A/N: Hey, guys! Vicky the Demon Assassin here. Time for another chapter of Trial of Three Heroes!
Malon: Where's Zehro?
Zelda: Yeah, shouldn't he be here by now?
Vicky: Yeah, about that. Remember when I bashed his head in? Well, that gave him a 'slight' concussion and now he's not able to do the story for today. So, I'm filling in for him.
Sky: So, Zehro's gonna be out for a while?
Vicky: That's right. Now, all three Zeldas. Stand up, please.
(All three Zeldas stand up.)
Vicky: Alright, Skyward Sword Zelda, you'll be known as... Harp. Ocarina of Time Zelda, you'll be known as Ocarina. Twilight Princess Zelda, you'll be known as... Uh... Wait, you don't play an instrument. Eh... Let's just call you Sparkle.
Zelda: Why Sparkle?
Vicky: Because EVERYONE likes Sparkles! :D
Harp: Yay! Woohoo! Sparkles!
Ocarina: Uh... Okay?
Sparkle: Okay, it's obvious this isn't going to work.
Vicky: Well, what do you suggest?
Sparkle?: Hmm... Well, for SS Zelda, I suggest we call her-
Harp?: Ooh! Ooh! Call me Zel. That's what Link calls me.
Sparkle?: Okay? Anyways, OoT Zelda should be referred to as-
Ocarina?: I like Zel's idea. My Link calls me Zellie, so just call me that.
Vicky: No, no, no. I got it. SS Zelda, you'll be Hylia, OoT Zelda, you'll be Sage and TP Zelda, you'll be light.
Light: Light? Why Light?
Vicky: Enough talk! To the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Legend of Zelda series.
Chapter 4: Our First Filler
[Sky]
"Yaaaaaaaawn... Oh, man. That was some party last night. Hey, Link, do you have as big a headache as-"
Zelda stopped midsentence as soon as she saw the room she was in. It was a dirty old dungeon cell. The gates were locked, of course. Zelda slowly stood up. "How long was I out? And where am I?" She walked over to the bars and poked her head out. No one in sight.
"Looks like you've finally woken up..."
A voice came from behind Zelda. She quickly spun around to see who was there. Behind her was a man, sitting on the floor, looking at her. He had long, fiery hair. Like his hair was actually in fire. He wore black armor with a giant crack in the middle. His face was pale. He had red eyes and pointed ears, which were drooping. Zelda was frightened. Who was he?
"You don't have to be afraid of me, Zelda..."
Zelda's eyes widened. How did he know her name? The man slowly stood up. "You don't know who I am, do you?" Zelda shook her head. The man spoke up. "The demon king. Bringer of destruction and chaos. The exalted one. Do those ring a bell?" Zelda shook her head again. The man sighed. "The one slain by your friend, the Hero of the Sky."
Zelda's eyes widened even more. Her voice quivered. "D...Demise?" The man shook his head. "You are correct, but I no longer go by that name anymore. From now on, I am known as Ganondorf."* Zelda slowly approached the man. "Wh-what...H-how..." Ganondorf sighed. "You're wondering what happened to me and how I survived, correct?" Zelda nodded. Ganondorf approached the door of the cage.
"Well, now is not the time for explanations. Right now, we need to find a way out of here." Zelda walked up to the door. A rusty old padlock had been placed on the door. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She had an idea. "Demise, could you-" He shot a dirty look at her. "Ganondorf!" "Right... Sorry. Ganondorf. Do you still have a lot of strength?"
Ganondorf was confused. "Well, I have a considerable amount of strength left. Why?" Zelda pointed to the padlock. "Do you think you could break that lock?" Ganondorf approached the lock and punched it as hard as he could. The lock broke and the door opened. Both of them ran out of the cell. "Thank you, Ganondorf." Ganondorf frowned and stared Zelda straight in the eyes.
"Let's get one thing straight, your grace. I only broke the lock to free myself. You just happened to be there with me. You're on your own. Are we clear?" Zelda smiled. "Crystal." They both ran in opposite directions.
[Time]
"Sigh... I guess it serves me right for trying to send Link back. I knew he didn't want to go, but I had to do it. Now, thanks to me, he's probably dead."
