Nature Sage - Ch 11
Ruto laid her hand on Trevor's wrist, hoping for a pulse. Link, Malon, Leona, and Zelda were sitting nearby, holding their breath and hoping that the little Sage was all right. She glanced up mournfully. "He's dead," she said, her voice choking and her eyes full of sorrow. Zelda buried her head in her hands. Malon tried to comfort her, but she had tears streaming down her face, as well. Link was doing his best not to show too much sadness; heroes were never supposed to cry. Leona and Ruto were sobbing and trying to comfort each other at the same time. It seemed surreal, that a child so young was meant to die. Link suddenly thrust his sword into the burned wall and stormed out of the room, hands running through his hair. Leona ran after him.
"What's wrong?" she asked, drying her tears.
"It's my fault," he said, huddled behind Zelda's throne. "I took his powers. He could have been healed..."
"It's not your fault," Leona said soothingly, hugging her friend. "You couldn't have prevented this from happening. It's no one's fault."
"No!" he shouted, glaring at her, then once again turned away. "It's my fault."
"Fine," she said angrily, getting up and leaving Link to pity himself. She went back to the hallway where everyone was mourning the loss of Trevor. No one wanted to move him; it was like there was some strange force keeping them from getting near.
Zelda and Malon stood together, watching as Trevor's mother wept over him. Her crystal-blue tears fell onto his face, and it seemed to glow with life. They turned away, not wanting to start to cry again.
Trevor looked around nervously, unsure of what was happening. He was floating in a gold sky, with pure white, fluffy clouds. This must be a dream, he decided, starting to explore.
"No, Trevor, you mustn't move yet," someone said. He froze.
"Why not?" he asked, looking around for the source of the voice.
"You're not there yet."
"Where?" Trevor was now hopelessly confused.
"You haven't reached the heavens. Watch for the Triforce, which marks the entry point."
"But I'm not dead, I'm dreaming," he said, starting to be afraid.
Soft, warm laughter filled his mind. "No, boy; you are coming to join us! Help us unite, and vanquish all evil!"
"I am dead?"
"Just think of it as joining the best," the voice joked. Trevor didn't laugh; he didn't even crack a smile.
"I'm not dead! I can't be dead!" he wailed, desperately trying to sink back to the ground. He looked up, and saw that he was nearing the Triforce.
"Don't be afraid, Trevor," the voice said. "Just accept your fate, and join us."
He screamed, closed his eyes, and prayed and prayed that he wasn't really dead. Not now, not while Link still needed his powers! As Trevor very well knew, when you die, your powers go with you to keep them from the hands of evil. Maybe they would be safe with Link, he decided, and relaxed a bit. Still, he wasn't ready to die.
"Hey! I said join us!" the voice said, sounding somewhat irritated. Opening his eyes, Trevor found that he was sinking back down through the air.
"I'm not dead!" he shouted with joy.
"This isn't your fate! Farore! Come in here and look at this!"
"Farore?" Trevor asked shakily. No one answered, and the golden sky faded slowly into blackness.
Rauru came in, and used his power to put Trevor into a glass coffin. His mother started sobbing loudly, hunched over her little boy. "Just like Snow White," Melody said sadly. Being from Earth, she knew the fairy tale.
"That's it!" Aries, her cousin, yelled. "He's not really dead! It was a poisoned arrow, and it made him fall asleep until a beautiful Princess kissed him!"
"That's Sleeping Beauty," Melody corrected.
"Should I kiss him?" Zelda asked nervously.
"It couldn't hurt," Leona offered. Everyone watched in anticipation as Zelda went up and kissed Trevor on the forehead. Nothing happened.
"Well, in the fairy tale, it was a Prince," Melody said.
"We don't have a Prince," Malon said sadly. "Do you know any fairy tales where the farm girl saves the person?"
"No," Melody said, after careful thought. "At least, not that I remember."
"There was that one where the Prince got turned into a beast 'cause he didn't care about anything but money, and the peasant girl saved him," Aries suggested.
"Did she kiss him?" Malon asked.
"I don't think so. Not until the beast turned back into the Prince."
"That wasn't a fairy tale, it was a movie!" Melody realized.
"Yeah, well, it was probably a fairy tale once," Aries replied. Melody seemed satisfied with that, and resumed thinking of fairy tales to save Trevor.
