Fan Fiction ❯ Professional Hero ❯ Return of the green hatted kid ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4 - Return of the green hatted kid

"Excuse me, could you let us pass?"

The guard stook his chest forward, tilted his helmet a bit forward to look more intimidating and turned around.

"If you address one of the town guards you can be a bit more poli..."

His jaw dropped when he looked right into Links face covered with Goron warpaint. A tri-force was painted under his right eye and a sword with wings on his left.

"I said excuse me."

"Oh, really, I didn't hear..." the guard whimpered as he got out of Links way.

Link and Romani passed the south gate. Link pointed at the passage to the western part.

"If I'm not mistaken the bank is that way."

Romani nodded and they passed the tower the carpenters made for the Festival of Time.

Just before they reached the passage a kid ran into Link. Link grabbed down and held him up.

"And where are you going in such a hurry?"

The kid first was scared at first because of Link's face but now was looking brave in Link's laughing eyes.

"Let me go!" the little kid shouted. "Wait 'till my mother gets her hands on you!"

"Oh? And who may that be?"

"Link?"

The boy and the man looked up. A redheaded woman came running from the western part.

"Oh sorry, sir, but he can be a handful. Oh, hello, Romani."

"Hello, Anju."

Link looked at the woman. She had barely changed.

"Anju, how nice to see you again," Link said, "how's Kafei?"

"Uhm, do I know you?"

"Think eight years back," Romani helped, "and then think of your son."

Anju suddenly realised who was holding up her son.

"Oh, you're the one who brought Kafei back!"

"Is that really you?" the kid asked.

Link nodded.

"Dad didn't say you had that on your face." The kid pointed at the warpaint.

"I didn't have that then, I only have it on now because the so called Shadow Thieves took things from me and I intend to get them back."

"Good thing, 'cause they stole from my mom and dad!" the little guy said.

"I would like to talk to Kafei." Link said to Anju.

"Why? Do you think he has something to do with them?"

"No, but if I remember correctly, he knows the owner of the curiosity shop and I would like to ask him some questions."

"Kafei is in the inn."

"Very well, I have some business in the western part of town. When I finish them I will come see him."

"Uhm, can you put me down now?"

Link looked at the kid he still held up. He had completely forgotten about him.

"Wow, you're pretty strong!" the little boy said when Link put him down.

"That because of the glov..." Link suddenly realised he didn't have them on anymore, "yeah, yeah I am."

"I will tell Kafei you will come," Anju said, "Link, come along, we're going back home."

The little boy ran after his mother as she passed the clocktower.

"What are you thinking?"

"The things I did here seemed less important than what I did in Hyrule, I didn't think I had such an impact."

"When I was at Zora's bay, I met the kids of that singer of Indigo-go's, Lulu. She has five daughters and two sons..."

"The eggs I saved from the Gerudo and the seasnakes." Link nodded.

"The two boys are called Mikau and Link."

"She saw me transform from Mikau to Link when I saved the temple and I told her everything." Link thought for a second. "Who's the father anyway?"

"That was Mikau."

Link didn't know what to say. He never suspected why Mikau risked his life for Lulu's eggs. When he met the dying Mikau, he said he was the last of the Zora heroes, and for Link that was enough to risk his life. That was what Link was taught. Heroes risked their lives because they had to, not because of something personal. He had fought Ganondorf because first the Deku tree asked it and then princess Zelda. He had saved Termina because Ganondorf asked him (well, kinda). He never thought he had a choice. Heroes aren't suppose to have choices, they just do it because they had to. Link wondered if Mikau would have tried to save the eggs if he wasn't the father. Of course he would, he had to, Link figured, he was a hero.

"How did they turn out?" he asked Romani.

"Pretty well, I think," Romani answered, "Link doesn't say much, but Mikau does the talking for the both of them. They play both the guitar pretty well or so I'm told. And they have been spotted entering the Gerudo fortress from time to time, apparently looking for a thrill."

"Like you?"

Romani smiled.

"Like me. But tell me, Grasshopper, did you do the same when you were young? Before the whole hero stuff?"

Link thought about this.

"Yes, I suppose I have, although I couldn't leave the forest, I thought I was Kokiri, but I did several dangerous things. I was always willing to climb trees and jump from ledges. I was the only one who even dared to play with the Skull kids. I thought for a long time that was the reason I didn't have a fairy, because I was a bit of a dare devil, but that fact didn't slow me down."

Romani smiled and wrapped her arms around Link.

"We don't have enough time now," Link said with regret in his voice because he really wanted to kiss this beautiful woman, "we have to go to the bank."

