Chapter 5

Link's Room

Link was in his room, putting his things away in the closet. He was wondering about Zelda. "I like Zel a lot. But I wonder if she feels the same." Link recalled his flashback in the rec. room. "She hugged me and said she never thought about anyone else until she knew I was safe. Does that mean she likes me?"

A figure walked into the room through the balcony so silently his ears could barely pick up on it. His ears twitched and looked through the corner of his eyes. No one was there. Maybe I'm just hearing other things. My ears can pick up on anything. He turned back to the closet.

The figure moved closer and took at his weapon, a knife. It moved closer to Link. It raised it.

Link spun around. "Show yourself!"

Yet again, no one was there. "This just weird… he started to turn around. "What's … Whoa!"

The figure had made their chance to attack Link, by jumping from the top of the closet lunging at him. But Link reacted quickly by jumping far back. He tried to catch his breath but the figure lunged himself at Link again. But yet again, Link flew back but against the wall. He was cornered. WHO IS THIS PERSON? WHY IS HE ATTACKING ME? I CAN'T FIGHT; MY WEAPONS ARE IN THE CLOSET. The figure charged at Link again. Link jumped up, pushed his feet onto wall, and he pushed his body to fly over the killer. Link landed on the ground but he wasn't ready for what happened next. When he turned around the figure had thrown the knife fast and directly at him blade first. Link barely had anytime to dodge. His eyes widened.

Next Door

A bloodcurdling scream was heard. Roy shot up in bed. "Someone's in trouble!"

Roy ran over to Marth's bed. He was still sleep. Roy shook Marth. "Marth, wake up! Someone just screamed and I think it came from Link's room."

Marth woke up immediately. "What?"

They both went into the bathroom that divided Link's and their room. Marth tried to open the door it was locked. "Great, it's locked." He said.

"We break it down on 3." Roy said to Marth. Marth nodded in agreement. "1…2…3!"

They ran at the door at the same time breaking the door down. When they looked inside they gasped. Link was on the floor face down. But that's not what shocked them. In Link's back lay a knife and blood gushed all over his green tunic. Marth's face turned pale and Roy just stared. Link's front door was knocked down and Luigi ran in. "What's wrong Link? We heard you scre-

Everyone gasped. Zelda pushed herself to the front. When she saw the state Link was in, she screamed and then fell to the floor sobbing. "No…no…no…"she kept repeating to herself.

Peach walked over to the body and checked it, not really wanting to. She told everyone to quiet down. She put her head down to Link's chest and listened. "He's still breathing but barely. I think we can-

"What's going on?" Everyone including Zelda turned to see Young Link in the doorway. "What's everyone doing here?"

Zelda got up quickly. She didn't want Young Link to see Link in the stage he was in. She grabbed his hand and took him out of the room.

"What's wrong, Zelda?"

When they were back at Young Link's room, she kneeled down to him. She put her hands on his cheeks. Young Link looked at her innocently with his blue eyes. "Why are you crying, Zelda? Why can't I see Link?"

"Look… you just can't see him right now."

Young Link put his head down. "He's hurt. Someone attacked him."

Zelda looked at him puzzled. "What? How did-

"Even though Link and I pretend to be brothers, we're still the same person. His pain and feelings go through me as mine go through him. It's like we can read each other's minds."

"Oh." Zelda looked down. "Well someone did hurt him."

"Is he going to be okay?"

Zelda looked up to see tears in Young Link's eyes. She felt her tears falling too. "I don't know."

Young Link hugged Zelda and started crying. "I don't want to lose my big brother. He's the only family I have."

"I-I know." Her voice trembled as she thought about if she ever lost Link. She let go of him. Tears were streaming down his face. "But it'll be okay. You go get some sleep I'll tell you how Link is in the morning."

He sniffed. "Okay."

Zelda waited for him to go in his room and shut the door. She got up and went back to Link's room. When she got back, only Roy, Dr. Mario, and Peach were there. Roy was trying to pull out the blade, imbedded in Link's back. Marth and Luigi came back with a stretcher. Finally with a hard tug, Roy pulled it out. It was caked in blood and so was Link as soon as he pulled the blade out. His green outfit now looked as if he was wearing his red one. Zelda grew pale in the face. Roy and Marth picked up Link and put him on the stretcher.

"Let's hurry guys. We must stop the bleeding or he'll die." Dr. Mario said while rushing out the door. Marth and Roy went out hurrying holding the stretcher with Link's body on it.

