Disclaimer: 15th Chapter and I still don't own Zelda, Soul Calibur or Resident Evil...well, I do own the games but the the rights and...oh never mind.
A.N.: I apologise for the retarded disclaimer...I've been playing too much Resi 4 lately.
Chapter 15: C'est la vie
Link looked around the small room and sighed. The second he had entered the castle, Impa had ran up to him and without a word, just a small nod and nervous smile, lifted Zelda out of his arms and had run down to the infirmary with her. He and Leon had led the horses back to the stables to be taken care of while Raphael and the others followed Impa.
So that's where he sat now, the infirmary, in one of the doctors' offices, waiting to be checked out and told how everyone else was.
Zelda, Nabooru and Maxi had been the first people to be seen to, apparently. There were four doctors in the infirmary currently, these were Hyrule's top physicians the King's doctors, three of them were attending to the aforementioned, the fourth, Link didn't know.
He looked up as the door opened, and the young doctor, who had attended to Amy a few days ago, walked in. He gave Link a half smile, before walking over to him.
"How is everyone?" Link asked, hesitantly
The young doctor looked up at Link and sighed
"Link I need to attend to you before I answer anything…you'll probably run away to your friends, just to check they're OK."
"You know me too well…and therefore, you know that I'll run away if you don't tell me at least one thing." Link's smile that had crossed his face at the beginning of his statement disappeared with that
Sighing again, the doctor shook his head
"Very well…The Princess has been checked over and put to bed in her own chambers; she'll be there for at least a few days. She may be unconscious for that time, but she has a strong will, and will probably wake up sooner. The damage to her head wasn't serious and though she might have slight concussion and dizziness for a few days, she'll recover within two weeks."
Link sighed in relief and nodded at the doctor, thanking him for that piece of information.
"Now…let me check you over."
Link groaned but did as he was asked, rolling his eyes as the doctor asked a multitude of questions and poking and prodding what seemed to be every bruise.
"OK!" Link exclaimed after a few more minutes prodding "I'll survive, but not if you keep poking me, good goddesses man."
The doctor straightened and glared at him.
"Well…your injuries aren't extensive or serious. You've got a couple of cracked ribs, which'll be sore for a while, your back too as it's covered with bruises. Your neck seems to be burnt and bleeding slightly, but they're cause for little concern. I'll clean them for you but there's nothing more I can do…Just try to rest and not worry for the next couple of days, you'll be tired I'm sure."
Link nodded and pulled his tunic back on, when a sudden thought hit him…
"Liam! Where is he, he would've usually come in by now, asking about everything"
"What about everyone else?" Link asked
"Nabooru will be here for a while…on bed rest, and only attended to by women. We've decided that she doesn't need to be stressed out anymore by having unfamiliar men around. You will be the only male allowed in to see her, as she's in her own, private room. Her condition will improve slowly, she's been beaten badly, but she's a Gerudo woman so she's a fighter. She'll be allowed to go home in about three to four weeks."
Link nodded. "The other worlders?"
"Well…three of them are still being seen to. There was a lot of shouting coming from one of the exam rooms…something about being young and able to recover quickly."
"Ah, that would be Yunsung." Link chuckled
"Uh-huh. Anyway, the only one I know about for now is the black-haired one."
Link swallowed, suddenly nervous. He had seen the extent of Maxi's injuries, he had received the most and the worst. They had only known each other for a few days, but Link already knew that Maxi was a life-long friend to him. The pirate was friendly, out-going, funny and loyal, he was the kind of person that was hard to find.
"Mmm, you should look worried." the doctor commented, and Link's eyes shot up from the floor to meet the other mans.
"How bad is it?"
"Serious. He's lost a lot of blood, has a couple of broken ribs and a lot of bruises. I'm surprised that he's survived this long, he's in a really bad way, and if those wounds get infected, he's as good as dead. He'll need to stay here for while, the blood loss means he's weakened severely. If he'd had anymore injuries, his body probably wouldn't be able to heal them all…as it is, he'll need at least a month to heal. Though he won't be on bed rest for all of that time. He's got a fair chance of survival, but he's easily the worst off." The doctor finished looking sternly at Link
"He's out there," the physician flinched his head towards the room with the beds "You can go and see him, but don't make him talk too much if he's awake." Link nodded in response, and suddenly felt guilty, he shouldn't have brought Maxi…he was too nice a guy to be in that kind of condition.
