Chapter 7
Link was surprised the next day when he came down for breakfast. Zelda was there as normal, but Aloysius was not.
"Have you seen Aloy this morning, Link?" Zelda asked. Link could tell there was worry in her voice.
"No. You don't think he's sleeping late do you?" As he sat down, he knew that what he said was a stupid guess. Aloysius was usually the first one up.
A tiny puffball of light made an odd course to the table. It was Navi, and she was definitely was not a morning person.
"Navi, would you happen to have seen Aloysius this morning? asked Zelda.
"Speak more slowly, use fewer words, it's morning," was the fairy's reply. She yawned and stretched in mid-air before landing on the table.
"Navi, do you know where Aloy is?" asked Link.
The fairy drowsily shook her head and stifled another yawn. Link looked over at Zelda. "I hate to do this, but should we look in his room?" he asked.
The three made their way through the castle halls, past the tapestries, and knocked on Aloysius's door. There was no answer. "Aloy? It's time to get up,' Link said. No reply. "Aloysius?" he said a little bit louder. He knocked again. He finally gave up and opened the door. Zelda gasped.
"Where is he?" she said. She then found the note in hastily scribbled Hylian script. "His family? But you said that you couldn't find anybody that day, didn't you Link?"
"Huh?" Link asked, and took the note. "The village was empty that day, I know that no one was around. Oh Farore, you don't think," Link gave a very serious look to Zelda. She returned the look with her own one of terror.
"No," she whispered, and sank onto Aloysius's bed. "No, it can't be." She then regained her composure, but swallowed hard. "Link, I'm afraid you'll have to enter the Temple of Time with a mission once again."
Link nodded. Zelda slowly took something from her pocket. It was the Ocarina of Time, looking as new as the day that he had first gotten it. "You'll need it to open the Door of Time, unless it has already been opened."
"You coming along Navi?" Link asked.
"Of course," Navi replied. She was fully awake and ready. With one last look at Zelda, he left to get his sword, shield, and other equipment.
"Let's go." Link said, and felt sorry for Zelda as he strapped his supplies to his back and his belt. She always wanted to help as much as she could, but she had to play her role as the Princess. She had to attend to the matters of her kingdom.
Zelda grabbed onto a small wooden horse that had been Aloysius's favorite when he was child-like. She bit her lip, and then cried. "Everyone I love," she whispered.
* * *
Link entered the Temple of Time. Everything looked normal enough. But, since the Door of Time was closed, Aloysius should be in the main part of the building. Link couldn't sense any living thing. "Aloysius?" he called out. Just as before, nothing. "Should I open the door?" he asked Navi.
"Might as well."
Link brought the ocarina to his lips and played the song that had become a part of him. Since the three jewels remained there always, the door opened, and at once, Link could feel something pulling at him. He felt as though a rope tied around his waist was being pulled hard.
He was jerked off his feet and flew towards the Pedestal of Time.
"Navi? What's happening?" he asked. Link was pulled so fast towards the Pedestal of Time that Navi couldn't catch up. Just when he thought that he was going to slam his face on the ground, it split open and he was hurled into blackness.
Navi flew to the pedestal, only to find it closed. There was no sign of Link anywhere. "I better go tell Zelda," she said to no one and flew off in the direction of the castle
Link was surprised the next day when he came down for breakfast. Zelda was there as normal, but Aloysius was not.
"Have you seen Aloy this morning, Link?" Zelda asked. Link could tell there was worry in her voice.
"No. You don't think he's sleeping late do you?" As he sat down, he knew that what he said was a stupid guess. Aloysius was usually the first one up.
A tiny puffball of light made an odd course to the table. It was Navi, and she was definitely was not a morning person.
"Navi, would you happen to have seen Aloysius this morning? asked Zelda.
"Speak more slowly, use fewer words, it's morning," was the fairy's reply. She yawned and stretched in mid-air before landing on the table.
"Navi, do you know where Aloy is?" asked Link.
The fairy drowsily shook her head and stifled another yawn. Link looked over at Zelda. "I hate to do this, but should we look in his room?" he asked.
The three made their way through the castle halls, past the tapestries, and knocked on Aloysius's door. There was no answer. "Aloy? It's time to get up,' Link said. No reply. "Aloysius?" he said a little bit louder. He knocked again. He finally gave up and opened the door. Zelda gasped.
"Where is he?" she said. She then found the note in hastily scribbled Hylian script. "His family? But you said that you couldn't find anybody that day, didn't you Link?"
"Huh?" Link asked, and took the note. "The village was empty that day, I know that no one was around. Oh Farore, you don't think," Link gave a very serious look to Zelda. She returned the look with her own one of terror.
"No," she whispered, and sank onto Aloysius's bed. "No, it can't be." She then regained her composure, but swallowed hard. "Link, I'm afraid you'll have to enter the Temple of Time with a mission once again."
Link nodded. Zelda slowly took something from her pocket. It was the Ocarina of Time, looking as new as the day that he had first gotten it. "You'll need it to open the Door of Time, unless it has already been opened."
"You coming along Navi?" Link asked.
"Of course," Navi replied. She was fully awake and ready. With one last look at Zelda, he left to get his sword, shield, and other equipment.
"Let's go." Link said, and felt sorry for Zelda as he strapped his supplies to his back and his belt. She always wanted to help as much as she could, but she had to play her role as the Princess. She had to attend to the matters of her kingdom.
Zelda grabbed onto a small wooden horse that had been Aloysius's favorite when he was child-like. She bit her lip, and then cried. "Everyone I love," she whispered.
* * *
Link entered the Temple of Time. Everything looked normal enough. But, since the Door of Time was closed, Aloysius should be in the main part of the building. Link couldn't sense any living thing. "Aloysius?" he called out. Just as before, nothing. "Should I open the door?" he asked Navi.
"Might as well."
Link brought the ocarina to his lips and played the song that had become a part of him. Since the three jewels remained there always, the door opened, and at once, Link could feel something pulling at him. He felt as though a rope tied around his waist was being pulled hard.
He was jerked off his feet and flew towards the Pedestal of Time.
"Navi? What's happening?" he asked. Link was pulled so fast towards the Pedestal of Time that Navi couldn't catch up. Just when he thought that he was going to slam his face on the ground, it split open and he was hurled into blackness.
Navi flew to the pedestal, only to find it closed. There was no sign of Link anywhere. "I better go tell Zelda," she said to no one and flew off in the direction of the castle
