This is what happens when I have no update schedule. I don't update. It's been almost two months that I haven't updated this. D: For that I'm sorry, but I do have a schedule for this one now. Once every two weeks on Saturdays. It'll come out the same weekend as T&T does.

As for actual funny. Last chapter wasn't meant to be hilarious. I may say I think it's hilarious, but I'm Cuban and last I checked, hispanic people like myself are known to exaggerate... a lot. The real funny... hehe... the real funny will be coming in a few chapters... maybe the next one. I dunno. It depends how the flow goes.

Also, this chapter is so fast paced, it makes a cheetah look slow. D: On the brighter side, the writing has lightened up a bit in style. You see, when you participate in NaNoWriMo, you have this tendency to forget about contractions and you start to write very robotically. And if that doesn't make you feel better... Well, it was either and extrememly fast paced chapter or no chapter at all. Which would you rather have, hm?

"You're a wolf! Smell him out!" Zelda demanded.

Link growled angrily. The translation was, "I was a human until ten minutes ago and you expect me to know how to be a wolf?!"

"Yes!" she said angrily. No, she did not actually expect him to know it, but it would have been nice. Especially when the star had just been under their noses and they let him escape! Such a strange feeling came from the star being, how could she have not figured it out sooner!?

"Try, at least!" she finally told him when she could not think of anything else.

He growled again but went on into the alley. He looked around, not quite knowing what to do. He sniffed the air and huffed angrily. He didn't know how dogs (or in this case, wolves) did it. He sniffed the air and smelled the exact same things he did before: the general filth that people would leave behind, like garbage and… wastes of various kinds…

"No, no, no!" he heard Zelda say. He looked up at her and saw her shaking her in frustration. "You're doing it all wrong! You need to think like a wolf! If you don't, it will never work!"

Think like a wolf? But he wasn't a wolf!

"Think like one!" Zelda snapped angrily.

For a girl she sure has a temper, he thought. He didn't dare voice it aloud, however. She might turn him into something worse if he said it- well, barked it- out loud. But it wouldn't hurt to try, he supposed. It's not like they were going to be getting anywhere either way.

Think like an animal… How did animals think? More specifically, how did a wolf think?

He had no idea.

A whiny noise escaped from his mouth, unintentionally of course. He didn't want to seem like a whiny… well… bitch, but he really did not know what to do. He kept sniffing the air, hoping for something. He really did attempt to try and find something different within the air.

He sneezed.

There was something in the air. He tickled his nose, made it tingle. It was a weird kind of smell… a smell? Was he thinking like a wolf then? He didn't dare think about if he was thinking like a wolf. If he was he might just forget, so instead, he followed the strange scent. For fear of losing the scent, he ran to find its source, not even bothering to alert Zelda.

"Wha, where are you going?!" she cried, as she made a clumsy start to follow him. It was at moments like these where she wished she could ride a broom, but since she couldn't she just had to run and hope she did not lose him.

After a while of manic running, Link finally stopped in front of an auburn haired girl and then barked like a maniac. The girl didn't seem frightened but rather surprised. Zelda just scowled and ran faster until she was by the wolf and the girl.

"Is this wolf dog yours?" the girl asked Zelda.

Zelda remained a quiet for a moment, trying to catch her breath but nodded.

"His scent is on her!" he barked at Zelda.

She so wanted to rub in his face how he was thinking like a wolf now, but instead she looked at the girl again. She was a farm girl, perhaps around their own age and looking quite confused.

"Ah, excuse us," Zelda started, removing her hat to be polite, "But have you seen a hooded man that looks like a ranger?"

"A ranger?" she asked. The witch gave her a confirming nod and the farm girl thought. "Not too long ago, actually, one passed by. He asked my dad if he could give him a ride out of town."

"Where?!" Link barked excitedly. The girl ignored and Zelda asked in his stead.

"I don't know. He just said he wanted to leave town, but I'm guessing it would be somewhere along the way to the ranch since that's where my dad was headed to." said the farm girl. "Do you know that ranger?"

Zelda wasn't sure how to answer it so she said, "Yes?"

"Perfect!" the girl squealed, clapping her hands together gleefully.

"Huh?" was what came out of Zelda's mouth.

"Listen, I'll give you and your wolf dog here a ride to the ranch. If we have enough speed, we might be able to catch up to them before the ranger leaves!" said the girl happily.

"But I don't have any-"

"Free of charge!" the girl said.

Even Link was surprised at that comment and Zelda had to ask, "Why are you being so helpful?"

The girl giggled shyly and then said, "Ever since I was little, I dreamed of being swept off my feet by a mysterious stranger… and that ranger seemed to fit what I was looking for. I didn't get much of a chance to talk to him, but if I help you guys, I might be able to!"

"Ah, women are so stupid sometimes…" the wolf grumbled to himself. He felt the fur at the base of his neck being tugged violently by Zelda, but he did nothing but growl.

The girl, who introduced herself as Malon, made space in the back of her wagon for Link, which the wolf seemed very grateful for. Zelda went ahead and sat next to Malon on the wagon. As they went on they began to talk. Apparently, Malon was the heiress to the Lon Lon Ranch and she often handled the business with her father, though, it was mostly her because her father was very lazy apparently. Zelda found it refreshing to have the talk with Malon, mostly because she hadn't had a real conversation with a girl for a while, not since she lived with Maple and Syrup.

