(A/N: Finally, the reviews start blasting in! You're all just in time too,
this is where it gets interesting...)
Chapter 4
(Omniscient A/N: This chapter will be told by me, the Omniscient Author, for reasons that will soon become apparent. Also, some of the dialogue comes up one after another, without the speaker signified, because I did that with color. If you want to know who's talking, go here : pic)
At Hyrule Castle it was nearly midnight. In a few seconds, it would be the day of the Happening. Ganondorf, however, was like most of Hyrule, because he did not even know of the timeline in which the Happening occurred.
He was currently poring over an ancient tome in his small room, only lit by a single candle. He heard a voice from seemingly nowhere: "Look to the sky." Surprised, he looked up at the dark skylight above his head. A streak of bright light was falling down, and before he could move, it fell straight into Ganondorf's forehead, knocking him out.
When he came to, Ganondorf was floating in a sky filled with rain. He would have panicked because of that, but he was already preoccupied with the three lights that were coming toward him. They were each a different color: red, blue, or green.
"Ganondorf..."
"You are needed..."
"For the plan."
The three voices were powerful, yet gentle. "Who are you?" Ganondorf asked, terrified and wondering at the same time.
"He is a Gerudo..."
"He does not know..."
"Of the legend."
"We are the three goddesses..."
"Farore..."
"Nayru..."
"And Din..."
"I cannot look at you!" To Ganondorf, the light was blinding.
"Our true forms are too much for this mortal to comprehend..."
"Let us assume forms that he may better understand..."
"It is done. You may look now, Ganon..."
The three lights had condensed into three young girls, looking to be only six or seven years of age. Their colors were reflected in their hair and eyes. Din had red hair, pulled back in a ponytail as tall as herself, and red eyes. Nayru had blue hair, flowing down her back to her feet, and blue eyes. Farore's hair was cut short at the neck and sported a large white flower over each ear. Her eyes were green.
"Now, Ganon, there is much to tell you..."
"You have forgotten much..."
"And you need to remember now."
Ganondorf gulped, and completed his jump off the deep end. "What must I know?"
"You were once a powerful mage of darkness."
"Your aspiration was to take over Hyrule."
"And it was entirely within your grasp."
"Until."
"Until Princess Zelda decided she could interfere with the Plan."
"She enlisted a young boy, named Link, to help her."
"This boy collected the keys to the Door of Time."
"And drew the Master Sword, unlocking the gateway to the Golden Realm."
"You followed him."
"And while he was frozen in time."
"You found the Triforce."
"But as you touched it."
"It shattered into three parts."
"And you were left with only the Triforce of Power in your hand."
"The other two pieces went to Link and Zelda."
"And seven years later."
"You were defeated."
"But then Zelda made her error."
"She sent Link back in time."
"This reversed the process of her actions."
"You reappeared to attack a second time."
"But we altered the Plan."
"You had no memory of the Happening."
"But you had a part of the Triforce."
"Hold out your hand."
Ganondorf held out his right hand, palm up, and half a triangle, with a jagged side, appeared floating above his hand.
"I have the other half."
Din extended her hand, a matching golden piece appearing. Ganondorf's section glided over to Din, where it joined with the other, and the two became one. The completed Triforce came back to Ganondorf's hand, and fused into him. Along with the stigma that burned onto the back of his hand, the memories flooded back as well.
"You remember now. It is your destiny to conquer Hyrule."
"Now you see. It is time for you to return to your awareness."
Ganondorf faded out of the Realm, and Nayru turned to Din.
"Can we truly be called just, Sister, if we fabricate the truth?"
"If it is for the Plan, it can be determined as just."
"Come, there is much to do."
Zelda was in her room, relaxing. She had shed all the heavy clothes and ornamental armor of the Princess, becoming for a few minutes a regular teenage girl. She was laying on her bed, in sweats, reading a magazine.
But then fate ruined it all. Without warning, she dropped into a vision. It depicted a sunless land, filled with constant rain and sorrow. Worse, she could not see who was responsible. Only a silhouette, darker than the night around it.
Coming out of her trance, Zelda felt a sharp pain on the back of her right hand. Looking at her hand, she saw that the Triforce, which had remained on her hand the last seven years. was gone.
