Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda series or characters.
AN: It took a while for me to write this, because I wasn't exactly sure how to write this chapter. This was the best I could come up with, and I hope I didn't make it confusing.
Christy's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at her surroundings. She ended up in a clearing with trees all around her. There were birds flying in the sky and squirrels and rabbits running around. The sky was perfectly clear, and the sun shined brightly. Her friends and the Sage of Light were nowhere to be seen.
What surprised Christy the most was that she was still standing in front of a pedestal. But, this pedestal was not empty. A shining sword was stuck, tip first, into the stone. The sword's handle was blue with what looked like an eye in the middle. She knew what the sword was. The blade of evil's bane. The Master Sword.
Christy couldn't help being confused. What was the Master Sword doing here? And where was she anyway?
Deciding she couldn't just stay there, Christy closed the Book of Elisu. Then she turned and walked out of the clearing. As she did so, she noticed that the animals in the clearing were watching her curiously. The girl thought she even saw an owl that turned it's head upside down as she walked.
Christy pushed aside the branch of the final tree and felt a gasp escape her lips. She was looking at a town, all of the buildings made out of wood and stone. She could see people buying stuff from the marketplace, couples walking hand and hand, and children running around playing a game of tag.
The girl went further into town and noticed one soldier walking around the people. He was looking carefully at each person he walked by, which gave him a few stares, but others paid him no mind. Christy couldn't help wondering what would happen if he saw her.
Just then, the soldier turned his head and looked into Christy's eyes. He turned his body and walked in her direction. Christy didn't move as he looked her over, but it did make her uncomfortable. His eyes stopped on the Book of Elisu under her left arm.
"Can I see that book for a moment?"
Feeling there was no choice, Christy nodded. "Sure," she said as she put the Book of Elisu into the soldier's outstretched hands. Like Impa did, he turned it over in his hands for a moment, studying it carefully. A look of satisfaction crossed his face as he handed the book back to her.
"That's the book alright. It only has the power of two Sages, but that's okay." The soldier gave Christy a smile. "I've been looking everywhere for you. There is someone waiting for you at the castle."
Christy's eyes narrowed in confusion. "At the castle? Who is it?"
"I can't say," said the soldier in a hushed voice. He gave her a serious look. "It's just a precaution, and the master wishes this. Please, follow me to the castle."
Christy thought about it for moment. She was unsure where she was and was very confused why the sky was not covered in darkness. And she didn't even know who she was supposed to meet. Not even Rauru, the Sage of Light, would tell her. She reasoned, however, if she went with this soldier, her questions would be answered. "Okay, I'll go with you."
"Good. This way, miss."
Christy could not help a stunned expression as she followed the soldier through the castle. She passed by many other guards, all serious about their work, and a few maids gossiping and giggling. That's not what surprised her though. What shocked her was that the castle's layout was a lot like Hyrule Castle. She knew this was true because she had followed Avalon through most of the passageways to get the Book of Elisu back. But, how could that be possible?
"It's down that way," the soldier said pointing down a pathway. Christy turned to where the soldier pointed. Something about this was familiar. The path went left and right from where she stood and there was a wooden door in the hallway in front of her. "Go through this door and up the spiral staircase."
Knowing that the soldier would not tell her who was waiting for her at the top, Christy just nodded at the guard. She walked up to the door and opened it. The girl watched as the guard positioned himself beside the open door and realized that he was going to keep watch. She slipped through the doorway and closed the door behind her.
The stone walls had many torches on the walls, instead of just one as Christy expected. As Christy did before, she put her free hand on the stone wall as a support as she climbed up the staircase. When she came to the top of this tower, she found another door.
Not knowing what to expect, Christy moved toward the door and curled her right hand into a fist. For just a moment, the girl hesitated. What if the person behind the door was Ganon, and this was nothing more than a trick? Then she knocked on the door a couple of times. She decided that since she came this far, she may as well find out.
"Janis," called a male voice inside the other room. Christy relaxed a bit when she heard this voice. It didn't sound like Ganon's voice. "Can you get the door?"
