Aria: Okay. I've finally cleaned up the mess Farore got herself into.
Tiana: She opened up a pantry and got hit with an avalanche of pots and
pans. She got a broken arm, but Aria is still mad at her, so it has to
heal the natural way.
Farore: *walks in with cast on arm* I've boiled the water for tea! When's
Darunia getting here?
Anri: He'll be here in the next chapter.
Farore: Awww.
Aria: She should be glad he's coming at all! After that stunt of hers, I
was ready to hit the ceiling!
Kaepora: There isn't one.
Aria: It's an expression.
Kaepora: Oh.
Aria: With all the craziness, Kaepora's been up for a while, so we don't
have to scream at him this time.
Anri: Lady Aria, haven't you read your reviews yet?
Aria: Uh. . . no.
Anri: Could you please go check? You might have gotten a message from my
master and brother!
Aria: Oh! I forgot about that! Come on! *runs off with Anri following*
Kaepora: Oh crap. That means I have to do the disclaimers now. Ahem!
Aria Zephyr, the authoress of this story, does not own the Legend of Zelda
games, their characters, and such in that context. She does own the story,
the plot line and the original character, Natalia the witch.
Tiana: Nayru is still teaching Twister and everyone else is doing
something, so I guess I'd better start the story. Um, in this chapter we
find out what that nasty witch has been putting our dear Link through. Oh
my! This is awful! Aria! Where are you? Something's terribly wrong with
Link!
Chapter 37: The Spell
"We should heed Zephos' warning and hurry as much as possible," the
princess said as Zelda tried to make things look the same as they had when
she had entered. "I know. I'm going!" Zelda said. She ran to the door
and glanced around the hall. It was empty, save for a few torches that
were spaced very far apart and the occasional opening to a door.
Zelda hurried as quickly and quietly as she could along the hall. She was
careful to pay attention to Zephos' instructions and counted how many doors
she passed that were on her right. Just as she reached the fourth door,
the knob moved and Zelda ducked for cover behind a large, ugly statue.
The woman she had seen in her dream, the woman with dark skin and flame
colored hair, came out of the door, carrying her bright mirror with her.
"He hah! With the spell that boy's under, he'll either tell me where the
girl is or he'll be my unwitting underling! Either way, I win and when I
have the Triforce, none shall stop me! Ha, ha, ha, ha!" she cackled to
herself, unmindful of the hidden Zelda.
Zelda waited until the witch had entered her room and had slammed the door
shut before she ran to the door ahead of her and opened it. Her heart was
full of worry and fear for Link as she flew down the hall and opened the
door at the end.
There was a deadly quiet in the dungeon when she had opened the door. The
soft creaks the door made as she opened it seemed all too loud. She peered
inside, hoping that there was no guard. "The silence is far too quiet.
Something dreadful is afoot," the princess murmured from over Zelda's
shoulder.
Zelda cracked the door open more and glanced around warily again. Finally,
she closed the door and turned around. Three barred cells lay on each side
and all were locked tightly shut. Zelda searched her memory, trying to
remember which cell she had seen Link in when she had seen him in her
dream.
Without knowing it, she was standing directly in front of one of the cells.
She had shut her eyes to think better, but when the princess attracted her
attention, she opened them again. There, lying spread-eagle in the cell
before her, was Link.
"Oh no!" she whispered, her eyes widening. In the dim light provided by a
small lamp on the wall behind her, she could see that his normally shiny
dark-green eyes were open and there was a dull, fathomless look to them.
"Oh no. I'm too late." she murmured to herself, staring at him. Just
looking at him brought tears to her eyes and she looked away.
Zelda turned to the princess and said, "We have to get him out of here!
But, how can we open the door?" "Use Din's fire and aim for the lock.
That should break it and we can get in," the princess said. Her voice
sounded thick; as if she had a cold or it she was holding back emotion.
Zelda rubbed a pesky tear away from her eyes and concentrated her magic at
the lock. The flames burst from her hands and impacted the lock. There
was a small sizzling sound and the door opened slightly.
Zelda immediately ran in to Link's side. "Oh no! He's not-I mean-he can't
be!" she whispered, trying to find a pulse. She tried laying her head on
his chest to listen for a heartbeat. Her eyes sparkled with tears again
and she raised her head.
"I.can't hear anything," she said to her ancestor, her voice laced with
pain. The princess glanced at her and entered the cell. She leaned down
over the boy's prone form and held a hand inches above his forehead. Her
hand began to glow slightly.
