Chapter 5: A Friend's Death
Emralda and Ganondorf had watched the entire battle. They saw every last second of the great fight, and smiled wickedly as they watched Mirren and Nepsana.
"Well, yet another friend we can capture" said Emralda, "that child is just making it worse on himself." Ganondorf nodded.
"I'm surprised, she's a good fighter, and possesses some great talent" he added. Emralda smiled evilly.
"Yes, she'll add some excellent power to us, she should give us a decent enough source of energy" she replied. Ganondorf narrowed his eyes a little.
"I don't have any means to take her power my sister..." he said back. Emralda looked a little surprised and looked at him.
"And why is that Ganondorf?" she asked. Ganondorf now smiled evilly.
"Sure, she has good power, but it's not enough or even worth it in my mind" he stated, "I have a better plan we can use her for to hurt Mirren..." Emralda cocked her head curiously.
"And what might that be?" she asked. Ganondorf turned to her.
"I believe it'll be even better this time that we actually kill a couple of his friends before we capture everyone to take their powers" he began, "I have a couple other ideas, but I definitely think she'll be a perfect target for this. We can kill her right before Mirren's eyes on the day we attack the castle." Emralda liked the plan, but still seemed a little skeptical of it.
"But brother, that'll enrage him terribly, then he'll use the Triforce of Justice.." Ganondorf put a hand up and cut her short.
"I no longer fear that Triforce at all" he said, "we'll be incredibly powerful all ready that day by the time we do this since we'll already have the Sages power, and we'll take the Triforce of Courage and Triforce of Wisdom from Link and Zelda right there if it really comes to it. But believe me Emralda, we will be much too powerful this time, and when Mirren comes to our castle after we capture everyone and take their powers, we'll slaughter that stupid boy." Emralda now understood everything and smiled sinisterly at Ganondorf. But even though she liked the idea so much, she still had a question.
"What are the others we will kill?" she asked. Ganondorf shook his head.
"I don't have any ideas yet, but I'm sure if we watch him closely, we will find one" he replied. Emralda smiled again.
"We are truly the evilest, most powerful duo in Hyrule my brother, and once we finish off Mirren and his friends, we can conquer it just as we promised all those years ago..." Ganondorf smiled back at her the same way and nodded.
"There is nothing that can stop us now Emralda, we will be victorious, and get our revenge..."
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The next morning at Kokiri village, everyone hat gotten up pretty early even though they barely got any sleep from the night before. Link, Mirren, Mardera, Jarlis, and Taursus had already gotten their things together and were ready to leave, and Nepsana also joined with them. The six warriors all stood at the entrance to village as they said goodbye to all the Children who stood in front of them.
"Thank you so much, thank you for saving the village" Saria gratefully said. Link smiled.
"Don't mention it Saria, we had to do what was needed to be done" he replied. Nepsana now looked a little ashamed.
"Yes, I'm so sorry Saria" she began, "because of me, this all happened. I put all of your lives in danger. Because of me, the whole village almost got destroyed. I'm sorry that this had to happen to you. This was all my doing..." It seemed as if Nepsana had tears in her eyes as she turned away. Saria only smiled again.
"No Nepsana, you have no reason to be sorry" she replied. Nepsana now looked a little surprised as she looked at Saria. "It wasn't you fault, it was Varnash's. He was after you in the first place, and you were only trying to escape his evil clutches. It's something that we all would've done. Nepsana, we took you into our village, so in a sense it's also our doing that we were attacked. And had we not, none of us would've made a new friend.." The tears in her eyes then began to slowly fall down Nepsana's face, and she smiled.
"Thank you.." she whispered. Everyone else smiled. They were all happy that Nepsana was finally free from Varnash, and that she had great new friends and soon to be great home within Hyrule Castle.
"Well, I think it's time we left" Link announced, "goodbye all of you." All the Kokiri smiled and said goodbye as he and the others went through the tunnel out of the village. Saria put her hands over her heart as she smiled. She watched Nepsana as she turned around and waved at her. She too now had a couple tears in her eyes.
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The six walked out of the tunnel and passed over the bridge through the Lost Woods. They soon came out of the next tunnel and were finally outside in the sunlight over Hyrule Fields. Their horses were still there, and Epona instantly ran up to Link. She literally plowed right into him as she nudged him. He laughed.
"Man, someone missed me while I was gone!" he exclaimed as he began to stroke her neck. Mirren laughed a little also.
"Yeah, I know what that's like after being with Artra" he added, "God those things literally get attached to ya once they see ya." Link looked at Mirren and smiled. He hopped on Epona, and Mardera, Taursus, and Jarlis got on theirs. Nepsana then looked around to see any other horses.
"Hey Mirren, where's your horse?" she asked Mirren smirked as he reached into his pocket.
"Well, Artra really isn't a horse, she's a pony" he replied, "and she's at Lon Lon Ranch. And I really don't ride her around like Link does with Epona, I use a different method of transportation." Jarlis rolled his eyes.
"Oh God, here we go again.." he mumbled. Mirren grinned at Jarlis and pulled out his redwood ocarina. He pressed it against his lips and began to play Goldenfire's melody. He played the smooth music for a few moments before finally finishing and putting the ocarina away. Soon a loud roar was heard, and Goldenfire flew down from the skies and landed right next to Mirren. Nepsana's eyes literally bugged out as Mirren smiled at Goldenfire and stroked his one wing.
"This is my pet dragon Goldenfire" he said as he turned to her, "I've had him for years, and I ride him all the time. He also helps me fight sometimes." Nepsana just stood there as her mouth dropped and her eyes did wide in shock. Mardera laughed a little.
"Don't worry Nepsana, I was also surprised when I saw that dragon" she began, "but believe me, there's nothing scary about. He's seriously like Mirren's big ol' puppy. But he's pretty shocking at first. I almost fainted when I first saw him!"
"You're not the only one sister!" added Taursus, "God, I must've just stood there for a minute just mesmerized as my drool slowly created a puddle around me!" Everyone then began to laugh from Taursus's joke, but Nepsana still looked shocked. Mirren smiled at her and held out a hand after he hopped on Goldenfire.
"Come on, we'll go slower for ya" he said, "believe me, you'll have a blast." Nepsana still looked a little skeptical, but got on anyways (reluctantly of course!). She got on behind Mirren, and looked around for anything to hold on to. "Just put your hands on his back, you won't fall off no matter what" he reassured. She did as he told her, and he looked over to everyone else. "Get going guys, Goldenfire needs a good deal of room to take off" Link smiled and nodded.
"Let's go guys!" he shouted, and took off on Epona. The others followed, and soon, Mirren believed Goldenfire could take off.
