Author's Note: Omg, I finally finished this chapter! I got painters at my house re-painting the rooms, so they have to disconnect the Internet whenever they're working... ;_; I've also got too much reading to do in the summer, and it's been getting in the way of writing... *sniff* *sob*

ZeldaMoogle: Huh, I thought it's a blue orb... Oh well. And sorry, it's not a Pokemon. But a crossover between them would be pretty cool! :D

Lady Akhisane: Haha! I know, he looks SOOOO hot in that tunic! Lol, and sorry about the Gorons, I forgot about them... :(

DantesArdor: *bell rings* YES! It's a Kappa! Congratulations, you just won yourself a cookie! *gives cookie*

So, here's Chapter 6!

Chapter 6 - My First (Real) Fight!

Link and I were caught in quite a dilemma: we were cornered by some weird monkey thing and hiding behind our horses, which are neighing like crazy and yet are unable to run away somehow. Seriously, there was a path in here, there has to be one leading out! Oh look, it's right there, and Epona and Mei aren't leaving. That's what I call loyal!

But I don't wanna risk getting our horses hurt, so Link and I need to find a different way of hiding.

"Link! Are you alright?!" I asked frantically. He continued to hold his right arm over his left side. The torso of his clothing was completely soaked from the shot, and thankfully, there's no sign of blood anywhere. Maybe that attack was only meant to feel like a tough beating? Either way, I felt somewhat relieved. Taking a couple of breaths, Link nodded.

"I'm fine," he said, "But you need to get out of here! Take your horse and run!" I frowned, but before I could protest, a blur rushed through the treetops and landed on a branch to our left. Shit, it's that monster! Grabbing Link by the arm, I ran as fast as I could to the trees ahead of us; I felt some drops of water land on my back as the water made impact with the floor. We both put our backs to one of them, breathing hard from either exhaustion or fear. I didn't know about Link, but I'm sure that I was breathing hard from fear! Well, I don't run too often either but still, I felt so afraid!

Who wouldn't be afraid when you've got a freaky monkey demon shooting water at you like a bullet?!

A loud splash could be heard from behind us; it must've dove into the pool again. I ignored it and continued with my objection.

"I can't leave you here!"

"No! It's too dangerous, Theresa! You have to get out!" I felt angry that he didn't want my help, yet at the same time I understood his concern for my safety. But I don't think he realized that I was concerned for his as well. A strong force came from our backs, sending us staggering a few steps forward but nonetheless standing. I guess it shot water at our hiding spot. Once again, a splash was heard afterward. Man, was I scared!

I'm scared for my life, for Link's life, and scared of that weird thing! I know I was scared of all the monsters I saw in Hyrule Field, but I was able to outrun them with Mei. In this case, there is an escape route: the way we came in.

Taking that road was tempting, and it was right behind our horses as well. However, my friendship with Link was much stronger than my fear... Well, we might not exactly be friends, but we're still acquaintances... right?

The monster attacked our tree with another blast of compressed water, causing some of the bark to break. I feared that it would tumble down at any moment, but it's a thick tree, so it may last a few more blasts. A splashing noise followed after that attack, same as always, or at least so far. Hey, this gives me an idea!

If there's anything that I learned from playing Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (which is a lot!), one of them is that every boss in the game has a fighting pattern.

In this case, it always shoots at us and then jumps into the pool. I wonder why... Another thing, it seemed to be directed mainly to Link, for some reason. Even when it growled and... spoke... earlier... it looked in his direction. Well, I was in front of him, so it's hard to tell. Only one way to find out!

After that thought, I ran away from our hiding spot and waved my arms up and down... The thing stopped its breath for a second. It took one look at me, straight in the eye, and then turned back to where Link was. Whoa. When it looked at me, I thought I was dead! I breathed a sigh of relief, but sucked it back in with a gasp as I realized how damaged the tree was getting. And that particular tree was where he was! Another gasp came out as something grabbed my upper right arm. It was tight, and cold, and it pulled me really hard. I instantly followed - well, got dragged - where it pulled me to. Heck, I couldn't even run - my feet were pretty much skidding over the floor! Soon enough, I was standing next to Link again.

