Story Title: Start Over
Fan Fiction from: Games, The Legend of Zelda; A Link to the Past.
Does the author have any idea what it's doing?: Sadly, no. I don't even know how to put this thing in chapters!
Disclaimers: Got those. Yep. (any/all disclaimers apply)
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Link, Kale, Dash, and the princess Zelda ran down the road westward. The whole troupe was laughing. The rains from earlier that night had long stopped. Morning was just beginning to break in the east. The group turned north then cut west again, finally running into the Hidden Forest. The old tree stump that was the original entrance way to the hideout was still standing but had been blocked off from the inside. Kale held up his hand and beckoned the others to follow, he stepped into waist deep bushes and suddenly disappeared, dropping down a stairwell that led directly into the raised level of the hideout. Zelda was next, then Dash followed by Link.
"Welcome to our humble hideout," Dash was saying when Link made it down. "It's got everything you could want; a treasure chest holding our cool stuff, instruments for music, even a kitchen to some extent."
Zelda looked around in awe. "I don't get out of the castle very often, this is wonderful."
"Thank you, Lady!" Dash and Link said in unison, the three boys - Kale included - bowed with a flourish.
Zelda picked up a guitar and plucked a cord. "Do you know what this place needs?" She asked with a smile.
"A party!" Dash burst out.
Kale smiled and took his flute out of his satchel and began to play. Zelda played the borrowed guitar in perfect harmony. Dash grabbed his drum and tapped on the leathered top. Link hummed along. Dash stopped banging on his drum and held his hand out to Zelda, she smiled, handed the guitar the Link and took Dashes hand in return. The two spun around in tune with the cheery music. Lights suddenly appeared, streamers and confetti fell from nowhere. A couple of Links', Dashs' and Kales' other friends came in just then and joined the party, ignoring the fact that a princess was in their midst. Singing soon accompanied the music. The sound of the party could be heard all the way to the village.
That could be bad.
The door of the hideout was suddenly slammed, as if a log was being bat against it. Repeatedly. The entire hideout shook with the banging vibrations. A couple of the others looked up and froze, a couple disappeared in a wisp of smoke, and the music stopped.
Guards piled into the hideout and fanned out, grabbing a few of the party goers and hauling them outside, their hands bound. One of the guards, taller then the rest and wearing solid red, stepped forward.
"Princess Zelda," he bowed. "So glad we are that we have finally found you."
"Captain Bosh," Zelda burst out in anger. "What are you doing here? Leave this place and let the others go!"
"Princess," Captain Bosh sighed. "I am unable to do that, if you will please come with me you may take this up with the King-"
"I don't want to go!" Zelda growled. "Let my friends go. Now."
"Princess, you must come with me," Captain Bosh was beginning to sound angry. "The King is very worried about you."
Zelda sighed softly, and looked over to her brother. Link nodded and held his hand out for Zelda to go with Captain Bosh. Zelda nodded and walked out of the hideout. Bosh then turned around to address his men.
"Arrest them."
"Wait, don't!" Zelda cried out. Bosh grabbed Zelda and dragged her away.
Link and Kale struggled against the guards, Dash had been arrested before and he knew it was better if he kept his mouth shut and just followed the guards.
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"At least Hyrule has nice dungeons." Dash said, trying to lighten to mood.
Link grumbled under his breath and Kale sighed sadly.
"He said he's never been arrested before." Dash translated Kale out of habit.
"Of course not," Link said. "He's a good guy."
"Hey, so am I!" Dash argued.
"Ha!" Link burst out. "You have 'thief' written all over you!"
"It's only a tattoo," Dash hissed. "And it's only on my back. Hey, what about you? You're supposed to be the good guy! Save the world and all that good guy stuff."
"Yeah, I know." Link replied and slumped against the wall.
"Got some news for you boys,"
Captain Bosh limped into the dungeons, stopping at the cell that Link and his friends shared. Link cursed under his breath while Dash tried to grab the captain in hopes of throttling him through the bars. Bosh laughed, Dash was just short of the captains throat.
"You aren't going to die on the next rising of the sun," Bosh said.
"With good news comes bad news," Link said. "What's the bad news?"
"That was the bad news," Bosh smiled darkly. "The good news is you get to die when the sun sets, in about an hour."
"What!?" Link and Dash screamed.
Bosh laughed again and left the three to stew in their anger.
"I'm too young to die!" Dash grabbed Link by the collar and shook him vigorously. "I'm too young to die! I'm too young to die!"
