LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE'S SECOND RELIC
CHAPTER EIGHT:
Her Raven black shimmered in the light; she was curled up at the river side, at the farthest corner. She was dressed in khaki green shirt which came down to her bottom, and over that a short navy blue jacket and her trousers were heavy duty tough leather dyed blue several times and made to never wash or wear out with various chemicals. She stirred, green eyes unfurled and she stretched, oblivious that two horses had whinnied at the other side of the lake.
She rubbed her temples and yawned.
"Man!" She exclaimed. "Did I sleep in that late?"
She looked around, confused for a moment and then she rubbed her neck. "Piscies?"
She looked around and couldn't find her so she lay back. "Where is she? This has to be the fifth time this week!"
Green eyes turned to look in the direction of the horse sounds. "If it's a Gerudo I'll feed 'em their sword, backside gets it first!"
She lay back down and looked up at the sky. "It's been a good two weeks since I got here, and still no sign of her, that girl is harder to track than anything! I thought she's have gone to the desert."
"Excuse me." Said a Zora, popping up to chat. "But talking to yourself is the first sign of madness."
She chuckled. "I've gone past the first sign, I'm already answering myself back!"
The Zora laughed. "You seem vexed."
She sighed. "Tell me about it. I'm looking for a girl, I can't find her anywhere ... oh, and on your travels down there have you seen a strange creature lurking around down in the water?"
The Zora shook his head and then sank down under the water.
The girl just lay right back down on her back, then turned, got up, and walked out towards Hyrule Castle Market.
"To hell with Piscies, if she gets in trouble she wasn't my responsibility in the first place!" She said to herself to justify her walking away.
~*************~
Link and Katina had just dived under, checked out the Water Temple and found nothing suspicious, they'd checked everywhere and even run into Ruto, who confirmed that everything was alright.
"Was what you said about the Demons true?" Navi asked.
"Yes." Katina said. "I have no home thanks to them."
"How did you escape?" Ruto asked.
"I was sent out as a young baby to where it was safe." Katina replied.
The subject was sensed by all to be very sensitive to Katina and it was dropped.
"I'll keep an eye out for anything suspicious." Ruto promised.
Katina and Link left. Navi floated over to Katina for a moment.
"Are you...okay?" Navi asked.
Katina smiled and it seemed like any look of sorrow had never existed before. "Sure! We've worried Zelda plenty, I say we give her the all clear then go back and see Saria. We can all talk and cook something to eat."
Navi blipped and then sighed. Katina could never really stay sad or angry for long, she was a bright bubbly person, or maybe she was too stubborn to waste too much time being upset.
"I hope that doesn't mean you've got an appetite working up does it?" Link asked, raising an eye brow.
"Sure does!" Katina replied with a laugh.
Link slapped his forehead. "The way you'd eat I'd swear you were a horse, or you had more than one stomach! I've never seen anyone eat as much as you and still remain in that figure!"
Katina's laugher echoed around them and then they ducked under the water and came out in the middle of the lake, they swam to the edge and climbed out. The power in the Tunics kept them from getting wet. Katina looked up at the sky and for a moment her step faltered and she couldn't move. Link was one step ahead of her when he noticed she'd stopped.
"What is it?" He asked.
Katina sighed deeply. "I don't know...the sky just seems so clear today..and if Ganon is back it won't stay that way forever, and we have to stop him. He's been given a power; I sensed it in that Phantom of him. Hyrule is in trouble. I spent my life knowing about what happened before..I don't want anybody else to know about it, nobody should have to be like me."
Link's expression dropped, his eyes shared the sadness Katina felt. "We could make camp here for the night ...if you want to stop and think. I don't think we have anything to do tonight and we could sit out here and talk, I can't remember the last good talk we had."
Katina smiled weakly. "Two nights ago."
"I mean a very big talk. We don't know much about each other, I know a little something about you...I could fairly trade you knowing a little something about me. Sound fair?"
Katina nodded and walked to the waters edge, took her shoes off and pulled her trousers up, dipping her feet into the water. After a while Link came and sat beside her.
"What's wrong?" Link asked.
"I'm just remembering." Katina said.
"Oh....I'll leave you." Link said.
Katina grabbed his tunic. "You're not going anywhere!"
Link stumbled and almost fell, he caught his balance just as he was about to fall into the lake. He took one step, then the ground at the bank fell under him and he pitched backwards, grabbing onto Katina and pulling her into the water with him. They both gave a cry, fell under the water...and then resurfaced.
Katina burst out laughing, pulling her hair in the plait away from her face and put it flowing down her back as usual. "Nice going, hero of Time."
Link smiled and bit his lip. "You're just as wet as me."
Katina raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Katina then splashed a huge wave of water over Link, making him more wet.
"Look who's wetter now." Katina laughed.
Link filled his hat up with water and before it all drained out he poured it over her head and in no time it was a full-scale water fight. Navi chased after them trying to talk sense into them, but they were having too much fun. Link and Katina were laughing so hard they lost count of time. In the end the stopped and were climbing out onto the grass for the last time. Katina handed Link back his cap that she had stolen so he'd chase her during the water fight and she put it back on his head.