Romani pouted for a second and let Link go. Link kissed her on the forehead and took her hand. A few minutes later Link had 8000 rupees in his purse. He figured that was to be enough for his house.

Link had gotten a room at the Stockpot Inn. Kafei let him have a room immediately when he recognised the young man in front of him. Link sat on the bed with Romani caressing his back. He enjoyed her touch and cursed the man who chose to knock on the door, just as he was about to turn around and make love to her. Romani got up and opened the door.

"Ah, Romani," the owner of the shop of thieves greeted her with a big smile, "Kafei didn't tell me it was you who wanted to see me."

"She isn't," Link said calmly, "I am."

Link ran east with Romani close behind. The shopkeeper had told them not much but enough to make Link worried. Sakon had stopped going to the shop about a year ago. Partly because the shopkeeper didn't want his goods because they were stolen from important people, and partly because Sakon began to creep him out. He told Link Sakon started to wear a black mask with a brown hood the last times he was in the shop and that was the last time he saw Sakon. In fact, Sakon didn't even care about money much anymore. Link knew of the mask the shopkeeper was speaking although he didn't tell him. It was the Garos' mask, the mask of the Shadow assassins and thieves of Ikana canyon. But they had long perished and were now mere ghosts, shadows of their former selfs. How did Sakon gather a group of new Garos? Or did the ghosts aid him in his thievery? Link hoped it wasn't that last thing. Either way, it didn't sound good and he hoped Romani and him could handle a bunch of Shadow assassins with a bow and some Deku sticks. When he came to the fence he easily jumped it. His new green cape flung in the wind. He came to a stop when he realised Romani was still behind. He turned around to see her put her hands on the fence and flip over it, like he had flipped over the gate at Lake Hylia. Link cracked a smile and began to ran again. The next obstacle would be harder since he didn't have a hookshot now. He stopped at the stonewall and turned.

"If you have been to Ikana canyon, how do you cross this?" Link asked Romani.

"There is a carved path at the side, but that would take too long now. We have to find another quicker way to pass it."

Aha, that explained how Sakon could get there, not to mention the young Kafei. He grabbed Romani and while she tried to protest he threw her up. She grabbed the branch of the treetrunk on top of the wall and pulled herself up.

"Okay, that's a quicker way!" she panted.

Link jumped up and could barely grab the top edge of the wall. Romani pulled him up with a lot of effort.

"See? It was a good thing I came with you."

Link just smiled but his smile froze. Something drew near, something sinister and evil. He drew a Deku stick and looked around. Romani didn't know what was going on but she took out her bow, also sensing something was amiss. Suddenly a shadow emerged from the rocks and jumped towards Link. Link did a backflip and thrusted the Deku stick forward, like it was a lance. The stick hit the Garos right between the eyes and he was thrown back. He swirled his sword around trying to cut up the Deku stick but Link evaded his attacks and then kicked him in the face. The Garos fell. Two more Garos jumped from behind the rocks but were stopped mid air by two arrows. Link nodded at Romani to thank her for the assist. He pulled up the fallen Garos and threw him against the canyonwall.

"Talk," Link hissed, "where is Sakon and what did you do to him."

"We don't talk," the Garos hissed back, "but know, the thief will bring back the Garos and we will rule Ikana canyon and threaten the land once more."

Link hit him right on the face and a wet stain quickly spread across his black mask. If he had been real, his nose would have been relocated in his brain. Link removed the mask to make sure it was a ghost inside and the brown cape fell empty on the ground.

"And I thought aliens were freaky." Romani whispered.

"We have to stop Sakon." Link said.

It was the only thing he said and Romani knew this was now one of the most important things in his life. She wondered if it was more important than her.

A few minutes later they arrived at Sakon's hideout, that is, if Link's memory served him correctly. A short examination of the stonewall revealed a secret lever and a huge stone door swung open. Link grabbed his Deku stick and jumped in. Romani stayed in the back with her bow ready. Suddenly Garos appeared all around Link and he had trouble dodging their swords. He could take out two of them before his Deku stick broke and knocked out another one with a decent punch. Romani shot four before they directed their attention to her and she was forced to leave her bow behind and kick her assailants. Link had just kicked another one to the ground when all of a sudden he was kicked in the face. This surprised Link as they all used swords. This led to another kick. Link did a backflip and looked at his new adversary. He recognised Sakon although he had a Garos mask and brown cape.