Oh, he used his Claw Shot... Oh my God! He used his CLAW SHOT! I never thought it looked this beautiful in reality...! So shiny, so sleek... No, no! Now's not the time to be admiring his weapons in real life!!

"Are you out of your mind?!" he scolded, "I'll distract it. Get out and get to Castle Town!" Before I could speak against it, he took out his other Claw Shot and grabbed onto a branch up above us. The monster's eyes never left him as he swung around, giving me an easy way to escape. Oh, the exit looked so welcoming! It's true, I wanted to get to safety, but I don't want to leave Link here... Seeing the enemy with its back turned towards me, I took a deep breath. Then, I did probably the stupidest thing ever, which would make Link kill me...

I ran towards it.

As soon as I got in range, I tackled it. It gave a confused screech as we both went forward, but sadly, instead of land, we landed in the water. The freshwater was very cool, but the pool was much deeper than I thought; it was like staring into a deep abyss within a lake. But the thing is that the size of it isn't even comparable to that of a lake; hell, it's not even as big as my pool! What sort of confused me was that I remembered wearing contacts before falling through that hole at home. How am I seeing everything so clearly now? Whatever, that's a mystery to solve for later...

Staring down at that bottomless area scared me, and I swam up for air. As soon as my head broke out of the surface, I gasped, sucking in a large amount of oxygen. However, as soon as I regained my breath, I was taken by surprise as I was pulled back down into the water, barely hearing Link calling my name.

I looked down at my ankle to find the monster clutching it tightly. Its dark eyes stared straight into mine, merciless. I swam helplessly towards the light above me, but it held on tight and refused to release me. My body started to hurt as I was running out of breath; my arms slowly floated up above me, the bubbles coming from me began to slow down, and my sight was blurring. Everything that was once dark blue was turning black, and the light from the surface was dimming. This was probably the worst, and slowest, death ever. But I don't want to die now, I still need to get back home. What would happen to my family and friends if they never find me? Unfortunately, there is nothing I could do now...

Suddenly, I felt a hand wrap around mine, and I was pulled up quickly, the grip on my ankle lightening, and eventually disappearing. Again, once my head was out of the surface, I took as much air as I could. I have never wanted oxygen so much in my whole life! I coughed and coughed as water exited my mouth, feeling a hand pat my back continuously; I had a pretty good idea who it was. My body was lifted as my vision cleared, and we were going at a fast pace towards the horses... Wait, what?!

"Link, w-what are you doing?!" I asked, looking up to his stern face.

"I'm getting you out of here, that's what I'm doing!" he answered. Wait, so we're running?! I know that I stared at Death in the face just a few seconds ago, but seriously, in the game when he faced a sub-boss (or a real boss) he has no way out, and the sub-boss (or boss...) never gives him a chance to run away in the first place. Come on, this isn't like Final Fantasy where you could run away! I think... How does he expect to escape now? Well, I was proven correct as I saw behind him that the creature resurfaced and drew in some air. Pointing behind him, I cried,

"Link, look out!" He immediately set me down and put up his Hylian Shield in defense. The attack caused him to stagger backwards a bit, but he held his ground. Wow... He's protecting me! This was almost like a dream-come-true if we were not being chased around by some weird monkey monster. I wonder if all the battles he had back then were this long...

I felt my strength returning slowly, and when Link turned to pick me up again, I got up quickly and moved away.

"What?" he said, holding his hands out in disbelief. He turned around to block another attack; my fear was returning quickly as I ducked behind him. "RUN!" he ordered. Once fear takes over me, there's pretty much nothing that can stop me from running! I was well convinced that I could die right here, right now from that experience in the pool. I had no idea why I was acting so brave earlier... Oh yeah, I wanted to protect Link, but now I've found that there's nothing I can do to help him. I'm just too weak. So obviously, I headed for the dirt road. My legs took me there as quickly as I could, leaving Link behind me to defend himself. So many thoughts reeled through my head, like...

