Did you know I am the kind of person who gets everyone hyped up over something and then hits a ditch while writing the plot? Yea. Me neither.
Writer's Block aside, here's the first chapter! Enjoy!
*~First~*
The chilling, salt-stained wind harassed the right side of her jacket as she walked, aligned with the coast. The cloudy skies signified a storm was coming; and by the way it stretched as far as the eye could see, none of Elkin would be spared. The girl shivered in the cool afternoon air, not used to her new home quite yet, and pulled her backpack closer.
Meet Janise (Janice in English) Selpuveda, seventeen-year-old girl with a not-so-ordinary background and far-from-ordinary future. Her roots lie in Mexico, where her family used to live; under a week ago, they had moved to the outskirts of Elkin for a seasonal job.
She found no point in this cross-country move, as they had been perfectly situated in Tangamandapio (their old town—try saying it in one breath, I dare you). Or, at least, she had been. But then they had to pack up and leave everything behind, including her own pet cat, just for the Autumn-exclusive job of harvesting Broccoli.
The joy.
At least she still had her games, a large collection from the Zelda franchise with a bit of Fire Emblem and Kirby sprinkled in. True to that game hoard, she was a diehard Legend of Zelda fan, to the point of irritating her younger brothers about it by spurting random knowledge. That stronghold was thick enough to prevent a complete depression, though she had yet to come across a Gamestop or other local video game seller...
But that's enough of the not-so-ordinary background part: let's have a look at the far-from-ordinary future, shall we?
As Janice was walking to the bus stop to catch a ride home, a golden gleam caught her attention. She pushed her dark hair out of the way to have a better look, seeing that it came from the half sand, half pebble beach. It was too shiny a gold to be an ordinary seashell or any other kind of washed-ashore object, and nothing else came to mind with a shine like that.
Curiosity got the better of her, and seeing how the bus wasn't anywhere near its stop, she hopped off the sidewalk and ran over to it. She plucked it from the ground with light brown hands and held it up to the little light that was shining through the clouds, confirming it to be a Toon Link Amiibo of some sort…
...but…normal Amiibos didn't have gold bases and a gray figure, or weigh as much as this one did. And its details were so precise, so much more than the normal plastic Amiibos sold at the store. And never had she met a fanatic with access to gold...
Janice let out a confused hum before looking around for an owner. Not a soul was nearby…but the city bus had just arrived at the stop. She pocketed the thing in her pack before zipping it up again and running for the bus, completely ignoring the wind chime's jingle that rang in her ears afterwards.
"Hey! Janice!"
"What is it, Axel?" Janice groaned, having been interrupted from her homework by the five-year-old boy.
He ran over to the side of her desk, holding something behind his back, face beaming just like any other child's. Axel shared the same dark hair and skin as the rest of the family, as with thirteen-year-old Felipe—who was leaning on the door frame.
She set down her pencil and looked in his direction with stern, "I am not amused" eyes; Algebra was not any easier in another state, and she was looking forward to getting it done and clearing a few dungeons.
"You wouldn't believe what we found in the forest today!" Axel chirped.
"Oh?" she inquired for politeness' sake. "A nest or something?"
"You're-way-off," Axel sing-songed.
She sighed and looked back to her paper, asking, "well, what?"
Something hard knocked against the wood when Axel placed something just above the paper, and she had to hold in a gasp. It was a Zelda figurine, with a golden base and carving just like…
"There's another?" she squeaked.
"Whaddya mean, there's another?" Felipe finally made himself known. "We just found it in this old shack, sitting on a high perch like the princess she is…"
He went silent when she set the Toon Link figurine next to his lady. Janice had forgot about the figurine as the day wore on, seeing how nothing about it was off but the weird coloring and unusually heavy weight. She did find it strange how something with an obviously golden base would be lost on a beach, and with such incredible detail in the stone; could it have been some shipment's lost cargo? Or just a fanatic's work? But now that she saw this…
"I found it on the beach earlier, but I don't know how it got there or what it was," she elaborated, "and seeing how there's two…"
"That's not even the thing we found," Felipe argued.
"Hm?"
"Can we show her after dinner?" Axel asked. "She'll know what it is…"
"What is it?" Janice groaned. "A figure hoard or something?"
"No," Felipe stated dryly.
"Fine then. Show me tonight, and let me finish this algebra," she glowered, turning back to the work. Both boys left, Axel leaving the Zelda behind as she continued her work and ponder them both.
"If this day gets anymore weird, I swear to Din…"
"Din?"
"You know…Din. Jeesh, you've got less Zelda knowledge than the Meme nerd," Janice huffed.
