A few months later, Aaron is already accustomed into her new life. Now knowing her father was a legendary Hero of Time, she continues to train hard into her knighthood. She is already achieving five "hits"; As in, five hits to break her training dummy. However, her goal is to reach one, and pours much dedication into it. She also is incorporated into the "Discovery Corps"; an organization that goes into unknown boundaries to expand on the knowledge of the world. It is said those who partakes into the organization will have a greater chance of being promoted into knighthood faster. And we are starting off into their latest discovery of a legend that runs deep in our young hero's blood…
"One...two...three...four...FIVE!" I counted every hit once more. I groaned and sighed. "I'll never reach one at this point." Oakta seemed to have disagreed with me. "Just put your heart into it." I rolled my eyes. "You say that everytime. Come on, you said there was a secret!" She chuckled.
"Yes, that I said feel free to discover."
"Ugh."
The bells rung with a low and glooming sound, which queued us for lunch. I sighed and walked into the cafeteria, listening to the low hum of voices that filled up the vibrations. I grabbed a tray and let them pour the soup into my bowl. "You look down," Miss Uaita commented. I nodded. "Well, I promise you, you will get into knighthood soon." I sighed again. "I hope so." I sat down at the table the Discovery Corps usually meet at, when the first in command sat down in front, excited. "Second-in-Command, Aaron Hyrule, I have big news. I've been told they've found the location of the Lost Woods and have found the renowned Master Sword, but I have yet to confirm this. I want you to take lead in an expedition that leads straight towards the legendary weapon. Will you except?" I looked up at him with a crazed face. "Are...you insane?! Those who get lost in there will turn into Stalfos, moron! I don't want to end up responsible for any deaths." He sighed and shook his head. "I don't think anyone will die, if you lead them. You tend to be one of our best group leaders since I kicked out Prissint."
"That was because Prissint gave out info that we needed to keep. If anything, he was a dumbass."
"And that's why-"
"I'll go alone. Deal?"
"Are you sure? If you don't make it out…"
"I don't care. I don't want to be responsible for any deaths."
"Alright. Just come back. Please."
"Okay, Daniel. I will come back."
With that, he left and the bells rang again. I drank up the soup and walked outside. Fenstright had caught me eye to eye. "Hey, I didn't know you were able to break it! Since when did you grow that strong?" He snickered. "I don't want to deal with you, dumb fuck. Get the hell out of here." I told him, pushing aside anyone in my way towards my training spot. He caught me by my collar and pulled me back. "How 'bout a duel? Just one on one. Eh?" "No, I'm fine." I started to walk away when his buddies blocked me. "I heard a rumor that you're grew strong enough to break a dummy in five hits. I wonder if it's true?" I heard him comment behind me. I let out a frustrated sigh and pivoted on the ball of my left foot. "You really want to know? Fine, I'll accept your challenge."
"Just to let you know, I'm not going to be responsible for any damage done to you. Since, that chainmail of yours looks pretty thin to me." He was making fun of my outfit! 'Welp, gods fuck this asswipe.' I rolled my eyes and let him begin. We were being flocked with thousands of people, who mostly looked like they were recruits. I took my stance, and the whispering crowd got loud enough for me to hear them. "Isn't that the king's other daughter?" "What the hell is she thinking, challenging Fenstright! He's going to kick her ass!" All I could do was stand there and grin. He then engaged the battle. He took a charge at me head first. I took two steps right, and the whole crowd was in awe. He flipped around, and I did a back roll to jump up and spin attack, fast enough to nearly knock the wind out of him. He jump out from above me and nearly swung when I stopped him with the a simple block of my sword. He continued to strike, with no thought of the set back. I stepped on his foot, causing pain to fill in his yelp, and struck him with the point of the handle. He was knocked back, and I struck to end the fight. He fell to the ground with a big whooshing sound, and the sound of a deep thump that had hit it. I had the tip of the blade pointed towards him. "Huh. I guess I underestimated you." He grunted, slowly getting up. I sheathed my precious blade, and looked at him. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go back to training."
