A few hours into training, I've already impressed Oakta. "Damn. You would definitely make your father proud." She told me when we were done. "Yes, I think we're done here. I thought I would exhaust you, but rather, the opposite had resulted." We both laughed, exhaustion breaths stopping us in between. We meandered back into the castle's halls ('cause that's apparently I ended up anyway) when we bumped back into Fenstright. Great. "Well well, looks like this little apprentice is tired out. I wonder how long can she hold out." He looked down and gave me a grin that I wished I could just slap off of him. "No, I wouldn't let you, Fenstright. She's had enough for the day. Besides, if you could just stop with the bullshit, it would be nicer to live here." Oakta jumped at him. Fenstright made a small parade of feet amble across the wooden floors of the halls. "Well...that makes two of us, huh?" I assume was her response to my angry glare. "Come along, then. I'm sure that the lunch ladies are serving dinner now. "

"Lunch ladies?"

"That's what they're calling themselves. I'd prefer the old chefs, but whatever. I don't mind."

"Heh. That's exactly what we would call the servers in junior high."

"Then I guess adjusting to this place won't be much harder." She chuckled, placing me in line along side her. She tugged at me to continue down the line. "So...what did you as a hobby?" She asked with a spice to her tone.

"I played violin." Was my answer.

"Ahhh, that's a nice instrument. How long have you been playing for?"

"Since I was five."

"Well...how good do you think you are?" Oakta winked.

"I'm actually not sure. I guess better than my teacher." We both laughed.

"With that attitude, you must play well." Her elbow nudged me a few times. And so during our talking we had grabbed plates and filled up, looking for a table to sit at. I felt Oakta's hand tap me. "Hey, come sit with us. You can talk with your father and I." I could hear her smirk through her voice. I obeyed her and followed her into a lounge where my father was sitting with a few other men, not including Fenstright. (It actually made me glad he wasn't there, otherwise it would of been a little awkward.) He immediately looked over and welcomed us. I sat next to him smiling. "Hey squirt, how's first day of training?"

"Great." My only answer in my head.

"She actually already knew most of the beginning moves. I believe she's a natural." Father smirked with the sounding of the sentence. "Well, that's great. I knew she was capable of moving like so." One of the men stirred, looking over to me. "Ey', I bet she could beat Fenstright within three hits." He and the other men laughed. Father shrugged. "I wouldn't get too cocky. Like it or not, he was the best student of his time. He could beat my daughter with one hand." His cautious glance seem to have gotten me. I nodded down. "He's an ass though."

"I know that. In his scouting years, he got overconfident and challenged me. Your mother discouraged it, but I just couldn't stand it. So, I did, and nearly got my ass handed to me. Lucky me, he left an opening to strike him down. After that, he wouldn't stop bragging to everyone he nearly beat me."

"Not to mention, you were going soft, not trying to hurt him."

"He was lucky. If I didn't have a soft heart at the time, he would be the one who got his ass handed to him. I did underestimate him. So, it's my fault he's like that."

I felt my eyes wandering down. Wow. I feel sorry for him. Words that I never thought I would say. Oakta shook her head. "Well better tell the damned idiot that he's messing with the wrong person. I'd hate for you to go through the same experience." Father looked up and gave her a glance of hope. "Oh no, I've learned. I'm not going soft on him ever again. If he EVER threatens Aaron, you better step up for her. Tell me too."

"Well I'm obviously making a mess here." I felt a guilty tone sound in that statement. "No no… That's was just when I was irresponsible for my actions. I'm sorry if I troubled you." His eyes sparkled with light. "So to get rid of the air of depression in here, why don't you tell her the story of you saving Hyrule, eh?" The same man tapped his arm and smirked. "Come on now, I've told that story THOUSANDS of times."

"Yeah, but to be honest, it always seemed to work with the recruits. Most of their parents force them to join the army, but they usually leave. When you came, they seem to have gotten inspired and continue to serve. I'm impressed with how many grads we've had so far."

"Ugh. I'm kinda tired of telling it over and over again. Plus, I actually lie about 50% of the time."

"Who cares?" Oakta joined in the argument, "Lying or not, you still managed to inspire them and they seem to work harder. Moreover, you can tell Aaron the complete truth since she can be trusted with such stories." I saw her wink at me, with my father rolling his eyes and sighing, "Fine. I'll tell her."

"It was a long time ago when I met your mother," He began, "I can remember our misadventures from our younger years. She would sneak out all the time to see me."

"How old were you guys?"

"Eleven at the time. Your mother was very aware of her balance, as when she climbed down, she looked like she was doing acrobatics."

"At eleven! Damn."

