NOTE: This chapter's for tyler, who gave me that very blunt command to get
up and go! (And the rest of them will come much sooner, I promise! Thanks
for reading!)
LINK'S PEN PAL – CHAPTER 3
"He's crazy!" Princess Ruto bawled. "And we didn't even see it coming!"
"Good men are so hard to find these days," Saria said as she comforted the Zora.
"That's it!" Zelda stood up, looking at the other sages. "I've officially determined that this pen pal is detrimental to Link's health... Not to mention mine, as well," she added under her breath. "So, I feel that it is our solemn duty, as both Sages of Hyrule and Link's friends, to do everything possible to keep this mysterious pen pal from ever reaching the castle."
Rauru stood up with a wicked gleam in his eye. "You mean... sabotage?"
Zelda grinned and leaned closer. "Oh, it's much more than that," she said softly. The sages huddled together as Zelda explained her plan. "You see, we have to keep our operations secret from Link. He cannot suspect that we are the reason his pen pal hasn't arrived. So, all of the preparations must continue on as planned. Impa and I will be in charge of that. We'll be the 'home force'."
"And the rest of us will be the 'not-home force'?" Saria piped in.
"The 'field force'," Zelda corrected. "Your job will be to monitor the borders of Hyrule, searching for the first sign of the pen pal. We don't know which direction he'll come from, so you'll have to station people at all of your borders. At the first sign of him, pass the word on to the rest of us. Then," she smiled even wider, "the fun will really begin."
Nabooru nodded, understanding. "Delay tactics. The Gerudo are experts at them."
"Exactly!" Zelda cried. "We'll turn all of Hyrule into a figurative 'land mine'. There will be no possible way for Link's pen pal to get anywhere near the castle."
"Hey!" Navi burst out. "What am I supposed to do?"
Zelda looked at the glowing fairy. "You have one of the hardest jobs of all, Navi. You must stick to Link like butter on toast. Monitor all of his movements, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, make sure he doesn't stumble onto any of our... little projects."
"Oh," Navi returned.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Darunia rumbled.
"It has to," Zelda replied solemnly. I'll go crazy if it doesn't.
LINK'S PEN PAL – CHAPTER 3
"He's crazy!" Princess Ruto bawled. "And we didn't even see it coming!"
"Good men are so hard to find these days," Saria said as she comforted the Zora.
"That's it!" Zelda stood up, looking at the other sages. "I've officially determined that this pen pal is detrimental to Link's health... Not to mention mine, as well," she added under her breath. "So, I feel that it is our solemn duty, as both Sages of Hyrule and Link's friends, to do everything possible to keep this mysterious pen pal from ever reaching the castle."
Rauru stood up with a wicked gleam in his eye. "You mean... sabotage?"
Zelda grinned and leaned closer. "Oh, it's much more than that," she said softly. The sages huddled together as Zelda explained her plan. "You see, we have to keep our operations secret from Link. He cannot suspect that we are the reason his pen pal hasn't arrived. So, all of the preparations must continue on as planned. Impa and I will be in charge of that. We'll be the 'home force'."
"And the rest of us will be the 'not-home force'?" Saria piped in.
"The 'field force'," Zelda corrected. "Your job will be to monitor the borders of Hyrule, searching for the first sign of the pen pal. We don't know which direction he'll come from, so you'll have to station people at all of your borders. At the first sign of him, pass the word on to the rest of us. Then," she smiled even wider, "the fun will really begin."
Nabooru nodded, understanding. "Delay tactics. The Gerudo are experts at them."
"Exactly!" Zelda cried. "We'll turn all of Hyrule into a figurative 'land mine'. There will be no possible way for Link's pen pal to get anywhere near the castle."
"Hey!" Navi burst out. "What am I supposed to do?"
Zelda looked at the glowing fairy. "You have one of the hardest jobs of all, Navi. You must stick to Link like butter on toast. Monitor all of his movements, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, make sure he doesn't stumble onto any of our... little projects."
"Oh," Navi returned.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Darunia rumbled.
"It has to," Zelda replied solemnly. I'll go crazy if it doesn't.