A 'Termina'l Adventure: The Canyon
"The canyon, huh? Is that really it?" Marcus asked Link as the heroes passed through Clock Town once again. This time, the clock struck the 23rd hour.
Link nodded, "It's our last stop before we get to Ganondorf himself."
"Why don't we just storm in on Ganondorf now?!"
"That would be foolish," Ganor answered immediately. "We must first save these areas around Clock Town and see what we're up against. Besides, it is better that we ruin Ganondorf's plans for these four areas."
"Ganor is right," Link agreed. "The canyon is this way."
"Is this… a graveyard?" Marcus whispered.
"Come on, Marcus, don't tell me you're scared already."
"No… not at all…"
Link smirked but continued. The three of them reached a cave. "I don't remember this being here…"
"That's bad, right?"
"No, I think that just means our search for Ganondorf's minions is that much easier."
They proceeded into the darkness, wishing they had brought a lantern. "It's cold in here, and what kind of canyon is this?"
"This graveyard is at the mouth of the canyon."
After a few steps in silence, Ganor cried out, "Ice Keese above us!"
The trio turned their heads upward and saw the blue of the Keese. Ganor fired a flame ball at one, and it fell. Marcus helped with the others by the power of Darunia, the Sage of Fire.
When all the Keese were defeated, they continued deeper into the cavern.
"Why is it that in every adventure, I always find myself in some sort of cave?" Link wondered aloud.
"Usually you have a lantern…" Marcus mumbled.
"Why don't you use Rauru's power? He is the Sage of Light."
Marcus put up his sword and whispered to Rauru. Light immediately shone from the blade. "Yes! Alright, now we know where we're going."
"And not a moment too soon." Link pointed to the cliff in front of them.
"A cliff in a cave?"
The heroes looked down to the other side. "It used to be a Zora's graveyard." Link determined, noticing the frozen pond below. "That is what this cavern is for."
"So we've reached a dead-end?"
Link peered down into the shadows below. "Something's down there."
"What?"
"I don't know, but I do know that we have to find out." Link began to climb down the wall. Marcus and Ganor followed. "Who's there?!"
They then saw something they never thought they'd see again. "How did you…?" Marcus could barely ask.
The tall creature turned to them, and their suspicions were confirmed. It was the hybrid winged Zora from the Bay. "Well, well. It seems we're both shocked to see each other. Especially since I was so sure I got rid of you, young desert boy!"
Ganor narrowed his eyes at him. The enemy merely smirked. "Hey! Freak!" Marcus had his sword at the ready. "We beat you once, we can beat you again!"
It was as if that was the battle cry. The heroes charged in at the hybrid, who flew up to avoid their swings. He thrust his hand into the ice, which shattered, making the heroes plummet into the cold water. Marcus called upon Ruto's power and created a whirlpool that created a piece of dry land at the depths of the deep pond. Landing there, Ganor shot up a powerful dark-fire flame. It hit the hybrid, making him fall into the water. Soon, it began to freeze again, threatening to trap the trio. Ganor charged as much energy as he could into his sword and released it in an explosion of fire that he was careful wouldn't hit his friends. The ice melted and evaporated because of the intense heat.
"No!" the hybrid cried. "You fool!" He was standing on the newly evaporated surface now, in perfect position for Link's attack. Light shown from the slice caused by the Master Sword, and he was defeated.
"I didn't think we'd see him again," Link said as he and the others climbed up the cliff.
They began to head out of the cave. When they got out, they saw their next challenge in front of them. It was the Minotaur that Ganor had faced in the mountains. Around him was a ring of fire, surrounding the heroes as well.
Ganor glared at his old enemy, "Didn't you learn your lesson when I destroyed you?"
"I'm standing here, therefore, you can't really say that you destroyed me," the Minotaur replied with an attitude.
"Watch it, Ugly!" Marcus chimed in. "Because now you have to deal with all three of us!"
"I don't take that as much of a threat coming from you runts."
Marcus charged at him, only to be hit backwards by his huge hand. "Be careful!" Ganor called to his friend. He recognized this battle plan from when he battled the beast. He saw that the wound on his stomach was no longer there. This was sure to be a tough battle.
Link prepared a spin attack and advanced to the beast. He released, spinning but missing every hit. Ganor, meanwhile, charged his dark magic into his sword. Link tried slashing again but was mainly dodging the giant beast's fists. Marcus had gotten up and was now charging Rauru's light magic. He released it, and it hit the Minotaur in the back. With a cry, the monster turned, glaring at his attacker. That gave Link the chance to perform a jump attack, hitting the beast's side. Then, Ganor ran with his blade covered in shadows and sliced it through the enemy. The Minotaur fell, defeated. All three of them jumped up and stabbed him straight down his back. He was then destroyed.
"I think I know what's coming next," Marcus whispered, breathing hard from his hit in the last battle.
"Phantom Ganon…" Link predicted.
Right on cue, there was the laugh of the shadowed being, and the next battle began immediately. Phantom Ganon fired three energy orbs, each hit by each hero. When he reflected it though, they doubled. The trio could only hit one each, and the others burst and hit each of them. Already exhausted from the previous fights, they knew they couldn't handle it if they kept multiplying. Still, it doubled again. Link attempted a spin attack, but it fell short of both. Ganor and Marcus continued just hitting one, and they dodged the remnants of the others. This time, the quantity tripled and was very fast. Each hero was able to return one but was easily hit by the remaining ones. The Phantom was also hit, and the trio sliced him as many times as they could. Then, the process started over again, weakening them even more. Again, they were able to return each and strike their enemy. With a cry, after the third time, Phantom Ganon vanished, finally defeated. The heroes caught their breath and looked on towards Clock Town. It seemed like a storm was forming just above the tower. The group knew that they had no time to lose, so they went on towards their final destination, ready to confront Ganondorf.