Link straightened it.
This made Katina laugh, she was already in pain, her sides ached and her stomach felt ready to give in.
"You've been playing for an hour now! We have to talk to Zelda." Navi said, and the two resigned and walked Epona and Bolt and galloped back to the Castle.
They had taken their tunics off by now and planned to take them back later, keeping them just in case an emergency at the Water Temple arose. They were sure King Zora wouldn't mind, Link and Katina were both trust worthy people after all.
~*************~
Her green eyes ablaze with frustration she went to step out of the bar. One man was dumb enough to put his hand on her and continue to pester her about sharing his bed for the night, which she had made it very clear that she wasn't interested in doing.
She sent a punch with gave the man a K.O right away. People looked at her with shock, a girl with a slim and almost pitiful figure couldn't do that. She motioned to the huge double edged broad sword that ran down her back.
"Next person will have to say hello to my blade rather than my fist, got it?" She said, and everyone stood as far away from her as possible, as she walked out a sigh of relief ran through the entire bar.
"I'm getting closer, people around here know her by name and face, the descriptions match..." She said.
~*************~
Katina and Link joined Zelda in her meeting chambers.
"You've had no luck on finding any sign of threats. But a rumour has gone around that somebody has been asking around for you by name, Katina." Zelda said.
"Asking for me by name?" Katina repeated.
"Yes, as of yet there aren't enough to prove it to be fact, but I'd take guard." Zelda said.
"If it's just a whisper I guess you wouldn't have a description either. Maybe we should ask around after we've seen Saria." Katina said.
"Why would anyone ask about her?" Navi asked.
"She's quite an apt fighter, she's better at Sodjin than me, maybe that's why. It's not uncommon for fighters to challenge each other." Link said.
Katina paled briefly. She was hoping against hope that it wasn't who she thought it was. Although she'd healed from her wounds five years ago, inside she still felt crushed, being taken down as mercilessly..just because she had...
"Katina....are you alright?" Zelda asked.
Katina snapped out of it. "Yeah. Just wondering...if it's Ganon or something." She lied.
"I think you two should check it." Zelda said. "Don't think me rude, but you can't stay long, I still have a meeting to attend to soon."
"It's okay, we can't spare much time anyway..we left Saria and we need to see if she's okay." Link said.
"Very well. As soon as you have any news come and see me." Zelda said and they excused themselves and went their separate ways.
~*************~
Just as the girl had gone up on and out of the Castle Market place and turned left to Kakariko, Katina had come out with Link and gone the other way, right passed the steps, seeing only a faint figure of the girl as they went to Kokiri woods.
CHAPTER EIGHT:
Her Raven black shimmered in the light; she was curled up at the river side, at the farthest corner. She was dressed in khaki green shirt which came down to her bottom, and over that a short navy blue jacket and her trousers were heavy duty tough leather dyed blue several times and made to never wash or wear out with various chemicals. She stirred, green eyes unfurled and she stretched, oblivious that two horses had whinnied at the other side of the lake.
She rubbed her temples and yawned.
"Man!" She exclaimed. "Did I sleep in that late?"
She looked around, confused for a moment and then she rubbed her neck. "Piscies?"
She looked around and couldn't find her so she lay back. "Where is she? This has to be the fifth time this week!"
Green eyes turned to look in the direction of the horse sounds. "If it's a Gerudo I'll feed 'em their sword, backside gets it first!"
She lay back down and looked up at the sky. "It's been a good two weeks since I got here, and still no sign of her, that girl is harder to track than anything! I thought she's have gone to the desert."
"Excuse me." Said a Zora, popping up to chat. "But talking to yourself is the first sign of madness."
She chuckled. "I've gone past the first sign, I'm already answering myself back!"
The Zora laughed. "You seem vexed."
She sighed. "Tell me about it. I'm looking for a girl, I can't find her anywhere ... oh, and on your travels down there have you seen a strange creature lurking around down in the water?"
The Zora shook his head and then sank down under the water.
The girl just lay right back down on her back, then turned, got up, and walked out towards Hyrule Castle Market.
"To hell with Piscies, if she gets in trouble she wasn't my responsibility in the first place!" She said to herself to justify her walking away.
~*************~
Link and Katina had just dived under, checked out the Water Temple and found nothing suspicious, they'd checked everywhere and even run into Ruto, who confirmed that everything was alright.
"Was what you said about the Demons true?" Navi asked.
"Yes." Katina said. "I have no home thanks to them."
"How did you escape?" Ruto asked.
"I was sent out as a young baby to where it was safe." Katina replied.
The subject was sensed by all to be very sensitive to Katina and it was dropped.
"I'll keep an eye out for anything suspicious." Ruto promised.
Katina and Link left. Navi floated over to Katina for a moment.
"Are you...okay?" Navi asked.
Katina smiled and it seemed like any look of sorrow had never existed before. "Sure! We've worried Zelda plenty, I say we give her the all clear then go back and see Saria. We can all talk and cook something to eat."
Navi blipped and then sighed. Katina could never really stay sad or angry for long, she was a bright bubbly person, or maybe she was too stubborn to waste too much time being upset.
