Chapter 6

Free at last

After he was close enough, Raven transformed back to human, pulled out his sword and charged at the boss. A sword blocked him from getting to him. The boss turned around.

"Haha, well done Akio." Akio obviously was blocking Raven from killing the boss. "Akio, take care of this." Akio lifted his sword up to send Raven back a bit. He tossed Link aside, no one but Raven noticed that he fell over the edge. His eyes widened.

"I've got no time for this." Raven kicked Akio in the stomach, quickly turned and stabbed the boss in the heart. The man fell over. Raven turned to Akio. "Don't waste your time. Find your brother. I didn't put a scratch on him." Akio nodded and ran off. Raven took of his boots, sword, bow, and quiver then set Navi on the ground. "Watch my stuff." He took off running for the edge and jumped into the water below.

He tried swimming as fast as he could to reach Link. He grabbed his hand and lifted him up, bringing him to the surface. He swam over to edge and got up out of the water. He wasn't breathing. He put one ear against Link's chest, but heard no heartbeat, felt for a pulse, found nothing. Link was dead… "No, no, no, no you can't die." He started performing CPR. Five presses, then mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, going in that pattern. "Come on, Link. Don't give up. Please wake up." He kept going. "I didn't come all this way to save you just to have you die on me."

After ten repetitions of CPR, Link started coughing up water. He turned him on his side and started crying. He was so happy he brought him back. Link's breathing returned to normal, somewhat. His breathing was a bit labored. Raven felt his forehead. "He's got a terrible fever! I've got to get him back home." He got Link on his back and carried him back. There, Akio and Ira were walking back. They both smiled.

"Is he ok?" Both of them said.

"Yea, I managed to get him back."

"That's great. Follow us, we know the way out."

"Ok." Raven set Link down gently and got his boots back on. Akio and Ira picked up the rest of Raven's stuff.

"Carry your child." Raven smiled and got Link onto his back. He followed Akio and Ira. Navi flew up and landed on his head.

"Raven, will he be alright?"

"Yea, he just needs warm dry clothes and some rest." Navi flew to see Link's face more clearly.

"Aw, he looks so much like you. So cute! I can see how he's your grandson." The twins lead Raven over to the cannon ride.

"You may want to hang on tight to him. This thing is fast." Raven nodded and got Link off his back so he could hold onto him. "Three rides please." Akio was handing the clown thirty rupees.

"Hehehe, go ahead." Akio went in first. The clown was playing some kind of music box that played obnoxious music. The box Akio went in had the door shut and lifted up. Then a cannon started rising out of it. Akio was then launched out of it and onto some kind of patio high above the lake. Ira went in next and the same happened. Then it was Raven and Link's turn. He got in. The door shut behind him and it was dark. He held tightly onto Link. The floor gave way underneath him, kind of surprising him a bit, then he felt it moving. Next thing he knew, they were both flying through the air. Raven held tightly onto Link, so tight he could have possibly broken his ribs. They landed safely.

"There, that wasn't so bad. Right?" Raven was still wide eyes. "You've never been on that, have you?" Raven shook his head. "Haha, yea, the first time is always the scariest, you get used to it. So, where we headed from here?"

"Kakariko village. They have places to stay there."

"Alright." Raven got Link on his back again and carried him. "Hopefully our wagon is still there."

"It was when I last saw it."

"Then let's go." They left the building and went down the road. It was quite a long walk. It was dark out. Raven looked up.

"Looks like it's approaching close to midnight. It took a day to find Link and save him. Hopefully this sickness doesn't kill him." They found the wagon and Epona.

"Is that your horse?"

"Actually, it's Link's. I just borrowed her while I look for him. Epona." Epona trotted over. "Look who I have. Let's get to Kakariko, ok?" Raven got Link on her back and got on behind him. "I'll meet you guys in Kakariko. The sooner I get Link help the better." He made Epona turn around. "Hyaa!" Epona took off running. Akio and Ira couldn't believe how fast that horse could go. Epona was running as fast as she could. Kakariko was not too far on horseback. It only took roughly thirty minutes. Nobody was outside this time of night. He got off Epona and got Link off as well. Someone must have heard the noise because a door opened. It was Renado.

"Oh, you're back." He saw Link and went wide eyed. "What happened to Link?"

"He was kidnapped to be held for ransom. He's been through hell and now he's sick. I was wondering if we could stay at the Inn." Raven explained.

"No problem. I'll open the door for you."

"Thank you." He carried Link bridal style. Renado walked over to the Inn. Raven looked down at the unconscious teen in his arms. "Reminds me when he was little. That was so long ago, I don't think he even remembers. I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise I made you that day." Renado opens the door and holds it open for Raven to walk in. Renado follows as Raven carries Link upstairs to the bedrooms. He sets him down on a bed and covers him up with the blanket. He turned to Renado. "I'll need a cold rag."

