The Legend of the 'Mon

by Coronae Arcania

This story combines two of my favorite video games, Legend of Zelda, and Pokemon. It is set in Hyrule, and it follows the general flow of LoZ Ocarina of Time. Six temples, six weapons, six sages, Ganondorf, save the princess, yada yada yada. But, it also adds in a Pokemon flare by adding corrupted Pokemon to the enemy list. Updates will be published every few days or so. Enjoy!

The Legend of the 'Mon

One morning, on the 10th day of the 5th month of the 2002nd year, a new prophecy appeared in the Cave of Legends. It foretold of an evil man spiriting away Princess Zelda and a boy in green, with the aid of a boy in red and black, will save her, and will aid the boy in red and black in returning to his time and place. This was to happen on the 4th day of the 6th month of the 2012th year. Those in Hyrule attempted to avert the prophecy by capturing all those that fit the man's description, tall, and from the Gerudo desert. They captured all the Gerudo men, imprisoning a few, killing the rest, all in an attempt to avert a mere prophecy. One of those imprisoned went by the name Ganondorf. He seemed too kind to be the one in the prophecy, so, in their blindness, they let him go. Only after their princess disappeared did they realize their error.

Meanwhile, in the Hoenn Region, a boy was born, unwittingly becoming the boy of legend. His name was Alex. He stayed with his family, and was raised by them until he reached the age of 10, the age when all young men have the opportunity to become a Pokémon trainer. He goes to the region's Pokémon Lab, and talks to its professor, asking to get his starter Pokémon and his Pokédex. As it turns out, all of the starters had already been taken. All that was left was a female Ralts. Alex was overjoyed that there were any Pokémon left, as he had woken up late that day. He gladly accepted, and was on his way on his quest, one to soon be forgotten. He named the Ralts Elizabeth.

He did his best to get to know her quickly, as he did not want his first Pokémon to be a stranger to him. Luckily, she could tell he was a very nice person, and took to him immediately. Ralts were always good at getting along with people who were nice. Alex then remembered to do something. He pulled out his Pokédex and scanned her. It reads: "Ralts is a Pokémon that can detect emotions, and will hide if it senses hostility." He then tries to strike up a conversation, seeing if the Ralts understands him. "Elizabeth, can you hear me?" She turns her head towards him, as if in acknowledgement of the question, and does something that surprises Alex.

'Yes, I can.'

"What was that? I heard a voice in my head!"

'That was me Trainer. I am the one you call Elizabeth.'

"Oh. Well, I was not expecting you to respond. Anyway, my name is Alex."

'Alex… I like that name. So, you are my Trainer now are you?'

"Yeah, I guess I am."

'You don't need to speak aloud; our newly forged telepathic link lets us talk without speaking.'

'You mean like this?'

'Yes. Very nice job.'

'Thanks Elizabeth.'

'Hmm. I don't really like Elizabeth. How about Elise?'

'Sure Eliz- I mean Elise.'

'Thank you Alex.'

They walked on their way to the first Pokémon Gym, in Rustboro City, to receive the first Gym Badge, and progress in their quest to conquer the Hoenn Pokémon league. They didn't get too far before something odd happened.

Back in Hyrule, a boy awoke, a Hylian. His name was Link. He had been raised, thinking he was a Kokiri boy, destined to forever be a boy, as was the destiny of all Kokiri, they never age. He went and talked with a young girl named Saria. There, she gives him a gift, a gift of music. She gave him his first ocarina, a fairy ocarina. It is crafted from wood, and imbued with the power of the fairies. It gave him control over a small portion of their power. It gave him the ability to contact Saria telepathically, if he were ever to need help.

He then set out to meet Princess Zelda. Unfortunately, since he was not of Hylian descent, as far as they knew, he must sneak by, avoiding detection. He finally met her, only to learn that he is important for some reason. Ganondorf then attacked, and ran off with Princess Zelda. Link chased after them, and saw Zelda throw something into the moat. He picked it up, only to find it to be another ocarina.

This one was the Ocarina of Time. It held more power, the ability to transcend time. It, unfortunately, also has a darker power, one that only worked in the right conditions.

It involved the power of lightning, the courage to be outside in a lightning storm, and the wisdom to know when to play the Song of Time. When those were combined, the song pierced through space and time, and removed someone from one dimension, and brings them to the player's. This had happened once, and once alone. It happened on the night of the Ocarina's creation. It caused one person from a different dimension to be brought to Hyrule to live out the rest of his days. It was a man, whose son would fall to the same power.

As Alex was walking along, he remembered his father, who disappeared many years ago. He just disappeared. No note, no anything. He then felt a small pull on his shirt, as if someone small were tugging at it. He felt the pull get stronger, and quickly called Elise back into her Pokéball. He then passed out.

END OF CHAPTER ONE

The Transition, and Adaptation

Alex woke up in the middle of some forest, and tried to get his bearings. He couldn't tell where he was in the Hoenn Region, if he was in the Hoenn Region at all. He spun around, and looked at what was around him. He saw nothing familiar, and instead saw a strange thing. It looked human, but it also looked like a thing from the bedtime stories his mother told him. It had pointed ears, almost elfin. They seemed to be almost cute. The creature walked up to him, looked him over, and then drew a sword. "Okay… Just don't hurt me."

He puts his sword away and grabbed him by the arm.

"Wha-What are you doing?"

The creature escorted, the term being used loosely, him to a village. It looked like it was almost carved out of the forest. It had many houses, all constructed from what looked like tree stumps, but much, much, larger. They looked like they even had a store of sorts. It was surprisingly homely. Alex felt a safety of sorts at the presence of those Kokiri, the forever-young. He felt almost at home, though he did not know why. He found the one who brought him here, and asked him, "Who are you?"

The creature replied, "The name's Link."

"Hmm. Nice to meet you. My name is Alex."

He didn't respond. All he did was just stand there. He looked like he was waiting for a signal, from a girl who looked like him. The girl pulled out an instrument and played a short song, and he responded with one of his own. It seemed to be their way of communicating. Link walked along, and grabbed Alex's arm, taking him to her.

END OF CHAPTER TWO

The Quest

(Alex's POV)

He took me to her, and I thought for sure she was going to kill me. When we got there, and Link let go of me, I felt my legs give out, and I fell to the ground, kneeling before her. She was almost like a god, even though she was just a child. I feebly ask, "Who are you and what do you want with me?"

"My name is Saria, and you are here because you are an important person here"

"Important? How so?"

"You are important because you are one of the two heroes of the prophecy that is written in the Cave of Legends."

"Hero? Cave of Legends? What is this place?"

"You are in Kokiri Village, in the land of Hyrule. The Cave of Legend is the cave that holds the prophecies of our people."

"The Kokiri?"

"No, all of the inhabitants of Hyrule, and the Hylians themselves. The cave has only opened twice since the beginning of remembering. Once, to warn us of the creation of the Ocarina of Time, which Link here now has, and now, to warn us of our dear Princess Zelda being abducted. Both have come true, but this one is not yet done. It speaks of a boy in green and a boy in red and black working together to save the princess."

"Who are they?"

"You are the boy in red and black, and the boy in green, you have already met."

I blinked, mildly confused.

"Do you mean Link?"

"Yes. He is the other one of the two of you. You should get to know him well, as he will be your companion for the duration of your adventure here."

"But, he won't talk to me."

"That is because he didn't know who you were."

"So, it is only because I'm one of the two heroes of this prophecy that he will talk to me?"

Saria sighed to herself, starting to get annoyed by the ceaseless questions.

"Yes. He's rather quiet."

"Yeah, I noticed."

"Well, off with you and him. You two have a princess to save!"

"But, we don't even know what to do…"

"Link does, just listen to him"

"Okay then."

I turned to leave, but turn back around when Saria spoke again

"Just one moment Alex. I have something for you."

"Wait, how did you know my name? I never told you."

"That doesn't matter. Here, take it."

She gives me an odd looking thing, what looks like a small guitar.

"Why'd you give me this?"

"When the correct song is played on it, it'll bring one of your Pokémon here, and it'll obey you as if you had caught it. The song is as follows, repeat after me."

It was a good thing I knew how to play a guitar, as my mom had taught me that when I was six, because Saria spent no time waiting for me. She played a slow song on her instrument, which, upon closer inspection, looked like a different ocarina. I caught the notes and rhythm immediately, and repeated it on the guitar.

"There Alex, you have learned the Song of Summoning. It'll call one Pokémon, which you must choose before playing the song, to wherever you are, to fight with you, and by you."

"Thank you Saria…"

"Now go! Go save our princess!"

Link started to walk off in the direction of the way in which we came here, and I followed. We quickly reached the exit of the village, and I feel a slight adrenaline rush, being with a hero, and being one myself.

I looked back, wanting to ask Saria how she knew all these things about me, and then I realized that there was no time for that...

