Chapter 8: Into The Wind

"Dear Link,

I hope that this gift will aid you in your fight to save Hyrule. This is known as the Ring of Camouflage, which gave the Great Fairies the ability to walk among the mortals without being noticed. All you have to do is wear your warrior clothes, and put this ring on, and you'll look like a normal person. Pretty cool, eh? I decided to leave you a note because my voice is getting tired from answering all of you questions.

I have something else I'd like to tell you before I go. The princess has taken a liking to you. I don't know what she sees in you, it's certainly not your brains. Well, I want to warn you that if you pursue a relationship with her, it's known as treason in Hyrule and because it's a high law that forbids royalty to be with a commoner, even if the commoner is a hero. Sorry to burst your bubble. But it's not MY place to tell you what you should to so…do whatever you wish. (Personally I'd go for it and risk the death penalty)

Well, I'm off to go talk to Rauru about something. He says that he can get all of you weapons in one fell swoop. Well, I'll talk to you in the morning. And if you get this before you go to bed, I'll be waking you up at five a.m. sharp.

Sincerely,

Navi"

Link sat on his bed, holding the letter in his hands. Tears were running down his face, yet he had a look of pure anger in his eyes. He had lost his parents and his new guardian fairy in the same day. Not to mention, his opponents were after Zelda at that very moment. Link wanted to go out and fight those monstrosities that very moment, yet he also wanted to sit in his room and wallow in pain. As much as it irritated him, he longed for Navi to be there telling him to get out and save Hyrule.

"Zelda likes me, my parents are dead and so is my guardian fairy," thought Link. "What would the Hero of Time, the one that Navi talked about all the time, do?"

Link continued to sit in his room thinking of what the Hero of Time would do. "Why do I care what the Hero of Time would do? I don't need to worry about what he would do in his time, because this is my time! And I have to warn Zelda now!"

Link leapt to his feet and ran out the door and towards Zelda's house. Dark ominous clouds were forming over head, and black birds were watching Link over head. Link paid no attention to them as he was putting all of his effort into running as fast as he could. Town was closing fast, and the sky was growing even darker as he moved closer. Rain began to poor down on Link, and thunder could be heard crashing through the sky. Link had to pass the school in order to reach Zelda's house, and as he passed to school, he could see silhouettes walking around in the dark. On any other given day, Link would have felt uneasy about seeing mysterious shapes in the dark, but today was not any given day. Link feared absolutely nothing, except the loss of anyone close to him.

Link stopped in front of Zelda's front door, and he began to beat the door with is fists. For several minutes, nobody answered and Link began to feel queasy. Alas, the door opened and there stood Zelda.

"What's wrong?" asked Zelda glad to see Link.

"You gotta hide, they're out to get you, and they killed my parents," stammered Link.

"Whoa, hey slow down and explain," said Zelda, trying to calm Link down. "Come inside, it's pouring rain."

"No you don't understand! They're coming here to get you, possibly kill you! They demand the Key and I don't know what or where it is! They threatened to kill you if I didn't give it to them!"

"Who is gonna kill me?" asked Zelda with great concern.

"I dunno exactly, I think the leader might be the King of Evil and his cronies are called the Dark Trio! They're the ones that do his dirty work!"

"Now calm down," said Zelda, stroking Link's hair with her fingers. "It'll be alright."

"No it won't! Not until I get you out of here and fast!" Link moved in on Zelda and kissed her on the lips. Zelda at first was stunned by this move, but quickly began to return the kiss. "You're all that I have left now Zelda! And I can't lose you, I can't!"

Link grabbed Zelda by the wrist and pulled her towards the door. As soon as Link opened the door, there was a flash of lightning and there stood Rick dressed in a black cloak.

"Oh, isn't this cute," laughed Rick. "The hero saving the damsel in distress."

"Get out of the way Rick," said Link under his breath. "Don't make me do anything that you'll regret." Link reached for his sword.

"Hahahaha, anything that I'll regret? No, I think you're the one that will regret this!" Rick, from under his cloak pulled out two samurai style swords and pointed them at Link. "I hope you like pain."

In a flash an explosion, much like the one that killed Navi, emitted out of Rick's swords and sent Link flying back into Zelda's house.

