CHAPTER 2- PREPARATIONS FOR A JOURNEY
"It's Link!" Jessica whispered in awe.
"Shut up!" Sarah hissed. "Let's ask his name first."
"First smart come- back from you in awhile." Jessica muttered. Jacque stifled a laugh.
"Knock it off you two." Sarah rolled her eyes.
"Well, go ask Link his name." Urged Jessica.
"It's not Link! It can't be." Silently, Sarah thought, 'Can it?'
"Who's not Link? How did you know my name?" Said the teen dressed in green as he rode up on his horse.
"Has to be a coincidence." Shannon muttered. "It just has to be."
Sarah walked up to the teen shyly. "Um, sir, who are you? And do you know where we are?" She set her mouth in a firm line as if expecting the worse.
"My name is Link, as that young lady said and you are in Hyrule field. Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem at all!" Jeff said sarcastically. "We're just asking where we are for no reason!"
"Jeffery!" Sarah glared at her brother. "Well, anyway, if you are Link, you wouldn't happen to be saving this place from Ganondorf, would you?"
"Yes, how did you know?" Link narrowed his eyes. "Wait a minute, how do you know?"
"Let's just say I've done something similar before." Sarah thought for a moment. "Okay," she said finally, "I just can't help but ask this, what temples have you completed?"
Link's jaw dropped. "How do you know all of this?"
"Let's see, one, two, three, four, five, six of us know the story of the Ocarina of Time. Well, half the people in our world know the story come to think of it." Jeff said thoughtfully.
"Then who doesn't know?" Link asked with a frown.
"Robbie." Sarah and Jessica said at the same time.
"Oh, really." Link said. "Well, now that you've sparked my interest, I haven't been to any of the temples yet."
"If this was a manga, all of us would have fallen to the ground with our feet in the air." Jeff said shaking his head. From the confused look on Link's face, Jeff smiled, "Never mind."
"Well, if you haven't been to any yet, let us come with you." Sarah didn't say it as a question.
"I guess I could use all the help I can get. But first, how many of you can use a sword?" Link asked, dreading the thought of none of them being capable to defend themselves. To his surprise, four of them raised their hands. "Names please."
Glen smiled, "The four of us are: me Glen, that's Jeff, that's Zack, and that's Sarah. Though I must point out that my brother, Zack, is better with a staff."
"Huh. Okay, it may seem that I'm trusting you too fast but I'd be glad if you'd help me. Any enemy of Ganondorf is a friend of mine." Link dismounted his horse and stood in front of them. "This is my horse Epona by the way."
"You're lucky that we are his enemies 'cause you didn't even ask if we were." Jeff pointed out.
Link's eyes widened. "Oh, that's right."
Sarah leaned over to Jessica, "You know what? I would've thought he was smarter than this. I never would thought that my brother could be smarter than the Hero of Time too!" Jessica couldn't help but laugh. "Well, whatever. Okay Link. You asked us if any of us could fight, now we need weapons."
"You're in luck. I'm just heading to Kakariko Village to pick up a few things, so while I'm there, you can buy some swords." Link thought for a moment. "Wait, do you have any rupees?" They all shook their heads. "Then I'll give you some." He dug into his pockets and pulled out a bag. Taking a few rupees out, he handed started to hand them to Sarah but Jeff took them from his hand.
"Best not to trust her with money." Jeff pointed out. "She's a girl."
*
Two hours later, they all reached Kakariko Village. Sarah smiled, "I think we can find our way around here. Where should we meet?"
Link thought for a moment, "How about by that tree?"
"That's fine. Let's go!" Sarah and the others ran off in one direction and Link went in the other.
"I didn't think they sold any swords in Kakariko." Jessica said thoughtfully. Sarah shook her head.
Jeff looked at them. "Honestly, you guys can't figure it out? We'll have to borrow some from the villagers. They should have something we can use."
"Yeah, there's that weird guy in the Shooting Gallery." Sarah pointed out.
"Oh, and don't forget the guy at the Potions Shop. He may have something." Jessica added.
"Then we'll spit up into two groups of four. Uh, let's see, boys go one way and the girls go the other." Zack said.
"Nope, I have a feeling that if anyone had a sword, they wouldn't let a girl have it." Jeff scratched his head. "I think that two boys and two girls in a group. Me, Sarah, Glen, and Shannon and Zack, Jacque, Robbie, and Jessica in the other."
"Uh- uh." Sarah shook her head. "Maybe two or three of us know our way around here. I'll go with Shannon, Glen, and Zack while you go with the others. That sound good?" Everyone nodded and they split up. | |
Sarah and her group immediately headed toward the Shooting Gallery while Jeff and his group went to the Potions Shop. Shannon stood next to Sarah, "I'm not even gonna ask how you know your way around here." When they reached the Shooting Gallery, they stopped. "You two wait out here and keep watch for who knows what and Glen and I'll go in." They nodded and Sarah led the way in.
"And how may I help you?" The shop keeper asked.
Sarah nudged Glen and he stepped forward. "Um, we were wondering if you, by any chance, happened to have a sword or two that we might possibly borrow."
The shop keeper scratched his beard. "Hmm, how many do you need?"
"Uh," Glen looked nervous, "Maybe four." Sarah hit her head.
"You're in luck. I've got five. I guess I can sell them to you 'cause I don't think I'll ever have the chance to use them." The shop keeper stated. "How much you got?"
"Uh," Glen looked at Sarah.
Sarah's eyes widened. "Jeff didn't give us any money!" She turned to the shop keeper. "Can you give us like, ten minutes?" Without waiting for a reply, they ran out the door.
*
Fifteen minutes later, they met Link by the tree. "Did you get any weapons?" They held up four swords they bought. "Good. Well, we're gonna have to go to the Forest Temple. You ready?"
