I'd like to state that I don't own Soul Calibur, Legend of Zelda, or taco bell.

OH I do Own Maga, Dante, Raine, Turlon, Mejaro, AND ZERO! I still am in command! Kinda.....

Four days had past since they group embarked on their perilous journey. And still, no trace of any shards, corrupted bandits, or demonic, soul sucking sword.

"Don't we have ANY leads?" Maga asked

"None at all, I don't really have a tactic down for this yet. I just wander around until I hear someone mention it.." Link said calmly as they all trotted through a light patch of forest.

"Well, didn't you say something about the shards being a attracted towards each other?"

"Yes, I did."

"Then why don't you open that box up, and which ever way the shards react the most, that's the direction we head in" Raine said

The group just looked at her in bewilderment.

"What?" She asked shrugging

"That's a perfect idea!" Maga said " Your so smart." He said as he elbowed Raine, making her blush.

"Oh, it was nothing.." she said.

"Lets try it out then." Link said as he hopped off of Epona.

He reached into his pouch, and pulled out the blue box that held the shard in it. The group watched closely, as link started spinning around slowly, seeing which way the shard will react the most. After he had done at least two circles, he stopped and pointed.

"That way." He said as he closed the box and placed it back in his pouch

"You sure?" Dante said

"Well, it glowed a little when it was pointing in that direction."

"Which way is that?" Raine asked

"East, towards Athens ."Dante said

"I've never been there" Raine replied

"Neither have I" Maga said

"Yes you have" Dante said "When you were probably about three. Mom and dad took us there, to get you blessed by the gods. At least, that's what mom wanted, dad didn't care much for it, seeing as he wasn't a Greek and didn't believe in gods." Dante explained.

"Well I don't remember"

"I do."

"Well, what ever, lets just go. Before anything unwanted runs into us." Dante said

They went East, and Rode for hours upon end on the horses. when they came up to a stream, They decided to finally take a break. After the had let their horses drink from the stream, they tied them to a log washed up on the bank of the stream. Except for link. Maga and Dante decided to get some fire wood when Raine walked up to link, Who was still standing next to Epona, patting her on the neck.

"Aren't you afraid she'll run away?" Raine asked him

"She'll always come when I call her." Link said.

"Oh yea, That's a neat little instrument you have. What is it called?" She asked

"It's called an ocarina. This is called the ocarina of time," He said as he pulled it out from his pouch

"It's a holy item in my world. Reserved for the Hero of time.." He said as his voice trailed off.

"Who's the Hero of Time?" She asked him

"I am"

"Oh wow, what do you do? Save a princess and stuff?"

"Pretty much."He continued, "The hero of Time Is the holder of a piece of the Triforce, the Triforce of Courage."

"What's the Triforce?"

"A holy artifact, that if ever fully together, grants the wish of the first one that touches it, whether it be good or evil."

"How many pieces are there?" She asked

"Three, the Triforce of power, wisdom, and courage."

"Where do you hold them?"

Link turned his left hand around so she could see the back of it, showing her the triangles linked together into the shape of one big triangle.

"There?" She asked pointing at his hand

Link nodded.

"So, who has the other pieces?" She asked curiously

"The Queen of Hyrule, Queen Zelda, has the Triforce of wisdom. And the Triforce of power belongs to the most evil man in Hyrule. Gannondorf.

"Why?"

"Just because, I guess."

"Have you beaten him? You know, to get the Triforce of power from him?"

"Countless times. In the past, my ancestors have all defeated him, but he just comes back. It's an endless battle for power and rule for him."

"What do you mean ancestors? How old can this guy be?"

"Very, but when he is beaten, he is reincarnated ."

"That's horrible" she said.

"So," she said, trying to lighten the mood, "Do you love your Queen?" She asked in a toying tone of voice.

"No, I merely serve her.." Link said

"Do you have someone you love?" She asked

"Yes."

"Ooohhh really? What is her name? and what's she like?"

"Saria.. She's the kindest, smartest and most beautiful person I've ever known. She gave up her Immortality for me, and since then, we've never been separated.

