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Hey dudes, sorry for the looooooong wait.  I was grounded from computers....hehehe...and

I'm a slow writer.  Does anyone out

there still read my story?  It kinda

doesn't seem like it.  Oh, and thankies

to Dekustar and GoddessLD for reviewing loads of times, and Orion's Shadow and

Ryu-Sama for reviewing my first Malink constantly then migrating over to this

one. 

And for my last BEAN(Boring, Evil Author's Note): I need some suggestions for a new

title.  Please send them in you review.

Cherry6124: Your Malink is AWESOME!  Don't even say it's not!

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Glad you like it!

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is a limit on how long it can be.  Thus, the spacing is rather cramped.

Anastasia: Wowiez! Glad you like it! And yes, I do have other Zelda stories!

Orion's Shadow:  What

do you mean by "poulet"?  Does it mean

spell-checker?  Cause if it does, I do

need one...Heehee. 

On wit de stooooory...

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We've just appeared in a blue chamber, standing in front of

an aged man in a robe.  He greets us

formally, but I'm really not listening.

I've just noticed that we're standing on a golden Triforce platform, but

that's not as weird as the walls.  They

look kind of like water...

"Malon of Lon Lon Ranch!"

"Huh? What?"

"I am Rauru, Sage of Light.

Please inform me of your reason for joining the Hero of Time on his

quest."

Link stops laughing at me and explains.

"Ganondorf wants her for some reason, and it's safest for

her to come with me and stay under my protection."

"Very wise decision, Hero of Time. And you, Ingo of Lon Lon Ranch...I may need to assign you a new

quest."

"What?  But I want to

protect Miss Malon!"

"The Hero of Time is doing a fine job of that.  She will be safe, but your new quest will

just ensure her safety.  Your quest,

Ingo, is to find out what Ganondorf wants from Malon."

"Me, sir? You're asking me to do such a thing?"

"Yes, Ingo.  Does

that not suit you?"

"I just don't think I can do such a thing alone..."

"Do you remember Talon of Lon Lon Ranch? He shall aid you. But your quest will take you beyond Hyrule, and into the Dark

World.  If Talon goes with you, will you

accept?"

After thinking for a second, Ingo bursts out laughing and

jumps up and down.  Me and Link exchange

glances.

"I'm gonna do something important! I am important! Ingo is

special!"

"I take that as a yes," Rauru mutters.

Suddenly there is a poof and a strange man is standing

beside me.

"What in tarnation am I doing here?"

That voice...it's Dad!

My father turns towards me, and nearly falls over in

surprise.

"Is that my little Malon?

I haven't seen you for two years!

All dressed up like an adventurer...my little Mallie off in the world..."

"It's great to see you, Dad!"

And for once I mean it as we embrace.

Then he looks at Link with a confused expression on his

round, mustachioed face.  "Mallie, who's

yer boyfriend?"

"He's NOT my boyfriend, Dad!"

But Dad's not listening.

"Green tunic...green hat...well, well, it's Fairy Boy all grown

up!  Look at how tall he's become...my,

my, Fairy Boy, you sure have changed!

You've even got a real sword and shield, now!  Sniff...my little Malon is almost as tall as you, an' way taller

than her ol' dad..."

Rauru clears his throat and speaks.

"Talon, you have been chosen to aid Ingo on a quest.  It will take you into the Dark World.  You see, Ganondorf wants Malon for a reason

we do not know.  It is up to you to find

out why she is wanted.  Ingo, Talon, are

you ready?  When you are, I will use

magic to transport you to the Dark World."

"Ingo?"

"Hello, Mr. Talon."

I lean over and whisper what happened to Dad. He nods, and grins crookedly.

"Sure, I'll go.

Sounds like fun!"

Rauru sighs and closes his eyes.  In a second, Dad and Ingo have disappeared in a flash of golden

light.  Rauru once again turns his

attention to us.

"Malon and Link, you have defeated Phantom Ganon and

awakened Saria as the Sage of the Forest.

Now you must do the same for the other imprisoned Sages.  But before you do that, Saria would like to

speak with you."

Then Rauru disappears.

