To be United (Part 3 of 3)

Chapter 1: The Lonely Soul

"We'll be...together always.."

Green was stood upon Ganondorf, holding his sword in the crown, his eyes shut in defence from the flash of light earlier. Ganondorf had turned into stone, frozen in his position. The stone climbed its' way up the Five Sword and around the handle. Green yelped in pain and quickly let go as he jumped back, off of Ganondorf. He landed, sat on the ground, as he panted from using most of his energy.

"Guys..we did it..We did-"

As he lifted his head and looked at the sight before him, his eyes widened in total shock. All he could see was the stone Ganondorf with the one stone Five Sword sticking out of his forehead; no-one else.

He was completely speechless as he thought to himself, "W..what the?!..W..we..I..I can't be...back into one!?"

Just then, the whole room got covered in light and Green shielded his eyes with his arm. As the light faded, he found himself sat outside Hyrule castle, near the fountain. The sky was light red as the late sun was setting.

"H..huh?" Green got up to his feet, "I'm back in Hyrule?"

"That light outside the doors, what was it?" Zelda stepped out and her face lightened up, "You're back, Link!"

She ran to Green and wrapped her arms around him as he kept his eyes shadowed.

"Oh, Link. I'm so happy you're back to one person again!"

Green paused, "...You're happy?"

"Eh?" Zelda brought her arms back and stepped back a couple of paces.

"You're happy that I'm alone?!" He looked up at Zelda with an angry expression on his face, tears dripping from his eyes, "Those guys are my best friends! They're like a family to me! They mean everything to me..! But now I don't even know where they are! I don't even know if they're still alive!.."

There was a pause as Zelda reached her hand out to him, "Link.."

"I told you..my name's not Link.." Rage came across his face as Green reached his fist back, "It's Green!!"

At that, he quickly shot his fist forward but immediately got stopped. Green turned his head round and saw his father stood behind him, holding his wrist back.

He gave a glare to his son before the General raised his head to Zelda, "Excuse me, princess. I need to talk to my son."

"Um..uh.." Zelda then nodded, "Of course. You're off duty."

The General gave a small bow, "Thank you, Zelda." He then tugged Greens' wrist towards him, "Come with me."

He forced Green to walk ahead of him as they made their way back to their house. The General noticed Green writhing in pain slightly as he was clutching onto his chest wound; it began to increase in bleeding from the previous action.

"We better bandage that wound up of yours when we get in, eh?" He asked Green.

Green showed no response except half a nod.

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They were in the living room of their house. The sky outside had already gotten dark which darkened the room slightly. Green was sat in the middle of their green sofa. He was in his pyjamas, with his shirt undone, as his father was fixing a bandage over his wound.

"All done." The General packed up and put the first aid box away, "Did Ganondorf give that wound to you?"

Green began buttoning his shirt back up, "Yeah...But there's no need to worry..We beat him..together..He's gone for good now."

The General smiled, "That's good. You are called a hero after all." He then knelt down infront of his son, bringing a serious look to his face, "Now, why did you attempt to hit the princess?"

He lifted his raged face to his dad, eyes glistening from tears, "Because she called me by someone I'm not!"

"Son, you know she's gotten used to you as 'Link'."

Green stood up, "So?! We told her! We told her why! We told her everything!" He shadowed his eyes, "Just because I'm alone now she thinks back to the past.."

"Son.." The General placed his hands on Greens' shoulders.

He raised his head back up, "That bitch won't understand how important that name of a colour means to me!!" Green pushed past his father as he ran to and up the stairs, "No-one will!!"

The General ran to the stairs, "Hey!-"

Before he could make another step, Green slammed his door shut. The General sighed and walked up the stairs, to his sons' door.

He knocked on it, "Hey..can I come in?"

Green was sat on the floor against his door. The room was dark except for the ray of moonlight coming through the window. He had a serious look upon his face, but a tear could come at any minute.

"No..." He replied, "You wouldn't accomplish in making me smile."

The General sighed quietly before sitting down on the floor and leaning against the door himself.

"...Green, tell me...What do you remember of your childhood?"

He paused, but replied from hearing the name he wanted, "I got abandoned in the Kokiri Forest to live safely from Ganondorf. After hearing the truth of me having a father, I ran into you."

"They named you 'Link', right?"

Greens' eyes widened slightly, "Uh, y..yeah.."

"And, as the name you grew with, you chose for us to call you 'Link' too. But the name your mother and I gave you originally...was Green."

Greens' head raised slightly as he looked to the door.

Green then rested his head back down on his arm, "That still doesn't change how I feel..Zelda was still wrong."

"That's no reason to hit her, Green!"

"I have my other reasons.."

The General paused before standing up and making his way to his room, "Good night, Green.."

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Green was in his bed as he rested his head down on his pillow. He couldn't bear sleeping alone as he tried to prevent from crying, but couldn't as tears easily rolled down from his eyes. He dug half his face in his pillow as Green cried himself to sleep.

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"Please, Ganondorf! Please!"

In an entirely white place of a dream, Green was bowed down, on his hands and knees, infront of Ganondorf. A wide grin spread across his face while tears were streaming down Greens'.

"Please bring my friends back!" Green pleaded, "Please! Without them I have no strength! Please tell me where they are!"

"I'm afraid I can't, Green. You wouldn't like this truth.."

Green raised his head to him, "Please! Please tell me that they're still alive!"

