The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z
This Joke Is Brought To You By Nintendo of America
"...And this is when Marin nearly killed me," said Light with a laugh, passing a black and white photograph to Sky. "I tried to catch her, I really did, but, well..."
The eldest Hero took the picture, which, unsurprisingly, depicted Marin landing quite ungracefully on poor Light, whose face was contorted into a rather silly expression of pain. Despite the sense of schadenfreude involved, he laughed, as did Engie, who had peered over his shoulder to see. "Okay, that's pretty funny," he said.
Engie took the photo from Sky's hands and took a closer look himself. "I'm surprised that photographer guy was there to catch it on film! Did he just follow around the whole time you were there or what?"
"I'm pretty sure he did, actually."
Having meant that previous question as a joke, Engie's face fell when he realized Light was being serious. "...Okay, that's actually kind of creepy. Didn't that bug you, Light?"
"Of course it did," he replied, handing the rest of the photo album to Sky for him to peruse, "at the time, I mean. But now, I don't think I can be mad it him - I spent a long time wondering whether my time in Koholint only existed as a figment of my imagination, and having these pictures here with me lets me know that there was something more to it."
"Makes sense," said Sky with a small smile is he flipped a few pages in the book. One photo in particular, however, caught his attention, and he raised in eyebrow in confusion.
"What?" asked Engie, "What is it, Sky?"
"...What was it you said you had to find for the mermaid again, Light?"
"Huh? Oh, uh," Light shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "h-her necklace. Why?"
After peering over his predecessor's shoulder once again, Engie broke out into a loud belly laugh. He slid the picture out of the album and showed it to Light. "Well that's got to be the weirdest looking 'necklace' I've ever seen!"
Light yelped and turned bright red at the picture - it was him and the mermaid he'd met on the island, and he was bashfully and awkwardly handing over what was decidedly not a necklace, but a bikini top. He covered his mouth with his hand and looked away.
"I'm gonna kill that nosy rat," he muttered.
Trying hard not to chuckle at Light's reaction, Sky tilted his head. "You never returned a necklace at all, did you? How come you lied to us about that?"
"I-I was," the flustered Hero swallowed, "I was embarrassed, okay!? I thought you guys would think I was a pervert or something!"
"Would a pervert be as embarrassed about it as you are in this picture?" asked Engie, "Or even give it back in the first place?"
"Engie's got a point," added Sky. "You handled it like a gentleman. For the most part."
Light sighed in irritation, taking the photo from Engie. "I guess." He put it back in the album. "I'm still gonna give that photographer a piece of my mind, though. ...Sorry for lying to you all."
Sky finally allowed himself to laugh. "We understand, don't worry."
"Yeah, we understand," repeated Engie with a grin, "O Hero of Women's Underwear...!"
Light reached over and grabbed the smaller Link's ears. "Yeah, laugh it up why don't you, you little punk!?"