3/31/02

ME: Only 4 reviews?!! Is this story really that bad?

Zelda: I don't know? It seems ok to me?

ME: Me too. Oh well. I will still continue on this fic. I won't give up.

Zelda: That's the spirit.

ME: Thanks. Like I said in a previous Author Note, I'm skipping some of the game. This chapter is taking place during the Link-Zelda encounter after the Great Deku Tree and before Dodongo's Cavern.

Key

"blah" = speech

'italics' = thought

"*italics*" = exaggeration

-------- = scene change

~*~*~ = time/ p.o.v change (3rd person perspective)

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The Legend of Zelda: Save the Past

Chapter 4: The Garden Meeting

Link ran as fast as he could through Hyrule field. The sun was getting ready to set and he didn't want to start his adventure by fighting stalchildren. Navi was fast asleep in his hat. Link appreciated his new fairy. She didn't talk nearly as much as her counterpart. The sky began to glow a bright orange color. Link picked up the pace to the castle town.

He ran through the drawbridge just as the sun disappeared through behind the mountains of Gerudo Valley. Link sighed in relief as the drawbridge closed right behind him. He sat down with his back to one of the buildings and decided to sleep. Within a few minutes, he was fast asleep.

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"Hey kid, wake up!" yelled a voice that startled Link awake. Link looked up to see it was the guard at the entrance to the city who had woken him up. "Kid, you have been there all night. Maybe you should go home," the guard spoke.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I guess you're right," Link said. He got up and walked through the city.

He once again met Malon. She hasn't changed at all. She was still nice, cheerful, and still had a nice singing voice. 'Not to mention she's kind of cute. Wait, where did that come from?!' Link blushed a slight shade of red at this thought. Luckily for him, he was already at the moat of the castle so nobody saw him.

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ME: Another conflict for another story has just presented itself.

Link: What does it have to do with Saria and Mal… wait!!! You're not thinking what I think you're thinking are thinking, are you?!!

ME: Maybe I am, Linky-boy. Maybe I am.

Link: (groans) Why do you present these things way before you use them; to make me suffer?

ME: Partially yes. But also it's because I feel like building up to something rather than having it appear out of nowhere. Now, back to the story!

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Nighttime came and went, and the egg Malon gave Link hatched. After using it to wake up Talon (he still wondered how such a lazy man could run so fast.) Link stacked the boxes and went through the hole.

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Link approached the courtyard once again. He was second guessing his decision of visiting Zelda again.

'What am I doing? The last time I visited her, she was annoyed at me. But on the other hand, it's important I see her. Besides, she was smiling when I left. That smile…ah! Snap out of it Link!' After debating himself over the subject, Link decided to go see her. With one final sigh, Link approached the princess.

Zelda was to preoccupied to notice Link. Her mind was processing all that was happening. First that boy, Link, managed to get past the guards. He then told her stuff that at the time seemed unimportant. But after he left, Ganondorf actually appeared. Then the nightmares started. What was going on?

Link was already at the foot of the steps. Zelda hasn't even acknowledged his appearance. Link, growing impatient, cleared his throat to catch her attention. This startled Zelda enough for her to jump about a foot in the air. She turned around to see who it was, thinking it was a guard, or maybe Impa. She wasn't expecting who it was.

"What? It… It's you," Zelda stuttered.

"Ah, so you remember me."

"Yes, I do." Zelda sighed. A troubled expression was sketched on her face. An expression that didn't go unnoticed by Link.

"Are you ok?" asked Link. There was some worry in that question.

"Actually, no; thing's aren't going ok."

"Why? What's wrong?" Link asked, still worried for Zelda.

Zelda began walking towards the middle of the courtyard while explaining the events. Link following her close behind. "Well, everything's going wrong. First, your mysterious visit. Then there's Lord Ganondorf's appearance…"

"Ganondorf is here!" Link yelled a little too loud. A guard appeared in the courtyard and in one swift move had a sword up against Link's throat.

