Chapter 3:
Captured (Yes I'm going to start titling these.)
I wake up groggily. Last night me and Zelda went to bed late, talking about the past. I shared stories about my adventures, she told me about what she discovered in the Sacred Realm. So I'm not surprised to wake up late. But I can't see… My eyes start to adjust to the dark as I take in my new surroundings. I hear a thump as whatever we are traveling in hits a rock. I hear what sounds like a man's voice, muffled. Suddenly I notice Zelda next to me, still asleep. I think for a second and then realize just what has happened. We've been captured! Thankfully, they have us covered in the back section of what I assume must be a wagon. "Zelda." I nudge her and gently whisper into her ear.
"Hmmm..?" Her eyes flutter, finally opening as she takes in her surroundings. Suddenly, I clamp my hand over her mouth whispering an explanation. She nods and I let go of her mouth. For some reason these bandits decided to leave us untied, but did take our weapons away. I then notice a silver glint off of the sun as I look around in this cramped space. Zelda is staring out of the lone window. I move items aside gently as I see a small knife. I pick it up and hand it to Zelda. She nods and smiles. I find a small sword, and then motion upwards. She nods and I lift up the tarp with my hand slowly. I emerge to see 2 men sitting, spurring the horses onwards. I once again nod and I flip forward and slash the 1st man, who falls off the carriage. I hit the other one with the hilt of my sword and see my Master Sword, Hylian Shield, Royal Bow, Sheikah Slate, and other items I brought next to where he was sitting. Zelda emerges with an empty sack and fills it up with our items. I sit down on one of the horses, signal it to stop, and the other one does likewise. These are our horses, thank Hylia. They'll be essential in our speed. Now we need to make it to the next stable quicker. I cut the carriage and it falls behind and stops entirely. Zelda is sitting on the other horse, the items on her lap.
"Here, I got you." I say as I throw my Sheikah Slate and it becomes the Master Cycle 0. I throw the loot onto it and set it to follow as I reattach the Slate to my belt. I pull out the Sword, shield, and bow and re-equip them. The dagger Zelda has is not actually a dagger, but a Gerudo Scimitar. I see she grabbed the sheath for it and is putting it on her back. I take my Quiver and throw the sack back onto the Cycle. It has some food and such. I start spurring the horse again and me and Zelda ride on, into the wind.
"So, who do you think that was?" Zelda asks, a curious expression on her face. I shake my head and reply,
"I have absolutely no idea." We stopped for the night at an old campsite. Tomorrow we make the climb to Lanayru. It's Zelda's last chance before she has to get married to that asshat of a prince. I roll out the sleeping bags, but on second thought roll the second one up. Me and Zelda can sleep together. I guess. Um. I decide to start a campfire and roast some prime meat I got when I killed a giant boar earlier. Zelda eats a bit and we discuss what she hopes the goddess will say. I shrug and smile at her as we then talk about the past. If she doesn't get married to the prince, we can go to Hateno and relax at my house for a while. If she does… well… things won't go down well. Eventually we both get tired, and as I lay down next to the fire, Zelda lays down by me. She wraps her arms around me and eventually her breathing becomes even as she falls asleep. I turn and look at the stars, sighing. This world is so big. One day I'll explore it all. I've already found every nook and cranny on this continent. Maybe I'll visit good old Skyloft. I've heard the legends. In fact, there's said to be a copy of the old Hyrule Historia in the Shrine at the Spring of Wisdom. I just need to find it. I sigh and drift off into a peaceful sleep.
I don't have dreams. Not even fleeting ones. But tonight I have a dream that seems all too real. I hear a voice. It says one thing to me.
"Link… Link… you must find the key… the key… to your past… and your future… Go… find the Historia… and read our sad, sad tales…" The voice drifts off as I see images flash before my eyes. I can't make out anything. It looks like the past events of Hyrule! And… I see one word. s. I shudder and wake up, panting. I check my Sheikah Slate and see that only ten minutes have passed. Zelda is still lying next to me, sleeping. I settle back down and sigh. What was that… Who said that to me? Where… I… I'm confused. I shake my head and fall back to sleep. While I am falling back to sleep I swear I can hear a voice telling me to Awake The Breath Of The Wild…
AN: Welp de do! I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter! It was something I rewrote about 6 times over, haha! But once again, Timeless. Ummm… it's… ok truth be told it's being worked on by a writer who's a friend of mine. I asked him to do a chapter as a guest and he said sure. So uh, yeah. Thanks for reading! Chapter 4 should be out tomorrow, roughly the same time! I'll see you all on the flip side! Gooooooodbyyyeee! Oh yeah please R&R! Thank!