Prelude ♫ Introduction

[sageprincess]

Characters: Zelda and you!
Setting: Around the tower.
Format: Starting in brackets.
Summary: The eff is this. We are not amused. :| Also, music and exploration.
Warnings: None yet; will edit if something comes up.


[After the chaos of the past few days, hearing soft music ringing throughout the tower might seem disorienting. Perhaps it's another trick, something to lull one into a false sense of security... but those that follow the medley will find it has nothing to do with the tower itself.

Rather, it's coming from a regal looking young woman and the small blue instrument that she carries with utmost care. Those sensitive to it will feel magic resonating with the notes themselves, swelling and building with each song until ultimately...

Nothing. It just vanishes into thin air.

The young woman sighs, a look of frustration crossing her face, and continues on in her exploration.]

Comments

Sorry for how late this is, I have been sick. ;A;

[reflectionofsin]

[Naturally, he followed the music. Trick or no, he wanted to know who was playing it. When he finds out, he hangs back, purposefully waiting until the Nocturne of Shadow was played before he reveals himself.]

You called?

No, don't worry about it! Take care of yourself! ;3;

[sageprincess]

[The music abruptly stops as she inhales sharply. That voice - so familiar but oh so very wrong - sends a shiver down her spine.]

...Not intentionally, by any means.

[Her words are self-assured, but her voice is tight and her body in tense. She still doesn't really know what's going on and he's just about one of the last people she would like to see right now.]

It's just a cold, but it's annoyingly debilitating.

[reflectionofsin]

So cold, princess. Is this how you treat old friends?

[The sarcasm is more than just dripping, it's rolling off his words like an ocean of sardonic intent.]

After all, we're all that's left of our world.

Aah, I know how that feels. Get well soon!

[sageprincess]

[She ignores the friend comment, feeling any response she makes will only egg him on further. And she is not in the mood for that, okay. As for that second bit, well... she's already at the vehement denial stage, and if she were haughtier, she would probably be scoffing.]

Do you honestly believe that letter?

Thanks.

[reflectionofsin]

[He chuckles, taking a few steps closer to her.]

You can see for yourself if you want.

[He crosses his arms and jerks his head at the staircase.]

Let's take a walk.

[morphballin]

[Samus follows it, as the sound of the instrument is pretty familiar - there's something odd about the notes, but she can't quite put her finger on what.

However, this isn't who she expected to see at the end of the line, but it seems there's a connection to this one and Link. Same ears, same instrument, same odd triangle markings...]

...not the person I thought I'd see.

[sageprincess]

[She definitely tenses upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, but that gives way to curiosity as what she said begins to register. She couldn't possibly mean--]

My apologies, I did not mean to deceive, but... who did you think I was?

[morphballin]

"The guy in the green, with the hat," Samus answers, making a wooshing motion behind her head to suggest Link's trademark cap. "He had an instrument like that. Similar sound."

[sageprincess]

Zelda gasps, and it becomes blaringly obvious that she knows exactly who Samus is talking about.

"Link?" She asks, brows furrowing in concern and confusion. "How old did he appear?"

[thegirltwin]

[Worried and anxious, but not about to let a possible clue or lead go without her investigation, Nina follows the sound through the Tower's hallways, its music getting louder as she gets closer and closer. She's tense, not sure what to expect or if she's running into a trap.

What she finds when she arrives in time to see the instrument vanish and the music suddenly is not what she expected to see. She can't help but make a noise of surprise. Immediately the tense expression falters and then falls away completely.]

Oh! It was you! I -- Pardon me. I don't mean to be rude. I heard the sound, and I thought... I thought...

[She trails off. Thought what?]

[sageprincess]

[Initially, Zelda regards her with the same sort of guarded expression, but then... well, she doesn't seem threatening - quite the opposite really. She sympathizes with how on edge Nina looks, and though her head tilted questioningly, her voice is steady.]

It is all right; I do not mean any harm. Are you being held captive as well?

[Because she's guessing that half-formed sentence had something to do with thinking she was one of the ones responsible for all this.]

[thegirltwin]

[Nina nods. Seeing Zelda's gentle expression, she gives the woman a smile of her own.]

Yes, that's right. I am. You're very talented. That song was beautiful!

[sageprincess]

[She bows her head slightly in response to the compliment.]

Thank you. Though ancient, they still possess a certain quality unmatched by anything else I have heard.

[Like the whole being magical thing, but that's gone right out the window, it seems.]

