Sorry I haven't updated in a while. On Wednesday I went horse riding, and when I was cantering I lost balance and fell. Hard.

It hurt. A lot. Anyway, my mum said I had to keep moving because of a weird pain in my leg where I fell, or it would get worse, and she would barely let me sit down to actually go on my laptop.

I'm back though! Sorry about the slow updates, but since I'm back at school I've had a lot of homework.

Question/poll still going on Sarahx?

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Thanks for all the reviews and please keep them coming!

Ornamental-reciprocity- Thanks for another review! They're really helpful when I get to writing another chapter. I know what you mean about going overboard a bit on back stories; in History at school once we had to do a really basic one for a soldier- like why he joined the army – and I ended up saying that 'he was really close to his mum but she died when he was 10 in an accident and his dad would never tell him how. His dad was tough on him and his little sister teased him and was closer to his dad. Having had enough he left home to join the army, partly hoping to prove himself.'

Sound a bit Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender? (If you've seen that)

Anyway, I thought I'd put in once she gets over the original excitement, she'll start thinking more about her family and the situation. One of my favourite things about Four Swords is that the Links are all different from each other, so I like writing how they react differently.

I bought the manga for Christmas, but if you want to read it online for free go the this address- .com/manga/the_legend_of_zelda_four_swords_

The translation differs a little bit, but you can get the basic idea. I'm probably going to keep the story line the same, but I might 'branch out' as you said...well, wrote.

I probably won't be killing any characters that don't die in the manga (I may even keep one alive), but what do you think, so far, of maybe a SarahxOni romance?

Again, thanks for the review and keep 'em coming! :D

msfcatlover – Thanks for the review and the vote! I was starting to think people were just ignoring me. Totally agree about the final battle. It was like 'Oh no, we're losing! Help us!' then 'Yay! we won! the end.' I'm a big Shadow fan too, he's one of my fave's along with Vio and Vaati. Why did they kill him? Do the creators just hate awesomeness or something?

It's incredibly fun writing randomly. Most of it just pops into my head whilst I'm writing, like the whole deal with Shadows hair. It's black I tell you, black!

Anyway! Glad you're liking Oni, I thought I'd give 'im some attitude, otherwise he wouldn't stand against the awesome force that is Sarah!

Sorry, I think some of my inner randomness had seeped into this reply. Don't you just love the word random? And awesome, don't forget awesome. I probably use that word at least ten times a day, which is weird to my friends cuz they sometimes think I'm trying to be American or something, which I'm not. (I live in England, by the way)

I haven't played the game so I'll probably be keeping mostly to the manga, but I may throw in some cool bosses somewhere if I can.

Enjoy!

Mermaid Sorceress Kaoru- Thanks! I'll try to keep writing as much as I can, partly cuz I enjoy writing it just as much as you (hopefully) enjoy reading it! When the Links get separated I'm not sure what I'll do with Sarah, maybe I'll have Sarah branch off a bit with Oni or something.

Oh, and what do you think for pairings? Still not decided on that either. Man, I really need to learn to plan stories better. Oh well! As long as da people are entertained I'm happy! :D

Disclaimer: I've forgotten to do it for the last few chapters, so here you go;

Sarah: Ponykt does not own LoZ, or any of its characters. However, she does own me, the idea and any other ocs.

Ponykt: I'm not making any money out of this either, so don't sue me! I'm only 13, so you wouldn't get much anyway.

And...that's it! Please review and enjoy!

Healing

Vio set me down gently on the floor with my back to the tree, before sitting down beside me.

"Thanks." I said, smiling gratefully. When we left the castle Vio had to help me limp away for over and hour until we were deep in the forest. Green said it was so we could gain more ground and get some cover for the night. I said it was his personal way of torturing me.

"I'm going to get some firewood." Green said, heading off into the woods.

"I'll join you." Red ran over to him, glancing nervously at Blue. Vio and I had lagged behind the others as we walked here, but I saw Blue pretty much bullying Red. Nothing too bad, just shoving him and I think I heard him yelling at him about something. I would've tried to stop him if it wasn't for the fact that I could barely walk!