I gotta get the f**k out of here!

I can't leave Link here, though.

That thing is gonna drown me if I don't escape!

Link could die here!

Hell, I could die here!!

And yet, my legs didn't stop. Throughout all my thoughts of returning for Link, my legs completely disagreed with them. I'm so close to it, like it's the most important thing in my life... Until... BAM!!! I ran into something that kept me from leaving, sending me toppling down on my ass and back. What the...?! An invisible wall?! That's just great... It's true, there's always a type of door that keeps Link from escaping a huge fight; and considering how we're in some random forest that I had no knowledge of, there just had to be some way to keep us inside, huh? Not like you'd find a door in a forest... Then there's only one way to get out: defeat the boss.

Apparently, that thing never stopped trying to hit Link as he held his shield up, and he hasn't figured out a way to defeat it either. If he took this long to find a way to beat it, just how long did it take him to figure out all those other bosses? I'll bet that's the gamer who thinks about it, that's why it's taking him forever to win now!

As that theory came to mind, the wheels in my head began to work as I observed its moves. Man, if that theory is correct, then Link would have to rely on me to beat everybody else! Wow, in a way, it's sorta cool, but in another way, it shows that he's stupid... I hope that my theory is wrong then...

Alrighty, it's clear that it completely depends on water to shoot at Link, so I've got to keep it from getting to the pool. But what if I get dragged in? I don't want to experience that again... But if I ever want to get out of this nightmare, then I've got to hurry up. To keep Link, or that monster, from seeing me, I ran around the horses to the other side. I waited for it to take its shot at him, and when it jumped into the pool, I came to where it would usually pop up while Link ran for the trees again, holding my hands ready like a football player. Ignoring Link's confused cries once more, I waited for the opportune moment.

Wait for it...

NOW!

It jumped out of the water and right into my arms. Confused for a moment, it stared at me, then it began to thrash around like a stubborn baby. Heck, it even slapped me God-knows-how-many-times! My face was on fire and pricking like needles as I took it by the legs and hung it upside down. The water in its basin poured out, and it actually began to calm down, if not stop moving around. I didn't give it a chance to surprise me - well actually, I panicked and threw it far from where the pool was. It only hit the floor hard and rolled like a ragdoll; it didn't even try to land perfectly or anything. Its limp body slowly stood up, but only swayed around in a daze.

"Link, GO!" I yelled, telling him to finish it. Despite his injury (which must've hurt a lot if he couldn't attack that whole time), he nodded, took his sword out, and made one hell of a slice. The monster's eyes shot open in pain and yelped loudly. After thrashing a bit, its body went limp again; though rather than turn all black and explode like all other monsters in the game, it only stayed there, and strangely it didn't have any blood to spill. The wound was clear though, and it sickened me. I turned away to avoid the sight; I know I've seen my brother play rated M games behind my parents' back, and those are pretty bloody! However, that's nothing compared to reality, this has proved it correct once more.

From turning away from the dead thing (or at least it looked dead), my eyes landed on that chained blue sphere I saw before. It only floated there with an ominous, echoing buzz; the three chains glowed a cerulean color as well, and dug deep into the earth to keep its captive from escaping. But what harm could that thing do if it was imprisoned in such a way? Judging by how Link and I got here, this place was completely cut off from Hyrule, so maybe this has the answer of getting out.

"Please..." it started. Whoa, how'd it just talk to me?! But rather than feeling like someone was speaking to me directly, it sounded as though it was in my head. In other words, it was like I was talking to myself in my mind, only the voice sounded older and more womanly... Not that my voice sounded manly! It continued, "Free me..." At that moment, I only stared at it blankly. How would I do that?

"Theresa?" I looked over to Link; he had a questioning look upon his face. "What are you looking at?" Geez, I really wondered why he couldn't see it... Either way, I ignored him and turned my attention back to the floating orb.

"How?" I asked it. It took a few moments before answering me. Huh, this is strangely similar to the Light Spirits when they got their Tears of Light stolen: they talked so slowly and paused a lot.

