Okay… I now have for you, another fine request. I've been looking forward to writing this one… because it is so unique. I know that this doesn't take place during the game, but still, It's a good idea. So here you go, guys…

Character- Link's Mother (Whatever her name is.)

Setting- Hyrule is at war over territory. The battle has been fixed to take place in the Gerudo Desert. Hylian soldiers have set up camp just outside the entrance to the Desert Fortress. Several of the soldiers have taken their families with them to this spot to get them away from attacks on the towns and villages of Hyrule. But when the war turns sour, the families are forced to flee. Only a mother's love for her one-year-old son can save the small, helpless child.

Nothing More to Give

My eyes drift from the creamy pages of my book

I look out glumly through the canvas of our tent.

The blood red sun is just setting.

We've been here ages.

Surely living in Kakariko is safe by now.

All that's here is rocks and dust.

I hate it.

What kind of place is this to raise Link?

I don't want to stay here and let him know all this.

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I turn to my child.

He's tugging gently on his blanket.

Sleep lingers in his eyes.

It's quite late for him.

I smile at him.

I shut the book I was reading to him.

I place it on our wooden table.

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I turn to see my husband standing over Link.

He's not smiling…

But I know he's happy.

"What's the kid doing up at this hour?" He asks.

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"I was reading to him, darling. He's just about to fall asleep now." I tell him gently.

He nods and walks away from the baby.

He takes a seat in the small chair beside mine.

He sits in a ray of red sunshine.

It reflects of his polished armor…

The armor that, for whatever reason, means so much to him.

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I hate war.

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We both gaze at our now sleeping child.

Peaceful.

Happy.

If only our world could be like that now.

But it's war torn.

I have no idea what Link's life will be like because of that.

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A gust of hot desert air whips through our tent.

Link starts crying.

I shield my eyes from the stinging sand.

A man walks in our tent…

It's another Hylian soldier.

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"Sir." He says quickly, "Sir we've spotted the enemy coming closer. We expect that they'll reach us within the hour. I've been sent to fetch you…The war is starting, Sir."

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At these words,

My stomach drops.

I can't stand this.

I pick my crying baby up.

I cradle him in my arms.

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"The Gerudo have already begun to evacuate. They wish to remain neutral in this war… still."

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I see my husband nod slightly.

I know he's angry now.

I think it's because the only real chance we had was if the Gerudo joined us…

Which they did not.

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He turns to me.

His eyes are like two chips of ice.

"Get Link and yourself out of here now." He commands.

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"Where will you meet up with me?" I ask.

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He tries to hide the flick of emotion across his face.

But I see it.

And now I know…

We won't meet again.

They have no chance now.

All I can do is shake my head at him.

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"No…please." I plea.

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"I said go." He demands.

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My throat feels like it has a stone wedged inside it.

I sniff loudly.

I give him a one armed hug.

"Good bye." I whisper to him.

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I tuck Link inside his blanket.

I wipe the tears from my eyes.

I take one last look to the proud man in front of me…

How he'll never see his son grow up…

How I'll never see him again.

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I strain a smile.

I pull my baby in closer to my chest.

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"Go east." Says my husband briskly.

I don't bother to question him.

East seems perfectly fine…

Any direction is the same right now.

I nod at his instructions.

"I love you." He whispers.

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These words fill me.

He's never said that to me…

Ever.

I know he loves me.

But somehow…

Hearing it made so much more out of it.

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"I love you too." I croak.

I then force my feet to turn and run from the tent.

But… I don't run far.

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A huge crowd of Gerudo are marching out of their desert.

They fill the gorge entirely.

I push and shove my way into the currant.

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It's slow going…

But we are moving.

I can't understand what most of them are saying…

I don't know the Gerudo tongue.

But I see a few Hylians scattered around the crowd…

Probably wives of soldiers too.

They're all going through what I am.

For some reason… this comforts me.

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I try to understand the garble coming from the mouths around me.

But to no avail.

I have no idea where everyone else is going…

But I'll keep going east.

Just like-

Like I was told to.

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I hear a woman yelling in the foreign tongue.

I look around for anyone to translate for me.

She sounds urgent.

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I, however, do not need to have this interpreted.

Because soon after the woman's calls,

The mass of women and children changes directions.

I struggle to keep my baby safe.

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Unwillingly,

I'm being pushed and shoved in the direction of the Fortress.

Everyone's going back.

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Is it possible that the war has been called off?

A spasm of joy fills my heart.

I march along happily with the crowd.

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But my happiness is soon replaced.

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I hear screams coming from the front of the group.

Everyone is pointing upwards.

Slowly, I follow their hands up to the rim of the gorge…

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Hundreds of men are up at the top,

Aiming bows down at us…

Sharp, cruel arrows are ready to fly.

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I freeze.

