A/N: Hopefully you liked my story so far.
Chapter 7
The next morning, Link looked under his head bandage. He looked over at the sleeping Tala. He was rolled over on his side. His blankets were on the ground. Link walked over to him and kneeled at his side. Then something strange happened. The man's face was half way covered, but the mask started to slip off and it was a woman.
"Who are you?" Link whispered. The sleeping beauty was, well, a younger prettier version of Impa. Link taped her on the shoulder. Tala gasped, but it was a female voice. She looked worriedly at Link and covered her face.
"Morning Link." She said back to her manly voice.
"Who or what are you?" He asked turning Tala around on his/her shoulder.
"Tala, the sheik. I've always been...." Link stared angrily at him/her. He/she sighed. "Fine, I wasn't allowed to go on this mission since I was a girl, so I transformed as a man ok?" Tala replied in a female voice. She pulled down her mask. Link scratched his head.
"Ok...."He said looking at his feet. She nodded. She took off her hood exposing her long wavy white hair.
"I'm going to get water. There's a well up ahead." She said eyeing him. Link nodded and sat on his hammock. When she returned Link was trying his hardest to make a fire. He had his wood lined up, and a couple pieces of flint out. He was bent low making sparks.
"Having troubles?" She asked. Link grunted and went back on rubbing his sword's blade on the flint. "Stand back." She said dropping the canteens of water. Link backed away and watched. Tala rubbed her hands together and held them over the small pile of twigs. A small reddish mist floated from her hands to the twigs. The twigs then bursted into flames. Link quickly grabbed the larger logs toppling them on top of the fire.
"Thank you." He said quietly. He didn't know hat was happening to him. He was being overcome with harsh emotions. If he looked Tala directly in the face, he would want to cry.
"What is wrong Link? Have I done something?" Link had to look her in the face. He stood up and took her hands in his.
"You're Zelda, I can tell. ZELDA!" HE yelled. Tala looked into his hurt eyes. Tears were trying their hardest to pour out.
"Link, let me go. I'm not Zelda, Link, look at me, I'm not Zelda, I'm Tala. I was only hiding my identity, not who I am. LINK YOU'RE HURTING ME!" She yelled. Link pushed her away. He looked, away hiding all the emotions he wanted out.
"I need to..." His voice trailed off. He looked at Tala once more and ran. Tala was horror struck. She had never seen such force. She looked at her wrists. They were becoming bruised.
"Link, what is happening to you?" She cried softly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Flash Back~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Link, you wanna play with me and Zelda?" Asked a small sheik.
"I- I can't Tala, not today. I need to practice my sword skills." Tala shuffled her feet.
"I can beat you." She smiled. The 12 year old looked at her. He smiled and drew his sword.
" Come on, show me what you're made of!" HE laughed playfully. Tala drew her two daggers.
"You're going down Link!" The 11 year old girl laughed running towards Link. Zelda was cheering Tala on in the distance. She was jumping up and down chanting "Tala is the best!"
"HA! Got you Tala, you give up yet?" Link panted as he held her down.
"Not entirely Link!" She laughed making a back flip. She smacked Link in the face with her foot on accident. Link flew backwards. Zelda stopped laughing and cheering and raced to Link. Tala looked at his bleeding lip. She turned away and ran.
~~~~~~~~~~~End of Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Don't you remember me Link?" She said.
Link was at a small spring. He sat down under a great oak and softly played his ocarina. This always soothed him. He couldn't remember much of his past. He couldn't remember Tala at least. All he remembered was fighting and Zelda. His love.
Link sat up straight, he felt really guilty. He had not cared as much about Liliana as he should of. He wanted to hold her again. He wanted everything to be perfect. He got up and looked at his surroundings. There were trees surrounding him, and the forest field he was in was flat. There was a small spring in the middle of the field. Link walked over to it. He dipped his hand in it. The water was nice and warm. Link took off his shirt and jumped in.
"LINK?!" Shouted Tala. She was searching for him, then she remembered that a spring was hidden somewhere on the island. She ran quickly. She could hear the flapping of wings behind her. It was her dragoona. She sighed in relief, but then another sound of wings were added. She turned around. There was a large blue and silver dragon following her dragoona. She hurriedly ran towards Shale. She jumped on its back. She pulled on its reins. Shale darted straight into the air.
