Chapter 10: The joining of forces
"Well, I say if the dream was a prediction, you'll find out soon enough." Fox said matter-of-fact as he stood up from the primitive chair which stood in front of a primitive table around which Impa, Zelda, Link and Fox had shared breakfast. It was days after Zelda had told her friends about the dream she had with the cat, but they were still arguing about it. "That's right, your Majesty. It could be just a dream." Impa said humbly. "Yes. Could be." Zelda muttered in thought, resting her head on her hands and staring in front of her. Link stood up and put his hands on Zelda's shoulders. "Come on, babe. Get your mind off it. Dreams don't have to be something prophetic. And besides, what would a cat know about the end of the world?" Zelda grabbed Link's hand and clutched it. "You're probably right, guys. But still, it all seemed so real. Oh well. I guess we find out soon enough."
"What you need is a nice long walk through the Lost Woods." Link said. "That sounds nice." Zelda replied softly. "Wait a second!" Fox said. "Who's going to do the dishes?"
"Oh, Fox." Link said, giving Fox an indignant look. "How can you ask that of that poor Zelda? No, she's going to take a walk right now." Zelda stood up. "But..." Fox started his protest. "Sometimes you really have no heart, Fox. She's upset. There's no way she's in a state to do the dishes. I suggest you do it, Fox. That's what friends are for." Link said as he guided Zelda out of the tree-house and down the ladder. "But it's..." Fox tried as he remained standing above the ladder. "Fox, I'm disappointed in you. It's a small trouble to do for your friends." Link yelled as he took Zelda's hand and started to run away into the Lost Woods. "Will you do the dishes, Fox?" Fox said with a high voice filled with intollarence as he walked back into the tree-house. "It was HIS turn!" he said to an almost laughing Impa. "I'll get him when he gets back. You can count on that. He can run but he can't hide." Fox grumbled as he started to collect the dishes from the table. Impa decided to help the poor Lylatan. To help him lift his pain. To help him out of his misery. To help him do the dishes.
Link and Zelda walked hand-in-hand through the mystical Lost Woods. The place was so magical, that tiny balls of pure magic danced about the air, making the open forest look even prettier. Zelda sighed. "It's so beautiful here. I haven't been here in such a long time that I had almost forgotten the beauty of it all."
"Same goes here." Link said, noticing a few wild cats playing with each other. He wondered. A cat also warned Zelda in her dream. Heck, he had taken Zelda to this place to forget about her dream and now he was the one thinking about it. Zelda noticed the two brown animals as well and let go of Link's hand to walk to them. "Be careful. You don't know how cats in the wild can be." Link warned. Zelda didn't look at her boyfriend, but continued to walk to the cats. "I love all cats, Link. Whether they're big or small, wild or tame, I don't care." Link had never known, but Zelda was a real cat-lover. It was a shame her father was allergic to them or else she would have taken a bunch of them into the castle. But now she would be able to take one. She just hoped Link wouldn't mind. These two cats looked so cute. They were still kittens. Zelda was good with cats, but these were wild. She wondered if she would be able to caress one. She would not capture these and take them home. They belonged in the wilds. She would buy herself a cat at the market one day. Though it would be dangerous with all the soldiers around. Zelda sticked out a hand towards the cats as she bent through her knees. "Hey." she spoke with a soft, sweet voice not to startle the unsuspecting animals. As soon as the cats noticed her, they got up on their feet and ran away as quickly as possible, leaving a disappointed Zelda behind. "Rats." she said. "I told you. Wild cats aren't the same as tame ones." Link said. Zelda stood up and turned around to him. "No, you're right." Link walked to her and wrapped and arm around her shoulders. "Come, princess. I know a nice spot to sit down a little."
"Well, guide the way, my prince." Zelda said with a lovely voice. Prince. She had never said that to him before. "Am I a... prince to you?" Link asked careful and even a bit shy. "Yes." Zelda answered. "A noble, gentle, sweet, handsome prince." She slowly caressed his cheek before she kissed him on the lips. "My princess..." Link murmered, before he kissed Zelda back. He pulled back and took her hand again before he started to walk. Zelda followed him to the spot he had talked about. It was a tranquil place with a small brook over which a sturdy wooden log lay. Link sat down on the log and Zelda joined him. She let her leather peasant-boots touch the water and they made extending circles on the water. She used her arms for support as she leaned back a little. Link's brown, heavy boots lay deeper in the water and he was leaning forward a bit, supporting his weight by putting his elbows on his knees. "Link." Zelda suddenly said. "Are we going to participate in the next Smash Bros tournament?" Link looked at the blonde princess, who had a hopeful look in her blue, shining eyes. "Of course." Link answered. "Unless that's a problem to you?"
