Children Of Destiny

By Sasammi

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Hi again peeps!! How ya doin'? Yes, I know, yet again I have failed to upload when promised and after a few months. But I've been busy boozing.

Well I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Oh, Ivan, thanks for pointing out the sappiness of my way, it was a little painful to read back, god what was I thinking! So I've changed it a little, thanks to you, thank you ^_^. It was one of my rush-2-update chapters. Oh and pleeeeeeeeeeease can I have your e-mail address?

Oh and feel free to read the other Zelly fic, if you want, it's there like guaranteed.

Hope you enjoy!

*****

"I've been wondering ... who is your company?"

The slivery aged wolf spoke with almost a sly sinister playful tone to his husk deep voice, a distinct air of begging curiosity was rapidly welling up in his cunning wily eye as he stared up at Link's daunting expression.

These two humble companions ambled side by side towards the castle stables outback, to the very same ones Link had visited late in the hours of the dead the previous night. Out under the open passageways of the luscious garden slab walkway they strolled, the open oak rafters above were weaved with emerald green vine blooming with fuchsia pink flowers, the light began fragmented as it hit the floor.

"Soooo ... who is it?"

"Erm ...what."

Link muttered, trying to secretly hide his own flush red face away from the inexorable crafty creature and finding it near impossible not to look the wolfo in the face, "... I -- don't know what your talking about."

"Don't play dumb with me my boy, you know what I mean. Don't you?" He chirped and sneered evilly with his warm hazelnut brown eye wide, his brow raised and a teasing smile on his course grey face.

"I'm afraid I have no idea." Link stated in a desperate attempt to save his proud dignity. His head held high, at least a little. It should end there he hoped, for nearly the whole journey he'd be pursued by these incessant questions.

"Hmm .................." The wolfo pondered, his eyes boiling with devilish plots. "Arr well never mind," Moonscar acted, looking back at the now warm earthy floor of the outside world, a spark of inspiration lead Moonscar to a plot. "............ Well, anyway." The wolf begun as though changing the subject quickly in a cheery voice, "late last night, would you believe, as I strolled into Japheth's court on my lonesome, I was walking through the servant quarters and stables, it was very strange I spotted a sightly fellow,--" Link's heart skipped a beat and he tried to remember more clearly the eventful night, could he of seen? " --slim build, blonde like yourself and ... wounded, I could smell it, ... walking into the stables, walking away from the party, can you believe that? Who would want to walk away from that party, I heard it was a success." The wolf looked up at with a wicked smile as he saw him squirm.

"So?" Link questioned, his voice quavering, this was a new sense of fear or embarrassment, "I don't believe that the business of others have anything to do with you, or me by that matter." The wolf just callously laughed at him at his neurotic stance and foolish pride.

"Please don't be offended! Why so uptight, heh? I thought you were eventually relaxed from that smile on your face earlier ......." He chuckled, "Anyway.--" and he just continued as though it didn't happen, "-- this man, so I saw, was followed only moments later by another man ... or so it would seem ..." He grew more sneaky, serious, "by it's scent I believe it was a, ..... female. Odd don't you think? Girls in disguises of boys!?" The irony kind of hit Link. His heart leapt.

"Er ............ not really, why would I-- I-- wouldn't know." And again the wolf laughed, it echoed along the wall. "And what is so funny?" Link quarrelled. By this point, Link could feel his heart race, hot flushes quickly turning cold. He and Zelda were going to be discovered. Did someone hear them, could of someone seen them.

"Oh dear boy," He panted, "..............anyway, I was then distracted by a goblin maid for sometime about my business standing there, and when I got to the stables, these two had left and all the horse's were strangely distressed, ... but that maybe because of me." He added, "but, ... there was ...... a delicate scent ... in the air ... lavender, not found in these parts."

"Erm, what is your point? They use lavender in the horse's bedding?" He mocked, trying to hide his weaknesses and falling into a false sense of security that the wolf was losing his touch.

