Wow, it's been forever since I updated this story. Sorry everyone, I've just been so busy at the moment. School's driving me crazy, and I had a bit of a writer's block. But what else is new?
By the way, does anyone know the correct way to spell Sheik? Is is Shiek or Sheik? I've been spelling it Sheik, but I wasn't 100 percent sure it was correct.
By the way, I don't own Shrek or the legend of Zelda. Though I would love to own Link...
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The castle was dark and creepy, shadows were everywhere, causing Shiek to swallow hard.
Cracks were all over the floor, smoke seeping out of them.
"You scared?" Shiek whispered, his eyes darting all around him.
"No." Link replied, glancing around.
"Good, me neither." Shiek said, jumping as he raced after Link. He started whispering to Link about how he wasn't a coward, jumping as he stepped close to a skeleton. Link rolled his eyes as Shiek crashed into a skeleton covered in armor. Shiek cried out and jumped back, the former knight's armor on his head.
"Shiek, did you ever think there was a reason wolves don't talk?"
Link said, pulling to armor off Shiek, he gathered up a bit of the armor.
"Now go over there and see if you can find any stairs." Link said, putting some of the armor on.
"Stairs? Weren't we looking for the princess?" Shiek said.
"The princess will be in the highest room, in the tallest tower." Link said, putting the helmet on his head.
"What make you think she'll be there?" Shiek asked.
"I read it in a book once." Link said, closing the helmet.
"That's cool. You handle the dragon. I'll handle the stairs." He said, he started walking.
"I'll find those stairs, I'll whip their butt to! That's right, those stairs won't know which way they're going!" He pushed open a huge wooden door.
"-Don't mess with me, I'm the stair master! I'll master the stairs. Those stairs don't stand a chance!" he stopped in front of a hole in the wall. Behind him, an eye opened and stared at him.
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Link finished pulling the rest of the armor on and noticed a very high tower with a light on.
"Well, at least we know where the princess is. But where's the-"
"DRAGON!!!!" Sheik screamed, he took off running as the dragon opened it's mouth and breathed fire right where he had been standing.
"Look out Sheik!" Link cried, pushing Shiek out of the way and ducking to avoid more of the dragon's fire.
Sheik took off running, but stopped when he realized there was nowhere to hide. The dragon breathed more fire, scorching the tip of Shiek's tail. He moaned and pulled his tail away.
The dragon loomed above him with its mouth open to eat him, but stopped and turned around to find Link pulling on its tail, luckily distracting it long enough for Sheik to jump up and run away.
The dragon shook its tail several times, trying to shake poor Link off as he hung on for dear life. Finally Link lost his grip and went flying through the air, breaking through the roof of the tallest tower, where princess Zelda was.
Meanwhile, Sheik was running across a bridge for dear life, trying to avoid the dragon's flame. The dragon used it's tail to break off a section of the bridge. Sheik panicked and tried to run the other way, only to find that escape gone too. Trembling, Sheik found himself face to face with a giant dragon.
As the dragon leered down at him, Shiek began to use his so-called 'clever' charming skills. (Hey, if it worked for that farmer who tried to eat him, then why not a dragon?)
"W-what dazzling features you have!" Sheik began. "I know you probably get sick of hearing this, but do you polish those shiny red scales a-and sharp fangs? Because those are some shiny scales, I mean they're shinier than rubys! And you know what else? Your a-" the dragon began batting her eyelashes at him and blushing.
"-A girl dragon! I mean… I was just blinded by your feminine beauty!" The dragon smiled and seemed to perk up at Sheik's words. (poor guy doesn't know what he's getting into)
Grinning sheepishly, Sheik turned around and called. "Link!" The dragon picked him up by his fuzzy tail and carried him away, swinging her tail happily while he repeatedly called Link's name.
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Groaning, Link stood up. Behind him, Zelda was smiling like a little girl as she lay on the bed acting as if she was in a deep sleep, making sure to pucker her lips.
Standing up, Link glanced around the room. Obviously noticing Zelda 'sleeping' on the bed. Walking over, he poked her in the arm.
