Link's Odyssey ✔️

II

Zelda was brought to Ganondorf.

"Good lord! I hear footsteps!" said Ganondorf and came out of the castle. "Lord Ganondorf, we killed that Hylian asshole! We left his body in the woods. And here's Zelda!" said Eric, shoving Zelda to Ganondorf.

"Link is dead? You're kidding! Finally!! I kept praying to Death to come and get that warrior! We need to celebrate this. Go and cook a fancy dinner while Zelda and I have a conversation together," gasped Ganondorf, and the servants ran off.

After they left, Ganondorf got close to Zelda. "Get away from me!" she yelled. "Hold your horses! Only I get to talk. You are captive and you must do as I say. Nobody is here to save you. Your ignorant Hylian boyfriend is dead, your father and his people are dead, and the Champions are dead as well. You may lose all your hope for getting saved. Anyway. Let's get to business. I have a new plan now...you and I will leave this place and go somewhere far, far away from here,"

"And do what?" snapped Zelda, "I don't want to do anything with someone who murdered my family and friends. Let me go, squalor!"

"Hold it, I said!!" Ganondorf grasped Zelda's arm and took a box out of his pocket. There were two rings inside. "We are going to leave this castle and go somewhere far, far away and...get married. I have already planned the wedding and my people are making you the wedding dress. Will you, Princess? Hmmm?"

Zelda backed away. "Marry you?! I'd rather die than do so!" she gasped and shielded her face away from him. Ganondorf did not appreciate her answer. "Zelda! Do you really not want to marry me? Come on...why are your eyes full of tears? Don't worry, I will do everything to make you happy with me!"
Ganondorf made an attempt to hug the princess, but she smacked him in the face. "If you let me go to Link, then I will be happy! I'm not marrying you!" snapped she.
"You don't have a choice! The wedding is in seven days! You don't want to - I don't care! You will physically be forced! Now stay here! I'll return later," he was furious. He seized Zelda and placed her into a dungeon. "Oh, right, entertainment for the prisoner. Here, you can watch Death take Link for now. It'll be fun, you'll get used to it, trust me," he added, grabbing a TV remote and a video appeared on the screen. "Goodbye,"

Ganondorf slammed and locked the door. Zelda fell to the floor and broke down into tears. Link was all I had left, and how he's dead too, she thought. I should ask Ganon to kill me. I have no purpose in living anymore. First, I lost my mother, then my father, Urbosa, Daruk, Revali, Mipha...now Link...and I'm being forced to marry Ganondorf...

Zelda peeked out from her arm. All the windows had bars on them, the door was locked. Crap, I'm stuck in here, she thought, there's no escape. She opened her locket to find a photo of Link in it. "I'm sorry, Linkie...I should have tried to save you, but they grabbed me before I could do anything..." the princess made a deep sigh. "Link...if you're out there somewhere...please come and save me. I'll be waiting to see you again, even if it takes an eternity," she hid her locket in her dress and walked to the window while shedding tears. "Ganon wants to marry me...and there's no way of escaping for me. The doors are locked, there are guardians all over the place that will shoot me up, and Ganon's minions have a really good eye. Link...please be alive. Be alive, Linkie..."

Meanwhile, Link continued following the tracks. However, the tracks disappeared in the middle of the woods. Link started to panic. They could've gone anywhere. Gerudo Town. Goron City. The Hyrule Castle. Kakariko. The Lost Woods. Hateno. Rito Village. Lurelin. Even off of Hyrule grounds. Stay calm, Link told himself, a true knight never gives up. "Maybe I should keep going forward and ask someone if they have seen them," he decided and kept going.

Link went ahead and found the Deku Tree. "Great Deku Tree! Great Deku Tree! Great Deku Tree, I need to speak to you! Great Deku Tree!!" he called, "Ganon and his minions kidnapped Zelda again...have you seen them?"
The Deku Tree thought for a second. "Oh, Link...yes, I saw them. Trust me, I see everything that's going on. They headed back to the Hyrule Castle and locked Zelda in a dungeon-"
-"I must get going then!"
-"Slow down, slow down, Link. I didn't finish talking. Do not go to the Hyrule Castle, no matter what you do. Once you set foot there, the Guardians will shoot you up, and you won't be able to escape them. Ganon is planning to leave the castle soon anyway...he wants to marry Zelda,"

Link dropped to his knees and froze. "M-marry Zelda? How the hell is he going to do that?!"
-"He's going to physically force her. I don't know where exactly they're going, however, keep an eye on Ganon and just follow him. Link. My advise for you is...make sure they don't see you. Ganon's minions think they killed you, and if they find out that you're alive, they'll go after you, and you'll fail to save Zelda. Surprise Ganon by arriving at the wedding. Don't worry, you won't fight him alone. Vah Ruta, Vah Rudania, Vah Medoh, and Vah Naboris are still under our control. When you and Ganon begin battling, they'll terribly damage Ganon, just like the last time you battled with him,"

"Thank you, Deku Tree!" said Link, standing up. "Protecting Zelda is my permanent duty!"
"Go on, Link, before it's too late! Go, run!" shouted the Deku Tree. Link bowed to his old friend and took off running. "Run, Link, run! Before it's too late! Good luck, child!"