Moonscar only sniggered and shook his head as the boy dug his own grave.

"No dear Link. That beautiful scent of lavender, that perfume, I smelt, was very enchanting, and I would say one of a kind and ....................... it is strange my dear dear boy at this time, this very morning, at this very moment with you, I smell the same enchanting scent. Very odd ....... don't you think, hmm?"

"..." Link struck emotionless, he gave in to submission. All he wanted to do now was to crawl into a dark hole and hide.

The wolf's grinning smile soon turn sombre and sighed.

"I know how your young heart feels but a word to the wise, the princess of destiny is not safe here. If you care, you must be rid of her, worrying about her safe keep will only weaken your strength on this journey." But the old wolf then grinned a more reassuring smile and looked back at the road ahead of him. "Arr, but to be that much in love. At least you feel more comfortable with a friend a round ... but she can't stay or come with us you know that, don't you?"

"I--, I realise this. But, Moonscar? Who -- else knows?" Still, panic in his voice.

"Only me. I've not told a soul, I swear on it and you can trust my word, my word is my bond."

"Good."

"Humph, you should of sent her home last night," the wolf commented.

"I know, but-- ........ hmm ............ I've planned to get her home unnoticed, soon, hopefully she'll understand."

"I see. It would be wise to get your mate home before things get out of control."

"Yea ...." Link froze to the spot. "Er, wait a minute, mate!?"

His face blushed fiercely with embarrassment. The wolf stopped several steps ahead and turned to look at him.

"Yes, mate." The wolf then chuckled, "......... Link, you are so young and naive. Only those with such blissful smiles are ones who have been recently plucked!"

And with that wolf walked on.

*****

The hefty, moist breathe of the muscular vigorous black stallion warmed the skin on the young women's neck as she tried to saddle and prepare the creature. The captivating, youthful redhead seemed heavy with despair, fatigue and a biting anger, her mood was dark and her temper short, no playfulness or cheer in her voice, nothing but morose sarcasm spouted from her mouth whenever the chance arose.

This morning she casually wore her travelling gear, she seemed almost not herself in such informal clothes. In fact she wore a cream lace up v-neck shirt, the laces loose, some chocolate brown suede trousers and grubby boots. The long red waves of crimson hair, tied in a loose scruffy pony, her scruffy fringe draping over her tired emerald eyes.

The late morning's fierce white sun blazed brilliantly across the cold grey stone cobbled floor of the spacious open courtyard grounds to the immense cool and darkened stables. The vivid sun risen skies now faded into the still crystal pale blue heavens, the young sun's light began casting faded shadows across the courtyard, and the sun's piercing glare warmed through the creamy white clouds. The musk air was tepid with the occasional warm wind. The feed and grass lay scattered and swept along the floor from the white wood stables by the playful winds.

The black beauty dipped his head into the clear water of the troth when she'd finished tightening the brass buckles on it's leather reins and moved around to the saddle pockets for a final check.

The faint panicked cries of a squealing beast tore the open air and splintered the once peaceful silence, swiftly followed by the drumming of angry hoofs. Zenia looked up in the direction of the commotion. The red mare's protesting screams were growing increasingly louder from the open stable doors. Each bloodcurdling shriek made her wince. There were seven goblins in commoner robes trying to saddle her, a squealing goblin came flying out of the stable door and across the cold stone floor with a large thud. He groaned as he landed in a painful heap on the floor.

Zenia clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles white as she shook. Her head was throbbing with intangible pain as it was without this boisterous hassle of the deafening screams of a ludicrous untrained animal. The excruciating repercussions of her wild actions last night were starting to take effect as the faint thub in her head grew louder and louder.

She strode over towards the menacing uproar this beast had caused, with the intent to put an end to it.

