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Chapter 13: The Imprisoned

(Dianne's POV)

I breathed heavily next to Link. It was hard to believe that I was able to fight Ghirahim so well, even if I did catch him off guard. Link found it hard to look at me as he spoke, "I'm sorry for drugging you."

I sighed, "It's ok, I understand." "No, it's not ok. I treated you wrongly. I am truly sorry." Link sighed as he sheathed his sword, handing you the golden harp, "You dropped this."

Taking back the harp, I felt confused, "It's yours right?" Link shook his head, "Zelda gave it to you. And it seems I have a new partner." I started to smile, "You mean..."

He nodded, "Impa told me to bring you to the old woman at the grounds." Link grinned, "Looks like we're in this together." His smile beamed, and it was the first time I felt like he looked happy in ages. "So where are we off to then?"

Link tilted his head, and Fi appeared in front of you, "Yes, Master? "Impa said to go to the Sealed Grounds. Can you bring us up to the sky?" Link asked. Fi nodded, "I am glad our two heroes have finally united. I will do as you ask."

In a flash of bright light, both Link and I were soaring high above the clouds on our loftwings towards the Sealed Grounds in Faron Woods. The feeling of flight couldn't have been better as I teamed up with Link getting ready to dive through the clouds I had no clue about what we would face or what exactly was going on, but just being with Link cured everything. As we dove down into the opening above Faron Woods I suddenly heard a scream, "Link! HEEELP!"

I looked above me and saw Groose plummeting into Link and I. For the next few seconds I was in a tangle of limbs as Link struggled to land safely in the woods. We hit the ground with a lot more force than anticipated, knocking the wind out from the both of us.

As I sat up and took a breath, I heard Groose groaning, "Ugh, rough landing. I think I mighta broke something. Hey, Link, seriously..." Link sat up looking ticked, "Groose! What were you thinking? You could've gotten us killed!"

Groose wasn't listening, "Didn't anyone ever teach you how to land without crash- WHOA!" He scrambled back at the sight of a few birds hopping around him, "B-birds? TINY birds?! Wh-what ARE they?!"

I tried to explain to Groose the situation, but he kept rambling on frantically, "If there's supposed to be nothin' below the clouds, what's all this? What's going on here?! What's with all these trees? There are so many! What's the deal with this place?!"

"Shut-up Groose!" I had to grab his shirt and shake him so he would pay attention, "Listen! Zelda is safe, but we have to find her and protect her! We are in Faron woods right now. The Surface is real, and dangerous." I let go of him, "But everything is going to be ok. Now that Link is the chosen hero of the goddess." You glanced over and smiled at Link.

Groose started to listen again, and Link turned to me, "Dianne, we have to get to the temple and find out where Zelda is, and what you should do." Link started off towards the temple with quick strides as Groose and I followed him.

Groose whispered to me, "So what exactly is going on right now?" I sighed, "It's a long story, but..." I began to tell Groose the basics about why Link and I were down here, and where we were headed.

Deciding to leave the part about Ghirahim's strange behavior towards me out. I could tell Groose was thinking hard about something, but couldn't get him to look me in the eye.

"And even though you were warned not to, you still followed Link?" He asked. I nodded, and Groose shook himself as you reached the temple doors, "Well, you two have done a good job! You can head home. Big Groose will handle the search for Zelda now."

"Don't be an idiot, Groose!" "You don't know what your up against!" Link yelled at him as he ran through the temple doors. Sighing in frustration, we both ran after him as we entered the temple we heard loud voices, "You gotta be messin' with me!"

The old woman sighed as Groose yelled at her, "I only speak the truth. It is not your fate to save Zelda." By this time Link and I were coming up the stairs where the old woman sat. Groose rolled his eyes, "Seriously? Him? This is a load of garbage!"

Groose turned on his heels and stormed out of the temple in a rage. The old woman sighed, "Greetings you two." "Hey, I'm sorry about Groose there." I apologized.

"No need. In time he will accept his fate. I presume you received that harp from Zelda?" She gestured to the harp in my grasp. I nodded and she smiled, "That is now your key to finding Zelda. And I am happy our two heroes have finally united."

Link interrupted, "Wait! Why didn't you tell me this earlier? That Dianne was the second hero." "It was only a matter of time before she proved herself to you. That is how trust grows, but now..." She turned to me, "I must teach you the secrets of the harp."

In the next few moments I learned how easy it was to play as my fingers glided across the strings. "Good you learn fast. Now put the melody together, and I will join with my voice." Link smiled as he watched me play in time with the old woman's voice.

The old woman smiled, "It is known as the Goddess's harp. It's melodies have power such as this slab of stone. This is the other Gate of Time. The only portal to where Zelda resides. Link, Dianne, it your destiny to endure many hardships to awaken the gate."

She was suddenly interrupted by the earth that heaved beneath us. Everything shook with a mighty force, and the old woman struggled to keep her balance, "This shaking! I fear the seal has broken! Link, Dianne, there is no time to explain. You must hurry! That monster could free itself at any moment in the pit outside!" Glancing at each other we quickly ran outside, finding Groose covering his head as loose stones fell about him. My heart beated faster and faster as I jumped into the pit after Link.