Ganondorfs' grin widened as he moved his foot in between Greens' arms and kicked him in the face, so he lay on his back. Ganondorf laughed to himself as he pressed his foot down on his chest, digging the front of his foot into Greens' neck. Green looked up to Ganondorf, tears falling from his eyes.

"Ahahaha! My, how the tables have turned!" Ganondorf said, "What was the 'great hero' is now bowing down to his enemy, begging on his knees! It doesn't get any better than this! Until you hear the truth that you're friends are no more..You'll never see them again! That's right! They're all dead!! Ahahaha!!"

Green shook his head and cried, "No! No! No! No! No! No! No! Nooooo!!..."

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It was the next morning and Green slowly opened his eyes from his sleep. He gradually sat up and paused until he buried his face in his hands and silently cried.

It took about an hour until he got out of bed and made his way down the stairs with a miserable look on his face. He made his way to the kitchen and lazily got to the counter as he put a slice of bread into the toaster. He would usually have two, but he felt like he wouldn't need a lot of strength today, even though nothing could make him stronger now.

As he waited, he turned his head round and noticed his clothes from yesterday folded over the chairs. He lifted his tunic up and found it had been cleaned and stitched up. He also found a note from his dad sitting on the table.

"Green,

I fixed your clothes for you.

You don't have to come to

work in the castle if you feel

you can't. Just try to keep your

strength up."

Green paused then muttered to himself, "How can I?"

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Meanwhile, the General was running to the castle entrance and the two guards outside noticed him.

"Hey, General!" One called out, "It's not like you to be late!"

He stopped infront of them and panted to get his breath back, "I'm sorry..My son won't be coming in today..He's become depressed.."

"You think it's from the reason he was angry at Zelda?" One guard asked.

The other said, "He wasn't with his friends either. You think that has something to do with it?"

The Generals' eyes widened slightly, "Now that you mention it..I've never seen his smile so bright until he came here with those other four..and his determination felt so strong.."

"We will do it! We will return victorious! Don't worry! We won't let you down!"

"They're the ones he needs..It's his friends who keep him strong.." The Generals' head then perked up, "Oh! Where's Zelda?"

"She went into town to do some errands." The guard replied, "And then she said she was going to visit Link."

"She used that name?" The other guard asked, "That won't make Green any happier with her.."

The General began turning round, "I..I need to tell her quick!"

"General!" Valenzuela appeared at the door, "We need you in here!"

"Uuh..but, I-"

Valenzuela grabbed his wrist and pulled the General in, "Sorry! You're the only one we need and this can't wait!"

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"...I feel so weak..."

A few metres outside his house, Green was sitting on a tree stump. He was crying to himself as he was holding onto his arms, shivering. He was looking down to the ground in shame and sadness.

"...I feel so cold..I feel so..useless..." He sobbed, "I have no strength..."

"Link."

Green showed no response as he heard Zelda behind him.

"Link?...Link?"

"I told you. That's not my name."

Zelda was hesitant on what to say as Green stood up and walked to and opened his door. He stopped half-way in and turned his head slightly to Zelda, keeping his eyes shadowed.

"Oh, I guess I should tell you.." Green said, "We defeated Ganondorf. He's gone for good now."

He then went in and closed the door. Zelda was speechless as she remembered back when she was a child.

Ganondorf had fled from the room as the light faded. Zelda collapsed onto her knees and buried her head in her hands as she cried. Her mother was dead in the pool of blood before her.

"Zelda! Zelda!" Her father ran in and knelt down to Zelda as she cried in his arms, "Zelda, are you harmed?"

"D..daddy..Ganondorf..he..he.."

"It's alright. You don't need to say anymore.." He looked up to the dead queen, "That man will do anything to gain ultimate power.."

"...I hate him...I hate him!" Zelda looked up to her father, keeping strong as she tried to stop her tears, "Why should others suffer for his pleasure?!"

He smiled at his daughter as he rested his hand on Zeldas' head, "He'll never achieve his goal of ruling this world."

"Huh? H..how?"

"According to the legend of the Four Sword, a hero will emerge and pull it out from its' pedestal. As becoming four, they will then seal away the darkness from this world." Zeldas' father explained, "You must stay strong and wise, just as your mother taught you. An incredible power resides within you, Zelda. For you will be one to aid this hero."

Zelda wiped her tears away and nodded, "Of course! I'll do my best!"

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Green let himself collapse back onto his bed. He buried his eyes in his hands as tears were streaming down his face.

"Why?! Why?! Why?!" Green cried out, "Why does it have to be this way?" He pushed his hands up to his forehead, brushing his hair away from his teary eyes, "I don't want to be alone! I've lost my friends! I've lost my strength! I've lost everything!!" He sniffled all he could but his tears wouldn't stop, "My heart feels like it's been stabbed into countless times with a jagged knife...Why, Ganondorf?! WHY?!!"

His crying gradually slowed as he rolled onto his right side, his eyes only half-way open. With everything like this now, Green began to get doubtful.

"...Maybe it was all just a dream...Nothing ever happened..None of them ever existed.."

He then looked down to the back of his hand and noticed his Wind Element on it. Greens' eyes widened as he immediately sat up and stared down to it.

"The..the...the elements! How could I forget?!" He clutched ahold of his hand tightly and held it against his chest, "I can still feel its' power..They're still alive! They're still out there somewhere!"

Green ran to his window and opened the shutters to the view beyond Hyrule.

"..But where?"