Disclaimer: Still not owning that lufflie lil' Zelda o' mine…

.:.Chapter Ten: Party Time.:.

Zelda woke up not too long after she went back to sleep, her peaceful sleep. She didn't have sweat trickling down her forehead, and she didn't feel excruciatingly hot, but she still woke up because of her newfound fear of sleeping. She stood up after wrapping her pink robe around herself and slipping on her pink sandals and walked out to her balcony. The princess stared past the gates of Hyrule, past Hyrule Town, and just gazed upon Hyrule field. She felt different, as if someone grabbed her heart and molded it into something totally and completely foreign to her.

The moonlight lit her calm, yet scared features, giving her an unearthly glow. Suddenly faint screaming processed into her ears and, unless she was imagining it, it sounded very much like Link. No... I must still be half asleep. He's probably long gone into Gerudo Valley by now... and nothing can be heard there, what with those Gerudo girls screaming and dancing day in and day out now that they don't have anything to worry about...

Zelda sighed as she walked back into her bedroom, still wondering about her nightmare, or recurring reality, better said. Why did I have that dream? Why did it all of a sudden resurface like that without hints or anything? I haven't even thought about that day since the day of Hyrule's celebration. So why now? Why did I have that dream now of all times? And...the curious thing is... I saw what happened to Link after I rode out... or was that simply made up? Would he have really risked himself like that... just to protect my whereabouts? He was so young and... I don't understand...

Zelda shook her head softly, trying to shake all of her thoughts out with it, and lay back down. She began getting drowsy once more, and her eyes began getting heavy. Unfortunately for Zelda, the wind began picking up outside, causing her room to become too cold for her liking. She arose from her bed and closed the door to the balcony, but not before noticing something in her room.

"What... what is that?" Zelda asked herself quietly. She walked over to what looked like a ghastly figure, but she wasn't quite sure. That looks very much like a Poe, but... what business would it have in my room? Zelda pondered about this until she was near enough to the ghastly image to speak to it. "Um... hello? Are you a Poe?" Zelda asked, half curious if it would answer, half hoping it would just leave so that she could go to sleep.

The ghost chuckled evilly. "Why yes, my fair princess, I am. Why do you ask? Does my presence bother you, Your Highness? Would you prefer it if I leave?" the ghost asked, its orange-yellow eyes piercing right through her. The Poe looked ordinary enough, but for some odd reason, Zelda felt a twinge of fear as it looked at her, as if she was supposed to be frightened by it.

"Yes... I would prefer it if you leave, thank you. But first, what business have you here in the first place, Poe?" Zelda questioned, trying to enforce her voice with confidence, but winced as her voice slightly quavered instead. Damn it... why am I so afraid of this Poe? It usually only takes one or two arrows to kill it, so why do I fear it so much? As if it has caused me a sort of pain? I don't want to anger it; I have no reason to fight it, but... something about this ghost is unnerving. I just can't understand what...

The Poe's stare intensified, causing Zelda's insides to tighten in knots. He thought over the question a while longer, until he decided upon his answer. "Well, milady, a friend of yours has offended me, and in doing so, I'm merely being a good ghost and doing him a favor. If you ask me, he didn't take my... offer... seriously." the ghost smirked at the end of his statement, which apparently confused Zelda even more.

"A... friend? I haven't seen any friends in--" Zelda stopped in mid-sentence when her thoughts roamed around her head and eventually found their way to Link. "By a friend... do you mean Link?" Zelda asked, wondering what Link could've done to upset a Poe. Knowing him he probably tried to kill it... and knowing him... he probably didn't succeed... ugh... I hate his archery skills... they suck.

The Poe once again just floated in silence, not particularly caring whether or not the princess had to wait. Why does this wench continue to ask questions? I just want her to go back to sleep and then... my little 'favor' shall proceed. The ghost looked up from his 'reverie' so to speak, and glared at Zelda, who looked paler than she usually did for some reason unknown to her. "By your friend, I simply mean a friend. Whether or not he is this 'Link' of which you speak, I do not know, for I didn't ask his name. I can only tell you that a departed soul such as I has yet to find peace and just wishes to fulfill the favors of they who are still alive, to... help make their lives easier." The Poe stared at Zelda, trying to convince her that he was being honest, and continued. "Why don't you go to sleep now, Princess? I'm sure you have many things to attend to in the morning, and it would be best if you took in appropriate sleep."

