Quest for the lost brothers

The consideration brothers Link, Peach, Zero and Alucard have had good and bad times together. They were together in celebrations and also united in difficulties, always helping each other in hard moments. However, it happened that, from time to time, one of them would disappear, with no news for a long time, which left the others distressed. This is what is happening now with two of them: Link and Zero. Peach and Alucard are very worried about them and decided to start an investigation to find their lost brothers.

—I'm going to Hyrule, Alucard—said the regent. —Princess Zelda must know something. I will also consult Saria and the Deku Tree.

—I'm off to Abel City, then. The hunters must have information on Zero's whereabouts. Send my regards to Link when you find him.

—Good luck! If you find Zero, tell him I sent a hug.

It wasn't easy for the princess to enter Hyrule, because the kingdom has been, for years, under the dictatorship of Ganondorf, the King of the Gerudos, who seized power using the Triforce. She thought of going straight to Hyrule Castle and did so. However, when she arrived at the market town, she found the place completely ruined and overrun by Redeads. She could see no longer the home of the Royal Family, but a tall and dark tower. The only building that seemed intact was the Temple of Time. Disguising herself as a zombie with the Sneaky Parasol, she headed there.

Peach entered the Temple of Time and admired the architecture, for it was very beautiful. She walked forward the place and found two people talking at the end. She rejoiced and teared, for one of them was Link.

—Link!—the princess exclaimed, running to meet the hylian. She hugged him. —I finally found you, brother!

The hero returned the hug. He had gone for seven years and understood his sis' joy at finding him again.

—Forgive me—he asked, weeping too.

—Where were you?

—In the golden land, waiting for the time to return.

—How come?

—I was too young to wield the Master Sword—explained the hylian. —I had to grow up and become stronger to be able to use it. I have a tough mission now. I already know what happened while I was away.

—Take me with you, please!—Peach requested. —It's dangerous to go alone.

—... All right—conceded Link. —Thanks for the company.

—Who is he?—the regent asked, referring to the man in tight blue clothes standing in front of the Master Sword's pedestal.

—My name is Sheik. I'm of the Sheikah people.

—Charmed to meet you, Sheik. Will you help us?

—When needed.

—Great!—approved Peach. —Where do we go first?—she questioned to her brother.

—Kakariko Village—he replied. —Let's go.

As they walked out of the Temple, the hero inquired:

—Where are Zero and Alucard? How are they?

—Alucard has gone to look for Zero. He disappeared and I'm very worried about him too.

—I hope he finds him—Link wished. —After we take down Ganondorf and his tyranny, we'll help our brother in the search.

—Wait, Link! I'll make a video call to tell Alucard you're okay.

Abel City no longer displayed the splendor it once did. Devastated by many wars between reploids and mavericks, the place now had very few inhabitants. Alucard went to the Maverick Hunter Base, Zero's workplace, but the site was abandoned. He asked a passerby if he knew where the maverick hunters were, but he never had heard of them. Learned, however, about an utopian city called Neo Arcadia, a few hours away from there.

"Utopian city? That doesn't sound good", thought Alucard. He thanked the passerby and entered the Base ruins for clues. He explored the building transformed into a wolf and sniffed something. He turned into a bat and flew out of there.

Some distance away from Abel, a group of reploids and a woman were running for their lives. They were being hunted by Neo Arcadia's repression force for being falsely considered criminals. The fugitives were searching for a long-abandoned laboratory where, according to sources, they would find a very powerful reploid that could counterattack the utopian city's army of repression.

There was not much time: the resistance was outnumbered and slowly being cornered and killed, for in addition to the Pantheon Hunters, Golens had joined the chase. The girl, accompanied by a fairy-sized robot and a survivor, had reached a door.

—A dead end?—gasped her.

—No. There's a very strong energy coming from there—revealed the "fairy". —!... And there's another one just as strong coming this way!

—Watch out!—shouted the resistant, jumping from in front of the door with the girl. A very fast and dark blur passed by and broke the barrier.

—What was that?—asked the scientist, but neither of them answered. Realizing that more enemies might be on the way, they decided to go inside.

They met a pale man in black clothes crouched next to a red robot, with long blond hair and deactivated.

—I finally found you, brother—spoke Alucard. "So that's why we haven't heard from you: you hibernated".

—Excuse me—said a shy and female voice behind the vampire. He turned and spoke:

—There's no time for conversation now. I saw more enemies coming this way. If you know how to wake him up, do it. Please—completed.

—So he really is Zero? Do you know him?

—Yes—confirmed the dhampir, taking the lead to protect the trio. —Go and wake him up, if you can.

—Yeah.

—I'll use my power, Ciel—said the robot. —We don't have time.

—But Passy, then you'll...

—No problem. It's you and Zero who have to come back alive, everyone is waiting for you!

—Thank you, Passy!—Ciel appreciated, tearing. —Wake up Zero, please!

Passy entered the red reploid's body. Slowly, the hunter began to move and the cables that held him down released. He stood up and tried to understand what was happening.

—Welcome back, brother—greeted the dhampir, looking at Zero leeringly.

—Alucard! Was it you, bro?

—I'll tell you later. First, let's get out of here.

Sitting on a pedestal in the Temple of Time, Link and Peach tried to contact Alucard using the princess' cell phone. Seconds later, they succeeded. The dhampir answered the video call and the Sword Brothers spoke to each other again (when he saw the hylian, Alucard made an obscene gesture to him, but he laughed and told the vampire to go fuck himself, and everyone laughed). The affliction over Link and Zero's disappearance was over, but the problems weren't: Link told about the dictatorship that Ganondorf installed in Hyrule and Zero reported about the difficulties of living in the post-war era between reploids and mavericks. The brothers, then, decided that they will help solve the crises. Link and Peach spring into action to defeat the King of Gerudos, by awakening the seven sages, while Zero and Alucard attack Neo Arcadia's leaders to finish the pursuit to the robots. They agreed to reunite, when all is well, at the Mushroom Castle.

Tired from their fights and adventures, the quartet was congregated in the regent's office, who promptly invited them to rest, eat and drink in the Castle. Link told the others the reason for his vanishing and Zero did the same. The two apologized to the princess and the vampire for the worry they caused, but for them, seeing the hero and the hunter back and well was enough. For hours, the Sword Brothers talked about the journey they had taken to defeat the evil that plagued where they were.