Chapter 3: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Link, Stephanie, and Jessica walked across the bridges and Jessica was, of course, the only one talking. "You know, I didn't need your help!" she said to Link, who simply ignored her. "Sure you didn't! I'm sure it would have done both of us a big favor if you would've drown back there!" Stephanie countered. "...Where are we going now?" Jessica asked Link. "Um, I dunno. Some graveyard, or something," he said, perhaps trying to scare her, perhaps not. "Cool! I love ghosts!" Jessica said sarcastically. "Yeah, maybe if we're lucky, one will take you with him!" Stephanie said. "Not if he's not cute enough." Link got out his ocarina and started playing. He played "Epona's Song", and a horse came galloping from out of nowhere. "Ooh, I love horses!" Jessica squealed. "Me too..." Stephanie said quietly. She hadn't ever ridden a horse, either. "I'm not sure if all three of us can ride at once, but it's worth a shot," Link reported. He hopped onto the horse, helping Stephanie up next, and leaving Jessica to get on by herself. "Oh thank you. You're too kind," Jessica said in an extremely sarcastic voice while struggling to get on the horse. Link nudged Epona's sides to try to make her go. She took off at a gallop. Jessica was enjoying it, but Stephanie found herself clinging to Link at most times. After a while of riding across Hyrule Field, they finally reached Kakariko Villiage. He jumped down from his horse and helped Stephanie down, who was still a little shaken from the ride, and again left Jessica to get off on her own. "My hair! It's all messed up! If I have one split end, I'm suing!" Jessica said once she had gotten down from the horse. "C'mon," Link said, ignoring Jessica yet again. The three walked up the steps and into Kakariko Villiage. The Graveyard was near the back. Link, Jessica, and Stephanie looked up at the ledge, where they were supposed to be standing. "Um, how do we get up there?" Stephanie asked. "We don't. We're just here to ask Dampe' about something," Link answered. "But, isn't Dampe' dead?" Stephanie asked. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean we can't see him," Link said, pulling a stone grave backward. "Cool, a ghost?" Jessica said excitedly. "Yes, a ghost," Link said, apparently still annoyed with her for speaking to him like she did. "C'mon!" he said to the girls, jumping into the grave. "Are we supposed to follow him?" Stephanie asked Jessica. "I hope!" Jessica said, jumping down into the grave after Link. "...Why me?" Stephanie said to herself, following the other two. They landed in a room with a couple of torches lit and a man floating in mid- air, with what looked like a halo around his head. "Hello, Link!" he said cheerfully. "Nice to see you again!" "You too, Mr. Dampe'," Link said casually to the ghost. "Darn, does that mean he's a good ghost?" Jessica whispered to Stephanie. "I guess..." Stephanie replied. "Who have you brought to see me today?" Dampe' asked Link. "Oh, this is my friend Stephanie," he said, gesturing for her to move forward. "Hello." "Hi." "Who's this other girl?" Dampe' asked, looking at Jessica. "Oh, I forgot about her. Not that it's an easy thing to do..." Link said quietly. "Hey!" Jessica said. "Yeah, um, this is Jessica," Link told the ghost. "Nice to meet you," he said to Jessica. "And I'm pleased to meet you," Jessica said, smirking at Link, who grimaced. Stephanie laughed to herself. "Well then, follow me, Link. I'll give you what you need," Dampe' said to Link, who followed him down a hallway. Jessica and Stephanie began to walk ahead with Link, but he stopped them. "You two stay here. Especially you, Jessica," he said. "Okay," Stephanie said backing up to the wall, where she sat down. "Yes, your highness," Jessica said sarcastically, curtseying a little. After a while, Link came back with a couple of bruises and cuts. Stephanie jumped up and rushed over to ask him what happened. "Nothing. Dampe' just always throws fire so that I can see where I'm going. I have to dive out of the way, and that explains all of my cuts," he answered simply. "Aww, poor baby," Jessica said with a cute smile on her face. Link ignored her again and gestured for them to follow him. He stood in the light of the hole they had fallen down into and was brought to the top of it again. Stephanie and Jessica followed. "Okay, why did you bring us here?" Jessica asked, sick of waiting for him to tell them. "Well," Navi said popping out of Link's hat, "we need two girls who are, 'The opposites, like day and night', to save Hyrule." "Save Hyrule from what?" Stephanie asked. "I get to be night!" Jessica said. Ignoring Jessica yet again, Link said, "Well, um, we're not sure yet..." "Wonderful," said Stephanie. "Well, legend says that--" Link started. "The time the girls would be needed to save Hyrule was just about right now," Navi finished. "So, do we get swords and stuff?" Jessica asked excitedly. "NO!" the three of them yelled at her. "Trusting a sword in your hands would be like giving power back to Ganondorf!" Link said to Jessica. "Do I get a sword?" Stephanie asked. "We'll see..." Link said. "Hey!" Jessica said jealously. Stephanie smiled. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* After a while of walking through Hyrule Feild to get to Romani Ranch, Jessica started complaining about walking to much. "My feet hurt!" she whined. "You know, Link, there's a song about you," Stephanie said, trying to make conversation. "There is?" he asked curiousely. "Yeah, she downloaded it on the internet!" Jessica said. "Shutup!" Stephanie said to Jessica. "Downloaded? Internet?" Link said. He was completely puzzled. "Nevermind," Jessica said giggling. Stephanie turned red when Link looked at her. "Uh... Hey look! We're almost there!" Stephanie said, her words sounding like they didn't even come from her. "Are there horses here?" Jessica asked. "Um, yeah," Link said, still amused with the bright scarlet color Stephanie was turning. "Yippee!" Jessica yelled in excitemment, running toward the ranch. "Well, I guess we got rid of her for a while," Link said to Stephanie, who didn't respond. "Oooh, I wanna go too! Wait for me, Jessica!" Navi called after her. "And her," Link added as his fairy flew off to catch up with Jessica.