"You will not stand in the way of the Garos!" he said with a hollow voice. Several Garos enclosed him. Link quickly threw a Deku nut and while they were briefly stunned he drew another Deku stick and slammed another four in the ground. Romani also started to use the Deku nuts and sticks but had more trouble fending off the blows. As the Garos she was fighting trashed her third Deku stick she leaped forward, grabbing his face and drove it hard into the wall. She thought she felt blood splatter on her hand right before the cape fell empty. She drew her final Deku stick and started slashing at her enemies once more. While the Garos she was aiming at jumped to the side, her Deku stick crashed on a glass casing. The Garos laughed, knowing she was unarmed, but when he saw her smile, he knew she just gained an advantage, one she wouldn't have had if she had killed him. Romani grabbed the guilded sword from the casing and slashed the Garos in half.

Sakon had just broken Link's last Deku stick when he heard the worried cries of the others. He made the mistake of looking, although he knew Link was unarmed and there were five Garos with swords surrounding him, anticipating any Deku nuts. But then again, he suddenly realised, Romani was supposed to be unarmed as well. But Link didn't have access to any of the weapons he had stolen. He could only have that big sword that he couldn't carr... Uh-oh.

Sakon turned back to Link just to see him slash all five Garos in half with one strike. That explained the strange lump on Link's back under his cape. He should have known, the Garos hide their swords also under their capes, but he didn't think someone would copy the Garos's ways. No one was even to know of the ways of the Garos, but didn't they whisper of a boy that defeated them several years ago? Could it be? But then he didn't have a chance! Sakon jumped away, apparently in the shadows while more Garos jumped before Link. They didn't even have the time to attack, they could only block off Link's swipes with his sword or be cut in half. They knew if they tried anything else than defence, they would perish. Link had something different on his mind. He didn't really noticed the Garos anymore, he just thought fighting the Garos was a strange sensation. From the moment they were dead all evidence of them were gone. That included their blood that should have left a long trail on the ground and his sword (not to mention his clothes) but it all vanished, not even leaving a wet spot. It's strange to have blood splatter in your face, and then there's nothing anymore, not a trace it was ever there. Wow, two Garos trying something new. Link's mind was back in the fight. The first Garos was blocking Link's attacks while the second, right behind his companion, was ready to jump and slash. Link thought of his options. A spinslash would take too long. And if he tried to block the second Garos, the first one would hit him. Ah, but here's a thought. Link hit the Garos low, leaving his sword on the ground. The second Garos jumped up and Link slashed his sword upwards. The first Garos was thrown back and the second Garos impaled himself on the sword. Link let the sword come down and felt how the blood on his hands vanished.

Fuck, this was taking too long. He had to find Sakon back, he was the key to everything. Link turned around, looking for his enemy. He saw Romani fighting with his guilded sword and then he saw Sakon. He jumped out of the shadows and grabbed Romani by the neck.

"I have your girl, now surrender." Sakon hissed.

Link came slowly closer.

"I'll kill her." Sakon suddenly had a dagger in his hand, holding it just under Romani's chin.

Guess Romani would find out if she was more important than Sakon.

Link stopped and looked at the yellow holes in the Garos mask. Sakon laughed. Until Link started to smile. His eyes turned over to Romani's and Sakon, feeling he was missing something followed her gaze. Link thrashed the glass next to him and grabbed the longshot. Before Sakon knew that Romani was a diversion he felled the hook entering his shoulder. Romani slipped away and once again, Link advanced towards Sakon. Sakon jumped forward, trying to surprise Link but he underestimated the speed Link had with the large weapon. A large red stripe appeared on Sakon's chest and face. This was the first human kill Link had made (not really counting Ganondorf, since he had become a monster). The poor man collapsed as the Garos started to vanish. Link heard a whisper in the air, sounding like "free again, at last" and could have sworn it was Sakon's voice. He pulled of the mask to reveal a skeleton under the cape.

"He was already a corpse?" Romani asked.

"Apparently he died after he had put on the mask. The power of the Garos kept his body alive and fed them." Link said. "Or something like that, I don't know, I just kill monsters, not analyse them."

Link turned his attention to Romani who had a big cut over her right arm.

"Let me look at that!"

"Don't worry, I'm lefthanded."

"Really?" Link paused for a moment as he thought back, "I never noticed it before but now you mention it, you are."

"Hey," Romani smiled, "aren't you as well? Isn't that the perfect proof we were made for each other?"

"I would think the perfect proof we were made for each other is that we fought off a bunch of Shadow assassins."

Romani grinned but than shrieked painfully as Link examined her cut.

"Hm, this is pretty deep. But don't worry, I have something that won't even leave a scar."

He went to one of the glass casings and smashed it. He got out a bottle containing a fairy.

"This little fellow will make it all better, and what's better than a potion, this restores you to your full health while a potion just accelerates your healing, which always leaves a scar."