END OF CHAPTER THREE

The Journey Begins

'So this is the fabled other half of my quest to save Zelda. I was expecting him to be a little more… intimidating. He is just a boy. Then again, so am I, but I have at least known about this for a while and have been training. He doesn't even seem like he knew. No matter. I'll just train the boy to use his new guitar and song, and these Pokémon, whatever they are. He'll have to show me one, so as for me to get used to them.'

"Alex, do me a favor…"

"Sure, what?"

"Bring out one of your…Pokémon for me."

"Sure thing Link."

He tossed a small orb in the air, and it released a stream of red light, which then materialized into a small thing that looked like it is a tiny child with a green helmet, two red horns, and a dress.

"What is this…thing?"

"First off, she is not a thing. She is a female Ralts. And second, her name is Elise."

I see her look up at him in a respectful, almost loving way, as if a child to her parent. It was obvious they had been either together for a long time, or they got along really well.

"So Alex, how long have you and... Elise been together?"

"Actually, we just met today."

"You did? Then how do you two get along so well?"

"We have so much in common, and she knew I was a nice person."

"How could she have known that, having just met you?"

"Those horns on her head, they can sense emotions, and she would hide if she detected hostility at all. The mere fact she is not, that means you at least are not hostile. If she were to approach you, that would mean she has taken a liking to you, and that she will help protect you if she can."

"Wow."

Elise slowly came out from behind Alex, and started to approach me. I opened my arms, and sat down, letting her approach as she felt comfortable. She started to come closer, and even crawled on top of me, sitting near my abdomen. I felt calmer, just having her there.

"Oh yeah, that's one of the other things about Elise. She can calm people just by being in contact with them physically. She seems to like you, even more than she liked me when we first met. You must be a nice, just, and sincere person."

"It's amazing, how she can do this."

She slowly crawls further up my body, coming to rest on my shoulder. She whispers something in my ear.

"Link, you seem like a nice boy… Would you mind if I stayed up here with you?"

"Why thank you, and if Alex doesn't mind, then of course you can stay up there."

I talked with Alex, and he said that he wanted her to be where she wanted to be, and wouldn't hold her back. Elise sat down on my shoulder, and put up a little bubble around her, as if to keep her from falling off, no matter what happens, and that, I was glad for. I start to stand back up and Alex and I walked along, heading to the first of the six temples that we had to face in order to get the song that would take us to Zelda, for a part of it was sealed in the mind each Sage, and they were trapped in their own temples by Ganondorf. It had to be played by both of us, as it was a duet. It was a complicated piece, if the stories I had heard were true, and we would each get pieces of our parts from each of the Sages once we freed them from their evil curses.

The first of the six was the Temple of the Day.

It was a temple where light could kill, and it must, as it was the only way to kill some enemies. It was on the other end of Hyrule field, and we had quite a walk ahead of us. We went on our way, after having gotten enough supplies to get us to the temple, where there was a village near it where we could restock our supplies. We got only about halfway across, when some odd looking things attack. They looked like no monsters I had ever seen, but it looked like Alex recognized them.

"Alex, do you know what those things are?"

"Yes. They are two Pokémon, a Ratatta and an Electrode. I can't figure out why we are seeing them, as I never played the song beyond the one time when Saria taught it to me."

"I believe that you coming here caused a tear in the veil that separates our two dimensions. It seems your Pokémon can cross over, and I hope for all of our sakes that that is all that happens."

"Well, regardless, I can take them on. Elise, I need you."

Elise got off my shoulder, and floated in front of Alex, waiting for something.

"Elise, use Psychic to slam them together."

She did, and the two Pokémon were surrounded by a blue light, and then they slam into each other repeatedly. They fell to the ground, unconscious.

"That's taken care of, now let's get going before we get attacked again."

We run off, Elise back on my shoulder, and we reach the village before nightfall. We find an empty house that has beds, and we lay down, resting ourselves before we take on the temple of the day the next morning.

We wake up the next morning, and head off to the temple. It looms in the distance, seeming scary yet welcoming at the same time. We step in, and see a mirror close to the door, and what looks like a vine holding a door shut on the other end of the room. The mirror has a ray of light shining on it, seeming like it could burn anything, so moving it by hand was out of the question.

"Hey Elise…"

"Yes Link?"

"Could you do both of us a favor and aim that beam of light on the vine over there with the mirror. You used some sort of magic that let you move things without touching them earlier."

"Oh, you mean Psychic? Sure."

She surrounds the mirror with the same light that surrounded those two Pokémon and the mirror slowly turns, aiming its ray of death at the vine. The vine bursted into flames, and the door springs open. Then, two monsters sprung out from hidden areas. They were two measly Deku Scrubs. I launched their nuts back at them, and slash at them, once each. They turned into small puffs of black smoke, which then disappeared.

"That wasn't so hard. I guess we are each good at dealing with our own types of enemies. You and Pokémon, me and things like those plant monsters. Also, I recommend you summon a Pokémon that can wield flames, so as to be able to burn anything else that needs to burn."

Alex pulls out the guitar, and then plays the Song of Summoning, bringing with the end of the song a flash of light, and at its center, what looked like a small badger was there, and it had flames shooting out of the top of its head and its tail. I reeled in surprise.

"What is that thing?"

"It is called a Quilava, it controls flames adeptly."

"Good, then we won't even have to use these mirrors again."

We walk along, entering the next few rooms without incident, and then we reach the fourth one. Two things jumped out, what looked like another Deku Scrub, and some sort of small dinosaur thing with a plant on its back.

"That's a Bulbasaur, a grass type Pokémon. Easily defeated by Quilava's flames. It looks like there is another plant thing over there. I'll burn them both. Quilava, use Flamethrower."

The Quilava's flames flared and it spat out large gouts of flame, roasting both things alive. The Deku Scrub burnt to cinders, and the Bulbasaur just falls over, dead. We moved along once again, but this next time we encountered trouble, the door slammed shut and locked. We look at the ceiling, and see a giant plant hanging from it.

"Alex, have your Quilava burn the head of it after I cut it down to the ground. Elise, can you lift me up to it?"

"I can Link."

"Then do so please."

She lifts me up, and I feel like I'm floating. I swung at the vine holding the giant head to the ceiling, and after a few swings, it breaks, and the head fell to the ground.

"Alex, burn it now!"

The Quilava's flames flared even more, and it lets out a giant stream of fire, letting the plant burn to ashes. As the plant smolders, a chest magically appeared. It held what looks like a small mirror, but with a small knob on one side. There was a scroll with it. It reads, "This is the mirror of reflection, it can reflect any attack directed at the holder back at the attacker, and the knob on the side determines how wide a spread it is." I aim it at the wall, and turn the knob to a tight beam.

"Alex, have your Quilava use Flamethrower on me."

"What? Why?"

"Don't ask, just do it."

He orders the Quilava to use the move, and it hit true, striking me, but it swirled around me, and flew into the mirror, lancing out in a tight beam of pure heat, melting through the rock wall, amazing all of us.

"This could be wonderfully useful, with that kind of power. Was that Quilava's full power, or a mere fraction of it?"

"It was about a half of his power. And we both saw the result. Imagine if he used his full power."

"Yes. That could have melted through metal."

"With this, we'll be nigh on unstoppable."

"Except there are enemies that are watery, and it would just evaporate some of them, but that is what the wide spread is for."

"Oh, there is a setting to spread it out some?"

"Yeah. It was on the instruction scroll."

"What instruction scroll?"

"It was in the chest…" I turn around, and see that the chest disappeared. "Well, it is a good thing I read the scroll before the chest disappeared."

"Indeed it is."

We walked along, randomly trying out the mirror again and again. We burn through a wood wall, a stone wall, and a Deku Scrub. We finally approached a room with another chest in it, this one big like the one that held the mirror. I walked up to it, and opened it. I pulled out the Boss key, the key that opens the path to the boss of the temple. I found the door to the boss's chamber and opened it.

We both walked in, and the door slammed shut, locking again. This time, it is a horrid mutant. It looked like a giant Bulbasaur, but its flower is large and open.

"Alex, any idea what that is?"

"Yes. That is a Venusaur."

"I can only assume it is big, bad, and powerful."

"You would be assuming correctly."

"Then let's take care of it"

I pull out the mirror, aiming it between the thing's eyes.

"Alex, have your Quilava hit me again, but with all of its power."

It unleashes a blue-white flame stream. It swirls around me again, and I widen the beam some to make it a slightly less powerful, but larger, beam of heat, aiming to melt the thing's brain. The beam fires, and burnt a hole through the beast's head, burning a good chunk of its brain. It roared in pain, then slowly falls over, dissolving.

It burst into purplish flames, and the mirror absorbed them, saving them for another fight. It made a noise that sounded like a voice.

"Final flames acquired, preparing to store."

The flames shine bright, and then fade into the mirror. We see two spots of blue light appear on the floor.

"I think we step in those and leave this place."

"I was thinking the same thing."

We stepped into the lights, and we floated a little in the air and disappear in smalls flashes of light. We then reappeared floating in crystals, somewhere else. A person rose from the shadows.

