Must I do this every time? *nods from big scary peoples carrying
clubs* *sigh* I do not own Zelda.anything that isn't Zelda-ish is mine.
*author's note: Airaen's name is pronounced air-day-ehn, in case you were
wondering, preciousss, Gollum, Gollum! (I don't own Tolkein's Gollum
either.pity).
**
Ch. 2: Gate
Airaen was frightened. The rabble of men was inside the house, she had no idea if her father or Malon were alive, and the men would surely find her soon. As she searched frantically for a weapon, her eyes fell upon the Kokiri Sword that hung on the wall. It was small, almost the size of a large dagger to her, but it would do. Grabbing it, she pressed her ear against the door. No sound came. Silently, she made her way to the window again, and, looking out, saw that the men were dragging her father away to the horses. With a gasp, she tore out of the room and made her way downstairs to a horrid scene. Malon lay across the floor, unconscious, with a nasty gash on the side of her head. The table, chairs, and chests were in disarray from a great struggle, and there were some blood streaks. On one side of the room, one of the men lay dead with a kitchen knife in his chest. Airaen quickly looked away in disgust and horror. After making sure that Malon was not seriously injured, Airaen grabbed an extra kitchen knife and silently made her way outside. The men were putting her now- unconscious father in chains when Airaen came on the scene. With a cry, she made to get at Link before a resounding punch from one of the men sent her sprawling. Laughter reached her ears as she attempted to stand up.
A hand grabbed her by the collar of her dress and pulled her upwards violently until she found herself staring into the eyes of a rather large and armed man. She was in trouble. "What do we have here?", the man said with a laugh, "A maiden with a kitchen knife and a little sword! How cute. What do you expect to do with those toys, little girl? Why don't you run along back to your mommy, now," and he threw her onto her back.
Airaen, however, would not be thrust aside so easily. Brushing herself off, she brandished the sword and cried, "I am Airaen, daughter of Link, the Hero of Time! Let him go, now, or taste my steel, bastard!" But, even as she said it, she truly did feel like a scared child. The man, obviously the leader of the pack, drew his sword with a horrid laugh.
"Steel?", said he, "I'd say that's more of a child's toy than anything else. But, maybe a sword isn't good enough for the kid of Link, now is it? Oh, no, I don't think it is.what do you guys think?" he asked, addressing his comrades, who gave a gruff yes with laughter. With a nod, the man raised his palm, saying, "Pity it has to end so quickly, little girl, but I've got orders!" And with that, he cried aloud, and a bright golden light illuminated his hand, forming an energy ball. Before Airaen could even cry out, the magic was fired, but a blue light flashed in front. Airaen was thrown a few feet, flipping over a few times, and came sliding to a screeching halt some feet away. Laughing, the men finished shackling the unconscious Link and threw him over one of the horses like a sack. Before galloping off into the night, the leader mumbled, "Hero of Time indeed."
**
It was some time before Airaen even moved an inch. By then, the moon had moved to the middle of the sky, signaling the middle of the night. Groaning, she sat up, and immediately clutched her aching head, where blood had trickled down into her clothes and hair. Her lip was bleeding and her arm ached where she had hit it against the ground. For a moment, she sat there shivering until she noticed the blue, floating ball in front of her. Screaming, she smacked it away, only to realize she had used her hurt arm and lay down with a groan, holding it. Then the most curious thing happened. The magical ball talked. "That wasn't too intelligent, Airaen. You've probably gone and hurt your arm even more," it laughed.
Getting up, Airaen yelled, "Who the hell are you?! How the hell do you know my name?! You better tell me now, or I'll gut you!" And with that, she drew the Kokiri sword, only to find it had shattered, leaving the handle only. Oh, crap. I'm doomed, Airaen thought gloomily. The little ball of light laughed.
"First of all," it said, "my name is Gate, a fairy of Kokiri Forest and messenger of the Deku Tree, the friend of Navi the fary. I give you tidings from the Deku Tree, for he asks an audience with one Airaen, daughter of the Hero of Time. Oh, and I suggest you bring that sword with you. I guess we'll have to fix it."
Transfixed, Airaen could only stand to brush away the caked mud from what was left of her dress. "I suppose I'll have to get a spare change of clothes from my father's stash or maybe Malon.oh, dear Hyrule! MALON!!!", she cried, and set off as fast as her aching body could muster towards the house. She found Malon in a dazed sitting position, dabbing the blood from her head. Quickly, Airaen told her all that had happened, and of Gate's request, to which Malon only stared in disbelief.