Zelda eyed him cautiously, wondering what she should do. She wasn't sure if she should trust the Poe or not, since most Poes she had come to meet weren't the friendliest... or the most honest... but this one was confusing. Though his words seemed fairly considerate, the way he stared at her, better said pierced right through her, unnerved every last one of Zelda's senses. However, Zelda's body didn't disagree with the ghost at all, and before Zelda could lift a finger in protest, she was soundly asleep on her bed, not the least bit conscious to her surroundings.

The Poe flew by her and stayed there, not moving an inch. I guess I should continue my little game from where I left off. Now... where were we... ah yes, right after her escape and Link's so called 'daring' encounter with Ganon. Ah... Ganon... he was quite the leader. Anyhow, her next hellish memory was right about when she began her training with that woman, Impa, and was caught... ah yes, wonderful nightmares to have if I do say so myself.

The Poe began to chant quietly, so as not to wake the princess lying before him, when suddenly his eyes turned a glowing white color, and the area around him seemed somewhat foggy. Soon after this, Zelda began tossing once more in her sleep, groans of agony and pain escaping her lips, as her body fought her bed, not knowing what to do in her now apparent nightmare. After finishing what seemed to be a spell, the Poe stared at her, grinning evilly. And so the torture continues...

Meanwhile with Link

"MFFT! MFFT! MFFFFFFFFFFFT!"

"Yeah, yeah Navi, I know... you want the tape off." Link replied to the frustrated fairy, who had been bobbing up and down in front of Link's face for twenty minutes trying to catch his attention and have him get the tape off her mouth. Link sighed. "That's just too damn bad, Navi... I really don't feel like hearing your voice right now. Actually, right now the only thing I want to do is grab Fluffy by the tail and beat the hell out of hi-"

"SQUEE!" Fluffy yelled as he jumped onto Link's shoulder and bit him. The squirrel's eyes turned into a demonic red color and a sudden cold feeling climbed its way up Link's back. 'Foolish human... thinking you can even hope to harm me! Idiot! Moron! Just who do you think I am?' Fluffy thought as he jumped off Link's now swollen shoulder and onto the ground once more.

Navi was staring at Link's shoulder, which was near the size of a small goron now, with pure fear. What kind of demonic squirrel IS Fluffy? Is he a demon? Is he even qualified to be a squirrel? Can he EAT me! Navi was finally shaken out of her reverie when Link passed a hand in front of Navi's face.

"Hellloooo..." Link said as he continued to wave his hand in front of the already conscious fairy. "Naaaviii...ARE YOU THE--OW!" Link yelled as Navi slapped him in the face for being such an oblivious moron. "What'd you do that for you puny fairy!" Link semi-yelled, since they were very close to Gerudo Valley -they had just passed the semi-gated area- and he didn't feel like dealing with a bunch of offended Gerudo chicks.

"Link you moron! Can you NOT see that I'm with you? Jeez... you really ARE oblivious to everything... idiot." Navi stated bluntly as she flew on ahead of Fluffy and Link, deciding she didn't want to stick around Hyrule's half-witted 'hero' or the demonic squirrel.

Link continued moving forward after giving a 'Hmph!' to Navi, who was already entering the Valley. Stupid, little fairy... if I wouldn't have been with her for the past seven years, she'd have been eaten by some random monster a LONG time ago... malagradecia... Link thought as he also began entering Gerudo Valley. Link grabbed his bag of rupees and sighed. Thanks to that good for nothing Fluffy, all I have are 200 rupees, when I left with 500! Ignorant little fool... I don't care if he IS a squirrel... he's LETHAL! Heheh... he'll be gone after my round of gambling is up...

