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Chapter 4: So it comes Together
Link and Zelda were getting ready for bed. "I just can't think of why she would attack Sheik or Linka," Zelda confided in Link, "I mean with the exception of when we were at war with Tokapot, they haven't been past the mountains. The war ended quickly and they have not been anywhere else past the mountains." She glanced at Link, "Dear are you listening?" Link just stared into space, deep in thought, "Link."
"Huh, sorry Zelda did you say something?" Link looked at her after breaking away from his thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Zelda walked over and put her hands on Link's arms.
"Nothing much," Link tried to hide the truth until he knew everything, but he knew he would have to tell Zelda soon.
"Don't even think of lying to me Link," Zelda looked him sternly in the eyes, "First the attack at the party; second your 'bad dream'; and now an attack in broad daylight. I know you know something Link."
He sighed, "Okay Zelda. Sit down," Zelda did as she was told. "Do you remember when I first walked into your courtyard?" she nodded, "Well I had done that once before, but then I was on a quest." after an explanation of 'The Ocarina of Time' events, "Then you used your powers to send me back in time to live a normal life, but I had to go away for the seven years I was asleep. After that I was able to come back."
"So you are the Hero of Time?" Zelda let it all sink in. Link nodded,
"I'm a sage. The Sage of Wisdom?" He nodded again and held her hands.
"And some evil maniac named Gannondorf, is after our-my babies," Zelda looked at Link, thought for a moment, then, "Link we have to stop him."
"We? What are you going to do?" Link asked. 'If she can't use her power there isn't much she can do.'
"I could master my power," Zelda was determined; "I have done it before I can do it again. You are not going to leave me out."
"Okay," that was all Link needed to hear," Impa trained you before, but I'm not sure how long it took."
"I don't care. I'll do it to protect them," Zelda said determination and a fierce devotion in her voice.
"That's why I love you," Link stated, kissing Zelda.
"Oh touching," A voice called, " 'I'll protect them' you say." Link jumped up and grabbed his sword from the back of a chair.
"What do you want?" Link demanded.
"To free my brother. I need the Triforce of Courage and Wisdom first, and you have them," the archer pulled out her sword.
"Then why target Sheik and Linka?" Link asked even though he already had the answer.
"Isn't the reason to make us pay?" Zelda questioned.
"I needed to see if the Triforces had been passed on, but they have not shown any powers. Except that your daughter is VERY courageous and your son has wisdom beyond his years," she smiled, "They really do take after their parents."
"Who are you?" Link wondered, 'No one is supposed to remember anything except the Sages and myself.'
"I am Melia, Gannondorf's sister, and no matter what I could never forget him," Link didn't seem to care. "My brother has sent me visions and I plan to set him free. So now you MUST DIE!"
She lunged at Link with her sword, but Link dodged. Link placed himself in between Zelda and Melia. Melia swung at him again this time Link blocked it with his own sword. He was able to push her back and in the process gain the advantage. She recovered quickly, and lunged at him again. He stepped to the left and she almost ran into a chair. In anger Melia picked the chair up and hurled it at Link. He grabbed Zelda and moved; the chair landed against the door and blocked it from opening. Link lunged and clashed swords with Melia. Their swords were locked.
"Daddy!" there was a pounding on the door, "Let me in!"
"Yes, your daughter will make an excellent bride for my son," Melia taunted, "Gannon has promised that that will be an excellent way to punish you." Link brought his sword down and to the side, and broke free of her.
"Leave my children out of this," His voice was cold.
"LET ME IN!" Linka's voice screamed through the door.
"Linka run!" Zelda cried. 'Come on Zelda think. How to my powers work?' She threw her hands forward in frustration and a beam of light shot through her hands and hit the wall. 'Yes!'
"Mom!" Sheik's voice came, "stand away from the door!" Next thing anyone knew Sheik and Linka were busting through the door, the blue glow of 'Nayru's Love' cast over them.
"Did you break something?" Sheik teased.
"Yeah, a door," Linka replied, and then angrily yelled, "YOU AGAIN?" as she looked at Melia. Nayru's love slowly wore off.
"Clever you made it to where you couldn't be hurt to get to Mommy and Daddy. How sweet," Melia smiled maliciously. She lunged at Linka, but Link stopped her in her tracks.
"I said to leave my children alone! They weren't even born when I sealed Gannon away!" Link said still in a cold voice.
"You're loosing it Hero of Time," just then Melia snarled. Zelda had hit her on the back with a beam of light. "You stupid Sage!" she turned her head towards Zelda. She and Link were still locked with their swords. Zelda was weak from the strain of her magic. "Link, save your daughter or your wife," she freed one hand and threw a dagger at Zelda.
"No!" Link couldn't break free. Linka ran and knocked the dagger of its course, "Linka take your mother and run!"