"I hope that doesn't mean you've got an appetite working up does it?" Link asked, raising an eye brow.
"Sure does!" Katina replied with a laugh.
Link slapped his forehead. "The way you'd eat I'd swear you were a horse, or you had more than one stomach! I've never seen anyone eat as much as you and still remain in that figure!"
Katina's laugher echoed around them and then they ducked under the water and came out in the middle of the lake, they swam to the edge and climbed out. The power in the Tunics kept them from getting wet. Katina looked up at the sky and for a moment her step faltered and she couldn't move. Link was one step ahead of her when he noticed she'd stopped.
"What is it?" He asked.
Katina sighed deeply. "I don't know...the sky just seems so clear today..and if Ganon is back it won't stay that way forever, and we have to stop him. He's been given a power; I sensed it in that Phantom of him. Hyrule is in trouble. I spent my life knowing about what happened before..I don't want anybody else to know about it, nobody should have to be like me."
Link's expression dropped, his eyes shared the sadness Katina felt. "We could make camp here for the night ...if you want to stop and think. I don't think we have anything to do tonight and we could sit out here and talk, I can't remember the last good talk we had."
Katina smiled weakly. "Two nights ago."
"I mean a very big talk. We don't know much about each other, I know a little something about you...I could fairly trade you knowing a little something about me. Sound fair?"
Katina nodded and walked to the waters edge, took her shoes off and pulled her trousers up, dipping her feet into the water. After a while Link came and sat beside her.
"What's wrong?" Link asked.
"I'm just remembering." Katina said.
"Oh....I'll leave you." Link said.
Katina grabbed his tunic. "You're not going anywhere!"
Link stumbled and almost fell, he caught his balance just as he was about to fall into the lake. He took one step, then the ground at the bank fell under him and he pitched backwards, grabbing onto Katina and pulling her into the water with him. They both gave a cry, fell under the water...and then resurfaced.
Katina burst out laughing, pulling her hair in the plait away from her face and put it flowing down her back as usual. "Nice going, hero of Time."
Link smiled and bit his lip. "You're just as wet as me."
Katina raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Katina then splashed a huge wave of water over Link, making him more wet.
"Look who's wetter now." Katina laughed.
Link filled his hat up with water and before it all drained out he poured it over her head and in no time it was a full-scale water fight. Navi chased after them trying to talk sense into them, but they were having too much fun. Link and Katina were laughing so hard they lost count of time. In the end the stopped and were climbing out onto the grass for the last time. Katina handed Link back his cap that she had stolen so he'd chase her during the water fight and she put it back on his head.
Link straightened it.
This made Katina laugh, she was already in pain, her sides ached and her stomach felt ready to give in.
"You've been playing for an hour now! We have to talk to Zelda." Navi said, and the two resigned and walked Epona and Bolt and galloped back to the Castle.
They had taken their tunics off by now and planned to take them back later, keeping them just in case an emergency at the Water Temple arose. They were sure King Zora wouldn't mind, Link and Katina were both trust worthy people after all.
~*************~
Her green eyes ablaze with frustration she went to step out of the bar. One man was dumb enough to put his hand on her and continue to pester her about sharing his bed for the night, which she had made it very clear that she wasn't interested in doing.
She sent a punch with gave the man a K.O right away. People looked at her with shock, a girl with a slim and almost pitiful figure couldn't do that. She motioned to the huge double edged broad sword that ran down her back.
"Next person will have to say hello to my blade rather than my fist, got it?" She said, and everyone stood as far away from her as possible, as she walked out a sigh of relief ran through the entire bar.
"I'm getting closer, people around here know her by name and face, the descriptions match..." She said.
~*************~
Katina and Link joined Zelda in her meeting chambers.
"You've had no luck on finding any sign of threats. But a rumour has gone around that somebody has been asking around for you by name, Katina." Zelda said.
"Asking for me by name?" Katina repeated.
"Yes, as of yet there aren't enough to prove it to be fact, but I'd take guard." Zelda said.
"If it's just a whisper I guess you wouldn't have a description either. Maybe we should ask around after we've seen Saria." Katina said.
"Why would anyone ask about her?" Navi asked.
"She's quite an apt fighter, she's better at Sodjin than me, maybe that's why. It's not uncommon for fighters to challenge each other." Link said.
Katina paled briefly. She was hoping against hope that it wasn't who she thought it was. Although she'd healed from her wounds five years ago, inside she still felt crushed, being taken down as mercilessly..just because she had...
"Katina....are you alright?" Zelda asked.
Katina snapped out of it. "Yeah. Just wondering...if it's Ganon or something." She lied.
"I think you two should check it." Zelda said. "Don't think me rude, but you can't stay long, I still have a meeting to attend to soon."
"It's okay, we can't spare much time anyway..we left Saria and we need to see if she's okay." Link said.
"Very well. As soon as you have any news come and see me." Zelda said and they excused themselves and went their separate ways.
~*************~
Just as the girl had gone up on and out of the Castle Market place and turned left to Kakariko, Katina had come out with Link and gone the other way, right passed the steps, seeing only a faint figure of the girl as they went to Kokiri woods.