A/N: Did I already warn you that this was going to be slow? Oh yeah,
I did. ^_^ Anyway. . . .
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 3: Link's Sworn Brother
Link led the way as they hiked up Death Mountain Trail. A name like "Death Mountain" made Chapland a little nervous. After all, Link said before that this was an active volcano. Still, he remained calm.
"So, where are we going again?" he asked Link.
"Goron City," replied Link, "It's not far up the mountain."
"Who are the Gorons?"
"They're the rock-eating people who live up here. They create most of our weapons and bombs."
Chapland looked at Link, confused.
"You're not used to other races in your land, are you?"
"We only have one-human."
"I figured as much," Link sighed, "Oh, well. . . Oh, there it is, up ahead!"
They walked through the entrance and into a deep cave, full of rocks, ropes, and lively music. Chapland suddenly jumped in surprise and stared at a large rock on the ground. Link stared at him.
"What's wrong?"
"That rock. . . I swear, it just moved!" He pointed at the rock with a trembling finger.
Link smiled in amusement as he kneeled down and knocked on it.
"Link? Wake up, Link, you overslept!" The rock stirred until it got up and smiled at Link. It was a young Goron.
"Hi, Link! How are you?"
"Just fine."
Chapland was hopelessly confused. "Wait, his name's Link, too?"
"That's right," the young Goron answered, "My dad named me after him cause he's so brave!"
"Speaking of your father, where is he?" Link asked.
"He's in his room, like always."
"Thank you." He turned to Chapland. "Let's go."
They walked down the path to the bottom of the city. Through a doorway, a larger Goron turned to Link, laughing.
"Hey, Brother!" he bellowed as he wrapped his arms around Link. This caught Link by surprise, and he was getting squeezed by the Goron leader's strong arms.
"Ow, my back. . ." he choked out.
"Oh, sorry, Brother!" He released Link, which a big relief for him. He looked at Chapland.
"Who's this?"
"Oh, this is Prince Chapland of Roslanda. Chapland, this is Darunia, leader of the Gorons and my Sworn Brother."
"That's right, Brother!" He pounded Link on the back, which caused him to fall to the ground. They both laughed as Darunia helped him up.
"Sworn Brother?" asked Chapland.
Darunia looked at him like he was crazy. Link understood Chapland's confusion, and began to explain.
"Well, you see, we've known each other for a while now. . ."
"Yep, Link here's the best!" laughed Darunia, "He saved my tribe twice!"
"It's a bit hard to explain, but we now call ourselves Sworn Brothers!"
". . .Um, I see. . ." Chapland stared at the two. They had nothing in common, yet they called themselves brothers. Link was stranger than he thought. Link noticed the staring and turned to Darunia.
"You'll have to excuse Chapland-He's quite new here and is not used to other tribes."
"I see. . ."
"Well, I'd like to stay, but I need to go. I'm giving Chapland a tour of Hyrule."
"Wait, before you go, let's send you off with a big Goron hug!"
"Well, actually. . ."
"Come on, everyone! Let's give Brother and his friend a big Goron hug!" he called out. Several Gorons came into the room and approached them, arms wide open. Link remained calm, but Chapland was freaking out.
"What's going on!? What're they going to do!?"
"Just brace yourself. It'll be quick. . ."
~*~
Chapland's back was aching as they descended the mountain. That "Goron hug" seemed more like a strangle. Link seemed fine, though-He was probably used to this. Although he winced at the pain, Chapland had other thoughts on his mind. He had his doubts about Link. How could he consider himself the brother of the wild Darunia? Was he really that crazy? His train of thought was soon interrupted.
"Are you okay?" Link asked, pausing to see if Chapland was okay. Chapland shook himself and cleared his throat.
"I'm fine. . ."
"Hey, I'm sorry about that. I should've warned you about how they always do that when I visit."
"It's okay, I'll live. . . What's our next destination?"
Link smiled. "Zora's Domain."
A/N: He he, Chapland got a Goron hug! ^_^ Okay, anyway. . . um. . . Oh, just to let you all know, I won't be working on Nintendo Adventures until I'm finished with this (or if I get writer's block), so just be patient on that for now. REVIEW!!!!