"Get ready..." he said to Nepsana. Goldenfire then beat his wings once and flew up into the sky. He went up pretty high and took off like a rocket. Nepsana first yelled in fright a little, but soon smiled as her eyes lit up.
"Wow, this is soooo cool!" she exclaimed. Mirren smiled.
"I told ya.." He replied, and made Goldenfire go even faster.
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Back at Hyrule Castle, Zelda was in the kitchens by herself making some delicious strawberry muffins. She had got the best strawberries she could find and had put a few chunks into each muffin. She then took strawberry syrup and poured a good deal of it on every muffin. Once she had done that, she put them on a big plate and was finished. Suddenly Faria burst into the room.
"Hey Zelda, look look look!" she exclaimed. Zelda looked at her little sister and smiled with a laugh.
"Calm down Faria" she replied, "now..what is it?" Faria smiled and showed her a beautiful dragon pendant. The rope part was black, and the pendant was a pewter dragon with a small sapphire in a sphere shape.
"It's for Mirren, it'll be his birthday present from me!" Faria announced. Zelda's smiled again.
"It's beautiful Faria, you really got him a great gift" she replied. Faria nodded happily.
"I know, I got it at this shop at Kakariko Village for seventy rupees!" she spoke, "I had heard Mirren always wanted a cool pendant, so I got him this! I hope he likes it" Zelda chuckled a little.
"I'm sure he'll love it Faria, and I hope you didn't forget another person's birthday..." she said with a grin. Faria laughed.
"Don't worry, I didn't forget you, but you won't see it until the party" she replied. Zelda smiled.
"Good, I'd hate to see my little sister forget about her older sister's birthday.." Faria laughed again.
"I may be a little trouble at times, but I'm not a jerk!" she exclaimed. Zelda now laughed at her little sister's joke. She smiled at her and Faria smiled back. Suddenly they heard some familiar voices, and Zelda could swear she could see someone in green outside. They instantly bolted out of the kitchens and ran down the halls. They went outside, and saw Link, Mirren and the others. "You guys are finally back!" exclaimed Faria. Link smiled and hopped off Epona.
"You bet, we saved Kokiri Village and defeated all the monsters that were attacking it" he replied, "We also made a new friend..." Zelda and Faria suddenly noticed Nepsana as she and Mirren got off Goldenfire. Nepsana instantly curtsied to Zelda and Faria.
"Your highnesses.." She began, "my name is Nepsana. I am from Terlon Forest and met everyone when Mirren and Link saved me from a bunch of Moblins. It is an honor to be in your presences..." Zelda smiled.
"Nice to meet you too Nepsana, and welcome to Hyrule Castle, I'm guessing Mirren as usual invited you?" Mirren narrowed his eyes.
"How the heck do you always know I'm the one to do that?" he asked. Everyone laughed.
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A few hours later, Zelda was in her room looking out of her window over Hyrule. The sun had now been covered up in clouds, but she still smiled at the kingdom which she would someday be the queen of. She had allowed Nepsana to live in the castle, and had showed her new room. Nepsana was very happy with Zelda's kindness, and had soon become pretty good friends with her. Everyone else had now gotten to doing their normal things now they were back at the castle, and everything was peaceful.
As she stood there looking out her window, the door to Zelda's room slowly opened. Before the person had even come in, Zelda turned around. Once he did, she smiled. It was Link; who also had a smile on his face.
"Hi Zelda" he said.
"Hi Link" she replied. Link now closed the door, and locked it. He walked over to Zelda, and she still smiled. He smiled back at her.
"It's great to finally be back at my home.." He said. Zelda smiled and moved a little closer to him.
"It's even greater to see you..." she added. Link smiled at her and now took the love of his life in his arms. He held her close, and began to run his fingers through her long, dark blonde hair.
"It just wasn't the same to see you there Zelda, perhaps that's one reason why fate has me living here with you in the castle" he spoke. Zelda looked straight in his eyes as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"Link, I feel the same way.." They both then closed their eyes as they leaned forward to each other. Their lips soon touched each other, and they kissed. They always remembered the first kissed they had shared, and it seemed like every time they did it after that, it got better. But this time...it was different.
As they still did this, they both had sudden feeling rush through them. At the same moment, they both opened their eyes and stopped kissing. They both had surprise, and in a way worry in their eyes and on their faces.
"Zelda, did for some reason...you, well...feel foolish when we just kissed?" Link asked. Zelda looked right at him and nodded.
"I would've asked you the same thing...and yes" she answered. Link nodded back at her and looked away.
"Maybe this is a sign Zelda.." He began, "and as much as I hate to admit it..a sign that maybe..we're not meant to fall in love.." Even though Zelda kind of felt the same way, she was a skeptical of Link's theory.
"But after one odd kiss..?" she asked. Link now looked at her.
"Zelda, when we just kissed, I felt that feeling like where you just realized you kissed another man's wife" he began, "it's just a figure of speech, but I felt almost foolish and ashamed at that moment..." Zelda also looked a little ashamed.
"Ya know, I kinda felt foolish too; but why is this feeling finally coming now? After all this time?" she asked. Link now looked serious.
"Because, I believe it's that our love blinded us" he answered, "Zelda, look at Ruto. She had loved me for years and was seriously engaged to me. She had been after me as her husband for all that time. Then, she finally finds out she's the Sage of Water, and it's like her real love just vanishes. Zelda, you're also a Sage, and that's why Ruto broke our engagement. Zelda, as a Sage, love cannot get in your way...even if it's me." Zelda was shocked, and she showed it.
"Link.." She whispered, "...that's exactly what I just thought of.." Link still looked serious.
"I'm not surprised" he replied, "Zelda, at first, that kiss was great; but then it just felt terrible. Zelda, perhaps we really aren't meant to fall in love and be boyfriend and girlfriend. I mean, all this time, I really never did feel like we were that close." Zelda nodded.
"I now feel the same way.."
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Mirren just stood in the hallway outside of Zelda's room frozen in shock. His jaw was hanging low, and his eyes wide in shock. He had just walked by the room a few seconds ago, but luckily didn't hear much. He only heard the last few sentences they said; but they were just devastating to him. He couldn't believe that they were feeling that way, and that the kiss they had just shared was so terrible. A million thoughts rushed through his head, and the door suddenly began to open. He knew if Link and Zelda saw him there, they'd suspect he was eavesdropping. So he walked back a few steps and began to walk by the door casually. Link walked out, and his face looked very disappointed and his eyes filled with sorrow in a way.
"Are you okay Link?" Mirren asked. Link looked down at his younger brother, and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine." he answered incredulously, "don't worry, there's nothing wrong..." Those were his final words before he just walked away. Mirren was shocked at this attitude and peeked in at Zelda. She looked the same way. There was a great frown on her face, and her eyes filled with disappointment and sorrow. Mirren felt terrible for the both of them.
