I know it took a long time to get this chapter out. Well, Mainly because fanfiction.net was so messed up and the fact that my computer just went crazy doesn't help either. Well, I hope you like this chapter.
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Legend of Zelda:The new life
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Part 9-Struggles
We spent the night at that warehouse. I was too tried to really go anywhere right now. That and I could barely walk with the sheild on.
'I guess I need to build up my muscles a little more.' I thought to myself. I sighed. 'Nothing much to do now but to try to perpare for Ganondorf's return.'
We were currently trugging along down the sidewalk of West City. It would lead up to the intersection that would get us straight to the Forest. Shiek and Nabby were in the lead. Matt was only a few paces behind them and I was way behind Matt. Navi was under my hat.
'I guess the sheild slows me down more then I thought it did.' I thought to myself, while trying to get a faster pace. I was now thanking the Goddesses about our luck. If a police man walked up to me right now, I would surely be dead meat.
If you have no idea what I am talking about, think about this. Try to BS a cop about how you have a sword and sheild on your back along with a bottle, Ocarina, a strange looking object with a sharp arrows on the end, a bow and arrow with a boomerang!
Ok, now that I think you understand my prediciment, let's get back to where I am right now.
You could tell I was day dreaming because everyone had stopped and I almost walked past them.
I blinked in confusion.
"Why did we stop?" I asked to them.
"Maybe I should carry that sheild if it slows you down so much." Sheik suggested.
"No way! I got to fend for myself you know. I can handle a heavy object on my back. Remember, I'm the hero of time. I do this stuff all the time. I'll be fine after a while of this thing on my back. I am just not used to it right now that's all." I answered.
Sheik made a look and turned around and continued to walk. Nabby gave me a look also that seemed to say 'Boys! What idiots!' Matt looked at me and grinned.
"That's a load of bull Link."
"Yeah, but only us two know that now don't we."
We gave each other grins and continued. I was still lagging behind but Matt slowed his pace down a bit so it didn't look like I was trailing too much. I was in deep thought though.
'I wonder if my plan will really work. I mean, i have no other idea how to do this then get all the sagas together and help seal ganondorf away. Ok, if I remember right Sara is the saga of forest. All I really have to do is ask someone who lives in the forest about her. It shouldn't be too hard. Should it? Well, there is only one way to find out and that's to try it.'
I blinked and made sure I was still following. I wasn't too far behind so I let my thoughts take over again.
'I wonder what she looks like. I know she would be short like a child.' I starting picturing a child dressed like a Kokiri. 'With light skin and bright eyes. She might have green hair like that of the trees. And maybe green or blue eyes.' My picture had turned into a detailed picture of a young girl.
It was strange. It seemed like I remember her from somewhere. Like I had seen her before, not only in the book, but in real life.
"Part of my past life." I whispered to myself. It had to be! That girl was a girl from Link's past! I knew it! I knew about her even before I started to think about it. Before I started this mission I knew about her.
Suddenly, like a flash of light pain comes. It's in my head. I stop and grab the sides of my head, gripping it. The pain is throbbed worse then any headache I have ever had before! I squeeze my eyes shut and fall to my knees. This is the point where I am painfully aware of how I would go insane from remembering my past life. This throbbing was enought to do it. It felt like my body was being drained of all it's energy. I started to struggle from the pain. In all my struggling I lost the image of Sara.
I open my eyes. I find myself laying down on my back looking up into Matt's, Shiek's and Nabby's face. I can feel Navi trying to get out of my hat to check on me. I could almost hear her light curses from being stuck under my hat.
Everything seems to be outlined in a bright light. The corners of my eyes see nothing but a bright white light. I couldn't hear anything. Everything seemed to be on mute. I could see their mouths move, but no sound. But, there was a voice I could hear. It sounded like an old man.
"Link........... Link......the hero of time..... can you ....hear me?"
I tried to speak, but no sound came out. That or I couldn't hear my own voice.
"It's.....alright... Link..... I ...can...hear your........... thoughts..."
'Who are you?'
"I am... the.. saga of Light.... guardain of the scared realm..... i am here to help you..."
'Help me? You mean with my quest?'
"No.... To help you.... with.... your.... past...."
'help me with my past? You mean my old life. Why do you want to help me with that?'
