4/9/02
ME: SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the wait. I've been enjoying my week off school.
Zelda: Maybe we should go on a vacation, Link.
Link: (tied and gagged to chair) MMMMMPPPPHHH!!!!!!!!
Me: Uuuhhhh… yeah o.O. Maybe we should go to the…
Malon: (walks in) Step away from Link you wh***!!!!!!!!!
Zelda: Make me b*****!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME: O_O … Somebody *please* start the fic now!!!!!!!!!!!!
A.N.: I'm skipping more of the story. This takes place after Jabu-Jabu's Belly. I know it seems that I'm rushing things, but the temples have pretty much nothing to do with the main plot. If you want to read what you've already accomplished, find another story.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Legend of Zelda or its characters. If I did, I would actually let Link talk in the game -.-.
Key
"blah" = speech
'italics' = thought
"*italics*" = exaggeration
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The Legend of Zelda: Save the Past
Chapter 5: The New Plan
"Get out of my way!" yelled Link as he destroyed yet another Stalchild. It was almost dawn and Link was trying to get to the entrance to the castle town. Unfortunately, the monsters were having different ideas. Finally, after defeating another couple of monsters with a spin attack, the light of the sun rising appeared over the mountains, forcing the monsters to retreat back underground.
Link dropped to his knees in exhaustion. Rushing through the final two dungeons really took it out of him. He made sure not to get anything but the essentials to save time. He got the magic ability and the three spells (A.N.: Don't ask me how he got Nayru's Love. Even I don't know. Just go with it, ok?). He also got some bottles and filled each with either red or green potion. Also, Link bought a bow and arrow set (A.N.: I know Link can't get a bow as a kid in the game, but I need him to have one for later. Just think of it as one of the differences between the dimensions).
As he stood back up, Link got a bad feeling inside. He immediately knew what was wrong. 'Today is the day,' he thought. He quickly ran towards the drawbridge and to the castle.
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Link walked to the guard at the gate. He looked at the clock on top of the gate. It was almost noon and he didn't have much time left.
"Halt!" yelled the guard. "Only people with business with a member of the Royal Family can enter."
"I have a meeting to see Princess Zelda. This note should help." Link handed Zelda's note to the guard, who immediately examined it.
*This is Link. He has my permission to see me due to some important news. Don't give him any trouble. ~Zelda* the note read.
"This is peculiar. This is the Princess's handwriting. I swear that girl gets more and more difficult to understand," murmured the guard. "Show this note to one of the guards at the door to the castle and they'll lead you to where the princess is." The guard then opened the gate.
"Thank you," said Link as he walked to the castle. After a couple of more encounters with the guards, Link made it to the door. He had a good idea that Zelda was at the courtyard, but he wasn't sure. Like the others, Link showed this guard the note.
"Follow me," was all he said after reading the note. He then led Link into the castle.
Link was amazed at what he saw in just the entry rooms. The walls were made of marble and sparkled. Silk drapes covered the walls. The ceiling was covered with pieces of mirrors that reflected everything in the room. Gold chandeliers hung from the ceilings and lit up the rooms. Rugs made from some of the finest materials ran through the many halls. Stained glass glowed bright in the sunlight, making the room glow in many colors. Link wanted to see the rest of the rest of the castle, but the guard told him to stay and he would get the Princess.
Link sat down and patiently waited for Zelda to come. He knew time was of the essence. The bad feeling he had wasn't going away. He really wished he knew when exactly Ganondorf would attack.
Suddenly the doors opened and Zelda walked out. She wasn't wearing her usual outfit. Instead, she had a blue dress with short-sleeves and went down to her ankles. Her hair was tied into a ponytail that went down to her shoulders. There were no signs of royalty on her. Link was shocked at her new look. This was the first time he saw her dressed like any other person. And she looked great, also.
"Uh, Link? Hello Link? Are you there?" Zelda asked while waving her arms in front of his face in an effort of snapping him out of the trance he was in.
"Huh… oh, hi," Link said, snapping out of his trance. He couldn't help but blush when he realized how long he'd been staring at her. Zelda, thankfully, had turned around to let the guard know she'd be ok. Navi, on the other hand…
"Aahh. Is there anything cuter than a first, and second, crush?" teased Navi, who was now flying a little above Link. She had whispered this so the others couldn't hear.
"Shut up, Navi," Link said in a harsh wisper.
"Oh who is that?" The question asked by Zelda stopped the 'would be' fight.
"That's right. You haven't met Navi yet, have you?" Link realized.
"No, I haven't. Is she one of the mystical fairies of the forest that I've heard so much about?"
"Sure am," Navi replied this time.
"Well it's nice to meet you, Navi," said Zelda.
"You too," replied Navi.
"So, did you guys finish getting the Spiritual Stones?" Zelda asked. Link and Navi nodded. "Good, then you can finally tell me what's going on in that head of yours."
"Later. We need to find a place to talk in private first," said Link.
"Let's go to the library. It's one of the last places daddy will look for me in," Zelda said, giggling a little. The three then set off down one of the connecting corridors. Zelda led the way, with Link and Navi following close behind. The trip was pretty much silent, besides the sound of their feet on the floor. Finally, Link broke the silence.
"Zelda, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what do you want to ask?"
"Uh… why are you not wearing your royal clothes?"
"Oh, that's easy. I don't like wearing those clothes. I don't even like being a princess."
Link stopped dead in his tracks when she said that last sentence. "You don't?"