"It's Link!" Jessica whispered in awe.
"Shut up!" Sarah hissed. "Let's ask his name first."
"First smart come- back from you in awhile." Jessica muttered. Jacque stifled a laugh.
"Knock it off you two." Sarah rolled her eyes.
"Well, go ask Link his name." Urged Jessica.
"It's not Link! It can't be." Silently, Sarah thought, 'Can it?'
"Who's not Link? How did you know my name?" Said the teen dressed in green as he rode up on his horse.
"Has to be a coincidence." Shannon muttered. "It just has to be."
Sarah walked up to the teen shyly. "Um, sir, who are you? And do you know where we are?" She set her mouth in a firm line as if expecting the worse.
"My name is Link, as that young lady said and you are in Hyrule field. Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem at all!" Jeff said sarcastically. "We're just asking where we are for no reason!"
"Jeffery!" Sarah glared at her brother. "Well, anyway, if you are Link, you wouldn't happen to be saving this place from Ganondorf, would you?"
"Yes, how did you know?" Link narrowed his eyes. "Wait a minute, how do you know?"
"Let's just say I've done something similar before." Sarah thought for a moment. "Okay," she said finally, "I just can't help but ask this, what temples have you completed?"
Link's jaw dropped. "How do you know all of this?"
"Let's see, one, two, three, four, five, six of us know the story of the Ocarina of Time. Well, half the people in our world know the story come to think of it." Jeff said thoughtfully.
"Then who doesn't know?" Link asked with a frown.
"Robbie." Sarah and Jessica said at the same time.
"Oh, really." Link said. "Well, now that you've sparked my interest, I haven't been to any of the temples yet."
"If this was a manga, all of us would have fallen to the ground with our feet in the air." Jeff said shaking his head. From the confused look on Link's face, Jeff smiled, "Never mind."
"Well, if you haven't been to any yet, let us come with you." Sarah didn't say it as a question.
"I guess I could use all the help I can get. But first, how many of you can use a sword?" Link asked, dreading the thought of none of them being capable to defend themselves. To his surprise, four of them raised their hands. "Names please."
Glen smiled, "The four of us are: me Glen, that's Jeff, that's Zack, and that's Sarah. Though I must point out that my brother, Zack, is better with a staff."
"Huh. Okay, it may seem that I'm trusting you too fast but I'd be glad if you'd help me. Any enemy of Ganondorf is a friend of mine." Link dismounted his horse and stood in front of them. "This is my horse Epona by the way."
"You're lucky that we are his enemies 'cause you didn't even ask if we were." Jeff pointed out.
Link's eyes widened. "Oh, that's right."
Sarah leaned over to Jessica, "You know what? I would've thought he was smarter than this. I never would thought that my brother could be smarter than the Hero of Time too!" Jessica couldn't help but laugh. "Well, whatever. Okay Link. You asked us if any of us could fight, now we need weapons."
"You're in luck. I'm just heading to Kakariko Village to pick up a few things, so while I'm there, you can buy some swords." Link thought for a moment. "Wait, do you have any rupees?" They all shook their heads. "Then I'll give you some." He dug into his pockets and pulled out a bag. Taking a few rupees out, he handed started to hand them to Sarah but Jeff took them from his hand.
"Best not to trust her with money." Jeff pointed out. "She's a girl."
*
Two hours later, they all reached Kakariko Village. Sarah smiled, "I think we can find our way around here. Where should we meet?"
Link thought for a moment, "How about by that tree?"
"That's fine. Let's go!" Sarah and the others ran off in one direction and Link went in the other.
"I didn't think they sold any swords in Kakariko." Jessica said thoughtfully. Sarah shook her head.
Jeff looked at them. "Honestly, you guys can't figure it out? We'll have to borrow some from the villagers. They should have something we can use."
"Yeah, there's that weird guy in the Shooting Gallery." Sarah pointed out.
"Oh, and don't forget the guy at the Potions Shop. He may have something." Jessica added.
"Then we'll spit up into two groups of four. Uh, let's see, boys go one way and the girls go the other." Zack said.
"Nope, I have a feeling that if anyone had a sword, they wouldn't let a girl have it." Jeff scratched his head. "I think that two boys and two girls in a group. Me, Sarah, Glen, and Shannon and Zack, Jacque, Robbie, and Jessica in the other."
"Uh- uh." Sarah shook her head. "Maybe two or three of us know our way around here. I'll go with Shannon, Glen, and Zack while you go with the others. That sound good?" Everyone nodded and they split up. | |
Sarah and her group immediately headed toward the Shooting Gallery while Jeff and his group went to the Potions Shop. Shannon stood next to Sarah, "I'm not even gonna ask how you know your way around here." When they reached the Shooting Gallery, they stopped. "You two wait out here and keep watch for who knows what and Glen and I'll go in." They nodded and Sarah led the way in.
"And how may I help you?" The shop keeper asked.
Sarah nudged Glen and he stepped forward. "Um, we were wondering if you, by any chance, happened to have a sword or two that we might possibly borrow."
The shop keeper scratched his beard. "Hmm, how many do you need?"
"Uh," Glen looked nervous, "Maybe four." Sarah hit her head.
"You're in luck. I've got five. I guess I can sell them to you 'cause I don't think I'll ever have the chance to use them." The shop keeper stated. "How much you got?"
"Uh," Glen looked at Sarah.
Sarah's eyes widened. "Jeff didn't give us any money!" She turned to the shop keeper. "Can you give us like, ten minutes?" Without waiting for a reply, they ran out the door.
*
Fifteen minutes later, they met Link by the tree. "Did you get any weapons?" They held up four swords they bought. "Good. Well, we're gonna have to go to the Forest Temple. You ready?"