LoZ! GX – Chapter 9 – How It Happened

Jaden, Syrus, Bastion, Chazz, Atticus, Alexis, Zelda, and Hassleberry gaped in amazement in what just happened in front of them. Link beat Zane in a duel.

Syrus was the most surprised, besides Zane, who couldn't believe he'd lost at all, and to Link, too. He'd never lost before…this was insane.

How could this happen to me? What did he do? I do not even remember what just happened.

Zane stared down at his feet, his hair covering his eyes and he clutched on the wall which at the moment had been supporting him.

Nobody else remembered what had happened either, all they knew was, Zane lost to Link. That was it…but Zelda remembered.

Zane called up Cyber End Dragon after a few turns with the Cyber Twin Dragon, and used Different Dimension Capsule to bring Power Bond from his deck and fuse Cyber Twin Dragon with a regular Cyber Dragon, and he attacked Link with it. Link had a trap, it negated his attack, and Zane couldn't prevent that from happening, so afterwards, Link brought out a Goron on the field and added to his ATK power. It wasn't 8000 points, though, so all he had to do was play a spell to reverse Power Bond's effect and send it to the graveyard.

Majora had other plans…

Before Link could play the spell, his skin grew white as a ghost and his veins popped out of his body. Majora took control of him. He also erased the human's memories of what they had just seen, so they only remembered Zane lost, but not how.

Link, or Majora, had called up a trap called Wall Master, which took Cyber End Dragon, and crushed it, and then the Goron ended the duel.

It had happened so fast, Majora may not have needed to wipe any of their memories.

"What just happened?" Hassleberry asked yawning.

"Dude…Zane just lost! And to a little slifer scum, too." Chazz yelled annoyed clearly with Hassleberry.

"It was pretty wicked…" Atticus said quietly also yawning.

"You mean…you remember what happened?" Zelda asked a lot worried. She didn't even bother to hide it.

"Uh…not exactly like that, no. But I do know Link won. That's it…" Atticus smiled sarcastically.

"Seriously?" Syrus asked, "I can't remember a thing! How did Link win against my bro?"

"Something you should know about your brother…" Zelda started.

"What about me, Zelda?" Zane asked quite loudly slowly looking up.

Everyone shot their heads toward Zane. He struggled to stay up and leaned on the wall.

"Am I fake? Am I in over my head? Or am I just 'Zane Truesdale'?" Zane asked harshly.

"Are you alright, Zane?" Alexis asked walking toward him. Zelda kept silent.

"I will be fine. If you want to worry about someone there is a little shrimp over there." Zane told more everyone than just Alexis and pointed at Link's body lying facedown on the pavement of the Duel Academy sun room.

"Link…" Zelda gasped. She walked quickly to her brother's side and turned him over where he was facing up and would be looking at her if he were to open his eyes.

She sat on her knees and held her brother with both hands. She let go with the left hand that wasn't supporting his head, and grabbed his left wrist to feel it. The legend that her mother told them suddenly came back in her head.

The demon that had been the first creature to experience time had a metallic skin which was told to have terrible properties. Some said it would help the people, and others disagreed. A distant traveler had come to this demon and had helped the Goddess of Time create time for the demon.

After that, the demon died and left his corpse in a fire. The traveler had carved something of his remains, and created a mask. The demon's name was Majora…

Link's wrist throbbed under her fingers, which meant, Majora was alive inside of Link. It was happening. The one thing Hylians have feared for years to come…when Majora grew and regained his strength, he would take Link over, then Duel Academy, then all the dimension, the rest of the dimensions, then the universe. The only one who can stop it, is Link.

Zelda looked at her younger brother's face and stroked it gently as if he were a kitten just born. His eyes opened slightly, and he saw Zelda. Everyone else was crowded around the two, even Zane and Alexis and Chazz.

He looked at everyone's face with tired eyes, and he smiled at them. He closed his eyes again, and fell asleep.

"He smiled…is he feeling okay?" Jaden joked with a huge grin.

"There sure is a lot of supernatural stuff going on around here, huh?" Hassleberry joined Jaden.

"Oh, please…" Alexis scoffed.

"Well, it's not like it matters…I mean this stuff has happened before, right." Chazz explained without a worry in the world.

