Hades: Hi people! I'm finally back with a brand new chapter! Okay... it was
a couple of months late... sorry... I won't do that again. I wouldn't say
this is my best chapter yet... but I still hope you enjoy it.
Oh... and I've come to the shocking realisation that my previous chapters had MANY spelling mistakes. I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience, I will be fixing those in the near future!
Oh, right, one more important thing... In no way am I bashing Zelda in this story... any Zelda bashing in this story exists only in Saria's mind... Thank you and...
Enjoy!
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"So... you're leaving?" Saria asked Link at the entrance of Kakariko village. The sun was setting and Link was already mounted on Epona, with Navi at his side. It's been 4 days since the 'Undead Ganondorf' incident.
"I'm sorry, I really feel bad about leaving you alone and all. But I need to know more about this. I've got to go and meet up with Zelda." Link said, apologetically.
'Of course you do.' Saria muttered to herself quietly. Link probably couldn't even hear it. "You probably won't make it to the castle in time though. Why don't you stay for the night and leave at dawn?"
"Don't worry, if the gates are closed, I can always just stay at Lon Lon Ranch for the night." Saria frowned slightly at this. Link seemed completely oblivious to it however. He was clueless to the fact that he was not comforting her at all.
"Where's Loki?" Navi asked curiously, sort of floating around in the air.
"Inside the house, I think."
Navi's curious and docile tone quickly changed to her usual energetic mood. "Tell him that I hope he gets hit by rock!"
Saria smiled slightly, "I'll give him the message." It was amazing, to see two fairies get along so poorly.
"I'll try to come back as soon as I can." Link said with a concerned voice. "I won't leave you alone anymore than I have to."
"Promise?" Saria asked.
"Of course, I still have to show you the rest of Hyrule!" Link replied enthusiastically.
Saria smiled, before realising that he was still leaving her. "When will you be back?"
"Soon."
"That doesn't tell me much..."
Link looked towards the setting sun. It was close to nightfall. "Sorry Saria. But I have to leave now if I hope to get to the castle on time."
Saria thought about making him late on purpose. But she was more worried about Link running into something... dangerous. "Just... just be careful." She said.
"I will." He said, as he galloped away. Pretty soon, he was completely out of view. There were still some people walking around in the village. The ground was no longer muddy and slippery. Saria walked by some of the houses and looked up at Death Mountain. She was starting to feel lonely. Really lonely. She thought about leaving town, but she knew what might happen. So, she just decided to go home.
*****
"Loki? You still here?" Saria asked as she walked in her house.
"No, I'm not here... I'm a figment of your imagination..." Loki's usual sarcastic tone greeted her.
Saria just rolled her eyes at his comment. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. Navi told me to tell you to get hit by a rock." She said, as she paced around the room, trying to find the little fairy.
"That's nice. Is there anything else that you want to tell me that you know I won't care about?"
"Is there a particular reason why you're so grumpy right now? This is odd even for you." She said, looking around the room some more, noticing that Loki wasn't anywhere in sight. "Where are you anyway?"
"Well... in case you haven't noticed..." Loki started. Saria realised that his voice was slightly muffled. The sound of his words weren't all too clear, and had a slight echoing effect.
"I'm still confused. where are you exactly?" She asked again, looking around the room for the faintest glow.
"Do you happen to see an upside down vase anywhere in the room?" Now that he mentioned, Saria did notice a knocked over vase on the floor. "Do you see it?"
"Yeah."
"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Loki started screaming. Saria couldn't help but giggle at the fairy's misfortune. She picked up the vase and put it back in its place.
"What were you doing in there anyway?" The fairy, covered with old dust and cobwebs, clearly looking unhappy, picked himself up from the ground and resumed his flying... or floating... whatever it is you want to call it.
"Well, you see, ever since I was a child, I always wanted to see what it'd be like to be inside a vase..." He said, in the most sarcastic way possible. Saria just rolled her eyes and decided to simply ignore the fairy. Clearly, the fairy was far too ashamed to admit exactly how he got trapped in there in the first place. "So, Link is gone I take it?"
"Yup, just like old times. Abandons me to go see the fair princess of Hyrule."
"You're not actually mad that he left are you?"
Saria made a deep sigh and paused a little before answering the question. "I guess not. Though, I wish things didn't always have to be so complicated all the time."
