Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or anything I could be sued for
Lencel stared ahead in his chair as two officer's came up behind him. "Sir…" one of them said. "We've found the entrance to the hole where the children are and the girl is there, just like you said. Should we proceed?" Lencel nodded as the soldiers ran off. "Link…" Lencel laughed as he stared at a picture frame above his mantel. "Soon…" he said staring at the frame. "Soon Link will thrust us all seven years forward…then I can find the Morpha spirit, kill the owner now, and then put it's power to my father resulting in my own uprising. I can control incredible power!" As Lencel slowly walked over to his window, he sighed. "I know you've made a friend down there…Link…but she has something I need to get back at you for my father's death…" As laughter echoed the chamber, one could see the man in the picture frame…
He was known as Gannondorf.
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As Link, Zelda, and Lencel approached the entrance to the Temple of Time, Link stared it at the door. "Again…so we meet again Sacred Realm…" he thought as he put the three stones needed in their proper slots. "Link…" Zelda began as she watched him. "Before I give you back the Ocarina of Time, Lencel and I want you to know something." Link turned and stared at Lencel, who stared back. "Link…" Lencel began as he watched Link with an annoyed eye. "Remember…you have to strike the demon through the heart in order to kill it. It can control water, so your Zora tunic might come in handy. Most likely the demon will have realized his power after seven years, so it should be easy to find. And the Dark Temple should be somewhere underground in Hyrule field." And Lencel turned to leave; he said one last thing before he left. "Link…don't screw up." And then he walked out. As Link and Zelda were left alone, Zelda forced a smile to Link. "Link…be careful…" and then she handed him the ocarina. Slowly, Link nodded and put the ocarina to his lips, playing the six notes that would open the door.
I'm going Saya…
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Link stared at him in the Temple of Time. "Seven years…" he whispered to himself as he stared at his hands. "Seven long years and now, four minutes." Above him, Navi flew around his head. "Link…" she whispered in a worried voice, the music of the temple almost drowning her out. "Do you really think seven years have gone by? If this plan of yours doesn't work, then the demon can go tot the Dark Temple and resurrect Gannondorf!" Nodding Link stared back at Navi. "The plan is that if the demon does have the power to revive the king, he's either just realizing it and we can look for trouble spots or he's already done is so we can go fight Gannondorf again. Simple."
Not too simple, but a plan never the less…
Navi nodded as she began to head out. "Come on Link!" she called. "We have to hurry!" But Link frowned as he felt himself over. "I… something's missing!" he cried searching himself. Then as a thought hit him, Link gasped.
No!
"The bottle!"
Quickly reaching inside his tunic, Link pulled out a boomerang, slingshot, and other assortments. Finally, after a nice little collection was piled up on the floor, Link dug in one last time to reveal a small bottle with the cap slightly undone, water beginning to leak out. "Oh, no!" Link cried as water began to drip out. "Don't!"
Stop, please!
Quickly, Link pushed the cap back on and took off his hat, letting shoulder length hair fall. Drying off the top of the bottle, Link sighed. "That was close…" he said as he looked the bottle over for cracks or leaks. The only difference was that now instead of a full bottle of water, there was just enough to be under the neck. "Close one Link," Navi said as she watched Link pick up his gear. "But we have work to do and a country to save, let's go!" Link nodded to Navi as he finished picking up. "Right."
Saya…I promised to you…
As the duo fled out of the temple, Link silently thought to himself, "Now…we can see everyone again…all my friends…seven years older."
What a surprise was in store for him.
As Link threw open the doors, he noticed something was wrong. Very wrong. Everything looked the same, but something just didn't feel right…
What is it?
"Navi…" Link said as he felt the breeze flow on his cheek. "Can you sense…something has happened…with one of my friends…" Navi flitted around Link as she remained silent, as if thinking. "Yes…" she said. "Someone in the market…but who? I can't tell…who did we meet was in the market?" Link gasped as he realized what Navi was getting to.
