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"I've been keeping watch over you all this time…" Zelda said, interrupting Link's thoughts. Zelda had lowered her hand, but hadn't turned around. "I've witnessed your struggles to return to us as well as your trials in battle."

Link's face turned red. What did she think of him just running off to the Edge?

"I always thought- no, I always believed-" Zelda continued, "that you would find a way to defeat Ganon. I never lost faith in you these many years…" Zelda finally turned around. "Thank you, Link… the Hero of Hyrule." As the princess finished speaking, brilliant blue and green eyes locked for the first time in 100 years. Both Link and Zelda smiled slightly at just seeing the other. Hiccup and Toothless landed a few feet behind the happy couple. "May I ask..." Zelda began again, "Do you really remember me?"

Link stared into Zelda's beautiful emerald eyes, unsure of what to say. "I...I...I remember how much I cared for you. Before," Link finally said.

Zelda smiled gently, "I had hoped as much. Tell me…" she took a deep breath, "do you still feel that way?"

Link smiled back. "Yes," he replied. Then he ran to his beloved, and embraced her. Zelda accepted the hug. "I missed you so much," Link whispered into Zelda's ear.

"I missed you too," Zelda replied. Hiccup, toothless, and Reaper stood awkwardly, waiting for the couple to realize they were still there. Reaper broke the silence with an impatient grunt. Link and Zelda ended their embrace abruptly, and Link looked sheepish.

"Zelda, these are my new friends Hiccup, Toothless, and Reaper," Link introduced.

Zelda nodded. "Hello, Link's friends. I am Princess Zelda of Hyrule, or what little of it there is left."

Hiccup bowed. "Your Highness I-"

"Any friend of Link's is a friend of mine," Zelda interrupted him. "And I don't like my friends bowing to me."

Hiccup stood back up, "Princess-"

"Zelda to you," Zelda corrected.

"Zelda, it is a pleasure to meet you, isn't it, bud?" Hiccup replied. Toothless nodded, purring softly.

Zelda smiled. "I must thank you, Hiccup. Without your help, Ganon would have certainly ended my country."

Hiccup smiled awkwardly, his face a burning red. "It was no big deal," he lied modestly.

"Nevertheless, it was a great help to Link and I," Zelda replied. "Come friends. We have an entire country to rebuild."

Zelda began walking toward Hyrule Castle. Link noticed the pillars surrounding it had returned to blue, and the guardians were also mainly blue colored. The robots did not fire lasers at them as they passed. Instead, they just stood there, as if awaiting instruction. Zelda walked onto the bridge before the castle's main gates, then stopped. Link caught up to her. The princess looked sad. "I...I cannot bear to go in there now," Zelda began, "it brings back to many memories."

Link smiled sadly. "Then I will tear down the entire thing by hand if that's what you want."

Zelda shook her head and smiled slightly, but her brilliant green eyes were still filled with sorrow. "No. That's not what I want. Someday, I will have the strength to return. But today is not that day," Zelda said.

Link nodded. "Another day then."

Link and Zelda turned to leave the bridge. Hiccup remained looking at the magnificent castle just a moment longer. He then noticed five ghost-like figures floating above the tallest tower in the castle. "Hey, guys!" he called, "Look at that!" Zelda and Link turned to look. Zelda smiled sadly, but Link's eyes glowed with happiness. The five figures stood staring at Link and Zelda for several moments, with princess and hero staring right back, and then they disappeared in otherworldly blue smoke.

"They are finally at peace," Zelda said. Link nodded.

"Who are they?" Hiccup asked.

"Remember the five Champions I told you about?" Link asked him.

"You mean the ones who died?" Hiccup replied.

Link sighed. "Yes, the ones who died. Those ghosts...those were the Champions."

"But there were five," Hiccup said.

"The last one was…" Zelda began, tears brimming in her eyes. "My father...King Rhoam of Hyrule."

Link put his arm over his beloved's shoulders in an attempt to comfort her. "It's going to be okay," he said gently.

