CHAPTER TEN
A character named Ri/Echo is based off of a character by Renegade of Dark. Renegade of Dark is the only one who guessed where the portal led to. Manic-Baka is not in this story because they did not guess. Too bad.
Song opened her eyes to feel the tip of an arrow against her throat. She fumbled for her own sword, but the one who had the arrows had taken possession of her sword.
"What are you doing with the Hero of Time's horse?" demanded a voice. The voice sounded around sixteen. "Hurry up, answer, you can't keep arrows in the bow for long!"
"Link...is my friend!" choked out Song. She suddenly reached out a hand and snapped the arrow in half. With the arrow gone from her throat, she rolled to one side and leapt up to see a boy with blue hair and gold eyes, wearing armor everywhere but his head, carrying a bow and a quiver. His skin was fair, but just a shade dark from tan.
"Prove it," commanded the boy.
"Gladly," replied Song coolly. She looked around to get her bearings. To her enormous surprise, she was in Hyrule! She was on a small hill close to the Kokiri Forest and Kakariko Village. "We're in Hyrule!" exclaimed Song.
"Where else?" asked the boy sarcastically, pulling an arrow from his quiver. "Now, show me that you're friends with the Hero of Time."
"Where's Link?" demanded Song. "Where's Akio? And Kyle? Oh, God, where's Naiya?"
"Prove it!" commanded the boy, nocking the arrow into his bow.
"Fine," snapped Song, and put her hands in her jeans pocket. At least that's what she thought she was doing. Instead, she felt soft cloth and looked down. She was wearing a blue blouse and a long, black skirt! Song gaped, and then shuffled her feet, which were now covered in boots instead of sneakers, and felt something next to her feet. She stepped back and found the Ocarina of Time. She picked it up and put it to her mouth. She closed her eyes and played Zelda's Lullaby.
"You must be friends with the Princess, too!" gasped the boy. "I'm so sorry, Miss...?"
"Song. My name is Song."
"My name is Ri, but people just call me Echo."
"Pleasure to meet you, Echo, but have you seen Link, two boys, and a girl around here?" asked Song, trying not to sound anxious.
"I saw two boys and a girl running into Kakariko Village. No, sorry, I have not seen the Hero of Time," replied Echo.
"I must find Link. I must!" Song cried.
"Miss Song, it is going to rain, and the Fields are infested with Ganondorf's minions."
Song shook her head and looked around her. She saw Epona a few feet away.
"Echo, give me my sword."
Echo handed over the sword. Song raced to Epona and swung her leg over the horse.
"Where are you going!" shouted Echo.
"I'm going to find Link! Tell a boy named Kyle, a boy named Akio, and a girl named Naiya not to worry! Tell them that I'm okay and that they should stay put. I'm just going to find Link."
With that, Song raced off into the Kokiri Forest as it began to grow dark. The storm clouds overhead split open, and poured their innards down upon Song and Echo as each of them raced to their different destinations: one to find a friend, and one to comfort some strangers.
Naiya gazed at the sky. "It's going to rain soon," she commented. Dark clouds were hanging in the sky, and it was very humid, a sure sign that it was going to thunder. Just as Naiya spoke that sentence, the rain began to pelt down on them.
"Let's get out of here!" roared Kyle, shielding his head from the rain with his arms. Kyle was dressed in a black tunic and brown breeches with brown leather boots. Akio was dressed in an orange tunic and was wearing black breech and his feet were covered by brown leather boots, too. Naiya was wearing a pink blouse and a blue skirt with dark brown boots adorning her feet.
"I agree," cried Akio. The three friends raced towards the nearest house; the Cucco Lady's home. They knocked on the door and the Cucco Lady opened it up.
"Who are you?" asked the Cucco Lady.
"My name is Naiya. This is Kyle and this is Akio. We are friends of Link. Please let us in!" shouted Naiya over the rain. The Cucco Lady opened the door wider and the trio dashed inside.
The Cucco Lady looked at them long and hard. "Link's never mentioned you three before."
"That's because he didn't meet us in Hyrule," replied Kyle.
"Yeah," added in Akio, "he met us on Earth."
The Cucco Lady raised her eyebrows. "Earth? He met you on soil?"
"No. Earth's a planet," explained Naiya.
"It is?" The Cucco Lady looked surprised. "What's it like?"
