a/n: been a while, hasn't it? this is a shortish chapter, but better some
than nothing, rite? yes. plz tell me if u like this chapter! i'm having
trouble writing this story!!
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"You sent for me, your highness?"
"Oh yes, Kishik," King Harkinian said, fiddling distractedly with the arm of his throne. He sighed. "No point beating around the bush. Zelda's been gone a day now, and it's high time I sent out an organized search party. As her future husband, I am trusting you with the responsibility of leading my soldiers." (a/n: that sentence was worded badly. it made it sound like da king was zelda's future husband. i hope u read that rite).
"It would be my honor," Kishik said, bowing. "We shall move out at once! There's no need to worry, your highness. With me leading your fearless knights, not even Flynn's pirates can stand in our way!"
"I wish you luck," King Harkinian said, as Kishik walked out of the room.
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"This is unjust!!" Link cried, being thrown into a dingy jail cell. "An unfair--"
"Oh, shut up already, would you?" the Prince sighed. "You know why you're being jailed; you were the leader in that attack against the castle last night. Don't bother trying to deny it. I would just love to hear your side of the story and everything, but I've got some rather important business to attend to."
"And what's that?" Link asked bitterly.
"Rescuing her highness, the Princess of Hyrule," Kishik replied, smirking. "Only an idiot as ignorant as yourself would have failed to notice. But I suppose you were too busy clouding your mind with ..... fantasies that can never become a reality. When I return from my mission in a day or two, I shall expect to find you dead. Good-bye."
With that, the Prince exited the room and left Link.....laughing.
"WHY are you laughing??!" Kishik demanded, whirling around and flushing. "Do you believe that I will not fulfill my promise?!"
"No, no, it's not that," Link chuckled. "But you see, keeping a gypsy locked inside a cell isn't exactly the smartest thing to do--not to offend, your majesty. Let's just say keeping me behind these bars and going to be pretty tough work." He smiled.
Kishik fumed then turned on his heel. "Talk is cheap!"
Link laughed loudly again, just to anger the Prince further.
"Knock it off, gypsy," one of the two guards growled. "Insulting the Prince is punishable by death."
"But I've already been prosecuted, so I can do whatever I want," Link said.
"He has a point," the other guard muttered.
"Hey, you two wanna see a neat trick?" Link asked, walking to the front of his cell. Curiously, the guards walked closer. "Normally I reserve this for noblemen and royals, but I think I can give it to fine gentlemen such as yourselves."
"No need to flatter," one guard said. "What exactly is it you want to give us?"
"Ahhhh, just come closer," Link said in a whisper. The guards took another step to the cell, and their armor clanged against the bars loudly. Grinning, Link took a red bandana out of his pocket and swished it in front of the jailers. "Seeeeee??"
"What about it?" one of the guards asked. "I don't see nothin' special."
"Well, what if I did THIS!?"
Link reached forward and threw the bandana around the guards' necks, and then quickly tied it. He pulled the sword of one guard out of its sheath, and whammed the hilt over their helmets. Both sank to the ground in a state of unconciousness.
"What stupid fools," Link laughed to himself, taking the key off of one's belt. He unlocked the cell and kept the sword, then ran up the steps leading out of the jail.
"JAIL BREAK!!" he hollered, laughing and running towards one of the fortress walls. Several of the guards ran towards him, but their heavy armor slowed them down slightly. They threw their spears towards him, and they landed dully in the stronghold's wall. Smiling again, Link jumped on top of the spears and climbed them like stairs (as he got higher, more spears came).
Finally, he reached the top of the wall and stood there bravely. The guards and knights had run out of ammunition.
"YOU GET DOWN FROM THERE!!" one of them shouted.
Another knight nudged him. "You sound like a bloody idiot when you say that. You think he's just going to come on down after a performance like that??"
"Farewell, gentlemen, as I prepare to jump!" Link declared.
