Chapter 7
Link was pushed back by his father and fell on his rear with a thud. He quickly recovered and moved out of the way of the wooden sword that made a stab for him. Link then rolled towards his father and stabbed at his abdomen just as he came out of the roll but his father was already behind him and bladed his son on the rear with the sword.
The elder Link laughed a little at his son but the younger Link growled in anger. He couldn't believe his father had actually found that funny. He was supposed to be teaching him how to fight so he could defeat Ganondorf but here he was laughing his head off. The younger Link blindly charged at his father ready to "cut" him with a downward slash. The elder Link's look immediately became a serious one and he prepared himself for his son's attack.
"Reckless," the elder Link thought as he easily blocked his son's attack with his wooden sword and pushed him to the ground once again.
The younger Link was getting thoroughly agitated by now. He was trying his best but his father was just toying with him. As far as the younger Link could tell, his father was just playing with him. That only served to make him angrier. The elder Link had a purpose for this though. He was trying to teach his son how to control his emotions in battle.
The younger Link blindly charged him again and the elder Link side-stepped him and bladed him on the back just enough for him to lose his center of balance. The younger Link found that he couldn't stop himself from running and saw that he was headed for a stone wall. By the time he realized it though it was already too late and he ran straight into it, headfirst.
The other Kokiri, Zelda, Rauru, Mido, Saria, and Navi were all watching this and when the younger Link ran into the wall they all cried out at the same time, "OOH."
"I bet that was painful," Mido added after the younger Link had fallen to the ground semi-conscious.
It took him a few moments but the younger Link regained his bearings and prepared himself for another attack. His father smiled at him and prepared himself as well.
"I just hope he learns that he will be able to attack better if he's calm," the elder Link thought as he stared down his son. "It won't do him any good if I have to tell him."
The younger Link took the stare down as a chance to formulate a plan. He knew that his father was waiting for him to attack.
"Okay. So far I haven't been able to hit him. Why," the younger Link thought. As he started to think he realized that because he wasn't thinking before he had no idea what his father was going to do and wouldn't know how to react to it.
"Figured that out. Now why wasn't I thinking," he thought. Then it hit him. People can't think when they are emotional, whether it is from anger, love, or any other emotion.
The younger Link smiled and the elder Link saw that his son had finally figured out why he wasn't hitting him.
"Shall we continue, son," the elder Link said.
"Let's shall," the younger Link replied as he charged at his father. The elder Link prepared to blade his son again but the younger Link quickly spun around and blocked the attack. The elder Link was somewhat surprised and lost his footing for a moment. The younger Link took this opportunity to knock him down to the ground. Then he knocked his father's sword out of his hand with his own and kicked it away and then placed the tip of his sword at his father's neck.
"Do you yield," his son asked with a smirk. The elder Link smiled and nodded his head. This caused the small crowd watching to roar with applause and whistles. The fairies flew around in wild circles to show their approval.
"Wow kid! I have to admit you're a lot better than I thought," Navi said as she circled around the younger Link's head.
"I'm impressed as well. I'm glad you figured out that controlling your emotions and not letting them overcome you is the key to fighting," his father said.
"I must admit I didn't want to control my emotions. For many reasons but I'm sure you know why," the younger Link said to his father.
The elder Link nodded and motioned for them to walk over to Zelda. Zelda couldn't contain herself and nearly squeezed the life out of her son as she hugged him. It was the first time she had hugged him because she was proud of him.
"You did wonderful, Link. I'm so proud of you," she said as she squeezed him even tighter. By now the younger Link was turning a slight shade of blue and was beginning to pass out.
"Mom…Mom…you're…I…can't…breathe," he said in between very strained breaths. Zelda let go of him but mostly because of shock.
"What did you call me," she asked with a look of surprise and shock on her face.
"I called you m…," the younger Link started to say as he too realized what he had said.
"You called me mom," Zelda said as a tear welled up in her eyes. She started to cry but not hysterically and hugged her son again but lightly this time.
"I guess I did," he said as he hugged his mother back. He couldn't believe it himself but realized in just a short period of two days he had come to love Zelda like a mother which she was.
"I suppose we couldn't make this a group hug, could we," the elder Link asked as he approached the two of them.
"Sure…dad," the younger Link said with a bit more difficulty. The word "dad" was very foreign to him but he found that he liked the sound of it.
The elder Link encircled both his son and lover in a tight embrace. The only thing he had wanted more was that this was a family hug. As much as he and Zelda had loved each other they had never married because even though he may have been the Hero of Time, he was still a commoner and Hylian law forbade the marriage of royalty to the common people. When Zelda had become pregnant with their son, it was not hard to hide it. The public rarely, if ever, saw Zelda. To throw off her advisors she pretended she was plagued by a mysterious illness that left her bedridden. Amazingly her advisors never saw through her ploy. Impa, Zelda's long time caretaker and friend, had agreed to be the midwife. It was not long after Impa had agreed to be the midwife that she revealed that the seal in which Ganondorf had been sealed behind seemed like it was beginning to weaken. Zelda and Link feared the worst and decided that they would give up their son to someone they trusted. Impa reminded them they would have had to give him to someone else anyway lest they start a scandal in the castle that would most likely spread throughout the whole kingdom. Soon after their son had been born, Impa took him to Malon and explained the situation. Malon, who had longed for a child of her own, agreed without hesitation. Impa returned and told them whom she had left their child with. Link agreed with Impa that Malon was a good choice.
