Chapter 14: When the two sages meet.
Kai stared at the four Links as they stood in front of him with determined looks. He then cocked his head to the side in confusion.
"Say what now?" Kai questioned. The four Links gulped, and repeated themselves.
"Will you please help us save our timeline!?" The four Links asked as they bowed in front of him. Kai stared at them with wide eyes. He then sighed, and sat down on a chair.
"Eeeeeeehhhhh! Why do I have to?" Kai complained. Link and Tetra hit him on the head.
"Don't be so lazy!" Link and Tetra shouted. The four Links looked at Kai with a shocked look. Blue then pointed at Kai with a shaky finger.
"H-hey, when you said that he would be hard to convince, you didn't mean because he was too lazy, right?" Blue questioned. Link sighed, and turned towards him.
"Well, Kai only goes through with things if he's motivated enough. And since Kai doesn't like the royal family all that much, he won't be motivated enough to help us." Link explained. The four Links gave Kai a blank look. They then walked up to him. Kai looked at them with a raised eyebrow.
"No matter how many times you beat me, I won't agree." Kai stated stubbornly as he crossed his arms. The four Links then huddled together.
"How are we going to get him to agree?" Blue questioned. Green shrugged.
"Vio?" Green questioned as he looked at the purple clad hero. Vio shrugged. Red's face then lit up.
"I know!" Red exclaimed. The three other Links covered Red's mouth.
"I could hear you all anyway." Kai stated. Red walked up to Kai with his hands behind his back. Kai looked at Red with interest. Green, Blue and Vio saw what Red had behind his back, and immediately realised what he was going to do. They shook their heads and smacked their foreheads. 'This isn't going to work.' The three Links thought simultaneously. Red revealed a box of candy from behind his back, and shook it in front of Kai. Kai sat up in his seat as he stared at the box of candy.
"I'll give you this box of candy if you help us!" Red exclaimed. Blue shook his head.
"Red, that's not going to-" Blue started off.
"I accept!" Kai cried as he reached out for the box of candy. Blue fell over.
"No way! That actually worked!?" The three Links yelled in disbelief. Link and Tetra sighed.
"Yeah, this one is a very simple minded sage." Tetra stated. Red shook his finger.
"Ah, ah! I'll give this to you after you help us!" Red stated. Kai stood up, and nodded.
"Just tell me what to do!" Kai shouted. Green and Blue sweat dropped.
"I've never met someone who's as dumb as Red." Blue muttered. Kai and Red shook hands while smiling. Kai then faced everyone.
"Okay, let's go!" Kai shouted. He then turned to Tetra. "You'd better stay here, we don't want to risk losing the only bloodline of the royal family." Tetra sighed.
"As much as I want to disagree with you right now, I can't." Tetra sighed. Kai smiled. He then summoned his staff and slammed it down onto the ground, making a magic circle appear. Link, Kai, Shadow and the four Links then stood on the magic circle, and a bright light surrounded them. When they opened their eyes, they gasped at the state in which Hyrule was in. Kai flinched at the scenery, and hissed.
"Yeah, Raura really sucks at her job." Kai stated. He the raised his staff. "But never fear, for the sage of time is here!" Kai shouted. He then looked around. "Um, where is this so called 'threat'?" Kai questioned. The four Links shrugged. Kai frowned, and split his staff into two swords.
"We should watch our backs." Link warned. The others nodded. In the distance, they saw a ball of light head towards them. The four Links gasped.
"That's the same ball of light that took us to your time!" Green exclaimed. Kai gasped, and cancelled out the ball of light with his own. He looked at the spell with wide eyes.
"That was a time ball! Only the sage of time should know that spell!" Kai exclaimed. Kai then ran in the direction the ball of light came from. The others followed him.
"Wait up, Kai!" Link called. Kai skidded to a halt, and looked up at the cloaked figure that stood before him.
"That's the guy there!" Blue shouted. Kai frowned at the figure. The figure laughed.
