Desert Night
Closer...I can almost hear them...
Nabooru, Link, and Impa enter the marketplace. Impa looks up at the castle.
"Anyone up for one more try?" she asks.
Nabooru follows her gaze. "They won't let me in you know."
Impa just smiles. Then she takes out 2 Deku nuts and hands one to the gerudo. "They won't even know."
Nabooru takes the offered deku. "So how is the kid going to... get... there..." Nabooru's voice trails off as she notices that Link is long gone.
"He is probably there already." Both sages throw the nuts and warp in the flash.
When they re-enter, they are in the castle courtyard. Link has already found Zelda and they are talking at the far side. The 2 sages approach them.
"...and every time I get close, he moves!! He won't hold still!" Link is saying.
"Hmmmm..." Zelda looks up and sees Nabooru and Impa. "Hi Impa. How did it go with Rauru?"
"Don't ask." She replies. Zelda looks at the ground.
"That bad huh?"
Nabooru looks over at Link. He is really starting to lose it. She turns to Zelda.
"We've looked everywhere. We were hoping that you had some idea of where to go next."
Zelda thinks a minute. "Well... there is one possibility..."
Link jumps at it. "What?!"
Oo "I know where his village is... but..."
Nabooru is getting impatient. "But what?!"
"I'm not sure I could tell you..."
Link is practically on his knees. "Please Zelda. I'll never have peace unless I can talk to him."
Zelda sighs. "Well, as long as Impa is with you it should be OK..."
"Joy." Nabooru is really thrilled about traveling with the Sheikah. Impa returns the sentiment.
"I love you too Nabooru." Impa turns back to Zelda. "Where is this village?
"OK." Zelda seems to stare off into space. "First, go east..."
2 hours later...
Link, Impa and Nabooru are walking on Hyrule field. Nabooru's head is still spinning from Zelda's directions. #How can anyone remember all that?# she wonders. Impa seems to know exactly where to go. Nabooru looks over at Link. He looks like a Gerudo who was just given her first weapon. (A/N: that means excited) #He'll finally get this burden off of him.# She looks over at Impa, who looks a little nervous.
"Impa?" Nabooru never liked the Sheikan sage, but if something was bothering her, it could hamper her battle performance, and that was the last thing they needed.
"Hmm?" Impa finally looks at her. Link has noticed something wrong and turned to them as well.
"You OK?" Nabooru asks. The Sheikah sage looks down.
"This village... no outsiders have been there for millennia. I'm not really sure how they will react to us..." She pauses, then looks the Gerudo in the eye. "This could be a bad idea."
Link looks at her. "How bad could it be?"
They enter the Sheikah village. It is completely quiet. Impa and Nabooru stop. Link goes a few more steps before stopping. The all look around. The place is dead. Not a soul around. Nabooru looks at Impa.
"I thought we would have been challenged by now."
"We should have." Impa is cautious. "Where is everyone?" She walks over to the nearest house and knocks on the door. There is no response. She tries another, with the same results.
Link walks back to them. "Maybe they moved?"
Impa thinks for a moment. "It is possible. There is a way to find out." She heads for the center of the village. Link and Nabooru exchange glances, then follow.
In the center of the village is a huge building. The three travelers enter, and stop dead in their tracks. The place is trashed. Furniture, papers, everything has been thrown everywhere. Impa stands there in shock, while Link goes into another room. Nabooru walks up to Impa.
"Impa? What's it mean?"
The Sheikah just stands there. Link comes back.
"All the other rooms are the same. What happened here?" He sees Impa, still in shock. "Impa? Are you alright?"
Nabooru gets an idea. She drops back and sneaks up on Impa, not that it is too hard right now. I hope this works... she prays. "IMPA!!!" Impa jumps and swings around.
:( "What was that for?" she yells. "This isn't a game!"
"Standing there won't help us. I realize that this is bad, but standing there dumbfounded won't help us." She looks Impa right in the eye. "We need to find out what happened."
"I can tell you." A young male dressed in white and purple walks up to them. He has bandages around his hands, lower part of his face, and over his head.
"Sheik!" Nabooru cries. However, Link and Impa draw weapons.
"What's wrong Link? Don't you recognize me?"
"Who are you?!" Link's tone is colder than ice in the North Pole.
"What do you mean?" Sheik is confused. So is Nabooru. Nabooru looks closer at the newcomer, then draws her own scimitar. Link steps forward.
"Who are you..." Link is ready to fight.
"I am Sheik. Can't you tell?" He is not afraid. But Link seems to have an idea.
"What was the exact date I woke up on?"
"Huh?" Sheik is confused. "You wake up everyday."
"If you are Sheik you will know what I mean."
"Don't play games. What are you trying to prove?"
"Answer the question." Link is gritting his teeth now. Impa is getting ready. So is Nabooru.
"You woke up this morning. Oh, you mean the 7 years thing. That was before Gannon got the Triforce of Power. You were about 10 years old."
"I KNEW IT!!" The three have their weapons ready. Sheik backs up.
"You aren't Sheik. Who are you?!" Link demands.
"Maybe you aren't as dumb as you look. Very well. I will reveal myself." There is a flash of light, and a very ugly demon is standing in front of them. It is bigger than they are. In fact, it can barely fit in the room.
"Crud..." Link sighs. They all get ready to fight.
I'm stopping here. :) I will continue later. See ya!!
