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could dig up a Sheik to give them :)
The Sages' Sheik .chapter six.
Sheik tensed by the window, hands clutching the sil. Down below, Impa was saddling a horse while Zelda stood close, nearly pressed into her bodyguard's side. He sighed with relief, the horse kicked into a gallop.
"There is no hiding now Princess. Give me the Ocarina." Sheik flinched at the voice and quietly closed his eyes. Dressed in one of Zelda's outfits, he was giving the heir, no the Queen of Hyrule time to escape.
Large hands grabbed him and flung him into a wall. "Give me the Ocarina!" was roared into his face.
"No," Sheik whispered, feeling a liquid warmth at the back of his head. Blood, staining another wall in the castle. The King's blood darkening the bright throne room down the hall.
A mage light burned against his eyelids, causing him to cringe against the wall. No, not magic, he couldn't block that! Dodge, trip under, run from, yes those he could do and had done when Impa had chased him out of the kitchens. She had been a little peeved at the spilled flour in her armor. Blocking a spell was near impossible for Sheik.
"Tell me now, you little slu-" Ganondorf stopped, the mage light flickering. Sheik huddled against the wall, blind by necessity, fingers fumbling in the awkward skirts for a deku nut.
A spell was whispered. Sheik felt his body go limp, the nut falling from loose fingers to roll along the floor to the Gerudo's boots. Silence and then "Open your eyes Princess." The command was mocking, even while he struggled against the compulsion spell.
"Open them now!" Bright red eyes snapped wide to stare directly at Ganondorf's angered face. He blinked in shock as that sun tanned face shifted into an odd expression. One of understanding and hatred, that confused Sheik.
"A Sheikah child? Pretending to be your Hylian playmate. What an honourable sacrifice," he scoffed. Ganondorf pocketed the nut from the floor. "I"ll deal with you afterwards." Sheik felt his spine freeze at that tone, one that made him want to hide behind Impa until the monsters had disappeared from under his bed. He was left against the wall, spell weakening as he fought with his own magic.
He wanted the ocarina. Zelda had it, but it was a useless piece of clay without the Spiritual Stones. Absolutely useless...
"Damn that Faery boy!" Sheik threw off the spell in a spat of energy, twisting out of Zelda's skirts even as he pulled another deku nut from his hair. He had to reach Link before Ganondorf did.
******
"Link!" Sheik ran into the musty Temple, pulling at Zelda's tunic still covering his own clothes. He tightened his grip on the few deku nuts he had left.
The three Spiritual Stones hovered gently over the stone dais, illuminating the entrance to the Sacred Realm. The faery boy was already inside, too late to warn him of Ganondorf's invasion. Sheik walked up the steps, peering into the entrance, faintly seeing a pedestal within.
"Link?" he called out again, anxious.
"Is that his name? Your Hero of Time?" Sheik turned, trembling as Ganondorf entered the Temple. He had to stop him from entering the Sacred Realm. Automatically, he took up a defensive pose, earning a chuckle from the Gerudo. "Already choosing sides little Sheikah, without even knowing." The Gerudo shook his head and smiled, causing Sheik to tense further. Why was he smiling? Wasn't he the bad guy? Bad guys do not smile, his mind screamed at him.
Ganondorf moved forward, confidence echoing with each step towards the Realm's entrance. A pace before he reached Sheik's position, the Gerudo stopped. He bent down, looking at the Sheikah's young face. Too young to be fighting, yet too old to be an unknowing pawn, the Gerudo decided and spoke quietly.
"The Princess left you as decoy, a sacrificial pawn in our game. She left you to die."
"She didn't!" Sheik denied impulsively. "I was helping her escape you, you... monster!" He yelled, slightly stunned that he had said anything at all.
"Think carefully little Sheikah. A true monster would have killed you. Your Princess knew this and still left you behind to face me." Ganondorf stood tall, having seen the realization in the boy's pale face.
"Now, will you stand in my way?" He asked, surprised when the Sheikah shook his head affirmatively.
"I'm protecting my friend," he whispered fiercely. Link hadn't left him. No matter what Ganondorf said, that would remain true.
"She doesn't deserve your protection." A large gauntlet shot towards him, gleaming magic resting in its palm. Sheik's last thought before the spell hit was that he did deserve it.
