Chapter Four
The Competetion
Horns blew signaling only five minuets left for signing up. Link ran up to the signup table and ran right into Gareth.
"Ouch, s-sorry," Link said frantically scared that Gareth might find him out.
"Watch it man," Gareth said meanly and walked off. Link walked up to the sign up table and signed his name as "Mask" on the sheet.
He walked over to the bench to await his turn, when he saw Princess Zelda sitting in a seat next to her father. Everyman was going up and bowing to the princess before they sat down. The princess looked sad for some reason. She sighed.
"I guess he's not coming," she said to herself.
Link walked up to her and bowed.
"Hello, good luck in the competetion," she said monotoniously. He looked up and grabbed her hand gently.
"Thank you m'lady," he said looking into her eyes. He kissed her hand and gave her wink. The princess blushed.
"What a handsome man," she thought to herself. Those eyes, those beautiful ice blue eyes. The man she saw on the street was in rags though, could this man possibly be the brave one who saved her three days ago?
Link took his seat on the bench next to his step brother Gareth.
In the competetion were three challenges. An archery challenge, a sword fight, and a race. Link smiled. This was going to be fun.
When the first man went up and aimed his bow Ganondorf from the crowd waved his hand. The man slipped as he shot his bow and missed the target completly. There were boos from the crowd. The man stepped away in sorrow. The next three men who went up suffered the same fate one way or another, whether it be slipping or catching a bug in there eye, there was always something. Then it was Gareth's turn. He shot and it almost hit perfectly, right on the edge of the bullseye.
"Niched it! 90 points!" an announcer shouted.
Gareth walked away smiling smugly. Link gulped, he knew his step father was at work here. Link stood up for his turn and pulled out an arrow and nervously put it on the bow. He aimed. Something under his foot made him slip. He hadn't fired yet so while aiming on sitting down he shot the bow.
"BullsEye! 100 points for Mask!" shouted the announcer. Link smiled. Gareth looked up in the crowd and gave his father a mean look who right back gave him a nasty glare.
Next was the sword fighting competetion. Since in the first competetion, the men who made a bad score were disqualified only Gareth and Link were left. They stood in the circle facing each other. A drum sound boomed signaling to start. Gareth and Link circled each other. Ganondorf waved his hand again, Link began to feel off balance. Gareth thrusted his shield pushing Link onto the ground outside of the rope.
"Gareth is the winner! 100 points!" shouted the announcer. Link looked up at Gareth evily.
The last competetion was coming close and so was sunset. Link hoped he could finish this in time. Link stood beside Gareth crouched down.
"1, 2, 3, RUN," the announcer shouted. Link and Gareth sped off.
Link was first then Gareth, then Link. Link could see the red banner, he was going to win! However Ganondorf had other plans for the mysterious boy. He waved his hand and a root came out of the ground making Link trip. He saw Gareth run past him as he fell.
"Gareth is the WINNER," the annoucer shouted. Link stood up and wiped the dirt away from his face.
"Hold it!," shouted the princess," There is black magic at work here, Gareth is disqualifed for interference with the crowd!"
Everyone booed at them as Gareth, Gabrielle, and Ganondorf were forced to leave.
Princess Zelda walked up to Link.
"Congradulations Mr Mysterious... You've won," she said looking again into his beautiful eyes. Link smiled.
"So am I going to be able to know who is my knight?" she asked. Link grinned and reached for his mask.
"My magic wears off at sunset, when the first star appears at dusk," a voice echoed in his head.
"Oh no," he said. The princess gave him a confused look. He turned around and ran away.
"Wait come back please," she shouted after him, but to no avail he was too far off.
She ran after him, but could no longer see the man. She looked down sadly. A surprise to her eyes for she saw the mans black cap. She picked it up and hugged it.
"I'll find you," she said to herself.
Link ran into his house just before the carriage got there. He unlocked the door and closed it. He ran down the stairs and layed on his bed.
His nice clothes disappeared along with his equipment.
"At least I don't have hide anything," he said to himself.
The front door opened and walked in everyone. People walked passed the basement door. Someone stopped at his door.
"Oh no," Link said to himself," the doors unlocked."
"LINK!!!" Ganondorf shouted slamming open the basement door.
"I'm going to get it," Link grimaced.
