Chapter 12

Zelda and the king quickly ran to where they last saw the two. They skidded to a stop once they saw the scene. Ganondorf lay on the ground, unconscious, a nasty gash on his forehead. The camp fire was snuffed out, and the tents were in disarray. Link was nowhere to be found. Zelda quickly rushed over to Ganondorf and knelt beside him, trying to wake him up, while the king assessed the damage. Ganondorf let out a soft moan and stirred slightly, slowly opening his eyes, looking up at Zelda.

"What happened," she asked, panicky. "Where's Link??"

"We were attacked..."

"By who??"

"Impa..." Zelda's eyes widened.

"Are you sure it was Impa??"

"Yes...she took Link..." Zelda cursed under her breath, then held a hand over Ganondorf's wound and closed her eyes, her hand glowing a soft white color, healing his wound. She stood up and helped him up as well, then walked over to her father, Ganondorf in tow. The king frowned at the two.

"First Ganson's kidnapped," sighed the king. "Then Impa starts acting weird. Now she kidnaps Link. I don't know who to believe anymore."

"I'm going to contact the sages and see if they know anything," stated Zelda. She then closed her eyes and made a telepathic link with Rauru.

"Rauru, can you hear me," asked Zelda.

"Loud and clear," replied Rauru.

"Impa just kidnapped Link!"

"Zelda, that was and wasn't Impa. That was Impa's body, yes, but her body was taken over by some dark force. When I scanned her, I heard a dark, male voice in her head. Once I was done with the scanning, I tried to use a binding spell to keep her in the Chamber of Sages so we could free her, but she broke free. This all happened a few hours ago."

"We need to find Link, and fast!" With those words, she ended the conversation and turned back to the group, explaining everything Rauru had just told her to them. Ganondorf's eyes widened. He then shut them tightly and opened up a telepathic link with Rauru.

"Start explaining, old man," he shouted. "What did the voice sound like!?"

"Dark, male—"

"I know that already, you nimrod! Give me specifics!"

"Since when do you care?"

"Just answer the question!" Rauru then used his mind to change his voice into a familiar one.

"Like this. Why?" Ganondorf clenched his fists tightly and closed the link there. He then opened his eyes and looks at the royal family.

"The one that kidnapped Link is the same one that released me from the Sacred Realm."