Hey Wolf Pack!
You didn't have to wait as long this time :D I'm actually trying to crank out as many chapters as I can before school starts on Tuesday, and my birthday next
Sunday. So hope fully you guys with have 3-5 chapters that I'll post today, tomorrow, or Tuesday afternoon.
Also, I cannot express how happy I am with the reviews and follows that I'm getting, I gives me much joy to give you guys something to read and talk about.
Anyways,
MidnaTheInkling- thank you so much for the follow, enjoy the story and suffer the cliffhangers!
Dual Eclipse 5- thanks for the follow as well, just don't get panic attacks because of cliffhangers! (That's what happens to me when others cliffhanger on a good story)
ROFLCOPTER- Oh my goodness. I look forward to yours, and Esparia's, review after each chapter! The fact that you always have something witty to say about the cliffhangers, give me a laugh each and every time. Also, who said the shapeshifting was about turning into a wolf? :) (Although that's not a bad idea) I was thinking, hmmm… something more along the lines of a large red bird, if you know what I mean.
Also, I told you guys that I started this story because the idea popped into my head while reading another fanfic, and let me tell you what it is. The story is called Legacies and Bloodlines and it's by nolandsman. (It's a LoZ fanfic) If you haven't read it yet, GO DO IT NOW! (Or after this chapter) Either way, it's so beautifully written and has me screaming for the next chapter each time. I HIGHLY recommend it, especially if you like my story. Let's just say that the Link from that tale is freaking adorable.
Oh well, enough of my rants.
I think you guys will like this chapter. It's a HUGE milestone in the story, even if it is a bit short.
Many thanks,
WolvesoftheBlueMist
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"You can't follow your heart when it is more confused than your head."
-picturequotes
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Chapter 5: Weird Meetings and Strange Greetings
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Zelda stayed in her seat when Cassius left with Ayleth, giving the order to stay still.
She stayed in her seat when she heard REALLY WEIRD sounds coming through the open door.
She even stayed in her seat when the sound of rapid footsteps came and quickly faded away, only to be replaced by the faint voice of Cassius shouting 'NO! STOP!'
She DID NOT, however, stay in her seat, when she looked out the window to watch the sunset, only to see the wounded boy go flying past; his destination? The ground.
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Epona had never given the thought that she may run into a wolf (quite literally) while it was being chased by a bear, she herself was being chased by a swarm of bees, and all the while was looking for someone who'd raised her since she was little.
THAT was how the filly started her second morning of being alone. Granted, it did give her something to do.
Instinct taking over, she fled from the two predators, ignoring the fact that the wolf had blue eyes, black fur, and a crescent shaped patch of white on her forhead.
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Eclipse was NOT happy.
She'd woken up early, messed up on catching a rabbit, got scolded by Time, accidently stumbled upon a grumpy old bear who didn't seem to notice that it was in the MIDDLE of a FIELD and not a FOREST, got scolded by Time AGAIN, had to break into a sprint to escape 'Grumpy', only to be almost run over by a horse being chased by…BEES?! AND THEN she recognized the horse as the animal she was looking for, only to have it take one look at her and sprint the other way.
Yes, one could say Eclipse was having a bad start to the day.
Growling in pure frustration, cause somehow even though Time was with her the entire- well…time, she'd managed to lose him in the span of running into Epona and recognizing her.
You could say Eclipse was having a VERY, VERY bad start to the day.
Extending her mind to the bear Eclipse spoke.
"I'm not exactly in the best of moods, FURBALL, so could you kindly BUZZ OFF!"
While some animals just didn't want to listen and some were too dumb to listen, Eclipse was lucky that the bear seemed to realize that the she-wolf WAS NOT HAVING IT. Rumbling he lumbered away.
Perhaps Eclipse's day wasn't too bad.
Satisfied that one thing was taken care of, Lunar Eclipse took off after Epona. She eventually caught up, and after reaching out to the equine's conscious and saying who she was, the two stopped and made a swift detour to the river for a drink.
Now hydrated, Eclipse turned to Epona. "So…where's Sky?"
The horse looked away and said nothing.
Eclipse was, without a doubt, having the worst day of her life.
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Sky awoke next morning only to find himself being held down as the strange creatures did something horrid to his head. He immediately began to fight back, but was having a hard time doing so. They seemed done with him though, and quickly began to do something else.
Sky didn't know what they were, but the maids had brought clothes forward and set upon the task of dressing him while guards held him down.
He thrashed and snarled. Kicked and snapped. No matter what he did, they held him back and eventually succeeded in their escapade and released Sky who jerked away, flattened himself against a corner of the strange den, and growled at them until they left him alone.
They came back soon, however, and as gently as they possibly could, dragged the writhing kid to the Throne Room, where the king wanted to meet the strange child.
When they got there, Sky sensed that it would be foolish to try to escape; his body was aching from yesterday and there were many of the opposing pack members. Trying to look menacing he glared at the person he assumed was Alpha.
He wished the reality was just a nightmare. He wished that his physical pain was just soreness from hunting. He wished that the torment in heart wasn't there.
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King Geapora stared at the boy. The guards in the Great Hall assumed it was because of the dazzling blue eyes. They too, had been transfixed by them. However the king was focused on the boy for another reason.
He KNEW those eyes and that silky dirty-blonde hair. He'd seen them many times when he was younger, he'd grown up with them. The eyes had been lighter than the boy's, but the beauty was the same. They'd belonged to a young woman, whose skill with the bow was legendary. The hair was the same as he remembered, the owner different. It had been Banzetta's. Geapora hadn't recognized it yesterday, but now that it was washed cut and cleaned, much to the boy's utter fury, the similarities were definite.
It didn't make any sense. It had to be impossible! True, no corpse of the baby had been found, only the tracks of a large animal, but that was seventeen years ago. There was no way that the son of the king's beloved friend had survived.
Yet somehow, Geapora knew who it was.
Daring to hope, to believe, he stepped closer, ignoring the concerned glances of those around him, and the alarm flashing in the eyes of the boy in front of him.
Praying to Farore with all of his soul, Geapora whispered a name he'd never uttered before, yet knew very well.
"Link?"
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Until next time.
-WolvesoftheBlueMist