Chapter 21

It was now bright outside. The sun was showing, but it was still too cold for it to melt the snow. Icicles were hanging on the edge of the roofs of the cabins. The snow sparked beautifully.

Zelda was sitting on the bed, reading a book. Then she heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." she said.

The door opened. Sheik peeked inside. Then he walked in and shut the door.

"The weather died down." he said.

"I can see that." Zelda said, smiling.

Sheik walked towards Zelda and sat down beside her. Then he smiled under his collar.

"What are you reading?" he asked.

"It's a book I bought from the store the other day." she said.

The book was titled Spirit of the Wolf. On the cover, it had a picture of a snowy forest, a full moon, and a ghostly face of a wolf in the dark background.

"It's a good book." Zelda said, "Want to read it?"

"Maybe later." he said.

Sheik turned his head. Zelda looked at him and put the book down. She placed her hand on Sheik's shoulder. Sheik turned to Zelda.

"What?" he asked.

"Are you ok?" Zelda asked.

"I'm fine." Sheik said, smiling.

It was quiet for awhile, but the silence was soon broken. Sheik's stomach began growling. It was a good thing he had his collar on, because he could feel his face turn red with embarrassment. Zelda chuckled.

"I'm getting a little hungry myself." she said. Zelda got up and walked towards a cabinet. She pulled out her bag and then pulled out two red apples.

"I picked these when I was in the garden that day." she said.

Zelda handed an apple to Sheik. Then she began eating her own. Sheik just stared at the apple.

Zelda swallowed a piece and turned to Sheik.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Sheik shook his head, "Nothing."

Sheik pulled down his collar and took a bite of the apple. It was a bit sweet and tangy at the same time. Zelda also took a bite of her own apple. Then she noticed a brown spot on hers.

"Some of them are going a bit bad." she said.

Sheik checked his, and it was fine. No bruises or anything. It was just a plain, red apple. He finished it up, and then got up. He threw the core in the trash can. Sheik walked towards the bed and sat down.

Zelda had also finished her apple. She did the same thing, and then sat back down. She quickly noticed that Sheik wasn't happy.

"Are you ok?" she asked.

Sheik raised his head, "I'm fine."

"Don't lie." Zelda said, "I hate it when you lie to me."

Sheik had felt his heart skip a beat. He did lie to her, but how did she know that? He sighed.

"What's wrong?" Zelda asked.

"Um….remember when I told you about part of my past?" he asked.

"Yeah." Zelda said.

"I can't get rid of it." Sheik said, "I can't forget about it. What can I do to make it go away?"

"I don't know." Zelda said.

"It's too bad that I can't go and change the past." he said, "If I can, then….."

Sheik didn't say anything else. It took Zelda awhile to figure out what he was trying to say.

"You still……miss her, don't you?" Zelda said.

Sheik nodded, "Yes I do……but….if Crystal was still alive, then I would have never met you."

Zelda smiled, "I understand."

"No matter how much I try to forget about it, it keeps on coming back."

"You're not the only one with a bad past, Sheik." Zelda said. "Many of the others had a miserable past."

"And you?" Sheik asked.

"I did at times, but I keep them hidden."

Sheik sighed. He was about to put his collar back on, but Zelda pulled it down again. Sheik felt his face turn red.

"Um…..what are you doing?" he asked.

Zelda kissed Sheik. He smiled.

"Can I put my collar back on now?" he asked.

"Sure." Zelda said, smiling.

Sheik put his collar back on, and then got up. He walked towards the door, opened it, and left. Zelda just sat on the bed.

The wind was blowing hard, making the snow fly everywhere. The snow on the ground made it hard for Sheik to move. He had no idea where he was going; he just wanted to take a walk for some reason.

Samus, on the other hand, was still unconscious. The part where he had hit his head was bruised up. He was like this for about thirty minutes before he woke up. He groaned and sat up, and held his head.

"Ow…..what happened?" he asked himself.

Just then, he heard a knock on the door. Samus walked over to it and answered it. It was Sheik.

"Hello!" Sheik asked.

"Hi, come in."

