Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda or anything Zelda related. In fact, the
only thing I own in this fanfiction is Tristan Nieves.
A True Friend
Chapter Two
"A World of a Difference"
First there was darkness. A lot of darkness. The kind of darkness that doesn't come from shadows, but from a complete lack of light, the kind of darkness that envelops your entire body, leaving you lost, confused, and completely alone. To Tristan, this darkness gave a kind of security, that nothing could harm him while he remained in the emptiness. However, the darkness was beginning to shrink away from him, and a bright light seemed to shoot straight for him. As Tristan looked a bit closer at this light, he realized that it was in the shape of some kind of sword. And it was headed right at him. Tristan got up to run from the light, but his ankle protested in pain and Tristan was reduced to a shuffle away from the shape that was approaching him at terrifying speeds. As he looked over his shoulder, he saw the sword only inches from his back. The sword made a final lunge, and Tristan felt it pierce his heart, waves of pain coursing through his body. Tristan stopped short, and looked down at the light through his body. When he realized that he had been stabbed, Tristan slowly fell to his knees, and then all went black again.
Link lay on his bed, shuddering and shaking from his nightmare. It all seemed so real. The rain pouring down, the squeaking of the drawbridge, the patter of the hooves. It seemed as though he was there, trying to. well, he didn't know what he was doing there. First off, he was a Kokiri, and he couldn't leave the forest. Link was sure there wasn't a castle anywhere in the woods. And that girl, she looked so desperate, as if trying to tell him something, but unable to. Trying to tell him something of the utmost importance.
Tristan slowly opened his eyes, trying to ignore the pain in his chest. He forced himself not to look down, because he knew that the sword must still be lodged in his heart, judging from the immense pain. But after a few minutes, he could bear it no longer, and looked down at his chest. Instead of a sword made of light, he saw a long wooden staff. Holding the staff was a creature that seemed to have no real face, but red glowing eyes stood out in that mass of darkness. Tristan stared at the creature, and the creature stared back. "Ummm, excuse me, but, do you happen to know where I am?" Tristan asked the creature. It looked at him for some time before finally replying. It spoke English, but it seemed to have a problem with its "s". "You are in the Lossst Woodsss, tressspasssssser." Tristan looked a little afraid. Trespasser? Him? He didn't even know where he was. "The Lost Woods? I don't think I've ever heard of that." was his reply. "The Lossst Woodsss isss where the Kokiri come to gather herbsss and ssspices for their mealsss. All who are not Kokiri change into Ssskull Kidsss, like myssself." Tristan could only blink. Kokiri and Skull Kids were characters in a video game! They weren't real! Whoever was doing this was being a real jerk, playing with his mind. There was no way that Tristan could be in the Lost Woods. Hyrule didn't exist. Nothing in it did. Zelda was all just a video game. But here was this person who did look remarkably like a Skull Kid. And this Skull Kid was slowly applying more and more pressure on the staff. "Okay, I believe you, now could you get that staff off of my chest, please? It really is quite painful." "No, young one. All who enter thisss sssacred plassse are doomed to be SSSkull Kidsss forever! Thisss ssstaff will change you, as long as you stay pinned to the floor of these woods!" Tristan panicked. This wasn't a dream or a hallucination. Or if it was a dream, then it was a remarkably good one. This was real, it had to be. A real Skull Kid, to curse him for all eternity. Tristan grabbed the staff and tried to push it off his chest. Amazingly, the Skull Kid, who seemed so tough, had little strength, and the staff came off his chest easily. He wasn't sure, but Tristan thought he saw fear in the Skull Kid's eyes. After Tristan had freed himself of the staff and stood upright, it was apparent that the Skull Kid was terrified of Tristan, and ran away into the Lost Woods, never to be seen again.
Tristan dusted off his clothes, shook his head to clear it, and took in his surroundings. 'Well, judging from that encounter,' Tristan thought to himself, 'I get the distinct impression that I'm in Hyrule, in the Lost Woods. If that's true, then the Kokiri Forest, the Great Deku Tree, and Link should all be in. that direction.' Tristan chose a random direction and started walking, praying to God he had picked the right way.
Navi was busy flying over Link's head, trying to get the young boy to wake up. "Hey! You! Get out of bed! The Great Deku Tree wants to see you right now!" Upon hearing the Great Deku Tree's name, Link sat bolt upright in his bed, clearing the sand from his eyes. "The Great Deku Tree wants to see me? Why? Did I do something? If it was the killing of the Deku Baba, I swear it wasn't me! I bet it was-" "You aren't in trouble so will you relax?" interrupted the fairy. "He just wants to have a few words with you. He didn't tell me what about though, so there's no use in asking me what about. Now get out of bed so we can get going!" With a sigh Link got out of bed, put on his boots and favorite hat, and headed out of his house, unknowingly about to accept a task that would change the fate of all of Hyrule.
