Chapter 2

Link grabbed an apple and put it in his basket. He was about to get bread when he heard a scream coming from the direction of the castle. He looked over there to see a giant snake, grabbing a girl with it's tail. "LET…ME…GO! HELP!" The girl screamed. By now every one had noticed the snake. Link looked around at every one then at the snake slithering into the forest. Link noticed no one moving, just blinking. "Well? Isn't anyone going to help her!" Link yelled. Link's best friend Tomas came out of the terrified crowd, his brown hair messed up. He grabbed Link by the arm, and dragged him a bit further off. " Link! Are you insane! DID YOU SEE THE SIZE OF THAT THING! No one is crazy enough to go off and try to kill that thing!" He Whispered. Link gave him an odd look.

"But, that girl…we can't just let that thing kill her! Someone has to do something!" Link began, "Someone…WAIT A MINUTE!" Link Suddenly started running toward his house. Tomas stopped him.

"Don't tell me you're actually going to try and save her, are you?" Tomas asked. Link looked around Tomas to see his father peeking out the window. Link looked at Tomas, and ran right past him. Tom then ran after Link. Link entered his house, to find his father was right in front of him, then Tomas ran strait into Link with his husky exterior. Link was knocked to the ground, but quickly got up. His father was concerned; "You want to save that girl? Don't you?" Link's father asked; Link simply stared; his father took his prized sword off the wall and handed it to Link, "Then you'll need this." Link stared a bit longer then took the sword.

"Thanks…dad." Link finally said. Link put the sword and sheath on his back and left the house.

Link headed toward the forest, on the way Tom kept trying to convince him not to go, saying things like "Come on! It's just one girl!" and "By the way did I mention I'm Forestaphobic!" Link said "First of all that isn't a word! Second why are you coming with me any way?" Tomas was about to answer when they saw the entrance to the forest.

Tomas, terrified, said " I'll just… stay out here…and…keep watch!" Link shrugged and entered the forest, soon joined by Tomas, "Tom? What are you doing hear?" Link asked.

Tomas looked at Link, "I…uh…was…Worried about you! Yeah! That's it!" Link rolled his eyes, but then looked forward. The place was covered with flowers grass and trees. Link stepped forward, headed for the door when suddenly, He realized that giant ants surrounded him. Link grabbed for his sword "MAN! Is every thing in this forest giant?" Link asked sarcastically, Tomas looked puzzled, "Not really giant…REALLY big for ants though!" Tom said.

Link rolled his eyes, unsheathed his sword, and began to cut off the ants' heads. After Link finished he said, "I HATE bugs! Especially the giant ones!" he said. He walked over to the door, and pushed it open, and he entered a room that was a bit confusing. "Wha- Okay we are way up here, the floors down there, the next 'door' is way over there, and there's a…something up there…what now?" Link asked, Tom was very puzzled, but then, a bunch of pig-faced-things, called bokoblins, came up from the edge of the cliff. Tom began to freak out "AAAGH! MONSTERS! MONSTERS!" Link looked at the bokoblins; he had never seen anything like them. He took out his sword, ready to fight, but the bokoblins where already closing in on him. He quickly slashed his sword across one of their stomachs, the bokoblin quickly clutched its stomach, trying to prevent bleeding, but it fell to the ground and died. Link was getting the hang of using a weapon. Soon he finished off all the bokoblins, and he calmed Tomas down.

But then a new problem was arising, how were they going to get across to the next door. Link sighed and leaned against the wall, but then he noticed that the walls were covered in thick vines. "Hey! Tomas? Do you think these vines are strong enough for us to climb across?" Link asked, Tomas tugged on one. "Yep! Pretty sturdy!" he proclaimed. Link began to climb across them, "Then come on! It's the only was across!" Link yelled. Tomas got on and slowly climbed across, and soon caught up with Link. Tom and Link continued to climb. Soon they were close to the door, but then Tom noticed his vine was beginning to break, Tom began to panic, "LINK! Um…the…vine…is…AAAGH!" It snapped! Link quickly grabbed Tomas's hand. "GUH! Tom! You're heavier than you look!" Link said. Tom grabbed another vine. They both reached the door quickly.

Link opened the door. But as soon as they entered they froze, in front of them there was a giant beehive. Link and Tomas stayed perfectly still, but next thing they knew the beehive fell to the ground and broke, several giant bees came out, Tomas grabbed one by the head and covered its eyes; it ran into a wall, and died. Link grabbed his sword and stabbed one he kept on fighting them, until all the bees were gone. Link and Tom as turned around, and saw a huge gap and a rope. Link looked at Tomas.

"Uh…Tom, you'll have to stay right here…" Link said, Tomas shrugged. Link ran to the edge and grabbed the rope. For a moment he just kept swinging, then Link jumped to the other side.

