LINK, THE MONKEY BOY
Chapter 3: Masterplan
Back in Hyrule, Zelda was tossing and turning in her bed, unable to get to sleep. What would she do? She felt kind
of guilty for the fact that she, in the shape of Sheik, had failed to prevent Link from stepping back into the portal, but
she was more than experienced enough to know that blaming herself wouldn't solve the problem. So, she started
thinking and got an idea. Well, she still didn't know how to bring Link back, but she had an idea on how to find out.
By asking the Sages for help, as she always did. It was too late to do it at the moment, however, so she decided to
do it first thing in the morning.
After a good night's sleep, she got out of bed and immediately teleported herself to The Sacred Realm, where the
Six Sages awaited her.
"Hail," Rauru greeted her.
"Hail," she responded.
"What brings you here, your highness?"
"Hyrule is in deep shit and I need your help."
"Hyrule is in deep shit? What's the matter?"
"You won't believe this, but when Link was going to step into the Portal of Time, he turned into a monkey. Then he
tried to travel back thro--"
"I know, I've read the script. And I suppose you want an answer on how to bring Link back. Well, it's not gonna be
easy. First you need to confirm the age of the monkey he turned into."
"How will I do that?"
"Well, ask the people if anyone lost a pet recently. Someone's bound to have lost a monkey, monkeys don't live
wild in the nature of Hyrule. And then you ask the owner how old it was."
"Okay. What will I do then?"
"Then you find an animal that is preferrably some years older than the monkey and was caught in the same area
as the monkey. You ask some of your friends to help you bring the animal to the Temple of Time and place the animal
on the portal. Since animals can't be sent through time..."
"Hold on, if animals can't be sent through time, then how come Link could do it as a monkey?"
"That's because he was just physically a monkey. Mentally, he was still human. Anyway, when you go back through
time, you may not do anything else but to step right back into the portal. We can't take the risk of anyone seeing
you. When you come back to this day, you will hopefully go through the same process as Link did."
"Otherwise I will disappear forever and there will be an animal running around in Hyrule, wearing my body."
"I'm impressed! So, you see, it's a huge risk that we're taking."
"It doesn't matter. Without Link, Hyrule will be lost anyway. So I guess I have to try and get him back."
"If you want to, I can go instead. I'm much stronger than you and..."
"No, it was my fault we got into this mess in the first place. It's only fair if I go."
"Well, if you insist. Now, where were we? Oh, yeah. When you've hopefully turned into the animal, you step back
into the portal and if the animal lived in the same area as the monkey Link turned into, you will find Link and give
him this potion, but not all of it. That will turn him back into his normal self."
"Where did you get that potion?"
"It's the same potion we use when he dies in the game and may continue playing."
"In the game? Playing? I sure hope that this is not a game to you!"
"Um, no. I meant fighting, hehe. Anyway, the rest of the potion will be for yourself. When both of you are back into
your normal selves, you cast this spell to create a portal that will take you back to the Temple of Time. Then you may
continue to rescue Hyrule."
"Sounds complicated, but I must do it. I have no other choice."
"Farewell and good luck, princess. You're going to need it."
"Farewell."
~~~~
At the Hyrule Castle Market, Zelda climbed a roof to try and catch everyone's attention. No one seemed to notice.
"I am princess Zelda and I wish to speak," she yelled. No reactions. "I am your princess and I demand you to listen!"
Still no reactions. "Alright, I tried my best not to tell you this, but this is regarding the survival of all of us."
It was stupid. No one seemed to care if it so was about their lives.
"I am princess Zelda and I would like to announce that I'm desperately in love with Malon!"
Anything to pull the attention to herself, but still no one listened.
"Alright, you punks! Put your hands above your heads, I've got a gun!"
No response yet.
"I've decided to commit suicide. I'm a suicidal freak."
STILL no response.
"I'm an alien and I DON'T come in peace."
Hey author, it's getting a bit repetitive here.
"Alright, I didn't want to do this, but I don't see any other option," Zelda said, pulled out her ocarina and tried to play
'Scar Tissue'. Though she was an... ahem, adequate ocarina player, it was clear that she was no John Frusciante.
This caused all people at the market to turn their heads to Zelda and ask her kindly to shut the hell up.
"Thank you," she said. "Now that I've got your attention, I would like to know if anyone has recently lost a monkey."
"I did," a man said.
"Would you like to come up here to supply me with information concerning that monkey?"
"No problem, princess," he said and climbed the roof.
"Alright. Exactly how old was that monkey?"