Fluffy wasn't far behind the fairy or Link, but he wasn't trying to catch up either. He decided he would go at his own pace and create another plan to take Link's rupees before they arrived at the gambling area. My mistresses wouldn't be very happy if Link had rupees to gamble with... now would they? Then again, I could just tell them he was robbed and keep the rupees for myself... but if they look inside my bandana...feh. No matter, I'll take the rupees and go to my tree quickly to store them... then my masters won't be able to find them... excellent. After thinking this, Fluffy found himself right behind Link, giving him the perfect opportunity to strike.

Link began walking across the narrow bridge (a/n: the one that's right next to the tiny waterfall) at the entrance of Gerudo Valley without taking note that Fluffy was right behind him. He ran across it as he usually did, but unfortunately for Link, there was a rather large rock at the end that he somehow didn't notice, and when arriving at it, he tripped and landed on the small fairy that was waiting patiently in the air, lost in thought.

"OWWWWW! DAMN YOU LINK! CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT? AUGH!" Navi yelled at Link, gasping for air afterwards. Navi's small body was trapped under Link's (in her opinion rather heavy) forearm, while her head stuck out the inner side of his elbow. "LINK YOU BIG OAF! GET OFF ALREADY!" Navi yelled after gulping in an ample supply of air, which she immediately repeated after yelling that last command.

Link had swirls in his eyes since his head hit the ground rather hard. He was completely unconscious to anything around him and, to Fluffy's delight, completely oblivious to any sound around him as well. Since Link was knocked out at the moment, Fluffy decided to seize the opportunity and rushed over to the rupee bag that was made, to his horror, of a squirrel's hide. What a foul human this one is…I'll be glad to let the Gerudo girls have him to themselves…the dirty bastard of a fool. How dare he use a SQUIRREL'S hide no less as a rupee bag? HAS HE NO DIGNITY WHATSOEVER! Fluffy questioned himself mentally as he untied the rupee bag from Link's belt and opened it greedily. After peering inside and making sure the 200 rupees were safely inside the bag, he tied it closed, ignored the cursing fairy who was begging-commanding him to let her free of Link's clutches, and ran off to his tree just outside the entrance to Gerudo Valley.

"COME BACK HERE YOU EVIL LITTLE SQUIRREL! IF YOU DON'T I SWEAR TO IT THAT I'LL MAKE LINK CUT YOUR LITTLE THROAT OFF AND STUFF IT UP YOUR A—" but Navi was unable to complete that sentence, due to the fact that a nearby Gerudo guard ran up to the unconscious Link, grabbed Navi's wings from beneath Link's arms rather roughly, walked to the edge of the cliff, and tossed her down the canyon. "Stupid fairy." the Gerudo said to herself as she ran back to Link's limp form. Heh…all the girls will definitely more than happy to see him. Just wait till Sasha sees him…she'll go crazy.

Meanwhile with Zelda

Zelda had fallen into another nightmarish reality that had passed long ago. She was at the entrance to Lake Hylia, resting her weight on her knees as she pressed her hands over them and huffing as if undergoing rigorous training. She was wearing something of a tight blue and silver suit with the lens of truth imprint in pink on the chest area. She had been training for hours under the hot sun, sweating like she never had before, feeling pain and physical agony like none other. Her feet were on fire as well as her knees. She wiped her forehead with the back of her hand and moved her bangs out of her reddish pink eyes. "What do I…do now, Impa?" Zelda asked as she took a breath in the middle of her sentence.

Impa stared at her through a stern gaze, her arms crossed at her chest. Impa's hair was now faded silver with streaks of white mixing in as well. There were a few wrinkles forming at the corner of Impa's eyes, which not only looked weary and tired, but also less alert than when they had left the castle three years before. She merely nodded her head in approval. "Fine work, Sheik. However, I am very displeased with your disappearing performances. I expect you to work on those." Impa said as she mounted her white horse and looked down at Zelda, then rode off.

Zelda stood there, stunned. What did she mean she was displeased with her disappearing performances? She had disappeared within two seconds time after throwing the deku nut. Zelda sighed, not knowing what to do. Oh well…anyways…tonight's a full moon. Zelda thought as she looked at the sky gleefully. This means I can visit the Temple of Time tonight! Finally, something to look forward to! Better hurry and wash up… the young girl though as she raced toward the lake, stripping herself of her clothes and diving in.

