One week had gone by since Princess Zelda announced the evacuation.
Everyone, but a few, left. A couple of Gerudo women stayed to take
advantage of the empty Gerudo land. They had been making plans to steal
once everyone was gone. A Zora man and woman stayed in Zora's Domain,
though Zelda promised they would stay in a fine river in Lunta, they wanted
to stay in their home even if it meant getting killed. Two Gorons stayed in
Death Mountain. They were disgusted the Gorons fled instead of staying to
protect their home. Zelda tried to tell them they would be killed, but they
refused to listen. Every Kokiri took refuge in the Deku Tree. One Hylian
man stayed. He was a thief and decided to do what the Gerudo women were
doing, steal.
Han rode back to Zelda's castle after helping with the evacuation. He walked into the dining hall to see Zelda and Tilkate eating breakfast. Han noticed Zelda was eating an odd mixture of food, but decided not to say anything. Tilkate wiped her mouth and stood up. "Hello, Han." She greeted.
"Hey, Tilkate." He greeted back.
"Are you not going to take refuge in Lunta or Nachar?" She asked.
"I am the captain of Link's Hylian army," He replied, "I will not wimp out on a rescue mission to save him."
Tilkate smiled. "Well I need to get ready," She said, "Why don't you eat?"
He accepted her offer and sat down to eat. At that moment, Zelda finished eating and went to her room to get ready. She put on a thin, long, blue dress. She pulled her hair back in a lose ponytail. She had a magic pouch that could hold any number of weapons. She put every weapon and medical item she could think of in it. She had two small sheathes on her back that held two daggers. She also had a bow and a quiver of arrows. She grabbed another sheathe, but this one held the Master Sword. She pulled the sword out and held it up. "Please help me so I can return you to the hands of the Hero of Time." She said and put the sword back in its sheathe and swung it on her back. She decided to use the Master Sword only in extreme emergencies.
Tilkate was wearing a long, thin, sleeveless, light green dress. She put on her long matching gloves. She brought a bow, a quiver that could hold fifty arrows, a dagger, and some medicine. She clutched the Sapphire she wore around her neck. This item was given to her by destiny. She was Nindalla's chosen one and the only one who could save Hyrule from Dark Link. She sighed as she looked in the mirror and pulled back her hair. What if she died? What if she died before saving Hyrule? Then what? Dark Link will rule Hyrule and kill Link, Zelda, and everyone else? She grabbed her things and walked downstairs. As she got into the main hall, she saw Han walking outside with his supplies. She walked outside and saw Zelda loading her equipment on Epona, Link's horse. She didn't load too much on her for Link had loaded food supplies that were supposed to go to Nachar before he was possessed.
Han loaded his horse and looked at Tilkate. "Hello, Lady Tilkate." He said with a smile.
She grinned and loaded her horse. "Why do you call me 'Lady?' You can call me Tilkate." She said.
"You're a beautiful woman," He replied, "Therefor you deserve the title, but if it bothers you, I will just call you Tilkate."
"Oh no, I like it when you call me that. It makes me feel special." She replied.
"Besides, that is also your title." Zelda added.
Navi then flew towards them. It looked like she was in Kakiriko Village or Death Mountain. "I told the Great fairy the situation," She began, "And she's gonna pass the word to the other fairies. She told me they'd help if we needed any."
"Good," Said Zelda, mounting Link's horse. Navi stayed close to Zelda as they began to ride to Kokiri Forest.
It didn't take very long to ride to Kokiri Forest. On the way there, Zelda was already feeling the loneliness. There was normally people wandering around the fields. Children playing, people riding horses, couples taking romantic walks. She sighed and frowned. She had to get her husband back and restore peace back to Hyrule.
When they got to the tunnel that led to Kokiri Forest, they dismounted their horses. "Okay listen up," Said Navi, "When we enter the Lost Woods, the three of you have to stay close to me."
"Why?" Han asked out of curiosity.
"Any adult who goes in there without a fairy, will be turned into a Stalfos," Navi explained, "I saw it happen to someone once..it wasn't pretty."
Han gulped and followed the women into the tunnel. They walked across and the bridge and stopped. "This," Said Navi, "Is part of the Lost Woods. The Kokiri are so scared of going outside that the usually never walk on this bridge." They then continued through another tunnel.
"What's with all the tunnels?" Han asked.
"There's more to come." Navi replied.
Zelda looked around. The forest was so empty. There used to be Kokiri children running around and playing with their fairy partners. Instead of the magical and merry forest, it was dark and empty. She turned and looked at them. "There's something I want to visit," She said, "It won't take long."
"Should I follow her?" Navi asked when Zelda walked away.
"No," Tilkate answered "I think she's going to Link's house."
That is exactly where Zelda went. She walked up to the lonely tree house. It had been empty ever since Link left a few years ago. She looked down on the barely visible drawing on the tree trunk. It was a picture of a boy with a fairy partner fighting a monster. Obviously Link dreamed of having adventures and a fairy partner. Link was teased for not having a fairy. Every Kokiri had one. He was known as "the boy without a fairy." He wasn't considered a true Kokiri until the Greet Deku Tree sent Navi to aid Link on his quest to save the world. Soon after that, he found out he was never a Kokiri. He was a Hylian. Born in Hyrule, but raised in Kokiri Forest.
Zelda climbed the stairs leading inside Link's house. It was much too small for an adult. It had a small bed, table, chairs, desk, and other random things. On his wall was a record of various things he had done. Like horse back archery points, track records, fishing records.
Zelda sighed and decided it was time for her to go back. She didn't have time to linger on memories. She had to hurry and save Link. When she got back she looked at the tunnel leading to the Lost Woods. "I wish I had the Ocarina of Time." She said.
"Why?" Han asked.
"We could have warped straight to each temple with it." Zelda explained.
"How will we get inside the Shadow Temple?" Tilkate asked. "I heard it's impossible to get in there."
"I don't know yet." Zelda sighed.
"The Ocarina of Time." Said Dark Link while watching everything the four were doing. He was standing in front of a small round table. On the table was a gold bowl filled with gold liquid. This golden liquid was projecting an image of what Zelda, Tilkate, Han, and Navi were doing. Dark Link tossed the Ocarina up and down in his hand as if it were a mere ball. "I took her husband away and now I've got the one thing that would have made their journey easier." He said with a laugh.
He walked away from the table and into a room where Link's spirit was held captive. "Tell me, Link," He said, "How fast would I be able to wipe out Hyrule with the Triforce of Courage?"
Link had a mixture of anger and satisfaction on his face. "Fool! Only I, the Hero of Time, can use the Triforce of Courage." He said.
"I am you." Dark Link replied.
"You have my body," said Link, "But your soul is that of Dark Link."
"Do you not get it?!" Dark Link asked annoyed, "You and I are the same person. You are but a mere weak version of me."
"If I'm just a 'mere weak' person, then why was I chosen to wield the Master Sword and have the Triforce of Courage?" Link asked.
Dark Link's eyes flared with anger. He held out his hand. Black and purple shadows began to form into his hand. He closed his hand in a fist and released the shadows. The shadows hit Link's chest. The impact was so hard that Link was slammed against the wall. Link grabbed his chest and fell to the floor gasping for breath.
