Zelda, Kafei, and Tatl got Link back to the inn. Anju and Anjie agreed to take good care of him. Tatl decided she didn't want to go with Kafei and Zelda to find the golden flower. Of course, she wanted to stay with Link. Kafei was busy getting his and Zelda's equipment ready. He knew Zelda wanted to be alone with Link for a few minutes before they left.

After Zelda put on her hiking dress, she went into Link's room to say her good-byes. She walked down the hall and stopped in front of Link's door. "Don't cry, Zelda. Don't cry," she said to herself.

She opened his door and walked in. Sadness filled her eyes when she saw Link lying there, trying to keep himself awake. The poison had taken more affect. His breathing was a little heavier, his face was getting sweat drops, and his eyes were very heavy.

She sat down next to him and put his hand into hers. "We'll get that medicine for you," she said softly. "I won't let you die."

"I can't die," he said sadly. "I have to stop Ganondorf and Majora."

"Don't think about them right now," she said.

"Zelda, it's time to go!" Kafei called.

"I'll be down in a minute," she called back. She then looked at Link. She put her hand on his forehead and began stroking his hair. "Promise me you'll be alive when we come back?"

"I promise," he said. She smiled and leaned down to kiss him until she heard Kafei calling her again.

"I have to go now," she said and got up.

"Be careful, Zelda." he said.

"I will," she replied.

As Zelda came out of Link's room, Tatl greeted her. "You better hope Link lives!" she said with an angry tone.

"Why are you saying it like that?" Zelda asked.

"You know what I mean!" Tatl shot back. "It's your fault he's in there fighting for his life."

"You're blaming me! Tatl, I don't have time for this!" Zelda said and walked away.

"If he dies, you will pay," Tatl said to herself.
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Zelda and Kafei quickly mounted their horses and rode off to Death Mountain. Navi wanted to stay with Link, but she knew that they could use her help. Zelda and Kafei were riding so fast that Navi had to stay in Zelda's pouch. Navi knew Zelda was determined to get the flower. The look on her face said it all. She just hoped Zelda would not get herself killed trying to save Link.

Kafei could already see the peak of Death Mountain. He loved going to Death Mountain. He especially loved spending time with the Gorons. They were very nice creatures. He wished he had time to visit a few of them, but he knew there was precious time.

Zelda realized that she had got to a point where her horse could not go anymore up the mountain. She jumped of her horse and began running.

"Zelda!" Kafei called. He jumped his horse and ran after her.

"Zelda, wait!" he called. "Zelda!" He grabbed her hand.

"We don't have any time!" she said.

"I know, but you don't know your way around here," he said. "And you can't wear yourself out before we have to climb."

She nodded and sighed. "You're right."

"We will walk quickly, but not run," he said. "You can end up slipping on the ice and falling off the mountain."

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The two walked down the trail to Snowhead. The temple there was on the peak of the mountain. It used to be a trail that only Gorons could take, but they had made a trail that anyone could take. But they were strict when it came to their temple. Only Gorons were allowed there. Zelda could feel each step getting colder and colder. She did not care. The only thing on her mind was saving Link.

"This is the part that gets tricky," Kafei said looking at the narrow, snowy path ahead. "You have to be very careful. Walk on this path."

"Okay," Zelda said.

"I'll lead the way," he said and began walking down the path. "This path leads to Snow Head Temple. We can not enter it. We have to find some other way of getting to the top."

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Meanwhile, Anju saw the poison taking over Link. He was breathing heavy, sweat dripped from his forehead, and he could barely keep his eyes open. She placed a cold wet cloth on his forehead.

"Try to stay awake, Link," she said. "They'll be back soon."

He wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep, but he did not know if this poison would never let him wake up. Anju looked at him with sorrow in her eyes. She loved him very much as a friend. She did not want to see him die so young. 'He's only seventeen. Let him live!' she thought. 'He is still a child. Why should he have to die? Dying without even telling Zelda how he felt or her not ever being able to tell him how she feels? Two young and beautiful people. They deserve a long life of happiness.'

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Zelda could see the temple more and more with each step she took. It was a very large and beautiful temple. Covered with white snow and ice. Though she was not too happy with the even narrower path in front of them.

"I have to do it," she said to herself. "I have to do it for Link."

"Be extremely careful here," Kafei said.

The two walked very slowly down this path. Though Navi was a fairy, she didn't even want to fly over it. She stayed in Zelda's pouch the entire time. After a while of slow walking, they finally got down the path and were now standing right in front of Snow Head Temple.

"We're here. Now we need to---" He was cut of when he suddenly felt the ground shake. 'There's never been earthquakes up here,' he thought. Zelda let out a scream when she saw a large pile of rock and snow coming down on them.

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A few hours later,

Anju's hopes were fading fast as each hour went by. Link was in worse condition. His fair face that was so full of life was now pale and looked like it belonged on a dead person.

"I can't," he sighed.

"No, Link! Stay awake!" she said.

"Zelda…….tell her that I'm sorry that I didn't tell her before," he said.