"Because... you... struggle.... with knowing....about it.... It pains... you greatly... to know.. about it.."
'Isn't it suppose to hurt when I remember something?'
"Yes.. but.. you.. must remember the fight between Ganondorf... and you... You must remember.."
'I'll try.'
I closed my eyes again. I struggled to remember the fight. I could see flashes of images. I saw a ball of light coming at me. Ganondorf's dieing body. I saw a castle falling down. A lava pit. A huge beast. Then, I saw the Master Blade strike the beast right between the eyes. I could see that part clearly. I could see the blood drip from the sword and see the pain in the beast's eyes. Well, one of his eyes. There seemed to be an arrow with gold feathers stuck in one of his eyes.
The pain came back.
'I can't! I can't see it! It's too painful!'
"You... must....try.."
'No! No I can't! I can't! It hurts. It hurts too much to think about it. It hurts.'
"You... must....try.. Take... my.... power... Link... Let... it ..help...you."
The world around me seemed to spin. Pain washed over my body, making me tremable. It felt like needles pricking every inch of my body. I could feel a numbness wash over my legs and my arms. I slowly tried to open my eyes, but when I did, bright light entered. I wanted to sheild my eyes but my arms wouldn't move. Heck. I couldn't even feel my arms!
I finally toughed up and opened my eyes, and waited for the bright light to go away. I slowly started to hear voices.
"He's......... just... why.... mystery...."
"What?" I asked in a horse voice.
The voice belonged to Nabby. I could tell she hated to repeat herself.
"I said, He's going to be just fine. I wonder why he pasted out. It is a mystery how you could past out like that."
"Oh." I answered dumbly. Matt was at my side along with Navi.
"What happened Link? Why did you past out?" Matt asked.
"I told you to let me carry the sheild Link." Sheik said.
"It wasn't that Sheik! It was.. my past life." I said, sitting up with some of Matt's help. I was still in pain now that I was getting feeling back in my legs and arms.
"Your Past life?" Nabby asked.
"Yes. I remember reading that I would have the memeries of my past life, but if I remember them, they would turn my insane. Now I think I know why they would turn me insane. It's whne I remember something that a horriable pain washes over my whole body. It's unbearable." I said, finally realizing where we were. It was the edge of the Forest. I blinked in surprise.
"I can see you are confused. When you pasted out, I carried you while we were walking. You were out the whole day. It's almost nightfall." Sheik said.
"WHAT?" I cried. I looked up in the sky. It was turning to night already. "Darn it!"
Sheik and Nabby raised an eyebrow at me.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Darn? Don't you curse?" Nabby asked.
"Well, not really. What's the big deal?" I asked.
"I would think that someone your age would curse. That's all." Nabby said, turning away and sitting down. I looked at Sheik. He seemed to think the same thing. He also turned away and sat down.
I looked at Matt. "Do you curse?"
"Only when I am mad or dead scaried." he said.
I looked at Navi who was hoving above my head.
"Don't look at me. If I curse I got it form Link! He was always cursing during a fight."
"Oh that makes me feel better." I said, with a sigh and stood up.
"Where you going Link?" Matt asked.
"Just a little ways away from you four. I feel like I need some space."
"Someone is PMSing."
He gave me a crocket smile and I lightly pushed him. Then walked away. Strangly enough, the sheild didn't feel so heavy anymore. Then, it came back to me. Something the old man told me. 'Take my power Link. Let it help you.'
I shrugged. 'Guess he really did want to help.' Once I was far enough, I brought out the Master Sword and begun to swing it. My swing was a little rough. You could tell I wasn't too skilled with sword fights if you saw me swing the sword at first. I adjusted my grip on the sword and begun to swing again. It felt smoother now.
I became more confident after ten minutes of practice on swinging. I grabbed my sheild from behind and brought it out. It wasn't that smooth of a motion, but it worked. I strained to keep my sheild in front of me. The sheild, if on the ground, would come up to about my waist length or just below it. I remembered pictures of Link, using the shield like a wall. I held it in front of me and ducked behind it. Then, in a quick motion, turned it just so and thrusted my sword out. It would be an effective move if the attacker was in close range and had left that spot open.
I practiced for another ten minutes, learning fast how to posistion the shield in my arm so I could protect most of my front and switch it around to protect me back.