"Hey princess, wake up." He said, shaking her arm. Zelda sat up.
"Why are you waking me up?! You're suppost to kiss me!" she said, Link stared at her with one eyebrow raised.
"First off, gross. Second of, no way!" Link said, he grabbed her arm and pulled her over to the door.
"Wait! This is all wrong! You're suppost to sweep me off my feet and whisk me away outside the castle onto your most noble steed!" Zelda said as Link knocked the door down. He glanced back at her.
"You've had a long time to plan this, haven't you?" He said. Zelda nodded just as Link pulled her out of the room and down the staircase.
"You could at least recite me a poem or a song or something!" Zelda said, Link snorted.
"Yeah right." He said, he grabbed a torch and glanced around the room.
"Well then will you at least tell me your name?" Zelda asked, Link hesitated.
"Link." He finally said, Zelda nodded.
"So Link." Zelda said in a sweet tone, Link slowly glanced at her. Zelda held out a handkerchief.
"I pray you take this favor as a token of my gratitude." She said, Link took it from her, used it to clean some of the dust off his face, and then handed it back to her.
"Thanks." He said as he turned back towards the door. Zelda stared at the cloth in disgust.
Just then, the dragon roared from another room.
"You didn't slay the dragon?! Can't you do anything right?!" Zelda said. Link rolled his eyes.
"Well it's not exactly on my list of things to do before I die!" He said, grabbing her arm and pulling her after him.
"You've got everything wrong!" Zelda said, "You're suppost to drive in with your sword drawn and you flag waving. That's what all the other knights did!"
"Uh yeah! Right before they got roasted to death!" Link said.
"That's not the issue here!" Zelda snapped. Link let go of her arm and started jumping across rocks surrounded by lava to get to a door.
"Wait a minute the exits this way." Zelda said, pointing to her left.
"Well I have to save my 'steed'" Link said, pushing open the large pair of double doors. Inside, the dragon was sitting on a pile of coins the size of lake Hylia, Her tail wrapped firmly around Sheik. Shiek was talking about random things, trying to distract the dragon.
Glancing around, Link spotted a chandelier hanging above the dragon's head. He followed the chain attached to the chandelier to a hook attached to the wall.
While the dragon was busy lighting the chandelier and cooing at Shiek, Link unhooked the chain and used it to swing above the dragon's head, an idea forming in Link's head as he pulled hard on the chain to get it loose.
When the chain finally came loose, Link let go and dropped onto the dragon's tail, watching as the chandelier went over the dragon's head, just like a dog collar. The dragon roared at the sight of Link, accidentally loosening its tail and allowing Sheik to slip out. Link and Sheik bolted for the door without a second thought. The dragon blew fire at them, and then roared.
Zelda was waiting for them right where Link had left her. And with out even stopping he picked her up and kept of running, glancing over his shoulder to see the dragon close behind.
Suddenly, the path came to an end, with the choice of sliding down a broken pillar or 20-25 foot jump down to the bottom. Link decided to take the fast way and leaped down, Zelda screaming as he landed easily a jump that would have injured a normal human very badly. Sheik wasn't far behind, deciding he'd rather not be left behind.
Link and Sheik wove their way through several pillars in a large ballroom, Zelda still being carried by Link.
The dragon was still behind them, the chain trailing behind it like a collar. Link and Sheik continued to weave their way through the pillars, causing the chain on the chandelier around the dragon's neck to get caught around each pillar.
Link ducked as the dragon breathed fire towards them and dodge a few of the chains before letting Zelda down.
"Hurry! Head for the exit!" he said, Zelda and Shiek took off running.
"I'll take care of the dragon." Link said, grabbing a sword near one of the walls and thrusting it through one of the chain links and into the ground, pinning it there before taking off after the other two.
They were waiting for him by the entrance, and as he got close all three ran straight for the bridge just as the dragon shot fire at them. They were almost across when the bridge snapped from the dragon's fire, causing Link and Zelda to grab the rope and Sheik to bite the wood and dig his claws into the wood as best he could.