So the three began explaining about Earth.
Song entered Kokiri Forest on Epona. She peered about, trying to find Link.
"Who're you?" asked a curious and timid voice. Song looked down from the horse to see a girl with green hair looking curiously up at her.
"My name is Song," replied the girl. "You must be Saria."
"Who told you?" asked the Kokiri girl.
"Link did, of course." 'Well, he technically did,' thought Song. 'He told me in the video game.' "He talks about you a lot. You're his best friend. You've been with him through thick and thin!"
Saria beamed. "Really?"
"Yes," replied Song. "Has Link gone through here?"
"Yes. He came here a while before the rain started and told me that he's getting his bow and arrows and other weapons." Saria sighed and looked dreamy. "He's handsome, isn't he?"
Song grinned. "Oh, I suppose he is." Saria seemed to notice Song's slightly sarcastic tone of voice.
"What?" asked Saria.
"He's a good kisser." Song grinned.
"What!" exclaimed Saria.
"Just show me where he is, okay?" asked Song. Saria nodded and walked towards Link's tree-house.
"Link," Saria called. "There's someone to see you."
"Who?" asked Link from inside his house.
"She calls herself 'Song'," answered Saria.
Link bounded out of his tree-house. "Song," he cried happily. Song began climbing up the ladder. When they met, Link pulled Song into a tight embrace. "Song, you're alive! I couldn't find any of you, so I ran into here to find my bow and my quiver of arrows; oh, Song!"
"Link, I'm fine," Song laughed. "We must head over to Kakariko Village. Naiya, Kyle, and Akio are all there. A boy named Echo – well, he's really named Ri, but he says that they all call him Echo –, well, anyways, Echo went off to tell Naiya and Kyle and Akio that I've gone to find you. We must head off to Kakariko."
"Okay." Link went into his tree-house. "Let me just find my bow."
Song sat down on Link's bed and ran her fingers along the wood. "In all my life I never thought that I would ever, I mean ever, see Hyrule in 3D. Now I have. It's beautiful."
Song lay back on Link's bed and gazed at the ceiling. Link found his bow and the bowstring. He began searching for his arrows.
"Hyrule is a lovely place," Link told Song. "It's been plagued by evil, though. Once Ganondorf is slain – and I mean slain, not just sealed away – then Hyrule will be happy again. We can live here happily." Link reddened. "I mean, I can, erm, you can stay if you – well, not that you have to – you'll probably wish to go back home – "
"Link, I'd love to stay in Hyrule," laughed Song. "It's so wonderful. I could find my way to Earth and get my laptop, and that's all I would need. Oh," Song grinned, "and some way to plug it in."
Link sat down on the edge of his bed, unable to find his quiver. He gazed at Song lovingly and leaned down to kiss her passionately. Song returned the kiss.
They stayed in the tree-house for longer than intended, kissing and enjoying each other's company.
'I now know what it's like to fall in love,' thought Song dreamily. She grinned at Link and kissed him softly.
OH MEIN GOTT!!!! I'm so sorry that we haven't updated forever. (This is the younger of the two authors, by the way.) I promised, promised promised promised promised my co-author that she can do the next chapter, so that's what it's gonna be. 'Kay? 'Kay.
By the way – I think that we could probably accept more fan characters. My co-author and I have gotten some doodads figured out – like we know some enemies and such – but we might like to include some fan characters (characters that the fans create but that we include in our story). But this has to be serious, for this is a veddy serious fic. Also, if you want a fan character in the story, you must write in a review (after reviewing the story, of course), "Hey, I would like to suggest a fan character" and then describe your character, because this character is yours. Only you know what this character truly looks like, so you must tell us. Also, don't make the character be a silly person who does stupid things, like kill toasters or hug people a lot or giggle too much or dance while talking or sing every word. Please. That's for a humor fic.
By the way, I'm not continuing "The Legend of Zelda: Modern Aged!" because I totally screwed up on one part and because I just learned that script aren't allowed. gasps On my other account, E.B. Keane-Farrell, I got a one-shot deleted because it was script-format. Dammit. Okay, anyhoo, bye, please read and review. Thank you all for being oh-so-patient!!!!
P.S. If you want me to continue The Wind Waker: Modern Aged! then I can probably continue it by emailing it to you. Or by hoping that doesn't notice it.
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