A/N: This is the last chapter, but is still good. Read on!
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 7: The Rescue
Link woke up with a massive headache. He groaned and looked around. He was in a cell-a dark, damp cell. He knew he wasn't in Hyrule anyone, but where was Zelda? Suddenly, a group of soldiers unlocked his cell and got him off the ground. At first, he thought he was safe with them, but they then tied his wrists together and dragged him out.
"Wait, what's going on!?" Link yelled in question.
"You're on your way to execution, kid."
"Execution!? What for!?"
"Prince Chapland's orders."
"NO! LET ME GO!!!" He couldn't die now. He had to find Zelda. But with the many soldiers surrounding him, escape was impossible. He was ushered down the hall to his death.
~*~
Nearly the whole population of Roslanda stood outside and watched as Link was dragged over to a higher platform. They tightly tied a noose around his neck. Zelda stood on another platform next to Chapland. He had told her his plan earlier. He was going to have Link killed and force her to marry him. Zelda was filled with sadness and anger. She looked down at her one true love. He wasn't struggling, but in fact cooperating. He seemed like he accepted his death. But she knew he would never give in to this. She hoped he had some sort of plan to escape. . . The executor began speaking, and the crowd hushed.
"Today we've brought an evil soul to the stand. Today, we shall rid our kingdom of his evil deeds. . ."
Zelda couldn't believe he was saying that. Link was in no way evil. He didn't even do anything hurtful! She got more upset by the moment. Meanwhile, Link's hands were working to free themselves out of the ropes. The executor kept speaking.
"He stands here before you. . . His neck is tied in the noose. . ."
Finally, the ropes slipped off, and his hands were free.
". . . And when we kill him, let us hope he goes directly to. . . omffp!"
The crowd gasped. Link had grabbed him and kicked him right in the gut. Chapland reacted quickly to this. He ran down to the stand and pulled the rope. But the pull was too easy. He looked up and saw that Link was gone. In fact, the loop of the noose had been ripped off. Also, Zelda was gone from the platform. He growled under his breath.
~*~
Link and Zelda rushed down the halls of the castle. When they felt it was safe, they stopped embraced.
"Oh, Link, I knew they couldn't kill you that easily!" She looked up at him and saw that the noose was still around his neck. "Let's get you out of this. . ." She untied the knot and he was free from it, but she saw blood on it. She looked at his hands and gasped. Since he wasn't wearing his gauntlets, pulling the tough rope apart had worn his hands down, and they were covered in blood. It didn't seemed to matter to him, though, as he smiled at Zelda. He was just glad Zelda was okay. They embraced again, but then they heard guards running in their direction. They started running again.
"Link, you must fight Chapland! It's the only way we can escape!"
"But I don't have my sword with me!"
"Follow me!" They ran down the halls until the lost the guards and came into a small bedroom. Zelda searched through some drawers and pulled out. . .
"My sword and shield!" Zelda handed them to Link. "But how. . .?"
"I sneaked it here. Chapland never noticed."
"Now I wish I did."
They turned to the doorway where Chapland stood. He took out a long, thin sword of his own and faced Link. Finally, the final battle had come. A chance for Link to punish him for his ruthless acts. He charged at Chapland and struck, but he blocked it with his sword. They kept going until Link's back faced a large window. Chapland tackled him, and they crashed through the window and into the courtyard, where the panicked crowd backed off and left them room to battle. Before they landed, Link touched the ground with his hands and kicked Chapland off of him while performing a back flip, landing safely on his feet. They stared hard at each other for a moment.
"You are quite agile. . ."
Chapland rushed in and hit Link's sword hard, knocking it out of his hand.
". . . But without your sword, you're left defenseless!"
Link dodged some of Chapland's swings, but most struck him, creating large cuts everywhere. Zelda watched this sight in horror as she jumped down from the window. When she landed, she saw the sword right by her feet. Meanwhile, Chapland had Link backed up against the wall. Link was too weak to move, for he was bleeding everywhere. Chapland was ready to deliver the final blow. The sword came down.
*CLANG!*
Zelda had moved in front of him and blocked him with Link's sword. She had a look of anger on her face.
"What're you doing!? I must kill this savage!"
