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Who: Zelda (as Sheik), Link
Where: Ordo 2 & 3
When: October 29th, when the curse really kicks in
Status: Closed

[It was pure instinct that caused Zelda to retreat inside Sheik the moment the visions started. He completely ignored them for the most part. It didn't make sense for Zelos, Duke, and Guy to be in Hyrule, and certainly not in those forms. The image of Link like that...

No.

Rather violently, Sheik pushed the door to Link's room open.]

Link?

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Because we refuted each other's fears, maybe.

[There's one way to test that. She looks to Link again.]

...what else are you afraid of?

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[He shrinks back a little at the idea of sharing exactly what bothers him, but if it helps... he hates being haunted, hates not being in control of himself.]

Being sent back. If they do, I'm... [He shakes his head. Vatheon has given him so much - friends, family, the opportunity to get to know Sola and Zelda as people, not just as a monster and a princess.]

[He likes being alive.]

[With a shaky exhalation, he forces the words out.] I guess I'm... scared of dying again.

[She's afraid of that too. Her hands on Link's arms tremble slightly as she lowers her head. Her instinct is to tell him that she simply won't let it happen, but there's a part of her that knows she has no power over the coral.]

...I am afraid of that as well. I do not want to lose you again. It's - it is part of the reason I spend so much time studying the coral, I cannot...

[She can't fail him again. She wouldn't be able to take it.]

[She does this for him? He exhales. While he's been lucky enough that he hasn't lost anyone he truly cared for (the other Link he barely knew, Pipit was only an acquaintance, he definitely wasn't sad to see Ganondorf go), he knows that it's only a matter of time before it could happen.]

I don't know if we can... stop it. [His voice cracks a little.] The coral, it could decide...

[He could be sent back tomorrow. He could be sent back right now, even as he holds on to Zelda. And there'd be no warning, no preparation - his death could come at literally any second.]

What do we do?

The scientists here know how to use it, at least to some extent. I saw the Head Nurse mention it. If it sends you or Sola back, I will find a way to make you return. I swear it.

[You'll fail. It's so clear to her that the wraiths behind her are condemning her silently already. She doesn't care. She just couldn't handle it if he was ever gone for good.]

[He reaches for her hand, entwining their fingers together. He doesn't doubt her for a second.] Thanks.

[If Zelda gets sent back, though... would he be able to bring her back to Vatheon?]

[The better question would perhaps be if she would truly want to come back or not. As many tasks as she gives herself, the princess always feels like she's drifting just a bit without Hyrule beneath her feet to anchor her. If she goes back to Hyrule without her memories, Zelda won't remember her heritage. She won't remember that Link doesn't want to return to his childhood, she'll think she did him a favor. She won't remember the fact that Link's soul is trapped along with her own and Ganondorf's for all eternity in a vicious cycle. She'll think it's all over. Taking a deep breath, she leans forward until her forehead rests against his shoulder, folding her ears back at the noise the illusions are still making.]

We should probably make sure that Zelos and Duke are all right as well... Dhaos is sleeping, thankfully.

[That would be a problem, yes. If Link knew she was going to be happy, he could live with that - but he'd still miss her.]

[Pulling her into a quick hug, he lets out a soft sigh before letting go.] Should we go check on them? Together, in case there's something dangerous?

Together.

[Zelda pulls back, taking hold of his hand and forcing herself to walk past her visions. The real people that correspond to them are still out there somewhere, she doesn't have time to keep indulging in her own fear and guilt.]

[Link nods, holding on to Zelda's hand tightly. It's meant to support her, but, well... it's not exactly harming him, either.]

[The phantom ReDeads get a worried glance and a faint shudder as something occurs to him.]

...Hey, Zelda?

[She pushes open the door to Zelos's room first since it's the closest. He's gone...]

Yes?

The people in Castle Town... [He pauses as Zelda checks Zelos's room, looking uncomfortable.] I didn't see them all at Kakariko. Did they... become the ReDeads in the town?

[Her hand stiffens for a moment. Every last person in the capital had been slaughtered. Her guards, her servants, everyone she grew up with but Impa. And now even Impa was...]

...that's right.

[Without any further elaboration, she goes to check on Duke.]

[Link winces - it's fairly clear to him that he just asked the wrong thing. In that case, he definitely won't ask about the Shadow Temple or the well - or, goddesses, the Royal Family's tomb, although at least that was already ReDead-infested before Ganondorf's invasion...]

[Still, there are others to check on. On the way to Duke's room, Link cautiously ventures,] Do you think Sola's okay? Or - Bianca and Lloyd, they both went through really bad things...

[He can only imagine what they'd be seeing. Ganondorf, maybe... and for Lloyd and Bianca, he doesn't really want to think about it.]

[Duke is gone too. She almost wants to just cry again right there, but Link draws her attention away from it.]

We will have to check in the morning. It looks... odd out there. If everyone is running around aimlessly, we'll all only get hurt. We can check the SFC for reports of anything strange in the morning as well, so we'll know if it's safe to go out at night or not after tonight.

[Link nods once, glancing thoughtfully at Zelda.] Okay. What should we do now? It's not that late, but...

[The ghostly image of one of his closest friends dead and blaming him for it has somewhat ruined his appetite.]

Wait for the morning to come, I suppose.

[She smiles a bit, heading back to her own room so that she can retrieve her harp. The noise won't be drowned out entirely, but there's no reason that they shouldn't be able to listen to something else, too.]

[And Link has his ocarina at hand, following Zelda around like a lost puppy.]

Do you want me to stay with you? [Can you stay with me?]

[She smiles softly at him, nodding.]

Let's play together.

[Settling down on the floor with her back to her bed where she can't see the ReDeads so clearly, the princess starts to play the lullaby that Impa's played for her for as long as she can remember.]

[Link lets his eyes fall shut as he raises the ocarina to his lips, harmonising with the familiar song. It's a little bit of peace in an otherwise-horrific night, and he's glad to be with Zelda right now.]

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