"Don't be a fool!" a head knight shouted back. "There's nothing but ocean down there, the rocks'll kill you if the jump don't!"
Link glanced behind him and his devilish grin broadened. "Soldiers, you will remember this as the day you almost caught.... Jack Sparrow!"
"Jack SPARROW?!" the whole army of them shouted back.
"Oh, whoops," Link said, snapping his finger. "I always say that. Sparrow's a good friend of mine you see, and--"
"YOU KNOW JACK SPARROW?!" a guard shouted. "WHERE IS HE?!"
"Sorry, confidential information," Link apologized. "But you shall remember this as the day you almost caught the Black Bandit!!" And with that, he saluted them and flipped backwards off of the wall.
"The Black Bandit!" a knight shouted. "We had the Black Bandit in our jail cell! And he got away! Who were those idiots guarding his cell, and where are they? I bet they was sleepin' on the job!"
Roaring angrily, the knights and guards thundered towards the jail.
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Zelda woke up to hear loud knocking on her door.
"Princess? Are you awake?" came Malon's voice.
"Well she is now, if she wasn't before," Saria muttered.
"Shut it, Saria," Malon said back, then continued to talk through the door. "Well, I'm assuming you're awake now, Princess. So anyhow, Captain Flynn requested to meet you on the starboard side of the ship in about twenty minutes, and he wants you to wear that light purple dress you'll find in the closet. There should be a brush on the desk thingy to your right for your hair. So if it turns out that you AREN'T awake while I'm telling you this, Saria and I will come in and wake up in about a half an hour."
"You don't have to tell her that if she's asleep," Saria pointed out.
"I'm up," Zelda called out to them hoarsely.
"Oh, that's great. Did you catch what I said?"
"Everything."
Sighing, Zelda stepped out of the bed and walked over to the closet. Malon had said a light, purple dress....there was pink, light blue, dark blue, green, yellow, royal purple, and then there was a lighter purple. It wasn't too bad a dress, it just had a low shoulder line. But it would have to do (she didn't think much of disagreeing with a pirate).
The Princess walked over to the mirror-desk-thingy and picked up the brush. She kept combing the same spot in her hair over and over again, because her mind kept wandering. She thought about Hyrule, wondered if her father was worried about her, she thought about what an annoying snob Kishik was, and she also thought about Link. A lot. Zelda sighed again, and then realized that she was now brushing away at thin air.
Setting her mind straight, Zelda quickly finished brushing her hair. Gulping quietly, she headed out of the room.
"Ah, and you look lovely," Malon said, taking one of Zelda's shoulders and steering her to the right. As it turns out, she and Saria had been standing just outside the door, waiting for her to come.
"My dear Princess," Captain Flynn said, once they reached him. "I hope I find you well this morning?"
"In spite of the fact that I've been abducted by pirates, my home has been besieged and I fear I shall never see Hyrule again--yes, I'm fine."
Flynn laughed. "Ahh, a sense of humor is a good thing to have, milady. Especially on a ship like this. You'll want your humor and your wits when you're here." His grin twitched when he heard two of his men fooling about as they washed the deck. "WHY are you two making so much noise??"
"Sorry, captain," one of them apologized, grinning and putting his mop back down on the ship's surface. "We was only fooling around."
"Well from now on," Flynn growled, reaching inside his coat pocket. "I would thank you to fool about silently." He took out a pistol and shot both pirates twice. They collapsed to the floor, obviously dead.
"MUA HA HAHA!!!" Saria laughed, running up to the pirates and checking all pockets for loose change.
"Oh, drat," Flynn sighed, putting back his weapon.
"What is it, Captain?" Malon asked, inspecting one of the buckles on a pirate's shoe.
"Now I've got to find two more people to swab the deck," he answered with annoyance. Then he turned back to Zelda. "Sorry for that interruption, Princess. I've been meaning to do that to those two for the longest time, anyway."
"What is it you wanted to see me about?" Zelda asked quietly.
