Fairy Tail: Rise of the Hylian Warriors

An: Hey guys! Welcome back to another installment of FT:RotHW! Hope y'all will enjoy this chapter.

Just to give you guys (or at least the ones who bother to read these author's notes) a heads up, starting this chapter all points of view that I will write will be First person from now on. When writing the first six chapters of this story (the last three in particular), I noticed myself having to correct myself several times when writing them. Mostly, it was pronoun errors like putting "I" when I should've put "she," stuff like that and I still missed a few errors that I will eventually get to fixing. So, in order to cut down on the time it takes me to switch from third person to first person, I am cutting out the middle man and switching to all first person points of view.

So, if any of the POVs of the girls (Erza, Lucy, Malon, Navi, Link, etc.) seem off or awkward, please forgive me. I am a straight guy. It's going to be weird for me when/if I get to Link finally falling for Gray or Natsu.

And with that out of the way, let's get started!

Disclaimer: And as it's always been, I do not own FT or LOZ.

Chapter 6: Bitter defeat and a quest for answers

Link

Everything hurt.

I wasn't sure why, but everything hurt. Badly. The worst of it was located at my side. Then my chest hurt as well. Probably a couple of broken ribs.

Nothing I couldn't live through.

That's when all the memories came rushing back. Kakariko. Ganondorf! Gray, Happy, Nats-

I bolted upward. Or at least, I tried to. Immediately, stars appeared in front of my eyes and pain shot from my chest. I stifled a scream as fell back onto the bed.

"You really shouldn't try to move yet, Link," a voice above me said. I turned to see Gen, the potion shop owner and my godfather (only found out about that recently), standing above me with a stern look on his face. He was a skinny man with long black hair and grey eyes. He wore a white shirt under a black vest, and dark pants tucked into his boots. "You're still injured."

"Gen," I whispered, trying to force the pain down.

"Rest," he said soothingly. "You're alright now. The Dark King is gone."

"N-Natsu," I ground out. "G-Gray. Happy…"

"The boys and the cat?" Gen asked, shaking his head. "Worry not, my dear. They're fine. I mean, one is a Fullbuster and the other is obviously Cecelia's son! Those two will be fine. And that cat's no push over either."

He then picked up a bottle and held it to my lips. "Drink up," he ordered.

I took a sip of the liquid inside. Red Potion, my mind supplied. I took a few more sips and swallowed. I grimaced at the taste as the pain in my body eased up slightly.

Gen helped me sit up in the bed. "I thought I asked you to take it easy with the hero work, Link," he scolded lightly.

"Well, you know me," I said lightly. "Trouble loves to seek me out and whatnot." Mado and Sara told me that all the time back in Kokiri. I scowled. "Really? Then why is it that you are destined to kill me, Fairy Girl? Why is it that you, a young Hylian maiden, was forced to live with the Kokiri? Tell me, Heroine of Time, why, if the Goddesses didn't corrupt the world, would they force you into accomplish such an impossible task?" I probably shouldn't have put a lot of thought into it, but his statement bugged me. If I was to believe him, it raised a lot of questions.

Questions I didn't necessarily want answered.

I shook my head of those thoughts and looked to Gen again. "How are the boys? Natsu looked like death warmed over last I saw him, and I believe Gray's spine was broken," I asked.

"They're doing as well as can be expected," Gen replied. "The Fullbuster will be up and about within a day or so, while Cecelia's son will be out of it for a couple more."

"That's another thing. Ganondorf said he knew Natsu's mother and mentioned he knew Gray's family. But, when I met them, they told me they weren't from Hyrule," I recounted. "They believed they're from another dimension. Ganondorf confirmed it, but…how can they be Hylians if that's true? Plus, they don't look like Hylians."

Gen made a face at me; one I recognized very well. It was the one he made when I said something that amused him. I hated it. "Link, sweetie," he began, "I wouldn't know anything about them being from a different dimension, but I can tell you that they are 100% Hylian."

