Chapter 2 'Strange Happenings' (PS Sorry the last one was so short)
The last note echoed as Epona rode up to Link. He smiled as he looked around the grove where he stood.
"Finally home, I see!" said a voice from the past. Link smiled more. "Yes, Navi, I am. It's great to hear your voice again!"
"Same here! Welcome back, Link, Hero of Time!" she squealed as she flew in circles around him. "Where did you go?"
"To a place called Clock Town, but you'll hear more later. "How is everything?"
"Good," Navi replaced. "Zelda is married, and they have a beautiful daughter."
Link thought about what he heard. "Who did she marry, and what is the name of the child?"
"She married Prince Karienif, of Durandel. Very nice man, he is."
"And the name?"
"Oh yes. They named her Aevia."
"What a beautiful name!" Link whispered. "I'm glad for Zelda. I hope I can see her soon. Also, is she in good health?"
"Well," Navi said slowly. "She has been ill every once in a while. Nothing serious," she added when she saw worry cross his face. "But I think you should talk to her soon."
"Yes, that will be a good thing to do."
"And there has been a weird shadow over the desert." She looked at Link. "What do you think is happening?"
Link bit his lip and thought. "I don't know," he said after a moment. "It's not a good sign, though. Anyways, I'm going to go to sleep now. I want you to wake me up at dawn. I need to see Malon."
"Oh, sure. Anything for love. Goodnight, Link." He was fast asleep.
Malon was lying in bed, half-awake, when the sun rose. Since she couldn't sleep anymore, she got up and prepared for the day.
About two hours later, Malon heard hoof beats. "It's Link!" she exclaimed happily. She looked out the window. Gasping, she turned and fled up the stairs. She locked the door of her room behind her.
"Guards! Not the king's, either. It must have to do with Link returning!"
Suddenly there was a terrific crash as the guards broke down the door. She could hear them walking around and knocking things over. They began to ascend the stairs. It was quiet for a minute, then they began to pound on the door.
Frantically, Malon scribbled a note on a piece of paper. She finished just as the door shattered. She could feel small pieces of wood piercing her skin. Throwing the note on the floor, she turned around, and all went black.
"Link!" Navi yelled. "Link, wake up! I fell asleep, and it's about nine, judging the shadows. LINK!"
"What?" Link shot up. "Navi! I have to see Malon!" Leaping on to Epona's back, he rode off.
"Wait for me!" Navi cried. Flying as fast as she could, they disappeared through the trees.
MEANWHILE.
Zelda paced the floor of her chamber. She was impatient. Link had come back. She could feel it.
A little whimper came from the cradle by the window. Smiling, Zelda went to Aevia. Holding her in her arms, she rocked her back to sleep, while she sang the Royal Lullaby.
"Sweet baby child, how could I ever live without you?" she asked. The baby smiled. Zelda chuckled lightly. She was a beautiful woman in her twenty-seventh year. She had flowing blonde hair and a flawless complexion. Her baby was the same. Aevia did not have her mother's blue eyes, but her father's sharp green eyes.
"You will soon make a new acquaintance, Aevia. The Hero of Time will pay us a visit soon."
Link arrived at Lon Lon Ranch. He leaped off Epona, smiling and happy. Then he stopped, gaping open-mouthed at the house. Navi flew up beside him. "You know, you ride pretty fast!" She looked in the direction he was.
The door was broken down. Inside was worse. Everything was overturned.
"Malon?" said Link, coming to his senses. "Malon!" He ran into the house, yelling her name.
He searched downstairs. When he didn't find anything, he ran upstairs. The bedroom door was completely off it's hinges. It was shattered on the floor inside.
"Malon!" Link cried. She wasn't there either. He sat on the bed and looked around. Tears of anger flowed down his cheeks. Navi came in and searched around a little.
"Link! I found something!"
Wiping the tears away, he picked up the paper on the floor. There was a note on it. It read:
'Link, I knew you were coming here. They came and I know they are going to take me. I love you.
Malon'
Link crumpled the note in his clenched fist. He had to see Zelda.
"Let's go, Navi." With that, they left for the castle town.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, thanks for reading this! The next chapter should be out sometime this week. It will be called "Crossing Paths".