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 3: Link's Sworn Brother
Link led the way as they hiked up Death Mountain Trail. A name like "Death Mountain" made Chapland a little nervous. After all, Link said before that this was an active volcano. Still, he remained calm.
"So, where are we going again?" he asked Link.
"Goron City," replied Link, "It's not far up the mountain."
"Who are the Gorons?"
"They're the rock-eating people who live up here. They create most of our weapons and bombs."
Chapland looked at Link, confused.
"You're not used to other races in your land, are you?"
"We only have one-human."
"I figured as much," Link sighed, "Oh, well. . . Oh, there it is, up ahead!"
They walked through the entrance and into a deep cave, full of rocks, ropes, and lively music. Chapland suddenly jumped in surprise and stared at a large rock on the ground. Link stared at him.
"What's wrong?"
"That rock. . . I swear, it just moved!" He pointed at the rock with a trembling finger.
Link smiled in amusement as he kneeled down and knocked on it.
"Link? Wake up, Link, you overslept!" The rock stirred until it got up and smiled at Link. It was a young Goron.
"Hi, Link! How are you?"
"Just fine."
Chapland was hopelessly confused. "Wait, his name's Link, too?"
"That's right," the young Goron answered, "My dad named me after him cause he's so brave!"
"Speaking of your father, where is he?" Link asked.
"He's in his room, like always."
"Thank you." He turned to Chapland. "Let's go."
They walked down the path to the bottom of the city. Through a doorway, a larger Goron turned to Link, laughing.
"Hey, Brother!" he bellowed as he wrapped his arms around Link. This caught Link by surprise, and he was getting squeezed by the Goron leader's strong arms.
"Ow, my back. . ." he choked out.
"Oh, sorry, Brother!" He released Link, which a big relief for him. He looked at Chapland.
"Who's this?"
"Oh, this is Prince Chapland of Roslanda. Chapland, this is Darunia, leader of the Gorons and my Sworn Brother."
"That's right, Brother!" He pounded Link on the back, which caused him to fall to the ground. They both laughed as Darunia helped him up.
"Sworn Brother?" asked Chapland.
Darunia looked at him like he was crazy. Link understood Chapland's confusion, and began to explain.
"Well, you see, we've known each other for a while now. . ."
"Yep, Link here's the best!" laughed Darunia, "He saved my tribe twice!"
"It's a bit hard to explain, but we now call ourselves Sworn Brothers!"
". . .Um, I see. . ." Chapland stared at the two. They had nothing in common, yet they called themselves brothers. Link was stranger than he thought. Link noticed the staring and turned to Darunia.
"You'll have to excuse Chapland-He's quite new here and is not used to other tribes."
"I see. . ."
"Well, I'd like to stay, but I need to go. I'm giving Chapland a tour of Hyrule."
"Wait, before you go, let's send you off with a big Goron hug!"
"Well, actually. . ."
"Come on, everyone! Let's give Brother and his friend a big Goron hug!" he called out. Several Gorons came into the room and approached them, arms wide open. Link remained calm, but Chapland was freaking out.
"What's going on!? What're they going to do!?"
"Just brace yourself. It'll be quick. . ."
~*~
Chapland's back was aching as they descended the mountain. That "Goron hug" seemed more like a strangle. Link seemed fine, though-He was probably used to this. Although he winced at the pain, Chapland had other thoughts on his mind. He had his doubts about Link. How could he consider himself the brother of the wild Darunia? Was he really that crazy? His train of thought was soon interrupted.
"Are you okay?" Link asked, pausing to see if Chapland was okay. Chapland shook himself and cleared his throat.
"I'm fine. . ."
"Hey, I'm sorry about that. I should've warned you about how they always do that when I visit."
"It's okay, I'll live. . . What's our next destination?"
Link smiled. "Zora's Domain."
A/N: He he, Chapland got a Goron hug! ^_^ Okay, anyway. . . um. . . Oh, just to let you all know, I won't be working on Nintendo Adventures until I'm finished with this (or if I get writer's block), so just be patient on that for now. REVIEW!!!!