Zelda could hear Link's silently groaning in agony. She was about to follow but Peach stopped her. "Zelda, you should get some rest. You can check on him, later okay?"

Zelda wanted to say something back but she understood Peach. She didn't really want to see Link again in that horrible state. "Okay."

Peach smiled. "Alright then. Don't worry .I'll take good care of him along with everyone else who will."

Zelda gave Peach a weak smile. "Okay, I'll check on him tomorrow."

Zelda turned, heading back to her own room. Once inside, she climbed into her bed. She didn't really want to sleep any longer, but it was only 11:00 at night. Her eyes slowly closed and she fell asleep.

Down in the Hospital Wing

"You know? We were all so worried for Link, that we never even thought about who attacked him." Roy said breaking the silence in the wing.

Marth looked over at Roy and so did Peach.

"He's right, Marth. We completely forgot to think about who did this to Link."

"And if he'll do this again." Marth said adding on to Peach's thought.

"Exactly! So who did it?" Roy pondered.

Peach thought for a moment." It could've been anyone." She then blinked her blue eyes fiercely. "Oh! It could be the same guy who attacked Mario and Master Hand."

"You're right, it could be." Marth stood and looked in the emergency room. Dr. Mario was tending to Link's wound. "But I think we'll get an even better clue by asking Link."

Zelda/Peach's room

Zelda was having a horrible nightmare. She was dreaming about the time Link fought Ganondorf in Hyrule. Except this time Ganondorf was shockingly powerful.

In the dream, Zelda was still imprisoned. She was helplessly watching Link being torn apart by him.

Link kept saying, "Where are you, Zelda?" Zelda would try to speak to him, but her voice could not be heard through Link's ears. Sadly, on Link's last cry to try and find her Ganondorf gave Link the final blow.

Zelda was in tears. Ganondorf moved her prison over to Link and set her free. Zelda ran to Link and cradled his upper body in her arms. She looked at Ganondorf in tears.

"Ganondorf kill me already!"

He simply looked at Zelda. "I'm not going to kill you. You're already suffering by seeing him slowly dying." He let at his evil laugh.

"Zelda," said a weak voice

Zelda looked down in horror to see Link staring at her. His face was cut up and bloody. "Where were you? Why didn't you help me?"

Zelda couldn't answer. She was freaked out. Link spoke again. "Look at me…I'm dying. This would have never happened to me if I never met you. Why couldn't you just find someone else? Why?"

Zelda couldn't speak. All she could do is cry as he kept chanting the same question and Ganondorf's booming cackle continued.
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Zelda woke up quickly. She had started crying again. She couldn't take it anymore. She went into the bathroom. There was another door there that connected to Samus' room. She knocked on it gently. Samus stirred in her sleep but got up anyway. She heard the knocking. She went to the door. As soon as she opened it Zelda ran inside and hugged Samus.

Samus looked at her crying friend. "Zelda, what's wrong?"

Zelda sniffed back her tears. "You're the only person I can talk to, Samus. I just can't keep it bottled up inside me anymore."

Zelda told Samus about the dream she had. She told her how she has been having bad dreams with Link involved all the time. Every part of it had an impact on Samus. Zelda tried to hold back her tears but it just wouldn't stop.

"Zelda, I'm sorry."

"Its just I feel everything that happens to Link is my fault. When he gets hurt, when he fought Ganon, when he was just now attacked and-

"Wait, go back. What just now happened?" Samus asked.

Zelda looked at Samus with her sad blue eyes. "You weren't there? Someone came and attacked Link. He's recovering in the wing right now."

"What? How did this happen?"

Zelda told her the whole story of finding Link. Samus' face turned white.

"No one knows who it could be."

Samus turned from Zelda. My best friend. Someone made an attempt to kill him. But please don't let it be who I think it is. If he caused this...I swear...

"Samus?"

She turned back to see Zelda looking at her. "I was wondering if I can stay in here with you tonight."

Samus looked at her and smiled. "Sure, why not?"

Both Samus and Zelda climbed into the bed. As Samus shut off the light, Zelda whispered to her. "Thank you."

"Sure, anything for a friend." Samus whispered.

Next Morning in Hospital Wing

Samus, Zelda, Marth, Roy, and Peach were watching Link sleep. He was slowly breathing. Roy being as impatient as usual asked a question.

"We shouldn't let his food get cold. Can I-

Peach glared at him. "Just do it already. We all saw you staring at it for the last 10 minutes."

