The Legends of Chima: After The Fall- A Zelda/Chima Crossover
A.K.A- The OFFICIAL canon novel to Bluepaw265's "The Darkest of Rulers" (sequel to "The Darkest of Hours")
Epilogue Part 1: This is Where We Say Goodbye
It's been a crazy three or four months...it's time to end this...read on!
Voices. They were everywhere. And so far away...
They were back. He had a feeling that he should be dead.
He could make out some of the voices now.
"No!"
"Get back, Zelda." "
No! He...HE CAN'T BE DEAD! HE CAN'T BE!"
"...Fear not. He still lives...but only just..."
A flash of gold.
"See? Would he still have his piece of the Triforce if he was dead?"
"...No...but...How does he still live? You fell..."
"Zelda, I do not know exactly how we both lived..but...I can ensure you that I will do everything in my power to make sure the he does not suffer the eternal darkness...as Lord of the Darke Tower, you have my word. Now, come with me, all of you! There's no time to waste!"
A crowd was gathered near that farthest room in the Lion Temple. All were fearful. Fearful of whether Lagravis's oldest son would live to see the next dawn...
...Link...wake up...wake up...you are still needed, Hero...no, you cannot enter through these gates, just yet...you still have a very long life ahead...but, I do promise you this- when it is time, you shall be greeted with open arms...now, return to where you came. Go now.
It was quiet. Too quiet. Well, if you could count it being quiet other than his head threatening to split open. Thankfully, it appeared to be night. From what he could make out, he was in a room all by himself. His gear and weapons were gathered in a corner; next to them, was a familiar looking bow and trident. ...So...we survived after all...
Before long, someone came into the room to check on him. To his surprise, it was his uncle, Lavertus. "The worst always seems to happen to us Lions, huh?"
"...You could say that..."
Lavertus made his way across the room and sat on his nephew's cot. He had fallen back to sleep, and no wonder-he needed all the rest he could get after what he had been through.
He still had never gotten over Leona taking Link away from Laval and the rest when he was just a small cub, around the age of five. But what Lavertus didn't know, was that exact moment, Link was dreaming...
14 years ago
It was silent.
The young red maned cub dug deeper into the ferns, trying not to give away his position. Suddenly, a shadow appeared above him. A playful meow called out, "Found you!"
The young cub let out a squeak as his older littermate flung himself on top of him.
A few seconds later, the two cubs found themselves rolling heads over paws down the muddy slope.
"Ow!"
"Oh, quit your whining, Laval."
"That's easy for you to say, Link! You always beat me in our games!"
The young cub now known as Laval pushed his older brother off of him as they came to a stop, rising to his paws to look over himself. His clothes and fur were full with the muddy substance!
Curse you, Link!
Link rose to his paws a second later, only to get shoved down a moment later, getting even more mud on his pelt.
"Laval!" Link protested, trying to scramble to his paws.
Laval laughed, cheerful. "That's payback for tackling me down the slope!"
Link snarled in mock anger.
He squeaked, "Payback? You want payback? I'll be more than happy to give you some!"
Link lunged at Laval again, but his litter mate dodged out of the way, which caused the golden maned cub to fall into a thorn bush.
Fearful, Laval padded over to the bush and tried to move some of the branches.
Yow! Those thorns hurt!
Laval drew back his small throbbing paw and sucked on it.
"Link?" He called out quietly.
Unaware to Laval, Link was unharmed.
Currently, he found himself staring up at a massive beast.
The Lion Legend beast. "Does your sire know that you two are out here?"
His voice was rough, but kind.
Link shook his furry head. "No."
In answer, the Lion picked up the cub in his mouth.
"Then I must see you two home safely."
He exited the bush, and came upon Laval, who was still sucking on his paw.
"Prince Laval. Will you allow me to take you and your brother back to the Lion Temple?"
Laval nodded.
"Then climb up onto my back, and we shall be off."
The two cubs gaped at the speeds the Legend Beast was going.
They were passing trees in a flash, and they could only stare as everything blurred around them.
"Whoa..."
Both cubs mumbled simultaneously, gasping as he leaped over a cliff and onto the next, which was a good thirty meters away.
"No need to be surprised, princes. Your father wants you back safely."
Link thought now would be a good time to ask a question.
"Mr. Legendbeast?"
The Lion turned his massive maned head in the young cub's direction.
"What is it, your highness?"
"Are the others real, too?"
The Lion roared with laughter at this.
"Real? Why, of course, young one. All of us are real. Real as you and your brother. Now, see those Lion Tanks? they're probably out looking for the two of you."
Both Laval and Link hunkered down on the Lion's back.
"Are we in trouble?"
The Lion shook his head and bounded towards the nearing tanks.
"No at all, princes. Not at all."
Present day
The Legendbeast's words echoed in his head as he awoke.
...Well...if there's any time to be in trouble this might be it...
Smiling to himself, Link got down from the cot and began reequipping his gear and weapons.
He still was sore, but he would be alright soon enough.
He also wondered just how long he had been sleeping for. One thing he knew for sure was how ravenous he was.
...Right...let's see if I can find something...
He ended up raiding the kitchens.
It also turned out that he could make a meal out of anything. Needless to say, he was the most surprised when beasts began to show up.
Lagravis could not figure out what that smell was. It smelled lovely. Whatever it was, it was coming from the kitchens. ...At this hour?
What he saw made the Lion King stop dead. ...One of my sons...making food? A grin began to appear on his gray-furred face.
The voice came from nowhere.
"Lincoln."
Link jumped, cursed, and then looked up.
"...Um..."
He quickly began putting various things in various places.
"There's no need to do all that, son, here."
Lagravis walked over to Link, reached down to a cabinet, and pulled out a huge book.
He then cleared some space and set the book down on the counter and opened it.
"This here was my granddame's. She wrote all kinds of recipes down...here. Take a look."
As Link leaned over the book and began to shift through it, Lagravis couldn't help but note that this is what the two of them used to do when Link was just a small cub, before Leona took Link away for his safety...
...Old habits die hard, I suppose...
About twenty minutes later, Lagravis and Link had made a feast. It was around 7 in the morning, and by that time, numerous beasts had shown up.
Those included were, in no particular order- Werlyn, Razar, Razon, Preator, Fiend, Kion, and Rika. Turned out that they could make stuff as well.
A few hours later, the celebration over everything that had happened had come to this moment calmed down, Link found himself outside on the bridge, looking over the plains.
"Hey."
He turned to see a very familiar furry face. Except...no...she wasn't furry at all.
"What even happened to you?"
Lauren looked down.
"You've changed too. We all did. I think that it's time to go back."
On instinct, Link reached behind him and drew Demonslayer, and held it out in front it him. It was its Hylian counterpart again. And, now that he checked, so was he.
"Actually...I've been thinking about something..."
"Yeah?"
"...I...kinda want to stay here...you know. To catch up with my lost past and that."
"...I understand, Link. We'll keep the Stones open."
As Lauren walked back inside the temple to get the others, Link turned back towards the plains. ...Well. This is it. A new chapter in my life...I will go back form time to time...but, for now..this is my home now...and I'll defend her while there's still life within me... Link felt himself changed back into a Lion, and the Lion prince held his blade out towards Mount Cavora.
He then roared out the battle cry that had been heard for generations. "For Chima!"
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I tried to recreate Demonslayer/the Blade of Evil's Bane/ the Master Sword here.