Hey friends! I hope you all haven't forgotten about us...we can't help it if we're slow! lol. Well, we got our first flame...I think it's the first, and personally, I think it's hilarious. Thank you, Moonlight's Mistress, for providing me with a good five minutes of laughter. First, Link and Legolas may be two different species, but so what? In the land of Middle Earth *cue mystical music* there are many different species that coexist! And on regular Earth, it's the same deal! And you're entitled to your opinion about the looks of the two males in the story. But please don't insult us, miss manner-less. If you don't like it, don't read it, plain and simple. But since you did insult us, I can't just let you get away with that, now, could I? It's in my blood to retaliate; my Irish temper is setting me off. Here's an intelligent line, and I quote, "I READ ABOUT TWO CHAPTERS AND GOT BOARD OUT OF MY WITS!" What does this story have to do with boards? We're not carpenters. "FUCKING CRAPPY FIC THEN IT DOSN'T BELONG ON THIS SITE!" Excuse me, who made you Webmaster of fanfiction.net? This isn't a site about actors, or bands...it's about characters. And that's allowed. "((All in all, this was a crappy fic, and by my standards, an F-)" Again, you're entitled to your opinion, but, gee, I've never heard of an "F-" before! In my school, we only have F's...not F-'s, because you're failing just the same. Let's all take a lesson from Moonlight's Mistress, and not insult other authors on ff.net. You're only making yourself look bad, or worse, unintelligent. (Not like that's directed to anyone...) Well, have a nice day, Moonlight's Mistress! Love the name, by the way...
Here's another!
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FUCKER!!! LINK IS MUCH MORE OF A GENTALMAN THAN LEGOLAS!!! FUCK YOU!!! YOU BITCH!
wow...what do you say to that? lmao...thanks for that comment. I think my I.Q. dropped a few points.
():o) I'm a good child, really, I am, heh heh. To all our other patrons, thank you! And here's chapter 15.
*Hillary*
"Prepare to face the people of Hyrule", said Link, drawing his sword. Penny whipped out her daggers, and flipped them around quickly, catching them in the palms of her hands. Legolas quickly drew an arrow, and aimed it at Ganondorf. Link and I drew our swords simultaneously, and grinned at eachother. When this was all over, I'm gunna maul that boy, heh heh.
Ganondorf started laughing is evil, stupid laugh, and a flash of light blinded evenyone temporarily. When our eyes re-focused, he was floating above the ground, with a golden circle of light encompassing him. Legolas fired and arrow, straight at his head. Gee, that would be the easiest fight Hyrule had ever seen; Ganondorf falls as an arrow pierces his skull. Too bad the arrow couldn't pierce the golden light. He was still laughing, like a broken record. Idiot.
"You Hylians think you're so powerful!" He bellowed in a booming voice, shaking us all. He laughed again. I sighed; this was getting old.
"Give it up, Ganondorf!" Penny screamed, in the front of all of us. A blue light formed around her, the power of the necklaces flowing through her.
"You're all foolish! Do you actually think I need the power of the necklaces?!" he shouted.
"Your castle did, you ignorant ugly bastard!" I shouted, chuckling to myself. He looked behind him, and what he saw seemed to pain him. He turned around, and shouted again.
"FOOLS!" He outstretched his arms, and everyone was knocked over except Penny. "WHEN I WAS BANISHED, MY POWER ONLY INCREASED! YOU ALL WILL BOW BEFORE ME, OR WILL SUFFER ETERNALLY!!"
"We will never bow to you!" Penny screamed, shooting a wave of blue light at Ganondorf. The blue light was met with the gold light, and a fight ensued. We all felt completely helpless; our mortal weapons couldn't touch Ganondorf. The fate of Hyrule rested of Penny's shoulders. I felt for her.
"HAH! WEAKLING! YOUR POWER IS FAILING!" Ganondorf exclaimed as the beam of gold light lengthened and Penny moved closer to the ground.
"I...I can't...fight...anymore..." she said, and collapsed from exhaustion. The gold light zapped her, and she was knocked unconscious. The roar from the crowd was deafening, and everyone rushed Ganondorf. He knocked everyone over again, but Legolas, Link, and I crawled over to Penny. Her eyes fluttered open, and she smiled at us.