"My God.." He whispered to himself. Mirren then decided he should think of all of this with a good ride on Goldenfire. He would be alone (since Goldenfire wouldn't know what he was talking about) and could think of everything in peace. He ran outside and played Goldenfire's melody on his ocarina. The great golden dragon soon flew down next to him, and Mirren hopped on. He flew up into the cloudy sky; with millions of thoughts in his mind.
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Emralda watched Mirren as he flew on Goldenfire through the sky. She smiled wickedly. "Brother, I think we have our first target to kill.." she stated. Ganondorf smiled the same way and nodded.
"Perfect" he whispered. Emralda nodded to her brother and walked over to one of the stain glass windows. She held her hands up, and began to chant something. Ganondorf watched and was curious of what kind of spell was going to use. After a few minutes, she finally threw one of her hands down. Ganondorf now knew what she did. "The homing lightning bolt" he said. Emralda looked at him and nodded.
"Yes, it'll kill that dragon in one hit" she replied.
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Mirren was now flying over Lake Hylia. The sky was still cloudy, but nothing that proved to be hard for Mirren to fly in. He just sat atop Goldenfire and thought of everything that was happening with Link and Zelda. Amazing, he felt terrible.
"I don't believe it" he whispered to himself, "they're actually gonna break up? No, it can't be. Why the heck has this happened? Why don't they feel they should be together? Man, this is terrible. I should be kinda happy considering now that I don't have to worry about Link since I like Zelda; but God darn it I'm always happier when they're together!" Mirren gritted his teeth. "I gotta get them back together somehow!" He then just sighed as suddenly a clap of thunder was heard and Mirren was rather surprised.
"What the heck....?" Then, a lightning bolt came from the sky and struck Goldenfire. It made him roar in pain, and Mirren yelled in fright and surprise as he and Goldenfire were sent plummeting to the ground. They both landed hard on the small island in the middle of the lake. There was a huge crash from Goldenfire, and it shook the area. Mirren groaned in pain as he lay on the ground. His entire body was throbbing from the wall, but slowly got up. He looked over at Goldenfire; and suddenly noticed his wasn't breathing. "Oh no..." he whispered as tears formed in his eyes. He ran over to his dragon, and threw himself against him. He tried to find any movement on his body to show he was breathing, and still alive. But unfortunately; he didn't. He knew he was dead. "Goldenfire...no..." Mirren said, and to began to cry terribly. Tears poured from his eyes as he wept like never before. He still rested on his friend's body, and his tears began to fall on it. He cried for long minutes, and suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"So kid, what's it like to see your dragon die right before your eyes?" it asked. It was an evil voice, and a feminine one. Mirren's eyes widened in shock as he froze.
"No way.." He whispered. The voice laughed diabolically.
"That's right, it's me, Emralda!" it shouted, "me and Ganondorf have come back from the dead, and are ready to get revenge on you! We've only begun kid, the death of your dragon is only the beginning of suffering for killing us last time and ruining our plans. We'll get our revenge kid, let me explain the plan to you. We've decided to capture all the Six Sages and harness their energy for ourselves. Then we'll capture all your friends and take their energy. We'll also steal Zelda and Link and take their Triforce pieces. It's like killing two birds with one stone, we'll be capturing your friends to make you suffer, and take their energy to make me and Ganondorf the most powerful beings in Hyrule. And we'll be doing all of this on the day before your birthday, so you have some time to be with all your friends before they're all gone!" Emralda's voice then laughed diabolically again, and disappeared. Mirren was still frozen in shock that they had come back with an even more sinister plan. But that all left hid mind when he looked at Goldenfire's dead body and began to weep terribly again.
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Mirren just lay there crying over the dead Goldenfire for close to a half hour. He just kept on crying and crying until it seemed he had no more tears to shed. His eyes were red as ever from the weeping, and he sniffed as he got up. He looked at Goldenfire one last time before turning away and beginning to go back to Hyrule Castle on foot. He knew everyone there could help him.
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Mirren's walk back was very long, and tiring for him. He wasn't use to walking such a distance ever, considering he did pretty much flew on Goldenfire every time he needed to get some where. Along the way, he began to cry a little more, and he felt just terrible. In about an hour, he finally made it back to Hyrule Castle. He went inside, and went to the feast hall. He had a feeling everyone was going to be there, and he was right. Even Malon was there visiting, but he could only think of Goldenfire for the moment.
"Hey Mirren, where were ya, I was startin' ta get worried again" Link stated. He finally noticed how red Mirren's eyes were. Everyone else noticed it, and were a little concerned for Mirren.
"Are you all right Mirren?" asked Zelda softly, "what happened?" Mirren sniffed as a few more tears began to roll down his cheeks.
"Goldenfire...he's..he's...dead" he answered in a whisper before more tears poured from his eyes. Everyone just gasped in shock; they couldn't believe what Mirren had just said.
"How? How in the world did he die?" asked Link. Mirren now looked up at him with his reddened eyes. He had even more tears in them, but sniffed the back.
"I was flying over Lake Hylia, and suddenly there was a clap of thunder..." he began as he sniffed again, "..then a bolt of lightning came down and struck him in mid-air. We both fell to the island in the lake, and when I got up..he wasn't breathing. Then I heard Emralda's voice.." Everyone gasped in shock again. Link's eyes widened in shock as Zelda put her hand over her mouth. "Emralda...?" she asked fearfully. Mirren gulped and nodded.
"Yeah, she and Ganondorf are both alive, and they're coming back to get revenge on me once again" Mirren began, "they killed Goldenfire, and they're gonna capture all of you, and the Sages. They're gonna harness all of your energy for themselves, and they plan to take your Triforces Link, Zelda..." Everyone couldn't believe what Mirren was saying; and they all knew it was true.
"No way, not even I knew of this, and I'm one of the Sages..." Impa whispered. A few more tears came from Mirren's eyes. He now looked at Zelda.
"Yeah, and they plan to do all of this before our birthday Zelda, they plan to ruin it" he said, "they've killed Goldenfire, they're gonna take all of you again and steal the Sages. They're gonna be the most powerful ones in Hyrule, and they plan to take over it and kill me.." Now Mirren was really crying. "My worst nightmare is coming back..." he whispered, "but now it's even worse!" Mirren then just lost it and cried just as he did before. He fell into Link's arms, and his older brother held him as he wept terribly. Link looked down at him and also almost felt like crying. He hated to see Mirren this sorrowful.