"I-Get-The-Mess-age!" Link sputtered.
Dash suddenly stopped and let go of Link, Link straightened his tunic while cursing softly. Dash grabbed Link by the collar and turned him around to look at Kale. Kale was sitting on the table on the other side of the dungeon bars.
"Ah, how in the world did you do that?" Link and Dash yelled. Kale covered his ears.
Kale pointed to the door then held up the key, smiling brightly.
"How'd you get the key?" Link asked.
Kale pointed himself.
"It's your key!" Dash yelled again, this time Link covered his ears too. "And how long were you planning to wait before you told us!?"
"He, uh, kinda can't," Link reminded Dash. "He don't talk. Remember?"
"Can we just go now?" Dash questioned. "I hate dungeons."
"Don't worry, I've arranged a way out for you."
Kale fell off the table in surprise, Dash yelped, while Link just shrugged. Zelda smiled, she liked scaring Link's friends.
"Princess Zelda, what are you talking about?" Link questioned his sister. "By the way, why was Bosh limping?"
Zelda smiled darkly. "I kicked him in the kneecaps."
"Ouch," Dash mumbled.
"As I was saying," Zelda turned back to her brother. "The priest has taken my grandfather and Bosh to confer about the hanging-"
"Hanging?" Dash squeaked.
"Yes," Zelda nodded gravely. "Bosh wants you all hanged. But, the local witch's apprentice can get you out of here. She'll open a portal which will take you back to the hideout. Your hideout is pretty hard to find but the apprentice has agreed to cast a spell over the forest to keep the hideout hidden from all but those whom wear a certain stone. She'll supply you with the pendants."
"So, we'll be free?" Dash asked. Zelda nodded.
"But you must stay out of major trouble," Zelda said. "Just long enough for the guards to forget what you look like, it shouldn't be long."
"When does the apprentice get here?" Link asked.
"I'm already here," The apprentice answered, stepping out from behind Zelda.
The princess handed her a bag, her fee, and bid her newfound friends and brother goodbye. Zelda left to make sure that Bosh was kept busy.
"Now," The apprentice rubbed her hands together. "I have already cast the spell over the forest, I'll open the portal then give you the pendants. Any questions? No? Good."
Link opened his mouth to say something, then shut it again, changing his mind with a shrug. The witches apprentice set out a couple of emeralds the size of an orange and set to work, spilling red and yellow dust on the floor. She reached into her pockets and brought out several pendants.
"Take these," The apprentice handed each of the boys a pendant and handed the last ten to Kale. "They will allow you to find the hideout. The rest are for the rest of your troupe. Give them to no one else. Understood? Good."
Kale nodded and pocketed the pendants, putting his own around his neck like Link and Dash had done.
"Go on, step through the portal, between the stones," The apprentice commanded. "I'll close it after I step through. Your pendants will only take you to the forest, mine will take me back to The Witches Hut. Go on, hurry up, we don't have all day."
Kale shrugged and was the first to step through, followed by Link then Dash. The apprentice stepped through and the portal was gone. No sign, not even dust, was left of the three boys or any visitor.
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Down, down, down. Spinning wildly in a haze of grays and greens. Link, Kale and Dash all collapsed into a heap inside the hideout. Link cursed about the weight of his friends and Kale squeaked because he was being kicked and stepped on, while Dash just collapsed onto the floor again, feeling sick and queasy.
"Well," Link panted, trying to keep his last meal down. "That was-"
"Horrible." Dash interrupted.
"I was going to say different," Link replied.
Kale sniffled softly, unable to find his flute. Link shifted to sit up and yelped, he then picked up the flute he was sitting on and handed it to Kale. Kale grabbed his flute and hugged it as if it was a pet that had been lost.
"Well, now what do we do to pass the time?" Dash asked.
"We can go back to the tavern," Link suggested. "Get a meal and tell Mara about our adventure."
"And go swimming in the lake?" Dash suggested.
"Go hiking on the mountain side," Link offered.
"take up the sword and go off adventuring in untamed lands," Dash smiled.
"Or we can do this kidnapping thing all over again." Kale said.
Link and Dash both gawked at their no longer silent friend. "You talk!?" They yelled together.
"How come you never told us sooner?" Link asked.
"You never asked." Kale shrugged and picked up his satchel, he nodded towards the door.
"Yeah, me too," Dash said and helped Link up. "Come on man, lets get some food."
"Ok."
Link, Dash and Kale walked through the forest towards the village, looking for the tavern for some food.
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