Author Chronicles: Return to Hyrule
a fanfic by charity236
Disclaimer: I didn't create Zelda. So there.
I'm back again. Hope you like this next chapter...
Chapter 6: Problems Of Hyrule
'Link... Link... Wake up, Link...'
He slowly opened his eyes. There was a glowing blue all about the room. Six... no, seven people were in a tight circle around him.
A blue face hovered above Link.
'AAHHHHH!!!!' He woke up fully, and found himself lying on the floor in the Chamber of Sages. 'Navi! Don't scare me like that!'
'Sorry, Link.'
Then he realised something.
'Navi, you're bigger than before...'
'Well duh! After the mistake with that gold dust!'
'No, I mean you're bigger than after the dust accident. And your clothes are different too.'
Navi had outfitted herself with a sarong-type skirt and bikini top.
'Yeah, well, you're bigger too. You're an adult, you nong!'
'Oh.' Link got up off the ground with the help of his wings, which had grown even bigger still to accommodate for the weight of Link's adult body.
Navi suddenly went normal size. The Fairy Mask seemed to be incredibly useful.
Link looked around the Chamber. It was more or less the same as when he had last seen it. He was still standing on the Triforce symbol, and the Sages were all here too.
'Saria, good to see you again. That incident back then with the dust... hehe. Now I think of it, it was rather funny...' Saria laughed too, then they hugged before Link went over to the next Sage.
'Big Bro, Darunia, long time no see,' he said, and Darunia gave him the biggest back slap he'd ever had - well, not as big as Biggoron's, of course.
'Hey, Big Bro, I've really been needing you back home. All the Gorons except my son Link, Biggoron and I are just too weird. They're all evil. Not at all Goron-like. Help me out here!'
'Whoa, Darunia, I've got other matters to attend too. But I'll do what I can, of course,' Link said.
Next up was Princess Ruto of the Zoras.
'I've been waiting...' (she thought for a bit) '... ten years now! Please come back to Zora's Domain, we'll hold the wedding ceremony there -' (Link was still shocked about this) '- ...But now is now the time.'
Ruto started crying into Link's shoulder.
'The Zoras are being nice - just [sob] nicer than normal. I think they're up to [sniff] something...'
'Then why are you crying over it if they're nice?'
'They're TOO nice. It's driving me crazy! Has someone learnt a song for controlling minds or something?'
'No, it's a curse,' Link assured Ruto. 'Has the Domain defrosted yet?'
'Yes, all of it except the warp to Lake Hylia. The way's still blocked.'
'I may have an answer to that, but I'll be needing...' Link pulled out his Zora Mask.
'You really think you're going to help me with that on? It's just a silly mask!'
'It's not just a silly mask. It's special. Watch.'
Link gave out a small yelp as he turned into a Zora.
'Cool, so you ARE ready to marry me now!' Ruto was about to kiss Link, when he took the mask off.
'It's only a mask, alright?'
'Oh. I better let you talk to the others.'
Impa seemed pleased to talk to Link, but had little to say.
'Being the only true Sheikah in existence, I am delighted to give you this mask. It will turn you into a Sheikah yourself. The ancient mask was handed down through the generations of Sheikah living in the castle, until I was the only one left. Now, I give it to you.'
'Thanks Impa. How is everyone in the castle anyway?'
'Normal, as far as I can see. The rebuilding of the castle and market took about a month, so it wasn't a big deal.'
Nabooru was intrigued with Link's journeys - or at least what he had looted during his journeys.
'These are my Magnetic Gloves. If I may demonstrate...' Link took 50 pins out from his bag and dropped them on the floor. The Gloves picked them up instantly.
'Cool huh?'
'Oh yes. Tell me, how is that horse of yours, Epona, doing?'
'Very well. She's had a few foals, but strangely enough, the stallion was Ganondorf's.'
'Really? Ooh, I'll get back at him someday. I'm going to walk into that Realm and...' Nabooru moved a finger across her neck. 'But I'd like to get Twinrova back more. Those ugly witches...'
'Actually, I'd like to get them too. Look what their dust did to me!' Link turned around and showed his wings. 'I was turned into a fairy. Then I was turned back and I still had these. But at least I can fly - that's one of the good things.'
They kept chatting about adventures they'd had and such, until...
'Oh, I bet Rauru's waiting for me.'
Rauru looked older than ever before.
'How are you going, Rauru? And how are all the Hylians?'
'Me? I'm doing alright in my old age. And the Hylians? They are all mixed between good and evil. It's quite strange. The curse is awful; we must get rid of it.'
'Well I knew that. And are you still on that diet?'