"My, my. You just don't give up, do you? Even bringing the hero of winds and the sage of time with you, but that won't change anything!" Blue charged at the figure. Green reached out to Blue.
"Wait! Blue!" Green shouted. Link grabbed the back of Blue's tunic and pulled him back.
"Don't be so hasty! We need to figure out who this guy is, and his weakness." Link stated.
"I think I have an idea." Kai claimed. He then raised his hand to the air, and teleported everyone to a safe location. Everyone looked at Kai in shock.
"Why did you do that!?" Blue questioned. Kai sat down.
"Because we would have died if we had stayed there any longer." Kai stated. He then gripped his head. "Man, this is bad." Vio looked at him in confusion.
"Have you figured out who we're up against?" Vio questioned. Kai nodded.
"Yeah, and you're not gonna like it."
"Just tell us already!" Green prompted. Kai sighed.
"Our opponent, is Raura, the sage of time." Kai revealed. Everyone gasped.
"The…sage of time!?" Green uttered. Kai nodded. Green gripped his hair. "B-but, the sage of time is supposed to keep the seals in check, right? What will happen to them!?" Green asked as he started to panic. Kai stood up.
"Nothing. I don't intend to let them break. I won't be able to defeat Raura on my own. Since she's been the sage of time longer than I have." Kai stated. He then faced the Links. "I'll support you all, and fight by your side." The Links nodded.
"First we need to come up with a plan." Vio stated. The others nodded. "I have a plan in mind, but this will require one of us to go head on with Raura." Everyone looked at each other. Kai then raised his hand.
"I'll be the bait." Kai offered. Link looked at him in shock.
"Are you sure?" Link questioned. Kai nodded.
"Since I'm the sage of time, I'm the only one that can match her strength. Or at least get close to it." Kai explained. Vio nodded.
"Okay. This makes things a lot easier. Since we're facing off against a deity, we'll fight in pairs of two. Pair one will consist of Link and Shadow." Link and Shadow looked at each other.
"We've never really worked as a pair before, but we'll try!" Link exclaimed while Shadow nodded.
"The second pair will consist of Red and Blue." Vio explained. Blue cringed as Red cried out in happiness, and hugged him.
"Yay! I'm going to be with Blue!" Red exclaimed. Blue groaned.
"That then leaves the third pair consisting of Green and I." Green nodded.
"Sounds reasonable." Green agreed.
"This is how it will work. Kai will rush in, and distract Raura. While they're fighting, we'll separate into our three teams and form a trianlge around Kai and Raura, effectively trapping her in. We'll then charge in at the same time and attack her when I give the signal. But be careful not to hit Kai." Vio explained. Red clapped in excitement.
"Wow! You're so smart, Vio!" Red exclaimed. Vio smiled at Red.
"The only reason that I'm confident in my plan is because we have Link, Shadow and Kai with us." Vio admitted. A serious look then crossed his face. "We need to face Raura with caution." Link nodded.
"Okay. Then we should go back to her, and figure out why she is causing harm to Hyrule." Link suggested. Everyone nodded.
"Is everyone ready?" Kai questioned. Everyone nodded. Kai then teleported everyone to Raura. The moment that they appeared, Raura shot a ball of raw magic at them. Everyone jumped back from the ball of magic. Raura summoned two blades, and charged at them. Kai charged at Raura and blocked her attack with his own two swords. Raura and Kai threw and received blows to each other. As Kai and Raura fought, the Links put their plan into action. They split off into their own respectable teams, and surrounded Raura. Raura noticed their odd formation, and her eyes widened. She was about to escape, but Kai prevented her from doing so with his magic. "Oh, no you don't!"
"NOW!" Vio cried out. The Links then rushed towards Raura from all sides. Raura looked around in panic. She then raised her hand to the air, and four magic circles appeared around her. Link and Kai gasped as they recognized the spell.
