Legend of Sol (Modern Legend of Zelda)

Zalor was almost at the school, he didnt bother with the bus. He walked across the streets, fiddling with the gauntlet on his right hand, tempted to take it. He was a bit tired of walking, but he wasn't near a bus stop currently, so walking was best. This was his senior year as well, but didnt really care about grades, just his training to be a royal guard, and his swordsman skills as well.

 

"It isn't really a hate." Sol spoke as he quickly freed himself from Ace. "Is it hateful to want allegiance from people who want to live on the land you rule? Not only that, but historically the Gerudo have been nothing but a band of thieves who only leave the desert to either rob people or find a man to make children with. And as such I would like to remind you that because you are the leader of the Gerudo, you have the power to either strengthen or change the old stereotypes that have plagued your people. You cannot hope to change the mindset of the common citizen of Hyrule without a constant and continuous flow of evidence that shows you are a changed group of people. You've done well so far but old habits die hard and I ask that you understand the difficulty in such a momentous task. I know that I'm asking a bit much from you, and you know I'll do what I can to help, but you can do it, right?" Sol gently punched Ace in the shoulder with the last comment.

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The trio arrived at the castle shortly after Sol's little speech to Ace. "And here we are. Come to think of it, father did say he needed to talk to me about something. So Impa, you've got some free time while I speak with him. You can go about your business and not concern yourself with sticking to me like my shadow during that time. Or you could eavesdrop on us like you usually do."

As they had entered the castle, the king of Hyrule quickly ran up to them. "There you are Sol. Where have you been?"

"My apologies father. We had the misfortune of getting involved with a childish prank that occurred in the city a bit ago."

"I see. And a good day to you today Ace. You've arrived a bit sooner than I was expecting so you've caught me somewhat off-guard. Could you give us a moment please? There are some matters I must discuss with Sol. Once that's finished then we may talk and Sol may return to school." With that being said, the king and prince duo left for another room, shutting the door behind them.

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"What is it you wished to speak with me about?"

"You're seventeen now, right?"

"Yes father. Has your age begun to catch up with you to a point where you don't remember how old your only son is?"

"No no no. It isn't anything like that. As it has been pointed out to me by several advisers, you've come of age and are finally becoming a proper man."

"But of course. Wasn't that the whole point of all the teaching you've had me undergo?"

"Not quite what I'm getting at. What I'm trying to say is now that you're becoming an adult it means that you will soon succeed the throne. But there are some... Details that you are severely lacking."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, to put it simply, you need to be married."

"No." Sol quickly turned for the door.

"Hold on a second. This isn't something you can quickly turn away from. You do have a duty as prince of Hyrule after all."

"Well I can't get married. Not right now."

"Why not? After all I seem to recall you being the type of person who will do whatever is required of you. And the prince getting married is one of those required things."

"I can't. Because..." Sol tried to think up some sort of excuse. "I can't because I'm currently seeing somebody." He quickly lied. "That's right, I'm seeing somebody. Therefore I can't just be randomly thrown into a marriage with somebody you or somebody else has already decided for me. And I can't suddenly get married to my girl..." Sol coughed as he tried to avoid stammering as he made up this story on the spot. "I can't suddenly get married to my girlfriend because I don't think she herself would be ready for that sort of thing and since neither you nor mother have ever met her I don't know if you would approve, especially considering that you want to marry me off as soon as possible."

"Really? That's the excuse you've come up with? You're seeing somebody. And neither I nor your mother have heard about this before because?"

"Because I didn't feel that it was the proper thing to do. After all, what sort of prince would I be if word got out and it spread into a rumor that I was having an illicit affair with somebody? I would rather not burden you with having to fix the damage done from my actions. I was planning on telling you and mother when I felt the time was right."

"I see. Well, if that's the case then I suppose there's no issue with her attending a meal with us." The king spoke, calling Sol's bluff.

"What?"

"Well, you've told me that she exists and I will tell your mother later when we talk about this. So we will both know of her. And I'm certain your mother will want to meet her and I myself would like to see the woman who managed to capture the heart of a son I joked about being too busy for love. So I see nothing wrong with bringing her with you tonight once your classes are finished with."

"Don't you think this is a little sudden?" Sol glared.

"Not at all. I mean, it's not like you would be making all of this up and I wouldn't be giving you enough to time to go find a woman who would be willing to fake being your lover all so you don't have to get married right now. I completely believe your story." The king spoke the last sentence in a way that wasn't even trying to hide sarcasm. "Therefore I think meeting her would be a good thing."