"What…what about…Liam…have you heard anything about him?" Link found it hard to ask, as if he knew something was wrong and looked up at the doctor, desperate to see him smiling at him in a joking manner, as if to say 'Of course he's alright'.
What he saw was the opposite.
"He's…stable." the doctor answered, looking away
"What do you mean by just, stable…what's happened?"
The doctor looked him over, trying to decide how to phrase his answer or whether he should just tell Link to go and see him.
Giving in, the doctor replied,
"Overall, he's fine, a few bruises and cuts, some that may leave him with scars. There's a deep one on his right thigh that's been sewn closed. One of his waist has been bleeding continuously and has had to have mud cleaned out of it, but that should heal fine too, with a scar left behind of course…but," the doctor trailed off
"But?"
"Well, it's not a life threatening injury, but if the worst has happened, he won't be working in the army anymore."
"What is it?"
"He was fighting a Gerudo woman, and she got the better of him. She's the one who caused the wound on his thigh and waist. He lost a lot of blood from the one on his waist and it weakened him. She kept on attacking him, and she hit him in the face."
"So?"
"The attack hit at the centre of his hairline and has travelled over his left eye and half-way down him cheek. She was quite brutal as well…the sword has hit the bone of his forehead and cheek, it's also diagonally slashed his eyelid in half…if the attack was heavy on his eyeball, he'll be permanently blind in that eye"
"Do you know for sure how bad it is yet?"
"No…but he's unable to open his eye, so until that happens we've got no way of telling…there is a very high chance that he has been blinded though."
Link looked down at the floor, hoping that Liam would still have his eyesight
"Last time I checked, he was still awake…you should go and see him, meet up with your friends and go to bed…you look awful, you could do with some rest."
Link nodded and slid off the examination table and walked out of the room.
Walking down the narrow corridor, almost choking on the stench of sanitizers, he was greeted with the sight if Siegfried leaning against the wall, next to one of the doctors' offices.
"Hey Siegfried," he sighed in greeting, eyes never leaving the floor.
"Hi Link…what's wrong?" the other blonde looked him over, head cocked to the side
"Oh…uh, not much, just a combination of a few small things."
"Care to share them?"
"Well, mainly I'm just tired and worried…could be the after effects of battle too, though."
"Worried?...Over what? Everyone else?"
"Yeah…Maxi mainly and Liam."
"Hmm…I could understand Maxi, he was beaten pretty badly, but I'm sure he'll recover…damn pirate is always too sprightly. But what's wrong with Liam?"
"He could be blind in one eye."
Siegfried looked at the downhearted Hylian and down the corridor, to where the beds were.
"Anyway…where's everyone else?" Link looked up at Siegfried
"Ah…Raphael has gone to Amy…again, Maxi is in bed, struggling to stay awake, last time I saw…and Yunsung is still in there" he motioned to the door on his right. "The doctor who saw to me disappeared into there and the shouting from Yunsung suddenly stopped, so I'm waiting to see what's happened." He looked at Link and smiled gently; trying to comfort the young man…something he wasn't sure where it came from.
"Perhaps I've regained more of my humanity than I thought…Anyway, could be that I've found a friend"
"So, I take it that since the doctors haven't strapped you down to a bed yet, that you're OK?" Link asked, grinning at the other man, trying to make light of the situation.
"What…you think that a cut and some bruises are going to stop the great Siegfried Schtauffen?"
"Nah…I guess not."
"Glad to hear it. Anyway, you're OK then?"
"Yeah, some bruises…not much. You wanna go get something to eat or…"
Link was cut off mid sentence by the door to the office opened, and a very disgruntled looking Yunsung stepped out, bandages wrapped around his arm and shoulder.
Link chuckled lightly at the expression on the Koreans face and looked at Siegfried.
"Stop it you freak…I don't like having to 'rest for the next couple of days' and 'come down to see me again in two days' so I can have my bandages changed."
At that point, a male doctor walked out of the office, eyed Yunsung for a moment and walked away, muttering something about youths.
Yunsung scowled at the retreating figure and turned to Link.
"You gonna go and see everyone else?"
