Hyrulian Nights

Hyrulian Nights

Scene 1: The Desert Colossus

(Camera tilts down to find Ganondorf sitting on his horse and Kaepora Gaebora on his shoulder. Agahnim comes riding up to the pair.)

GANONDORF: You... are late.

AGAHNIM: A thousand apologies, O patient one.

GANONDORF: You have it, then?

AGAHNIM: I had to slit a few throats to get it. (Pulls out the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. Ganondorf reaches out for it, but Agahnim yanks it back.) Ah, ah, ah! The treasure! (Kaepora hoots as he flies by and grabs the stone.) Ouch!

GANONDORF: Trust me, my pungent friend. You'll get what's coming to you.

KAEPORA: What's coming to you! Hoot!

(Ganondorf pulls out the other two Spiritual Stones. He places them together, and the stones begin to glow. Finally, they fly out of Ganondorf's hand, scaring the horses, and are off towards the dunes.)

GANONDORF: Quickly, follow the trail!

(All ride off, following the glowing specks of light, until they reach a large dune. They separate into three and the stones plunge into the dune. All that remains are three glowing points of light on the dune. But then the dune begins to rise up, transforming into a giant lion's head, with the glowing points serving as the eyes.)

GANONDORF: At last, after all my years of searching, the Sacred Realm!

KAEPORA: Hoot! Sacred Realm!

AGAHNIM: By Din!

GANONDORF: Now, remember! Bring me the Triforce. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the Triforce is mine!

(Agahnim starts to approach the lion's mouth, which forms the entrance to the realm. He chuckles as he goes.)

KAEPORA: Hoot, the Triforce! Hoot, the Triforce! (Now that Kaepora and Ganondorf are alone, Kaepora opens up in normal Hyrulian.) Jeez, where'd ya dig this bozo up?

(Ganondorf puts his finger to his lips and shushes him. Agahnim reaches the realm, but is blown away by the roar of the realm's speaking.)

SACRED REALM: Who disturbs my slumber?

AGAHNIM: It is I, Agahnim, a humble wizard.

SACRED REALM: Know this. Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. A rupee in the rough.

(Agahnim turns to Ganondorf with a questioning look.)

GANONDORF: What are you waiting for? Go on!

(Agahnim hesitates, then moves one foot inside the cave. With great apprehension, he plants his foot down. Nothing happens. Relieved, he begins his trek again. Then another roar comes. He turns back, but the lion's mouth slams shut and the dune collapses back to normal. All that are left are Ganondorf, Kaepora, and the three Spiritual Stones.)

SACRED REALM: Seek thee out, the rupee in the rough.

(Kaepora unburies himself from the sand, coughing as he does so.)

KAEPORA: I can't believe it. I just don't believe it. We're never gonna get a hold of that stupid triangle! Just forget it. Look at this. Look at this. I'm so ticked off that my feathers are falling out! (He files up to Ganondorf's shoulder.)

GANONDORF: Patience, Kaepora. Patience. Agahnim was obviously less than worthy.

KAEPORA: (Extremely sarcastically) Oh, there's a big surprise. That's an incred... I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise! What're we gonna do? We got a big prob... (Ganondorf pinches his mouth shut.)

GANONDORF: Yes, we do. Only one may enter. I must find this one, this... rupee in the rough.