"WAIT! DON'T COME NEAR HERE!" Kai shouted. The Links stopped as a rain of lighting shot down around Raura. Kai hurriedly casted Nayru's love on himself, and watched as the lighting bounced off the force field. He then cast his own spells at Raura. Raura deflected his spells with her own magic. She then slashed at Kai, but Kai dodged the blade. He then slashed at her, but Raura parried his attack, and cut him on the cheek with her blade. Kai tried to heal the wound, but it wouldn't heal. Kai tsked. "Dammit, I thought this would happen." Kai muttered. He the charged at Raura. "Gotta be more careful from now on!" Vio nodded, and the Links then continued on with their assault. Raura saw this, and summoned the rain of lighting. Shadow tsked.
"We can't get to Raura with all this lighting around!" Shadow shouted. Kai jumped away from Raura.
"Hold on!" Kai shouted. He then casted Nayru's love onto the Links. "You should be able to proceed now!" Raura looked at the Links, and charged at Red and Blue. Green gasped.
"RED! BLUE! INCOMING!" Green shouted. Blue and Red nodded, and readied their swords. Their eyes widened as Raura suddenly appeared in front of them, and they barely blocked her attacks.
"This chick's fast!" Blue gritted out. Kai threw a fireball at Raura. Raura saw the fire ball, and dodged it. Kai then gave her a 'bring it on' gesture. Raura growled at Kai, and charged towards him. While Raura was preoccupied with Kai, the Links charged at Raura. Raura saw this and caused another rain of lightning, but the lightning bounced off their force fields. The Links then raised their swords, and slashed at Raura. Raura tried to block all of their attacks, but was slashed across the chest by Link, and across the back by Green and Vio. Raura jumped back, and held her chest in pain. She collapsed on one knee, and panted.
"You…damn…heroes." Raura panted out. Kai grinned, and snapped his fingers. Raura gasped as golden chains wrapped themselves around her. Raura struggled against the chains. Everyone walked towards her.
"Finally caught you." Kai panted out. The Links grinned.
"Finally caught you, bastard!" Blue shouted. Green walked towards her.
"Why did you do all this? Why did you cause harm to the very land that you were entrusted to protect?" Green questioned. Raura glared at Green, then smirked.
"I'm a deity, why should I have to protect a land filled with such pitiful creatures?" Raura spat out. Kai frowned, and walked towards her.
"Something's off." Kai muttered. Raura's eyes widened. She then growled.
"You stay far away from me!" Raura shouted. Kai put his hand out in front of her, and hovered it over her chest. The four Links and Shadow gave him an odd look. Shadow then walked towards Kai.
"It's not like you to want to cop a feel." Shadow stated. Kai frowned, then snatched his hand back in shock. Everyone looked at him in confusion.
"What is it, Kai?" Link questioned. Kai jumped back, and turned his two swords into a staff.
"She's being possessed!" Kai stated. Everyone gasped. Kai then turned towards the four Links. "I know this is going to sound bad, but you four need to drive the four sword into Raura! That way, the thing possessing her will leave. I'll take care of the rest from there." The four Links nodded, and surrounded Raura. Raura looked around in panic.
"This is going to hurt!" Blue stated.
"I'm sorry, but it'll be over soon!" Red assured.
"Just stay still for a moment." Vio told.
"Please don't hold a grudge against us for doing this. We're doing this for your own good!" Green explained. The four Links then charged towards Raura, and pierced her with their swords. Raura screamed in pain as a black aura emitted out of her. She then slumped. The black aura then solidified and turned into a ring. Kai picked up the ring, and eyed it.
"Hm, never seen something like this before. Better seal this away so nobody obtains it." Kai stated. He then covered the ring in a ball of light, and sent it flying. Link looked at the fleeting ball of light.
"Where'd you send it?" Link questioned.
"To a nearby temple." Kai responded. He then released Raura from the chains. Raura's cloak flew off in the wind as she slumped onto her knees. The four Links gasped as they looked at Raura. 'She's beautiful!' They all thought simultaneously. Link stared at Raura, then scratched his head.