My father gave a short, light-hearted snicker, and continued. "So we eventually reached into the woods. She had spotted something moving in the forest, and managed to recognize it as...well, something not friendly. I unsheathed my sword, and BAM, hit it just right to knock it right off its guard. I let her dive in for the kill, and it disappeared with wisps of smoke. She had mention seeing a dark cloud in a dream she had when we were deeper in the woods. 'It was looming and scary', I remember her telling me, 'and I swear I could feel a chill go down my spine when a voice said to me, 'Zelda, you must find him'.' We couldn't figure it out, and just continued further down the road. Little did she know how far I lived in the woods, and she sat down on a nearby rock. Since I was young and didn't know anything about molestation, I had helped her take off her boots and had massaged her feet."

"How would that count as molestation?"

"Because people back then were stupid. Continuing on, when she felt better, I helped her up and we reached my house. She said that she had never seen such a luxurious house that deep in the woods, but I told her it wasn't that fancy. 'Oh yeah right,' She scoffed, 'That's not luxurious, then so isn't my room.' We both just laughed and I let her in. Apparently your mother had some allergies, because she sneezed a hell of a lot of times in there."

I felt myself laugh out loud. His grin showed that he approved of it, then took a small breath to continue.

"Anyway, I showed her the view later on that day and she was overly shocked at the beauty. 'You are one lucky guy,' She told me, 'I wish I had this kind of view.' The only thing I did was laugh, though I now realize that she was right. I was lucky. No one really can get such a view. Fast forward a few years later, she invited me inside her room, making written permission, so that we could talk there. I had walked in just in time to see her brat of a betrothed, who was talking like an idiot. 'Well I can't wait for us to get married,' I heard, 'Because not only is Hyrule beautiful, but you're beautiful as well. And your wealth.' Your mother replied with, 'I'm not marrying you, prick.' With that, he left with a smirk on his face. I just shrugged and walked in. She greeted me with a sigh. 'What's the matter?' I asked her. 'Well, you probably heard the tail end of that. He was trying to smooth-talk me into marrying him.' I could hear the annoyance in her voice. I had to feel guilty, because she was stuck with him. So when I left, I said, 'I hope your relationship either gets better or you disagree to marrying him.' With her replying, 'Not a chance, but thank you anyway.' It's like she hated her life more than anything.

"So later that night, I had a strange dream of running away with her, but we both knew that would never happen. I guess I was wrong. I had heard a scream from far away, and I got my sword and ran. It came from the direction of the castle, but I didn't want to believe it. I checked anyway, climbing up the vines that she would climb down from. However, she wasn't there. I had gotten so worried, I broke through the window, into flames. I could feel heat from the window, but I couldn't tell if it was on fire or not. So, I ran in farther, continuously calling your mother's name. No replies, whatsoever. I ran up to the throne chamber, and guess who I found?"

"Ganondorf?" I asked as a joke. He chuckled a bit.

"Well, not yet. I found her father on the throne with a knife in his chest. However, I recognized the weapon as a gerudo knife, since they use their own metal. I then heard another voice from not to far. It was her nursemaid's voice. I continued down the halls, and she grabbed my tunic like this (He grabbed my tunic near the neck), and told me to get out as fast as possible. 'Is Zelda alright?' I asked. She replied 'Yes.' She then carried me out the door and threw me out as the building collapsed. Don't worry, she escaped too. A few more years later, I had settled myself in the sheikah inhabited village Kakarico, where Impa (her nursemaid, duh) had taught me a few things about sword play. She said that all she could talk about your mother is that she's alright and I shouldn't worry about her. At the same time, I had met a girl by the name of Alissa, who was young and vigorous. She was really good at swordplay too. She had told me she was about the same age as me, but I shrugged. She looked younger.

"So one day, I had felt prepared. Impa had sent me to the Lost Woods to find the legendary blade…"

"The Master Sword." I replied to his silence. He patted my head. "Yup, that's my squirt."

"I'm pretty sure you're familiar with the legend, so I'll just leave the finding part for you to figure it out. When I returned to Kakarico, I had found out that Alissa had left to fight Ganondorf on her own. I couldn't really believe she would be so careless, so I immediately left to go get her. Little did I know what was bound to happen. I found her lying on the floor, dehydrated and most likely starving. As soon as I was taking her back, she seemed to resemble some one very important...that's when I realized that I was lied to. She wasn't Alissa...she was Zelda. However, I pushed forward to continue to take her back. As I entered the room, Impa somehow knew I figured it out, and offered to keep her lounged in her house as she chatted with me. 'I know you've figured it out. She had put her strength into the fact that she's able to manipulate men to believe she's someone else that never existed. Unfortunately, Ganondorf will recognize her soon as well. I'm terribly sorry.' Impa's news had alarmed me. 'So I won't let him take her from me. I the only reason why I went into the castle seven years earlier was to see if Zelda was alright. I never meant for this to happen.' Impa had noticed the hurt in my voice, which allowed her to respond to it as, 'Lad, you are strong. You know how a woman feels. I know she would be better off with you. I just hope you'll be able to protect her later on. You are more sensitive than any other man she was introduced to. I know that you'll succeed.' And she left with a pat on my shoulder, and lingered on as she said, 'I know she loves you more than anyone else. Please, protect her. She's very weak inside.' I nodded, and she left smiling.