I frowned at him. "They are not!" I snapped. "They have no Hylian qualities! Granted, the tan skin can be mistaken for a Hylian's skin tone, they don't have anything else! Hell, they don't even have pointed ears!"

"Yes they do, Link. You just miss small details like that when you set your mind to a task," Gen responded.

"I do not!"

"Yes you do Link," Navi retorted, coming into my field of vision. "But, I'll grant you that while in the Fire Temple, they didn't look Hylian."

Gen scowled and before I could yell at Navi, he spoke. "That doesn't make any sense, though. They are Hylian, how could they-"

Suddenly, a loud scream broke into our conversation: "AGGGHHHHHH! WHY THE HELL DO I HAVE POINTY EARS?!"

Ganondorf

Why are those two even here?

I was back in my castle mulling over my encounter with the Fairy Girl, the Fullbuster, and Cecelia's son. It baffled me as the boys were Hylian by birth, yet their appearances and lack of knowledge on Hyrule and her customs proved they were ignorant of their heritages.

That irked me. Fullbuster was a member of a noble and well-respected family. Their use of ice magic was revered and highly sought after. I myself trained under Godric Fullbuster, the father of my once best friend Silver Fullbuster. I chuckled, thinking about young Gray. He was much like his father.

And Cecelia's son. I didn't even know she HAD a son. Who was his father? Was she with someone else other than me? Rage flooded my being at the thought of another man touching Cecelia. We were married at one point, but then she vanished and all evidence pointed to Hyrule and/or its Royal Family. Not very surprising. Cecelia was a young maiden from a poor family in Kakariko who became a legend among the people, hailed as "The Dragon Slayer" when she killed Volvagia. Not to mention she was very good friends with the soon to be queen of Hyrule and Esmerelda, Fairy Girl's mother.

Hm. I wonder what Fairy Girl would say if I off-handedly mentioned I was once a good friend of her mother and father? Meh. I'll find out later.

Later, Koume and Kotake, my mentors and the oldest hags I've ever had the displeasure of meeting, confirmed Cecelia was dead. I was furious. I stormed Hyrule in retaliation, obtained the power of the Triforce, and now I ruled the whole kingdom…

But I could not find out what happened to Cecelia.

I pushed back the despair that crept up and shook my head of old memories. The presence of two kids that are the sons of two of my best friends and greatest allies was bringing up too many questions and not enough answers. Cecelia's son, Natsu, being the biggest question. There was something familiar about him. Something I couldn't quite place.

I need answers.

I got up from my throne and walked out of my throne room. I knew if I didn't solve this mystery soon, I'd go crazy. If there was one thing I couldn't stand, it was mysteries.

Upon descending the stairs I ran into Sheik, the 'last' Sheikah. I couldn't help but smirk at 'him.' "Sheikah," I spoke aloud. "What brings you back to the castle?"

"I heard you left for Kakariko earlier, my lord," Sheik said respectfully. "I was simply curious as to why you went there."

"What I do is none of your concern," I told 'him' coldly.

"Forgive me, my lord. I didn't mean it like that," 'he' responded bowing. "I was simply curious. You usually send moblins, your shade, or myself to places when something catches your interest. To have you act on your curiosity is, well, a rare occasion."

A good try at placating me, child. "I'll let your comment slide for the moment, if only because I have other matters to attend to."

"Sir?"

"Continue your scouting of the Heroine of Time, Sheik," I told 'him.' "I have a feeling things in Hyrule are about to get a lot more interesting." I continued on, a smirk making its way onto my face. Zelda was far too much like her parents. They had pulled similar disguises before, but neither could fool me. For her to think she could, was so amusing I haven't called her out on it.

Yet.

Sheik

I don't like this. Ganondorf doing something like this is far too suspicious. Looks like I'm heading to Kakariko. Link should be able to shed some light on this.

