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Silent Running
Chapter One: The World at War
Take the children and yourself
And hideout in the cellar
By now the fighting will be close at hand
Don't believe the church and state
And everything they tell you
Believe in me
I'm with the high command
The war in Hyrule was growing more intense and the days went by. The Hylains had started a war against that Zoras , the water folks of the land. Months had flown by, and it didn't take long for other races such as the all-female Gerudos and the heavy rock people- the Gorons to get involved. The whole country was at war, and there was nothing anybody could do about it. Not even the King of Hyrule himself had control over this fierce battle. Lance was the leader of the Hylain army, probably the most powerful of the races, despite the Gorons strength, Gerudos flexibility and the Zoras water abilities, the Hylians had nearly everything, weapons, horses and a large population, the most powerful . Lance had complete control over the army and what went on, however, Lance would be nothing without his most trusted and fearless member ever, Lyle. Lyle had been known very well among the Hylain army, he would no doubt the strongest and brave Knight that ever lived in Hyrule, and he was sure that his young son, Link would grow up to be just like his father. Lyle however, was dearly missing his young son, he had been held within Kakariko Village for his own safety, Lyle didn't want to see Link caught up in this whole mess. Lyle and Link were the only members left of their unknown family, Link's mother had died in Hyrule previous war, he could never risk Link's life, he was the last thing he had left. Lyle sighed as he laid down in his tent which he shared with this good friend Cole, over the passed few months they had both grown into a good friendship. Lyle turned over and closed his eyes, he knew he and Cole were going to be up for another day of fighting, the sooner this war was over, the sooner he could return back to Link. Then a thought came to Lyle, why wait? Link was just over at Kakariko village, he should be allowed to visit him anytime he liked. Although Lance wouldn't necessarily agree, he knew the war in Hyrule was important, but he had other plans, he wanted to see Link, whether Lance liked it or not.
Early next morning, before the sun had risen, Lyle was awake in his tent getting himself ready. Cole woke up to this and quickly questioned his friend.
"Lyle, what on earth are you doing up at this hour?"
"I'm going to go and visit my son." He answered, throwing a sack over his powerful shoulder.
"Your son? Wha...? I didn't even know you had a son Lyle, you don't even have a wife."
"I use to, a long time ago." Lyle sighed. "You're welcomed to come along with me, but we can't let Lance know about this." Cole nodded.
"Yea I could imagine him, he'd flip if he ever found out you were planning this!"
Cole and Lance were about to leave their tent until standing outside the tent entrance, was the leader of the Hylian army, Lance himself.
"And where do you two knights think you're going?" He beamed.
"I'm going to visit my son, I'll be back by sunrise." Lyle back answered.
Lance glared back, "I don't think so, you're not going anywhere, it's too dangerous and such a stupid idea! You never know if one of those Gorons are disguising themselves as a rock or a Gerudo woman is pretending to be a harmless everyday working woman.
"I'm well aware of that Lance, but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
"Forget it Lyle, while you're in my army, you'll obey my rules." Lance stated.
Lyle sighed, he then crawled back into his tent with Cole followed close behind.
"I'm sure glad you decided to listen to Lance, Lyle. I think he's right, you never know what could be waiting for you outside there." Cole stated.
Lyle started to sharpen his sword, "I know he's right Cole, but Lance is too pushy, and he's done his dash for the last time. This pointless war has nothing to do with me. Next time we're out, I'm going to get Link and I'm sailing to Termina."
Cole's eyes nearly popped out of his head, he couldn't believe the words he just heard his friend say.
"You're crazy?! If you get caught Lance will slice you up!" Cole said.
"Lance is nothing without me, and he doesn't treat me with any respect, well then I give up."
Lance crept into his headquarters muttering to himself.
"Lyle has a son? Since when?! If so, then he should be here training to be a Hylian Knight, not camping out in some village!"
"Sir, is something wrong?" Karl, Lance's almost slave, asked, Karl was ordered around a lot.
"Yea, you know that Knight Lyle? Well it just so happens he has a boy of his own, damn that man keeping secrets from me, that youngster should be here training to fight for his people! Not camping out in some useless village!" Lance slammed his fist down onto his desk.
"Lyle is a strong fighter, and has some damn good skills, and chances are his boy could grow up to be just like him, or infact stronger than his father! We need him."