Blue and silver…
"Saya!" he cried as he took off. "Saya!" As Link stumbled into the market, he pushed his way past people and carts, not caring about their cries or their curses. Upon reaching the ally, Link quickly turned into the back. "Which brick was it?" he thought as he searched frantically. "Was it here? Or…no…Navi, help me!" Navi sighed as Link swiftly brushed hi hands over the walls. "Link…" Navi said as she watched him suffer. "It's pretty dark back here…" Link stopped for a minute as he looked around. "Dark…" he whispered as he pulled out the ocarina. "Time to brighten things a bit right Navi?" Navi nodded as the smooth melody of the Sun's Song came out and brightened the area. "Oh, Link…" Navi said as they got a brighter view of the area. "I'm sorry…" More and more rubble was strewn about and more and more death were known in the air.
No…please don't be gone…
Link sighed sadly. "The people…Saya…talked about…soldiers…they came didn't they?" he cried his voice rising as he stared. "Are they…?" Navi quickly flew down to meet Link's eyes. "Link," she said. "I won't believe that everyone's gone until I see it. Let's go see if we can find Saya. You know how well hidden she was. Maybe she got out." Flying away and to the alley, Link nodded and followed, praying to the gods that he would find his friend alive.
Be there for me…
"There!" Navi called as she fluttered down to where the brick once was. "There it is!" But as Link came upon closer arrival, he gasped. "The brick…!" he cried as he fell to the ground on his knees. "It's gone! Navi!" Navi quickly flew over to her friend as Link fell to his hands. "They got her, Navi she's gone! She's gone! Saya is dead!" Navi watched sadly as Link sobbed on the ground. "Link…" she said. "There isn't a body…I'm going to go down there and check…okay? You stay here and I'll be back soon." And with that, Navi quickly turned and flew down.
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After what felt like hours, Navi reappeared back up top. "Link," she said. "They found them…there are soldier footprints everywhere. Arrows are in the walls as well as blood. I can hear the cries of anguish and pain that they went through. They still echo in the walls. It's so horrible! They were children when they died, children!" Link, who had been sitting on the ground, looked down in sadness. "Are they all…" he asked. "Are they all gone?" Navi shook her head. "Some…" she said. "Some are gone…but..." Link felt a horrible lurch of sadness as he watched his friend hover sadly around. "There's no body. None of Saya that is…" Trailing off, Navi fell silent. As Link watched his friend, he became confused. "What do you mean 'none of Saya' Navi?" he asked warily. Navi sighed as she looked away.
What happened? Tell me!
"The two little boys and the two other kids besides Ryu and Saya…they're gone." Link was shocked. "What?" he demanded. "What happened? Tell me Navi!" Navi slowly drifted away. "I don't know the real story, but I do know that the two small ones…they didn't have a chance. The older boy had tried to protect them, but he…he's gone." Link stared down in horror. "And the girl?" he asked anger rising in him. Navi only shook her head. "She died trying to escape through the window. Link, I'm sorry…I have no idea if Ryu or Saya got out, but…" As Navi flew to Link's arms, she whispered, "It's so bad…I just can't believe it…" Sadly, Navi began to cry. As Link stared into nothing, he felt anger; hate, sadness, and loss rise upon him in an instant all together.
"No…" Link whispered as he felt the bottle in his tunic bump against his side. "It's not true…its not…"
Lies…all lies…
Navi sadly nodded. "Link…" she whispered back. "It's true. Someone found them and now…they had to pay for something that they couldn't help…I'm so sorry Link…I really am…"
Saya! Navi is lying! SHE'S LYING!
Link felt tears fall down his face in a mix of emotion…his friends…dead.
All dead.
"SSSSAAAAAYYYYAAAAAAAAA!!!"