As we got closer to the sealing spike, black smoke started to billow around it, and just as we reached it, the smoke expanded and a large scaly head emerged from the ground miles above us.

Both of our jaws dropped, and our eyes went wide as we faced rows of teeth, a head and two muscled legs. We noticed the sealing spike stuck straight out of its skull, and it turned to us and roared.

The force almost knocked us back as we braced our swords, my hands were shaking in fear. The old woman yelled down to us, "The seal has given way! It must not escape that pit and reach the temple!"

"What do we do?!" I yelled to Link as the first shockwave rumbled under our feet from the first step the Imprisoned took.

"What else!?" Link drew his sword and charged head on towards the monster's feet and started slashing at it's leg. To his surprise, Link's sword skidded easily off the monster's hide, "He's covered in thick plates! I can't get to his skin!"

The behemoth took another slow step up the spiral ramp, and the shockwave threw Link back into the rocks. I sucked in my fear and charged at his feet, slashing at his white toes. To my surprise my sword easily went through the flesh, and they exploded.

"Ugh!" I spat as white tissue from the toes splattered all over me. The monster had slowed down to a limp at the loss of his toes, but still pushed forward. "That's it!" Link cried, "Get the toes!"

Within the next few minutes of heart stopping action both Link and I slashed at the feet of the Imprisoned, covering ourselves in white gooey tissue. As the last toe exploded, the behemoth gave out a bellowing cry and started to fall backwards.

"Look out!" Link tumbled into me pushing me out of the way just before the Imprisoned hit the ground unconscious. "What do we do now?" I said in huffed gasps as we ran over to its head.

Link stood in front of its massive head, "I don't..." He saw the sealing spike sticking out of its forehead and started to hit it with all his force. With each hit the spike was driven deeper into the beast's skull.

With a rumble, the Imprisoned gained consciousness and somehow got back onto his feet. To our surprise each one of his toes had grown back, and the sealing spike had been pushed back out of its head once more.

My heart had not stopped racing since the beginning of this battle, but this time it seemed to thump even harder as Link and I repeated the process again, causing the monster to fall backwards again.

This time after we beat the spike back into its skull, it rose again but instead of standing back upright it fell forwards and barreled up the ramp like a worm and it didn't seem to stop. As we ran after it, I realized there was no way we could catch up to it.

"Dianne!" The old woman screamed to me, "Take out the heroine's harp!" "WHAT?" I yelled. There was no way music was going to help at a time like this. "Take out the harp and break it over your knee!" She yelled to me. "WHAT?! I..." "Just do as Grannie says, Dianne!" Groose screamed at you. Feeling overly confused I took out my harp, and after a short breath I broke it over my knee.

To my surprise, the wood collapsed into a short but powerful bow, and the strings turned into arrows. I suddenly had a plan, Taking the hot gust of wind up to the next level above me, I readied my bow at the charging behemoth.

"Dianne! Get out of the way!" Link cried to me from the lower level. I sucked in a breath, stood my ground and let three arrows fly. Each one hit its mark, and the seal was driven back into the Imprisoned's head.

With a great roar, it thrashed about on the ground and lay stiff. In a blast of hot air and black scale plates, the Imprisoned disappeared and the sealing spike returned to the bottom of the pit.

My heart still beated faster than a drum as I raced down to Link who charged his sword with holy light and put the seal back in its place. "Nice going Dianne." Link turned to me. We were still breathing heavily, "Thanks, you too."

We stared at each other for a long time before the old woman came down to us, "Though the Imprisoned had only just begun to awaken, I'm impressed how quickly you were able to restore the seal. But it is still a horror of unspeakable power. The seal could still give way again soon. In order to awaken the Gate of Time and find Zelda, you must first grow together. In each of the provinces of this land a sacred flame is hidden. You must purify your weapons in their heat, and only then will they have the great power to awaken the gate. Clues to finding the flames are in the lyrics of the Ballad of the Goddess."

We started to breath more normally now, and tried to remember the words to the old song people would sing around Skyloft. Someone had interrupted our thoughts, "I hate sayin' this, but... I guess everything's figured out." Groose shrugged his shoulders.

"Me, well, there's nothin' I can do to help. I'm useless." I sighed, "Groose, wait!" I ran after him as Link talked to the old woman. I easily caught up to him at the top of the temple, "You aren't useless! You shouldn't talk like that!"

Groose turned on me, "What I should start lying? Look I know it's the truth! Sure I boast about how nobody can beat Groose! Well guess what? It's all a front just to impress you! Now will you just leave me alone and go save the world with your boyfriend.

My jaw hung as he stormed away into the woods beside the temple. Link came up beside me, "What was that all about?" I lowered my eyes, "Nothing."

"Well, I figured out where we have to go in Skyloft. And we should probably clean up a bit." He gestured to the gooey tissue plastered over the both of us from the fight. I managed a smile as Link prepared to fly back to Skyloft.

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