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A little while later, Link played the Serenade of Water on the Ocarina of Time and teleported everyone to Lake Hylia. They all went over to the island where Goldenfire still lay dead. Taursus, Impa, and Link all went over to Goldenfire and lifted him up. It was mainly Link doing it, and it was only because of the Golden Gauntlets that he was able to lift Goldenfire. They all then gently placed him in the water, and let him sink down to the bottom of the lake where he could rest in peace for eternity.
Mirren cried the whole way through, and everyone else stayed by him to comfort him. Zelda had put her arm around him and Faria stood right next to him. She had given him one of her handkerchiefs to help wipe his tears, and he did. It was a very sad and terrible time for everyone. But they still did everything in their power to help Mirren.
Malon had offered for Artra to stay with Mirren at the castle for a while. He first refused, but she told him Artra would be incredibly happy to spend some time with him. He finally gave in, and on the way back to Hyrule Castle, they stopped at Lon Lon Ranch for Mirren to get Artra. Once he did, everyone except Malon returned back to Hyrule Castle.
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For the next few days, Mirren mostly stayed by himself. He would sit in his room all alone brooding. He just thought of everything that was happening now. His and Zelda's birthday was coming up, and Ganondorf and Emralda were back. They had come with a plan worse than before, and the first stage of it had already broken Mirren down. He would still mourn often for Goldenfire, and he would go out and ride Artra sometimes just get away from everyone to cry. He absolutely was terrified of Ganondorf and Emralda now. He feared for all of his friends' safety, and he feared for himself too. He feared for Hyrule, which would be taken over if he didn't stop them. He feared for the Sages whose powers would be used to help destroy and would be captured. But he was now most worried about his and Zelda's birthday. If he didn't stop them, then their birthday would be ruined.
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One night Mirren was sitting outside in the gardens by himself. The birthday had drawn close as ever. In fact, it was only three days away. He sat thinking of everything as usual, and thought of how terrible this all was. Even though his birthday was coming, he dreaded it knowing it might not even happen. He knew that soon Ganondorf and Emralda would launch their attack to steal his friends, and if he didn't save them before the birthday; it would be ruined. He also thought of how powerful they were going to be if they captured everyone and took their powers. He knew he had the Triforce of Justice, but he had a feeling they'd still be more powerful than him.
Nepsana and Faria watched him as Link leaned against the wall and as Zelda stood next to him. Nepsana felt terrible for him, but still had one, very important question.
"I still don't get though, who is Ganondorf and Emralda.." She stared. Faria looked up at her.
"They're the two most evil beings in Hyrule" she replied, "They're brother and sister, and both Gerudos..." Nepsana's eyes widened.
"You're talking about Ganondorf, the King of Evil?" she asked. Faria nodded.
"Yeah, the one who tried to conquer Hyrule four years ago, but Link and my sister stopped him..." Nepsana now looked at Link.
"Now I understand it all, you're the Hero of Time, and you guys both hold a piece of the Triforce, I knew you guys looked and sounded familiar..." she said. Zelda nodded, but Link just still watched Mirren. Faria now began to speak again.
"Yeah, Emralda is a sorceress, and Ganondorf is a great warrior" she spoke, "Ganondorf has the Triforce of Power, and is incredibly powerful. They did something similar to this before. They captured us all, and held us hostage at their castle until Mirren came and defeated them.."
"Is that why their doing this?" Nepsana asked. Faria nodded.
"Yeah I guess so" she answered. Nepsana nodded and looked over at Mirren. She now understood the whole story, and felt terrible for him. She considered him such a great friend after he saved her from the Moblins and helped her defeat Varnash. He even invited her to live in the castle, and considered her as his friend. She also realized she was in danger since Emralda said they were going to capture all of his friends. But she didn't care. After everything he did for her, she promised herself to stay loyal to him and stick by his side; even if it meant being captured by Ganondorf and Emralda.
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Ganondorf and Emralda had watched Mirren all the time as he suffered. They both enjoyed it, and were anxiously awaiting the time when they'd put their plan into action.
"The boy has suffered greatly, just imagine it when he sees the rest of his friends disappear from him right before his eyes" said Ganondorf. Emralda nodded.
"Yes, but I think there's something that needs to be added to our plan...." she spoke with a grin. Ganondorf looked a little curious.
"And what might that be my sister?" he asked. Emralda turned to him.
"I say we kill a couple more of his friends" she answered, "Nepsana yes, but I have another idea.." Ganondorf now smiled evilly.
"Who's that?" he asked. Emralda smiled the same way.
"Literally one of his best friends" she answered, "it'll hurt him, and especially Zelda..." Ganondorf instantly knew who she was talking about.
"Great idea, I'll hurt both of those birthday fools.." He replied, "But we must focus more on the Sages.." Emralda nodded.
"I have a feeling they'll all soon gather in the Chamber of Sages" she began, "they'll go there to discuss this whole ordeal I'm guessing, then you can send in whoever is to capture them..." Ganondorf smiled and nodded.
"That's what I planned to do" he replied, "he'll do a great job, believe me, and I powered him up before. He's in what I like to call "magna" mode. He'll do an excellent job of capturing the Sages. Then we'll get their power..."
"Wait a minute" interrupted Emralda, "we must watch out for Link and Mirren, they'll both do everything they can to save the Sages." Ganondorf grinned.
"I wouldn't worry" he reassured, "the Sages will most definitely be captured before those two brothers can stop him from doing it." Emralda smiled.
"Good, I'd love to see Link die..." she said. Ganondorf now narrowed his eyes a little and looked serious.
"I don't want Link to die" he said. Emralda looked a little surprised.
"And why is that brother?" she asked.
"Because, we'll still need to get the Triforce of Courage from him" he answered, "and he'll be the one to capture Zelda.." Emralda now understood and smiled wickedly. She knew the method her brother would use.
"Perfect" she replied, "there is no way this plan can fail. I can't wait until we capture everyone and take their powers. Then Mirren'll come, and we can kill him with our great new powers.."
Author's Notes: Tragic isn't it? Yep, now we get to the more sinister, sad, and serious part of the story. It's the best! Thanks to the people who reviewed my story and sent me emails complimenting me! I appreciate it a lot! Now everyone who was a little anxious to see who died don't get mad if you felt Goldenfire dying was nothing big. I never made it out to be that way, but if you found it devastating and tragic, then good! And believe me dramachick020989, I never had the intention to kill Link. I swear if I did Mirren would cry so much Hyrule would flood WAAAAAAAY before the Wind Waker. I was thinking of giving some info on the next chapter, but I'd rather try and build some suspense and anxiousness in ya. I'll try to finish it this week, but I've got exams, so it'll be a miracle if I do. Finally as always please review and let me know how you feel!
