• Chapter 2: The Fateful meeting



    Zero had entered the forest near his house and quickly made his way into a little clearing. This was the only place in the forest which the sun’s rays hit which gave it a sort of mystical look. Zero took out his wooden sword and started swinging around aimlessly. To him, it was the best way to learn swordsmanship but many people just thought he was crazy. After an hour of “practicing” he sat down in a tree stump to wipe the sweat with his shirt.

    “An hour of practice, not bad, but I can do better,” he said to himself. He thought about the bully that had made fun of him so many times and his expression turned into one of determination.

    “Just you wait, I am going to get you back,” Zero said as his anger grew.

    With new determination Zero stood up and pointed at an old tree with his sword. An image of his oppressor came into his mind as he dashed towards the defenseless tree.

    “Heeeyaah!” he shouted as he swung his wooden sword against the tree. The sound of wood breaking was heard throughout the forest.

    “Huh?” Zero said as he looked at his broken sword, “Damn! I let my anger take advantage of me…again!”
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    Ganondorf had arrived and was making his way up the small trail to reach the castle. Many soldiers stood in his path but they were all defeated without any hesitation. The princess and her father were moved to a secure room in the back of the castle.

    “Stay here your majesty and don’t leave unless I say so,” said the king’s personal guard. “I’ll go on ahead and help the others,” the soldier saluted and left to aid the others.

    “How can one man be able to defeat all of my soldiers?” asked the king to no one in particular. “This does not make any sense,” the ruler of Hyrule sat on a little chair in the back of the room and stared into the ground. The Princess just stood there, for once not knowing what to do.

    “The guards don’t stand a chance against that monster,” she thought. “Link, please hurry.”
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    Zero heard a rustling sound near a bush as he exited the forest. His mind was shouting at him not to go but his curiosity got the better of him.

    “What if it’s a monster?” he asked himself. A little voice inside his head spoke to him. “Are you a retard? How can there be a monster here? Your suppose to be 16 for God’s sake, Jeez”

    Zero slapped his forehead. “I am talking to myself…what’s the matter with me?”

    He changed his attention to the rustling sound. He took small steps toward the bush but hesitated for a moment.

    “Stay calm, stay calm,” he spoke to himself. “You’re an idiot,” the little voice inside his mind spoke. “Shut up,” he whispered.

    He finally got enough courage to peek behind the bush but to his surprise it was just a little rabbit.

    “How anticlimactic,” he laughed to himself. “And here I was thinking it was some kind of…,”

    He stop mid sentence upon realizing a shadow standing behind him. He yelled as the shadow reached for him, then all went black.
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    “Uh…oh…ouch,” Zero said while standing up. He awoke to find himself in a forest very similar to his but greener and livelier. He looked around checking his surroundings.

    “This isn’t my forest, where am I?” he asked still confused.

    He remembered the shadow figure reaching out to him and the next thing he knew he was in a different forest.

    “I wonder if I was raped or something?” his face grew pale but decided to ignore it. “I think its best if I explore it a bit, maybe ill find the exit,” he told himself.

    Zero heard what seemed to be two swords clashing. As always, his curiosity got the better of him so he went to find the source of the noise. He could barely make out the form of two persons fighting in a clearing as he made his way over there. He hid behind a tree and stared at the scene before him. In the clearing he saw a boy about his age holding a sword and a shield and wearing a green tunic, a weird hat and…a skirt?

    “That’s pretty weird,” thought Zero as he giggled to himself but his reaction to the other “person” was completely different. On the opposite side of the clearing stood what seemed to be a living skeleton holding a shield and a sword.

    “What the hell is THAT?” he shouted which caused the green boy to turn around. This gave the skeleton the opportunity to strike at his opponent.

    “Look out!” shouted Zero but the boy simply smiled and ducked. The skeleton, missing his target completely, stood unbalanced which gave the green boy his chance to attack. His sword glowed reddish light which Zero stared in amazement.

    SPIN ATTACK! Shouted the boy as he spun his sword around. The blow killed the skeleton monster instantly.

    “Link, you should know better than to toy with monsters,” shouted Navi, “I killed it, didn’t I? So why are you complaining Navi?” Spoke the boy.

    His face turned to a serious one, “Monsters are starting to appear again.”

    “It must be Ganondorf’s presence here,” said Navi. “We must hurry to the castle then,” replied Link.

    “Um…hello,” said Zero as he walked out from behind the tree.

    “Hello” replied Link with a friendly smile.

    “SPY!” shouted Navi. “Spy? What are you talking about?” asked Link.

    “Look at his clothes, he is not from here!” said Navi. “So, it doesn’t matter,” replied Link.

    Zero just stood there watching the two partners snap at each other. His eyes more focused on Navi.

    “Um excuse me,” interrupted Zero as he made his way next to Link. “Is that a talking bug?” Zero asked as he pointed to Navi.

    WHAT?! Shouted Navi, “What have you done?” asked Link wearing a grim expression on his face.

    “Huh, what are you talking about?” asked Zero.

    “THIS!!!” shouted Navi as she punched his lights out (yes, apparently fairies can knock out people with one punch). Zero flew about 5ft and slammed against a tree.

    “You did it again Navi,” said Link as he checked Zero’s pulse.

    “What? He’ll live; he’s not THAT weak…is he? asked Navi.

    “He’s ok” replied Link. “Let’s take him to the tree house”

    “But what about Zelda?” asked Navi.

    “We can’t just leave him here,” replied Link as he picked him up.

    “Ugh…fine,” said Navi obviously annoyed. “Stupid weakling”