Panic shot through all of them and Zelda screamed as the dragon roared and took off, flying straight towards them. But inside the castle, all the weaving through the pillars they had done had shortened the chain drastically.
The chain tightened around the dragon's throat, jerking her backwards amd holding tightly as the dragon coughed several times and tried to pull free of the chain. It didn't budge, so the poor dragon flew back to the castle, landing with a pout as she watched Link, Zelda and Shiek climb to safety on the other side.
The three climbed over the side of the mountain, sliding down to a ledge twenty feet below them. Zelda slid down first, followed by Link, who caught Shiek as he tripped and fell down the ledge.
"You did it! You saved me! You're strong and brave and-" she broke off and sighed, turning to face Link and Shiek.
Link was completely ignoring her, dusting off his tunic with his hands. Shiek was looking as if he was going to crack up at any second. He was quieted when Zelda shot a glare cold enough to freeze ice at him.
"Hey! Are you listening to me?" Link glanced up, "hmm?" Zelda groaned, her hands on her hips.
"So, are you going to tell me who you are?" Link shook his head.
"I don't think that's a good idea, princess." Zelda sighed,
"First off, stop calling me princess, my name is Zelda. And second off, why not?" Link shrugged.
"I just don't think that's a good idea." Zelda narrowed her eyes.
"Take off the helmet." Link shook his head.
"No." Zelda stomped her foot. "Take it off this minute!" she demanded.
"I'm not going to!"
"Take it off!"
"No!"
"NOW!" Link still shook his head. Zelda's face was as red as a tomato.
"Take it off right now!" she demanded. Link sighed.
"Ok! Fine, princess." He emphasized the word princess. Zelda ignored him and waited, hands on her hips as Link pulled his helmet off. She gasped.
She was standing in front of the most handsome man she'd ever seen. His hair was a soft gold color, his eyes a deep ocean blue. She hadn't noticed it before, but he was taller than the average man, around 6'5" she'd guess. She suddenly realized what he was.
"You're… a Hylian." She said, Link shrugged.
"Look princess, I'm only here to take you back to Hyrule castle."
"Hyrule castle?" Zelda repeated, Link nodded.
"Yup, Lord Ganondorf's the one who wants to marry you." To his surprise, Zelda's hands balled into fists and she sat stiffly on a log.
"Then why didn't HE come rescue me?" she asked stiffly. Link and Shiek glanced at each other and grinned.
"Let's just say there's a few 'small' problems with that." Shiek snorted in laughter, Zelda looked confused. "What-" Link cut her off.
"Let's go princess." Zelda shook her head and glanced away. "I'm not going. You can't make me." Link groaned.
"Listen, you don't have to be difficult about this. You're going whether you want to or not." Zelda sniffed. Link rolled his eyes and picked Zelda up, slinging her over his shoulder.
"Hey! Let me down! I demand you put me down NOW!" Zelda struggled, kicking her feet and squirming as much as possible. Link ignored her and started walking.
"Comin' Shiek?" Shiek nodded and jogged until he caught up with them. Zelda was still kicking and screaming.
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A few hours later, Zelda had given up on kicking and screaming, realizing it was going to get her nowhere.
"You know princess, you've gotten awfully quiet." Shiek said, he was walking behind Link. Zelda groaned.
"I'm thinking, it's not like there's much else to do."
"Well, how about helping me? I need some advice." Zelda nodded for him to continue, anything was better than doing nothing.
"Ok, say there's this girl who likes you, but you don't like her. How do you let her down without getting burnt into a crisp?"
"Well, you just tell straight up in a polite and gentlemanly manner-"
she threw that one over her shoulder at Link, who grinned,
"- That you are not interested. It's that simple." Sheik sighed. "Thanks princess."
"Not what of my groom-to-be, what's he like?" Shiek snorted, trying to hide his laughter.
"Let's just say he's a 'little' different from what you're probably expecting." Link said, dropping Zelda on the ground. She made a face at him.