"Upon going to your castle, I noticed a Prince there who seemed quite interested in protecting you," Flynn said. "I could've been wrong, since I was hiding most of the time, but he did seem quite keen about your safety. If it's not too personal, may I ask for the name of the lad?"
"Didn't we tell you??" Saria cried. "That was Kishik, the man who robbed Malon and I of all are money back in Nacirema! We should've let the little nymphs who went in before us to dispose of the monster!"
"Had I known who he was, I would have shot him on the spot," Flynn laughed (and Zelda believed him whole-heartedly). "So Prince Kishik, hm? Is he a good sailor?"
"Knows nothing better than the deck of his ship, he does," Malon snorted. "Cared more about his bloody boat then he did about the people! Doesn't near deserve the title of Prince."
"And who does?" Flynn asked. "Actually--don't answer that. I have a feeling who you'd say." He placed his arms behind his back and strode away.
"Is that all he wanted to see me about?" Zelda asked, puzzled. "I barely even said a word." She saw Malon and Saria nod, and then asked, "Who would you rather have Kishik's spot as a royal?"
"Oh, you know, the Black Bandit!" Saria answered. "He's a good man, even if he IS a pirate. Robs those who have too much money to give it to those who would put it to better cause. That's why he's always getting on Flynn's case--thinks he steals too much."
"Ironic, isn't it?" Malon laughed. "But bless his soul. A little like Robin Hood, if you ask me."
"Yeah, that's what he said himself, I think."
Zelda just stood there and looked out at the sea. She was far from home by now, but she had no idea just how far it was.
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Link had been swimming all day. He finally stopped on a small island, and pulled himself up onto the shore.
"Well well well, if it isn't old Link," said a man, holding out a hand and helping him up. "Been a while since you came to visit me, old boy. Something the matter?"
"Darunia," Link said gratefully. "How would you like to help me on a rescue mission?"
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A/N:
yes, this is turning into ur typical little pirate fantasy romance thing. i hope u dont mind. PUH-LEEEEESE REVIEW!!! go back and review all the chapters!! (jk) but at least review this one!!
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"You sent for me, your highness?"
"Oh yes, Kishik," King Harkinian said, fiddling distractedly with the arm of his throne. He sighed. "No point beating around the bush. Zelda's been gone a day now, and it's high time I sent out an organized search party. As her future husband, I am trusting you with the responsibility of leading my soldiers." (a/n: that sentence was worded badly. it made it sound like da king was zelda's future husband. i hope u read that rite).
"It would be my honor," Kishik said, bowing. "We shall move out at once! There's no need to worry, your highness. With me leading your fearless knights, not even Flynn's pirates can stand in our way!"
"I wish you luck," King Harkinian said, as Kishik walked out of the room.
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"This is unjust!!" Link cried, being thrown into a dingy jail cell. "An unfair--"
"Oh, shut up already, would you?" the Prince sighed. "You know why you're being jailed; you were the leader in that attack against the castle last night. Don't bother trying to deny it. I would just love to hear your side of the story and everything, but I've got some rather important business to attend to."
"And what's that?" Link asked bitterly.
"Rescuing her highness, the Princess of Hyrule," Kishik replied, smirking. "Only an idiot as ignorant as yourself would have failed to notice. But I suppose you were too busy clouding your mind with ..... fantasies that can never become a reality. When I return from my mission in a day or two, I shall expect to find you dead. Good-bye."
With that, the Prince exited the room and left Link.....laughing.
"WHY are you laughing??!" Kishik demanded, whirling around and flushing. "Do you believe that I will not fulfill my promise?!"
"No, no, it's not that," Link chuckled. "But you see, keeping a gypsy locked inside a cell isn't exactly the smartest thing to do--not to offend, your majesty. Let's just say keeping me behind these bars and going to be pretty tough work." He smiled.
Kishik fumed then turned on his heel. "Talk is cheap!"
Link laughed loudly again, just to anger the Prince further.
