5/20/02
ME: Sorry for the long wait. I've had writers block, homework, and much, much more. Oh well, here's the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Legend of Zelda or its characters. Never have. Never will.
Key
"blah" = speech
'italics' = thought
"*italics*" = exaggeration
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~*~*~ = time/ p.o.v change (3rd person perspective)
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The Legend of Zelda: Save the Past
Chapter 6: Ganondorf's Attack and Link's Courage
Impa sighed as she leaned back in her chair. She was in the office she worked in whenever she didn't watch the princess. Boy, did she hate doing paperwork. Whenever she wasn't watching Zelda, sleeping, or eating, she was in charge with this. A huge pile of bills, letters, and taxes were on her desk. It was her job to see if any might be disapproved by the king. If they were ok, then she had to stamp them with the royal seal, seal them in an envelope, and put them in the 'out' box in which an official will later take them.
'I don't see why his highness has me do this. He could easily hire somebody else to do it. Or at least hire somebody to help me.'
Impa sighed as she stamped another bill payment and put it in the 'out' box. After the first 125 papers, this job starts to get tedious.
::BOOM::
A massive explosion violently shook the building. The quake threw Impa out of her chair and onto the ground. She could hear the sound of breaking glass and falling items around her. Finally, the shaking stopped.
Impa picked herself off the ground and inspected the room. Papers were scattered everywhere. Pictures were all off the wall. Broken glass glistened on the floor. In short, the room looked like a disaster zone.
'I'll get somebody to clean it up. First, I better check on King Azankto and Zelda.'
Impa carefully walked to the door. Smoke filled the hallway, affecting her vision. Suddenly, several guards stormed down the hall. Impa managed to stop a couple of them as they ran by.
"What's going on?" she asked them.
"Monsters are attacking the castle," one guard replied. "We believe that they belong to Lord Ganondorf."
Impa was shocked to hear this. "What makes you believe that they belong to them?" she asked.
The other guard sighed. "Because we heard an explosion in the conference room before they appeared."
Impa's face turned pale. "King Azankto? Is he all right?"
"We believe so. We got a report saying Ganondorf left the room after he attacked his highness, probably thinking that he was dead. He's alive though. He's currently leaving the castle. May I suggest you do the same."
"Not without Zelda. Do you know where she is?"
"Yes," the first guard replied. "Last time I saw her, she was heading down one of the east corridors with some strange boy."
"Thanks." With that, Impa hurried down to the east wing. 'Where could she be? If she's went to get away from everyone, she'd go to someplace she hates. Where could that b…' Impa suddenly stopped at looked at a large door at the end of the hall. 'The library, of course!'
::Boom::
Another explosion threw Impa off her feet. The shaking soon subsided. Impa got back up and quickly ran into the library. Upon entry, Impa feared for Zelda's safety. The floor was covered with an ankle-deep pile of books. Bookshelves were toppled over. The place looked 10 times worse than her office. Impa carefully walked through the room, keeping an eye out for any signs of the princess. Suddenly, she saw a piece of Zelda's dress almost completely covered with books.
"Zelda!" cried Impa. She quickly ran to the fallen princess and began throwing books off of her. As she was clearing the books off the princess, Impa noticed the hand of another person. She cleared the books off the princess first, then the person next to her. She noticed it was a young boy, probably a little older than Zelda. Impa presumed it was the boy Zelda sometimes talked about seeing in her dreams.
"Kids! Kids, wake up!!" yelled Impa. After some shaking and more yells, the boy began to come to.
"Uhhhh… what happened?" he asked.
"There's an attack on the castle going on. But first, who are you?"
"My name is Link," he managed to reply. He then saw Zelda's unconscious body on the floor. "… Zelda? Is she ok Impa?"
"I hope so. I found you both unconscious under a pile of bo- … how did you know my name?"
"Long story."
::BOOM::
"Forget about it," said Impa. "We better get you two out of here." She then picked up Zelda and hurried out of the room, Link following close behind.
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"Weak, impudent fools," taunted Ganondorf as he killed yet another couple of guards. Guards were pouring into the hall he was in and Ganondorf picked them off one by one with multiple energy blasts. Finally, growing bored, he blew away one of the walls and continued on his search for the Ocarina of Time.
'If only the King wasn't able to escape. This would be a lot easier.'
As he hovered down the hall, Ganondorf saw an Iron Knuckle kill another guard. Upon seeing Ganondorf, the Knuckle immediately bowed to his master.
"Continue," ordered Ganondorf with a nod of approval. The Iron Knuckle nodded and proceeded to slay another knight.
Ganondorf then turned around to continue his search, only to look face to face with Impa.
