Mesh, I'm starting again 'cuz I'm bored… Enjoy!!

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Chapter 10: Link and Asuki: Sages of Time and Fire!!

"Up that mountain is where the Queen of Shinigami rules on her throne. She's the only one Melody can communicate with. Find her if you want to save Link and you better hurry, or else I'll rip your hearts out!!" Inuyasha, the Forest Sage threatened, as he vanished into the glowing medallion of the forest. Zelda stared at it and then traced her eyes to the mountain. She smiled and began to climb her way up there. Whoever this Queen is, I'll make her find Link for me, she thought. I'll MAKE her!!

"May I please see the Queen Asuki?" Zelda asked politely, bowing to a strange looking warrior. He narrowed his eyes at her, his flowing green hair hiding his amethyst-colored eyes.

"My Queen, the Heroine has come to speak with you!" he called, not releasing his glare off the girl.

"Thank you, your Highness," a feminine voice answered smoothly from behind, her smile urging Zelda and the fairies forward.

"Please excuse King Saya," Asuki said, waving him off, "he's not very trusting of people, you know?" She cleared her throat and eyed behind the heroine. A girl in a white kimono walked in front of her, eyeing the Queen suspiciously. Her long brown hair flowed smoothly, as her Light Medallion glowed.

"Ah! Melody! So nice to see you again! How's it been? What have you been up to?" Asuki cheered as Melody walked up to her.

"This is no time for questions, sister. The Prince has been kidnapped, so we must hurry! They could kill him!" Melody called up to her, frowning.

She's Melody's SISTER?! Zelda thought.

"Ah! The Prince! I have watched what happened. We could save him… I have a portal in the depths of the hellhole in the crater. But jumping inside is fatal for the heroine and her comrades. Let's see what I have for them…" Asuki drifted off, her mind focused in her cape's pocket. She pulled two red gloves out, reappearing on Zelda's hands.

"There!" Asuki cheered, clapping. "Those gloves should protect you against any flame that touches you, even if they're supplied with magic. All right, let's go save Link!"

"Where can the portal transport us to?" Zelda blurted out.

The queen shrugged, twirling her brown hair and narrowing her ruby-red eyes. "Anywhere I want, I suppose. It IS my portal, you know…"

"Okay. He's in the Shadow Lair," Melody informed her sister.

"Alrighties then! The Lair it is!" Asuki yelled as the large hot flames engulfed the 5 heroes.

As Zelda's eyesight began to sharpen and become clear, she spotted the Prince, his wrists locked in shackles. He locked his eyes on hers, his expression showing only sadness, fear, anger, and hatred. No light could be sensed within him. Zelda feared that Link was traumatized by his dark side.

"Melody!" Kora called, watching the young sage drop to her knees.

"I…can't stand… this large amount…of darkness…in this room…" she gasped heavily for air, her eyes glued to the floor. Sweat trickled down her forehead.

"Intruders!!" Shadow Zelda called in alarm. She ran up to them until she was stopped by her refreshed husband. His eyes were once again pitch black and his smile was cunning and dark.

"Don't worry about them, dear," he said coldly, "I'll get rid of them…" He grabbed his deadly Black Blade and waited patiently for an attack from the heroes.

"Link… Link, it's me…" Zelda said softly, her voice almost a whisper. His glare frightened her, but she stepped up to him as if she feared nothing. She caressed his cheek and remained speechless. After a while, she began to whisper to him.

"Link," she started, "I need you… Please… I don't know what the Shadows did to you, but… Please, please don't leave me here… I can't go on…" Tears streamed down her face as she let her body drop to the floor.

"Zelda…" Link barely whispered. He unsuccessfully tried to free his restricted wrists from the shackles. Zelda looked up to see Link struggling in the chains. She stood up with renewed strength and used her small dagger to break the large irons. As soon as it broke, Link fell to the floor, trying to regain power. Zelda helped him up and smiled.

"Hmph, you seem very calm Asuki, considering the fact that your sister is dying on the floor every passing second," Shadow Link replied. "I have to hand it to you; you seem to care about nothing your sister faces right now."

"You're right. It seems like I don't care. I remain calm, because I know that…" Asuki built up fire in her hands, her cool expression turning into one of rage.

"Fire is a powerful source of Light!!" she finished, setting everything in flames. After letting everything burn for a while, Shadow Link charged at her and stabbed her in the heart.

"Sister, no!" Melody cried.

Asuki watched as blood dripped onto the floor. She soaked her hand with blood and glared up evilly, her red eyes as bright as her fires. She set her hand on fire, her blood turning into flames.

"Don't mess with me!" She yelled as she threw the fire at her opponent.

Shadow Link winced as the burns pierced his white skin. He hissed as the red fluid trickled down his blade.

"You're going to regret this!" he snarled.

"Try me," Asuki challenged.

Sword clashing, crackling flames and spewing blood were filling the entire room. Asuki could no longer take the attacks and fell to the floor. She was immobilized by the Black Blade's tip by her neck.

"Have anything to say before I kill you?" Shadow asked, breathing heavily.

Link could take no more of this. He stood from Zelda's embrace and focused his powers. He lifted it in the air, and it surrounded the room.

When Zelda opened her eyes, she noticed the fight was over. Shadow Link and his family were gone. Asuki wasn't injured, and Melody and Link seemed unharmed.

"What'd you do?" Zelda asked.

Link chuckled. "I reversed time. I sent them back to the period of the Temple of Time incident. So it seems nothing happened."

"Smart," was all Zelda can say.

"All right. Melody and I are leaving. Thanks for everything," Asuki said, waving.

"Thank you, Heroes of Hyrule..." Melody said before vanishing.

"Cool! We won!" Navi cheered. Kora kissed her cheek.

"Hey, before we go," Link asked.

"What?" Zelda turned to the Prince.

"You got any food?"

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Silly Link. Since they went back, it seemed he didn't eat anything. Side effect…

Thanks! Sorry for the long wait. I got grounded…

Chapter 11: Sonic, Sage of Water! (uh-oh…Sonic and water don't go well together…)

Coming soon!