"Felipe, what's she talking about?" Axel complained to the older brother.
"Who knows," Felipe shrugged nonchalantly.
The three siblings were walking to where the 'thing' was, at the break of dusk and dawn of the storm. The winds were mostly blocked by all the overgrown brambles and towering trees, just letting a bit of rustling leaves tell that the storm was right at their doorstep.
"Anyway, hurry up!" he dismissed. "Or we'll be caught in the storm!"
"Okay, fine!" Janice shouted after him as the boy ran ahead.
They had also sneaked out of the house to do this, leaving her hoping that this was actually something important and not a prank or stupid reason to go out in a storm. The weather report promised harsh winds and lightning with this one…
"AHA! Found it!"
"Good! Let's see it and get out of here!" she shouted, tripping over a few tree roots in her haste to catch up with both boys.
They had led her to a small clearing in the forest, barely large enough for her to lie down in. The shadows of both darkness and shrubbery didn't dare creep into the sheltered space, only a few brave twigs and leaves poking into the oddly cylinder-shaped place. The branches kept it well-hidden from above as well, except a single spot, which she imagined would shine a perfect spot…light…
"No…way…" she gaped.
"So you know what it is—"
"HECK YEA I KNOW WHAT IT IS!"
Centered in the clearing was a pedestal, with a large, stone base and smaller step. Embedded in that small step, probably through the large one as well, was a sword. It was a sword of average length, with a long, purple handle that stretched out like wings near the base. If one looked close enough, they would see a certain series' emblem etched into it.
"It's the Master Sword! You guys found the Master Sword!…in the real world!" she added, only a step away from it.
"Oh, so it's Zelda's sword?" Axel asked.
"His name is Link, ya dork," she groaned.
"From the game? What's a fictional sword doing in our local forest?" Felipe asked.
"That's what I was wondering," Janice hummed pensively. "I wonder if all these things are related…"
"Can we pull it out?"
"NO."
"Aw, why not?" Axel begged.
"I don't feel like taking a seven-year nap today…and only Link can pull it out," Janice stated.
"Are you sure?" Felipe inquired mischeviously.
"Yes," she nodded. "…Felipe, don't do it."
"Oh, come on," Felipe groaned. "If it's shown up, then why not at least try? I'll put it right back in, I swear."
"No."
"…Please?"
"NO. We are not touching the Blade of Evil's—AXEL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
Axel had reached the sword while they argued and touched the handle out of curiosity, immediately recoiling when it let out an odd, green pulse. The blast of energy was barely enough to rustle the plants, but it washed over them with just enough force to make it easy imagining that a ghost was breathing down your neck.
"Uh…what was that…?" Felipe glanced around, like it would suddenly summon a monster of some kind.
"I don't know…" Janice sighed. A raindrop suddenly nailed her shoulder. "We should probably get going," she urged the boys back, "I seriously don't want to explain all this to mom."
"Okay," Axel sighed dejectedly, pushing away the bushes to get back. Janice sent one last look at the Master Sword before heading back, and immediately felt glad that she did. A flash of cloud-to-cloud lightning made something silver light up at the opposite edge of the clearing, making her pause just to make sure her overwhelmed mind hadn't started to play tricks.
She approached the familiar object that was stabbed into the ground more carefully than she had the Master Sword, seeing how it wasn't secured to a pedestal or something similar. No, the silver baton's sharp tip was embedded into the ground and looked like it had been haphazardly thrown, not implanted firmly. She plucked it up and looked it over, confirming the curls near the handle and the small sparkles that flew from it…
"JANICE!"
"Alright, alright!" she huffed at Felipe's impatience, pocketing the Wind Waker and darting after the two. She was actually pretty tempted to use it to somehow postpone the storm, but she wasn't a Hero of Winds and would probably end up causing a hurricane. If there was a Toon Link figurine and the Wind Waker…then…was there possibly...
…she shook the thought that the Hero of Twilight himself could be there and began to run, not wanting to be the one to explain what happened to her parents.
Introducing Janice, TheAmazingNabo's OC! *Applause*
This was the first OC sent, so naturally she would be the first one to go; but I've gotten more requests for the Legend of Zelda Wielder than anyone else!
Funny story behind this chapter, I actually had one version all typed up before she responded to my question over something basic; I had to go back and type the whole thing again, BUT HEY, it's here and that's what matters.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you'll stick around for the next chapter! Be sure to review, follow, and favorite on your way out, keep on reading, hug those Eevee, and I'll see you next Wednesday! BYE FOR NOW!
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