The panicked stricken crimson horse kicked, punted and bucked all over stable. Epona send the goblins flying left and right in a violent fashion. One smashed through the wooden panelling on the back wall, splintering it and quickly fainted. Another flew through a skylight and landed in a tall tree. Zenia stepped cautiously over the top of the other miserable creatures as they lay on the floor nursing they're bruised wounds. The hysteric horse was still bucking out of control in the middle of the stable breaking furniture, Epona's eyes, fiery as coals. Zenia watched for a while this harebrained beast, her hand quickly snatched at the leather strap reins of the panicked horse but she failed terrible and missed, almost slipping on the floor under her hoofs. She steadied herself, and then stamped her foot in rage, her anger boiled. She tried again but only staggered to the other side of the room as the mare darted out of her way. Zenia stared at it as though looks could kill, and shook in a childish temper tantrum.

"Argh, I've haven't got time for nonsense!" She yelled to no-one before screaming at the incompetent creature.

"A-hum, Milady we're here."

A husk voice murmured softly. She slowly turned to face her company with some embarrassment of her out burst.

The shadowed figures of the hunched aged wolf and the desirable Link stood at the looming entrance, the sun's rays illuminating the stable doorway. Her penetrating glaze turned sharp and cruel towards them but she relaxed herself a little and stalked over to them. She felt her face flush a little from the mildly awkward situation. She mumbled some curses under her breath as she walked, but she soon felt the eerie sense that she'd gained a shadow and only now had noticed the rampant shrieks of the steed had halted.

The red mare suddenly pushed pass her shoulder and started walking ahead of her to her great surprise.

Epona trotted to her masters greeting hands as he stood there waiting at the door with a warm smile. He stroked her nose and whispered praise into her ear. Zenia growled and marched passed them to her own horse in fury her head high, Moonscar watched her and sniggered. She petted the creature along the bridge of his nose and swept her hand across his silken coat and mumbled with pride something like 'this is an animal of breeding' and shot the now calm Epona than evil glare over her shoulder. The stallion in response corrected it's posture and stood tall, and very proud, it too glared at the riff-raff mare.

Link now began to saddle his horse with no trouble as the goblin's emerged from the stables, moaning and cursing. Zenia turned round to bark some order at him only to find herself completely absorbed, watching him as he worked, and very slowly admired his vigorous figure. She felt ever so slightly captivated by his slightly tanned and muscular body, his dashingly good looks, and that smile on his lips that she'd hadn't seen yet until now, as he worked away in what seemed the glistening sunlight. She eying him slowly so not missing a single curl. She'd quite forgotten how handsome he was, being in her bad mood and now she'd soon forgot about her pounding headache, and finally started smiling.

"Right, lets go." She muttered out of her trance when at last he'd finished, and now stroking his horse. Link slowly stopped petting his humble friend. She checked the saddle pockets for one last time.

Epona nudged his arm several time in vain. He looked impassively at Zenia as she stood by her horse checking over it carefully.

"Excuse me?" He murmured, "now?"

With her train of concentration broken, Zenia snapped round and sinisterly glared at him.

"Yes, now," she ordered. She had just begun to turn back around to her horse when ...

"But--" He looked down at Moonscar for an excuse, but the wolf only looked as puzzled as he was.

The wolfo turned his full attention to Zenia, he put on his best face.

"But Zenia shouldn't we wait just a little longer," Moonscar commented, "to prepare for the long journey ahead, it will be dangerous, we shouldn't rush things."

She rolled eyes.

"I said now, we have no more time to wait!! If we don't move on soon we'll be caught, got it?" She snorted hastily.

"So soon?" Moonscar pondered.

"But," Link spoke softly so not to upset her anymore, "what about .. -think fast- .. my stuff."

"I figured you'd forget it," She snapped, "so I just sent Serros and Reffra to go and get it for you."

His blood cold chillingly cold.

"What?!" Link yelled, his sweat also turning cold once again. The shock evident in his eyes.

