fuzzyfirework:

I love Zack’s eyes.

For Randi :)

I’m sorry for the lateness of my story I’ve been so busy lately and I’ve been trying to keep up with other fanfiction. I hope you enjoyed my story (Link’s Parents) feedback is welcome and i apologize if any of the titles for chapters were repeated but i’d like to see you come up with 90 different titles for similar scenarios. Lol jk i want to thank all the people who have been faithful and haven’t sent any hate mail about “when’s the next part?” and “why haven’t you made it yet?” I do have a life people I’m not one to get addicted to Tumblr sorry. Anyways again please send feedback and I shall be starting a new story fairly soon. This one will be about Dark Link and I’m such a hypocrite in that I hate those romance fanfics but I’m about to write one for Zelda and Dark Link. 

When Melinda emerged she looked around at the massive forest, unsure where to go. She felt pain lance up her leg as she looked down to see a purple, eyeless plant’s jaws, wrapped around her ankle. She screamed as it pulled her feet out from under her. Struggling to find something to grab her hand wrapped around a stick and smacked it across the head of the plant until it released her.

Melinda ran further into the forest before she was hit in the gut. In front of her stood what looked like a shrub with red eyes and a long snout. It reared back and spat a giant seed towards her. She clutched her baby tightly as she rolled to the side. Before the plant could spit again she ran.

Melinda stopped at a stream laid with platforms. Holding onto the boy tightly, she jumped from platform to platform until she reached the other side. She ran further into the forest and she began to feel the trees closing around her.

Before she thought she would be squeezed, Melinda found herself in a clearing with the largest oak tree she had ever seen, in the center. She felt pain along her leg and knew the bite had most likely been poisonous.

Melinda half walked, half stumbled down the slope into the clearing and rested at the roots of the tree. The tree seemed to give off a sense of calm and she could have sworn she heard it speak. She feared the poison was making her hallucinate as she heard a rustle in the bushes.

Melinda curled up in fright only to see a small head poke out. It belonged to a little girl with green hair. The girl timidly walked up to Melinda. Melinda cried out as the poison snaked its way up her legs. The girl flinched and her eyes moved to Melinda’s ankle, softening in pity.

The little girl pointed to the baby and Melinda instinctively held the child closer but she saw no harm in letting the little girl hold her son. Melinda handed the baby to the girl and positioned her arms so as to cradle the boy. The girl’s eyes widened in awe at the gift she had been given.

 Melinda finally felt her arms go limp and her head tilt back to find herself staring in the eyes of her lover. “What’s his name?” a soft voice asked. Melinda knew it was the small girl but she didn’t care, Link was here, everything would be all right now, he would take the pain away.

“Link” Melinda whispered as he held his hand out to her. She felt fear overwhelm her for their child, she couldn’t abandon him.

“Saria” a voice echoed throughout the clearing. Melinda was certain she had felt the tree rumble “This child has a destiny, keep him safe until the time is right” the little girl nodded.

Melinda had reached the stables and jumped onto the nearest horse. As she rode out to Hyrule field she looked back to see both the town and castle ablaze. She clutched the baby close as she tried to decide where she would go. Kakariko Village was unlikely, for that was too close to the home of the gorons and Lake Hylia belonged to the zoras. With no destination in mind, Melinda rode out into the darkness.

After a few hours, Melinda realized how thirsty she was. As she looked down at the sleeping child in her arms she was unsure why she had not grabbed anything for him before leaving. Surely if she was thirsty the child was completely parched.

As she looked up, Melinda could see a forest on the horizon. The Lost Woods was a dangerous place filled with beasts. She heard a shout from behind her and as she turned she saw a black stallion riding towards her. Atop the beast sat Ganondorf hatred covered his face.

Melinda kicked the horse hard, urging it to go faster but instead the horse’s legs buckled. She clutched her child closer to her chest as she was sent flying out of the horse’s saddle. She looked back to see the horse had been hit with a dagger and now lay bleeding.

Ganondorf was still a fair distance away from her but she knew that even if she did reach the forest, he would still catch her. Melinda had no choice as she ran towards the Lost Woods. She soon found herself at the mouth of a huge log and she quickly rushed into it.

As Melinda turned around to see where Ganondorf was she heard his horse cry out in fright. The horse would go no farther and when Ganondorf tried to enter the log, he too was stopped. She thanked the goddesses as she ran out the log, across as small bridge, and into another log. 

Joyce drew her sword as the zoras burst through the door. She screamed a battle cry and broke their spears, taking the opportunity to kill them. “Enough” boomed a voice as the zoras broke away in fright. Ganondorf stepped forward “Where is she?” Joyce glared and stood her ground.

