Link waited patiently outside Zelda's room. The doctor had been in there for a couple hours now. Why did she suddenly pass out? He was worried sick about her. 'I am not going to lose her to Ganondorf and Majora,' he thought. He sat on a chair and sighed. 'I hope Hyrule is safe. Especially her father.' He suddenly felt a tingling feeling on the back on his left hand. He looked at his hand to see his Triforce mark glowing. He closed his eyes and saw visions of Hyrule in ruins. Most of the people dead. He opened his eyes and ran into his room. He looked at his hand as it began glowing brighter and brighter. "What's happening?" he asked himself. Finally the mark stopped glowing. His eyes filled with confusion. He shook his head from the confusion when he heard a door down the hall open.
He ran outside his room and saw the doctor walking out of Zelda's room. He ran to the doctor. "Well?" he asked.
"She's going to be fine," she said. "She has a fever. The reason she passed out was from the fever, cold and exhaustion. She needs plenty of rest. Make sure she does not go out on anymore crazy adventures." She smiled and walked down stairs.
Link sighed for relief and went into Zelda's room.
"Hey," she said with a smile and sat up in her bed.
"Lay back down. You need rest," he said.
She smirked and did as he said. She did not want to argue with him. "I'm sorry," she said.
"For what?" he asked sitting next to her.
"I know you were the one who had to carry me back here," she answered.
"Don't worry about it. I wasn't about to let the woman I love lay there and die," he replied and kissed her.
"What am I gonna do?" she said sadly. "I can't just sit here and do nothing while my country is in Ganondorf and Majora's control."
"I'll go to Hyrule and defeat them," he said.
"You can't do it alone," she argued.
"You cannot go to Hyrule in your condition, Zelda," he argued back.
"Do you think the Great Fairy can help? Maybe she has a potion," she suggested.
"Yeah, maybe," he agreed. He got up and kissed her forehead. "I'll be back soon. You just get your rest."
"Yes, Link," she said with little sarcasm.
As Link walked out of the inn, Tatl greeted him. "Hey, Link, what are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm going to see the Great Fairy," he answered.
"Why!" she asked with panic.
"Why'd you ask with such panic? I'm only going to get medicine for Zelda." he explained.
"C-can I come, too?" she asked, still worried.
"Alright," he said.
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On their way to the Great Fairy, Link could sense some tension in Tatl. 'Why was she so freaked out about me seeing the Great Fairy?' He thought to himself. "Tatl, what's going on?" he asked.
"N-nothing," she lied.
The two walked into the Great Fairy's cave in North Clock Town. "Great Fairy, Tatl the Fairy and Link the Elf are here to see you!" Tatl called.
They soon heard great laughter and saw the Great Fairy fly out of the crystal pool of water. "What may I do for you two today?" she asked.
"Princess Zelda is sick with a fever and she needs to be well now so we can save Hyrule and Termina," Link explained.
"That will be easy," she said holding out her hand. A bottle of purple potion then appeared in Link's hand. "Tatl, I see you have got what you wanted."
"I, uhhh……." Tatl could not figure out what to say.
"What is it, Tatl?" Link asked.
"She requested I turn her into an Elf so the two of you may be together," The Great Fairy explained.
"Tatl, why?" Link asked.
"I uhhhh…..." she said again.
"Obviously you will not tell me anything. Excuse me but I do not have time for games," Link said and left the cave.
"Tatl, I'm sorry, but like I said……."
"Yeah, yeah, he's in love with Princess Zelda," Tatl interrupted. It was the first time anyone had interrupted the Great Fairy.
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"Thank you, Link," Zelda said when Link returned with the medicine.
"We are still going to wait a couple days," he said with a do-not-even-argue look.
"I understand," she replied. She drank the potion and sighed. "I'm scared, Link."
"I know. I'm scared too," he replied. He wrapped he arms around her. "We will return home soon and we will defeat Ganondorf and Majora." Trying to comfort her he put his hand on her cheek. He then pressed his lips against hers. She pulled away from him.
"Link, don't!" she said. "What if you get sick?"
"I don't care," he replied and kissed her again. She put her arms around him and he held her close to him. He finally broke their long kiss. "You need rest," he said.
"Alright," she agreed.
"I love you, Zelda. When all this is over, we will spend the rest of our lives together," he said.
"I want to be with you forever, too," she said smiling. Link smiled back and left the room.
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After a couple days Link and Zelda had gotten there things packed and ready to leave. Zelda had fully recovered and made Link go see the Great Fairy to make sure he wouldn't get her fever germs from their kiss. Kafei decided to go no further. He had to stay home and protect Anju and Anjie. Tatl decided to go with them. Her brother, Tael, wasn't happy with her leaving Termina, but he understood and let her go without an argument. Besides he never won arguments anyway.
Link and Zelda said their good-byes to Anju, Kafei and Anjie and promised to come back when everything had settled down. They went to Romani's ranch to get their horses. Romani let Tatl borrow one of her horses as long as she returned the horse later. Tatl felt awkward going since Link knew the truth about her new Elvish look.