"Take... away... these chains..." Yup, I was right. But anyways, I tilted my head a bit to the side in confusion. Again, how would I do that? It didn't answer my question at all! I can't use the dagger that Jaggle and his family gave me, it wouldn't be able to break steel, anyone could tell that much. Well, maybe it'll be worth a shot, you never know. I quickly made my way to Mei, searched through one of the bags strapped onto her sides, and pulled my dagger out of its small sheath. It sorta reminded me of the kitchen knife I would use to slice veggies and whatnot back home, only my kitchen knives didn't look as menacing. I returned to the tree stump where the chains were.

As I got closer to the orb, I felt... sad... Every step I took, every second that passed as I made my way to it, it all made me sadder and sadder. Not like "emo" sad, but like I wanted to cry my eyes out and yell at Link. Yell at him for not being with me for those two days. I know, he told me that he couldn't find me for those two days, but was that the truth?

"Theresa," Link said, walking towards me, "What are y---" But I pushed him away. I looked down at the floor to keep him from seeing my eyes; they were beginning to brim with tears. I didn't want to look at him, either. Now instead of accepting what he told me the other day, I felt like he was untrustworthy and a liar. Like he was actually avoiding me. I never liked ignorance... However, the reason why I truly hated it is a different story; for now, I need to figure out how to free this thing.

I held on to my weapon and gently touched the chains to get a good feel for it before slicing downward. However, it passed through it completely, disintegrating one small part of the steel before coming back together again. I widened my eyes a bit in slight surprise, though my sorrow was overwhelming my other emotions, so I couldn't truly say that I was surprised. God, why is this happening?! I got a grip on one chain, and it didn't disintegrate this time, or at least until a few seconds passed. It felt completely solid, until...

The whole chain turned into dust! That was weird, but suddenly I began to feel tired, very weary. Yet, I continued on to the next chain. It began to burn under my grip, and I had no idea how I managed to hold on, but it was relieved once it disappeared as well. I flinched and held on to my hand, but it didn't seem burned at all; the only effect it took on me was tiring out. It didn't leave any burn or anything, it just made my hand feel really, really hot! My breathing was getting uneven, like I was working out at the gym or something. Link took notice of it and looked concerned, but he stared more at the tree stump than me. Was he finally seeing something?

I grabbed onto the final one, and it turned into tiny, tiny particles just how the others did from my touch. However, I didn't think I could take any more. My knees shook, giving out a moment later. Link held me in his arms quickly and helped me remain standing; sadly, I was too weary to even cherish the moment of me being in his arms like a damsel-in-distress, not to mention I felt mad at him. Suddenly, all that sadness (and anger?) towards Link just disappeared. I felt relieved, and even my feeling of exhaustion was being taken away slowly.

The freed orb floated higher above us, forcing me and Link to look upward to see what was happening to it. It glowed a divine blue light, and began to form something... or someone! At first, it was like a sapphire mist in the shape of a woman with no features whatsoever. Then, it began to gain more color and detail. The clothing appeared: a long, elegant white dress that ended at the ankles and had sapphire jewels placed beneath the breasts. It seemed to represent butterflies. The skin came next: a pure, flawless cream color that seemed to shine. Next came the fingers, the bare feet, and everything else. The most striking feature was her face. Nothing damaged or disfigured it, her eyes were as clear as the sky, and her facial expression was calm. Her smile was soft as she took a breath, taking in the sweet air like she hasn't had a taste of oxygen in a long time. Exhaling, the woman's gaze fell upon me and Link, and she slowly stepped off the stump she was once trapped on. Her long golden hair waved as she came down; she was taller than Link (and that's without shoes!), so she must be older, and her ears were pointed, obviously suggesting that she's Hylian. Her body was outlined with that same blue glow.

Her eyes were calm, kind, wise. They took a few seconds to survey me and Link, like she wanted to memorize every detail of our appearance. Her small smile began to spread across her face, especially when she looked at me. It wasn't like an evil smile, but like an overly-joyous look; it sort of creeped me out. She brought her hands over her mouth, and she began to sob softly; before I knew it, she knelt before me in a crying heap.