"Why? What's wrong now, have you got a problem with that?" Zenia sneered, her hands now placed on her hips.

"Well it's just, er, well, er, you see--"

His words left him. He couldn't think of an excuse. He could feel himself going dizzy. His life just seemed to be becoming worse with every breath he took. All the possible worst case scenario's passed quickly through troubled mind.

"What wrong with you?" Zenia asked, looking curiously at him, "you look you've seen a ghost."

He wiped the sweat of his forehead and tried to think, maybe he still had time, but it was no use. Then the sound he dreaded began rising over the gardens, Zelda grabbled resistance.

His world turned hazy, and very panic stricken.

"Hey misssstressss." called a hissing song filled voice, "lookssss at what wessss found."

Serros and Reffra approached the stables, something struggling in their grips.

"Oh dear." Murmured Moonscar as he glance up at Link's pale sickly face.

*****

"What is she doing here?" Zenia boomed, pointing at the tomboy blonde trying to wriggle free while Zenia stared at Link. His was fearful, as though he faced one of those hefty large women with a rolling pin, a force not to be reckon with.

"We's found her's in hiss room." Serros seemed to purr. He didn't hold out too much likely for elven one.

"Oh really." Zenia as seemed to ignite with sieving hatred and part jealously. "would you care to explain?" she hissed sarcastically.

"Well, I ..." he scratched to back of his head, nothing he could say would save him, "hmm, well you see ..."

"Well? spit it out!!" She shouted as she took another step closer to ringing his throat.

"It's not the boys fault," Moonscar butted in, "she followed me here."

Link felt a little relieved, he could of kissed him if he wasn't so furry.

Zenia stood there a bit flabbergasted for a while, her still waiting to snatch at Link's collar. She finally uttering "Oh." She looked a little shocked, and so was Zelda who had now stopped struggling. Was expecting Link of been the culprit, that he snuck 'her' in through the back door or something, "Well ... you should of known better." She added, regaining her face of timid fury, crossing her arms.

"It won't happen again." He humoured.

And after some thought ... She couldn't let the subject drop.

"Why wasn't I informed of new development." The word 'development' was coupled with a nasty side glare at Zelda.

"I didn't think that she would much of a problem m'lady, if my plan would of worked she'd be home with no trouble. I'm terribly sorry I didn't tell you--"

"Your plan?" She sneered, "Come off it! I bet he invited her! And YOU still should of told me!" She heaved an angry sigh and starting drumming her fingers on her shoulder, "and your sure he had nothing to do with it."

"Absolutely."

"Then why was she in his room?"

The wolf didn't move an inch, the immense cogs started to turn, looking for a solution he was a fast think but was a dicey problem. His ears twitched. He didn't quite know what to say, the words wouldn't come. This eerie silent pause seemed to drag out for an eternity of painful agony. But the Lizardfos blind idiocy struck once again.

"Can-- can we kill her now?" Hissed Serros.

Link heart leapt into his throat as he became vigilant, his fingers quickly gripping and tightening around the handle of his blade as he began to draw. Moonscar gave him a quick nudge and pointed in Zenia direction.

Her face was bright red, her eyes scorned pure evil. The minion just trembled, Zelda come feel him shaking as he held her. Everyone was expect her to cry out in curses but instead she he tone was hushed and calm with a biting air of malicious judgement.

"Let me get this straight. You want to kill her?" She gestured with her hands.

He said nothing, just nodded.

"Oh. I see. And killing the daughter of an Elven King, the sole heir of Hyrule, a SAGE at that, WHAT would that achieve?"

He said nothing and didn't move.

"Excuse me? But what exactly would be the point in that!!! I am working with morons!! KILL HER!? Are you INSANE!!! WE NEED HER!!!!!! Now make your self useful and -- get -- lost."

"But--"

"JUST LEAVE HER AND GO!" The prettified Lizardfo just fell back on his own behind and scampered quickly away, "You too Reffra, make sure he doesn't kill something or other." He did a timid bow and pace off.