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Impa hurried down the hall. Zelda was still unconscious in her arms. Link was running behind her. As they passed through the halls, they saw more and more corpses. Impa was glad Zelda wasn't awake to see this. Impa had seen this many times before, at it still upsets her to see it. Luckily, she wasn't affected by it as much as she used to be. Link, on the other hand, hasn't seen anything like this before. He had killed things before, but they always disappeared. He's never seen anything this… this hard to take in. He felt like he was going to be sick.
"Quick, down this hall," said Impa as they approached a separate hall. Upon turning, they saw two things they definitely didn't want to see: An Iron Knuckle and Ganondorf himself. Worst of all, they were looking right back at them.
'Shit!' "Run!!!!!" yelled Impa. She and Link immediately took off down the previous hall. Ganondorf, after quickly telling the Iron Knuckle to continue his work, flew after them.
Explosion after explosions filled the empty halls and Ganondorf continuously fired at the fleeing figures. One blast missed Link by inches. Finally, Link thought up a plan. Quickly reaching behind him, Link grabbed a bag attached to his shoulder strap and untied it. He pulled out a bottle with a glowing green light inside. It was the spell 'Farore's Wind'. (A.N: I know a bag sounds ridiculous, but do you have a better idea of where he keeps all those items? *silence* I thought so.) Quickly, he threw it behind him. The glass broke, spreading a green light for a few seconds.
"What was that?" asked Impa as they turned down another hall, Ganondorf right on their tail.
"You'll see," replied Link. He reached in his bag and pulled out another identical bottle (A.N.: Let's just say that the spells regenerate). The second they rounded another corner he grabbed Impa's arm and threw the bottle at his feet. The light engulfed them and in a matter of seconds, the three were gone.
Ganondorf looked down the hall the trio had just turned down. They were nowhere in sight. 'How could that be? They just disappeared.' Ganondorf cursed at letting them escape.
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Impa looked at where they were. The holes and burn marks in the walls told her they were already here.
"How did we get back here?" she asked.
"Farore's wind," explained Link as he began hurrying back the way they came from.
"You mean you're able to harness that spell?" asked Impa while catching up with Link. This question startled Link.
"What do you mean?" he asked her.
"Don't you know? Only those chosen by destiny can successfully use the spells of the goddesses."
"The Hero of Time wouldn't happen to be one of those by any chance, would they?"
"As a matter of fact, yes. Why do you ask?"
"Because I was wondering why I was able to use those."
Impa stopped dead in her tracks after he said that. 'Is he saying he's…is he the…'
"Hurry up. Ganondorf could by coming down that way any moment," called Link, who was already at the end of the hall.
"Huh… oh right," replied Impa as she ran down the hall, careful not to drop Zelda.
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"… and turn down here," said Impa.
"Where are we going?" asked Link. Impa has been navigating them the last couple of minutes, but hasn't said where they were going.
"To the royal stables," she replied. After another couple of halls, they went through a door and went outside. Things didn't look all that nice out here either. Dark clouds covered the afternoon sun. The lightning cracked and the thundered roared. Rain poured from the sky. Suddenly, Zelda started to stir, then awaken.
"I- Impa?" she managed to speak.
"Zelda, are you ok?" asked Impa.
"I don't think so. My whole body hurts." Suddenly, Zelda realized something. "Link? Is he ok?"
"I'm over here," he replied. Zelda turned her head and saw him next to her. She immediately felt relieved knowing he was safe.
"How about we continue this once we get out of this rain," suggested Impa, who was getting wet.
"Good idea," replied Link, who was also soaked.
A little down the way Link could see the stables. As soon as they entered, Impa opened the large doors in which the doors go through. She then walked towards a large, white horse. Link recognized it as the horse that Impa and Zelda rode on in the alternate timeline.
"Help me get the princess up," said Impa, who was already on the horse. Link helped her lift Zelda up, who took a seat behind Impa.
"Where's Link going to sit?" asked Zelda. Impa thought about it for a few seconds; then she got an idea.
"Link, you can take Scarlet," said Impa while pointing to a horse. It was white colored and was not too small. It was probably in its teens. "Scarlet is Zelda's horse."
"Are you sure its ok," asked Link.
"Sure," replied Zelda. Link carefully reached his hand out to the horse's nose and gently petted it. Scarlet whinnied and licked Link's hand.
"Hey, I think she likes me," said Link. He carefully mounted Scarlet, who didn't stir.
"All set?" asked Impa. Link and Zelda both nodded. "Then let's go." The two horses immediately took off through the doors and back outside.
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Ganondorf was inside, continuing his search for the group. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a horse whinnying, followed by horse trampling. He blew a hole in the wall next to him, which happened to lead outside, and went through. He looked to his side to barely see a couple of horses ride past him and to the gate.