Link heard something. There was a loud commotion. Link got out of the spring. He put on his shirt and drew his sword. Link raced forward into the tropical forest. He saw Tala. She was above him. Then he saw the dragon. Quickly he sheathed his sword and drew his bow. He placed a ice arrow on it and aimed. He made a true shot for the creature's chest.
When the arrow hit the dragon, the impact made it spin wildly backwards. Then it flew into a huge palm tree. It flipped backwards once more and fell to the earth. Link cautiously walked towards the beast. When he got there it was already crumbling into dust. Link smiled and looked for Tala. He found her standing near by with Shale. Link looked guiltily into her eyes. She looked away.
"I'm sorry Tala, I don't know what happened. I was calm, but there was a presence by me. An evil presence."Link said looking down at his feet. Tala placed a hand on his shoulder.
"It's ok. The presence was an ancestor. We were sleeping on a burial ground last night." She said softly. Link scratched his head.
"Really? Who were the dead people then?" He asked looking up at her.
"They were my ancestors. They were sheik like me. There was a war here 300 years ago. They were fighting against an army of dragons. Many of the soldiers did not make it. My husband, Goddess rest his soul, was a general. When a fleet of dragons flew over head our camp, my husband, he shot one down with his powers, but many of the other officers had left. There wasn't enough people to take down the dragons. One by one, my love's army was killed." She took a deep breath after she finished. She smiled. " They were buried where we slept. One of the head generals of the army was evil. He had made plans with one of the ancient dragons. So all that time, our people were dying from one man." A tear went down her cheek. Link went to her. He hugged her.
"I'm sorry Tala." He whispered. Tala smiled.
"Well we need to get going. We only have three days ahead of us. Lets try not to make it four." Link nodded and called for Epona. She appeared instantly from behind a bush of berries. Link dug in his saddle bags taking a few pieces of jerky out. He handed a piece to Tala. She thanked him, and they were off.
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter! Please R&R!
Chapter 7
The next morning, Link looked under his head bandage. He looked over at the sleeping Tala. He was rolled over on his side. His blankets were on the ground. Link walked over to him and kneeled at his side. Then something strange happened. The man's face was half way covered, but the mask started to slip off and it was a woman.
"Who are you?" Link whispered. The sleeping beauty was, well, a younger prettier version of Impa. Link taped her on the shoulder. Tala gasped, but it was a female voice. She looked worriedly at Link and covered her face.
"Morning Link." She said back to her manly voice.
"Who or what are you?" He asked turning Tala around on his/her shoulder.
"Tala, the sheik. I've always been...." Link stared angrily at him/her. He/she sighed. "Fine, I wasn't allowed to go on this mission since I was a girl, so I transformed as a man ok?" Tala replied in a female voice. She pulled down her mask. Link scratched his head.
"Ok...."He said looking at his feet. She nodded. She took off her hood exposing her long wavy white hair.
"I'm going to get water. There's a well up ahead." She said eyeing him. Link nodded and sat on his hammock. When she returned Link was trying his hardest to make a fire. He had his wood lined up, and a couple pieces of flint out. He was bent low making sparks.
"Having troubles?" She asked. Link grunted and went back on rubbing his sword's blade on the flint. "Stand back." She said dropping the canteens of water. Link backed away and watched. Tala rubbed her hands together and held them over the small pile of twigs. A small reddish mist floated from her hands to the twigs. The twigs then bursted into flames. Link quickly grabbed the larger logs toppling them on top of the fire.
"Thank you." He said quietly. He didn't know hat was happening to him. He was being overcome with harsh emotions. If he looked Tala directly in the face, he would want to cry.
"What is wrong Link? Have I done something?" Link had to look her in the face. He stood up and took her hands in his.
"You're Zelda, I can tell. ZELDA!" HE yelled. Tala looked into his hurt eyes. Tears were trying their hardest to pour out.