"Sir, relax." Karl said. "I'll call Lyle in so you can have a discussion with him later on this afternoon." Lyle did end up in Lance's headquarters that afternoon.
"What is it Lance?" Lyle spat.
"You're to address me as 'sir' and you should know better then to speak to someone with higher authority than that." Lance proclaimed.
"What is it.....sir..." Lyle managed to let out without throwing up with the fact that he was forced to call Lance "sir." As far as Lyle is concerned, Lance doesn't even deserve that title.
"You mentioned to be this morning, that you wanted to see...your son."
"Yes...."
"Why do you keep secrets from me Lyle? If you have a son, than his rightful place is here, with your army."
Lyle was furious, how dare Lance tell him what he should do with his own son.
"For Din's sakes Lance, the boy's only 6 years old! I might be a large strong man but he's a small growing boy! He can't fight yet, he's too young!"
"Well he might be young, but you have some grand skills, that boy would of course have your skills hidden deep within in. The younger he starts training, the stronger and better fighter he shall become."
Lyle glared back at Lance, "I've had enough of this, Link's too young to fight, I lost his mother and I won't lose him over an idiot such as yourself, you can deal with this war on your own Lance, you've drawn the line right here!" He growled dashing out of his headquarters and mounting his horse, Storm.
"Lyle buddy, where are you going?" Cole asked.
"Remember my plan earlier, well it's going ahead." Lyle answered before galloping off towards Kakariko Village, with Lance watching Lyle disappear into the horizon.
Lyle arrived in Kakariko an hour later, it was dark, the sun had just set. He went to Tila's house, she was the woman who was taking care of Link while Lyle was away. Lyle knocked lightly on her front door.
"Coming!" he heard her cry across the room as he heard footsteps making their way over to the door.
She opened it and her eyes widen with surprise.
"Lyle?? The war?? It's over already??" She asked in surprise.
Lyle shook his head, "No, it's far from over, but it's over for me."
Tila smiled "Well good on ya! That war shouldn't be going on anyways, it just causes innocent people to die and puts too many lives at risk!" She screeched.
Lyle smiled, someone agreed with him, it made him feel a hell of a lot better to know he wasn't the only one who wanted everything to end, it seemed the whole country had been so wrapped up in fighting.
"Well there's no use in standing out here all night, come inside." Tila offered, standing aside to let Lyle inside.
Lyle stepped inside and was grateful to be out of the battlefield and back home.
"Link's asleep upstairs, the youngster has been looking forward to see you again." Tila smiled, "You're welcomed to stay the night."
"Thanks Tila, I would like that very much." Lyle thanked, and headed upstairs where he found Link asleep on a small wooden bed.
Lyle wanted to wake him, but he knew it were best if he just stayed asleep, Lyle curled up besides Link before drifting into sleep himself.
Morning came, the sunlight shone brightly through the windows and straight into Link's eyes, causing him to wake up. He slowly opened his tired eyes, and discovered his sleeping father beside him. With that, his eyes shot open and he jumped up with excitement.
"Dad?! You're back!" He cheered, jumping up and down continuously with joy.
Lyle slowly opened his eyes as Link jumped straight at him and embraced him.
"Whoa, slow down there boy, and of course I'm back." He smiled.
"Why aren't you out there fighting?" Link questioned.
"Because, it isn't my war to fight."
"Hey buddy, we're going to have to leave Hyrule for a while." Lyle said.
"Leave Hyrule?" Link raised an eyebrow. "What for?"
Lyle sighed, he had to tell Link the truth.
"You see Link, I left the army to come back to you, and the leader, won't be a happy man. So in order for us to be safe, we're going to have to leave Hyrule for a while, it won't be long, just for a little while."
"Where are we going to go?"
"Termina...a small clock town, we'll be safe there."
Okay end of chapter one, I hope it's interesting, this is a first shot at a serious Zelda-fic for me, I would had based it on the Wind Waker, however it's not out here for another two weeks, so I'll stick with Ocarina of time and Majora's for now. Please read and review, no flames please, everyone tries hard on their fics, even if they aren't the best. This is based on a story I started and submitted at Fanfic, but I've changed it a little hoping to make it more interesting.