"Tell her what?" Anju asked.

"How……….much……..I love her," he struggled to get out.

"Link! Link, no!" she exclaimed when his eyes fell shut. "Link!"

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At that time, Zelda's eyes quickly opened. "Link!" she gasped. She looked around her and found that she was trapped in a pile of snow. "I knew this would come in handy." The snow began slowing a yellow light and soon began melting around her and Kafei.

"What happened!" he asked.

"I melted the ice," she said. "Come we have to hurry. Something is wrong. I can feel it."

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Link slowly opened his eyes. But when he opened them, he found himself in a white room. "Where am I?" he asked aloud. "Am I dead?" He walked a few steps forward. He looked all around him. There was nothing there. He was just in an empty white room. "Where am I!"

"You are in a void." Came a voice from behind.

Link turned around to see Rauru the Sage of Light. "What happened?" Link asked.

"I pulled you from your body," Rauru answered. "There are some things we need to talk about."

"What things? And why are we here?" Link asked.

"As you can see, this is a place of emptiness. This is a perfect place where we can talk alone. Now, we will discuss a few things," Rauru began. "The poison has taken affect in your body a lot faster than normal. It is draining your energy to the point where you fall into an endless sleep. Zelda and Kafei are out there right now trying to find a way to the top of Death Mountain. You have to keep fighting. I can't imagine what kind of pain you are suffering, but you have to do it for you, Zelda, Hyrule, and Termina. You want to spend the rest of you life with Princess Zelda, don't you?"

Link nodded and sighed. "I love her more than anything. I just want to be able to tell her that myself."

"Then, I shall put you back into your pain filled body. Are you sure you want to suffer a while longer?" Rauru asked.

"Yes." Link simply said.

"Very well." Rauru said and threw his hands in the air.

"Link! Link, you're alive!" Came the voice of Anju. Link opened his eyes and found himself in intense pain once again.

"I'm going to fight this," he said. "I need Zelda so bad right now."

"Link, she'll be back in no time," Anju said.

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Tatl was standing in the doorway when Link had said that. Her mouth dropped. 'Why need Zelda when I'm right here?' she thought. She was torn with sadness and pain. She was beginning to doubt her chance of a life with Link.

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"How do you get to the top of the temple?" Zelda asked looking up at the top.

"Only the Gorons can get up there," Kafei answered. "We have to find some other way."

"Okay. I'll look around for anything," Zelda said.

"Be careful," Kafei said as she walked off.

Zelda walked around the temple for any signs of stairs, a ladder, or even a tunnel. "I wish I had wore boots," she said. Her feet were getting cold in the deep snow. She had never seen snow this deep before. As she was walking, she began seeing something in the wall. She slowly walked up to it and found that it was a tunnel. "Kafei! Over here!" she called.

Kafei then ran in the direction she was yelling from. "Did you find anything?" he asked.

"There's a tunnel here," she said pointing inside.

"How did this get here?" he asked and took a step in. "I'll go first."

He began walking into the dark tunnel. It did not look like it was there for years. It looked new. He pulled out a dagger just to make sure no danger was at the end of this mysterious tunnel. He soon found himself hitting a dead end.

"Anything?" Came a voice from behind.

Kafei turned around to see Navi. "No, nothing," he said.

"I guess it's safe?" she asked.

"I guess so. Zelda, it's safe," he called. He raised an eyebrow when he saw light approaching him. He clutched his dagger and got ready for a fight.

"Kafei, it's just me," came Zelda's voice.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you have a mysterious power," Kafei said feeling a little silly.

"What did you find?" she asked.

"A dead end," he said.

"What's this down here?" she asked and bent down. There was a box. Inside the box were round ball like things. "What are these?"

"Wow! Never seen these before." Navi said.

"They must have been used to begin this tunnel," Kafei said. "How did someone make a tunnel with these without causing an avalanche?"

"Magic," she said simply. She bent down again and found a torn black cloak. "Whoever this person was, was obviously killed."

"Well, I guess this is our only chance," he said. "You have powers. You try to use these things."

"Me?" she asked.

He nodded and handed her one. "Our last chance to save Link," he said.

She looked him in the eye and nodded. "Step back," she said. She then placed the ball against the wall. She closed her eyes and began concentrating. Kafei watched as the ball began glowing. There was a bright flash of light. Kafei shielded his eyes from the light. When he uncovered his eyes, the wall was gone.

"You did it!" he exclaimed.

Her mouth dropped and a smile came to her face. She then picked up the box. "Let's get that flower!"

After they busted their way through the tunnel, they finally saw light.

"I'll go first," Navi said. She flew towards the light. It led outside. She gasped when she saw a beautiful, shining gold flower. "There it is! It's here! Zelda! Kafei!" She called. She soon heard running footsteps. She flew over the flower yelling, "It's here!"

Zelda bent down in front of it and ran her fingers against the flower. "Finally," she said and picked the flower. "We have to hurry and get this to Link." As she put the flower in her pouch, they heard a loud screech.

