An Arising Darkness, Part Three


"She's coming to," I heard Nabooru say, and I opened my eyes, and remembered what had happened. I looked around to find Nabooru waiting next to the person I dreaded seeing, the person who had controlled Ingo and had caused me to work like a slave for five years.

"What...what's going on? What's happening?" I asked.

"Darkness is once again arising, Malon," said Nabooru, looking at Ganon, then laughing.

"But...you're a Sage!" I exclaimed! "You're good! Is HE controlling you?!"

Nabooru laughed again. "I am sorry to say we parted when he began to search for the Triforce...but I did some research on it, a one day a few weeks ago. I liked what I read...about all that power. But I of course, couldn't do it without the third triangle, the Triforce of Power. So I had to bring Ganon back. Now, I am glad that I did."

I breathed in heavily. "I-I, well, what do you want with me?"

Ganon finally spoke. "We can't exactly let you go off to tell the 'Hero', now can we?"

"Why did you take me in the first place?" I asked.

"Well, you DID suspect I was the Sage doing all this," said Nabooru. "I couldn't let you get away with this!"

"You know," I said, trying to scare them, " I've got a lot of people who will wonder where I am...my father, the King, Link..."

Nabooru looked at me with an odd glint in her eye. "You can't swim, can you Malon? You would've drowned if I hadn't gotten you."

"I-uh, yeah, I might of," I said, nervous as to what she was talking about.

"Done," said Nabooru, smiling. "We'll stage your drowning in Lake Hylia. No one will ever suspect we were behind it."

I started to get REALLY scared at the point. This couldn't be happening.

"No," I cried. "I can-I can help you."

Nabooru laughed. "Foolish girl, how?"

"I-I know a horse," I started. "Her name is Epona. You might remember her as Link's horse?"

"Ah," said Nabooru, " Yes, she was quite powerful. Continue."

"Well, I know your," I said, pointing to Ganon," stallion was brought into the Evil Realm as well, and you couldn't bring it back with you. I know a song...to draw Epona to you. I'll teach it to you...if you promise not to hurt me. And I won't tell anyone where you are, I swear it!"

Nabooru raised an eyebrow. "How do we know it's a real song?"

"Epona will come to you straight away when you sing it," I said.

"Very well," said Nabooru. "What are the notes?"

"Okay, " I said, " Sing the notes D, B, A, then sing them a second time. And make sure they're going down the octave, not up."

Nabooru quickly sang. Goddess, I was SUCH a traitor. Epona ran toward us immediatly.

"The girl does not lie," said Nabooru. "Okay, throw her in Lake Hylia."

"What?!" I asked. "I helped you!"

"I suppose you did," said Nabooru distractedly, waiving her hands. "But, I can't have you getting in the way."

And with that, she took a kicking, screaming me and threw me into the lake. SPLASH! I fell in, and kicked all around trying to bring myself to the surface, but it was no use. I was sinking, and I felt my brain getting numb. Then...a door. The water temple? I pulled it with all my might and swam in. Still water...almost...there...then, I was sinking again, and knew this battle was almost done for good. Then I felt two fins bring me to the surface. I breathed in oxygen again, and smiled up into the face of Princess Ruto, the Water Temple's Sage.

"Princess!" I exclaimed. "I'm SO happy to see you!"

"What happened?" asked Ruto. "What were you doing in Lake Hylia, young daughter of Talon's?"

"Nabooru and Ganon threw me in!" I cried. "He's back, and it's because of her!"

"Yes..." murmured Ruto. "I could sense one of my fellow Sages was turning against us slowly. Malon, you are going to stay here with me. I am going to send one of the Zoras to the King and Link. I will also need someone to alert my father."

All of a sudden, I noticed that there were Zoras all around her.

"You are dismissed," said Ruto. Then she sighed. "A force is coming. This will not be over soon. It is an arising darkness."