Chapter 3

" What the hell, I can't believe they actually had us host this crap." Complained Sydonna.

Today was the day of the ceremony and our four heroes and were dressed like the workers at the castle. They got many smirky looks from people around their age and compliments from older people about how cute they looked. Their parents were standing in front of them, giving them a speech on how they should behave and treat their guests.

" Like hell I would, I can't even move around in this outfit! I'm literally tripping over my own feet!" Blasted Sydonna, where people gave her looks of disapproval.

" A princess doesn't act like that and if you didn't want to do this you wouldn't..." Sidon was being cut-off. " Be a handful, I know because that's all you see me as right now," She finished.

" Uh... they can't know we spied on their conversation Sy," Tindu tried to whisper, but Zelda heard him anyway. " You spied on us? You know what, nevermind just go do your job."

They're parents lift them to attend to the guest, while they mingled.

For the past 3 hours, they walked around being called for food and drink, being mocked, cooed over, etc. they were getting tired of it. It came time for the champions to be announced, " Now's our chance, let's change out of these rags," ordered Jasper. They all slipped away while everyone's attention was at the head of the hall.

Zelda and Link were honoring the new champions their cloaks, just like before the there was a champion from each region housing a divine beast. Once they were done, all the lights in the room shut of except the ones on the stage. Standing there were Sydonna, Mina, Jasper and Tindu, with the instruments they received days ago. Sydonna clicked her sticks together and a big taiko drum formed right next to her.

Everyone in the room looked in awe, even their parents. They looked at the crowd and than at each other when they nodded. Sydonna raised her sticks into the air and with great force hit the drum, Tindu started making a jingle on his tambourine, Jasper played his Violin and after Mina joined in, they all started their parts as Sydonna banged on the drum.

Everynight they practiced their songs for this day, Sydonna and Mina coming up with the lyrics and Tindu and Jasper the rythm for each. They finished their final song and bowed to the crowd. There were cheers all around for their performance, " Thank you everyone, we practiced every night for this day. Despite everything these new champions deserve something for making it this far, so please protect out lands from future evil." Announced Jasper. Their parents seemed impressed with what they did and congragulated them. Everything seemed like it was going well, until the town bullies had to ruin it. " The only reason they probably did something like this was to get back on their parent's good side and that they were jealous of the new champions. Isn't that right, are you jealous your parents wouldn't let you become the next chosen ones."

" Uh shut up Conner, I don't see you were training for something like this, at least we did something," stepped up Sydonna. " Yeah, where do you get off from bullying people anyway?" Joined Tindu.

" So the little shrimp wants to play big boy, when he's been under his mother's shadow the whole time. Don't act like you're that special, your people used to be outcasts and lowely thieves in the past." Conner said as he shoved Tindu to the ground.

Link came up and backed the boy away, " That's enough, today is a special day and this is not the time for childish behavior."

Too late for that Mina and Sydonna were already on top of Conner, throwing punches at him. " Now we're getting somewhere, I guess this is the type of royalty the people have to be ruled under. You're setting that good of an example." He said as he was blocking .

" Do you think I care about these people right now, it's just you and us. So don't you ever talk to my friend like that," screamed Mina.

Sidon and Link were trying to pull their daughters away, when Conner went over the top with his next comment. " It's such a disappointment that you can never live up to your father's expectations like your aunt did and you call yourself the next heir to the Zora throne. You're. Such. A. Joke." He gave a little laugh and that seemed to tip Sydonna over the edge.

She rushed at him with her teeth bare ready to bite into his flesh, " Don't you ever dare compare me to my aunt you trash!" Her teeth went down on his arm deep. Blood started to drip from the wound, he and everyone stared at the sight. Gasps filled the room.

He screamed and tried to shake her off, but she bit down harder. Sidon ran to them and grabbed Sydonna by her mouth. He tried to force her mouth open, but the attempt only made her bite down harder, until there was a cracking sound.

" Oh my Hylia, she just broke his arm." One woman screamed and the only thing Sidon was able to do was use as much strength as possible into her jaw. The impact loosened her grip and she went sliding across the floor.

" What is your problem young lady! Is this really the type of heir your mother and I are raising. Do you even know how embarrassing you're making our people look?!" No one has ever heard Sidon get that angry.

" Do you hear your father," said Paka.

" Don't ever compare me to her. Don't ever compare me to someone I never met. Unlike her I will never fail to protect my land, do you hear that Lady Paka?" She said as she slowly got up, with fight and hunger still in her eyes, licking the blood from her lips.

" You watch what you say about Mipha, she was a great warrior and even in death she helped save this land," Zelda commented.

" She helped save this land, if she was stronger she would have never died and it wouldn't hav taken a hundred years to defeat some weak darkness." Sydonna said with a smirk.

" Why you little brat." Sidon walked up to her and grabbed her by the neck to be at his level.

Mina, Tindu and Jasper looked on at the sight, wondering if they should say anything. People murmured, whispered and talked over each other, they couldn't take it. They were already outcast, ain't like there was no turning back.

" Maybe she's right, Calamity Ganon was weak. If he was so strong why did it actually take him a hundred years to be able to break free. Maybe if you guys were a little bit more prepared none of that would have happened." Said Mina.

Zelda and Link looked at their daughter in disbelief. How could she say something so lightly, people died in vain and they seemed like that wasn't enough.

" All we wanted was a chance, to prove to you what we can do," Jasper spoke up.

" And all you did was keep us in the dark. At least make us a last resort if something were to happen to the champions." Said Mina.

The room fell quiet for a while, no one knew what to say. Sydonna, Jasper, Mina and Tindu were shaking, all they wanted was to make their parents see the determination in their hearts, why was so hard.

" We're leaving early, sorry for all this my friend, but I need to have a word with my daughter at home," Sidon finally said. Sydonna looked up slowly at her father and than back at the rest of her friends, Mina had tears of anger running down her cheeks. Tindu slipped his slate out of his pocket, scroll through the custome menu he created and looked up at everyone.

The others knew what he was getting ready to do and they nodded their heads. In the blink of an eye the lights were cut off throughout the whole castle and glass from one of the windows shattered. Link and the other parents ran to the window screaming for their kids to come back. The only place they knew to go was the Central Tower, it was their own little spot to be, away from everyone, away from it all.

They all sat, their legs dangling on the edge of the tower, munching on apples they had gathered on their way here. " That was crazy," commented Mina.

" Yeah Sy, you lashed out on that guy like an animal. He kinda deserved what he got,' replied Tindu.

When they didn't hear anything from her, they turned in her direction. Sydonna was silent, with tears running down her cheeks, they can tell she tried to hold back the sounds of sobbing.

" Why did I do that? Everyone looked in horror at me and my mom and dad... I just embarrassed them beyond repair. There are going to be papers around the land, maybe in the other countries and Eveske, people are going to look at my family and think the worst. We won't be able to function within society as we slowly get ignored. The domain... will lose it's tourism... ALL BECAUSE OF ME!" The tears and her held in screams came out, Jasper grabbed her before she could fall over the edge of the tower. Everyone embraced Sydonna and they stayed like that all night until they went to sleep.

The next morning Jasper awoke to horses and people running across the fields. He looked over the tower ledge and was able to see royal guards, he wasn't sure what they were looking for, but he could guess that it was them. He went to wake up everyone, Mina being the hardest of the three. She made an annoyed sound as she got up, Jasper telling them what's going on down below.

They proceeded to come up with a plan on what to do and before they knew it. Two days later they're at the beginning of the school entrance ceremony.