“Who?” Joyce asked, Ganondorf struck her and she fell to the ground. As she sat up she found his sword at her throat.

“Don’t toy with me maid” Ganondorf growled “I saw you bring Melinda into the infirmary. I had suspected for some time but could not bring myself to believe that Melinda would subject herself to such a feat” Joyce remained silent. “Tell me!” she felt blood trickle down her neck from where his sword had pierced her skin.

When Melinda came to she could hear the crying of a baby and her first thought was that she had to get to the princess to calm her. When she opened her eyes she saw Joyce holding a small baby in her arms “It’s a boy” Joyce whispered. Melinda felt tears slide down her cheeks in happiness as she reached for her newborn son. She cradled the small child within her arms almost afraid she might harm him. He looked so much like his father but had his mother’s eyes.

The silence was broken when a loud bang came from the door. A spear broke through and Melinda could just make out the face of a zora. Melinda sat up and pulled her dress down. “Quickly!” shouted the doctor as he drew a cloak around her. “There’s a hidden trapdoor in the back, it will lead you to the stables. If Ganondorf were to find out you had given birth he would be forced to kill you and the child” Melinda nodded her thanks as Joyce followed her into the back.

Melinda ran towards the commotion only to stop, her path blocked by a large boulder. Her gaze moved to a hole in the castle wall and when she returned her gaze to the rock it began to stir, pushing itself upright. It then sprouted legs and a large beast stood before her; a goron. It turned towards her and let out a huge roar, she held up her arms to show she meant it no harm as she slowly backed away. The goron curled back up and rolled towards her, at the last second she rolled to the side and ran down the corridor.

Melinda ducked behind a corner as she caught a glimpse of three fish like people talking; zoras. They each held a spear and she quickly snuck in the other direction when she felt herself double over in pain. She clutched her stomach in fear “No” she thought “Not now” she looked up to see a zora at the end of the hallway. It turned towards her, a look of anger flashed across its face. Melinda tried to stand but found herself in too much pain. The zora lowered his spear and charged towards her, she closed her eyes for the impact but heard a scream instead. She opened her eyes to see a sword blocking the zora, held by Joyce.

Joyce knocked the zora out and grabbed Melinda’s arm. “C’mon!” Joyce shouted as she pulled Melinda to her feet. Joyce must have noticed how much Melinda was dragging because when she turned to see Melinda clutching her midsection fear crossed her face. “No, please don’t tell me…”

“It’s coming,” Melinda panted “you have to get me to the infirmary” Joyce nodded and after manoeuvring through the corridors they arrived. The doctor quickly led Melinda to a table to lie down. She couldn’t take it anymore as a scream ripped through her and her water broke.

“Joyce, get a towel” the doctor instructed. Melinda screamed again in fear and felt a hand grip hers, she looked over to see Joyce trying to sooth her. Melinda knew she should be worried for the child but all that was going through her head was “Where is Link?” She screamed again and soon the sounds around her faded into white noise.

Melinda put her hand on her belly and rubbed gently. It had been six months since she had last seen Link and she knew the babe would be born soon. A cry sounded down the hallway and she rushed over to find the young princess in bed wanting to be held. It had been such a shock to hear about the death of the Queen and was more of a shock to Melinda to hear that it was Link who had killed her. When she had investigated she found out that the guards had found Ganondorf with the queen and how it was him who had told them that it was the Shadow Walker who had killed the queen.

Melinda knew that Ganondorf had probably been lying and wouldn’t be surprised if it was he who killed the queen to convince the king to let him kill Link. There had been no word yet if Ganondorf had succeeded.

Melinda picked up the young princess to sooth her as she felt her own child kick within. She smiled, she was glad the king had put her in charge of the young princess’ care but she knew that as soon as she had her own child the baby girl would be passed on to a nanny. She had already learnt that the king had found a new nanny, supposedly the last of the Shiekah, a race of skilled men and women dedicated to the royal family.

As soon as the princess had ceased her crying, Melinda laid her back down. She began to walk back to her quarters when there came a loud crash from down the hall and the shouts of guards.

On his return to the Castle Ganondorf reminisced about how well his plan had come together. He could still remember the Queen lying in the king’s arms.

It was dark as Ganondorf patrolled the halls of the castle. He had chased the Shadow Walker for months now and had lost him near the old Lon Lon Ranch and after interrogating the owner with the aid of his wife, who now lay dead in his arms. He had deduced they knew nothing of the Shadow Walker’s location. He still didn’t know if he had tied up all the loose ends to his plan and time was running out.