It wasn't originally going to be that way though." He added ," She was supposed to be the Sage of the Forest, But after Meeting one of our greatest friends, XT , was talked out of it, and realized she loved me. With the help of XT of course"

"That's sooo romantic." Raine cooed in awe. "Are you two married?"

"Yes, we also have a daughter"

"What's her name?"

"Lilly"

"That's such a beautiful name."

"Thank you." He said, as he tended to the rest of the horses.

"We're back!" Shouted a voice from the woods.

Raine turned around to see Maga, and Dante entering the campsite, with wood in their arms.

"Took long enough!" Raine shouted back as she rushed over to help Maga with his armful of wood.

"Thanks, We wanted to make sure we had enough wood for tonight." He said as Raine took some wood from him.

"No help for me?"Dante said as he hauled more wood in his arms than Maga.

"You look like you can handle it." She said politely to him as she quickly caught up with Maga and walked beside him. The two got to the center of the campsite, and laid the firewood in a pile and sat down on the log the Horses were all tied too. Dante, sweating profusely, reached the pile of sticks that Maga and Raine laid down, and dropped his heavy load of wood on top. Gasping for air, he slowly made his way next to his brother and slumped down next to him.

"Your slow" Maga said to him

"You had lighter wood, and on top of that, you got help." He replied in an aggravated tone.

"Well, it's not my fault you can't make friends as well as I can" Maga quickly answered

"I'm letting you live aren't I ?" He replied with a tired chuckle

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Exactly what it sounds like. You don't kill friends."

"Or family" Maga shot back at him

"I suppose so." He said with a shrug

"So, who's going to light the first fire of our journey?" Raine said happily.

"Not me, I carried the wood here." Dante said

"Me too" Maga said

"Well I don't know how to start wood." Raine said.

Then all eyes turned to Link, who was sitting on a rock across from them.

He looked at them and pointed to himself as if he was saying "Me?".

He stood up and shrugged as he walked to the pile of sticks and pulled out an arrow. He held it out as the end of it lit, and dropped it into the pile of wood , lighting it.

"How did you do that?" Maga said

"Magic" Link replied.

"The one word wonder…" Dante said " I can really use a drink right about now…."

"That's just a sacrifice you had to make" Maga said, " Besides, you're no use if your drunk."

"Yea" Raine added

"I'm tired, I'm going to bed" Dante said in a depressed tone as he stood up from the log and walked to the far end of the camp.

"He is just not complete without his alcohol." Maga whispered

"But," He added " I'd rather not have to deal with his drunk self."

"I still don't understand why you let him drink." Raine said sternly

"I've got no problem with it." He replied. "I can't tell him how to live his life…."

"But it would help to let him know how you feel about it."

"Yea, right, with that thick skull of his."

A few moments of silence passed,

"So, Link, Tell me more about your world." Raine piped.

"Well, it looks very similar to this world….."Link began.

That night, Link told Maga and Raine about his world, all down to the last detail. And after they said their goodnights and went to bed, Raine dreamt about the un-known world of Hyrule. How peaceful it sounded, and How fun it would be to meet all the interesting people Link had described…….

A shirtless Maga was the first to wake the next morning, yawning and taking in the light of dawn. He scratched his hair, and walked to what used to be their campfire. After kicking dirt on the embers it left behind, he walked towards the small stream and splashed water on his face and upper body.

"That feels good…" He said.

Feeling refreshed, Maga stood up and walked to where he had laid his shirt down the night before and picked it up to put it on, when he noticed a movement it the forest line.

"Who's there? Show yourself!"

"Okay! Sheesh, so bossy." Said a mysterious voice.

Out walked a young woman, holding a staff with a blade on the end of it. Her brown hair was tightly braided and hung far past her shoulder blades, and wore slightly revealing green clothing with pink blossoms on the bottom half of it.

"What's going on.." Raine said groggily as she sat up and looked around. She saw Maga standing shirtless staring towards the forest line.

"What are you doing."Said aloud with a yawn as she got up from her cot. She didn't notice the woman emerging from the forest line, or the branch on the ground in front of her.

