Link was rudely awakened by Reaper roaring as loud as possible. Link quickly looked out the window, and saw the sun was still in the sky. He guessed it was about 3pm. "Thanks, Reaper," Link groaned. "You can stop screaming now." Reaper abruptly clamped his mouth shut. Link rolled his eyes, and walked out of Reaper's stall in the stable. Both Storm and Athena looked annoyed by Reaper's screeching, but Nayru just looked frightened.
Link headed back out to Hyrule Field, where Zelda was arranging flowers on the table. "Am I late?" he asked.
"No, you're right on time," Zelda replied without looking up. "This will be a buffet, so we'll need to stack plates and utensils, then set up all the food."
"Alright, should we start now?" Link said.
"Yeah, go ahead," Zelda decided.
Link walked back to the castle and stuffed all the plates into his magical inventory bag. They wouldn't break, despite being glass, for reasons Link didn't know. All he knew was that they wouldn't break, since he kept glass bottles in the bag as well, and they were fine. He headed back to the table, and began stacking the plates on the table. He repeated the process with utensils without a problem. All the while, Zelda had been bringing out the actual food and spreading it out in a line so everyone could get their own food. Every race had prepared some wonderful dish for their future Queen's coronation. What's more, Zelda had gone to every town in Hyrule and asked the citizens there to prepare a dish for her coronation. That way, every citizen would feel involved in the crowning of their new Queen. They also had more than enough food that way.
It was now about 4:30. Link and Zelda had finished preparing the food. The night was warm, and the weather would be perfect for an outside ceremony. Zelda had decided to have Link store the crown in his inventory bag, so no one would take it.
"Alright, we have to go change now," Zelda announced.
"Sounds good," Link agreed. They headed to the castle, and walked up to their room. Link allowed Zelda to change first. She opened the door afterward, and Link's jaw hit the floor. She looked stunning. Her dress was a light yellow with thick green trim around the waistline adorned with perfectly cut emeralds. It had no train, because the light color would stain on the outside floor. But Zelda was wearing ornate topaz earrings, much more intricate than the ones Link himself owned. The dress was light and airy, with big, saggy sleeves that ran down to her elbows. They swished back and forth as Zelda walked forward, a bright smile covering her face.
"You look beautiful," Link stuttered.
"Thanks," Zelda said, blushing. "Well, guests will be arriving soon. I better get down there, and you need to hurry."
"Uh, right," Link agreed, refocusing on the task at hand. He rushed into their shared room and put on his clothes, faster than he wanted to, but he made sure to still be careful with the tuxedo he was going to wear. His tux was the Champion's signature shade of blue, with white buttons and a white button down shirt underneath. It was a little uncomfortable, as the hero was used to wearing loose clothes good for fighting in. If anything attacked during the coronation, the first thing Link would do is take off the heavy overcoat. He straightened his hair to the best of his ability, took a deep breath, and walked down towards Hyrule Field.
Just as Zelda had predicted, the Zoras had already arrived. Unfortunately, King Daphnes himself was not present due to his size, but Prince Sidon was there in his stead. As soon as Link walked onto the field, Sidon rushed to his side and gave him a hug that rivaled even a Goron hug.
"My friend!" Sidon called. "So good to see you! You look absolutely fabulous!"
"Um...thanks?" Link replied, not sure how to feel about being called 'fabulous.'
"Well, I'm sure you have much to do, so I'll leave you to it," Sidon said with his signature grin. He patted Link on the back, and returned to helping Zelda organize the Zoras.
Suddenly, Link heard a loud noise in the sky, like the sound of a flock of birds, only magnified and deepened a lot. He looked up, and saw the Vikings riding their dragons. They began circling up ahead, with the Zoras staring up in awe. One black dragon broke off of the flock, and flew down. Link realized it was Toothless with Hiccup riding. Toothless landed a little ways away from the Zoras, casting them a suspicious glance. Hiccup also glanced at them from the corner of his eye, and it occurred to Link that his friend had never seen a Zora before. The hero rushed up to the Viking, and gave him a big hug.
"Hiccup!" Link exclaimed. "You made it!"
"Of course," Hiccup replied. "But I was wondering where we should land."
Link considered the question. "How about over there?" he pointed toward the very back of the clearing. "Then you can stand wherever you want."
Hiccup nodded, mounted Toothless, and took off again. He flew right up to the biggest dragon in the flock, and presumably said something. The rider on the dragon pointed towards the area Link had described, and every single dragon flew over to the landing zone. They all dove down in a haphazardly manner, yet none of them collided with each other.
Hiccup dismounted again, and walked over to Link. "What are those?" he asked, pointing to the Zoras.
"Zoras," Link replied. "I can introduce you to their royalty if you wish."
"You know other royalty besides Zelda? How famous are you?" Hiccup exclaimed.
Link's face turned red. "Well, everyone knows I'm the one who slayed Calamity Ganon, and they refuse to give you any credit. Also, I'm well acquainted with the leaders of all the races."
"I don't want any credit," Hiccup said. "I hardly helped anyway. Just distracted it until you woke up."
"Well, without you I'd be dead right now, so I really appreciate it," Link shrugged. "So, do you want to meet Prince Sidon or not?"
"Sure," Hiccup said casually, but his eyes glowed with excitement. All the Vikings were regarding the Zoras with suspicion, and the Zoras were doing the same to them.
"We need to break the ice between you guys anyways," Link said. He began walking toward the group of fish people, with Hiccup following behind him, eyes wide. Link walked over to where Sidon had gone, and quickly spotted the tall Zora.
"Sidon!" Link called. The prince looked in his direction. "Come over here, I want you to meet someone!"
Sidon excused himself from the conversation he was having with Zelda, and walked over to Link. "Hello, Link's friend!" Sidon said happily to Hiccup, kneeling down to look him in the eye.
"Um, hi," Hiccup replied nervously. He moved to stand a little behind Link.
"So, what relation do you have to the Hero of Hyrule?" Prince Sidon asked. Link's cheeks turned red again. He hated being called hero.
"I uh, helped him defeat Ganon," Hiccup answered.
"Is that true?" Sidon asked doubtfully.
"Yes," Link said with a nod.
"Wow! You must be tougher than you look!" Sidon exclaimed. "Oh, I just remembered, I have some business to attend to. So sorry to interrupt our conversation. Please excuse me." The prince walked away, weaving his way back through the crowd of Zoras. Several Vikings had seen Hiccup talking to Sidon, and had begun conversing with the Zoras.
Link then noticed that the citizens of Hyrule Castle had begun filing out of the Town's walls and towards Hyrule Field. He heard loud thumping coming from behind him, and turned around. The Gorons had arrived. Bludo was leading them slowly, as his back often troubled him, but he was their leader and they would walk as fast as he walked.
"Who are those?" Hiccup whispered to Link.
"Gorons," Link replied. "I'd introduce you to Bludo, but its getting too close to the coronation ceremony. I have to be ready."
Hiccup nodded. "Maybe after then?"
"Sure," Link agreed.