"True that, for sure." Syrus replied.

"Well…I am absolutely tired…how bout you guys?" Jaden yawned.

"Oh yeah! Definitely! Let us go hit the hay…." Atticus grinned along.

Zelda, Zane, Link, and Bastion stayed at the room for a moment longer than everyone else.

"That was some duel…looks like Jaden has more competition, now." Bastion said coolly.

"So, how about it, Zelda? How do you really feel?" Zane asked.

She didn't take her eyes off Link and said, "Zane, I missed you."

Silence.

"Awkward…I'll just be leaving now." Bastion quickly ran out.

"Did you really?" Zane whispered.

Zelda looked up at his face and picked up Link like the baby brother he was.

"Yes. Very much, in fact…I thought about you all the time. But I have to take care of Link now, so…please excuse me." Zelda bowed and walked silently out of the sun room.

She went to her slifer dorm and lay Link down on one of the beds by the window. Soon enough, she lay herself down, and drifted into a rough sleep.

"Did I not warn you, Link?" the low voice asked, "Now that he is awake, he will slowly consume you. You are the only one who can control him and defeat him."

Destroy Majora? Link couldn't see anything; in front of him was nothing but black. He wasn't even sure if his eyes were open or not, for he had no feeling.

How am I supposed to defeat the most powerful thing in the world?

…no answer. Link thought the voice left. He waited and listened desperately for his answer.

"Link, power is an illusion. You may think something is so powerful that it is undefeatable, but truth be told, the Creator is more powerful than anything. Nothing put a mere person. He or She may seem useless, but that one person is the Creator. The Creator made it, so He can destroy it. You, Link Hylia, are the Creator of Majora." It answered.

…Me? How could that be true?

Link heard the legends about Majora. It was created by a wise traveler who'd found a dragon with hard skin or something… Of course, it was legend, so it had many different tales to it. Link had a feeling he was going to find out what really happened; truthfully he didn't want to know.

"Link…Majora is awake, you must listen to me." The voice commanded.

Why should I? I don't even know who or what you are.

"You do, listen closely." It commanded again.

Link listened, but heard nothing. He lay on his back in darkness pondering what was going to happen next.

"Close your eyes, child." This time, a feminine voice spoke.

This voice was very musical, like she was singing. It sounded like a clarinet or a saxophone. The sound was a truly pure ring in his ears.

Link did as it said and tried to close his eyes. Honestly, he had no idea they were open, so when he'd closed them multiple pictures flashed in his mind and he wanted out. Suddenly not on his back anymore, but floating in mid air, feet not touching the ground, or anything for that matter, Link struggled to open his eyes, but would not cooperate.

"You must face the truth." The girl said.

"Stay with us." The male commanded.

Link tried relaxing, but how could he?

Link saw a person, male or female, not quite sure yet. It carried a sword, very thin and sharp, stained with blood also. Another person came to view, he could clearly see this person was male, and he was just laying there: dead…

Link tore his eyes from the sight, because it seemed familiar to him, like an old, forgotten memory coming back to haunt him. Behind the scene, there was a stone castle, blue, pointed towers and it was engulfed in flames.

Again, it seemed so familiar. A shaky feeling surged through Link's body, and a horse had gone through him. His eyes followed the horse that ran away with a cloaked person riding on the horse. A loud whine came from the person as well, as if a baby crying.

It seemed the person's entire journey ended in a flash, the cloaked figure now lying beneath a tree with a baby.

That baby…it looked familiar. Everything about this seemed too familiar…

Who are they?

"Your previous mother and your previous life." The male replied.

A long silence, now Link forced his way out, and he hit hard ground again. His back to the sky, lying face-down, Link thought about what the voice said.

Who are you? How can you possibly know so much?

"Because, I am you," it said simply, "it only makes so much sense that I know so much because I am the Creator. I am the first Link. Millions of years ago, I met a dragon who was stuck in one place for all his life. Sadly, he was the only creature that didn't move on or age. I fixed that…and with his remains, I created the Majora's Mask, where the creature's power would be sealed forever."

Wow…really? Gee, what an epic failure!

"I know…I am most ashamed. Nothing I say or do can save you from this monstrosity." His voice said low and really sounding sad and embarrassed.

