Thanks to:
Crystal Senshi: Thank you! Tee-hee =^_^=
Tsukasa the mysterious mage: Here's more and I hope you like it!
Toki1: We all can't help but love Link!
Anyone: Thank you!
Linkboy: I love Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy 8 is my favorite, but I'd have to say Final Fantasy 7 is my second fave. I don't have that game anymore, but I plan to buy it soon!
Ruby-sama 4.5: I hope I got this chapter up quick enough!
Saphirus*Falcon: I'm glad you like this story!
And to my friend, Frank: Thanks a bunch for all your nice comments about this story!
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Aeris walked around her house gathering her weapons. She decided to bring a sword, a bow, and a dagger. She was more skilled with the sword. She was probably the most skilled female fighter in the entire land of Burmecia.
"Do most females fight in Burmecia?" Link asked.
"No," she said. "They used to be trained to fight until that awful king came around. I'm the only female who really knows how to fight. All the other females only know basic defense."
"I see," he said.
"Are you in love with Zelda?" she asked suddenly.
"What?" he asked surprised.
"Are you in love with Zelda?" she repeated.
"Well...I.."
"It's okay if you are too embarrassed to admit your feelings for her," she said.
"I-I'm not embarrassed," he defended.
"Well I'm ready so let's go," she said.
"Thanks goodness," he thought.
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Link and Aeris traveled into the woods leading to the king's castle.
The woods started out bright and green, but the further they got into it, the deader and darker it looked.
"Be careful, Link," Aeris warned. "He has many spies in this wood. It would not surprise me if he already know we are coming."
Link said nothing, but only nodded to acknowledge that he heard her.
"Stop," Aeris said holding her arm out.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Something is coming," she said. "Get out of the way!"
The two quickly jumped out of the way as a beast jumped from a tree.
They beast had yellow eyes, huge fangs, black fur, and razor sharp claws.
"Link, now is the time to use your magic!" Aeris said. "It will surly get back to the king that you are using magic!"
Link put his sword away and held out is hand. A glowing green sphere came from his hand and shot out to the beast.
The beast was knocked down, but not dead.
Aeris then took out her sword and stabbed it.
"More could be coming," she said. "We must move quickly."
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Link kept wondering how much more of this hell he had to walk through. The wood was so dark, dead, and eerie. It was defiantly not Kokiri Forest. He had been in dark and dead places and it was not like he was afraid, he just simply did not like it.
"I hope I'm not too late," he thought. "I'm going to rip that king to shreds for taking Zelda away. I can't wait to get my hands on Ganondorf. He is really going to be sorry he sent as far away from Hyrule."
"Link, I can see the top of the castle," Aeris said. "We are not for away now."
"Good," he said.
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Link and Aeris approached the castle grounds. They look at the large gates that blocked their way.
"Link, can you open it?" Aeris asked.
"I'll try," he said.
He walked up to the gates and out his hands on it. He closed his eyes and concentrated his powers on the locks.
The entire gate began glowing and then opened.
"Good," said Aeris. "I hope the king is getting intimidated by your magic."
"I hope so too," he said.
They then walked up the steps leading to the doors until Link stopped.
"What is it, Link?" Aeris asked.
"These gargoyles," he said pointing to the two demon statues. "They....are alive."
Just after he said that, the two statues came alive.
They were very horrible looking. They had red and black glowing eyes, red and black scaly skin, long pointed ears, huge wings, and very long, sharp, teeth.
Aeris pulled out her sword, but one of the demon creatures jumped on her, knocking the sword out of her hands.
Link too grabbed his sword and ran to Aeris' help.
He cut one of its wings off. It screeched in pain and turned to face Link. To make things worse, the other demon creature jumped on top Link.
Aeris grabbed her dagger and aimed it at one creature on Link's back. When she got a clear view, she threw the dagger and it hit the demon's back.
The demon slid off Link and died.
Now they only had the one-winged demon left to fight.
Aeris ran to get her dagger and Link charged up more energy. He made a large green sphere and threw it at the demon.
The demon screeched and fell to the ground, dead.
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After defeated the two demon guards, Link and Aeris continued inside the castle.
The castle was just like something from an old horror story. It was dark, dusty, it had many statues, lots of cobwebs, everything in a place a normal person would not like.
"I hope we're not too late," Link whispered.
"Where do you suppose they are?" Aeris asked.
"I don't know," he answered.
"Can't you use your magic and try to find her?" she suggested.
"I can try," he said. "I've never tried using the Triforce like that."
He closed his eyes and the Triforce mark on his hand began to glow.
"Zelda, where are you?!" he called out in his mind.
"You are too late Link of Hyrule," came a mincing voice inside his head. "Zelda is gone!"
"You're lying!" Link shot back.