Saria walks into the chamber, seemingly out of the liquid wall.  But on closer inspection, I see the faint

outline of a door.  I wonder quietly

what's behind it. 

As I squint, I can see the small outline of a rectangular

shape.  It might be stone, but it looks

softer than one.  It's just about the

right size for a bed...I wonder if it is a bed?

I wonder if Saria has to live there?

I wonder-

A soft tap on my shoulder jolts me back to the real

world.  I blink, then look at a

gauntleted hand on my shoulder.  I

realize it's Link's, but Saria clears her throat before I can think about it

any more. 

Saria smiles and informs us that we have awakened her as the

Sage of the Forest.  To thank us, she

will give us the Forest Medallion and add her power to Link's.  I'm kind of listening, but I'm wondering why

Link hasn't taken his hand off my shoulder.

I don't mind.

Suddenly, a medallion appears out of nowhere and floats over

to Link.  He takes his hand off my

shoulder and catches it, then holds it up.

I study it, almost lost in its quiet but mysterious glow.  Saria gives us one last smile, and Link hugs

his best friend.  Then we're surrounded

again in a blue light, and the Chamber of Sages fades away.

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(A/N: Heehee...a Malink Moment without Ingo ruining

it...coolios! (sorry, Dekustar, couldn't resist using "coolios")Anyways...)

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I land in a rather ungraceful heap on the ground in a

strange clearing I've never seen before.

Link grins and helps me up.  Then

he examines the clearing, finally pointing something out to me.

"Hey, look, Malon.

That's the Great Deku Tree.  He

was the Guardian of Kokiri Forest.  But

there's something even stranger down here..." He bends down to examine

something.  Then, there's a small

explosion and Link yells and falls over backwards.  I giggle, and he glares at me before standing up.  We turn to the explosion, and a small tree

sprout is in the middle of the clearing.

It has two small eyes and a mouth, and right now it's grinning.  A grinning tree?

"Hi there, I'm the Great Deku Tree Sprout!  Are you Link?  Well, good job in the Forest Temple!"

The little thing rambles on for a while, then notices me.

"Link, who's that?"

"This is Malon, my...my good friend."

I sigh quietly, and the tree starts to grin even wider.  I'm still clueless.  First Saria, and now this little tree?

Link has the same sentiments, but I think he knows what

they're talking about.  The tips of his

ears redden.  It's so funny to taunt

him, because though he looks like Mr. Hero, he can't hide it when he's

embarrassed.  "Were you talking to

Saria?"

"You bet!  But I've

got something way more important to tell you.

Link, you're actually a Hylian."

Link nods and looks away.

I'm pretty sure he knew that, but it must be painful to be reminded.

"Let me tell you a story.

During the Hylian War, a Hylian mother fled the fighting.  She was gravely wounded, and knew she could

not care for her child.  She entrusted

it to the Great Deku Tree.  He knew

there was something special about this child, so he accepted.  The Hylian mother, named Aelylea, passed

away before she told us the child's name.

So he was named Link, for he was the link between Hyrule and Kokiri

forest, and might grow up to link all of Hyrule together.  That was you, Hero of Time."

Link turns away, and leans against the remains of the old

Deku Tree.  I start after him, but the

Deku Sprout calling my name stops me.

"Malon, I have to tell you something as well.  Your mother, Nalanie, also passed away.  She was a great woman, even greater than you

thought.  Now that she is gone, your own

father is now a threat to you."

"What?"

"I know that you have a painful memory that you might not

want to remember, but please try."

I know what he's talking about.  The only snatches that I can recall are being

underwater...struggling, but something is holding me under...running out of

breath...biting a hand holding me...two screams.

One is my voice...one is my father's.

He yanks away the hand holding me under.  The five-year-old me realizes that I bit my Dad's hand...with a

good reason.  He tried to drown me.

The seventeen-year-old me jerks back to the present, and the

imaginary water stops suffocating me.

I'm not at Lake Hylia...I'm on the floor of the meadow, but my eyes can't

see anything but water.  Some are tears,

some is the water that my own father tried to kill me in.  I hear a voice, shouting ...are they trying to

hurt me? I immediately realize that they're trying to help.  I fall back limply, and try to make out the

words that someone is yelling.

