Link rammed into what felt like a sharp board of wood. His mind had been going in all directions, one part being determination for saving his campsite, another to prepare how to attack whatever was causing the fire to erupt, and the final part for wondering what was this thing. He hit the mossy forest floor with a thud, landing on top of whatever he hit.
"Yeah, nice to meet you too." A snarky voice said to him.
Link rolled off of his human plank and back onto the pure dirt. Whoever he had unpurposely trampled had already stoof up, dusting himself off. Link murderously looked up to see a pair of rupee green eyes staring back him with an irritated shimmer. This person was fairly tall, probably about 5'9, with a nice tan that could make a pirate jealous. He was a vision of blue, with a 3/4 zipped up short sleeved jacket with a yellow collar and edges on the sleeves and bottom. Under the jacket was a simple white shirt, the only colar being the few red racing stripes running across. He also wore a pair of black athletic shorts with neon blue lines running across the sides, and deep red shoes with white socks. His hair was also miraculously blue, coming down slightly past the nape of the young man's neck. It looked to be a little slicked back, but it was spiky, some parts sticking up in what looked like thick quills. A few strands of hair hung in front of his face, falling above a pair of yellow and black goggles. From the boy's hair sprouted the same color with tiny wolf-like ears.
"Next time someone tries to check up on a fire and see if somebody's by that fire, don't attack them. Smokey the Bear would be ashamed." This person said, dusting his white gloves off. Link noticed yellow bands along the boy's wrists, some with weird names along them and other with motivational phrases. It was now the hero's turn to stand up and greet the stranger. "I'm sorry," he quickly apologized, not wanting to get any more on this guy's bad side, "I just thought that you were trying to steal my food." The green-eyed teen gave him a look that made Link feel like he had two heads. "Do I look like I want leolupus meat to eat for dinner? No. Ew." He responded with a sneer. His gaze then softened up slightly when he noticed how wounded Link was. "But, er, thanks for the offer."
Link tilted his head at the funny word that the boy had called his dinner meat. "What was that word you said? Leolupus?" He asked, confused. The blue-haired boy raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, leolupus. It's a creature that looks like the lovechild of a wolf and a mountain lion, really vicious and freaky. It literally translates to 'wolf lion' in Latin." "What's 'Latin'?" Okay, now this guy was really giving Link to 'are you kidding me' stare. "Holy- okay, you really need to come with me, alright? You're brain damaged and you need a bigger place to rest. C'mon, Psycho." The boy grabbed the Hylian's wrist and began to pull him forward. Link's eyes widened quickly. "W-Wait! I don't even know who you are!" He struggled to pull out of the guy's grip, but the guy grinned and looked backward. "You can call me Sonic."
Link bit his bottom lip and huffed. "Alright, now where are you taking me?" "To camp." Sonic responded, matter-of-factly. "You'll be safe there, don't worry. And we'll also fix up that nasty Petey Piranha bite before the venom can fully sink in and corrupt your whole system. You know, that stuff can kill." Link was surprised by the way Sonic had sounded so calm and collected, as if the poison that could make Link possibly die in a few hours was nothing much. It almost seemed like he didn't care. "Is it only you?" He then asked. Hedgehog Boy shook his head. "Nah, Pinky and O Holy Boy are there two. Sure, they're not as fast as I am, but still pretty good at fighting." He responded. Link then tilted his head, confused again. "Not as fast...?" A wicked smirk appeared on Sonic's face. "Oh, yeah. Fast, baby."
With that, the teen took off at amazing speed, racing through the forest like it was some miraculous track. Link felt like his face was peeling off while Sonic seemed unfazed with a crazy look of determination. Yeah, he was right. This was fast.
They stopped at what resembled the ruins of an old castle, in a part of the forest that looked like it had been set on fire with a giant's torch. Only few trees were there, the ground was an ugly mix of grey and brown, and arrows along with other weapons were scattered everywhere. Only a few flags hung, and in the distance, Link swore that he could hear catapults and fireballs going off in the distance. Maybe that Skull Kid from Termina went through here when he had Majora's Mask in his possession. "GUYS!" Sonic screamed, cupping his mouth with a gloved hand. "IT'S ME, AND I BROUGHT A NEW KID!" The door then slowly opened at this request, creaking eerily. Link tried to hide the chills that were going down his spine. Although, instead of seeing some kind of ghost, monster, or phantom that normally lived in this kind of abode, the boy at the door was dressed in all pink. Pink short hair, pink shirt, and pink pants. A white coat was wrapped around him that looked way too big. He ran towards Sonic with his little legs and hugged the teen tightly. "Poyo~!" He squeaked. Sonic grinned. "Green Boy, meet Pinky, AKA Kirby." He picked up the kid with little trouble, to which the boy waved and grinned. "Poyo!" Link furrowed his brow. "Can he...speak?" Sonic then shook his head and set Kirby down. "No, he can only say his name, Poyo, some regular noises, and weird inhuman noises that sound like they're coming out of balloons. But it seems that he can understand human English just fine." Kirby nodded as he skipped around in the burnt grass and dusty dirt. Sonic then turned to Link. "By the way, Green Boy, you never told me your name. I don't like to refer to people by nicknames all the time you know." He said. Link then hesitated but name. "I'm Link." He then held out his hand, which Sonic shook. "Okay, Link, then come inside. Welcome to our little group here."
The inside of the castle was mostly intact, but still old. Statues were crumbling slowly, leaving dust if something was to shake the area. Sonic seemed pretty positive about this area, though, but that didn't really put Link at any most ease. Sonic opened the doors to what looked like the throne room, and looked around. "He-" He began, but an arrow seemed to be made out of pure white light landed at his feet, then soared up into the air. "PIT! IT'S JUST ME, PINKY, AND THE NEW GUY! STOPPIT!" Sonic then screamed, and something in white clothing then dropped down from the ceiling. "Ow..." It groaned, with a male voice. It was a boy, obviously. He stood up, dressed in what looked like a toga and laurel made out of golden wheat. His hair was thick and messy, being of a chestnut brown color. The most outstanding features were his pure white wings, although they seemed to lose feather when he flew to the ground to stand upright. "Hi." The boy said calmly, pushing a stray lock of hair out of his face. He smiled, and Link politely (but nervously) smiled back with a small wave. "Pit, this is Link. Link, this is our guard of the fortress, Pit." Sonic introduced, then stepped towards the brunette. He whispered in Pit's ear, and the boy responded with a nod. Pit then stepped towards Link. "Welcome, Mr. Link! Would you like a tour of the castle?" He asked. Link hesitated, but Sonic then whispered in his ear, "Don't break the poor kid's heart. He's sensitive and innocent." Link then looked from Sonic and back to the smiling Pit. "Er...I guess..." He said. Pit then grinned even wider. "Great!" The angel raced forward, and Sonic stepped closer to the Hylian hero. "Pit's our newest member." He explained, resting an elbow on Link's shoulder. The blonde nodded. "Yeah, I guessed. He's very..." "Enthusiastic? Bubbily? Optimistic? Yeah, Pinky and I keep betting that O Holy Boy over there might be on that side of the fence, if you know what I mean." "No...No I don't." Sonic's eyes then widened slightly, but then he nodded. "Right. You don't know my kind of slang. We'll have to work on that." He then said, and patted Link's shoulder as he turned around. "Now go follow Pit before he runs off without you and gets disappointed. He doesn't like to wait." He explained, and sprinted off to somewhere else in the castle. Link then sighed and nodded, rushing off in Pit's direction.