The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z
At Least They're Good For SOMETHING
Today was most definitely a "shorts and sleeveless shirt" kind of day, and, for Sky and Mini, it was also a "sitting out on the porch eating ice cream out of the tub" kind of day. So that was exactly what they were doing. However, despite their best efforts to keep cool - Sky had set up his gust bellow on a nearby table to blow a constant stream of cold air at them - the heat was still managing to get to them.
The elder Hero yawned, the warm air making him terribly sleepy. Then again, he was always a little sleepy, so perhaps it wasn't the heat at all. "Man, Mini, whatever happened to the whole 'perfect weather in paradise' thing?"
Mini shrugged. "I guess we can't appreciate the good weather fully without a few hot days here and there." He stretched his arms. "But, hey, at least it's not like the volcanoes we've been to, right? Now those were hot."
"Yeah, good point." Sky dunked his spoon into the ice cream tub they shared, only to find a liquidy mess instead of cold and creamy goodness. He pouted. "Hey, it's melted!"
"What? Already?" Mini peered into the tub. "I can't believe this! That was perfectly good ice cream, too!"
"Ice cream?" asked a voice from around the corner of the house, "You guys have ice cream?"
Sky smiled and waved at the friendly face. "Hey Time," he said. "Well, we did have ice cream, but it's already melted…"
"Aww…" However, Time's disappointment soon gave way to an idea, and he approached the two and their tub. "Hold on, I think I can fix this."
"How?" asked Mini curiously.
Reaching into his pouch, Time pulled out his quiver, then reached into the quiver to pull out an arrow with a radiant blue glow around the tip. The ice arrow emitted cold magic to the point that just having it out was a welcome break from the heat. It didn't last long, however, as Time then stuck the arrow down the side of the tub and into the ice cream, making the entire thing one big block of ice.
He grinned at his own genius. "And there you go."
Mini gave the younger Hero a dirty look. "Thanks a lot, Time. How the heck are we supposed to eat this!?"
"Give it a few minutes, it'll thaw."
"This looks like it'd take a few days to thaw," mused Sky, tapping the rock-hard mass formerly known as ice cream with his finger.
"But at least it's not melted anymore, right?"
"I suppose…"
With an aggravated sigh, Mini shook his head. "Nevermind. We have nothing better to do." He laid down, crossing his arms behind his head. "Guess we'll just wait."
Time took a seat beside Sky. "And then you'll share some, right?"
"Sure," yawned Sky, "why not?"
Mini shot up again. "Hey, who said anything about sharing!?"