Woo hoo!!!!!! Yay!!!! The battle has finished and we are nearing the end of my faithful tale. I've had requests for a sequel and requests for a prequel!!! Whatever am I going to do? I'll tell you what, I'll write the next story of the trilogy for a few chapters and we'll see how it goes. Oh yeah, if you ever get the chance try listening to Ayumi Hamasaki's 'Naturally ~Dolly Mix~' it sounds like a weird mix of Madonna's 'Frozen'!!! On with the chapter!!!!!



We landed on a soft surface. Green, soft, tickling my nose, I knew the sensation well. Grass!! We'd landed on grass! When I thought at one point I'd never see it again, I buried my face in it and breathed in the rich soil smell for a moment or too, this was before I remembered what had happened you understand.

I leapt up and stared around, grass, lots of it, mountains in one direction, forest in another...the field! We were back on Hyrule field, and even more incredibly there were no dead bodies, no weapons, no blood, nothing! It was perfect, as it had always appeared in the game, absolutely beautiful. I threw myself back on the floor and laughed and laughed, it was okay! It was...okay...the others!

How could I have forgotten? I sat up quickly and found Farore staring at me as if I had three heads. It was amazing, she still looked like a basic Lucy but you could tell it wasn't her. I was in the presence of a Goddess, I made an attempt to bow or curtsey or something but ended up falling over. The goddess nodded and moved aside so I could see the bodies of Link and Kestrel.

Was she giving me the bodies to bury? Was I going to get Lucy back, for that matter?

It was weird, seeing them there, unlike when I'd seen them a few moments before in the Sacred Realm where they'd been all beaten up and bloody; now they seemed angelic almost, just asleep, I guess Farore had healed their appearances. I almost cried, but I was tired, and they didn't come easily. So I didn't cry. I just stared.

I went a sat between them very neatly, and played with their hands. Well, not played, I moved their hands so they were crossed over like they are in coffins and just sat there. They looked very peaceful. It was sad sitting there, in the brilliant and warm sunlight with a light breeze cooling my face, and they were dead. The breeze blew Link's hair absently. I picked at his sleeve, pulling at loose fabric. How could it end like this after all we'd been through? It wasn't fair.

I felt a little faint, dead people, are not the best thing to sit next to.

"They are dead" Farore said loudly

"Thank you for stating the obvious" I replied snappily, even though I heard my voice crack

"They don't have to be" Farore said turning away airily "I mean, there are certain procedures..."

"WHAT???" I was up and pulling at her arm, this was too good to be true, "Tell me, tell me, tell me! Please!"

She shook her arm and made me let go with a sharp pinch, she winked "I've only got a short amount of time left in this body but I can go out with a bang by returning them to how they were"

"Were when?" I asked, "An hour ago?"

"No I mean that I could bring these two back to life if you wanted me to, just because you saved my baby"

"I do want you to, wait...your baby?" I stared

Farore giggled, "No not literally, this world" she spread her arms wide and turned to face every direction slowly, "My sisters and I created it, and we have our pet names for it you know. I do so love this world"

"Oh"

"If it weren't for you four it wouldn't be here. So I'll return the favour"

I smiled warmly at her "Makes sense, but when you do it can I ask for a favour?"

"What is it? I might not like it"

"Could you bring the armies back to life as well, so they can go back to their families. It would also help if you made the ill effects of Reika disappear as well"

"Er..." Farore thought about it "That's a massive favour, that's almost like changing the course of history. I mean, they did die"

"So did Link and Kestrel, and it wouldn't be much to make all the people like each other again and stuff afterwards" I grinned, "Please? You are a wonderful goddess"

This flattery seemed to decide her and Farore in her Lucy suit raised her arms and chanted something that I didn't understand. The sky darkened, but when I went to look up at it the normal colour returned. Even stranger, when I went to look at Farore, it was only Lucy staring back at me.

"Hello" she said brightly

That did it, I began to cry then. The tears filled up and they just spilled over. All the fighting was over and everything was good again. We didn't need to be heroes anymore.

Lucy came over and hugged me, she was crying too. We just sat there and cried and cried, let all the adrenaline that had been pumping through us for days fade away and leave us exhausted. It was all right now and we knew it was but it was just stress and pressure and we couldn't stop.

I wiped my eyes on my sleeve (no tissues) and looked around the field. Nothing had ever looked so perfect and clean, once more I took in it's beauty. It was safe, thanks to us, safe thanks to us. I wouldn't be able to tell anyone in my world but...it was a good burden; no one should know those horrors.

A groan from the bodies made us jump Link and Kestrel had sat up; they had sat up and were up breathing! They were all right, ALIVE! Well...yeah. In a moment we had scrambled and pulled them up next to us, ignoring their protests we recounted everything. Just standing there was good, it was one of the happiest things I have ever felt, just knowing everything was all right and we were alive and well and under a clear blue sky.

So repetitive to remember it all the time and yet every moment I thought of it I just bubbled over with happiness.

I sat on the floor followed by Lucy and the guys. We just stared around for a while and told each other the details missed.

"We did it then" Link said stretching "Once again the Hero Of Time saves Hyrule"

"Hey" Kestrel poked Link in the ribs with his elbow "We all helped too"

"Well I know the girls did but you~ OW" Link rubbed his ribs again where the elbow had struck once more "Okay, okay, you win! You helped"

"Thank you, I know when I deserve credit" Kestrel replied loftily

I sighed; this could go on forever. Yet the nagging question had to be asked, and I knew it.

"Link" I said slowly "When do we go home?"

He didn't answer for a moment; there was a small sadness as he looked at us both, and then he took out the two flat stones that had begun the adventure from his pouch "Anytime you want little girl"

I frowned "I'm not little anymore"

"I know, I was kidding"

Lucy patted my arm and said "I think we've been away for much too long, it may not be long at home but I've died several times so..."

"You're right," I said quietly

We all stood up and brushed ourselves off. This was it. The final part. I was relieved it was over but now it came to it I was reluctant to leave, I had barely gotten to know Hyrule, Link and Kestrel.

Link handed the stones to us "Just say the word and you're gone"

"Right" Lucy said "What word?"

"I mean tell me to say it then you're gone"

"OK"

I smiled turned to Link and said quietly "You know, for someone as annoying as you are, I'll miss you more than last time we said good bye"

"You were little then and now you're all grown up friend" He grinned "You can handle it I think"

"Sure" I patted my chest "I am very, very strong and don't you forget it"

"I won't, you proved it the moment you came over to Hyrule"

"Ok people" Kestrel came over and shook our hands very formally then bowed, shaking his tail slightly as he bent over "I will see you someday, probably not, but there you go. I'll miss you a lot though, we should have gotten to know each other more than we did"

"I know" Lucy said, "I knew you even less than the other too. I think I would have liked you though fish boy"

"Watch your language"

We hugged him, and then we hugged Link.

"Ok, I'm ready" I said, I gripped Lucy's hand for support "It's been a very crazy journey but I think we did good"

"Me too" Lucy agreed, and called "See you!"

"Bye guys" I waved with my free hand

"Good bye" the other two said grinning

Link muttered something and then we were gone.