"No," Zelda replied. She stopped and looked at him. "People think that being a royal is the best thing in the world. Well it's not. I always have to be polite and obedient. I must always use the most proper of manners or I'll get in big trouble. Also, the only kids I can play with are the children of other royal families. They're always so stuck up and boring. I would give anything to be a regular kid."
"Wow, I never thought of it that way," Link said. After a short pause, they continued their trek down the corridors. After another minute of walking, they arrived at the library.
The library itself was huge. The walls were covered from floor to ceiling with books. Book shelves, all full of stories, surrounded most of the inside. In the middle there were tables long and small. The room was lit by more gold chandeliers (A.N.: I know the people of Hyrule don't have electricity in the game, but I say they do in this story). Link and Zelda sat down at one of the smaller tables.
"So, now will you tell me the plan?" asked Zelda.
"Sure. First, do you feel like something's' wrong?" Link asked. Zelda nodded. "I do too. I remember feeling the same way the day Ganondorf attack before."
"So he's going to attack today?" asked Zelda.
"I believe so. That why we have to move fast. Did Impa tell you where you go if there was an attack?"
"Yes. She said that there's a secret room in her house. She wouldn't tell me where, though."
"Good. Okay, here's the plan. It's not the best one, but it'll buy us some time. First, you keep the Ocarina of Time."
"But-"
"If Ganondorf knows about our plan, then he'll think I'll get the Ocarina. If you keep it and I keep the Spiritual Stones, then he can't open the Sacred Realm, even if he captures one of us."
"Makes sense to me," said Navi.
"I guess you're right," Zelda agreed. "But how will we get rid of him?"
"That's the hard part. We need to meet up after a while, which is why I needed to know where you'd be. We need to somehow get to the Triforce before he does and stop him. We need the sages in case he beats us to it." Link began to ponder something. "Hey Zelda, do you know how the sages are awakened?"
"No, I don't."
"I do." Link and Zelda looked up at Navi. "The Great Deku Tree once told me a legend.
"After Hyrule was made, the different races began to develop. But as time went on, the Hylians, Gerudos, Kokiri, Zoras, Sheikah, and Gorons came to be. Unfortunately, they all had different beliefs and quarreled a lot. The quarrelling soon turned into fights. Fights then became wars. The land made for peace soon wasn't.
"Upon seeing this, the supreme goddesses (Din, Nayru, and Farore) decided to stop this. They flew down to the land like three shooting stars. Upon seeing the goddesses' arrival, the war quickly stopped. The goddesses asked the people why they were fighting like this. After, hearing the reason was that they had different beliefs, Nayru flew back to the heavens. After a short while, she returned from the skies. In her arms she held the Book of Mudora. She ordered that all the races shall believe in one thing. With that, the legend of the Triforce was made. Before leaving, the goddesses called forth 6 people, one from each race. The leaders of each race stepped forward, just as the goddesses expected. They announced there people as the first sages. Sages were to be the guardians of the Triforce as well as their respective races.
"The goddesses weren't done yet. Using their powers, they created the temples as a kind of barrier to evil. Each temple was a gateway to the Sacred Realm. It was the sages' job to protect the temples from evil. After creating the Triforce, the sages were sent to the Sacred Realm. It was here that they were given their powers. Every couple of century's new sages took over the role of the other ones. Everything went smoothly. Until…
"A few years ago the new sages were to be awakened. But something went wrong. All but one never got the message, and without the combined strength of all six, the Triforce is left defenseless."
"Wow. Now it all makes sense," said Link.
"What makes sense?" asked Zelda.
"Well, I was wondering why those certain people were chosen. It's because of their status seen by others. Saria isn't the leader of the Kokiri, but she's the most respected. A lot of the Kokiri see her as a leader. Darunia is the leader of the Gorons. Ruto is the princess of the Zoras and is popular with them. Impa is the last of the Sheikah. Nabooru is 2nd in command of the Gerudos, next to Ganondorf. But since he's the King of Evil, she technically is the leader. And Rauru must be the one who heard the call." (A.N.: I didn't realize this pattern until *after* I said that the leaders stepped forward. It's cool how I figured this out, huh? ^_^)
"Neat," said Zelda. "Now we know how to awaken the Sages. How are we still going to stop him?"
"Hopefully we can get some light arrows. They leave Ganondorf paralyzed for a short time. Hopefully your powers will develop and you can trap him in the Dark Realm."
"But what if Zelda's powers don't awaken?" asked Navi.
"We can try to wish Ganondorf away. But in order to do that we need to get to the Triforce first."
"And if we lose on both counts?" asked Zelda.
"… Then Hyrule is doomed," Link responded in monotone. He and Zelda looked disappointed at this thought. Silence filled the room for a while.
"Then we just have to make sure he doesn't win," cheered Navi. The silence was too much for her and she wanted to cheer up Link and Zelda.
"Navi's right. We can defeat Ganondorf. I won't let him gain control over Hyrule," said Zelda.
"Right. Let's get h-." Link couldn't finish what he was going to say. For at that moment a large explosion shook the castle, knocking Link and Zelda out of their seats and unconscious.
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ME: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I left you with a cliffhanger. Well, the next chapter won't be up for a while. I'm leaving tonight to go to Dayton, Ohio. I have a big Drum Line competition from Thurs-Sunday. So you'll be stuck here for a while. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
*Stay cool and see ya later*
*TimeSage*