LittleLink
Emralda and Ganondorf had watched the entire battle. They saw every last second of the great fight, and smiled wickedly as they watched Mirren and Nepsana.
"Well, yet another friend we can capture" said Emralda, "that child is just making it worse on himself." Ganondorf nodded.
"I'm surprised, she's a good fighter, and possesses some great talent" he added. Emralda smiled evilly.
"Yes, she'll add some excellent power to us, she should give us a decent enough source of energy" she replied. Ganondorf narrowed his eyes a little.
"I don't have any means to take her power my sister..." he said back. Emralda looked a little surprised and looked at him.
"And why is that Ganondorf?" she asked. Ganondorf now smiled evilly.
"Sure, she has good power, but it's not enough or even worth it in my mind" he stated, "I have a better plan we can use her for to hurt Mirren..." Emralda cocked her head curiously.
"And what might that be?" she asked. Ganondorf turned to her.
"I believe it'll be even better this time that we actually kill a couple of his friends before we capture everyone to take their powers" he began, "I have a couple other ideas, but I definitely think she'll be a perfect target for this. We can kill her right before Mirren's eyes on the day we attack the castle." Emralda liked the plan, but still seemed a little skeptical of it.
"But brother, that'll enrage him terribly, then he'll use the Triforce of Justice.." Ganondorf put a hand up and cut her short.
"I no longer fear that Triforce at all" he said, "we'll be incredibly powerful all ready that day by the time we do this since we'll already have the Sages power, and we'll take the Triforce of Courage and Triforce of Wisdom from Link and Zelda right there if it really comes to it. But believe me Emralda, we will be much too powerful this time, and when Mirren comes to our castle after we capture everyone and take their powers, we'll slaughter that stupid boy." Emralda now understood everything and smiled sinisterly at Ganondorf. But even though she liked the idea so much, she still had a question.
"What are the others we will kill?" she asked. Ganondorf shook his head.
"I don't have any ideas yet, but I'm sure if we watch him closely, we will find one" he replied. Emralda smiled again.
"We are truly the evilest, most powerful duo in Hyrule my brother, and once we finish off Mirren and his friends, we can conquer it just as we promised all those years ago..." Ganondorf smiled back at her the same way and nodded.
"There is nothing that can stop us now Emralda, we will be victorious, and get our revenge..."
* * * * *
The next morning at Kokiri village, everyone hat gotten up pretty early even though they barely got any sleep from the night before. Link, Mirren, Mardera, Jarlis, and Taursus had already gotten their things together and were ready to leave, and Nepsana also joined with them. The six warriors all stood at the entrance to village as they said goodbye to all the Children who stood in front of them.
"Thank you so much, thank you for saving the village" Saria gratefully said. Link smiled.
"Don't mention it Saria, we had to do what was needed to be done" he replied. Nepsana now looked a little ashamed.
"Yes, I'm so sorry Saria" she began, "because of me, this all happened. I put all of your lives in danger. Because of me, the whole village almost got destroyed. I'm sorry that this had to happen to you. This was all my doing..." It seemed as if Nepsana had tears in her eyes as she turned away. Saria only smiled again.
"No Nepsana, you have no reason to be sorry" she replied. Nepsana now looked a little surprised as she looked at Saria. "It wasn't you fault, it was Varnash's. He was after you in the first place, and you were only trying to escape his evil clutches. It's something that we all would've done. Nepsana, we took you into our village, so in a sense it's also our doing that we were attacked. And had we not, none of us would've made a new friend.." The tears in her eyes then began to slowly fall down Nepsana's face, and she smiled.
"Thank you.." she whispered. Everyone else smiled. They were all happy that Nepsana was finally free from Varnash, and that she had great new friends and soon to be great home within Hyrule Castle.
"Well, I think it's time we left" Link announced, "goodbye all of you." All the Kokiri smiled and said goodbye as he and the others went through the tunnel out of the village. Saria put her hands over her heart as she smiled. She watched Nepsana as she turned around and waved at her. She too now had a couple tears in her eyes.
* * * * *
The six walked out of the tunnel and passed over the bridge through the Lost Woods. They soon came out of the next tunnel and were finally outside in the sunlight over Hyrule Fields. Their horses were still there, and Epona instantly ran up to Link. She literally plowed right into him as she nudged him. He laughed.
"Man, someone missed me while I was gone!" he exclaimed as he began to stroke her neck. Mirren laughed a little also.
"Yeah, I know what that's like after being with Artra" he added, "God those things literally get attached to ya once they see ya." Link looked at Mirren and smiled. He hopped on Epona, and Mardera, Taursus, and Jarlis got on theirs. Nepsana then looked around to see any other horses.
"Hey Mirren, where's your horse?" she asked Mirren smirked as he reached into his pocket.
"Well, Artra really isn't a horse, she's a pony" he replied, "and she's at Lon Lon Ranch. And I really don't ride her around like Link does with Epona, I use a different method of transportation." Jarlis rolled his eyes.
"Oh God, here we go again.." he mumbled. Mirren grinned at Jarlis and pulled out his redwood ocarina. He pressed it against his lips and began to play Goldenfire's melody. He played the smooth music for a few moments before finally finishing and putting the ocarina away. Soon a loud roar was heard, and Goldenfire flew down from the skies and landed right next to Mirren. Nepsana's eyes literally bugged out as Mirren smiled at Goldenfire and stroked his one wing.
"This is my pet dragon Goldenfire" he said as he turned to her, "I've had him for years, and I ride him all the time. He also helps me fight sometimes." Nepsana just stood there as her mouth dropped and her eyes did wide in shock. Mardera laughed a little.
"Don't worry Nepsana, I was also surprised when I saw that dragon" she began, "but believe me, there's nothing scary about. He's seriously like Mirren's big ol' puppy. But he's pretty shocking at first. I almost fainted when I first saw him!"
"You're not the only one sister!" added Taursus, "God, I must've just stood there for a minute just mesmerized as my drool slowly created a puddle around me!" Everyone then began to laugh from Taursus's joke, but Nepsana still looked shocked. Mirren smiled at her and held out a hand after he hopped on Goldenfire.
"Come on, we'll go slower for ya" he said, "believe me, you'll have a blast." Nepsana still looked a little skeptical, but got on anyways (reluctantly of course!). She got on behind Mirren, and looked around for anything to hold on to. "Just put your hands on his back, you won't fall off no matter what" he reassured. She did as he told her, and he looked over to everyone else. "Get going guys, Goldenfire needs a good deal of room to take off" Link smiled and nodded.
"Let's go guys!" he shouted, and took off on Epona. The others followed, and soon, Mirren believed Goldenfire could take off.
