After a few days, Link and eventually Zelda were allowed out of the careful
watch of Dr. Mario.
"Oh, it feels so wonderful to be outside again!" Zelda cheered, sitting down on a bench by the gym. "If I'm ever forced into another hospital in my life, I swear I shall scream."
"Well, I wouldn't blame you," said Link sympathetically, sitting down next to her. "You know, I think everyone's going to wonder where we've been for the past few days."
"Oh, it's all right," said Zelda, taking Link's bag and opening it. "Master hand has taken care of everything."
"Um, pardon me, Princess," Link interjected. Zelda was busy rummaging around in his sack. "What exactly are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for that charming-oh, here it is!" Zelda pulled a blue item out of his bag. "The Ocarina of time." She handed it to Link, who seemed puzzled. "Go on Link, play it!"
The hero of time stared at the ocarina for a long time. "Okay." He paused. "On one condition."
"What?"
"That you do interpretive dancing while I play."
"That's not a fair deal," Zelda complained, though laughing. "I haven't danced solo for over six years!"
"Don't worry yourself princess," said Young Link, entering the scene. "If my older self refuses to play the ocarina for you, I'll do it. Besides, I've done it more recently and I'm probably better at it."
"You are NOT!" Link shouted. "And I'll prove it to you!"
Immediately, the two elves whipped their ocarinas to their mouths, and started to play. It was a very slow tune, which really dragged.
Zelda laughed, and stood up. She knew that the two Links were trying to be serious, but she couldn't help it. The princess stood up and started to slowly, but gracefully "dance." She was mocking their severe faces, and tried to look like she wasn't making fun of them.
But as she'd thought, her two friends broke into laughter. "You shouldn't make fun of us like that Zel," Young Link said.
"I wasn't poking fun," Zelda defended. "Link asked me to do interpretive dancing, and I did."
"Okay, well dance this, genius!" Link shouted. And once again, he began to play. Only this time, the song was much, much quicker. Young Link couldn't keep up, and Zelda stared at him. Link gestured with one of his hands for her to start.
The Hylian princess shrugged, then started twirling. It seemed almost like a gymnastics sequence more than a dance, and yet it was so smooth that it could be called what Link described as "interpretive dancing."
On the final, lingering note, Zelda threw herself dramatically at Link's feet. There came a round applause from behind them. The three elves turned to see Mario and Luigi.
"That-a was-a very beautiful-a song, Link," said Luigi, as the two plumbers walked up to them.
"Yes, and-a such-a marvelous dancing Zelda," Mario added. "I am-a so glad that-a you were-a able to-a heal so-a quickly."
"Well you know, the doctor form of you is so adept at it," Zelda said, standing up. "Oh yes, that reminds me. I was going to go visit Ganon and Falcon today with Samus."
"I-a am afraid-a that-a you can't-a do that, princess," Mario cut in. "The guards-a were told-a not to-a let any-a one in."
Link snorted. "We'll find a way in. Mind if I come with, Zel?"
"'Course not," Zelda responded, walking towards the gym. She motioned for him to follow. "Let's go get Samus." ~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~***** sorry if this chapter seemed relatively short.
"Oh, it feels so wonderful to be outside again!" Zelda cheered, sitting down on a bench by the gym. "If I'm ever forced into another hospital in my life, I swear I shall scream."
"Well, I wouldn't blame you," said Link sympathetically, sitting down next to her. "You know, I think everyone's going to wonder where we've been for the past few days."
"Oh, it's all right," said Zelda, taking Link's bag and opening it. "Master hand has taken care of everything."
"Um, pardon me, Princess," Link interjected. Zelda was busy rummaging around in his sack. "What exactly are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for that charming-oh, here it is!" Zelda pulled a blue item out of his bag. "The Ocarina of time." She handed it to Link, who seemed puzzled. "Go on Link, play it!"
The hero of time stared at the ocarina for a long time. "Okay." He paused. "On one condition."
"What?"
"That you do interpretive dancing while I play."
"That's not a fair deal," Zelda complained, though laughing. "I haven't danced solo for over six years!"
"Don't worry yourself princess," said Young Link, entering the scene. "If my older self refuses to play the ocarina for you, I'll do it. Besides, I've done it more recently and I'm probably better at it."
"You are NOT!" Link shouted. "And I'll prove it to you!"
Immediately, the two elves whipped their ocarinas to their mouths, and started to play. It was a very slow tune, which really dragged.
Zelda laughed, and stood up. She knew that the two Links were trying to be serious, but she couldn't help it. The princess stood up and started to slowly, but gracefully "dance." She was mocking their severe faces, and tried to look like she wasn't making fun of them.
But as she'd thought, her two friends broke into laughter. "You shouldn't make fun of us like that Zel," Young Link said.
"I wasn't poking fun," Zelda defended. "Link asked me to do interpretive dancing, and I did."
"Okay, well dance this, genius!" Link shouted. And once again, he began to play. Only this time, the song was much, much quicker. Young Link couldn't keep up, and Zelda stared at him. Link gestured with one of his hands for her to start.
The Hylian princess shrugged, then started twirling. It seemed almost like a gymnastics sequence more than a dance, and yet it was so smooth that it could be called what Link described as "interpretive dancing."
On the final, lingering note, Zelda threw herself dramatically at Link's feet. There came a round applause from behind them. The three elves turned to see Mario and Luigi.
"That-a was-a very beautiful-a song, Link," said Luigi, as the two plumbers walked up to them.
"Yes, and-a such-a marvelous dancing Zelda," Mario added. "I am-a so glad that-a you were-a able to-a heal so-a quickly."
"Well you know, the doctor form of you is so adept at it," Zelda said, standing up. "Oh yes, that reminds me. I was going to go visit Ganon and Falcon today with Samus."
"I-a am afraid-a that-a you can't-a do that, princess," Mario cut in. "The guards-a were told-a not to-a let any-a one in."
Link snorted. "We'll find a way in. Mind if I come with, Zel?"
"'Course not," Zelda responded, walking towards the gym. She motioned for him to follow. "Let's go get Samus." ~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~***** sorry if this chapter seemed relatively short.