"You're the savage!" Zelda shouted. "How DARE you attempt to kill him just because you're jealous! He doesn't deserve to die!"
The crowd hushed. Zelda kneeled down and held Link close to her.
"In fact, what he does deserve is to become the prince! This young man has sacrificed many things to protect Hyrule, and without him, Hyrule would still be in the Dark Age! Besides this, he's kind, loving, and anything but evil! We love each other, and we're going to keep telling you until you get it through your head that you can't separate us!"
Chapland stared at the two. Zelda's eyes were filled with anger as she held on to Link. Link, although weak, held her close. It was clear- These two weren't leaving each other, no matter what he did. Suddenly, another male voice called out.
"What's going on out here?" The crowd gasped as an elderly man in royal robes approached the scene. Obviously, he was the king of Roslanda. He looked down at the couple, then at Chapland. "Did you do this, Chapland?"
"Well, I. . ." Chapland stalled at first. ". . . yes."
The king approached the two and helped them off the ground. "What's been happening?"
"Well, sir. . . I don't want to complain, but Chapland is forcing us to separate just because we seem different." Zelda explained, polite as she could.
"I see. . . Say, you must be Princess Zelda of Hyrule!"
"That is I."
"And this young man must be Link, the Hero, am I right?"
Link nodded.
"I don't understand how you would seem different-You two look like a perfect match!"
They both smiled. Finally, someone recognized them as a couple. The king looked at Link and his wounds.
"You were hurt badly. Do you need help?"
Before Link could answer, another voice appeared. "We'll give him all the help he needs."
The two Hylians smiled. Darunia and Ruto were approaching them. Darunia saw Link and wrapped his arm around Link's shoulder.
"Hey, we finally found you, Brother!" Darunia laughed. "And you're still in one piece!"
"Depends on what you mean by 'one piece.'" They both laughed. "How'd you know to find us here?"
"We figured Chapland had something to do with it, so we came here."
"It's a good thing we found you," said Ruto, sounding a bit more serious. "We've been looking all over Hyrule, and your people have been panicking ever since they heard of your disappearance!"
"Oh, dear. . ." Zelda sighed. "I wouldn't want them to panic. . ."
"The let's head back." Link laughed lightly and smiled at Zelda. She smiled too, but was concerned with his condition.
"Yes, but your wounds. . ."
"We have herbs and bandages from Saria in the boat." said Ruto.
"Boat?" asked Link, confused.
"We have to travel across the sea to get back to Hyrule."
"Oh. . ." Link turned to Zelda. "Let's go home, Zelda."
Zelda nodded, but motioned for him to wait a moment. She turned to the king, who had just sent Chapland to his quarters to speak with him later.
"Listen. . . About the treaty. . ."
"No?"
"There are other reasons. . ."
"I understand. I'll try another kingdom, and let's hope the same thing doesn't occur!" They both laughed at this, but then the king grew more serious. "I'm sorry about all of this, especially you, Link. I'm sorry that Chapland has been so biased towards you. You see, Chapland is quite prejudice, not seeing other tribes often. This is the first time I've sent him out of our kingdom. I thought he could handle the simple task of delivering a treaty, but I suppose he needs more training. . ."
"Apology accepted." Link said politely. Zelda smiled in approval.
"Oh, you're such a polite young man. . . You would make a wonderful prince. . ."
Link and Zelda smiled at this. "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Your very welcome. Let's hope our path cross again."
Link and Zelda agreed. They bid him farewell and followed Darunia and Ruto back to the boat. Zelda took another look at Link. He pushed his golden bangs out of his face and smiled at her. That smile of his was so charming. . . And those eyes. . . She couldn't turn away from those fascinating eyes. She was glad she picked this brave young man as her prince. The more she looked at him, the more her affection grew towards him. By looking in his eyes, she could tell he felt the same way. They embraced warmly, knowing that their love would never go away. Ever.
THE END
A/N: UGH!!! I SUCK AT ENDINGS!!! UUUGGGHHH!!!!!! Oh, well, there you have it. I don't own the Zelda characters, but I made up Roslanda and Chapland myself, so if you steal them, you are in serious trouble! I'll summon Link and sic him on you!. . . Maybe. Sorry it was so sappy at the end. Anyway, review, please. Yippie skippie! I'm done! (does a little happy dance^_^)
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 7: The Rescue
Link woke up with a massive headache. He groaned and looked around. He was in a cell-a dark, damp cell. He knew he wasn't in Hyrule anyone, but where was Zelda? Suddenly, a group of soldiers unlocked his cell and got him off the ground. At first, he thought he was safe with them, but they then tied his wrists together and dragged him out.