The water felt refreshing against her hot and tired body. Her muscles relaxed as she sunk deeper into the water, enjoying its feel more and more as the water finally reached her chin. "Mm…I wonder…where that boy is…the boy I threw the ocarina to. I wonder…if he ever got it." Zelda murmured to herself as she rose out of the water and grabbed her rag that she brought around with her to dry. Did he ever get it? Did Ganondorf retrieve it instead? Is the boy even still alive? And why in the WORLD is Impa having me do all this training? She keeps telling me that I'll find out when the time comes, but jeez…she'd think it got a little repetitive after three years… Zelda thought as she redressed herself in a different set of clothing: a white blouse two sizes too big, white pants that were a little loose around the waist, and shoes that were much too big for Zelda. However, these were the clothes she had been able to obtain from a merchant passing through Hyrule, and were currently the only clothes that fit her besides the blue and silver suit, for everything she had packed three years prior had been outgrown far too quickly for Zelda's liking.

After stuffing her training clothes into a bag she had found near the entrance to Death Mountain one day (it appeared to be made from a Dodongo's stomach), she threw the short strap over her shoulder and began traveling towards the bridge between Kakariko Village and Hyrule Castle Town. Heh...good thing I lived there a long time and was curious enough to wonder how Dad managed to get in when he came back so late at night sometimes… Zelda thought happily as she reached the small bridge. "All right. Now…let's see which block it was now." Zelda said as she began feeling for a couple of choice bricks on the bottom of the bridge after leaning over carefully. Finally, she pushed in a brick, causing the gate where the river ran through to open, and a ticking sound was heard. Better hurry then before one of those redeads find their way into that somehow…ugh.

And with that, Zelda dived into the ice-cold water, baggy clothes and all, and swam into the once small-gated entrance. After swimming inside, Zelda arrived in a shallow, smaller entrance to a sewer that she was all too familiar with. The sewer was, unfortunately for Zelda, infested with green and blue Bubbles, and they didn't look too welcoming. You've got to be kidding me…not again! Ugh…these stupid Bubbles come every other full moon. Why is it that they come? Sigh…better finish them off before they notice I'm hear and report to that King of Scum. Zelda thought ruefully as she hid behind a small iron box, which held the operating controls from within, and retrieved her deku nuts. After gathering a total of about five, Zelda dashed out from behind the box, threw two of the nuts, which then released a blinding light that appeared to have stunned the Bubbles, who were completely oblivious to her presence. Zelda had her left hand stretched out, the same hand that held the imprint of the Triforce of Wisdom, while yelling something. Domiscus Lumos! The blonde yelled, which caused a pure white light to fill the room, being too pure for the Bubbles to handle, resulting in their deaths.

Zelda looked around at the now empty sewer type passage. She sighed in relief after confirming that no more monsters or creatures were looming around. "Well…" she began to herself, "that's definitely a load off." She then walked ahead, checking every once in a while after hearing sounds or clatters for any more enemies or foes. After about half an hour of walking, she finally made it to an exit. It was right below a caged opening, which she moved out of the way easily, thanks to her ruthless training that she had been going through every day for the past three years. Zelda's training involved running at least five miles within thirty minutes' time, swimming across Lake Hylia and back about twenty times, riding Impa's horse around Hyrule Field every day for one or two hours, which would help increase her knowledge of the land, and finally, completing whatever task Impa had specifically assigned for that day. All of this physical exercise and work obviously increased Zelda's strength immensely, which came in quite conveniently at the moment.

After lifting the bars of steel from the exit of the sewer, Zelda climbed out cautiously, looking about for enemies, expecting anything from a deku scrub to a Stalfos. After knowing for a fact that nothing was nearby, Zelda sprinted to the Temple of Time, which was about half a mile away from the sewer exit. Sweat trickled down her face, but she didn't care, even though she had just showered. Her heart thumped wildly while she sprinted; she did this, sprinting, for she already knew that soon, the redeads of Hyrule Castle Town, the ones that actually wandered, would be catching up to her if she didn't move swiftly enough.

