"Link!" Zelda cried, running back. She grasped his hands and pulled him all
the way into the woods.
After a few minutes, Zelda stopped and leaned Link against a tree. "Link! Link, are you all right?!"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. What about you? Did Ganon do anything to you?"
"No, no, I'm all right! But you've been hit by an arrow!"
"So I noticed," Link choked, his voice cracking.
Suddenly, a creature fell out of the branches above them. Jumping back from surprise, Zelda stared at it.
Actually, the "thing" was a girl--a green-haired beauty, who crawled quickly towards the Kokiri boy. "Link! What happened?!"
"Saria," Link whispered, smiling. He turned towards Zelda. "Don't be afraid, princess. She's a friend. She'll be able to help us." He grasped her hand tightly, and then became unconcious.
"You must be the Princess Zelda," Saria remarked, putting a hand behind Link's head. "I'm Saria. I've been Link's friend for a long time, like he said. My house isn't far--I can give him the right treatment for that arrow in his body."
Zelda looked from Link to Saria. She was pretty sure she could trust her, and nodded. "All right."
"C'mon, help me lift him up." Saria grasped Link's wrists, and Zelda grabbed him by the ankles. "Okay, on the count of three: One, two, three!"
Grunting, the two girls lifted Link up. Or at least they tried. After about two seconds, they both collapsed under his weight.
"Be careful of that arrow!" Zelda warned. "You don't want it to go any further into his body!"
"Yeah, I know. Oh, wait a second!"
Saria put two fingers in her mouth, and whistled loudly. The two of them waited in silence. Then came the faint sound of hooves on the forest ground. Saria grinned, as a chocolate, spotted horse trotted up to them.
"This is my horse," Saria explained, hugging his nose. "His name is Maxamillian Alexander Fefferman III. But I just call him Max for short."
"Great," Zelda sighed. "Okay, let's put Link on him."
Before the girls could do anything though, Max slid his neck under Link's body, and hoisted him onto his back.
"That helped," Saria commented, taking Max's reins. "Okay, let's go. My house isn't too far."
The three of them walked through the forest. Zelda looked around her in interest. She'd never been this deep into the woods before, and thought they were wonderful.
"Well, here we are," said Saria, stopping at a small cottage. "Guess it isn't much compared to what you're used to, but it's home." She led Max around to the other side of the house.
"No, I think it's wonderful!" Zelda said truthfully, following them. "A castle can get very lonesome once in a while. Most of the time, actually."
"Right," Saria sighed, not sure whether or not to believe Zelda. The forest sage opened a door. "We can keep Link in this room. But you'll have to help me get him off Max and onto the bed."
"Okay."
After much frustration, the pair managed to get Link off of Max's back. The horse dashed away.
"How are we going to do this?" Saria asked herself. "We can't just drag him in there."
"Oh! I know!" Zelda exclaimed. "Why didn't I think of it before?"
"Think of wha-"
Saria stopped, and watched on in amazement as Zelda transformed her body...into Sheik. With great ease, Sheik picked up Link, walked over to the bed, and put him on it. She changed back to Zelda.
"Phew!" she sighed. "Don't like doing that very often. Avoid it when ever I can."
"You must care about Link an awful lot," Saria commented, fitting some pillows behind his head. She dragged a blanket over his body. "I think the best thing for him now would be some rest. You can see him a little later this evening. C'mere, I'll show you your room."
As Zelda and Saria walked out of the princess' room, they ran into a red-head, who was running up and down the hallway.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" the gril shrieked.
"Malon!" Saria cried. "What is it? What's wrong?!"
"IT'S LINK!" Malon cried. "HE'S LYING ON A BED WITH AN ARROW IN HIS SHOULDER!!!! I SAW HIM THROUGH THE WINDOW!!!"
"Yes, I know," Saria told her. "I'll take the arrow out tomorrow. He really just needs some rest right now." She turned towards the princess. "Zelda, allow me to introduce my friend Malon. She's been staying with me for a little while."
"WHO ARE YOU?!" Malon cried, still freaked.
"This is the Princess Zelda," Saria explained for her. "I just said that. She was with Link when he got hit. The two of them will be staying with us until Link regains his health."
"All right then," Malon sighed. She walked outside.
"Don't mind her," Saria told Zelda. "You know, she used to be totally in love with Link...but he never really returned her feelings. Poor girl. You can understand how she feels seeing Link around with another woman."
"Yes," Zelda acknowledged, feeling slightly awkward. "Well, if you don't mind, I'd kind of like to get some rest myself."