"Get ready..." he said to Nepsana. Goldenfire then beat his wings once and flew up into the sky. He went up pretty high and took off like a rocket. Nepsana first yelled in fright a little, but soon smiled as her eyes lit up.
"Wow, this is soooo cool!" she exclaimed. Mirren smiled.
"I told ya.." He replied, and made Goldenfire go even faster.
* * * * *
Back at Hyrule Castle, Zelda was in the kitchens by herself making some delicious strawberry muffins. She had got the best strawberries she could find and had put a few chunks into each muffin. She then took strawberry syrup and poured a good deal of it on every muffin. Once she had done that, she put them on a big plate and was finished. Suddenly Faria burst into the room.
"Hey Zelda, look look look!" she exclaimed. Zelda looked at her little sister and smiled with a laugh.
"Calm down Faria" she replied, "now..what is it?" Faria smiled and showed her a beautiful dragon pendant. The rope part was black, and the pendant was a pewter dragon with a small sapphire in a sphere shape.
"It's for Mirren, it'll be his birthday present from me!" Faria announced. Zelda's smiled again.
"It's beautiful Faria, you really got him a great gift" she replied. Faria nodded happily.
"I know, I got it at this shop at Kakariko Village for seventy rupees!" she spoke, "I had heard Mirren always wanted a cool pendant, so I got him this! I hope he likes it" Zelda chuckled a little.
"I'm sure he'll love it Faria, and I hope you didn't forget another person's birthday..." she said with a grin. Faria laughed.
"Don't worry, I didn't forget you, but you won't see it until the party" she replied. Zelda smiled.
"Good, I'd hate to see my little sister forget about her older sister's birthday.." Faria laughed again.
"I may be a little trouble at times, but I'm not a jerk!" she exclaimed. Zelda now laughed at her little sister's joke. She smiled at her and Faria smiled back. Suddenly they heard some familiar voices, and Zelda could swear she could see someone in green outside. They instantly bolted out of the kitchens and ran down the halls. They went outside, and saw Link, Mirren and the others. "You guys are finally back!" exclaimed Faria. Link smiled and hopped off Epona.
"You bet, we saved Kokiri Village and defeated all the monsters that were attacking it" he replied, "We also made a new friend..." Zelda and Faria suddenly noticed Nepsana as she and Mirren got off Goldenfire. Nepsana instantly curtsied to Zelda and Faria.
"Your highnesses.." She began, "my name is Nepsana. I am from Terlon Forest and met everyone when Mirren and Link saved me from a bunch of Moblins. It is an honor to be in your presences..." Zelda smiled.
"Nice to meet you too Nepsana, and welcome to Hyrule Castle, I'm guessing Mirren as usual invited you?" Mirren narrowed his eyes.
"How the heck do you always know I'm the one to do that?" he asked. Everyone laughed.
* * * * *
A few hours later, Zelda was in her room looking out of her window over Hyrule. The sun had now been covered up in clouds, but she still smiled at the kingdom which she would someday be the queen of. She had allowed Nepsana to live in the castle, and had showed her new room. Nepsana was very happy with Zelda's kindness, and had soon become pretty good friends with her. Everyone else had now gotten to doing their normal things now they were back at the castle, and everything was peaceful.
As she stood there looking out her window, the door to Zelda's room slowly opened. Before the person had even come in, Zelda turned around. Once he did, she smiled. It was Link; who also had a smile on his face.
"Hi Zelda" he said.
"Hi Link" she replied. Link now closed the door, and locked it. He walked over to Zelda, and she still smiled. He smiled back at her.
"It's great to finally be back at my home.." He said. Zelda smiled and moved a little closer to him.
"It's even greater to see you..." she added. Link smiled at her and now took the love of his life in his arms. He held her close, and began to run his fingers through her long, dark blonde hair.
"It just wasn't the same to see you there Zelda, perhaps that's one reason why fate has me living here with you in the castle" he spoke. Zelda looked straight in his eyes as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"Link, I feel the same way.." They both then closed their eyes as they leaned forward to each other. Their lips soon touched each other, and they kissed. They always remembered the first kissed they had shared, and it seemed like every time they did it after that, it got better. But this time...it was different.
As they still did this, they both had sudden feeling rush through them. At the same moment, they both opened their eyes and stopped kissing. They both had surprise, and in a way worry in their eyes and on their faces.
"Zelda, did for some reason...you, well...feel foolish when we just kissed?" Link asked. Zelda looked right at him and nodded.
"I would've asked you the same thing...and yes" she answered. Link nodded back at her and looked away.
"Maybe this is a sign Zelda.." He began, "and as much as I hate to admit it..a sign that maybe..we're not meant to fall in love.." Even though Zelda kind of felt the same way, she was a skeptical of Link's theory.
"But after one odd kiss..?" she asked. Link now looked at her.
"Zelda, when we just kissed, I felt that feeling like where you just realized you kissed another man's wife" he began, "it's just a figure of speech, but I felt almost foolish and ashamed at that moment..." Zelda also looked a little ashamed.
"Ya know, I kinda felt foolish too; but why is this feeling finally coming now? After all this time?" she asked. Link now looked serious.
"Because, I believe it's that our love blinded us" he answered, "Zelda, look at Ruto. She had loved me for years and was seriously engaged to me. She had been after me as her husband for all that time. Then, she finally finds out she's the Sage of Water, and it's like her real love just vanishes. Zelda, you're also a Sage, and that's why Ruto broke our engagement. Zelda, as a Sage, love cannot get in your way...even if it's me." Zelda was shocked, and she showed it.
"Link.." She whispered, "...that's exactly what I just thought of.." Link still looked serious.
"I'm not surprised" he replied, "Zelda, at first, that kiss was great; but then it just felt terrible. Zelda, perhaps we really aren't meant to fall in love and be boyfriend and girlfriend. I mean, all this time, I really never did feel like we were that close." Zelda nodded.
"I now feel the same way.."
* * * * *
Mirren just stood in the hallway outside of Zelda's room frozen in shock. His jaw was hanging low, and his eyes wide in shock. He had just walked by the room a few seconds ago, but luckily didn't hear much. He only heard the last few sentences they said; but they were just devastating to him. He couldn't believe that they were feeling that way, and that the kiss they had just shared was so terrible. A million thoughts rushed through his head, and the door suddenly began to open. He knew if Link and Zelda saw him there, they'd suspect he was eavesdropping. So he walked back a few steps and began to walk by the door casually. Link walked out, and his face looked very disappointed and his eyes filled with sorrow in a way.
"Are you okay Link?" Mirren asked. Link looked down at his younger brother, and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine." he answered incredulously, "don't worry, there's nothing wrong..." Those were his final words before he just walked away. Mirren was shocked at this attitude and peeked in at Zelda. She looked the same way. There was a great frown on her face, and her eyes filled with disappointment and sorrow. Mirren felt terrible for the both of them.
