A/N: gack, i'm sry its been so long!! and i'm also sry that this chapter is so SHORT!! i didnt have time 2 write more, tho! i hope a new chapter will be up soon! (oh, and in case u 4got, link and zelda are staring at a gigantic sea serpent rite now)

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The Princess stared at the beast in shock. "Oh....my...."

Then the serpent bellowed out a blood-curdling shriek and thrusted its head towards the two elves. Instinctively, Link grabbed Zelda and rolled sharply over to the left. She stared at him in surprise, and he hastily helped her stand up.

"Curses, we haven't any weapons!" Zelda cried, as the monster prepared to strike at them again.

"Then we're going to have to keep on dodging it until it gets tired!" Link yelled.

"Is that possible?! Oh, Goddesses help us!"

Help was on the way. For at that exact moment, who should come flying into the scene, screaming their heads off, but Saria and Malon. With a loud "OOF!" the two of them landed on the head of the enormous sea creature.

"WHAT IN DIN'S NAME IS THIS THING?!" Saria shouted, grabbing onto one of the serpent's scales as it tried vainly to buck her off.

"IT'S A SEA SERPENT, GENIUS!!" Malon yelled in response, now thankfully back to her normal self. "HERE, TAKE THIS!!" She handed her sister a bow and a handful of arrows. Then Malon suddenly remembered that she had Link's sword. "HEY, LINK!! CATCH!" She took the sword off her back and threw it down to Link.

"Oh my Goddesses!" Zelda cried. "Talk about luck!"

"This isn't luck, it was fate," Link said in an overly dramatic voice. He took the Master Sword and thrust it menacingly towards the monster. Unfortunately for them, it seemed completely undaunted. Then, with one sudden toss of it's head, the serpent sent Malon and Saria flying.

They landed roughly on the sand next to Zelda, who offered them both a hand to stand back up. Saria took out an arrow and shot it towards the monster, hitting it in the shoulder. Unfortunately, the weapon was so small that it had no effect whatsoever.

"Well, that't didn't work," Malon remarked dully.

The serpent struck again, quicker this time, and catching Link by surprise. In one quick movement, the warrior disappeared into the creature's mouth.

"Oh my Godd—" Malon started.

Zelda grabbed a bundle of arrows off of Saria's back and leapt onto the sea serpent's head (which, conveniently, was still resting not that far off the ground). Slipping a bit on the wet scales, she made her way slowly towards it's pointed face.

"PRINCESS, YOU'RE GOING TO FALL!" Saria cried out. "YOU'RE FIGHTING A LOST CAUSE!"

"I'M NOT!" Zelda shouted back. "LINK IS STILL ALIVE, I KNOW HE IS!!"

"She's gone mad!" Malon muttered to herself. "What does she think she's doing?!"

Managing to stay atop the serpent's violently shaking head, Zelda shrieked loudly and plunged one of Saria's arrows into it's eye. The beast roared in agony, twisting around in the water and rocking its head from side to side. Blood rained down on Saria and Malon, who were too worried to be disgusted.

"DON'T JUST STAND THERE, DO SOMETHING!!" Zelda called to them, continuing to stab the serpent with the arrow.

"Well what--!" Then Saria noticed the Master Sword, which had fallen out of Link's hand before getting devoured. She ran towards it, then headed towards the sea serpent and chopped away at its middle, like an axe at a tree trunk.

Infuriated, the serpent collapsed to the ground, writhing and nearly hitting Saria several times. Finally having it on its back, Saria thrusted the sword into its flesh and tore downwards. After a few more deafening yowls and shrieks, the monster's noises seemed to cease. Then suddenly, it turned its head and vehemently coughed up blood, among other things. One of those other things was—

"Link!" Malon cried, rushing over to him. Zelda slid off of the monster (which had finally died) and ran over to him as well. Saria stayed where she was, and Malon, feeling awkward, walked over to her.

Zelda got down on her knees beside him and took his hand. He was dead. "Link..."

She remembered what he had said to her earlier, about how they needed to distinguish what had happened between him and Saria before one of them died. The Princess was only realizing it now how important that had been.

"Oh, curse me and my stupid pride!" Zelda whispered to herself, putting an arm around Link and caressing him gently. "I'm sorry..." Among the sweat and blood, a few tears coursed down her cheeks as she squeezed Link's hand gently.

She felt him squeeze back. Shuddering, Zelda looked down at Link and watched him slowly sit up. The Princess released him and fell back a bit from shock. They stared at each other a few moments longer, until Zelda managed to whisper,

"You're...still alive...how?"

"Well, with a big serpent comes a big mouth," Link responded. "It started screeching, and I knew you guys were putting up a fight, so I grabbed a hold on something sticking out of its teeth." He shrugged, as if being swallowed by a giant sea serpent was a daily routine.

The Princess eyed Link warily then took two steps towards him and drew him into a tight embrace. "Never ... do that ... to me again," she whispered.

Link pulled away from her with surprise. "You're going to forget it then?" he asked, as if scarcely believing what he was hearing.

"Forget what?" Zelda asked him with a grin. Then she pulled him back to her and kissed him ardently. She drew away from him and quietly said, "I'm sorry for the awful things I said to you .... I love you, and that's all that matters now."

"Well, looks like they're back on speaking terms again," Malon sighed happily, slinging a bag over her shoulder (she and Saria had seen them; albeit from a distance). "But are you still--"

"Heck no, I'm over him," Saria laughed, gathering up the arrows that had fallen out of their pouch. "Besides, I'm glad he's with the Princess, because I know that she's who he really loves."

Malon beamed at her. "In that case, seeing as how you've managed to mature a little, help me in breaking Link's lips off of Zelda so we can get a move-on, huh?"

***Meanwhile, the Triforce of Power still waits to be found***

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A/N: BWA HA HA HAAAAAAA!! and that is all 4 now, sry 2 say. plz review!!