Chapter 4: The return of an old friend
"Oh, crap..." Fox murmered as his Arwing went down towards the blue planet underneath him. He looked up and saw Wolf flying over him. Fox had been careless and Wolf had taken advantage of that. A part of his left wing had been shot off and Fox had lost control. His craft wasn't on fire, since there was no oxigen in space. He was lucky about that and he knew it. Or else he would have been roasted alive in his craft. The planet increased in size, no matter what Fox did to avoid a collision. "I'll get you one day, you stupid fuck!" Fox yelled in his transmitter, expressing his anger. It was met with laughter from the entire StarWolf squad. Fox's Arwing plunged into the atmosphere of the blue planet: Earth. He saw the land drawing closer and it didn't take long for him to be able to see trees. The green things approached him rapidly. Fox pulled his stick as hard as possible, but it was no good. His Arwing, hot from entering the atmosphere, started to hit the larger trees. "This is not so bad. I can do this. No problem. It's going to be a piece of cake. I'm going to make it." Fox murmered rapidly as leaves flew about his Arwing and trees lost their tops. "If I can just park in the forest, I'll minimise the damage..." he said, but when he had said that, the forest disappeared and made way for an open field. "This must be my lucky day..." he murmered, his eyes wide open, not noticing the sarcasm of his comment, because he was just too scared to do so. He yelled as his Arwing crashed into the earth, shoving a few hundred meters, taking dirt and bushes with him. "Ah! Oe! Ai! Au! Oh!" Fox yelled as he saw the amount of debris passing his window. He also noticed the tree upon which his craft would crash. "Great... Just great..." he murmered, right before the craft's right wing hit the tree, tearing it partly off, but slowing the Arwing down to an almost complete stop. When the Arwing had stopped completely, Fox just sat back in his chair and felt his heart in his throat. "I'm alive!" he said panting and sweating. He noticed a part of the Arwing was on fire, nothing to worry about. But then, he noticed something strange. "What's that smell..." he said, right before he noticed what it was. It was the smell of gasoline. "Oh, shit!" he yelled. He quickly pressed a button on his interface and the cockpit shot open. He ripped his safety belt off and jumped out of the Arwing as fast as he could. He was barely out of the aircraft when it exploded with a loud bang, turning it into a giant ball of fire. The pressure of it send Fox flying through the air and he hit the ground a couple of tens of meters away from the wreckage, which was burning like dry wood. Fox covered his head with his arms as debris of the aircraft crashed around him. When Fox was sure nothing fell out of the air again, he turned around and sat up straight. He was dazed, his ears whistled and his clothes were burned. He caughed and saw the wreck of the Arwing. There wasn't a thing left that reminded of a proud craft of StarFox. He stood up, stumbled a bit and yelled to the sky: "Hah! It takes more than that to take me out, Wolf! I'll get my turn!" When he started to look around to see where he was, he noticed the walls of Hyrule Castle in the distance. A smile appeared on his face. "Finally a streak of luck! A good thing I paid attention during history classes!" he said as he started to walk to Hyrule Castle. Zelda would be able to help him get to the nearest space port. And then he could take a transport to the Lylatan Galaxy. Of course it was cool that he would meet his friend as well. Perhaps Link had been able to get in the castle. He was curious as he was happy to see them again. Then he remebered something. No modern technology was allowed in Hyrule. His headset and blaster! He looked for a recognisable spot and found it at a leafless tree. He walked to it as he removed his headset. He buried it under the roots of the tree together with his blaster. Then, he made way to Hyrule Castle.
