Another knock sounded at Link's door. Still dumbfounded by his newly healed
arm, he went to open it. His four friends were there.
"Wow, you're arm...it's been healed!" marveled Conner, walking in. "How on earth did you manage that?"
"Well, it's not exactly me that did it, you see," Link laughed.
"Whatcha mean?" Roy asked curiously, sitting down.
"It was Impa. You know, she's Princess Zelda's nursemaid."
"Well how did...how'd she do it? Magic?" Mario snickered.
"Yes, it was magic, actually." Link smiled at his friends' confusion. "She didn't tell me the exact name of the spell, but I know she used magic to do it. And you know, I think you guys are a little too overwhelmed. I mean, didn't you know that Sheikah can do magic?"
"No," Brian answered flatly. "I had no idea."
"I didn't know either," Conner seconded.
"Well, I know that at least Impa can," Link told them. "So anyway, what'd you guys want to do today?"
"Well we were orignally going to just stay here and help you with your arm," Mario explained. "But now that I see you've been mystically healed, I have no clue."
"Say, I've got an idea!" Roy cried. "A new shop is opening up in the Marlon Kelly Market! We could check out the construction, and throw rocks and stuff at the workers."
"What's the new place sell?" asked Conner.
"Actually, I think it's a restaurant."
"They put up a new restaurant?" Link asked in disbelief. "How could they put up a restaurant in a market?!"
"Well actually, it's not really IN the market," Roy explained. "It's kinda off to the side, but still right next to it. Of course, they had to take over that old shoe place to make it big enough.
"Which old shoe place?" asked Conner.
"Oh you know, the one where..."
"East or west side?" Link asked. He knew there were only two shoe stores in the Market.
"West."
"They're getting rid of it?!" Link cried, standing up.
"Yeah..." Roy responded. "Is that a problem? There's still the shop on the other side, you know."
"But that's...that's Meryl's store," Link whispered to himself, sitting down again.
"You mean Meryl Street?" Mario asked. "That lovely lady who danced with us at the May festivity? She owned a shoe store?"
"Yeah," Link answered. "But I can't even begin to imagine why she'd give it up just like that! It doesn't make any sense! Surely they must have forced it out of her..."
"If you're so concerned about it, why don't you go ask her about it?" Brian asked sarcastically. Link jumped up.
"That's exactly what I should do, Brian! I'm a concerned friend, and she ought to tell me what's happened! Gotta go, guys. I have no idea where Meryl lives, so I may be a while."
And with that, Link went dashing out the door. At first, he wasn't quite sure where to begin. If Meryl's shop had been closed down, it was obvious that she wouldn't be there. But where did she live? There was only one place he knew to go.
Link took the path that would lead him to Hyrule Castle. He was headed for the front gates, when he recoiled suddenly. The guards there would still recognize him as a criminal. Then, he saw Impa moving around in a small window not to far away.
Crawling on his hands and knees, Link knocked on the window. Impa looked up, and her eyes widened.
"Open the window!" he mouthed to her. She quickly obeyed. Link jumped into the Castle's kitchen.
"Link, what in Farore's name are you doing here?!" Impa demanded. She did not seem angry, merely confused.
"It's something that my friends told me," Link explained. "It's about a new rest--"
"Wasting your breath, Link," Impa sighed, drying her hands on a cloth. "I know that Meryl's store has been closed down. I passed it on my way to the jewelry shop. His majesty wishes for the princess to have..." She pursed her lips. "A wider selection of what I like to call...trinkets." She finished the sentence rather sourly.
"So when you say 'His majesty,' are you referring to King Harkinian or Lowell?"
"Whenever will you learn your lesson?" came a voice, before Impa was able to answer. She and Link whipped around, and found themselves facing Marth, leering at them from the doorway.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I know that was really, really, short, but it felt like the perfect way to end a chapter! besides, im about to update another right now!
"Wow, you're arm...it's been healed!" marveled Conner, walking in. "How on earth did you manage that?"
"Well, it's not exactly me that did it, you see," Link laughed.
"Whatcha mean?" Roy asked curiously, sitting down.
"It was Impa. You know, she's Princess Zelda's nursemaid."
"Well how did...how'd she do it? Magic?" Mario snickered.
"Yes, it was magic, actually." Link smiled at his friends' confusion. "She didn't tell me the exact name of the spell, but I know she used magic to do it. And you know, I think you guys are a little too overwhelmed. I mean, didn't you know that Sheikah can do magic?"
"No," Brian answered flatly. "I had no idea."
"I didn't know either," Conner seconded.
"Well, I know that at least Impa can," Link told them. "So anyway, what'd you guys want to do today?"
"Well we were orignally going to just stay here and help you with your arm," Mario explained. "But now that I see you've been mystically healed, I have no clue."
"Say, I've got an idea!" Roy cried. "A new shop is opening up in the Marlon Kelly Market! We could check out the construction, and throw rocks and stuff at the workers."
"What's the new place sell?" asked Conner.
"Actually, I think it's a restaurant."
"They put up a new restaurant?" Link asked in disbelief. "How could they put up a restaurant in a market?!"
"Well actually, it's not really IN the market," Roy explained. "It's kinda off to the side, but still right next to it. Of course, they had to take over that old shoe place to make it big enough.
"Which old shoe place?" asked Conner.
"Oh you know, the one where..."
"East or west side?" Link asked. He knew there were only two shoe stores in the Market.
"West."
"They're getting rid of it?!" Link cried, standing up.
"Yeah..." Roy responded. "Is that a problem? There's still the shop on the other side, you know."
"But that's...that's Meryl's store," Link whispered to himself, sitting down again.
"You mean Meryl Street?" Mario asked. "That lovely lady who danced with us at the May festivity? She owned a shoe store?"
"Yeah," Link answered. "But I can't even begin to imagine why she'd give it up just like that! It doesn't make any sense! Surely they must have forced it out of her..."
"If you're so concerned about it, why don't you go ask her about it?" Brian asked sarcastically. Link jumped up.
"That's exactly what I should do, Brian! I'm a concerned friend, and she ought to tell me what's happened! Gotta go, guys. I have no idea where Meryl lives, so I may be a while."
And with that, Link went dashing out the door. At first, he wasn't quite sure where to begin. If Meryl's shop had been closed down, it was obvious that she wouldn't be there. But where did she live? There was only one place he knew to go.
Link took the path that would lead him to Hyrule Castle. He was headed for the front gates, when he recoiled suddenly. The guards there would still recognize him as a criminal. Then, he saw Impa moving around in a small window not to far away.
Crawling on his hands and knees, Link knocked on the window. Impa looked up, and her eyes widened.
"Open the window!" he mouthed to her. She quickly obeyed. Link jumped into the Castle's kitchen.
"Link, what in Farore's name are you doing here?!" Impa demanded. She did not seem angry, merely confused.
"It's something that my friends told me," Link explained. "It's about a new rest--"
"Wasting your breath, Link," Impa sighed, drying her hands on a cloth. "I know that Meryl's store has been closed down. I passed it on my way to the jewelry shop. His majesty wishes for the princess to have..." She pursed her lips. "A wider selection of what I like to call...trinkets." She finished the sentence rather sourly.
"So when you say 'His majesty,' are you referring to King Harkinian or Lowell?"
"Whenever will you learn your lesson?" came a voice, before Impa was able to answer. She and Link whipped around, and found themselves facing Marth, leering at them from the doorway.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I know that was really, really, short, but it felt like the perfect way to end a chapter! besides, im about to update another right now!