"Ok." Renado went down stairs. Raven looked back as Link. He was sad and worried for Link. Sad that he went through something like this, but angry at the ones who did it. He saw there was a cut on Link's shirt sleeve as well as some dried blood. Raven pulled the shirt down a bit to see the damage and he saw the deep cut. Renado came back up. Raven turned to him.

"Renado, I just found a big cut on Link's arm. I may need new clothes for him. Do you have any?" Renado handed the rag to Raven and he took it.

"I'll have to check. I'm sure my daughter Luda wouldn't mind making something if I can't find anything. I'll bring some supplies so you can clean them."

"Thanks so much, Renado." Renado smiled. He noticed how similar Raven and Link looked.

"It's no problem. Could this man be Link's actual father?" Renado left the room to find some clothes. (The next few lines may seem wrong, but they're not, so get any inappropriate thoughts out of your head.) Raven pulled the blanket back and pulled Link's pants off, then his shirt. He saw all the bruises on Link's body. It made him want to cry, but he didn't. He saw another wound on Link's leg that looked similar to the other one, though newer. He covered Link back up for now until Renado came back. He brushed the bangs off of Link's face and put the cold rag on his head.

"Why did this have to happen?" Renado came back with bandages, a water bucket, and another rag. "Thank you." He took the bucket of water and set it down, then dipped the rag in. Renado set the bandages down on the table.

"Luda is asleep right now, but I doubt she'll have any problems with fixing up something for Link to wear." Renado said.

"Ok. Tell her I said thanks when you can." Raven told him.

"I will." Renado was about to leave when he thought of a question. "I have a question."

"What?"

"Are you Link's father?" Raven fell silent. "You are, aren't you?"

"I guess you can say that."

"I see." Renado left the room. Raven pulled Link's arm from under the covers and began to clean it.

"I hope it doesn't get infected. Oh wait, I forgot to tell Renado that those two men are going to be arriving soon. I can't worry about that now though. I need to clean Link's wounds." He let the water dry away before putting the bandages on Link's arm. He put Link's arm back under the covers and then uncovered his leg, where another wound was. He cleaned it off and bandaged it up. He made sure Link was fully covered and warm. He started to clean off Link's face a little. There was a knock at the door arch where Akio and Ira walked in.

"Hey, how's the kid doing?" The twins spoke in unison. (They always speak in unison)

"He's still sleeping. I just bandaged up some wounds. There were only two luckily, but he's really bruised up."

"The bruises were from Ryo. He's a big, deep voiced sounding guy."

"Then that was the name of the one I killed at snow peak."

"You actually managed to kill him?"

"Yea, it's something I'm not proud of, but if I have to take another human life for my family, so be it."

"He deserved it. He was a jerk to us too. He was no person, he was a demon."

"Well, I guess I sent that demon to hell, where he belongs. Same with that boss of yours."

"Thank you for setting us free."

"No need to thank me. So, what are you guys going to do now?"

"We're going to find our cousin."

"Good luck." They both smile. They also set down Raven's stuff that they had been carrying, then they left the room. Link shifted around in his sleep. Raven smiled and kissed his head. "Sleep well, Link." Navi flew up and landed on Raven's head. Raven laughed a bit to himself and propped up his head with his arm. It wasn't long until sleep took him over.

~The Next Morning~

Link's eyes started to open. He saw the ceiling of the Inn up above and opened his eyes more. He was surprised. He looked around the room and saw Raven asleep on a chair next to him.

"Who is he?" Link sat up and felt something fall from on top of his head. It was a cool wet cloth. It was then he realized he had no shirt on. He looked to the wound on his arm and saw it was bandaged up. Raven's eyes started to open and he saw Link sitting up, looking at his arm.

"You should stay under the covers you know." Link jumped at the sound of the voice and looked up at Raven.

"Wh-who are you?" Link asked. His voice was a bit weak, but at least he was able to talk now.

"My name's Raven. I'll be taking care of you and then taking you back home to Ordon. It's probably not quite time to tell him who I truly am yet. He's been through enough. I'll wait."

"Um, ok. Thank you."

"It's no problem. Better get back under the covers. You won't get better if you're not resting." Link nodded and lied back down.

"There's something familiar about him. I can't quite place it. It's just the way he looks at me. It's similar as to how Rusl tends to."

Well, this concludes another Chapter. Link is finally out of harm's way. We'll see what happens in the next chapter. Until then,

See ya,

Hero of Twili :D through something like this, but angry at the ones