"Does this kid ever sleep?" Dora shouted, barging in the door. She paced, seeming somewhat afraid. "It's only been a few days, and he's already at our doorstep with the Master Sword!"

"There is no need to fret," he began to explain, but she interjected.

"You do remember what the Master Sword feels like, right? The burning, the agony, the drain."

He quickly continued when she took a breath. "I am nearly restored to full power. We'll see how Helmaroc King stands up against him," Ganondorf advised. "Once he is beaten, we'll wrest the Triforce of Courage from him."

"And then we'll just have to locate the Triforce of Wisdom!"

"Precisely."

However, Dora sat on the edge of the windowsill, watching her pet battle against this boy. They had flooded the dungeon, forcing the hero to the top. The round door closed, trapping Link on the roof with Helmaroc King's nest. Dora cheered him on, watching him majestically fly through the sky and then come diving to destroy the hero. It seemed impossible that this boy could have any power over such a strong bird, but in the end...

"No," Dora shouted hysterically out the window, ready to leap at Link. Helmaroc King's mask was broken. In just a few more swings of the Master Sword, the bird writhed in excruciating pain, and tumbled from the top of the tower. He hit the water and his corpse sank to rest in an underwater grave.

Ganondorf gripped her shoulders firmly, lifted her from the window, and stood her on the floor in front of him. "Didn't you notice the sword?"

"Like I told you, it's the Master Sword!"

"Think, Dora," he shouted, aggravated at her irrationality. That was what her emotions did to her. "Do you sense any power in his sword?"

Before she could answer, the door opened. They turned to greet their unwelcomed guest.

"It's been a while, boy," he said, arrogantly, standing tall and proud. "My name is Ganondorf."

Link appeared to be shocked, whether from his overwhelming power or what, Dora was not sure. As Ganondorf spoke to Link, and he stood there with the Master Sword out as if it would jump to life to protect him, she understood what her husband had been trying to tell her. Typically, even at that distance, she could sense the sword's ability to repel evil, but not an ounce of power resonated from it.

"While you were visiting Hyrule castle, did you by chance notice how all the monsters frozen in time suddenly began stirring again?" Ganondorf asked with calm confidence. "Do you understand precisely what that means?"

Dora smirked. He never missed a chance to make someone feel like an imbecile, and Link had definitely made a mistake. Then, of course, he displayed his intellect by explaining to the hero exactly what it meant. Dora rolled her eyes, but fought off a smile.

This infuriated Link, or at least it seemed to based on his reaction. Dora stiffened, seeing the hero raise his sword and charge at Ganondorf. She brandished her sword, but he pushed his hand against her arm to stop her. A great wave of dark power enveloped them. Link slammed into it with a resounding clang and collapsed to the floor.

Dora sheathed her sword, a satisfied smirk on her face. "What a useless piece of steel," she remarked.

The hero remained at his enemy's feet, as if the evil energy petrified him. Ganondorf brought his fist back, and smashed his arm against Link's body, throwing him across the room. Before Link was on his feet, Ganondorf held the point of his blade to him and said, "You cannot hope to defeat me with a blade that does not have the power to repel evil!" Laughing, he raised his sword and prepared to remove Link's head.

A blonde girl appeared suddenly, jumping in through the window to the left of Ganondorf. Dora quickly reacted and darted toward the girl intruding on their victory. The girl, dressed in pirate's garb, dashed out of the way just as Dora reached her, and ran at Ganondorf. He managed to snatch her by the neck, so Dora stood by Link to ensure he did not dare to move from where he lay. "Pathetic little sea rat," Dora grumbled, upset she had missed, and held her sword to Link's neck.

Ganondorf reached out with his other hand to flood the intruder's mind with evil energy, when he froze.

Dora's eyes widened and her entire body went numb with excitement. She refused to believe their fortune was that great, but she could not deny the golden glow on the back of Ganondorf's hand and the girl's hand, but not Link's. "Well, Zelda became a pirate after all," Dora joked.

"I don't know any Zelda. What are you talking about?" the girl questioned, wriggling to be free of Ganondorf's grasp.

"Feigning ignorance will gain you nothing," Ganondorf yelled. "If you are not Zelda, then why do you possess a fragment of the Triforce?"

"Just kill her," Dora shouted, impatiently. She lifted her sword to strike at Link, when their entire house shook suddenly, and she missed. She struggled against the paralyzing fear brought on by the sound of monstrous wings, slowly beating to hover outside their windows. When she looked out to see what the wings belonged to, she was terrified to find it was a dragon. Suddenly, Link and Zelda were being carried out of the windows by some Rito, so this dragon must have been their guardian.

"Ganondorf," she started to say, concerned.

His face was contorted as he glared at the dragon with loathing. He stared, infuriated, as Link and Zelda were flown to safety, once again escaping his grasp. Perhaps this was one of those time he should have taken his wife's advice and just killed them without thinking.

As Ganondorf feared, the dragon inhaled a deep breath.

"Run," he ordered, surprisingly calm. At the same time he said it, he turned, took Dora's hand, and they rushed out of their home together. Behind them, the remains of the pirate ship went up in violent flames.