"Greetings heroes. I am the Sage of the Temple of the Day. I assume that, since you are here, you defeated the evil thing ruling the temple, and have come to retrieve the first portion of the song. Correct me if I'm wrong."

"Nope, you got it down to a science."

"Good, now, Link, get out your Ocarina; Alex, your guitar."

We take out our instruments. He has a harp, and I wonder if every sage has an instrument of their own, or if they just share the harp.

He says, "Listen close, this is part one."

He plays a short song, and we repeat it.

"That part was a duet for the two of you. Other parts will be individual parts for each of you."

We thank the sage and he sends us back to the middle of Hyrule Field.

END OF CHAPTER FOUR

Just another Temple in the Queue

The duo woke up back in Hyrule Field, and found a scroll next to them. Link picked it up and unrolled it.

"It looks like a map of all of Hyrule. It has a small red dot on it. I think that is where the next Temple is. The Temple of the Night."

"The Temple of the Night? I can only assume it is full of darkness."

"Yes, so your Quilava will be key, as will the mirror."

"Okay. Also, I was thinking if he is going to be with us for the rest of the time, should we not name him?"

"Sure. What do you want to call him?"

"How about Charlie?"

"Sure. I like it."

They then started walking toward the temple, reaching the nearby village just after nightfall. Someone recognized Link, and offers them a meal and beds for the night. They graciously accepted, and prepared themselves for the next day's trials.

They wake up in the morning to the smell of food cooking, only to find that their host was making breakfast for them.

"May I ask why you are making breakfast for us?"

"Two reasons, one being that you are my friend, Link, and you should help friends. Two, I know that you're going off to the temple of the Night."

"How can you know that?"

"You muttered in your sleep."

"Oh."

They enjoyed the free breakfast, and were on their way. They reached the Temple of the Night and got a deep sense of foreboding, but that was one of the things about the temple. Alex brought Charlie out, and he lit the way. Every once in awhile, Link swept the mirror over Charlie's flames, storing some of them in the mirror should the need arise, and he did it none too soon. All of a sudden, two things jumped out, a Poe and a Mightyena.

"Alex, do what you do with the Mightyena, I'll take care of the Poe."

"Yes."

Link slashed away at the Poe, splitting its lantern, and then slicing it in half vertically, letting the two halves fall to the floor, and the Quilava burned the Mightyena, and then slammed it into a wall. It fell to the floor, dead. They moved along, and reached many safe, empty rooms. Then, they got to the room with the locking door. It slammed shut and locked behind them, as it did in the Temple of the Day. The torches around the edge of the room go out, and two eyes start to glow. Charlie's flames burn brighter, to light the room, and we see the rest of the monster. It looked like a large balloon.

"Alex, any idea?"

"Yes. It is a Drifblim."

"A what?"

"A Drifblim, it is essentially a giant balloon."

"Okay. That is easy to beat then."

"Be careful, it has some Psychic powers."

"I was expecting that"

Link pulled out the mirror, and used the flames he had stored up, launching a powerful 5 centimeter beam of pure heat that drilled a hole through the Drifblim, letting air and internal organs flow out. It slowly deflated, and died.

Another chest appeared, and this time, Alex opened it. He pulled out what looks like a small bow and a quiver of arrows that are pure black. The scroll read, "This is the bow and arrows of darkness. Shoot enemies of the Night with them to kill them instantly." A harmless Deku Scrub popped up from the floor, and Alex decides to test out the new bow. He nocked an arrow, draws, and fires it at the Scrub. It dissolves instantly.

"Well, it might not melt walls, but it kills things quick as the eye can blink. Unfortunately, there are a limited number of arrows."

"I know, but it seems that they can spawn at random spots throughout the land. So, if we find them, we'll be fine."

"Okay then... Cool, we are set for the rest of this temple then."

"Yes, but still, conserve arrows when possible."

"Of course, I'll do my best."

They walked along, encountering minimal resistance, which was confusing, as most Temples have many enemies. They see one or two, and kill them, but that seemed to be all that were there. The temple boss must be a nightmare then. They quickly obtained the Boss Key, and took it to the lock. The door opened, and they walk in. As per usual, the chamber locked shut once they are inside. Two eyes glowed in the distance, and they came closer and closer. They grew to the size of dinner plates. Link used the mirror to illuminate the situation, and reveals what looked like a giant ghost. Alex identified it as a Gengar.

He tried to shoot it with an arrow, but the arrow just passed right through. Link used the mirror to shine more light on it, which brings it into the tangible range of their dimension. Alex shot it again, and the arrow sticks, but it doesn't die immediately, so he shoots it again. The Gengar fell to the ground, and Link stabbed its head with the Master Sword. It finally died, and slowly exploded in segments, turning into balls of shadowfyre. Link got the mirror out, and catches the burning shadow orbs, fueling the mirror's true power further. Two lights appeared on the floor, as it did at the last temple. They stepped in, and they disappeared once more. They reappeared back in the Chamber of the Sages, and another person steps forward. She revealed herself to be the Sage of Shadows, sage of the Temple of the Night.

"Link, step forward and take out your Ocarina."

Link takes a step in front of Alex and pulls out the Ocarina. She takes the harp from the Sage of Light, and plays a short melody, and Link repeats it.

"Alex, step forward and take out your guitar."

Alex does so, and she plays a different song, as he repeats it. Link and Alex play their parts at the same time, forming the second part of six.

"Go now heroes go to the Temple of the Earth"

They disappear in flashes of light once again, returning to Hyrule Field, and the map they have changes. The red dot moves down to the east, indicating the desert. They head down to the desert, trying to store as much water as they can before they reach it.

END OF CHAPTER FIVE

Another Temple Bites the Dust

(Alex's POV)

It was hard to believe that we had already beaten two of the six temples. Light and Shadow, Day and Night, and now the Temple of the Earth had made itself known to us. It was just another day in the life of an adventurer and hero. We stopped and collected water as often as possible to prepare for the journey through the desert. We had many bottles and other containers, and we filled them all, and would rather have too much water than not enough. Fully laden with water and supplies, each equipped with our new weapons, and Elise on Link's shoulder, and Charlie, my Quilava, on my head, we set off into the desert. It was, luckily, a relatively short journey, but it is still hot and arduous.

We finally made it past the scorching sun, and the worms that tried to eat us, and made it to the temple entrance. It was large and foreboding. It seemed to be nothing but a large slab of rock, seemingly impenetrable. Link walked up to it, and played a short song, and a door revealed itself. The massive stone slab had a rectangular thing cut into it which is the door. It swings open, and showedus our first glimpse of the Temple of the Earth. It looked dim, but it had torches to light the way, and it had water everywhere, more than either of us expected. The floor was almost covered by water, and it was deeper in some places. It felt weird trekking through the water, but it was necessary. We both expected sand on the floor, but nope, it was water. We expected to see skeletons and ground worms and other earth based enemies, and rock and ground Pokémon, but we saw none of that. We only saw a couple of dark Geodudes, and a couple ground worms, easily dealt with. Then we reached the mini-boss. It was a giant worm, and the room was covered in sand, giving it space to hide and slither and strike. It was hard to fight, and it took both of us to kill it. It took Elise and me to find it, and Link and his sword to impale it, killing it. It slowly turned to black, and exploded segment by segment. I pull out the mirror to capture its power. The dark orbs flow into it, swirling once around me, and turning into flames, filling the mirror, and it glows black, and it fades. A chest appears, and I walk up to it, and open it. I reach in, pull out a scroll, and feel around, but find nothing else. It reads: "There is no need for a new weapon here, as you have all you need to deal with this goddeses forsaken place." I read this again, and am awed. The fact that there was no new weapon here was shocking. We expected something to shatter rock, or melt it, or something awesome like that. Instead, we get a scroll saying we don't need anything new here. I was disappointed, but also happy, as it meant we did not have to master any new weapon here. I can't wait to see the boss of this place. My guess was a giant rock that tried to squish us. We walk through the temple, learning about each other. We then find the room with the Chamber Boss Key in it. It seemed to be floating in the air. I tell Elise to bring it down with Psychic, and she says that she cannot.

"Link, throw your boomerang at the air above it, to see if it is a thread holding it up."

He does, and the key fell to the ground. I pick it up, and the room glowed some, revealing many holes in the walls, as sand started to pour out. I yell to Elise to stop the sand so we can get to, and out, the door. She does, and we hurry, letting her through, and then slamming the door shut. We have the key, and we walk back to where we saw the door, and open the lock, only to be greeted by another door. I asked Elise to open the door, and she did, revealing a dark chamber, ringed by torches. The room went even darker, some of the torches snuffed out by some force. They reignited, and flared, revealing the temple boss. It was a giant rock, except it was held by a giant hand. The room was larger than we thought, and we watched as the hand floated up, and released the rock, Link and I dodging it, and shooting an arrow at the hand. It hit it, and the hand started to go into necrosis. I shoot it again, and the hand falls, shattering the rock. It dissolved into a giant dark cloud, and I pull out the mirror again, and the cloud swirled, and lit up in places. Almost looking like the night sky, and entered the mirror, charging it further. The cloud finished going in, and the mirror shined bright, then dims. Another two spots of blue light appear, and we don't hesitate to enter them. We float, and appear in the sage chamber once again. A man of the desert stepped forward. He looked a little like the description of Ganondorf, but he was not.

