Due to the few folks reviewing, I've decided to be lenient and update

Due to the few folks reviewing, I've decided to be lenient and update. Not to mention I DID say I would after I updated Oblivion Crisis………..Poptarts rule……….oh ya, the disclaimer…..

AHEM

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my story and my characters. So if any lawyers wanna have a go, I got my garlic and holy water ready.

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Chapter 5

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Zimera was whining most profusely by the time they came within sight of Hyrule Castle Town. Link bore it most graciously in his opinion. He'd be happy once he dropped her with Zelda. He finally had a reason to talk to the Princess.

Link had liberated his bow after she'd tried to smack him in the head with it for not letting her rest. Obviously, she wasn't use to excessive traveling. They'd met very little wildlife on the way here, aside from little game.

They bore down on the capital city. They were perhaps within three hundred yards when Link smelled the smoke. His head perked up and he stared out at the city. There was an oily black trail of smoke drifting from somewhere near the castle. The young man's pace quickened, and he tossed the bow back to Zimera, along with the quiver.

She noticed his agitation, and quickly strapped on the quiver. Link hadn't drawn his blade, but he'd suddenly gone tense. "What's the matter?"

He didn't slow down, "That smell isn't wood smoke. There's no festivals anytime soon.

They approached the southern gate at a run. The fact that it was open would have been normal………..If there wasn't giant chunks taken out of the center of it. He skidded to a halt and touched the smashed edges, "Scorched……….Magic or some kind of explosive."

He reached up to pull his sword from its sheath, and he brought his shield out as well. He moved in through the gate, and stared around. Whatever had had blasted through here, it had taken out several guards, and the bodies of townspeople were strewn around as well.

A sound of swords clanging sent Link running to the center of town. They emerged on a chaos wrecked scene, with many surfaces torn to bits. The sounds of combat were coming from the three figures near the path that led to the castle gate.

Link paused to watch the three for a moment. One of them was someone he knew; Ashei, the Knight's daughter that was now a part of the Adventurers' Guild. She was wielding her rapier with deadly grace. The second was a man dressed in armor that resembled that of a Hylian soldier, but it was more elaborately designed than most Link had seen, leading him to assume it was Reldva, the captain of Castle Town's guard. He used a simple short sword. Both Ashei and the captain were fighting against a massive, armored individual.

He threw around a giant barbed broad sword like it was nothing. Ashei and Reldva were fighting strongly, but an unexpected lash from the giant's foot sent the captain backwards in a heap, his armor scraping an ear-wrenching sound off of the stone. Now it was Ashei and the giant, who had a definite advantage. He brought his sword smashing down to barely miss the agile fighter.

As Ashei circled around to try and get a swipe at the behemoth's back, he swung his blade full circle in the opposite direction, catching her off guard. Though she managed to pull her blade up to keep the broad sword from cleaving her in half, the force of the attack brought her to the ground with the wind knocked out of her.

The man gave a guttural laugh of triumph, and raised his blade to slash down on Ashei. Expecting to heat flesh and bone being split apart, he was caught by surprise when instead his sword bounced off something metal. Looking down in surprise at a blue and white shield, the giant had barely enough time to register the green-clad man before an arrow drove into his shoulder.

With an exclamation of pain, the man staggered back, and the man in green arced through the air to throw a downward slash into the man's helm.

Much to Link's dismay, his blade glanced off the helmet.

The enormous man retaliated by bringing his sword around horizontally, which the young Hylian dodged with ease. As he backed away out of the man's long reach, Zimera loosed another arrow. This time, the giant moved quickly enough to avoid it.

"Little insects, why must you be so bothersome? I simply wished to find a way to my own world, but you make it so difficult." His voice was deep, baritone.

Link snorted, "You picked the wrong way to ask for help."

"Link, be careful, this man is the reason you found me half dead!" Zimera said with a furious edge to her voice, the bow pulled tight, with an arrow ready.

"Oh, if it isn't the little witch, just the one I was looking for!" The giant shifted, and started to charge at Zimera, "I'll rend you to pieces for bringing me to this place!"

He had perhaps closed half the distance when a brilliant white light cut across his vision. A long javelin of pure light blazed straight into his side, and he found himself picked up and carried out several yards away, smashing down to the stone with a metallic crunch.

Link, who had moved to intercept the man's attack on Zimera, turned to the northern edge of the square. There, with her estoc still glowing with the deadly light, was Zelda, dressed in her usual attire. Her sapphire eyes were serene almost, and Link straightened up and grinned at her, "Afternoon, Zelda."

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gasp Zelda saved someone instead of getting in the way! Ain't I just the bugger, going all OOC

No, I did try to keep Link IC, but I seriously wanted Zelda to be useful for once, so I broke her usual pattern of whining from the side-lines and shooting light arrows………

Anywho, review please. I'm off to bed.