"Yes, Master," answered a girl's voice cheerfully. A couple of seconds later, the door opened and a girl around Christy's age stood in the open doorway. She had long blonde hair, with a red ribbon tied in it and her eyes were a hazel color. She was wearing robes that were colored blue and violet. She opened her mouth, about to ask a question, when the girl noticed the Book of Elisu under Christy's left arm.
Eyes wide with surprise, the girl turned back around. "Master!" she called.
"What is it, Janis?" asked the male voice in puzzlement. "Is something bothering you?"
"No, Master, nothing is bothering me," the girl answered with a shake of her head. She looked at Christy over her shoulder. "We have a visitor. The one you've been waiting for. She's carrying the book."
"Then show the girl in, Janis," the male voice said with a chuckle. "It's rude to leave someone standing at the door."
Janis bowed a little. "You're right, Master. Please forgive my rudeness." She quickly moved to the side. "Please, come in."
"Thank you," Christy said with a nod of her head. She walked into the room and Janis closed the door. It was nothing as Christy expected. The room had a bookshelf that was filled with books, potions on the shelves attached to the wall, and three wooden chairs. Since there was no window in this room, there was one torch on each side of the room. A man had his back to Christy who was wearing a black robe and pointed hat with golden stars and crescent moons on them.
Christy said nothing as the man turned to face her. Even in this light, Christy saw that the color of his eyes was green. The man gave her a kind smile. "I finally get to meet you. I've been waiting for you for two years. What is your name?"
"Christy," the girl answered simply.
"And do you know who I am?"
Christy shook her head at the man. "No, sir. The guard would not say."
"He wasn't supposed to." The man's smile grew as he put a hand on his chest. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Elisu." He motioned a hand to the other girl. "The girl over there is my apprentice, Janis."
"Nice to meet you, Christy," Janis said politely.
Christy's eyes widened in surprise. How could this guy be Elisu? He had been dead for hundreds of years!
"I see that you don't believe me. I'm not surprised." The man, who called himself Elisu, looked directly into Christy's eyes. She got an uneasy feeling when he did that. "Tell me, Christy. Did you use the spell on the last page of the book?"
"Yes, I did," Christy replied with a look of puzzlement. "Why do you ask?"
"That spell is a time travel spell," the man explained with a grin. "It was only meant to be used twice. To bring you to this time, and to return you to the future. It was made that way to only use the power of two sages, one sage's power per cast. It was a last minute addition to the book before it was sent away."
Christy was so shocked, she almost dropped the Book of Elisu. If it was true, that explained a lot of things. Like why the sky wasn't covered with darkness, and why she hadn't seen Ganon in this castle, since the castle reminded her so much of Hyrule Castle. It also made sense why the Master Sword was only in a clearing. If this was the past, the Temple of Time wasn't built yet!
Christy, still surprised, walked over to a chair and sat down. As she always did when she sat down, she held the Book of Elisu across her lap. "I believe you now," she said finally. "Elisu, why did you want to meet me?"
"I have some things I want to tell you, Christy," Elisu replied, giving the girl a friendly smile. "As I told you before, I have been waiting for you for two years. It was two years ago I sent that book away."
Christy nodded slowly, remembering what Impa told her. When she was learning about the Book of Elisu, she asked how long the book had been missing. The High Oracle told her that it hadn't been seen for 500 years. This meant she traveled 498 years into the past!
"There was a reason I sent the book away," Elisu continued as he walked to another chair and sat down. Janis followed her Master's lead, and sat in the remaining chair. "Do you know why, Christy?"
The brown haired girl looked thoughtful, trying to remember Impa's words. "You did it so people with evil hearts could no longer use your book. And to give it to the one who could use it."
"Is that what they are saying in your time?" Elisu questioned the girl. The only answer the wizard got was a nod from her. "I see. What else do they say?"
"I was told that you created this book, and by adding the Sages power to the book, it becomes stronger. You made it so that anyone could use it." Christy was puzzled why Elisu asked her this, but answered anyway. "Because of this, both good and evil hearted people came after your book. You were angry at the evil hearted ones for misusing your book, and realized your mistake. You made it so only one other person could use the book and sent it away."
