A young boy with messy light brown hair waited at the edge of Caisis Village. He wore a layered shirt, jeans, and a striped hat. And he was bored out of his mind. His name was Matt.

Matt was supposed to be picked up by some wagon, taking him to Hyrule for an apprenticeship. The only reason his village picked him to go was because they didn't want him around because he once committed arson.

He was waiting at the edge of town with his stuff, then an elderly man with a horse and wagon came up to him and asked, "Are you the boy they call Matt?"

"Um…yes."

"This here wagon is goin' to Hyrule Castle Town, the general said to pick you up for an apprenticeship?"

"Yeah, can we go now?"

"Well, they sent me here 'cause the real messengers are sending warning to people. Now I'm stuck here—

"Let's get out of here already!"

"Okay! God…ya little runt…"

Matt hopped onto the wagon and sat on a bundle of hay in the back. After waiting like 5 minutes, he asked, "So…how far is Hyrule Castle Town?"

"Actually…a long while. Even longer considerin' we still need to pick up 4 others," the old man replied.

"Oh great…"

"Excuse me, I didn't get to introduce myself before. My name is Bino."

"Yeah, whatever old man."

"'Oy! Be more optimistic, sport. We're only about an hour away from Serenity Village, the next stop."

"Are you kidding me?! That's SOOO far away!"

"It ain't that far for the old people, we can wait…"

"Man, this guy must've been smoking crack or something…" Matt muttered to himself.

--

Finally, after they arrived at Serenity Village, there was a boy standing near the gate. He was wearing a grey shirt and cargo shorts. The boy had wavy brown hair and amber eyes. This boy's name was David.

"Hey, are ye David?" Bino asked.

"Yeah," the boy answered.

"Well hop on, we're supposed to arrive at Hyrule Castle Town in the next few hours!"

"Okay, whatever ya say."

David climbed into the wagon and sat on the bundle of hay next to Matt.

"Hey kid, so why are you here? My name's David."

"Hi, I'm Matt and I'm supposed to be going to this apprenticeship in Hyrule Castle Town."

"Me too, how were you picked? I was picked 'cause I'm the best fencer in my village."

"My village didn't want me around, so they're sending me there."

"Oh."

"Hey Bino! How much longer now?"

"About 30 minutes."

After 2 minutes, David asked, "How much longer?"

"28 minutes."

"God, this is taking forever!" Matt whined.

"Don't you kids do anything but complain? You should be more patient," Bino suggested.

"Whatever."

"Well, when I was a lad…" Bino started.

"Just don't listen to him and you might actually have fun," Matt told David.

"Well what do we do now?"

"I have no freakin' idea."

--

The next stop was called May Town. There was a happy looking boy with blonde hair and blue eyes waiting at the front entrance. He wore black pants, a white long sleeved shirt, and a blue vest. His name was Alex.

"Are you Alex?"

"Yes, are you here to pick me up for Hyrule Castle Town?"

"Yep, get on. We're kinda in a hurry."

"Right…"

Alex sat across from Dave and Matt in the wagon.

"Hey guys! Are you excited for apprenticeship?" Alex eagerly asked.

"Yeah…kinda…not really," the two said.

"Well I'm happy because I was picked randomly, so they sent me here! Ain't that swell?"

"Yeah…kinda…not really."

"Say, when do we get there?"

"We get to the next stop in 'bout 45 minutes," Bino announced.

"Oh, that's not so long!"

"Finally! Someone who understands!" Bino cheered. "You guys should be optimistic like him!"

"What a kiss up!" Matt whispered to David.

"Hey guys! What should we talk about?" Alex asked happily.

"Dammit! Why do you have to be so perky?" Matt asked annoyed.

"Um…it's my nature?"

"Oh…I guess that makes sense."

"Does anyone want to sing songs?"

"NO WAY! We are not going to sing any gay songs while on this wagon!" David responded defiantly.

"Okay…"

--

So the three boys sat there, not singing any gay songs, riding to the next stop, Tassels City. Another boy was waiting at the end of the road. He had fluffy light brown hair and amber eyes. He was wearing dark blue pants, a light grey sweater, and a red cap. His name was Ryan.

"Are you Ryan?" Bino asked.

"Who else would be standing at the edge of town?"

"Get on the wagon, boy!"

"Okay! Geez…"

Ryan sat on the bundle of hay next to Alex.

"Hello! What's your name?" Alex asked.

"Ryan."

"Why are you here?"

"Why else? The apprenticeship."

"Oh that thing."

"Yeah…"

"Hey Ryan, would you happen to have any ideas of what to do here?" David asked.

"Um…no. I would've thought you guys had something to do."

"Nope, nothing. And now we're extremely bored."

"Well it can't be that far away from the next town, can it?"

"It's not that far away. Just like 5 minutes," Bino said.

"Really?" Matt asked eagerly.

"…NO! Of course not, it's about a half hour! Haha!" Bino laughed at his own corny joke. Alex was laughing too.

"Why are you laughing?" Matt asked irritably.

"Now that I think of it… I have no idea," Alex replied.

"This is gonna be a long trip, isn't it?" Ryan asked, knowing the answer.

"Yeah, you might as well just sit there and wait for something cool to happen. That's what we're been doing for a while…" David said.

--

Warren was the name of the next town. A girl with shoulder-length messy black hair stood at the town's gate. The girl had dark eyes, like pools of ink. She wore a long black shirt, jeans, and a silver belt slanting down to her right hip. She also wore a white, unzipped, short-sleeved hoodie. Her name was Jess.

"Are you the last apprentice I need to pick up?" Bino asked.

"That's me."

"Okay, get in. Hyrule Castle Town is about 5 minutes away by wagon."

"REALLY?" the four boys asked eagerly.

"…Yes."

"Alright!" Matt cheered.

"Damn…I ran out of things to torture them with…"

Jess climbed into the wagon and sat in the back. All four boys were staring at her. She just stared back, wondering what the hell they were staring at.

"I didn't think a girl would be coming along…" David whispered to Matt.

"She must be good if she got picked."

"Hello! How did you get picked?" Alex asked perkily.

"I really have no idea," Jess replied flatly.

"That was unexpected," Ryan said kind of surprised.

"Well, at least we don't have to worry about what to do anymore. We're near Hyrule Castle Town," David said relieved.

"Do you guys know who we're even being trained by?" Ryan asked curious.

"Now that I think of it…no," Matt realized.

"I wonder who's training us…" Alex wondered.