Roy knelt before the altar. Full of grief and despair, Roy came to the
Temple of Time for comfort. Only, he did not find any. How could he have
missed Princess Zelda? It was all his fault she was gone. Not only that,
but when he went to search for his sword, it and Ganandorf were gone too.
How could I have been so reckless? He thought. She's probably gone by now.
It's hopeless, even if she was still alive; we wouldn't find her in time.
"I'm ashamed of you," a voice said. "Who isn't?" Roy muttered, knowing his brother stood in the doorway. "You're going to give up after going through all that?" Marth's boots clanked on the marble floor as he walked forward. "It doesn't matter, I failed her." Roy continued to kneel.
"No, you are now failing her, because you're giving up." Marth stopped and hung his head. "There's.something I should tell you." Roy tilted his head to show he was listening. "You're not my brother." Marth continued. Roy froze. "I found you in an alley way one rainy night, abandoned. I-I took you in as my brother, and raised you since." Roy stood up and faced his brother.
"What are you saying?" he asked. " You are not Roy. You are Link.." If Roy was surprised before, then there was no explaining this surprise. "Y-your kidding me right?" Marth smiled and looked up. "Look at your hand." He said. Roy did, and for the first time ever, he saw the Tri-Force on the back of his hand, with one of the triangles filled in. "Explain that." His brother mocked.
"Only one person had that mark, one person for all eternity, you are him." Marth put his hands on his hips, beginning to feel more confident. " But how?" Roy continued to examine his hand. "When Zelda sent Link back to the past, it wasn't supposed to happen. The Spirits had you reincarnated for this purpose, and this purpose only, to slay Ganandorf once and for all."
Roy became puzzled and lifted his hands. "Whoa-whoa-whoa! If you found me in an alleyway, how the heck did you know all this stuff?" Marth rubbed the back of his head. "If you met a Spirit in person, you never forget a thing he tells you." Marth shuddered.Roy decided to change the subject. "So then.uh.How do I defeat him?" Marth gave a sigh of relief then smiled. "Glad you asked." He stepped up to the altar and placed three stones in crevices of their same shape.
The ground vibrated and shook. Roy thought it was an earthquake, but then saw the back wall behind the altar open. The tremors stopped and Roy's jaw dropped open. "You like?" Marth asked.
There, placed inside an engraved platform was the Master Sword. "I will be waiting outside, when you're ready.' Marth clanked and rattled but managed to leave the temple as silently as he could.
Roy stepped up to the sword. He slowly wrapped a hand around the hilt of the sword, and gently pulled it out. There was a bright light, and then it happened. Memories of good and bad times swept into his brain. Quests, masks, places, people, feelings, and injuries all came back to him. It was like a surge of power finally squeezed through a tiny opening and came spraying at him at one time. The sword hummed in his hand, giving him warmth and strength. Roy-er Link looked at the reflection in the sword. He was still Roy on the outside, but if you look closely to his reflection, it changes itself and forms the blue- eyed, blonde-haired hero Hyrule has come to know and love.
Marth waited outside, blinking at the blazing sun. He knew all to well about Roy/Link. All he needs to do is believe, and he will become one. Marth smiled. The sudden rush of warm air exploding from the temple told him it happened. Now that he knows himself, he may come to know me.Marth thought.
Suddenly, the sky turned dark. "What the-?" Marth looked to see what was blocking the sun. He spotted it right away. Thundering purple clouds instantaneously surrounded the mountain to his left. The clouds fused together and formed a web-like pattern over its rocky terrain. "Ganandorf." Marth whispered. There was rustling behind him. He turned to find Roy staring at the mountain. "It has begun." Marth announced.
"I'm ashamed of you," a voice said. "Who isn't?" Roy muttered, knowing his brother stood in the doorway. "You're going to give up after going through all that?" Marth's boots clanked on the marble floor as he walked forward. "It doesn't matter, I failed her." Roy continued to kneel.
"No, you are now failing her, because you're giving up." Marth stopped and hung his head. "There's.something I should tell you." Roy tilted his head to show he was listening. "You're not my brother." Marth continued. Roy froze. "I found you in an alley way one rainy night, abandoned. I-I took you in as my brother, and raised you since." Roy stood up and faced his brother.
"What are you saying?" he asked. " You are not Roy. You are Link.." If Roy was surprised before, then there was no explaining this surprise. "Y-your kidding me right?" Marth smiled and looked up. "Look at your hand." He said. Roy did, and for the first time ever, he saw the Tri-Force on the back of his hand, with one of the triangles filled in. "Explain that." His brother mocked.
"Only one person had that mark, one person for all eternity, you are him." Marth put his hands on his hips, beginning to feel more confident. " But how?" Roy continued to examine his hand. "When Zelda sent Link back to the past, it wasn't supposed to happen. The Spirits had you reincarnated for this purpose, and this purpose only, to slay Ganandorf once and for all."
Roy became puzzled and lifted his hands. "Whoa-whoa-whoa! If you found me in an alleyway, how the heck did you know all this stuff?" Marth rubbed the back of his head. "If you met a Spirit in person, you never forget a thing he tells you." Marth shuddered.Roy decided to change the subject. "So then.uh.How do I defeat him?" Marth gave a sigh of relief then smiled. "Glad you asked." He stepped up to the altar and placed three stones in crevices of their same shape.
The ground vibrated and shook. Roy thought it was an earthquake, but then saw the back wall behind the altar open. The tremors stopped and Roy's jaw dropped open. "You like?" Marth asked.
There, placed inside an engraved platform was the Master Sword. "I will be waiting outside, when you're ready.' Marth clanked and rattled but managed to leave the temple as silently as he could.
Roy stepped up to the sword. He slowly wrapped a hand around the hilt of the sword, and gently pulled it out. There was a bright light, and then it happened. Memories of good and bad times swept into his brain. Quests, masks, places, people, feelings, and injuries all came back to him. It was like a surge of power finally squeezed through a tiny opening and came spraying at him at one time. The sword hummed in his hand, giving him warmth and strength. Roy-er Link looked at the reflection in the sword. He was still Roy on the outside, but if you look closely to his reflection, it changes itself and forms the blue- eyed, blonde-haired hero Hyrule has come to know and love.
Marth waited outside, blinking at the blazing sun. He knew all to well about Roy/Link. All he needs to do is believe, and he will become one. Marth smiled. The sudden rush of warm air exploding from the temple told him it happened. Now that he knows himself, he may come to know me.Marth thought.
Suddenly, the sky turned dark. "What the-?" Marth looked to see what was blocking the sun. He spotted it right away. Thundering purple clouds instantaneously surrounded the mountain to his left. The clouds fused together and formed a web-like pattern over its rocky terrain. "Ganandorf." Marth whispered. There was rustling behind him. He turned to find Roy staring at the mountain. "It has begun." Marth announced.