"Knock it off, gypsy," one of the two guards growled. "Insulting the Prince is punishable by death."
"But I've already been prosecuted, so I can do whatever I want," Link said.
"He has a point," the other guard muttered.
"Hey, you two wanna see a neat trick?" Link asked, walking to the front of his cell. Curiously, the guards walked closer. "Normally I reserve this for noblemen and royals, but I think I can give it to fine gentlemen such as yourselves."
"No need to flatter," one guard said. "What exactly is it you want to give us?"
"Ahhhh, just come closer," Link said in a whisper. The guards took another step to the cell, and their armor clanged against the bars loudly. Grinning, Link took a red bandana out of his pocket and swished it in front of the jailers. "Seeeeee??"
"What about it?" one of the guards asked. "I don't see nothin' special."
"Well, what if I did THIS!?"
Link reached forward and threw the bandana around the guards' necks, and then quickly tied it. He pulled the sword of one guard out of its sheath, and whammed the hilt over their helmets. Both sank to the ground in a state of unconciousness.
"What stupid fools," Link laughed to himself, taking the key off of one's belt. He unlocked the cell and kept the sword, then ran up the steps leading out of the jail.
"JAIL BREAK!!" he hollered, laughing and running towards one of the fortress walls. Several of the guards ran towards him, but their heavy armor slowed them down slightly. They threw their spears towards him, and they landed dully in the stronghold's wall. Smiling again, Link jumped on top of the spears and climbed them like stairs (as he got higher, more spears came).
Finally, he reached the top of the wall and stood there bravely. The guards and knights had run out of ammunition.
"YOU GET DOWN FROM THERE!!" one of them shouted.
Another knight nudged him. "You sound like a bloody idiot when you say that. You think he's just going to come on down after a performance like that??"
"Farewell, gentlemen, as I prepare to jump!" Link declared.
"Don't be a fool!" a head knight shouted back. "There's nothing but ocean down there, the rocks'll kill you if the jump don't!"
Link glanced behind him and his devilish grin broadened. "Soldiers, you will remember this as the day you almost caught.... Jack Sparrow!"
"Jack SPARROW?!" the whole army of them shouted back.
"Oh, whoops," Link said, snapping his finger. "I always say that. Sparrow's a good friend of mine you see, and--"
"YOU KNOW JACK SPARROW?!" a guard shouted. "WHERE IS HE?!"
"Sorry, confidential information," Link apologized. "But you shall remember this as the day you almost caught the Black Bandit!!" And with that, he saluted them and flipped backwards off of the wall.
"The Black Bandit!" a knight shouted. "We had the Black Bandit in our jail cell! And he got away! Who were those idiots guarding his cell, and where are they? I bet they was sleepin' on the job!"
Roaring angrily, the knights and guards thundered towards the jail.
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Zelda woke up to hear loud knocking on her door.
"Princess? Are you awake?" came Malon's voice.
"Well she is now, if she wasn't before," Saria muttered.
"Shut it, Saria," Malon said back, then continued to talk through the door. "Well, I'm assuming you're awake now, Princess. So anyhow, Captain Flynn requested to meet you on the starboard side of the ship in about twenty minutes, and he wants you to wear that light purple dress you'll find in the closet. There should be a brush on the desk thingy to your right for your hair. So if it turns out that you AREN'T awake while I'm telling you this, Saria and I will come in and wake up in about a half an hour."
"You don't have to tell her that if she's asleep," Saria pointed out.
"I'm up," Zelda called out to them hoarsely.
"Oh, that's great. Did you catch what I said?"
"Everything."
Sighing, Zelda stepped out of the bed and walked over to the closet. Malon had said a light, purple dress....there was pink, light blue, dark blue, green, yellow, royal purple, and then there was a lighter purple. It wasn't too bad a dress, it just had a low shoulder line. But it would have to do (she didn't think much of disagreeing with a pirate).
