The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
by Queenie Z

Paranormal… Something or Other

It was a dark and slightly breezy night, and Light had decided to make himself comfortable in his armchair, a riveting book in his hands and a mug of delicious hot chocolate on the end table beside him. He sighed contentedly, turning the page before reaching for his mug; however, just as he finished savoring the sweet scent of his drink and brought it to his lips, he suddenly heard a loud, sharp thud.

He yelped in surprise, splashing some of his hot chocolate on his tunic before frantically looking around the room. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, he sighed. Perhaps something had fallen to the floor in another room? He made a mental note to go pick it up after finishing the chapter he was reading - and startled yet again when another, louder thud came from his front door.

"What the hell…?" asked Light to himself, shutting his book and setting his drink down on the end table. He stood, staring down his door with an anxious, furrowed brow as the banging continued, its pace steadily increasing. Finally, once the banging had reached a frenzied peak, the door slammed open, revealing seemingly nothing but a chilly breeze. Then, to the Hero's surprise, an invisible force began to move through the living room; the pictures on the wall of his parents and uncle began to sway violently, flowers jumped from a nearby vase and landed on the floor, and a floor rug rose from the floor and slapped itself back down, sending dust everywhere as it landed.

His warrior's instincts kicking in, Light immediately reached for the sword he'd propped up against his fireplace. However, before he drew it, he noticed an odd, familiar shape near the curtains that were now being tussled around. As observant as he was, it didn't take him very long to figure out what was really going on. With an irritated frown, he marched over to the "mysterious presence" and yanked away a bright red cape.

"So this is where my magic cape went," he growled. "Nice try, Green."

Realizing he'd been caught, the now completely visible Green froze in place, the curtains still in his hands. He turned to face his elder and gulped. "O-Oh, er…" He quickly let go of the curtains, dusting his hands off on his clothes. "I, uh, I guess you got me, Light…" He flashed him a sheepish grin. "How'd you know it was me, anyway?"

"Well, for one," began Light, slinging the cape over his shoulder and placing his other hand huffily on his hip, "I knew it couldn't be a ghost - this is the afterlife, everyone is technically a ghost here. And second of all," he motioned to the curtains with his head, "I saw your shadow on the curtain."

Green flushed a bright red, then scoffed incredulously. "I thought that cape was supposed to make you invisible!" he said, "How can something that's invisible have a shadow!?"

"Ask the ancient sages who made the cape, not me." Light pointed to the mess the younger Link had made. "You had your fun with your stupid prank - now clean all of this up and get out of my house!"

"Hey! I was just — "

"Now!"

Taking him by the shoulders, Light shoved him over to the pile of flowers he'd left on the floor, then went over to grab his drink and storm off to his bedroom. When he was gone, Green huffed to himself, crouching down to pick up the flowers.

"Fine, be that way," he muttered before shooting a dirty look over towards the open door. "So are you guys gonna come help me or what?"

Red, Blue, and Vio, who were all peering in from outside, shook their heads rapidly in unison. "No way! This was all your stupid plan in the first place!"

"I told you pranking Light was a bad idea!" said Red sulkily. "He's too smart!"

"Sorry, Green," Vio said with the slightest of grins on his face, "you're on your own for this one."

Green groaned and resumed gathering the flowers, grumbling under his breath the whole time.