A/N: Here it is! The long awaited update for the Trial of Three Heroes! Now before we jump into the story, or some hilarious comedy at the beginning, I wanna get serious for a moment. Lights, please.
(Lights)
Now, in the time that I've been thinking of a new chapter for this story, I have seen a number of stories that have been taken down, mainly ones in my format. Before I go on, I want to apologize to 'Illusion Island' for not taking his advice. Illusion, I should've listened to you. Which is why I'm going to revise this story. And when I say the story, I mean, the ACTUAL story! So, those parts at the beginnings, and ends, and the parts where the story is interrupted by an annoying character, that part isn't changing. I don't care if it bothers people, but I ain't taking it down OR changing it.
And another thing I want to address. You know that guy at the end of each chapter who doesn't have a name? Well, he didn't have a name because I couldn't think of one. Now, I have the perfect name for him. When I'll reveal it, you'll just have to wait.
And with all that over with, I'm proud to present you with the newest update of Trial of Three Heroes!
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What? What's wrong?
Vic: You forgot the funny intro.
Zehro: Oh. Right. So...
Vic: ?
Zehro: Okay, I got nothing.
Vic: How about this? *pulls out Megaton Hammer* Hey Kids!
Kids: What?
Vic: Do you like violence?
Kids: YEAH!
Vic: Wanna see me bash Zehro's head in with a hammer?!
Kids: YEAH!
Zehro: That part didn't even rhyme... Vic, what're you doing? Vic?!
Vic: THIS IS FOR MAKING US WAIT MONTHS FOR YOUR STUPID UPDATE!
Zehro: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda series. I only own this story and my original characters.
Chapter 3: Breaking Out
[Time]
[Link's POV]*
"Lunchtime," a guard called out from the corridor. I got up and walked to the gate anxious to finally eat something, seeing as how they only feed me once a week. At least they're smart enough to give me water. I've been stuck in this jail cell for what seemed like months. Still no sign of Zelda. Not even the guards will tell me where she's at. Not that I expect them to, anyways.
I still wonder who that voice was. The one that spoke to me. 'Neither Enemy, Nor Friend.' I rolled my eyes at the thought of that quote. Who do I know that's not my enemy, but isn't my friend either? A lot of people actually.
"Hey! You gonna eat or what?!" I looked up and saw the guard standing there with a plate of food, looking at me coldly.
"Yeah, sorry. Just lost in thought."
"Well, back to reality, kid."
"Please...don't say kid."
The guard smirked, as he assumed he struck a nerve. "A little touchy, are we?" I shot him a dirty look. He wasn't fazed, obviously, and just handed me the plate. I took it and set it down near the spot where I sleep, since there's no bed in there. I walked back over to the guard and decided to strike up a conversation with him, since there's nothing else to do.
"You know, the whole time you kept me in here, brought me food and water, and stood guard here, you've never told me your name."
The guard turned to me and stared at me, coldly. "And why would I tell you my name," he said. "You're a prisoner and I'm a guard. You're supposed to beg for me to let you out and I'm supposed to deny you freedom." "Just trying to be friendly, seeing as how I'm gonna be in here a while," I told him. He stared at me for the longest time. Not saying a single word. Finally, he spoke. "Fair enough, I guess. I'm Zythe, the Gladiator. Well, more like Gladiator-in-Training. Alright. I told you my name. Your turn."
I looked at him, quizzically. He didn't know who I was? He was holding me hostage, but he had no idea who I was. I figured that his master would at LEAST tell him who I was. "You don't know who I am?" "No," he responded. "My master just tells me to capture people. He never tells me their names. We just refer to our prisoners by their prison cell number. You're in cell 15, so you're prisoner 15."
"Oh." It kinda made sense to me, but I was still a bit confused. "Well, my name is Link." Zythe's eyes widened whenever I mentioned my name, as if he already knew who I was. "Your name is Link," he asked. I nodded my head. "Link as in 'Hero of Time' Link?" Again, I nodded my head. He looked to the ground, then turned around. It looked as if he was thinking of something. Something big. I dismissed it, and went to go eat my already-spoiled food.
The bread was moldy, the meat was spoiled, and the milk was way past it's expiration date. I ate my food...well, actually, I forced it down, and went back to the cell door. Zythe was nowhere in site. I assumed he just had to leave. Before I turned back around, something caught my eye. A key. On the floor. Just beyond my reach. Zythe must've dropped it whenever he left. I just needed a way to get it. It's a good thing the meat had a bone in it. I grabbed it and used it to bring the key closer to me. Once it was in my reach, I grabbed it, unlocked the door, and quietly opened the door. Luckily, no guards were in the hallway, so I could make a quick escape. I shut the door, locked it, and ran to go find Zelda.
[Twilight]
[Link's POV]
It had nearly been six months since I last saw Mindy. There was no sign of her whatsoever. I didn't hear her laugh, I didn't see any shadows moving, besides mine and the guards, and I didn't see any thing that seemed to leave a trace of her. I needed answers, and I needed them now. Frustrated, I searched around the room for anything that resembles a way out for the billionth time and, as always, I found nothing. I gave up. I accepted the fact that I would be stuck in this cell until the day I die. I laid down on the floor and waited for the guards to come finish me off.
