Prologue ( Recap of what has happened so far)



Link has been summoned by the Deku Tree to battle a evil unlike the world has ever seen. Link has been joined by Ganondorf on this quest. They have a very loose agreement to help each other defeat this thing. They went to the Gorons who thought Link was a imposter. There they were attacked by a Goron who was under the sway of the evil thing. They fought it and the Son of Darunia came with them. They then went to the Zora domain where there was a standing order to kill Link who was working with the enemy and had supposedly attacked the Gorons. They convinced Ruto who was now queen that they did not attack the Gorons and were trying to stop this evil thing. Link sent her to Termaina to tell everyone there that he was coming. A Zora who had followed them was now with them. When they came out of the Zoras domain the young Goron who Ganondorf has nicknamed Kid showed them a sight they had never seen before, it was a army of Lizarians a race thought long extinct. While riding to Lon-Lon ranch Link tried to sense a evil that was in the enemy campo when he fell victim tot he evil presence. Ganondorf helped him fight out of it and began to question his own place and existence in this world. As the party slept Ganondorf snuck off to the enemy camp and tried to find where the evil was coming from. He disguised himself as a Lizarian and found that the evil was coming from the Zora who told Ruto that they had attacked the Gorons. his name was Miko. Ganondorf was just about to destroy the Zora when a Lizarian spotted him and he blasted it, alerting everyone to his presence. They were silent for a moment and then all at once charged at him.

Chapter 10



Ganondorf knew that even though he was a supreme magician and he could lay waste to most of this army all at once, he was at a disadvantage. These were Lizarians and they were very resistant to magic. Ganondorf knew that if he was going to survive this he would just have to be smarter. He instantly flew into the air firing a magical blast into the ground as he did to mask his ascent. The Lizarians who rushed in first attacked their own men in the dust and confusion. Ganondorf was airborne and going as fast as he could in the same direction he came. HE had the jump on his foes, but they were quick to recover. Ganondorf had made it to the middle of the camp when arrows flew at him. Ganondorf ignited his magic to protect him. The arrows bounced off of him as easily as one swats a mosquito. Ganondorf was making good headway when something hit him from below. Ganondorf writhed in pain and fell tot he ground. What had hit him? The Zora was nowhere to be seen and yet Ganondorf knew that he was hit with a powerful magic, perhaps even more powerful then his. Ganondorf fought to get up, he pulled himself up and launched into the air once again. He was in the air for less then a second when a second blast of magic came at him. Ganondorf was quick to avoid it this time. " Who is this coming from" he thought to himself. Ganondorf debated wither to try and find out who was doing this, or to head out while he had the chance. The decision was made for him, out of a group of Lizarians another blast came at him. This one was even bigger then the other two and Ganondorf called upon the magic to protect him. The blast hit him and pushed him back several feet before he summoned enough magic to destroy it. Ganondorf looked at the group that the blast came from. He saw many Lizarians, but no Zora. Then he saw him, he was a Lizarian covered in colorful robes and carrying a staff. " Could that be the one who was sending those powerful blasts?" Ganondorf wondered. He tried to sense this creatures energy when Ganondorf was hit from the side by a magical blast. Ganondorf spun around to see where it had come from. His sight soon locked onto another Lizarian who was dressed in colorful robes. Ganondorf was stunned, how many of these Lizarian wizards were there. Were they all as powerful as these two were? Ganondorf did not want to find out. He headed out of this camp as quickly as he could. Magic blast flew at him from all directions. Ganondorf ducked this way and that, firing magic blasts of his own when he could. The Lizarians were stunned, but to Ganondorfs utter amazement they seemed unharmed. Ganondorf was almost to the edge of the Lizarian camp. He stopped in mid air. He had to know how tough these things were. He dug deep inside of himself and produced the biggest magic blast he could muster. HE concentrated it on a group of Lizarians on the fringe of the camp. The magic ball grew in size until it was as big as Ganondorf himself and then he fired it at the Lizarians. The sheer force of it blew the trees away for miles around and the ground was instantly aflame. Ganondorf panted, the blast took a lot out of him. He looked at the point were the blast would have hit. Dust and debris was still in the air and with the wind having died out recently, it took a long time for it to clear. When it did Ganondorf almost fainted, nothing; the biggest blast he could muster did nothing to them. Ganondorf decided to leave before it was too late and headed in the direction of Lon-Lon ranch. That was the next place Link and them were going and Ganondorf had to tell them this bad news.

