Chapter 24: The Deal With Ganondorf

With the deaths of the people killed in Hyrule Town Market and Link's spirit being sealed away in the Sacred Realm by the Master Sword's power behind Maiku, he focussed his attention completely on Ganondorf and he knew where he probobly was at... the Gerudo Fortress. Ganondorf was surrounded by women, the Gerudo, the all female race in Hyrule that strangely enough had a male born every thousand years. He still didn't see how all that panned out; the whole one male being born every X amount of years thing, but he supposed it had to make some sense after he had been able to understand it in the next seven years of his life in Hyrule and he had a feeling it would be a long seven years for him.

As he traveled by foot to the Gerudo Valley, he couldn't help but think exactly where Zelda and Impa had gone. They couldn't have gone very far, Ganondorf was only delayed by Link for about a minute, maybe if he was lucky. But their horse was traveling faster than any horse he had seen; on the other hand, Ganondorf probobly stressed his horse to travel at its fastest probable speed, so Zelda and Impa probably escaped in time. But since he knew almost exactly what was going to happen during Link's adulthood adventure and some parts of his partial childhood; so with that knowledge, he would make Link's quest tougher on him than the original course was supposed to be like.... but how?

He would have to find a way to be allied with Ganondorf some how. Even though Ganondorf did ruin his life in Zora form, he wouldn't have killed those people in the market if it weren't for him. But Maiku was just placing the blame on someone else, he knew it was his own fault that the Zoras died along with his precious Ruto. Even though he had these emotional scars torturing  him quietly, he could not allow himself to show any weakness before the Gerudo King, and future king of Evil.

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The Gerudo Fortress was exactly the same as it had appeared to be as he remembered it to be from the counterpart; a large stone built structure foundated directly inside of a large cliff. It was actually rather breath taking seeing it with his own eyes than seeing it as he had before. He guessed that the Desert Colossus was even more magnificent inside and out by actually seeing it by himself. He would have to visit it later.

"Hey!" he heard a female voice say behind him and he felt the sharp point of her spear on his back, "Who are you? What business do you have here?"

"If you would let me turn around to face you..." he replied with hostility in his voice as he slightly glanced back, "... I could explain."

"Well?" she pulled the spear away from his back, "What are you doing here?"

He turned around to face her, she was wearing exactly what he had seen before; a cloth covering her mouth, arabian style pants, and a midriff shirt; her skin was a medium brown, her eyes were golden and her hair was fiery orange. "I want to know if Ganondorf, your King, is around here somewhere...."

"Ganondorf, huh?"

"Yes."

"Well, he isn't here right now."

"Where is he?"

"Come, I'll tell you inside the Fortress."

"And you won't imprison me?"

"Yes, I will not imprison you."

"And why is that?"

"Because..."

He could see a smile form under the cloth over her mouth and saw the reflection of another Gerudo sneaking behind him in her eyes. "You are a horrible liar, Gerudo..." he replied, he moved his eyes to the side, "I see you sneaking behind me... so don't even try any sneaky tactics that you may have learned." He turned his attention back to the guard before him, "Now... let me meet him when he comes... and don't try anything funny...."

"Meaning...?"

"Meaning.... that I will not tolerate being imprisoned in that cell in the cliff."

"What are you women doing? Why haven't you captured him yet?" the voice of a man broke over them, "Who are you?"

He turned around to see Ganondorf before him, "Ganondorf, I presume?" he said

"Yes."

"... I knew it."

"You are... different somehow. That mask..."

"It is the Mask of Shadow... but that is irrevelent right now. I have come to make a proposition... Ganondorf."

"Which is...?"

"I can... help you get the missing peices of the Triforce that I know you need. It has come to my attention that you hold the mark of the Triforce of Power in your hand. You are missing the Triforces of Wisdom and Courage which I know that Zelda and Link hold."

"How did you... know about that?"

"I can... forsee... things for the future. And your future in seven years does not seem very promising."

"What is it then?"

"You will be destroyed at the hands of the Hero of Time, Link, and the Master Sword... along with the Six Sages that are in need of their awakening when the Hero of Time finally wakes up. Yes, you will be powerful... but not strong enough to destroy Link. I can help you prevent this future. That is, if you comply with my want to ally with you."

"Hmm.... let me think this over..."

"I await your decision. I will be waiting above the cell, I suggest that you do NOT try to betray me. I should be a great help to you, Ganondorf."