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Link pulled his metal vest off and dropped it in a large tub of water in his showering room. It wouldn't rust, he knew, so he scrubbed the dirt and blood from it and left it hanging from a door knob to air dry. He stripped his tunic, hood, boots, and bodysuit uncaringly, with the door hanging wide open. He tossed them in the tub and left them to soak with liquid soap saturating them. He turned on the waterspout in the shower shut the red, satin curtain. The water drizzled down his muscular frame as it soaked his shoulder length hair. The ends sharpened to what looked like golden ice sickles as he lent his head under the warm water and rested against the wall. He scrubbed his body of the grime that had gathered over the past battles and cleaned the dried blood from under his fingernails. This was a nightmare. How many times would this happen? Would he ever die? Would Ganondorf ever just stop trying to take over the world? Probably not, this was his destiny, or else his fate. He would never truly ever have a life. He would always have to fight. He did like being a warrior though. It was a vigorous lifestyle, but it was interesting. He just wanted a break from fighting for awhile though. "This sucks." Link closed the waterspout and got out. He dried his body with a nearby towel and wrapped it around himself. He heard a snicker from the doorway as he pulled his clothes out to dry. Impa walked in holding her bandaged side. Link didn't even look. "Feeling any better?" "Yes, very much so. So do you normally take showers and dry yourself off right in front of people, or is it just a special occasion?" Impa smiled and helped him hang his clothes to dry, eyeing his body at the same time. He didn't seem to care. "No. I just don't really care at the moment." Link shook his head and sat down. "I'm going to save Zelda in the morning. I won't be here tomorrow." "Good idea. You know, you don't want her to get hurt or anything-" Impa was cut off sharply. Link glared daggers. "They won't do anything to her. They can't even touch her because she is pure holiness. Why do you think they always put her in a crystal when they kidnap her?" Link tightened the towel so it wouldn't fall down. Impa raised an eyebrow. "The only thing they want from her is the Triforce of Wisdom. I can't let them extract it from her either." "Okay. You're right I guess." Impa sighed. "Just don't let her get hurt. I'm going to bed. It's getting late. Best of luck to you." "Thanks."

The sun wasn't even over the horizon by the time Link was ready to go. He loaded an arrow in his crossbow and made sure he had secured his sheath and armor to himself. He tightened his black boots securely and headed for the door. The faint tide of blue was just beginning to break over the edge of the mountain pass as he called Epona with his Ocarina of Time. The notes echoed through the dew- covered plains like chirps of birds, followed by the faint clap of hooves in the distance. Epona had been staying near Zora's River to drink the tasty water there. She nuzzled his side as he petted her softly. Link leapt up and onto her back and looked around the field. "Well girl, lets go to Gerudo Valley, eh?" Link made a sound and nudged her side. The horse blasted off towards the plateau region where the sun was just starting to rise. They ripped across the field swiftly, not even paying attention to the Poes, and monsters that stared angrily at them. The grass blades bent as the strong hooves mashed them down. As they made they're way inside, they came to a broken bridge. It seemed to have no hindrance as they leapt across it easily. Link stopped Epona before they entered Gerudo Fortress and gave her a carrot. He jumped off of her back and started for the entrance. The thieves paid no mind to him. He had proven himself long before of who he was and they only nodded as he started for the wasteland of a desert. The thieve that ran the gateway to the desert was standing atop a large structure with her hand resting on the rope wheel. She had long red hair and wore purplish colored pants with intricate designs sewn into them. She studied him with her wine colored eyes and smiled. She pulled the wheel towards her and cranked the large metal gate upward. The blonde haired man walked through the desert holding his hand to his face to block the blowing sand. The shards of stone whipped through the air like millions upon millions of insects, pecking and biting at his face. Link ran forward to get past the painful wasteland as quickly as possible. The sand shards deflected from his armor and made soft dings that proved how quickly the wind was blowing. He shook his head as he came to a small stone structure in the middle of the desert. Beyond the half buried structure the sand blew even more fiercely and was clouded by a wall of wavering heat. "Should have brought my Lens of Truth I guess.damn." Link shook the sand off of his body and wiped it from his face. His black boots left imprints the sand as he walked down into the small structure. Upon entering he found something slightly odd.a fireplace with a flame in it. It didn't seem that anyone was there so he sat down and took a rest. The fireplace felt good. The air was still very cold from the desert evening. He looked around and found the walls to be old and worn. The bricks were sand corroded and had small holes sunken into them. "You again? I never thought I would see you again," came a voice from the dark doorway. Link leapt and unsheathed his Master Sword swiftly. There was a chuckle and a rush of freezing air as a Big Poe emerged. It had tattered, purple clothes and had glowing orange eyes sunken underneath a shadow-casting hood. "I take it you want to go to the Spirit Temple, eh Link?" "I remember you now. Sorry I drew my sword. It's a natural reaction to disturbances." Link sheathed the