The last note echoed as Epona rode up to Link. He smiled as he looked around the grove where he stood.
"Finally home, I see!" said a voice from the past. Link smiled more. "Yes, Navi, I am. It's great to hear your voice again!"
"Same here! Welcome back, Link, Hero of Time!" she squealed as she flew in circles around him. "Where did you go?"
"To a place called Clock Town, but you'll hear more later. "How is everything?"
"Good," Navi replaced. "Zelda is married, and they have a beautiful daughter."
Link thought about what he heard. "Who did she marry, and what is the name of the child?"
"She married Prince Karienif, of Durandel. Very nice man, he is."
"And the name?"
"Oh yes. They named her Aevia."
"What a beautiful name!" Link whispered. "I'm glad for Zelda. I hope I can see her soon. Also, is she in good health?"
"Well," Navi said slowly. "She has been ill every once in a while. Nothing serious," she added when she saw worry cross his face. "But I think you should talk to her soon."
"Yes, that will be a good thing to do."
"And there has been a weird shadow over the desert." She looked at Link. "What do you think is happening?"
Link bit his lip and thought. "I don't know," he said after a moment. "It's not a good sign, though. Anyways, I'm going to go to sleep now. I want you to wake me up at dawn. I need to see Malon."
"Oh, sure. Anything for love. Goodnight, Link." He was fast asleep.
Malon was lying in bed, half-awake, when the sun rose. Since she couldn't sleep anymore, she got up and prepared for the day.
About two hours later, Malon heard hoof beats. "It's Link!" she exclaimed happily. She looked out the window. Gasping, she turned and fled up the stairs. She locked the door of her room behind her.
"Guards! Not the king's, either. It must have to do with Link returning!"
Suddenly there was a terrific crash as the guards broke down the door. She could hear them walking around and knocking things over. They began to ascend the stairs. It was quiet for a minute, then they began to pound on the door.
Frantically, Malon scribbled a note on a piece of paper. She finished just as the door shattered. She could feel small pieces of wood piercing her skin. Throwing the note on the floor, she turned around, and all went black.
"Link!" Navi yelled. "Link, wake up! I fell asleep, and it's about nine, judging the shadows. LINK!"
"What?" Link shot up. "Navi! I have to see Malon!" Leaping on to Epona's back, he rode off.
"Wait for me!" Navi cried. Flying as fast as she could, they disappeared through the trees.
MEANWHILE.
Zelda paced the floor of her chamber. She was impatient. Link had come back. She could feel it.
A little whimper came from the cradle by the window. Smiling, Zelda went to Aevia. Holding her in her arms, she rocked her back to sleep, while she sang the Royal Lullaby.
"Sweet baby child, how could I ever live without you?" she asked. The baby smiled. Zelda chuckled lightly. She was a beautiful woman in her twenty-seventh year. She had flowing blonde hair and a flawless complexion. Her baby was the same. Aevia did not have her mother's blue eyes, but her father's sharp green eyes.
"You will soon make a new acquaintance, Aevia. The Hero of Time will pay us a visit soon."
Link arrived at Lon Lon Ranch. He leaped off Epona, smiling and happy. Then he stopped, gaping open-mouthed at the house. Navi flew up beside him. "You know, you ride pretty fast!" She looked in the direction he was.
The door was broken down. Inside was worse. Everything was overturned.
"Malon?" said Link, coming to his senses. "Malon!" He ran into the house, yelling her name.
He searched downstairs. When he didn't find anything, he ran upstairs. The bedroom door was completely off it's hinges. It was shattered on the floor inside.
"Malon!" Link cried. She wasn't there either. He sat on the bed and looked around. Tears of anger flowed down his cheeks. Navi came in and searched around a little.
"Link! I found something!"
Wiping the tears away, he picked up the paper on the floor. There was a note on it. It read:
'Link, I knew you were coming here. They came and I know they are going to take me. I love you.
Malon'
Link crumpled the note in his clenched fist. He had to see Zelda.
"Let's go, Navi." With that, they left for the castle town.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, thanks for reading this! The next chapter should be out sometime this week. It will be called "Crossing Paths".