"It's kind of weird seeing her alive." Link commented. Kai nodded. The four Links looked at Link and Kai in shock.
"What do you mean?" Vio questioned. Kai laughed nervously.
"Well, you see, back in our time, Raura was the sage of time before me. But she died and chose me to be the sage of time as a last resort." Kai explained. The four Links then hit their fists on their hands in realisation.
"So, that's why you aren't reliable!" They chanted. A tic mark appeared on Kai's head.
"You know, I could've just let you all die." Kai stated. Raura sat up, and held her hand to her head. She then looked up in confusion.
"What…? Where am I…?" Raura questioned as she looked around. She then noticed everyone. "You're…Link split into four." Raura then looked at Link, Shadow and Kai. "Who are you?" Link and Shadow walked up to her.
"I'm Link." Link introduced.
"And I'm Shadow." Shadow introduced. Raura nodded. She then looked at Kai, and her eyes widened.
"You…" Raura muttered. "You are the sage of time, but of another timeline, am I correct?" Kai nodded.
"Yeah, pleasure to meet you! The name's Kai." Kai introduced. The others sweat dropped. 'Compared to Raura, Kai isn't dignified at all!' Raura stood up, and faced everyone.
"You all helped me in my time of need, and for that, I want to thank you." Raura thanked. Kai sighed, and put his hands behind his head.
"Hey, Raura. Next time, can you not get possessed by an evil entity? This time you got lucky because I was here, but next time I won't be here to help you." Kai stated. The four Links looked at him with an exasperated look. Blue then shook his fist.
"Try to treat her with a little more respect you, dumb fox!" Blue shouted. Kai brushed him off. Raura looked down in shame.
"Yes, I was caught off guard by the evil inside that ring. But I'll be sure that doesn't happen again." Raura claimed. Kai grinned, and nodded. He then walked over to Red with a 'gimme' gesture.
"I'm pretty sure that I was promised a box of candy?" Kai inquired. Red sighed, and handed him the box of candy. Green patted his back.
"The safety of Hyrule has a price. I'll get you a knew box of candy when we go into town next!" Green offered. Red smiled, and nodded. Kai turned around, and grabbed Link and Shadow by the arms.
"Well, we should get going now. Don't want to keep the miss waiting!" Kai exclaimed. He then banged his staff onto the ground, and a magic circle appeared. The four Links and Raura waved at them.
"Thank you! We'll never forget you!" Green exclaimed. Link, Shadow and Kai smiled, and waved at them. They then stood on the magic circle, and disappeared in a golden light.
When Link, Shadow and Kai opened their eyes, they saw that they were back in Outset village. Tetra looked at them, and smiled.
"That was faster then expected. You guys were gone for a few hours." Tetra stated. She then looked at Kai. "Since it took you such a short amount of time, you should have enough magic to work on the castle." Kai sighed, and groaned. He then turned towards Shadow.
"Wanna come with me to 'help' on the castle?" Kai asked. Shadow grinned, and nodded. Kai and Shadow then disappeared in a green wind. Vaati walked out of the house, and walked towards Link.
"So, who was the threat?" Vaati questioned. Link sighed.
"It was Raura." Link answered. Vaati's eyes widened.
"Raura!? What, did she finally snap?" Link shook her head.
"No, she was being possessed by an evil ring." Vaati put his hand to his chin in thought.
"An evil ring?" Vaati muttered. He then shook his head. "Nah, can't be." Link gave him a confused look, but Vaati waved him off. Tetra walked up to Link.
"Link, we're going to go and try to convince the Gorons next week to move to New Hyrule." Tetra told. Link nodded.
"Can't wait!" Link exclaimed.
AN: And there you have it! Chapter 14! I had a lot of free time on my hands. So, I managed to put up quite a few chapters on such short notice! Stay in tuned for the next Chapter! See ya!