She gave Zelda (who was completely baffled,) an evil glare.

"And you," She grabbed her by the arm, "your coming with us."

*****

The pebbled sandy rock road stretched out for mile across through the thick woods, passed to mellow meadow and towards the drowsy grey hills that slept in the cloud on the horizon. The path was laced with the covering branches hanging of their heads from the dense forest. The dark wood created two solid walls of twisted apple-wood and mangled branches, the quiet scurry and call of animals crept out onto the road from time to time. The small round stones of roadway clicked on the clapping of the horse's heel's as they trotted silently along the thoroughfare. The woody branches with there masses of bottle-green leaves and rosy red apples filtered the light into streams and provided a cool calm canopy for the tired rider's beneath.

The company below resembled a band of odd misfits, a lone rider, a roughen tomboy, a beast and a lady.

Link was riding on Epona's back, but rode her more carefully than before, so to take extra special care of his new cargo, the ravaging blonde princess. She sat in front of him on the horse and with his one free arm hugging her around her waist, his chin placed lovingly on her shoulder in tender embrace, a warm fuzzy moment. Zelda's snowy white horse had been claimed from it's hiding place, it's rein's tied tightly around the saddle on Epona. Link seemed happier, calmer, concerned but happy.

The soft pat of plush padded feet sounded beside them both as Moonscar followed them along their rocky trail. He hummed to himself all the while, some sort of battle song that made his blood fiery, his step lighter and put a smile on his face.

Zenia on the other hand was a state, no-one really knew if she was still awake. The black stallion, has it held it's neck up high it's proud, had laying across it's glossy back and draped sleepy bundle. A mass of tight ringlet red hair clashed and lay sprawled across it's own crimson mane. Her arm hung limp, her feet barely in the stirrups and breathing was getting heavier.

Zelda looked over at the sleeping mess with scrutiny.

"Is she a sleep?" She hissed turning around to face Link.

There came a low tired murmured from the red bundle, soon followed by ...

" .... I'm ... not sleepin'" She mumbled, lifting away the hair the reveal her heavy-eyed face. Moonscar sniggered at her but she pretended not to notice.

"Looked like it to me." Zelda whispered viciously.

Zenia sighed and sat up pulling all her hair behind her and putting it back into a pony and after a few moments of unsteady, uncomfortable silence, she grumbled childishly ...

" ... My head hurts ......................... and I'm tired and I feel sick ............... and I wanna go to sleep." She was ignored, but she was too tired to notice.

Zelda found this whole situation uneasy. She felt kinda safe in Link's arms but having this monster ride along side her was to say the least painful, and she didn't know what to make of the wolfo. Though looking at the Princess of Darkness now, she didn't seem much of a threat but an annoyance. The Wolf seemed ... friendly, he seemed to be friend with Link already and he'd already talked her about how beautiful Lake Hylia is in spring. But her, Zenia looked almost nothing like she did in the chapel, then again neither did she herself. In fact she looked almost normal, despite she looked ill. Zelda continued watch her as Zenia slowly started falling forwards, closing her bloodshot eyes. She lent on the horse's head.

"My head is killing me." She mumbled.

Zenia looked over at Epona and her rider's to find Zelda staring at her.

"What are you staring at?" She hissed, Zelda looked away with a grimace of her own and Zenia gaze turn to Link.

She look at him with no real focus, he looked well and happy in a way, Zenia figure that was because of the princess presence. But as she stared at him something didn't fit ...

"Hey, wait a minute." She grumbled. "You, you look fine this morning?"

Link turn his attention to her direction, the smile fading. Zenia sat bolt upright.

"How?"

"Er what do you mean?"

"You! How did you do it? You had as much to drink as I did I made sure of that!"

"Maybe I didn't." Link kept his head down to avoid eye contact.