"I'm so sorry," Hiccup said, staring at the castle, "I had no idea…"

Zelda took a deep breath. "No matter," she began. The princess looked at Link. "We have a kingdom to rebuild."

Link nodded slowly. "Yes, we do."

"But, Link," Hiccup said, "You promised you would help us fight Vego."

Link sighed. "I...I did, yes."

Zelda smiled. "Link, if you have business elsewhere, I shall be fine alone."

Link started to nod, then stopped. "Hey! I have an idea!" he announced. "Zelda, you should come with us. Then, when Vego's defeated, we can return to Hyrule."

"But, Link, Hyrule needs us now," Zelda objected.

Link laughed. "Princess, I'm the one who's explored every single corner of Hyrule over the past year. Every village is doing just fine. Hyrule can wait just a little longer."

Zelda sighed. "I know you're right...but I really want to begin reconstruction. It's going to take a long time."

"You don't have to come," Link replied, "it was just a suggestion. However, wandering around Hyrule will be dangerous without your guard."

"Oh, please," Zelda said, smiling now, "I can take care of myself."

"Alright, well, see you later, Miss Independent," Link said, swinging himself onto Reaper's back.

"Wait, Link!" Zelda called, smiling playfully, "who many people can your dragon hold?"

"Probably two," Link replied, beaming.

"I'm coming then," Zelda said, mounting Link's dragon.

"Alright, princess," Link teased, "might want to hold on."

Zelda, sitting behind Link, wrapped her arms around his torso as Reaper took off. Hiccup and Toothless took the lead, and Zelda's laughter echoed across the open sea. Link showed Zelda everything he and Reaper could do, including flying upside down. Zelda got a little nervous while upside down, but was just happy to be back with Link after so long.

After flying all day, Hiccup announced, "Alright, guys, we're almost to the Edge!"

"The edge of what?" Zelda asked, perplexed.

Link chuckled, "That's what Hiccup and his friends call their base."

"So, tell me, O Hero of Hyrule, what bad guy are we fighting?" Zelda asked playfully.

"Well, my princess, his name is Vego," Link replied, grinning, "And he hunts dragons for a living."

"What a terrible thing to do!" Zelda exclaimed, no longer kidding. "I can't imagine someone hunting Dinraal, Naydra, or Farosh!"

"I know, right?" Link replied. "That's why I agreed to help Hiccup fight."

Hiccup nodded. "We've been trying to stop Vego and his army of Dragon Hunters for a while, but Vego's a really smart guy. He always escapes us."

"I swear, next time I have my sword at his throat, I'm just gonna slice his head off," Link announced.

"Please don't, Link," Zelda said, "that would be inhumane."

"How, Zelda?" Link asked. "What do you want do? Give him a trial?"

"I'm afraid that's what I'm entitled to do, as Princess of Hyrule," Zelda replied.

"Please, I remember all the stupid court rules," Link retorted, "and Vego has no direct offense against Hyrule. He's Hiccup's problem."

"Actually, he does have an offense against Hyrule. Against you," Zelda said. "Remember how he kidnapped you?"

"I gave up, princess," Link said, rolling his eyes, "I only got kidnapped because I wanted to help Hiccup."

"But he still, kidnapped you," Zelda replied. "He did it, and that's what matters. However, since he has more offenses against the Edge, Hiccup is entitled to give him a trial first."

"Dang it," Link muttered, "I forgot that one rule."

Zelda laughed. "Please, I doubt you remembered half the rules before you lost your memory."

Link smiled sheepishly, "Yes, I don't recall actually caring."

"Alright, enough laws," Hiccup interjected, "we're here."

Zelda gasped. "That's amazing."

"Pretty cool, right?" Link replied, grinning.

Reaper followed Toothless to the landing pad, and both dragons dove downward onto the platform. Hiccup dismounted Toothless, and Link helped Zelda dismount Reaper.

Just then, Astrid walked out onto the landing pad. She smiled upon seeing Hiccup, not noticing Link or Zelda. "Good, you're back," Astrid said gruffly, quickly suppressing her grin.