"Intruder!" he yelled. "Step away from Princess Zelda and follow me of the consequences will be…"

"Sir Harnork (A.N.: I haven't improved with names), this boy has my permission to be here. Leave him be and return to your post," ordered Zelda.

"But your highness…"

"You dare defy my orders?" Zelda asked in a stern voice. The guard shook his head. He pulled the sword away from Link's throat and walked back out of the courtyard. Link sighed in relief.

"Thanks. I owe you one," said Link.

"No problem," Zelda replied, the sternness in her voice gone. 'Why am I protecting him? I mean, he did trespass *twice* into the castle. But there's something about him I can trust. Something about him that seems familiar.'

"So, you said that Ganondorf is here?"

"Yes, look for yourself," Zelda said, motioning Link to the window. Link didn't know what to think. Even after Saria's story, he still hoped that Ganondorf was gone. That it was all a weird dream. Link looked through the window, only to look into the eyes of a kneeling Ganondorf. Link jumped back in shock. Unfortunately, this caused him to fall down the steps.

"Are you all right?" Zelda asked.

"Yeah, I'm ok," Link assured while getting up.

"Link, how did you know about Ganondorf? I mean, before he visited the castle."

"Well, maybe you should sit down, because this is going to take a while." Zelda took Link's advice and sat down among the flowers in the middle of the courtyard. Link sat down across from her. "Ok, where to begin."

Link told the story pretty much the same way he told Saria a little over a week ago. The expression of pure shock he got from Zelda was also similar to that of Saria's.

"You mean to tell me that Ganondorf is indeed after the Triforce?" asked Zelda. Link nodded. "And he also knows about the Ocarina of Time?"

"Maybe. He saw me, and he isn't one to underestimate."

"Well, I thought he was after the Triforce. But now I don't know what to do about it."

"Don't worry," said Link, "I have an idea. Do you happen to know where you would go if the castle was attacked?"

"No. Only Impa knows that. The last time it was attacked, I was only 2."

"Well see if you can find out. I'm going to get the other Spiritual Stones. I'll try to get here as soon as possible."

"What's the plan?" asked Zelda.

"I'll tell you when I return." With that, Link got up. As he was leaving, Zelda called out to him.

"Wait, Link!" she called. Link stopped and turned around. Zelda was writing something on a couple of pieces of paper. She then finished and handed him the papers. "Show these to the guards. One is for the guard at Kakariko Village."

"What's the other one for?"

"For the guards that are here. That way, you can visit me anytime without worrying about getting caught," explained Zelda. Link blushed a little at the 'visit me anytime' concept.

"Thanks, I better go. Goodbye, Zelda."

"Goodbye Link."

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Link looked at the setting sun from the edge of Hyrule field. He looked again at the notes that Zelda; esp. the one that invited him into the castle.

"You really like her don't you?" joked Navi, who had until then been quiet. She was flying in front of Link's face.

"What do you mean?" Link asked, blushing a little bit. It was enough to be noticed by his fairy.

"Ooohhhhhhh, look at that blush. You have a crush on the Princess of Hyrule," she joked again, a grin appearing on her face.

"Navi cut it out! Let's go to Lon Lon Ranch. It's getting dark and it's too late to go anywhere else."

"Or maybe you just have a crush on Malon too, huh," Navi joked, her grin getting wider.

"That's it, you," Link said as he reached for the blue fairy. She managed to avoid him and flew towards the ranch; Link in close pursuit.

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ME: Wow, I completed this whole chapter in one day!

Link: (sarcastically) Congratulations.

ME: I'll get you for that, but first, where were you.

Link: Hiding from the girls.

ME: You know Zelda is right behind you.

Zelda: (seductively) Hi Link.

Link: Uh-Oh.

ME: I'll leave you two alone now. You mind doing the ending for me.

Zelda: (holding on to Link) No problem.

Link: Don't leave me.

ME: (walking away) Have fun you two.

Zelda: (giggling) We will. Good-bye. Until next time…

*Stay cool and see ya later*

*TimeSage*