Chibi Red Eyes Black Dragon: Rawwwr _rawr_ rawr. (I do _not_ believe this.)
Tulip-Jin: Nobody's reviewed since the sixth chapter? ARE YOU PEOPLE EVEN READING THIS! ARRRGGGHHH!
Chibi Red Eyes: Rawwwwr rawwwr, rawr rawr rraawwwrrrr... (Well at least this way, no one can complain that you haven't posted recently...)
Tulip-Jin: Yeah, and if this keeps up i'm never going to again!
Random Sign: See all eight previous disclaimers.
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When Link woke, the sun was shining through the windows of the cabin. Shadow was gone, but Baba sniffed his fingers
and barked happily. Link laughed at the wolf-dog's antics. Getting up was not a problem, but Link was still a bit stiff as
he made his way outside. There, he found Shadow tending to a few horses. They were all wild, he could see, but the way they
acted around Shadow was the way Epona always acted around him. "So, our friend has woken up this morning!" Shadow addressed
the horses before turning around. "Ready to go?" "Where are we?" "My humble home, a ways outside Kakariko." Shadow
gestured, and two horses wearing saddles trotted away from the herd. "C'mon, it's a far ride back to the Temple." Link
found himself riding a red-gray mare, while Shadow guided a blood-bay stallion. The rest of the herd followed behind, Baba
on their heels. As they rode to and past Kakariko, Shadow filled Link in on how well Hyrule was _really_ doing. It was
shocking, to say the least. Besides the Drakes, and Gerudo raids, not to mention overall misery, it was a wonder this world
was still standing. "And I haven't even bothered checking elsewhere," Shadow said, "One decaying realm is enough, thank
you." They made it to the Temple by nightfall. Baba was upset to let his new friend go. "Oh, Baba if you love him so much
I'll give him one of his own! Will you stop crying!" Baba barked and began running in circles. "How that boy's lived so
long is beyond me," Shadow laughed as he handed Link a bag. It was very heavy. "Don't open that until you get to the Lost
Woods, if you want Baba to stay friends with you." As Link made for the Pedestal, Shadow handed him a final piece of advice.
"Link…" Link turned. "Don't come here again. As nice as it is to see you…you must stay in your own time. None of _them_ can
change this," Shadow indicated the outside world, "And they were never meant to." Link nodded before stabbing the Master
Sword back into it's place. As the light took him, Shadow whispered, "Goodbye…Gatekeeper."
Everything was a mess! Lace was very frustrated. All her work, shot to pieces! Not three days after Link goes
away, the King of Evil walks right in! Lace, Zelda, and the Surbrosians had been sitting around the Castle when Ganondorf
had made his presence known. He could have caused major damage if the Sages hadn't been waiting for him. Now, no one knew
where he was. The Surbrosians, after recovering from their shyness-induced heart attacks, had moved into Goron City. Zelda
was busy, and Lace couldn't wait for her brother at the Temple. "Navi, what should we do?" Navi flew out of Lace's hair.
"Maybe we should check on the Kokiri?" "Better than nothing," Lace muttered as she rode Quill into the forest. Not too many
problems here - in fact, the whole ordeal had really whipped Mido into shape. "Hey Lace, do you what's going on?" he asked
her. Mido and the rest of the True Kokiri couldn't leave the woods, so they depended on her for updates. She had just
finished filling them in when one of the Know-it-all brothers ran in from Lost Woods. "He's back, he's back!" he yelled. He
was followed by a much slower Link. "Link!" Everybody ran up to him and started babbling. "One at a time, one at a time!"
he tried to call over the noise. Mido ran up, and yelled at the Kokiri. They went back to work, and Mido took Lace and Link
inside his house so they could talk. Link explained the sorry state the Other Hyrule was in. "Oh, when I opened his
package, I found this. Here you go." Link handed them each a small package with their names on it. Mido's was a sling and
stone set, plus a note saying he shouldn't pick on people. Lace's was a small silver dagger, plus a note saying that Shadow
was sorry not to have met her. Link showed them his - it was a Giant Deku seed, wrapped in gold cloth, with instructions.
The note said it was a gift from the Great Deku Tree of old, nothing else. "That's really valuable!" Mido said. "Giant
seeds are impossible to find anymore! They're called Tears of the Forest." Link gave his gift to Mido for safekeeping.
"This is great! Oh, but now I gotta get back to work!" Mido went to help the Kokiri. They were all preparing for any
attacks by Ganondorf. Lace led Link back to her horse, and (surprise surprise) Epona was waiting next to him. As they rode
to Hyrule Castle, Lace filled Link in. They had just made it to the gates when it began.
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Tulip-Jin: Yes, I _am_ leaving this with a cliffhanger. Maybe _that'll_ inspire some of you peeps to review! 'Cause I'm not updating until you do!
