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IFC Asteroid Colony 56C, capital of the Independent Federation of Colonies
Ganondorf sat in his throne room surveying a map of his latest conquests. Soon the capital city would fall to him and he would set foot on the ruins of the government building and declare himself as leader of the galaxy. The echoes of footsteps resounded through the hall and Ganondorf looked up to see his second in command Admiral Twinrova standing at attention before him.
"Greetings Admiral, I see that we are proceeding quite well." Ganondorf said with a smile.
"Yes, my lord, just a few minor complications here and there."
"They're just delaying the inevitable, they will soon fall. Is my new flagship ready?" Ganondorf asked with a twinkle of excitement in his eye almost like a child ready to receive a present.
"It is ready and waiting sir." The admiral replied.
"Excellent, prepare for departure. I shall head to Hyrule to declare my new rule over the galaxy." Ganondorf said triumphantly.
Hylia City
The city was now a heap of rubble. Continued IFC artillery fire blew apart the skeletal remains of buildings leaving only piles of rubble. IFC warships crisscrossed the city overhead using their guns to pound the city relentlessly. However the defenders still held on hiding underneath the rubble and using it as cover. Under the cover of nightfall the Hylians restrung wire that had been blown away by artillery fire, building barricades in the streets to prevent the movement of IFC armor, and constructing revetments for Hylian tanks to hind behind. By now the conditions in the city were quite terrible. There was still enough food and water but there were enormous difficulties in getting those supplies to the troops. Medical supplies were in short supply, especially painkillers and many doctors had to perform operations with half the recommended anesthesia. Fatigue was everywhere as the city's defenders were deprived of sleep to endlessly prepare new fortifications and to repair damaged ones. Yet in spite of this they still stood resolutely at their posts, eyes trained outwards, hands clenching their weapons, ready for the next assault that was sure to come soon.
Freedom's Cry forward observation room
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know there was anyone here. Do you mind if I sit down also?" Link heard a melodic feminine voice coming from behind him. He turned around to see who it was and was surprised to see Zelda standing there. Instead of saying anything he merely turned back around to face the window and stared out at the stars once more.
"Excuse me, but I asked you a question." Zelda said with a touch of exasperation creeping into her voice.
"Why are you even asking me? You'll sit down anyways, its not like you care about what others have to say, you just go around and do whatever you want because you think you're so high and mighty." Link snapped back.
Zelda opened her mouth as to say something, but instead decided not to and took a seat on the far end of the couch that Link was sitting on. The two sat silently for a while not so much as looking at each other. Eventually after a while Link felt fatigue tugging at his eyelids and drifted off into an unwilling sleep.
Zelda meanwhile heard light snoring and looked over to see Link sleeping. Before she could stop it the thought that he was quite good looking and looked exceptionally cute when sleeping crossed her mind. Once it had she reflected upon it in shock. What was I thinking, he's just a commoner and thus far below my notice, there's no way I'm attracted to him.
Then she heard whispering and looked around to see if anyone had happened to enter the room while she wasn't paying attention and saw no one there, and then realized that it was Link who was talking in his sleep.
"No….please…I'm sorry…." He mumbled over again while beginning to toss and turn.
And for some reason Zelda felt a sense of concern wash over her as she looked at this young man who was obviously having a nightmare. Letting it get the better of her she stood up walked over and knelt down next to him and shook him awake. Link's eyes shot open and she saw a flash of fear, guilt and anguish appear in his deep blue eyes.
"Are you alright." She asked with concern lacing her voice.
"What happened?" Link said as if he feared that there was some invisible threat to him in the room.
"You had a nightmare, you were mumbling and tossing and turning quite severely for a while." She said. It was odd for Zelda to be speaking with Link like this, before she had always thought of him as below her, yet now speaking to him like this sort of seemed right in a way.
"Oh, thanks." Link mumbled.
"Do you mind me asking what it was about?" she said, surprised at her own question.
Link hesitated a bit at first before answering her question somewhat reluctantly. "It was just about what happened earlier today. I saw all my friends and they kept repeating that it was my fault that Saria is in the infirmary and that they nearly died."
"What do you think then?"
"I think that they're right. It was my job to protect the ship and I should have come sooner instead of at the last minute. I failed in my duties and it was my fault that things turned out the way they did." Link lamented.
"That's not true. I was on the bridge manning the sensors station at the time. It wasn't your fault at all. You were in a fight against overwhelming odds, for you to have come to the aid of the ship right when you saw them coming would have meant that you would have died." Zelda said firmly.
Then, before either of them could say anything the door whooshed open once again to reveal a teal haired pilot.
"Zelda! There you are. Why are you talking with rabble such as this? Would you like to come with me to get a drink in the mess?" he said extending his arm.
"Oh, I wasn't really talking to him, why would I be. I'd love to go and get a drink with you." Zelda said completely forgetting what had happened a few minutes ago because of this handsome teal haired young man standing in front of her. Taking Marth's proffered arms she allowed him to lead her out. Just before the two left Link heard Marth make a comment that was directed at him which drew a series of giggles from Zelda.