"Quiet in there," a guard shouted.
Zelda sighed. "And what's worse, I'm talking to myself."
"I said quiet! Do you not know the meaning of the word quiet," shouted the guard. If Zelda had enough magic left in her body, she would have used Din's fire to incinerate the guard. Sadly, she couldn't. So she just sat in her cell, waiting for a miracle.
Just then, a guard ran in. "Sir! Sir! Terrible news! It's just awful!" The guard kept shouting hysterically until the other guard slapped some sense into him. "Calm down! You're talking like a mad man! What is going on?" The hysterical guard calmed down before he spoke. "We have three confirmed escapes. All male. Prisoners 15, 21 and 32 have escaped their cells! What are we going to do?!" The other guard hushed him and pulled out a small radio. "Mindy. Come in, Mindy."
A voice came up on the radio. "What is it? I'm busy." The guard spoke up. We have three confirmed escapes in the dungeon. Can you detain them?" "I'll... Uh... I'll see what I can do." And with that, the radio turned off. The guard turned to the other guard. "Did you get a good glimpse of them?"
Zelda rolled her eyes. Just then, she saw something shining from the guards pocket. It looked like an... Energy drink? Good enough for her. She quickly and quietly took the drink and drank it down. Instantly, her magic meter filled back up and she was ready for action.
Zelda created a fireball with Din's Fire and launched it at the guard across from her. He was burnt to ashes. The other guard turned around in shock. Zelda snapped his neck and he fell to the floor. She looked directly at the camera. "What? Oh, so just because I'm a princess means I have to be sugar, spice and everything nice?" Zelda rolled her eyes and checked the guard for a key.
He didn't have one, but he saw something glinting in the ashes of the other guard. It was what she presumed was the key. Using careful concentration, she used her magic to lift the key out of the ashes.
It was just a rupee...
"What?! A rupee?! ARGH!"
Zelda slammed the rupee on the ground, shattering it to a million pieces. One of the pieces went awol and started bouncing all over the place. Until, finally, it worked itself into the keyhole of the lock. It bounced around in the lock, having no way to escape. And finally-
*SNAP*
*CRACK*
*SHATTER*
The lock finally fell apart. The door swung open and Zelda ran out as fast as she could.
[Twilight]
Zelda was running down the hallway-
Twilight: Woah, woah, woah. What? When did she get out? HOW did she get out.
Vicky: Oh. Well, the same thing that happened to OoT Zelda happened to her, except she killed both guards with the fireballs, and she bent the bars to escape.
Twilight: I didn't know she was that tough... Hey wait! If she was so strong, then how could she surrendered your kingdom to Zant?
Vicky: Beats me. Now SILENCE!
Zelda ran through the hallway, passing dungeon cells, torture devices, a giant mirror that was separating the second part of the room... Wait, giant mirror? Zelda backed up to the mirror. There, she saw herself. Except, her reflection looked a little different. Her hair was a darkish blonde while her reflection's hair was golden blonde. The dress she wore seemed to be a bit more different, and she didn't see her favorite earrings, even though she was certain she was wearing them.
Zelda took note of the bright red lipstick on her reflection, when her herself was not wearing lipstick at all. She turned away from the mirror and grumbled. "Clearly, this mirror is inaccurate." A small gasp was heard. Zelda turned around and took another look at her reflection. This time, it was surprised by something, even though Zelda didn't look surprised. She leaned in closer, knowing that there was something wrong-
"AAAAAAAAH!"
"Get back here!"
Zelda immediately turned at the direction of the voice. A young blonde haired girl was sprinting through the dungeon, trying to outrun the guards. Zelda quickly created a fireball, hearing another gasp from the reflection and ran forward. "GET DOWN!" The girl didn't know who was speaking, but she obliged. The girl dove to the floor, just as a giant fireball hit the leader of the guards right in the chest. Zelda descended and pulled out her sword. The other guards trembled in fear. "They've all escaped! Fall back! Warn the master!" Zelda took one of the guards lives before the res of them ran off. Zelda conjured another fireball and launched it. As soon as she did, a light arrow zoomed past the two out of nowhere and fused with the fireball, creating a devastating combination. The arrow hit the guards and exploded. No guard survived.