"Curses!!" he yelled as he flew into the stable to retrieve his own horse. He quickly mounted and was soon out the door and after the fleeing princess.
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Impa, Zelda, and Link pushed their horses as fast as they would go. They flew through Castle Town, nearly hitting a couple of citizens, and over the drawbridge. Unfortunately, it was up to prevent the monsters from entering.
"Where is that blasted guard?" growled Impa. She looked left and right for the guard that was supposed to man the drawbridge. He was nowhere to be seen.
"Maybe he went to help the others," suggested Link.
"Probably," said Impa. She quickly dismounted the horse and walked to the device that controlled the drawbridge. She released the lever, letting it lower. As she walked back to the horses, she heard something. It was the sound of hooves on cobblestone. Impa looked across town, only to see Ganondorf's horse coming their way.
"Shit," muttered Impa. She quickly mounted the horse and took off. Link, who also saw him, followed close behind.
They rode across the drawbridge and onto Hyrule field. Suddenly, a ball of energy shot through the air, missing them by inches.
"I'll distract him. You two go ahead," said Link.
"No way! You're no match for him," said Impa.
"I know that, but it will buy you guys more time. It's better if he gets one of us instead of all of us."
"But what about you?" Zelda asked worriedly. But Link had already stopped.
"Protect the Ocarina of Time, Zelda! I'm counting on you!" was the last thing he said before turning around.
"Be careful Link," whispered Zelda.
"Protect yourself, kid," said Impa. They then continued to ride.
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Ganondorf put all his attention on the horse Impa and Zelda were on, totally ignoring Link. He began charging up an energy ball and raised his hand.
"Say goodbye," he said. But before he could fire, his horse jerked wildly, sending his shot wild and throwing him to the ground. Ganondorf picked himself off the ground and looked at his horse. It was laying on the ground and had a arrow sticking out of his leg. Growling, Ganondorf quickly look around and saw somebody. It was that same boy from earlier. He was on a horse with a bow in his hand. Ganondorf turned to where Zelda and Impa were, only to see that they were nowhere to be seen.
"NOOO!!!" he yelled angrily. He shot a dark glare at Link, who was now standing and returning the glare. "You made a big mistake kid!!" he yelled. He then quickly charged an energy ball and shot it a Link. Link quickly side-jumped the attack and shot an arrow at Ganondorf. He only grinned and, to Link's surprise, caught it in midair. Before he could react, Ganondorf threw the arrow back at him at a blazing speed. The arrow struck Link's leg, causing him to drop to his knees in pain.
Ganondorf saw his opportunity and began charging up his attack. Swirls of dark light swirled and combined, making a giant ball of pure power.
"This is what you get for messing with me!!!!" yelled Ganondorf as he sent the ball towards Link. Link knew there was no escaping this, and watched in horror as the attack flew towards him. The attack hit, causing a massive explosion that sent Link flying. He screamed in pain as the attack took its toll. He landed on the ground, unconscious.
Ganondorf smirked as he saw Link's lifeless body laying there. He walked towards him to see if he was indeed dead. Since Link was on his stomach, Ganondorf couldn't see him breathing. Instead, something else caught his eye. In Link's pocket, Ganondorf swore he saw something shimmer. He reached in and pulled out three jewels: one green, one red, one blue.
'Finally, the Spiritual Stones are mine! But they are useless without the Ocarina of Time. I must find the princess.' Ganondorf walked back to his horse and pulled the arrow out of his leg. The wound was painful, preventing the horse from running. 'I guess we'll have to continue the search another day.' Ganondorf then quickly got back on his horse and walked back to the castle.
Scarlet slowly trotted over to Link. She nuzzled him, trying to get him awake. When he didn't, she did what she was trained to do. When a royal horse sees an injured person, the horses are trained to call for help. So that's what she did. She began whinnying as loud as she could.
Nearby, a person was riding through Hyrule Field, trying to find the cause of the explosions, when he heard the call. He turned his horse to the direction of the noise. There, he saw Scarlet standing next to an unconscious Link.
'This horse is of royal status, I'm sure of that. And I remember that boy. He looks like he's in bad shape. I better take them with me.'
The man tied Scarlet to his horse. He then carefully picked Link up and laid him onto his horse. He then mounted his horse, and began traveling to his home.
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ME: Who is the mysterious man? You'll have to wait until next cha-
Malon: You monster!!!! You hurt Link!!!!
Zelda: If he dies I'll…
ME: Don't worry, he'll be okay.
Zelda: He better be. Because if he isn't… (*points to Saria/ Malon/ Ruto/ Nabooru*)
S/M/R/N: (*standing next to a large variety of weapons*)
ME: O_O; 'Note to self: Never get on *any* of the girls' bad side.'
*Stay cool and see ya later*
*TimeSage*