Well, this is it. Technically, this is the last chapter of the story, but I have a special surprise for all of you for chapter 20. Chapter 20 will be a nice break from the seriousness of this, and chapter 21 will announce when part 4 goes up. Well, that's about it!
Note: I just posted three chapters at once, so if you haven't read about the girls at ages eleven and thirteen, go back now!
Father of Time
Chapter 19
Three Years Later
Link's POV
Lon Lon Ranch
This was it. Kimiko's sixteenth birthday was tomorrow. I was almost as nervous as the day she was born. I couldn't sleep a wink. What was in store for her? This was my only daughter, and something was going to happen to her tomorrow. While I was thinking about this, a golden envelope appeared in my lap. This one was different, though. It turned green around where I was touching it.
Dear Link,
Don't worry about Kimiko. She'll be fine. You have the Triforce of Courage! You wouldn't want to get scared and ruin my reputation, would you? Get dressed and go outside. The old lady from the potion shop will be outside the ranch with a broken wheel on her cart. Replace it with one of your spares and ask for a sleeping potion. 'night, Link!
Farore
Well, I did exactly what she said and found myself falling asleep in minutes.
The next morning, I got up, feeling more nervous than ever about this. I couldn't quite figure out why, though. I took the letter out of the drawer I had kept it in for sixteen years and went downstairs. Everyone was already awake when I got there. "Good morning, Daddy." Kimiko was bright today. I decided now would be a good time, since Blu was outside, riding Tobu-Ken, who had woken up about two weeks earlier.
"Happy birthday, Kimiko. Hey, I have something for you. Aunt Nayru gave it to me when you were born so I could give it to you today." I handed her the letter that would change all our lives. She read it over with a puzzled look on her face. She took her bracelet off and somehow put it back on as a necklace. I couldn't help but feel that she had changed just then. After that, she acted as if nothing had happened.
"Daddy, tell me again how you opened the Door of Time..."
"All right. I collected the three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time, then I went to the altar in the Temple of Time and played the Song of Time. Why do you ask?"
"No reason. I'm gonna go hang out with Blu for a while." After that, the day passed as normal. Nothing different happened, besides the fact that we had birthday cake after dinner. That night, however, was a different story.
Once again, I couldn't sleep. I couldn't shake this feeling that something was wrong. I went outside to clear my head. It was there that I saw it. On the other side of the ranch, Kimiko and Blu were preparing for something. Kimiko's eyes were glowing blue. Blu got on Tobu-Ken and started to take off. Kimiko levitated and flew off after her.
I moved my left hand to open the stables and get Epona, but I stopped when I noticed the absence of a certain triangular mark. "MALON!"
Oh, I'm evil for ending this part this way! It doesn't matter to you, though, because even though I'll have this chapter done, I'm not posting it until I have chapter 1 of Kimiko's Quest (I wanted to put Blu in the title, but I couldn't think of how to do it) posted. Well, I'll spare you this because I still have to write chapter 20 first! Oh, chapter 20 is omake. For those who aren't familiar with the term, I think it means extra. It's just some comedic relief that isn't tied to the story at all. And I finally get my author powers in this chapter! I've always envied those, like Blu's Review Flamethrower, or someone I remember once having the Master Stick... Anyway, I'll have to stop there, although I'm sure you've already read plenty of notes!
Note: I just posted three chapters at once, so if you haven't read about the girls at ages eleven and thirteen, go back now!
Father of Time
Chapter 19
Three Years Later
Link's POV
Lon Lon Ranch
This was it. Kimiko's sixteenth birthday was tomorrow. I was almost as nervous as the day she was born. I couldn't sleep a wink. What was in store for her? This was my only daughter, and something was going to happen to her tomorrow. While I was thinking about this, a golden envelope appeared in my lap. This one was different, though. It turned green around where I was touching it.
Dear Link,
Don't worry about Kimiko. She'll be fine. You have the Triforce of Courage! You wouldn't want to get scared and ruin my reputation, would you? Get dressed and go outside. The old lady from the potion shop will be outside the ranch with a broken wheel on her cart. Replace it with one of your spares and ask for a sleeping potion. 'night, Link!
Farore
Well, I did exactly what she said and found myself falling asleep in minutes.
The next morning, I got up, feeling more nervous than ever about this. I couldn't quite figure out why, though. I took the letter out of the drawer I had kept it in for sixteen years and went downstairs. Everyone was already awake when I got there. "Good morning, Daddy." Kimiko was bright today. I decided now would be a good time, since Blu was outside, riding Tobu-Ken, who had woken up about two weeks earlier.
"Happy birthday, Kimiko. Hey, I have something for you. Aunt Nayru gave it to me when you were born so I could give it to you today." I handed her the letter that would change all our lives. She read it over with a puzzled look on her face. She took her bracelet off and somehow put it back on as a necklace. I couldn't help but feel that she had changed just then. After that, she acted as if nothing had happened.
"Daddy, tell me again how you opened the Door of Time..."
"All right. I collected the three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time, then I went to the altar in the Temple of Time and played the Song of Time. Why do you ask?"
"No reason. I'm gonna go hang out with Blu for a while." After that, the day passed as normal. Nothing different happened, besides the fact that we had birthday cake after dinner. That night, however, was a different story.
Once again, I couldn't sleep. I couldn't shake this feeling that something was wrong. I went outside to clear my head. It was there that I saw it. On the other side of the ranch, Kimiko and Blu were preparing for something. Kimiko's eyes were glowing blue. Blu got on Tobu-Ken and started to take off. Kimiko levitated and flew off after her.
I moved my left hand to open the stables and get Epona, but I stopped when I noticed the absence of a certain triangular mark. "MALON!"
Oh, I'm evil for ending this part this way! It doesn't matter to you, though, because even though I'll have this chapter done, I'm not posting it until I have chapter 1 of Kimiko's Quest (I wanted to put Blu in the title, but I couldn't think of how to do it) posted. Well, I'll spare you this because I still have to write chapter 20 first! Oh, chapter 20 is omake. For those who aren't familiar with the term, I think it means extra. It's just some comedic relief that isn't tied to the story at all. And I finally get my author powers in this chapter! I've always envied those, like Blu's Review Flamethrower, or someone I remember once having the Master Stick... Anyway, I'll have to stop there, although I'm sure you've already read plenty of notes!