Link opened the bottle and the fairy flew over to Romani to heal her.

"So, you got your stuff back." She said.

"Yep."

"So, you have to leave again?"

"Not until tomorrow." Link closed to Romani and kissed her, knowing he would never leave her, and she would never leave him. But then again, a little voice in the back of his head said, what is knowing?

Link had given all his equipment to Romani, asking her to save everything for him until he returned. She also promised to go to Hyrule and give the money to Alexis for his house. Link knew she would do this for him, because... he just knew. Now they still had a bit more than a night before Link was send back to the time after his adventures in Holodrum and Labrynna about one year from now. While the evening grew late, Link and Romani were fighting on the ranch, Link using his Fairy sword and mirror shield and Romani using the guilded sword and a shield they retrieved from Sakon's hideout. Link had the advantage but the gap grew closer every time he gave her pointers. Although it must be said, she also gave pointers to Link. This one was of those times.

"What's the matter, Grasshopper?" she laughed, "Is Romani better than you?"

Link jumped to his feet and jumped back, holding his sword behind his back.

"Come on, don't mope, Romani while finish you quickly."

She came closer ready with her sword while Link still hadn't moved. There was however a strange flickering in his sword.

"Shield." Whispered Link.

"Huh?"

"Shield now!" Link shouted.

Romani held her shield up as Link discharged his spin. Her shield caught the full force of his sword and she was thrown back several meters.

"Wow, what was that?"

"A spincharge. Something I picked up when I was a kid. It's not given to every one to learn it."

"Why? Where did you learn it?"

"The great Fairies taught me. There is one in Clocktown in the cave in the northern section. Maybe you can go see her tomorrow."

"Definitely, I want to learn that as well."

"You said last night those ghost things weren't coming, how did you know?"

"They only come every five years."

"So in two years, they come back?

Link looked at the rising moon.

"It's getting late, we should be going to bed."

"I believe it's better for Cremia's nightrest if we slept in the barn again."

Link smiled as he lifted Romani and carried her to the barn.

Link laid Romani down in the hay and kissed her neck.

"Tell me, Grasshopper, was I your second?"

Link looked at Romani, not fully understanding what she meant.

"Well, if you had to fuck Nayru to get send back, was I your second?"

"No, not really," Link sighed, "all though you're not far off."

"Oh, tell me."

"Do you really want to hear this?"

Romani nodded, turned him on his back and started to open his tunic.

"When I was in Holodrum I met this young witch called Maple. We didn't get along and had words the few times we left. Once we were both surprised by a huge spring storm. We sheltered under a tree and one thing led to another, but the day after she left and when we met again, she was even more annoying."

"And then?" Romani licked downwards around his bellybutton.

"Then came Nayru and you."

"That's it? Poor boy," Romani pulled down his leggings, "no one pleased the Hero of Time like they should?"

"One did," moaned Link, "and she's doing it again."

Romani smiled and sat up. Link kisses her neck and started to unbutton her blouse.

"What about you?" Link asked.

"A woman doesn't talk about those things!" she laughed and removed her clothes. He cupped her breasts and started licking down her neck. She moaned softly when he flicked his tongue over her pink nipples. He caressed her leg slowly and moved up to her ass. She grabbed his back and drew him closer to her. With a soft moan Link entered Romani, just like he did the night before. Both of them gave in to the passion. With a long moan Romani and Link relaxed and laid next to one another.

"That was even better than last night." Romani said softly.

Link could only nod, caressing her hair. He felt really bad he had to leave her. Romani tried not to think about that. For Link he would only miss her a few days at most, but Romani couldn't see him for a year. So she would take advantage of Link tonight as much as she could. Romani turned to Link again and kissed him while she reached between his legs.

"Again?" Link asked.

Romani just kissed his neck and whispered in his ear: "you'll be gone for a year, so I'm gonna fuck you as much as I can this night."

Link turned his attention to her breasts again and the lovemaking could start all over again.

The next morning Romani woke up not because of the cold, but because of the lack of warmness she had grown accustomed to in her short time with Link. She got up and saw Link had left already. She left the barn and looked towards the entrance. After the Festival of Time she would leave to Hyrule with Epona and the money. Hell, with the Castle Town being rebuild, maybe there was place for a milkbar in Hyrule. She would ask Cremia a wagon with Chateau Romani she could try to sell in Hyrule. Maybe she could even do more stuff in Hyrule. A small smile lingered on Romani's lips.

"See you in a year, Grasshopper, but not here. Romani is going away soon."

Romani turned around and entered the ranch.

Author's note: next chapter: something completely different