The Wolves (Discontinued)

Chapter 15: Memories

 Chapter 15: Memories

As Zelda and Link walked through Hyrule Field, Zelda began to remember her past.

"Hey, Camilia!"

I turn around to see someone running towards me. I furrow my eyebrows trying to remember his name.

Zelda shook her head and pushed the memory out of her head.

Those aren't my real memories. Those were all made up... but maybe if I try I can remember something...

I hear crying. I realize I am the one crying.

"She is so beautiful... I think I will name her Zelda."

A young, brown, wavy-haired woman smiles at me and kisses my forehead.

"Yes, Zelda is a beautiful name.. just right for a princess."

This time a middle-aged man with straight blond hair down to his shoulders smiles at me.

"Hello, my little Zelda.. you'll live a wonderful life with your mother and I.. having whatever you want..."

The memory fades away. Zelda shakes her head again and focused, trying to remember who took her away and killed her parents.

"Mama! Mama look at me!"

The brown haired woman and the blond haired man turn their heads to look at me.

"Mama, Dada, look at me! I'm hopping on one leg! Mama, Dada are you proud of me?" I continue to hop around on one leg until I fall down. I laugh and turn to my mother to find that she is backed up against a wall with my father.

I whimper and say weakly, "Please don't hurt my mama and my dada! They didn't do anything wrong.. they're my family and I need them!"

The man turns around and laughs. He has orange hair, green skin, and black armor outlined in gold.

"They did do something wrong."

I whimper.

"They had you."

Before I could say anything, he turned around and plunged his sword into my mother's chest.

I scream and he plunges his sword into my father's chest. And turns his gaze to me.

"NO!" Zelda screamed and crumpled to her knees. Link's face appeared before her eyes.

"Are you okay? What happened?" Link's eyes searched her own.

"He killed them.. he just killed them right before my eyes," Zelda said, covering her face with her hands.

"It's okay, you're here now. Now you can make a difference.. you'll be fine," Link said, holding Zelda in his arms.

Zelda shut her eyes tightly and whispered, "I was only three." Then she stood up and looked at Link's clear blue eyes.

This is it. I'm going to tell him that I'm--

Zelda's thoughts were cut off by the sound of a whimper. She looked away from Link and tilted her head to the side. She heard the same whimper again. She followed the sound to find a gray wolf with a sprained paw lying on the ground. Zelda gasped at the sight of him. His fur was matted with blood and there were several wounds on his body. Rushing towards him, she pulled out the bottle that held the fairy and released it. The fairy flew towards the wolf and began fluttering its wings. There was a blue glow, before the fairy flew away and the wolf was healed. He rose to his feet and gave Zelda a steady look with shining green eyes.

"Thank you for saving me," the wolf said.

"You're welcome. I would never leave someone to die, nonetheless the one who attempted to save me from that horrible man," Zelda said solemnly.

The wolf appeared shocked and narrowed his eyes, then he gasped and said, "It's you! You're the Chosen One who called me when you needed me with the power of the Triforce of Wisdom!"

Zelda smiled warmly and said, "As you can see, I changed a lot from then, but mostly just in appearance."

Link, who was watching the whole thing, held out his hand and said, "Hold up one second." He gestured to the wolf and said, "He saved you from someone who was trying to kill you and your 'grandma', right?" Zelda nodded. "And he's here now, and the same wolf?" Zelda nodded again. Link grinned and turned towards the wolf. "Glad to meet your acquaintance. What's your name?"

"Faolan. My name is Faolan," he said. He paused for a moment before adding, "I have left my pack, for they have simply been treating me as a gnaw wolf, the lowest wolf in the pack, and left me to die." He hung his head then looked at Zelda. "Can you please take me with you?"

Zelda smiled again and nodded.

"Of course you can."

Faolan's face lit up in happiness and he smiled. As they began to walk forward, Faolan felt a tear well up in his eye as he remembered what had happened.

"You don't belong here with us! You were raised by a bear! You are no wolf!"

A yellow wolf with no tail stood in the back looking at me smugly. I open my jaws to protest and point out that being raised by a bear is a good thing when the pack leader hit me. I go flying and hit a tree. I raise my paw and feel my face. I'm bleeding.

"You are a malcadh! You should have died years ago! YOU ARE A DEFORMED WOLF AND BELONG NOWHERE!"

I struggle to my feet and snarl, "You're a malcadh too! You are a worthless, cruel wolf! I may be the lowest ranking wolf in the pack, yet I am the most kind, loyal wolf! YOU ARE THE GNAW WOLF HERE! YOUR SOUL IS DEFORMED--"

I am cut off by the wolf tackling me.

"I could have you killed. You could die right here for talking to me like that." He steps off of me and lets me rise to my feet. "But I won't." His face twists into a cruel smile. "Having you stay a gnaw wolf would be much better... you being the lowest one of all... starving, being tortured... no. That is a much better punishment than dea--" He is cut off from me lunging forward and leaving a jagged wound on his face. He snarls in fury and sinks his teeth into my shoulder, dragging me to the ground. Before releasing me, he then sinks his teeth into my leg, stopping me from standing. "I have changed my mind." He turns to the pack and announced, "Kill him."

Suddenly the entire pack lunges forward and starts scratching, biting, snarling, kicking me at once. I lay there, close my eyes and think.

This is it. I'm done. I have tried everything to survive. All for nothing. I am nothing.

A tear rolls down my face.

Goodbye...

As I let go and wait for death to sweep me away I hear one word.

"Stop."

I open my eyes to see the same wolf standing there, watching me.

"Stop. Leave him here to die." I don't try to fight it. I sigh and relax...

Faolan blinks his tear away as he trots away to follow the duo.