Don't own Legend of Zelda XP STORY TIME!

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Chapter 3: Nightmare

Throughout the rest of the day Lief spent his time practicing in the dojo punching the giant fish at the back of the room. Sweat dripped from his brow as he sat on the ground. This was harder than he thought, but what was the point in getting a sword if he wasn't trained to use it. "I will fight harder." He jumped to his feet then did a back flip kicking his feet in a straight line then punching hard at his target.

Night finally arrived and the grand feast was being set up on the beach. Everyone brought a different kind of dish and jokes were being told along with old memories and folktales. Lief wore his green tunic his grandma gave him as a sign of honor and walked into the light of the lamps that had been lit around the area. His mother rushed to him kissing his cheek and hugging him, Aryll snuck up behind him and pinched his arm.

"A pinch to grow an inch as they always say!" Everyone laughs while Lief's face turns red.

"I'm not that short!" He protests trying to stand up tall.

"Of course not dear." His mother finishes her last little chuckle and kisses his head. After an hour of visiting while enjoying their feast Lief's grandpa stands up and holds up his cup.

"A cheers to this wonderful day!" He says with pride. Everyone cheers Lief's younger cousins begin arguing about the last cup of grape pudding. Their mother takes the pudding herself and slides it over to where Lief is sitting. He brims with joy and gobbles it up as if there were never going to be any more in a lifetime. His cousins sit there mouths agape then sit there quietly, sulking for the longest time until Aryll comes dragging them off to play.

"We should also remember this day as our hero's birth, when his life brought us this peace!" His grandfather said even prouder than before, he drinks his wine then begins telling yet another story of the past. Lief was suddenly in a sour mood, this was probably going to be the biggest day of his life and every other minute the famous hero of time was brought up. He was sick of it.

"Dad, The moon is almost at high peek." Kayla says interupting the rambling old man, he clears his throat and calls Aryll over.

"This is an important day young lady, you will be-" Once again he was interupted.

"Forgive me dad...but, I think Lief should be the one to take the offering to fairy shrine. it is his 12th birthday the most important to him and the boy of ancient." She made a good point, Aryll almost looked relieved when her mother spoke out, all was silent for a moment or two. Their grandpa didn't say anything, only staring at Aryll then to Lief. Finally he raised his head and put a hand on Aryll's shoulder.

"What is your say?" He asked her sincerely, making sure she understood her choice was a serious one. She smiled and turned to Lief.

"I want you to take the honor tonight Big Brother." Lief was shocked, and yet not, he knew Aryll was scared of the mountain, but he didn't think she would give it up so easily. He nodded and stood where he had been sitting.

"So that's that." Their grandfather said, then took something from his pocket, he showed Lief an item that was covered with a cloth, Lief began to undo it until his grandfather slapped his hand. "Not yet! this is a very important item that belonged to our savior. Only open it at the shrine." Lief stared at it then to his grandpa and nodded. His other grandpa walked over and offered him his sword he had received hours before.

"Take this with you, it is a high honor to take a sword with you." He said then kissed his fingertips and placing them on Lief's forehead. Lief bowed smiling, he then set off up the tall hill leading to the summit, it seemed easier than before. He was able to get to the top and see the tiny lights where his relatives waited patciently.

When he came to the edge of the bridge that rocked dangerously over deadly sharp rocks he gulped, he hadn't been on the other side of the bridge before, he was only told stories about when the young hero rescued a young girl after a giant bird had dropped her after being hit with a canon ball from a mighty pirate ship. He took a step onto the rickety death trap and set on his way, one hand held onto the safety rope while his other held the offering. His sword was tied to his waist in his sheath and the only thing that ever came to his mind was 'don't look down. don't look down' what else was he supposed to think of?

Before he knew it his foot felt solid ground and he took breath of relief. "phew." His feet took him into the mountain forest and into the very place of great past. This is where he stood... he thought thinking of what the boy his age this day had thought when he stood where he was now. He walked through the tall grass and up the broken trees, he hopped down over a ledge and observed his surroundings as he went, he climbed onto a stump and up onto the landing; he looked up and to his surprise a large boulder was covering the Fairy Shrine.