"No, no. I'm happy to go. Do you know when it is?" Link shook his head. "No, but Fox knows." They remained silent for a while until Zelda sighed. "I love this place, Link. It's so quiet and peaceful. You don't really get to see these things as a princess." Link looked up at her. There was a sense of compassion in his eyes. "No, just walls." she said as she stared into the water at her own reflection. She looked at Link. "You have no idea how great it feels to be free, Link. And to be with you."
"No, I have no idea." Link said with a slight smirk on his handsome face. "Hm." Zelda muttered smiling as she leaned against his shoulder. "I've got a sudden urge to give you a slight push, sweetie." Link said, pushing Zelda a bit as he put the emphasis on the last word. "Oh, you wouldn't dare." Zelda said confident, knowing Link would never push her into the water. "And why not?" Link replied. "Because if you do, I'll turn you into a boar. That's why." Link laughed a bit. "And you wouldn't dare THAT."
"Oh no?"
"No." Link said, looking into Zelda's eyes, almost straight down to her heart. "Because you wouldn't want to kiss a boar." Zelda moved her face a bit closer to his. "And... would I want to kiss a peasant?"
"Yeah." Link said, shoving Zelda closer with his arm and pressing his lips to hers. "Oh, my." Zelda said surprised as Link pulled back. Suddenly, there was a huge amount of noice which echoed through the Lost Woods. The couple heard multiple voices and the sound of rapid footsteps. "I'll get you, annoying critter!" a loud male voice sounded. "Chill down, Terry!" a different male voice said. "Leave the poor cat alone, Terry. He was just playing!" A female voice this time. "Come on, brother. It's just a cat!"
"I'm going to skin him alive!" Suddenly, one of the cats Zelda had seen playing shot out from the bushes and ran up the log where the princess and her boyfriend were sitting. He cuddled against Zelda, staring at the bushes with huge eyes and a thick tail. The next moment, a young man with a blond ponytail which came out from underneath his baseball cap appeared from the place where the cat had come from. He was followed by his brown-haired friend, a blonde girl, his brother and a girl with brown hair in a large ponytail. Zelda was a bit surprised by this wide variety of people, but picked up the cat and walked off the log. Before she could say a thing, the brown-haired man walked to her. He had a huge smile on his face. "Your Majesty!" he said as he bowed in front of Zelda. "It is truly an honor."
"THAT is Princess Zelda? Hmph. Younger than I thought." Terry said, crossing his arms in front of his chest. Mary gave him a poke in his side. "Can't you be polite for once? You're talking to royalty here."
"Excuse me. Who are you?" Zelda asked, still holding the cat as Link joined her side. "My name is Kyo, your Highness. And these are Terry, Andy, Mary and Mai. I must say it's a real honor to finally meet you in person." Terry shove Kyo aside and said: "Whatever. Listen sweetcheeks, don't ask me who told me this, but we got orders to search for you and go with you where ever you would go. I normally don't take orders from anyone, but the fate of the world seems to depend upon it." Zelda looked at the cat and remembered her dream. A man with the heart of a dragon and one with a heart of fire. She looked at Kyo. "Do you have... fire in your heart?" she asked carefully, barely realising what a ridiculous question it was. "Fire?" Kyo asked before opening his hand and raising it. A flame shot out from his hand. "Do you mean this, your Highness?" He closed his hand and extinguished the flame. Then Zelda knew it. These were the men the cat had mentioned in her dream. And it was no coincidence that they were here either. She had to help them. She knew it. The cat she was holding looked up at her with an intelligence not natural for a normal cat. He jumped off Zelda's arm and ran away into the lush foliage. His job was completed. Two third of the team was there. Now only Nakoruru and Galford had to show up. And united, the Light side could perhaps even stand a chance. Though that was perhaps too much optimism of the cat as he ran through the forests.