The wagon had been going for a while and there was still no sign of any other wagons ahead of them. The ranch, according to Malon, was nearby but still out of view. Zelda wondered if that was where the star being was. Her real question was why he was moving around so much, even hiding his identity. According to what she knew, stars didn't usually do that. They normally wanted to be found so they could grant a wish and leave back to their homes. But this one seemed adamant on not being found.

"Maybe the other stars are jerks?" Link growled from the back as if he had read her mind.

That was definitely an option. Still, no doubt the celestial world had to be different this one…

"Oh, I see the wagon!" Malon cried. She kept one hand on a reign and pointed with the other.

Link's ears perked and he sat up, glancing over at the wagon. Zelda looked over at him, asking him silently if he could confirm that the star was on the wagon. He sniffed the air and barked a confirmation.

"Excuse me, Malon," the witch said almost a little hesitantly, "What are the chances we can catch up to them?"

"Pretty good actually," Malon said with a smile, "We can pick up the pace a little, too."

"That would be excellent." Zelda said almost relieved.

At this rate, they would catch up to the star and hopefully they would be able to corner him. And if they couldn't… Zelda chuckled as she remembered the book on her back. She had studied one particular spell that she thought would be quite useful. She never really had any use for it since it was a spell made especially for stars, but she studied correct pronunciation of the words, the way she had to say it… she memorized completely for the day she would have to use it and chances are she would probably have to.

"What are you scheming?" Link growled.

She smiled and then poked him on the nose. "That's a secret." Unfortunately for you, you may not like it… But if I have to use you, I will…

Her original plans actually involved a complete stranger, but if there were none around. She didn't want to but she wasn't going to involve herself in the spell, that was for sure. That would be way too much trouble and just plain weird.

"Hey!" she heard Malon shout.

Zelda hadn't realized they were so near the other wagon now.

"Hey there, Malon? Headin' back early?" said the rotund, mustachioed man driving the wagon.

"Yup. Hope you don't mind if I brought a guest too, dad." said the farm girl.

"Not t'all," said her dad.

Zelda focused her attention mostly on the man next to Malon's father. Even with the hood up, she could tell he was giving her a suspicious glare.

"Hello there, Mr. Ranger." she to him politely. "I'm glad you're not in that alley anymore."

The guised star said nothing but he did glance at Link, and that's when he spoke, "I remember him looking a bit differently. He almost looks like… crude magic." Even with his strange accent, he sounded amused.

It took a moment for the young witch to realize he had just insulted her. She heard a choking type noise coming from the wolf and she knew he was laughing. She grabbed the fur at the base of his neck again causing him to flinch and shut up. Sexism and insulting her abilities… those were the two things that really made her angry.

The two wagons stopped by the gate to the ranch. The star didn't bother to hide the fact that he intended to leave as soon as he possibly could, as he quickly leapt off the wagon and was rushing to get away. But Malon held true to her story about wanting to get to know him better as she usually did something to prevent his leaving. And that just made it all the better for Link and Zelda.

Malon, while not quite knowing it and probably not intending it, was actually a perfect distraction for the star being. He spent so much time trying to get away from her rather than just getting away, that he spent most of the afternoon doing just that and failing every time. Zelda and Link just let it be, as they figured if they could hole him there until dark, things would be easier to handle. Being a star, he was most active at night and would no doubt leave then. Zelda and Link would follow him and then try to compromise. And if not… well, the blond witch still had her secret ace in the hole.

As the sun began to set, Malon and her father, Talon, insisted they all stay the night, to which the witch happily agreed to and the star was obviously forced to agree to.

All that was left was waiting for the deep night, probably when their rogue star would feel most comfortable. Zelda attempted to get a little shut eye, but Link did not allow her too, as he decided it would be the perfect time to ask to be human again. She had to tell him that it would be a little difficult to explain how he got there the next morning if she did so. In actuality, she wouldn't have minded changing him back.

As the night came, Link nudged her in order to get her up. They then wandered out of the building and went about, Zelda asking the wolf to find the star's scent again. He didn't even need to. As they walked, they eventually found the star leaning by one of the walls of the building, as if waiting for them.

"You followed me from the village, what do you want?" he spat from under his hood.

Link barked it out but the guised star being completely ignored him, so Zelda spoke, "We want you to grant our wish, star."

The star lowered his hood, revealing his white face and white hair and contrasting dark eyes. "Fat chance of that happening, ducky." he said.

"Ducky?" she blurted out. She didn't get it… did she look like a duck? "Whatever… but why not? Our intentions are good-"

"I don't much care whether your intentions are good or not, I just want to be left alone. I have no desire to grant anyone's wishes, least of all a little witch and her pet." said the star being condescendingly.

"It's a shame to hear you say that…" it was a completely different voice then what Zelda and Link had heard before. Even the star seemed a bit caught off guard. Quite possibly because the voice was very strange… warbled in such a way that a gender or age could not be established. Coming from the shadows was a cloaked figure, hunched over and the most likely owner to the voice. Lowering itself eve more, as if in a bow, it said, "I've been looking for you, star, on behalf of my master in the castle… I think it would do you good… to reconsider your previous statement…"

I swear you'll know the star's name by next chapter. I beginning to get tired of adressing him as such anyways...