"He's not dead," she said, "There's some sort of spell on him. Whatever it
is, his body looks dead, but that's only because his spirit is trapped
within the spell. He's more in a dream than anything else."
"But, how do we break the spell?" Zelda asked. "Not we; you. You're the
only one who can break the spell," the princess said. "Me?" Zelda asked.
"Yes, you. You do feel very strongly for this boy, don't you?" the
princess asked. "Yes, of course I do," Zelda said. "You are the only one
who can break the spell because of that. It is very strong and only
something that can rival the power of the spell can break it," the princess
said.
Zelda was completely silent for a moment, staring into Link's emotionless
eyes. "Tell me how," she said finally. "Just take his hand and totally
clear your mind of everything. Then, I want you to think only of him and
you will be taken into the world the spell has created. Be very careful;
the spell was only meant to overpower him. It won't like you coming in and
may try to overpower you as well. Whatever you do, do not allow that to
happen," she warned. "I understand," Zelda said. "Good luck," the
princess whispered.
Then, Zelda took hold of Link's hand and let all her thoughts pass from
her. Suddenly, her eyes took on the same deaden look as Link's and she
fell forward from her kneeling position. Her head lay across Link's chest
and her breathing had ceased.
"I wish you very good luck, my child," the princess murmured.
Aria: *is reading a review* Anri, what do you think this means?
Anri: I can't say until my master returns.
Aria: Oh. Now I'm gonna drive myself nuts trying to figure out what! Oh
well. No one said life was fair.
Tiana: What did the witch mean?
Aria: Oh, that? The next chapter will explain it, don't worry.
Tiana: But, I do! What's happening to Link? Is he gonna be all right?
Aria: Read the next chapter and see.
Tiana: Darn.
Anri: Lady Aria, you did say that you're going to be talking somewhat in
the next chapter. Shouldn't you go get ready?
Aria: Oh, man! Why am I forgetting things all of a sudden?! Anri and
Tiana, when everyone gets back, tell them I had to do some interference.
I'll be back in chapter thirty-nine. See ya! *vanishes*
Tiana: What do we do now? We're the only ones here other than Kaepora and
he's asleep.
Anri: We could straighten some things up for Lady Aria when she gets back.
I'm sure she'd appreciate it.
Tiana: Yeah! *they both fly off*
Tiana: She opened up a pantry and got hit with an avalanche of pots and
pans. She got a broken arm, but Aria is still mad at her, so it has to
heal the natural way.
Farore: *walks in with cast on arm* I've boiled the water for tea! When's
Darunia getting here?
Anri: He'll be here in the next chapter.
Farore: Awww.
Aria: She should be glad he's coming at all! After that stunt of hers, I
was ready to hit the ceiling!
Kaepora: There isn't one.
Aria: It's an expression.
Kaepora: Oh.
Aria: With all the craziness, Kaepora's been up for a while, so we don't
have to scream at him this time.
Anri: Lady Aria, haven't you read your reviews yet?
Aria: Uh. . . no.
Anri: Could you please go check? You might have gotten a message from my
master and brother!
Aria: Oh! I forgot about that! Come on! *runs off with Anri following*
Kaepora: Oh crap. That means I have to do the disclaimers now. Ahem!
Aria Zephyr, the authoress of this story, does not own the Legend of Zelda
games, their characters, and such in that context. She does own the story,
the plot line and the original character, Natalia the witch.
Tiana: Nayru is still teaching Twister and everyone else is doing
something, so I guess I'd better start the story. Um, in this chapter we
find out what that nasty witch has been putting our dear Link through. Oh
my! This is awful! Aria! Where are you? Something's terribly wrong with
Link!
Chapter 37: The Spell
"We should heed Zephos' warning and hurry as much as possible," the
princess said as Zelda tried to make things look the same as they had when
she had entered. "I know. I'm going!" Zelda said. She ran to the door
and glanced around the hall. It was empty, save for a few torches that
were spaced very far apart and the occasional opening to a door.
Zelda hurried as quickly and quietly as she could along the hall. She was
careful to pay attention to Zephos' instructions and counted how many doors
she passed that were on her right. Just as she reached the fourth door,
the knob moved and Zelda ducked for cover behind a large, ugly statue.
The woman she had seen in her dream, the woman with dark skin and flame
colored hair, came out of the door, carrying her bright mirror with her.
"He hah! With the spell that boy's under, he'll either tell me where the
girl is or he'll be my unwitting underling! Either way, I win and when I
have the Triforce, none shall stop me! Ha, ha, ha, ha!" she cackled to
herself, unmindful of the hidden Zelda.