Silent Running
Chapter One: The World at War
Take the children and yourself
And hideout in the cellar
By now the fighting will be close at hand
Don't believe the church and state
And everything they tell you
Believe in me
I'm with the high command
The war in Hyrule was growing more intense and the days went by. The Hylains had started a war against that Zoras , the water folks of the land. Months had flown by, and it didn't take long for other races such as the all-female Gerudos and the heavy rock people- the Gorons to get involved. The whole country was at war, and there was nothing anybody could do about it. Not even the King of Hyrule himself had control over this fierce battle. Lance was the leader of the Hylain army, probably the most powerful of the races, despite the Gorons strength, Gerudos flexibility and the Zoras water abilities, the Hylians had nearly everything, weapons, horses and a large population, the most powerful . Lance had complete control over the army and what went on, however, Lance would be nothing without his most trusted and fearless member ever, Lyle. Lyle had been known very well among the Hylain army, he would no doubt the strongest and brave Knight that ever lived in Hyrule, and he was sure that his young son, Link would grow up to be just like his father. Lyle however, was dearly missing his young son, he had been held within Kakariko Village for his own safety, Lyle didn't want to see Link caught up in this whole mess. Lyle and Link were the only members left of their unknown family, Link's mother had died in Hyrule previous war, he could never risk Link's life, he was the last thing he had left. Lyle sighed as he laid down in his tent which he shared with this good friend Cole, over the passed few months they had both grown into a good friendship. Lyle turned over and closed his eyes, he knew he and Cole were going to be up for another day of fighting, the sooner this war was over, the sooner he could return back to Link. Then a thought came to Lyle, why wait? Link was just over at Kakariko village, he should be allowed to visit him anytime he liked. Although Lance wouldn't necessarily agree, he knew the war in Hyrule was important, but he had other plans, he wanted to see Link, whether Lance liked it or not.
Early next morning, before the sun had risen, Lyle was awake in his tent getting himself ready. Cole woke up to this and quickly questioned his friend.
"Lyle, what on earth are you doing up at this hour?"
"I'm going to go and visit my son." He answered, throwing a sack over his powerful shoulder.
"Your son? Wha...? I didn't even know you had a son Lyle, you don't even have a wife."
"I use to, a long time ago." Lyle sighed. "You're welcomed to come along with me, but we can't let Lance know about this." Cole nodded.
"Yea I could imagine him, he'd flip if he ever found out you were planning this!"
Cole and Lance were about to leave their tent until standing outside the tent entrance, was the leader of the Hylian army, Lance himself.
"And where do you two knights think you're going?" He beamed.
"I'm going to visit my son, I'll be back by sunrise." Lyle back answered.
Lance glared back, "I don't think so, you're not going anywhere, it's too dangerous and such a stupid idea! You never know if one of those Gorons are disguising themselves as a rock or a Gerudo woman is pretending to be a harmless everyday working woman.
"I'm well aware of that Lance, but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
"Forget it Lyle, while you're in my army, you'll obey my rules." Lance stated.
Lyle sighed, he then crawled back into his tent with Cole followed close behind.
"I'm sure glad you decided to listen to Lance, Lyle. I think he's right, you never know what could be waiting for you outside there." Cole stated.
Lyle started to sharpen his sword, "I know he's right Cole, but Lance is too pushy, and he's done his dash for the last time. This pointless war has nothing to do with me. Next time we're out, I'm going to get Link and I'm sailing to Termina."
Cole's eyes nearly popped out of his head, he couldn't believe the words he just heard his friend say.
"You're crazy?! If you get caught Lance will slice you up!" Cole said.
"Lance is nothing without me, and he doesn't treat me with any respect, well then I give up."
Lance crept into his headquarters muttering to himself.
"Lyle has a son? Since when?! If so, then he should be here training to be a Hylian Knight, not camping out in some village!"
"Sir, is something wrong?" Karl, Lance's almost slave, asked, Karl was ordered around a lot.
"Yea, you know that Knight Lyle? Well it just so happens he has a boy of his own, damn that man keeping secrets from me, that youngster should be here training to fight for his people! Not camping out in some useless village!" Lance slammed his fist down onto his desk.
"Lyle is a strong fighter, and has some damn good skills, and chances are his boy could grow up to be just like him, or infact stronger than his father! We need him."