I glared at the ankle of DAMNATION. How the heck was I supposed to help when Vio had to practically carry me everywhere! Sure, I could use my sword with its awesome flashyness, but I would probably have to sit down if I had to use it so that Vio could fight too.

Ugh, why did Shadow have to do that STUPID wavy thing with his STUPID sword. What the hell did I ever do to him? Yes, I know he's just 'angry' and 'misunderstood', but it gives him NO right to go twisting my ankle.

Yeah, I know he didn't actually twist it personally, but I am still SO gonna blame him. I don't care if he's gonna sacrifice himself in the end and go all sparkly, if I ever see him again he won't know what hit him!

This would be an awesome time for me to somehow get a gun. Or a missile launcher. Or an atomic bomb.

Ahh, the possibilities of ultimate destruction are endless.

I didn't know humans could be so...violent.

Hey! Oni! I almost forgot about you.

Thanks.

Sorry. Look, do you think you could do some of your Godly magic and heal my ankle. Please please please please please please pl-

FINE! Just stop talking, you're giving me a headache.

Ha. I'm not talking, I'm thinking.

You are a very irritating human.

I know you are, but what am I?

That doesn't even make sense.

Yes it does.

No it doesn't.

Does too.

Does not.

Does too.

Does not.

Does too one more time than you can ever say does not!

Does not two more times than- Ugh! I will not participate in such childish games. Do you want me to heal you or not?

Of course I want you to heal me. If I didn't why would I ask.

He sighed, Okay. Look, I need you to be alone when I do this, so that the Links do not 'freak' as you people say.

Kay!

So, I needed to somehow get away from Blue and Vio. Blue was swinging his sword around randomly at branches and Vio had taken out a book with words in Hylian on it.

Okay, I give you permission to call me a super-geek. Actually, don't, if you plan on living. Back home when I was younger and even more obsessed with LoZ I took it upon myself to learn Hylian. There was a lot of stuff on the internet about learning it, which is...weird. Surprisingly, I found it easier to learn than French at school, but I guess it was because I was actually motivated to do so. Also, you don't need to worry about speaking it, since everyone seems to be talking in English, or about the whole 'masculine/feminine/neutral' crap.

Anyway, the clearing we were in was pretty small and lined with trees. I wasn't really a clearing; more like the path widened on one part. There was a river on the other side of some thick vegetation that we saw earlier, maybe I could saw I was getting a drink? It should be pretty clean, partly because the Links never got sick and they had to get their water from somewhere, and since it all came down through the mountain.

"I'm gonna go get a drink." I said, using a low branch to pull myself up, careful not to lean heavily on my ankle.

"Do you want me to help you over?" Vio asked. I really like this kid. In the manga he wasn't really shown as the caring one, in fact they made him seem kind cold.

"Nah, I'll be fine. It's not too far." Now, how to get there...

Ah! Got it!

I grabbed my sword from my back by the handle and, keeping it in the sheath so it wouldn't sink into the ground, proceeded to use it as a walking stick. It actually worked quite well, but took forever to even cross the clearing, hobbling along at a slow pace.

Blue snickered behind my back as I almost fell over right at the tree line, managing to save myself by clutching another handy low branch. I sent him a death glare over my shoulder and took a little more care of where I walked, so I wouldn't fall over again. This place was a death trap to people like me!

By people like me, I mean people with little or no balance and co-ordination. It was a miracle I wasn't dead yet.

You can stop here. The two boys can no longer see you.

I sat down with my back against a tree trunk, putting my sword back on my back first. The stream was only a few feet away but not close enough for me to get splashed with it. It was quite pretty really; the sun was almost setting, the bright orange rays reflecting on the water which sparkled slightly. The sky was a clear blue, but not so far in the distance I could see dark clouds surrounding the area around Hyrule Castle. It looked like it was starting to spread, creeping slowly outwards, and if I looked in the opposite direction I could see more clouds gathering. However, these were a pure white and swirled upwards in a cocoon shape.