"All right. I'll wake you up when dinner is ready."
"Thanks."
After a few minutes, Zelda stopped and leaned Link against a tree. "Link! Link, are you all right?!"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. What about you? Did Ganon do anything to you?"
"No, no, I'm all right! But you've been hit by an arrow!"
"So I noticed," Link choked, his voice cracking.
Suddenly, a creature fell out of the branches above them. Jumping back from surprise, Zelda stared at it.
Actually, the "thing" was a girl--a green-haired beauty, who crawled quickly towards the Kokiri boy. "Link! What happened?!"
"Saria," Link whispered, smiling. He turned towards Zelda. "Don't be afraid, princess. She's a friend. She'll be able to help us." He grasped her hand tightly, and then became unconcious.
"You must be the Princess Zelda," Saria remarked, putting a hand behind Link's head. "I'm Saria. I've been Link's friend for a long time, like he said. My house isn't far--I can give him the right treatment for that arrow in his body."
Zelda looked from Link to Saria. She was pretty sure she could trust her, and nodded. "All right."
"C'mon, help me lift him up." Saria grasped Link's wrists, and Zelda grabbed him by the ankles. "Okay, on the count of three: One, two, three!"
Grunting, the two girls lifted Link up. Or at least they tried. After about two seconds, they both collapsed under his weight.
"Be careful of that arrow!" Zelda warned. "You don't want it to go any further into his body!"
"Yeah, I know. Oh, wait a second!"
Saria put two fingers in her mouth, and whistled loudly. The two of them waited in silence. Then came the faint sound of hooves on the forest ground. Saria grinned, as a chocolate, spotted horse trotted up to them.
"This is my horse," Saria explained, hugging his nose. "His name is Maxamillian Alexander Fefferman III. But I just call him Max for short."
"Great," Zelda sighed. "Okay, let's put Link on him."
Before the girls could do anything though, Max slid his neck under Link's body, and hoisted him onto his back.
"That helped," Saria commented, taking Max's reins. "Okay, let's go. My house isn't too far."
The three of them walked through the forest. Zelda looked around her in interest. She'd never been this deep into the woods before, and thought they were wonderful.
"Well, here we are," said Saria, stopping at a small cottage. "Guess it isn't much compared to what you're used to, but it's home." She led Max around to the other side of the house.
"No, I think it's wonderful!" Zelda said truthfully, following them. "A castle can get very lonesome once in a while. Most of the time, actually."
"Right," Saria sighed, not sure whether or not to believe Zelda. The forest sage opened a door. "We can keep Link in this room. But you'll have to help me get him off Max and onto the bed."
"Okay."
After much frustration, the pair managed to get Link off of Max's back. The horse dashed away.
"How are we going to do this?" Saria asked herself. "We can't just drag him in there."
"Oh! I know!" Zelda exclaimed. "Why didn't I think of it before?"
"Think of wha-"
Saria stopped, and watched on in amazement as Zelda transformed her body...into Sheik. With great ease, Sheik picked up Link, walked over to the bed, and put him on it. She changed back to Zelda.
"Phew!" she sighed. "Don't like doing that very often. Avoid it when ever I can."
"You must care about Link an awful lot," Saria commented, fitting some pillows behind his head. She dragged a blanket over his body. "I think the best thing for him now would be some rest. You can see him a little later this evening. C'mere, I'll show you your room."
As Zelda and Saria walked out of the princess' room, they ran into a red-head, who was running up and down the hallway.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" the gril shrieked.
"Malon!" Saria cried. "What is it? What's wrong?!"
"IT'S LINK!" Malon cried. "HE'S LYING ON A BED WITH AN ARROW IN HIS SHOULDER!!!! I SAW HIM THROUGH THE WINDOW!!!"
"Yes, I know," Saria told her. "I'll take the arrow out tomorrow. He really just needs some rest right now." She turned towards the princess. "Zelda, allow me to introduce my friend Malon. She's been staying with me for a little while."
"WHO ARE YOU?!" Malon cried, still freaked.
"This is the Princess Zelda," Saria explained for her. "I just said that. She was with Link when he got hit. The two of them will be staying with us until Link regains his health."
"All right then," Malon sighed. She walked outside.
"Don't mind her," Saria told Zelda. "You know, she used to be totally in love with Link...but he never really returned her feelings. Poor girl. You can understand how she feels seeing Link around with another woman."
"Yes," Zelda acknowledged, feeling slightly awkward. "Well, if you don't mind, I'd kind of like to get some rest myself."
"All right. I'll wake you up when dinner is ready."
"Thanks."