"I'm feeling a bit… umph" She felt herself say, pummeling face first to the ground.

"Ooowwhowhowhow" She moaned in pain

Maga turned to see what had happened when the Woman in green walked up to him and hit him hard in the stomach with the butt end of her weapon, knocking Maga to the ground. Coughing and gasping for air, he quickly grabbed the staff-like weapon from her hands and threw it towards the camp.

"Maga!" Yelled Raine as she ran to Maga, waking up the others.

"What the hell is going on?" Dante said as he shot up quickly.

The Woman in green kicked Maga in the chin, knocking him out cold, and continued a line of thrashing attacks upon him.

"Oh shit!" Dante said, searching franticly for his sword.

Suddenly, another voice came from the tree-line.

"Mina! Please, stop!"

The woman in green stopped her barrage of attacks upon Maga.

"Why? I thought you said they had pieces of the Evil Seed?" She replied back

"I didn't say hurt them!"

"Well he saw me!"

Out ran another woman from the tree line towards Maga. Her age wasn't easily guessed, but she was definitely younger then Maga. Her Hair was braided to the sides of her head, and she wore White clothing with transparent pants that had ornaments of sorts attached upon it.

Dante had already woken link up, who armed himself with his sword and shield. They both ran to help their beaten comrade , and slowed to a halt as they neared him.

Raine was already kneeling on the ground with Maga's head in her lap, trying to comfort him.

"Please, let me help you." Came a voice from in front of her. She looked up to see the young girl who had stopped the fight. The stranger helped Raine pick Maga up and pull him over to the campsite, and lay him down on his cot.

"Talim, Why are you helping them? I thought they were evil!" Cried the woman in green

"You thought wrong Mina."The girl replied, then turning to face Raine.

"I'm truly sorry for my friends reaction. She reacts faster than she thinks." She said remorsefully

Dante and Link were oblivious to what just happened.

"So, no attacking anymore?" Dante said loud enough for the young girl to hear.

"I promise you, I will refrain my friend from hurting any of you ."

"What's your name" Dante asked, as he and Link slowly lowered their weapons.

"I am Talim, and this is Seong Mina" She said calmly as she pointed to the now embarrassed lady in green.

"Heh… sorry…." Mina said whilst rubbing the back of her head.

"I think you should just stand back for a bit" Raine spat towards the newcomer.

"I said I was sorry!" she shot back

"You'll just have to wait until Maga regains his consciousness before you start apologizing!"

"I'm not saying sorry again!"

"Yes you are!"

"Nuh-uh"

"Yeah-huh"

The two were arguing back and forth for a long time, and many "Yeah-huhs" and "Nuh-uhs" were heard all through-out the argument.

"When do you think they'll stop?" Dante whispered to Talim

"From the looks of it.. not any-time soon…." She whispered. "Mina is .. hard headed at times. I don't think she'll give up without a fight."

And so the argument continued on and on, until late into the night.

"I Loathe you!" Raine shouted at Mina

"Well, I Loathe you!" she shouted back

"I Loathe you more!"

"I Loathe you more!" (A/N: Okay, I just love the use of the word Loathe, because it feels so much more then hate.)

"I Loathed you first!"

"Nuh-uh, I Loathed you first!"

"Just Forget it! Your such a hard headed Bitch!" Raine shouted (Go Raine Go!)

"So I win?" Mina asked

"NO! I'm just tired of yelling at you!"

"I win."

"No you don't!"

From a distance away from the two, Dante, Link, and Talim were sitting next to the still unconscious Maga, talking about the shards.

"So, Your searching for them to?" Dante asked Talim, who was drinking some herbal tea.

"Yes, we're looking to destroy the evil seed, so that we may purify the world from it's evil"

"How has your plan been working?"

"It's had it's struggles, but Mina and I have overcome, so it's going well. Now, about your shard, I must purify it." She said to Link

"Link's already tried, he said he can't do it."Dante said.

"But, I can."Talim said to him.