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Link silently rode his new horse Epona to the bridge connecting a way from the castle to Kakariko village. "Wow Link!" Navi said happily as she flew above him. "The water at Lake Hylia was great today wasn't it! And that meeting there didn't last long! Zelda was pretty smart to have the meeting there wasn't she? That's so cool! And so quickly too!" Link smiled sadly back at Navi as they went over the bridge. "Yeah…" he said. "It was cool wasn't it? But…"
Water…flow through my fingers…carry me away to find the one I lost…
Navi sighed as she watched Link bow his head a bit in sadness. "Link…" Navi said fluttering down to him and sitting on Epona's mane. "I know you miss her…Saya I mean…but, don't you think it's time to move on?" Link said nothing, as he looked away and then goaded Epona to walk to the stairs. Navi jumped off Epona as she moved and sighed to herself. "I hope…" she whispered to herself as she watched Link sadly dismount and begin climbing the stairs. "You'll find her in your sweetest dreams Link…"
I can sense…danger…
"Navi…"
Quickly, Navi flew over to Link and rested in his hat. "Yeah Link?" Navi asked. "What is it?" Link suddenly became very tense and nervous. "I smell…smoke…" he whispered. Then as the both of them looked up, flames shout out from the top.
"Fire!" a lady shouted as she flailed her arms in the air, fire sprouting from her back. "A fire in the village!" As she flew past Link, she instantly ran down to the water and threw herself in. "Hey!" Link shouted as he ran after her. As he watched, the lady slowly set hr back into a river's cooling water, dousing the flames. "Miss!" Link cried to the weak lady. "Where are all the villagers? What happened?"
Saya, did the soldiers burn you too? By Din's flame, when I find who did that to you…
The lady, almost too weak to speak, said softly, "A fire…no one knew what was happening, but a young man with purple hair got me out under a hole. The gates are locked and no one could get out. A young man dug a hole and forced me through. I tried to lift the barricade, but it was too heavy…I had to get help. Then when I last saw the man was when he was trying to help someone else…a girl but she wouldn't go…she turned and ran back…said she was going to fight the fire and…" but then she fainted in Link's arms. "Miss!" Link cried. But Navi interrupted him. "Link!" she called. "We have to get the gates open! Let's go!" Link carefully put the woman on her stomach and got up. "Right Navi!" he called.
We're you scared?
Quickly the two dashed up the stairs where screaming and pounding and pleas could be heard. "Link!" Navi called as she fluttered around a heavy wooden beam locking the gates. "We've got to lift this thing off it now!" Nodding and putting his shoulder to the beam, Link slowly pushed up. "This thing is the heaviest thing I've ever seen!" Link thought as he pushed harder. "It weights a ton! How did it get here anyway?" Slowly…very slowly…Link managed to get the heavy beam off of the latch and with another throw, dropped it on the ground. Instantly, the doors were thrown open and people gushed out like a waterfall. As Link sank to his knees panting heavily, he watched the villagers run away, staying to the side to keep from being trampled. "G-good…" he whispered wiping some sweat away from his forehead. "They're safe…" But then, one man caught his eye.
Do I know him…?
"Let me through!" he yelled trying to go back into the village. "I've got to get her! Let me through!" Quickly, Link jumped up and pulled the man out of the running crowds. "Sir!" he called. "Get back you'll be trampled!" But the handsome man quickly turned and punched him across the face, making Link sprawl to the floor. "Leave me alone!" he cried. "I have someone to save!" Quickly, the man dashed back into the crowds trying to shove his way through. "Link!" Navi called. "Someone's still in there! Shouldn't we help?" Link nodded as he took out his longshot. "I can use this to get over the wall…" he said as he pointed it to the wooden gate. "Navi, I need you to fly over and see if you can find the person trapped!" Navi nodded as she took off and Link fired his chain into the wood's soft beams. Releasing the button, Link felt the familiar jerk of the chain as he was lifted off the ground and into the air. As he flew over the gate, he watched as the man who had hit him finally make his way through.
Don't you fool!