"What could we use as a substitute for a Prince?" Malon wondered. "The Princess needed a kiss, and Trevor needs - "
"I still have my powers!" Link yelled triumphantly.
"Good for you," Zelda snapped.
"I just thought maybe I should give them back? They're really Trevor's, you know."
She sighed. "I suppose so. Go on, get the gem and I'll transfer them back to him."
Link smiled, feeling as though he had accomplished something, and instantly warped to the chamber and back. He clasped it in his hands and focused on it. Zelda almost burst out laughing, since she had never seen Link concentrate on anything before. Finally, he opened his eyes and said, "I'm done. You take it."
"But what are we going to do without the Thunder Sage?" Malon interrupted. "We need those powers!"
"If the Sage is dead, the powers are useless," Zelda said, placing the stone in Trevor's hand. She closed her eyes and whispered something, and then stepped back and watched.
A soft, golden light began to glow from his hand, bringing a warm feeling of life to the entire room. The golden glow coated his arm, and moved slowly up through his body, his legs, and finally to his head. The dried blood on the floor withered away, and Trevor sat up, looking terrified.
"How did you do that?" Leona demanded, running over to hug the frightened little boy. He looked confused for a moment, and when Leona backed away, he spoke.
"What happened to my back? Is it all better?"
Link's face was beaming, happy that he had saved the child. "I thought I killed you! But you're okay now! I actually saved you!"
"What are you talking about?" he asked. Then, realization began to sink in. "You mean it wasn't a dream? I'm dead?"
"You're not dead anymore," Zelda said in disbelief. "I.. somehow, Link saved you."
"But.. my dream.." He began to fade into unconsciousness. "It was real.."
"No!" Malon cried, rushing forward to catch the child. He fainted into her arms, and soon his mother rushed over to take over.
Freya sat in the Chamber of Gemstones, waiting for someone to get back. All of the Sages had abandoned her to watch over the Circle herself, with the exception of Dampé. Only two more, she told herself, as Nabooru dropped hers off and went back to the castle. Then the mythical Rod of Fire would appear, and when given to the Hero of Time -
"Oh, no!" she cried, flitting out of the chamber. Link couldn't take Trevor's place as a Sage; he was needed for the battle! She had to hurry and tell him before.. oh, yeah, that was right. He couldn't get into any trouble about it until they had all of the stones. Feeling stupid, she flew back to the chamber, just in time to see Lukas deposit his Gem. Only one left. Where was Impa?
The fairy felt a cold draft hit her, and decided that something awful must have happened to the Shekiah. She instantly took off for the Shadow Temple, fearing the worst for the Sage that she was supposed to be protecting. Just a few minutes later, she came back with Impa, completely humiliated. Impa was already on her way to the Chamber.
"We've got all of the Gems!" she cried. "I have to go get the onyx from Link.. or Trevor or whoever has it!" She took off into the castle, where everyone was nursing Trevor back to full health. "Zelda! It's very important!"
"What is it, Freya?" the Princess asked, concerned.
"We've got all of the stones! Get Trevor and bring his onyx immediately!"
Excited, Zelda ran back to the crowd and told them the good news. Everyone got up and ran to the Chamber of Gemstones, with the exception of Trevor, who was carried by his mother.
"We'll give you the honor of placing the last gem in the circle," Link told the child, smiling. Trevor smiled, and his mother carried him over so that he could drop the onyx into the circle. It instantly became a golden portal, and when the light subsided, there were three Triforce pieces there, each pure gold, and a colored tint. Red for power, blue for wisdom, green for courage.
"Look!" Navi exclaimed, flying over to the circle. "It's the Rod of Fire! To be used only by the Hero of Time, Link!"
Link, honored, stepped forward and picked up the Rod of Fire. "What does it do?" he asked his fairy.
"It shoots fire, duh," Trevor said. Everyone laughed.
"The boy is right," Navi said. "The fire is of a magical breed, incinerating evil the moment it makes contact."
"Which is why it was essential in this fight," Freya added.
Zelda took a deep breath. "Well, is everyone ready?" she said softly. No one spoke a word. "Good, then. Let's go."
-+-chapter eleven: complete-+-
One more chapter!! Just one more! I'm almost done. But I am awful at endings, so don't expect it to be superb. Anyway, I'm supposed to be talking about this chapter.. I know it's short, but I hope it's okay. Please review!!!!