Nature Sage - Ch 5
The votes are in, (well, some of them, anyway..) and I have decided...NOT to include the newest wonderful title in the Zelda series, Majora's Mask - YET! Mua ha ha. I still might not, but I didn't exactly leave time for votes...anyway, onward with the story.
"Before we actually start fighting inside this little Realm of ours," Ruto said thoughtfully, "don't you think we should decorate it a little?"
Malon sighed, realizing that she was in charge. She never considered herself a very good leader..
"I guess so," she said reluctantly. "But not too much, because we really need to - "
Ruto sprinkled some of her power in the middle of where the Seven Sages were standing. Out of nowhere, a crystal-clear pond formed. Ruto smiled and sank into it.
"This isn't exactly the time to relax.." Malon began.
"And we can have a forest over here!" Saria said happily, creating a small patch of trees. She giggled. "A tiny forest!"
"And maybe a mountain!" Darunia added, making one way bigger than he should have.
"And it can have a Gerudo Shrine on it, worshiping the Reigning Queen, Nabooru!"
"That's enough," Malon said firmly. "We don't need all this stuff, all we need it the strength to handle Ganondorf!"
"This mountain is made purely of strength!"
Malon sighed. "Get rid of the Gerudo Shrine, the mountain, the pond, and the forest. We're doing this the old-fashioned way."
The Sages reluctantly withdrew their creations, and floated in the middle of the vast, blue sky. Fluffy clouds sailed past slowly.
"Um.. Rauru, you can handle this. I'm too new to be devising battle strategies," she admitted.
"Let's begin with a size comparison," Rauru said. "Assuming that the Evil Realm is as large as Hyrule Castle, the Sage Realm is as large as a grain of sand."
"We're that small?"
"No! That's just the comparison!" he sighed. "Now, let's do a power comparison. If the Evil Realm could demolish Hyrule Castle in a single blow, then the Sage Realm is capable of destroying Lon Lon Ranch in a single blow."
"Wow!"
"That's when all of our power combine," he explained. "Alone, we could only destroy one pillar in Zora's Fountain."
Malon slumped down. "How do we combine our power?" she asked, afraid of what the answer might be.
"We transfer it into the Orb of the Nature Sages. That orb will then be used by you, our leader."
"I was afraid of that," she moaned.
"If our power is not enough... well, I don't know what we'll do," he said, his voice full of worry. "We would summon Princess Zelda, but she is...currently unable to assist us."
"Yeah, she's busy helping Ganondorf destroy us, but as soon as she's done she'll help," Nabooru said angrily.
"What about the other Divisions of Sages?" Malon asked, remembering what Ruto had told her.
"They are busy with the troubles at their parts of the world," Rauru said. "Besides, what kind of Sages would we be if we needed them to save our territory?"
Malon said nothing.
"Are we ready to transfer our power?" Impa asked.
"Yes," the others said in unison.
"Malon, the Orb of the Nature Sages is within you. Summon it to save Hyrule!"
Malon couldn't believe this. Link was supposed to be the one who saved the world and was admired by all. This time, it seemed like she would be in his shoes. She took a deep breath, and called on the Orb. It appeared before her so quickly. Silver in color, it sparkled like a diamond under the light.
"Six Sages, present your power to the Orb!" Rauru commanded, doing so himself.
Soon, all of the Sages except Malon had given their power to the Orb. It glowed in her hands, radiating with amazing power.
"Now, Malon," Rauru instructed, "focus all of your power on the Evil Realm. Concentrate on destroying it. Use all of your power along with all of ours!"
She nodded, and closed her eyes. She used the power to "see" outside of the Realm. She saw Link, sitting on top of a house in the village. He looked toward Hyrule Castle, concern in his eyes. Malon forced herself to focus on destroying the enemy.
Suddenly, it was as if she had been pulled right into her imagination. She was in an empty, black room, with torched in several different places. A deep, sinister laugh came from behind her. She whirled around, and faced one of her greatest fears.
There were thousands of Ganondorf. One in every direction. Malon, panicked, shot all of her power toward them, but they kept coming closer. She screamed, and shot more energy. Two of them fell to the ground. The rest leaped into the middle and became one huge Ganondorf. She screamed again.
He knocked her to the ground, and she held her arms up in an attempt at defense. "Oh, please," he laughed. "Even that flimsy Kokiri kid could protect herself better than that!"
Malon wondered if she had really been using all of the Sages' powers. She was abruptly struck in the head by her foe, and faded into unconsciousness.
"Malon.." a soft voice whispered. She opened her eyes halfway, and groaned.
"Malon, the Sage of Nature!" another said. "We have come to rescue you!"
"Who..?" Malon asked, half aware of what was going on.
"I am Paige, the Sage of the Zodiac, and this is Sharul, the Sage of Seasons. We have come to rescue you!"