"Wow, very dark, wolf-boy. I didn't know you narrated your life."
I sprung up and looked around the room for the source of the voice. No one was there. I quickly remembered that this happened six months ago when I met-
"Alright, enough is enough!"
A snap was heard and I was instantly transformed to-
[Third Person POV]
With the snap of her fingers, the voice had ceased Link's narrative thoughts and appeared before him. Link gazed at the figure. "Same color hair in pigtails, same skin, same eyes, same weird looking helmet..."
"Hey, I resent that, you flea-bitten mutt."
"Same annoying tone...Mindy!"
"Well, who did you think it was? The Tooth Fairy?"
Link ignored her comeback and started questioning her. "Mindy, I need to know! Where am I? Where is Zelda? Why am I being held prisoner here?!" Mindy just stared back at him with a blank expression. She said slowly, and calmly, "One question at a time. Besides, I can't tell you any of that anyways." Link was getting desperate. He decided to do something that he thought he would never have to do in his life: Smooth talk his way out.
"Don't you even try it, mutt."
Okay, Plan B: Beg.
"Please! Please, I need to get out of here! I just want to find Zelda and leave so my life can go back to normal! You gotta help me!" Link threw himself at Mindy's feet and begged and pleaded for a way out. Mindy was caught off guard. Of course, she knew he wanted a way out, but she would be punished SEVERELY if she let a prisoner go. Y'know what? Forget it! She's wanted revenge on {Insert Evil Mastermind's Name Here} ever since he broke her favorite comb. And releasing a hero would be the perfect revenge. After finishing the revenge plot, she used her hair-hands and pried Link away from her.
"Crocodile tears will get you nowhere, wolf-boy." She snapped her fingers and the door behind her unlocked and opened. Link stared at the door, then looked back at Mindy. She winked and disappeared. Seeing his opportunity, he dashed out of the cell and into the hall to search for Zelda.
[Sky]
"Kyaaaaaaah! Oof! *pant* *pant* Kyaaaaaaah! Oof! *pant* *pant* COME ON! Open, you stupid door!" Those words rang throughout the dungeon as Link charged at the door and failed to bash it down numerous times. Many of the guards have shouted at him to shut up and stop charging, but he wouldn't listen. He was starting to get dizzy and his head hurt. A LOT! But he wouldn't give up. Not until he broke out and found Zelda. Finally, a guard came up to him and grabbed him through the bars of his cell when he was charging. Link punched the guard and attempted to break free, but he was countered and punched right in the face.
"Stop this right now! You're not going to get out of here any time soon, so I suggest you make yourself comfortable, you little-GAH!"
A wolf ran into the guard and bit him in the side. Link watched as the wolf fought the guard off. Whenever he stabbed at it, the wolf would dodge and attack him again. Finally accepting his defeat, he ran off to find his superior and tell him of the creature. The wolf looked up at Link. Link crouched down and petted the wolf's head.
"You saved me," he said. "Or at least, you defended me. How did you get loose?" The wolf tilted his head to the side, signalling that he didn't know what Link was talking about. "Right, you can't talk. I'm an idiot. Well, thanks anyways." The wolf looked at Link very oddly. "He looks exactly like me," the wolf thought. "The tunic, the hat, everything matches me. Who is this guy?"
Just then, the wolf was run into by a small boy. The boy quickly noticed the wolf and darted away. But as he was leaving, something caught his eye. The boy backed up and took a long, hard look at Link.
"They locked up a boy in here too," Link questioned, angrily. "Those sick bastards!"
"Uh...who...who are you," the boy asked.
"My name is...wait a second. What's your name?"
"I'm Link."
"Link? You must be one of the 'other Link's' that the voice was talking about."
"You heard the voice too?"
The wolf was confused. He tilted his head to the side to indicate that. "Mindy must've talked to them while she was searching for me, thinking that they were me. They're both wearing the same outfit. Green sock hat, green tunic, tights, boots... are they supposed to be me?!"
"Wait, what did you mean by 'other Link's," the boy asked.
"That voice said that there was another Link here," Link replied. "You must be him."
"Wait...so are you-"
"Yes. My name is also Link."
Bark!
The two heroes broke their gaze from each other and cast their eyes on the wolf. The wolf was trying to tell them something. Link took a closer look at him. He couldn't tell what it was. Then he saw something glinting around his neck. Link realized that it was a name-tag. He took a look at it. "Link? This wolf's name is Link?"
"Yes! His name is Link! Now could you all shut up," a voice said from out of nowhere. Link, the boy, and the wolf jumped back in surprise. Link had no idea who it was, and neither did the boy. The wolf didn't know who it was either. The voice sounded nothing LIKE Mindy. It sounded like a full grown man. The voice continued.
