Hey, I'm fixing chapter 2 now! Here it goes, and since I doubt I remembered any form of disclaimer anywhere else in this story, here it goes: I do not own The Legend of Zelda. As of right now, Nintendo owns it and won't sell it to me. Why else would I be writing FanFiction?
Chapter 2:
Link woke up a few hours later in a bed what he recognized as the castle's infirmary. The white-washed walls reflected much of the light coming in through the window, making it difficult to determine the time. He bolted upright and fell back almost instantly. He was sore, very sore, and very tired. He looked to his side and saw Zelda laying in a bed on the far side of the room, near the window. Link turned his head the other way and saw the castle physician sitting in a chair, reading a letter. The physician looked up, pushed his enormous glasses back on his face, saw Link awake, and quickly put down his letter to come check on Link.
"How are you feeling?" the physician asked, his old, wrinkled face filling Link's view.
"My body is sore, my mind is tired, and I'm confused. What happened?" Link replied.
The physician shook his bald head. "I don't know. Someone in Castle Town went in the Temple of Time and saw you two lying in the Sacred Chamber, unconscious. She called me and I had you two moved to the castle. I've been treating you've been here for about an hour. Both you and Zelda have been drained of magic power."
"Wait, but I didn't use any magic, and Zelda didn't use much. How are we out?"
"I don't know, but your mental tiredness is a direct result of running out of magic. Here, drink this," the physician handed Link a bottle of green liquid that Link knew to be medicine of magic. Link braced himself and gulped it down as quickly as he could. He grimaced as it entered his mouth; it tasted horribly bitter. As soon as Link swallowed the medicine he felt a little better.
"Best to get some sleep and let the medicine take its full effect. I'll have the princess take some as soon as she wakes up," the physician said. Link just nodded and drifted off to a dreamless sleep.
About an hour later Link woke up. Zelda was awake, too. "Are you okay?" Link asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright. You?"
"I'm fine, but what happened?"
"I don't know. Both Ganondorf and Vaati are sealed, or at least I thought they both were. Maybe they managed to trick me."
"No, right before I passed out, right after that monster exploded, I heard a voice say something about the monster failing and how it was going to try to free Vaati," Link said.
"What? We have to try to stop him! The Four Sword can't repel evil like the Master Sword can, so it is far more vulnerable to evil influence than the Master Sword. Come on!" Zelda tried to get up, but she collapsed back into her bed.
"Zelda, you're in no condition to even move, let alone fight whatever it is that's trying to free Vaati. All we can do is hope that whatever it is fails. By the way, why did the mark on the back of our hands glow like that? It saved my life," Link said, trying to change the subject so neither he nor Zelda stress out too much more.
"The marks on our hands mark us as bearers of the Triforce of Courage and the Triforce of Wisdom. I bare Wisdom, and you bare Courage. Ganondorf bares Power, and the three together form the Triforce, a magical relic so powerful that it can grant any wish of whoever touches it. It was left behind when the Goddesses left our world, and sealed away in the Sacred Realm to prevent anyone evil from getting it. But, a long time ago it was touched by an evil man, which split it into three pieces. Each piece went to whoever best represented it. Though no records remain, I think Ganondorf was the one who touched the Triforce and split it into three."
"How is that possible? That happened a really long time ago, how could Ganondorf have lived that long?" Link replied.
"The Triforce of Power gives him immortality, which is why we can't kill him," Zelda simply stated.
Link laid back in his bed, thinking about everything that happened and trying not to worry too much about what was to come.
Free! Vaati was finally free after all those long years! Morticae, a servant of anyone with power, had freed him. Morticae was the one who tried to free Ganondorf, due to Ganondorf having more power, but failed and came to free Vaati. Morticae was the master behind the monsters; as long as Morticae had power, he could create monsters. Morticae, however, had one major drawback. He had no power of his own. He had to either leech it off another being or be given it. As a result, the only ones who dared employ him were ones with so much power that it didn't matter to them if they gave up a little. Vaati and Ganondorf were able to regenerate lost power, Ganondorf due to the Triforce of Power and Vaati due to the Light Force, so they each gave large amounts of power to Morticae. After all these years, Morticae was running out of power. It took most of his remaining power to create the moblin that attacked Link and five shadow daemons, though one was destroyed by the Master Sword. Because Morticae had to use both Ganondorf's and Vaati's power, the moblin that attacked Link had traits of both Vaati's moblins and Ganondorf's moblins.