"I was about to" Link answered, pushing himself away from the wall and walked into the room with the beds.
On the left side of the room, Raphael sat on a bed, next to Amy and speaking to her quietly, and looking slightly uncomfortable. When Link walked in he looked up and nodded to the little group before turning back to Amy.
Link smiled at the interaction between Raphael and his daughter. Raphael had completely cold in the last couple of days, so it was good to Link to see him acting so warmly and gently to someone.
Turning to his right he saw Maxi lying in one of the beds, the sheets pulled up to his chest. He was lying on his side, but didn't appear to be asleep.
Walking around the bed to face Maxi's front side, he was greeted with a very groggy sounding
"Alright Link?"
"Uh, I guess, anyway, how are you feeling now?"
"Tired, weak and in pain, how else?"
Link chuckled in answer "No different."
Maxi groaned and looked over at Yunsung and Siegfried. "Hmph, well, at least someone's intact." Turning back to Link he inquired "Have you seen Liam yet?"
The smile on Link's face faded and he shook his head.
"I think you should, he's over there," Maxi motioned to a bed further up the room "You've heard about his…situation then?"
"Yeah…I was about to go and see him now, I'm just checking everyone's comfortable before I head back to my room."
"Good plan, one that I'll probably carry out too…just wish I wasn't down here with that damn sterile smell."
Link smiled half-heartedly "I know what you mean."
Getting off the bed he had been sitting on, Link walked up to Liam's bed.
Yunsung wandered over to the bed where Link had previously been sitting, while Siegfried settled himself on the end of Maxi's bed. Maxi glared at him for a moment, then turned back to watch Link, who was kneeling by the side of Liam's bed, watching his 'brother'.
Lowering his head, Link closed his eyes and whispered something to the sleeping figure and got up. Link walked towards the doors and opened them before turning to the rest of the entourage.
"Goodnight," he called and closed the door.
Yunsung, Maxi and Siegfried stared at the door for a few minutes after Link left, as if expecting him to come back in.
"He really is close to Liam isn't he?" Yunsung whispered
"I would've thought that was obvious from the beginning," remarked Raphael, who had wandered over to the rest of the soul warriors.
Yunsung stared at him oddly for a moment, shook his head and turned back to the others.
"You know, if it wasn't for the fact that he was seeing Zelda, I would say Link was you know…"
"Yunsung…you do realise that you have the most sick, twisted and immature mind I have ever known, don't you?" Maxi commented, and Yunsung snarled a little.
"If you'll excuse me, this conversation isn't very interesting, so I'm going to bed," Siegfried stated, standing up and stretching "Besides, who says two males can't be close friends without being gay…look at Maxi and Kilik."
Maxi looked up his eyes narrowing slightly "Charming,"
Siegfried smirked at him "Oh, and Link and Liam are almost completely identical anyway," the German finished and walked away calling a "Goodnight," behind him as he did.
Link sat on Zelda's bed, looking down at her delicate features and smiling softly at her, like a caring lover or guardian angel watching over their other half. Reaching out he stroked her hair and cheek before retracting his hand and returning to just watching her.
She was sleeping peacefully and probably would be for a few more days yet.
Thinking back to the previous battle, he realised exactly how deeply he felt about her, how he had felt so scared when she had lay still and he thought she wasn't going to come back to him. She had also been incredibly brave and strong. She had managed to paralyze Sheik and take up his role and she had fought Ganon, she had rushed forward and stabbed him. And why? To stop Ganon from hurting him, Link.
"Some great hero I am huh? I can't even protect my princess, my girlfriend, my only love"
Link glared at the angry thoughts and quickly turned back to Zelda.
A thin beam of light entered the warm dark room, and it widened as Sheik, Impa and the King stepped inside.
Taking this as his cue to leave, Link stood, took one last look at Zelda and walked towards the door, inclining his head to the King slightly.
As he left he heard a "Sleep well, Link" softly voiced by the King and he turned back to his room, walking down the corridor.
Link was just about to enter his room, when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and he turned to see Sheik standing behind him.
"Link" the shadow warrior whispered and Link turned back "don't berate yourself about the princess, she'll be fine in under a week I'm sure, and Ganondorf is locked away…that's all that matters. Besides, you did well this week, finding strangers and leading them to fight against Ganon and his allies"
Link nodded and smiled. "Thanks, Sheik" and entered into his room.