A blurry picture of an Angel. Complete with beauty and grace, holding him in her arms. He could see the being smile and opening her mouth. She spoke to him. Was he dead? He couldn't feel a thing. It was dark around him and there was no one except for the mystical being. Would he see the Goddesses now? "Am I... dead..." he asked with a soft voice. He sure felt like it. "No, Link. You're not dead! You're here! With me!" Zelda said enthusiasticly to a confused Link. "Z... Zelda? You're... an Angel?" he said, making Zelda laugh. "No, Link. I'm just your girlfriend." she said softly. Then it really hit Link. Zelda was with him! He could touch her, see her, smell her wonderful scent. He wanted to kiss her. He so badly wanted to kiss her! But his body didn't allow it. He was too weak. He felt hungry again. And ill. But what did it matter? Zelda was with him again! No more loneliness. No more emptiness. "Zelda..." he repeated. It was so great to say that name again. What a beautiful name it was! Only granted to those who deserved it. And Zelda was the only one who deserved it. "Can you walk, Link?" Zelda asked him, a concerned look in her shining blue eyes. "Don't know." Link replied. "We can not stay here. If the soldiers find us, there will be trouble." And then he would get seperated from her again... Never! With a groan, Link did his best effort to stand up. He was dizzy and his head pounded, but as soon as Zelda helped him getting up, he stood. "Lean on me." Zelda said and Link threw his arm around her shoulders as she did her best to support him. Slowly, the two started to walk. They exited the cell and the dungeon. They crossed the courtyard and went into the castle. It took them both a lot of effort to get Link up the stairs to Zelda's room, but they managed. But, right before they would enter Zelda's room, they got spotted. By Impa. She stood a couple of meters away from the couple and ran to them. She startled as she saw in what kind of condition Link was. "Let me take him, your Highness." she said to Zelda. Zelda was relieved. She felt she wouldn't be able to hold Link much longer. She opened the door to her room as Impa supported Link. The two ladies put Link on the four-poster bed and Zelda removed his boots and cap before she pulled the sheets over him. Link wasn't able to hold his eyes open and he was sweating. Zelda felt his forehead. Link had a pretty fever. "I've got to get some water. He needs to drink." she said as she wanted to stand up. Impa stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'll go get some. He needs you now more then ever." Zelda nodded and Impa left the room, closing the door behind her. "Oh, Link." she said softly. "You don't deserve this." She said it with a sad voice, almost crying. It took a while before Impa returned with the water. But she had a nice surprise. When Zelda turned around and saw Impa entering the room with a bowl of water and a towel, she saw Fox entering the room as well. Zelda's eyes brightened as Fox bowed before her. "Nice seeing you again, your Highness." the Lylatan said. "Fox!" Zelda said. She hugged her friend and said: "How did you get in?"
"I persuaded the guards that I was a Lylatan prince disguised as a fighter pilot. What a morons." Fox said with a grin, his ears changing direction as he said it. Before Zelda could ask the question, Fox answered it. "I crashed with my Arwing nearby. Wolf had taken the better of me. And while I was here, I figured I could pay my friends a visit. Impa told me Link is here, but... Is he okay?" Zelda looked sad. "See for yourself." she said, doing a step back. Fox kneeled next to the bed. "Damn." he simply said. "You can almost see his condition worsening." Fox noticed the scars and bruises on Link's face. "He's beaten up multiple times. And I think he hadn't really had the best of living conditions, right?" he said as he looked at Zelda. Zelda carefully shook her head. She felt all the more guilty, because of her easy life. While she had all the comfort in the world, servants, a warm bed, clean clothes, Link had to fight to survive. Every day. Tears formed in her eyes. Fox noticed it and stood up. "Hang on, buddy." he said to the motionless Link. He exited the room, followed by Impa, who closed the door. Zelda sat down next to Link on the bed and put the wet towel on his forehead. "I'm so sorry, Link." she said in tears. "You come just to see me and all you get is a punch." She wet his lips with the water. He wasn't reacting, but Zelda could feel his warm breath on her milky skin. He had to be sleeping. She sighed. If he slept, he would not feel anything. Zelda had no idea what to do, so she just stayed with him. Just as what she had done when he had been wounded by Ganondorf. And she prayed to the Goddesses that he would heal quickly. For in her eyes, of all people, he deserved least to suffer.