A few hours later, it was the end of the training session and we had to deal with our businesses. I walked towards Daniel's office. He looked up and smiled. "I heard what happened. That's going to look great towards your knighthood years. Defeating him is no small feat, my dear." His voice I assume was supposed to sound happy, but I'm not sure. I sat down and began the talk. "What you said earlier, with the Lost Woods, I've been thinking about it for a while now. I think it is a better idea if I go al-"
"Aaron, baby, I can't have you go alone. If your father knows that I'd let you do that, then I would be fired-"
"Call me baby one more time. I dare you."
"Oh, well excuse me princess."
"You really want to get slapped, don't you?"
"You must really like flirting, don't you?"
I felt myself grow red hot with embarrassment. "Just...shut the fuck up, and take this seriously!" He bursted out laughing. "I guess I'll consider your idea, if you kiss me."
"Hell no. I'll go alone, with the cost of no one's lives. That's my offer."
"I'll accept it, if you just give me a real quick one. On the cheek."
"Daniel!"
He howled with laughter again. "Fine, fine. You can go alone. Just be safe, alright?" With that he got up and gave me a rolled up paper wrapped with a blue ribbon. "It was mapped by your sister. She's a genius, you know, very useful." I rolled my eyes. "I hope you treated her better than you treat me, you perv." He chuckled as I walked out the door. 'Tomorrow. I'll deal with it. I guess that guy who spoke to me a few months back wasn't kidding when he called me a hero. Was I really destined to fight off someone I can barely remember? Even more so, my friends know the story more than I. I'm supposed to fight this Gannon bitch, but...I feel it's going to be much more than I suspect.'
I awoke the next morning with a sick feeling in my stomach. 'Ah shit, not now!' I told myself. I gritted my teeth as I struggled to get up with my hand clutched to my stomach. 'Ugh, what do I do now?' I looked around and found an idea; I need water. I sluggishly walked over to a cup when my mother caught me. "You have a stomach ache?" She asked. I nodded. She grabbed the cup out of my hand and filled it with water as I went to sit with my stomach literally screaming at me to stop moving. Worry filled her eyes. "Aaron, if it's that bad, you need rest." I shook my head. "I had an assignment, mom. I can't just unexpectedly cancel it. It'll make me look bad." She laughed. "Oh, fine. I'll be right back." with that, she left the room swiftly. I felt myself sigh. My stomach had calmed a little bit. Yet, I still can feel acid going up and down my esophagus. It's an awful feeling. 'Out of all the times, why now?' I asked in my head.
I guess a few hours later, my mother returned with Impa, and a boy who had a dark violet handkerchief, marked with the sheikah's symbol, purple hair, and brown eyes. He wore a rather peculiar outfit, a robe that was a lighter purple, but purely simple. My mother and her former nursemaid had chatted up a storm. He looked at me with a curious eye, which made me gulp in a small level. He then handed me a small wooden bowl, with his eyes saying, "Trust me." I nodded, taking the bowl in my hands. The cool but bitter liquid slipped down my throat and my stomach soothed. I let out a small cough in surprise in the sharp after-taste of the liquid, which made the boy chuckle. "Sorry, forgot to warn you about the taste." I looked up in surprise. "You...talk."
"Yeah. I'm no machine, you know."
"But...you seem so shy…"
"Well, I tend not to talk until the other person makes a notion. I'm just strange like that."
"Huh. Well, thanks."
"Anything for an acquaintance of mine." His reply sounded pleasantly cool. I nodded as I got up and walked up, grabbing my equipment, leaving the room. I sighed as Daniel came in my eye sight. He looked over and smiled. "Ah, Second-in-Command. I've prepared your things in an orderly fashion." I rolled my eyes vividly. "Yup. It's not impressive. Anyone can do it, you know."
He chuckled, then said, "Well atleast I'm trying to be nice." I smiled, and nodded. I collected the leather bag that was lying about, and headed out the door, grabbing Epona's reigns lightly. (Yes, my father has a horse.) She snorted nervously. "It's okay, my dear horse, you'll be fine." I tried coaxing her a little before mounting her. Pawing at the dirt a little, she allowed me to mount her and shift a little to get comfortable. Daniel walked up to me and said, "So, you going to get going?"
I nodded. "It's going to one hell of a journey."
"Welp, good luck! Hell can break loose in those damn woods, ya hear?"