"Link, let me go. I'm not Zelda, Link, look at me, I'm not Zelda, I'm Tala. I was only hiding my identity, not who I am. LINK YOU'RE HURTING ME!" She yelled. Link pushed her away. He looked, away hiding all the emotions he wanted out.
"I need to..." His voice trailed off. He looked at Tala once more and ran. Tala was horror struck. She had never seen such force. She looked at her wrists. They were becoming bruised.
"Link, what is happening to you?" She cried softly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Flash Back~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Link, you wanna play with me and Zelda?" Asked a small sheik.
"I- I can't Tala, not today. I need to practice my sword skills." Tala shuffled her feet.
"I can beat you." She smiled. The 12 year old looked at her. He smiled and drew his sword.
" Come on, show me what you're made of!" HE laughed playfully. Tala drew her two daggers.
"You're going down Link!" The 11 year old girl laughed running towards Link. Zelda was cheering Tala on in the distance. She was jumping up and down chanting "Tala is the best!"
"HA! Got you Tala, you give up yet?" Link panted as he held her down.
"Not entirely Link!" She laughed making a back flip. She smacked Link in the face with her foot on accident. Link flew backwards. Zelda stopped laughing and cheering and raced to Link. Tala looked at his bleeding lip. She turned away and ran.
~~~~~~~~~~~End of Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~
"Don't you remember me Link?" She said.
Link was at a small spring. He sat down under a great oak and softly played his ocarina. This always soothed him. He couldn't remember much of his past. He couldn't remember Tala at least. All he remembered was fighting and Zelda. His love.
Link sat up straight, he felt really guilty. He had not cared as much about Liliana as he should of. He wanted to hold her again. He wanted everything to be perfect. He got up and looked at his surroundings. There were trees surrounding him, and the forest field he was in was flat. There was a small spring in the middle of the field. Link walked over to it. He dipped his hand in it. The water was nice and warm. Link took off his shirt and jumped in.
"LINK?!" Shouted Tala. She was searching for him, then she remembered that a spring was hidden somewhere on the island. She ran quickly. She could hear the flapping of wings behind her. It was her dragoona. She sighed in relief, but then another sound of wings were added. She turned around. There was a large blue and silver dragon following her dragoona. She hurriedly ran towards Shale. She jumped on its back. She pulled on its reins. Shale darted straight into the air.
Link heard something. There was a loud commotion. Link got out of the spring. He put on his shirt and drew his sword. Link raced forward into the tropical forest. He saw Tala. She was above him. Then he saw the dragon. Quickly he sheathed his sword and drew his bow. He placed a ice arrow on it and aimed. He made a true shot for the creature's chest.
When the arrow hit the dragon, the impact made it spin wildly backwards. Then it flew into a huge palm tree. It flipped backwards once more and fell to the earth. Link cautiously walked towards the beast. When he got there it was already crumbling into dust. Link smiled and looked for Tala. He found her standing near by with Shale. Link looked guiltily into her eyes. She looked away.
"I'm sorry Tala, I don't know what happened. I was calm, but there was a presence by me. An evil presence."Link said looking down at his feet. Tala placed a hand on his shoulder.
"It's ok. The presence was an ancestor. We were sleeping on a burial ground last night." She said softly. Link scratched his head.
"Really? Who were the dead people then?" He asked looking up at her.
"They were my ancestors. They were sheik like me. There was a war here 300 years ago. They were fighting against an army of dragons. Many of the soldiers did not make it. My husband, Goddess rest his soul, was a general. When a fleet of dragons flew over head our camp, my husband, he shot one down with his powers, but many of the other officers had left. There wasn't enough people to take down the dragons. One by one, my love's army was killed." She took a deep breath after she finished. She smiled. " They were buried where we slept. One of the head generals of the army was evil. He had made plans with one of the ancient dragons. So all that time, our people were dying from one man." A tear went down her cheek. Link went to her. He hugged her.
"I'm sorry Tala." He whispered. Tala smiled.
"Well we need to get going. We only have three days ahead of us. Lets try not to make it four." Link nodded and called for Epona. She appeared instantly from behind a bush of berries. Link dug in his saddle bags taking a few pieces of jerky out. He handed a piece to Tala. She thanked him, and they were off.
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter! Please R&R!