Then, when i was getting tried and sat down for a rest, I heard clapping. I blinked and looked over to see Nabby and Shiek standing there clapping while looking at me. I could almost blush. Then, Nabby pulled out a sword of her own. She stepped closer to me.
"Link. I challendge you to a fight. Do you except?" She asked. She looked just like the picture of a Gerudo I saw in the book.
"Sure, but no killing or cutting off limbs. Right?" I asked. She didn't say anything. She lunged at me. I yelped and rolled out of the way. She jabbed her sword towards me. I quickly threw my shield in it's path. I got to my feet and blocked the next blow that was aimed at my chest. Then, she brought her sword back and sliced in an angle that, if it keep going would cut my arm from my shoulder. I jumped to the side and lunged my sword at her. She deflected the blow in one single motion and attacked again.
I noticed she was attacking certain areas on my body. The main joints. My shoulder, knees, wrist and hip. She went in an order too. It counted each blow and noticed where she left herself open when she attacked that joint. I blocked the next blow which was aimed at my hip. She was going to go for my shoulder now. When she raied the sword, I jumped to the side and thrusted my sword fowards. I hit the helt of her sword, which knocked it out of her hands, and aimed the tip at her.
I was about to faint. I won. I was sweaty, tired, hungry, completely aching in pain, but that didn't matter. I had won my first challendge with a sword. I could hear the gasp of surprise from Nabby. I gave a smile.
"I beat you." I said, not completely sure though.
Then, I heard someone shout "Way to go Link." I looked over to where Sheik was and there was Matt with Navi sitting on his shoulder, cheering for me. I smiled at them, then yelped. Nabby has swipe kicked me! She knocked my feet from under me and grabbed my sword at the same time. When I hit the ground, she pointed the sword at my neck.
"Point, set and match. That's what your suppose to say when you win to declare that the challendge is over." She said in a calm and cool voice. She dropped the sword to my side and walked away. I started to breath deeply while on my back.
'She tricked me! I can't believe it! She really tricked me! How oculd I be so stupid as to not ask the rules before I excepted? And how could I be so stupid as to turn away before I know that it was over?' I asked myself. I suddenly gave a toothy smile. 'But man! She got me good!'
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I hope this chapter was worth the wait! I tried to make it a little longer then the other chapters for you all! Please review!
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Legend of Zelda:The new life
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Part 9-Struggles
We spent the night at that warehouse. I was too tried to really go anywhere right now. That and I could barely walk with the sheild on.
'I guess I need to build up my muscles a little more.' I thought to myself. I sighed. 'Nothing much to do now but to try to perpare for Ganondorf's return.'
We were currently trugging along down the sidewalk of West City. It would lead up to the intersection that would get us straight to the Forest. Shiek and Nabby were in the lead. Matt was only a few paces behind them and I was way behind Matt. Navi was under my hat.
'I guess the sheild slows me down more then I thought it did.' I thought to myself, while trying to get a faster pace. I was now thanking the Goddesses about our luck. If a police man walked up to me right now, I would surely be dead meat.
If you have no idea what I am talking about, think about this. Try to BS a cop about how you have a sword and sheild on your back along with a bottle, Ocarina, a strange looking object with a sharp arrows on the end, a bow and arrow with a boomerang!
Ok, now that I think you understand my prediciment, let's get back to where I am right now.
You could tell I was day dreaming because everyone had stopped and I almost walked past them.
I blinked in confusion.
"Why did we stop?" I asked to them.
"Maybe I should carry that sheild if it slows you down so much." Sheik suggested.
"No way! I got to fend for myself you know. I can handle a heavy object on my back. Remember, I'm the hero of time. I do this stuff all the time. I'll be fine after a while of this thing on my back. I am just not used to it right now that's all." I answered.
Sheik made a look and turned around and continued to walk. Nabby gave me a look also that seemed to say 'Boys! What idiots!' Matt looked at me and grinned.
"That's a load of bull Link."
"Yeah, but only us two know that now don't we."
We gave each other grins and continued. I was still lagging behind but Matt slowed his pace down a bit so it didn't look like I was trailing too much. I was in deep thought though.
'I wonder if my plan will really work. I mean, i have no other idea how to do this then get all the sagas together and help seal ganondorf away. Ok, if I remember right Sara is the saga of forest. All I really have to do is ask someone who lives in the forest about her. It shouldn't be too hard. Should it? Well, there is only one way to find out and that's to try it.'
