Couple of the Wild (ZeLink)

Chapter 16: Traveling Injuries

Link and Zelda made their way through the mountain before Link suddenly stopped. Zelda had walked a few feet forward before realizing, and turned to face Link.

"Link? Link what is it?" Zelda asked as she saw Link's face contort to fear. What was he so shocked about? She watched as Link's pointed ears perked, he started looking around desperately trying to find something.

"Zelda! Run to the domain now!" Link called out bringing his bow out and drawing it. He heard it. The laugh and the invisible pitter patter of a Wizzrobe. Zelda hadn't heard it over the rain. He would be fine, but if lightning struck down...

"Link what's going on?" Zelda yelled as she drew her own bow.

"No! Zelda you don't understand, it's out of your league-" Link turned and called back, however that was his mistake. The wizzrobe appeared bringing its lightning rod down, the area sparked before the lightning crashed to the ground on top of Link and Zelda, the ground rumbling, trees falling, a dome of electricity growing over the plot of land before evaporating.

Link, electricity coursing around him, forced himself on his feet.

"ZELDA!?" He called out. He looked around before he saw her body laying in the moist grass, the bow and broadsword she had, sparking with electricity around her. Fury rose within Link as he drew the Master Sword. The Wizzrobe was now taunting the night by jumping up and down in the air. Link bared his fangs as he drew the Master Sword.

"YOU!" He yelled as he rose the Master Sword high. Lightning struck the blade, energy and electricity coursing through it. Link brought the sword swipe down, the circular beam of energy hurtling towards the Wizzrobe. The beam collided with the monster disintegrating it. The beam flew into the air, dispelling after a distance.

Link stood, staring still furious at the spot where the Wizzrobe floated before turning and running towards Zelda's body.

"No, no, no , no," Link muttered as he shoved the Master Swords blade into the ground next to her. He hurriedly lifted Zelda a bit. Link brought an ear to her chest. She was breathing. She was burned, but alive. Link sighed but quickly reached for the Sheikah Slate. He scrolled through until he found it. A fairy.

The bottle appeared in his hand. Quickly dumping the fairy out, the fairy circled its way around Zelda before disappearing. Zelda lay unresponsive until she coughed violently. She would be fine, but she needed treatment. Link looked towards the Domain and nodded to himself.

He put her bow and sword into the Sheikah Slate and Sheathed the Master Sword before lifting the burned girl onto his back, now jogging towards the Domain.

"You said you won't lose me again... But what about me losing you?"

Grabbing her body, Link rushed across the rest of the eccentric blue and silver bridges toward the entrance to Zora's Domain, an unconscious Zelda still on his back. 

"Halt!" One of the two Zora guards said, both holding their spears up in the rain.

"Move, Rivan!" Link yelled, jumping over their spears. Rivan and Dunma, the second female guard stared in awe as Link leaped.

"L-Link? Sorry, we didn't know- Link what's the rush? And who is that!?"  Rivan called out, however, Link was already rushing up the stairs towards the Seabed Inn. Link's stamina was already starting to wane, still, he pressed up the water-flooded stairs.

"Kayden! Kodah!" Link panted towards the owners of the inn, his knees giving out from carrying Zelda. She definitely wasn't heavy for a human, but still enough to give way after carrying such a distance.

"Link?" The beige-colored female Zora, Kodah called, turning from the bookcase.

"Link, what's on you- By the Goddess Hylia, is that a girl?" Kayden asked, rushing from behind his desk to aid the Hylian knight. At this point Link's knees were shaking, giving way to the weight.