The next day,

Link got up early that morning. He got his things ready and decided to walk around Kakariko to try to get some information from the people who stayed. It turned out all the women and children evacuated and most of the men stayed behind. The few people in the village were volunteers. Link thanked the men for their information and walked back to the house. There he found Tatl awake and getting her things ready.

"Oh, H-hi, Link," she said trying not to look at him.

"Tatl, why?" he asked.

She sighed and looked at him. "I've never been in love before," she confessed. "None of the male Fairies like me. When I saw you again all grown up, I knew I had to at least try. The Great Fairy warned me, but I ignored her."

"I'm sorry," he said.

"No need to apologize. I was the one trying to keep you and Zelda apart," she said and that time, Zelda finally awoke.

"Were you all waiting for me?" she asked.

"No, I just woke up about ten minutes ago," Tatl said.

"I was getting information," Link began. "All the woman and children evacuated and some of the men escaped."

"That's good," Zelda replied with a sigh of relief.

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An hour later they were all ready to leave for Death Mountain. As they began walking up the trail, they soon realized they didn't even know where to go exactly.

"Where the heck are we supposed to go?" Tatl asked.

"I don't know," Link answered.

"Link, I've noticed something about you," Zelda said. "You have the gift of seeing the future in your dreams. Can you close your eyes and see anything?"

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Obviously the Triforce enables you to see the future," she answered.

"But, this was happening before I got the Triforce of Courage," he said.

"Really?" she replied amazed. "This is very odd. One day we'll figure this out, but for now please try."

"Okay," He nodded and closed his eyes. He concentrated hard, but all he could see was darkness. Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly heard a woman's voice. At first it was fuzzy, but it became clearer and clearer.

"Under where the Big Goron sat is a hole. Down that hole leads to a path where you will find the key"

"Your voice sounds familiar.who are you?"

"Link, you will find out soon. First save Hyrule and Termina."

Link opened his eyes. "She said there is a hole under where the Big Goron sat," he said.

"Who is 'she'?" Zelda asked.

"I don't know," he answered. "She said she would tell me later."

"That is weird," Tatl commented.

Link sent Navi on ahead to make sure the hole was there. It turned out the mysterious woman was right, there was indeed a hole. So the three began climbing up the mountain. It was especially hard for Tatl. She had never climbed a mountain before. When they got the top, Tatl noticed two caves. "What do they lead to?" Tatl asked.

"One leads to Death Mountain Crater and the other leads to the Great Fairy." Link answered.

"The Great Fairy!" Tatl gasped.

"Yes. I wish we had time to visit her, but we must continue," he said.

They all looked down at the hole. "I'll go first," Link said. He swung his legs down and then jumped. He looked around. It was very dark. "Navi, fly on ahead and see if it's safe."

"Okay," she replied. After a few minutes Navi came back. "It looks safe," she reported.

"Zelda, Tatl, come on," he called. The two women did as he said and jumped down the hole.

"Wow! It's so creepy!" Tatl exclaimed.

Navi stayed in front of the three to provide them light. It was still a bit hard to see though. The place felt like an endless, dark and narrow tunnel.

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Meanwhile,

Ganondorf sat on a throne in the secret room of Hyrule's castle, watching Link, Zelda, Tatl, and Navi the entire time since they came back. He laughed evilly to himself. "Look, Majora, they think it's safe," he said.

A mask hovered in the room. It was none other than the Mask of Majora himself. The mask gave a bright light as long, purple spider like legs and arms grew out. A small head grew out of the top of the Mask. It had round brown eyes and demon like horns. "What's the plan?" he asked.

Ganondorf rubbed his hands together and smiled. "What else? My favorite pets are now on the lose in that 'safe' tunnel."

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Tatl suddenly stopped. A weird look came to her face. "Link, wait," she said.

Link, Zelda, and Navi turned around. "What is it, Tatl?" Link asked.

The ground suddenly began shaking. Link pulled his sword from its sheathe and Zelda got her bow ready. Zelda screamed as something popped out of the ground. She suddenly found herself paralyzed. "ReDeads!" Tatl screamed.

Link quickly pulled out his Ocarina and played Sun's Song. He was shocked when the ReDeads did not freeze.

"Link, Zelda's in trouble!" Tatl yelled.

Link pulled out a dagger and threw it at Tatl. "Just stab them," he said. Tatl looked at the dagger in her hand. A look of determination came to her face and for the first time, she began to physically attack an enemy.

Link quickly stabbed the ReDead that was attacking Zelda. Zelda gasped when she saw the ReDeads. "Use your sword," he said.

She pulled out her sword and joined Link and Tatl. There was about ten ReDeads in that small tunnel. It was a very difficult fight. The ReDeads must have been like the ones Link and Tatl encountered in Termina. It took twenty minutes to defeat the monsters. Link, Zelda, Tatl, and Navi decided to waist no more time and began running instead of walking. They could see an orange-red light as they continued running. Navi flew very fast ahead to see what it was. "Watch out!" she called. The three then slowed down and walked over to where Navi was. "It's down there!" she said with excitement. In front of them was a massive river of lava.

"We're up to high to jump and even if we weren't, how do we get to that?" Link asked pointing to a ledge across the room. On the ledge was a treasure chest.

"Hookshot?" Tatl suggested.

"Yeah, but how do I get back up?" he asked. He sat on the ground and felt the wall on the ledge. "Good. There's a Hookshot plate here." He stood up.

"Sounds like a trap," Zelda said.

"I don't care as long as we get the key," he said. "Even if it does mean I don't make it back."

Zelda looked at him and fear came to her eyes.

"I'm going," he said.

She threw her arms around him and kissed him. "Come back to me."

He nodded and pulled his Hookshot from his magical pouch. He aimed his Hookshot at the chest. He pulled the trigger and was pulled straight to the chest. He quickly opened it. There it was the last key. He sighed for relief and got his Hookshot ready again. He aimed at the plate below the ledge. The moment it touched the plate, the ground began to shake. Link was pulled to the ledge. Zelda and Tatl quickly helped him up. "Let's get out of here now!" he said. The three then quickly ran out of the tunnel. Navi had trouble keeping up so she quickly flew into Tatl's pocket. They barely escaped the tunnel. The roof had begun clasping. They knew it had to be the work of Ganondorf and Majora that caused such a massive tremor.

Panting for breath, Link, Zelda and Tatl fell to the ground. "That……was…...wild!" Tatl gasped.

"Yeah, it was." Zelda said getting up and brushing the dust from her dress. "We have the two keys. What now?"

Link got up and sighed. "We defiantly need to rest up before we fight Ganondorf and Majora."

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Author's Note: Next chapter, the big battle! Mwhahaha!