"Link, step forward and take out your Ocarina. You come forward as well Alex."

We stepped forward, and we take out our instruments. He took out a flute and the Sage of Light stepped forward with the harp.

"I asked the Sage of Light to help me with this piece of the song."

He played a slow melody on the flute, as the Sage of Light played a quick, repetitive part on the harp. Link followed along with the flute, as I copy the harp. The melody and repetition ring through the chamber. It sounded like I song I once heard, but then it did not, all at the same time. Everything faded to black, and we returned to Hyrule Field again, with the map updated.

END OF CHAPTER SIX

The Fiery Fury of the Temple of Flames

(Narrator's POV)

The duo woke up in Hyrule Field once again, only to find that there was something different about it. It seemed quieter, almost like it was abandoned completely. Not even a single soul could be heard or felt here. They looked around, and could find nothing, not even a rat. They walked to where the map indicated. It looked like it was set in a volcano. They walked into the crater, curious as to how to get in, and the volcano erupted underneath them, swallowing them in lava, and instead of killing them, it took them to the entrance of the temple.

They walk in, cautious, and looking for any sort of traps or monsters, and only see a few Zubats flying around, on fire. They seem to not be in pain, being on fire. They fly around, looking for things to ignite. They see the heroes, and charge at them. Link raised his Hylian Shield, and deflected them, and watched as Elise launched them all into the wall. They each fell to the ground, dissolving into flame, and Link pulled out the mirror, and absorbed the flames. The mirror glowed once more, holding the power ready for use. They walked past a few rooms with lava around a central stone slab, and they jump, clearing the gap easily, and kill a few more flaming Zubats.

It amazed them both to find that the monster guarding the weapon of the temple was a cross between and flaming Crobat, and an Ice Keese. It controlled both ice and fire, and was rather intimidating. Link immediately pulled out the mirror to absorb any ice attacks used, and Charlie moved forward to absorb fire attacks, and redirect them at the ice part of it. It shot an Ice Beam and some flames at the group, and Link absorbed the ice, and aimed it at the fiery side of it, and Charlie let off a huge, blue-white flame, melting the ice side. The Crobat Keese thing was revealed, and Alex shot it with an Arrow of Darkness, and the mutant thing dies. It disappeared in poofs of icefyre, and Link captured them all with the mirror. It whirled and swirled, being absorbed by the mirror, charging further, readying itself for its role in Ganondorf's defeat. The chest of the temple appears, and Alex stepped forward to open it. He pulled out what looked like a small tapered stick.

The scroll accompanying it reads, "The item in your hand is the Fyre Wand. Draw symbols in the air, and if they are correct, they will cast out bolts of fire of different types. The reverse of this scroll gives instructions on how to draw three different fyre glyphs." He turned the scroll over, and sees what looks like a circle, a star, and an 'X'.

The instructions read, "The circle glyph will cast the fyre orb attack. It flings an orb of blue-white fyre at the target. The star casts the Novafyre spell. It unleashes a burst of blue-white fyre that carries a toxin in it, so anything not killed by the flames is killed by the poison. Finally, the 'X' fyre glyph causes a fiery cross to appear, and you can launch it at the target."

Link was surprised at the level of complexity it has, but he quickly tests all three glyphs, and they work as described in the scroll. The group moseyed along, heading toward the boss room. They encounter an ice Keese on the way, and knock it into the lava. It melts, and implodes. They reach the boss key, and, for the first time, have Elise teleport them all back to the door in front of the boss rooms. They open the door, and see what looked like a giant lava fountain. An eyeball rose from it, surrounded by lava, and spikes of ice. They assumed the point of this one was to pull out the eye, slash away at it, and then repeat if it went back into the column. Alex had Elise use Psychic to pull it out, and Charlie roasted it as Link slashed away at it. Elise lost control, and the eye darted back into the lava. Elise rested for a moment, and then pulled it back out and Alex shot it with an arrow. It slowly decays, leaving behind a husk, which then exploded in a burst of light, which Link captured with the mirror. It whirls, and looped around Link. It formed an "X" then it swirled horizontally and vertically around him, then it disappeared into the mirror. The two familiar spots of light appear, and they rush into them, floating, and teleporting to the chamber of the Sages. The Sage of Fire stepped forward, and had his own instrument as well. He had a pair of drums. Alex asks him who is going to copy it. He responds that no one will. He will be the only sage there to play along with the two of them. He said this, and then retreated again, letting the Sages of Earth and Light teach the duo the next section. It was a duet, and the Sage of Light stepped forward, playing a slow melody that then accelerated to a much quicker tempo. They repeat it, and the melody flowed from their instruments like water from a pitcher. The map changed once more and the two are on their way to the next temple.

END OF CHAPTER SEVEN

The Realm of the Water

(Link's POV)

We woke up back in Hyrule Field, again. I was starting to wonder if it was possible for the Sages to return us anywhere else. I had hoped it was, and when we saw them next, I decided I'd ask. We got up, dusted ourselves off, and checked the map for the location of the Temple of Water. We sauntered off towards the realm of water. We grabbed a few supplies on the way, and then restock our arrow supply as well. Fully supplied, we walk along the path, killing a few birds along the way. They fall and dissolve, leaving behind more arrows, though that was not easily explained. We picked them up, making sure we had all the arrows the dark quiver can hold, as we thought we would need them for the next two temples.

We walked along again, wondering if something interesting will happen, and find something neither of us expected. We saw water Pokémon. Alex stopped, and played the Song of Summoning to bring another Pokémon here. A mouse looking thing appears, and Alex told me it was a Pikachu he ran into back in his home world. He said her name was Allison. She dashes over to Alex, and immediately he picked her up and hugged her. We got to the nearby village, as it seemed that there was one near every temple, but that did not matter. We made sure that we have everything we will need for the temple. We had arrows. We had Allison, Charlie, and Elise. We had our instruments.

I thought to myself, 'Okay, we are good to go.'

We walked through the small town, when Alex suddenly stops. He turned to me, and hugged me. I didn't know what to do, as no one had ever hugged me before. I stopped walking, and set my things down, and awkwardly return the hug. I eventually get used to it, and I hug him better. He gently cried onto my shoulder. I gently rubbed his hair, trying to get him to be quiet, but it seemged he won't stop crying just yet. He looked up at me, his eyes glistening with tears.

"Don't let this stop us."

"Stop us from what?"

"Stop us from going to the next temple, and kicking it in the rump."

I nodded, and he let go of me. We walked along again, and I wondered what caused this kind of reaction in him. I decided I'd ask him after this temple. Alex joined me, and he seemed to have fully recovered from the incident earlier today. We walk in together, and we look around, looking for water, and finding none. We went deeper, and then a waterfall closed off the entrance.

"Well, this is new…"

We found that we cannot leave, and we go further in. We saw a few monsters that looked like orbs of water with a brain in the center. Alex had Allison shock them, killing them. We walk along, and Elise noticed something odd. She noticed that she had grown some since we met. She spun around, and saw that she was almost the size of a Kirlia. She sat down, trying to comprehend the fact that she might evolve soon. She started to glow, and Alex and Elise both realize what was happening.

She was evolving. She floated high into the air, and her form elongates, shifting into that of a Kirlia. She landed on the ground, and hugged Alex with her new arms. She then turned and tackled me to the ground, hugging me. I felt very apprehensive at first, but then I return the hug. She seemed to enjoy my company…A lot. I wondered if something was coming over her.

She then got off of me, and jumped up, sitting straddling my neck. I felt her legs, warm against my arms, and she hugged my head. I wondered just what the extent of our friendship is. Was it just friends, or was it good friends, or was it something else entirely? I banished the thoughts for when we get back to Hyrule Field after beating this next boss.

We walked down, and see what looked like a large frog. It was in another room, and we walked over into the room. The door slammed shut, indicating this was the room where we get the weapon of the temple. We looked it over, and Alex told me it was a corrupted Swampert. Allison electrocuted it with a Thunder attack, killing it. It fell to the ground with a satisfying thump, and a chest appeared next to it. I walked up to it, open it, and pull out what looked to be a wand of some sort. The scroll that accompanied it reads, "This is the Wand of Water. It allows you to control the water in things."

I hold it out in front of me, and point it at the waterfall that blocked the entrance. I raise the wand, and the water flowed back to the source, clearing the exit path. I enjoy the feeling of power it gave me. I wonder if it let me control the water that was in a thing's blood. I aim the wand now at the dead Swampert, and I raise it, gasping in shock as the body floated into the air. This opened up so many possibilities. I could in theory control anything that got in our way. I could possibly bend Ganondorf to our will, making him let Zelda go. I could force the head monster here to just die by rupturing a blood vessel in its brain or something else. The possibilities were endless. I shoved them out of my head, determined not to let the power go to my head, as it would only end up hurting us in the long run.