"You are the fool, not I." said Dark Link.
Zelda, Tilkate, Han, and Navi walked inside the Lost Woods. Han looked around him and sighed. "So many tunnels." He said.
"Okay, follow me." Navi said and began flying into the left tunnel. They followed her into every tunnel. Going to the left or right. Han did not like the Lost Woods at all. He was a brave man, but could feel evil everywhere. He was very glad when they reached a more open space. There were walls of grass that formed a maze and strange sounding creatures that he could not yet see. This place was called the Sacred Forest Meadow.
"What's the snorting sound?" He asked.
"Moblins," Navi answered, "They patrol this maze. They wield spears that will skewer anyone that walks by."
"How can we defeat them without getting a hole in us?" He asked.
"Can those walls hold my weight?" Tilkate asked.
"Yes," Navi answered, "Link would jump wall to wall to avoid them."
"Han, can you boost me up?" Tilkate asked.
"Sure." Han replied. He then bent down. Tilkate put her foot in his hands and he lifted her up. Tilkate pulled out her bow and fitted an arrow. She aimed it at the first Moblin and shot it.
"We can't let her get too far from us," Said Navi, "I can't protect her and you two at the same time if we're too far apart."
Zelda and Han walked a little into the maze. Han pulled Tilkate's arrow out of the dead Moblin. "It's best if we recycle the arrows." He said.
Meanwhile Tilkate was jumping wall to wall shooting Moblins while Han and Zelda moved more and more into the maze. It took only ten minutes for all the Moblins to be destroyed. She jumped off the wall and met up with Zelda, Han, and Navi. Han handed her the arrows she used on the Moblins.
"Gross.blue Moblin blood." She said wiping the blood off the arrows.
"So.how do we get up there?" Han asked pointing at the entrance to the Forest Temple.
"We use this." Said Zelda pulling an item call Hookshot out of her magic bag. This item had a hook and chain. It was used to pull people up to high ledges.
"Who will go first?" Tilkate asked.
"I will and check for any danger." Zelda said.
"Milady, what if there's a huge monster up there?" Han asked.
"I'll destroy it." She answered.
"I'm here to protect you so why not let me go first?" He asked.
"Han, I appreciate your help, but I'll be fine." She insisted.
Han knew he would never win the argument so he let her go. Zelda aimed the hook at the tree branch over the entrance and was sent flying up. She grabbed the ledge and pulled herself up. "Catch" She called throwing the hookshot to Han. After Han caught the hookshot, she continued inside the temple.
Zelda sighed when she saw the beautiful temple dark and ugly. Dead vines with thorns covered the walls and there was an eerie feeling that sent chills up her spine. She could sense all kinds of danger.
"The fairies of the forest used to come here a lot." Said Navi when she flew inside the temple. "It was full of life then. Now it's so dark."
At that moment, Tilkate walked in. "Good gosh. I can only imagine what the Shadow Temple will be like." She said looking around her.
"That place is very creepy." Navi replied.
"What place is creepy?" Han asked walking into the temple.
"The Shadow Temple." Navi answered.
"How?" He asked.
"We'll explain later," Said Zelda, "Right now we have to concentrate on getting to that switch."
"There's a locked door there," Said Tilkate pointing at a door with a lock and chains.
"How do we open it? Is there a key?" Han asked.
"I'll use my powers to open it." Zelda said walking forward. As she walked to the door, something rushed out of the floor, knocking Zelda backwards. She looked up and saw a Gibdo. A mummy like monster. It was much like the ReDead. Its gaze paralyzed anyone that looked at its face. Zelda tried to reach for her dagger, but it was too late. She was paralyzed.
"Shoot a Fire Arrow at it and its wrappings will fall off." Navi said.
"I don't have any Fire Arrows." Tilkate said with panic.
"Light an arrow with that torch." Han suggested pointing to a torch by the entrance. Tilkate pulled an arrow from her quiver and lit it on fire. She quickly fitted the arrow on her bow and shot the Gibdo. The monster groaned as its wrappings fell off. Underneath the Gibdo was a ReDead. When the wrappings fell off, its gaze on Zelda broke. When Zelda became aware what was happening, she grabbed her dagger and stabbed the monster. The ReDead slid to the floor and disappeared.
"At least its carcass didn't stick around." Han commented.
"That would be scary, huh?" Tilkate replied.
"It's scarier when it's moving mind you." Zelda added.
Zelda unlocked the door and they continued their quest. They were now in a hall. This hall had a few Skulltulas, but Tilkate easily took care of them with a few arrows. At the end of the hall was another locked door. Again Zelda opened it. Now they were in the main hall. There were several doors in the room. Zelda had no idea which one to go through first.
As they walked down the steps and in the middle of the room, they heard multiple laughs coming from a few different people. Four ghosts appeared around them all of them holding a torch.
"Dark Link was right." Said the purple one.
"They have come." Said the blue one.
"They will not survive." Laughed the green one.
"We must slow them down as Dark Link ordered." Said the orange one.
"They will never get past Queen Ghoma!" The blue one exclaimed.
"Queen Ghoma is dead." Said Navi.
The four ghosts laughed again.
"Dark Link has revived the servants of the Five Temples." Said the purple one.
"It's a shame he could not find Phantom Ganon." The orange one commented.
"Ganondorf sent him to a realm of no return." The blue one replied.
"Not to worry," said the purple one, "they will never even find the switch."
Once again they laughed and disappeared.
"I really hate them." Navi snarled.
"Who are they?" Han asked.
"The Poe Sisters. Meg, Beth, Amy, and Joelle." Navi answered.
"Which one's which?" He asked.
"Meg is the purple one, Beth is the blue one, Amy is the green one, and Joelle is the orange one." Navi explained.
"Which way should we go first?" Tilkate asked.
"I have a good feeling about the courtyard." Zelda answered.
They walked over to the door leading to the courtyard only to find it blocked by a large blue block.
"That looks awfully heavy." Tilkate commented.
"I'll move it!" Han said placing his hands on the block.
"Zelda, how long you gonna let him pull that? You know it can't be moved by hand." Navi whispered.
"I'll give him a couple minutes." Zelda replied.
The three women struggled to hold back their laughter. Han pulled as hard as he could. Sweat was dripping from his forehead and he finally decided to give up.
"It won't budge." He sighed wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Zelda, Tilkate, and Navi busted out with laughter.
"Wh-what?" Han asked confused.
"Watch this?" Zelda said walking up to the block. She waved her hand and a harp appeared. She held the harp and began playing a song. The block began to disappear.
"What was that song?" Han asked.
"The Song of Time." Zelda answered putting away her harp.
"Link had to use this song several times." Navi said.
"You women are a piece of work." Han commented shaking his head.
The women began laughing again. "Okay, okay, let's continue." Zelda said still laughing.
They went through to door and saw that the beautiful courtyard was now ugly. Like the first room, this room was covered in thorny vines. The pond looked like water that belonged in a sewer. Navi flew over to the well and saw that the water had been drained. She motioned Zelda, Tilkate, and Han over. They looked down the well.