"You also wish that he went to see someone other than the princess, don't you?" Loki said with a bit of a snicker. Saria simply glared at him for a moment. Even though Loki meant a male of power like the King or Rauru, but images of Link and Malon crossed her mind.
Saria just sighed after she finished glaring at Loki. How could he understand how she felt at all anyways? Its not like fairies fall in love... or do they? Even if they did, Loki probably wouldn't be the type to talk about it. Maybe Navi would... but she didn't want to talk to her about it... what if the conversation was forwarded to Link.
"So what are you going to do today?" Loki asked.
"Huh? What?" Saria was a little confused by the question, as she was still partially day dreaming.
"There's still an hour or two until nightfall. You're not really just going to spend all day and night moping are you?"
Saria thought about Loki's question for a while. "Yeah, lets go out and wander around town for a while." She said enthusiastically. Afterall, it's better to mope outside rather than inside.
"What? Hey, I've got things to do." Loki commented.
Saria was starting to see Loki's true intentions. He didn't want to cheer her up at all. "You just want me out of the house don't you!?"
"Yeah, that's about right." He replied calmly.
Saria let out yet another sigh. "Fine, I'll have fun by myself!" She said, as she left the house.
'Finally. I thought she'd never leave.'
*****
The sun was still setting outside, while the moon was rising, creating a nice mixture of lights. Saria looked around town, remembering how different it was from Kokiri village. There were still people out, though not many. Carpenters were finishing up some last minute construction work, while some people we're heading out to some shops for some last minute supplies, before the stores closed. There were more cuccos than people out.
She briefly thought about chasing the cuccos for amusement, but decided against it. Instead she ended up, just climbing roofs for fun.
'Why did Loki want me out of the house so badly?' She thought to herself, while hopping from one roof to another. 'He's been more and more secretive lately. He hesitates when asked about the Ganondorf incident, and knows a lot more about the nature or magic than most fairies...'
She kept on hopping, not really paying attention to what she was doing. 'I wonder whether Link ended up going to Lon Lon Ranch afterall... it's quite some way between here and Hyrule castle... even on horseback...'
Saria just kept thinking to herself, paying no heed to the world around her. 'I wonder if he's...' Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted, by the shock of noticing that her foot didn't quite land on a roof. Saria let out a short scream as she realised that she was about to fall off the roof. She tried to maintain her balance by shifting her weight and flailing her arms, but to no avail. Saria had to at least be two stories... maybe even three, above ground. She fell.
*****
Loki was searching throughout the small house in great frustration. He looked in every drawer, cupboard, desk, vase, and even the fireplace that was being used as a heater and a stove. He even looked for cracks in the wall and searched for loose planks but he just couldn't seem to find what he was looking for.
'She had to have used one of these houses... Alace said that they were going to follow him back to Kakariko village.' Loki thought to himself in frustration. 'She would've left a sign, or something...'
'Maybe it was one of the other houses... But how am I going to search them?' Loki just sighed at his thoughts and continued rummaging.
*****
"Hey! Link! Slow down!" Navi protested, as Link was making galloping at an unbelievable speed.
"I can't, we need to get there in time!" Link replied.
"Link, Epona's tired, she can't go on galloping like this."
"But..." Link started, but Navi interrupted.
"But what? You're not the Hero of Time anymore. You don't need to go see the princess anymore because of duty."
Link brought the horse to a stop. He looked at his fairy that slipped out of his hat. "You don't HAVE to do anything anymore. Just because you think you do, doesn't mean poor Epona here has to suffer." Epona neighed a little, as if understanding Navi's comment.
"So... What should I do?" Link said, seeing the logic in Navi's words.
"Lets go to the Ranch, so Epona can rest up a bit. You can see Malon, and then in the morning, we can head to the castle." Again Epona neighed, almost as if she was agreeing with Navi. "See?"
"Alright, I guess it would be fun to see Malon again." Link said. 'I hope Saria's okay by herself...' He thought secretly to himself.
*****
Zelda was pacing through the hallways of the castle, thinking to herself about the recent happenings. What in the world, is powerful enough to reanimate Ganondorf's dead body and control it so easily? If all the sages lives were in danger... Why was Saria the first target? There had to be a reason for going after the forest sage first. The person who has enough power to raise the dead, should've been able to kill them all at once. Why toy with them?
'I just don't get it...' Zelda thought to herself.
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Hades: I know... it was short... and late... and not exactly worth the wait... I'm really sorry... But hey! Cliffhangers all around! At least I won't have to worry about writer's block since I know what happens. ;-) Anyways, please review!