Link saw the great serpent sleeping. He stared at its large spikes on its back, and the large fangs in its mouth. He gulped, and then he saw the girl unconscious on the floor. He slowly creeped past the giant snake careful not to wake it; but the forest floor was slippery in this aria so he slipped and fell on the ground hard.

Link stood up but then froze when he heard some heavy breathing. He slowly turned to see both of the snake's massive eyes were open and on him. Link unsheathed his sword and prepared to fight.

The snake eyed Link hungrily and lunged at him. Link jumped away and watched the snake ram its nose into the floor. He was mad (The snake, not Link) he slithered around Link in a circle, and began to coil up, squeazing Link's legs untill their was a cracking noise. The snake dropped Link.

Link knew what had happened, his legs were in pain and bleeding; though suburnly Link tried to stand up. Pain surged through his body "Agggh!" Link cried in pain. He fell back down on the floor.

The snake slithered up triumphantly, and prepared to strike. Link looked at his sword and smiled. He had a plan. He raised the sword in both his hands - The snake lunged again. Link threw his whole weight behind the sword and drove it to the hilt into the roof of the serpent's mouth, Link jerked the sword out and the snake's head slammed on the floor. Then all the pain in his legs finally kicked in. It felt as though his legs were on fire, he looked at his legs. They were broken and bleeding nonstop, he knew that if the bleeding didn't stop he would die.

Suddenly Zelda woke up to find a young boy about her age on the forest floor cringing in pain, she ran to his side and saw his mangled legs. She thought for a moment and then used a healing spell. Link got up, and looked around. He suddenly saw Zelda. "You! You're alive!" Link shouted. She just gave him a weird look. After they stood up Zelda Looked at him again and suddenly grabbed his hand. "HEY! What are you doing!" Link yelled.

"Y-you… I knew it!" Zelda shouted.

"What?"

"Don't you ever look at the back of your hand!" Zelda said shoving Link's hand into his own face. Link's eyes widened as he grabbed and yanked his hand out of her grip.

"Don't look at that!" Link shouted. Zelda eyed him.

"Do you even know what that is?" she asked him. Link looked down refusing to answer. Zelda was getting frustrated, "THAT IS THE TRIFORCE OF COURAGE!" Link gave her a blank look. Zelda rolled her eyes, "Don't you know the story of the goddesses?" she asked, Link just looked at her. Zelda sighed, "Many, many years ago, there was just a dark space. But one day Three goddesses where sent down to cerate the world. Din the goddess of power created the foundation. Nayru the goddess of wisdom created the law. And Faore the goddess of courage made all of the life forms to up hold that law. Seeing their work was done they went back up into the heavens, but leaving something behind, something powerful. They left the triforce. Now every millennium three people will be bearers of one piece of the triforce each." Link lifted his head.

"I know…" Link responded. Zelda lifted her hand to show to Link, she took off her glove and Link saw it. Another triforce piece.

"I bear the triforce of wisdom." Zelda added. Then they both realized that they should get going.

They soon reached the huge gap, Link thought Zelda wouldn't be able to swing to the other side so he was going to explain it to her, "Now this may be abit hard but-" suddenly Link saw Zelda grab the rope and swing to the other side.

"…Or mabie not…" she commented. Link stared in awe. But then he decided to join her on the other side.

Link saw Tomas was trying to go out the door but it wouldn't budge. "Um…Tom! Hello!" Link shouted, Tom looked shocked.

"L-Link! You're alive!" Tomas exclaimed, ten he spotted Zelda, "Who…" Link interrupted Tomas.

"How are we going to get out?" Link asked. Tomas and Zelda began examining the room.

"I have an Idea!" Zelda shouted. She pointed to a tree that had several deep dents in it. "We can climb that tree." They all began climbing up the tree. After what seemed like hours, they reached the top of the tree, but then they looked down. There seemed to be no way to get down.

"How are we going to get down now?" Link asked. Zelda looked directly at him.

"We're going to jump!" Zelda said. Link's eyes widened.

"WHAT?" Link shouted.

"Grab my hand!" Zelda ordered. Link did, and Tomas took Link's hand. Zelda, Link, and Tomas all jumped. Link closed his eyes expecting to turn into a hero-pancake. Soon he felt…water. He opened his eyes to find he was surrounded by water. He quickly swam to the surface and came to the bank; they saw people all around them staring. Zelda saw the castle wasn't very far off so she grabbed Link's hand and ran through the crowd and to the castle.

Link watched Zelda open the castle doors. Soon they where in a very large room, and at the end of the room there was a large throne and a smaller throne, each had someone in it. Link realized that they where the King and Queen. Link bowed in front of them, but Zelda lifted him up. Zelda looked at the two and said "Mother, Father, I have found the one who bears the triforce of courage!" Link suddenly realized that not only had he saved someone's life, he had saved the life of Princess Zelda