She groaned again, and rolled over. Her eyes opened slowly, and she saw two people standing above her. One was a blonde-haired girl, with small ears, pale skin, and blue eyes. The other was a darker skinned boy with chestnut eyes. He was considerably younger than either Malon or the girl that must be Paige, perhaps eleven or twelve. It seemed like they were in a forest of some type.
Paige helped Malon up. "We, the Sages of the Zodiac, realized that your powers alone could not stop the King of Evil in Hyrule. We also realized that, even with our added powers, the King of Evil could still triumph. So we summoned that Sages of Seasons, and are confident that our power could defeat him."
"But Rauru said that I shouldn't..."
"Forget what Rauru said," Sharul advised. "We Sages should work together. Always."
"Why are you so young?" Malon asked, still in a daze.
"Duh," he laughed. "I'm a Kokiri boy!"
"And I'm an Earth girl," Paige said. "We come from different worlds, but unite as one to protect peace. Take our Orbs of Sages to the leader of all Sages, Zelda!"
"I can't do that," Malon said sadly. "She has become the Princess of Darkness, taken over by the Evil Realm. I'm sorry."
Paige thought for a moment. "Perhaps, if Sharul and I both go to her rescue as you use the three Orbs, it will weaken the evil for long enough for us to save her."
Malon shrugged. She had no idea what was going on. "I'll try, I guess," she said after a while.
"Great! Here are the Orbs!" Sharul said, handing Malon two more. "We still have our power, so don't worry about us. Just defeat Ganondork."
"Ganondorf," she corrected.
"Same thing," he said, grinning. With that, they were gone, and Malon found herself right back with Ganondorf.
Paige peeked around the corner. Zelda sat on her throne, back towards them. She motioned to Sharul to hurry, and then she crept right behind the Princess.
Sharul focused his mind and saw Malon battling the Evil King. He smiled, seeing that his fellow Sage had the advantage. She looked quite cocky. He crept up behind Paige and waited for a signal.
Paige stood up, quietly, slowly, and hit Princess Zelda on the head. Being a fairly weak person, Zelda immediately collapsed, out cold. She frowned, ashamed of what she had done to her leader, but reminded herself that it was necessary.
Sharul hurried over and began waving his arms and chanting a spell. A blend of orange, white, red, and green magic sprinkled from his hands onto the Princess. He finished the spell and smiled, satisfied.
Zelda's eyes fluttered open and filled with rage. "How DARE you do this to me!?" she shrieked. Sharul beamed himself out of there before Zelda had a chance to hurt him.
Paige ran over. "Zelda, it's me, Paige. You know, the Zodiac Sage? I'm here to help you."
"I require no help from the likes of you," Zelda snapped. "Now return to Earth, you vile little mortal!"
"Oh, and you're some immortal?" Paige asked, clearly angry. "My grandmother is more immortal than you, and she died seven years ago!"
"Seven years ago?" Zelda asked, her voice trembling.
"Yeah," Paige said uneasily, not sure of what had triggered that sudden breakdown.
"I remember seven years ago," Zelda said, her eyes filling with tears. "It's been more than that, now, but I still refer to it as seven years ago.."
"What happened?" Paige asked, trying to keep Zelda away from her anger.
"I was in the castle.. not this castle, of course; this one's new. But Impa told me to come with her, so I kissed Daddy good-bye and we left. Ganondorf saw us leaving, and started after us. He kept yelling, 'Give me the Ocarina..' I saw Link along the way, and I thought he could keep it safe.. so I threw it to him. I guess he got it, because he went to the Temple of Time and went into the Sacred Realm. But his spirit was sealed there, and Ganondorf had the nerve to follow him there.. the Door of Time was wide open, and he just went in and grabbed the Triforce. But it split apart, and I received the Triforce of Wisdom mark on my hand the next day. Impa told me what must have happened.. Oh, I felt awful!" Zelda started to cry.
"I'm sorry," Paige said sympathetically.
"What am I doing here?" Zelda said suddenly. "The last thing I can remember is seeing Link, Malon, and Ruto walk in.."
"You're cured!" Paige yelled happily. "Now Navi, the Guardian of the Sages, will protect your spirit, and you will remain with a good heart for all time!"
"What are you talking about?" Zelda asked, utterly confused.
"What is that girl doing?" Saria said worriedly. "She's been gone for hours!"
"Malon's just a little new at this, is all," Ruto said reassuringly. "Give her a while longer."
Just then, Sharul appeared in the Sage Realm. "I have bad news," he said, casting his power to create a viewing pool.
Everyone saw Malon, lying motionless on the ground, with an enormous Ganondorf laughing above her.
-+-chapter five: complete-+-
Well, what did you expect? I couldn't just end it in five chapters! No way; seven is my minimum. ;)
Don't worry, plenty more fun-filled Evil Realm battling ahead! Ch 6 coming soon.
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