"Well, it looks like all three of you have passed the first part of my test!"
They all looked at each other in silence. The voice continued.
"You! Wolf boy. You may have your body back! Kid, you can have yours back too. And the grown one? You may have your freedom from your cage. But keep in mind that there's more ahead for you!"
The voice disappeared. True to it's word, the wolf started to glow. His tail disappeared, his teeth became smooth, his paws became hands and feet and he had lost all his fur. He stood up. He was Link again. The boy watched in amazement as the wolf transformed. Soon, he too began to change. His arms and legs grew longer, his voice got deeper, he finally got his hair back on his chest, everything was back to normal. He was his old self again. The door to Link's cell opened and he stepped out. He stood in a circle with the other Link's.
A/N: This is the last time I'm gonna do my old format. This is so you guys won't get confused. I'm using Boy and Wolf to indicate the Link from Ocarina of Time and the Link from Twilight Princess.
Link: Am I the only one who didn't have a cool transformation?!
Wolf: Apparently not.
Boy: So, all of us are the same Link?
Wolf: Possibly...though we could just be different Link's from different time periods.
Boy: Then how could we all have the same clothes?!
Wolf: Well, I was told that these clothes were passed down by the Hero of the Sky.
Link: Hero of the Sky? That's me!
Wolf: You're the Hero of the Sky?!
Link: Yeah. You've heard of me?
Boy: Wait, back up. You're the Hero of the Sky?
Link: Yeah. Why?
Boy: I'm the Hero of Time!
Wolf: You're the Hero of Time?!
Link: Okay, can we all just calm down?! (sigh) Alright. It's obvious that we've been captured here to be put on some sort of test, and we can't leave until we've beaten it.
Boy: So what do you think we should do?
Wolf: Isn't it obvious? We need to find out who's behind this, beat him up and leave!
Boy: I can't leave without Zelda!
Link and Wolf: (in unison) Zelda's here?! (look at each other) You know Zelda?! Stop copying me! Stop it!
Boy: Enough! Like Link said, we need to beat this test, find out who's behind this, defeat him and rescue Zelda! Or Zelda's or whatever...
Link: Alright, let's go.
Boy: Wait!
Link: What?!
Boy: All our names are Link, right?
Link: Yes.
Boy: Aren't we gonna get a bit confused if we keep calling ourselves Link? We need nicknames. Something to call each other by so we won't get confused.
Link: I guess you're right... Okay. You can call me Sky, since I'm the Hero of the Sky.
Boy: You can call me Time, since I'm the Hero of Time.
Wolf: And you can call me Wolf, since I turn into a wolf.
Link: Why not 'Twlight' since you're the Hero of Twilight?
Wolf: I hate Twilight.
Boy: We all do too, but it's not THAT kind of Twilight!
Wolf: Ugh, fine. Call me 'Twilight.'
Link: Alright, are we all settled?
Boy: Yep!
Wolf: Yes.
Link: Alright, let me just input our names...
Wolf: What?
Link: Up there?
The two Links looked above their head to see a message box that said 'Please Enter The Names for The Three Links.' Link input their names. He was now called Sky. The boy was now called Time, the wolf was now called Twilight. The message box disappeared.
Sky: There we go!
Twilight: Are you done?
Sky: Yep!
Twilight: Good. (punch)
Sky: OW! What was that for?!
Twilight: Don't break the fourth wall!
Sky: Alright, sorry. Oh, wait. I need to break it one last time. Zehro! You forgot to change the format!
Vic: I got it!
And in an instant, the format of the story was changed back to it's original version. Sky received another punch from Twilight, who yelled at him for breaking the fourth wall again. "Alright, guys. Let's go. We need to find Zelda," Sky said. "Or Zelda's, or whoever it is that's here." And with that, they exited the corridor in search of whatever it was they were supposed to find.
[Meanwhile, in the control room]
"I'm proud of you, Zythe."
"Thank you, Master."
"You have done well to free the Hero of Time."
"I'm still confused...why did I need to free him?"
"Because he was the one who was supposed to free the Hero of the Sky and the Hero of Twilight. Thanks to Mindy, the Hero of Twilight got out too and assisted the Hero of Time to free the Hero of the Sky."
"I see..."
"Zythe...keep an eye on Mindy. I feel like she is not loyal to us anymore..."
"Yes, your excellency."
Vic: And that's it for the story! Thanks for reading!
Link: Hey, where'd Zehro go?
Vic: Nowhere. I just bashed his head in.
Zehro: (muffled) sodnao wngeidn sodg kwa pz nei donw
Vic: (pulls Zehro's head out of body) I'm sorry, what did you say?
Zehro: I said, I thought you'd be nicer to the guy who made you Co-Author!
Vic: (bashes head back in) I don't think so. Thanks for reading! Please favorite, follow and review. We hope you read the next chapter. Now for a word of advice from Zehro.
Zehro: adnsog downg eowndo dgw dnaosfp cbnz ndwoned envgwso gndo
Vic: Uh...yeah. Bye.