Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Heroes

Chapter 14: Feast of Champions

Link woke up in the early morning light. Malon was next to him under the covers, still in her nightgown.

Link smiled as her remembered last night.

The two of them had spent the night cuddling in each others arms. Link could still barely believe all of the things he'd been through. He never would've guessed that on this adventure, he would become a father!

It made Link silently chuckle as he slowly made his way out of bed.

As he stood up and looked down at his fiance, he looked back on how lucky he was.

He was with the girl of his dreams, who he got to wake up next to every morning, and just learned that he was gonna have a kid.

Link felt pride, and gratitude for the life he had been given.

After a few more seconds, Link dressed himself back into his gear, and proceeded to exit the room quietly.

As he stepped out, he saw Flynn and Navi waiting for him.

Link, "how long have you too been up?"

Navi, "only a few minutes. And an hour."

Link, "and why is that?"

Navi, "we've gotta tell you something!"

Shin, "whatchu need ta' tell 'im?"

They turned to see Shin, Skull, Chuko and Jo-Ann walking out of their rooms.

Chuko seemed tired, and Jo-Ann was covering herself with a blanket. When Skull tried to take a peek at her goodie, Chuko punched him across the room.

Navi, "me and Flynn were approached by someone last night!"

Jo-Ann, "who, the tooth fairy?"

Shin, "ha!"

Navi, "no! She was a small woman, well, she looked more like a child. But she had valuable information for us!"

Skull, "what? Did they have a recipe on cake?"

Navi, "no! They-"

"I know where Zelda and Aryll are."

Everyone turned around to the end of the hall, where Erma floated smiling.

Shin, "who da 'ell are you scary lady?"

Erma, "I am Erma. A powerful witch. And I told the fairy and wolf that I know where your friends are."

Link, "you've found my sister!?"

Malon, "and Zelda!?"

Malon had come out of the room, holding her swords, but still in her nightgown.

Erma, "yep. But, why don't I tell you guys over breakfast? I bet you're all starving!"

Chuko, "you have us there."

Erma, "alright, let's head downstairs then!"

Erma sped past them, still floating.

The heroes followed her down, and were greeted by the aroma of cooked meats, eggs and pastries for the morning.

Link and his crew sat at a table, and requested the inns cook to bring them something to eat, (with a tip of five rupees).

Link turned to Erma, "alright, please tell us what you know."

Erma, "gladly. Well, first things first, I'm doing all of this mainly to betray Ganon-Dork."

Jo-Ann, "you work for that bastard!?"

Erma, "I DID. But I've been planning on revenge after I learned of him betraying my mother, and lying to me."

Skull, "and that involves Links sister and the Princess?"

Erma, "correct. Ganon-Dork has them locked up in his throne room. Thinks it'll be fun to seeing their reactions to you guys dying."

Skull, "sick bastard."

Shin, "ya' could say that again!"

Skull, "sick bastard."

Chuko, "incredibly sick."

Jo-Ann, "like seriously, what the Hell."

Erma, "anyway! I spoke to Zelda and Aryll. They're fine, but scared. Bad news is, they're being spied on by Ganon's idiots."

Malon, "there any good news?"

Erma, "they're idiots."

Flynn, (they touch them, I will bite of their testicles!)

Navi shuddered as Erma continued.

Erma, "their names are Ghirahim and Vaati. Ghirahim is basically a sword of Ganon's that once worked for Hylia herself. He's a pompous jerk who is always kissing up to the demon king."

Link, "I saw him in visions of my previous lives. He's tough, but arrogant."

Erma, "next is Vaati. He's less annoying then Ghirahim, but is still an arrogant jerk. He's a Minish who grew larger with a special cap, and became a wind mage for Ganon-Dork."

Link, "yeah, I remember him too. I dealt with him more than Ghirahim. He's powerful, but can be fooled by his pride."

Erma, "and last but not least, Ganon. I call him Ganon-Dork just to annoy him. He's powerful, I'm sure everyone here knows that."

Link, "him, I've dealt with countless times. I may not remember any of those battles, but I've seen them. I've managed to come out on top each time."

Chuko, "let's just hope this is one of those times."

Malon, "I'm sure if we work together we can win!"

Jo-Ann, "so how are we gonna do this? We've gotta formulate some plan to save them."

Link, "speaking of which, Erma?"

Erma, "what?"

Link, "do ya think you could ask Zelda to compensate Lady Nabooru? I promised her payment for Jo-Anns freedom."

Erma, "sure, now how about we eat, and then formulate a plan?"

Shin, "tha' alright wit' meh!"

The cook finally brought the group breakfast. Link gave the man payment of forty five rupees, five rupees for each plate. It may have cost a bit, but the food tasted delicious.

As they ate, Erma spoke.

Erma, "they don't know I'm on your side, so all I've gotta do is keep a low profile, pretend I'm tracking you guys."

Malon, "meanwhile, we can make our way to Ganondorf's fortress!"

Erma, "only when you guys are ready though. You guys storm the fortress, and that'll give me a chance to free the girls."

Link, "and then that just leaves me to fight Ganon."

Malon, "don't you mean us?"