"Okay, I'll go first." Han said.
"Are you sure?" Zelda asked.
"Yeah, why?" He replied.
"Wouldn't it be better if I went first?" She asked.
"I'm here to protect you and Lady Tilkate remember?" He answered jumping down the well.
The moment Han went down there, Zelda, Tilkate, and Navi heard the sound and Han's sword coming out of its sheathe.
"Han, what is it?" Zelda asked.
"Not to worry!" Han called, "It's no monster I can't handle."
Navi decided to fly down the well and saw Han fighting a small Deku Baba. "Han! Just kill the thing!" She said.
"Okay fine." Han replied and cut the Baba's stem.
"Do you think it's okay to go down?" Tilkate asked.
"Maybe." Zelda replied, but at that moment, they heard Han and Navi scream.
Zelda quickly jumped down and saw a giant Deku Baba. Tilkate followed Zelda down and pulled and arrow from her quiver. She shot the Deku Baba's face. It screeched and fell backwards, but it quickly recovered. Han charged at it with his sword, but the Baba's leaf like hand knocked him down.
"Han! Get back!" Zelda called charging up a spell. She stretched out her hand and sent a fireball at the monster's stem. The Deku Baba screamed again and burnt into a pile of ashes.
"That's the biggest Deku Baba I've ever seen." Han said putting away his sword.
"I guess I better get what's left of my arrow." Tilkate said walking up to the pile of ashes. She brushed the ashes away and found an arrowhead, but that was not the only thing she found. She discovered a latch on the floor. "Han, Zelda, Navi, I think I something." She said. The three walked to her and she showed them the latch.
"Looks like a trap door." Zelda said.
"Maybe the switch is down there." Navi said.
"Did you and Link ever go down there?" Zelda asked.
"No." Navi replied.
"Well, let's see if it opens." Han said pulling on the latch. Sure enough there was a passage under the temple.
"This time I'll go first." Navi said, flying down the hole. The room was dark and dusty. The only light in the room was Navi. She saw two torches and a door at the end of the passage. She flew back up and told everyone what was down there. The three then jumped down and Zelda used her magic to light the torches.
"I'll go through the door first." Zelda said opening the door.
She was now inside what seemed a dark empty room. She lit the torches in the room. The room was round and small. It seemed there was no danger. She motioned for Tilkate, Han and Navi, but the moment they entered the room, bars flew up on the door.
"There's a door on the other side." Zelda said running to the door, but the moment she approached it, bars flew up.
"We're locked in!" Navi gasped.
Zelda tried to lift the bars with her magic, but they wouldn't budge. Suddenly they heard the laughter of a Poe Sister. Beth, the blue Poe Sister, appeared holding the same blue torch. "Those bars won't move unless you defeat me!" She laughed. She then disappeared. Tilkate saw Beth's torch charge towards her. She quickly jumped out of the way and grabbed her dagger. She threw the dagger at the torch and knocked it out of Beth's hand. The poe gasped as her torch hit the floor. Han ran to Beth and stabbed her with his sword.
"You alright, Tilkate?" Han asked.
"Yeah," Tilkate said picking up her dagger.
"Well that wasn't too hard." He said putting away his sword.
"She was the easy one," Said Navi, "The others will be harder."
"Sounds fun." He replied.
The bars had been lifted and they continued to the next room. This room was also round. There were four torches lit with blue fire. Probably Beth's fire. As they walked to the next room, four egg sacks containing spiders fell from the ceiling.
"Dang I hate spiders." Said Han slicing one in half.
Tilkate stabbed one with her dagger and Zelda got the other two with her daggers. Once again they heard laughter. Amy, the green poe sister, appeared in the room.
"You may have defeated my sister, but you'll never get past me!" She said disappearing. Only her green torch was visible.
"Geez, do they all disappear and lunge torches at us?!" Han asked annoyed as he dodged Amy's attack.
"Well, Meg, likes to clone herself." Navi said.
Amy lunged herself towards Tilkate, but Han jumped in front of her holding his shield up. Amy was knocked backwards and became visible. Zelda quickly tossed her dagger at Amy. Amy screamed and disappeared. Her torch fell to the floor and shattered in several pieces.
"Thanks, Han." Tilkate said with a sigh of relief.
"Two down, two to go." Navi said.
"Hey, Navi, please tell me you were kidding about Meg's clone ability." Han said.
"Nope. I wasn't kidding." Navi replied.
Han shook his head and sighed. They continued on to the next room. This room was square shaped and contained two doors on the other side. Han smashed a pot that was in the middle of the room. The pot contained a letter. It read: One door leads to death the other contains a monster.
"That is so old," Said Navi. "'One door leads to death?' couldn't Dark Link come up with something better?"
"That doesn't matter," Said Zelda, "What matters is we got to figure out which door leads to death."
"They both sound death like to me. One leads to a monster." Han commented.
"How do we figure out which door leads to the monster?" Tilkate asked.
"I've got an idea," Said Han, "I'll go first and if I don't come back then you'll know which door leads to the monster."
"No, Han, you can't sacrifice yourself!" Tilkate said.
"It's the only way." He replied.
"Han, please don't do it." She pleaded.
"Don't worry," He said, "Must I remind you way I'm here?"
Tilkate sighed and nodded. "I know, you're here to protect us." She said.
"That's right." He replied. He looked at the two doors. He nodded and went to the left door. He opened the door and entered the room behind.
Tilkate felt her heart pound in his chest. "Please come back." She sighed. She jumped when Han suddenly ran back into the room panting. "Han!" She gasped with excitement.
"There's a huge Dodongo in there!" He said.
"Obviously it's the room with the monster." Zelda said grabbing her two daggers.
"Let's kick its butt!" Han said entering the room again. Zelda, Tilkate, and Navi followed behind.
Tilkate used her arrows while Han used his sword and Zelda used her daggers. The dodongo was big, but not as big as a king or a baby. Tilkate shot an arrow at its eye. It screeched and fell forward. Han used the opportunity and stabbed the creature. A chest appeared in the middle of the room.
"I wonder what's in there?" Navi said looking curiously at it.
"One way to find out." Tilkate replied popping the chest open. An orange light appeared in the chest and something quickly flew out. It was the Poe sister, Joelle. "I can't believe you've made it this far!" She said annoyed.
"Bring it on you orange piece of crap!" Han said holding his shield.
"Who are you calling 'crap?'" Joelle replied even more annoyed.
Joelle held her torch forward and shot a fireball at Han. Han was not hurt because the fireball hit his shield.
"Looks like you've learned a new technique." Navi said.
"Shut up, fairy!" Joelle yelled shooting a fireball at Navi. Navi quickly flew out of the way.
Navi flew towards Zelda and Zelda quickly whispered instructions. Navi then flew to Han and Tilkate and gave them the instructions. Han smiled and nodded.
"Hey, orange, is that the best you can do?" He said trying to provoke Joelle. It worked because she began shooting fireballs at Han.
"Hey, Joe, I'm the one you want," Tilkate said, "I contain the power to destroy your master, Dark Link!"