Oh... and I've come to the shocking realisation that my previous chapters had MANY spelling mistakes. I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience, I will be fixing those in the near future!
Oh, right, one more important thing... In no way am I bashing Zelda in this story... any Zelda bashing in this story exists only in Saria's mind... Thank you and...
Enjoy!
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"So... you're leaving?" Saria asked Link at the entrance of Kakariko village. The sun was setting and Link was already mounted on Epona, with Navi at his side. It's been 4 days since the 'Undead Ganondorf' incident.
"I'm sorry, I really feel bad about leaving you alone and all. But I need to know more about this. I've got to go and meet up with Zelda." Link said, apologetically.
'Of course you do.' Saria muttered to herself quietly. Link probably couldn't even hear it. "You probably won't make it to the castle in time though. Why don't you stay for the night and leave at dawn?"
"Don't worry, if the gates are closed, I can always just stay at Lon Lon Ranch for the night." Saria frowned slightly at this. Link seemed completely oblivious to it however. He was clueless to the fact that he was not comforting her at all.
"Where's Loki?" Navi asked curiously, sort of floating around in the air.
"Inside the house, I think."
Navi's curious and docile tone quickly changed to her usual energetic mood. "Tell him that I hope he gets hit by rock!"
Saria smiled slightly, "I'll give him the message." It was amazing, to see two fairies get along so poorly.
"I'll try to come back as soon as I can." Link said with a concerned voice. "I won't leave you alone anymore than I have to."
"Promise?" Saria asked.
"Of course, I still have to show you the rest of Hyrule!" Link replied enthusiastically.
Saria smiled, before realising that he was still leaving her. "When will you be back?"
"Soon."
"That doesn't tell me much..."
Link looked towards the setting sun. It was close to nightfall. "Sorry Saria. But I have to leave now if I hope to get to the castle on time."
Saria thought about making him late on purpose. But she was more worried about Link running into something... dangerous. "Just... just be careful." She said.
"I will." He said, as he galloped away. Pretty soon, he was completely out of view. There were still some people walking around in the village. The ground was no longer muddy and slippery. Saria walked by some of the houses and looked up at Death Mountain. She was starting to feel lonely. Really lonely. She thought about leaving town, but she knew what might happen. So, she just decided to go home.
*****
"Loki? You still here?" Saria asked as she walked in her house.
"No, I'm not here... I'm a figment of your imagination..." Loki's usual sarcastic tone greeted her.
Saria just rolled her eyes at his comment. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. Navi told me to tell you to get hit by a rock." She said, as she paced around the room, trying to find the little fairy.
"That's nice. Is there anything else that you want to tell me that you know I won't care about?"
"Is there a particular reason why you're so grumpy right now? This is odd even for you." She said, looking around the room some more, noticing that Loki wasn't anywhere in sight. "Where are you anyway?"
"Well... in case you haven't noticed..." Loki started. Saria realised that his voice was slightly muffled. The sound of his words weren't all too clear, and had a slight echoing effect.
"I'm still confused. where are you exactly?" She asked again, looking around the room for the faintest glow.
"Do you happen to see an upside down vase anywhere in the room?" Now that he mentioned, Saria did notice a knocked over vase on the floor. "Do you see it?"
"Yeah."
"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Loki started screaming. Saria couldn't help but giggle at the fairy's misfortune. She picked up the vase and put it back in its place.
"What were you doing in there anyway?" The fairy, covered with old dust and cobwebs, clearly looking unhappy, picked himself up from the ground and resumed his flying... or floating... whatever it is you want to call it.
"Well, you see, ever since I was a child, I always wanted to see what it'd be like to be inside a vase..." He said, in the most sarcastic way possible. Saria just rolled her eyes and decided to simply ignore the fairy. Clearly, the fairy was far too ashamed to admit exactly how he got trapped in there in the first place. "So, Link is gone I take it?"
"Yup, just like old times. Abandons me to go see the fair princess of Hyrule."
"You're not actually mad that he left are you?"
Saria made a deep sigh and paused a little before answering the question. "I guess not. Though, I wish things didn't always have to be so complicated all the time."
"You also wish that he went to see someone other than the princess, don't you?" Loki said with a bit of a snicker. Saria simply glared at him for a moment. Even though Loki meant a male of power like the King or Rauru, but images of Link and Malon crossed her mind.