I blinked and made sure I was still following. I wasn't too far behind so I let my thoughts take over again.
'I wonder what she looks like. I know she would be short like a child.' I starting picturing a child dressed like a Kokiri. 'With light skin and bright eyes. She might have green hair like that of the trees. And maybe green or blue eyes.' My picture had turned into a detailed picture of a young girl.
It was strange. It seemed like I remember her from somewhere. Like I had seen her before, not only in the book, but in real life.
"Part of my past life." I whispered to myself. It had to be! That girl was a girl from Link's past! I knew it! I knew about her even before I started to think about it. Before I started this mission I knew about her.
Suddenly, like a flash of light pain comes. It's in my head. I stop and grab the sides of my head, gripping it. The pain is throbbed worse then any headache I have ever had before! I squeeze my eyes shut and fall to my knees. This is the point where I am painfully aware of how I would go insane from remembering my past life. This throbbing was enought to do it. It felt like my body was being drained of all it's energy. I started to struggle from the pain. In all my struggling I lost the image of Sara.
I open my eyes. I find myself laying down on my back looking up into Matt's, Shiek's and Nabby's face. I can feel Navi trying to get out of my hat to check on me. I could almost hear her light curses from being stuck under my hat.
Everything seems to be outlined in a bright light. The corners of my eyes see nothing but a bright white light. I couldn't hear anything. Everything seemed to be on mute. I could see their mouths move, but no sound. But, there was a voice I could hear. It sounded like an old man.
"Link........... Link......the hero of time..... can you ....hear me?"
I tried to speak, but no sound came out. That or I couldn't hear my own voice.
"It's.....alright... Link..... I ...can...hear your........... thoughts..."
'Who are you?'
"I am... the.. saga of Light.... guardain of the scared realm..... i am here to help you..."
'Help me? You mean with my quest?'
"No.... To help you.... with.... your.... past...."
'help me with my past? You mean my old life. Why do you want to help me with that?'
"Because... you... struggle.... with knowing....about it.... It pains... you greatly... to know.. about it.."
'Isn't it suppose to hurt when I remember something?'
"Yes.. but.. you.. must remember the fight between Ganondorf... and you... You must remember.."
'I'll try.'
I closed my eyes again. I struggled to remember the fight. I could see flashes of images. I saw a ball of light coming at me. Ganondorf's dieing body. I saw a castle falling down. A lava pit. A huge beast. Then, I saw the Master Blade strike the beast right between the eyes. I could see that part clearly. I could see the blood drip from the sword and see the pain in the beast's eyes. Well, one of his eyes. There seemed to be an arrow with gold feathers stuck in one of his eyes.
The pain came back.
'I can't! I can't see it! It's too painful!'
"You... must....try.."
'No! No I can't! I can't! It hurts. It hurts too much to think about it. It hurts.'
"You... must....try.. Take... my.... power... Link... Let... it ..help...you."
The world around me seemed to spin. Pain washed over my body, making me tremable. It felt like needles pricking every inch of my body. I could feel a numbness wash over my legs and my arms. I slowly tried to open my eyes, but when I did, bright light entered. I wanted to sheild my eyes but my arms wouldn't move. Heck. I couldn't even feel my arms!
I finally toughed up and opened my eyes, and waited for the bright light to go away. I slowly started to hear voices.
"He's......... just... why.... mystery...."
"What?" I asked in a horse voice.
The voice belonged to Nabby. I could tell she hated to repeat herself.
"I said, He's going to be just fine. I wonder why he pasted out. It is a mystery how you could past out like that."
"Oh." I answered dumbly. Matt was at my side along with Navi.
"What happened Link? Why did you past out?" Matt asked.
"I told you to let me carry the sheild Link." Sheik said.
"It wasn't that Sheik! It was.. my past life." I said, sitting up with some of Matt's help. I was still in pain now that I was getting feeling back in my legs and arms.
"Your Past life?" Nabby asked.
"Yes. I remember reading that I would have the memeries of my past life, but if I remember them, they would turn my insane. Now I think I know why they would turn me insane. It's whne I remember something that a horriable pain washes over my whole body. It's unbearable." I said, finally realizing where we were. It was the edge of the Forest. I blinked in surprise.