Zelda turned around to see who or what shot that arrow. She saw her reflection, holding a bow with the light arrow along with it. The girl picked herself up and stayed close to Zelda as the reflection walked forward.
A/N: Last time this happens. SS Zelda is the girl and OoT Zelda is the reflection.
Reflect: Are you alright?
Girl: I'm fine.
Zelda: Me too. Who are you and how can you wield the light arrows? You're not the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom.
Reflect: (holds up hand) Is this proof enough for you?
Zelda: What?! Impossible! But, I... (looks at hand)
Girl: (looks at hand) AAAAAAH! What's on my hand?! Why is it glowing?!**
All three Zeldas put their hands in a circle. Each of them had the Triforce of Wisdom. Their eyes widened and they both looked up.
Reflect: Does this mean that we're all...
Zelda: It appears that way. We're all Princess Zelda...
Girl: Princess?
Zelda: (chuckles) You know, you sort of look like the ancient goddess Hylia from the legends...
Girl: Ummm... I AM Hylia... Well, sorta... I'm a reincarnation of Hylia. There was this whole mess down on the surface world and my friend Link had to-
Zelda: Link?
Reflect: You know Link?
Girl: Of course I do. Him and I have been best friends since we were little.
Zelda: Ilia? You've gotten so pretty... And cartoonish...
Girl: Who?
Zelda: Ilia. Link's childhood friend.
Reflect: No, Link's childhood friend is Saria. It's obvious it's her. She just dyed her hair, grew it out and is walking on stilts.
Girl: No, no, no. I'm Zelda! I thought we went over this already.
Zelda: I think I understand what's going on here... Apparently, we're different Zeldas from different time periods. That means all three Links must be here too...
Reflect: You got all of that from 'I'm Zelda I thought we went over this?'
Zelda: No, no, no. I swiped the script from the author while she wasn't looking.
Vicky: Huh? Hey! Give that back! *swipe*
Zelda: Anyways, we need to go find our Links and get out of here.
Girl: I'm ready.
Reflect: Let's do it!
Zelda: Oh, by the way, your names are Hylia and Sage from now on. Call me Light.
Hylia: Can do!
Sage: Very well. Let's get going.
Light: I would, if the author fixed the format so we don't get in trouble...
Vicky: And why should I switch it back after you stole my script?
Zelda: Do you WANT this story to be taken down?
Vicky: Fair enough...
And just like that, the format of the story turned normal again. The three Zeldas walked out of the dungeon in search of the three Links.
[Meanwhile...]
"Master..."
"Ah, Zythe, what may I do for you?"
"Master, the princesses have escaped too. I have failed you..."
"You have not failed me, Zythe. Everything is falling into place."
"I beg your pardon, master?"
"I knew both the Links and Zeldas would escape, so I set up trials for both teams to conquer. They will never live long enough to see me, though..."
"I see..."
"And what of Mindy? Is there any news on her?"
"No, master. Mindy has done nothing wrong, as far as I know."
"Very well... Be on your way, Zythe..."
[Second Meanwhile]
"So, the Zeldas have escaped too. And the puppet master doesn't trust me? Time to have some fun..."
Vicky: Phew. That was some tough work.
Navi: Tough my ass... That was nothing.
Vicky: What do you expect me to do? Besides, I'm sure Zehro will love this idea. (Looks to left) Hey! What are you doing?!
Zehro: Adding a few authors notes...
Vicky: I thought you were-
Zehro: Well, I feel better. There.
*Here's an arguable point. Demise and Ganon are similar in many ways. Does that mean they're the same? Tell me why or why not in your reviews. Again. No flames.
**Just so you know, I've PLAYED Skyward Sword. I just haven't BEATEN it. So I don't know what happens, okay? I'm just winging it, since Zelda isn't a princess. But, I DO know that Zelda is Hylia reincarnated.
Zehro: Thanks for doing the story for me.
Vicky: No prob. Review, favorite, Follow or all three! Thanks for reading and we'll see you next time. Which hopefully is soon...