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Waiting for Love
Chapter two
By Smurf Cat
Golden sunlight poured through the windows of Altea Palace as Marth sat in his throne in the receiving hall.board. He hadn't had a single visitor all day. Not even a peasant had come in to complain. He was just about to leave when a young Gerudo woman, Aveil (she's the leader of the Gerudo pirates in Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask) walked in. She wore her normal Gerudo clothes and golden gauntlets. She also carried a traditional Gerudo sword at her waist. She stepped closer to Marth to where she was right in front of him. "I bring a message from Zelda and Peach." She said
"What do they want?" asked Marth.
"It would seem that they have discovered that the land of the Shiekans has been destroyed." Said Aveil.
"Are there any survivors?" asked Marth. He was greatly troubled by this news.
"One." Aveil answered. "Her name is Samus, apparently she's the princess of the Shieka.
"Where is she?" asked Marth.
"Houndrin fortress." Replied Aveil.
"Then there is no hope for her." Said Marth. He arose from his throne and began to walk out of the receiving hall.
"And I am sure that the race of men will be shamed when I, Aveil, leader of the Gerudo Pirates, rescue this young woman from the clutches of Houne, most terrifying, and his armies, strongest. You are as pathetic as the rest!" she turned her back to the prince but kept her rebellious eyes on him. "What's wrong? Are you in awe that a 'pathetic' woman like me has spoken to you in such a manner?" Aveil laughed
"No!" said Marth, "Only that I have allowed it." He walked up to her and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.
"I am not afraid of you." She spoke defiantly.
"I know that you are not." He said. "Lead me to the fortress. I will rescue her, and you will be the one to be shamed."
Aveil smiled. This was just the answer that she had been waiting for. 'It's about time that a man did his own job'. "That is the only way that I would have it." She spoke seductively.
"Roy will travel with us." Said Marth. "Once I have him and my horse, we will go."
~*~*~*~*~
They set out early the next morning. Marth was still cross from Aveil's words, and Aveil was proud. She held her head high as they galloped toward the Houndrin Mountains. Roy kept quiet during the first part of the journey. He knew that his king would be quick to anger and Roy didn't want to risk anything. By nightfall, they had reached Lake Hylia (Altea and Hyrule were neighboring countries). It was the most beautiful place that Marth had seen in awhile.
As they were there, they saw two figures leaning against the tree off in the center of the lake. "Who is that?" asked Marth.
"It looks like Link!" exclaimed Aveil. "What's he doing all the way out here, and who's that that he has with him?"
They came a little closer and began to recognize the other figure. It was that dirty imp, Skull Kid! 'What the heck is he doing with Link!' thought Aveil. They slowly walked up to the pair and Aveil asked Link in an offensive tone, "What are you doing with that dirty imp?"
Link looked up, but the imp was so terrified by Aveil's words that it dove into the water. Link rolled his eyes. "What's it to you?" he asked.
"What are people going to think when they see the Hero of Time mingling with imps? And to think, I helped you in one of your quests! This is going to give me a bad name! Blah.Blah.Blah (you get the point)."
Link leaned over to Marth's ear and said, "She's going crazy, just ignore her."
"Aveil" Marth spoke up, "shouldn't we be going now?"
Aveil gave Marth a dirty look. "Fine." She said, then turned to Link, "I don't EVER want to see you playing with imps again!"
"Can we go now?" asked Roy. He was getting very impatient with Marth and Aveil.
"Link" said Marth, "why don't you come with us? We could use your fighting skills to help us in the final battle with Houne."
Link shook his head. "I have more important stuff to do." He said.
"Like what? Play with imps?" asked Aveil harshly. Link got an Anime sweat drop.
"First of all Aveil, I do NOT play with imps! Second of all I don't wanna die! You and I both know that Houne is extremely dangerous. He could kill all of us in one blast of his fire! Thirdly, I don't wanna have to listen to your annoying voice the entire trip!" said Link. He was very proud of his words.
"Ooh. he told you!" said Marth to Aveil.
"Shutup!" said Aveil. "Let's go!" she began to walk out onto the bridge toward the edge of the lake. Marth said his good-byes to Link and walked after Aveil with Roy following close behind him.