Link sat alone now stewing in this own thoughts. For a brief moment Zelda had seemed like a kind and caring person, but in an instant she had reverted back to her old self. She'll never change Link thought to himself with disgust. Yet in the back of his mind, something told him that he would always remember that moment.
In the mess hall Marth and Zelda were sitting opposite each other at a table.
"Really Zelda, you shouldn't associate with rabble such as that. Better to stay with others who are similar to you, and who can appreciate you best." He said in a flirtatious matter.
Earlier Zelda would have agreed right away that Link was trash, but there was something that held her back from agreeing immediately. However, she eventually did but somehow it wasn't as sincere as it was before when she was making fun of Link. She was brought out of her thought process by Marth's next reply.
"I was wondering Zelda if you would like us to see each other on a more permanent basis." He said with an easy grin.
Zelda felt her heart flutter. This had been a dream for her ever since the teal haired pilot had set foot aboard ship. In the smallest remote corner of her mind she felt some hesitation but the rest of her immediately quashed it.
"Of course I would." She said, not believing her good fortune.
"Excellent, I have to go now, but I'll see you later." Marth said leaning across the table for a peck on her lips before getting up and leaving Zelda there, with a smile across her face.
Freedom's Cry Bridge
Nabooru was standing on the bridge which was being hastily repaired. The first thing that had been done was to repair the holes in the bridge so that other crews could come in and proceed to work without the need for bulky vacuum suits which would impede the work process. Technicians were busy replacing components that had been damaged in the attack while repairing others. Outside workers in vacuum suits crawled over the surface of the hull replacing hull plates that had been shot off and patching holes.
"We were very lucky Impa." Nabooru said turning to her executive officer.
"Yes, we were Captain, but I won't be the one to argue with it." Impa replied with a weary smile.
"Neither shall I, how many ships managed to escape with us?" Nabooru stated turning once more to more serious matters.
"Us, four Mediators, the Fortitude, Corona, Independence, and the Hebrides, respectively, cruisers, McMahon, Essex, Oslo, Kurushio, Fencer, and Faithful, destroyers, Saratoga, Rejuvenator, and Davis, and frigates Boxer, Excelsior, Minsk, Nagato, Mohican, and Victorious are the ones that are with us." Impa said, reciting from a piece of paper she had received earlier.
"That's good." Nabooru said relieved that others had managed to escape.
"We've also received a message from the Central Command." Impa informed her Captain.
"What is it?"
"They're telling us to wait at the edge of the area until an escort comes out to guide us into the Nayru base." Impa said.
"Why is that?" Nabooru inquired.
"Central Command says that the IFC has the other two moons under its control and that the only orbital stronghold we have left is on Nayru where the big guns there are keeping back the IFC fleet."
"Damn, anything else about the situation on the planet?"
"Nothing much just that the IFC already controls large parts of the planet and is landing more troops everyday."
Hylia City
It was mid afternoon when the attack came. Waves of infantry rushed forward at the mass of rubble that marked the edge of the city. They were met by a hail of bullets which cut them down by the dozens. Yet still the IFC troops kept up their headlong rush. However when they looked for the sources of fire they could not find the Hylians as they were well hidden within the piles of rubble. In order to keep up the drive the IFC commanders moved in their vehicles. Using them as cover, the IFC infantrymen worked slowly towards the city leaving behind hundreds of dead and wounded. In one area of the city the IFC vehicles moved forwards in the streets negotiating the piles of ruble which made maneuvering hard. Then as they rounded a corner they faced a Hylian roadblock lined with Hylian soldiers with weapons at the ready. A cloud of missiles came from behind the barricade to slam into the oncoming IFC tanks. Explosions rocked the area as tank after tank went up in flames. Those that were following did not know they were heading into a strong position and as a result headed into the same place only to be met by the deadly swarm of Hylian insects.
For quite a while this IFC column had been stopped by the road block ahead and all along the route Hylian soldiers rose from their hiding places taking shots at the exposed flanks of their enemies. From one building several Hylian tanks that were well camouflaged by piled up rubble turned their guns on the rear of the column and blew it apart leaving the middle trapped. Within moments the IFC soldiers looked up in terror as they saw a flight of HF-29s weaving into the building and releasing cluster munitions in the midst of the IFC formation adding to the carnage. Half an hour later the IFC column was decimated leaving only a handful of survivors to hobble back to their lines.
In other areas of the city it was much the same. House to house fighting had ensued with soldiers scrambling for cover. However this type of fighting blunted the IFC edge in numbers as the Hylians knew the city best and the streets did not allow the IFC to focus much of their power in one place.
By nightfall the IFC had only a small fringe of the city under their control but were harassed throughout the night by expert Hylian marksmen using high powered sniper rifles to pick off officers, and sentries. In the center of the city the defenders had tied to a makeshift flagpole a giant flag of the Republic, the dark blue Triforce emblem standing out against the pale blue background.
Authors note: well had lots of stuff in this chapter, hints of romance, action, and all that stuff. Please review.