I Thought I Lost You
Chapter 2: Journey into Hyrule Castle
Link had never considered that he couldn't get to where 'he needed to go', it's hard to miss the fact that your horse can't stand up. He couldn't think of many other ways to travel there, so he had to take his first option. Foot. But not even foot. Paw. He used his ability to turn into his wolf form, then traveled out of the forest. The strung together set of huge fields in Hyrule were always the problem, they took so long to cross. It took even longer when you had to switch forms back and forth when you scared people you ran past, why bother to apologize anyway? When he came to Kakariko village, it was an obvious time to switch to human. There were many tourists there now, which was healthier for the small amount of businesses in the village. It was mainly Malo's shop that everybody went to.
As soon as Link passed through he was back as a wolf again, Now comes the bigger field he thought to himself. After several times of traveling over here and being attacked by Bulblins, he decided it would be smarter to travel around the edge of the field. It took some time, mainly when a Bulblin found him. He was feeling even more tired now, the time was getting on too. By sometime around 1:00, judging by the shadows, he was just a little past halfway around the field. Bulblins seemed to keep finding him, the same as big creepy birds that he thought looked like dinosaurs. By 3:00-ish he'd gotten to Castle Town, so he went back to human form and made his way into the bustling town.
When he came to the gate's to the Castle, he didn't need to say a word. "Sir Link!" one of them exclaimed, "Please go in quickly!" and he opened the gates. Link started to run, it sounded like something was wrong. Quickly running through the Castle, it took only several minutes to reach Zelda's room. "She's not in there" a voice said behind him. It was Millie, Zelda's handmaid. "Well where is she?" Link demanded desperately. "She's in the hall, and she won't come out. We were hoping she'd let you in there with her" Millie explained. Link needed no further encouragement than that.
He ran quicker than he ever had before until he reached the crowded wooden door that led to the hall. "Princess Zelda! Please come out immediately!" Impa screeched through the door, she seemed to be the only person he dared shout. "No! I'm not coming back out!" sobbed a reply. Link stepped up to the door, "Zel! It's me. Are you gonna let me in?" he asked. There was no reply, only a quiet clicking noise. "The door's open...only you though!" the reply came. Link pushed open the door and slid into the room, quickly shutting the door behind. He started to step forward, "Please, stay in the dark for a second" Zelda 's voice was shaky.
Zelda stepped out from a shadow. Her nightclothes were dirty from sitting on the floor, and her face was pale and her eyes were wet. She scurried quickly across the cobbles and cried in Link's arms. "Shhh, what's wrong Zel?" he said gently. Zelda raised her head slightly and sniffed, "Father" she whispered. Link swept her up into his arms and walked over to where she had been sat, he set her down on the floor and sat beside her. Link could see it, the King was over in the corner. He lay limp and lifeless, a sword through his heart. He must have been assassinated, Link thought.
Zelda still cried and placed herself again in Link's open arms...
It's a short chapter, I'm sorry! The next one will be longer, I promise. I didn't have much planned for this one, but in the next one things are...uncovered and stuff...
The next chapter will come soon! Possibly in the next hour!
R&R!