"Oh no..." He ran up and to the boulder, he studied the ground setting the precious offering on the ground. "no, no, no," Lief began to panic, this rock must have fallen during the storm last night. There was no way he could get to the shrine now.

"What's your name?" A voice came out of no where, Lief jumped with a start and looked around.

"Whose there?" He questioned, searching the darkness.

"Tell me your name first." The voice replied. To lief it sounded like a little girl.

"My name is Lief, i live in the village at the bottom of this mountain." He heard a small tinkling sound then something glinted above him. At the top of the rock a little girl sat on the edge, she held a small blue doll and she was blue as well. She giggled as she stared at his surprised expression.

"I'm the Fairy Queen." She smiled and cradled her doll. "I feel happy being near you, as if i can trust you entirely young boy." She giggled again, "You may think i'm too young to be a queen don't you?" Lief didn't answer her question just simply stayed silent. "I met all the past heroes you know, only in a different form." Her eyes closed and she sat back, memories seemed to come back to her. "He was a cute boy like you!"

Lief finally snapped out of it, "W-what...H-how...but i thought...huh?" He was completely flustered, wouldn't the fairy be trapped under the large stone, and how could she have met the hero of time even though she's so young? Was she teasing him? "How is that possible?"

The child jumped off the rock and floated in front of Lief. "I'm sorry to say my shrine is blocked, you don't have to give an offering today. I know how much your island cherishes and respects me." She paused and looked behind her. "what are you doing?"

Lief looked behind him then behind her. Who was she talking to, she couldn't be talking to him cause he wasn't doing anything, but standing there looking dumb. His face turned red at that thought. I shouldn't be looking dumb in front of a fairy! He bites his bottom lip then gasps as a little glowing light comes out from behind the boulder.

"Come on." The fairy girl coaxed the little light out from it's cowering spot and lightly held it in the palms of her hands, she leaned down and kissed it then let it fly into the air only to dart behind her. "Lief. I hope we meet again." She smiled gently.

"Will i ever meet you again?" He asked almost disappointed that they would be parting.

"No, in time you will meet other like me, but not me in this form."

He held up the wrapped object.

"Keep it, it's yours."

"Mine? No I couldn't that is very dishonorable-"

"Don't worry dear child, the fairies give it to you as a gift," Her face suddenly grew grave, and a silver tear drop leaked down her shimmering face. She swept over hugging lief sending a warm chill down his back. "I'm so sorry."

Sorry? for what? Lief thought as she back away. "What are you sorry for?"

"Lief, I'm afraid I don't have the right to tell you. Just stay strong...ok?" She smiled hugging her doll. Another silver tear fell from her eye as she vanished leaving him standing there alone.

"What made her so sad?" The second he finished his sentence the ground beneath him started to shake, he looked up and rolling clouds moved in quickly from the sky, lightening flashed and a large shadow appeared in the sky only to disappear a second later. Lief ran back the way he had come. Another storm!

A screech sounded from the sky, he looked up and saw two vulture hawks fly into the forest carrying beasts he had never seen before. They dropped onto the ground carrying large deadly spears, the tips made of true silver and dipped in poison from the water of a swamp far away.

Lief stopped as one spotted him and charged, his hand darted without even thinking to the weapon at his side drawing the sharp blade, he spun the edge of his sword slicing through the spear. The creature, who looked like an over grown warthog, growled staring down the small boy who had taken out his weapon so easily. He took Lief by the front of his tunic snorting and sending a strong stench into Lief's face.

"You little pest," More vulture hawks flew in the sky carrying more strange creatures, they seem to make the sky look like it was moving, some carried large fire centipedes, other carried skeletons and zombies of different sizes, one carried a jumping spider and some carried balls of goo that had a creature inside of it plus more. Lief bit the warthog's hand making it yowl in pain; he took off through the forest tripping almost every step. He skidded to a stop when he saw a lady with long red hair carrying a curved knife. She wore red baggy pants and a small top, letting her stomach show.