The door clicked shut behind Link, and he stretched and walked to the bathroom to shower. Once he was done with that he strolled back out into the bedroom and slipping under the covers he blew out the candle that sat on the nightstand. Closing his eyes, it wasn't long before Link drifted to sleep, falling to the gentle caresses of its dark depths.
Two months later
Zelda sat in the courtyard, watching the water of the small moat flow past the marble steps, a large goldfish swimming through the shimmering water. Hearing footsteps approaching, she looked up to see Link walk through the archway, followed closely by Liam.
She smiled to herself on seeing her two best friends walking towards her. She, herself, had been let out of bed about a month and a half ago, Link had never been confined to bed, and Liam was let out three weeks after the incident.
All of them were now fit and healthy and fortunately, Liam had just managed to keep his sight in his left eye, even if he was left with a rather nasty scar. His sight had been reduced drastically in that eye, but not so much as to stop him from working in the army. It did, however, mean that visitors could differentiate between the lads.
"Hey guys," she greeted
"Alright Zelda?" Link nodded towards her
"What are you doing here; I thought you were preparing the other worlders?"
"They wanted one last look around Hyrule; before they leave tonight," Liam answered, looking back at her "We wanted to know if you're coming with us."
"Don't they leave at one in the morning, so it'll be around 7 o'clock when they get back?" Zelda asked, head tilted to the side
"Well yeah, but we're leaving after dinner and we're going to spend a long while out, spend until midnight wandering around and then meet up with your Dad at the portal to give them their rewards. Me and Liam are going to take them back to their world after that," Link answered, smiling at her
"Oh, right…I don't know if I can come, father might have something for me to see to."
"Oh, plleeaasse Zel…the guys'd be heartbroken if you didn't come around with us," Link whined at her, trying to put on a 'puppy-dog' look, widening his dark blue eyes, trying to look innocent.
"Oh, alright then…are we going to call in on Nabooru?"
"Yeah, and Malon…I haven't seen her for a while."
Zelda nodded and walked away to the dining room, dinner would be being served soon.
Link smiled slightly at her retreating figure and then shivered slightly, it was early autumn and it was starting to get chilly.
"So…are you still up for the plan?" Liam asked
"Definitely," Link nodded "Although I am starting to get a little nervous already."
Liam laughed "Don't be. Everything will go smoothly, you'll see."
Link shook his head "Still the more optimistic aren't you...Come on, let's go find Maxi and the others."
It was almost dinner time and the Soul warriors were sitting in the gardens of the castle, taking in the richness and beauty of the area for the last time. It may have been early autumn, but the sun was still bright, even if the air was sharp today. The leaves had already started to turn, changing to red and orange, and the odd flash of gold here and there.
Yunsung, sitting in the corner cleared his throat and attracted the attention of the others.
"What is it now Yunsung? You know we aren't going to be here for much longer," Raphael grumbled, Amy sitting by his side and she looked up at her step-father inquisitively. He was currently teaching her English so she was still not entirely sure what was going on when he spoke in English.
"I was just thinking…do you reckon we'll ever come back here?"
"It's likely, if that portal doesn't close. I don't see why we would be stopped…after all, we did help this country," Siegfried answered, craning his head back to look at Yunsung.
"It'd be a bitch if we weren't," Maxi commented, subconsciously scratching at the scar on his stomach, left by Astaroth's axe. "Why are you asking anyway?"
"Well…I just, I, kind of, uhh…" the Korean trailed off, looking away
"Good answer," Raphael smirked
"You mean you like this place and don't want to leave?" Maxi inquired
"I suppose, this place is really beautiful, not to mention the women," Yunsung finished with a whistle to emphasize his point.
"Ah, so that's how the doctors treated you, they got that really gorgeous nurse in," Siegfried shook his head
"Hey, who knew having bandages changed could be an enjoyable experience."
Maxi chuckled at Yunsung's shallow comments. He was about to respond when Leon walked into the garden.
"Sorry to interrupt guys, but dinner's ready," he announced striding in, wearing his usual fleece, jeans and black turtle neck jumper.
"Ah, well, I suppose we better go and get it huh?"