shiny blade. The ghost didn't seem fazed by the reaction at all. He was a ghost after all. "I don't want to bug you or anything but I don't really want to get lost and starve to death out there or something." "I guess I can help you. I don't really have much to do these days. Everybody is already scared due to Ganondorf's rein at the Spirit Temple so there is no one to haunt these days. I suppose I can take you there." The Big Poe laughed mildly and poked at the fire with a stick. He didn't seem like a normal Poe. He wasn't evil. Evil always jumped away from the Master Sword due to its purity. "Why don't you just transport with your little flute thing?" "It won't work due to the evil aura that is surrounding the Desert Colossus lately. I have to travel there on foot." Link sighed and emptied the sand that had collected inside his boots. He never wanted to see another grain of sand in his whole life. "Okay, well, lets go then. You'll have to find a way back because I won't wait on you." The ghost floated out of the doorway as it spoke and Link followed quickly. He covered his face to protect his lungs and followed the ghost, who held a green flame in his hand to signal where he was. Link followed the best he could and averted his eyes from as much sand as possible. The moon slowly began to become visible in the slowly lightening sky. The waves of heat dissipated as they came closer and closer to Desert Colossus. "We're here. Be careful." The ghost laughed and disappeared with a rush of cold air. Link brushed the sand away again and walked into the massive desert oasis with his sword ready to kill anything that opposed. The moon seemed to shine directly off of the blade as he crept towards the Spirit Temple ahead of him. He stopped at the small pool of water before he headed in and washed up. The water felt good in the dry desert, but he knew he had to hurry. "Time to go," Link said as he headed to the entrance of the large temple. The steps were corroded with time and seemed to crumble under his feet as he made his entrance. He ran through the hallways with his sword ready to kill, passing doorways that looked suspicious. He had no idea where the girl would be. He studied the doorways that had torches around them and pressed his ear to the stone. He heard nothing, so he pushed a small switch to open the doorway. It slid open with a grinding sound and stopped abruptly inside the wall. The room was dark and contained nothing of interest. Link shook his head and turned back. The shadows danced across his figure as he came to another room. His Master Sword gleamed under the light, which erupted from the torches in the room. He walked in and found bars securely falling behind him. He sighed and gripped the hilt tightly, ready for the attacker. A single Skultulla spider hung from the ceiling with its fang's dripping with poison. Link couldn't help but snicker as he unsheathed four and a half feet of death from his back. He walked forward and thrust the broadsword into the spider's skull-like face. An sadistic scream erupted from the fire which burned from the wound. The Skultulla disappeared within seconds as Link headed to the door at the other end of the room. "This must be the path to her cell." Link passed through the doorway and looked around. It was dark and it didn't seem there was anything in the room. Link stood up straight and glanced around. The room was long and narrow. Several pillars stood on each side of the room. Under his feet and leading to a large chair at the end of the room was a long, red carpet. This was all too familiar. The lights suddenly seemed to penetrate the shadows as Link readied his Mirror Shield and Master Sword.

Fierce Deity and Ganondorf lazed about in the red haired king's office. Both of them were reading out of books and had they're impressive swords laid upon the table. Ganondorf looked up. "I wonder if there are any inhabitants of the planet I summoned." "I would assume because I have noticed odd looking lights that radiate onto Hyrule Field from above. Its very weird," Fierce Deity snapped his book shut with one hand and nearly crushed it with his powerful gauntlets. He set it down and looked up at Ganondorf. "I wonder if they are advanced as much as we are." "I don't know," Ganondorf said before cackling loudly. "But, after we have Hyrule in our palms we can go there and take over they're worthless little planet. This is going to be quite fun." "Yeah, but like I said, we don't want them to be more advanced than us. What if they try to overtake us?" Fierce Deity brushed his silvery hair back and straightened his tunic. "That would suck." "Don't worry about that. Advancements or not, I can find a way to take them down. You see, people are stupid and they don't think things through before they act." Ganondorf smiled and slowly turned his head towards the door. Fierce Deity narrowed and noticed the faint sound himself. "Who is in charge of guarding Zelda? Somebody better be because I haven't extracted the Triforce of Wisdom from her yet." "Shadow Link said he would watch her. Surely he can take care of her." Fierce Deity sharply glanced over at his boss. "You don't think He came to save her do you?" There was a loud crash in the distance, followed by a growl. The waves echoed down the halls and into the evil duo's ears. Hands grabbed swords immediately as the two leapt up and ran out to the main hall. They sprinted to the room the sounds were coming from and found the first guard dead. "He killed the Skultulla. That mean he is fighting the Iron Knuckles. He's dead meat." "I wouldn't count on it Deity. He's taken on two at a time before and beat them to death." Ganondorf hacked at the large stone door with his sword but came to no avail at knocking it down. He could hear the ensuing battle in the next room. Fierce Deity just leaned against the wall and waited for the door to open.