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Link, Kid and Mason reached Lon-Lon ranch about mid-afternoon of that day. They rode all the way there without stopping once, so when they got there they were tired and hungry. They stopped outside the barn and tied their horses to the post. Link dusted off his tunic and told the other two to wait there. He walked over to the house and knocked on the door. After a few moments the door swung open and the ranch hand Ingo answered the door. " Who are you" He demanded. " Ingo it's me Link" Link said back. Ingo looked at him for a moment deciding if he was telling the truth. He never had the chance to make up his mind. Link heard Malons voice in the background. " Who is it Ingo" she said. " Some man looking for Link" Ingo said. Link was about to correct him when Malon came to the door. " I am sorry sir but..." she started to say, but she caught sight of Link and stopped. She looked at him for a long time and Link did the same. It had been a few years sense he had seen Malon and he didn't remember her looking this way before. She was about Links height and her hair had grown to her waist. Her eyes and bloomed into a gorgeous blue. Link looked at her lost for words, she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Even Zelda did not look this lovely. She smiled at him and then laughed. " Ingo you silly man this is Link". " then why didn't he say that in the first place" Ingo mumbled. Malon laughed, " Ingo is still a good worker but his hearing is going" she said sweetly. Link just nodded still not knowing what to say. She flashed a smile at him and invited him in. Link finally snapped out of it and told her he had companions. She looked past Link and told him they were invited as well. Link motioned for his companions to come in and they all went into the house.

They had been inside for a few hours now and Malon had made them all Dinner. She was a wonderful cook and they all ate more then their fill. Link and Mason helped her wash dishes afterwards, Kid tried to help but kept crushing the plates by accident. Malon smiled at him and told him that if he didn't mind, he could help by moving some firewood from the wood shed outside indoors next to the fire place. When they were done in the kitchen and walked into the common room they were all met with a funny sight. Kid in his eagerness to help had move ALL the wood from the woodshed inside. " You never told me how much" Kid said in his defense. They all started to laugh at the sight when the door of the house flew open and Ganondorf stood in the door way. Malon screamed and ran for her bow. Link ran to stop her, " He is with us" he said. Malon looked at him as if he had lost his mind. Link looked deep into her eyes and said " trust me". She still looked unconvinced, but she put her arms down and walked away from the bow. Once Link knew she wasn't going to try anything stupid he walked over to Ganondorf who was now sitting on a chair. " Where were you" he asked. Ganondorf said noting, he just took off his armor and put it aside. Link noticed he was burned and bleeding on three parts of his body. Link told Malon to gt some clean water and some bandages. Malon looked hesitant, but Links look made her obey. Link helped Ganondorf to lay down and as soon as Malon got back, he dressed Ganondorfs wounds. Ganondorf had said nothing sense he showed up and Link was not going to push it. Whatever had happened to Ganondorf, he would tell Link in due time. When Link was done he gave Ganondorf some warm Lon-Lon milk and Ganondorf fell asleep. Link told Mason and Kid to get some sleep also, they were leaving early in the morning. Link walked into the kitchen where Malon was. " I suppose you want to know why I am helping Ganondorf, right"? Malon looked at him and gave him a of course I do look. Link sighed, " Sit down this will take awhile."

IT took Link about three hours to tell her the complete story. When she was done she said nothing for a few hours. Link let it all set in. Her looked at her, she was so beautiful. How had he never seen that before? He sat there soaking in her beauty when she finally looked up. " I am going with you" she said. Link was shocked. He hadn't come here for that. He just wanted a horse or two. There was no way he was going to let her put herself in danger that way. " Malon, I know you want to help, but..." Link started to say before Malon interrupted him. " There is no if and or buts, I am going with you and that is that. I can rise as well as you, better probably. I am a skilled archer and I know how to track better then anyone. If anyone can help you on this quest, I can." Link couldn't argue, she was right. He wanted to protest, but in his heart he knew she was right. He took her hand and looked her in her eyes. " Are you sure that you want to do this" he asked her. Malon met his gaze, " I have never been more sure of anything in my life. Father is gone and Ingo is not much company. The ranch is almost at its end, this is my chance to get away from here. Mr. Ingo can watch what is left of the ranch while I am gone. He will like the solitude, he never liked people any ways." Link smiled at her and noticed that she was not looking at him anymore but past him. Link turned around and saw Kid standing there. " Ganondorf is awake and wants to talk to you" he said.



Ganondorf sat there and relayed the whole story to the rest of the party. He told them about going to see who that dark power was coming from. He told them the size of the army, the magic Lizarians and the way they withstood his magic. He told them that he barely made it out alive. " The whole of Hyrule doesn't stand a chance if we don't find a way to stop them." He said. No one said anything. Then a voice from the shadows spoke, " perhaps I can help." Everyone gasped and Link whirled around and drew his sword. The person stepped out of the light and Link instantly recognized her. It was Impa, the Sheikha who was Zeldas bodyguard and the sage of the Shadow temple. " In order to know how to stop the Lizarians, you must first learn how they disappeared in the first place." The party sat down and Impa started to tell them the legend of the Lizarians.