Link looks up as he leads the group to the Ice Cavern ahead. He sighs as Shiro stops to listen to the blowing wind. "Something is off about this place."

Vaati looks around and nods. "Yes, something is wrong. Vernan is here and she is what is causing this cold. She is making the blizzard so harsh."

Link nods to the crew that right now only consists of Shadow, Shiro, Darmani, Vaati, and Sheik. Link looks back at the far off village where the rest of the crew is waiting. He lets out another sigh and turns back. He leads everyone into the cavern. Another breeze passes as they enter the cave.

D: Something ain't right here.
L: 'Ain't' isn't a word.
D: Ah Shut it, mister angelic.
L: I would rather if proper conversations had proper vocabulary and proper grammar.
D: I'll show you proper vocabulary.
Here Dark unleashes a rather impressive array of vocabulary and incase of this being read by a person younger than 16, I will not give you the satisfaction of writing these words down.
L: The nerve! I should show you.
Link: You two are giving me a headache. SHUT UP!
L and D: Sorry.

Link sighs as he looks around the room he is in. It is a room carved completely out of ice and rock. The designs are intricate and beautiful. The ice pillars sparkle in their beauty and the stone walls seemed solid enough to withstand the worse earthquakes. The room is beautiful and powerful. Darmani looks it over and nods, "Not bad. At least this one has good taste."

"I agree." proclaims Sheik. He is already across the room at a blue stone door with a giant snowflake carved into it. "Link, do you think Vernan is like Vaati and Bongo Bongo?"

Link nods. "If she is, all we need to do is overpower her and cease this destruction."

Dramani pushes the door open. They walk down a tunnel to a passage with stalactites on the ceiling. Link shoots a few down with his arrows. With the stalactites down, the way is clear and safe from possible injury. As they reach the end, they come to a fork. Three separate tunnels split from the one they are in. Link looks them over and nods. "Okay, Sheik, you and Darmani will take the left fork and Shiro takes the right with Vaati. I will take the middle with Shadow."

Shiro turns to Link. "What is the point in this?"

"I am pairing you up based on ability. Sheik, Vaati and Shadow are quick and You, Darmani and I are more powerful and are a heck of a lot slower and therefore we are prepared for obstacles ahead. Not to mention Vaati is the most magical person here and you are the only one here that lacks magic. Shadow will only listen to me. I rather not leave Sheik alone in a room with Vaati in case of a fight. I will also have Light and Dark with me so I am pretty much protected. On top of all this, we do not have the others to cover our back so we don't have room for very many problems or arguments. "

Shiro nods and leads Vaati down his tunnel.

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Link slides down a steep icy slope as Shadow follows closely behind. He uses the megaton hammer to smash six more freezards in his path. Shadow pounces onto an ice keese and rips apart a mini freezard.

L: Dark, can you feel that?
D: Yes…It feels like we are being watched. Any thoughts who or what it could be.
L: Vernan?
D: Doesn't seem the type to spy. That sounds more like what that paranoid Zant or those tricky witch sisters would do.
L: You're right. This feels more like the person or thing wants to be seen badly but can't for some strange reason.
D: Here's hoping that whatever or whoever it is, is at least friendly.
L: With our luck? Doubtful.
D: True.

At least the fighting has stopped. Link slashes a keese that tried to sneak up on him. "Shadow! Seek!"

There is a growl as Shadow speeds off in one direction and sniffs the air. He growls again and follows the scent of pain and despair. Link follows close behind. Shadow turns a corner ahead and stops in his tracks as the scent stops at a door. Link carefully opens it and walks into the room. The room is small with many objects in the room that are frozen solid. He spies a thin pillar of ice and gets a closer look to see a potted red rose inside. Link swallows as he turns to the wall on the far side of the room. It is the biggest form of ice in the whole room. Inside is a beautiful woman with white hair like a fresh blanket of snow. Her skin is pale and her body seems frail and easy to shatter. She is in a white silk dress that barely reveals her thin legs and shoeless feet. In her clasped hands is a red rose as she stares out with milk white eyes. She is frozen in ice as it seems for all eternity. Link shivers as he envisions what it'd be like to be frozen solid for thousands of years. Suddenly a cold hand touches his shoulder and Link whirls around to see no one behind him. He looks around and looks back at the woman. He then reaches into his quiver and pulls out a fire arrow and looks at it. As thoughts race through his head, he then shakes it and puts the arrow back. "There is no bringing one back from the dead once they are gone. It is only by the will of the goddesses alone that allow such miracles."

Link then turns his back on the frozen figure and walks out of the room, followed closely by Shadow.

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Sheik jumps over what looks like a skeleton made out of ice. The icefols turns with its giant axe and tries to slice him in half, only to be smashed to pieces by Darmani's punch. The ice reforms into the monster it once was.

"Shit!" Sheik shouts.

Darmani chances a glance towards the enraged Sheikah and swings again at the icefols. "Better be glad Dekii isn't here. Link might've thrown you through the wall."