"If you do not believe me, then come to my throne room. It is up stairs. Follow the long hall until you reach one last flight of stairs."
Link opened his eyes and gasped.
"What is it?" Aeris asked with concern.
"I talked to him," he said. "I talked to the king. He told me where to find Zelda."
"It must be a trap," she said.
"But it's the only lead we have," he replied.
She opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it and nodded.
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Link and Aeris climbed a long, round, flight of stairs. The steps were very dusty and weak. It felt like one of them would fall through at any moment.
As they walked through the hall, they saw many paintings, vases, and other antique items. They did not know why someone like him would have antique items in a very dirty castle.
"He's a sick person," Link thought. "No telling what he's already done to Zelda."
"Wait," Link said.
"What?" she asked.
"Those paintings are not normal," he said.
"Great," Aeris mumbled. "Another none-normal normal looking item."
(A/N: That sounded weird O_o)
Link quickly took an arrow from his quiver, fitted it in his bow, and shot the painting.
The bird that was in the painting flew out.
It was a horrible looking bird.
It was red, had red eyes, and a black beak. It was very demonic looking.
Link took out another arrow and shot it in the chest.
"Aeris, run!" Link said.
The two ran quickly down the hall as more birds flew out of the paintings.
Link looked back and threw numerous orbs at them.
He looked back in front of him as they began climbing the stairs.
To make things worse, more creatures started following them.
"Aeris, go, I'll talk care of them," Link said.
"But, Link----"
"Go!" he said.
She nodded and continued up the stairs.
Link held his hands on front of them and charged as much energy as he could possibly muster.
He closed his eyes tightly and concentrated as hard as her could.
The monsters were getting closer and closer.
Link let out a cry as he released all the energy.
The entire hall was filled with green light and all the monsters suddenly crumbled into pieces and died.
Link fell to his knees, panting for breath.
"Link!" Aeris called with terror.
Though he was exhausted, he quickly got up and ran to Aeris' aid.
He ran up the last flight of stairs and into the king's throne room. There he found Aeris inside a blue jewel and the king on his throne.
The king stood up and grin evilly. He had long, brown hair, piercing red eyes, and he was a lot taller than Link.
"Hello, Link," he said. "I am King Gilgamesh of Burmecia."
"Where is Zelda?" Link asked impatiently.
"Impatient one you are, aren't you?" Gilgamesh laughed.
Link looked over at Aeris.
"I thought only the ones with the Triforce could do that," he thought.
"Someone with the Triforce did do that," Gilgamesh said as if reading Link's mind.
Link glared at Gilgamesh and unsheathed his sword.
"Where-is-Zelda?!" he demanded.
"I will admit," Gilgamesh said sitting down on his throne. "Your powers are no match for me. However, there is somewhere here who is." He clapped his hands and Princess Zelda walked into the room.
"Zelda!" Link gasped.
"Dear Zelda," Gilgamesh said smoothly. "Kill him."
Zelda looked at Link and put her hands together.
"No!" Link cried.
She did not listen.
He grunted in frustration and put a magic barrier over him.
Zelda unleashed a wave of blue energy and then she clapped her hands.
The barrier around Link disappeared and he was hit by Zelda's magic.
"Zelda, please!" Link pleaded. "I don't want to hurt you!"
"She only takes orders from me, Link," Gilgamesh laughed.
Zelda held out her hand and Link could not move. It was as if she put him in a full body bind.
"Z-Zelda?" Link said with panic.
She put her hand on his shoulder and sent unbearable pain into his body.
"Zelda! Stop!" Link yelled wincing in pain.
She said nothing and continued killing him.
"Zelda!" Link repeated.
After several minutes Zelda gasped and let go of him.
"L-Link?" she stammered.
Link began panting for breath and nodded.
"Yes, Zelda," he said.
"What?!" Gilgamesh roared. "What are you doing?! Kill him!"
"No!" Zelda shot back.
"I am no longer your puppet," she said charging energy.
Link did the same.
"What are you doing?" Gilgamesh asked with panic.
"Now!" Zelda ordered.
The two elves unleashed magical waves and they hit Gilgamesh hard.
When the two thought he was dead, they turned around to help Aeris.
"If I cannot have her," Gilgamesh said with all the strength he had left. "Then no one can!"
Before any of them could react, Gilgamesh threw a dagger at Zelda and it hit her in the arm.
After the dagger hit her, Gilgamesh died.
"Zelda!" Link gasped helping Zelda to the floor.
Aeris carefully pulled out the black dagger and sighed.
"She's been stabbed by a poisonous blade," she said. "She does not have much time. We must get back to the village."
Author's Note: Sorry if it took too long to get this chapter up. I've been working on my X-Men Evolution story called "Failing and Falling" and soon I'm gonna start my X-Men the Movie story called "Shadowed Pasts" I will try my best to get these chapter up faster.