"What is that!" Kafei asked pointing at a giant black crow flying towards them.

"It must be some sort of keeper!" Zelda gasped.

"Run!" Navi yelled.

At that moment, the bird swooped down and knocked Zelda off the temple. She quickly grabbed the ledge, but knew she could not hold on. "Kafei!" she yelled.

"Hang on!" he said and pulled out his bow. He aimed an arrow at the bird and shot it. The bird quickly moved. Kafei knew it was now angry. He also knew it would soon become a close range battle. He quickly pulled out his sword. The bird attempted to swoop down and knock him off too, but Kafei quickly jumped over it and ran his sword through the bird. It shrieked as it fell into the icy abyss. "Zelda!" he yelled. He bent down and grabbed her hands. "It's gone. I killed it."

"It must have been a guardian of some sort," she said.

"We have to go now!" Navi said.

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Anju saw Link's eyes begin to get heavy again. Zelda, Kafei, and Navi and been gone for two days now. Link could not hold on much longer. 'Please hurry back.' she thought. She turned around when she heard the door open. A very excited Anjie stood in the doorway. "Mommy! The Princess and Daddy is back!" she exclaimed. Anju heard footsteps come up the stairs. She smiled when she saw Kafei and Zelda, holding the Thelia flower. Anju stepped to the side and pointed to Link. "We have to hurry. Link doesn't have much time."

Zelda ran to Link's side. He opened his eyes. A smile came across his face when he saw her. "Link, we're back. You're saved," she said. His smiled faded and his eyes shut. "Link!" Anju quickly took the flower from Zelda.

"I read about this. I have to crush this up and mix it in hot water," she said.

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A few minutes later,

Anju came back with a glass in her hands. "We need to pour this in his mouth," she said. Zelda took the glass from Anju's hand. She opened Link's mouth and poured the medicine.

"Please let this work…….." she said.

"We'll leave you two alone," Anju said. Kafei picked up Anjie and took her out of the room. Anju sighed and then left the room.

"Well?" Came Tatl's voice as Anju walked into the hall.

"He is unconscious. We just gave him the medicine. Whether or not he ever wakes up. I don't know," Anju explained.

"It's that stupid Princess' fault!" Tatl said with anger.

"How dare you blame her! Do you not know what she went through to get that flower! And how would this be her fault anyhow!" Anju asked with anger.

"If she had not come here then Link would not have had to rescue her from Majora and that Ganondorf guy," Tatl argued.

"The same thing would have happened if they were still in Hyrule," Anju said.

"She does not deserve him," Tatl thought aloud.

"They are perfect for each other. You are going to have to get over this immature crush you have on him. You're not even the same race he is!" Anju said.

"Look at me! Do I look like a Fairy to you? The Great Fairy made me what I want to be and that's the way it's gonna stay!" And with that, Tatl stormed down stairs and went back home. Anju sighed and rolled her eyes.

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Meanwhile,

Zelda took Link's hand. "Link, please wake up," she said softly. He just lay there lifeless. He looked dead. She had never seen him like this. She hated this. She soon felt her cheeks getting wet and her eyes blurry. She put his hand on her cheek. "I'm sorry, Link. I was too late. I never even got to tell you how I felt about you."

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A few days had gone by and Zelda never left Link's side. She would talk to him and comfort him hoping it would bring him back to her. Zelda looked behind her when she heard a door opening. "Zelda, you really must get some good rest," Anju said with concern.

"I want to be here when he wakes up," Zelda said.

"You love him and he loves you. Don't worry, he'll come back," Anju said with a smile and left the room.

Zelda put her hand on Link's forehead. It wasn't cold or hot. She didn't know whether or not hope was making her hallucinate, but she could swear that she was seeing life come back to him. He was alive. Just so lifeless. She could feel his heart beat. She could feel his breath. She ran her fingers through his blonde hair. "One day, you will awake and we'll be able to tell each other how we feel. I only hope and pray you feel the same for me," she said and softly kissed his lips. She laid her head on his chest and drifted off to sleep.

Zelda awoke when she suddenly felt something touching her hair. She put her hand on her head and felt a person's hand. She looked up and gasped. It was Link. He was awake and looking well. "Link!" she gasped.

"I knew you'd be back," he said with a smile. Zelda threw her arms around him and cried for happiness.

"Zelda, what's wrong I heard………Link!" Anju exclaimed.

"Hello, Anju," Link said.

"Kafei, Anjie, Navi! Come quick!" Anju called.

Navi quickly flew into the room. Behind her were Kafei and Anjie. The six of them spent a few minutes talking about the mysterious bombs, the bird that attacked Zelda and Kafei and how long Link was asleep.

"I hadn't slept like that since I pulled the Master Sword from that pedestal," Link laughed.

"Link, how long did you sleep when you pulled that sword?" Anju asked.

"Seven years," Link answered.

"Seven years! That's forever!" Anjie exclaimed. Zelda laughed.

"Hey, I hate to bring this up, but we have some major problems," Kafei said.