"My God.." He whispered to himself. Mirren then decided he should think of all of this with a good ride on Goldenfire. He would be alone (since Goldenfire wouldn't know what he was talking about) and could think of everything in peace. He ran outside and played Goldenfire's melody on his ocarina. The great golden dragon soon flew down next to him, and Mirren hopped on. He flew up into the cloudy sky; with millions of thoughts in his mind.
* * * * *
Emralda watched Mirren as he flew on Goldenfire through the sky. She smiled wickedly. "Brother, I think we have our first target to kill.." she stated. Ganondorf smiled the same way and nodded.
"Perfect" he whispered. Emralda nodded to her brother and walked over to one of the stain glass windows. She held her hands up, and began to chant something. Ganondorf watched and was curious of what kind of spell was going to use. After a few minutes, she finally threw one of her hands down. Ganondorf now knew what she did. "The homing lightning bolt" he said. Emralda looked at him and nodded.
"Yes, it'll kill that dragon in one hit" she replied.
* * * * *
Mirren was now flying over Lake Hylia. The sky was still cloudy, but nothing that proved to be hard for Mirren to fly in. He just sat atop Goldenfire and thought of everything that was happening with Link and Zelda. Amazing, he felt terrible.
"I don't believe it" he whispered to himself, "they're actually gonna break up? No, it can't be. Why the heck has this happened? Why don't they feel they should be together? Man, this is terrible. I should be kinda happy considering now that I don't have to worry about Link since I like Zelda; but God darn it I'm always happier when they're together!" Mirren gritted his teeth. "I gotta get them back together somehow!" He then just sighed as suddenly a clap of thunder was heard and Mirren was rather surprised.
"What the heck....?" Then, a lightning bolt came from the sky and struck Goldenfire. It made him roar in pain, and Mirren yelled in fright and surprise as he and Goldenfire were sent plummeting to the ground. They both landed hard on the small island in the middle of the lake. There was a huge crash from Goldenfire, and it shook the area. Mirren groaned in pain as he lay on the ground. His entire body was throbbing from the wall, but slowly got up. He looked over at Goldenfire; and suddenly noticed his wasn't breathing. "Oh no..." he whispered as tears formed in his eyes. He ran over to his dragon, and threw himself against him. He tried to find any movement on his body to show he was breathing, and still alive. But unfortunately; he didn't. He knew he was dead. "Goldenfire...no..." Mirren said, and to began to cry terribly. Tears poured from his eyes as he wept like never before. He still rested on his friend's body, and his tears began to fall on it. He cried for long minutes, and suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"So kid, what's it like to see your dragon die right before your eyes?" it asked. It was an evil voice, and a feminine one. Mirren's eyes widened in shock as he froze.
"No way.." He whispered. The voice laughed diabolically.
"That's right, it's me, Emralda!" it shouted, "me and Ganondorf have come back from the dead, and are ready to get revenge on you! We've only begun kid, the death of your dragon is only the beginning of suffering for killing us last time and ruining our plans. We'll get our revenge kid, let me explain the plan to you. We've decided to capture all the Six Sages and harness their energy for ourselves. Then we'll capture all your friends and take their energy. We'll also steal Zelda and Link and take their Triforce pieces. It's like killing two birds with one stone, we'll be capturing your friends to make you suffer, and take their energy to make me and Ganondorf the most powerful beings in Hyrule. And we'll be doing all of this on the day before your birthday, so you have some time to be with all your friends before they're all gone!" Emralda's voice then laughed diabolically again, and disappeared. Mirren was still frozen in shock that they had come back with an even more sinister plan. But that all left hid mind when he looked at Goldenfire's dead body and began to weep terribly again.
* * * * *
Mirren just lay there crying over the dead Goldenfire for close to a half hour. He just kept on crying and crying until it seemed he had no more tears to shed. His eyes were red as ever from the weeping, and he sniffed as he got up. He looked at Goldenfire one last time before turning away and beginning to go back to Hyrule Castle on foot. He knew everyone there could help him.
* * * * *
Mirren's walk back was very long, and tiring for him. He wasn't use to walking such a distance ever, considering he did pretty much flew on Goldenfire every time he needed to get some where. Along the way, he began to cry a little more, and he felt just terrible. In about an hour, he finally made it back to Hyrule Castle. He went inside, and went to the feast hall. He had a feeling everyone was going to be there, and he was right. Even Malon was there visiting, but he could only think of Goldenfire for the moment.
"Hey Mirren, where were ya, I was startin' ta get worried again" Link stated. He finally noticed how red Mirren's eyes were. Everyone else noticed it, and were a little concerned for Mirren.
"Are you all right Mirren?" asked Zelda softly, "what happened?" Mirren sniffed as a few more tears began to roll down his cheeks.
"Goldenfire...he's..he's...dead" he answered in a whisper before more tears poured from his eyes. Everyone just gasped in shock; they couldn't believe what Mirren had just said.
"How? How in the world did he die?" asked Link. Mirren now looked up at him with his reddened eyes. He had even more tears in them, but sniffed the back.
"I was flying over Lake Hylia, and suddenly there was a clap of thunder..." he began as he sniffed again, "..then a bolt of lightning came down and struck him in mid-air. We both fell to the island in the lake, and when I got up..he wasn't breathing. Then I heard Emralda's voice.." Everyone gasped in shock again. Link's eyes widened in shock as Zelda put her hand over her mouth. "Emralda...?" she asked fearfully. Mirren gulped and nodded.
"Yeah, she and Ganondorf are both alive, and they're coming back to get revenge on me once again" Mirren began, "they killed Goldenfire, and they're gonna capture all of you, and the Sages. They're gonna harness all of your energy for themselves, and they plan to take your Triforces Link, Zelda..." Everyone couldn't believe what Mirren was saying; and they all knew it was true.
"No way, not even I knew of this, and I'm one of the Sages..." Impa whispered. A few more tears came from Mirren's eyes. He now looked at Zelda.
"Yeah, and they plan to do all of this before our birthday Zelda, they plan to ruin it" he said, "they've killed Goldenfire, they're gonna take all of you again and steal the Sages. They're gonna be the most powerful ones in Hyrule, and they plan to take over it and kill me.." Now Mirren was really crying. "My worst nightmare is coming back..." he whispered, "but now it's even worse!" Mirren then just lost it and cried just as he did before. He fell into Link's arms, and his older brother held him as he wept terribly. Link looked down at him and also almost felt like crying. He hated to see Mirren this sorrowful.
