Chapter 3
Duo snuck past the guards in front of the castle and climbed over a wall into the courtyard. He found one guard patrolling around a shrub. He could get by the guard by sneaking around the shrub. Another was patrolling under a plank, and he went over him using the plank. The next set of guards seemed impossible to get by, but Duo found a way behind some bushes.
When Duo found himself at a dead-end with some windows, he thought he had gone the wrong way. Then he saw Sari in the window, and his legs began to shake. When Sari saw him she looked around, opened the window, and climbed out. "S-so, you live in the castle," said Duo, losing his stutter as he remembered why he had come. Sari tried to speak, but Duo cut her off, "I need to see the king," he said, "there's something of great importance I must tell him." "But he's gone," said Sari, "whatever it is, you'll have to speak to mother." Without realizing what was said, Duo let Sari lead him to her mother, who he knew through intuition was probably the queen.
As Duo approached the queen, she looked calm. "My name is Duo, and I." Before he could finish, she cut him off. "I'm Sari's mother, Zelda." Then she giggled. "Too bad your father isn't here," she said to Sari, "this is the first boy you've brought home." Sari blushed, but Duo became alarmed. "Um.queen Zelda, there's going to be." Again he was interrupted, but this time by an explosion. Damn, too late. Thought Duo. He readied his sword and ran towards the explosion, but was stopped by a man with a staff that had a basket stuck on the end and a smaller man carrying a large basket of what looked like cannonballs. Before Duo could draw his sword, the man grabbed a cannonball and threw it at him using the strange staff. Duo avoided the projectile, but was caught in the explosion caused when it hit the stone floor. Duo got to his feet, drew his sword, and ran towards the man. The man threw another cannonball at Duo, but he struck it with his sword and cut it in half. Then he struck the man, killing him. "Run!" yelled Duo. As the two girls ran, Duo protected them. When they got outside the castle, Gerudus attacked them, and though he fought the best he could, Zelda was taken. After this, the attackers left, leaving Duo wounded and bloody. He couldn't believe he had let the queen be kidnapped. He felt a little better knowing Sari was safe, but not enough to stop the grief.
Duo snuck past the guards in front of the castle and climbed over a wall into the courtyard. He found one guard patrolling around a shrub. He could get by the guard by sneaking around the shrub. Another was patrolling under a plank, and he went over him using the plank. The next set of guards seemed impossible to get by, but Duo found a way behind some bushes.
When Duo found himself at a dead-end with some windows, he thought he had gone the wrong way. Then he saw Sari in the window, and his legs began to shake. When Sari saw him she looked around, opened the window, and climbed out. "S-so, you live in the castle," said Duo, losing his stutter as he remembered why he had come. Sari tried to speak, but Duo cut her off, "I need to see the king," he said, "there's something of great importance I must tell him." "But he's gone," said Sari, "whatever it is, you'll have to speak to mother." Without realizing what was said, Duo let Sari lead him to her mother, who he knew through intuition was probably the queen.
As Duo approached the queen, she looked calm. "My name is Duo, and I." Before he could finish, she cut him off. "I'm Sari's mother, Zelda." Then she giggled. "Too bad your father isn't here," she said to Sari, "this is the first boy you've brought home." Sari blushed, but Duo became alarmed. "Um.queen Zelda, there's going to be." Again he was interrupted, but this time by an explosion. Damn, too late. Thought Duo. He readied his sword and ran towards the explosion, but was stopped by a man with a staff that had a basket stuck on the end and a smaller man carrying a large basket of what looked like cannonballs. Before Duo could draw his sword, the man grabbed a cannonball and threw it at him using the strange staff. Duo avoided the projectile, but was caught in the explosion caused when it hit the stone floor. Duo got to his feet, drew his sword, and ran towards the man. The man threw another cannonball at Duo, but he struck it with his sword and cut it in half. Then he struck the man, killing him. "Run!" yelled Duo. As the two girls ran, Duo protected them. When they got outside the castle, Gerudus attacked them, and though he fought the best he could, Zelda was taken. After this, the attackers left, leaving Duo wounded and bloody. He couldn't believe he had let the queen be kidnapped. He felt a little better knowing Sari was safe, but not enough to stop the grief.