Joelle then attacked Tilkate. Again Han jumped in front of her protecting her with his shield. Joelle became even angrier. She then began to charge a more powerful attack. She got ready to attack Han and Tilkate, but suddenly she became frozen. Tilkate quickly shot Joelle and she shattered in a thousand pieces.
"You're plan worked!" Han exclaimed.
"I needed the distraction because I haven't mastered that ice spell yet." Zelda explained wiping sweat from her forehead. She sighed and sat down.
"You alright?" Navi asked.
"Yeah, I'm just tired." Zelda replied. She then got up and brushed the dirt of her dress. "Okay, let's go."
They went into the next room. This room was very large and at the end of the room was a green crystal on a tall pillar.
"Is that.the switch?" Tilkate asked walking towards it.
"Tilkate, wait!" Han yelled, but it was too late. Meg, the last Poe sister, appeared in front of the switch.
"I didn't expect you four to make is this far." She said.
"Well we have and now we want to get this done and over with." Tilkate replied.
"You must defeat me first!" Meg said.
When they looked at Meg, it felt like they had hit their head and was seeing four images of the same person. Meg had cloned herself into four Megs.
"Which one is the real one?!" Han asked.
"I don't know.just attack all of them!" Navi replied.
Tilkate drew her bow, but as she was getting an arrow, one of the Megs knocked her bow out of her hand. Her bow skidded across the floor. Tilkate quickly ran to get her bow, but another Meg appeared before her. Meg raised her torch, but Zelda quickly shot her. This Meg was a fake. Tilkate grabbed her bow and shot a Meg behind her. It too was a fake. There was now only two Poes left. Meg and a fake. Han threw his sword through one of the Megs and it was also a fake. Now the only one left was the real Meg. Han quickly grabbed his sword and made an attempt the kill Meg, but she knocked his sword from his hand. Tilkate shot Meg's hand causing her to drop her torch. It nearly hit Han, but he moved out of the way and picked up his sword. He stabbed Meg and Tilkate and Zelda shot her with an arrow. Meg was now defeated.
"That was chaotic." Tilkate said.
"Well, I guess it's time to turn this dump into a bigger dump." Han said pointing to the crystal. Tilkate nodded and walked up to the crystal.
"What do I do?" Tilkate asked herself. She grasped her sapphire and closed her eyes. She concentrated hard. The sapphire began glowing bright. The green inside the crystal disappeared and absorbed in the sapphire. Tilkate felt a rush of energy flow through her. Gusts of wind blew in the room. Navi flew inside Han's pocket to avoid being blown away. The entire room began glowing. Tilkate continued standing still exactly where she was. Her eyes still closed and still grasping the sapphire. Suddenly everything stopped. The wind stopped blowing and the light went away.
Tilkate sighed and opened her eyes. She turned and looked at Han and Zelda. "Welcome to the Dark Forest." She said in a somewhat odd voice. She closed her eyes again.
"Tilkate?" Zelda asked.
Tilkate opened her eyes and looked around. "What happened?" She asked.
"I don't know," Han replied, "You kind of lost touch with us. You started talking funny."
"I did?" She asked.
"Yeah," Said Navi coming out of Han's pocket, "I heard you."
"I wonder if she's going to do that in each temple." Han said.
"I don't know," Said Zelda, "But we should get out of here now. It's not longer safe."
Meanwhile,
Dark Link smiled when he saw that Tilkate successfully turned the Forest Temple into a dark place. "Everything is perfect." He said with a sigh of happiness.
"You're letting them live aren't you?" Link asked.
"Of course," Dark Link replied, "She's the key to making the world turn into the Dark World." He turned and looked at Link with an evil smile.
"I will kill the five of them after the world is dark." He said.
"Five?" Link asked, "There's only four. I think your sick mind has got to you."
"Idiot," Dark Link replied, "Trust me.there is five of them"
"How is that possible?" Link asked very confused, "There's only Zelda, Han, Tilkate, and Navi."
Dark Link laughed evilly.
"Dang, you really are that stupid." Link said.
Dark Link's satisfied face turned to a face of anger. He grabbed Link by the throat and threw him against the wall. "I can kill Zelda at any moment you know." He said.
"You can't afford to kill her.Zelda is using the Triforce the help Tilkate don't you see that?!" Link said.
Dark Link waved his free hand and Link found himself feeling as if there were ropes going across his chest and legs. "I never promised your life," Dark Link said, "I hope you feel comfy."
Link grunted in pain. He felt as if he was being crushed between two walls. "What.is happening.to me?" He asked.
"Your life is slowly being drained out of you," Dark Link answered with an evil grin, "You have one week to live so you better hope your wife and friends can get here before I kill them."
"I still.want to know.who the fifth person..is." Link said struggling.
"I will tell you.before you die." Dark Link answered and walked out of the room. Link stood there trapped against the wall in pain. Who was this fifth person? What did Dark Link know that Link didn't? Was he really going to die this time? He felt helpless. There was nothing he could do but hope and pray.
Zelda, Tilkate, Han, and Navi ran out of the room only to find monsters in the next. There was Tekites, Stal-Childs, Peahats, Like-Likes, and several other monsters.
"We can't fight them all." Han said.
"We have to run for it." Tilkate said.
Navi flew inside Zelda's pouch and the three began running out of the underground rooms. They ran into countless monsters. They were forced to fight a few times. They had trouble getting back into the main temple because of all the monsters guarding the hole. Tilkate and Zelda were running out of arrows fast. They wanted the bust open the pots scattered around the temple, but it was much to dangerous. When they ran into the main room, they found a huge monster guarding the door. This monster was the queen spider, Ghoma. Zelda grabbed her bow and fitted an arrow, but Ghoma shot spider webs at her. Zelda's arms were stuck together. Ghoma continued shooting webs at her. Zelda's legs and arms were stuck and she could not move. Ghoma raised a claw and brought it down towards Zelda. She almost succeeded in killing Zelda until Han sliced Ghoma's claw with his sword.
"Tilkate, shoot her eye with an arrow while I free Zelda." Han said.
Tilkate nodded and shot an arrow at Ghoma's eye. Ghoma fell forward and Tilkate decided to go in for the kill. She grabbed her dagger, but Ghoma had quickly recovered. Ghoma used her other claw and cut Tilkate's arm. Tilkate cried out in pain and dropped her dagger. Ghoma raised her claw for a deathblow, but an arrow flew through the air and hit Ghoma's face.
"Tilkate, now!" Zelda shouted.
Tilkate used her good arm, picked up her dagger, and stabbed Ghoma in the stomach. Ghoma screeched loudly. She stood up, but fell to the floor and grumbled into pieces. Tilkate sighed and put her dagger away. She put her hand on her wounded arm. Zelda and Han ran to her.
"Tilkate, are you alright." Han asked.
"Yeah, it's just my arm." Tilkate answered.
"It's looks pretty bad. That's a deep cut." Zelda commented.
"We need to get her out of here now." Han said.
"Let's go the Kakiriko Village." Navi suggested.
"Good idea." Zelda said.