"Well, I say if the dream was a prediction, you'll find out soon enough." Fox said matter-of-fact as he stood up from the primitive chair which stood in front of a primitive table around which Impa, Zelda, Link and Fox had shared breakfast. It was days after Zelda had told her friends about the dream she had with the cat, but they were still arguing about it. "That's right, your Majesty. It could be just a dream." Impa said humbly. "Yes. Could be." Zelda muttered in thought, resting her head on her hands and staring in front of her. Link stood up and put his hands on Zelda's shoulders. "Come on, babe. Get your mind off it. Dreams don't have to be something prophetic. And besides, what would a cat know about the end of the world?" Zelda grabbed Link's hand and clutched it. "You're probably right, guys. But still, it all seemed so real. Oh well. I guess we find out soon enough."
"What you need is a nice long walk through the Lost Woods." Link said. "That sounds nice." Zelda replied softly. "Wait a second!" Fox said. "Who's going to do the dishes?"
"Oh, Fox." Link said, giving Fox an indignant look. "How can you ask that of that poor Zelda? No, she's going to take a walk right now." Zelda stood up. "But..." Fox started his protest. "Sometimes you really have no heart, Fox. She's upset. There's no way she's in a state to do the dishes. I suggest you do it, Fox. That's what friends are for." Link said as he guided Zelda out of the tree-house and down the ladder. "But it's..." Fox tried as he remained standing above the ladder. "Fox, I'm disappointed in you. It's a small trouble to do for your friends." Link yelled as he took Zelda's hand and started to run away into the Lost Woods. "Will you do the dishes, Fox?" Fox said with a high voice filled with intollarence as he walked back into the tree-house. "It was HIS turn!" he said to an almost laughing Impa. "I'll get him when he gets back. You can count on that. He can run but he can't hide." Fox grumbled as he started to collect the dishes from the table. Impa decided to help the poor Lylatan. To help him lift his pain. To help him out of his misery. To help him do the dishes.
Link and Zelda walked hand-in-hand through the mystical Lost Woods. The place was so magical, that tiny balls of pure magic danced about the air, making the open forest look even prettier. Zelda sighed. "It's so beautiful here. I haven't been here in such a long time that I had almost forgotten the beauty of it all."
"Same goes here." Link said, noticing a few wild cats playing with each other. He wondered. A cat also warned Zelda in her dream. Heck, he had taken Zelda to this place to forget about her dream and now he was the one thinking about it. Zelda noticed the two brown animals as well and let go of Link's hand to walk to them. "Be careful. You don't know how cats in the wild can be." Link warned. Zelda didn't look at her boyfriend, but continued to walk to the cats. "I love all cats, Link. Whether they're big or small, wild or tame, I don't care." Link had never known, but Zelda was a real cat-lover. It was a shame her father was allergic to them or else she would have taken a bunch of them into the castle. But now she would be able to take one. She just hoped Link wouldn't mind. These two cats looked so cute. They were still kittens. Zelda was good with cats, but these were wild. She wondered if she would be able to caress one. She would not capture these and take them home. They belonged in the wilds. She would buy herself a cat at the market one day. Though it would be dangerous with all the soldiers around. Zelda sticked out a hand towards the cats as she bent through her knees. "Hey." she spoke with a soft, sweet voice not to startle the unsuspecting animals. As soon as the cats noticed her, they got up on their feet and ran away as quickly as possible, leaving a disappointed Zelda behind. "Rats." she said. "I told you. Wild cats aren't the same as tame ones." Link said. Zelda stood up and turned around to him. "No, you're right." Link walked to her and wrapped and arm around her shoulders. "Come, princess. I know a nice spot to sit down a little."
"Well, guide the way, my prince." Zelda said with a lovely voice. Prince. She had never said that to him before. "Am I a... prince to you?" Link asked careful and even a bit shy. "Yes." Zelda answered. "A noble, gentle, sweet, handsome prince." She slowly caressed his cheek before she kissed him on the lips. "My princess..." Link murmered, before he kissed Zelda back. He pulled back and took her hand again before he started to walk. Zelda followed him to the spot he had talked about. It was a tranquil place with a small brook over which a sturdy wooden log lay. Link sat down on the log and Zelda joined him. She let her leather peasant-boots touch the water and they made extending circles on the water. She used her arms for support as she leaned back a little. Link's brown, heavy boots lay deeper in the water and he was leaning forward a bit, supporting his weight by putting his elbows on his knees. "Link." Zelda suddenly said. "Are we going to participate in the next Smash Bros tournament?" Link looked at the blonde princess, who had a hopeful look in her blue, shining eyes. "Of course." Link answered. "Unless that's a problem to you?"