"Shit." Link whispered, rolling behind a pillar that held up the ceiling. A huge axe swung through the stone pillar and once again he had to role away. "He's improved his Iron Knuckles a bit I suppose." Link ran at the armored robot and thrust the Master Sword at it. The armor barely bent. Link did a three set back flip away, and the Iron Knuckles began its strides over to him. Aiming with the longshot, he jumped from side to side, avoiding the random swings of the axe. He shot the grappling hook at the robot and jerked back before the pull could propel him forward. The hook came racing back, ripping a chunk of the armor with it. "Perfect," he said and did a jumping slash to end the Iron Knuckles life. It disappeared into a burst of flame while Link quickly dashed to the next room. The next chamber was dark. He glanced around quickly, adjusting to the shadows. He could hear Ganondorf and another mysterious person in the room behind him. He glanced at the middle of the room and gasped. There was a red crystal floating above a small stone cubicle in the middle of the fairly small room. There were four different pads around the room, which had glowing pools swishing around in them. Link paid no heed to anything else but the girl though. "Zelda. you're alive." Link gasped and ran over to the red crystal, which held the girl within. Reaching for the Master Sword, he hacked at the strong crystal until she fell from its grasp. He broke her fall by catching her with his strong arms. Her small body was so light, he noticed. She fluttered her eyes open and almost leapt back when she focused on Link's face. "Link.? What happened.?" she said in the same voice he had heard from her so many times before. It was soft and soothing, and almost had a note like value to it. He listened to the serenading pureness of her voice and replied. "It's been seven years Zelda." Link started as her memory slowly began to come back. "Ganondorf is wreaking havoc on Hyrule. He has revived all of our old enemies and. obtained Majora's Mask." "Majora!? This cannot be happening!" she gasped and leapt up. "Oh, it is happening. wait until you see what he has done." Link said, pulling her across the room at the sound of the two men entering the room he had just exited. "Oh shit." Link whispered as he noticed metal bars sliding over the doorway he was getting ready to exit the room with. They were locked in with whatever was in the room with them. Link held Zelda tightly and looked around with his sword in one hand. Something was in the room but he couldn't place his finger on it. or his sword. An old man with wrinkly skin and a long, white beard slowly began to rise out of one of the glowing portals in nearest corner of the room. "God, he has Wizrobe too? Zelda, stand back and keep yourself covered in a magic barrier while I kill this guy!" "Okay.." She sighed and concentrated. Link readied his mirror shield for the onslaught of the sorcerer Wizrobe. The old man, rose out of the small portal and threw a wave of fire at Link. He caught it in the reflection of the mirror and reflected it back at him. The old man cried out and disappeared again. He rose across the room and was aimed at Zelda, giggling madly. Sighing, Link rolled over to her and blocked the flame with the shield, hitting Wizrobe again. Finally, the sorcerer went down with a third hit of his own flame. "Link! The little shit got her!" Ganondorf bellowed as he kicked through the red crystals on the floor. The two had just ran out of the room as Ganondorf had entered. He cursed violently and smashed several of the crystals. Only the Master Sword was capable of cutting through dark magical crystal. It was Link and he knew it. "We just lost both of the key items that I need at the moment. Now they are getting away." "You think." Deity mocked as he pounded on the door they had just gone through. His large muscles were like rocks as he broke chunks of the stone away with each smack. He shook his silver bangs out of his eyes and looked back to Ganondorf. Before the grate was even completely opened, Link pulled Zelda and flew out the door. They were shocked to find nothing but a river underneath them. way down underneath them. As soon as they had started to fall they were in the cold river, floating away to wherever the strange river led. Link supported Zelda above the water and kept her safe from drowning. She looked so beautiful, Link noticed as she clutched him tightly. "Yes. They'll get what is coming to them though." Fierce Deity grinned inwardly as he tightened his grip around the green crystalline handle of his sword. "Next time he will understand true pain while I am draining every drop of blood from his body through his concave eye sockets. Ha, ha, ha." "I like how you think Deity."