* * * * *
A little while later, Link played the Serenade of Water on the Ocarina of Time and teleported everyone to Lake Hylia. They all went over to the island where Goldenfire still lay dead. Taursus, Impa, and Link all went over to Goldenfire and lifted him up. It was mainly Link doing it, and it was only because of the Golden Gauntlets that he was able to lift Goldenfire. They all then gently placed him in the water, and let him sink down to the bottom of the lake where he could rest in peace for eternity.
Mirren cried the whole way through, and everyone else stayed by him to comfort him. Zelda had put her arm around him and Faria stood right next to him. She had given him one of her handkerchiefs to help wipe his tears, and he did. It was a very sad and terrible time for everyone. But they still did everything in their power to help Mirren.
Malon had offered for Artra to stay with Mirren at the castle for a while. He first refused, but she told him Artra would be incredibly happy to spend some time with him. He finally gave in, and on the way back to Hyrule Castle, they stopped at Lon Lon Ranch for Mirren to get Artra. Once he did, everyone except Malon returned back to Hyrule Castle.
* * * * *
For the next few days, Mirren mostly stayed by himself. He would sit in his room all alone brooding. He just thought of everything that was happening now. His and Zelda's birthday was coming up, and Ganondorf and Emralda were back. They had come with a plan worse than before, and the first stage of it had already broken Mirren down. He would still mourn often for Goldenfire, and he would go out and ride Artra sometimes just get away from everyone to cry. He absolutely was terrified of Ganondorf and Emralda now. He feared for all of his friends' safety, and he feared for himself too. He feared for Hyrule, which would be taken over if he didn't stop them. He feared for the Sages whose powers would be used to help destroy and would be captured. But he was now most worried about his and Zelda's birthday. If he didn't stop them, then their birthday would be ruined.
* * * * *
One night Mirren was sitting outside in the gardens by himself. The birthday had drawn close as ever. In fact, it was only three days away. He sat thinking of everything as usual, and thought of how terrible this all was. Even though his birthday was coming, he dreaded it knowing it might not even happen. He knew that soon Ganondorf and Emralda would launch their attack to steal his friends, and if he didn't save them before the birthday; it would be ruined. He also thought of how powerful they were going to be if they captured everyone and took their powers. He knew he had the Triforce of Justice, but he had a feeling they'd still be more powerful than him.
Nepsana and Faria watched him as Link leaned against the wall and as Zelda stood next to him. Nepsana felt terrible for him, but still had one, very important question.
"I still don't get though, who is Ganondorf and Emralda.." She stared. Faria looked up at her.
"They're the two most evil beings in Hyrule" she replied, "They're brother and sister, and both Gerudos..." Nepsana's eyes widened.
"You're talking about Ganondorf, the King of Evil?" she asked. Faria nodded.
"Yeah, the one who tried to conquer Hyrule four years ago, but Link and my sister stopped him..." Nepsana now looked at Link.
"Now I understand it all, you're the Hero of Time, and you guys both hold a piece of the Triforce, I knew you guys looked and sounded familiar..." she said. Zelda nodded, but Link just still watched Mirren. Faria now began to speak again.
"Yeah, Emralda is a sorceress, and Ganondorf is a great warrior" she spoke, "Ganondorf has the Triforce of Power, and is incredibly powerful. They did something similar to this before. They captured us all, and held us hostage at their castle until Mirren came and defeated them.."
"Is that why their doing this?" Nepsana asked. Faria nodded.
"Yeah I guess so" she answered. Nepsana nodded and looked over at Mirren. She now understood the whole story, and felt terrible for him. She considered him such a great friend after he saved her from the Moblins and helped her defeat Varnash. He even invited her to live in the castle, and considered her as his friend. She also realized she was in danger since Emralda said they were going to capture all of his friends. But she didn't care. After everything he did for her, she promised herself to stay loyal to him and stick by his side; even if it meant being captured by Ganondorf and Emralda.
* * * * *
Ganondorf and Emralda had watched Mirren all the time as he suffered. They both enjoyed it, and were anxiously awaiting the time when they'd put their plan into action.
"The boy has suffered greatly, just imagine it when he sees the rest of his friends disappear from him right before his eyes" said Ganondorf. Emralda nodded.
"Yes, but I think there's something that needs to be added to our plan...." she spoke with a grin. Ganondorf looked a little curious.
"And what might that be my sister?" he asked. Emralda turned to him.
"I say we kill a couple more of his friends" she answered, "Nepsana yes, but I have another idea.." Ganondorf now smiled evilly.
"Who's that?" he asked. Emralda smiled the same way.
"Literally one of his best friends" she answered, "it'll hurt him, and especially Zelda..." Ganondorf instantly knew who she was talking about.
"Great idea, I'll hurt both of those birthday fools.." He replied, "But we must focus more on the Sages.." Emralda nodded.
"I have a feeling they'll all soon gather in the Chamber of Sages" she began, "they'll go there to discuss this whole ordeal I'm guessing, then you can send in whoever is to capture them..." Ganondorf smiled and nodded.
"That's what I planned to do" he replied, "he'll do a great job, believe me, and I powered him up before. He's in what I like to call "magna" mode. He'll do an excellent job of capturing the Sages. Then we'll get their power..."
"Wait a minute" interrupted Emralda, "we must watch out for Link and Mirren, they'll both do everything they can to save the Sages." Ganondorf grinned.
"I wouldn't worry" he reassured, "the Sages will most definitely be captured before those two brothers can stop him from doing it." Emralda smiled.
"Good, I'd love to see Link die..." she said. Ganondorf now narrowed his eyes a little and looked serious.
"I don't want Link to die" he said. Emralda looked a little surprised.
"And why is that brother?" she asked.
"Because, we'll still need to get the Triforce of Courage from him" he answered, "and he'll be the one to capture Zelda.." Emralda now understood and smiled wickedly. She knew the method her brother would use.
"Perfect" she replied, "there is no way this plan can fail. I can't wait until we capture everyone and take their powers. Then Mirren'll come, and we can kill him with our great new powers.."
Author's Notes: Tragic isn't it? Yep, now we get to the more sinister, sad, and serious part of the story. It's the best! Thanks to the people who reviewed my story and sent me emails complimenting me! I appreciate it a lot! Now everyone who was a little anxious to see who died don't get mad if you felt Goldenfire dying was nothing big. I never made it out to be that way, but if you found it devastating and tragic, then good! And believe me dramachick020989, I never had the intention to kill Link. I swear if I did Mirren would cry so much Hyrule would flood WAAAAAAAY before the Wind Waker. I was thinking of giving some info on the next chapter, but I'd rather try and build some suspense and anxiousness in ya. I'll try to finish it this week, but I've got exams, so it'll be a miracle if I do. Finally as always please review and let me know how you feel!
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