Crystal Senshi: Thank you! Tee-hee =^_^=
Tsukasa the mysterious mage: Here's more and I hope you like it!
Toki1: We all can't help but love Link!
Anyone: Thank you!
Linkboy: I love Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy 8 is my favorite, but I'd have to say Final Fantasy 7 is my second fave. I don't have that game anymore, but I plan to buy it soon!
Ruby-sama 4.5: I hope I got this chapter up quick enough!
Saphirus*Falcon: I'm glad you like this story!
And to my friend, Frank: Thanks a bunch for all your nice comments about this story!
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Aeris walked around her house gathering her weapons. She decided to bring a sword, a bow, and a dagger. She was more skilled with the sword. She was probably the most skilled female fighter in the entire land of Burmecia.
"Do most females fight in Burmecia?" Link asked.
"No," she said. "They used to be trained to fight until that awful king came around. I'm the only female who really knows how to fight. All the other females only know basic defense."
"I see," he said.
"Are you in love with Zelda?" she asked suddenly.
"What?" he asked surprised.
"Are you in love with Zelda?" she repeated.
"Well...I.."
"It's okay if you are too embarrassed to admit your feelings for her," she said.
"I-I'm not embarrassed," he defended.
"Well I'm ready so let's go," she said.
"Thanks goodness," he thought.
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Link and Aeris traveled into the woods leading to the king's castle.
The woods started out bright and green, but the further they got into it, the deader and darker it looked.
"Be careful, Link," Aeris warned. "He has many spies in this wood. It would not surprise me if he already know we are coming."
Link said nothing, but only nodded to acknowledge that he heard her.
"Stop," Aeris said holding her arm out.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Something is coming," she said. "Get out of the way!"
The two quickly jumped out of the way as a beast jumped from a tree.
They beast had yellow eyes, huge fangs, black fur, and razor sharp claws.
"Link, now is the time to use your magic!" Aeris said. "It will surly get back to the king that you are using magic!"
Link put his sword away and held out is hand. A glowing green sphere came from his hand and shot out to the beast.
The beast was knocked down, but not dead.
Aeris then took out her sword and stabbed it.
"More could be coming," she said. "We must move quickly."
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Link kept wondering how much more of this hell he had to walk through. The wood was so dark, dead, and eerie. It was defiantly not Kokiri Forest. He had been in dark and dead places and it was not like he was afraid, he just simply did not like it.
"I hope I'm not too late," he thought. "I'm going to rip that king to shreds for taking Zelda away. I can't wait to get my hands on Ganondorf. He is really going to be sorry he sent as far away from Hyrule."
"Link, I can see the top of the castle," Aeris said. "We are not for away now."
"Good," he said.
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Link and Aeris approached the castle grounds. They look at the large gates that blocked their way.
"Link, can you open it?" Aeris asked.
"I'll try," he said.
He walked up to the gates and out his hands on it. He closed his eyes and concentrated his powers on the locks.
The entire gate began glowing and then opened.
"Good," said Aeris. "I hope the king is getting intimidated by your magic."
"I hope so too," he said.
They then walked up the steps leading to the doors until Link stopped.
"What is it, Link?" Aeris asked.
"These gargoyles," he said pointing to the two demon statues. "They....are alive."
Just after he said that, the two statues came alive.
They were very horrible looking. They had red and black glowing eyes, red and black scaly skin, long pointed ears, huge wings, and very long, sharp, teeth.
Aeris pulled out her sword, but one of the demon creatures jumped on her, knocking the sword out of her hands.
Link too grabbed his sword and ran to Aeris' help.
He cut one of its wings off. It screeched in pain and turned to face Link. To make things worse, the other demon creature jumped on top Link.
Aeris grabbed her dagger and aimed it at one creature on Link's back. When she got a clear view, she threw the dagger and it hit the demon's back.
The demon slid off Link and died.
Now they only had the one-winged demon left to fight.
Aeris ran to get her dagger and Link charged up more energy. He made a large green sphere and threw it at the demon.
The demon screeched and fell to the ground, dead.
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After defeated the two demon guards, Link and Aeris continued inside the castle.
The castle was just like something from an old horror story. It was dark, dusty, it had many statues, lots of cobwebs, everything in a place a normal person would not like.
"I hope we're not too late," Link whispered.
"Where do you suppose they are?" Aeris asked.
"I don't know," he answered.
"Can't you use your magic and try to find her?" she suggested.
"I can try," he said. "I've never tried using the Triforce like that."
He closed his eyes and the Triforce mark on his hand began to glow.
"Zelda, where are you?!" he called out in his mind.
"You are too late Link of Hyrule," came a mincing voice inside his head. "Zelda is gone!"
"You're lying!" Link shot back.
"If you do not believe me, then come to my throne room. It is up stairs. Follow the long hall until you reach one last flight of stairs."
