Chapter One
The Robbery/The Mysterious Feeling
*Crash!* *Thud!* * Shatter!* The sounds of a robbery could be heard all through Castle Town that evening.
Inside, the bakery being robbed was trashed. Cookies, cake, and other sweets littered the floor. The clerk, who was being held back by the ruffians, thought to herself, Those knights of Hyrule are too slow! Surly someone has sent for help by now!
The leader of the group, who had stuffed all the ruupies into a bag (and eaten most of the cookies), was still destroying the shop and laughing.
The clerk, who had not said one word other than the occasional scream, at last spoke up when the crooks grabbed an award certificate.
"Oh, please! Please don't take that! Take anything you want, just not that!"
The leader looked at her, then he laughed. "Well," he said,"How about I take YOU instead!"
He snapped his fingers, and the pirates grabbed a swatch of cloth to tie over her mouth.
"Oh, no! Please, no! Please!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs as she fought back with all her strength.
All of a sudden, as if by magic, there was a *Crash!* and the ruffians holding down the clerk were on the ground. Glass shattered and littered the floor, and there was a box of pans on the ground.
The leader looked up to the window, and then a boy in a green tunic jumped at him, ninja style.
*Bam!* Right in the face! And he's down!
The boy got up and got into a fighting stance. Then he drew his sword with his left hand.
To the clerk he said, "Get behind me!" The clerk said nothing, only obeyed the left-handed boy with a sword.
The leader sat up, rubbed his head, and blinked in shock a few times at the boy. "Wait," He said. "Is this a joke? The infamous left-handed hero Link, is only a child?" He had a surprised look on his face.
Link smirked and said, "Big things come in small packages." And without warning, he rushed at the villain.
Now, the fight itself was really, really, REALLY long. So, in an effort to save time, lets put it like this;
At the end of the fight, the leader of the robbers looked like he was stuffed in a blender set on 'whip'. Link was breathless, but unhurt.
The clerk rushed over to Link and thanked him.
He replied, "No problem, Miss! Oh, and here! These are yours!" He handed the clerk the bag of ruupies and the award certificate.
"Oh, thank you so much!" Said the clerk, and then she gave him a hug.
As she let go of Link, the Knights of Hyrule FINALLY showed up. Well, its about time! The clerk thought to herself, as Link slowly inched away from her.
The knight in front took in the scene. Then he saw the crook on the ground. "Well, Pirate Pete, I thought you learned your lesson! But a bakery is quite a step down from a bank, don't you think?" He said.
The Clerk looked at him and said, "Oh, no, there really is no need! The situation has already been handled, sir."
"Handled? By whom?" The lead knight asked. Then he noticed Link, who had inched to the door and was almost home free.
"Link?" The lead knight said to him.
"Aww, man!" Link muttered under his breath. "Yes, father?" he replied.
Link's father said, "Link, you really must stop this! You could have been hurt! You should have waited for us to arrive."
"But if I had waited for you, it would have been to late!" Link retorted. "And besides, you would have slowed me down."
"Link, don't forget your on a team! We need to work together in order to accomplish something big. The sooner you understand this, the better." His dad replied.
"Well, I don't need to be on a team! If any problems come my way, I can handle them on my own no problem!" And with that, Link left the store.
I don't need them. I can handle anything on my own. Link thought to himself as he walked down the streets of Hyrule. And anyway, what are the chances a problem shows up that involves teamwork?
If only he knew...
~~~~~
The sun was setting, the birds were singing, and Twilight was finally relaxed.
"Ah, this was long overdue!" She said as she laid in the soft grass under the apple tree.
Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Spike were napping under the tree as well.
"Yes, darling! With the Grand Galloping Gala only a few days away, we have been so busy!" Said Rarity.
Rainbow Dash looked up and said with a smile, "Yeah, 'nd its so nice to take a break from all the flying 'nd the gardening 'nd the sewing 'nd the dancing 'nd the-"
"Its just so peaceful." Applejack interrupted. "And I got a fealin' we ain't never gonna see another sunset like that again."
"Yeah..." Everypony agreed. They all sat in silence as they watched the most beautiful sunset they have ever seen.
Suddenly, Twilight felt a throbbing in her skull. She clutched her head in her hoofs in pain and grimaced.
"Twilight? Are you okay?" Asked Fluttershy, looking concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Replied Twilight, still holding her head.
"Hey, maybe all that hard work had broken her brain! How 'bout I throw her a party when we get home?" Asked Pinkie Pie, grinning.
Twilight managed a smile. "Sure, that sounds nice. Thanks, Pinkie." She put her hooves down. "Whatever that pain was, its gone now."
Just then, Twilight's eyes went all white. She stared strait ahead absently.
"OHMIGOSH! OMIGOSH! OHMIGOSH!!!" Screamed Rarity. "TWILIGHT!"
Spike shook Twilight, hoping to snap her out of it. She didn't respond. "She, like, turned into a zombie or a statue or somthin'!" He exclaimed.
"I'll get some water!" Rainbow Dash piped in. And with that, she grabbed a bucket and sped through the air in a flash to the nearest creek.
And Twilight still stared blankly.
Pinkie Pie tried waving her hooves on front of Twilight's face. Nothing.
Rarity tried pulling Twilight's mane and tail. Nothing.
Fluttershy tried singing in Twilight's ear as loud as she could(which isn't saying much, since Fluttershy's voice is so soft.). Nothing.
Spike tried breathing fire in front of Twilight. That always got her going before. Not this time.
Applejack tried bucking the apple tree, hoping the apples hitting Twilight's head would wake her up. Nothing.
Then Rainbow returned with the water and poured it on Twilight's head. And she finally woke up.
"Wha- what happened?" Asked Twilight.
"You blacked out and then your eyes went white and Rarity screamed and then Rainbow went to get some water and then we tried waking you up but nothing happened and then Rainbow came back and poured the water on you and now your back!" Said Pinkie in one breath. Then she took a big gasp of air after her long run on sentence. *GASP!*
Twilight looked at Pinkie. "Woah, sorry I asked."
"What in tarnation was that anyway, Twi?" Asked Applejack.
"I- I saw something..." Said Twilight.
"What did you see? Can you remember?" Asked Fluttershy.
"Umm..." Twilight said. "I saw... that shrine. Where we found the Elements of Harmony. There was something in the basement...."
"What? What was down there?"Asked Rainbow impatiently.
"A... a crystal ball. But it looked like... a ball of water... More like a liquid than a solid. And there was an image inside." Said Twilight.
"What? WHAT!" Said Rainbow. She was dying of suspense.
"... I don't remember. It was too blurry to see inside." Twilight said sadly. She looked down at the grass, trying to remember.
"Aw, COME ON!" Rainbow said suddenly. She flopped down in the grass in frustration.
Then, Twilight looked up. "But I bet if we went there, we could see for ourselves!" She exclaimed.
"What does that mean?" Asked Spike.
Twilight look at the mountain on which the shrine sat. "It means we need to pack our saddle bags." She said.
Everypony looked at her.
Twilight continued to stare at the shrine. "We're going up there to find out whats in that liquid ball."