A/N: Please *if you haven't* read the first chapters so you'll know who the people are, and that the Zelda characters do not belong to me. *sniff* whish they did especially Link *cheetah cheetah grr grr*. So please R&R! Love you all my readers!

Chapter 5

Ash stayed there pounding at the ground with her firsts. They were bruised and swelling since she had been doing this for quite a while. It has been five years since Link was away. Odd things have been happening. Like the Zora King had told Link, Zelda was kidnaped, and the whole Kingdom of Hyrule was in ruins. A man named Claude Van Pasch has terrorized the kingdom. He enslaved Kokarians, killed women and children, worked men so hard that they collapsed, etc. Ash was in hiding in an old Deku Shrub dwelling in Sacred Meadow, really near to the Fairy Fountain. Claude was searching far and wide for any one that was against him, especially Ash. She was captured once, and was going to be made his wife, but she refused and stabbed hi.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*3 years ago*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Marry me princess, you'll be the happiest woman in all of New Hyrule." Said Claude staring out a window.

"Never! I would never turn against Old Hyrule." She said struggling to get out of the chaind they tied around her hands.

"Well, you'll marry me no matter what happens. I'll kill you if you don't, and that Link of yours wont be coming back for a while anyway. Why would you want to spen the rest of your life waiting for a dead man?" He asked smirking. She tried to kick him, but fell.

"He's not dead, and you know it. You're just jealous because I love him and not you!" She screamed trying to stand back up. He grimaced and walked over to her. She closed her eyes tightly and he slapped her hard making her fall to the ground again.

"Never, ever use that tone with me again!" He yelled kicking her side. She looked up at him, staring deep into his eyes.

"You're scared of Link returning! I can see it in your eyes. When he finds out what you've done to me you're afraid he might kill you!" She said smiling sheepishly. He slapped her again, this time with his ringed hand which at gigantic rings on each finger. Her whole left side of her face was bloodied now. He nose was bleeding too. A guard wearing all black picked her up and rushed her into the dungeon. He threw her in making her faint on the spot.

She opened up one eye, and noticed where she was. She shivered and brought a ripped, ragged blanket towards her. Still shivering she crawled in a hay nest she made inside her cell. She made herself a little ball, and fell asleep.

"Wake up woman." Whispered a voice. She looked up into the cold eyes of Claude. She felt her eyes turn red. She slowly sat up without showing the slightest pain in her face for it was badly bruised. "Marry me!" He demanded.

"No, I will never give myself to you." She said angrily. Her eyes were maroon now.

"It doesn't matter anyway, I'll force you." He said plainly picking her up by the arm. She grabbed a pointed bone and stabbed him in the arm. He slapped her making her fall. She turned around right before he kicked her again, and she stabbed his foot. He fell backwards and she stabbed his chest. He fainted, and she grabbed the keys setting the prisoners free, and everyone ran.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Present*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ash sat down in her leaf bed and cried. She knew she was going to be found soon, she hated Link for leaving." LINK! Why did you leave?! Saria's captured, I'm as good as dead! I HATE YOU!" She screamed, her voice echoed in the silence of her dwelling. She climbed up a ladder and looked out from the ground. Soldiers were walking around, they had horses, and giant swords. She snuck back down into the ground. Her angry tears burned her face, but something happened. She heard a large commotion above her trap door. Slowly she climbed back up and peaked through the peep hole. Three soldiers were being fought by one man, she prayed that it was Link. She slowly pushed open the door and snuck away watching the battle from some bushes. The someone laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Come with me." Said a familiar voice. It was Claude.

"Get away from me!" She screamed turning to slap him, but he grabbed her hands and knocked her to the ground. She kicked him and ran into a guard. This guard was unusually tall. He picked her up, and followed Claude out.

"What do you want me to do with her?" The guard asked mounting his horse.

"Set her in my chambers, feed her, and give her some decent clothes." Claude said smiling. Ash knew what was going to happen, she was really going to get married to him.

"NO! STOP! PUT HER DOWN YOU BEASTS!" Shouted her pixie, but then the guard swat at her making her fly far away. Ash looked back crying.

"TIPS! NOOO!!" She screamed, then she looked back at the battle. Then she noticed something oddly familiar, it was a man, muscular build, green forest clothes.

"LINK! Help Link HELP!" She screamed as she noticed her pixie dizzily floating over to her. The man turned and saw her. He looked deep into her eyes seeing the pain. He stabbed all three guards and ran, but was held back by another guard.

"ASH!" He screamed back, but Ash had already been taken. Link defeated the last six guards, and rode to the castle. Little did he know that she was going to be wed to an evil man and that would have a lot of trouble getting to her.

MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! CLIFF HANGER! Please R&R