"Fine. If that's what you want father I will see if she is free tonight and I shall bring her along with me when my classes are finished."

>I know this seems kinda cliched and corny, but I figured I'd have some fun at Sol's expense before the Demon Lord began to make a mess of things.<

 

"Well father, is there anything else you wished to speak to me about. Or was it just the ridiculous marriage you want me to go through?"

"There was one other thing that I needed to speak to you about. The son of the Goron chief has expressed a desire to see you. He wishes to have another sumo match with you. Something about finding out your secret to being able to win against him. Oh, and the Zora princess also wants to go fishing with you again."

"Well I don't exactly have the time to do all of these things."

"You don't have to do it all today. Another day is perfectly fine. After all tonight is when your mother and I get to meet the woman you fell in love with."

"Of course. If that is all, I shall take my leave."

"Have a nice day at school. Oh, and just so you know Impa isn't allowed to fake being your lover."

"Wasn't planning on faking it." Sol spoke as he exited the room. "Crap I'm screwed. Gotta find somebody who'd be willing to lie alone with me." He walked up to Ace and Impa, just missing their conversation. "Well you two look like you're having fun together. In fact you two look like a perfect couple. And I hate to interrupt any lovey-dovey time you two are having but my father is ready to see you Ace. And Impa I figured I'd just take you to school with me instead of leaving you on your own to find me again. After all Josleyn can fulfill that role well enough on her own. So let's get going." The king's command seemed to affect Sol more than somebody would think, considering how uncharacteristic it was of him to say those jokes to Ace and Impa. Ignoring that though, Sol gently grabbed Impa's hand and teleported away with Farore's Wind. The pair appeared at the front entrance to the school.

 

Zalor had made it to the school as well, and saw his best friend and Impa teleport infront of the school. He walked up towards the two with a smile and laughed, "Bought time you showed up!" Zalor said as he patted Sol's back,

"So, never told me, how was the training with Jos?" Zac asked the prince, since he never bothered to question how the training went earlier,

 

"This is wonderful news Ace." The king spoke. "Come, let us have a drink in honor of this moment."

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"Oh hey, there you are. Perfect timing. In fact too perfect timing. Almost like Josleyn level of timing when finding me." Sol started to ramble on before stopping himself. "Anyways, I digress. The training was... Fine I suppose. I wasn't paying much attention to it due to some... Things I've been thinking about recently."

Sol was quick to change the subject though. His dreams weren't something he wanted to talk to people about, Impa being the only true exception to that. He had considered talking to Josleyn about them at some point considering she was in some of the dreams but had ultimately decided that the only real reason to talk to her about them right now was if she told him she too was having those dreams. He could pass of him and Ace having those dreams as pure coincidence. If Josleyn were to have them though, that would mean something bad.

"Anyways, about that perfect timing. You wouldn't happen to have a sister I don't know about, would you? One who is fairly similar to us age wise? It's kinda important."

 

"We'll I there is my older sister Viviana who is your age and... Wait a minute...why do you, of all people, want to know if I have a sister?" Zalor asked, curious as why his best friend would want to know this, "Is there something going on here that I don't know about?" Then, he put two and two together and realized something, though he could easily be wrong, "Is that why you were not focused in training? Because you want a girlfriend?" Zalor asked and then started to laugh, "But dude, you are the prince! You can find anyone you want the snap of your fingers!"

 

"Good heavens your timing is impeccable." Sol spoke to Josleyn before returning to Zalor's comment. He sighed and shook his head as Josleyn and Zalor started to quickly get the wrong idea about his question. "It has nothing to do with me wanting to start going out with anybody. How should I put this? I need a woman who could reasonably pass as being somebody I've been dating for a while. Somebody who would be willing to have dinner with me at the castle tonight and pretend to be somebody I was in love with. And it's really important that this goes well. I'd much rather not." Sol coughed and quickly said the last part of the sentence in an almost inaudible tone. "Have to go through with an arranged marriage."

 

"ME?! Oh hell no! Why not you Jos?! Your good friends with Sol as well," Zalor said, pushing her had off his shoulder, "And besides, how are we gonna get me as a girl by tonight when we have school and school work to do after classes are over?! But some spell on m-......."

"Can we please just go into class before we get detention?" Zalor asked nervously as he stuck his thumb out towards the doors, "And just drop this til later?"