Ganondorf heard the wail of a babe from further down the hall. The queen had just recently given birth to a beautiful baby girl whom she had named Zelda. That’s when the idea hit him.

In one of his many attempts at capturing the Shadow Walker, Ganondorf had found a blade within one of his men. He snuck down to corridor towards the crying princess. As he peeked around the corner he caught a glimpse of the queen soothing the child.

Silently Ganondorf crept in; the queen’s back turned to him. Quietly, he drew the dagger; her highness completely unaware of the danger. With one swift move, he plunged the blade through the queen’s back; covering her mouth and gently lowering her to the floor.

The young princess screamed in fright and confusion as Ganondorf dropped the blade and shouted “Murder! The queen has been killed! Murder!” he fell to his knees pressing his hands to the queen’s chest. The guards rushed in to find a sad Ganondorf, attempting to stop the blood flow, but he already knew her majesty was dead.

Ganondorf turned to the guards “What are you waiting for?” he demanded “The Shadow Walker just jumped through the window, don’t let him escape!” The guards nodded and rushed out only to have the king rush in a few minutes later.

The king shoved Ganondorf aside and held the queen in his arms. Ganondorf watched the king weep “Who?” the king asked “Who is responsible for this?”

“The Shadow Walker your majesty” Ganondorf informed the king “I am sorry” The king shook with anger.

“Find him!” the king shouted “Kill him! I’ve changed my mind, your law shall be passed Ganondorf. Send out soldiers to kill every pregnant woman and youngest child”

Ganondorf bowed “I shall do so at once your majesty” and with that Ganondorf spun around and walked out, his plan finally set in motion.

Link felt rage coarse through his body as he looked up at the evil smile spread wide across Ganondorf’s face. Link stood up and grabbed the nearest sword to him, swinging it in an arc just missing Ganondorf’s horse.

Ganondorf’s smile faded as he jumped down and drew his sword. Link cried in anger as he attempted to slice at Ganondorf to find each move blocked. “And I thought you said you didn’t know her?” Ganondorf teased him “You’ve lost this young woman and soon you shall lose Melinda as well” Link screamed and attacked more furiously occasionally glancing a blow off of Ganondorf‘s flanks.

Suddenly, Link felt himself blasted backwards. He looked up to see Ganondorf’s hand glowing purple. Did he use magic? Link thought. Ganondorf stood over him, his sword pointed towards Link’s chest.

“Now Shadow Walker,” Ganondorf sneered “you shall die” Link cried out in pain as the sword was plunged into his chest.

“It’s over Link!” Ganondorf shouted over the wind, snapping Link back to the present. “Give up! You have nowhere to run” Link smiled as he leapt off the cliff and landed on a ledge below. Ganondorf yelled for the soldiers to shoot but Link was too fast and scaled down the face of the mountain.

Ganondorf pursued as best he could but Link had the upper hand and was at the bottom. He had misjudged his last drop however and landed on his right foot hard. Link grunted in pain and knew he had twisted his ankle.

He looked over at the nearest home to find one of the soldiers’ horses tied up. Link swung up onto the horse and rode towards the gate. The soldiers shouted out in anger from a nearby cliff.

As Link rode out into Hyrule field he could hear more horses behind him and realized that they must have sent a message for backup. He felt an arrow burry itself in his shoulder and his horse cried out as it was shot in the leg.

The horse fell and Link found himself surrounded by at least ten horse men. They parted as Ganondorf rode into the circle with a black stallion. He drew his sword “The king has ordered your death, but you shall suffer first” Ganondorf growled. He signaled with his hand as the guards parted once again, revealing a woman with a sack over her head. When it was removed he saw it was the young maid.

“Let me go!” the maid shouted, she moved her gaze over to Link, as if she had just noticed he was there. “Jack? What’s going on?” her eyes were full of fear and Link looked towards Ganondorf, an evil sneer across his face.

“Jack?” Ganondorf laughed “I can see why you chose the name you did, Shadow Walker is much more terrifying than some common name as Jack” the maid looked at Link in confusion. “Ah, so she doesn’t know, my guards had seen you talking to her earlier and I guessed that’s why you returned to the village so often is that correct?”

Link glared “I don’t know who this woman is” Link lied. Ganondorf drew his sword and held it up to the maid’s throat.

“Oh, well than I guess she is of no further use to me” Ganondorf acknowledged and before Link could move, Ganondorf drew the blade across the young woman’s neck. She fell to her knees and Link caught her in his arms.