I inhaled slowly, opened my eyes, and walked through to the next room, seeing a water monster like those we saw earlier. I aimed the wand at it, and spun around once, twice, three times, and launched it at high speeds into a wall, and I watched it explode on impact. We walked through a few more rooms, and saw what looked like a waterfall blocking a gap in the path. I aim the wand at it, and stop the waterfall completely, parting the water overhead, and then solidifying the part underneath to make a path. We walked across it, and it felt like we were walking on ice. We carefully made sure we were clear of the waterfall, and I released my hold on it, letting it thunder down again.

We walked along the path, and repeated this for a few more waterfalls. We reached the chamber with the key, and saw two different waterfalls. It looked like there was a cage around the chest, and it had two locks. It seemed to be that there were two openings for the waterfalls…on the side of the cage! I breathed deeply, and then aimed the wand at the two waterfalls, twisting them around each other, and making each of them hit one of the openings, unlocking the cage. I aim the left waterfall at the cage to knock it over, then the right waterfall to bring the chest to us. I pulled out the key, and handed it to Alex. I asked Elise to teleport us to the boss door, and she did. We unlocked the door, and then we walked in.

We spun around slowly, seeing all the different waterfalls, and then we saw the boss. It looks to be a giant mass of gelatin with a body in the middle. I aimed the wand at it, only to find it will move the gelatin, but not the body encased in it. Allison electrocuted the mass, and then the body moved within the gelatin. I spun around several times, slamming it into a far wall at the end of the chamber. It hit with a huge thud, and it exploded, leaving only the body inside. We walked over to it cautiously, watching as it withered into dust. I pulled out the mirror, and it slowly sucked the dust in. I turned to face the remnants of the gelatin, and they ignited, swirling the flames and smoke into the mirror, doing a twisting, spiraling, tornado-like dance into its depths. The very familiar blue spots of light appear, and we gathered everyone and stepped in. We were, once again, transported to the chamber of the sages.

The Sage of Water stepped forward, and addressed me. "Link, come to me with your Ocarina in hand." I complied, and she pulled out the Harp of the Sages. She played a slow, mournful song, which I repeated at the same tempo. I stepped back, and she then addressed us both. "That is all that can be learned from me." We fell downwards, teleporting out to Hyrule Field, where I will finally confront Elise…

END OF CHAPTER EIGHT

The Temple of the Wind

(Link's POV)

We dusted ourselves off after having reappeared in Hyrule Field. I looked around, checking the area for any enemies in sight, and then I approached Alex.

"Hey Alex, can I talk to Elise for a few minutes, alone?"

He had no qualms about it, and Elise quickly came to my side as we walked off a small distance. I found a nice tree trunk, and I sat on the ground, leaning on it, and I motioned for Elise to sit next to me.

"Elise, I wanted to ask you something. It is a question that has been on my mind since the day you and Alex came here."

"And that is what Link?"

"You seemed, and still seem, to be more affectionate towards me than you are towards Alex, your trainer."

"Yes…Why does that matter?"

"I was just wondering if that meant anything."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean…" I start to blush some, something I've never done before, "Is there some sort of attraction to me that you feel?"

"And if there is?"

"I want to know. Otherwise, the question will keep plaguing me until I get a definitive yes or no."

She blushed some, and it led to the conclusion that my assumption was not entirely unfounded. I look into her eyes, wanting her to tell me the truth. I don't care if she does or does not right now. I just want the truth. If she says yes, then I'll roll with it. If she says no, it'll be a load off my mind. She looks back, and then she says, "Well then…The answer is yes."

I blinked slowly, making sure I heard her right. I opened my mouth to respond, but no sound came out the first time.

"Well, this is unexpected..."

"You mean you weren't expecting me to say yes?"

"Correct."

She blushed again, and hugged me, placing a light kiss on my cheek. Then, I blush more from the kiss, and we sighed happily, and watch the clouds. We finally took a small break from the repetitive routine of 'Find the temple, go to it, get the new weapon, kill the boss, and learn a new part of the song from one or more of the Sages.'

We relaxed some, and then Alex came over and sat on the other side of me, and he asked what we were talking about. I responded that we were talking about a few things, none of which he needed to know. He accepted this, surprisingly enough, and walked off again, leaving us alone. Elise turned to me, with an odd shine in her eyes.

"Is something wrong Elise?"

"No…It's just that…I don't know how to say this."

"You don't have to say anything if you don't want to."

"I know, but I do want to tell you this."

"Okay. If you figure out how to say it, just say it."

She looked away, thinking. I watched a few clouds cross the sky, and one even looked a little like a dragon. She turned back, her face slightly red.

"Okay. I figured out how I'm going to say this."

"Let's hear it."

"Good. It seems that there is more than just an acquaintance that bonds us. It seems to be more of a friendship. One stronger than even Alex and I share. It is almost as if I am, oh what is the term... ah yes, infatuated with you. Possibly more than that."

I felt a little shocked by this. I thought we were just friends, good friends. But here she was, saying that we could very well be more than just friends.

"Uh…That's cool. I, uh, guess I have some feelings toward you. I just don't know what they are as of yet."

She blushed even more, and she leaned forward, kissing me on the lips for a few seconds.

"Just stop talking Link. You talk too much right now. You just need to go with your feelings, and I think I know what they are."

"Really? What are they then?"

"They are probably the same feelings for me, as I have for you."

"So you think that I'm infatuated, maybe more than that, with you?"

"Yes. That is my belief."

"May I ask what you base this belief off of?"

"I base it off of your behavior towards me, returning the hugs, and seeming surprised anytime I showed some sort of affection towards you, as if you wanted the affection, but you did not know if I would give it to you."

I blushed, realizing she was right. I found it odd how she could know, in such detail, my thoughts, and then I remembered that she is a psychic Pokémon, and could probably read minds. I mulled all this over, and came to the conclusion that yes, she is right. I admit to myself that my feelings do extend beyond just normal friendship. I look over to her, and hug her. She returns the hug, and seems to know my conclusion.

I gently wrapped my arms around her, pulling her closer to me, and she leaned forward, kissing me again. It felt different now... now that we both had, in essence, admitted our feelings for each other. I returned the kiss, enjoying her company. She then climbed right on top of me, sitting on my lap as we kissed. She closed her eyes, but I kept mine open, just in case there were any monsters that might try to attack us.

I flicked my eyes over to the tree line, and saw something that looked a little like a shadow, but I dismissed it. It then stepped out of the shadows, saying, "Link? What are you doing?"

It turned out to be Alex. Elise and I quickly separated, blushing. I turned to him, and stood up.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, what were you doing kissing Elise?"

I blushed more, and replied sheepishly, "Well, it is a bit of a long story."

He sat down next to me. "Well, we have time, start talking…"

"Well, it started when I first noticed how Elise seemed to hug me quite often, more than she hugs you. And then, after she evolved, I decided I'd ask her why after we took care of the Water Temple. So I did, then we started talking."

"And? Where did that lead?"

"It ended up with her admitting that she had feelings for me, beyond just friendship, and then, after some thinking, me admitting the same."

"So what you are saying is that you two are in love?!"

"Um…Kind of, yes."

He shook his head, as if he did not approve. He sighed, and sat down. I was worried more for Elise than for myself.

"You know, something like this may never work out. Especially if she and I, along with Allison and Charlie, were to return to our time and place."

"I know, but if that is the case, then why not use the time we have now?"

He nodded, seeming to agree.

"Well, if there is something going on between you two, I will not be the one to get in the way of it. With her, it's dangerous to go alone. Take this."

He handed me one of the Pokéballs he kept with him. I accepted it wordlessly, wondering why he gave it to me.

"This one is Elise's. This way, you can keep her with you even if I leave. If you two really do want to stay together, then I see no reason for me to keep her Pokéball."

I blushed a bit, realizing he was okay with this. I turned to find Elise, but I could not find her.

"Elise? Where are you?"

I heard a rustling in the trees, and I looked up, seeing Elise floating just beside a tree that was near us.

"You were listening the entire time, weren't you Elise?"

"Yes, I was. I just have two things to say. One, Link, I find it very sweet that you would risk your friendship with Alex for me. Two, Alex, thank you, for all you have done. When it is time, and if Link is okay with it, I'll stay here. With him."

Alex and I blinked, surprised. I was rather humbled that Elise would want to stay with me, rather than the trainer that raised her since she was just a Ralts. He seemed to be more shocked for the same reason. I also felt rather…I could not describe it, other than just humbled again by Elise's happiness. I never thought that something as simple as admitting the truth could get such a positive reaction out of someone else. I blushed some, and sat down, happy. I waited for Elise to join me, seeing if she still felt the same about me after I said all that. She eventually floated down and sat by me.