"Oh, crap..." Fox murmered as his Arwing went down towards the blue planet underneath him. He looked up and saw Wolf flying over him. Fox had been careless and Wolf had taken advantage of that. A part of his left wing had been shot off and Fox had lost control. His craft wasn't on fire, since there was no oxigen in space. He was lucky about that and he knew it. Or else he would have been roasted alive in his craft. The planet increased in size, no matter what Fox did to avoid a collision. "I'll get you one day, you stupid fuck!" Fox yelled in his transmitter, expressing his anger. It was met with laughter from the entire StarWolf squad. Fox's Arwing plunged into the atmosphere of the blue planet: Earth. He saw the land drawing closer and it didn't take long for him to be able to see trees. The green things approached him rapidly. Fox pulled his stick as hard as possible, but it was no good. His Arwing, hot from entering the atmosphere, started to hit the larger trees. "This is not so bad. I can do this. No problem. It's going to be a piece of cake. I'm going to make it." Fox murmered rapidly as leaves flew about his Arwing and trees lost their tops. "If I can just park in the forest, I'll minimise the damage..." he said, but when he had said that, the forest disappeared and made way for an open field. "This must be my lucky day..." he murmered, his eyes wide open, not noticing the sarcasm of his comment, because he was just too scared to do so. He yelled as his Arwing crashed into the earth, shoving a few hundred meters, taking dirt and bushes with him. "Ah! Oe! Ai! Au! Oh!" Fox yelled as he saw the amount of debris passing his window. He also noticed the tree upon which his craft would crash. "Great... Just great..." he murmered, right before the craft's right wing hit the tree, tearing it partly off, but slowing the Arwing down to an almost complete stop. When the Arwing had stopped completely, Fox just sat back in his chair and felt his heart in his throat. "I'm alive!" he said panting and sweating. He noticed a part of the Arwing was on fire, nothing to worry about. But then, he noticed something strange. "What's that smell..." he said, right before he noticed what it was. It was the smell of gasoline. "Oh, shit!" he yelled. He quickly pressed a button on his interface and the cockpit shot open. He ripped his safety belt off and jumped out of the Arwing as fast as he could. He was barely out of the aircraft when it exploded with a loud bang, turning it into a giant ball of fire. The pressure of it send Fox flying through the air and he hit the ground a couple of tens of meters away from the wreckage, which was burning like dry wood. Fox covered his head with his arms as debris of the aircraft crashed around him. When Fox was sure nothing fell out of the air again, he turned around and sat up straight. He was dazed, his ears whistled and his clothes were burned. He caughed and saw the wreck of the Arwing. There wasn't a thing left that reminded of a proud craft of StarFox. He stood up, stumbled a bit and yelled to the sky: "Hah! It takes more than that to take me out, Wolf! I'll get my turn!" When he started to look around to see where he was, he noticed the walls of Hyrule Castle in the distance. A smile appeared on his face. "Finally a streak of luck! A good thing I paid attention during history classes!" he said as he started to walk to Hyrule Castle. Zelda would be able to help him get to the nearest space port. And then he could take a transport to the Lylatan Galaxy. Of course it was cool that he would meet his friend as well. Perhaps Link had been able to get in the castle. He was curious as he was happy to see them again. Then he remebered something. No modern technology was allowed in Hyrule. His headset and blaster! He looked for a recognisable spot and found it at a leafless tree. He walked to it as he removed his headset. He buried it under the roots of the tree together with his blaster. Then, he made way to Hyrule Castle.