"It was seven years old. In fact, it was its birthday when it ran away."
"How can you remember its birthday? Did you own the mother to, or something?"
"No, he was born in the jungle. He was however caught the day after his birth. I know that, because they told me."
"Do you know exactly where that monkey was caught?"
"No, but if you ask the hunters, they might tell you."
"Who are those hunters and how can I contact them?"
"Their names are Pok Émon and Pik Achu. You can contact them at 555-APES."
"Okay. That's all I need to know. Thank you for your cooperation."
"The pleasure was all mine."
"No, it was mine. Entirely."
"No, I'm pretty sure it was mine."
"It was mine, do you hear me? Mine!"
"Nope. I'm afraid not."
"Damn it! Why is it never my pleasure?" Zelda complained, but it didn't help. She had to act before it was too late, or
Link would be caught and the chances of finding him would be gone. She ran to the nearest payphone and dialed
555-APES.
"Animal Hunters, what can we do for you?"
"Hello, this is your princess Zelda speaking. I would like to talk to mr Pok Émon, please."
"Hang on."
Zelda waited.
"Hello?"
"Is this Pok Émon?"
"Yes, what do you want?"
"Do you remember catching a monkey seven years ago?"
"I can't remember it just like that, I catch monkeys nearly everyday. But we register each monkey we catch, maybe I
can look it up for you. Seven years ago, was it?"
"Yeah."
"Let me see... Oh, yes. Here we are. '1994, June 18th. Found female gorilla with son. Tranquilized them and kept them
until someone bought them. Mom was sold to a zoo and son was sold to a man. Captured them in Mbotu, Senegal.'"
"Thank you for the information."
"No problem."
"Goodbye, then."
"Goodb--"
"WAIT!"
"Yeah?"
"Do you have any other animal that you caught in the same area?"
"Well, let me see... Yes, we do, actually."
"I'll take it! Whatever it is, I'll take it!"
"It's an old rhino. Are you sure?"
"How old?"
"It's 15 years old."
"Perfect! I'll take it! How much is it?"
"It's a million rupees."
"What? No!"
"Just kidding. It's one rupee."
"When can I get it? I want it as soon as possible."
"You can have it right now if you want to. It's in..."
So, to make it short, Zelda came, she saw and she bought it.
END OF CHAPTER 3
TO BE CONTINUED...
Chapter 3: Masterplan
Back in Hyrule, Zelda was tossing and turning in her bed, unable to get to sleep. What would she do? She felt kind
of guilty for the fact that she, in the shape of Sheik, had failed to prevent Link from stepping back into the portal, but
she was more than experienced enough to know that blaming herself wouldn't solve the problem. So, she started
thinking and got an idea. Well, she still didn't know how to bring Link back, but she had an idea on how to find out.
By asking the Sages for help, as she always did. It was too late to do it at the moment, however, so she decided to
do it first thing in the morning.
After a good night's sleep, she got out of bed and immediately teleported herself to The Sacred Realm, where the
Six Sages awaited her.
"Hail," Rauru greeted her.
"Hail," she responded.
"What brings you here, your highness?"
"Hyrule is in deep shit and I need your help."
"Hyrule is in deep shit? What's the matter?"
"You won't believe this, but when Link was going to step into the Portal of Time, he turned into a monkey. Then he
tried to travel back thro--"
"I know, I've read the script. And I suppose you want an answer on how to bring Link back. Well, it's not gonna be
easy. First you need to confirm the age of the monkey he turned into."
"How will I do that?"
"Well, ask the people if anyone lost a pet recently. Someone's bound to have lost a monkey, monkeys don't live
wild in the nature of Hyrule. And then you ask the owner how old it was."
"Okay. What will I do then?"
"Then you find an animal that is preferrably some years older than the monkey and was caught in the same area
as the monkey. You ask some of your friends to help you bring the animal to the Temple of Time and place the animal
on the portal. Since animals can't be sent through time..."
"Hold on, if animals can't be sent through time, then how come Link could do it as a monkey?"
"That's because he was just physically a monkey. Mentally, he was still human. Anyway, when you go back through
time, you may not do anything else but to step right back into the portal. We can't take the risk of anyone seeing
you. When you come back to this day, you will hopefully go through the same process as Link did."
"Otherwise I will disappear forever and there will be an animal running around in Hyrule, wearing my body."
"I'm impressed! So, you see, it's a huge risk that we're taking."
"It doesn't matter. Without Link, Hyrule will be lost anyway. So I guess I have to try and get him back."
"If you want to, I can go instead. I'm much stronger than you and..."