Han helped Tilkate up and they ran out of the temple. Again they ran into monster after monster. It took nearly thirty minutes to get out of the forest. The forest had become the most dangerous part of Hyrule now. When they rode to Hyrule field, they looked at the forest. The area was dark and gloomy. They hated the fact that the Kokiri were in the heart of the forest. They just hoped they were safe inside the late Deku Tree.
A/N: Sorry it took so long to upload this chapter. Pretty long chapter, no? Well Link is now dying. Sad huh? Will the four adventurers be able to save him?
Han rode back to Zelda's castle after helping with the evacuation. He walked into the dining hall to see Zelda and Tilkate eating breakfast. Han noticed Zelda was eating an odd mixture of food, but decided not to say anything. Tilkate wiped her mouth and stood up. "Hello, Han." She greeted.
"Hey, Tilkate." He greeted back.
"Are you not going to take refuge in Lunta or Nachar?" She asked.
"I am the captain of Link's Hylian army," He replied, "I will not wimp out on a rescue mission to save him."
Tilkate smiled. "Well I need to get ready," She said, "Why don't you eat?"
He accepted her offer and sat down to eat. At that moment, Zelda finished eating and went to her room to get ready. She put on a thin, long, blue dress. She pulled her hair back in a lose ponytail. She had a magic pouch that could hold any number of weapons. She put every weapon and medical item she could think of in it. She had two small sheathes on her back that held two daggers. She also had a bow and a quiver of arrows. She grabbed another sheathe, but this one held the Master Sword. She pulled the sword out and held it up. "Please help me so I can return you to the hands of the Hero of Time." She said and put the sword back in its sheathe and swung it on her back. She decided to use the Master Sword only in extreme emergencies.
Tilkate was wearing a long, thin, sleeveless, light green dress. She put on her long matching gloves. She brought a bow, a quiver that could hold fifty arrows, a dagger, and some medicine. She clutched the Sapphire she wore around her neck. This item was given to her by destiny. She was Nindalla's chosen one and the only one who could save Hyrule from Dark Link. She sighed as she looked in the mirror and pulled back her hair. What if she died? What if she died before saving Hyrule? Then what? Dark Link will rule Hyrule and kill Link, Zelda, and everyone else? She grabbed her things and walked downstairs. As she got into the main hall, she saw Han walking outside with his supplies. She walked outside and saw Zelda loading her equipment on Epona, Link's horse. She didn't load too much on her for Link had loaded food supplies that were supposed to go to Nachar before he was possessed.
Han loaded his horse and looked at Tilkate. "Hello, Lady Tilkate." He said with a smile.
She grinned and loaded her horse. "Why do you call me 'Lady?' You can call me Tilkate." She said.
"You're a beautiful woman," He replied, "Therefor you deserve the title, but if it bothers you, I will just call you Tilkate."
"Oh no, I like it when you call me that. It makes me feel special." She replied.
"Besides, that is also your title." Zelda added.
Navi then flew towards them. It looked like she was in Kakiriko Village or Death Mountain. "I told the Great fairy the situation," She began, "And she's gonna pass the word to the other fairies. She told me they'd help if we needed any."
"Good," Said Zelda, mounting Link's horse. Navi stayed close to Zelda as they began to ride to Kokiri Forest.
It didn't take very long to ride to Kokiri Forest. On the way there, Zelda was already feeling the loneliness. There was normally people wandering around the fields. Children playing, people riding horses, couples taking romantic walks. She sighed and frowned. She had to get her husband back and restore peace back to Hyrule.
When they got to the tunnel that led to Kokiri Forest, they dismounted their horses. "Okay listen up," Said Navi, "When we enter the Lost Woods, the three of you have to stay close to me."
"Why?" Han asked out of curiosity.
"Any adult who goes in there without a fairy, will be turned into a Stalfos," Navi explained, "I saw it happen to someone once..it wasn't pretty."
Han gulped and followed the women into the tunnel. They walked across and the bridge and stopped. "This," Said Navi, "Is part of the Lost Woods. The Kokiri are so scared of going outside that the usually never walk on this bridge." They then continued through another tunnel.
"What's with all the tunnels?" Han asked.
"There's more to come." Navi replied.
Zelda looked around. The forest was so empty. There used to be Kokiri children running around and playing with their fairy partners. Instead of the magical and merry forest, it was dark and empty. She turned and looked at them. "There's something I want to visit," She said, "It won't take long."
"Should I follow her?" Navi asked when Zelda walked away.
"No," Tilkate answered "I think she's going to Link's house."
That is exactly where Zelda went. She walked up to the lonely tree house. It had been empty ever since Link left a few years ago. She looked down on the barely visible drawing on the tree trunk. It was a picture of a boy with a fairy partner fighting a monster. Obviously Link dreamed of having adventures and a fairy partner. Link was teased for not having a fairy. Every Kokiri had one. He was known as "the boy without a fairy." He wasn't considered a true Kokiri until the Greet Deku Tree sent Navi to aid Link on his quest to save the world. Soon after that, he found out he was never a Kokiri. He was a Hylian. Born in Hyrule, but raised in Kokiri Forest.
Zelda climbed the stairs leading inside Link's house. It was much too small for an adult. It had a small bed, table, chairs, desk, and other random things. On his wall was a record of various things he had done. Like horse back archery points, track records, fishing records.
Zelda sighed and decided it was time for her to go back. She didn't have time to linger on memories. She had to hurry and save Link. When she got back she looked at the tunnel leading to the Lost Woods. "I wish I had the Ocarina of Time." She said.
"Why?" Han asked.
"We could have warped straight to each temple with it." Zelda explained.
"How will we get inside the Shadow Temple?" Tilkate asked. "I heard it's impossible to get in there."
"I don't know yet." Zelda sighed.
"The Ocarina of Time." Said Dark Link while watching everything the four were doing. He was standing in front of a small round table. On the table was a gold bowl filled with gold liquid. This golden liquid was projecting an image of what Zelda, Tilkate, Han, and Navi were doing. Dark Link tossed the Ocarina up and down in his hand as if it were a mere ball. "I took her husband away and now I've got the one thing that would have made their journey easier." He said with a laugh.
He walked away from the table and into a room where Link's spirit was held captive. "Tell me, Link," He said, "How fast would I be able to wipe out Hyrule with the Triforce of Courage?"
Link had a mixture of anger and satisfaction on his face. "Fool! Only I, the Hero of Time, can use the Triforce of Courage." He said.
"I am you." Dark Link replied.
"You have my body," said Link, "But your soul is that of Dark Link."
"Do you not get it?!" Dark Link asked annoyed, "You and I are the same person. You are but a mere weak version of me."
"If I'm just a 'mere weak' person, then why was I chosen to wield the Master Sword and have the Triforce of Courage?" Link asked.
Dark Link's eyes flared with anger. He held out his hand. Black and purple shadows began to form into his hand. He closed his hand in a fist and released the shadows. The shadows hit Link's chest. The impact was so hard that Link was slammed against the wall. Link grabbed his chest and fell to the floor gasping for breath.
"You are the fool, not I." said Dark Link.
Zelda, Tilkate, Han, and Navi walked inside the Lost Woods. Han looked around him and sighed. "So many tunnels." He said.