“Jack,” the maid whispered, “I’m sorry”

“Shh” Link hushed, he stroked her hair as he felt tears slide down his cheeks. She clung to his tunic as he felt her life slip away. 

Link jumped from cliff to cliff, the sounds of approaching soldiers chasing him. He had made the mistake of returning to the village, he should have known they would have doubled the guards here, what with him visiting it so often.

As Link reached the top of the mountain, he felt the wind whip his long hair into his face. The sound of an arrow whistled past his ear and he glanced down to find himself trapped. He looked behind him to see Ganondorf climbing towards him, a maniacal look plastered on his face.

Link’s mind flashed to Melinda, and the last night they had spent together. How peaceful she had looked lying next to him. He had kissed her belly, now swollen with child. Her eyes had gleamed with pleasure as he rested his hands on the chamber of life that contained their future. It had been several months since he had seen her and his heart ached when he thought of how much pain he must have caused her.

Melinda found a letter on her pillow the next morning. She and Link had spent the night together once again. He had explained to her that he could only stay the night but what she read in the letter left her with a feeling of dread:

Goodbye

Melinda feared that Link may have been captured again and ran to find Joyce. She couldn’t hold back anymore, she had to confront her friend.

Joyce was carrying a pile of linen towards the royal’s bed chamber. “Joyce!” Melinda called. Joyce stopped and turned around in confusion only to replace it with happiness.

“Melinda!” Joyce exclaimed “What can I do for you?” her face fell as she recognized Melinda’s look of anger. “What’s wrong?”

“Where’s Link?!” Melinda questioned poking her finger at Joyce. Joyce’s face returned to confusion. Melinda sighed, “The Shadow Walker?” Joyce’s eyes widened as she dropped the bed sheets.

“W-what are you talking about?” Joyce stuttered as she began to quickly gather up the mess she had made, only to be stopped when she found a corner trapped under Melinda’s shoe.

Melinda grabbed Joyce’s arm and pulled her up. She then proceeded to pull Joyce towards the maid’s chambers. Joyce struggled along the way and begged for Melinda to let her go but Melinda persisted until they were safely inside her room.

Once Melinda freed Joyce’s arm, the young maid ran for the door only to find it locked. “Let me go!” Joyce begged “Why? Why would you treat a friend like this?”

Melinda scoffed “friend?” she sneered “I don’t think I’d ever be friends with someone who finds pleasure in harming innocent men” Joyce glared.

“Innocent?” Joyce countered “Melinda, he was in your bed. Naked!” Melinda’s face fell. “Not to mention all the other crimes he’s committed. Murder, thieving, and apparently rape”

“It was not rape” Melinda whispered, Joyce raised an eyebrow. Melinda felt the tears begin to slide down her face, “I love him” Joyce gasped covering her mouth.

“But,” Joyce murmured “what about Samuel and your child?” Melinda shook her head.

“The child does not belong to Samuel,” Melinda confessed “I’ve never loved Samuel” She felt something strike her face and she flinched in pain. Joyce’s hand was raised. Tears covered her face.

“How dare you!” Joyce cried “Samuel died for you, he loved you!” Melinda’s gaze fell, she knew this already but she had never wanted to admit it.

A moment of silence passed between them before Melinda finally spoke “I know what I did was wrong, leading Samuel on like that, but I must know, did you take him again?”

 Joyce wiped her eyes as she shook her head “No,” she murmured. Melinda nodded knowing that Joyce had no reason to lie now. “I loved him, I loved Samuel” Melinda nodded again.

“Joyce,” Melinda began, Joyce shook her head and with that she gathered up the remaining sheets and returned to her original task.

“Welcome back Shadow Walker” Ganondorf growled “how does it feel to know you’ve lost, to know that Melinda will soon be mine?” James glared. Ganondorf laughed, “I’m actually grateful you killed Samuel, if you hadn’t, James never would have given me his loyalty”. Ganondorf continued to laugh deeply.

James couldn’t help it, his face contorted for a brief of moment. Ganondorf raised his eyebrow, as James attempted to regain his composure. “It’s a shame you won’t get to see my kingdom come to fruition” Ganondorf walked behind him. James didn’t even hear the sword drawn as it plunged through his chest. The blood poured down his chest, the energy draining from his limbs. He fell to his knees trying to clutch at his chest. He felt the blade slowly pull back and the darkness crept at the edges of his vision. He fell to his side his life slipping away, Ganondorf stood above him, his face a mask of contempt. “That’s for betraying me, James”