"Wait, what's going on!?" Link yelled in question.
"You're on your way to execution, kid."
"Execution!? What for!?"
"Prince Chapland's orders."
"NO! LET ME GO!!!" He couldn't die now. He had to find Zelda. But with the many soldiers surrounding him, escape was impossible. He was ushered down the hall to his death.
~*~
Nearly the whole population of Roslanda stood outside and watched as Link was dragged over to a higher platform. They tightly tied a noose around his neck. Zelda stood on another platform next to Chapland. He had told her his plan earlier. He was going to have Link killed and force her to marry him. Zelda was filled with sadness and anger. She looked down at her one true love. He wasn't struggling, but in fact cooperating. He seemed like he accepted his death. But she knew he would never give in to this. She hoped he had some sort of plan to escape. . . The executor began speaking, and the crowd hushed.
"Today we've brought an evil soul to the stand. Today, we shall rid our kingdom of his evil deeds. . ."
Zelda couldn't believe he was saying that. Link was in no way evil. He didn't even do anything hurtful! She got more upset by the moment. Meanwhile, Link's hands were working to free themselves out of the ropes. The executor kept speaking.
"He stands here before you. . . His neck is tied in the noose. . ."
Finally, the ropes slipped off, and his hands were free.
". . . And when we kill him, let us hope he goes directly to. . . omffp!"
The crowd gasped. Link had grabbed him and kicked him right in the gut. Chapland reacted quickly to this. He ran down to the stand and pulled the rope. But the pull was too easy. He looked up and saw that Link was gone. In fact, the loop of the noose had been ripped off. Also, Zelda was gone from the platform. He growled under his breath.
~*~
Link and Zelda rushed down the halls of the castle. When they felt it was safe, they stopped embraced.
"Oh, Link, I knew they couldn't kill you that easily!" She looked up at him and saw that the noose was still around his neck. "Let's get you out of this. . ." She untied the knot and he was free from it, but she saw blood on it. She looked at his hands and gasped. Since he wasn't wearing his gauntlets, pulling the tough rope apart had worn his hands down, and they were covered in blood. It didn't seemed to matter to him, though, as he smiled at Zelda. He was just glad Zelda was okay. They embraced again, but then they heard guards running in their direction. They started running again.
"Link, you must fight Chapland! It's the only way we can escape!"
"But I don't have my sword with me!"
"Follow me!" They ran down the halls until the lost the guards and came into a small bedroom. Zelda searched through some drawers and pulled out. . .
"My sword and shield!" Zelda handed them to Link. "But how. . .?"
"I sneaked it here. Chapland never noticed."
"Now I wish I did."
They turned to the doorway where Chapland stood. He took out a long, thin sword of his own and faced Link. Finally, the final battle had come. A chance for Link to punish him for his ruthless acts. He charged at Chapland and struck, but he blocked it with his sword. They kept going until Link's back faced a large window. Chapland tackled him, and they crashed through the window and into the courtyard, where the panicked crowd backed off and left them room to battle. Before they landed, Link touched the ground with his hands and kicked Chapland off of him while performing a back flip, landing safely on his feet. They stared hard at each other for a moment.
"You are quite agile. . ."
Chapland rushed in and hit Link's sword hard, knocking it out of his hand.
". . . But without your sword, you're left defenseless!"
Link dodged some of Chapland's swings, but most struck him, creating large cuts everywhere. Zelda watched this sight in horror as she jumped down from the window. When she landed, she saw the sword right by her feet. Meanwhile, Chapland had Link backed up against the wall. Link was too weak to move, for he was bleeding everywhere. Chapland was ready to deliver the final blow. The sword came down.
*CLANG!*
Zelda had moved in front of him and blocked him with Link's sword. She had a look of anger on her face.
"What're you doing!? I must kill this savage!"
"You're the savage!" Zelda shouted. "How DARE you attempt to kill him just because you're jealous! He doesn't deserve to die!"
