A/N: This is the first LoZ fic I ever wrote seriously. It actually was started about three years ago and has been finished on and off after having survived through three hiatuses and a serious consideration of scrapping. But I decided to give it another chance, and am actually quite pleased with the results. Rated PG-13 for violence and Link's surprisingly dirty mouth; warnings include angst, sadness, violence, Link/Zelda pairing (no citrus), and alternate realities. The timeline I'm basing things on is a quasi-alternate-reality of my own creation: I base most if not all of my Zelda fanfiction on the idea that all the deeds done and chronicled in the Zelda games (with the exception of the Wind Waker for obvious reasons) were the deeds of one brave young lad chosen by Destiny and the three Goddesses as the Hero of Time, the Legendary Hero. Oh. And I don't own Linky (more's the pity) or Zelda or any of the game's other characters. They are copyrighted to Miyamoto Shigeru-san and Nintendo, the lucky bastards. I own, however, sole copyright of each and every one of my original characters. Steal them and I will hunt you down and break your elbows. Remember: A vague threat is no one's friend. And also, this act is where things kind of get silly. Just keep in mind that most o the time while I was writing this I was in high school and that I've improved dramatically since almost four years ago, AND I had no idea what I was doing when I did start it. So if it seems a little far-fetched...deal with it. xp
-Act II-
-Dimensional Refugees-
4
"And that was when I woke up in the back of your…thing," he finished. He grinned sheepishly. "Sorry I threatened you like that," he apologized. "I was…"
"Terrified, from the look on your face," Kate added helpfully.
He smiled, with a trace of chagrin flashing quickly across his face. "Yeah," he admitted. "I guess I was." He looked her straight in the eyes. "Do you believe me?"
It was a hard question. Kate didn't answer, but as she looked into his earnest face, she knew beyond a doubt that what he told her was the truth. There wasn't anything on Earth that could have convinced her otherwise at that moment. As he waited, she nodded. "Yeah," she said finally, "I think I do." She shook her head, laughing to herself. "I must be crazy, but…I do."
He grinned suddenly. "Then you'll help me get out of here?"
"Whoa, slow down, Link," she said quickly. "You haven't yet healed all the way. You're still recuperating."
"But-" he started, "I have to get back there. Who knows what's happened?"
"You've already been here a month. What possible difference could a few more days make?"
"My timing could make all the difference in the world," he said gravely.
"What, life and death?" Kate retorted.
He didn't reply.
For some reason, his silence made Kate nervous. "I'll go talk to my supervisor and see what I can do," she said, and, standing up, she turned and walked out the door.
-Act II-
-Dimensional Refugees-
4
"And that was when I woke up in the back of your…thing," he finished. He grinned sheepishly. "Sorry I threatened you like that," he apologized. "I was…"
"Terrified, from the look on your face," Kate added helpfully.
He smiled, with a trace of chagrin flashing quickly across his face. "Yeah," he admitted. "I guess I was." He looked her straight in the eyes. "Do you believe me?"
It was a hard question. Kate didn't answer, but as she looked into his earnest face, she knew beyond a doubt that what he told her was the truth. There wasn't anything on Earth that could have convinced her otherwise at that moment. As he waited, she nodded. "Yeah," she said finally, "I think I do." She shook her head, laughing to herself. "I must be crazy, but…I do."
He grinned suddenly. "Then you'll help me get out of here?"
"Whoa, slow down, Link," she said quickly. "You haven't yet healed all the way. You're still recuperating."
"But-" he started, "I have to get back there. Who knows what's happened?"
"You've already been here a month. What possible difference could a few more days make?"
"My timing could make all the difference in the world," he said gravely.
"What, life and death?" Kate retorted.
He didn't reply.
For some reason, his silence made Kate nervous. "I'll go talk to my supervisor and see what I can do," she said, and, standing up, she turned and walked out the door.