"Hey Elise. Did I do something wrong?"

"No, it's just that no one has ever done that, or needed to, but still."

"Oh. Okay then."

She leaned over, laying her head on my lap. I gently rubbed her head, hoping she didn't mind. She made no immediate moves, so I continued. She let out a soft sigh, and it seemed she was really enjoying it. I leaned down and gently kissed her cheek. She blushed a bit, and then returned the gesture. I laughed to myself, and then sighed happily as well. I did not want to leave here yet, but we still had to stop Ganondorf and save Zelda. I lifted her head up a little, and she sat up. I stood up, and I dusted myself off, hugging Elise again.

I walked over, tapped Alex on the shoulder, and then I started walking towards the final temple, the Temple of the Wind. Rumors have spread about this temple being full of flying monsters, and many gaps in the bridgework. We walked together, not speaking for a time, as he seemed to still be annoyed about something.

"Alex, is something wrong?"

"No, I'm still just in shock a little, and I am curious about something."

"And what is that?"

"I wonder if it is possible for Elise to stay with you, as she is not of your dimension."

"I actually looked into that awhile ago. As it turns out, as long as something of hers is here as well, she can stay, but the downside is that the link will remain open between our dimensions, leaving us both vulnerable to being pulled to the other's dimension."

"Ah. I see. So, would her pokéball count?"

"Yes. It counts as something of hers. Like I said, the link will remain. Are you okay with that?"

"I am. You should also ask Elise, in case that information might dissuade her from staying."

"I will."

As I said that, Elise floated over and she landed on my head, slipping down to sit on my neck. I smiled up at her, and she smiled back. Just knowing that we felt as we did towards each other filled me with joy. Then, knowing that she can stay if she wanted to made me even happier.

"Elise, I need to tell you something."

"Go on Link."

"Well, as it turns out, you can stay in this dimension, even though it is not your own. Since Alex gave me your pokéball, it fulfills the requirement of the necessity of having something of the person who is not in their own dimension."

"Oh? That is good news~!"

"Yes, but here is the downside to it. If you stay, and your pokéball is here as well, then the link between our dimensions will remain open, allowing travel between the two worlds."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"It could be. It also might not be. I just wanted to ask if you still wanted to stay, even after you were told this."

"If that is all, then yes. I still want to stay here with you. Are you sure that people can accept me for what I am?"

"Who cares? If they accept you, good. If they don't, well then too bad for them. If you want to stay, then I swear to the Goddesses that you can stay."

"Who are the goddesses?"

I sighed through my nose, having forgotten for a moment that they were not from Hyrule

"The goddesses of Hyrule are Din, the goddess of Power, Farore, the goddess of Courage, and Nayru, the goddess of Wisdom. They each represent a portion of the Triforce. The Triforce is a mystic object that, when put together, give the one who assembled them one wish."

"Ah. So they are the deities of this place?"

"Yes. Do you have your own deity or deities back home?"

"We do, and His name is Arceus. He is believed to be the Pokémon behind all of creation."

"Interesting. How much do you know about him?"

'Not much, other than he is our deity, he formed life, and he always protects it as best he can.'

"He sounds interesting. Maybe you or I will get to meet him someday. Or maybe you or I will meet the Goddesses of Hyrule. Either of those would be an amazing and astounding experience."

"Indeed it would…Indeed it would."

I walked a little faster, trying to release some of my pent-up energy and excitement. Alex struggled to keep up with me, so I slowed down, and let him get far ahead of me. I pulled out my sword, and practiced some of my various attacks so as to give my mind and body something else to do, as well as to practice. Elise looked down at what I was doing, and then she realized what it was I was doing, and why. She smiled at me again, and then we reached the last town before the temple.

We found a house to sleep in, and it had only two beds, and Elise could not stand spending all that much time in her pokéball. So, either Alex and I shared, Elise and Alex shared, or Elise and I shared. Alex automatically claimed one of the beds, I claimed the other, and Elise sat on the edge of it.

"Do you mind if I sleep on this bed as well Link?"

"Of course not. For that matter…"

I get out of my tunic, as it was starting to get a bit sweaty, and I pulled the covers back, lying down.

"…You can sleep under the covers with me if you wish to."

I blushed some as I realized what I said, but she smiled and climbed under the covers as well.

She rolled over, climbing on top of me as she hugged me again. She nuzzled up against me, and then she started to drift off to sleep. She woke up one last time, kissed me on the cheek, and then she got comfortable right up against me. I chuckled quietly, kissed her back, and then drifted off myself.

I woke up the next morning to see that Alex was already up, but Elise was still asleep on top of me. I kissed her head gently and I shifted around a little, trying not to wake her. She opened her eyes, but they were not her normal eyes. They were empty, devoid of her usual red irises, instead just glowing blue orbs. I felt some sort of energy around me, and then I looked at her eyes again, and I looked around once more, seeing what must be a dream of hers.

She was in an empty room, and it stayed empty until someone, or something, walked in. She moved closer to it, and the thing came into focus, or at least it becomes clearer. It was a human, and it had what looks like the clothing of the Kokiri. I found it odd to see someone who looks so much like me in her dreams. It stepped out of the shadows, and she looked at its face. The image sharpened, and revealed that it was indeed me. I gasped some, and then she woke, snapping out of her odd trance.

"Uh... Elise? What was that?"

"What was wha-Oh, that. It is called Sight Sharing. It lets others see what I see. Although, it has never been proven, though long suspected, that this could pass into dreams, though I guess I just proved it was, and is, possible."

I giggle a bit, and blush, as I was the first one to help a Pokémon use Sight Sharing to see their dreams. I walked over to where my clothes were last night, only to find them missing. I flushed crimson, and crawled back under the covers.

"Alex, where are my clothes?!"

"Under the bed."

I reached under the bed, pulled them out, and put them on as I got back out of bed. The blush faded as I realized that no one saw me, but then I heard a quiet giggle, and Elise made herself visible. I blush again, turning beet red, and glare at Elise.

"You saw me, didn't you?"

"Yes, I did, and I must say, I liked what I saw."

I almost fell over from that remark, wondering what she meant. She giggled again, and rubbed up against my side, and I rubbed her head. She floated higher, looking into my eyes, and then she knocked me over, and I fell backwards onto the bed. She dropped out of the air, landing on my chest with a mildly painful thud. I yelped in pain a bit, and then she leaned into kiss me. I made no motion to stop her, and she went ahead and kissed me, nudging her tongue against my lips. My eyes opened wide in surprise a little, but then I let her in. She rubbed her tongue on mine, then broke the kiss.

We got up, and we walked along to the temple. Before we went in, Alex decided to bring one more Pokémon over. It looked like a cat, but was what he called a Zangoose.

"So Alex, who is the new Pokémon?"

"Her name is Zen."

"Hmm. How long have you known her?"

"She was the first Pokémon I saw after I got Elise. Zen had actually been caught by a friend of mine, but he was leaving, so he gave her to me. She and I are good friends, actually, and no offense to you Elise, better friends than me and Elise."

"None taken Alex. It is good that you have someone that is such a good friend. And besides, I have Linky now."

He laughed a bit, and hugged Zen before looking at me mockingly.

"Don't look at me in that tone of voice."

Alex laughed more, trying not to fall over from laughing too hard. I gave him a rough shove and he fell onto his butt.

"I can't believe she called you Linky."

I sighed, and glared at Alex.

"Not the worst I've gotten... but, it seems that you and Zen have something close to what Elise and I have."

He blushed a bit.

"Yeah. It is good to know that you two approve of it."

Elise and I say simultaneously, "Why wouldn't we?"

He laughs again.

"You're right. With what you two have, if you did not approve, I'd think both of you had some insanity issues."

We all laughed for a moment, and then we stepped into the temple, noting a slight, cool breeze. We all shivered a bit, and then we walked further in, noticing that there were many things glowing and gleaming in the dark. Then we were attacked by three Keese, and what looks like a seagull. Allison jumped in front of us, with no direction from Alex, and hit them all with a large thunderbolt. The Keese fell to the ground, and the seagull thing fell a little ways, and then flew back up, before diving straight down at Allison. I quickly extended my sword in front of Allison, blocking the dive attack, and smacking the seagull back as Allison hit it again, watching as it exploded in a puff of burnt feathers. Allison jumped back behind the group again, happy that she did her job protecting us.

We continued further, having no further incidents until the room before the mini-boss. Another seagull flew out, except it was bigger than the first one. It looked more like a pelican. It dived down at me, and I stabbed it in the face with my sword. It fell down, and then what looked like a cross between that pelican and a Keese showed its ugly self. I watched as Charlie jumped out, flinging a burst of fire at it. It burnt to a crisp as it fell, crackling when it hit the ground. It disintegrated, becoming nothing but ashes. We walked along again, entering the mini boss room. The mini-boss fell to the ground, looking like some sort of giant penguin. It waddled around a bit, nearly stepping on me. Elise flew up from my neck, and then grabbed its foot with Psychic and flung it against a wall.