"You...Tree Sprout...going to kill her!...Stop...!"

"Link...Malon must remember...for own good..."

The words get clearer.

"It's only hurting her!"

"Link, please!"

"Malon, are you alright? Malon?  Look at what you've done!

Malon!"

"Malon, try to remember farther back..."

"You can't ask her to do that!"

"Malon...your father...try to find out why he did this to

you...listen carefully..."

I'm suddenly at Lake Hylia again.  It's dark and stormy.  I'm walking along, holding my father's

hand.  "Daddy, why are we going for a

picnic?"

"Ssh, Malon.  Come

on, hurry up!"

I wonder why there are tears glimmering in Daddy's

eyes.  He shoos me away, then looks up

like he's praying.  I'm playing nearby,

catching raindrops, but I can hear a couple of words.

"Din, Farore and Nayru, forgive me for the death of a

child.  But she is the descendent of a

race of warriors, who are trying to eliminate evil.  If Ganondorf is put in danger, he will kill me.  I must save my own life.  I only found out now that Nalanie was a warrior, or I would have killed her long ago.

That would not have mattered as much as drowning a child, but this is a

terrible thing I must do.  I'm sorry."

I don't understand it, and I think he's praying to stop

the rain.  Then Daddy puts on a weird

grin, that looks like he bought it at the store and put it on instead of really

smiling.

"Malon, let's go swimming.  I'll hold onto you so that you don't float away."

 

Then he grabs me roughly and shoves me in the water.  I think this is a great game, until I've

been underwater for so long that I feel dizzy.

I squirm to let Daddy know that I want to go up, but he shoves me

deeper.  Then it hits me.

Daddy said a word that I know in his prayer. I learned the word "drowning" when Daddy

cautioned me not to go too near the water.

I think that's what's happening right now!

I struggle and wriggle, but nothing happens. Then I do the only thing that I can...I bite

Daddy's hand.  He screams, and lets me

go.  I float to the surface, and see

blood all over.  I scream weakly, and

realize that I bit Daddy for a good reason.

He tried to drown me.

I'm floating in the water...drowning...can't breathe...someone's

voice...

'Malon...come back...'

There's a flash and I choke.  The water...it's disappearing!

I slowly open my eyes.

My vision is blurred by tears, but someone is talking calmly to me.

"Malon, do you understand?"

My vision is starting to clear slightly.

"No..."  I gasp for

breath after giving the voice this answer.

I'm so confused...why would he drown me?

Was my mom a warrior?  Why is

that bad?

After blinking a few times, I can see that someone is

kneeling beside me.  In front of me is a

small tree...the Deku Tree Sprout.  Link's

voice is angry.

"Deku Tree Sprout, look what's happened!  She can barely breathe, but you're asking

her all sorts of questions!" 

Link's voice suddenly softens.

"Malon, are you alright?"

I try to say "yes", and I stand up slowly.  I lean against the old Great Deku Tree, and

try to catch my breath.

The Deku Tree Sprout's voice rings out in my mind.

Malon...you must discover...

Then the small tree smiles at us.  "Farewell."

 I take a deep breath and steady myself.  Then I walk out of the clearing.  Link catches up to me, and we walk together in silence until I tap Link on the shoulder.  "So, where to next?  Goron City?"

"Not yet, Malon.  First, let's go to Kakariko Village."

"Why?"

Link looks sort of embarassed.  "I guess for a meal, then we could, um, go to that festival together…I mean, if you're up to it."

It sounds suspiciously like a date, but I smile.

"I'd love to!"

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Ooo, long chapter…heehee, and due to popular request, I got rid of Ingo.  That's all…of, waitaminute, I have another bean for allayaz.  (to understand the whole bean thing, check out the line after I respond to reviewers.)

BEAN:  In this story, I'm going to explore Hyrule further and make little changes.  I'm going to poke, twist, invent, and tweak Hyrule and the characters to make Hyrule more like a real place.  Towns will have heritages and festivals, people won't just stand in the same place all day, I'll add buildings, unnamed people will be named and assigned houses.  Yayayaya.  Just a warning that my Hyrule will be slightly different from the Hyrule we all know.  OK, all done!