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Ocarina of Time: The Three Goddesses Reincarnated

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Morpha and Ruto

"All I see is water…" Link stated, as he moved around a pool of water, with four platforms inside of it. "Although, it is kind of murky…"

"I don't like the feeling I get from that water…" Navi murmured. She fluttered over it, and thought she saw a dark shape in the water. She hovered close to the water to try and make it out, but the water simply wasn't clear enough. "Link, come onto the platform and check this out…"

Link nodded, and jumped onto the platform. He got down on his hands and knees, and peered closely into the water. It wasn't hard to figure out what Navi wanted him to see, and so his face drew closer and closer to the water. Then, his face was wet and he was pushed back against the door where he had come from. He gasped, and looked at what was holding him up.

"Link! The water…inside…" Navi screamed, and flew to him. "Cut yourself free, now!"

Link slashed at the water, which shuddered a bit and loosened its grip to drop him. He looked inside the water tube-like thing that had pushed him back, and saw a round pulsing ball inside of it. He took out his hook shot and aimed for it.

"Link!" Navi shouted, and Link turned swiftly to see another tube of water encircle around his chest, and lifted him into the air. Link shouted but couldn't do anything as he was swept back and forth violently. Then, he went flying through the air, and hit the wall, this time to fall down onto his front.

"Ow…" Link grumbled. Navi flew over to him.

"Link! In the water…" Navi screeched, but her tone died down. Link picked himself up, and jumped onto a platform, frantically dodging the water as it attempted to grab at him again. He searched the water for what Navi was talking about, until he saw a glowing orb. He decided to take a chance, and dove for the glow. It didn't take long for him to draw up to it, and when he did, he almost gasped.

Inside the glowing ball was Tessa, but it seemed to be a protective barrier more than a cage. He touched it briefly only to get shocked violently. Then, he felt pressure around his chest again, and he was thrown out of the water.

"Did you see her?" Navi asked as Link picked himself up. He nodded, and readied his sword.

"I need to find some way to beat this thing first…" Link growled, and wiped some blood from the corner of his mouth away with his face. The tentacles dove at him again, in an attempt to kill him again, and he simply dodged and ran away.

"This is no way to beat it…" Link growled, as he got stuck in a corner of the room. However, the reach of the water seemed to come just short of being able to touch him. Then, the pulsing round object appeared in his vision, and he took out his hook shot. He nailed it, and the object drew out of the water. He held it in the palm of his hand, and almost retched at the feeling of it. Then, he threw it in the air and sliced it in half.

A terrible screech went through the air, and the water started to move in the pool violently. The screech continued through the air as the water level began to sink. Link felt that it was safe to crawl to the edge, and watch as the water drained. The round object behind him began to writhe violently, until it burst into many little pieces that disintegrated.

"Oh, that was a lovely sight." Navi murmured. She looked down to see that the pool had drained. Link frowned and jumped down to the bottom, as Tessa still had a protective barrier around her.

"Tessa?" Link asked. The girl inside, who was curled into a fetal position mid-barrier, didn't even stir. "Are you all right?"

"I think the barrier may need to be broken." Navi sighed. "But I don't know how." Link looked at the barrier that surrounded her. Something about the barrier seemed powerful beyond all reason, but not evil at all. In fact…it almost seemed…

Link shook his head. He wasn't sure where his head was going with that thought process. In any case, he had to try and break down the barrier. He reached out to touch it again, but slower, when his hand felt warm. He touched it, and it began to disintegrate from the center of his palm and outward. The protective barrier went all of the way to her skin, and took a while to fully melt away. The first thing uncovered was Tessa's torso, than it spread out towards both the top and bottom, until she was free.

Then she dropped to the ground, still unconscious. Her breathing was ragged, and her brow was covered in sweat. Link frowned, and picked her up, one hand under her back and one under her knees. "What was she doing in here?" Link asked. Navi flew around Tessa frantically.

"I don't know."

Then, a blue light engulfed Link, and the three were transported to the sages realm.

"Link! What are you doing holding that girl?" Ruto's voice pierced through Link's bones almost immediately. Link gulped, and saw Ruto standing in front of him on the blue pedestal. "Ah, so now you know that I'm the sage of water. Thanks to you, and I am reawakened as a sage, and an asset to your quest."

Link nodded, understanding this. He had suspected that she would be a sage, if the same thing had happened to her as Darunia. Ruto glared at Tessa's unconscious form during this action.

"However, I see that she didn't help you like she was supposed to." Ruto grumbled. "They won't be happy…"

"Who won't be happy?" Link asked. Ruto glared.

"Never mind that." Ruto stated. "In any case, I guess I should probably say that after seven years, I never really expected you to become my husband." Ruto murmured sadly. "I mean, you don't even come to visit within that time period, though you have a valid reason. Also…it seems that as a sage, I probably won't be able to marry anyway, especially to a Hylian."

"Umm…" Link didn't know what to say to that. On one hand, he was definitely relieved about this fact. However, another part of him felt guilty that she seemed to sad over it.

"You don't have to say anything." Ruto murmured. "I am going to make a different kind of vow to you. This isn't marriage, but it's still binding." Ruto smiled a bit. "I am going to vow to help you with your quest with all of my power! The only way I can do that now is give you this medallion, so that you can summon me when you need me…but remember that it will only work with the rest of the medallions…so you need two more."

"All right." Link nodded.

"The next one…I'm not sure who or what the next sage is. He or she probably deals with shadows…" Ruto stated. "Don't let me down, my vow needs to be completed for me to be at ease. Go find that next sage, and then the next one!"

"I promise to find the shadow and spirit sages, with all of my life." Link stated. Ruto smiled, completely satisfied with that. Then she raised her arms, and a blue medallion formed in her hands. She then tossed it to Link.

"One more thing before you go…" Ruto trailed off. Link began to fade from the sages realm.

"What's that?"

"Don't tell my father!"

End of Chappie

I can't believe this chapter; it's really short, because I couldn't think of anything. Oh well, I need to get this fic rolling anyway. I'm hoping that shield gives some of you clues as to what's happening, but it won't be the full-on explanation until later. Hahaha. The idea just occurred to me, and I went with it.

Oh, and I'm proud. I started to write out the last chapter of this fic, so that I have a definite goal, and I'm really proud of it. I'm almost done with the sixth page, so it's going to a long end…I'm excited.

Well, I'll stop talking and let you all get on with your own lives! Oh, and by the way, I am in the sky city in Twilight Princess! WOWZERS that game is fun! It's taking me a while because I have a heck of a lot of other things to do, and Mom and my littlest sister play it too…