[evokingfool]

[His headphones hanging around his neck, Minato follow the song to its source. He's cautious, if the song proves to be a trap to avoid.

But maybe it's played by that man.

Minato blink once when he see the woman.]

...It sound nice.

[sageprincess]

[Likewise, she blinks when the her music is acknowledged. After gauging that Minato is at least not a current threat, she responds.]

Thank you, though I cannot take credit for them. These songs are very old.

[And supposed to be magic, which is why she sounds just a bit exasperated.]

[evokingfool]

...What's wrong?

[He heard that small exasperation. Something must be bothering her.]

[sageprincess]

[She blinks again. Perceptive, isn't he.]

...When played on a holy instrument such as this, these songs possess the ability to transport the musician to certain areas.

[Her eyes drift to the ocarina in her hands.]

But something is disrupting the magic. It simply vanishes at the point one would be warped.

I AM SO LATE, I AM SORRY AHSDFLGKH;

[ocariness]

[ Link knows the sound of the Ocarina of Time better than any other instrument, and it's with confusion that the hero follows the source of the Prelude of Light down to the last notes of the Requiem of Spirit, knowing full well that these songs could only carry this sort of power if the one playing it had the Ocarina of Time in their hands.

When they spot Zelda at the end, of course, the hero freezes. Link is happy, because they've not seen her since that time when she fled the castle on horseback. Link had not even been certain Zelda was alive (though they believed she had to have been, of course), and this was a huge relief.

Especially after the total exhaustion the last few days had caused, and the constant concern, it was nice to see someone familiar that they KNEW and CARED for, even if this was, from Link's perspective, what they viewed as their first encounter in some time.

Naturally, the hero can't help the smile that crosses their face. ]

... You're safe.

[ Your Link? No, they may not be, but there's really no way to tell the difference between them unless one were to carefully stand the two side-by-side. ]

IT'S FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. <3

[sageprincess]

[The princess turns, and oh, there's something so strangely nostalgic about the gesture - the way she gasps when she hears that voice, the way her jaw slightly drops in awe - it all feels like something she's done before, long ago.

Of course, the circumstances are different now. They're adults, and while she knows this is wrong, Link should be a child, they shouldn't be meeting like this-- she can't help it. She feels... lighter, seeing Link.

She didn't think she'd ever get to see her hero again.]

Link...

[She has so many questions, but... they can wait, for now.]

♥!!!

[ocariness]

[ It is certainly nostalgic. Funny, considering that it wasn't that long ago from Link's perspective (well, sort of mostly, but it DID feel like ages!) Even so, they can't help really feeling elated. ]

... The songs don't work here. We haven't found a way out yet, but...

[ They're working on it! JUST GOTTA FIND A BOSS KEY ]

It is good to know you are safe. This place is dangerous.

♥♥♥!!! (I CAN HTML I SWEAR.)

[sageprincess]

You mean to say our captors were lying about this being a safe haven as well?

[Though, by the way she says it, it sounds like she expected as much. Still, she has faith in Link. If there's anyone that can find a way out of here, it's the Hero of Time.]

Even so, I feel the same. It is... good to see you again.

[Will she explain what precisely she means by that? Probably not. At least not until she gets a better idea on where in time Link is from.]

[justabignobody]

[Riku hasn't had much time to explore the tower yet, especially with all those 'first meetings' with certain people and that attack happening, but he is making up for it now.

He blinks beneath the blindfold when he starts hearing the music and feels it's magic wash over him; he is pretty sure it's not a trick of the tower though - there is too much light woven within it.

Following the sound, he isn't all too surprised to find it a girl with a heart that smell just as bright as the magic within her music. ...Though the lack of effect kind of throws him off.]

...Spell gone wrong?

[sageprincess]

[Zelda peers at the boy for a moment, curious. What a strange outfit. Can he see behind that blindfold? But, no, there are stranger things happening, and he doesn't seem antagonistic. Perhaps he'll know something.]

In a sense. The magic is there, but something is interfering with it.

[justabignobody]

[Maybe he can, maybe he can't - Riku always prefers to keep people guessing about that.

He crooks his head slightly, he has never seen magic being cast through an instrument... though he supposes that there are far, far stranger things in the worlds. There is always something new to learn, it seems.]

What was supposed to happen?

[sageprincess]

[Rest assured, she will find the concept of a keyblade just as odd, if not more so.]

Each song is strongly tied to a specific area of my homeland. When played on this ocarina, they possesses the power to transport the musician to any one of those areas.

[In other words, she was trying to go home.]