"What did you do!" screamed Zelda as she began to slap Rick.

"Come with me!" Rick grabbed Zelda by the neck and vanished as the lightning flashed again.

Link got back to his feet and ran out the door, only to be met by Jason. Jason was dressed in a black ninja garment, with a large arrow quiver on his back along with a katana sword.

"What's the rush hero?" hissed Jason.

"Get out of my way Jason," spat Link as he drew out his sword and got in a stance to prepare to sprint towards Jason.

"Oh, is somebody in a bad mood today?"

As soon as the lightning flashed again, Link sprinted towards Jason, swinging the Master Sword in a baseball bat fashion, which sent Jason flying into the tree next to Zelda's bedroom window. Link did not stop however; he continued his sprint towards the school. It was not long before Brick stood between Link and the school. Brick was wearing thick, black armor and was wielding a large hammer.

"Hey, slow down, this rain is making the ground pretty slick," bellowed Brick.

Link thought quickly as to how he was gonna get past Brick. It wasn't long before Link pulled out a bomb and lit the fuse. Link went into another sprint and with a powerful leap; he jumped over Brick, hurling the bomb at Brick as Link passed above him. This completely caught Brick off guard and he fell to the ground from the force of the explosion.

"Dumbass!" yelled Link as he continued on to the school.

Link came to an open field by the school where he found his adversaries standing, and holding Zelda hostage. Rick had one hand holding onto Zelda's arms, as he held a dagger to her neck with is other hand. The mysterious, yet sinister, leader's silhouette could be seen standing next to Rick. Jason and Brick were already there, with their weapons at the ready.

"So you've came," said the Mysterious Figure. "I didn't think you'd have the guts, with your parents and fairy being dead and all."

"And you have a lot of guys don't you?" retorted Link. "You, secretly killing my parents, hiding in the dark, and holding somebody hostage!"

With one smooth stroke of his arm, the dark figure sent a lightning bolt crashing right in front of Link, which sent him crashing to the ground. "Watch your tongue! Or I'll kill her!"

Link staggered to his feet and pulled his sword and shield out and stood in a defensive stance. "Why do you want to be in Hyrule so bad?"

"I need not explain my desires to you," yelled the Sinister Being. "When you use the key, my actions will explain everything."

"Key?" wailed Link. "What key, I don't even know what the key is?"

"You haven't even figured it out yet have you?" asked Jason.

"Look at what you are holding in your left hand," bellowed Brick.

"What's a better key, than one we cannot touch?" remarked Rick.

"I'll give you two choices hero," said the mysterious figure. "Put the key in the pedestal you see there in-between Jason and Brick, and Zelda lives to see another day. But, if you choose not to, then we'll kill you and her. Is that so hard to decide?"

"Don't do it Link!" screamed Zelda in exasperation.

"Silence!" screamed the Sinister Being. "Brick, crush her leg!"

"Which one?" asked Brick, with a grin.

"Doesn't matter!"

Brick walked over to Zelda, grabbed onto her left leg with one hand and squeezed till everyone could hear the bones in her leg crack. Zelda began to scream in a deafening pitch till Brick released his deadly grip.

"D-don't do it Link, for everyone's sake, don't do it," cried Zelda.

Link stood still for several minutes, looking at the pedestal and Zelda. Navi's last few words still ringing in his ears, "Listen, whatever happens, you can't let them use the key. If they use it, Hyrule's fate will be thrown into the wind."

"When it's thrown into the wind, I'll be there to catch it," whispered Link.

"What are you mumbling about?" demanded Jason.

Link ignored the question and walked over to the pedestal and held the sword over it.

"No Link you can't!" pleaded Zelda.

"I'm sorry, but this is my story!" screamed Link as he stabbed the sword into the pedestal.

Everything began to glow brightly. The wind came from all directions blowing at the Master Sword in the pedestal. Zelda disappeared from Rick's grasp, then Rick, Jason and Brick vanished. Link was holding onto the sword for dear life as he looked up and saw the last glimpse of the Evil Man fade away, leaving Link alone with the sword. The rain stopped, and the sky cleared. The winds came to a stop and soon, Link disappeared in a flash of white light.