Author's note: Yes! Another chapter up! This one is really good... The action is really starting to kick in now! Enjoy! (Special thanks at the bottom.)

Chapter 3: The Voice of Thunder

Zelda found herself staring into emptiness and dark. She just stood there motionless and it seemed she was stunned or paralyzed. Then in the dark she had heard the echo of a laugh, as it seemed to be emanating from all around her. A figure then slowly approached her, but the image was so blurry, she couldn't even make out who it was. He had placed a necklace around her neck, but she had done nothing, it seemed all Zelda could do was just stand there.

"As long as this necklace is around your neck, my dear Zelda, your powers will be under my control, under the control of Lord Ganondorf!"

This image faded into a burning town and Zelda before the raging flames and unleashing great and terrible power. She just stood there, expressionless and emotionless. No tears fled from her eyes as if she didn't care. Her "master" watched from afar and glorified that moment. He cried out in joy and lifted his arms in triumph.

"Oh, this great and terrible power! How delighting and wonderful it is! Surely my taking over the whole world will be ensured!"

Zelda suddenly awoke from her sleep with a jolt. Sweat ran down her forehead and her head felt most heavy at that moment. Her eyes contained worry and astonishment. For a long while she took long and hard deep breaths before reality at last set in. Zelda gazed around the room and found she was alone as her face went to the same expressionless face it always was. Zelda looked down at herself and found her legs were still underneath the covers. However she had noticed a pendant resting on her breast and it hung on a chain around her neck.

She had thrown her legs over the side of the bed to get herself out. It seemed only minutes had passed, but it must have been hours, for the torches were dim and frail. Once she had stood up, she had walked out of her room and into the hallways. Zelda noticed the dark corridors were far quieter than that morning. She gracefully walked through the hallways before she had reached the entrance. There was the voice of the waterfall and Zelda found that the voice of thunder began to sound as well. But the storm was dry, and it let out no tears.

Zelda listened closely to the roaring and deep rumbles in the sky. That sound was so familiar to her... it seemed to remind her of destruction and ruin. She was alone until she heard steps beside her and Zelda looked to the side and saw Link standing there. He grumbled and sat down by her. He looked up and saw the blank, gray sky that contained no lighting in it, but only a deep sound that could even shake the foundations of the strongest person. He decided to speak to Zelda, breaking the silence between them.

"You're awake, I see..." He started, "Did you recall anything of your past in your dream?"

"It was more of a nightmare than a dream." Zelda said, her voice going along with the thunder, "I discovered I had something to do with this man called Ganondorf..."

Link sighed rather angrily, as if angered to hear that name. He grumbled as well and narrowed his eyes to a look that looked most intimidating.

"And... something about this necklace..."

Hearing something new, Link jolted his head toward her and saw her gazing down at a pendant as she held it between her fingers. The jewel seemed to glow of a sinister evil; it seemed possessed. Zelda then remembered that in her dream that as long as she wore that necklace, she was a slave to Ganondorf. Zelda tried to remove it, but instead a surge of electricity shot through her arm and she flinched. Worried, Link immediately took hold of her arm to observe it after she had experienced the pain.

However, that was not the end of Zelda's pain. Her head jolted with a pain that seemed like a needle shooting on one side of her head to the other. She fell into Link's arms, on the brink of falling unconscious. Her eyelids were heavy and she managed to lift her head just a little, gritting her teeth and pain. Zelda managed to speak to Link before falling unconscious.

"Th-the soldiers... they're coming..."

Her head then fell once again and Link continued to hold her to him. Then a sound reached his ears, other than the roaring voice in the sky. He looked to the side and saw soldiers headed their way. Shocked, Link threw Zelda over his shoulders and rushed back toward the hideout. How in the world did the soldiers find them? He was so confused, but knew he had to act. Quickly, Link made his way to the meeting room where the other men were hiding. Once he had burst in, they jumped to their feet to Link's booming voice.

"The Hyrulian guards! They're here! They found us!"

"I knew it! That girl brings nothing but trouble with her!" One of the men said as Link placed Zelda on the ground.

"We have to do something!" Link continued, as if he did not hear what the other had said.

The man slowly approached him, with his fists ready for impact as he rolled up his long sleeves. Link stood there amazed, because he had just mentioned the Hyrulian guards, and here was this man ready to face him. A fist was zooming toward his face, however Link, with his quick reactions, quickly moved to the side and caught hold of the man's wrist. As the man was trying to make his impact, he was screaming,

"Traitor!"

Link looked at him with his piercing blue eyes. Once the other man had stared into them, he fell submissive to Link's strength. Link slowly spoke, articulating his words to get the message through his head.

"We are going to be captured if we don't do something..."

The man looked at the others and observed them each nodding at him. Link let go of him as he had backed off slowly and Link had picked Zelda up again.

"We need to make an escape, to the back entrance!"

So Link led the few others out of the room and quickly they made their way to the back of their hideout. The soldiers had already stormed the half they were at when making the decision to make the escape. However, in some wild way the soldiers had appeared at the very back door before them, as if waiting. Also, by the looks of it, they probably had been waiting for some time. Link shushed the other men, to wait for the opportune moment to strike them down. He had even let an ear out to their conversation.

"I wonder how long we have been hiding here..." One said.

"Probably a couple of hours, I can't believe how tricky that wench can be! I can't believe Lord Ganondorf wants her so desperately!"

"I would have to agree... He even set an attack on the town where we started the search for her!"

A cord was struck in Link's heart when he heard that. His eyes widened and sweat began to run down his face. He had already set Zelda down beside him and he clenched the hilt of his sword. The other men heard what he had heard as well, and figured Link would start attacking soon, so they had clenched onto the hilts of their swords also. Link's eyes narrowed as he rose to his feet and began to charge at the two soldiers, while the others stayed on watch for more soldiers that were coming.

To the soldier's surprise, they drew their spears up immediately when Link stood there, breathing heavily with anger and fury. His sword was drawn and ready to strike.

"One has appeared..." One soldier pointed out.

Link jumped for them, "And it will be the last you shall see..."

He had attacked them without hesitation. However, the mercy in his heart told him to only hurt them enough to knock them out, and so he followed his mercy and did so. Link then turned around and picked up Zelda once more and told the other men that he had cleared the entrance. So they had charged out and leapt onto their horses, while Link had placed Zelda on first then mounted.

"We make for the closest town... I'm worried." Link said clenching onto Zelda and holding her to his chest.

Tears were nearly in his eyes as they pressed forward for an escape. So they went where Zelda had started out, as the Hyrulian soldiers were storming their only home. They had charged out onto the fields of shallow snow and speedily headed for the town under siege.

Author's note: Cliffy... well, sort of... Well, guys, I hope you really liked this chapter! The next chapter is going to be really good! I can assure you! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... REVIEW!

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pen-gurl: Yay! Thanks for the compliment! But I do have to say, I got some of the elements from Final Fantasy VI. (Good game, try to get an emulator for it if you don't have it on a SNES.) Keep reviewing!

LadyofDemons45: My goal in this story is to be very interesting. My friend, Inu-chan, says I have a very good imagination when it comes to storytelling... and I do seem to like characters with hard pasts... there's a lot in my forty-nine chapter plus a prologue novel.

Brownblade: Tee hee... I feel loved whenever I read reviews... Thanks for the review and I really hope you liked this chapter too! Thanks for your continued support!

kat-SageOfWisdom-princessZel: I NEVER abandon any of my stories! I may take a while with them, but one thing I never do is abandoning them. THANKS FOR THE REVIEW! I hope you liked this chapter! (What do you mean "made a fool of yourself?" CONFUSED)