Marth really wanted Link to come. Link did have a point though; Houne could kill any of them if he wanted. Marth had always known the story of Houne. He was once a man; he was turned into a dog by a dark mage who was jealous of Houne's position with the royal family of Meridia. There was one flaw in the mage's plan: if Houne were to become a dog, he would gain the power of fire and immortal life along with everlasting youth. As long as Meridian ruled, Houne would have his life and his youth; if she left he would eventually wither away and die unless he performed a virgin sacrifice every 100 years. 'But why is Samus the sacrifice this century?' he asked himself.
The small company found a soft grassy spot on the edge of Hyrule field and went to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
"What is Marth like?" asked a tired Samus.
"He's noble, wise, beautiful, strong." Said Zelda.
"When will he come?" Samus asked.
"Soon." Said Zelda. "Don't ask so many questions. You look tired. You should go to sleep."
"But I wanna stay up and talk about Marth some more." She pleaded. "I'm not a little kid any more. You don't tell me what to do."
"I do when your life depends on it." Said Zelda. "You may have to wake up at any given hour of the night to escape; you need all the sleep that you can get."
"Fine." Said Samus. "But one more question."
"Yes?"
"Who is Howrn?"
Zelda gave her a sharp look. "How do you know of Howrn?"
"He spoke to me before you got here." Said Samus.
Zelda began to look even more troubled than she did before. "Howrn.is Houne's son." She chose her wording carefully. "Houne might seem evil, but he's nothing compared to Howrn. Houne is a good and caring leader at heart. He doses not want to kill you Samus. He must, only to keep himself alive. You cannot blame a man for that."
Samus gave a puzzled look. "Man?"
"Yes." Said Zelda. "Your ears do not betray you. Houne was once a man. He ruled the great nation of Meridia at Meridian's right hand. He was perhaps one of the greatest leaders Meridia had ever had, besides Meridian, herself."
"What dose that have to do with Howrn?" asked Samus.
"Howrn is his son."
"I know that." Said Samus.
"Howrn wants to bring the world to a living hell; we cannot let him do that Samus."
Why dose he want that?" Samus asked.
"For reasons beyond me, child." Said Zelda. "When Marth comes, I pray that he will destroy Howrn. Now sleep. You needn't know any more."
"But."
"Sleep!"
~*~*~*~*~
It was early the next morning that Marth, Roy and Aveil awoke. "Is it morning already?" asked Aveil.
"Shut up." Said Marth, half-asleep.
Aveil jumped up off the ground. "Wait a second. it's morning.we gotta get going!" with that she repeatedly started to kick Marth in the side. "Get up! Get up!"
Marth grabbed her ankles and slung her across the grass. "What do you think you're doing stupid woman!"
"O.K. rule # 1," began Aveil. "If you value your life, NEVER call a Gerudo 'stupid woman', got that?"
"Shut up you two!" yelled Roy. "We have a princess to save!"
"Hey!" yelled Marth. "I'm the one that makes all the noble lines in this quest. 'We have a princess to save' is a noble line."
"Give it a rest would ya'!" said Roy. "Let's just go!"
Roy was pissed as they set out again on their 'noble quest' as Marth called it. He was tired of Aveil, tired of Marth and tired of the 'noble quest'. He wondered to himself what Samus looked like. Then he remembered something important-Howrn. How would they get around him? Roy had never seen him in person (if you could call it that), but he'd heard terrible stories. Unlike Houne, Howrn was a monster. He looked down as his horse suddenly broke into a gallop. They were being chased. Roy looked behind him, Gerudo guards.
"I told you not to mess with the Gerudos." Teased Aveil, then she cried out to the guards, "It is I, Aveil, turn around and go back!" they paid no heed.
As the guards rode closer, Aveil recognized them. "Halt!" she called to Marth and Roy. As the horses stopped, the Gerudo Company came closer. Finally when they were near enough to speak the leader of them came forward, "I have a message for you, Aveil and for you, Marth. There is a pack of Houndoom waiting for you on the other side of the Lake of Dreams in the Meridia forest at the foot of Mount Houne. When you reach it, ride eastward, not westward to get around it. Houne is waiting, do not fall before you reach the fortress."
"And what of Howrn?" asked Roy. It had been on his mind ever since he had gotten up that morning.
"Howrn should be out of your way." Said the Gerudo, then turned to Aveil, "I have business to attend to, Aveil. Return as soon as possible." With that the Gerudo and the guards rode off back to their homeland.
