Sorry for the long wait guys . It's half term now! If I don't spend all my time doing homework, I should be able to catch up with a load of my writing. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starts on Thursday! I'd like to issue a warning that I will be writing another Zelda fanfiction for NaNo, so keep your eyes open for it on Thursday. It will be like a retelling of Twilight Princess through a 100 themes challenge. Because of that, I will probably have no time to write any other fanfictions next month. Just a warning!

Big, big thank you to CrimsonLaurana for both favouriting me and this story. Also, my usual love goes out to Miano53, Blake-Hero of Tyme, Bleachshowlover1 and GlissGirl99 for your reviews.

And guys... It wasn't Link :P

Did he really go inside the statue...? I rubbed my head. Did I get enough sleep last night? I let my bird lead me around the sky and stared into the black expanse of sky before me. I guiltily remembered being told that I should only fly at night when I really had to, but I felt like I really needed some fresh air, so, in my opinion, it counted.

It was finally becoming clear to me now. There really was no way of saving Zelda and Beck. I glanced down. I couldn't see anything beyond my own feet, and far, far below that was the cloud barrier, and beyond that, there was no way of telling how far below that the surface was... Feeling more than a little nauseous, I clutched the neck of my loftwing and shuddered. Maybe I should be thankful that I don't know what's down there. I don't know, maybe both Beck and Zelda could be crushed mangled bodies on a cold stone ground...

I moaned. "I think I'm gunna be sick." Stop thinking about it! I took a deep breath and decided to concentrate on where I was flying, rather than anything else. I took a moment to get my bearings. I'm in the south-eastern skies. I'll fly north from here.

I tried to focus my attention on every flying skill I was using, but it all came to me so naturally that it was pointless. I was just desperately trying to think of something else to take my mind off the surface when something caught my eye. It was like a giant spark, falling from the sky. I couldn't tell how far away it was, but I watched it drift further and further down as I wondered what it actually was. A lost Starry Firefly?

As I brushed off my confusion with a shrug, a bright green light shot up in front of me and my loftwing. Startled, he shied and I fell from his back. At first, I was too busy shielding my eyes from the light to call for him, but by the time the light had faded enough for me to do so, I could see the cloud barrier right below me.

Suddenly panicking, I lost the form of my sky diving and began free-falling, holding on to my hat. The air blew my hat up like... like a sailcloth! I quickly rummaged through my pouch and pulled out the patched up sailcloth, hastily unfolding it. After long enough of a slowed fall to breathe a sigh of relief, I looked to the ground. There was enough morning daylight here to show me that the ground was still quite far below. As I tried to adjust my grip on the sailcloth, it, along with may hat, flew out of my hand. All of a sudden the ground was very, very close.

My foot got caught on a tree branch on the way down, which thankfully slowed my fall. But it also left me sprawling across the grassy floor like a loftwing on ice. Grass? I thought the texts said the land below was barren and void of life... I pulled my hat back on to my head and sat up, and found myself facing a scarily familiar statue. A Bird Statue! It was covered in moss, but I still recognised it.

I reached out to brush away some of the moss, and as my fingers touched the stone, a piercing orange light came from within it and burned away every piece of moss. "WOAH! What was THAT?!" Heavy footsteps sounded from behind me. I turned to see a huge creature made of some king of rock. It was staring at the statue, and I guessed from the huge scrolls and the full backpack it carried that it wasn't about to attack me. "The statue just reacted to you! What did you do?"

"I, uh, I touched it..."

"According to the ancient texts, these old statues serve as landmarks to those travelling up to the sky or down from this 'Isle of the Goddess' place. Supposedly this statue is special, as it is said to have the ability to activate all the other statues." He said, folding his arms.

"Isle of the Goddess?" I asked, lamely. Does he mean Skyloft?

"According to some of the ancient texts I have read, there is a place way up in the sky called the Isle of the Goddess. Old statues like these were placed here to provide travellers with a way back up to the island."

I stood up and brushed myself off. "You mean these statues provide a way into the sky? How?"

"I don't know, bud. But my research seems to suggest this particular statue is special in that it alone holds the power to activate all the other statues."

So there's more than just this one? I thought.

"Ah, but you asked about the Ise of the Goddess. Originally, I didn't believe in what the texts said, but now I've seen this, I think I believe it! Do you want to hear about what the texts say?"

I quickly folded up the sailcloth I was still holding and tucked it away in my pouch, then looked at the rock creature, smiled and nodded. "You have me intrigued."

"Ah, sounds like I have a fellow connoisseur of ancient cultures here! All right, bud, you had better brace yourself, because I am about to blow your mind." He rubbed his hands together in excitement. "So get this: people actually live on this sky island, and they get around by flying on the backs of huge birds that are way bigger than birds down here!"

Surprised, I nodded.

"Up there everyone reveres the goddess, and the residents of all the islands in the sky live in a perfect society, totally free of conflict or unhappiness! Not only that, but from what I can tell, their civilization is way, way more advanced than ours down here. But it does not even stop there, bud! This Isle of the Goddess has even more stuff to marvel at!"

It was starting to sound slightly exaggerated, but I nodded anyway. "Do continue."