"Umm, hate to break up this family togetherness but we have more important matters at hand," Navi said with an annoyed look on her face. She didn't understand what people saw in families. She was glad that she never had any children.
"I agree. The young one's training is the most important thing on our agenda right now," Rauru said.
"You're right. Let's get some water and rest then we'll continue, okay," the elder Link said as he broke the hug with his "family".
"Can I just be alone for a sec. I want to think about something by myself, okay," the younger Link said.
"Okay. Whatever you want son," Zelda said as she, Link, and all the others left the training grounds to go about their business.
As Link sat on a stump, he began to think about Malon. He smiled as he began to reminisce about all the things they had gone through. He remembered when he was having his nightmares and she would come running into his room and comfort him as best she could. She would tell him not to worry and that she loved him. She would then kiss him on the forehead and tell him to go back to sleep. A few times, she had even offered for him to come and sleep with her.
"I'm gonna miss you mom," Link said to himself as he got up and headed towards Saria's house.
Meanwhile, at Saria's house, the elder Link, Zelda, Rauru, and Saria were sitting at a table drinking glasses of water.
"It's amazing how much the boy has improved in just a few hours," Rauru said as he took a sip from his cup.
"Takes after me I suppose. I learned in just a few hours myself," the elder Link said.
Zelda crossed her arms and turned her head away from Link and everyone laughed. Even Rauru chuckled a little.
"What's so funny," the younger Link said as he entered through the front door.
"Your mother is angry because you apparently take after your father more than your mother," Saria said while still trying to stifle her laughter.
"It isn't fair," Zelda said childishly causing even more laughter to erupt from the group. Even the younger Link laughed this time.
"I knew it. You're all against me," she said in mock accusation.
"Don't worry, mom. If it helps, I may have got dad's brawn but I got your brains," the younger Link said. Zelda laughed as well as Link. The three of them laughed for a long time, enjoying their first real family moment.
Sorry this chapter is so short but I just wanted to show that Link, Zelda, and their son were starting to come together as a family. It may seem a little early for that but I thought it was necessary in order for the younger Link to truly accept his destiny. Tell me what you think.
Link was pushed back by his father and fell on his rear with a thud. He quickly recovered and moved out of the way of the wooden sword that made a stab for him. Link then rolled towards his father and stabbed at his abdomen just as he came out of the roll but his father was already behind him and bladed his son on the rear with the sword.
The elder Link laughed a little at his son but the younger Link growled in anger. He couldn't believe his father had actually found that funny. He was supposed to be teaching him how to fight so he could defeat Ganondorf but here he was laughing his head off. The younger Link blindly charged at his father ready to "cut" him with a downward slash. The elder Link's look immediately became a serious one and he prepared himself for his son's attack.
"Reckless," the elder Link thought as he easily blocked his son's attack with his wooden sword and pushed him to the ground once again.
The younger Link was getting thoroughly agitated by now. He was trying his best but his father was just toying with him. As far as the younger Link could tell, his father was just playing with him. That only served to make him angrier. The elder Link had a purpose for this though. He was trying to teach his son how to control his emotions in battle.
The younger Link blindly charged him again and the elder Link side-stepped him and bladed him on the back just enough for him to lose his center of balance. The younger Link found that he couldn't stop himself from running and saw that he was headed for a stone wall. By the time he realized it though it was already too late and he ran straight into it, headfirst.
The other Kokiri, Zelda, Rauru, Mido, Saria, and Navi were all watching this and when the younger Link ran into the wall they all cried out at the same time, "OOH."
"I bet that was painful," Mido added after the younger Link had fallen to the ground semi-conscious.
It took him a few moments but the younger Link regained his bearings and prepared himself for another attack. His father smiled at him and prepared himself as well.
"I just hope he learns that he will be able to attack better if he's calm," the elder Link thought as he stared down his son. "It won't do him any good if I have to tell him."
The younger Link took the stare down as a chance to formulate a plan. He knew that his father was waiting for him to attack.
"Okay. So far I haven't been able to hit him. Why," the younger Link thought. As he started to think he realized that because he wasn't thinking before he had no idea what his father was going to do and wouldn't know how to react to it.
"Figured that out. Now why wasn't I thinking," he thought. Then it hit him. People can't think when they are emotional, whether it is from anger, love, or any other emotion.
The younger Link smiled and the elder Link saw that his son had finally figured out why he wasn't hitting him.
"Shall we continue, son," the elder Link said.
"Let's shall," the younger Link replied as he charged at his father. The elder Link prepared to blade his son again but the younger Link quickly spun around and blocked the attack. The elder Link was somewhat surprised and lost his footing for a moment. The younger Link took this opportunity to knock him down to the ground. Then he knocked his father's sword out of his hand with his own and kicked it away and then placed the tip of his sword at his father's neck.