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Waiting for Love
Chapter two
By Smurf Cat
Golden sunlight poured through the windows of Altea Palace as Marth sat in his throne in the receiving hall.board. He hadn't had a single visitor all day. Not even a peasant had come in to complain. He was just about to leave when a young Gerudo woman, Aveil (she's the leader of the Gerudo pirates in Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask) walked in. She wore her normal Gerudo clothes and golden gauntlets. She also carried a traditional Gerudo sword at her waist. She stepped closer to Marth to where she was right in front of him. "I bring a message from Zelda and Peach." She said
"What do they want?" asked Marth.
"It would seem that they have discovered that the land of the Shiekans has been destroyed." Said Aveil.
"Are there any survivors?" asked Marth. He was greatly troubled by this news.
"One." Aveil answered. "Her name is Samus, apparently she's the princess of the Shieka.
"Where is she?" asked Marth.
"Houndrin fortress." Replied Aveil.
"Then there is no hope for her." Said Marth. He arose from his throne and began to walk out of the receiving hall.
"And I am sure that the race of men will be shamed when I, Aveil, leader of the Gerudo Pirates, rescue this young woman from the clutches of Houne, most terrifying, and his armies, strongest. You are as pathetic as the rest!" she turned her back to the prince but kept her rebellious eyes on him. "What's wrong? Are you in awe that a 'pathetic' woman like me has spoken to you in such a manner?" Aveil laughed
"No!" said Marth, "Only that I have allowed it." He walked up to her and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.
"I am not afraid of you." She spoke defiantly.
"I know that you are not." He said. "Lead me to the fortress. I will rescue her, and you will be the one to be shamed."
Aveil smiled. This was just the answer that she had been waiting for. 'It's about time that a man did his own job'. "That is the only way that I would have it." She spoke seductively.
"Roy will travel with us." Said Marth. "Once I have him and my horse, we will go."
~*~*~*~*~
They set out early the next morning. Marth was still cross from Aveil's words, and Aveil was proud. She held her head high as they galloped toward the Houndrin Mountains. Roy kept quiet during the first part of the journey. He knew that his king would be quick to anger and Roy didn't want to risk anything. By nightfall, they had reached Lake Hylia (Altea and Hyrule were neighboring countries). It was the most beautiful place that Marth had seen in awhile.
As they were there, they saw two figures leaning against the tree off in the center of the lake. "Who is that?" asked Marth.
"It looks like Link!" exclaimed Aveil. "What's he doing all the way out here, and who's that that he has with him?"
They came a little closer and began to recognize the other figure. It was that dirty imp, Skull Kid! 'What the heck is he doing with Link!' thought Aveil. They slowly walked up to the pair and Aveil asked Link in an offensive tone, "What are you doing with that dirty imp?"
Link looked up, but the imp was so terrified by Aveil's words that it dove into the water. Link rolled his eyes. "What's it to you?" he asked.
"What are people going to think when they see the Hero of Time mingling with imps? And to think, I helped you in one of your quests! This is going to give me a bad name! Blah.Blah.Blah (you get the point)."
Link leaned over to Marth's ear and said, "She's going crazy, just ignore her."
"Aveil" Marth spoke up, "shouldn't we be going now?"
Aveil gave Marth a dirty look. "Fine." She said, then turned to Link, "I don't EVER want to see you playing with imps again!"
"Can we go now?" asked Roy. He was getting very impatient with Marth and Aveil.
"Link" said Marth, "why don't you come with us? We could use your fighting skills to help us in the final battle with Houne."
Link shook his head. "I have more important stuff to do." He said.
"Like what? Play with imps?" asked Aveil harshly. Link got an Anime sweat drop.
"First of all Aveil, I do NOT play with imps! Second of all I don't wanna die! You and I both know that Houne is extremely dangerous. He could kill all of us in one blast of his fire! Thirdly, I don't wanna have to listen to your annoying voice the entire trip!" said Link. He was very proud of his words.
"Ooh. he told you!" said Marth to Aveil.
"Shutup!" said Aveil. "Let's go!" she began to walk out onto the bridge toward the edge of the lake. Marth said his good-byes to Link and walked after Aveil with Roy following close behind him.