"Okay, follow me." Navi said and began flying into the left tunnel. They followed her into every tunnel. Going to the left or right. Han did not like the Lost Woods at all. He was a brave man, but could feel evil everywhere. He was very glad when they reached a more open space. There were walls of grass that formed a maze and strange sounding creatures that he could not yet see. This place was called the Sacred Forest Meadow.
"What's the snorting sound?" He asked.
"Moblins," Navi answered, "They patrol this maze. They wield spears that will skewer anyone that walks by."
"How can we defeat them without getting a hole in us?" He asked.
"Can those walls hold my weight?" Tilkate asked.
"Yes," Navi answered, "Link would jump wall to wall to avoid them."
"Han, can you boost me up?" Tilkate asked.
"Sure." Han replied. He then bent down. Tilkate put her foot in his hands and he lifted her up. Tilkate pulled out her bow and fitted an arrow. She aimed it at the first Moblin and shot it.
"We can't let her get too far from us," Said Navi, "I can't protect her and you two at the same time if we're too far apart."
Zelda and Han walked a little into the maze. Han pulled Tilkate's arrow out of the dead Moblin. "It's best if we recycle the arrows." He said.
Meanwhile Tilkate was jumping wall to wall shooting Moblins while Han and Zelda moved more and more into the maze. It took only ten minutes for all the Moblins to be destroyed. She jumped off the wall and met up with Zelda, Han, and Navi. Han handed her the arrows she used on the Moblins.
"Gross.blue Moblin blood." She said wiping the blood off the arrows.
"So.how do we get up there?" Han asked pointing at the entrance to the Forest Temple.
"We use this." Said Zelda pulling an item call Hookshot out of her magic bag. This item had a hook and chain. It was used to pull people up to high ledges.
"Who will go first?" Tilkate asked.
"I will and check for any danger." Zelda said.
"Milady, what if there's a huge monster up there?" Han asked.
"I'll destroy it." She answered.
"I'm here to protect you so why not let me go first?" He asked.
"Han, I appreciate your help, but I'll be fine." She insisted.
Han knew he would never win the argument so he let her go. Zelda aimed the hook at the tree branch over the entrance and was sent flying up. She grabbed the ledge and pulled herself up. "Catch" She called throwing the hookshot to Han. After Han caught the hookshot, she continued inside the temple.
Zelda sighed when she saw the beautiful temple dark and ugly. Dead vines with thorns covered the walls and there was an eerie feeling that sent chills up her spine. She could sense all kinds of danger.
"The fairies of the forest used to come here a lot." Said Navi when she flew inside the temple. "It was full of life then. Now it's so dark."
At that moment, Tilkate walked in. "Good gosh. I can only imagine what the Shadow Temple will be like." She said looking around her.
"That place is very creepy." Navi replied.
"What place is creepy?" Han asked walking into the temple.
"The Shadow Temple." Navi answered.
"How?" He asked.
"We'll explain later," Said Zelda, "Right now we have to concentrate on getting to that switch."
"There's a locked door there," Said Tilkate pointing at a door with a lock and chains.
"How do we open it? Is there a key?" Han asked.
"I'll use my powers to open it." Zelda said walking forward. As she walked to the door, something rushed out of the floor, knocking Zelda backwards. She looked up and saw a Gibdo. A mummy like monster. It was much like the ReDead. Its gaze paralyzed anyone that looked at its face. Zelda tried to reach for her dagger, but it was too late. She was paralyzed.
"Shoot a Fire Arrow at it and its wrappings will fall off." Navi said.
"I don't have any Fire Arrows." Tilkate said with panic.
"Light an arrow with that torch." Han suggested pointing to a torch by the entrance. Tilkate pulled an arrow from her quiver and lit it on fire. She quickly fitted the arrow on her bow and shot the Gibdo. The monster groaned as its wrappings fell off. Underneath the Gibdo was a ReDead. When the wrappings fell off, its gaze on Zelda broke. When Zelda became aware what was happening, she grabbed her dagger and stabbed the monster. The ReDead slid to the floor and disappeared.
"At least its carcass didn't stick around." Han commented.
"That would be scary, huh?" Tilkate replied.
"It's scarier when it's moving mind you." Zelda added.
Zelda unlocked the door and they continued their quest. They were now in a hall. This hall had a few Skulltulas, but Tilkate easily took care of them with a few arrows. At the end of the hall was another locked door. Again Zelda opened it. Now they were in the main hall. There were several doors in the room. Zelda had no idea which one to go through first.
As they walked down the steps and in the middle of the room, they heard multiple laughs coming from a few different people. Four ghosts appeared around them all of them holding a torch.
"Dark Link was right." Said the purple one.
"They have come." Said the blue one.
"They will not survive." Laughed the green one.
"We must slow them down as Dark Link ordered." Said the orange one.
"They will never get past Queen Ghoma!" The blue one exclaimed.
"Queen Ghoma is dead." Said Navi.
The four ghosts laughed again.
"Dark Link has revived the servants of the Five Temples." Said the purple one.
"It's a shame he could not find Phantom Ganon." The orange one commented.
"Ganondorf sent him to a realm of no return." The blue one replied.
"Not to worry," said the purple one, "they will never even find the switch."
Once again they laughed and disappeared.
"I really hate them." Navi snarled.
"Who are they?" Han asked.
"The Poe Sisters. Meg, Beth, Amy, and Joelle." Navi answered.
"Which one's which?" He asked.
"Meg is the purple one, Beth is the blue one, Amy is the green one, and Joelle is the orange one." Navi explained.
"Which way should we go first?" Tilkate asked.
"I have a good feeling about the courtyard." Zelda answered.
They walked over to the door leading to the courtyard only to find it blocked by a large blue block.
"That looks awfully heavy." Tilkate commented.
"I'll move it!" Han said placing his hands on the block.
"Zelda, how long you gonna let him pull that? You know it can't be moved by hand." Navi whispered.
"I'll give him a couple minutes." Zelda replied.
The three women struggled to hold back their laughter. Han pulled as hard as he could. Sweat was dripping from his forehead and he finally decided to give up.
"It won't budge." He sighed wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Zelda, Tilkate, and Navi busted out with laughter.
"Wh-what?" Han asked confused.
"Watch this?" Zelda said walking up to the block. She waved her hand and a harp appeared. She held the harp and began playing a song. The block began to disappear.
"What was that song?" Han asked.
"The Song of Time." Zelda answered putting away her harp.
"Link had to use this song several times." Navi said.
"You women are a piece of work." Han commented shaking his head.
The women began laughing again. "Okay, okay, let's continue." Zelda said still laughing.
They went through to door and saw that the beautiful courtyard was now ugly. Like the first room, this room was covered in thorny vines. The pond looked like water that belonged in a sewer. Navi flew over to the well and saw that the water had been drained. She motioned Zelda, Tilkate, and Han over. They looked down the well.
"Okay, I'll go first." Han said.
"Are you sure?" Zelda asked.
"Yeah, why?" He replied.
"Wouldn't it be better if I went first?" She asked.
"I'm here to protect you and Lady Tilkate remember?" He answered jumping down the well.
The moment Han went down there, Zelda, Tilkate, and Navi heard the sound and Han's sword coming out of its sheathe.