Zelda waited until the witch had entered her room and had slammed the door
shut before she ran to the door ahead of her and opened it. Her heart was
full of worry and fear for Link as she flew down the hall and opened the
door at the end.
There was a deadly quiet in the dungeon when she had opened the door. The
soft creaks the door made as she opened it seemed all too loud. She peered
inside, hoping that there was no guard. "The silence is far too quiet.
Something dreadful is afoot," the princess murmured from over Zelda's
shoulder.
Zelda cracked the door open more and glanced around warily again. Finally,
she closed the door and turned around. Three barred cells lay on each side
and all were locked tightly shut. Zelda searched her memory, trying to
remember which cell she had seen Link in when she had seen him in her
dream.
Without knowing it, she was standing directly in front of one of the cells.
She had shut her eyes to think better, but when the princess attracted her
attention, she opened them again. There, lying spread-eagle in the cell
before her, was Link.
"Oh no!" she whispered, her eyes widening. In the dim light provided by a
small lamp on the wall behind her, she could see that his normally shiny
dark-green eyes were open and there was a dull, fathomless look to them.
"Oh no. I'm too late." she murmured to herself, staring at him. Just
looking at him brought tears to her eyes and she looked away.
Zelda turned to the princess and said, "We have to get him out of here!
But, how can we open the door?" "Use Din's fire and aim for the lock.
That should break it and we can get in," the princess said. Her voice
sounded thick; as if she had a cold or it she was holding back emotion.
Zelda rubbed a pesky tear away from her eyes and concentrated her magic at
the lock. The flames burst from her hands and impacted the lock. There
was a small sizzling sound and the door opened slightly.
Zelda immediately ran in to Link's side. "Oh no! He's not-I mean-he can't
be!" she whispered, trying to find a pulse. She tried laying her head on
his chest to listen for a heartbeat. Her eyes sparkled with tears again
and she raised her head.
"I.can't hear anything," she said to her ancestor, her voice laced with
pain. The princess glanced at her and entered the cell. She leaned down
over the boy's prone form and held a hand inches above his forehead. Her
hand began to glow slightly.
"He's not dead," she said, "There's some sort of spell on him. Whatever it
is, his body looks dead, but that's only because his spirit is trapped
within the spell. He's more in a dream than anything else."
"But, how do we break the spell?" Zelda asked. "Not we; you. You're the
only one who can break the spell," the princess said. "Me?" Zelda asked.
"Yes, you. You do feel very strongly for this boy, don't you?" the
princess asked. "Yes, of course I do," Zelda said. "You are the only one
who can break the spell because of that. It is very strong and only
something that can rival the power of the spell can break it," the princess
said.
Zelda was completely silent for a moment, staring into Link's emotionless
eyes. "Tell me how," she said finally. "Just take his hand and totally
clear your mind of everything. Then, I want you to think only of him and
you will be taken into the world the spell has created. Be very careful;
the spell was only meant to overpower him. It won't like you coming in and
may try to overpower you as well. Whatever you do, do not allow that to
happen," she warned. "I understand," Zelda said. "Good luck," the
princess whispered.
Then, Zelda took hold of Link's hand and let all her thoughts pass from
her. Suddenly, her eyes took on the same deaden look as Link's and she
fell forward from her kneeling position. Her head lay across Link's chest
and her breathing had ceased.
"I wish you very good luck, my child," the princess murmured.
Aria: *is reading a review* Anri, what do you think this means?
Anri: I can't say until my master returns.
Aria: Oh. Now I'm gonna drive myself nuts trying to figure out what! Oh
well. No one said life was fair.
Tiana: What did the witch mean?
Aria: Oh, that? The next chapter will explain it, don't worry.
Tiana: But, I do! What's happening to Link? Is he gonna be all right?
Aria: Read the next chapter and see.
Tiana: Darn.
Anri: Lady Aria, you did say that you're going to be talking somewhat in
the next chapter. Shouldn't you go get ready?
Aria: Oh, man! Why am I forgetting things all of a sudden?! Anri and
Tiana, when everyone gets back, tell them I had to do some interference.
I'll be back in chapter thirty-nine. See ya! *vanishes*
Tiana: What do we do now? We're the only ones here other than Kaepora and
he's asleep.
Anri: We could straighten some things up for Lady Aria when she gets back.
I'm sure she'd appreciate it.
Tiana: Yeah! *they both fly off*