With one last glare at Peach he took the drink on the food tray. This made Zelda smile for a moment, but her concern for Link quickly returned.

"I really hope he comes out of this okay." Zelda bit her fingernail while looking at Link. "I really wish I can find out who the person was who did this."

Samus, all of a sudden. got up and went towards the exit. "I'll be right back." She caught eye contact with Marth and told him with her eyes to follow her.

As soon as they went outside Roy let out a loud burp. Peach looked at him with disgust. "You are disgusting Roy!"

Zelda shook her head. "Here we go again."

Outside Hospital Wing

Samus looked at Marth. "Marth I'm sorry. I acted like an idiot. The truth is I never expected you to say that. I thought you only you thought of me as a friend. So what you did came as a shock to me. So ... sorry about last night."

Marth looked at her. "It's okay. Really Sam, I came on to yo ua little too strong yesterday so I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn't have done that to you anyway since you have a boyfriend and all.

Samus smiled and nodded. "So are we still friends."

Marth smiled. "Yes we still are. But Samus..." His last night encounter with Captain Falcon was still bothering him. Samus coudln't really have feelings for this man, could he?

She looked at him. "Yeah?"

"About Falcon. Is he really..."

"AAAAAAH!"

Samus and Marth immediately turned to the hospital wing with alert looks on their faces.

"Roy what's wrong? Please get up!"

Samus and Marth looked at each other for a moment. Someone screamed again.

"Roy this isn't funny. Get up please! Oh someone help!" Peach's voice was heard next.

Samus and Marth rushed inside. What they found was not a pretty sight. Roy was on the ground screaming in pain. Peach was scared and Zelda was trying t get near Roy but he kept swatting her back. Roy had placed a hand where his heart was and was trying to catch his breath.

Peach saw the two of them and looked at them in horror. "Guys, Roy just fell to the ground in pain! What do we do?"

"Do you know what happened to make him do this?" Marth and Samus dropped to the ground to see if they could calm him down.

"We don't know!" Zelda was panicking.

Roy kept on screaming. "SOMEONE STOP THIS FREAKIN PAIN!"

Peach just stared. I'm so scared I don't know what to do. Dr. Mario would know but he left for an appointment. Roy, please don't die!

Zelda thought. What do we do now? We can't lose him and we won't lose Link either! Wait I got it!

"Stand back, everyone." Zelda shouted.

"What?" Samus asked.

"I have an idea."

Marth knew what it was. He got up and told Samus to do the same. When they got up, Zelda moved towards Roy. "You guys hold him down." Marth held down his legs. Samus and Peach held down each of his hands. Zelda placed a hand in front of Roy. She closed her eyes and slowly chanted to herself. They saw a pink glow from Zelda's hand that glowed all over Roy. As it was shining on Roy, his fight to get free was slowly dropping and he was calming down. Then in a second Roy was completely quiet. Zelda stopped to see what she did. Marth, Samus and Peach let go of him and also looked.

Roy's eyes slowly opened. His vision was blurry at first but them he could see all his friends. "Um… hey guys? What exactly just happened to me?"

Marth got up to go somewhere, but before he left, he said, "Zelda healed you."

Roy nodded to Zelda. "Thanks Zel."

They all smiled in relief. At that moment, Peach didn't care what she thought of hugged him. "I'm glad you're okay."

Roy blinked his blue eyes in confusion. Roy looked at Zelda and Samus. "Um… is she okay?"

They just shrugged.

Peach let go of him. "Don't get used to this. Tomorrow, it's back to the way we were before."

"Okay. I don't think I want it back to the way it is right now, anyway." Roy assured her.

"Check this out." Marth said from another part of the room.

Everyone looked at Marth. He was over by the drink Roy had dropped. He had something tiny in his hand. "There's some kind of capsule here."

Samus came over and took a look at it. "I've seen one of these. It's poisonous. They tried to poison Roy."

"No. They tried to poison Link. Remember it was his drink." Roy corrected.

Peach gasped. "They were trying to finish off Link for good."

Zelda walked over to Link's bed. "Well, they won't get the chance to." Zelda raise her hand in front of Link. "I'm going to try this healing power again for Link."She continued the same thing she did on Roy. But this time it took longer. They all watched nervously as she tried to heal Link. A little later Zelda, stopped.

