Link lay on the ground. His sword lay next to him and Epona was very
disturbed about all the commotion. Link opened his eyes, but it was not
Link's eyes. The eyes were that of Dark Link. "That was too easy." He
thought aloud. Link's body was now possessed by Dark Link. He closed his
eyes and opened them to reveal Link's crystal blue eyes. He got up and
looked at Epona. "What a wimpy horse. I shall not ride such a thing." He
began to walk out of the stables, but felt that he stepped on something. He
looked down to see the Master Sword. He bent down to pick it up, but it
only burned his hand. "Evil ones may not touch it. I forgot." He then
kicked it aside and left the room.
Epona, being the smart horse she was, new that was her master's sword and knew that her master was not himself. She gave a soft neigh and shook her head.
As Dark Link walked out of the stables, he saw Tilkate and Han riding towards him.
"Hello, Link." Said Han dismounting his horse. He walked to Tilkate's horse and helped her down. "You're such a gentleman." She said with a smile.
"Can you two forget the mushy stuff and tell me where Zelda is." Dark Link said rather rudely.
Han and Tilkate were surprised by his rudeness. "I do not know," Said Tilkate, "Maybe she's in her room?"
Dark Link said nothing and walked to the castle. Tilkate and Han looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.
Dark Link walked up the stairs leading to the bedrooms (for the important people) part of the castle. "I have no idea which room is Zelda's room. It's not as easy as I thought possessing the Hero of Time." He thought. He then saw a servant walking down the hall. "Hey you, which room is Zelda's room." He asked. The female servant's eyes widened. She gave him a confused look. "It's down the hall to the right. It's the last door on the left." She said. Again he said nothing and walked away.
He approached Zelda's door and opened it. He found her sitting at her tea table eating. "Hello, Link. Was there something you needed before leaving?" She asked.
"Leaving?" He replied.
"Uh, to Nachar, remember?" She asked.
"Oh, yes, I, uh, forgot. I need.uh." He then looked around the room and saw a wallet on Link's desk. "Extra Rupees." He lied.
"Oh, okay." She replied. She then suddenly dropped her food and gave a scared look. She gasped and then panted for breath. "What's wrong?" He asked trying to pretend to be concerned. "I suddenly felt an evil presence." She answered looking around the room. She got up and put her hand on her head. "Maybe it's nothing." She said.
"Will you be okay?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." She answered.
He nodded and picked up the wallet of rupees. "I stole his body and now I'm steeling his money. This is fun." He thought. He began to walk out of the room until Zelda stopped him. "Can I have one more good-bye kiss?" She asked.
"Oh great, she'll figure me out if I let her. Oh well, I had to let her find out sooner or later." He thought. "Okay." He said. He then leaned in to kiss her. She immediately broke the kiss and gasped. "W-what?" He asked.
"I felt the evil again when we kissed. This feeling was stronger than before." She said. Her face turned white and she slowly stepped backwards. "You're not Link." She said.
"You're right. I'm not." He said and snapped his fingers.
Zelda opened her eyes and found herself in a dark dirty room. She slowly got up and looked around. "Where are you?! What did you do with my husband?!" She demanded.
"Zelda?" Came a voice from behind. It was Link's voice. "Link?! Where are you? Is that really you?" She asked.
She closed her hands together and opened them revealing a ball of light. She walked forward and found a door. She opened the door and walked into a room. The room was small and dirty, but it had light. Inside the room was Link or was it Dark Link? She had no idea what was going on. "Thank you joining us." Said Dark Link. He was still in Link's body, but this time he let is evil red eyes show. "Who are you and where is Link?" She asked very angry.
"He is here." He said and stepped aside.
Zelda gasped. Link, her husband, was standing in front of her. But he was in a ghostly form. She slowly walked to him. She put her hand on his cheek, but it only went right through him. "Link." She whispered.
"I could not stop him." Link said sadly.
Zelda turned around and anger flashed in her eyes. "Who are you?!" She demanded.
"I am Dark Link." He answered.
"I thought Link destroyed you." She said.
"Oh no princess, no one can destroy me. Only one thing can." He said.
"I don't suppose you would tell me." She said.
"I will. Only because I know she will not succeed." He said.
"She?" Link asked.
"Your Gerudo friend Tilkate. The only thing I'll tell you is, that sapphire is no ordinary sapphire." Dark Link said and clapped his hands.