"Hey you!" Link called as he landed. "Wait!" But the man didn't pay attention as he kept running to the flames. "Jeeze!" Link cried as he ran up to the man. "Hey you!" Link called. "Let me help you!" But the man only shoved Link and ran past him. "Out of my way!" he shouted. Link, who had once again found himself on the floor, angrily got up and chased the man. But instead of talking, Link quickly tackled his legs and with his arm, pulled the other man's arms behind him and pinned him down. "Alright you…" Link said as he looked the man over. "You can't run into burning buildings are you stupid?" But the man angrily turned to him and shouted. "Let me go! I have to save her!" Link sighed as he pushed harder on his arms making the man wince. "Just tell me where she is and I'll go…"
"Link!"
Link looked u quickly to see Navi flying to him. "There's a woman trapped in the windmill!" Navi cried fluttering around in panic. "And she isn't moving!" Quickly, the man fought harder to get up. "That's her!" he cried. "Let me go!" Link sighed to himself as he held the man down. "This guy is going to hurt himself if he goes in there!" Link thought as he raised a fist. "So…"
Nighty- night Mr. Hit-me-for-no-reason man…
"Link!" Navi cried, as the man fell to the ground no longer struggling. "You hit him!" Link sighed again as he realigned his knuckles. "Yeah well that's one for two." Link growled. "Now…" As Link ran up to the windmill, he began yelling questions and orders. "Navi where is she?"
"On the top floor!" Navi cried, avoiding an ember.
"Can you take me to her?" Link shouted back, ducking under a fallen beam of wood burning at full strength.
"Yeah, but we have to hurry! The roof might fall down!"
Link swiftly kicked open the door and rushed inside. Ahead of him, Navi glowed blue to help him on his way. "Over here!" Navi called as she turned a corner, Link following closely. As they climbed more flights of stairs, Link quickly took two at a time without effort as he covered his face and nose with his hand. Upon reaching the top, Navi quickly fluttered around a figure lying face down on the floor.
Did you die quickly or did they draw out death for as long as possible?
"Here!" she cried. "This is her!" Quickly, Link scooped up the girl and was about to head down the stairs, but a burst of fire at the exit stopped him from going. "We're trapped!" Link cried. "There's no way out!" Looking around, Link felt his eyes burn and his lungs fill with smoke as he coughed. "Navi…!" Link cried. "I need a way out!" Quickly, Navi fluttered to one of the sides of the walls. "Here!" she cried as Link stumbled through. "A window!" As Link reached the window, he quickly opened it and took out his longshot. "Navi!" he called as the smoke blinded him. "Tell me where to aim!" Quickly, Navi looked left and right. "Uhm…uhmm…!" she said urgently as she tried to find a high enough space the longshot would reach.
Connect to something!
"NAVI!" Link cried as the beams groaned and cracked. "Hurry!" Quickly, Navi called, "Right! Fire now!" Instantly, Link released the hookshot where it stuck on a nearby tower and stuck. "Let's go!" Link cried as he felt the longshot pull him. And through the air, Link and Navi flew to safety as the roof fell through behind them.
"Gods…" Link muttered as he landed in front of the potion shop and set the girl down on her side, her face from him. "That was close…thank you Navi." Then quickly, Link pulled out the ocarina and played the Song of Storms, setting out the fires.
Did anyone try to save you?
But Navi didn't answer. "Link…" she said in amazement as she stared at the girl. "Look…" Link raised an eyebrow at Navi. "What?" he asked as he stared at his fairy. "What is it?" But Navi suddenly jumped in the air happily. "Link!" she cried as she danced around the girl's head. "Look! Look who we've saved!"
"What?"
Slowly, Link looked down at the girl. She was wearing a long light green dress with high brown boots. Her semi-long sleeves folded across the ground covered her face from Link's view.
But it was her hair…
Her hair made Link wonder.
Her long hair was sky blue with silver tips about four inches high.