"It's been years since I last saw a fairy," Malon said, "But they're very loyal. Hurry! You must save Link! Though I swore to him when he came here with you as an infant that I'd care for you in his stead, I see now you're as capable as Link. Go! You must save him, for I long to see my best friend safe and sound here again. I don't have anything you can use for a cloak, but you're father surely has some. It's in the trunk under his bed. You'll find a traveling cloak there, and a bag for food and the like. In the closet in my room, you'll find pants and a shirt and boots as well that I use for riding. Quickly! I'll pack you food for the journey."
Airaen made her way to Malon's room first. In the closet, she found the brown pants and gray-green tunic. She found the old, brown traveling boots lying beside the closet. After putting them on, she ran into Link's room and, after pulling out the trunk, found the faded green traveling cloak and the bag. Then, she ran downstairs, grabbed the food that Malon had laid out for her, packed it, and swung the pack over her shoulder like a backpack. As she made her way outside, Malon said, "Take Perigan. You'll get to Kokiri much faster with him."
Stopping, Airaen said, "Like hell I am! That stupid horse wouldn't listen to me, let alone let me ride him anywhere."
But Malon shook her head, "Not if you sing a good song to him. That way, you can tame him and call him from anywhere you wish."
"Sing??!! All this damn time I've been trying to tame him, and all I had to do was sing to him??!! Damn that stupid horse!" And she stormed out to the stables. There, she found Perigan sleeping next to Epona. "Get up, lazy ass," she said. The horse woke with a start and neighed angrily. He made to charge at her, but, before he could, Airaen sang to him in the likeness of Zelda's lullaby, though she knew not why she had chosen the tune. "Come to me, be thee tamed and sound. I call you to me, little horse," she sang, and her sweet voice washed over Perigan and tamed him. Walking over to her, he whinnied softly. Grinning triumphantly, Airaen swung a saddle over him and climbed onto his back. With a cry, Perigan galloped out of the stable, past Malon, who waved, and out to where Gate floated.
"Well," Gate said, "took you long enough." And with that, Airaen, Perigan, and Gate set out to Kokiri forest, a day long ride, as Malon watched at the gate to Lon Lon Ranch.
As they galloped off into the night, Malon whispered, "May your journey be swift and safe, child of Link."
**
Ch. 2: Gate
Airaen was frightened. The rabble of men was inside the house, she had no idea if her father or Malon were alive, and the men would surely find her soon. As she searched frantically for a weapon, her eyes fell upon the Kokiri Sword that hung on the wall. It was small, almost the size of a large dagger to her, but it would do. Grabbing it, she pressed her ear against the door. No sound came. Silently, she made her way to the window again, and, looking out, saw that the men were dragging her father away to the horses. With a gasp, she tore out of the room and made her way downstairs to a horrid scene. Malon lay across the floor, unconscious, with a nasty gash on the side of her head. The table, chairs, and chests were in disarray from a great struggle, and there were some blood streaks. On one side of the room, one of the men lay dead with a kitchen knife in his chest. Airaen quickly looked away in disgust and horror. After making sure that Malon was not seriously injured, Airaen grabbed an extra kitchen knife and silently made her way outside. The men were putting her now- unconscious father in chains when Airaen came on the scene. With a cry, she made to get at Link before a resounding punch from one of the men sent her sprawling. Laughter reached her ears as she attempted to stand up.
A hand grabbed her by the collar of her dress and pulled her upwards violently until she found herself staring into the eyes of a rather large and armed man. She was in trouble. "What do we have here?", the man said with a laugh, "A maiden with a kitchen knife and a little sword! How cute. What do you expect to do with those toys, little girl? Why don't you run along back to your mommy, now," and he threw her onto her back.
Airaen, however, would not be thrust aside so easily. Brushing herself off, she brandished the sword and cried, "I am Airaen, daughter of Link, the Hero of Time! Let him go, now, or taste my steel, bastard!" But, even as she said it, she truly did feel like a scared child. The man, obviously the leader of the pack, drew his sword with a horrid laugh.