A True Friend
Chapter Two
"A World of a Difference"
First there was darkness. A lot of darkness. The kind of darkness that doesn't come from shadows, but from a complete lack of light, the kind of darkness that envelops your entire body, leaving you lost, confused, and completely alone. To Tristan, this darkness gave a kind of security, that nothing could harm him while he remained in the emptiness. However, the darkness was beginning to shrink away from him, and a bright light seemed to shoot straight for him. As Tristan looked a bit closer at this light, he realized that it was in the shape of some kind of sword. And it was headed right at him. Tristan got up to run from the light, but his ankle protested in pain and Tristan was reduced to a shuffle away from the shape that was approaching him at terrifying speeds. As he looked over his shoulder, he saw the sword only inches from his back. The sword made a final lunge, and Tristan felt it pierce his heart, waves of pain coursing through his body. Tristan stopped short, and looked down at the light through his body. When he realized that he had been stabbed, Tristan slowly fell to his knees, and then all went black again.
Link lay on his bed, shuddering and shaking from his nightmare. It all seemed so real. The rain pouring down, the squeaking of the drawbridge, the patter of the hooves. It seemed as though he was there, trying to. well, he didn't know what he was doing there. First off, he was a Kokiri, and he couldn't leave the forest. Link was sure there wasn't a castle anywhere in the woods. And that girl, she looked so desperate, as if trying to tell him something, but unable to. Trying to tell him something of the utmost importance.
Tristan slowly opened his eyes, trying to ignore the pain in his chest. He forced himself not to look down, because he knew that the sword must still be lodged in his heart, judging from the immense pain. But after a few minutes, he could bear it no longer, and looked down at his chest. Instead of a sword made of light, he saw a long wooden staff. Holding the staff was a creature that seemed to have no real face, but red glowing eyes stood out in that mass of darkness. Tristan stared at the creature, and the creature stared back. "Ummm, excuse me, but, do you happen to know where I am?" Tristan asked the creature. It looked at him for some time before finally replying. It spoke English, but it seemed to have a problem with its "s". "You are in the Lossst Woodsss, tressspasssssser." Tristan looked a little afraid. Trespasser? Him? He didn't even know where he was. "The Lost Woods? I don't think I've ever heard of that." was his reply. "The Lossst Woodsss isss where the Kokiri come to gather herbsss and ssspices for their mealsss. All who are not Kokiri change into Ssskull Kidsss, like myssself." Tristan could only blink. Kokiri and Skull Kids were characters in a video game! They weren't real! Whoever was doing this was being a real jerk, playing with his mind. There was no way that Tristan could be in the Lost Woods. Hyrule didn't exist. Nothing in it did. Zelda was all just a video game. But here was this person who did look remarkably like a Skull Kid. And this Skull Kid was slowly applying more and more pressure on the staff. "Okay, I believe you, now could you get that staff off of my chest, please? It really is quite painful." "No, young one. All who enter thisss sssacred plassse are doomed to be SSSkull Kidsss forever! Thisss ssstaff will change you, as long as you stay pinned to the floor of these woods!" Tristan panicked. This wasn't a dream or a hallucination. Or if it was a dream, then it was a remarkably good one. This was real, it had to be. A real Skull Kid, to curse him for all eternity. Tristan grabbed the staff and tried to push it off his chest. Amazingly, the Skull Kid, who seemed so tough, had little strength, and the staff came off his chest easily. He wasn't sure, but Tristan thought he saw fear in the Skull Kid's eyes. After Tristan had freed himself of the staff and stood upright, it was apparent that the Skull Kid was terrified of Tristan, and ran away into the Lost Woods, never to be seen again.
Tristan dusted off his clothes, shook his head to clear it, and took in his surroundings. 'Well, judging from that encounter,' Tristan thought to himself, 'I get the distinct impression that I'm in Hyrule, in the Lost Woods. If that's true, then the Kokiri Forest, the Great Deku Tree, and Link should all be in. that direction.' Tristan chose a random direction and started walking, praying to God he had picked the right way.
Navi was busy flying over Link's head, trying to get the young boy to wake up. "Hey! You! Get out of bed! The Great Deku Tree wants to see you right now!" Upon hearing the Great Deku Tree's name, Link sat bolt upright in his bed, clearing the sand from his eyes. "The Great Deku Tree wants to see me? Why? Did I do something? If it was the killing of the Deku Baba, I swear it wasn't me! I bet it was-" "You aren't in trouble so will you relax?" interrupted the fairy. "He just wants to have a few words with you. He didn't tell me what about though, so there's no use in asking me what about. Now get out of bed so we can get going!" With a sigh Link got out of bed, put on his boots and favorite hat, and headed out of his house, unknowingly about to accept a task that would change the fate of all of Hyrule.