"Sir, relax." Karl said. "I'll call Lyle in so you can have a discussion with him later on this afternoon." Lyle did end up in Lance's headquarters that afternoon.
"What is it Lance?" Lyle spat.
"You're to address me as 'sir' and you should know better then to speak to someone with higher authority than that." Lance proclaimed.
"What is it.....sir..." Lyle managed to let out without throwing up with the fact that he was forced to call Lance "sir." As far as Lyle is concerned, Lance doesn't even deserve that title.
"You mentioned to be this morning, that you wanted to see...your son."
"Yes...."
"Why do you keep secrets from me Lyle? If you have a son, than his rightful place is here, with your army."
Lyle was furious, how dare Lance tell him what he should do with his own son.
"For Din's sakes Lance, the boy's only 6 years old! I might be a large strong man but he's a small growing boy! He can't fight yet, he's too young!"
"Well he might be young, but you have some grand skills, that boy would of course have your skills hidden deep within in. The younger he starts training, the stronger and better fighter he shall become."
Lyle glared back at Lance, "I've had enough of this, Link's too young to fight, I lost his mother and I won't lose him over an idiot such as yourself, you can deal with this war on your own Lance, you've drawn the line right here!" He growled dashing out of his headquarters and mounting his horse, Storm.
"Lyle buddy, where are you going?" Cole asked.
"Remember my plan earlier, well it's going ahead." Lyle answered before galloping off towards Kakariko Village, with Lance watching Lyle disappear into the horizon.
Lyle arrived in Kakariko an hour later, it was dark, the sun had just set. He went to Tila's house, she was the woman who was taking care of Link while Lyle was away. Lyle knocked lightly on her front door.
"Coming!" he heard her cry across the room as he heard footsteps making their way over to the door.
She opened it and her eyes widen with surprise.
"Lyle?? The war?? It's over already??" She asked in surprise.
Lyle shook his head, "No, it's far from over, but it's over for me."
Tila smiled "Well good on ya! That war shouldn't be going on anyways, it just causes innocent people to die and puts too many lives at risk!" She screeched.
Lyle smiled, someone agreed with him, it made him feel a hell of a lot better to know he wasn't the only one who wanted everything to end, it seemed the whole country had been so wrapped up in fighting.
"Well there's no use in standing out here all night, come inside." Tila offered, standing aside to let Lyle inside.
Lyle stepped inside and was grateful to be out of the battlefield and back home.
"Link's asleep upstairs, the youngster has been looking forward to see you again." Tila smiled, "You're welcomed to stay the night."
"Thanks Tila, I would like that very much." Lyle thanked, and headed upstairs where he found Link asleep on a small wooden bed.
Lyle wanted to wake him, but he knew it were best if he just stayed asleep, Lyle curled up besides Link before drifting into sleep himself.
Morning came, the sunlight shone brightly through the windows and straight into Link's eyes, causing him to wake up. He slowly opened his tired eyes, and discovered his sleeping father beside him. With that, his eyes shot open and he jumped up with excitement.
"Dad?! You're back!" He cheered, jumping up and down continuously with joy.
Lyle slowly opened his eyes as Link jumped straight at him and embraced him.
"Whoa, slow down there boy, and of course I'm back." He smiled.
"Why aren't you out there fighting?" Link questioned.
"Because, it isn't my war to fight."
"Hey buddy, we're going to have to leave Hyrule for a while." Lyle said.
"Leave Hyrule?" Link raised an eyebrow. "What for?"
Lyle sighed, he had to tell Link the truth.
"You see Link, I left the army to come back to you, and the leader, won't be a happy man. So in order for us to be safe, we're going to have to leave Hyrule for a while, it won't be long, just for a little while."
"Where are we going to go?"
"Termina...a small clock town, we'll be safe there."
Okay end of chapter one, I hope it's interesting, this is a first shot at a serious Zelda-fic for me, I would had based it on the Wind Waker, however it's not out here for another two weeks, so I'll stick with Ocarina of time and Majora's for now. Please read and review, no flames please, everyone tries hard on their fics, even if they aren't the best. This is based on a story I started and submitted at Fanfic, but I've changed it a little hoping to make it more interesting.