A blurry picture of an Angel. Complete with beauty and grace, holding him in her arms. He could see the being smile and opening her mouth. She spoke to him. Was he dead? He couldn't feel a thing. It was dark around him and there was no one except for the mystical being. Would he see the Goddesses now? "Am I... dead..." he asked with a soft voice. He sure felt like it. "No, Link. You're not dead! You're here! With me!" Zelda said enthusiasticly to a confused Link. "Z... Zelda? You're... an Angel?" he said, making Zelda laugh. "No, Link. I'm just your girlfriend." she said softly. Then it really hit Link. Zelda was with him! He could touch her, see her, smell her wonderful scent. He wanted to kiss her. He so badly wanted to kiss her! But his body didn't allow it. He was too weak. He felt hungry again. And ill. But what did it matter? Zelda was with him again! No more loneliness. No more emptiness. "Zelda..." he repeated. It was so great to say that name again. What a beautiful name it was! Only granted to those who deserved it. And Zelda was the only one who deserved it. "Can you walk, Link?" Zelda asked him, a concerned look in her shining blue eyes. "Don't know." Link replied. "We can not stay here. If the soldiers find us, there will be trouble." And then he would get seperated from her again... Never! With a groan, Link did his best effort to stand up. He was dizzy and his head pounded, but as soon as Zelda helped him getting up, he stood. "Lean on me." Zelda said and Link threw his arm around her shoulders as she did her best to support him. Slowly, the two started to walk. They exited the cell and the dungeon. They crossed the courtyard and went into the castle. It took them both a lot of effort to get Link up the stairs to Zelda's room, but they managed. But, right before they would enter Zelda's room, they got spotted. By Impa. She stood a couple of meters away from the couple and ran to them. She startled as she saw in what kind of condition Link was. "Let me take him, your Highness." she said to Zelda. Zelda was relieved. She felt she wouldn't be able to hold Link much longer. She opened the door to her room as Impa supported Link. The two ladies put Link on the four-poster bed and Zelda removed his boots and cap before she pulled the sheets over him. Link wasn't able to hold his eyes open and he was sweating. Zelda felt his forehead. Link had a pretty fever. "I've got to get some water. He needs to drink." she said as she wanted to stand up. Impa stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'll go get some. He needs you now more then ever." Zelda nodded and Impa left the room, closing the door behind her. "Oh, Link." she said softly. "You don't deserve this." She said it with a sad voice, almost crying. It took a while before Impa returned with the water. But she had a nice surprise. When Zelda turned around and saw Impa entering the room with a bowl of water and a towel, she saw Fox entering the room as well. Zelda's eyes brightened as Fox bowed before her. "Nice seeing you again, your Highness." the Lylatan said. "Fox!" Zelda said. She hugged her friend and said: "How did you get in?"
"I persuaded the guards that I was a Lylatan prince disguised as a fighter pilot. What a morons." Fox said with a grin, his ears changing direction as he said it. Before Zelda could ask the question, Fox answered it. "I crashed with my Arwing nearby. Wolf had taken the better of me. And while I was here, I figured I could pay my friends a visit. Impa told me Link is here, but... Is he okay?" Zelda looked sad. "See for yourself." she said, doing a step back. Fox kneeled next to the bed. "Damn." he simply said. "You can almost see his condition worsening." Fox noticed the scars and bruises on Link's face. "He's beaten up multiple times. And I think he hadn't really had the best of living conditions, right?" he said as he looked at Zelda. Zelda carefully shook her head. She felt all the more guilty, because of her easy life. While she had all the comfort in the world, servants, a warm bed, clean clothes, Link had to fight to survive. Every day. Tears formed in her eyes. Fox noticed it and stood up. "Hang on, buddy." he said to the motionless Link. He exited the room, followed by Impa, who closed the door. Zelda sat down next to Link on the bed and put the wet towel on his forehead. "I'm so sorry, Link." she said in tears. "You come just to see me and all you get is a punch." She wet his lips with the water. He wasn't reacting, but Zelda could feel his warm breath on her milky skin. He had to be sleeping. She sighed. If he slept, he would not feel anything. Zelda had no idea what to do, so she just stayed with him. Just as what she had done when he had been wounded by Ganondorf. And she prayed to the Goddesses that he would heal quickly. For in her eyes, of all people, he deserved least to suffer.