-end chapter six.
The Sages' Sheik .chapter six.
Sheik tensed by the window, hands clutching the sil. Down below, Impa was saddling a horse while Zelda stood close, nearly pressed into her bodyguard's side. He sighed with relief, the horse kicked into a gallop.
"There is no hiding now Princess. Give me the Ocarina." Sheik flinched at the voice and quietly closed his eyes. Dressed in one of Zelda's outfits, he was giving the heir, no the Queen of Hyrule time to escape.
Large hands grabbed him and flung him into a wall. "Give me the Ocarina!" was roared into his face.
"No," Sheik whispered, feeling a liquid warmth at the back of his head. Blood, staining another wall in the castle. The King's blood darkening the bright throne room down the hall.
A mage light burned against his eyelids, causing him to cringe against the wall. No, not magic, he couldn't block that! Dodge, trip under, run from, yes those he could do and had done when Impa had chased him out of the kitchens. She had been a little peeved at the spilled flour in her armor. Blocking a spell was near impossible for Sheik.
"Tell me now, you little slu-" Ganondorf stopped, the mage light flickering. Sheik huddled against the wall, blind by necessity, fingers fumbling in the awkward skirts for a deku nut.
A spell was whispered. Sheik felt his body go limp, the nut falling from loose fingers to roll along the floor to the Gerudo's boots. Silence and then "Open your eyes Princess." The command was mocking, even while he struggled against the compulsion spell.
"Open them now!" Bright red eyes snapped wide to stare directly at Ganondorf's angered face. He blinked in shock as that sun tanned face shifted into an odd expression. One of understanding and hatred, that confused Sheik.
"A Sheikah child? Pretending to be your Hylian playmate. What an honourable sacrifice," he scoffed. Ganondorf pocketed the nut from the floor. "I"ll deal with you afterwards." Sheik felt his spine freeze at that tone, one that made him want to hide behind Impa until the monsters had disappeared from under his bed. He was left against the wall, spell weakening as he fought with his own magic.
He wanted the ocarina. Zelda had it, but it was a useless piece of clay without the Spiritual Stones. Absolutely useless...
"Damn that Faery boy!" Sheik threw off the spell in a spat of energy, twisting out of Zelda's skirts even as he pulled another deku nut from his hair. He had to reach Link before Ganondorf did.
******
"Link!" Sheik ran into the musty Temple, pulling at Zelda's tunic still covering his own clothes. He tightened his grip on the few deku nuts he had left.
The three Spiritual Stones hovered gently over the stone dais, illuminating the entrance to the Sacred Realm. The faery boy was already inside, too late to warn him of Ganondorf's invasion. Sheik walked up the steps, peering into the entrance, faintly seeing a pedestal within.
"Link?" he called out again, anxious.
"Is that his name? Your Hero of Time?" Sheik turned, trembling as Ganondorf entered the Temple. He had to stop him from entering the Sacred Realm. Automatically, he took up a defensive pose, earning a chuckle from the Gerudo. "Already choosing sides little Sheikah, without even knowing." The Gerudo shook his head and smiled, causing Sheik to tense further. Why was he smiling? Wasn't he the bad guy? Bad guys do not smile, his mind screamed at him.
Ganondorf moved forward, confidence echoing with each step towards the Realm's entrance. A pace before he reached Sheik's position, the Gerudo stopped. He bent down, looking at the Sheikah's young face. Too young to be fighting, yet too old to be an unknowing pawn, the Gerudo decided and spoke quietly.
"The Princess left you as decoy, a sacrificial pawn in our game. She left you to die."
"She didn't!" Sheik denied impulsively. "I was helping her escape you, you... monster!" He yelled, slightly stunned that he had said anything at all.
"Think carefully little Sheikah. A true monster would have killed you. Your Princess knew this and still left you behind to face me." Ganondorf stood tall, having seen the realization in the boy's pale face.
"Now, will you stand in my way?" He asked, surprised when the Sheikah shook his head affirmatively.
"I'm protecting my friend," he whispered fiercely. Link hadn't left him. No matter what Ganondorf said, that would remain true.
"She doesn't deserve your protection." A large gauntlet shot towards him, gleaming magic resting in its palm. Sheik's last thought before the spell hit was that he did deserve it.
-end chapter six.