The lady turned and Lief recognized her face from stories about the Gerudos. He took in a sharp breath and she steadily walked toward him twisting her blade.

"Another victim." Her laugh sent chills through him, he clenched his fist tightening his grasp on the hilt. He backed up slowly as she drew closer. All at once she disappeared, she was then suddenly behind Lief, he jumped out of the way as she sliced her sword hoping to cut his neck, instead she cut the rope that held the fairy gift dropping it to the ground. He miraculously dodged another attack, and recklessly stumbled away from her.

"What are you doing!" He yelled in panic not know what else to do, his instinct with the sword was strangely gone and he had no idea how to use it.

"Trying to kill you, what else." She swung her sword again catching his arm, and dropped to the ground putting a hand to his wound, when he pulled his hand away it was covered in blood. His face went pale and rolled as she brought her sword down, his arm swung his sword whistling through the air. She desperately began to move from where she had attacked him. She wouldn't make it, his sword was in the right position to take her life.

Lief felt a sharp pain in his arm, his eyes shot black then back to focus then to black again, every second it switched back and forth his head throbbed and his arm ached. A dark figure seemed to apper in his head the red eyes burning into his mind. He screamed in pain falling to the dirt and holding his head.

"You will not succeed." A voice echoed in his head, Lief gasped once his vision coming back then going black again his arm jolted with pain as if some one had snapped it in half.

"You will not live." It said again.

The Gerudo woman had her sword at Lief's neck when he opened his eyes, his body was crying out in pain and all he could do was lay there helpless. Tears stung his eyes, his hand moved at the slightest and brushed against cloth, his eyes looked over seeing something under the cloth, his hand touched it and a vision flashed through his head.

A young boy dressed in a similar green outfit and about the same age as Lief stood in front of a circle of stones, in his hand he held a purple item that resembled a mirror. Lief seemed to be looking through the boys eyes the next moment and felt the young boy's arm move with the tool.

The next thing he saw was a man sitting in the center of the stones and speaking to himself about something, he looked up and realized he was being watched.

"How can you see me?" He asked confused, tears glistened in his eyes from memories that came back to him every single moment, yet he paid no attention to them whatsoever.

"I can" Lief heard himself say, "Can I help you, you look sad."

"I am, i was killed in a battle by these beasts." Looks around him at the wandering monsters, "Please, take this. I don't need it and it can probably help you more. I don't want to see another die by the hands of these creatures." The man held out a stone looking item, Lief's hands took it and stared at it for a moment, it was a mask that looked like rock hard stone.

"This isn't an ordinary mask my boy, it disguises you from enemies. Don't take it off until you are sure you are safe." He looked to the sky and closed his eyes.

Lief's eyes shot open, the vision he just had might have helped him, he realized that this item that was supposed to be offered to the fairy shrine was indeed that very mask. He forced his arm to move the Gerudo's blade coming closer everytime he breathed, he snatched the mask putting it over face feeling blood stream down his neck at the same time.

"That little nuisance where did he go!" Lief watched from his position, the Gerudo woman looked around her with rage, she did not realize what had happened and believed it to be some kind of magic. After several minutes of searching and almost stepping on him, she finally left. He kept the mask on worried other enemies would find him. He turned his head to look at his arm which was completely useless and looked a sickly purple color. What happened to me. He winced as he tried to move it finding it wouldn't budge no matter what.

He whimpered quietly to himself in the dark, the moon shone bright above in the sky dark clouds still filling the skies. Soon the moon was no longer there and everything was pitch black, the sounds of monsters and birds filled the air around him; several times something would pass by, but of course didn't see him. Before long Lief fell asleep where he lay. What else was he supposed to do, he couldn't move, or warn his family in any way, he couldn't fight, he couldn't even keep his eyes open for too long because his head began throbbing again. His body needed rest; So he slept.

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