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CHAPTER SEVEN - The Chase

"Hello?" Zelda picked up the phone which was ringing.
"Zelda, it's me!"
"Paul, what's wrong?" Zelda looked worried. Julia looked up when she heard that.
"Your friend, that's what."
"Link?" Zelda had a bad feeling inside her. "What happened?"
"That thief stole my car!"
"Are you sure? I don't think he exactly knows how to drive."
"Yes he does. I was coming out of the shop, and I heard lots of beeping. I looked up to see him speed off in my car! I'm stuck here! The next bus doesn't come for half an hour."
"Paul, hang tight. I'll call you in a few minutes." Zelda hung up the phone and sat down to think.
"What's happened?" Julia asked.
"I'm not sure," Zelda replied, "But it must have been serious."
"Look," said Julia walking over to sit next to Zelda. "I may hate school, but I'm not stupid. What is up with Link? I know that there's something different about him, and then there was that guy trying to kill him. And do you know what? When I first met him, he was wearing these crazy clothes, and he was carrying a sword. I think you know something you're not telling me."
"Well, okay," Zelda didn't know how to answer, or if she should lie or not. But in her worried state, she needed to tell someone, and she forgot about her initial distrust of Julia. "Did you recognize the clothes he was first wearing?"
"I don't know; they were weird. I thought he was going to a costume party. They looked a bit old fashioned."
"You're right," said Zelda. "That's why he had a sword. Guns weren't around many years ago."
"What are you trying to tell me?" asked Julia.
"Link, well, he's from a different time. He's from the past. And he's here because the new president, Ganondorf Dragmire, is also from the past. They go back a long way. Anyway, basically, Link finished off Ganondorf, however a spell went wrong, and he was sent here. Link is what's known as the Hero of Time, so he was able to travel here. It's heard of in the old legends."
"Are you serious?" Julia almost yelled. Zelda just nodded; it was up to Julia to believe her or not.
"Can you prove it?"
"I don't think so," however Zelda picked up the book she had looked at a few days earlier. She passed it to Julia, who flicked through it for a few minutes. The phone rang again.
"Great," Zelda sighed, getting up and answering. "Hello?"
"Zelda, what are you doing?"
"Paul, we're on our way, just wait at the shops, okay." Zelda hung up again. She went back over to Julia, who had a pale expression on her face.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I believe you," she said. "Look." Zelda saw a map of ancient Hyrule. Julia was pointing to a place marked the Kokiri Forest. "This is where he told me he came from, but I hadn't heard of it, and I thought he was crazy."
"Great. Now, can you drive?" Zelda asked her, feeling very apprehensive.
"I'm only seventeen," Julia replied.
"Do you have your learner's permit?"
"Sure."
"And do you feel like breaking the law?"
Julia smiled. "I'm an expert," she answered.
"Great. We're on our way!"

"Whoa!" Link yelled, narrowly missing an oncoming car. Whenever a car got in between him and Ganondorf, he crossed over to the wrong side of the road, so that he could overtake. People all around him were beeping and yelling abuse, but it had no effect. Link didn't know the road rules or that what he did was wrong. He wondered if he could make Ganondorf's car crash. On the floor Link found various items, a shoe, a baseball and a drink bottle. He picked up the shoe and threw it at the car, but it totally missed. Link found it hard to drive and throw at the same time. He grabbed the drink bottle and tried again. This time it hit the car, but it just bounced off the side. He tried again with the baseball. This time, it smashed one of the windows. The car swerved for a second, and then began to speed off. Link accelerated harder to keep up with it.

Ganondorf was having a drink of champagne to celebrate his good luck. All of a sudden, there was a loud smashing noise, and he was showered with glass.
"What the..." he thundered, turning around to see what had caused it. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a small red car following close behind. At the wheel was…Link!
"How on earth!" Ganondorf was amazed. That kid just would not stop.
"William, go faster," Ganondorf instructed his driver. "I want to lose that red car behind us."
"Alrighty Mr. President," William the chauffeur replied. He began to speed up, ignoring speed limits. He knew that with the new President in his car, he could get away with anything.

"I need to practice my driving more," said Julia. "But my aunt never takes me!" She giggled. Zelda meanwhile, was too worried to think it was a joke. She definitely didn't like the idea of breaking the law, but it was the only way they could get to Paul and then find Link. Julia wasn't a bad driver, and they didn't attract any attention. They headed down the main road, which was the fastest way to get to the fish and chip shop. As Julia was about to turn off, she was cut off by a speeding police car. Then a large black car sped passed, followed closely by a red car. At the back was another police car.
"That's Paul's car!" yelled Zelda. "Quick, follow them."
Julia drove behind the police car, and had to go way above the speed limit to keep up with them.
"Ganondorf must be in the black car," said Zelda. The convoy of cars sped down the road, and kept growing as more police cars joined in. "That's the only thing that would make Link crazy enough to try driving!"

"William, what is that car?" asked Ganondorf, when the police joined in.
"They're police, sir, but they won't worry us. You're the President after all now! They're here to protect you. They'll stop that psycho kid behind us."
Ganondorf laughed. "Excellent!"
They drove on; however, nothing seemed to be happening.
"The police are not doing anything William," Ganondorf complained.
"I know, the traffic's pretty heavy. It must be too dangerous. I can only keep going."
"Well I want him out of the way, the sooner the better. Is our car stronger than his?"
It was William's turn to laugh. "Of course it is! That bomb would crumble like a tin can if it was in an accident."
"Then let's have an accident," Ganondorf muttered under his breath. He used his magic to jam the car's system. When William found he couldn't steer or control his car, he panicked and slammed on the brakes. Ganondorf was only slightly jolted forwards when the car behind them smashed into the back.

Julia saw the police car in front suddenly slow down dramatically, but rather than also stop, she managed to quickly steer out the way and pull up next to Paul's crashed car. She and Zelda got out of their car, along with Ganondorf and several policemen. Ganondorf walked over to Paul's car, and laughed at what he saw. Zelda stood there speechless, and Julia ran over to have a look. Link was crushed in his car, either dead or unconscious, and there was a lot of blood. Julia wasn't one to get upset in a situation like this, rather, she got angry.
"You evil man! I know who you are!" she screamed at Ganondorf. She charged at him, and kicked him in the chest. He staggered back, but composed himself quickly.
"You'll have to do a lot more than that to stop me," laughed Ganondorf.
"Hold it right there young lady," Julia found herself confronted by a policewoman, pointing a gun at her. She took a step backwards.
"Stop right now or I'll shoot!"
Julia took a deep breath, and then lunged at Ganondorf. However, instead of actually contacting him, she dropped to the ground and rolled out of the way. The policewoman fired. Her bullet shot through the air. Ganondorf suddenly grew pale.
"No!" he yelled. "Sages! I am not going back to the evil void. No!" Then he fell face down on the ground. One policeman ran over to him and began to administer first aid. Another called an ambulance. Julia ran out the way of the police and over to Link. She grabbed the jammed car door and tugged with all her strength. It finally gave, and she dragged Link out of the car.
"Come on, wake up!" she yelled. There was a major wound on his head, and she took off her jacket and wrapped it around in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Then she noticed an object on the ground that must have fallen out of Link's pocket. She picked it up and quickly threw it at Zelda just before two policeman grabbed her and wrestled her to the ground. As Julia was escorted into a police car, she saw an ambulance pull up. Then she was driven away.

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