In his hut, Link was dozing off. He was jolted wide awake by a shock that went down his left arm to his hand. He looked at his hand... there was no Triforce.
In Lon Lon Ranch, Malon was awoken by a tingling feeling in her right hand. It last a few seconds, then disappeared. She looked down at her hand, and thought she saw something glimmer on it for half a second, then it was gone.
In Hyrule Field, Link and Zelda had met when both had set off immediately for the other. Zelda was disguised as Sheik.
"So both of our Triforces are gone." Zelda said grimly.
"What do we do?" There was an anxious note in Link's voice.
"What can we do? We were the first to receive the Triforce, and the only other person to use as reference is Ganondorf, who doesn't even know he can possess the Triforce!" Link could tell that Zelda was extremely angry.
"This is hell," Link stated matter-of-factly. "So we've lost the Triforce, period?"
"I'm afraid so. And whatever the cause is, it doesn't look good for Hyrule."
"Anything I can do?" asked Link, the old itch for adventure coming back.
Zelda smiled grimly at Link's attitude. "Sit tight, Hero of Time. I had a vision, so things might get ugly quick."
A few days later.
"Highness, because of the recent increase in monster sightings, I propose a detail of my Gerudo warriors be sent here as extra guard."
"That sounds reasonable. You may bring them in when you wish."
"Thank you, your Highness." Ganondorf bowed out of the room, and walked through the halls to his chamber. He was keeping up his innocent act until his plan was perfectly set. As soon as his warriors arrived, he would initiate a hostile takeover of the castle. Then he would "collect" the Princess, then find Link.
Ganondorf nearly tripped over the figure of Sheik sneaking back into the castle. Remembering who "he" really was, Ganondorf nearly attacked Zelda on the spot, but managed to retain his composure.
"Good evening, young man. Why are you here?"
The faked gruff voice that came from behind the wrappings said: "Reconnaissance mission for the King. Thank you." The last two words had a sour note to them; Zelda was probably angry with herself for getting caught.
She ran off quickly, with Ganondorf's eyes on her back. He laughed and continued on to his chambers. He would deal with her soon enough.
Outside, dusk was coming. two hours early.
Chapter 4
(Omniscient A/N: This chapter will be told by me, the Omniscient Author, for reasons that will soon become apparent. Also, some of the dialogue comes up one after another, without the speaker signified, because I did that with color. If you want to know who's talking, go here : pic)
At Hyrule Castle it was nearly midnight. In a few seconds, it would be the day of the Happening. Ganondorf, however, was like most of Hyrule, because he did not even know of the timeline in which the Happening occurred.
He was currently poring over an ancient tome in his small room, only lit by a single candle. He heard a voice from seemingly nowhere: "Look to the sky." Surprised, he looked up at the dark skylight above his head. A streak of bright light was falling down, and before he could move, it fell straight into Ganondorf's forehead, knocking him out.
When he came to, Ganondorf was floating in a sky filled with rain. He would have panicked because of that, but he was already preoccupied with the three lights that were coming toward him. They were each a different color: red, blue, or green.
"Ganondorf..."
"You are needed..."
"For the plan."
The three voices were powerful, yet gentle. "Who are you?" Ganondorf asked, terrified and wondering at the same time.
"He is a Gerudo..."
"He does not know..."
"Of the legend."
"We are the three goddesses..."
"Farore..."
"Nayru..."
"And Din..."
"I cannot look at you!" To Ganondorf, the light was blinding.
"Our true forms are too much for this mortal to comprehend..."
"Let us assume forms that he may better understand..."
"It is done. You may look now, Ganon..."
The three lights had condensed into three young girls, looking to be only six or seven years of age. Their colors were reflected in their hair and eyes. Din had red hair, pulled back in a ponytail as tall as herself, and red eyes. Nayru had blue hair, flowing down her back to her feet, and blue eyes. Farore's hair was cut short at the neck and sported a large white flower over each ear. Her eyes were green.
"Now, Ganon, there is much to tell you..."
"You have forgotten much..."
"And you need to remember now."
Ganondorf gulped, and completed his jump off the deep end. "What must I know?"
"You were once a powerful mage of darkness."
"Your aspiration was to take over Hyrule."