Link looked at Dante and gave him a "What do we have to lose" look. Dante nodded, and link began to search in his pack for the blue box containing the shard. After a few moments of searching, he pulled it out, and handed it to Talim. After looking at it Talim spoke a prayer in a language neither of them new.

After she was done, a gust of wind blew, and she looked up.

"It is done." She said politely.

"It's not evil anymore?" Dante asked.

"Oh no, it still is, but it's been purified. It can be held without one falling into it's evil grasp. Should it come in contact with other shards, it will regain it's evil aura, and fuse with the other shards." She said as she handed the box back to Link.

"Why is Mina tagging along with you? If you have set out to purify the sword, then she must have the same goal right?" Dante asked as Link took the box from Talim.

"No, She is looking for someone."

"Who?"

"Well," She said as she stood up. " He's about this high
She said raising her hand into the air, " Has Red spiky hair, a short temper, and according to mina, a big ego. He's a very good friend of hers, but he's left in search of the sword, under a false pretence, thinking it is a sword of salvation."

Link thought for a moment. "Red spiky hair? A short temper? And a big ego? Why does it sound familiar…..?" His eyes rolled and he let out a exhaustive moan.

"What?" Dante asked.

"It's THAT guy…." He said

"You've seen him? Where?"Talim asked.

"I traveled with him for a while.. he was a real jerk." Link began

"Oh, really? Hmm, I think you should tell Mina where you saw him last."

"Well, it was maybe six months ago when I last saw him, and we were heading west, towards Ostriensburgh , Because that's where we heard The sword was seen last, but when we got there, there was nothing but a broken down chapel, and no sword. I Parted ways with him soon after, he headed further west , as I headed in the opposite direction. I haven't seen him since."

"Owwww… My face hurts a lot….." came a voice.

The three looked down to see Maga regaining his-self.

"what time is it?" He asked with his blackened eyes still closed.

"Late, you've been out of it for hours." Dante said.

"What was the last thing you remember?"

"Some lady in green came out of the forest, and I heard something make a noise by the camp. She knocked the wind out of me, and after that, it's all black." He replied groggily.

"Hey Raine! He's up!" Link hollered.

Raine stopped her continuous argument with mina, and ran over to the group.

"You're alright? Nothing feels broken does it? "She worryingly asked him.

"I feel fine, what happened to the lady in green?" He said as he tried to open his eyelids as painlessly as possible.

"The witch is over there." She said hatefully

"Huh? She's still here?" He said as his eyes finally adjusted , and looked around, to see Talim sitting next to Link.

"Hello, I'm Talim" She said kindly, then pointed behind her "And that is Mina. I feel so sorry for what happened."

"Hey ! Get over here and apologize!"Raine yelled.

"No!" Came a voice from behind everyone.

"Yes!" She yelled back as she stood up

"Oh not again.. "Dante moaned

"I'm sure she's sorry" Talim spoke, " She just refuses to show it."

"Well, I accept her apology" Maga said kindly as he plopped back down on the cot.

WHOOOH! This one was tough to write, I made SEVERAL different versions of this until I could pick the two soul characters the group meets. At first it was going to be Yun Sung, supposedly trailing Link, but then that doesn't really seem like something he would do, beside's he can be a douche . And then theres all the other different specatations of what happens in later chapters and yadda yadda. So I chose Mina and Talim, Since they traveled together in their biographies during the period in SC3 and SC4, plus they have that kind of presence the group's going to need. But MAAAAN it was hard to make the dailouge and actions. I even researched further into what their personalities were, you know, the whole nine. On another note,

I'd like to thank XT-421, for allowing me to use his stories as a back story for Link. I couldn't think of one, so then I started checking the LoZ Fics on this site for a little inspiration, when I came across his two stories,

"The Curse of Immortality" and "The Blessing of Life"( The sequel to The Curse of Immortality). It was very enjoyable to read, and a very captivating story.. I suggest you read those two stories by him if you want to learn more about Link. And while your at it, read his other stories as well, all of them are very detailed, and can go very deep. And once again, Thanks XT-421.

I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter of HToSaS as much as I did writing it down.