"Oh, thank you! Thank you!" she said, "Oh, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment!" Now her voice didn't sound like it was in my head, but it sounded real. Like speaking to a real human being. The woman kneeling at my feet made me feel a bit uncomfortable; really, nobody has ever kneeled to me and thanked me for anything while crying.

"Uh... Could you... not... do that?" I asked, inching backwards. The woman stood up and took a couple of deep breaths, fanning herself with her hands. Eventually, she calmed down and regained her normal face.

"My... Mistress..." came another voice. My attention, including the lady's, turned to the monster, who was supposed to be dead. Apparently it's not... It just lied down there with its head lifted up to look at its "Mistress" while one of its hands was on top of its wound. Geez, how could such a small thing survive that?! Link stood up and drew his sword again; it looked like he wanted to finish the job. However, the mysterious woman who was worshipping me earlier walked towards it on her own, insisting that she'll take care of it. Hey... I just noticed that his sword wasn't the Master Sword... I took a good look at it from where I was standing behind him, and the hilt wasn't purple, it was just like a normal sword. Oh, duh, in the credits of the game, it showed that he put it back! Prediction time: he's gonna have to get it back at some point after meeting Zelda... I think... Well, I would probably be back home by the time he sets off for it, so I won't be able to share the epic-ness of seeing the Master Sword.

The woman reached it, and only stared at it blankly. The monster looked back at her with its dark, beady eyes in awe, speechless for a moment. I wonder if Link can hear what it's saying.

"M-My Mistress..." it continued, its mouth still, "Is it really---" However, before it could finish its question, the Hylian girl lifted her right foot behind her, and kicked it hard, sending it flying and falling into the pool. Link and I watched wide-eyed and jaw-dropped in disbelief; how could she, who looked so wise and calm, kick it like that as though she were a child?!

"You stupiiiiiiid!" she insulted, fuming, "I was telling you to stop during the fight! Why didn't you listen, Kappa?!" Oh... my... gosh... How could I forget that it's a Kappa?! Seriously, I could've curtsied to it and the fight would've been over; but no, because of my terrible memory, we just had to do it the hard way, didn't we?! I learned back then that Kappas have a strong sense of etiquette, so it can't help but return a bow once one curtsies to it; even if it risks getting its basin emptied. And that's the thing: it can't move once its basin is emptied of water! Yet, I didn't remember it being able to spit out water like a freaking bullet. The Kappa resurfaced and bowed its head in guilt, making a tiny waterfall from its head.

"My apologies... I only wanted to protect you..." The woman only huffed, crossed her arms, and turned away from it. Wow, talk about childish.

"Um... excuse me?" Link inquired, raising a hand. She gave a curious "Hm?" and turned to him, smiling once more. "Yes, well, I would like to ask... What the hell is going on?!" He seemed almost as furious as she was towards her Kappa; I could understand that, though. We were put through a battle with some tiny little devil who nearly drowned me in that pool and was blocked by some invisible wall. Yeah, that makes sense. The woman flinched a little, but tried to maintain a calm look. Sighing, she returned to the tree stump and took a seat, bringing one leg over the other.

"Very well," she said, tossing her bright blonde hair a bit to the side, "I suppose you do deserve an explanation... First of all, I am Sepherene. May I know your names?"

"I'm Theresa."

"My name is Link."

"Ah, pleasure to meet you, Theresa and Link. Theresa, I am grateful to you for freeing me. Well, like I said, you deserve an explanation. So... here is my story..."

Alright, so again, I'm sorry for not updating sooner D; Okay, if ya want a picture reference of Sepherene, then follow these instructions (I can't seem to put up a URL here, so I'm just givin' ya instructions, lol):

1. Go to (images)

2. Type in "anime elf girl." It should be the first result you see, and it says it's on , titled "Anime Girl/ Elf Girl" Hope ya find it! (She's the one holding the violin and surrounded by butterflies.)