"Steel?", said he, "I'd say that's more of a child's toy than anything else. But, maybe a sword isn't good enough for the kid of Link, now is it? Oh, no, I don't think it is.what do you guys think?" he asked, addressing his comrades, who gave a gruff yes with laughter. With a nod, the man raised his palm, saying, "Pity it has to end so quickly, little girl, but I've got orders!" And with that, he cried aloud, and a bright golden light illuminated his hand, forming an energy ball. Before Airaen could even cry out, the magic was fired, but a blue light flashed in front. Airaen was thrown a few feet, flipping over a few times, and came sliding to a screeching halt some feet away. Laughing, the men finished shackling the unconscious Link and threw him over one of the horses like a sack. Before galloping off into the night, the leader mumbled, "Hero of Time indeed."
**
It was some time before Airaen even moved an inch. By then, the moon had moved to the middle of the sky, signaling the middle of the night. Groaning, she sat up, and immediately clutched her aching head, where blood had trickled down into her clothes and hair. Her lip was bleeding and her arm ached where she had hit it against the ground. For a moment, she sat there shivering until she noticed the blue, floating ball in front of her. Screaming, she smacked it away, only to realize she had used her hurt arm and lay down with a groan, holding it. Then the most curious thing happened. The magical ball talked. "That wasn't too intelligent, Airaen. You've probably gone and hurt your arm even more," it laughed.
Getting up, Airaen yelled, "Who the hell are you?! How the hell do you know my name?! You better tell me now, or I'll gut you!" And with that, she drew the Kokiri sword, only to find it had shattered, leaving the handle only. Oh, crap. I'm doomed, Airaen thought gloomily. The little ball of light laughed.
"First of all," it said, "my name is Gate, a fairy of Kokiri Forest and messenger of the Deku Tree, the friend of Navi the fary. I give you tidings from the Deku Tree, for he asks an audience with one Airaen, daughter of the Hero of Time. Oh, and I suggest you bring that sword with you. I guess we'll have to fix it."
Transfixed, Airaen could only stand to brush away the caked mud from what was left of her dress. "I suppose I'll have to get a spare change of clothes from my father's stash or maybe Malon.oh, dear Hyrule! MALON!!!", she cried, and set off as fast as her aching body could muster towards the house. She found Malon in a dazed sitting position, dabbing the blood from her head. Quickly, Airaen told her all that had happened, and of Gate's request, to which Malon only stared in disbelief.
"It's been years since I last saw a fairy," Malon said, "But they're very loyal. Hurry! You must save Link! Though I swore to him when he came here with you as an infant that I'd care for you in his stead, I see now you're as capable as Link. Go! You must save him, for I long to see my best friend safe and sound here again. I don't have anything you can use for a cloak, but you're father surely has some. It's in the trunk under his bed. You'll find a traveling cloak there, and a bag for food and the like. In the closet in my room, you'll find pants and a shirt and boots as well that I use for riding. Quickly! I'll pack you food for the journey."
Airaen made her way to Malon's room first. In the closet, she found the brown pants and gray-green tunic. She found the old, brown traveling boots lying beside the closet. After putting them on, she ran into Link's room and, after pulling out the trunk, found the faded green traveling cloak and the bag. Then, she ran downstairs, grabbed the food that Malon had laid out for her, packed it, and swung the pack over her shoulder like a backpack. As she made her way outside, Malon said, "Take Perigan. You'll get to Kokiri much faster with him."
Stopping, Airaen said, "Like hell I am! That stupid horse wouldn't listen to me, let alone let me ride him anywhere."
But Malon shook her head, "Not if you sing a good song to him. That way, you can tame him and call him from anywhere you wish."
"Sing??!! All this damn time I've been trying to tame him, and all I had to do was sing to him??!! Damn that stupid horse!" And she stormed out to the stables. There, she found Perigan sleeping next to Epona. "Get up, lazy ass," she said. The horse woke with a start and neighed angrily. He made to charge at her, but, before he could, Airaen sang to him in the likeness of Zelda's lullaby, though she knew not why she had chosen the tune. "Come to me, be thee tamed and sound. I call you to me, little horse," she sang, and her sweet voice washed over Perigan and tamed him. Walking over to her, he whinnied softly. Grinning triumphantly, Airaen swung a saddle over him and climbed onto his back. With a cry, Perigan galloped out of the stable, past Malon, who waved, and out to where Gate floated.
"Well," Gate said, "took you long enough." And with that, Airaen, Perigan, and Gate set out to Kokiri forest, a day long ride, as Malon watched at the gate to Lon Lon Ranch.
As they galloped off into the night, Malon whispered, "May your journey be swift and safe, child of Link."