A/N: The second last chapter of Link's Story. There are going to be a couple more chapters to Saria's Song though. Merry Christmas everyone.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda.
"Did you go and defeat Majora?" Saria asked.
I'm about to tell you about it," Link replied, in a voice that was not quite as angry as the other times he had told her the same thing.
I went over to the carpenter that I had met before.
"How long is it until the eve of the Carnival?"
"How long? No time. It is the eve of the Carnival."
I jerked backwards in shock. I had spent more time in the temples than I had thought. Something important stirred in my memory. The Astronomer!
I rolled, being still in my Goron body, as fast I as I could to his tower. If I had not been in such a hurry, I would have noticed that the town was...empty. The teenagers were gone, so was the purple-haired man. No-one except the carpenters, still building the Clock Tower, walked the streets. (A/N: No guards, they aren't in this story, I'll explain why later.)
I sped up the rainbow stairs to the top of the Astronomer's Tower. It was empty. A note was placed on an empty glass cabinet. It read "Link. When you read this, I will not be in my tower. Majora has threatened to drop the moon on Clock Town. Most of the town has evacuated, except the carpenters, whose leader refused to let them leave. He believes that Majora cannot "make the moon fall" and thinks that "the Carnival must go on!" However, he is mistaken. Majora can and will drop the moon on Clock Town if we refuse his demands. He wants Mayor Dotour's position, except with complete power, like a dictator. He must be stopped and you are the only one who can do this. Please wait until 12 o'clock on the eve of the carnival and then climb the Clock Tower. Majora will be there, it is the best vantage point to call the moon. I wish you luck, and do what you think best. The Astronomer."
I have to admit, I was slightly unsure about doing this. Majora could summon the moon. He held incredible magic and was obviously ruthless and didn't care who he killed in his ascent to power. He could kill me easily. But, on the other hand, if I didn't fight him, who else would? Not Kotake. She was too old. Not the boy called Kafei, he was too young. There was no-one else in the entire land who was capable of fighting Majora. I had twelve hours, it being six o'clock in the morning, to say goodbye to Kotake. I had to.
So again I rolled, exhausted from all the rolling I had been doing, but I drew energy from anger. Anger at Majora and anger even at destiny and fate, who had forced me do this against my will.I ran on, the long journey seeming even longer from fatigue.
At last I reached my destination. I wrenched open the door, with a hand slowly changing from Goron to human.
"Link!" yelled Kotake. The she saw thew look on my face. "What is wrong?" she asked. So I told her.
"I am going to go back to Clock Town with you, Link," Kotake said.
"WHAT?" I screamed. "You are too old! Far too old. You would surely die. And even if you got to Clock Town, Majora would undoubtedly kill you."
"Maybe so, but I am going to die someday soon anyway. I am old, Link."
"You may be old, but you can't go on a suicide mission, just to be near me!" I knew I was shouting, but I didn't care. I was too angry to care.
"I can, and I will. But first I will take a potion myself. It will make me young again, for a while. I have been saving it for a time when it was needed. A time like this. If I take this potion, my magic may even be able to help you in battle. Of course, my magic stays with me in my old age, but I am too frail to use alot of it," she stated.
"You can't come Kotake. You just can't. I wouldn't want your death to be on my hands."
"Trust me, Link, it won't. I can look after myself, you'll see. Now where did I put my blue potions..."
"Blue potions?" I asked
"Yes, blue potions. They fill up your magic power and heal your pain. I must teach you magic too, before go Link."
"I can do magic?"
"Yes, you have inherited the power from me. Funny, your father never had it.," she said.
"What spells are you going to teach me?"
"I don't know much attack magic. But I will teach you fire and ice. They are the two Koume and I know. I know ice and Koume knows fire. I will call Koume."
Kotake simply sat. She was obivously called Koume through her mind. After a little while I heard a strange spinning sound outside and Koume entered the room.
"You want me to teach this boy fire magic?" she asked.
"Yes."
"OK then. He looks smart enough, and I think he could be quite powerful if he puts his mind to it. I can teach you simple fire in an hour. Is that alright?"
"It is fine, thank you Koume," I replied.
Both twins taught me their attacks. I learned them quickly and soon mastered the basics perfectly.
"It is time for me to take the potion Link. We have to go, now you have learned well, but it is 4 o'clock (A/N: Pm, of course) and we don't know how long the journey will be."
"OK, Kotake. I obviously can't talk you out of this."
"No, you can't."
She brought out eleven potion, ten blue ones she had been storing and a strange pinkish coloured one. It was the colour of human skin. She took it happily.
"Sweet, very sweet," she remarked. Her body changed quickly, her back straightening, her eyes shrinking, her face smoothing out. She became quite pretty, a young girl of about fifteen with ice blue hair and warm blue eyes.
"Well, am I OK?"
"Uhh, yes, you're fine." {This is so weird,} I thought to myself. {My grandmother is standing right in front of me, my age. I'll never get over this one.}
"Are we going?"
"Yes," I said.
It was a very strange journey. Kotake enjoyed being able to run again, she skipped across the grass and performed crazy gymnastics tricks. When we finally reached Clock Town, it was ten o'clock.
Kotake calmed down when we entered the town. It was so quiet and still, it almost forced you to be the same. Even the carpenters had gone now, only their boss remained, standing defiantly by a pillar.
Soon, the huge clock ticked over to twelve o'clock.