"Penny!" I exclaimed. "Fight!"
Ganondorf lowered himself to the ground, and the gold light faded. He walked over to our group of four, and lifted Link, Legolas, and I off the ground. We were quickly hurled into a stone wall, our backs pressed harder and harder into it. We watched the scene in front of us unfold quickly. He lifted he injured and dazed Penny up off the ground with his hands, and held her above his head.
"BOW TO ME, OR YOUR FIGHTER FALLS!" Link, Legolas and I began screaming.
But the people of Hyrule did not bow. "FINE!" he screamed. "FOOLS!" Everything moved in slow motion then. He threw Penny down on the ground, but she stopped about four inches from the grass, Matrix-style, and hovered there. She stood up, and gave Ganondorf a swift kick, knocking him to the ground. I assume because of the unexpected blow, his powers were weakened, and the three of us pinned to the wall were released. We jumped up and sprinted towards Penny and Ganondorf. But he stood up quickly and knocked everyone over again, including Penny this time.
Horror engulfed us all as we watched what Ganondorf did next. He locked Penny to the ground with his golden light, and then ripped the necklaces from her neck.
"NOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Legolas, Link, and I screamed, completely helpless. Ganondorf started laughing again.
"FINALLY! THE POWER IS MIIIIIIIIIIINE! THE UNIVERSE IS MINE TO COMMAND! TO CONTROL!" he screamed, lifting his powers off Penny. Without the necklaces now, Penny was completely powerless. She was breathing slowly, and Ganondorf reached down and pulled off all her weapons.
"YOU WILL BOW TO ME! BOW, OR SUFFER YOUR FIGHTER!"
Penny rolled onto her back, then sat up. Ganondorf held Penny's sword to her neck, and an eerie silence fell upon the entire land. I looked over at Legolas and Link. They were both extremely pale, and had tears in their eyes. As much as I was afraid, more afraid than I had ever been before, I felt a twang of jealousy; their love was going to be killed. That's when I knew that Link was in love with her, too. I shed a tear then, a tear for Penny, the girl that held the world on her shoulders. She was completely defenseless; her powers and her weapons stripped from her. Then I remembered something. She wasn't weaponless. I thought back to the day when we got our dressed and our weapons. She wanted fire, so I gave her my favorite thing.
My Zip-o!
"PENNY!" I screamed. "PENNY! THE LIGHTER!" Things went into slow motion again. She reached behind her, and pulled out the lighter. I held my breath, hoping that the small amount of hope for the world wouldn't slip through our fingers. She flipped the top, started a flame, and threw it at Ganondorf. It caught the cloth in his suit, and soon his hair and his cape were in flames. Speed picked up normally as he began to scream. Penny jumped up as Ganondorf fell, and grabbed her sword. In one swift movement, she drove the sword straight through his heart. The screams stopped, and the smell of burning flesh began to sting everyone's sinuses. Penny held her sword high in the air, and the crowd began to cheer.
Link and Legolas raced to Penny, smothering her with kisses and hugs. I sprinted after them, pushed them down, and then jumped on Penny.
"Holy shit girl, you did it!" I cried, squeezing her. Penny smiled. I could tell she was exhausted. I felt hands pushing me aside, and Link and Legolas picked Penny up and placed her on their shoulders. The crowd was cheering, and the world was saved. Although I was surrounded by hundreds of people, I had never felt so alone before.
*Legolas*
I looked up at my angel, who was sitting up strong even though she had just experienced the fight of her life. I joined in the cheers "Hail Penny! Hail Penny!" and paraded around the land with the crowd. We marched all the way to Hyrule Castle, where Princess Zelda met us at the drawbridge.
"Silence, people, silence!" Zelda shouted, and the crowd obeyed. Link and I placed Penny down in front of Zelda, and she stood there, head held high. "On behalf of the Castle, the people of Hyrule, and the world, I thank you, Penny the Brave, for defeating Ganondorf and saving the land!" The crowd cheered again, and I looked at Penny. She was smiling, and waved to the people. "We owe our allegiance to you," Zelda said. "Please," she insisted, bowing on one knee to Penny, "you must understand this. I need the three necklaces back."