"If you don't want to be murdered by chef, yes."
With that he turned and walked back to the castle.
Maxi shrugged and pushed himself up from the floor. Following suit, everyone else reluctantly got up and walked to the dining hall.
Dinner was filled with a noisy chatter with the Hylians telling the other where they would be going in Hyrule. The Soul warriors listened with interest, whilst eating their rather extravagant meal.
"So what order are we going in?" Yunsung asked between bites. Sheik, who was going to be accompanying the group again, looked to Link and Liam
"Well…" Link answered "I'd say that seeing Nabooru is number one on the list of things to do, so the Gerudo Valley first."
"I thought you'd be sick of that place," Leon commented, wiping his hands with a napkin
"Nah, it's really quite beautiful, looking over the desert from the outposts," Liam answered
"After that, I need to go and see Malon, so it's over to the Ranch."
"Ranch? As in horses etc.?" Yunsung asked
Liam chuckled "Yeah, we'll only be calling in for a minute, besides…I think you'd like Malon."
"Then it's onto Kakariko village and the Death Mountain summit, Lost Woods and the Forest Temple, Kokiri forest, Zora's Domain, Hyrule Field and finally Lake Hylia" Link finished, taking a drink of wine from the silver goblet in front of him.
"I thought you were going to see the Dragons again today?" Sheik spoke up
"Oh yeah, we haven't seen them for a while." Liam commented.
The group spent an hour with the Dragons, to see that Soryuju had doubled in size and started to breathe fire, which the dragons seemed to very proud of. He was now able to fly and his scales had started to glint with the inner fire that his parents seemed to have.
It was one o'clock by that time, and the warriors reluctantly left the cave. The dragons had however, perhaps sensing that the Calibur warriors were leaving, given them a small token each and for some reason, Leon was given one too. Each received a scale from one dragon.
Yunsung received his from Blaze, the red male.
Maxi, from Eragon and was, strangely enough, promised one from Soryuju when he was older. Link would bring them back there, if they ever returned.
Raphael had his from Sapphira, the blue female. Amy received one too, from Skyla, even though she wasn't allowed into the cave by the adults.
Siegfried, from Murtagh, the black male and finally Leon had his from Viridris.
Taking leave of the dragons they travelled to the Gerudo Valley and the Spirit Temple. Nabooru it seemed had recovered fully and welcomed the entire group with open arms when she found out that they had all helped Link.
"You are all friends of the Gerudos from now on. If you ever need help come here." She had told them.
They had spent another hour in the golden gyrating sands of the desert, with no hint that Ganondorf had ever been there.
Travelling to Lon Lon Ranch, they met Malon, the beautiful red haired girl, the daughter of the owner of the ranch. Yunsung, as Liam predicted, was rather taken with her and had gone so far as to tell her to come and look for him if she ever needed a husband, to which she had merely laughed and dismissed him.
Kakariko village, hometown of the Sheikah, birthplace and childhood home of Impa and Sheik. They very briefly visited the Shadow Temple, behind the graveyard, before becoming creeped out by moaning sounds and leaving.
They then visited the Dodongo's (a kind of dinosaur with only 2 legs that breathes fire) cavern, then the Goron's (a very peaceful, friendly, rock-eating race) City, and the fire temple. Standing on the edge of the Death Mountain summit, they looked over the whole of Hyrule, the red glow from the magma lighting up the scene with a sort of ethereal glow. Amazed by the beauty of the combination of gold sand in the Gerudo Valley, the silver-white of Hyrule Castle, pale blue from Zora's domain, emerald from the Kokiri forest and the combination of it all on Hyrule field, they were struck by the beauty of the land.
It was 2 hours from arriving on the Death Mountain trail and it was about 5:30pm. Link reluctantly reminded that they had other places to visit, especially since the sun was on its way down to the lower mountain range.
Moving back down into the City, they took a shortcut into the Lost Woods, travelling to the heart of the sacred forest meadow to explore the Forest Temple and then heading back to the Kokiri Forest, where Link grew up. He was greeted by some of his old friends, including Saria the forest sage.