Huh, wasn't that where Zelda was? In (well, on) the Wind Palace? It must be miles away. This would be so much easier for Link to save her if someone invented a helicopter. Oh, wait, I forgot about the wind walls thingy, so we wouldn't be able to get on the tower anyway, unless it only had an effect on Zelda. I found it very entertaining when Zelda slapped Shadow, then he stalked off, WALKING ON AIR. That is just...awesome.

The walking part, not the slap.

Though I bet that would be fun to watch, as much as I like Shadow. Not so much at the moment, because of the whole twisted ankle thing.

As much as your inner conversations are amusing to listen to, you need to get back to the Links before the sun sets.

Sure, sure. And quit reading my mind! How many times must I tell you!

Fine. I will refrain from reading your mind.

Good. Refrain away.

There was suddenly a flash of blinding white light, coming from the necklace, and I had to cover my eyes with my arms. I lowered them and squinted as the light dimmed, half-afraid something was trying to attack me. I was basically defenceless sitting on the ground.

However I relaxed when I saw it was only Oni. He probably would've caused most other (normal) people to panic, what with the tribal tattoos and creepy eyes, but I think that just adds to the awesomeness. Though I do admit I was a little afraid when I first saw him in the weird-misty-room-that-looks-like-where-you-fight-Dark-Link place, even if I at the time thought I was dreaming.

I noticed he wasn't as tall as in the dream place too, only a couple of inches taller than me I guessed. He also looked younger than before, around fifteen like me and the Links. I didn't actually know Links age, but I guessed it was about that.

"Ah," Oni breathed in deeply, looking around contently, "It feels good to be out in the open again."

"Uh-huh," I said, getting his attention, "Can you, like, fix me now." I gestured to my ankle.

"Of course." I swear he rolled his eyes before kneeling beside me, down by said ankle. He'd lost the cloak/robe and looked a bit more like when Link wears the mask, but kinda intimidating and, you know, real.

I flinched when he put his hands on my ankle, feeling the pang of pain. I knew I was probably overreacting a bit but it freaking hurt! I haven't really had any serious injuries before, like breaking bones or something, though I did fall off a horse when it was cantering at thirteen. I could barely walk for over a week after because I pulled a muscle in my leg and had a ton of bruises. I seemed to have a knack for getting hurt.

"Sorry." he murmured quietly. I was a bit surprised at how gentle he was when he removed my boot, so that my foot wasn't jolted. Oni held his hands over my ankle and closed his eyes as I continued to watch curiously.

I gasped when his hands started to glow a pure white light, the same as it did earlier when he left the necklace. I had to blink a few times to clear a large black smudge that had appeared in my vision. Damn, that was bright.

Oni slipped the boot back on my foot and stood up, which was when I finally realized the dull throbbing...was gone!

Yes! I just LOVE awesome Godly magic!

I jumped to my feet, almost loosing balance if it wasn't for Oni catching my arm and helping me upright again. It felt great to finally be able to stand on it again, even if it had only been twisted for a few hours.

"Thanks, Oni!" I pulled him into a tight hug, relishing the fact that my ankle was once again working. Time to kick some ass!

"Uh...y-you're welcome."

I glanced up at him as I took a step back, wondering why he was stuttering. However looking at his face just made me more confused.

"Oni, are you...blushing?" I asked. It was true, his cheeks were now a rather obvious shade of red. But why would he be blushing? Was he ill, maybe?

"No!" he answered quickly, but his face was only getting more red. What a strange boy...man...God...person!

"Sarah?" Vio's voice called out from where I'm sure the clearing was. I'm not sure how I could tell it was him, I just could. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine!" I shouted back, "Be there in a sec!"

I turned to Oni, who was now back to his original colouring. Thank God, it was starting to scare me a little. "Thanks again."

He simply nodded, and with another flash of light he disappeared, but I knew he was was back in the necklace.

I walked back towards the clearing just as the moon began to rise, lighting my way. I always preferred the night to day, staying up late just to look at the stars. There was just something so peaceful about it, which was the complete opposite to how I usually act. Looking up at them, careful not to fall over a branch, I realized that although the constellations were all new, the night sky still felt familiar to me.