5Hey guys I'm back. I'm going to try to release chapters every couple of days or so, but if I don't live up to that promise don't hate me too much. I want this story written hopefully as much as you do. Hopefully I don't run out of ideas too soon, but I haven't even really got to the part of the story that I really want to write. It's really just been a thought in my head that I've shared with a few people on Zelda forums, but it was bothering me so much that I decided to flesh it out and write it all down.
I've wanted to write my own original story for a while now, but I could never get it started. Fanfiction has allowed me to create something without having to create my own world first. Who knows maybe when I'm done with this I might be able to write my first real novel. Heh, that's a longshot.
Alright enough rambling….Story Time
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Chapter 3
Link ran to the only place where he felt safe, his hideout. It was a small cave next to a plateau in the desert that he had found as a boy. Whenever he was sad or lonely he would go to the cave to shut himself off from the world. It was his sanctuary and his fortress. All his worries seemed to disappear in the cave and he was able to escape anything that was bothering him in the world.
He always kept it stocked with supplies such as firewood, a blanket, and a small canteen of water. Grabbing a couple of the logs he stacked them together and lit them with his flint. He sat there watching the fire and just let the flames consume his thoughts. The way they seemed to dance with one another consumed him with wonder and amazement. He didn't know how long he watched them, but soon enough the glorious dance lulled him to sleep.
It was just before dawn when the sound of hissing woke Link from his slumber. Can I really not get any sleep around here? He wondered. Grabbing his slingshot from his belt he stepped out of the cave to see what all the commotion was. There he saw three desert rats that had cornered a black cat, with a strange silver marking on its forehead, against the plateau. The rats were over twice the size of the cat with fangs like knives.
The cat's silver tipped ears were pinned to its head, its teeth bared, and spit flew out of its mouth as it hissed at its assaulters. The rats moved in closer, snarling as they approached their prey.
Link, not willing to see the animal slaughtered before his eyes, loaded a deku seed into the slingshot and let it fly. It hid one of them square between the eyes and it fell to the ground. The other two turned their anger towards Link and lunged for him. Quickly readying another seed, he took a second one down with ease.
The final rat fled after seeing its comrades slaughtered before its eyes. Link walked over towards the cat whose ears were still pinned. "Hey it's all right." He said in a soothing voice. "It's alright you can trust me. I'm not going to eat you."
The cat's silver ears perked up and he let a small meow. Link stretched out his hand to let the cat sniff him. The cat took a whiff, looked at Link questioning, and then began to rub against him as he started to purr.
"Heh, you're not so bad are you?" he asked. The cat purred in response. "You got a name little guy?"
The cat cocked his head to the side. "Meow?"
"Hmmm guess not. What about…. Shadow?" The cat nuzzled him harder as if agreeing. "I guess I'll take that as a yes." He laughed. "So Shadow, why were those mean looking rats after you anyways? Lucky for you that I came or along or you might have been somebody's breakfast."
Link's stomach growled. "Speaking of breakfast, I haven't had any. Guess these rats will have to do." Pulling out his knife he started to skin the two rodents in preparation for the meal. Gathering a few more logs he built another small fire with a makeshift spit held up by some rocks. He impaled the rodents on the end of a newer branch that wouldn't burn as easily and began to cook them.
Shadow's emerald green eyes watched the meal go round and round as he anticipated his feast. "Haha they're not both for you crazy cat. I've got to eat some too." Shadow meowed as if in agreement.
Not having anything to use as a plate, he grabbed a flat rock and cleaned it as best as he could. When the meal was finished he placed them on the rock and cut off some pieces for his new friend to enjoy. "Don't scarf it all down at once. You should savor the taste at least." Shadow seemed to ignore him and devoted the meat even faster. "Yeah well that never worked when Nabooru tried it on me, so I guess I shouldn't really expect any different, huh?" He took a bite and instantly regretted not having something to season it with. Oh well it's better than starving.
When the two of them finished there meal, they headed to the back of the cave to rest. Shadow laid down in Link's lap, closed his eyes and began to purr. As Link was stroking his new friend he got a better look at the silver marking on his forehead. It appeared to be an eye with a single tear coming down. What a strange symbol? Is that a normal thing for a cat? He wondered.
Link sat there for a long time, thinking about random things that popped into his head. Eventually he remembered that the villagers would probably start looking for him. There's no way they could possibly find me here. Most of them are too scared to venture this far out into the desert anyways. Maybe they'll just forget about me and appoint someone else to be in charge.
"What do you think Shadow?" The cat opened his eyes and meowed in question. "Why does everyone hate me so much? I know that they all loved my mom, but why do they hold her death against me? It's not like I wanted her to die. Don't they know that I wish she was still here with me?
"Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that Nabooru took me in, but I still wish that my mom was here. Oh yeah, you don't know these people do you? Well Nabooru is my aunt. She's tough, never lets me get away with anything, and she can be rather sarcastic at times. She's the only one who ever really treated me without judgment. Well that is besides you little guy."