The Princess walked over to the mirror-desk-thingy and picked up the brush. She kept combing the same spot in her hair over and over again, because her mind kept wandering. She thought about Hyrule, wondered if her father was worried about her, she thought about what an annoying snob Kishik was, and she also thought about Link. A lot. Zelda sighed again, and then realized that she was now brushing away at thin air.
Setting her mind straight, Zelda quickly finished brushing her hair. Gulping quietly, she headed out of the room.
"Ah, and you look lovely," Malon said, taking one of Zelda's shoulders and steering her to the right. As it turns out, she and Saria had been standing just outside the door, waiting for her to come.
"My dear Princess," Captain Flynn said, once they reached him. "I hope I find you well this morning?"
"In spite of the fact that I've been abducted by pirates, my home has been besieged and I fear I shall never see Hyrule again--yes, I'm fine."
Flynn laughed. "Ahh, a sense of humor is a good thing to have, milady. Especially on a ship like this. You'll want your humor and your wits when you're here." His grin twitched when he heard two of his men fooling about as they washed the deck. "WHY are you two making so much noise??"
"Sorry, captain," one of them apologized, grinning and putting his mop back down on the ship's surface. "We was only fooling around."
"Well from now on," Flynn growled, reaching inside his coat pocket. "I would thank you to fool about silently." He took out a pistol and shot both pirates twice. They collapsed to the floor, obviously dead.
"MUA HA HAHA!!!" Saria laughed, running up to the pirates and checking all pockets for loose change.
"Oh, drat," Flynn sighed, putting back his weapon.
"What is it, Captain?" Malon asked, inspecting one of the buckles on a pirate's shoe.
"Now I've got to find two more people to swab the deck," he answered with annoyance. Then he turned back to Zelda. "Sorry for that interruption, Princess. I've been meaning to do that to those two for the longest time, anyway."
"What is it you wanted to see me about?" Zelda asked quietly.
"Upon going to your castle, I noticed a Prince there who seemed quite interested in protecting you," Flynn said. "I could've been wrong, since I was hiding most of the time, but he did seem quite keen about your safety. If it's not too personal, may I ask for the name of the lad?"
"Didn't we tell you??" Saria cried. "That was Kishik, the man who robbed Malon and I of all are money back in Nacirema! We should've let the little nymphs who went in before us to dispose of the monster!"
"Had I known who he was, I would have shot him on the spot," Flynn laughed (and Zelda believed him whole-heartedly). "So Prince Kishik, hm? Is he a good sailor?"
"Knows nothing better than the deck of his ship, he does," Malon snorted. "Cared more about his bloody boat then he did about the people! Doesn't near deserve the title of Prince."
"And who does?" Flynn asked. "Actually--don't answer that. I have a feeling who you'd say." He placed his arms behind his back and strode away.
"Is that all he wanted to see me about?" Zelda asked, puzzled. "I barely even said a word." She saw Malon and Saria nod, and then asked, "Who would you rather have Kishik's spot as a royal?"
"Oh, you know, the Black Bandit!" Saria answered. "He's a good man, even if he IS a pirate. Robs those who have too much money to give it to those who would put it to better cause. That's why he's always getting on Flynn's case--thinks he steals too much."
"Ironic, isn't it?" Malon laughed. "But bless his soul. A little like Robin Hood, if you ask me."
"Yeah, that's what he said himself, I think."
Zelda just stood there and looked out at the sea. She was far from home by now, but she had no idea just how far it was.
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Link had been swimming all day. He finally stopped on a small island, and pulled himself up onto the shore.
"Well well well, if it isn't old Link," said a man, holding out a hand and helping him up. "Been a while since you came to visit me, old boy. Something the matter?"
"Darunia," Link said gratefully. "How would you like to help me on a rescue mission?"
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A/N:
yes, this is turning into ur typical little pirate fantasy romance thing. i hope u dont mind. PUH-LEEEEESE REVIEW!!! go back and review all the chapters!! (jk) but at least review this one!!