"Who's that?" Zelda whispered to Link.

"Astrid, one of Hiccup's friends and a member of the Dragon Riders," Link whispered back.

"Dragon Riders?" Zelda repeated.

"The group of people who live on the Edge and fight Vego," Link replied. "Also, they ride dragons."

"Are you a Dragon Rider?" Zelda asked.

"Not officially," Link answered, "but everyone here treats me like one."

Zelda nodded, and Astrid finally noticed the couple. She nodded to Link, then asked, "Who's this?"

"I am Princess Zelda of Hyrule," Zelda replied. "But, you may call me Zelda."

Astrid scowled slightly, then replied, "I'm Astrid of, um, Berk."

"Alright, enough with the formal stuff," Link interjected, "when are we going to get Zelda a dragon?"

"Maybe later," Hiccup replied, "first I think we should fill everyone else in on what happened."

"That is an excellent idea," Zelda replied.

Several minutes later, the Dragon Riders, plus Link and Zelda, were seated around a circular table. Link, Hiccup, and Zelda all took turns explaining the battle from their point of view until the entire story had been told.

"Wow," Tuffnut said when they had finished. "You guys are so cool."

Link's face turned bright red. "I-it was nothing," he stammered.

"Link doesn't like compliments," Zelda teased.

"Oh, shut up," Link muttered, face still red.

Snotlout snickered. Astrid slapped him. "Ow," Snotlout complained. "What was that for?"

Astrid rolled her eyes. "Oh, Hiccup," she began. "I have something to tell you. Your father is coming tomorrow."

"What?" Hiccup exclaimed, "my father is coming? Why?"

"He told me by Terror mail he was coming to check on you. You know, to make sure you were being serious in the war and stuff," Astrid replied.

"Pardon me for interrupting," Zelda interjected, "what is 'Terror mail?'"

"We train Terrible Terrors, a small species of dragon, to deliver letters for us," Hiccup explained.

"That's genius!" Link said, "We should train our dragons to do that, Zelda."

Zelda giggled. "Perhaps we should start with training them to not attack everyone on

sight." Link smiled and nodded. Astrid scowled.

"Okay, anyway," Hiccup interrupted, noticing Astrid's scowl. "We have to do something about my dad."

Zelda cocked her head. "What is wrong with your father?"

"Nothing's wrong with him," Hiccup replied. "It's just, he's going to kill me if he finds out I left again."

Zelda gasped. "Your own father would murder you?"

Link laughed. "No, Zelda. It's just a saying. Hiccup means his dad will be really mad." Link smiled mischievously, "Jeez, get up to date on language. You act like you spent the last 100 years locked in a castle."

Zelda laughed and pushed Link playfully, "And you act like you've never been around royalty before."

"Oh, do forgive me, Your Majesty," Link replied, pretending to be guilty. Zelda rolled her eyes.

Astrid sighed angrily. "Back to the matter at hand," she said.

Hiccup nodded. "Right. We can't let him know I left again."

"What should we do?" Fishlegs asked.

"Zelda could hide all day," Astrid suggested, smirking.

"That would be dishonorable," Zelda replied, holding her head high. "Besides, why is this such a big deal? Just tell your father you helped save Hyrule, bear his anger, and continue the war."

"You don't understand," Hiccup sighed. "My father is the chief of Berk."

"That would make you a prince," Link concluded. "The son of a ruler."

"I suppose so," Hiccup shrugged, "but we don't really call it that."

"Zelda's right," Snotlout interrupted. "Hiccup just needs to listen to Stoick yell for a while, then get over it. Or are you too weak to bear a little criticism?"

Hiccup sighed. "Alright, fine. Tomorrow, Zelda won't hide. We'll introduce her to my dad and take it from there."

Snotlout snorted in satisfaction, Astrid nodded, and Link showed Zelda how to high five. Afterward, everyone went to bed, Zelda sleeping in Astrid's room, despite Astrid's obvious displeasure.