Sheik walked inside. He immediately felt the warm air touch his tan skin. It felt real nice.

"I wanted to take a walk, but then I decided to stop by and say hello." he said.

Samus smiled. He sat down on the bed and sighed.

"Something wrong?" Sheik asked.

Samus raised his head, "…….My ship crashed, and I suffered from a few cuts, and a broken leg. I had to save Link from freezing to death in an icy lake. I tried to get the Triforce back from Ganondorf and Bowser, but they attacked me." Samus said, "If something else happens to me, I might as well kill myself!"

Sheik bit his lip, "Sorry I asked. But….to tell you the truth, the same thing happened to me with Ganondorf and Bowser."

Samus didn't say anything. That's when Sheik noticed a large bruise on Samus's head.

"How did you get that bruise?" Sheik asked.

"I slipped and hit my head on the sink……and I guess I blacked out for awhile."

Sheik was about to say something, but the door of their cabin opened.

"Hello." he said, "Come on in."

Link walked inside and sat down on the bed. He didn't look happy at all.

"Link?" Samus asked.

Link turned to Samus, and then turned away.

"Link? Are you ok?" Sheik asked.

It took Link awhile to answer, "Yeah, I'm fine."

"You don't look ok."

Samus walked towards Link and sat down. He tried to get a good look at his face. Link's eyes were a little red. For some reason, he had been crying. Samus bit his lip.

"Something happened, right?" he asked.

Link nodded.

"What?"

"A friend of mine…..died yesterday."

Samus's jaw dropped, "Oh boy, what happened this time?"

Link tried to moisten his lips again before he continued speaking, "Roy told me that he and Marth were in a fight. He threw Marth out the window and he was covered in blood. I saw that Roy was also injured, but not as badly. He just had a scratched arm."

"What caused the fight?"

"I don't know. Both of them didn't tell me. Marth just said that he crashed through the window and that's how he got hurt."

Samus was about to say something, but Link spoke again.

"But…..that's not what caused his death." he said.

"What did?" Samus asked.

"Well…I thought that the pill that Mario gave to Marth killed him…but Roy was the one that really murdered him." Link said.

Now Samus was speechless.

"Well, how is Roy taking it?" Sheik asked.

Link was silent for a moment. Then he spoke up.

"He's taking it harder than I thought." he said, "And he's so upset, he won't come out of the cabin for anything. He doesn't want to talk to anyone or have anyone around, either. He's been crying so much, he looks terrible and can barley speak."

"Oh man." Samus said, "He's that upset, huh?"

Link nodded.

"I have to go talk to him."

"I doubt he'd want anyone around."

"I don't care!"

Samus got up and seft the cabin.

"Hmm." Sheik said, "I have to go as well."

Sheik walked out of the cabin. Link sighed.

Sheik walked in a snowy forest. For some reason, he wanted some time alone. He rested his back against a tree and closed his eyes for awhile.

Then he sensed something. He raised his head and looked around. There was nothing there. He felt as though he was being stalked, but by who?

A chill ran down Sheik's spine. He hoped it was someone he knew, but he wasn't sure. Sheik continued walking, while keeping an eye out for anything suspicious. He heard a branch snap, and he quickly turned around, but didn't see anything. Then, something had jumped on his back. Sheik let out a scream and tried to thrash the figure off. The thing jumped off of Sheik's back and ran up a tree. Sheik got a closer look at it. It was only a squirrel.

Now embarrassed, Sheik leaned his back against a tree and sat down. The cold breeze blew on him. He leaned his head on the tree as well. Then he closed his eyes. Of course, the snow was making colder than he already is. But he didn't care. Sheik opened his eyes and looked around. Then he saw a shadow.

Sheik got up and walked slowly towards it. The shadow reached out a hand and grabbed Sheik by the neck. Sheik punched the person in the face. The person, who turned out to be Ganondorf, fell to the ground. Ganondorf got up, but Sheik grabbed him by the neck.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?" he shouted.

Ganondorf escaped Sheik's grip and backed into a tree.

"So…..you're still alive, huh?" he asked.

"I'm not that easy to beat!" Sheik said, crossing his arms.

