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Linked Universe Short - The Leg

A little idea that popped into my noggin the other day. Thought it all worth an upload. -throws this at you-.

This was written by me remember, so expect the usual typos and word bugs (bzz.) - - - "...wait...WHAT!?" Legend suddenly screams across the camp, his voice filled with a mixture of surprise and something that could be horror, but it didn't seem quite genuine enough for that. "SINCE WHEN!?"

Time startles out of his daze, realising that he'd in fact dozed off whilst writing in his journal. He looks at the half-written page before him, placing his pencil in between the pages and setting it to his right.

There was no point in going to sleep right now, not until he found out what all the shouting was about. He knew Legend had his moments of temper. It came with being a teenager. But it was late, and he could already hear the bickering that would happen in the morning if he didn't address it right away.

Standing up off his cot, he rubs at the back of his neck before stepping out of his tent and looking around the campsite. Legend is standing by Warrior's lean-to, a look of wonder and amusement on his face. Thank the goddess. Time didn't have it in him to break up a fight, and deal with the fallout of it over the next few days.

"I had no idea that it was wooden!" Legend exclaims, letting out a hoot of laughter. "You're full of surprises, Wars."

"I'm pretty sure I told you at one point or another." Warrior's voice replies as Time approaches the two of them. "It's literally my first go-to story everytime I get a drink in me."

"That'll be the problem." Legend snorts, staring into the tent with a rare grin. "When you big boys get all boozy, me and Hyrule usually bail, go looking for something else to do."

"That explains the fire in Hateno last time we were there." Warriors says, looking at Time when he appears, slightly tired. "Oh nuts. Did we wake you? I'm sorry."

"No I was just wondering what the shouting was about." Time shakes his head, looking between them. "Everything okay here?"

"Did you know that Wars has a wooden leg?" Legend gestures at the other Hero. "Like a real, proper wooden one!"

"Yes." Time nods with a small chuckle. "He lost it in an explosion during the battle for Hyrule Field."

"There have been too many of those." Warriors sighs, pulling down his right trouser leg and slipping on his boots. He'd just come out of the nearby creek after washing up when Legend caught sight of him. "...they need better names for them."

"Gets straight to the point." Legend shrugs, letting out a snort to himself. "Anyway, I better get back to my lean-to. 'Rule will be wondering where his teddy bear is."

"Teddy bear?" Time asks, eyes narrowing as he walks away out of sight. "What?"

"Hyrule likes to cuddle things when he's sleeping." Warriors says, having just buttoned up his shirt. "...it's a recent development apparently."

"Oh, right." Time nods slowly, letting out a tired sigh.

"You okay?" Warriors inevitably asks, getting up out of his lean-to. "You look tired."

"Well I was actually asleep until he started hollering." Time scratches the stubble on his face. "I thought you two were fighting again."

"Ha!" Warriors covers his mouth when he let's out that laugh. "I imagine I'd loose the other leg if I was to do that again. The boy is vicious when he's mad at you."

"Oh I know..." Time nods, smiling fondly. "The day I first met him, he nearly slit my throat."

"Really?" Warriors' eyes widen a fraction. "What did you do?"

"I may have landed on top of his bunny rabbit friend when I arrived." Time explains, shaking his head when he gets strange look. "...I'd gotten water in my Ocarina, made opening portals very temperamental."

"Ravio right?"

"Yes, that's him. You've met before?"

"Oh yeah." Warriors laughs again, this time a little more quietly. "He tried to sell me a new wrist-guard for 2000 rupees. Little con merchant."

"Which is precisely why I told him to stay away from Wind if he ever visits. " Time yawns again. "Ugh...sorry, I'm keeping you awake, when we should be sleeping."

"It's okay, I was cleaning up anyway." Warriors shrugs.

"Good." Time prods him on the chin as he turns on the spot and heads back the way he came. "Make sure you shave tomorrow. You're a Hylian, not a peach."

"Coming from you Old Man...that's a bit rich."

"Goodnight, Wars."

"Yeah. Goodnight, Sprite."

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