"Don't you DARE try to hurt Link!"

I blushed a bit, now knowing that she would do just about anything for me. She floated back down, breathing hard and she straddled my neck again. The penguin then proceeded to slowly inflate and it exploded in a giant burst of air. I quickly pulled out the mirror and it collected the powerful gust. It blew my hair back, and Elise almost fell off of my neck as it was a very strong wind current. If it was used correctly, I was almost certain it could make a tornado.

The usual chest appeared before us, and Elise dashed over to open it. She pulled out what looks like a small crown.

The scroll read, "This is the Circlet of the Psychics. It gives the wearer Psychic powers, or improves them greatly if they already have them."

I laughed some, and Elise handed the circlet to me. I motioned for her to float lower, and then I placed it on her head. She glowed some, and then almost vibrated with power. She sat back down on my neck, and I felt an odd and eerie tingling in my neck, as if it was constantly exposed to a light electric field.

We moved further into the temple, and we saw a few Keese flying around over a hole in the floor. Elise glowed a bit and they all slam into each other, falling down into the bottomless hole, and Elise glowed brighter before levitating us over the hole, seeming to be unfazed by the exertion. Normally, something like that would have made her extremely tired. We kept moving and then we reached the room with the chest with the boss key in it.

There were several Keese, two of the seagulls, a pelican, and then one of those mutants. Elise floated up, glowed brightly, and then they all explode. I started to think the power might have begun going to her head, so when she came back down, I plucked the circlet from her head. She blinked, looked around, and then glared at me.

"What was that for?"

"You seemed to be going mad with power…"

"Oh, well then, thanks."

She blushed a bit, probably embarrassed that something like that happened. I gently rubbed her head, and told her it was okay. She sighed happily, and then we grabbed the key, and she teleported us back to the boss door. She swayed a bit, and I put the circlet back on her head to let her recover quickly.

She quickly straightened, and we opened the door, and walked in. We saw what the boss was. It is a giant bird-dragon thing. It flies around some, then suddenly stopped and fell to to the ground, right in front of me. I looked over to Elise, who was not even glowing. I saw that its eyes and face were right in front of me, and I stabbed both eyes. It reeled in pain, and then soared back up. This time, Elise grabbed it, and slammed it into the ground a few times, and it went limp, unconscious, but not dead. I ran up, and stabbed it in its heart. It cried out in tortuous agony, and then died. It exploded into bursts of dragonflame. I captured the fires in the mirror, and it glowed, telling me it had all the power it needed to take on Ganondorf.

The familiar two spots of light show up, but a third does as well. Elise hopped down, and stood in the third one. Alex and I got in our light spots, and we teleported to the Chamber of the Sages again. Elise stood next to us, instead of not being here as is usually the case. She steps forward looking at the Sages. They all nodded towards her, as if she already knew them.

"Um Elise, do you know them?"

"Kind of, yes. It turns out the circlet also had a person trapped in it, and they saw the circlet, knowing the person was in me. She seemed to be a friend of theirs. I can't quite figure out her name. I think it starts with a Z."

I think to myself, 'Could it be her? Zelda? But then, who does Ganondorf have? Maybe he has her body, but her spirit was/is in the circlet.' I touched Elise's head, probing a bit as best I can, and I found Zelda buried in there. I gasped in surprise, but then the Sage of the Air Temple stepped forward, addressing me. I responded by stepping forward, Ocarina in hand. She took the harp and played a quick melody. I repeated it, and then the Ocarina and Alex's guitar glowed. They all said at once, "Congratulations, you have beaten all six temples, and learned all six portions of the song. You can now play it in full and challenge Ganondorf." Alex and I 'high-fived' each other, and then we decided to step back, and ended up in Hyrule Field for the last time.

END OF CHAPTER NINE

The Final Battle

(Elise's POV)

I never thought that Alex, my trainer, though, I guess he doesn't really count as that anymore, as Link has my pokéball, would have released me, let alone to a boy from a different dimension. But, when people are bonded by trauma, all sorts of things happen. It feels odd, being head over heels in love with someone who is not even of my dimension…I don't even know what exactly it is that attracted me to him, but something did, and whatever it was, I am glad I saw it.

Link is easily the best thing that could have happened to me. I won't stop stumbling over that fact, not until we are done with this quest. I'm glad that Alex got me for his starter, as it caused all the events, including me and Link getting together. I am so thankful to Alex for picking me instead of waiting a day for more Pokémon to come in for him to choose from.

I felt rather odd with the circlet still on, so I took it off, and stored it in Link's bag.

I floated down and landed on his neck, wondering what would happen next. Then I saw that Alex had pulled out his guitar, and I saw Link pull out the Ocarina. I grabbed the circlet again and put it on, floating above them. I wanted to help them.

"Link, anything I can do to help with this?"

"Actually, yes. If you can just stand next to me, touching my waist, the overflow from the circlet's power should help the song work better."

I did as he asked and the power hummed from within me. They started to play the song, remembering it bit by bit, playing the song slowly at first, but getting to the correct tempos soon enough, and they both began to glow. I took it as a sign for me to start channeling more power into Link, and thus the song. I did so, and they played the song again, faster. They played it one last time, and then we all blinked out of the field, standing now in the ruins of an ancient castle. The person in the circlet, who Link told me, or at least I gleaned from his mind, was Zelda, told me that these are the ruins of Hyrule Castle, destroyed just after Ganondorf took her body, and the separation of her spirit from her body destroyed the castle. We saw a dark figure standing across from us, and he threw off a cloak.

So he is the one they keep discussing.

He called himself Ganondorf. He jumped high, then landed with a loud 'crack', cracking the ground. I jumped a little, but I had the circlet on, so I did not worry too much. I floated to the ground by Link's side, ready to attack if he asked me to. He pulled out his sword, and Allison and Charlie jumped in front of Alex. They both growled. Allison sparked some, and Charlie's flames flared bright and hot. They immediately lashed out at him, and he blocked both attacks with ease, letting his armor take the blows, and when the electricity and fire had dissipated, there wasn't even a scratch on the armor. Link stopped for a second, and thought to himself, trying to figure out how to beat the Gerudo demon.

"Alex, distract him for a moment."

"Elise, if you can, fling him around a bit with Psychic."

I glowed brightly, lifting him in the air, and throwing him into the ground a few times, only able to do so because of the circlet's power.

"Now, just hold him still."

I bind him in place, floating him in the air. Link pulled out the mirror, and aimed it at him, letting out all of the power in it, burning Ganondorf's armor away, leaving him vulnerable now. Alex pulled out the bow, and fired every dark arrow at his heart. They all hit, and Ganondorf stumbles, falling to the ground.

He glowed some, and changed into a giant boar. It charged at us, but Allison zapped him hard, tripping him up. He stumbled, falling. Link slashed at a jewel on his forehead as Charlie exhaled a huge stream of flame on the rest of the boar thing. It glowed again, changing back. Link jumped, and then he landed, stabbing Ganondorf in his jewel. The Gerudo man roared in pain, and I used Psychic to shove the sword in deeper.

His roar turns into a shriek of pain and terror. He went limp, and then he slowly turned to stone. Cracks appeared, spreading out from where Link stabbed him. He continued to crack, and then he glowed, light emanating from the cracks. Allison and Charlie jumped behind Alex, and I threw up a barrier to protect them.

"Link,get back! I can protect you from the shards."

He jumped behind the barrier just as the stone statue exploded. I dodged almost all of the shards, but one stabbed me in my shoulder. I cried out in pain, and fell to the ground. Link dashed over to me, pulling the shard out. I bled slowly, and passed out from the pain.

I failed to notice a burst of light fly away from Ganondorf's shards, and it flew off into the distance, heading for someone as the Triforce of Power's new host...

I woke up a while later, and there is a bandage wrapped around the injury. I saw Link standing over me, as if guarding me.

"L-link?"

"Yes Elise?"

"Thank you…Thank you for saving me."

"I would have done that for anyone, but you especially.

"W-why?"

"Because…I love you."

I blushed a bit, as I had not expected him to say something like that. I didn't know how to respond to that. So, instead, I showed him a memory of mine. It was of us, but it was from my perspective. I narrated it as we watched the memory play out.

*Flashback*

I floated down some, landing on his neck. I felt an odd happiness just being near him, but I tried to ignore it.

'I don't want to get in the way of the quest, plus… I just don't know how he would react if I told him. I truly do love him, but I still belong to Alex... He is my Trainer, so I cannot admit something like that to Link, not unless Alex isn't around. I always grow closer to him. I always did. Ever since I first met him as a Ralts, I knew there was something special about him. I could never figure out what it was.'

