"So, you don't remember anything?" Nathen asked.

"Nothing." Lily sighed.

"Could it have been some sort of a pause in time?" Randy asked.

"Not likely, otherwise we'd have all been frozen." Nathen replied. "The only thing that I can make of it, is that necklace."

"Then I should take it off." Lily said.

"No, you shouldn't." Link sighed. "It's tied into all of your brain functions."

"Brain functions..."

"The brain controls your body."

"I know that, but how did you come up with this strange idea?"

"I'm not sure...But after Lanaru gave me that gift, I've been able to sense things."

"You're kidding, right?"

"No, I'm completely serious."

"Okay, so lets say that the necklace is tied into my brain functions, how would it affect me?"

"Logically, if the necklace was removed, you'd die." Nathen sighed.

"If it wasn't removed, what would the affect be?"

"I'm not sure about that, but my guess would be, it would eventually kill you reguardless of it being removed or damaged."

"So, this thing might still kill me?"

"Exactly."

Lily stood up and left the room. She went into her own room, sat on the bed and cried.

She cried for the pain she had been through, for everything that had happened to Hyrule and for Link.

She must have cried herself to sleep, for when she woke up, it was almost dawn. Lily wiped away the tears in her eyes and packed up what she had brought with her.


Just after dawn, they left. They didn't want to take time getting there, so Link took out the Ocarina of Time and played Perlude of Light. The last note rang out, but nothing happened, they didn't move.

"Did you do it wrong by chance?" Randy asked.

"No, I'm sure I did it right..." Link replied.

"We'll get there faster if we run." Lily sighed. "Come on, lets go."

They reached the gate at mid-morning. They walked down the street into the Market.

"Should we stop by the Temple, before we go?" Nathen asked.

"We should stop there to think of a plan of attack." Randy pointed out. "There's no telling what could happen in that castle."

They entered the Temple of Time. It was just as silent and dark as it had been since the war. They walked towards the small platform.

"I've been waiting for you."

All four turned around to see Sheik. He was the same as he had always been, mysterious, lithe, and serene.

"Hero of Time," he said, looking at Link. "You've over come many hardships and with the help of your friends, have awakened six Sages."

"But there is still one final challenge, a showdown with Ganondorf." he continued. "Before that...I have things I want to tell you, please listen."

"We're listening." Link replied.

"Very well...You know of the legend of the Triforce, correct?"

"Yes."

"There is another legend passed down by the Sheikahs...If you would seek the Triforce, listen well."

"For whom ever should touch the sacred treasure of the Goddesses, shall gain it's power, and anything that he should desire." he continued. "If he should have a heart that is balanced in all things, he shall gain the power of all three pieces, Wisdom, Power, Courage."

"But if his heart is not balanced, the Triforce shall break into three, Wisdom, Power and Courage."

"If you remember, seven years ago, Ganondorf used the door that you opened in the Temple of Time, to enter the Sacred Realm. But when he set his hands upon the Triforce, the legend came true."

"You mean, he only has one piece of the Triforce?" Nathen asked.

"Yes. Only the Triforce of Power remained on Ganondorf's hand."

"If he has this much power from just one of the pieces, there's no telling how much power he'd have if he got all three!" Randy growled.

"Yes, the Triforce of Power enabled him to become a might, evil king. But as you might have guess, his dark ambitions were not satisfied."

"To gain complete mastery of the world, Ganondorf started looking for those chosen by destiny to hold the two other Triforce pieces." he continued. "The one who holds the Triforce of Courage is...you, Link."

"Me?" Link gasped. "But I wasn't even here when Ganondorf took the Triforce, how am I-"

"It was destiny...Just as it was destiny that kept Lily sealed in the Sacred Realm for a year."

"But what about the one who holds the Triforce of Wisdom?"

"The one who holds the Triforce of Wisdom...is the seventh Sage, who is destined to be the leader of them all."

Sheik held up his hand and a flash of light blinded the four heros' for a moment. They looked back to Sheik, but found someone else standing before them.


A girl with blue eyes, long golden hair, and a circlet of bronze around on her head. Her dress was pink and white and a necklace of bronze and sapphire around her neck.

"It is I," the girl sighed. "The Princess of Hyrule, Zelda."

"Princess!"

Randy, Nathen and Lily each knelt down to the princess.

"Forgive us." Randy said. "We should have come to find you, Princess."

"It is alright, Sir Randy, Sir Nathen, Lady Lily. Please stand, I still have more to tell you."

They stood up and each looked at Zelda, waiting for further instruction.

"I apologize for meeting you in disguise, but it was necessary to hide from Ganondorf. Please forgive me, Link..."

"Of course, Princess." Link replied.

"I remember that day when Impa and I escaped from the castle..." Zelda said. "I thought I should entrust the Ocarina to you and Lily...I thought it would be saver in your hands."

"For as long as you had the Ocarina in your possession, I thought Ganondorf could never enter the Sacred Realm, but..." she sighed. "Something I could never expect happened."

"After you opened the Door of Time, the Master Sword sealed you away into the Sacred Realm. Your spirit remained in the Sacred Realm...and then the Triforce fell into Ganondorf's hands. He invaded the Sacred Realm and took the power of most of the Goddesses."

"He became the Evil King and the Sacred Realm became a world of evil. All of this was an unfortunate coincidence. I had to pass myself off as a Sheikah and hope for you or Lily to return."

"I waited for four years for Lily and seven for you, Link...But now your are back. The dark age ruled by Ganondorf will end!"

"The six Sages will open the sealed door to lure Ganondorf back into the Sacred Realm. I will then seal the door to the Sacred Realm from this world."

"Excuse me for asking, Princess." Lily coughed. "But how can you seal the door to the Sacred Realm? Link doesn't belong in this time."

"That is when, Lily, we must send Link back to his time, to live out the seven years that were taken from him."

"But in order to do this, I'll need all four of you to help." Zelda said. "I need you four to protect me while I do my part. And, with this weapon you will have the most chance to penetrate the Evil King's defenses. The power given to the chosen ones, the Arrow of Light!"

An arrow with a golden cyrstal arrowtip appeared in Zelda's hand. She handed it to Link and it spilt into four arrows. He handed one to each of the others.

The temple began to shake, bricks came out of the ceiling and fell on the ground.

"That rumbling-!" Randy exclaimed. "It's Ganondorf!"

"He's found us!" Link exclaimed.

"Princess, stay down!"

Lily and Nathen rushed to the Princess to protect her. Lily reached her first, but as soon as she and Zelda were a foot away from each other, Zelda was trapped in a cyrstal.

"Zelda!" all four exclaimed.

"Princess Zelda, you foolish traitor!" a voice echoed through the temple. "I commend you for avoiding my persuit for seven long years, and hiding my bride as well."

"But you let your guard down. I knew you would appear if I let this kid and these knights wander around long enough!" the voice continued. "My only mistake was the slight underestimation of their power..."

Zelda fell unconscious and the crystal began to float towards the broken ceiling.

"No, it wasn't all of you that had power, you all got your power from the Triforce of Courage! But with the Triforce of Power and Wisdom, I shall become the true ruler of the world!"

The crystal vanished and Zelda along with it. She was gone, captured by Ganondorf.


Yes! Sheik was Zelda all along!! I'm sure that those of you who've played the game already knew that, but the people who didn't play it didn't expect that, did you?! Anyways next update sometime next week.