ME: Well, here's chapter 8 of my story. I've edited the Prologue-Chap. 7 so that the story looks the same. I'm too tired to think of a long authors note, so let's just get started.

Key

"blah" = speech

'italics' = thought

"*italics*" = exaggeration

-------- = scene change

~*~*~ = time/ p.o.v change (3rd person perspective)

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The Legend of Zelda: Save The Past

Chapter 8: The Rescue – Part 1

Link and Zelda walked down the road that led to the castle. Link was wearing his usual green tunic. Zelda was wearing a light purple dress that went down to her ankles and had long white sleeves. She also pulled her hair into a bun, which was hidden under her headpiece. Overall, she didn't look much different than when Link first met her.

After a short time, they arrived at the gate to the castle. Two guards were standing on either side of the gate. Both Link and Zelda felt bad vibes from the guards. They were dressed in all black, and their eyes were hidden behind a shadow made by their helmets. When they looked down, however, their eyes became visible. They glowed a bright red, and seemed almost demon-like. Link and Zelda both gulped.

"We're here to make a trade with Ganondorf," announced Link. Immediately the guards sprang to attention. Ganondorf told them to wait for

As the first guard led the two children to the castle, the second one closed the gate. As he took his place by the door, he heard a sound from the cliff. He looked up, and didn't see anything. Now, Ganondorf must've shrunken their I.Q. or something, because the guard didn't even investigate the matter before deciding to forget about it.

Meanwhile, on the cliff, a cloaked figure pressed his/ herself against the wall. After about a minute it relaxed. Suddenly, a ball of light flew from under the hood and in front of the figure.

"Stupid twigs," the figure muttered.

"Sounds strange coming from someone who lived her whole life in the forest," the fairy cracked.

"Shut up, Sky."

While the two argued, a second fairy flew in between them.

"Sky! Saria! Stop arguing! We have to hurry before we get too far behind Link and Zelda."

"You're right," muttered the cloaked figure, revealed as Saria. She then looked out at Link and Zelda, who were nearing the castle with the guard. "Strange, besides the guard leading them and the one at the gate, there's nobody here."

"You think Ganondorf would be *that* stupid?" asked Navi.

"I believe so. Come on, we have to hurry."

With that, the three carefully walked across the gate to the other side, making sure the guard didn't hear or see them. Luckily, he seemed to have inherited some of Ganondorf's stupidity, because he didn't move a muscle. Finally, they reached the other side, from where they could see Link and Zelda were entering the castle with the guard. Upon inspection, Saria noticed nobody was guarding the castle.

'This is *way* too easy,' Saria thought as she quickly entered the castle.

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'This is *way* too easy,' thought Link as he and Zelda were led through the castle. They also noticed the lack of guards outside. What really surprised him was that nobody was inside, either.

As they climbed the stairs, Link wondered what's Ganondorf was thinking. What if they underestimated him? What if it turned out that all the missing guards were in the throne room, waiting to kill them as soon as the doors opened. An uncertain look spread across his face. He may have been an adult at one time, but he still was a kid at heart. Suddenly, he heard a whisper.

"Don't be scared."

Link turned to his side and say Zelda looking back at him.

"Everything will be okay," she whispered softly so that the guard wouldn't hear.

"But what if something goes wrong?" Link whispered back, the look on his face never changing. "There's a good chance Ganondorf knew we're planning something, and set up a trap."

"Don't worry about that. Just concentrate on your plan," she responded. "We can, and will, beat him. I know we will."

Link let a small smile cross his face. She was right. They needed to succeed, now.

Suddenly, the guard stopped. Link and Zelda turned back forward to see what was happening. That when they noticed the two large doors in front of them. They had arrived.

The guard knocked on the door. A booming voice suddenly filled the hall.

"Enter!"

Link and Zelda both recognized the voice immediately.

Ganondorf.

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Saria carefully climbed the stairs, making sure that she didn't make too much noise. Finally, when she felt like she couldn't another step, she heard a light tapping up ahead, immediately followed by a booming voiced that shook the hall.

'I must be close.'

She slowly tiptoed up the last few steps and stopped at the top. In front of her were the doors to the throne room, one of them closed, the other opened widely. She quickly hid behind the closed door.

"Navi, go tell me when the coast is clear."

"Got it," the fairy replied as she flew out of cloak. She then dimmed her light and flew around the corner.

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ME: I'm cutting this chapter short. Sorry, but I'm too tired to continue. I'll post the 2nd half of 'The Rescue' as soon as I get more time.

*Stay cool and see ya later*

*TimeSage*