I turned and made my way out of the castle. Something was going down in Hyrule, and as its princess, I must know what it is.

Hopefully, Link can tell me what Ganondorf was doing in Kakariko and why it has him so interested.

Gray Fullbuster

Once again, I woke up in pain.

I groaned and tried to sit up. A sharp crack made me bite back a pained groan as I fell back onto the sheets. Damn. Bastard really did break my back.

"Gray!" a frantic voice cried from my left. I turned to see Happy flying to me, bandages wrapped around his tiny frame. "I thought you and Natsu were done for!"

"Happy. You ok?" I asked.

"Yeah. My ego's bruised, but that'll heal," the cat replied.

I nodded. I hated losing. "How's Natsu?" I asked.

"Fine," the blue cat motioned to Natsu, who was asleep on a bed near the far wall. "Gen, this man who knew Link, said Natsu would be fine, being Cecelia's son and all. Though, I have no idea what he means."

"Yeah, me neither. Hearing Natsu's from this crazy place is too weird to dwell on."

"You're from here too, according to Ganondorf," Happy reminded.

I scowled at the reminder. That still didn't make any sense. I remember my life in Fiore before Deliora took my parents. I could believe Natsu because he doesn't remember much before Igneel found him, but for me, it seemed more unlikely. Besides we didn't look like Hylians-

I stopped and looked at Natsu, seeing something I missed earlier. His skin was tanner, though not by much. His hair was wilder, and, to my confusion, he had pointy ears, though they weren't as pointed as Link's. What the heck?

"Happy?" I asked slowly. "Why does Natsu now have pointy ears?"

"You do too," Happy added helpfully.

"Huh?" Happy flew over to a hand mirror and grabbed it. He flew back to me and put the mirror in my lap. I picked it up and immediately lost it. "AGGGHHHHHH! WHY THE HELL DO I HAVE POINTY EARS?!"

"And we lost Gray," I heard Happy mumble.

I was about to glare at the cat before a voice interrupted me: "Ah. I see the young Master Fullbuster is awake."

I turned and saw a guy, definitely Hylian, with black hair and grey eyes walk in. He grinned my way and said, "You gave my goddaughter quite the scare, Master Fullbuster."

I stared at him, confused. "Goddaughter?"

He chuckled. "Don't tell me you've forgotten Link already?" he asked amusedly. "She would be so upset!"

"DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH, OLD MAN!" Link's enraged voice shouted out.

I stared at the man. "You're Link's godfather?" I asked for confirmation.

The man nodded. "That's right. I'm Gen. I run the potion shop here."

"I'm Gray," I introduced myself. "The floating cat is Happy."

Gen chuckled. "I know. I met him earlier. He's an interesting little puff ball."

"HEY! I'm not a puff ball!" Happy whined.

"But all the same, it's a pleasure to meet you, Master Fullbuster."

I scowled. "You act like I'm royalty. And the familiarity in your voice is disturbing was well."

Gen shook his head. "That's an explanation I would like to hold up on. It's not that I don't want you to know, but I would like to wait until your friend wakes up. That way, I can explain it all at one time." I nodded my consent. "As for royalty, well, the Fullbusters are a noble family here in Hyrule." My eyes widened. "Silver Fullbuster was the former King Daphnes's best friend."

I swallowed hard. This was too strange. "M-my father's name is Silver," I mumbled.

"I know," Gen smiled. "You definitely take after him. How is he, by the way? I assume he's doing well?"

"He's dead," I said in a cold tone, hoping he wouldn't pry further.

He didn't. "Oh," he deflated. "My apologies. I didn't realize."

"S'okay," I told him. Just as long as he didn't start pitying me. I hated that.

He let it go, thankfully. "Well, you're going to be bedridden for at least a day. I suggest you get some rest," he told me.

An: Sorry 'bout the ending. I couldn't think of a good enough ending. So, review and tell me what you think.