Zelda arrived at the Temple through the backside. When she was inside the Temple grounds, she walked around the small area of stone that was once, in a more prosperous Hyrule, a small pond, and walked into the Temple of Time. She grabbed the bottom half of her shirt and wiped the sweat off her face, then looked up and realized what she hadn't the last time she had visited the Temple after hers and Impa's departure. There, on the small black stone altar at the foot of the steps inside the Temple, stood the three spiritual stones: the Kokiri Emerald, the Goron Ruby, and Zora's Sapphire.

"He…" Zelda whispered to herself. She was staring in awe at what was before her. She walked closer to it, barely breathing due to her transfixion on the three stones. After she walked near enough to the altar to look down upon the stones, tears began falling gently down her face. "He…he collected all the stones…just like he said he would." She breathed, merely murmuring to herself. More crystal tears flowed silently downwards, falling to the ground at her feet. I can't believe it. I can't believe Link kept his promise to me…wait…did I just remember his name? Wow…all three stones. Wait…if he DID collect all three stones; that must mean he was able to find my ocarina, which means… which means he's still alive, but…where?

Zelda wiped her tears away, the joy of knowing that her mysterious childhood friend was still alive now forgotten, and the worry of his whereabouts replacing them. Where was Link? What became of him? After Zelda dried off all her tears, she realized what was about he most obvious thing one could've noticed when first walking into the Temple, which she overlooked. As her gaze rose to see the entrance to the Sacred Realm open, she heard yelling outside…she heard the voice of the man that killed her father. Now what the HECK is HE doing here? I for one didn't know that demons went to temples…especially not this one. Ugh…I should get going before he catches me...but what is that light? It's so…calming.

Before Zelda could stop herself, she was standing right in front of the bright blue light, which was shaped into a cylinder, and peered inside, fearful of touching it. What she saw left her frozen on the spot. "Oh goddesses…is…is that…LINK!" Zelda questioned rather loudly. Much to her dismay, whoever was patrolling or standing guard outside apparently knew that she, or at least someone, was inside the Temple. Zelda highly suspected that the person outside was Ganon. But why he was outside the Temple at this hour of the night was befuddling to her. "Guess I'd better be on my way…" Zelda whispered to herself. She looked longingly at the tube of blue light before her, wishing that Link could somehow come out and help with the disasters that were now taking place in Hyrule. She sighed sadly, knowing for a full fact that that couldn't be, and began chanting a little spell she picked up in order to exit through one of the Temple's windows, so as not to avoid Ganon.

Et cum vobiscum. Nostre patris filius. The princess repeated many times, until a bright pink light enveloped the blonde, quickly lifting her from the ground, but progressing to the window slowly. Unfortunately for Zelda, this process went a tad bit too slowly for her, which in turn allowed enough time to pass for Ganon to enter the Temple and see what was taking place. He stood there, unmoving, not quite sure if what he saw before him was a witch of some kind or the Princess Zelda, whom he had been searching for, dressed in pitiful oversized rags and chanting a spell.

"Well, well, well…we meet again my lovely princess." Gann said mockingly, waving his right hand nonchalantly in the air, stopping any and all of Zelda's progression up to the window, causing her to land harshly, flat out and back first, into the hard marble floor. "I see that you've grown quite a bit since we last met. Please, do tell me, how have you been, Zelda?" Ganon smirked arrogantly, approaching Zelda so quickly, that in a matter of seconds he was kneeling right next to her outstretched form, which was still on the floor.

"Ugh…" Zelda moaned as she rubbed her temple slowly and sat up, slightly brushing Ganon's knee. The teenage girl gasped quickly, barely noticing that he was so close to her. This action caused Ganon to chuckle evilly, which in turn made goose bumps crawl and cover her arms. Before anything else transpired, Zelda felt her neck arch backwards and her hair being pulled down straight into the ground, which resulted in her head crashing into the marble.

Ganon's right hand had grabbed hold of her hair, and then pulled back as quickly as possible; his rage and frustration taking over and his voice turning more menacing than Zelda had ever heard before. "Listen here wench…" Ganon began in a threatening tone, staring down into Zelda's blue-violet eyes (a/n: as opposed to the pink ones she had when she was Sheik ) with his own brown-hazel ones, "…tell me where that blasted Impa is hiding, or I'll take your Triforce shard now without hesitation." He finished, leaving Zelda speechless.