"No, it was my fault we got into this mess in the first place. It's only fair if I go."
"Well, if you insist. Now, where were we? Oh, yeah. When you've hopefully turned into the animal, you step back
into the portal and if the animal lived in the same area as the monkey Link turned into, you will find Link and give
him this potion, but not all of it. That will turn him back into his normal self."
"Where did you get that potion?"
"It's the same potion we use when he dies in the game and may continue playing."
"In the game? Playing? I sure hope that this is not a game to you!"
"Um, no. I meant fighting, hehe. Anyway, the rest of the potion will be for yourself. When both of you are back into
your normal selves, you cast this spell to create a portal that will take you back to the Temple of Time. Then you may
continue to rescue Hyrule."
"Sounds complicated, but I must do it. I have no other choice."
"Farewell and good luck, princess. You're going to need it."
"Farewell."
~~~~
At the Hyrule Castle Market, Zelda climbed a roof to try and catch everyone's attention. No one seemed to notice.
"I am princess Zelda and I wish to speak," she yelled. No reactions. "I am your princess and I demand you to listen!"
Still no reactions. "Alright, I tried my best not to tell you this, but this is regarding the survival of all of us."
It was stupid. No one seemed to care if it so was about their lives.
"I am princess Zelda and I would like to announce that I'm desperately in love with Malon!"
Anything to pull the attention to herself, but still no one listened.
"Alright, you punks! Put your hands above your heads, I've got a gun!"
No response yet.
"I've decided to commit suicide. I'm a suicidal freak."
STILL no response.
"I'm an alien and I DON'T come in peace."
Hey author, it's getting a bit repetitive here.
"Alright, I didn't want to do this, but I don't see any other option," Zelda said, pulled out her ocarina and tried to play
'Scar Tissue'. Though she was an... ahem, adequate ocarina player, it was clear that she was no John Frusciante.
This caused all people at the market to turn their heads to Zelda and ask her kindly to shut the hell up.
"Thank you," she said. "Now that I've got your attention, I would like to know if anyone has recently lost a monkey."
"I did," a man said.
"Would you like to come up here to supply me with information concerning that monkey?"
"No problem, princess," he said and climbed the roof.
"Alright. Exactly how old was that monkey?"
"It was seven years old. In fact, it was its birthday when it ran away."
"How can you remember its birthday? Did you own the mother to, or something?"
"No, he was born in the jungle. He was however caught the day after his birth. I know that, because they told me."
"Do you know exactly where that monkey was caught?"
"No, but if you ask the hunters, they might tell you."
"Who are those hunters and how can I contact them?"
"Their names are Pok Émon and Pik Achu. You can contact them at 555-APES."
"Okay. That's all I need to know. Thank you for your cooperation."
"The pleasure was all mine."
"No, it was mine. Entirely."
"No, I'm pretty sure it was mine."
"It was mine, do you hear me? Mine!"
"Nope. I'm afraid not."
"Damn it! Why is it never my pleasure?" Zelda complained, but it didn't help. She had to act before it was too late, or
Link would be caught and the chances of finding him would be gone. She ran to the nearest payphone and dialed
555-APES.
"Animal Hunters, what can we do for you?"
"Hello, this is your princess Zelda speaking. I would like to talk to mr Pok Émon, please."
"Hang on."
Zelda waited.
"Hello?"
"Is this Pok Émon?"
"Yes, what do you want?"
"Do you remember catching a monkey seven years ago?"
"I can't remember it just like that, I catch monkeys nearly everyday. But we register each monkey we catch, maybe I
can look it up for you. Seven years ago, was it?"
"Yeah."
"Let me see... Oh, yes. Here we are. '1994, June 18th. Found female gorilla with son. Tranquilized them and kept them
until someone bought them. Mom was sold to a zoo and son was sold to a man. Captured them in Mbotu, Senegal.'"
"Thank you for the information."
"No problem."
"Goodbye, then."
"Goodb--"
"WAIT!"
"Yeah?"
"Do you have any other animal that you caught in the same area?"
"Well, let me see... Yes, we do, actually."
"I'll take it! Whatever it is, I'll take it!"
"It's an old rhino. Are you sure?"
"How old?"
"It's 15 years old."
"Perfect! I'll take it! How much is it?"
"It's a million rupees."
"What? No!"
"Just kidding. It's one rupee."
"When can I get it? I want it as soon as possible."
"You can have it right now if you want to. It's in..."
So, to make it short, Zelda came, she saw and she bought it.
END OF CHAPTER 3
TO BE CONTINUED...