"Neither am I!"

Ganondorf tried to grab Sheik, but he dodged Ganondorf. Ganondorf kicked him in the back, and Sheik fell to the ground. Sheik got up.

"Why are you attacking me?" he asked.

"I'm not leaving until your dead!" Ganondorf said.

"Yeah, but why?"

Ganondorf clinched his fists, "I despise you, and all the others. I almost got the Triforce, but a little pipsqueak got in my way. Now it's gone."

"Who?" Sheik asked, raising his left eyebrow.

"That small kid! He had a cap and a striped shirt!"

Sheik smiled, "Ness." he said softly.

Ganondorf was silent for a moment. "Then Samus wanted to help Bowser and me."

"What for?"

"I don't know."

Ganondorf lowered his head, "I said that I'm not leaving until you, Link, Young Link, and Zelda are gone and out of my way! You're first!"

Ganondorf charged at Sheik, but he vanished. Ganondorf stopped and looked around. Sheik appeared behind Ganondorf and kicked him in the back. Ganondorf crashed to the ground.

Sheik stared down at Ganondorf, but then he recovered and grabbed Sheik by the shoulder. He punched him in the face and then the stomach. Then he lifted Sheik off the ground and threw him against the tree.

Sheik was stunned, but otherwise fine. He jumped on a tree branch, but it couldn't support his weight. The branch was too thin. It broke and Sheik fell to the ground. He was stunned for awhile. Ganondorf kicked him on the side, and Sheik screamed. Then he grabbed him and threw him.

Sheik hit the ground. He struggled to get up. Then Ganondorf ran and punched him in the jaw. After that, he grabbed Sheik's face, and ripped his collar off. Sheik's mouth was now bleeding. Ganondorf smirked.

"I'd never thought I'd say this, but you put up a good fight." he said. "But I'm not going easy on you! Now, it gets serious."

"If you want the Triforce, why are you attacking ME?" Sheik asked.

Ganondorf chuckled, "Because I don't want you interfering again! Once I dispose you, Link, and Zelda, I'll head back to the temple to get the Triforce once again!"

"What about Young Link?"

"Ha!" Ganondorf said, "He will not be able to defeat me!"

"But Ness sure did." Sheik said, smiling.

Ganondorf was now angry for what Sheik had said to him. He charged and punched him in the face. Sheik fell to the ground. Then Ganondorf stomped on Sheik's hand. He screamed.

"He only beat me because I let my guard down." he said.

He kneeled down to Sheik with an evil smile.

"But I'm not letting my guard down for you. You're a tough opponent, I like that. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to let you go, oh no." Ganondorf continued, "Your not going to make this out alive, Sheik. I mean it this time. You're going to die like the rest of the Sheikh that came across me."

"Wha…..?" Sheik said as his eyes widened.

"I wiped out the ones that tried to fight me years ago. They perished because they were foolish that they thought that they can defeat me."

Sheik got up.

"How many of them did you destroy?" he asked.

"Where should I start?" Ganondorf said, giving an evil smile, "Oh, and that reminds me! A year ago, a Sheikth, much like you, came to defeat me. However, I got away with it."

"There was another?" Sheik asked.

Ganondorf nodded, "She had the guts to come and face me, but the fight was so easy, I didn't know that it was already over."

"Who was she?" Sheik asked.

"Why would you care?"

"Because I was the….."

Then he remembered.

"Impa?" he asked.

"So that was the girl's name, huh?" Ganondorf said, "Hmm."

Sheik was getting angry. He tightened his fists and clinched his teeth.

"Aw, what's wrong?" Ganondorf teased, "Don't worry, you will be joining her!"

Ganondorf charged at Sheik, but Sheik dodged once again. Ganondorf turned around and kicked him. Sheik lost his balance and fell off a cliff. Ganondorf ran and grabbed Sheik's hand.

"You saved me?" Sheik asked.

"I'm not finished with you yet! If you're going to die, I shall be the one to kill you!"

Ganondorf pulled Sheik up and threw him against a tree. He slammed into it, but got up.