"The necklaces?" Penny asked, clutching them in her hands.
"Yes. They need to be returned to the Goddesses. Order will be restored to the land if they receive their necklaces. Please, Penny, you understand, correct?" Penny sighed, and nodded.
"Here. Take care of them," she said, and handed them to Zelda.
"They will rest in the Temple of Time until the Goddesses take them. Please, trust us," Zelda said. Penny nodded in understanding.
"Now what?" she asked.
"Come join us in a celebration!" Zelda cried. I couldn't have been more proud of my girl. Zelda stood up, and called to the crowd. "Celebration in the ballroom. Everyone, come!" And with that, the people began pouring into the castle. Penny turned around and smiled at Link, Hillary, and I. I picked her, up, and kissed her passionately.
*Link*
I watched Legolas and Penny embrace eachother, then looked over at Hillary. She had a distant look in her eyes, and wasn't focusing in on the situation at hand. I looked over at Penny, who's hands were entwined with Legolas's. She was smiling, and I knew at that minute that I was in love with her. She was with someone else, but I couldn't deny my feelings any longer. I loved her, and I knew she loved me but not in the way that she loved Legolas. I loved her with all my heart and soul, more than I loved Hillary. Oh shit, Hillary. I looked over at her, and she was crying, looking at me, like she heard what I was thinking.
"Hill...I..." I said, advancing towards her slowly. She backed away, and covered her mouth with her hand. "Hillary...I...you don't understand!"
"Oh I understand perfectly. And you know what? I'm okay with it! I don't need this, or you. Sure, you loved me, and I sure as hell loved you, but I wasn't what you wanted, I was only second best. That's what I've always been. Second best. But unlike some people, I've come to accept it. And I will live with it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, supposedly. Link, you almost killed me just now. But I will pick up with my life and move on."
"Hillary?!" Penny asked, moving towards her. "What's wrong?" Hillary shut her eyes and looked over at Penny and Legolas.
"Link is in love with you."
Legolas looked at me, and his eyes clouded over with anger and hatred.
"Is this true?" Penny asked quietly.
"Yes, it is true," I said slowly. I dropped to my knees.
"Link, I'm in love with Legolas. I cannot be with you as well," she said calmly. And although I understood this completely, I could not help but feel like I was thrown into a brick wall.
"I...I know..." I said solemnly.
"You loved Hillary," Legolas said angrily. "That's why she's upset, and I don't know whether or not to be more angry with that or with the fact that you love my woman." I gritted my teeth together, and looked up at them. Our group was falling apart.
"This is ridiculous," Hillary said, walking quickly towards me. She took my hand and helped me stand up. "Let's not let love get in the way of what really matters here, our friendship. I can forgive you Link, if everyone else will. I'll move on, and so will you. I'll go back to my old life, and you will too." She released my hand. For some strange reason, I knew that it was time for them to leave.
"Link, you belong here, in Hyrule. Your job is to protect the people," Penny said softly, smiling at me. She took my hand and kissed my cheek. "We all love you and will never forget you. But the Goddesses are telling me it's time to leave." I turned around, and the same door that I saw them come out of was there, glowing in the setting sunlight.
"Goodbye, Link," Hillary said, and smiled at me. She stepped through the door, and that was the last I ever saw of her again. Legolas extended his hand, and I shook it gratefully.
"Thank-you, Link. May you be blessed in the future." I looked over. It was Penny's turn to say goodbye. I felt a tear burn its way down my cheek.
"Goodbye, Link," she said, hugging me again. And I watched them step through the doorway together, never to be seen in my eyes again.
BOOOOOO HOOOOOOO THEIR ADVENTURE IN HYRULE IS OVER!!! Well now that was depressing, wasn't it? Well, you won't be depressed when you find out what happens to them next! Muahahahahahaahaa!! *coughing fit* ahahahaa! Catch you all on the flip side!
~WickedOne