Saria just sighed after she finished glaring at Loki. How could he understand how she felt at all anyways? Its not like fairies fall in love... or do they? Even if they did, Loki probably wouldn't be the type to talk about it. Maybe Navi would... but she didn't want to talk to her about it... what if the conversation was forwarded to Link.
"So what are you going to do today?" Loki asked.
"Huh? What?" Saria was a little confused by the question, as she was still partially day dreaming.
"There's still an hour or two until nightfall. You're not really just going to spend all day and night moping are you?"
Saria thought about Loki's question for a while. "Yeah, lets go out and wander around town for a while." She said enthusiastically. Afterall, it's better to mope outside rather than inside.
"What? Hey, I've got things to do." Loki commented.
Saria was starting to see Loki's true intentions. He didn't want to cheer her up at all. "You just want me out of the house don't you!?"
"Yeah, that's about right." He replied calmly.
Saria let out yet another sigh. "Fine, I'll have fun by myself!" She said, as she left the house.
'Finally. I thought she'd never leave.'
*****
The sun was still setting outside, while the moon was rising, creating a nice mixture of lights. Saria looked around town, remembering how different it was from Kokiri village. There were still people out, though not many. Carpenters were finishing up some last minute construction work, while some people we're heading out to some shops for some last minute supplies, before the stores closed. There were more cuccos than people out.
She briefly thought about chasing the cuccos for amusement, but decided against it. Instead she ended up, just climbing roofs for fun.
'Why did Loki want me out of the house so badly?' She thought to herself, while hopping from one roof to another. 'He's been more and more secretive lately. He hesitates when asked about the Ganondorf incident, and knows a lot more about the nature or magic than most fairies...'
She kept on hopping, not really paying attention to what she was doing. 'I wonder whether Link ended up going to Lon Lon Ranch afterall... it's quite some way between here and Hyrule castle... even on horseback...'
Saria just kept thinking to herself, paying no heed to the world around her. 'I wonder if he's...' Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted, by the shock of noticing that her foot didn't quite land on a roof. Saria let out a short scream as she realised that she was about to fall off the roof. She tried to maintain her balance by shifting her weight and flailing her arms, but to no avail. Saria had to at least be two stories... maybe even three, above ground. She fell.
*****
Loki was searching throughout the small house in great frustration. He looked in every drawer, cupboard, desk, vase, and even the fireplace that was being used as a heater and a stove. He even looked for cracks in the wall and searched for loose planks but he just couldn't seem to find what he was looking for.
'She had to have used one of these houses... Alace said that they were going to follow him back to Kakariko village.' Loki thought to himself in frustration. 'She would've left a sign, or something...'
'Maybe it was one of the other houses... But how am I going to search them?' Loki just sighed at his thoughts and continued rummaging.
*****
"Hey! Link! Slow down!" Navi protested, as Link was making galloping at an unbelievable speed.
"I can't, we need to get there in time!" Link replied.
"Link, Epona's tired, she can't go on galloping like this."
"But..." Link started, but Navi interrupted.
"But what? You're not the Hero of Time anymore. You don't need to go see the princess anymore because of duty."
Link brought the horse to a stop. He looked at his fairy that slipped out of his hat. "You don't HAVE to do anything anymore. Just because you think you do, doesn't mean poor Epona here has to suffer." Epona neighed a little, as if understanding Navi's comment.
"So... What should I do?" Link said, seeing the logic in Navi's words.
"Lets go to the Ranch, so Epona can rest up a bit. You can see Malon, and then in the morning, we can head to the castle." Again Epona neighed, almost as if she was agreeing with Navi. "See?"
"Alright, I guess it would be fun to see Malon again." Link said. 'I hope Saria's okay by herself...' He thought secretly to himself.
*****
Zelda was pacing through the hallways of the castle, thinking to herself about the recent happenings. What in the world, is powerful enough to reanimate Ganondorf's dead body and control it so easily? If all the sages lives were in danger... Why was Saria the first target? There had to be a reason for going after the forest sage first. The person who has enough power to raise the dead, should've been able to kill them all at once. Why toy with them?
'I just don't get it...' Zelda thought to herself.
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Hades: I know... it was short... and late... and not exactly worth the wait... I'm really sorry... But hey! Cliffhangers all around! At least I won't have to worry about writer's block since I know what happens. ;-) Anyways, please review!