After they were all ready, they immediately rode off to Hyrule. They rode through the forest for hours. The sun was setting and the forest was an orange color. "Link, it's getting dark. How much longer?" Zelda asked.
"Not much," he answered. "We should be out of the forest before it gets completely dark."
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A couple hours later Zelda was beginning to see the forest getting thinner. "I can't take this any longer," she said and rode off as fast as she could.
"Zelda!" Link called and followed her.
"Dang it! Why did she have to do this?" Tatl whined, following behind.
Zelda rode as fast as she could. She had to get to the castle. She had to know if her father was alive or dead. She heard Link cry out her name behind her. She ignored him and kept riding.
As she approached the castle, she saw that the drawbridge had been broken again. She jumped of her horse and ran across the shallow water. She ran into the market only to find it invaded by ReDeads. "Curse these demons!" she yelled. She put her hand over her eyes and ran to the castle. She uncovered her eyes and ran down the path to her castle.
Link and Tatl ran into the ReDead infested market. "Ah! I hate these creatures!" Tatl exclaimed.
Link pulled his Ocarina from his belt and played Sun's Song. Rays of light beamed down on the ReDeads and turned them into stone. "Hurry!" Link said and ran towards the castle.
Zelda ran up the stairs and into the castle. Her eyes filled with horror when she saw people of the castle lying dead on the floor. She quickly ran into the throne room.
Link and Tatl had finally caught up with Zelda and saw her run into the throne room. Link looked at all the dead people. He saw one person who looked like he was still breathing. Link ran to the dying person. "What happened?" he asked.
"Ganondorf……...and another creature attacked……..the king is---" As the man was talking, they soon heard Zelda scream. Link ran into the throne room.
"The king is what?" Tatl asked, but the man had just died. At that time Tatl realized she couldn't concentrate and getting Link to love her, but to concentrate on helping him defeat Ganondorf and Majora before they can kill anymore people. "I will help him. I will not anymore people of this beautiful country die."
Link saw Zelda on her knees crying. He walked over to her. In front of her was her father, the king of Hyrule, dead. His mouth dropped. The king was dead and the people of Hyrule were dying. He looked on the back of his hand and saw the Triforce mark glowing again. He knelt next to Zelda. "I'm sorry," he said.
"I should not have left," she said her voice shaky. "Maybe I could have protected him with my powers."
"This would have happened whether or not you were here. Ganondorf and Majora together are too strong for only you," he said trying to make her not feel guilty.
"I don't know Majora," she said. "Is he that powerful?"
"Yes. He sealed the Four Guardians' powers in Termina," he answered.
"You saved them all," She whispered. She threw her arms around him and began to cry. Link held her close and gently ran his hand up and down her back. He rested his cheek on her head and began to fill tears in his eyes. But he held them back. He was not about to let Ganondorf and Majora make him shed one tear from his eyes.
"Link, Zelda, we have to go now," Tatl said. "I sense evil here."
"So do I!" Came Navi's voice. They were running so fast that she could not catch up with them. 'I wish I had stayed in Link's pocket,' she thought. Zelda wiped her tears and got up. "Let's go." she said.
They walked back into the market. All the ReDeads looked at them and began walking towards them. "I've had enough of these disgusting creatures!" Zelda declared. She held her hands out and shot bolts of lightning at all the monsters. Link's mouth dropped and his eyes widened. "Link, we have to get the Master Sword. It's the only way to defeat Ganondorf!" she said. They then walked to the Temple of Time. The Door and Time was closed and had not been opened for seven years. Link grabbed his Ocarina and walked up to the altar. He played the Song of Time. The doors slowly opened. Behind the doors was a large room. The only thing in the room was a pedestal and on the pedestal was the Master Sword. The sword only Link could wield. He walked up the sword and wrapped his fingers around the hilt. He then lifted the sword and held it high. Tatl was amazed. She had never seen a sword so magnificent. He pulled out his Hylian sword and laid it on the floor. He then sheathed the Master Sword for the first time in seven years.
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After getting the Master Sword, they decided to rest in Kakiriko. There was plenty of room for them for most of the people had evacuated. This made Zelda happy. She hoped they found a safe place to stay. The four stayed in a small house outside the gate that led to Death Mountain. Navi slept in a small bowl on a table. There were three beds. Tatl was happy about this. She was not about to sleep on the floor.
It was the middle of the night and Link awoke to the sound of a woman singing. He looked at Zelda's bed and saw she was gone. He walked outside and followed the sound of the singing. The song was slow and very beautiful, but it sounded kind of sad. The singing sounded clearer as he approached the graveyard. There he found Zelda standing in front of the Royal Family's Tomb. She turned around when she sensed someone near. "Link, what are you doing?" she asked.
"I was about to ask the same," he said.
"I'm singing a song in memory for my father," she explained knowing he was about to ask her about the song. "He will after all be buried here."
"What's going to happen now?" he asked.
"I will soon be Queen Zelda." she answered. She sighed and closed her eyes. "Let us not think about this any longer. I do not wish to keep you up anymore. Tomorrow we shall go to Death Mountain and get the last key. Then we will make Ganondorf and Majora pay."