"That's not the whole truth," Janis piped up. For a moment, she wasn't sure she was allowed to speak and looked over at Elisu. The wizard gave his apprentice a nod and she continued. "The book you carry was created by two people. One was Master Elisu. The other was me. We had a little help from the Sages too, so that extra power could be added to the book."
Christy was surprised to hear Janis say that. Janis helped create the book with Elisu? Then why wasn't she told that? Christy was also a little sad. If Janis did help Elisu in making the magic book, why wasn't her name there with Elisu in the book's title? She couldn't help thinking that it wasn't fair.
"Not just anyone could use it either," Janis continued with a smile. "Only one person could use it from the start, but the rumors said that anyone could use the book. Because of this, many people came hoping to use the book's power, whether it was to help a friend, or to harm someone. Master was angry at the fact that evil ones came to try and use the book, but was satisfied that none of them could use it."
The smile on the apprentice's face faded as she went on, and a serious expression replaced it. "One day, I had a dream. In the dream, darkness covered the skies of Hyrule, even in the daytime. The darkness vanished over one village, thanks to a figure that was holding onto a white covered book. I knew what this meant. That person was the one who could use the book, and was destined to save Hyrule."
"That's why the book was sent away," Elisu replied as he stood. "So it could reach the person that could use the book."
"But, how did you know to send it me?" Christy questioned, still a little surprised and confused.
"We didn't exactly know," Janis told Christy with a shrug of her shoulders. "I couldn't see the figure clearly in my dream. So, we went to the oracle, Sen, to clear up the matter. She told us that the figure in my dream was a girl from the future. And from another world.
"With that information in mind, we put the time travel spell on the final page of the book. However, we could not add a spell that would bring the girl to our world. So, Master Elisu wrote the spell down on a piece of parchment, and put it on the inside cover of the book, right were the girl would see it. If luck was on our side, she would cast that spell first. The parchment was supposed to turn to ash to prove the spell had been cast."
"How am I supposed to get home?" Christy asked quietly, believing that there was no spell in the book that could do it.
"The spell that you need is located in your mind," Elisu told Christy, putting reassurance into his tone. "When you need to use it, you'll know."
Christy smiled gratefully at Elisu. That was what she needed to know. It relieved her to know that she could return home when this whole adventure was over.
"There was a reason we created the book, Christy," Elisu continued with a grin. "I was looking for an heir, that would one day inherit my power. As Janis helped me make the book, she found she couldn't use it. That's when we knew only one could wield the book. And that person is you. You are my heir, Christy."
Christy was so surprised she couldn't think of anything to say. At first, she doubted that she was who Elisu said she was. How could she be the heir to Elisu's power? After a while, she believed him, though. She doubted before that she could use the book, but proved herself wrong when the spell she cast returned light to Kakariko Village. Which, as she though about it, had to be the same village from Janis' dream.
"Janis," Elisu turned to his apprentice, who stood as her name was called. "Get the item from the shelf and give it to Christy."
"Yes, Master." She turned to the shelf and grabbed an item that Christy couldn't see. When the girl turned to face Christy, she was holding a hand held harp, like the one Sheik used in Ocarina of Time. The harp was silver in color, but Christy didn't know what material it was made out of. Elisu's apprentice walked over to Christy and held it out to her. Christy made sure the book would stay still as she took the harp from Janis' hands.
"As the heir to my power, Christy, I'm sure you can play this harp." Elisu noticed the surprised look in Christy's eyes, but chose to ignore it. "It was mine, but I want you to take it with you."
Christy was about to tell Elisu that she didn't really know how to play a harp when the door burst open and someone ran in. It happened to be the guard that was standing by the door. The one that wanted Christy to follow him. "Master Elisu! I've received word that the king wants to see you."
"I understand," the wizard told the soldier. "I'll be down in a moment." He watched as the guard walked off after the wizard said that. He looked at the two girls. "Janis, Christy, come with me. Janis, be a dear and hold onto Christy's book."
"Yes, Master," the girl said as she held out her hands. Knowing there was no choice, Christy gave the book to Janis for the time being. She got up from the chair, holding the harp between her hands. As she followed the two down the stairs, she was still unconvinced that she could play the thing.