"And it was entirely within your grasp."
"Until."
"Until Princess Zelda decided she could interfere with the Plan."
"She enlisted a young boy, named Link, to help her."
"This boy collected the keys to the Door of Time."
"And drew the Master Sword, unlocking the gateway to the Golden Realm."
"You followed him."
"And while he was frozen in time."
"You found the Triforce."
"But as you touched it."
"It shattered into three parts."
"And you were left with only the Triforce of Power in your hand."
"The other two pieces went to Link and Zelda."
"And seven years later."
"You were defeated."
"But then Zelda made her error."
"She sent Link back in time."
"This reversed the process of her actions."
"You reappeared to attack a second time."
"But we altered the Plan."
"You had no memory of the Happening."
"But you had a part of the Triforce."
"Hold out your hand."
Ganondorf held out his right hand, palm up, and half a triangle, with a jagged side, appeared floating above his hand.
"I have the other half."
Din extended her hand, a matching golden piece appearing. Ganondorf's section glided over to Din, where it joined with the other, and the two became one. The completed Triforce came back to Ganondorf's hand, and fused into him. Along with the stigma that burned onto the back of his hand, the memories flooded back as well.
"You remember now. It is your destiny to conquer Hyrule."
"Now you see. It is time for you to return to your awareness."
Ganondorf faded out of the Realm, and Nayru turned to Din.
"Can we truly be called just, Sister, if we fabricate the truth?"
"If it is for the Plan, it can be determined as just."
"Come, there is much to do."
Zelda was in her room, relaxing. She had shed all the heavy clothes and ornamental armor of the Princess, becoming for a few minutes a regular teenage girl. She was laying on her bed, in sweats, reading a magazine.
But then fate ruined it all. Without warning, she dropped into a vision. It depicted a sunless land, filled with constant rain and sorrow. Worse, she could not see who was responsible. Only a silhouette, darker than the night around it.
Coming out of her trance, Zelda felt a sharp pain on the back of her right hand. Looking at her hand, she saw that the Triforce, which had remained on her hand the last seven years. was gone.
In his hut, Link was dozing off. He was jolted wide awake by a shock that went down his left arm to his hand. He looked at his hand... there was no Triforce.
In Lon Lon Ranch, Malon was awoken by a tingling feeling in her right hand. It last a few seconds, then disappeared. She looked down at her hand, and thought she saw something glimmer on it for half a second, then it was gone.
In Hyrule Field, Link and Zelda had met when both had set off immediately for the other. Zelda was disguised as Sheik.
"So both of our Triforces are gone." Zelda said grimly.
"What do we do?" There was an anxious note in Link's voice.
"What can we do? We were the first to receive the Triforce, and the only other person to use as reference is Ganondorf, who doesn't even know he can possess the Triforce!" Link could tell that Zelda was extremely angry.
"This is hell," Link stated matter-of-factly. "So we've lost the Triforce, period?"
"I'm afraid so. And whatever the cause is, it doesn't look good for Hyrule."
"Anything I can do?" asked Link, the old itch for adventure coming back.
Zelda smiled grimly at Link's attitude. "Sit tight, Hero of Time. I had a vision, so things might get ugly quick."
A few days later.
"Highness, because of the recent increase in monster sightings, I propose a detail of my Gerudo warriors be sent here as extra guard."
"That sounds reasonable. You may bring them in when you wish."
"Thank you, your Highness." Ganondorf bowed out of the room, and walked through the halls to his chamber. He was keeping up his innocent act until his plan was perfectly set. As soon as his warriors arrived, he would initiate a hostile takeover of the castle. Then he would "collect" the Princess, then find Link.
Ganondorf nearly tripped over the figure of Sheik sneaking back into the castle. Remembering who "he" really was, Ganondorf nearly attacked Zelda on the spot, but managed to retain his composure.
"Good evening, young man. Why are you here?"
The faked gruff voice that came from behind the wrappings said: "Reconnaissance mission for the King. Thank you." The last two words had a sour note to them; Zelda was probably angry with herself for getting caught.
She ran off quickly, with Ganondorf's eyes on her back. He laughed and continued on to his chambers. He would deal with her soon enough.
Outside, dusk was coming. two hours early.