Link opened his eyes and gasped.
"What is it?" Aeris asked with concern.
"I talked to him," he said. "I talked to the king. He told me where to find Zelda."
"It must be a trap," she said.
"But it's the only lead we have," he replied.
She opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it and nodded.
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Link and Aeris climbed a long, round, flight of stairs. The steps were very dusty and weak. It felt like one of them would fall through at any moment.
As they walked through the hall, they saw many paintings, vases, and other antique items. They did not know why someone like him would have antique items in a very dirty castle.
"He's a sick person," Link thought. "No telling what he's already done to Zelda."
"Wait," Link said.
"What?" she asked.
"Those paintings are not normal," he said.
"Great," Aeris mumbled. "Another none-normal normal looking item."
(A/N: That sounded weird O_o)
Link quickly took an arrow from his quiver, fitted it in his bow, and shot the painting.
The bird that was in the painting flew out.
It was a horrible looking bird.
It was red, had red eyes, and a black beak. It was very demonic looking.
Link took out another arrow and shot it in the chest.
"Aeris, run!" Link said.
The two ran quickly down the hall as more birds flew out of the paintings.
Link looked back and threw numerous orbs at them.
He looked back in front of him as they began climbing the stairs.
To make things worse, more creatures started following them.
"Aeris, go, I'll talk care of them," Link said.
"But, Link----"
"Go!" he said.
She nodded and continued up the stairs.
Link held his hands on front of them and charged as much energy as he could possibly muster.
He closed his eyes tightly and concentrated as hard as her could.
The monsters were getting closer and closer.
Link let out a cry as he released all the energy.
The entire hall was filled with green light and all the monsters suddenly crumbled into pieces and died.
Link fell to his knees, panting for breath.
"Link!" Aeris called with terror.
Though he was exhausted, he quickly got up and ran to Aeris' aid.
He ran up the last flight of stairs and into the king's throne room. There he found Aeris inside a blue jewel and the king on his throne.
The king stood up and grin evilly. He had long, brown hair, piercing red eyes, and he was a lot taller than Link.
"Hello, Link," he said. "I am King Gilgamesh of Burmecia."
"Where is Zelda?" Link asked impatiently.
"Impatient one you are, aren't you?" Gilgamesh laughed.
Link looked over at Aeris.
"I thought only the ones with the Triforce could do that," he thought.
"Someone with the Triforce did do that," Gilgamesh said as if reading Link's mind.
Link glared at Gilgamesh and unsheathed his sword.
"Where-is-Zelda?!" he demanded.
"I will admit," Gilgamesh said sitting down on his throne. "Your powers are no match for me. However, there is somewhere here who is." He clapped his hands and Princess Zelda walked into the room.
"Zelda!" Link gasped.
"Dear Zelda," Gilgamesh said smoothly. "Kill him."
Zelda looked at Link and put her hands together.
"No!" Link cried.
She did not listen.
He grunted in frustration and put a magic barrier over him.
Zelda unleashed a wave of blue energy and then she clapped her hands.
The barrier around Link disappeared and he was hit by Zelda's magic.
"Zelda, please!" Link pleaded. "I don't want to hurt you!"
"She only takes orders from me, Link," Gilgamesh laughed.
Zelda held out her hand and Link could not move. It was as if she put him in a full body bind.
"Z-Zelda?" Link said with panic.
She put her hand on his shoulder and sent unbearable pain into his body.
"Zelda! Stop!" Link yelled wincing in pain.
She said nothing and continued killing him.
"Zelda!" Link repeated.
After several minutes Zelda gasped and let go of him.
"L-Link?" she stammered.
Link began panting for breath and nodded.
"Yes, Zelda," he said.
"What?!" Gilgamesh roared. "What are you doing?! Kill him!"
"No!" Zelda shot back.
"I am no longer your puppet," she said charging energy.
Link did the same.
"What are you doing?" Gilgamesh asked with panic.
"Now!" Zelda ordered.
The two elves unleashed magical waves and they hit Gilgamesh hard.
When the two thought he was dead, they turned around to help Aeris.
"If I cannot have her," Gilgamesh said with all the strength he had left. "Then no one can!"
Before any of them could react, Gilgamesh threw a dagger at Zelda and it hit her in the arm.
After the dagger hit her, Gilgamesh died.
"Zelda!" Link gasped helping Zelda to the floor.
Aeris carefully pulled out the black dagger and sighed.
"She's been stabbed by a poisonous blade," she said. "She does not have much time. We must get back to the village."
Author's Note: Sorry if it took too long to get this chapter up. I've been working on my X-Men Evolution story called "Failing and Falling" and soon I'm gonna start my X-Men the Movie story called "Shadowed Pasts" I will try my best to get these chapter up faster.