Ganondorf drew his sword and slashed Sheik with it. Sheik took the hit and fell to the ground. Ganondorf then stomped on his wrist. Sheik screamed.

"I'm going to get rid of you like I did the Princess!" Ganondorf said. He grabbed Sheik by the back of the neck.

"For your information, Zelda is…." Then he stopped. If Ganondorf found out that Zelda is still alive, then he would try to find her and kill her. Sheik didn't want that to happen.

"Is what?" Ganondorf asked angrily.

Sheik didn't say anything. Ganondorf threw him to the ground.

"You're really starting to annoy me!"

Ganondorf kicked Sheik once again. He screamed. Ganondorf smiled evilly. Sheik got up; his face was full of sweat. But then he saw that Ganondorf didn't break a sweat. Sheik wiped the sweat off of his face.

Ganondorf charged his warlock punch and hit Sheik. Sheik was slammed against the tree once more. Then Ganondorf grabbed him, punched him in the face, and threw him down.

Sheik was now too weak to defend himself, which gave Ganondorf the upper hand. He grabbed Sheik once more and slammed him against a tree, this time, a lot harder. Sheik could feel the bones in his back crack. Blood sprayed from his mouth. Ganondorf grabbed him and slammed him against the tree for the final time. Sheik closed his eyes slowly. When he let go, Sheik slid down from the tree and into the ground. Blood was on his back, which had been scraped on the thick tree.

Ganondorf grinned. He moved Sheik's limp body with his foot to see if he was still alive.

Sheik didn't move.

Ganondorf laughed. "You should've known better than to mess with me."

Ganondorf kicked Sheik for the final time. While he didn't respond, Ganondorf smiled.

Then he left.

Sheik had stayed in the same position for who knows how long. He gasped and opened his eyes. He was very thankful that he was still alive, even in this kind of weather. Sheik got up slowly. He looked around. There was no sign of Ganondorf anywhere.

Sheik looked down. The snow around him was covered in blood. And so was his chest. He was in a lot of pain as well. He panted heavily. He didn't know if he was dying or not. Blood was dripping from his body. He walked slowly and tried to find his way to the cabin.

Inside the cabin, Zelda was still reading. Then she set the book down and got up. She was about to head outside, but someone had already knocked on the door.

Zelda answered it, and she gasped. Sheik's clothing was ripped up and he was bleeding all over. The blood dripped on the floor. And his hair was a mess.

"What happened?" she asked frantically, "Are you ok?"

Sheik found the urge to speak, "I'm ok……I'm ok."

Sheik groaned and fell over, but Zelda caught him. Then his body fell limp. Zelda pulled Sheik in and laid him down on the bed. It turns out that Sheik went out cold due to the pain in his body. Zelda grabbed a rag and wet it down in the faucet. Then she cleaned Sheik's face up.

"How did this happen?" she asked softly.

Sheik didn't answer. Zelda sighed. She knew deep in her heart that Sheik was going to be all right. She let out a small smile. She grabbed a wet rag and cleaned him up a little. Then she noticed a large scratch on his chest. She decided to clean that up as well.

After she was done, she washed the bloody rag out and then sat down in a wooden chair. She grabbed the same book that she had been reading. She read, while keeping an eye on Sheik as well.

Sheik stirred and opened his eyes. He looked around. His vision was a bit blurry for some reason. He tried to sit up, but his body ached so badly that he had to lie back down. He was still covered in cuts and bruises. A black circle was shown on his left eye.

Zelda put the book down and saw that Sheik was awake. She closed the book and walked over to him.

"Are you ok?" she asked.

It took awhile for Sheik to answer, "Yeah…..I think so."

Sheik tried to sit up again, but this time he tried to do it a bit slower. He groaned a bit as he did, but managed to sit up anyway.

"Would you mind telling me what happened?" Zelda asked.

"Ganondorf wanted revenge, so he chose to fight me." he said, "Unfortunately, he almost won."

"Almost?"

"He wanted to kill me, and I was so weak that I couldn't defend myself."

"How come he wanted to kill you?"

"For interfering with him and the Triforce." he said, "I didn't tell him about you, though."

