April: I'm sorry for the long wait. Unfortunately this chapter won't be long. I wanted to update this so I wouldn't lose my readers so I want to give you a warning.

We've just started this huge report on World War II. The report has to be 4- 7 pages long. The rough draft is due Monday, and I haven't even done a page! We just learned about this last week. I have a lot of work to do, so don't expect me to update very often for a while. I should be taking notes, and I'll probably get in trouble with my parents if I don't, so sorry this chapter is so short and not very active.

Also, I'm updating my LOTR fic more because I'm really trying to get it going, plus I have a little writer's block on this chapter and haven't been able to think of anything.

Tetra: So it makes sense right? Right. April get to the chapter so you can work on your report!

April: Leave me alone! I'm taking a break! This report is taking forever! Here's the next chapter, terrible as it is.

Chapter 12: The mysterious stone

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Tetra and Link slowly walked along the beach, finally making it there. As they walked, the setting sun gleamed on something in the distance.

It was a stone. It had writing on it. Writing that looked very new, like it had just came.

The stone was glowing lightly in the setting sun. The wind blew across the children's faces as they bent over the stone. Tetra began to read.

"Three crystals you have found,

Three more you have to go,

The journey will be difficult,

The journey will be slow,

The past will return to haunt you,

Old fears will renew,

The Sapphire crystal will show you the past

If you don't over come your fears it will be your last

Trouble before the Gold crystal you will find

And neither of you will seem to mind

The reborn crystal will be the most challenging yet

It is the last in the set

A weapon is needed to destroy this evil

It will be hard to get

Find it soon, or something will happen,

Something you will regret.

Be weary young ones,

For you to escape,

You must overcome these obstacles,

This is the path you must take."

Tetra finished reading, and looked up at Link. "What do you suppose that means?"

"It's like a riddle. We have three crystals, three are left, the journey will be difficult and slow. Um..."

Link looked back at the stone. "The past will return to haunt us. I don't like the sound of that. Things we used to fear will reappear. The next crystal will have to do with our past...and if we don't get over our fears it will be the last crystal we try to get."

Link stopped again. "The Gold crystal. Something will happen before we get to the temple. And we won't mind the trouble? The reborn crystal will be hardest to get and it's the last one we need. A weapon...will be hard to get. If we don't find it soon something will happen that we will regret."

Tetra looked at him puzzling over the riddle and smiled at the look of concentration on his face.

"Be careful and for us to escape we must overcome everything in our way, it is what we must do." Link looked up at Tetra to see her staring at him. She quickly looked away.

They puzzled over what the riddle could mean as they walked down the shoreline. The stars came out and seemed not to shine will happiness. The wind grew still as the children approached something. The next temple.

All thoughts of the riddle left their minds as they saw the temple area. It was ice water. Ice.

Tetra looked at the water in sorrow, a lump coming to her throat as she remembered.

Flashes of her mother passed through her mind. Her mother commanding the crew. Her mother giving her the Triforce necklace. Her mother swinging over to the ship. Her mother disappearing under the ice.

What was strange was a bandana sat on the shore in front of Tetra. She looked at it, tears welling up in her eyes.

It was her mothers.

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April: Okay terrible right? I dunno. You have questions? Yes it is a bit confusing.

Well you may wonder why the ship with the pirates didn't get stuck on the island right? This is the reason. The ice water reaches out miles away from the island, so the area the pirates had been in was safe, but her mothers (Tetra's) bandana floated to shore.

Feel free to ask questions in you reviews.

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