"No, dad I won't leave you!" Linka helped her mother up, "Sheik take Mom." Sheik took their mother. Linka grabbed a bow from on the wall and took aim, "Hey you, I'm bull's eye shot, so leave or die!" Melia decided to leave but not before trying to take off Sheik's head. Linka released an arrow hit Melia in her sword arm. Melia disappeared before Linka could reload.
"Dad, you have some explaining to do," Sheik demanded placing Zelda on the bed.
"Sit down," Link ordered. After they did Link explained.
"I was right," Sheik muttered, "That's why she went after Linka, but why not me?"
"No offence, but Zelda's strong-suit wasn't combat so, assuming you took after her, the only way I figure to test is to put the one you care for the most in danger aka your sister," Link surmised.
"Wait, so the Sheik that after is named after, was Mom's alter ego?" Linka decided to say, "So Sheik is a girl name?"
"No," Link laughed, "Zelda, your mother created a male alter ego. So though she was a girl Sheik was a boy and trust me, your mother and Sheik were two completely different warriors."
"Okay," Linka seemed satisfied, "What about me? Adding an 'a' to the end of your name is pretty unimaginative."
"I decided that since Sheik and your father were such a good team that giving you his name would somehow enable you and Sheik to have the same teamwork. I also hoped that it would give you his courage, cunning, and gall that made me fall in love with him."
"Hhhmmm." Linka seemed to be weighing some choice in her mind, "Okay I like that."
"Now back to my question," Sheik was done waiting for his sister's interrogation to finish, "So she put others in danger in order to test Linka and she put Linka in danger to test me?"
"Yes, where are all the guards?" Link asked, after all they had caused quite a commotion and they hadn't been disturbed.
"Oh, knocked out," the siblings smiled angelically, "See the guards that Melia hadn't knocked out wouldn't let us through."
Link laughed, 'Those are my children all right.' "Why were you out so late?"
"Well you see I..." Linka started.
"I umm..." Sheik started,
"...visiting Ralf"
"...just dropped Tula off."
"Back to bed, and I want someone with you at all times, Ralf or Cally will do, if for some reason you two can't stand each other today."
"What about Scott and Tula?" Linka asked knowing her brother may want some time with Tula.
"I don't know them well so I don't want alone with them. Now Linka, go to Cally and asked to stay with her tonight. Sheik you do the same with Ralfisco," Link ordered, "And Zelda, you stay with your husband." Link smiled.
"Only if you stay with your wife," Zelda ordered, "Good-night kids."
"Good-night Mom and Dad," Sheik and Linka left, "Odd balls," they said.
"Night Bro," Linka said as she gave him a hug.
"Night Sis," He kissed her forehead.
"Cally," Linka opened Cally's door, "You in here?"
"Yes," Cally said sitting up in bed, "Considerin' I was locked in here by the guards."
"Yeah, hey my Dad wants me to stay with you tonight okay?"
"No prob. Why?"
"Another attack," Linka didn't want to worry her friend as she walked over to the bed, "On my Dad." This room was like all the guest rooms in the castle, gray walls, one four-post bed, a closet, and a small table.
"Who keeps attacking?" Cally asked as she pulled the covers back, as far as these two were conserved they were sisters.
"Some rogue Gerudo with a grudge against my Dad," Linka crawled into the bed.
"Oh okay," Cally laid back down next to her, "Linka."
"Yes," Cally?"
"Do you like Scott?"
"I guess. Why?"
"I mean as in you want to court him."
"No, not really. Why do you want to court him?" Linka slyly said.
"Maybe, but I think he wants you."
"No, he just thinks he does," Linka dismissed it, "He probably goes for the damsel type."
"Or he goes for the straightforward, smart-alick, attitude, can take care of themselves kind of girls."
"Then why does he like me, I don't have an attitude," Linka acted offended.
"Yeah right, and I'm an angel sent from the Goddesses."
"Oh Holy one I'm so sorry, I did not know," Linka says sounding suprised. Cally hit Linka on the arm.
"Night," Linka turned and faced the wall.
"Night," Cally faced the ceiling.
"Hey, Ralf you up?" Shiek opened the door.
"Yeah, what happened?"
"An attack on my parents. My dad wants me to stay me to stay with you."
"Ah, hop in." Shiek lay on the bed.
"Any luck with Linka? Some days I wonder if she is so dense she can't tell you like her or if she just ignores it. I know she ignores other guys? affection for her."
"Well, she kissed me."
"WHAT?" Sheik shot straight up, and stared at Ralf.
"We were talking and she kissed me and ran off. So you and Tula?" Ralf was calm.
"Date tomorrow, kissed her. Still in shock from recent events." Ralf busted out laughing at his friends state of shock, "So was I."