Tulip-Jin: Nobody's reviewed since the sixth chapter? ARE YOU PEOPLE EVEN READING THIS! ARRRGGGHHH!
Chibi Red Eyes: Rawwwwr rawwwr, rawr rawr rraawwwrrrr... (Well at least this way, no one can complain that you haven't posted recently...)
Tulip-Jin: Yeah, and if this keeps up i'm never going to again!
Random Sign: See all eight previous disclaimers.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When Link woke, the sun was shining through the windows of the cabin. Shadow was gone, but Baba sniffed his fingers
and barked happily. Link laughed at the wolf-dog's antics. Getting up was not a problem, but Link was still a bit stiff as
he made his way outside. There, he found Shadow tending to a few horses. They were all wild, he could see, but the way they
acted around Shadow was the way Epona always acted around him. "So, our friend has woken up this morning!" Shadow addressed
the horses before turning around. "Ready to go?" "Where are we?" "My humble home, a ways outside Kakariko." Shadow
gestured, and two horses wearing saddles trotted away from the herd. "C'mon, it's a far ride back to the Temple." Link
found himself riding a red-gray mare, while Shadow guided a blood-bay stallion. The rest of the herd followed behind, Baba
on their heels. As they rode to and past Kakariko, Shadow filled Link in on how well Hyrule was _really_ doing. It was
shocking, to say the least. Besides the Drakes, and Gerudo raids, not to mention overall misery, it was a wonder this world
was still standing. "And I haven't even bothered checking elsewhere," Shadow said, "One decaying realm is enough, thank
you." They made it to the Temple by nightfall. Baba was upset to let his new friend go. "Oh, Baba if you love him so much
I'll give him one of his own! Will you stop crying!" Baba barked and began running in circles. "How that boy's lived so
long is beyond me," Shadow laughed as he handed Link a bag. It was very heavy. "Don't open that until you get to the Lost
Woods, if you want Baba to stay friends with you." As Link made for the Pedestal, Shadow handed him a final piece of advice.
"Link…" Link turned. "Don't come here again. As nice as it is to see you…you must stay in your own time. None of _them_ can
change this," Shadow indicated the outside world, "And they were never meant to." Link nodded before stabbing the Master
Sword back into it's place. As the light took him, Shadow whispered, "Goodbye…Gatekeeper."
Everything was a mess! Lace was very frustrated. All her work, shot to pieces! Not three days after Link goes
away, the King of Evil walks right in! Lace, Zelda, and the Surbrosians had been sitting around the Castle when Ganondorf
had made his presence known. He could have caused major damage if the Sages hadn't been waiting for him. Now, no one knew
where he was. The Surbrosians, after recovering from their shyness-induced heart attacks, had moved into Goron City. Zelda
was busy, and Lace couldn't wait for her brother at the Temple. "Navi, what should we do?" Navi flew out of Lace's hair.
"Maybe we should check on the Kokiri?" "Better than nothing," Lace muttered as she rode Quill into the forest. Not too many
problems here - in fact, the whole ordeal had really whipped Mido into shape. "Hey Lace, do you what's going on?" he asked
her. Mido and the rest of the True Kokiri couldn't leave the woods, so they depended on her for updates. She had just
finished filling them in when one of the Know-it-all brothers ran in from Lost Woods. "He's back, he's back!" he yelled. He
was followed by a much slower Link. "Link!" Everybody ran up to him and started babbling. "One at a time, one at a time!"
he tried to call over the noise. Mido ran up, and yelled at the Kokiri. They went back to work, and Mido took Lace and Link
inside his house so they could talk. Link explained the sorry state the Other Hyrule was in. "Oh, when I opened his
package, I found this. Here you go." Link handed them each a small package with their names on it. Mido's was a sling and
stone set, plus a note saying he shouldn't pick on people. Lace's was a small silver dagger, plus a note saying that Shadow
was sorry not to have met her. Link showed them his - it was a Giant Deku seed, wrapped in gold cloth, with instructions.
The note said it was a gift from the Great Deku Tree of old, nothing else. "That's really valuable!" Mido said. "Giant
seeds are impossible to find anymore! They're called Tears of the Forest." Link gave his gift to Mido for safekeeping.
"This is great! Oh, but now I gotta get back to work!" Mido went to help the Kokiri. They were all preparing for any
attacks by Ganondorf. Lace led Link back to her horse, and (surprise surprise) Epona was waiting next to him. As they rode
to Hyrule Castle, Lace filled Link in. They had just made it to the gates when it began.
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Tulip-Jin: Yes, I _am_ leaving this with a cliffhanger. Maybe _that'll_ inspire some of you peeps to review! 'Cause I'm not updating until you do!