"No, no. I'm happy to go. Do you know when it is?" Link shook his head. "No, but Fox knows." They remained silent for a while until Zelda sighed. "I love this place, Link. It's so quiet and peaceful. You don't really get to see these things as a princess." Link looked up at her. There was a sense of compassion in his eyes. "No, just walls." she said as she stared into the water at her own reflection. She looked at Link. "You have no idea how great it feels to be free, Link. And to be with you."
"No, I have no idea." Link said with a slight smirk on his handsome face. "Hm." Zelda muttered smiling as she leaned against his shoulder. "I've got a sudden urge to give you a slight push, sweetie." Link said, pushing Zelda a bit as he put the emphasis on the last word. "Oh, you wouldn't dare." Zelda said confident, knowing Link would never push her into the water. "And why not?" Link replied. "Because if you do, I'll turn you into a boar. That's why." Link laughed a bit. "And you wouldn't dare THAT."
"Oh no?"
"No." Link said, looking into Zelda's eyes, almost straight down to her heart. "Because you wouldn't want to kiss a boar." Zelda moved her face a bit closer to his. "And... would I want to kiss a peasant?"
"Yeah." Link said, shoving Zelda closer with his arm and pressing his lips to hers. "Oh, my." Zelda said surprised as Link pulled back. Suddenly, there was a huge amount of noice which echoed through the Lost Woods. The couple heard multiple voices and the sound of rapid footsteps. "I'll get you, annoying critter!" a loud male voice sounded. "Chill down, Terry!" a different male voice said. "Leave the poor cat alone, Terry. He was just playing!" A female voice this time. "Come on, brother. It's just a cat!"
"I'm going to skin him alive!" Suddenly, one of the cats Zelda had seen playing shot out from the bushes and ran up the log where the princess and her boyfriend were sitting. He cuddled against Zelda, staring at the bushes with huge eyes and a thick tail. The next moment, a young man with a blond ponytail which came out from underneath his baseball cap appeared from the place where the cat had come from. He was followed by his brown-haired friend, a blonde girl, his brother and a girl with brown hair in a large ponytail. Zelda was a bit surprised by this wide variety of people, but picked up the cat and walked off the log. Before she could say a thing, the brown-haired man walked to her. He had a huge smile on his face. "Your Majesty!" he said as he bowed in front of Zelda. "It is truly an honor."
"THAT is Princess Zelda? Hmph. Younger than I thought." Terry said, crossing his arms in front of his chest. Mary gave him a poke in his side. "Can't you be polite for once? You're talking to royalty here."
"Excuse me. Who are you?" Zelda asked, still holding the cat as Link joined her side. "My name is Kyo, your Highness. And these are Terry, Andy, Mary and Mai. I must say it's a real honor to finally meet you in person." Terry shove Kyo aside and said: "Whatever. Listen sweetcheeks, don't ask me who told me this, but we got orders to search for you and go with you where ever you would go. I normally don't take orders from anyone, but the fate of the world seems to depend upon it." Zelda looked at the cat and remembered her dream. A man with the heart of a dragon and one with a heart of fire. She looked at Kyo. "Do you have... fire in your heart?" she asked carefully, barely realising what a ridiculous question it was. "Fire?" Kyo asked before opening his hand and raising it. A flame shot out from his hand. "Do you mean this, your Highness?" He closed his hand and extinguished the flame. Then Zelda knew it. These were the men the cat had mentioned in her dream. And it was no coincidence that they were here either. She had to help them. She knew it. The cat she was holding looked up at her with an intelligence not natural for a normal cat. He jumped off Zelda's arm and ran away into the lush foliage. His job was completed. Two third of the team was there. Now only Nakoruru and Galford had to show up. And united, the Light side could perhaps even stand a chance. Though that was perhaps too much optimism of the cat as he ran through the forests.