The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z
Getting Sand In Unfortunate Places
He had tried not to allow himself to fall asleep on their group trip to the beach, but alas, the warmth of the sun and the sounds of the waves were too much for Sky, the sleepiest of the Heroes. He had gone swimming for a while before going on shore to rest his arms, and the rest was history.
Of course, even he couldn't sleep forever; he had to wake up at some point. When he finally did, he groaned and struggled to open his eyes, blinded by the light of the sun. He tried to move his hand to cover his face, but quickly realized to his horror that he couldn't move. With a gasp, he lifted his head and looked down at his body. He'd fallen for the oldest trick in the book - he had been completely buried in sand up to his neck, and he wasn't going to be getting out on his own anytime soon.
Sky let gritted his teeth and tried to wiggle the sand off of him. It was no good - it had been packed on too tightly. His only option would be to wait until one of his successors passed by. They were Heroes, surely they would help him out of his bind, right?
He turned his head and saw one of the smaller Links running towards him. It was Wind! He was a nice kid; he would stop and help a friend out for sure!
"Wind!" he cried out, "Hey, Wind! I'm stuck, I need - "
But Wind jumped right over the mound that covered him, much to his dismay. Shortly after, though, he saw Light coming from the same direction. He tried to call out to him as he did to Wind.
"Light! Light, you've got to help me, I'm - "
Light stopped in his tracks, his face abnormally red for some reason. He glared in Sky's general direction. "Wind didn't come through here, did he?"
"Well, yeah, he went that way," Sky motioned with his head in the direction the boy had gone, "but Light, I need your - "
"Thanks!" The other Hero was gone as quickly as he came, leaving his poor predecessor alone to languish in his sandy prison.
Sky sighed and lowered his head, whimpering pathetically. How could they do this to him? He was their senior! He had always thought he commanded at least a handful of respect from the other Links from that fact alone; clearly he was wrong.
"So much for seniority rules," he muttered. "Maybe Duo will dig me out..."