Zelda didn't answer for many long, silent minutes, rewarding her with a powerful strike to the back of her head from Ganon, causing her to wince in sheer, hot pain. "TELL ME NOW DAMMIT!" Ganon roared, his echoes reverberating throughout the Temple. Tears formed in Zelda's eyes as the pain in her head increased and her eyesight blurred. No…I can't tell him. I can't let him know where Impa is, though why he wants to know is still a mystery to me. My head…he doesn't plan on killing her, does he! Zelda became frantic, fearing that somehow, Ganon could read her mind and find out impa's whereabouts through her, but of course he didn't. He merely sighed loudly in frustration, grabbed Zelda's hair once more (for he had let go of it to hit her) and jerked her head backwards, causing Zelda's head to once again meet harshly with a loud thud.

"You foolish imbecile! Tell me the damn location now, or I'll be forced to pursue harsh treatment with you, and I don't have time to play games!" Ganon yelled, frustration building within him after every passing second. Silence followed, angering the Evil King more than he was willing to show. Finally, his patience wore out, and he raised his hand in attempts to smack Zelda across the face, in hopes of intimidating her enough to make her speak.

What happened next was completely unexpected for Ganon, who was thrown across the room, landing on the opposite side of the Temple.

A bright blue light had filled the room, distracting Ganon enough for him to put his hand back down. Zelda looked up from her glare to the floor just to see what was happening. What met her gaze startled her enough to make her gasp.

The blue cylinder that surrounded the fourteen-year-old Link glowed an unearthly glow. Its blue light, now mixed with swirls of white and bright green, shown throughout the entire Temple, and wrapping itself around Ganon, who was now as confused as can be. The greenish white light wrapped itself around Ganon's body, and threw him to the other side of the room, while the crystal blue light wrapped itself around Zelda, healing all her injuries and bruises inflicted by Ganon.

After healing Zelda, the bright light disappeared, around both Zelda and Ganon. Ganon, thinking the princess had called upon the Sages or Link for help, was enraged beyond belief, and swore right then and there that he would kill the princess no matter what it took.

"YOU IMPUDENT WENCH! HOW DARE YOU!" Ganon bellowed, causing the entire Temple to slightly shake due to the extremity of his yell.

Zelda rose from the ground, shaking slightly, but not because of fear or pain, for there was no pain, but because of shock and surprise. For a moment, during the healing from the light, she thought she had heard Link tell her "It'll be all right…I'll protect you", but of course that must've been her imagination. She shook her head lightly, then faced the unbelievably angry Ganon who was ready to bulrush her.

"What?" was all that escaped the princess's lips as she stared at Ganon with a stony glare. She stood firmly on her ground ready to attack if the need arise.

Ganon glared at Zelda so menacingly that shivers and chills went up her spine, though she didn't show it. "How dare you call upon them? The sages? Or were you just too afraid to fight me alone?" Ganon smirked at his last question. He stared at Zelda with such intensity; it pierced right through her soul, down to her very core. "Pathetic." He spat.

Apparently, that struck a nerve, and before Zelda could control herself, she found her way to Ganon, ready to thrash at him with everything she had. All the anger she had maintained within herself lashed out, beckoning to her body to harm him in any way she possibly could. Zelda's volley blue eyes became pink and she had transformed into a very angry and tireless fighter.

"DIE YOU WICKED BEING!" She roared into Ganon's ear after whipping a hand around his neck, attempting to choke him, and her nails on her spare hand digging into his flesh. The only response she gained was Ganon's evil laugh, which shocked Zelda completely.

"Wha…what is WRONG with you!" Zelda shrieked, loosening her grip on Ganon. She backed away from him, suddenly realizing that he must've been much stronger than she to laugh in such a situation. She backed away to the other side of the Temple, still hearing Ganon's laughter ringing in her ears, mocking her as though her attempts in harming him were that of a small child.