After that, they went to the Zora's domain and fountain although Link seemed rather reluctant to go in, and with good reason; the Zora's (a race of aquatic people, half-human, and half-fish) princess, Ruto and sage of Water, was obsessed with Link. She had been ever since he had saved her when they were both ten and now, every time she saw him, she insisted that they should be wed. This did however, lead to a few sniggers from Maxi and Yunsung. It was unfortunate for Link that they ended up spending and hour and a half there, all the time getting strange looks from Ruto.
It was about 10:30 when they left the Zora's company and made their way onto Hyrule field, enjoying the fresh cold wind that whipped against them as they rode over the plains, watching their shadows moving on the ground, perfectly outlined by the moon. Spending half and hour on the plains, they finally entered Lake Hylia at 11:00.
They spent their time there watching the silver moon reflecting on the still, blue tinted pure water, a silver light seeming to emanate from the surface. They listened to Link talking about the adventures he had been on and finally came to the subject of the Soul swords and the fight against Ganon and his allies.
Leon suddenly looked at his watch and caught Link's eye and nodded to him.
"Well, guys. It looks like it's midnight…we better get going," Link stated
The Soul Calibur warriors nodded slightly, looking downhearted. Getting up they lethargically walked to the bridge and started over it.
Zelda and Link were the last one's to go. She was about to start to walk away when Link caught her hand and tugged on it slightly, keeping her back.
"What is it Link?"
"I want to talk to you, Liam'll take them back to the shore and they'll wait for us there," Link answered, watching the group of men making their way over the second bridge.
"So?" Zelda asked turning to look at him.
Staring back at her he seemed to be lost for words for a moment and he smiled at her softly before looking to the floor. Taking a minute he looked back up at her and then to the moon.
"Zelda…I…throughout my childhood, I thought I was a Kokiri, but deep down, I knew I didn't belong. When I spent 7 years locked in the temple of light, and I woke up in the future, I knew I didn't belong. And even now, wherever I go, whatever I do, I don't belong."
Zelda opened her mouth to say something, but he put his finger to her lips to stop her
"But there is one thing that belongs somewhere…and that's my heart," he took her hand and held it over his heart and she could feel it speed up beneath her touch "My heart belongs here…with yours. I don't know why or how anything happened before, but I know this is right." He knelt down on one knee and looked up at her and pulled out a small velvet box. Opening it, he looked into her eyes hopefully.
"Zelda…will you marry me?"
She stared down at him, and at the ring in the box, at a loss for words. The ring was high quality gold, engraved with delicate depictions of the goddesses and the Triforce, inscribed with ancient Hylian rites, platinum filling in the grooves of the engravings.
The stone of the ring was an emerald which faded into a sapphire, but it was one stone. Around the edges were diamonds and a rare blue rock known as a moon's tear.
She gazed at the ring for a moment, and then looked at Link, a smile across her face.
"Of course I will Link, there's no one else for me."
He beamed at her standing up slipping the ring on her finger.
"So you don't mind marrying a guy who's not a prince?"
"Link, you are my prince."
The group watched Link and Zelda from a distance and cheered when they saw Link stand up and kiss Zelda.
"I can't believe he's finally done it," Leon commented
"I can't believe she said yes," Raphael snorted. The group turned and glared at him "…Kidding" he chuckled nervously.
Link and Zelda walked back to the shore and were instantly greeted with cheers and handshakes and cries of 'congratulations'.
"You really know how to finish off our visit, don't you Link?" Maxi smiled, punching the blonde on the arm lightly.
Link chuckled, then sobered "We should get you guys home."
Slowly they mounted their horses and made their way to the portal where the king was waiting.
He smiled and nodded as they approached.
Stepping forward as they dismounted he called for the four other-world warriors to stand before him.
"Before you go, I want to thank you for what you've done for this country. We desperately needed help and you gave it and the citizens of Hyrule and I are eternally grateful for that."
He nodded to a man behind him, who walked forwards, holding something and stood by the king.
"We will be pleased to see you return at anytime and urge you to come and visit us. We will also give you help if ever you need it."
Turning around the King took four boxes from the man and called the men forwards one by one.
"Please, wait until you return to your world before you open them. Finally I present each of you with a medal, for your honour, bravery and generosity in aiding this country," the king took a couple of steps back and bowed to the warriors.
Link stepped forwards and nodded to them. It was time for them to go. Saying their goodbyes they returned to the other world.
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