The crowd hushed. Zelda kneeled down and held Link close to her.
"In fact, what he does deserve is to become the prince! This young man has sacrificed many things to protect Hyrule, and without him, Hyrule would still be in the Dark Age! Besides this, he's kind, loving, and anything but evil! We love each other, and we're going to keep telling you until you get it through your head that you can't separate us!"
Chapland stared at the two. Zelda's eyes were filled with anger as she held on to Link. Link, although weak, held her close. It was clear- These two weren't leaving each other, no matter what he did. Suddenly, another male voice called out.
"What's going on out here?" The crowd gasped as an elderly man in royal robes approached the scene. Obviously, he was the king of Roslanda. He looked down at the couple, then at Chapland. "Did you do this, Chapland?"
"Well, I. . ." Chapland stalled at first. ". . . yes."
The king approached the two and helped them off the ground. "What's been happening?"
"Well, sir. . . I don't want to complain, but Chapland is forcing us to separate just because we seem different." Zelda explained, polite as she could.
"I see. . . Say, you must be Princess Zelda of Hyrule!"
"That is I."
"And this young man must be Link, the Hero, am I right?"
Link nodded.
"I don't understand how you would seem different-You two look like a perfect match!"
They both smiled. Finally, someone recognized them as a couple. The king looked at Link and his wounds.
"You were hurt badly. Do you need help?"
Before Link could answer, another voice appeared. "We'll give him all the help he needs."
The two Hylians smiled. Darunia and Ruto were approaching them. Darunia saw Link and wrapped his arm around Link's shoulder.
"Hey, we finally found you, Brother!" Darunia laughed. "And you're still in one piece!"
"Depends on what you mean by 'one piece.'" They both laughed. "How'd you know to find us here?"
"We figured Chapland had something to do with it, so we came here."
"It's a good thing we found you," said Ruto, sounding a bit more serious. "We've been looking all over Hyrule, and your people have been panicking ever since they heard of your disappearance!"
"Oh, dear. . ." Zelda sighed. "I wouldn't want them to panic. . ."
"The let's head back." Link laughed lightly and smiled at Zelda. She smiled too, but was concerned with his condition.
"Yes, but your wounds. . ."
"We have herbs and bandages from Saria in the boat." said Ruto.
"Boat?" asked Link, confused.
"We have to travel across the sea to get back to Hyrule."
"Oh. . ." Link turned to Zelda. "Let's go home, Zelda."
Zelda nodded, but motioned for him to wait a moment. She turned to the king, who had just sent Chapland to his quarters to speak with him later.
"Listen. . . About the treaty. . ."
"No?"
"There are other reasons. . ."
"I understand. I'll try another kingdom, and let's hope the same thing doesn't occur!" They both laughed at this, but then the king grew more serious. "I'm sorry about all of this, especially you, Link. I'm sorry that Chapland has been so biased towards you. You see, Chapland is quite prejudice, not seeing other tribes often. This is the first time I've sent him out of our kingdom. I thought he could handle the simple task of delivering a treaty, but I suppose he needs more training. . ."
"Apology accepted." Link said politely. Zelda smiled in approval.
"Oh, you're such a polite young man. . . You would make a wonderful prince. . ."
Link and Zelda smiled at this. "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Your very welcome. Let's hope our path cross again."
Link and Zelda agreed. They bid him farewell and followed Darunia and Ruto back to the boat. Zelda took another look at Link. He pushed his golden bangs out of his face and smiled at her. That smile of his was so charming. . . And those eyes. . . She couldn't turn away from those fascinating eyes. She was glad she picked this brave young man as her prince. The more she looked at him, the more her affection grew towards him. By looking in his eyes, she could tell he felt the same way. They embraced warmly, knowing that their love would never go away. Ever.
THE END
A/N: UGH!!! I SUCK AT ENDINGS!!! UUUGGGHHH!!!!!! Oh, well, there you have it. I don't own the Zelda characters, but I made up Roslanda and Chapland myself, so if you steal them, you are in serious trouble! I'll summon Link and sic him on you!. . . Maybe. Sorry it was so sappy at the end. Anyway, review, please. Yippie skippie! I'm done! (does a little happy dance^_^)