"Why not?" Zelda asked.

"Because……I didn't want to put you in anymore danger." Sheik said.

Zelda smiled, "Thanks, I guess."

Sheik sighed softly, and then let out a small smile. Zelda leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"So, how are the others doing?" she asked.

"Um….Zel?" Sheik said.

"Yes?"

Sheik exhaled, "Do……so you remember when you and Marth were….dating?"

"Yeah." she said, "Why?"

Sheik was silent for a moment before he decided to speak again, "I hate to tell you this….but he died….earlier."

Zelda gasped, "Wha….ho…how did he die?"

"Two different reasons."

"How?"

"Him and Roy were fighting each other, I guess……and….Mario gave him a poison pill by accident."

"Oh no…." she said, "I'm sorry. Are….are we going to plan any funeral services? "

"I don't know." Sheik said, "We're going to have to talk to Link and Roy about that. They were the closest friends that Marth ever had."

Zelda got up, "Then let's go!"

"Hold on!" Sheik said.

Zelda stopped, and then turned around towards Sheik.

"We can't say anything right now." he said, "Just wait for a little while longer, then we'll discuss it….ok?"

"All right…." Zelda sighed.

"And besides, they might be still upset."

"Well, we can't wait TOO long!"

"I know but…..just give them some more time." Sheik said.

"But…"

Then Zelda stopped. She didn't want to argue with Sheik. She sighed.

"Ok, you win." she said.

Sheik smiled

"I want to get outside, anyway." Zelda said, "I won't bother them, I promise."

"Then I'm coming with you." Sheik said.

"What? You don't believe me?"

"I believe you; I just want to walk with you."

Zelda couldn't help but blush, "Ok then."

Sheik raised an eyebrow. Why was she blushing? She had walked with Sheik before, so why was this different?

"Are you ok?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Zelda said.

The two walked out of their cabin and into the cold. Zelda shivered the moment she felt the cold air blow against her body. Sheik ran inside and grabbed a small blanket and put it over Zelda's shoulders. Zelda looked at Sheik and smiled.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

Zelda nodded, "Yeah."

The two walked outside, and a few moments later, they were in the woods. The thick trees surrounded every area. Zelda looked around. She could see her breath in the cold. Sheik walked ahead of Zelda. The cold air blew, and Zelda shivered. But Sheik didn't flinch. His clothing was as thin as Zelda's, but why wasn't he cold like her? It was his tan skin that kept him from being as cold. For once, Sheik was glad that he wasn't as light as Zelda was, but he was still a bit worried about her, as well as himself.

Zelda looked around the area, and then she heard something.

"What was that?" she asked.

Sheik turned to her, "What was what?"

"I heard something."

"Well, I didn't."

Zelda sighed, "I must be hearing things."

Sheik turned back around and started walking again. Zelda was now getting confused.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

Sheik hung his head, "I have no idea."

Just then, they heard an evil laugh. Sheik and Zelda kept up their guard. Sheik put his collar on, but he didn't have his hat. They looked around. Ganondorf walked out from behind a tree, and Bowser did the same.

"So….we meet again." Ganondorf said.

Ganondorf was about to say something else, but when he saw Zelda, he gasped softly.

"How are you still alive?" he asked.

"Back off!" Sheik said, going into a fighting stance, "We don't want to fight."

"Don't want to fight, huh?" Bowser said, "Looks like you have no choice."

"Once we get rid of you two, then we're going to get rid of the other two!" Ganondorf said.

"Why do you hate us so much?" Sheik asked.

"Because you guys always got in my way no matter what I do!" he said, "And you're getting what you deserve!"

Bowser and Ganondorf began circling Sheik and Zelda. Sheik was getting ticked off, while Zelda was trying to remain calm.

Ganondorf and Bowser stopped circling and just stood there.

"Well, let's begin, shall we?" Ganondorf asked.

Bowser nodded. Before they got a chance to attack, Sheik jumped on Ganondorf's back. Ganondorf thrashed around and threw Sheik off. Then, Ganondorf got his sword and tried to slam it on Sheik, but he rolled out of the way and got up.