Link, "well, I'm a little worried about all of you getting hurt during the fight."

Shin, "an' yet ya' took us all on dis journey?"

Link, "the prophecy said so!"

Chuko, "and it also said we're destined to help you defeat Ganon."

Erma, "am I apart of this destiny?"

Malon, "I don't know…."

Link, "they never mentioned a witch, so I'm not sure if you're supposed to be apart of the battle."

Jo-Ann, "and yet the prophecy was specific about finding me, Chuko, Shin, Skull and Navi."

Navi, "how am I supposed to help!? I'm a fairy!"

Skull, "and I'm an undead child."

Shin, "and I'm a tiny fish person."

Malon, "and I'm pregnant."

Everyone, "WHAT!?"

Link, "Malon!"

Malon, "I'm sorry! I thought it was relevant!"

Erma, "can we go back to how we're gonna launch this attack of ours?"

Link, "you said storm the castle."

Erma, "yeah, but that'll only get us so far."

Chuko, "how about I break open the gates?"

Skull, "and then what, we storm the place, right?"

Jo-Ann, "take down as many of Ganon's forces while we edge our way into the palace itself."

Erma, "you guys will probably have to deal with the blunder-twins."

Shin, "we got dat!"

Link, "once they're dealt with, we come for Ganon."

Erma, "once you instigate the fight, I'll free the girls and get them out of the castle."

Link turned to Navi, "Navi, I want you to head to Kakariko Village. Find my father and Impa. They should be recovered enough to ride their horses to outside of the castle, and can take the girls to the village."

Navi, "certainly!"

Link, "once the girls are safe, we finish Ganon."

Erma, "seems like a solid plan."

Chuko, "we may just have a chance!"

Jo-Ann, "that is, if this plan goes accordingly."

Malon, "whatever happens, we've just gotta stick together!"

Shin, "agreed!"

Link, "we've gotta stick together, as friends!"

Skull, "no."

Everyone looked at Skull.

Skull, "as family."

Everyone continued to look at Skull.

Skull, "what!?"

Chuko, "sorry, it's just that…."

Shin, "weh didn't expect ya to say somethin' like tha'."

Navi, "I've known you for years, and you've never spoken like this."

Skull, "well, being in this journey with you guys…. It's changed me. I've been alone for so long, that it's been nice having people there to watch my back."

Malon, "well, it's been wonderful travelling with such fine warriors."

Chuko, "I propose a toast!"

Everyone obliged, lifting their glasses into the air.

Jo-Ann, "shall the leader lead the toast?"

Link, "well, I guess. Sure."

Link had one of the employees bring them each a glass. Jo-Ann and Erma received ale. Malon and Link received milk. Skull and Shin received water, with Navi receiving a thumbull of water. And Chuko received a cup of mud, (an odd request to say the least).

Link stood with his cup held high, and cleared his throat.

Link, "to the fine people at this table, I thank you for your help on this quest. And so, my glass is raised for this special meeting. To the Hyrule Heroes!"

Everyone cheered, "to the Hyrule Heroes!"

Everyone changed their drinks together, and each of them took a long gulp of their respected drinks.

Well, Shun more or less dumped the water on his head while the others drank.

The group revealed in their comradery!

Meanwhile.

Ganon paced in his throne room once more, wanting to receive word from Erma on her progress with the Heroes. He had no idea of what she was really up to. So in his ignorance, he paced.

Ghirahim and Vaati entered the room, looks of worry on their faces.

Ganon demanded, "any news on the 'Heroes of Hyrule'?"

Ghirahim, "sadly no. B-but, Erma is out there looking for them as we speak!"

Ganon, "any word on them?"

Vaati, "no. She hasn't reported back yet. But, we suspect that she's tracked them down to a local village somewhere near the desert."

Ganon, "bring me any news you find. I need to find those fools, otherwise, it may spell doom for our operation."

Ghirahim, "right, as you wish Lord Ganon!"

Ghirahim ran out.

Vaati, "shall I ready my spells? I suspect the heroes are planning something."

Ganon, "whatever will provide proper protection from those fools."

Vaati exited the chamber, leaving Ganon alone. Well, not completely alone.

"You know you're doomed, right?"

Zelda held a smirk on her face, with Aryll smiling at her in admiration for speaking against him.

Ganon, "what did you say Princess?"

Zelda, "your endeavors to hunt down Link and his friends are fruitless. Even with all of your forces, your minions, you won't win this day."

Ganon crept closer to the cage, sneering at the two girls.

Ganon, "rest assured Princess, your little friends WILL fail. And as I drink my wine from the boys skull, you will learn to fe- AGH!"

Aryll had punched Ganon in the groin.

"Gah! You cursed brat! You dare to punch Lord Ganondorf in the testicles!?"

Aryll, "don't threaten my brother you pea-brained meanie!"

Zelda stifled a giggle at the little girls comment.

Ganon chose to walk away, completely done with the two girls antics.

He sat in his throne contemplating what he'd do next….

Hope you guys are enjoying the story! Please review the story and tell me your thoughts. I'm trying to get these chapters done as fast as I can, while working on my next big story. Everyone have a good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night!