Last chapter-
The lake was melting and turning to water, Blue swam up looking happy.
"Hey what'd I miss?" his statement was met with a groan and retelling of the story in a summed up version. "Holy shit. Well I got my powers! Yeah! All that's left is Green." He cheered and helped them all set up camp while Green worried if he would ever get his powers.
That night camp was really quite, there was only soft murmured talking mostly of Blue getting details out of the other links and a few of them practicing their powers. Shadow kept making a little glow ball of light appear and disappear and do tricks. Vio was reading as usual, and green was talking to Vaati. Vaati had warped down to Minish size while traveling for less space since they only had so many horses. Green had taken a bit of a liking to Vaati over the time they spent and was glad to have him as company. They talked through most of the night, while Green pressed his worries for getting his powers.
"What if I don't get them in time?" He sighed and lay back staring at the material above him. "I mean, we could be fighting the big evil bad guys and I'd have no powers! What's left for me anyways? Something about a midnight trail? That's not helpful at all! I hate these riddles they're Vio's thing not mine." The light blonde fretted over it, he was leader and felt as though being last wasn't fitting for his character!
"I'm sure the Goddesses are just saving the best for last Green," The mage comforted, "I'm not sure what you'd be either, we have fire, water, light, earth, I'm air… I wonder what could be next. If we can't think of it then it must be powerful!" Vaati smiled. "Maybe you'll be even as powerful as fierce deity!" That made him smile back and they joked for a while, as close friends for now until they fell asleep. That night Green dreamt of the moon.
i It was exhilarating! He was running fast. Fast, fast, faster! The wind ran beside him as he ran cooling him down in the dense dark forest. The forest was full of trees but instinct told him where to run and where to turn when. He could smell the air, it smelt of fresh leaves and grass and pine and that distinct smell of the Kokiri Woods. He ran and felt so free and fun! Ears ontop of his head perked at a sound and he sniffed: a hare. He stalked and chased it down until he caught it and ate it. What a feeling! It was almost as though he himself were a-
/i
He awoke sitting up abruptly, the dream fading. Nothing but an imprint of that free feeling was left of it. He shook it off and got up careful not to disturb the wind mage taking a change of clothes for cleaning up. He was the first one up, which was unusual. Normally Vio was the first awake taking in the sunrise as he read a book or sat with Shadow (who would be asleep on his shoulder). The teen took advantage of the opportunity and took a quick bath the changed into a normal undershirt. He kept it closed and put the green tunic over shivering. The first signs of fall were coming into play as the wind blew quite strong. He was thankful the tents were so secure. He kept his feet bare and walked back up the hill to see Vio just getting up and out and stretching, zipping a snoring Shadow back into the tent.
"Morning Vio," he greeted, "It's getting chilly today, dress warm ok?" Vio was tired and simply nodded in answer taking clothes down the lake to do just as Green had. Red was also awake and already cooking fish over a low fire in the middle. He greeted Green happily:
"Hey! Did you sleep well?"
"Pretty good yeah, thanks. Those two lugs still snoring like a bear?" He asked grinning in very bright spirits today. Red giggled softly,
"I could hear Shadow in my own tent! And blue isn't any better." The youngest Link couldn't help smiling brightly at the thought "He drools too! Hahaha!" he was cheery and poked the little fire. Green sat cross-legged next to him watching and helping and asking about how he cooks. Vio came back up soon in similar clothes to Green but in purple and with shoes on. Shadow came out of the tent as well smelling the fish.
"It smells good out here!" The shadow/light teen also had a grin, hyper and excited. He quickly ran out and sat joining the talk of food. Blue also peered out, silently. He was not a morning person. He was kind enough the smile at Red but otherwise sat there tiredly. Green was chatting animatedly with Red and Shadow about different herbs and foods and hunting foods. Vio smiled, still a bit anti-social and sits in the shade to read a book until it was time to eat. After a while when he looked up again Red was plating food and Vaati was also up (in Hylian size). He put his book away and joined them to eat.
After they ate and packed they had a discussion of what to do next. They planned it out on the map to explore for now defeated monster while searching for where Green might get his powers. Refreshed they left on the horses and headed out to Hyrule Field and to visit Lon Lon Ranch.