Everything begins to move in slow motion…

Arrows thick as rain,

Blood,

Bodies,

Arrows.

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My husbands words are all I can hear,

"Go east."

So I do.

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I curl myself up to protect my baby.

I stagger through the mounds of dead, slipping slightly on the blood.

The few that are left are all going the opposite way.

I run as fast as I can through the pierced bodies.

I see the end of the gorge.

It's hard to make out in the dark… but I see it.

I'm nearly out of this.

I'm nearly out.

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I feel an arrow bore into my flesh.

It hits my back.

Unbelievable pain strikes me.

I can barely breathe.

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I know that I don't have long now.

I know I don't.

My mind is telling me that the arrow has struck my heart.

My vision blurs.

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I fall to the ground.

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I await death.

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I hear a noise.

It's a baby.

It's crying.

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It takes me a while for me to register it.

It's Link.

He's crying.

And I'm… I'm about to leave him.

Then he will surely die.

I can't let myself do that to him.

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I push myself off the ground sluggishly.

I sway from side to side.

I rock Link back and forth in my arms.

It's only now I notice that my blood had stained his blanket.

…In fact…

My blood seems to be everywhere.

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I pull Link close to my chest.

"Go east." I hear my memory tell me.

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Slowly,

I make my way through the rest of the gorge.

The only thing I can hear now is the far off noise of a battle…

That and my own shallow breath.

I really don't have much time.

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I'm barely aware that my legs are running.

I don't know how I'm managing to run.

But I'm doing it.

I need to get Link somewhere safe.

Then I can die at peace.

…I just need to find somewhere safe.

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I soon realize that I'm running on grass.

All the sand and rocks are gone.

I look behind me.

I focus hard and see the desert gorge in the distance.

I must have been on the grass for much longer.

But I've only just noticed.

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I look down longingly at the grass.

I just want to lay in it…

To die.

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"Go east"

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I tear away from the grass.

I break into a sprint.

Not much time.

Not much time.

I have to run.

I have to find a place for my baby boy.

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Oh Goddesses, please!

Please help me.

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I become dimly aware of the trees around me.

I can hear me panting.

I can hear the rustle of dead leaves.

I can feel my hot blood running down my body.

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I have to find his place.

Than I will be at peace.

Go east.

Go east.

I have to keep going east.

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The trees become thicker.

I can't see the sky anymore.

It's dark.

I keep painfully running into things.

I don't have much time.

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Link.

Link, my baby.

Go east.

Pain throbs in my chest.

I have to…

I just…

Gotta keep going.

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I fall to the ground.

Somehow I know…

I know that there's no getting up this time.

The pain is unbearable.

I look up to the heavens…

To the Goddesses.

…The sky is there now.

I'm in a large clearing.

A huge looming tree stands over me.

It comforts me somehow.

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"Oh Goddesses. Protect my son. Protect my little boy!"

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I stop to cough.

Blood dribbles down my chin.

"Please, take him, Goddesses. Please let him live. Protect my boy… My baby. Link."

My throat grows tight.

I begin to sob.

I can't speak anymore.

All I can do is whisper.

"Please. I have lost everything tonight. My husband, my home… even my life in a few moments time. Do not take my son from me. Do not take his life from him. Please, protect my son… Link."

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I push Link away from me.

So that when I die I won't crush him.

I push him against the roots of the giant tree.

My face falls into the soft, springy grass.

It's so comfortable.

"I am unable, Great Ones. Please take care of him. Be safe my boy, Link be safe." I call into it.

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Then…

I close my eyes.

My poor child.

I have failed you.

I'm sorry.

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An overwhelming sense of euphoria fills me.

I hear the Goddess, Farore.

Somehow…

I know her voice.

I know it's her.

She's speaking to me…

"Everything will be fine. Your son is mine now. I will take care of him."

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And I believe her.

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This took me longer than expected. But it turned out great. I'm sorry about all the '1' s everywhere… but for some reason the period isn't working anymore and the one does… so… get used to the one.

I really enjoyed writing this chapter… probably because it was so different. I'll have more for you soon. I even have the order that I'll be posting! Next will be Ruto, then Ingo, then Sheik/Zelda, then Jabu Jabu, then a short entry from Epona, then Malon, then Ganondorf, then Saria, then Din, then Darunia, then Mido, and finally Link fishing (Where he will think about all the people he's met.) After that will be the three final entries.

So… with that said… I regret to announce that THIS IS THE LAST REQUESTING CHANCE! It's so sad to say that this story is coming to an end. (I'll be doing more though. My heart is currant set writing this modern-day fic.) Despite my future projects… I'm still a little disheartened by the fact that in just over fifteen chapters this will be finished.

It is because I'm tying up these lose ends now that no more requests will be taken after this chapter. As soon as my next is posted, I will no longer accept them.

So, once again, LAST CHANCE TO REQUEST Sorry.