Bowser grabbed Zelda from behind and slammed her onto the ground. She quickly got up and used Din's Fire on Bowser. He roared in pain as he got burned. The fire appeared to have burned his eyes, so he couldn't see very well either.

Ganondorf tried to slam his sword on Sheik, but he did a flip and kicked it out of Ganondorf's hands. It fell a few feet behind Sheik. Ganondorf tried to get the sword, but Sheik wouldn't allow it. So Ganondorf tripped Sheik with his foot and got his sword back.

Sheik got up and charged at Ganondorf, but he punched Sheik, and he fell the ground. Then, Ganondorf grabbed him once more and threw him. Sheik hit his head on a rock and everything shut down. He had been knocked unconscious.

Bowser grabbed Zelda by the arm. Just when Zelda was about to attack, she saw the state that Sheik was in. She gasped.

"Sheik!" she yelled.

Ganondorf let out an evil laugh, "I'd let you go, but you would end up getting in my way again!"

Zelda struggled to get out of Bowser's grasp, but he only held her tighter. Ganondorf turned to Bowser.

"Bowser!" he said.

"Yes?"

"We're not leaving until we make sure that both are dead, got that?"

"Yes sir!"

Zelda gasped. A few years ago after they had joined Super Smash Brothers Melee, they had no interest in killing them. Now they seemed serious, deadly serious.

Zelda had to think of something, and fast.

"Um…..let me ask you something." she said, trying to get out of Bowser's grasp, "Why in the world would you kill a Princess?"

Ganondorf snorted, "Because, Princesses will always get in my way!"

Sheik had now gained consciousness and woke up. He raised his head and saw the three.

"Well……what if I decide to help you?" she asked, "After all, I'm just as strong as you are."

Ganondorf had to admit that Zelda can put up quite a fight. He grinned evilly.

"Perhaps this girl CAN be quite useful after all." he thought to himself.

Sheik couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"Z….Zelda." he said, trying to get her attention.

Zelda turned around and place her finger on her lip. Sheik got the idea and grinned evilly. Zelda smiled and nodded.

"Well…..shall we go?" she said as sinisterly as she could.

"Yes!" Ganondorf said.

"But what about him?" Bowser said, pointing to Sheik.

"Let's spare him….for the moment!" Ganondorf said.

Ganondorf and Bowser walked away, but Zelda trailed behind. She walked towards Sheik and stopped in front of him.

"I have a plan to stop them." she whispered, "Just play along with this, ok?"

Sheik smiled, "Ok."

Zelda nodded and then left. Sheik secretly followed her.

When Zelda caught up with Bowser and Ganondorf, she remained quiet. They walked in an open field. She had no idea where they were going, but she just had to play along for awhile. They started to walk up a hill. Sheik was trying to stay as close as he can, but he had to make sure that Bowser and Ganondorf cannot see him. Sheik decided to speak to Zelda though mind-speak.

"So what do you have planned?" he asked.

"You'll see." Zelda said, "I'm not telling anyone, because if I did, you might hold back, and they'll be suspicious."

"Oh…ok."

"Just play along with this."

When they got farther up, Sheik could barley breath. Zelda had taken them to the highest part of a mountain.

Then, Ganondorf snapped. He pushed Zelda near the cliff. Zelda almost fell off, but regained her balance.

"So….you though that you could trick us into helping so that you could get rid of us, didn't you?" he said.

Zelda gasped.

"How did you know?" she asked.

"Ha! Because you just told me, Princess!" Ganondorf laughed.

Sheik ran and kicked Ganondorf in the back, making him fall to the ground. Ganondorf got up.

"Bowser and I are NOT that easy to beat!" he said, "Now, I'm REALLY going to kill you two for trying to trick us like that!"

Bowser let out an ear shattering roar, which caused Zelda and Sheik to fall to their knees and cover their ears. And believe it or not, Ganondorf was covering his ears as well. Bowser rushed towards Sheik and slashed him in the chest, which caused his wound to re-open. Blood started dripping from his chest and onto the snow, staining it and his cloths.