A small groan was heard. Link's eyes twitched but then fluttered open. He looked around but he saw Zelda first and smiled weakly. "Hey Zel,"

Zelda wrapped her arms around Link in a matter of seconds. Link hugged her back. Roy got up along with Peach and looked at them happily. Samus walked over to Link.

"Thought we lost you, Elf Boy." She said with a smirk.

"Hey bounty girl. You know it'll take more than a stab in the back." Link said. He tried to get up but Zelda wouldn't let him. "Zelda, let me up please." She didn't respond or budge. "Zelda?" Link looked at Zelda and gasped. "Guys she fainted!"

A little later

Zelda woke up. She was in the hospital wing still, but she was the one in the bed. Link was sitting right next to her. Roy, Samus, Marth, and Peach had left.

"What happened-"

Link looked up from a book he was looking at. "Good you're awake. They all told me how you used your healing powers twice in one way. Don't scare us like that. We thought the guy tried to poison you too."

"Sorry."

"It's okay. But for right now, just stay here for a need to rest."

"Okay."

Link got up and headed for the door. "I'll be back later. But thanks for healing me, Zelda. I mean it." He left when she smiled with gratitude at his thanks. Once he was gone, Zelda was alone in the room. She slowly drifted off into sleep.

Somewhere in the mansion unknown

"Blast! She ruined to of my murders."

The figure walked back and forth. Then he stopped. "She will have to be dealt with."

Common Room

"I truly think we need to be a bit more careful around this place right now."

Link and Marth agreed.

Link spoke up. "I don't know who it was. But it was definitely a man."

Roy looked around. "The murderer could be anywhere. And he'll try to attack again."

"So none of us are really safe alone," Marth said quietly.

Link shot up. "Zelda!"

Marth turned to look at him. "Huh?"

"I left her alone. I have to go check on her." He ran out of the room

"Wait Link!" Marth ran after him and Roy joined him.

"We'll come with you!" Roy called.

Back in the Hospital Wing

A dark figure crept over to Zelda's bed. He pulled out a white towel and chemicals out of his pocket. He poured some of the contents on the towel. He moved over to Zelda. The smell of the towel contacted Zelda's nose. Zelda's eyes flew open to come face to face with the man. She tried to scream but the man quickly covered her mouth and forced the towel to Zelda's nose. Zelda's helplessly smelled it and grew weak. She fainted right away and the man got to work. He pulled out some rope. He tied up Zelda's ankles, the middle of her legs, and her hands."

He then silently carried her out the window in which he came.

Not a minute or two later Link broke in. He looked around. Zelda's bed was empty. "Din, she's already gone! He's been here!" Roy and Marth looked inside. Link panicked. "Where the heck is she!"

"Calm down Link." Marth said calmly. Though he knew that would do little to silence Link.

"How can I be calm? I was just here and I left her by...Zelda!" he called out, hoping to get some kind of response back.

Roy looked at the window. Who opened it? Wait what's this shiny thing? It's-

Roy spun around. "Link look, what I found on the window seal."

Link ran over to him. In Roy's hand was a familiar Tri-Force earring . "That's Zelda's earring."

Marth joined them. "He mus thave carried her out the window."

"Well let's follow them!" Roy exclaimed.

All three of them went through the window. They found some footprints leading to the right. When the footprints stopped they looked up and gasped. The figure was right in front of them and in his arms was Zelda. He was standing towards the edge pool. Link got up and ran towards him. The figure quickly threw her in the pool. Strapped to Zelda was something electric. And when she was thrown in electric shock waves came from the pool.

"ZELDA!" He dove in after her not caring, if he got shocked or not.

Marth and Roy chased the man as he ran away from the scene. But when they reached the corner, he was gone. Link swam to the bottom of the pool. He reached his arm out and grabbed Zelda around the waist. When he emerged from the pool, Roy and Marth were right there, ready to get her out quickly. Link pulled himself out quickly. Roy took off all of Zelda's rope bindings while Marth was holding onto Zelda to check her out. He checked her heart. "She needs to be treated immediately."

Link picked up Zelda in his arms. "Let's hurry to the hospital wing and find Dr. Mario."

They rushed back to the hospital wing inside. Just above them was Samus looking at them from her room. She saw the whole thing from when the man brought her out to the pool to the end.

She just stared and then finally whispered. "So…it was you."

End of Chapter

Okay there were a lot of accidents in this one. Samus knows who it is but will she tell the others? Well she'll tell one person about her secrets next chapter. Review Please!