Well, since I am apparently forced to continue this as quickly as I can,
here's the next chapter. Soda, I know you want me to update fast, and
forget about the other fics, but I can't do that. I have basically received
death-threats in the reviews for the other fics. Hopefully, though, I'll be
able to update at least once a week.
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"Let me be the first to say
That I don't have a clue
I don't have all the answers
Ani't gonna pretend like I do"
-Trying, Lifehouse.
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Sheik hurried to cross Hyrule Field towards the Castle Town. He thought he saw some of the bandits hiding close to the entrance to Lake Hylia, but he wasn't sure. He stopped for a moment at he still smoking ruins that, four days ago, had been Lon Lon Ranch. He wondered angrily why no one from the Castle Town or elsewhere had come here and looked for survivors, or at least to put out the fire. Shaking his head, he continued to the Castle Town.
When he reached the capital, he halted for a moment, wondering whether he should enter or not. No doubt the Hero of Time would be there, and during his adventures, said Hero had encountered Princess Zelda as Sheik. If the real Sheik now entered the Castle Town, Link would immediately assume he was the Sheik that had travelled with Link on his quest. Sadly, there was no other way to alert Princess Zelda, or ´Cousin Zelda´, as they had started to call her during her training.
She had com with Impa one day to the little settling that Sheik had escaped to after leaving Gerudo Fortress. Sheik had been small as a child, and he was the only one who could trade identity with the Princess, and still make it look believable. After that, he had gone into hiding. Seven years in hiding had made him a secretive person, one of the least talkative people in Hyrule.
Now he was in Hyrule's capital, for the first time in daylight, and for the first time as Sheik. He rode through the gates, marvelling at all the people in the small market-square. He passed a little girl, who looked up at him, dropped the basket she was carrying, and ran off, screaming; ´The maple syrup revenge!` , at the top of her voice. He shook his head, deciding to ignore the strange child. He continued through the capital until he reached the Royal Castle itself.
There, he dismounted from Jazirah, threw her reins to a guard, warning him that she could bite if angered, and headed into the castle. Running up the stone steps, he passed several surprised noblemen and women, who stared after him, wondering who the hell that had been. He reached the throne-room, and didn't hesitate for a moment before throwing the doors open.
The young woman sitting on the throne looked up, and the young man standing beside her drew his sword, getting ready to attack Sheik. Sheik only sighed, frustrated. Why did that idiot have to be there? Couldn't he just have gone and visited his friends, or something? Instead of wasting time on the Hero of Time, Sheik turned to Zelda.
"Zel, you've got some problems." He told her.
"What problems?" She answered, recovering nicely after his entrance.
"Oh, nothing big, just Lon Lon Ranch being burned to the ground" He said, dryly.
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On the other side of Hyrule, in the great Fortress that belonged to the Gerudo, the once inhabitant of said ranch was being dragged through the halls of the fortress. Helplessly trailing behind Nabooru, Malon was starting to wonder if the woman was really sane. She had been chatting non-stop since Malon arrived.
"And then, he looked at me and said-" The redhead was saying.
Malon tuned her voice out, thinking about something else. Sheik. He had been nice to her, cared about her, when he really had no reason to do so. He was going to fix this. He had to. If he didn't, she didn't know what she would do. Sure, she knew he wasn't some kind of super- human, and he didn't know everything, but he just had to do this.
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He had explained what had happened to Lon Lon Ranch, leaving out the parts about him rescuing Malon and bringing her to Gerudo Fortress via the Sheikah Valley. They didn't need to know that, but he was sure that Zelda had figured it out anyway. She wasn't the smartest person he knew, but she did have her bright moments. The Hero of Time had gotten a few facts straight, and no longer believed that he was the Sheik that had accompanied him on his adventures. But, heaving learned that, Link had turned to Zelda and asked her why she had lied to him. Zelda had only answered that she hadn't lied to him, he had never asked. Sheik had never been so proud of his adoptive cousin as he was then. Which only showed how thick she usually were.
Now remained only the matter of what to do about the bandits raiding Hyrule Field, killing everything in sight. They had come to the conclusion that the bandits were on horse-back, anything else would be ridiculous.
"I'm not going to pretend like I know what to do, Zel. I don't know how you should go about defeating these raiders." Sheik told her. Then, a thought struck him. There were no Hyllian cavalry, but he knew someone who could probably lend a hand.
"But I might know someone who does." He continued.
Zelda looked at him hopefully. She would do anything to rid her beloved kingdom of the raiders. She had always been a bit overprotective of her kingdom. Sheik was now sitting down in a chair in front of the throne, his long legs stretched in front of him. Link had left a little while ago, to train or whatever. Sheik didn't really care, as long as the annoying boy wasn't in the same room as himself. He didn't know why, but he had instantly disliked the so-called Kokiri. Maybe it was because he was so helplessly stupid, or because he probably didn't even know how to spell tact. Either way, Sheik didn't like him.
Shaking himself out of his speculations, he grinned at Zelda. Of course, she couldn't see it, as he still had his veils on, but he grinned all the same.
"I think it's time to put all those old rivalries aside, Zel. It's time to call in the Gerudo's. I'm sure Nabooru will be delighted to help."
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And that's it for this chapter. The romance part didn't get much room in this one, but tune in next time to see the nobles' reactions to Sheik, and how the Hylian Guards react upon hearing they will have to step aside and let the Gerudo fight for them.