"Do you yield," his son asked with a smirk. The elder Link smiled and nodded his head. This caused the small crowd watching to roar with applause and whistles. The fairies flew around in wild circles to show their approval.
"Wow kid! I have to admit you're a lot better than I thought," Navi said as she circled around the younger Link's head.
"I'm impressed as well. I'm glad you figured out that controlling your emotions and not letting them overcome you is the key to fighting," his father said.
"I must admit I didn't want to control my emotions. For many reasons but I'm sure you know why," the younger Link said to his father.
The elder Link nodded and motioned for them to walk over to Zelda. Zelda couldn't contain herself and nearly squeezed the life out of her son as she hugged him. It was the first time she had hugged him because she was proud of him.
"You did wonderful, Link. I'm so proud of you," she said as she squeezed him even tighter. By now the younger Link was turning a slight shade of blue and was beginning to pass out.
"Mom…Mom…you're…I…can't…breathe," he said in between very strained breaths. Zelda let go of him but mostly because of shock.
"What did you call me," she asked with a look of surprise and shock on her face.
"I called you m…," the younger Link started to say as he too realized what he had said.
"You called me mom," Zelda said as a tear welled up in her eyes. She started to cry but not hysterically and hugged her son again but lightly this time.
"I guess I did," he said as he hugged his mother back. He couldn't believe it himself but realized in just a short period of two days he had come to love Zelda like a mother which she was.
"I suppose we couldn't make this a group hug, could we," the elder Link asked as he approached the two of them.
"Sure…dad," the younger Link said with a bit more difficulty. The word "dad" was very foreign to him but he found that he liked the sound of it.
The elder Link encircled both his son and lover in a tight embrace. The only thing he had wanted more was that this was a family hug. As much as he and Zelda had loved each other they had never married because even though he may have been the Hero of Time, he was still a commoner and Hylian law forbade the marriage of royalty to the common people. When Zelda had become pregnant with their son, it was not hard to hide it. The public rarely, if ever, saw Zelda. To throw off her advisors she pretended she was plagued by a mysterious illness that left her bedridden. Amazingly her advisors never saw through her ploy. Impa, Zelda's long time caretaker and friend, had agreed to be the midwife. It was not long after Impa had agreed to be the midwife that she revealed that the seal in which Ganondorf had been sealed behind seemed like it was beginning to weaken. Zelda and Link feared the worst and decided that they would give up their son to someone they trusted. Impa reminded them they would have had to give him to someone else anyway lest they start a scandal in the castle that would most likely spread throughout the whole kingdom. Soon after their son had been born, Impa took him to Malon and explained the situation. Malon, who had longed for a child of her own, agreed without hesitation. Impa returned and told them whom she had left their child with. Link agreed with Impa that Malon was a good choice.
"Umm, hate to break up this family togetherness but we have more important matters at hand," Navi said with an annoyed look on her face. She didn't understand what people saw in families. She was glad that she never had any children.
"I agree. The young one's training is the most important thing on our agenda right now," Rauru said.
"You're right. Let's get some water and rest then we'll continue, okay," the elder Link said as he broke the hug with his "family".
"Can I just be alone for a sec. I want to think about something by myself, okay," the younger Link said.
"Okay. Whatever you want son," Zelda said as she, Link, and all the others left the training grounds to go about their business.
As Link sat on a stump, he began to think about Malon. He smiled as he began to reminisce about all the things they had gone through. He remembered when he was having his nightmares and she would come running into his room and comfort him as best she could. She would tell him not to worry and that she loved him. She would then kiss him on the forehead and tell him to go back to sleep. A few times, she had even offered for him to come and sleep with her.
"I'm gonna miss you mom," Link said to himself as he got up and headed towards Saria's house.
Meanwhile, at Saria's house, the elder Link, Zelda, Rauru, and Saria were sitting at a table drinking glasses of water.
"It's amazing how much the boy has improved in just a few hours," Rauru said as he took a sip from his cup.
"Takes after me I suppose. I learned in just a few hours myself," the elder Link said.
Zelda crossed her arms and turned her head away from Link and everyone laughed. Even Rauru chuckled a little.
"What's so funny," the younger Link said as he entered through the front door.
"Your mother is angry because you apparently take after your father more than your mother," Saria said while still trying to stifle her laughter.
"It isn't fair," Zelda said childishly causing even more laughter to erupt from the group. Even the younger Link laughed this time.
"I knew it. You're all against me," she said in mock accusation.
"Don't worry, mom. If it helps, I may have got dad's brawn but I got your brains," the younger Link said. Zelda laughed as well as Link. The three of them laughed for a long time, enjoying their first real family moment.
Sorry this chapter is so short but I just wanted to show that Link, Zelda, and their son were starting to come together as a family. It may seem a little early for that but I thought it was necessary in order for the younger Link to truly accept his destiny. Tell me what you think.