"Master, I need more power. Freeing you has drained the last of what I had left. And the boy, the Triforce of Courage within him counteracts my magic. I had to continually channel power into one of my shadow daemons in order for it to survive its encounter with the boy's Triforce piece," Morticae said.
"Well, you deserve a reward for getting me out. And I can't have you powerless, now, can I? Though I could easily create my own monsters," Vaati replied.
"But, master, with me you don't need to waste your time making monsters; it is a rather time-consuming activity. Instead, just spare a few seconds to give me some power and allow me to make our monsters for you," Morticae said.
"Very well, take some power, as both a reward for getting me out of that blasted sword," Vaati turned and glared at the Four Sword, still in its pedestal, "and as a bribe for you to quickly rebuild my army of monsters." Vaati allowed some of his power to flow into Morticae.
"Thank you, master. What is your plan now that you are free?" Morticae said.
"I will take over Hyrule. And I will destroy Link, the blasted boy who sealed me away."
"If I may, master, you cannot defeat the boy alone. You could not before, you won't be able to now. If you would use your incredible power to free Ganondorf and worked with him, then you and he could defeat the boy together," Morticae replied.
"I am the Wind Mage, Vaati! I destroyed Hyrule Castle with only a fraction of my power! Although, the boy did get lucky and managed to beat me. Perhaps an alliance with the King of Evil would benefit me. Take me to the Master Sword, and I will free the Gerudo King."
"Master, you cannot touch the sword. My shadow daemon merely touched it and it was destroyed. I do not know the power of this blade, but it may be enough to destroy you," Morticae warned Vaati.
"I have heard tales of the legendary Master Sword. The Sword of Evil's Bane, no evil being can ever touch it. I know perfectly well that touching this would lead to even my destruction," Vaati admitted reluctantly. "But I should be able to open another way into the Sacred Realm, which is where Ganondorf is. Now, take me to the legendary sword."
Morticae took Vaati to the Temple of Time, to where the Master Sword slept. Morticae used the sneaked Vaati around the back to avoid rousing attention; just because seven years had passed doesn't mean that the people won't recognize him on sight.
Vaati stood before the glowing pedestal of the Master Sword, deep in thought. The sword seemed to glow brighter, as if reacting to his evil magic. Vaati built up a black ball of energy and blasted it at the pedestal. Nothing happened. Vaati frowned.
"I thought that by hitting the pedestal and not the actual sword itself I would be able to open a door to the Sacred Realm. I guess the swo-" Vaati was cut off by what sounded like shattering glass. He turned around and saw Ganondorf towering in the corner with an evil smile on his face.
"You're releasing me? Do you not know who I am?" Ganondorf asked, yellow eyes filled with malevolence.
"I know exactly who you are, and you surely know who I am," Vaati replied, puffing himself up.
"I have no idea who you are."
"What? You've never heard of me, Vaati? I possess the Light Force, I nearly took over all of Hyrule? I single-handedly destroyed Hyrule Castle!"
"Nope, never heard of you. Now, if you don't mind, I have better things to do than sit around here listening to you boast about yourself. I have a kingdom to overthrow and revenge to exact," Ganondorf said. He turned around to leave, but Vaati stopped him.
"Wait! Do you really believe you can take over this kingdom with Link alive? He beat you before, and he can beat you again. But, if you and I team up, we can defeat him, leaving no one to stand in out way. Partners?" Vaati stretched out his hand and offered it to Ganondorf. Thought about it for a minute and agreed to work together, though Vaati was unsure of his true motives.
"What about me? Who shall I serve?" Morticae asked.
"Me," Vaati and Ganondorf both replied. They glared at each other.
"Serve us both," Ganondorf eventually said.
"And what of the Four Sword and Master Sword?" Morticae asked.
"The Master Sword cannot be touched by any of us. Our best bet would be to leave a shadow daemon here to guard it in case Link comes to try and retrieve it. But the Four Sword we can touch. I say we take it. Keeps that blasted hero from using it to seal me away again," Vaati said.
"The Four Sword is a powerful weapon. That I have heard of," Ganondorf said, seeming to intentionally direct that last comment towards Vaati. Vaati got a bit irritated at this but said nothing. "We could use our power to corrupt the blade and create an opposite to the Master Sword. The Four Sword shall be the Sword of Evil's Boon by the time I'm done with it."
Vaati smiled at the thought of a weapon that no pure hearted soul could ever touch. After all, the best way to fight fire is with fire, right?
Author's Note:
Well, less changes, but that could be because I haven't asked anyone to edit this for me yet. Any volunteers feel free to tell me what you think I should include and/or omit. And, as always, review!