"A few moments later, your mother stirred, opening her eyes. She smiled when our eyes met. 'Don't think I didn't hear your conversation,' She crowed, giggling. I smiled back and replied with, 'I couldn't tell if you were awake. You're a good faker when it comes to fainting.' She laughed a little louder and crawled into my lap, digging her face in my chest. 'I missed you. I felt so lonely.' She told me, looking into my eyes. I replied with, 'Yeah. I did too.' And for that moment, I forgot what happened in between, but she said something romantic and started to get closer to my lips. I just had a natural instinct to close my eyes and lean forward, and our lips touched."

I couldn't help but comment on that with, "Ewwwww, that's gross dad." He managed to laugh harder and continued on.

"And so we went out to get some fresh air, when she suddenly was surrounded by a force I couldn't get near. She looked over to me hopefully, but we both couldn't move. Soon, she was in a crystal and was in the air. I heard a laugh, dark and deep. 'If you want her back, then come back to Hyrule Castle.' He was beckoning me to fight him. I took the invite and travelled to it. I wasn't going to tolerate what this ass had in mind. So I kept in mind how to fight, and charged forward to save her once again."

"I had entered the famed castle. The ruins of the halls were burnt horribly, and the paintings of the families have been replaced with parched cloth and charred frames. I still continued forward until I reached the throne, where he sat. He looked up at me and grinned. 'Welcome to your doom,' he announced me in a pretty cheerless tone. All I did was sigh, and got ready to fight, but he apparently wasn't done. 'I know for a fact that you have the legendary Blade of Evil's Bane, however, out of my truest and honest self, you don't stand a chance. In fact, you wield no power in you whatsoever. What makes a king, is plenty of power, great amounts of wisdom, and a courageous heart. Only so would you be able to rule the world, am I wrong?' He wasn't at all. Yet, continued, 'And unlucky me only ended up with the Triforce of Power. Courage and Wisdom, on the other hand...' He trailed off and raised his hand in a fist, like this (he demonstrated it by curling his hand in a ball and lifting it up to show his forehand), and picked right back up, 'You two should hand it over. I am the king of the world, and you do not have any power or way to harness this power anyhow.' I felt myself flare with anger. 'No, not a single soul deserves to rule this world. I will deny you with all the courage in my heart!' I lunged at him, that started our epic battle."

I couldn't hold back this question. "Father, when did you mention the Triforce?"

He laughed. "Oh, squirt. I never really knew till I actually pick up the sword. Continuing on, It wasn't for a while before I had managed to strike him, like this (He made a motion towards my hips) and struck him in his chest. I wasn't going to let him get away with whatever he had planned. Except, there was a something else I forgot. Your mother walked out from behind a door, sword in hand. I openly swung my arms open to let her in, and she ran up to me. I wrapped my arms around her as she wept into my chest. She was scared. I could tell." He saw I was getting slightly bored of the romance part so I could tell he skipped ahead. "The building started to suddenly shake. I felt my knees weaken as we ran out into the dark day."

"We just stood there in pure shock in what happened. A few moments into it, I walked forward, and lightly kicked him in the stomach. He was dead for sure. I looked over and nodded to you mother, and she sighed. 'It's over.' She said. The sun shined brighter than I thought it would after she said that-"

"Until someone else came along." A female voice sounded right outside the door. It swung open to reveal a woman in a royal dress. "Ahhh, so you've joined us. I was getting to that part, darling." Father replied. She sat down next to me. I had to ask her, "Who are you?" They both laughed. "Your mother, sweetheart." The woman had responded. "On with the story, yes, a giant man like reptile came with a puffed out chest, and said, 'You have been curse, young boy. Now your children have been bestowed a horrible fate that none cannot escape.' Of course, I didn't understand that part, when he just took off like that. Fast forward a few more years, your mother and I got married and was pregnant with your brother, August. He looked a lot like her. But one day, he disappeared, never to be seen again. It truly upset your mother, but we had to move on to continue raising the family. Which ends up with your and your sister's birth. I'd be honest, the doctor had predicted that we would have a boy and a girl, because she ate a lot more protein than what we both expected. So that's the reason why your name is spelt like the boy's name." He gave me a small nuggie and laughed.

"So I guess that I was taken away at a young age." I said. He sighed. "Yup. Goldenmort was after you and Atticka, and so we had no choice and left you with that gods awful family. I'm sorry you had to be in that. If I had the choice, I would've kept you." He patted my back. "Welp, story time's over kids. Let's get to bed."

Author's Note:

Sorry that took forever. I have summer PE to deal with. . It might take longer to produce chapters until about 5 weeks later, so I apologize for the slow updates.