"Puuuurrrr."
"It just doesn't seem right. I have no desire to rule or be king. I just want to live my life without worry. Maybe meet a girl, fall in love, you know… a simple life. I don't want to have the responsibility of the clan on my shoulders. It's too much. What do you think I should do?"
Shadow just stared back blankly. "Guess you're not much of a talker. Oh well. It's nice to have someone to talk to. You don't know how frustrating it is to only be able to confide in yourself. You might be the first person that I have really felt close to besides Nabooru. Thanks little guy."
"Meow."
Link just smiled, laid back his head and dozed off.
Again Link was awoken by hissing. It was pitch black and Link couldn't make anything out. "What's wrong boy?" Shadow just kept hissing. Fumbling for some logs, he started a crude fire to give him some light. All of a sudden, a dark mass descended from the top of the cave. Link readied his knife in case of an attack and Shadow bared his fangs.
"Well is that any way to treat a lady?"
"Nabooru?" he asked.
"Do you really have to ask?" She said as she stepped into the light. "I would have thought you would recognize my voice by now."
"It's not that." He stammered. "It's just that you scared the hell out of me. I wasn't expecting a visitor."
"Who's your friend there? He doesn't seem to like me too much."
"Oh, this is Shadow. I saved him from a pack of dessert rats." Shadow continued to hiss and spit. "Hey calm down boy she's just a friend." Link tried to soothe him with his hand, but he jumped away and continued to hiss.
It was then that Link realized that it wasn't just Shadow he heard. Coming from outside of the cave he heard the sound of snarling. Grabbing one of the logs to use as a torch he ran to the front of the cave to see what if was. Hundreds of beady red dots reflected the torch light back at him. It took him a moment before he realized that those dots were the eyes of hundreds of angry desert rats
"More friends of yours?" Nabooru asked as she readied her spear.
"They must be the family of those earlier rats that I killed. But why are they all attacking us? I've never heard of desert rats coordinating attacks like this." Link replied.
"Usually they don't as far as I know, but I have heard some horror stories about these creatures. I always dismissed them as stories to frighten or impress others. Guess they were telling the truth. Got a plan my king?"
He scowled at her and suggested, "Run?"
"Sounds good to me. I don't think the two of could take on that many without suffering some serious injuries."
"Agreed. Let's get the hell out of here before more show up."
Just as he said that, the first line lunged towards them. Nabooru and Link sprinted out of the cave until Link remembered that Shadow was still trapped inside. The rats had already covered the entrance and Link could hear his new friend hissing like crazy.
"Give me your spear!" he shouted. Nabooru tossed it to him and he ran straight into the pack. Slashing the rats and knocking them out of the war with the butt, he managed to clear a path for him to slip inside. Link saw as one rodent lunged towards Shadow who barely got out of the way of its enormous fangs. Link speared the feral beast and tucked Shadow under his arm.
The cat attempted to struggle due to his panicked state, but Link held on as tight as he could. With his right hand occupied with Shadow, Link's effectiveness with the spear was severely lowered as he needed two to wield it properly. He had no idea how he was going to get the two of them out of there alive.
"Over here!" Nabooru cried. "Toss him over here!"
Link looked at Shadow with pity. "Hold on little guy." And he chunked him over the heads of countless snarling rodents.
"Goddess damn!" she cried as she caught him with his claws extended. "Hurry up and get yourself out of there before we have to find a new king!"
"Would that be such a bad thing?" He asked sarcastically.
"Shut up and get yourself out of there! If you don't make it out I'm going to kill you!"
"How is that even possible?" he asked as he swung at an oncoming rat.
"You know what I meant! Smart ass!"
He grinned slightly as he prepared for his escape. Yelling at the top of his lungs he ran straight towards the enormous pack. Taken by surprise as their prey suddenly turned on them, the rats jumped out of the way of the rampaging Gerudo. One rat remained in his way, teeth bared. Link stabbed it and flung it out of the way.
The rats had overcome their initial shock and started to close in behind him, forming a full circle around him. Still sprinting, Linked dove over the last couple and landed into a perfect roll. Immediately he started sprinting and Nabooru soon joined him.
"Well that was fun." She grinned as they ran from the pursuing rodents.
"That's one word for it."
"Owww! Stupid cat!" She yelled as she dropped him. He grunted as he hit the sand and began running next to Link's side.
"Hey be nice to him, he's my friend." He growled.
"As you command my king." She grinned.
Link only scowled in return. They didn't stop running till they could no longer hear the snarls behind them.
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So yeah I gave Link a cat, what of it? Shadow may or may not be based off my own cat. You'll never know ;) so I guess that kind of means he is doesn't it lol. I just have always been a fan of cats and my cat Shadow especially. But yeah new character has been added do you like him?
As always please comment as I really do read them and it makes me happy to see that people care enough to review my story. Anything you guys would like me to make Shadow do?
Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter…. Awesome out.