The Darkness Descends - Ch. 2

You sent a glare at Luke as the branch he was dangling from, broke. Luke landed hard on his butt. “Ouch…My ass hurts…” Luke complained. You sighed and turned back to Link. “So, Link…is there anywhere where…um…” Link was listening, but his eyes pierced through your soul.

“’Is there anywhere we need to go?’ Is what she means.” Luke said, right behind you. You jumped. “Don’t freaking scare me like that!” You warn. Luke smirked. “He-He…” Luke said. You glare at him.

“Uh…yeah. I can take you to Knight Academy and introduce you to the Headmaster.” Link said. You clasp your hands together and smile. “Sure! Can you take us there?” You asked innocently. Link smiled back at you. “Yeah, c’mon.” Link said and leads you and Luke to Knight Academy.

You, Luke, and Link as the leader, were walking up a huge slope that lead to the Knight Academy. You looked over the edge to see that clouds were below the Skyloft. “This place is pretty amazing…” You said in awe as you continued to walk. “Legend says that this floating island was created by the Goddess herself!” Link said and sent you a smile.

You gave the same smile back at him. “That just makes Skyloft even more amazing.” You said and felt your cheeks warm up.

~Knight Academy~

Link knocked on the Headmaster’s door and waited for him to arrive at the door. The door creaked open, but with Zelda coming out of the door instead of the Headmaster. “Zelda, where’s your father?” Link asked. “He’s at the Goddess’ statue! Oh, who are your friends?” Zelda smiled at you and Luke.

Link turned to you and Luke. Link rubbed the back of his neck. “I never got their names…” Link said. “I’m Luke!” Luke got behind you and pushed you closer to Zelda. “And, THIS is (f/n).” You gave Zelda a nervous smile. You remembered how Luke said that Zelda was the princess, so you didn’t want to upset her in any kind of way.

“Hi, Luke and (f/n)!” Zelda said and smiled. “You know, Link, I could tell Father what your message is!” Zelda said. “Luke and (f/n) want to meet the Headmaster.” Link said and waited for Zelda to respond.

Right now, it felt a bit awkward; just letting Zelda and Link talk back and forth like this.

“Well, I’ll let him know that we have some new students, then! I have to go find him anyways.” Zelda said and walked away from you guys.

You and Luke shot a glance at each other.

Zelda left, but was winked by a muscular, red-head.

You nudged Luke and whispered into his ear. “Who’s that?” You asked. You were gonna be up on Luke today, asking him all about who is who and what is what. “That’s Groose, he’s a total jerk to Link and he’s always trying to impress Zelda.” Your eyebrows furrowed. “He’s an ass…” You thought to yourself as you glared at Groose.

Groose noticed you and it was like he skipped his way over here. “Who is this?” Groose asked seductively and tried to get a grasp of your shoulders. Luke glared at Groose and grabbed you in defense.

“Just WHO do you think you are? Grabbing my girl like that is sinful!” Luke exclaimed and grasped onto your body tightly, trying to make Groose know that he shouldn’t be touching you, even if you weren’t with Luke.

“Oh, so this is your lady? Can I take her off of you hands?” Groose smirked and tried to grab you again. “Groose, don’t do this!” Link commanded. “Just what are you gonna do about it?” Groose got into Link’s face. Groose was much larger than Link, so it kind of worried you.

Zelda, out of the blue, stepped into the fight. “Would you mind telling me what you are doing, Groose?” Zelda placed her hands on her hips and glared with her bright, blue eyes through Groose’s soul.

“U-Uh…” Groose stuttered. “Go on with your buddies, Groose! You have not the right to be this way to others!” Zelda exclaimed and waited for what Groose just might say. “I…uh…Fine! I’ll leave. I don’t need to be around people like you!” Groose stormed out of the academy, off with his buddies, to an unknown destination.

Zelda turned to you. “I’m sorry about that, (f/n)! He’s such a trouble maker!” Zelda crossed her arms. “Don’t worry about it, Zelda. I’m sure that with that big head of his, he’ll understand what’s right and wrong.” You smirked. Zelda giggled. “Well, Father was actually on the roof. Apparently, he had to talk to Professor Horwell about the Wing Ceremony today! He also said that he can’t allow the new students to be apart of the race today…sorry about that…” Zelda said.

Luke finally let go of you. “Don’t worry about that, Zelda. We were just dropped out of the sky, you know…” Zelda chuckled. “Well, the least the new students can do is watch the Wing Ceremony.” Zelda said.

“What IS that Wing Ceremony?” You asked, curious.

“The Wing Ceremony is the celebration of the Goddess about how she created this piece of land just for us! The champion gets to have a sailcloth that was made from scratch by me, and the champion will be blessed by the Goddess for wining!” Zelda said.

“The least we can get is for Link to win that race…” You thought to yourself.

“And…Link, did you have a chance to get any practice?” Zelda asked. Link looked down, embarrassed. “No…” Link confessed. “What?! Well…we still have a fair amount before the Wing Ceremony, so we must squeeze in the least amount beforehand!” Zelda grabbed Link and dragged him out of the academy.

“Do we follow…?” You asked. Luke grabbed you, without answering, and dragged YOU after Link and Zelda.

“Where are we going…?” You asked. Luke smiled at you. “To go and watch Link practice a little bit! Sounds fun, right?” Luke asked. “S-Sure…” You say and let Luke drag you to the Goddess’ part of the Skyloft.

“I don’t feel like dragging you anymore…You walk up the stairs with me…” Luke complained and started to push you up the stairs. “Fine…” You give in and walk up the never-ending staircase. The sound of feet thudding against the wooden steps was clearly heard.

You guys finally made it to the top of the staircase and walked over to the nearest bridge.

Zelda pushed Link to the edge of the bridge. Link tensed up, seeing that there were only clouds below him. “Now, Link, you must whistle in order to call your Loftwing!” Zelda said and pushed Link off of the bridge.

Your eyes widened in fear. “Is she insane?!” You asked Luke. “She does this a lot…” Luke said and you both waited for Link to whistle for his Loftwing.

Then, Link’s throat ripped a whistle and waited for his Loftwing to catch him. “Wait a minute…Why is Link’s Loftwing not here yet? He should already be soaring through the sky…” Zelda said.

“Wait up, Link!” Zelda jumped off of the bridge and whistled for her Loftwing.

Suddenly, a bright blue bird soared through the sky and caught Zelda. Zelda’s Loftwing dove down, below Skyloft to catch Link. “Hold on, Link!” Zelda exclaimed. Zelda’s Loftwing’s feet grabbed onto Link and they fly up back to Skyloft. Zelda, her Loftwing, and Link, crashed onto the land, panting and their hearts pounding against their chests.

“Are you guys okay?!” You asked and ran to Link. Luke followed behind you and went to Zelda. Zelda’s Loftwing was out of breath, and sprained its wing. “I pushed you too hard…” Zelda said sadly. “Don’t worry, Zelda. He just needs to rest…” Luke said and smiled at Zelda.

You wrap an arm around Link’s shoulders and try to pry him off of the ground. He accepted you help and sat up. “You okay?” You asked Link, your beautiful (e/c) shining brightly. Link’s cheeks burned a bit. “Yeah…I’m fine…” Link said smiled at you.

“Link, do you have any idea why your Loftwing didn’t come to you?” Luke asked. “I have no idea…But, this isn’t good…” Link said. “Link, you must let Professor Horwell about the horrible news! If you don’t, you might not be able to participate in the Ceremony!” Zelda exclaimed worriedly. Link looked down. “I will find my Loftwing! Don’t worry.” Link said, confident and got up.