"No no Link, there are those who think 'little' of him!" Link and Shiek both started laughing as Zelda stood up.
"Stop it, stop it both of you. You're just jealous that you could never be such a noble ruler like a lord Ganondorf." She said, gesturing with her hands. Link and Shiek laughed again before heading towards the woods.
"Yeah princess, we'll let you do the evaluating when you see him tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Zelda asked, glancing behind her at the setting sun "It'll take that long?" her voice was slightly panicked.
"At least, maybe even longer." Link replied heading for the darkening forest. Zelda bit her lip and glanced around.
"Shouldn't we at least stop and camp for the night?" Link shook his head.
"No, that'll take even longer."
"But, there's Greudos and thieves in the woods…" Zelda protested, Shiek stopped in his tracks.
"You know Link, camping is defiantly starting to sound good."
"Oh come on, I'm bigger than anything in this forest. And the Greudos will only go after me, seeing as they only go after men." Zelda marched up to Link, fists clenched.
"I need to find somewhere to camp NOW." Link and Shiek glanced at each other, eyes wide.
Ten minutes later…
Link approached a tree with a hole in the base and peeked in.
"Hey! What about this?" Zelda practically shoved him out of the way to look.
"It's perfect, it's just missing something." Link looked confused.
"Like what?" CRACK!
Zelda pulled off a piece of the giant tree's bark. "A door. Well boys, goodnight." And with that she disappeared into the tree, propping the bark in front of the opening like a door.
"You want me to come in there and sing you a lullaby? Cause I will." Shiek said to the bark.
"I said goodnight!" Zelda snapped. Link and Shiek glanced at each other and shrugged.
A few minutes later, Link had a fire going a few feet away from Zelda's homey little tree. Link was stretched out on his back, one arm under his head like a pillow. Shiek was lying on the opposite side of the fire, his eyes glowing as he looked up at the stars shining in the navy sky.
"Hey Link, is it just me, or does that star look like a spoon?" Link glanced towards the spot Shiek was looking at.
"That's a constellation Shiek, you know, the big dipper?" Sheik shook his head. Link pointed towards the sky.
"See those stars in a row?" he pointed with his finger. "That's the handle, and those stars from the square on the left are the dipper part. See it now?" Sheik nodded.
"And what about that group over there? See it, on the right?" Sheik pointed with his paw. Unnoticed behind them, an eye was watching them from Zelda's tree.
"Yeah, Sheik, I see it." Link's voice had a hint of sadness in it.
"What constellation is that?" Sheik asked, Link hesitated for a minute before speaking.
"That's the constellation of Derian, one of the greatest Hylian warriors to ever live." Sheik looked impressed.
"Wow, what was he like?" Link shrugged.
"I never really met him, he died around the time I was born. But I wish I had met him." Shiek glanced at Link, he had a sort of… longing look on his face.
"There's more though, isn't there?" he asked. Link hesitated, and then slowly nodded, standing up and making his way towards the ledge. (The landscaping is the same as Shrek) Sheik sat up and waited, watching Link. Finally Link spoke.
"He… was my father. I never got to meet him. Both my parents died when I was a baby." Shiek looked surprised.
"I'm sorry about that Link, must' of been hard." Link shrugged.
"It wasn't too bad. I wasn't even a year old when they died. I never knew them enough to really have lost them."
"Still, growing up along must have been hard." Link nodded. "Yeah, but I wasn't completely alone. An old Hylian woman took me in after my parents died. She raised me until I was ten, then she died and I've been on my own ever since." Sheik didn't answer, instead, he walked slowly over and sat next to Link, glancing up at the sky.
"So, are there any wolves up there?" Link leaned back,
"Well, there's Abigail, she was a wolf who traveled over a hundred miles to save her family…"
Behind them, the eye watching them was sympathetic, and then the tree-bark door slid back into place, and the only noise was Link and Sheik's low voices.
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By the way, can anyone guess who the dragon is? I left a clue hidden in the chapter, cookies to whoever figures it out! (and not just any cookies, oreo cookies!)
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