Sheik does not even comment as he throws a cherry bomb into the monsters ribs. There is an explosion as the heat causes the ribs to melt a little. This time it didn't repair itself.

"We need to melt it!" shouts Sheik. Darmani nods and smashes his fists together. His fists0 surround themselves in flames and he brings one crashing into the skeletons head.

The entire skeleton melts and refreezes in a small icy puddle. Sheik makes sure that the thing is truly dead before letting out a breath that he was holding.

Darmani rubs his neck as he relaxes his muscles. "At this rate we'd be to poop to fight anything, let alone Vernan. What exactly are we looking for?"

Sheik starts in one direction. "Anything that could signify the direction we need to go to find Vernan."

The two walk out into a room to see a giant pillar in the center of a circular room. They look up to see it goes up to the cavern ceiling. Darmani looks around and sees something that looks like a bell. He smirks and goes over to take a closer look. The bell is white and has vines and flowers carved into the outer part. Darmani pulls back a fist and punches the bell, filling the room with its melodic sound. Sheik who was investigating a statue jumps about six feet into the air before turning and stomping over to Darmani and hitting him upside the head. "Cut it out! You just about gave me heart attack! Now what deliberate force of the great golden goddesses forced you to ring that bell and possibly give our positions away to Vernan and possibly any and all monsters in the immediate area?!"

Darmani at least has the right idea to look sheepish at what he had done. Suddenly there is a loud bang that echoes throughout the entire room. Sheik gets into a defensive position only to see the giant pillar begin sinking into the floor. When it vanishes completely from view, Sheik and Darmani stand there and stare at the empty spot. "Maybe that's what the bell does?" asks Darmani.

Sheik nods, "But what's the purpose?"

Darmain looks back up to see a hole in the ceiling. "Maybe an elevator?"

Sheik looks up and smirks. He nods to Dramani and walks over to stand on the column. Dramani hits the bell again and joins him. As the elevator rises to the floor, they are surrounded by ice keese. After a few well placed throw needles, they are lifted through the ceiling into another room. This room has high clear ice walls that are easy to see through. Looking around, Sheik sees their next destination. A high ledge in the room to their right with torches on either side of a door covered in ivy designs. They head out through a tunnel to the room and start to make their way up to the door. As they climb, Darmani looks around at the designs of ivy and roses on the floor, walls, pillars, and even the torches which he realizes are lit with blue fire. He taps Sheiks back. "Funny how the person who previously carved out this cave had a fixation on plant life yet they lived here in the Ice Mountains."

Sheik nods and turns to the door and opens it. As soon as the door closes behind them, it freezes over making it impossible to leave. There is a strange sound that rang throughout the door it sounds like running water. In alarm, Darmani rushes to a platform and pulls himself on it as Sheik climbs up next to him. Sheik is about to ask him about his plight when purple water starts to poor into the room through holes in the wall. "What is that stuff?"

Darmani shakes his head and begins to search the room for a way out. There is none. The platform they are on starts to rise slowly off the floor. Sheik seeing the hopelessness of the situation they are in slumps onto the platform. "Start looking for a way out! This room looks like it will drown if we don't find a way out in less than sixty minutes!"
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Vaati walks around with Shiro walking close behind. Vaati doesn't even give Shiro the time of the day as he wanders through doors, ignoring the monsters that Shiro fight with vigor. Shiro throws a dirty look at Vaati as he tries to catch up. When he does, he grabs Vaati's arm tightly and turns the shadow being to look at him. He growls into his face, "What the HELL? What the fuckin' HELL is wrong with you?!"

Vaati glares at him and tries to yank his arm away. Shiro yanks back and growls at Vaati's wince. "Stop that! Every time Link is around you act like it is your duty to help him and save our land, but when you are all alone you act as if no one is as important as you and ignore us in our struggles and strife! I still don't trust you and that is because you never gave me a reason to trust you to begin with! You are part of our team so act it! You should treat the rest of us with respect as we treat you!"

Vaati stops struggling and stares at him. At the last line, he turns his head away and stares at the wall. Shiro continues, "I don't get what has crawled into your ass and died but we must work together in order to survive. Link is your master, right? He has trusted you and me to work together and find anything that is of use in this tunnel. We will get nowhere if we continue like this so how about we start over?"

Shiro drops Vaati's arm and raise his hand and says, "I'm Shiro. I am head of the Hyrulian Army and am rather good with a rapier and spear."

Vaati looks at him and smiles before taking the hand and shaking. "Vaati; wind sorcerer and shadow servant to Link. Truce?"

"Truce"

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Link walks into another room. It is similar to the one with the beautiful girl in except this girl is clasping a green rose. Green is a rather odd color for a rose. Link looks at the girl to see that she had sapphire blue eyes and strawberry blond silk hair that goes down her back. She is as pale and fragile as the previous girl. Link blinks as he looks her over. It is strange that both girls are dressed similarly; a light gown that could pass off as a nightgown and bare feet. Link looks her over as the memory of the girl out in the blizzard comes back. She was dressed in a similar fashion. He blinks as he starts to think this through. He turns and leaves the room. He does not know why but he thinks that those girls hold great significance in this temple.