Ganondorf grabbed Zelda and threw her. She slid across the snow and almost fell off the cliff. Luckily, she stopped before she fell off. She got up, but Ganondorf kicked her, then she fell off. But she grabbed a rock and held on tight.

"Say good-bye!" Ganondorf said, getting ready to stomp on Zelda's hand.

"Stop!" Sheik yelled. He ran and got on Ganondorf's back. Ganondorf thrashed around, trying to get Sheik off.

Zelda got on the cliff and sighed. Bowser charged at Zelda.

"Get away!" she screamed.

Zelda held out her hand, which caused a blast of psychic energy to blow on Bowser. He was thrown back and slammed on Sheik and Ganondorf.

Zelda had no idea how she caused the attack. This had never happened to her before. But she had decided to worry about that later.

"Get…..OFF!" Ganondorf yelled.

Sheik was underneath Ganondorf, gasping for air. Zelda grabbed Bowser with her magic and threw him. Ganondorf got up and so did Sheik.

"Thanks." Sheik panted.

"No problem." Zelda replied.

"How are we suppose to beat them?"

Zelda looked around, and then she got an idea. She took a deep breath and sighed.

"I know how." she said softly.

Zelda walked towards a cliff. Sheik's eyes widened, but before he was going to say anything, Zelda called out.

"Bowser….Ganondorf!"

They turned around and saw Zelda, and grinned evilly. They walked towards her.

Sheik walked towards her too, but Zelda created a spell, which lifted Sheik off the ground and farther away from them. He landed on the ground.

"Zelda!" he shouted.

Zelda closed her eyes.

"This is the only way to get rid of them once and for all." she said through mind speak.

"Zelda please." Sheik said, mind speaking, "There has to be- - -"

"There isn't." Zelda said, "I'm sorry."

Zelda created a Dins Fire and aimed it on the ground behind Bowser and Ganondorf.

"This is the only way to defeat them." Zelda said, mind speaking again, "Even if it means killing myself."

"No!" Sheik said, "Please, there is another way, we just haven't found it yet! Please don't do this! Zelda!"

"Good bye!"

Zelda detonated the Dins Fire, which caused the cliff to separate. Bowser and Ganondorf saw it going down and tried to get back on the cliff, but it was too late. Sheik ran and tired to save Zelda, but the ice has now fallen, taking the three with it.

"Nooooooo!" Sheik screamed.

The cliff, including Zelda, Ganondorf, and Bowser, disappeared in the fog below. The cliff was even higher than the one Young Link had fallen off of.

Sheik wanted to go down there with them, but couldn't. For some reason, he was too frightened. He remembered the time that they had fought like this, and he thought that he had lost Zelda. But this time, he had lost her for good. No one could survive a fall like that, including if the fall had tons of ice crushing them when they hit the ground.

Link ran towards the sorce of the sound. He climbed a mountain and then saw someone standing. When he took a closer look, it turned out to be Sheik.

"Sheik?" he said.

Sheik didn't respond. Link ran towards him.

"I heard an explosion!" he said, "Are you ok?"

Sheik clinched his fists tightly and shut his eyes tightly, "I'm ok."

"What happened?" Link asked, "And…..wasn't Zelda with you?"

"Link…." Sheik said, "Ganondorf and Bowser attacked us again. We…..we tried to stop them…….Zelda used an attack to….to…."

"To what?" Link asked, now he was getting scared.

"She used Dins Fire….to separate the cliff between us…..taking the three with it."

Link gasped. It was true. Zelda had sacrificed herself to defeat Ganondorf and Bowser.

Sheik fell to his knees. The collar that was hiding half of his face became loose and fell down, showing his entire face. He still had his eyes shut tightly and his teeth clinched together.

"Why on earth did they attack you guys in the first place?" Link asked.

"I...don't know." Sheik sobbed.

Sheik's body started to shake violently. Tears streamed down his face. He finally broke down and cried for awhile.

"N...n...n.." he stammered.

After a few minutes, Sheik let out a blood curdling scream.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

A/N: Wow! This has to be the longest chapter in this story. Thats because its really two chapters in one; I edited chapter 22 in it to make it longer. See ya!