The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z

Can't We All Just Get Along?

Mini placed a hand on his hip, his face falling into an irritated, confused expression. "Really, you guys?" he asked incredulously, "Is this what you're going with?"

Time and Twilight stayed stubbornly silent and turned their heads away from their senior. Time sat perched on a boulder, wiping down his sword with a small cloth; meanwhile, Twilight was leaning against a tree in a perpetual sulk with his arms crossed. Between the two of them, carved into the ground, was a dividing line which kept both Heroes from approaching each other. Clearly, they were angry at each other over something - and, clearly, they had chosen the most childish means of settling their differences they could possibly think of.

Rolling his eyes, Mini groaned slightly. "You're acting like little kids," he said, "I thought we were all supposed to be mature adults around here!"

Time shut his eyes and frowned deeply. "Don't look at me," he said, "I'm not the one acting like a disrespectful, entitled little brat."

Twilight scoffed. "Whatever! I'll stop acting 'disrespectful' when he stops thinking he can boss me around!"

"Both of you, cork it!" The elder Hero's glare softened slightly. "...Come on, you've been over this hundreds of times already. Deep down, no matter how angry you get at each other, you're still the closest out of any of us." He turned to Twilight. "I know you admire Time a lot, and you'd do anything to make him proud."

"N-No I don't!" Twilight cried, his cheeks turning slightly pink. "And no I wouldn't!"

"And you, Time," said Mini, turning to address him as well, "you've watched over Twilight since before he was even born - he's like a son to you! Don't tell me one little disagreement is going to make you forget all that!"

Time simply grumbled, his scowl turning into a more flustered expression.

"So, what do you say?" Mini said hopefully, "Let's kiss and make up and call it a day, all right?"

The two grouchy Heroes took a quick glance at each other, then huffed simultaneously, turning their backs as they did so. At this, Mini became irate again, then reached into his pouch and began fishing around for something.

"Okay, then," he said, pulling out his trusty gust jar and aiming it towards Time, "you asked for it...!"

Time gasped as he felt a strong wind pulling him off of his boulder; then, with a screech, he dropped his sword and tumbled towards Mini, getting stuck on the gust jar's mouth in the process. Mini then turned towards Twilight, launching Time straight at him before he could even react. They collided, first into each other and then into the tree Twilight had been leaning on, and finally fell to the ground in a tangled heap.

Grinning triumphantly to himself, Mini put the gust jar back in his pouch. "Let me know when you guys decide to play nice!" He then sauntered off, leaving the younger two Heroes to wallow in their little pile.

"Oww..." groaned Twilight. He turned his head to face Time. "...The hell just happened?"

"I don't know," replied Time, rubbing the spot where he had knocked heads with his successor.

When the two saw just how awkwardly they'd landed on top of each other, however, they began to appreciate the humor in the situation. Finally, they laughed, forgetting all about their little family feud in the process.