Zelda was now back in her room. "I have to find Tilkate." She thought aloud.
She asked everyone if they had seen Tilkate and they reported that she was seen in practicing horseback archery. The horseback archery field was far on foot so she decided to go to the stables to get her horse. When she got there she saw Epona with the food supplies loaded on her. She walked to the red mare and sighed. "We'll get him back." She said and patted the horse. She looked to the side and saw a piece of sharp metal sticking out from under cloth. She lifted the cloth to see the Master Sword. She bent down to pick it up. She grasped the hilt. A look of determination came to her eyes. "I did not lose my husband to Ganondorf, Keel, or Abesh and I refuse to lose him to Dark Link." She said. She then mounted her horse that was beside Epona and rode off to the archery field.
When she got there, she saw a few people practicing. She soon spotted Tilkate and Han. "Tilkate!" She called. Her friend heard her call and rode up beside her.
"Hey what's up? You look upset." She said with concern.
"I do not want to discuss it out loud," Zelda then lowered her voice, "Evil has returned."
"Ganondorf?" Tilkate asked in a whisper.
"No. We have not dealt with him. Link has, though. Come, we must make a plan." Zelda said.
Tilkate nodded. "Han, come here!" She called.
Han rode up to her. "Yes, what do you two need, Lady Tilkate and Princess Zelda?" He asked.
"Can't say aloud. Follow us." Zelda said.
The three rode to the stables and dismounted their horses. Curiosity spread through Tilkate and Han's mind. Zelda looked very stressed and they knew something bad was going on. Tilkate felt that it was time for another adventure.
Silently the three walked into Zelda's castle and into her room. Zelda closed and locked her door. She sighed and looked at her two friends. "Link is in danger." She said at last.
"How?" Tilkate asked with shock.
"Dark Link as returned. He has possessed Link's body." Zelda began.
"That's why he was so rude to us." Han commented.
"Do you know his plans?" Tilkate asked.
"I do not know. He probably wants revenge on Link. The only clue Dark Link was, in his exact words: 'That sapphire in no ordinary sapphire.' He was talking about your sapphire, Tilkate." Zelda explained.
Tilkate grasped her sapphire she wore around her neck. "I knew it." She said.
"How do we find out what to do about it?" Han asked.
"I found a book on Gerudo history in the library. Maybe it has something in there. It's worth a try." Tilkate said.
"Then let's go to the library." Zelda said and unlocked her door.
Epona, being the smart horse she was, new that was her master's sword and knew that her master was not himself. She gave a soft neigh and shook her head.
As Dark Link walked out of the stables, he saw Tilkate and Han riding towards him.
"Hello, Link." Said Han dismounting his horse. He walked to Tilkate's horse and helped her down. "You're such a gentleman." She said with a smile.
"Can you two forget the mushy stuff and tell me where Zelda is." Dark Link said rather rudely.
Han and Tilkate were surprised by his rudeness. "I do not know," Said Tilkate, "Maybe she's in her room?"
Dark Link said nothing and walked to the castle. Tilkate and Han looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.
Dark Link walked up the stairs leading to the bedrooms (for the important people) part of the castle. "I have no idea which room is Zelda's room. It's not as easy as I thought possessing the Hero of Time." He thought. He then saw a servant walking down the hall. "Hey you, which room is Zelda's room." He asked. The female servant's eyes widened. She gave him a confused look. "It's down the hall to the right. It's the last door on the left." She said. Again he said nothing and walked away.
He approached Zelda's door and opened it. He found her sitting at her tea table eating. "Hello, Link. Was there something you needed before leaving?" She asked.
"Leaving?" He replied.
"Uh, to Nachar, remember?" She asked.
"Oh, yes, I, uh, forgot. I need.uh." He then looked around the room and saw a wallet on Link's desk. "Extra Rupees." He lied.
"Oh, okay." She replied. She then suddenly dropped her food and gave a scared look. She gasped and then panted for breath. "What's wrong?" He asked trying to pretend to be concerned. "I suddenly felt an evil presence." She answered looking around the room. She got up and put her hand on her head. "Maybe it's nothing." She said.
"Will you be okay?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." She answered.