"Han, what is it?" Zelda asked.
"Not to worry!" Han called, "It's no monster I can't handle."
Navi decided to fly down the well and saw Han fighting a small Deku Baba. "Han! Just kill the thing!" She said.
"Okay fine." Han replied and cut the Baba's stem.
"Do you think it's okay to go down?" Tilkate asked.
"Maybe." Zelda replied, but at that moment, they heard Han and Navi scream.
Zelda quickly jumped down and saw a giant Deku Baba. Tilkate followed Zelda down and pulled and arrow from her quiver. She shot the Deku Baba's face. It screeched and fell backwards, but it quickly recovered. Han charged at it with his sword, but the Baba's leaf like hand knocked him down.
"Han! Get back!" Zelda called charging up a spell. She stretched out her hand and sent a fireball at the monster's stem. The Deku Baba screamed again and burnt into a pile of ashes.
"That's the biggest Deku Baba I've ever seen." Han said putting away his sword.
"I guess I better get what's left of my arrow." Tilkate said walking up to the pile of ashes. She brushed the ashes away and found an arrowhead, but that was not the only thing she found. She discovered a latch on the floor. "Han, Zelda, Navi, I think I something." She said. The three walked to her and she showed them the latch.
"Looks like a trap door." Zelda said.
"Maybe the switch is down there." Navi said.
"Did you and Link ever go down there?" Zelda asked.
"No." Navi replied.
"Well, let's see if it opens." Han said pulling on the latch. Sure enough there was a passage under the temple.
"This time I'll go first." Navi said, flying down the hole. The room was dark and dusty. The only light in the room was Navi. She saw two torches and a door at the end of the passage. She flew back up and told everyone what was down there. The three then jumped down and Zelda used her magic to light the torches.
"I'll go through the door first." Zelda said opening the door.
She was now inside what seemed a dark empty room. She lit the torches in the room. The room was round and small. It seemed there was no danger. She motioned for Tilkate, Han and Navi, but the moment they entered the room, bars flew up on the door.
"There's a door on the other side." Zelda said running to the door, but the moment she approached it, bars flew up.
"We're locked in!" Navi gasped.
Zelda tried to lift the bars with her magic, but they wouldn't budge. Suddenly they heard the laughter of a Poe Sister. Beth, the blue Poe Sister, appeared holding the same blue torch. "Those bars won't move unless you defeat me!" She laughed. She then disappeared. Tilkate saw Beth's torch charge towards her. She quickly jumped out of the way and grabbed her dagger. She threw the dagger at the torch and knocked it out of Beth's hand. The poe gasped as her torch hit the floor. Han ran to Beth and stabbed her with his sword.
"You alright, Tilkate?" Han asked.
"Yeah," Tilkate said picking up her dagger.
"Well that wasn't too hard." He said putting away his sword.
"She was the easy one," Said Navi, "The others will be harder."
"Sounds fun." He replied.
The bars had been lifted and they continued to the next room. This room was also round. There were four torches lit with blue fire. Probably Beth's fire. As they walked to the next room, four egg sacks containing spiders fell from the ceiling.
"Dang I hate spiders." Said Han slicing one in half.
Tilkate stabbed one with her dagger and Zelda got the other two with her daggers. Once again they heard laughter. Amy, the green poe sister, appeared in the room.
"You may have defeated my sister, but you'll never get past me!" She said disappearing. Only her green torch was visible.
"Geez, do they all disappear and lunge torches at us?!" Han asked annoyed as he dodged Amy's attack.
"Well, Meg, likes to clone herself." Navi said.
Amy lunged herself towards Tilkate, but Han jumped in front of her holding his shield up. Amy was knocked backwards and became visible. Zelda quickly tossed her dagger at Amy. Amy screamed and disappeared. Her torch fell to the floor and shattered in several pieces.
"Thanks, Han." Tilkate said with a sigh of relief.
"Two down, two to go." Navi said.
"Hey, Navi, please tell me you were kidding about Meg's clone ability." Han said.
"Nope. I wasn't kidding." Navi replied.
Han shook his head and sighed. They continued on to the next room. This room was square shaped and contained two doors on the other side. Han smashed a pot that was in the middle of the room. The pot contained a letter. It read: One door leads to death the other contains a monster.
"That is so old," Said Navi. "'One door leads to death?' couldn't Dark Link come up with something better?"
"That doesn't matter," Said Zelda, "What matters is we got to figure out which door leads to death."
"They both sound death like to me. One leads to a monster." Han commented.
"How do we figure out which door leads to the monster?" Tilkate asked.
"I've got an idea," Said Han, "I'll go first and if I don't come back then you'll know which door leads to the monster."
"No, Han, you can't sacrifice yourself!" Tilkate said.
"It's the only way." He replied.
"Han, please don't do it." She pleaded.
"Don't worry," He said, "Must I remind you way I'm here?"
Tilkate sighed and nodded. "I know, you're here to protect us." She said.
"That's right." He replied. He looked at the two doors. He nodded and went to the left door. He opened the door and entered the room behind.
Tilkate felt her heart pound in his chest. "Please come back." She sighed. She jumped when Han suddenly ran back into the room panting. "Han!" She gasped with excitement.
"There's a huge Dodongo in there!" He said.
"Obviously it's the room with the monster." Zelda said grabbing her two daggers.
"Let's kick its butt!" Han said entering the room again. Zelda, Tilkate, and Navi followed behind.
Tilkate used her arrows while Han used his sword and Zelda used her daggers. The dodongo was big, but not as big as a king or a baby. Tilkate shot an arrow at its eye. It screeched and fell forward. Han used the opportunity and stabbed the creature. A chest appeared in the middle of the room.
"I wonder what's in there?" Navi said looking curiously at it.
"One way to find out." Tilkate replied popping the chest open. An orange light appeared in the chest and something quickly flew out. It was the Poe sister, Joelle. "I can't believe you've made it this far!" She said annoyed.
"Bring it on you orange piece of crap!" Han said holding his shield.
"Who are you calling 'crap?'" Joelle replied even more annoyed.
Joelle held her torch forward and shot a fireball at Han. Han was not hurt because the fireball hit his shield.
"Looks like you've learned a new technique." Navi said.
"Shut up, fairy!" Joelle yelled shooting a fireball at Navi. Navi quickly flew out of the way.
Navi flew towards Zelda and Zelda quickly whispered instructions. Navi then flew to Han and Tilkate and gave them the instructions. Han smiled and nodded.
"Hey, orange, is that the best you can do?" He said trying to provoke Joelle. It worked because she began shooting fireballs at Han.
"Hey, Joe, I'm the one you want," Tilkate said, "I contain the power to destroy your master, Dark Link!"
Joelle then attacked Tilkate. Again Han jumped in front of her protecting her with his shield. Joelle became even angrier. She then began to charge a more powerful attack. She got ready to attack Han and Tilkate, but suddenly she became frozen. Tilkate quickly shot Joelle and she shattered in a thousand pieces.
"You're plan worked!" Han exclaimed.
"I needed the distraction because I haven't mastered that ice spell yet." Zelda explained wiping sweat from her forehead. She sighed and sat down.