(Present Day)

'Or at least, not until now. I sawhim being so brave, facing all those dreadfully ugly and terrifying creatures. He managed to kill each one, usually with help from Alex, occasionally from me. I was always amazed by his bravery, skill, and compassion, as he had never said an unkind word to me, Alex, or anyone else. Even Allison and Charlie love him. Zen seems to like him as a friend, though she and Alex seem to have something like Link and I do. I always wonder what Link will do once he has saved Zelda.

Will he abandon me for her, one of his own kin? Or will he choose me?'

I closed my eyes, and broke the link between us.

"Did that all make sense to you? Did you understand the intentions?"

"I believe I did Elise."

"And what are they?"

"You wanted to show me what caused you to fall in love with me in the first place. To express your love for me in a way that is more efficient and descriptive than mere words."

"You are quite astute. That's just another thing I love about you. You always notice the small things."

"Thank you Elise."

It was his turn to blush a bit. I struggled to sit up, trying to float a little, but I fell back, moaning in pain. He looked down, concerned.

"It's fine Link. I just tried to move when I should not have."

"What were you trying to do?"

I bring his face down to mine with Psychic.

"This."

I kissed him on the lips, not wanting to ever break the kiss. It felt so right, to be there, like that, with the one I loved. The one who loved me back. His tongue nudged gently at my lips, and I parted them to grant it entry. He explored my mouth a little, and his tongue touched mine. It feels like an electric shock. I closed my eyes, moving deeper into the kiss. I moved my tongue some, touching his tongue again, and then I wiggled around it, finding his mouth, and I explored it as well. It felt a little odd, doing that, especially right there in front of Alex, Allison, Charlie, and Zen. I opened my eyes again, looking around, and I see Zen and Alex starting to embrace each other. 'Good, I'm not alone.' I pulled my tongue back into my mouth, and he did the same. We parted again, and I immediately wished we had not, but it was, necessary.

We still had to go get Zelda's body, and put her spirit back in it. I released Link, and he hurried over to the crystal-looking thing that held her soulless body. He slashed at it, and a crack appeared. I glowed a little, and use my last bit of strength to shatter the rest of it. I leaned back, and fell asleep.

I wake up sometime later, in a bed, in what looks like a castle.

"L-link? How long was I asleep?"

"Just a few hours. Why?"

"Are we in Hyrule Castle?"

"Yes, and it is more than Hyrule Castle for us."

"What do you mean?"

"After Zelda's spirit returned to her body, the castle began to rebuild itself. We don't know how, but it did. Zelda offered me a room, and a portion of the castle, for my own, and I accepted, as long as she would let you stay with me. She said of course, and I moved us here. We didn't have anything that we weren't carrying. I carried you up, and laid you on the bed to sleep."

I blushed a bit, and I was very surprised that something like that happened. I decided to go by the temporary philosophy of 'Que será será.' I tried to sit up, and, with effort, I managed to do so. I reached over to Link, who was sitting beside me, and I grabbed his hand, holding it with both of mine. He blushed a bit as well, and I reached up to hug him. He helped me up, and I hugged him, rubbing up against his chest. He laughed quietly, and I laughed along with him. It felt really good to be near him. His mere presence made my day many times brighter. I looked forward to where this would eventually lead.

END OF CHAPTER TEN

The End of it All…For Now

(Alex's POV)

'It seems that Link and Elise are getting along very well. I'm glad that I decided to let her stay her with Link. If I had taken her back with me, I think she would have been devastated, or at least heartbroken. I would never willingly do that to a friend of mine. I have another friend, Zen. She has known me for a while. I don't know exactly what she sees in me, as I am pretty much nothing but a wreck. But, no matter. The important thing is that she likes me, and I like her back. I don't think we are as far along as Link and Elise, but I'm certain Zen and I will get there.'

I hugged Zen again, and I gently rubbed her head. She purred a little, and she hugged my legs. Link stood up, and walked over to me.

"If you are ready, I can return you to your dimension, with help from Zelda."

"I'd be glad to help Link."

"Thank you Zelda. So Alex, are you ready?"

"Yes. I just want to say goodbye to Elise first. She can still come visit me, right?"

"Not without either me or Zelda coming with. One of us needs to be there to bring her back."

I was saddened by this news, but then I cheered up, knowing that she will be in good hands, and that she would be where she wants to be... with whom she would want to be with. I sighed, content with how everything turned out.

"Link, I'm glad I could help in your quest, and if you ever need me, the link is open. Just call and I'll go back to where you first got me, where the link will be strongest."

"How am I supposed to reach you?"

"Elise, your link with me psychically is not affected by distance is it?"

"No, it is not."

"Then ask Elise to contact me."

"I will do that if and when I need you. And if you need me, do the same."

"I shall do so."

I walked over to Elise, who was on the bed in their room.

"Elise, thank you. Thank you for all you have done for me. Thank you for being my first Pokémon friend, for being such a friend for Link. Thank you for being there to protect me and the rest of the group from the Ganondorf stone shards."

She blushed a bit, surprised at the tumult of emotion and thanks that was pouring out of my mouth. I shut up to let her respond.

"I don't know how to say anything in response to that other than I would have done it for anyone."

I felt crestfallen, and she picks up on it.

"I'm sorry. I'm just not good at handling compliments..."

"Well, neither am I. It is good to know that you would have helped anyone in the same situation. It makes me feel good that you would help others."

"Thanks Alex. And please, have fun back home. Don't think about me too much. The last thing I want for you is to have you be all sad because I stayed here and you went home."

"I will do that Elise."

"And remember Alex...It's not 'goodbye.' It's just 'see ya later.'"

She smiled wistfully as I walked away, moving back towards Link.

"Okay, I'm ready. What do I need to do?"

"Walk down and stand in the middle of the courtyard."

I did so, placing my guitar at the base of the staircase, thinking I wouldn't need it. Link followed behind me, while Zelda stayed up in the castle, standing by a window that overlooked the courtyard. She looked almost like a goddess, or at least very royal up there. There was a skylight behind her that framed her in sunlight. I laughed to myself, realizing what I am telling myself. I stood where I was instructed to, and Link handed me my guitar.

"Keep it. You don't know when you will need it."

"I will keep memories of this with it."

"Good. Maybe someday we will meet again, hopefully under better circumstances."

"Indeed. Well, I have said my goodbyes, and Zelda, try not to get kidnapped again."

She looked down at me, and she laughed. It was a sweet, truly happy laughter.

"I'll try my best Alex."

I was admittedly shocked that I never actually referred to her by her title of Princess; then again, she had already known my name when I first actually met her. My thought is that she already knew who I was thanks to Elise, but hey, I don't care. I'm glad she is safe. Link pulls out the Ocarina, and Zelda takes a deep breath. It seems that she is a singer for her magic. They seem to be about to do a duet to send me back so that there does not have to be a storm and the other ingredients to make the song happen normally.

"Alex, get your guitar ready. You know the notes for the song of Time, right?"

"I do."
"Good. Then, when it seems right, play the song. It will complete the trio, and the spell will work."

I got my guitar ready, pick out, and I waited for them to start. Zelda opened her mouth, and a voice flowed out that sounded very melodic. Link played along with her, forming a mystical melody that seemed to transcend all known boundaries. I figured out where the Song of Time fits in, and I played it. I felt myself float a little in the air. They both looked at me. I waved, and played the Song one last time. With that, a bright flash blinded me, and I passed out…

END OF CHAPTER ELEVEN

Epilogue

I woke up back where I left the Hoenn Region. I looked around, wondering how long it had been since I left. I had seen a wild Pokémon right before I passed out, and it seemed that it was in the exact same place it was when I left. I thought for a second, and came to the conclusion that no time had passed since I left. It was either a very realistic dream, or there was some sort of stasis that happened. I reached down to pull out Elise's pokéball, but it was not there. I looked around me, and couldn't find it. I did, however, see three other pokéballs with me. I let out the Pokémon in them, and see Charlie, Allison, and Zen. Zen looked particularly overjoyed to see me, as she jumped up and hugged me. I almost fell backwards from the sudden hug, but I stayed standing,barely, and returned the hug. I sat down, and thought about what had happened. I looked around, trying to find my guitar, and I saw it sitting on the ground a few feet from me. I walked over and picked it up before playing a song. Suddenly, the sky glowed, and lightning struck the ground right in front of me. I yelped in surprise, and I hopped back. Then it started raining. I saw then that even though the guitar was here in Hoenn and not in Hyrule, it still had power. I wondered what song I played, but then I think positive. Now I had what I called the Song of Storms. I looked down at the ground, and I saw the scorch mark starting to get washed away by the falling rain. It amazed me that this simple instrument could cause something like that. I sighed contentedly, and turned around, heading home to see my mom and to stay there for a few days while I recover from my adventure.

3 Days Pass

END OF CHAPTER TWELVE/EPILOGUE

This concludes the story The Legend of the 'Mon. I hope you enjoyed reading it. The sequel is in production, and is called The Legend of the 'Mon: A Link to Hoenn. I look forward to getting feedback on this story. Leave a comment wherever you find something good, bad, great, terrible, or just plain awesome.