"I can see you are confused. When you pasted out, I carried you while we were walking. You were out the whole day. It's almost nightfall." Sheik said.
"WHAT?" I cried. I looked up in the sky. It was turning to night already. "Darn it!"
Sheik and Nabby raised an eyebrow at me.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Darn? Don't you curse?" Nabby asked.
"Well, not really. What's the big deal?" I asked.
"I would think that someone your age would curse. That's all." Nabby said, turning away and sitting down. I looked at Sheik. He seemed to think the same thing. He also turned away and sat down.
I looked at Matt. "Do you curse?"
"Only when I am mad or dead scaried." he said.
I looked at Navi who was hoving above my head.
"Don't look at me. If I curse I got it form Link! He was always cursing during a fight."
"Oh that makes me feel better." I said, with a sigh and stood up.
"Where you going Link?" Matt asked.
"Just a little ways away from you four. I feel like I need some space."
"Someone is PMSing."
He gave me a crocket smile and I lightly pushed him. Then walked away. Strangly enough, the sheild didn't feel so heavy anymore. Then, it came back to me. Something the old man told me. 'Take my power Link. Let it help you.'
I shrugged. 'Guess he really did want to help.' Once I was far enough, I brought out the Master Sword and begun to swing it. My swing was a little rough. You could tell I wasn't too skilled with sword fights if you saw me swing the sword at first. I adjusted my grip on the sword and begun to swing again. It felt smoother now.
I became more confident after ten minutes of practice on swinging. I grabbed my sheild from behind and brought it out. It wasn't that smooth of a motion, but it worked. I strained to keep my sheild in front of me. The sheild, if on the ground, would come up to about my waist length or just below it. I remembered pictures of Link, using the shield like a wall. I held it in front of me and ducked behind it. Then, in a quick motion, turned it just so and thrusted my sword out. It would be an effective move if the attacker was in close range and had left that spot open.
I practiced for another ten minutes, learning fast how to posistion the shield in my arm so I could protect most of my front and switch it around to protect me back.
Then, when i was getting tried and sat down for a rest, I heard clapping. I blinked and looked over to see Nabby and Shiek standing there clapping while looking at me. I could almost blush. Then, Nabby pulled out a sword of her own. She stepped closer to me.
"Link. I challendge you to a fight. Do you except?" She asked. She looked just like the picture of a Gerudo I saw in the book.
"Sure, but no killing or cutting off limbs. Right?" I asked. She didn't say anything. She lunged at me. I yelped and rolled out of the way. She jabbed her sword towards me. I quickly threw my shield in it's path. I got to my feet and blocked the next blow that was aimed at my chest. Then, she brought her sword back and sliced in an angle that, if it keep going would cut my arm from my shoulder. I jumped to the side and lunged my sword at her. She deflected the blow in one single motion and attacked again.
I noticed she was attacking certain areas on my body. The main joints. My shoulder, knees, wrist and hip. She went in an order too. It counted each blow and noticed where she left herself open when she attacked that joint. I blocked the next blow which was aimed at my hip. She was going to go for my shoulder now. When she raied the sword, I jumped to the side and thrusted my sword fowards. I hit the helt of her sword, which knocked it out of her hands, and aimed the tip at her.
I was about to faint. I won. I was sweaty, tired, hungry, completely aching in pain, but that didn't matter. I had won my first challendge with a sword. I could hear the gasp of surprise from Nabby. I gave a smile.
"I beat you." I said, not completely sure though.
Then, I heard someone shout "Way to go Link." I looked over to where Sheik was and there was Matt with Navi sitting on his shoulder, cheering for me. I smiled at them, then yelped. Nabby has swipe kicked me! She knocked my feet from under me and grabbed my sword at the same time. When I hit the ground, she pointed the sword at my neck.
"Point, set and match. That's what your suppose to say when you win to declare that the challendge is over." She said in a calm and cool voice. She dropped the sword to my side and walked away. I started to breath deeply while on my back.
'She tricked me! I can't believe it! She really tricked me! How oculd I be so stupid as to not ask the rules before I excepted? And how could I be so stupid as to turn away before I know that it was over?' I asked myself. I suddenly gave a toothy smile. 'But man! She got me good!'
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I hope this chapter was worth the wait! I tried to make it a little longer then the other chapters for you all! Please review!