"You alright?" Navi asked.
"Yeah, I'm just tired." Zelda replied. She then got up and brushed the dirt of her dress. "Okay, let's go."
They went into the next room. This room was very large and at the end of the room was a green crystal on a tall pillar.
"Is that.the switch?" Tilkate asked walking towards it.
"Tilkate, wait!" Han yelled, but it was too late. Meg, the last Poe sister, appeared in front of the switch.
"I didn't expect you four to make is this far." She said.
"Well we have and now we want to get this done and over with." Tilkate replied.
"You must defeat me first!" Meg said.
When they looked at Meg, it felt like they had hit their head and was seeing four images of the same person. Meg had cloned herself into four Megs.
"Which one is the real one?!" Han asked.
"I don't know.just attack all of them!" Navi replied.
Tilkate drew her bow, but as she was getting an arrow, one of the Megs knocked her bow out of her hand. Her bow skidded across the floor. Tilkate quickly ran to get her bow, but another Meg appeared before her. Meg raised her torch, but Zelda quickly shot her. This Meg was a fake. Tilkate grabbed her bow and shot a Meg behind her. It too was a fake. There was now only two Poes left. Meg and a fake. Han threw his sword through one of the Megs and it was also a fake. Now the only one left was the real Meg. Han quickly grabbed his sword and made an attempt the kill Meg, but she knocked his sword from his hand. Tilkate shot Meg's hand causing her to drop her torch. It nearly hit Han, but he moved out of the way and picked up his sword. He stabbed Meg and Tilkate and Zelda shot her with an arrow. Meg was now defeated.
"That was chaotic." Tilkate said.
"Well, I guess it's time to turn this dump into a bigger dump." Han said pointing to the crystal. Tilkate nodded and walked up to the crystal.
"What do I do?" Tilkate asked herself. She grasped her sapphire and closed her eyes. She concentrated hard. The sapphire began glowing bright. The green inside the crystal disappeared and absorbed in the sapphire. Tilkate felt a rush of energy flow through her. Gusts of wind blew in the room. Navi flew inside Han's pocket to avoid being blown away. The entire room began glowing. Tilkate continued standing still exactly where she was. Her eyes still closed and still grasping the sapphire. Suddenly everything stopped. The wind stopped blowing and the light went away.
Tilkate sighed and opened her eyes. She turned and looked at Han and Zelda. "Welcome to the Dark Forest." She said in a somewhat odd voice. She closed her eyes again.
"Tilkate?" Zelda asked.
Tilkate opened her eyes and looked around. "What happened?" She asked.
"I don't know," Han replied, "You kind of lost touch with us. You started talking funny."
"I did?" She asked.
"Yeah," Said Navi coming out of Han's pocket, "I heard you."
"I wonder if she's going to do that in each temple." Han said.
"I don't know," Said Zelda, "But we should get out of here now. It's not longer safe."
Meanwhile,
Dark Link smiled when he saw that Tilkate successfully turned the Forest Temple into a dark place. "Everything is perfect." He said with a sigh of happiness.
"You're letting them live aren't you?" Link asked.
"Of course," Dark Link replied, "She's the key to making the world turn into the Dark World." He turned and looked at Link with an evil smile.
"I will kill the five of them after the world is dark." He said.
"Five?" Link asked, "There's only four. I think your sick mind has got to you."
"Idiot," Dark Link replied, "Trust me.there is five of them"
"How is that possible?" Link asked very confused, "There's only Zelda, Han, Tilkate, and Navi."
Dark Link laughed evilly.
"Dang, you really are that stupid." Link said.
Dark Link's satisfied face turned to a face of anger. He grabbed Link by the throat and threw him against the wall. "I can kill Zelda at any moment you know." He said.
"You can't afford to kill her.Zelda is using the Triforce the help Tilkate don't you see that?!" Link said.
Dark Link waved his free hand and Link found himself feeling as if there were ropes going across his chest and legs. "I never promised your life," Dark Link said, "I hope you feel comfy."
Link grunted in pain. He felt as if he was being crushed between two walls. "What.is happening.to me?" He asked.
"Your life is slowly being drained out of you," Dark Link answered with an evil grin, "You have one week to live so you better hope your wife and friends can get here before I kill them."
"I still.want to know.who the fifth person..is." Link said struggling.
"I will tell you.before you die." Dark Link answered and walked out of the room. Link stood there trapped against the wall in pain. Who was this fifth person? What did Dark Link know that Link didn't? Was he really going to die this time? He felt helpless. There was nothing he could do but hope and pray.
Zelda, Tilkate, Han, and Navi ran out of the room only to find monsters in the next. There was Tekites, Stal-Childs, Peahats, Like-Likes, and several other monsters.
"We can't fight them all." Han said.
"We have to run for it." Tilkate said.
Navi flew inside Zelda's pouch and the three began running out of the underground rooms. They ran into countless monsters. They were forced to fight a few times. They had trouble getting back into the main temple because of all the monsters guarding the hole. Tilkate and Zelda were running out of arrows fast. They wanted the bust open the pots scattered around the temple, but it was much to dangerous. When they ran into the main room, they found a huge monster guarding the door. This monster was the queen spider, Ghoma. Zelda grabbed her bow and fitted an arrow, but Ghoma shot spider webs at her. Zelda's arms were stuck together. Ghoma continued shooting webs at her. Zelda's legs and arms were stuck and she could not move. Ghoma raised a claw and brought it down towards Zelda. She almost succeeded in killing Zelda until Han sliced Ghoma's claw with his sword.
"Tilkate, shoot her eye with an arrow while I free Zelda." Han said.
Tilkate nodded and shot an arrow at Ghoma's eye. Ghoma fell forward and Tilkate decided to go in for the kill. She grabbed her dagger, but Ghoma had quickly recovered. Ghoma used her other claw and cut Tilkate's arm. Tilkate cried out in pain and dropped her dagger. Ghoma raised her claw for a deathblow, but an arrow flew through the air and hit Ghoma's face.
"Tilkate, now!" Zelda shouted.
Tilkate used her good arm, picked up her dagger, and stabbed Ghoma in the stomach. Ghoma screeched loudly. She stood up, but fell to the floor and grumbled into pieces. Tilkate sighed and put her dagger away. She put her hand on her wounded arm. Zelda and Han ran to her.
"Tilkate, are you alright." Han asked.
"Yeah, it's just my arm." Tilkate answered.
"It's looks pretty bad. That's a deep cut." Zelda commented.
"We need to get her out of here now." Han said.
"Let's go the Kakiriko Village." Navi suggested.
"Good idea." Zelda said.
Han helped Tilkate up and they ran out of the temple. Again they ran into monster after monster. It took nearly thirty minutes to get out of the forest. The forest had become the most dangerous part of Hyrule now. When they rode to Hyrule field, they looked at the forest. The area was dark and gloomy. They hated the fact that the Kokiri were in the heart of the forest. They just hoped they were safe inside the late Deku Tree.
A/N: Sorry it took so long to upload this chapter. Pretty long chapter, no? Well Link is now dying. Sad huh? Will the four adventurers be able to save him?