"MWUA HAHAHAHA! You foolish child!" Ganon laughed, glaring daggers into Zelda's very soul. "Did you really believe that I am so weak as if to permit an imbecile like you defeat me! What insolence!" Ganon exclaimed, approaching Zelda rather quickly. "Because of your naïveté, I'll kill you this very instant." With that, Ganon simply waved his right hand in the air, which was then beginning to glow an ominous shade of purple, from which a blast of black energy came forth, burning bits and pieces of Zelda's clothing to ashes.

Leaving the young girl's left shoulder and parts of her stomach and thighs exposed, the black glow didn't waver, and burnt into Zelda's flesh deeply enough to cause blood to gush out. The princess didn't shriek or cry, nor allowed the tears that threatened violently to thrust themselves out from her eyes, flow down. Instead, she bit her lower lip and shut her eyes tightly, in order to prevent the painful black light form burning them.

Goddesses… Zelda thought as the black light engulfed her small frame, burning through her clothes and searing her skin. How can I get myself out of here! Moments after thinking this, Zelda felt an alien power surging through her, beckoning her to just stretch out her arms and blast it with all her being. What…what is this? What kind of power is this and how did I obtain it? Zelda pondered, but only momentarily, as she felt the blazing hot pain seeping through her veins. Well, I don't have much to lose so…here goes nothing!

The Princess Zelda stretched her blood and pained arms straight out, hoping that whatevernewfound strength the goddesses had bestowed upon her would prove effective. As if her prayer was heard, a pink crystal surrounded Zelda's body and deflected the black glow, repelling its power and bouncing off its power in every direction. The pink crystal began rotating, and small crystals began forming themselves along the crystal's middle, followed by the consumption of the black glow, through the tiny crystals, given that the crystal had ceased deflecting the black light. The black power was completely sucked inside the pink crystals, and was kept locked in there for quite some time.

"What…in all the hells do you think you are DOING! FOOLISH WENCH! How DARE you try to intercept my strength! DAMN YOU TO HELL YOU INSOLENT SON OF A BI---"

The black light that had, only minutes ago, been giving Zelda extreme physical agony shot out full force from the tiny crystals within the larger crystal enveloping Zelda and blasted Ganon threefold. The black light had become pure white while being held within the crystals, which was far too pure for Ganon's evil demeanor to bear. This caused Ganon to scream in sheer pain, became the root reason for the release of curses of all kinds to escape Ganon's foul mouth, and bought the necessary time for Zelda to escape.

Zelda brought herself up from the ground and sprinted out the Temple of Time, the pure white light grieving Ganon with excruciating pain still enveloping his body, and not showing any signs of reducing in strength. Thank the goddesses…I've barely made it out with my life. Zelda thought as she ran through the entrance of the Temple, leaving a bloody trail behind her. This was not, however, before hearing Ganon's painfully loud yell echo in her ears. Ganon could barely think clearly, but he was certain he'd heard Zelda running out of the Temple. With the last of his strength that still remained within him, Ganon managed to bellow his final threat for many years to come, "CURSE YOU ZELDA! I'LL SEE IT TO IT THAT YOUR BELOVED IMPA MEETS HER MAKER BEFORE SUNRISE!"

Zelda woke drenched in ice cold sweat yet feeling hot enough to melt the coldest glaciers or snow. Her heart was hammering in her chest and felt as though it would burst at any given moment. The feeling of her flesh burning lingered throughout Zelda's body, antagonizing her already flustered trail of thought. The only thing that actually scared Zelda to no end, however, was Ganon's howl ringing in her ears and causing her very core to tremble in fear. Why does my mind choose to remember this? Why can't I just let the past stay there? Does my mind want me to have a heart attack and cower in fear at the sound of a dead man's voice…?

Back with Link

"Nngh…that's right Zelda…yes please…that feels so damn good Zellie…mm…"

Link head lolled to the side as he continued mumbling about what one could only assume was his fantasy…or one of them anyways. The Gerudo women were crowded around him, watching his every move; hearing his every word. To put it simply, they were mesmerized by him, his stupidity, his carelessness, his denseness, everything.