"Link Hylia, do you understand yet why your name is Link? It was destiny, just so you know." The girl spoke again, "It is like being 'linked' to all of your previous lives."

Lives? There was more than one of me?

"Of course…you remember. Go back to the surface now, and make me proud."

That was the voice! Link knew that voice…he remembered, Zelda…his sister. She also had previous lives.

"Good morning…are you alright dearie?" asked the nurse of Duel Academy.

"Where's Zelda?" Link asked immediately.

"She's outside dearie; would you like me to get her?"

"Yes please…" and stop calling me that!

The nurse then left the room…gone for a while, but then she came back smiling.

"Atticus will go get her for me." She replied.

Link waited in the room for his sister to be by his side, right now, he felt like all he needed was someone to count on, and that was his best and only friend…well, now he couldn't say that.

"Hey there, buddy!" Jaden Yuki's bubbly face came in, along with the Alexis girl, Syrus, Hassleberry, and Zane Truesdale…

"What are you talking about, he hates us." Hassleberry whispered.

"I bet he heard you…" Alexis said.

"I did, but I don't, I was just a little…" Link started.

"We get it, guy, it's alright." Hassleberry recovered nervously.

"C'mon Tyranno, it's not like he is going to do something horrible to you, like he could…" Zane teased.

"Do you want me to do something horrible to you, Truesdale?" Link threatened.

"Alright, you two really shouldn't start, I don't know you," Alexis said pointing at Link, "and you are acting strange…" she said again pointing at Zane.

"Who's acting?" Link asked coolly.

"Watch it Hylia."

"Don't tell me what to do Truesdale!" Link sat up in the bed and Jaden and Syrus went to his side to help cool him down.

"We need Zelda…" Hassleberry chuckled to himself.

It was true as well, Zelda could keep them both down. Sadly, nobody knew how long Jay and Sy could hold down Link. But help will come eventually.

Once again, Zelda was sitting on the shoreline in her clothes getting soaking wet. Atticus watched her closely for any movements. It was like she wasn't alive, but with extremely perfect posture. Almost her entire self was ideal even wet…Atticus thought she was a vision.

Definitely unique, unlike anyone ever in the world…I wonder if any of the other guys have noticed how long and pointy their ears are…maybe it is a deformation. I shouldn't ask.

Atticus thought dreamily as he stared at her from a distance. Her back facing him, so he saw no face, but it was still so in image of perfect! Then he remembered, I am on a mission…

"Zelda…you're all wet again." Atticus laughed approaching Zelda.

She didn't reply, maybe she didn't hear him.

"Zelda?"

"I love the ocean. I've never been to one before; maybe the lake in Hyrule, but it was never this beautiful." She replied immediately, "Even without Zoran, this place is wonderful."

At the moment the sun was setting down comfortably, which made Atticus a little nervous.

"Link is awake. Would you like to see him? Because, see…" Atticus scratched the back of his head a little nervously and took a breather.

"He wants to see me?" Zelda asked in disbelief almost.

"…Well, yeah. Why would he not want to?"

Zelda stood up and walked up to Atticus, facing him, to where the two were almost level, but the sand hill made Atticus look shorter than usual. Only just a bit though. It was barely even noticeable.

Atticus was now nervous than ever. The real question was why…he was never this nervous before, not even while dueling Jaden for the second time.

"Atticus, is something wrong?" Zelda asked with furrowed brows.

She looked as though she was trying to read his mind. Or looking through closed doors as if she had see-through vision.

"Zelda…" he was going to tell her, "I'm fine."

"You look sick." Zelda then suddenly dropped the subject, "I wonder how Link is."

"Wait!" he called for her just as she started to leave.

She walked up to him again, this time shorter than he. He seemed tense and nervous, Zelda could definitely tell.

"If I just so happened to kiss you now, you wouldn't…maybe--" he was interrupted.

Zelda covered his mouth and stood on her tip-toes. Leaning in closer to Atticus, she slowly removed her hand and kissed Atticus herself. Very gentle, she was…true, gentle, pure, and absolutely top of her game.

She removed her lips from his and asked him,"Want to go check on my brother with me?"

"Sure…" he replied smiling.