The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z

No, This Can't Be It... Too Bad!

Light tapped his cheek with his finger and pondered. "So," he said, "you're saying that the Sages move the Master Sword every time it gets used?"

Sky nodded. "Yeah, so its location remains a secret to everyone." He leaned back in his seat, satisfied with his explanation. Light, however, had a few more questions to ask.

"I don't get it, though," he said, "if only us Heroes can pull it out, how come they need to move it? It's not like anyone else could take it or anything."

"You never know, though," answered Sky, "just because no one else should be able to take it doesn't mean they won't. It's just a safety precaution, that's all."

"Well, I guess - but that makes it harder for us when we have to find it!"

The elder Hero blinked, confused. "...You had a hard time finding it?"

"They don't call it the Lost Woods for nothing, you know!" Light crossed his arms indignantly. "If they'd left it near the castle like when Time found it, I could have gotten to it a whole lot faster."

"That may be, but - "

"And that jerk who lived in the forest kept throwing me off, too, with his fake Master Swords!"

"Hold on," Sky said, holding out his hand to silence his successor, "fake Master Swords?"

Light nodded. "There was this con man who lived in the Lost Woods. Usually he'd just dupe people out of their money with his dumb treasure chest game - " he conveniently failed to mention how he had been duped himself at that very game and continued, " - but he also made a bunch of crummy Master Sword knock offs and put them all over the woods. Then he'd charge for people to come and see them."

"He - " A sudden irritation engulfed the first Hero, the one who had worked so hard to forge the holy blade in the first place and who had personally known the spirit that dwelled within. He grimaced, placing his palms on the table. "That idiot! He didn't have a clue how important that sword was! How dare he try and make knock-offs like that!?"

"Whoa, Sky!" Light stood, trying to calm him down, "Calm down, it's not that big of a deal - "

"It is, though!" Sky's expression softened into one of sadness. "Fi's not some kind of tacky side show attraction! She's my friend! She's done so much - she's the reason Hyrule's still safe!" However, he quickly resumed his glare and continued. "When I see that guy, I'm giving him a piece of my mind!"

"It's okay, Sky, really!"

"Nobody treats my friends like that and gets away with it...!"

With that, the offended Hero stood up and stormed off, determined to figure out who this con man was and where he had ended up after death. Light tried to stop him, but instead he got a close call with a slammed door.

He sighed, running a hand through his fluffy blond bangs. Then, he chuckled nervously to himself - of course, he realized, Sky had every right to be mad. After all, wouldn't you be, too, if your best friend was being reduced to such shoddy knockoffs?