Zelda: The Quest for Navi

Ch 1: The Marauders

The horse galloped toward the bridge. Its rider was bouncing furiously on its back. He was clad in red cloaks and had a canteen swinging from one leg and a sword sheath swinging from the other.

"Close the gate! Marauders come!" he cried. He came in from the west. He had just suddenly appeared from over a hill. He noted that the Hellhounds and their riders were following just behind.

"Ready the defenses!" a guard cried. As the gate closed men were standing on the walls holding bows. Large wolf like animals ran over the hillside, running straight toward the wall. They were very large, and every step they took made the very earth shake beneath them. The men on the walls waited for them to approach the moat. As they approached the riverbanks, the arrows flew from both ends. The wolf like creatures and their rides jumped the moat and crashed into the wall. They fell into the river and washed away.

"Another wave approaches!" a guard cried out. More wolf-creatures came over the hill, but this time they were followed by catapults. The riders stopped at the riverbanks and fired volleys of arrows upon the wallmen. The catapults and their operators stopped atop the hill and readied their missiles.

"We will not withstand one volley from those catapults." cried a soldier.

"We must try!" the Red-Cloaked man ordered.

"My lord, we haven't any catapults or rocks to use."

"Listen!" he ordered. He held his hand to his ear and listened toward the east. Galloping….galloping….galloping. A rider was coming!

He and his horse jumped over the hill. He instantly started shooting arrows at the invaders. He was clad in green with brown boots and a pointy yet soft green hat. His blonde hair hung close to his eyes and his aim was precise. He shot the men controlling the catapults and then put away his bow. He and the invaders rode toward each other. He withdrew a steel longsword from a sheath upon his back with his left hand and held his shield with his right hand. With support from the walled archers he was able to defeat them easily.

He dismounted his horse and stabbed each of the wolf creatures' bodies to ensure they were dead. During that time the gates were opened and the Red Commander was walking out.

"Take those catapults and put them in the walls." He commanded.

"I recommend you get more powerful defenses, my liege." The Green Man suggested.

"Quiet. I don't need to be told how to run my kingdom by you, Mr. Hero."

"Sorry, my lord. Just a suggestion. I'll meet you in your Throne Room."