- Metallicafangirl.
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"Let me be the first to say
That I don't have a clue
I don't have all the answers
Ani't gonna pretend like I do"
-Trying, Lifehouse.
.
Sheik hurried to cross Hyrule Field towards the Castle Town. He thought he saw some of the bandits hiding close to the entrance to Lake Hylia, but he wasn't sure. He stopped for a moment at he still smoking ruins that, four days ago, had been Lon Lon Ranch. He wondered angrily why no one from the Castle Town or elsewhere had come here and looked for survivors, or at least to put out the fire. Shaking his head, he continued to the Castle Town.
When he reached the capital, he halted for a moment, wondering whether he should enter or not. No doubt the Hero of Time would be there, and during his adventures, said Hero had encountered Princess Zelda as Sheik. If the real Sheik now entered the Castle Town, Link would immediately assume he was the Sheik that had travelled with Link on his quest. Sadly, there was no other way to alert Princess Zelda, or ´Cousin Zelda´, as they had started to call her during her training.
She had com with Impa one day to the little settling that Sheik had escaped to after leaving Gerudo Fortress. Sheik had been small as a child, and he was the only one who could trade identity with the Princess, and still make it look believable. After that, he had gone into hiding. Seven years in hiding had made him a secretive person, one of the least talkative people in Hyrule.
Now he was in Hyrule's capital, for the first time in daylight, and for the first time as Sheik. He rode through the gates, marvelling at all the people in the small market-square. He passed a little girl, who looked up at him, dropped the basket she was carrying, and ran off, screaming; ´The maple syrup revenge!` , at the top of her voice. He shook his head, deciding to ignore the strange child. He continued through the capital until he reached the Royal Castle itself.
There, he dismounted from Jazirah, threw her reins to a guard, warning him that she could bite if angered, and headed into the castle. Running up the stone steps, he passed several surprised noblemen and women, who stared after him, wondering who the hell that had been. He reached the throne-room, and didn't hesitate for a moment before throwing the doors open.
The young woman sitting on the throne looked up, and the young man standing beside her drew his sword, getting ready to attack Sheik. Sheik only sighed, frustrated. Why did that idiot have to be there? Couldn't he just have gone and visited his friends, or something? Instead of wasting time on the Hero of Time, Sheik turned to Zelda.
"Zel, you've got some problems." He told her.
"What problems?" She answered, recovering nicely after his entrance.
"Oh, nothing big, just Lon Lon Ranch being burned to the ground" He said, dryly.
* * * * * * ** * * * *
On the other side of Hyrule, in the great Fortress that belonged to the Gerudo, the once inhabitant of said ranch was being dragged through the halls of the fortress. Helplessly trailing behind Nabooru, Malon was starting to wonder if the woman was really sane. She had been chatting non-stop since Malon arrived.
"And then, he looked at me and said-" The redhead was saying.
Malon tuned her voice out, thinking about something else. Sheik. He had been nice to her, cared about her, when he really had no reason to do so. He was going to fix this. He had to. If he didn't, she didn't know what she would do. Sure, she knew he wasn't some kind of super- human, and he didn't know everything, but he just had to do this.
**************************
He had explained what had happened to Lon Lon Ranch, leaving out the parts about him rescuing Malon and bringing her to Gerudo Fortress via the Sheikah Valley. They didn't need to know that, but he was sure that Zelda had figured it out anyway. She wasn't the smartest person he knew, but she did have her bright moments. The Hero of Time had gotten a few facts straight, and no longer believed that he was the Sheik that had accompanied him on his adventures. But, heaving learned that, Link had turned to Zelda and asked her why she had lied to him. Zelda had only answered that she hadn't lied to him, he had never asked. Sheik had never been so proud of his adoptive cousin as he was then. Which only showed how thick she usually were.
Now remained only the matter of what to do about the bandits raiding Hyrule Field, killing everything in sight. They had come to the conclusion that the bandits were on horse-back, anything else would be ridiculous.
"I'm not going to pretend like I know what to do, Zel. I don't know how you should go about defeating these raiders." Sheik told her. Then, a thought struck him. There were no Hyllian cavalry, but he knew someone who could probably lend a hand.
"But I might know someone who does." He continued.
Zelda looked at him hopefully. She would do anything to rid her beloved kingdom of the raiders. She had always been a bit overprotective of her kingdom. Sheik was now sitting down in a chair in front of the throne, his long legs stretched in front of him. Link had left a little while ago, to train or whatever. Sheik didn't really care, as long as the annoying boy wasn't in the same room as himself. He didn't know why, but he had instantly disliked the so-called Kokiri. Maybe it was because he was so helplessly stupid, or because he probably didn't even know how to spell tact. Either way, Sheik didn't like him.
Shaking himself out of his speculations, he grinned at Zelda. Of course, she couldn't see it, as he still had his veils on, but he grinned all the same.
"I think it's time to put all those old rivalries aside, Zel. It's time to call in the Gerudo's. I'm sure Nabooru will be delighted to help."
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And that's it for this chapter. The romance part didn't get much room in this one, but tune in next time to see the nobles' reactions to Sheik, and how the Hylian Guards react upon hearing they will have to step aside and let the Gerudo fight for them.
- Metallicafangirl.