After a few moments, Link opened his eyes to find the Gerudo women standing around him, surveying him. He shook his head for a bit and shut his eyes tight, hoping to see Zelda when he reopened them. This can't be! She was right there! NOOOO!

When Link opened his eyes once more, he was greatly disappointed, but…something was amiss. Why did he feel so…cold? Link looked down, and saw that he was in nothing but his…TIGHTS? When did THIS happen? He tried moving his arms and legs, but realized that they were tied to something…something that felt a lot like wood. When did this happen? When did he fall asleep? Link couldn't remember a thing, and wasn't even sure if he really wanted to.

"Oh hello, Liiiiink…how do you feel?" One of the Gerudo girls said in a seductive tone…too seductive to make Link feel any safer.

"Um…when did I get here! Why am I only in my freakin' TIGHTS? Where's Zelda! And how the hell did I get here? Where are my clothes? Why am I tied up? ANSWER ME DAMMIT!" Link questioned all in one breath. He began panicking. Where in all the goddesses' names was he!

A small ball of light emerged from a bundle of…something…nearby. It glowed an extremely strange red hue and emanated a horrible aura. It was about twenty or so feet away from Link, who had started watching it in hopes that it was Navi. The small red ball was under what looked like a hat, but one couldn't be sure, because it had tears and rips all over the place. The tears looked as if made by small teeth, but apparently they were extremely sharp ones. What had attacked that hat!

"Ooooh Link…I didn't know you were so…gifted." One Gerudo girl commented while eyeing an area just a small bit below his waist. She moved herself closer to him and placed her arms on his chest. "Wow…and you're soooo muscular…"

This, if nothing else, made Link panic. "Um…h-hey…wasn't this a gamble we were supposed to do tonight? Not err…strip poker! PLEASE?"

"But Link, this IS gambling! You didn't have any money, so took the liberty of gambling with your clothes!" the same girl reasoned.

Link swallowed…hard. How was he supposed to get out of this! "B-but you see, um…I HAVE LEPROSY!"

Instinctively, the Gerudo backed away, but stopped doing so when she looked him over again. "But Link, sweetie, I don't see any leprosy on you!" She said as she began walking back towards Link.

Link's eyes grew wide, and he slapped himself mentally at his stupidity, despite the fact he thought he could still pull this off. I mean…they're Gerudos so…what could they possibly know about leprosy? "Well…you see…I have a strange case of leprosy! Um…I have the kind you can't see because um…I'm…I'M NOT REALLY HYLIAN!" Link yelled out, hoping this would help convince his crowd of what he was saying, though he was making this up as he went.

During all the while, the red ball of light was getting closer and closer to Link, the deformed hat still on it. Whether or not it was Navi, one couldn't be sure. This red was extremely…ominous. Never seen by man, and it gave off a feeling bad enough to make Ganon himself scream like a little school girl. What exactly happened that caused this strange color to form in the first place?

The Gerudo women gathered closer around Link, though they made sure not to touch him, in case his leprosy was, in fact, real. One Gerudo name Sasha, the same one who had knocked Link out in the first place, spoke first. "Wh-what do you mean you're not…Hylian!"

Link paused for a second, not really knowing what he was going to say. "I'm…uh…SPANISH! That's right! I'm SPANISH! VIVA…um…ESPAÑA!" Link shouted, remembering his sudden ability to speak Spanish from not too long ago.

The Gerudo women were shocked. Link…their Link…was…was Spanish! How could that BE! Within minutes, the women backed away, eyes wide and mouths open, leaving Link rather confused.

"Um…hey…can any of you untie me?" Link asked almost pleadingly.

The Gerudos looked amongst themselves, all obviously displeased with this new 'Link'. "Well," one started, eyeing him cautiously, though inwardly wishing she could…eh…better not get into details. "Why can't you do it yourself, Link? Or should I say, Leenk?" The woman had tried to pronounce 'Link' in Spanish a little too hard, it seemed.

The Hylian sighed.

During all this, the red glowing ball of doom loomed closer to Link, and when he finally caught sight of Navi, or the hat or just…the err...--it—he screamed in terror.

Yup, this was going to be a looooong night for our hero. Painful? Most definitely.