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Sheik is sitting cross legged with his head in his hands. Darmani is looking around frantically. They are almost reaching the ceiling and it looks like there was no way out. Darmani slumps down in defeat and looks at the upset Sheik. He then stops to think before speaking. "I know that I can breathe under water as well as I can breathe on land but you are going to drown, aren't you?"

Sheik doesn't even lift his head as he makes a nodding motion and lets out a muffled "yes".

Darmani furrows his brows in concern and then sighs sadly. He then gets up and starts pounding the wall and ceiling for a way out. The raft they are on tilts from the motion and Darmani's foot sinks into the purple liquid. Darmani jumps back at a strange unfamiliar feeling and looks down in shock as his foot comes out just fine. Darmani thinks before rolling into the liquid. Sheik panics thinking that he was abandoned. Suddenly Darmani pulls himself up the raft again. He looks at Sheik, "Come on in. This water is different. You can breathe in it!"

Sheik frowns but takes a breath and jumps in. He is shocked when he inhales again and feels the liquid enter his mouth but only air enter his lungs. Darmani nods and let's himself sink to the bottom. Sheik follows as Darmani knocks on the wall a couple of times before breaking a hole in the wall and making a tunnel. They go through until they find a incline upward and break the surface. Sheik and Darmani pull themselves onto dry land. Darmani chuckles to himself before looking to Sheik. He then frowns upon seeing that Sheik is extremely pale and shaking like a recently struck gong. Darmani checks Sheik but finds him unresponsive. "Sheik? Sheik!"

Darmani swears under his breath as he gently lifts the still sheikah from the ground. "Something is in that purple water. Whatever it is thankfully doesn't affect gorons."

He carries Sheik down the tunnel while keeping his eyes out. He has to find someone and quick.

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Vaati blows away a collection of enemies as Shiro pulls out a rapier and slashes two more enemies. He then picks up his now broken spear. "Great! I now have to get another spear! Do you know how long I've had this? Do you know how many fights I've been through with this one? I have done a lot and I came to treasure it!"

Vaati shakes his head as he cuts his last enemy with a shadow sword. He then turns to the knight and looks the knight and looks his spear over and then says, "Keep the pieces. I am skilled in making stuff like clothes and weapons. I can fix that and make it as strong as when you first had it. Maybe even stronger."

Shiro looks at Vaati in shock and smiles gratefully. "Where did you learn…?"

"I am the reincarnation of a minish known as Vaati. He died a hundred years ago. He was a skilled craftsman but his curiosity of negative human emotions caused him to steal a powerful hat and cause great destruction that the hero of that time stopped. That hat is the one I have now but at least I have more control over it."

Shiro feels awkward but then smiles. "At least you are different this time around."

Vaati smiles gently and nods. He then looks up at the sudden sound of twinkling. "Navi?"

Navi flutters over to them and lands on Vaati's shoulder. The two can see her shivering from the cold. "I was blown around in the wind for hours. I l-lost sight of Eep. I'm s-sorry."

Vaati lifts his hat slightly. "It'll be warmer in here. Try and warm up as much as you can. We just need to find Vernan in here and then we'll get back to where the others are."

Navi nods and clambers under the hat before Vaati pulls it back down on his head. Shiro then pulls his rapier again as they walk into a room full of icefols and freezards. "Well, at least Dekii will be happy to know that Navi is alive and doing well."

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Link opens the next door as Shadow follows him in. "A fourth."

Inside was another frozen girl except she has soft silver hair and deep lava red eyes. In her clasped hands is a blue rose. Link looks at this girl and thinks this over. He then turns and leaves the room. He turns to Shadow "See if you can find the final girl."

Shadow nods and sniffs the ground and runs off in one direction with Link close behind.

D: Trying to find the girl from the mountains?
Link: She came to see us when we stuck in the blizzard. She may need help! Our best bet right now is to find her.
L: That might be a good idea. I can't help but sense Vernan from all sides.

Link speeds up as they reach another door.

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Darmani shields Sheik as yet another ice spear hits his back. Sheik remains unresponsive as his eyes glazed over. Darmani pulls out a bomb and tosses it at the icefols. The explosion and scream of pain is enough to let him know that the bomb has worked. He gets back to moving and looks back to see some blood on the floor. He looks at his back in the reflection of a stalagmite. His back is covered in cuts. None of them were deep thanks to the fact that his skin is rock hard and will take a good amount of force to even scratch. He takes another step forward and the floor gives out. He falls through the floor and finds himself sliding down the ice and landing on the ground in front of two figures. Darmani checks Sheik for any injuries before looking up. "Hey Vaati. Do you think you could look at Sheik?"