Episode 2: The New Journey
Link opened his eyes, revealing he was inside the castle infirmary. Link looked to his right and saw Gigorax sitting next to him, Nemo standing in his lap. Nemo smiled brightly and hugged her father with great joy. "Daddy! You're okay!" Nemo shouted as Link softly smiled and hugged her back. Gigorax picked Nemo up and turned her towards him, as he said to her, "Go tell your mother she can rest easy." Nemo nodded as Gigorax set her down and ran out of the infirmary. "Where is Zelda?" Link asked, Gigorax looking back to him and replying, "She is in town trying to keep the citizens calm. You frightened a lot of people at the festival." Link slowly rose from the bed and rubbed his head as he asked Gigorax, "How long was I unconscious?" "A couple days, a matter of fact I need to talk to you about that," Gigorax responded As Link sat on the edge of the bed. "Do you remember that battle with Paradorax?" Gigorax asked as Link nodded, answering his question. Gigorax continued, "Well, it seems the darkness that enveloped us entered into your body when he wounded you, and can very well be the source of the infection." Link looked to his chest and placed his hand on it, looking back at him and asked, "If it's an infection then there must be a cure, right? What's the cure?" "That's the problem... I have no idea how to cure it, nor do I know what will happen to you if it spreads too much," Gigorax answered, looking to the floor and sighing. Link just stayed silent and fell back on his pillow, upset of such news revealed to him. Gigorax looked back to him and said, "Hey, it doesn't mean we can't try and look for it. I'm sure somewhere in the Relic Ruins, there is a clue that tells us how to cure this." Link looks over to him and responds, "You have a point... But what about Zelda and Nemo?" "They'll be fine, Zelda is a very knowledgeable fighter. Plus, she will have the Crusaders to help her," Gigorax pointed out, Link sitting up again but keeps his site on his bed. "Alright... When do we leave?" Link asked, Gigorax responding, "Tomorrow morning. Be ready to leave by the time I arrive at your Throne Room." Link nodded and just stared at his blankets, Gigorax standing up and waking out of the room.
Later that evening, Link went to the thrown room and opened a secret passage, leading to his hidden armory. He walked inside and looked along the walls at the items he acquired from his last adventure. He looked to the center of the room, where the Master Sword rested in a pedestal with the Triforce carved into the front of it. Link walked towards it and placed his hands on the hilt, trying to pull it out. Link couldn't get the sword to come out of the pedestal, which confused him. He looked over at the sword that Deobia gave to him on his eighteenth birthday and took in his hand softly, remembering the happy days back when he was only a simple farm boy. A voice behind him asked with a soft but disappointed tone, "Gigorax told me everything..." Link looked behind him and saw it was Zelda, standing in the doorway of the secret passage. Link walked to her as she grabbed onto him tightly, Zelda continuing, "I don't understand... Why should you go and I stay? Why can't you stay here where its safe while I go search for the cure?" Link looked to Zelda for a long period of time silently, Zelda looking up at him after Link failed to answer. "Link... Why won't you answer me?" Zelda asked, Link continuing to stay silent for a little bit longer. "Because I don't know how to answer your question. All we can do is put our faith in Gigorax's judgment," Link finally answered, Zelda pulling away from him, looking at the floor. She held her hands on her chest and just stayed silent, but after awhile she started, "Alright... But please promise me you'll be safe..." Link smiled softly and held her close to him as he promised her.
The next morning, Link woke up rather early and looked over to Zelda, still sleeping soundly in their bed. He smiled and softly kisses Zelda's forehead and got out of bed, dressing himself in his old tunic he used on his last adventure. He grabbed his packed stuff and started on his way out of the castle, but a tiny little grabbed his white pants. "Daddy, where you going?" a sweet, innocent voice asked from below him, Link looking down and it was Nemo. Nemo kept looking up at him with her big, blue eyes, waiting patiently for an answer from him. Link knelt down in front of her and answered, "I am going to go help Gigorax with his research. I will be back." Nemo just continued to look at him and then asked, "Can I come with you?" "I'm afraid not, Sweetheart. This is a job only for me and Gigorax," Link answered, Nemo looking to the ground and nods a little upset. She then gives her father a hug tightly, Link returning the hug before he got back up and walking out of the castle.
Link arrived outside the castle, where Gigorax was waiting patiently for his arrival. "Are you ready to go?" Gigorax asked, Link looking back inside the castle then back to Gigorax as he nodded. "Alright, let us be on our way," Gigorax said, walking towards the city exit, Link following close behind him. Link taking one last look at the castle before continuing to follow Gigorax out of the city.