"The place was crafted by the goddess herself, so it figures that it is filled with wonders we do not have here. The buildings are all made of gold! An endless spring of mystical water feeds a river through the place. One sip of that stuff, and you live forever! The trees are heavy with plump fruit that cures all disease! The fields are crowded with pumpkins that never rot!"

My expectations crushed, I had to fight the urge to laugh. Gold crafted buildings are impractical, our water is just water, and it's best that way. We have no fruit that cures any diseases, and not only do our pumpkins rot, but they stink when they do!

He continues to spew fantastical nonsense. "Magic wild flowers bloom everywhere! And the weather. Oh, the weather, bud - Not too hot, not too cold. No chance of sweaty heat in this garden paradise! That is the Isle of the Goddess... Amazing, right?"

I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths to keep myself from laughing at him. It's not nearly as amazing as you seem to think it is! After all, it wasn't his fault that he's never seen Skyloft.

"WRONG!" He cried.

I almost sighed with relief.

"IT IS BEYOND AMAZING!"

I stared at him in stunned silence for a while. "Well, uh... Don't you think that... Maybe, if such a place doesn't exist here, then maybe it couldn't in the sky either...?" I asked.

"Ah, but this island was formed by the Goddess herself!"

No, not according to our ancient texts...

"Anyway, I'm going to take some time to examine this statue. It was nice talking to you. Oh, I'm Gorko the Goron, by the way."

I nodded respectfully at him. "I'm Nina."

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Nina. Will you come back with any information you can find about these statues, or about the Isle of the Goddess itself? You seem like the kind who would stumble across this sort of information."

"Sure. I'd be happy to come back." I smiled at him and watched him wonder closer to the statue. I took a quick look around and saw some kind of building. It was as good of a place to start as any. I pulled myself up the vines covering the wall leading to it. As I got closer, I recognised it as some kind of temple. I carefully pulled open the door and quietly stepped inside.

"Welcome." I looked up as I shut the door behind me. I could make out a figure sat at the back of the temple, but I couldn't see who or what it was because of the light filtering through the hole in the ceiling.

"I'm sorry to intrude," I began, "But I'm looking for-"

"You're looking for a friend of yours, and your brother, correct?"

I blinked in surprise. "Y-yes, I am."

"Come in, there is much to speak with you about." I flinched as I realised I'd been standing awkwardly by the door. I walked towards the back and stopped before the stairs.

"Can you tell me where they are?"

The old woman sat in the light chuckled. "I'm glad you asked. I'm afraid I can't. But there is something you can do to help them."

"I'll help." I nodded. I didn't know what she'd tell me to do, but anything that could help Zelda and Beck.

"You shouldn't look so worried. You see, you are all part of a great destiny. You would have not been chosen if you would have not been able to complete the tasks laid out before you."

"What do I have to do?"

She paused. "I cannot explain it all to you. But there is somewhere you must go, and you will find out what you have to do when you are there." I nodded. "First, I shall not ask you to walk there. It is dangerous and difficult. I will give you this." She held something out to me. I hesitated before making my way up the steps to her and taking it. "It is the Amber Tablet. This will show you the way from the clouds to reach your destination."

"Thank you, but I can't get back to the clouds." I replied, handing the Tablet back to her.

She didn't take it, shaking her head. "I assure you, there is a way. There is a landmark that will guide you back."

I stared down at the stone in my hands and nodded. "Alright." I slipped it away into my pouch.

"Your brother, Beck..." I looked up to see her holding another Tablet.

"What about him?"

"You want to help him, don't you?" She asked.

"I do, yeah." She held out the second Tablet to me.

"This is the Ruby Tablet. It will guide him to and from the clouds and make his journey easier." I nodded and took it from her, slipping it away again. "Allow me to explain. You fell through a pillar of green light, did you not? The Emerald Tablet was placed into the altar."

"Where is the Altar?"

"It should have been hidden somewhere no one would think to look, somewhere that has only been discovered recently. But if you ever want to return here, follow the green light."

"Thank you." I turned and walked down the steps.

"Wait. There is someone I'd like you to meet." I turned back to look at the old woman as the temple's side door opened, and through it stepped a girl with purple hair.

"Fi."

The girl, obviously named Fi nodded to the old woman. "I haven't got long before I must return." She hurried up the steps and through the door at the back of the temple. I was about to ask the old woman about her, but she reappeared, holding what looked like a sword in it's sheath. She walked straight to me. "You must take this sword. It will be great help to you through your journey."

"I already have a sword," I muttered, nodding my head at the hilt of the sword on my back. She shook her head.

"You will only be able to help your friend if you take this sword. You cannot save her without it."

I bit my lip and nodded. She held it out to me, and I took it, drawing it part way to examine the blade. It was much sharper than the one I had, and I realised there was no way this new sword would hinder my efforts, so I had no reason to decline it.

"It is called a Goddess Sword. There are only three, and they are very important to your mission. I must leave you now, but we will speak again and I will explain more to you then." She turned and walked away, leaving me feeling a little dazed.

I looked back at the old woman. She nodded at me. "The sooner you begin your journey, the sooner you can save your friend."

With noting to say, I nodded again and turned and walked to the door. Just as I was about to open it, I looked back over my shoulder. "My name's Nina, by the way."

A small smile spread across the old woman's face. "I know."