallop
toward the quickly descending Malon.
Poor Malon was terrified beyond belief! She could see Link on Epona trying his best
to save her, but there was no way he would make it in time! She looked down, and saw
that she was going to land on the other side of the wall that surrounded the ranch. That
meant at least another twenty feet to the ground, and that alone would be enough to put
her into a splint, and confine her to a bed for months.
Malon started to cry. She was going to die! And there was nothing she, nor even Link
could do about it! She opened her eyes one last time to see what looked like a strange
blue light flying toward her.
There was no time left, and Link could only think of one idea. 'Oh please work,' he
prayed. He took out his bow and one arrow, an ice arrow. He took careful aim, and shot it
straight at where Malon would be when it got there. He then told Epona to run as hard as
she could, and jump over the wall.
As it approached her, she got very cold. Then, without warning, she was suddenly
encased in ice! She could still see, and through her frozen buffer she saw Link and Epona
fly over the ranch wall and land in the field. Then she hit the ground, and all went black.
She was apparently only unconscious for a few seconds, for when she next looked, she
could see Epona stopping in front of her, and Link jumping off and landing right next to
her. He did the same hand motions he had done when he fought Onak, and a wall of
flame came out from him, and thawed her icy confinement away. She was as cold as she
had ever been in her life, but she was alive!
As the last of the ice melted away, Link quickly picked up the shivering girl and
hugged her tight, rubbing her arms in an attempt to warm her up.
"Oh, Link!" She cried as he held her. "I was so scared!"
"Shh," he soothed. "It's okay. Everything's all right now."
"Thank you so much," she whispered in his ear.
The two of them stood there for a minute until Link said, "We have to get you back to
the house to warm you up. You'll freeze out here." So he put her on Epona, then climbed
on behind her, and they rode back to the ranch.
"I'm still cold, Link," Malon said as she lay in her bed with a fire going and three
blankets on top of her.
"Well, it was a magic arrow, so I imagine the effects will last a while," Link said.
"How long?" she was still shivering, and she felt like crying.
"I don't honestly know," he answered. Then he got an idea. "I don't want you to take
this the wrong way, but the best way to stay warm is from body heat."
She look up at him, and couldn't help but feel on cloud nine at what he was
suggesting. She knew how he felt about beds, but he was willing to do this, for her!
"You don't have to," she said. "I know you can't stand beds."
"Nonsense," he replied. "You need to get warm, that's all that matters to me right
now. I won't hear another word about it." And with that, he removed his sword, his
shield, and his boots, and climbed into bed next to her. He was, to say the least, a little
uncomfortable, but he didn't care about that at the moment. She snuggled up to him, and
the rolled over as he wrapped his arms around her so she was spooned up to him. He
could feel her shivering less already, and although she still felt cold to the touch, he knew
she was at least comfortable now.
"Link?" she whispered.
"Yes?"
"Thank you for saving me."
"Don't mention it," he said softly.
She giggled just a bit. "You actually save me twice today!"
He laughed faintly as well, and then scowled as he remembered what Onak was going
to do to her.
"Malon, if anybody, ever, tries to do that to you again, I swear they'll end up just like
that creep."
She squeezed his hand. "Thank you. And thanks for trying to save my dad, too." A
hint of sadness was in her voice as she said this, and Link noticed.
"I'll get him back for you," he said.
"You will!?" she turned her head around to look him in the eye, and when she saw the
sincerity there, she smiled.
"I want to come with you," she whispered. Very softly, because she was only an inch
or so from his face.
"No way," he replied in the same manner. "It's too dangerous. And you're not going
to stay here alone, either. Before I head off after Sinjo, I'm taking you to Gerudo valley.
You'll be safe there; they'll look after you. Even Sinjo isn't crazy enough to attack the
Gerudos."
"You say it's not safe for me to come, yet you're leaving me with the GERUDOS?"
"Don't worry. They'll look after you as a favor to me. They're actually pretty nice."
"Humph." She turned her head back around. "I still want to go with you."
"Hey, I'm only looking out for you. I want you to be safe."
This made her smile in spite of herself. She snuggled her head up under Link's chin,
and with a happy sigh, she was asleep.
Link rested his head on top of hers. Her hair was so soft. He would keep his promise
to her. He would find talon, and he would bring him back to her. He then thought about
the Gerudos. They were very good friends of his, and would definitely take car of her if
he asked them to. Heck, knowing her wild spirit, she would probably end up as one of
them!
Still trying to get used to the unusual feeling of the bed, Link finally managed to get to
sleep, his arms still around Malon.
Malon awoke before the sun rose, just as she had planned to. She eased out of Link's
embrace, and stood up next to the bed. She smiled down at him.
"I'm sorry Link," she whispered. "But I have to do this. And after you slept in a bed
just for me, too." She leaned down and kissed him on the forehead. "Goodbye."
She went downstairs, got some food, as well as the sword and shield Link had brought
her and forgotten about. She then went out and got Epona.
"Shh, be quiet now, girl." She spoke to the horse to calm her down. "We've got to get
going."
Epona neighed quietly.
"No, Link's not coming," Malon told the horse. "I hate the idea of splitting you two
up, but I have to do this on my own. Don't worry, we'll see him again soon." This
seemed to be enough for Epona, for she allowed Malon to climb on, and the two of them
left the ranch silently in the morning darkness.
Link woke up and had to think about where he was for a second. When he
remembered, he wondered where Malon was. He looked out the window.
'It's morning,' he thought as he saw the sunlight pouring in. 'She must be up already.
Doesn't that girl ever rest? Oh well, I guess I'd better let her enjoy her last day at home
before I take her to the valley. He got up and stretched. His back was very uncomfortable,
as were his legs.
"I hate beds," he grumbled. He then went downstairs to see what Malon was doing.
Only, when he got there, she wasn't around.
'She must be outside,' he thought. So he went out the door to find her.
"Malon!?" he called out to her. "Malon, where are you?" He looked around, but didn't
see her. 'Maybe she's in with the horses,' he thought. He went in to check. He looked
around, and went over to where Epona was always tied up, only Epona wasn't there.
Link's eyes went wide. "She wouldn't!" He ran out of the stables, across the path and
back into the house. He looked over to where he had discarded the weapons he had
brought for her after the incident yesterday. They were gone too.
"No, NO!" Link was near panic now. He tore back outside and ran all the way to the
exit of the ranch and into Hyrule Field. There was nobody around.
"MALON!" Link fell to his knees. She had gone off on her own! She had no idea
what was in store for her out there! And without his horse, he would never be able to
catch up with her!
His horse! That was it! Link drew his ocarina out of its pouch and brought it to his
lips. He played Epona's song, but nothing happened. Just as the horse could hear the song
from any distance, Link could always hear her response as a sign that she was on her
way. This time, silence. And that meant, they weren't coming back.
Link's face fell. He had to do something, but what? He ran back to the house and
gathered his supplies. He threw them on, and then ran back out into the field without even
thinking twice.
***************************************************************************************
And that concludes today's exciting episode of The Legend of Zelda: Malon's Quest.
Tune in next time for more heart pounding action, and perhaps more romance? Wait and
see.