"Could…can it be?" Link asked himself as he gently turned the girl over. Her face was a bit scratched and a few dirt marks from smoke spotted her face, but her features were still there. "Navi…" Link whispered as he held the girl in his arms. "Could this be…?"
Are you…?
"Saya!"
Link quickly looked up to see the man he had knocked out earlier angrily walk up to him and hit him in the face, once again, making Link sprawl back. "You!" the man screamed as he angrily advanced on Link. "What did you do?" Link stared up at the man. He was wearing a black tunic with white trim and his pants were black too, but knee high black boots hid them. "Tell me what you did to her!" he screamed his deep violet hair shaking over his left eye even through the drizzle of rain as it stopped. However, Link could see that both eyes were an angry green. Link slowly picked himself up as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "I think I just saved her life!" Link shouted back as he glared his blue into the other young mans green. "That's the third time you've hit me!" The young man scoffed as he shrugged his shoulders. "So?" he said. "You deserve it. Now back away from her or I'll make you!" Link glared hard that the man who was a bit taller than him. "Try it!" Link warned taking a step forward. But before he could get any farther, Navi quickly stepped in front of him. "No Link!" she cried. The man looked up in shock. "Link…" he whispered. But Navi continued. "Link, don't fight! We have a injured person to take care of!"
Link angrily turned to the man wanting to teach him a lesson, but knowing he couldn't. "I'll come back to you later." He growled turning and picking the girl up in his arms. "But now I have things and people to take care of. What's your name anyway?" But the man didn't answer. "You…" he finally. "You're that Link kid I met…a long time ago…" Link sighed and rolled his eyes. "That's my name, don't wear it out." Link huffed. "Now excuse me, but if you care about this girl then I think you should move." The man sighed and held out his hand. "Link…" he said his eyes no longer angry but sad. "Please give her to me…I…you know me, it's me, Ryu…" Link raised an eyebrow at Ryu. "You…?" Link asked as the girl stirred in his arms. "Well…I guess that figures…"
"Uhm…where…am I?"
Who am I, again?
Quickly, Link and Ryu sat down on the ground, Link taking off his hat and slowly wiping her face of the dirt. "Hey…" Link called softly, as the girl fluttered her eyes open. "Wake up…"
Wake up…Saya…
Slowly, the girl opened her eyes fully and stared upward. Seeing whose arms she was in, she gasped. "L…Link?" she asked surprised. "You…you lived…"
How did you manage to survive?
You're alive after all…thank you gods…
Watching her now slightly lighter amber eyes fill with tears, Link grinned. "Hey now…" he whispered. "Don't cry for me…Saya." But Saya couldn't help two tears make their way down her face as she blinked in happiness.
Did you forget?
"Link…" she whispered as she gripped him around the neck sobbing. "Link! I thought…when the soldiers found us…I thought I wouldn't live…they set death traps for anyone trying to come back! I wanted to warn you but…I…" Link smiled as he pushed his head into the crook of Saya's neck. "I'm fine…" he whispered breathing in a smoky smell from her hair. "Here…"
I kept it…like I promised…
Letting go of Saya, Link pulled out the small bottle with the orb Saya had given to him. "See?" he said as he held it out for her. "I still have it…" Ryu glared down at Link who pretended not to notice.
This…you did keep it…your promise to me…
I never break promises…
"This…" Saya said as she stared at the bottle. "You kept your promise to me…" Link nodded as he gently picked Saya up. "Saya, you're could've been hurt…" Ryu said as Link gently let Ryu hold her while he put on his hat. "Please…don't run around again. Why did you stay behind Saya? You could have been killed! I was so worried!" Hugging her close, Ryu gripped her head to his heart. "Don't leave me like that again!" Saya laughed as her hair blew in the breeze. "Ryu. You know I'll always be fine. I had to help fight the fire." She laughed.
Ryu…you make me laugh…but then…you make me cry…what's wrong?
Link smiled as he watched them. "Maybe we should go to Lake Hylia…get Saya some medicine…"
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