"Ooooh yes you did, so, go on, tell your secret? How? I wanna know." Zenia teased, as she saw Zelda mood change and turn on to someone else.

Link shrugged it off. He soon saw a look of discontent in Zelda face as she briskly turned around to look at him, she became rigid in his grip, the thought that last night was a drunken act was to say the least off putting. He tried to comfort her but she was having none of it.

"You were drunk?" She hissed quietly. Link stared at her.

"No. No I wasn't!" He murmured. Zenia couldn't help but enjoy this squabble as she watch them bicker.

"Then explain, go on, what is your excuse?"

Link reluctantly delved his hands into the side saddle pocket and pulled out a make-shift bumpy bottle with glowing red juice inside it.

"This." He pronounced.

"That?" Zenia butted in and mocked.

"Yes this, It's a potion, it cures almost every problem, except magical ones." he said to both.

"You drunk that?" Zenia asked.

"Yes I did."

"And it worked?"

"Yes." He turned around to Zelda to whisper in her ear,

"see, I wasn't drunk, I meant it." She smiled and gripped his hand for reassurance. The lover continued there embrace. But before long he soon felt the bottle whisked from his grip.

Zenia held it in her hand and slowly easing out the cork stopper.

"Hey, that's mine, they aren't cheap!" He shouted but she took no notice.

She knocked it down the hatch it went in one gulp. She then sat there waiting for a reaction and then slowly a smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

"Wow, that stuff really does work, where do get it from?"

"Hyrule." Link said grumpily.

"Hmm, I'll have to get some." She whispered to herself.

Zenia then pushed the stopper back in and threw at Link who caught it put it away in his saddle.

As the road ahead of them continued to carry them in a easily direction, changed. The think woodland and evergreens became more dense on the left, the sound of the forest resumed there blissful banters and on the right hand side the land on the right demised into a steep slope. From time to time the tree would stretch over them on both side to create a green leafy tunnel and shelter from the sun. The pathway was now more winding around the hillside, bumpier and muddy. It dipped down slopes and rose again into think woods and out to the hill side again. They could see the lush green valley below them filled with fern trees and a meandering green rivers glistening below. the clouds were trapped around the peaks above them and slowly formed a mist around them.

A sense of foreboding seeped into the climate as the woodland grew silent.

"That's odd." Link whispered as he slowly Epona down to stop.

"What is it?" Zelda answered.

"The animal, they've gone quiet.

"Moonscar," Zenia uttered as she pulled the horses to a halt, " Can you sense any thing?"

She turn around to see his back was hunched over and every hair stood up, his eye wide and glowing, he eyed the whole area cautiously as he walked towards them.

"I don't like this." He murmured, "the smell's rotten to me." He growled.

Link stopped Epona and jumped off on the dusty road.

"Zelda stay there." She nodded in reply.

An eerie pause descend upon the party as each and everyone of them eyed the surrounding area. A group of crows flew out of the nearby woods shrieking, startled everybody.

"False alarm." Zenia said.

But then as everyone began to relax the ground began to jump. The small stones leapt from the ground in rhythm, A soft thud sounded as each earth moving boom. It echoed along the sides of the hills and grew louder and louder. The party was froze in there tracks. They stared out on to the road as they waited.

Out of the mist and huge ogre figure emerged, it's each footfall sends waves through the ground and a booming echo to move the earth around, It halted and let out a ear piecing roar.

It's body was green and slimy with boils and unsightly bulges, his head was small, his eye beady and black felt upon the timid group as it snarled took a few steps closer.

"Oh dear lord, it's a mountain troll!" The wolfo snarled.

Link drew his sword and prepare for a fight.

A/N Well hope you like that all comments are welcome AND I have been bullied into tellin you about a webcomic my boyfriend is write it's http://demonica.topcities.com. Read it if you like, it as me in it, that would the character named Sam aka Sasammi.

Anyway toodles for now until the next chap and find out what happens with the mountain troll.