Hey guys! I'm sorry for the few days of no updates... BUT I finally graduated! So yaaayyy I'm free from the confinement of my schoolwork!... until college starts... BUT I'M FREE FOR THE SUMMER! So that's what counts!

I'm up with my next chapter finally! I had a bit of writers block, because sometimes I have those moments where starting the story is a bit slow. But once the real adventures start, I promise chapters will get better. So, I'm sorry in advance if this chapter may seem rushed or poorly written... There are times that I'm rather terrible with introductions...

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or it's characters

Serina belongs to me and Jayne belongs to my friend gina . marie .

Now without further ado...

LADIES AND GENTS... I NOW PRESENT:

Chapter 2 – Introductions

In a clearing in a patch of woods just outside Castle Town, there was a stone courtyard with tall pillars around the perimeter. Zelda and Jayne waited with four other people: A Goron, Rito, Gerudo, and a small Zora.

Serina arrived at the courtyard walking alongside Link.

"Are they the ones we were waiting for?" the Goron asked.

Jayne turned around and caught glimpse of her two friends approaching.

"Link!" She squealed, running up and nearly suffocating him in a tight hug, "Oh my gosh I missed you sooooooo much! How've you been? How was training? Why did it take so long? I missed you buddy!"

"I missed you too Jayne…" Link gasped, "Um.. you mind letting me go now?"

"But why? I missed you! I haven't gotten a hug from you in forever!" Jayne complained.

Jayne continued to squeeze her friend even tighter.

Zelda and the four other Champions watched the interesting reunion go down between Link and Jayne.

"Oh dear.. She's suffocating the poor thing." The small Zora piped.

"He must have been training for a long time if she missed him that much." The Gerudo agreed.

"I'd say she might be a little over-excited.." the Goron said.

"I would hope she isn't always this… bizarre." The Rito crossed his arms.

Serina walked up to Jayne and put a hand on her shoulder, "He needs to breathe, Jayne."

"Ah! I'm sorry!" Jayne released him immediately and got a sad look on her face.

Link smiled at her and patted her head, "It's alright Jayne, I missed you too."

After hearing his words of reassurance, Jayne's smile returned to her face.

The Princess motioned for the three friends to walk over and join the group. As they approached, they all took notice to the blue cloth the other four Champions were wearing.

Serina and Jayne stood on either side of the Princess, while Link stood next to the small Zora.

"At last we are all gathered here to become well acquainted with one another before we set out on our journey." Zelda announced, "As you all know, you have been chosen to aid in our goal to prepare for the return of Calamity Ganon… Now, to begin, I will introduce the four Champions that shall govern the Divine Beasts."

Zelda's gaze was directed towards the first Champion. The Goron noticed it was him she was looking at and straightened up.

"Daruk, from Goron City has demonstrated an incredible deal of strength, and has proven to be capable of governing Divine Beast Vah Rudania." She said.

Daruk bowed his head in thanks for his introduction.

Zelda's gaze then drifted over to the tall Gerudo standing next to Daruk.

"Urbosa, from Gerudo Town, has also proven that her abilities are capable of aiding her in governing Divine Beast Vah Naboris." Zelda smiled.

The tall Rito awaited his introduction once Zelda's gaze rested upon him.

"Revali, from Rito Village, demonstrated the agility and skill required to govern Divine Beast Vah Medoh." She explained, finally looking towards the small Zora, "And Princess Mipha of Zora's Domain possesses a healing ability that can prove useful during our travels, and she has the proper abilities required to Govern Vah Ruta."

Zelda then motioned towards Jayne standing next to her.

"Jayne here, will also be accompanying us on our travels," Zelda added, "She possesses abilities that will also prove useful to our goal. She will accompany Princess Mipha on Vah Ruta."

Jayne smiled at the Princess standing a few feet away from her. Mipha returned the smile and nodded to acknowledge Zelda's instruction.

Zelda looked towards Serina, "Serina, is one of my more knowledgeable scholars. She has traveled to both Zora's Domain and Rito Village on numerous occasions. She will help us identify Shrines located across Hyrule. Jayne and Serina both are also a part of the Castle guard. And Serina will accompany Revali to Vah Medoh."

Serina pushed her glasses up her nose and acknowledged the Rito standing across from her. His bright green eyes bore into her very being, she took the hint that he disapproved of her joining him. Seeing his look of displeasure brought it to her attention that she would have a fairly difficult time dealing with him.

Link noticed that the Princess' attention was now on him. She motioned for him to come up in front of her, while Serina and Jayne both stood with the other Champions. Link knelt down in front of Zelda as she held her hand out in front of him.

She began to recite a prayer she had prepared for the Chosen Hero.

Serina and Jayne both smiled, feeling happy that their close friend had gotten to this point. Mipha, Urbosa, and Daruk all listened to the Princess' words.

A few moments later, Daruk scratched his head.

"This is uplifting. She's making it sound like we already lost." Sarcasm was evident in his voice.

Revali scoffed, "Wasn't this your idea?" You were the one to suggest we designate the appointed knight with all of the ceremonial pomp grandeur and nonsense we could muster."

Hearing Revali finally speak, only to notice that he could care less about Link caught Serina's attention. In order to not interrupt the ceremony, she kept quiet.

"And if you ask me, the whole thing does seem to be overkill. I think I'm on the same page as the Princess regarding.. this boy." Revali sighed.

Jayne clenched her fists and glared at Revali, only to feel Serina's hand touch her shoulder. She shook her head at Jayne, who shot him one last look of 'watch it.'

Urbosa noticed Jayne's glare and looked towards Revali.

"Oh give it a rest," She said, "He is a living reminder of her own failures… Well.. at least that's how the Princess sees him."

Zelda finished her prayer and looked down, catching wind of Urbosa's words, yet she didn't acknowledge them.

Link stood up and walked over to Serina and Jayne, who were both a bit unhappy with the small turn of events. He mouthed the words 'It's okay,' to both of them.

"Tomorrow, we will begin our journey by locating and identifying shrines. All of you should get some rest. We will meet at the entrance to Castle Town at dawn." Zelda announced.

The group began to walk back towards the Castle.

Mipha caught up to Serina and got her attention.

"It's wonderful to see you again, Serina. We miss you back at Zora's Domain." She smiled.

"It's a pleasure to see you too, Mipha." Serina returned the smile, "I miss travelling over there, my researching the shrines and Divine Beasts has restricted my abilities to travel around freely."

"You've been researching the Divine Beasts?" Mipha asked.

"I have," Serina nodded, "only the exterior though, at some point I hope to go inside and observe the mechanics of them once they've began to operate properly. Just out of my own curiosity."

As her conversation with Mipha continued, Serina felt as though she were still being stared at. Unsure if it were still out of disapproval or just out of curiosity of how she behaved normally. Either way it was making her feel uneasy, as she hoped that his attitude wouldn't clash with her.

She had the feeling that it was going to be a long and stressful journey…

Alright, once again I apologize if this chapter isn't as good as others I've written. I promise now that the adventure is starting, I'll be getting back into the swing of things.

I hope you all enjoyed. If you would, please leave me some reviews. And of course, stay tuned for the next! Until then fare thee well!