Marth really wanted Link to come. Link did have a point though; Houne could kill any of them if he wanted. Marth had always known the story of Houne. He was once a man; he was turned into a dog by a dark mage who was jealous of Houne's position with the royal family of Meridia. There was one flaw in the mage's plan: if Houne were to become a dog, he would gain the power of fire and immortal life along with everlasting youth. As long as Meridian ruled, Houne would have his life and his youth; if she left he would eventually wither away and die unless he performed a virgin sacrifice every 100 years. 'But why is Samus the sacrifice this century?' he asked himself.
The small company found a soft grassy spot on the edge of Hyrule field and went to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
"What is Marth like?" asked a tired Samus.
"He's noble, wise, beautiful, strong." Said Zelda.
"When will he come?" Samus asked.
"Soon." Said Zelda. "Don't ask so many questions. You look tired. You should go to sleep."
"But I wanna stay up and talk about Marth some more." She pleaded. "I'm not a little kid any more. You don't tell me what to do."
"I do when your life depends on it." Said Zelda. "You may have to wake up at any given hour of the night to escape; you need all the sleep that you can get."
"Fine." Said Samus. "But one more question."
"Yes?"
"Who is Howrn?"
Zelda gave her a sharp look. "How do you know of Howrn?"
"He spoke to me before you got here." Said Samus.
Zelda began to look even more troubled than she did before. "Howrn.is Houne's son." She chose her wording carefully. "Houne might seem evil, but he's nothing compared to Howrn. Houne is a good and caring leader at heart. He doses not want to kill you Samus. He must, only to keep himself alive. You cannot blame a man for that."
Samus gave a puzzled look. "Man?"
"Yes." Said Zelda. "Your ears do not betray you. Houne was once a man. He ruled the great nation of Meridia at Meridian's right hand. He was perhaps one of the greatest leaders Meridia had ever had, besides Meridian, herself."
"What dose that have to do with Howrn?" asked Samus.
"Howrn is his son."
"I know that." Said Samus.
"Howrn wants to bring the world to a living hell; we cannot let him do that Samus."
Why dose he want that?" Samus asked.
"For reasons beyond me, child." Said Zelda. "When Marth comes, I pray that he will destroy Howrn. Now sleep. You needn't know any more."
"But."
"Sleep!"
~*~*~*~*~
It was early the next morning that Marth, Roy and Aveil awoke. "Is it morning already?" asked Aveil.
"Shut up." Said Marth, half-asleep.
Aveil jumped up off the ground. "Wait a second. it's morning.we gotta get going!" with that she repeatedly started to kick Marth in the side. "Get up! Get up!"
Marth grabbed her ankles and slung her across the grass. "What do you think you're doing stupid woman!"
"O.K. rule # 1," began Aveil. "If you value your life, NEVER call a Gerudo 'stupid woman', got that?"
"Shut up you two!" yelled Roy. "We have a princess to save!"
"Hey!" yelled Marth. "I'm the one that makes all the noble lines in this quest. 'We have a princess to save' is a noble line."
"Give it a rest would ya'!" said Roy. "Let's just go!"
Roy was pissed as they set out again on their 'noble quest' as Marth called it. He was tired of Aveil, tired of Marth and tired of the 'noble quest'. He wondered to himself what Samus looked like. Then he remembered something important-Howrn. How would they get around him? Roy had never seen him in person (if you could call it that), but he'd heard terrible stories. Unlike Houne, Howrn was a monster. He looked down as his horse suddenly broke into a gallop. They were being chased. Roy looked behind him, Gerudo guards.
"I told you not to mess with the Gerudos." Teased Aveil, then she cried out to the guards, "It is I, Aveil, turn around and go back!" they paid no heed.
As the guards rode closer, Aveil recognized them. "Halt!" she called to Marth and Roy. As the horses stopped, the Gerudo Company came closer. Finally when they were near enough to speak the leader of them came forward, "I have a message for you, Aveil and for you, Marth. There is a pack of Houndoom waiting for you on the other side of the Lake of Dreams in the Meridia forest at the foot of Mount Houne. When you reach it, ride eastward, not westward to get around it. Houne is waiting, do not fall before you reach the fortress."
"And what of Howrn?" asked Roy. It had been on his mind ever since he had gotten up that morning.
"Howrn should be out of your way." Said the Gerudo, then turned to Aveil, "I have business to attend to, Aveil. Return as soon as possible." With that the Gerudo and the guards rode off back to their homeland.
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