He nodded and picked up the wallet of rupees. "I stole his body and now I'm steeling his money. This is fun." He thought. He began to walk out of the room until Zelda stopped him. "Can I have one more good-bye kiss?" She asked.
"Oh great, she'll figure me out if I let her. Oh well, I had to let her find out sooner or later." He thought. "Okay." He said. He then leaned in to kiss her. She immediately broke the kiss and gasped. "W-what?" He asked.
"I felt the evil again when we kissed. This feeling was stronger than before." She said. Her face turned white and she slowly stepped backwards. "You're not Link." She said.
"You're right. I'm not." He said and snapped his fingers.
Zelda opened her eyes and found herself in a dark dirty room. She slowly got up and looked around. "Where are you?! What did you do with my husband?!" She demanded.
"Zelda?" Came a voice from behind. It was Link's voice. "Link?! Where are you? Is that really you?" She asked.
She closed her hands together and opened them revealing a ball of light. She walked forward and found a door. She opened the door and walked into a room. The room was small and dirty, but it had light. Inside the room was Link or was it Dark Link? She had no idea what was going on. "Thank you joining us." Said Dark Link. He was still in Link's body, but this time he let is evil red eyes show. "Who are you and where is Link?" She asked very angry.
"He is here." He said and stepped aside.
Zelda gasped. Link, her husband, was standing in front of her. But he was in a ghostly form. She slowly walked to him. She put her hand on his cheek, but it only went right through him. "Link." She whispered.
"I could not stop him." Link said sadly.
Zelda turned around and anger flashed in her eyes. "Who are you?!" She demanded.
"I am Dark Link." He answered.
"I thought Link destroyed you." She said.
"Oh no princess, no one can destroy me. Only one thing can." He said.
"I don't suppose you would tell me." She said.
"I will. Only because I know she will not succeed." He said.
"She?" Link asked.
"Your Gerudo friend Tilkate. The only thing I'll tell you is, that sapphire is no ordinary sapphire." Dark Link said and clapped his hands.
Zelda was now back in her room. "I have to find Tilkate." She thought aloud.
She asked everyone if they had seen Tilkate and they reported that she was seen in practicing horseback archery. The horseback archery field was far on foot so she decided to go to the stables to get her horse. When she got there she saw Epona with the food supplies loaded on her. She walked to the red mare and sighed. "We'll get him back." She said and patted the horse. She looked to the side and saw a piece of sharp metal sticking out from under cloth. She lifted the cloth to see the Master Sword. She bent down to pick it up. She grasped the hilt. A look of determination came to her eyes. "I did not lose my husband to Ganondorf, Keel, or Abesh and I refuse to lose him to Dark Link." She said. She then mounted her horse that was beside Epona and rode off to the archery field.
When she got there, she saw a few people practicing. She soon spotted Tilkate and Han. "Tilkate!" She called. Her friend heard her call and rode up beside her.
"Hey what's up? You look upset." She said with concern.
"I do not want to discuss it out loud," Zelda then lowered her voice, "Evil has returned."
"Ganondorf?" Tilkate asked in a whisper.
"No. We have not dealt with him. Link has, though. Come, we must make a plan." Zelda said.
Tilkate nodded. "Han, come here!" She called.
Han rode up to her. "Yes, what do you two need, Lady Tilkate and Princess Zelda?" He asked.
"Can't say aloud. Follow us." Zelda said.
The three rode to the stables and dismounted their horses. Curiosity spread through Tilkate and Han's mind. Zelda looked very stressed and they knew something bad was going on. Tilkate felt that it was time for another adventure.
Silently the three walked into Zelda's castle and into her room. Zelda closed and locked her door. She sighed and looked at her two friends. "Link is in danger." She said at last.
"How?" Tilkate asked with shock.
"Dark Link as returned. He has possessed Link's body." Zelda began.
"That's why he was so rude to us." Han commented.
"Do you know his plans?" Tilkate asked.
"I do not know. He probably wants revenge on Link. The only clue Dark Link was, in his exact words: 'That sapphire in no ordinary sapphire.' He was talking about your sapphire, Tilkate." Zelda explained.
Tilkate grasped her sapphire she wore around her neck. "I knew it." She said.
"How do we find out what to do about it?" Han asked.
"I found a book on Gerudo history in the library. Maybe it has something in there. It's worth a try." Tilkate said.
"Then let's go to the library." Zelda said and unlocked her door.