"I figured it would happen someday, just not so soon," Shiek chuckled, recovering from the shock, "I won't tell you I know."
"Okay," they shook hands and bumped knuckles, "So, you kissed Tula? A lot of Royal scandals are going on. It's sad, but isn't she your 1st kiss?"
"Why is it sad?"
"Your 18 years old and it's your 1st kiss."
"So? Tonight was your 1st kiss too."
"Yeah, but I've been waiting for Linka what about you?"
"Don't know."
"Hyrule's Heartthrob has finally kissed someone. The fan girls go wild, "NO!" they say!" Shiek hit Ralf's arm, "HEY!"
"Night," Shiek faced the wall.
"Night," Ralf faced the ceiling.
Ralf woke up, but didn't open his eyes. He heard someone humming 'Zelda's Lullaby'. Then he felt a hand carressing his cheek. He put his hand over the hand on his cheek and opened his eyes. "Hey beautiful, "He saw Linka, her hair was braided and lying on her shoulders. She wore a blue tunic and belt which held her tunic close to her figure. Her sword was on her belt and she wore a pair of white pants. The only thing that Shiek saw was her beautiful face.
"Can you walk today?" Linka asked.
"I can try, where's Shiek?"
"He, Cally, Scott, and Tula went to inform your mother of what happened. You slept late."
"How late?"
"It's about 10:00 a.m."
"Ah about last night. I enjoyed it. We should do that more often," Ralf sat up and put his feet on the floor. Linka laughed but didn't look at him. All he had on were a pair of brown pants. "Why don't you look at me?"
"I don't know," she looked up at him. True he was handsome and built like a ranch hand-muscular, "There happy, I see you. Need any help standing?"
"No," he stood up and turns his ankle in circles before putting it back down, "I think it was just a bad twist." He took her hand and helped her up, "You okay?"
"Yes, why?" she was startled by the question.
"Curious, you see, Shiek said there was an attack on your parents last-night and I bet you were right in the midst of it weren't you?"
"Mmmmmm...maybe," She said innocently, "I wouldn't do something like that would I?"
"Yes you would," Ralf put his arms around her waist, "Princess Linka would you do me the honor of courting me?"
"Do you have to ask? I thought it was obvious after last night, or do you need reminding?" she held a look on her face that was almost as sly as her voice.
"Remind me please," he bent over and she put her arms around him. They started to kiss, when there was a knock on the door.
"You better get dressed, Linka said as she walked to the door, "Yes Impa?"
"Is he awake? I didn't want to disturb him," Impa was holding a food platter, "So I brought up the food instead of the servants.
"He's getting dressed. You can either hand me the platter or set it on the table." Ralf walked out of the closet, wearing a black tunic, and his brown pants.
"Good-afternoon Lady Impa," Ralf bowed.
"Boy, I have known you since you were a little thing and you haven't ever called me 'Lady'. What did you do?" Impa teased. It was true he never called her lady-other things, but never lady.
"I stole something," he smiled.
"Really? What?" Impa knew Ralf was teasing.
"No, seriously, I've stolen the princess's heart," Ralf wrapped his arms around Linka.
"Really? Well I see you've finally paid her back for stealing yours," Impa started to leave.
"How long has everyone else known?" Linka was confused, "Am I the last to know?" Impa stopped.
"Child, you?re as dense as your father was. Deep down you've always known, but he gave you space, which is why you always felt comfortable around him. Another way you're like your father is that you were always more into protecting than loving," with that Impa left.
Ralf started laughing, "Sometimes I think the Shiekah have master some sort of 'Eye of Truth' technique."
"Hehe yeah," Linka thought to herself 'that or, she could be a sage.' "Do you remember the story of the sages?"
"Well yeah, let's see, 'One in a deep forest'; 'One on a high mountain'; 'One in the Realm of the Dead'; 'One in the Goddess of the Sand'; and 'One Sleeping in the Light'," Ralf repeated the well known story.
"Which one do you think Impa would be?"
"Shadow."
"Why Shadow?"
"Well a Kokiri would probably be Forest; Goron for Fire; Zora for Water; Gerudo for Spirit; and Impa doesn't fit Light very well," Ralf casually started putting on his boots.
"So, what for Light?" Linka started putting on her boots on as well.
"Hylian, only race left. Actually Shiek and I have thought about this before. Why are you so interested?" He looked at her.
"Curious, just curious," She thought for a moment.
"I need to speak with my dad," Linka rose, "Coming?"
"Sure," He got up and followed her.
Yes another chapter done! Sorry it took so long to update, I had Exams this week so it's short and a little choppy, once again I appologise. Hope you enjoyed! Once again after 5 reviews I'll update. DUDES WE HAVE FORUMS NOW AWESOME! Hehehehe I'm like a little kid at Christmas. Speaking of which Merry Christmas!