Disclaimer: I dun own the Zelda characters!
A/N: Well I'm back, and it's saturday! Yesssss! I have no idea when this story is going to end, but it'll end someday... promise! After you read this chappie pls review... please? *Makes a sad face* Oh and Triforce-Power, I was thinking about doing that... but I might not since you said to. No, j/k. What's the fun of telling you what I'm going to do before I write it?
Malon turned over in her bed, and stared at the red rock wall. She knew she couldn't get any sleep like this.
She sat up and hugged her knees to her chest, her covers still draping over her.
She never knew what she'd do if she found out what had happened to Link... but now that she had found out... she felt stunned, like a zombie.
There were no tears in her eyes, she hadn't cried. She was just dazed.
It was just a dream wasn't it, Malon said to herself out loud.
She fell back on her pillows, and put her arms ontop of the covers.
Tears started to finally come to her eyes, and she raised her arm and was just about to wipe her forearm across her eyes when she saw it.
Blood.
There was blood on her arm, right where the gerudo had cut her.
She sat up suddenly, and stared down at it.
Just dried blood, no cut.
She smiled from ear to ear, tears pouring down her cheeks.
Link was alive, she knew it.
And she was going to save him.
She threw the covers off of her, and grabbed her two curved swords.
She flipped them upside-down and thrust them into her belt.
***
Aiona peeked around the corner of the training room and stared at her new student.
Two glittering curved swords sliced through the cold night air and sliced deeply into the thick bag, which was pouring sand onto the floor.
Malon stepped back and let all the sand fall to the floor, and turned around and faced Aiona.
Aiona stood in the doorway, arms crossed, grinning.
They said you were tough but they didn't say how much a mess you made.
Malon looked at the floor,
Aiona, Well... I'm your new trainer, you've gone up in rank congratulations.
The girl looked up and gave the gerudo a strained smile.
Thank you. She said quietly.
all right, you ready?
Malon raised her right arm above her head, and her left out in front of her, with her swords in her hands.
The gerudo suddenly lunged and lashed out with her swords, nearly knocking the swords from Malon's hands.
Malon backed away and bit her lip, showing obvious pain.
You have much to learn.
***
The pain became greater every day for Link. She could feel she was in pain. Malon knew she had to hurry up, the gerudo's were leaving on a sneak attack on the castle in a few days... but Aiona said that she still wasn't ready.
It made her angry, she knew she had to go and help them save the captives, but she wasn't strong enough.
How could she have any chance if Link wasn't strong enough?
She trained as hard as she could, but she couldn't figure out where she needed to get stronger.
Aiona said she was trying too hard' but hard work helps doesn't it?
Today was the last training until after the attack. Everybody had to get ready, or help to get ready.
Malon watched Aiona out of the corner of her eye, as she passed.
Malon... I'm guessing that your not understanding me... and I need to know what's wrong.
Malon looked up at Aiona, Nothing's wrong...
I just don't understand how I'm supposed to do better if I don't try as hard.
Aiona nodded. Well... do try then and just... go with your instincts.
Malon gave a short laugh.
Just try it.
Malon stood up and got into her stance.
Aiona lunged at her and thrust her sword at Malon.
Malon stepped aside, the sword barely ripping her sleeve.
Aiona said sweeping her foot down to trip Malon.
Her foot connected to Malon's ankle and the girl fell onto the floor.
The gerudo stabbed the sword down at Malon, but she rolled away, and stood up quickly, breathing hard.
Malon lunged at Aiona and was kicked in the side, and crashed against the wall.
She stood up again and weakly rushed at Aiona, and was tripped again, and fell flat on her face.
Malon rolled away and sat up, raising her sword to crash against Aiona's.
Aiona sliced her other sword at Malon' who blocked it with her other sword, but was kicked backwards onto the floor, grasping her stomach, and gasping for air.
Aiona shook her head and sighed, and turned to leave.
Malon clenched her teeth and tried to clear her mind of everything that had happened.
Ingo, her father, Link, the horses, Ganondorf, were all swept out of her mind.
Her whole body relaxed, and she stood up, and lunged at Aiona again.
Their swords clashed and Malon dodged sideways as Aiona's foot came flying at her again.
Both women circled around each other and suddenly lunged, crashing they're swords against each other again and again.
They got faster and faster, twirling, and circling.
It looked like a dance with swords.
Malon ducked a swipe from Aiona and crashed her swords upwards against the other woman's swords.
Malon's foot moved lightning fast against Aiona's stomach and sent her stumbling backwards.
Without thought, Malon shiftedh her weight onto her left foot and pushed off against the ground, and spinned around at the same time.
She slashed Aiona across the arm and cheek, then thrust her swords against Aiona's neck.
Malon gave Aiona a sly grin, Are you going to let me go now?
Aiona smiled back, It's very likely.
A/N:Yay! that was alot of fighting... Well...you'll be happy for the weekend. Less fighting in the next chapter, unless the reviewers liked it :P. Review and tell me what you think!