A/N: Long chapter! Looking forward to reading the end?
Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda.
"Did you go and defeat Majora?" Saria asked.
I'm about to tell you about it," Link replied, in a voice that was not quite as angry as the other times he had told her the same thing.
I went over to the carpenter that I had met before.
"How long is it until the eve of the Carnival?"
"How long? No time. It is the eve of the Carnival."
I jerked backwards in shock. I had spent more time in the temples than I had thought. Something important stirred in my memory. The Astronomer!
I rolled, being still in my Goron body, as fast I as I could to his tower. If I had not been in such a hurry, I would have noticed that the town was...empty. The teenagers were gone, so was the purple-haired man. No-one except the carpenters, still building the Clock Tower, walked the streets. (A/N: No guards, they aren't in this story, I'll explain why later.)
I sped up the rainbow stairs to the top of the Astronomer's Tower. It was empty. A note was placed on an empty glass cabinet. It read "Link. When you read this, I will not be in my tower. Majora has threatened to drop the moon on Clock Town. Most of the town has evacuated, except the carpenters, whose leader refused to let them leave. He believes that Majora cannot "make the moon fall" and thinks that "the Carnival must go on!" However, he is mistaken. Majora can and will drop the moon on Clock Town if we refuse his demands. He wants Mayor Dotour's position, except with complete power, like a dictator. He must be stopped and you are the only one who can do this. Please wait until 12 o'clock on the eve of the carnival and then climb the Clock Tower. Majora will be there, it is the best vantage point to call the moon. I wish you luck, and do what you think best. The Astronomer."
I have to admit, I was slightly unsure about doing this. Majora could summon the moon. He held incredible magic and was obviously ruthless and didn't care who he killed in his ascent to power. He could kill me easily. But, on the other hand, if I didn't fight him, who else would? Not Kotake. She was too old. Not the boy called Kafei, he was too young. There was no-one else in the entire land who was capable of fighting Majora. I had twelve hours, it being six o'clock in the morning, to say goodbye to Kotake. I had to.
So again I rolled, exhausted from all the rolling I had been doing, but I drew energy from anger. Anger at Majora and anger even at destiny and fate, who had forced me do this against my will.I ran on, the long journey seeming even longer from fatigue.
At last I reached my destination. I wrenched open the door, with a hand slowly changing from Goron to human.
"Link!" yelled Kotake. The she saw thew look on my face. "What is wrong?" she asked. So I told her.
"I am going to go back to Clock Town with you, Link," Kotake said.
"WHAT?" I screamed. "You are too old! Far too old. You would surely die. And even if you got to Clock Town, Majora would undoubtedly kill you."
"Maybe so, but I am going to die someday soon anyway. I am old, Link."
"You may be old, but you can't go on a suicide mission, just to be near me!" I knew I was shouting, but I didn't care. I was too angry to care.
"I can, and I will. But first I will take a potion myself. It will make me young again, for a while. I have been saving it for a time when it was needed. A time like this. If I take this potion, my magic may even be able to help you in battle. Of course, my magic stays with me in my old age, but I am too frail to use alot of it," she stated.
"You can't come Kotake. You just can't. I wouldn't want your death to be on my hands."
"Trust me, Link, it won't. I can look after myself, you'll see. Now where did I put my blue potions..."
"Blue potions?" I asked
"Yes, blue potions. They fill up your magic power and heal your pain. I must teach you magic too, before go Link."
"I can do magic?"
"Yes, you have inherited the power from me. Funny, your father never had it.," she said.
"What spells are you going to teach me?"
"I don't know much attack magic. But I will teach you fire and ice. They are the two Koume and I know. I know ice and Koume knows fire. I will call Koume."
Kotake simply sat. She was obivously called Koume through her mind. After a little while I heard a strange spinning sound outside and Koume entered the room.
"You want me to teach this boy fire magic?" she asked.
"Yes."
"OK then. He looks smart enough, and I think he could be quite powerful if he puts his mind to it. I can teach you simple fire in an hour. Is that alright?"
"It is fine, thank you Koume," I replied.
Both twins taught me their attacks. I learned them quickly and soon mastered the basics perfectly.
"It is time for me to take the potion Link. We have to go, now you have learned well, but it is 4 o'clock (A/N: Pm, of course) and we don't know how long the journey will be."
"OK, Kotake. I obviously can't talk you out of this."
"No, you can't."
She brought out eleven potion, ten blue ones she had been storing and a strange pinkish coloured one. It was the colour of human skin. She took it happily.
"Sweet, very sweet," she remarked. Her body changed quickly, her back straightening, her eyes shrinking, her face smoothing out. She became quite pretty, a young girl of about fifteen with ice blue hair and warm blue eyes.
"Well, am I OK?"
"Uhh, yes, you're fine." {This is so weird,} I thought to myself. {My grandmother is standing right in front of me, my age. I'll never get over this one.}
"Are we going?"
"Yes," I said.
It was a very strange journey. Kotake enjoyed being able to run again, she skipped across the grass and performed crazy gymnastics tricks. When we finally reached Clock Town, it was ten o'clock.
Kotake calmed down when we entered the town. It was so quiet and still, it almost forced you to be the same. Even the carpenters had gone now, only their boss remained, standing defiantly by a pillar.
Soon, the huge clock ticked over to twelve o'clock.
A/N: Long chapter! Looking forward to reading the end?