'Uh, uh, well...' Rauru struggled to hide the chocolate coin behind his back, but was too slow - Link snatched it off him.
'Oh really, come off it! It's just CHOCOLATE!' Link yelled.
'But I love it! The taste, the smell, the texture...'
~Frickin' hell, you're as addicted to chocolate as Goldmember is to gold,~ came an echoing voice.
'Not Author again!!' Link groaned. 'What did I tell you?! Ra-'
~R-A-C-K OFF, I KNOW!!~ Author snapped. ~Calm down, I'm just trying to get a rise out of you. And Rauru, how come you're addicted to chocolate in the first place?~
Rauru hesitated for a moment. 'It was right after Link had gone back to the past...'
[Rauru's POV] We Sages were sitting on top of the hill, when Kaepora came along and decided to take Saria off somewhere. I asked the others, "Where do you think they're off to?"
"Don't ask me," Nabooru replied.
"I dunno," Impa said.
Ruto shrugged.
"No idea," came Darunia's answer.
"What a fat load of help you are," I said sarcastically. "Now if you don't mind, I'm off to see where they went." With that, I disappeared and found myself back in the Chamber of Sages.
Opening the door (yes, there's a hidden door right over there), I went to find the Goddesses. Hopefully they were in their large castle.
They were. After a quick talk with them so they could get me to Kaepora and Saria's destination, I appeared in a dark brown place - the ruins of Ganondorf's castle!!
Peering around from a large cement block, I noticed a crouching person moving his hands along a long object, and two other people on a ledge further away, clearly trying not to be seen - Kaepora and Saria, I could tell instantly.
But who was the other man? As I took in a deep breath and prepared to step out from behind the block, Kaepora and Saria flew off. It looked as though I would have to go it alone.
I stepped up quietly to the man, and tapped him on the shoulder, hoping he wouldn't lash out at me.
"WHAT?! What do you want, fatty?!" he snapped violently.
"I... I was just wondering what you were doing?" I asked, trying to sound nice.
"That is none of your business. Now would you please go away."
"What are you doing?" I repeated, more urgently.
"I said GET LOST!" the man yelled, and several birds took flight from the sudden noise.
"No, first tell me what the hell you're doing."
A smile drew across the man's ugly face. "What am I doing? I'm doing... THIS!!" He raised his hand and shot a magic bolt at me. I suddenly had a hunger for chocolate.
"NOW would you rack off?!" he snarled.
"Yes sir!" I saluted and the Goddesses warped me back to the Chamber of Sages. When I explained what happened, they gave me some chocolate coins...
'You expect us to believe THAT?!' Navi laughed.
'It's true!' Rauru nodded. 'Now if you don't mind, we have business to attend to, don't we Link?'
'Oh, er, yeah, I guess so,' Link agreed.
As Rauru called to everyone, 'Places, Sages,' and the Sages were rushing to their spots, Zelda warped into the Chamber.
'Hello [giggle] Princess,' Link snorted for no particular reason.
'Uh, hi Link,' Zelda said with a frown, then cheered up. Sort of. 'Hi Saria - Same as ever, huh? Always will be? Darunia, love that new tie. Ruto, no I can't marry Link (?!). Impa, oh, how are you? I've missed you for ages. Nabooru, uh, well...' She stopped to think for a bit, then carried on. '...How's it going? The Gerudos been stealing anything lately? Rauru, I sure hope we can fix all this mess.'
Everyone had a different reaction to Zelda's comments.
'What do you mean, same as ever? Oh, that I'm always gonna be a kid...?'
'I don't see no tie! Where...? No, wait, there it is. I just can't work out how to put this thing on...'
'Well, good then! Because we got engaged seven - no, wait - eight years ago...'
'I'm so glad to see you too, Princess. I am just fine... apart from the fact that I am angry because of this curse...'
'Don't worry, Zelda, I've kept their hands off everything...'
'I really hope so too, Princess.'
With Rauru's last word, Zelda magicked a long table and chairs from nowhere. She sat at one end, Link the other, and the Sages on the sides.
'Ok, we are here to discuss the issue of the curse. We will each report on their races' actions first,' Zelda explained in a business-like way. 'Rauru, would you go first?'
'The Hylians are all scattered between the line of good and evil.
In the Market, the rate of stealing has gone up, and prices of anything from a Recovery Heart to a bottle of Blue Fire have risen more than 50%. This is not good for business.
In Kakariko, some of the better-known people - like the Cucco Lady - act strangely from time to time.
As for Lon Lon Ranch, well, Ingo is acting too nice. He's definitely got a trick up his sleeve somewhere...
Oh, Link - here is a helpful item - the Glowstone of Revealing. When near certain hidden areas, it will shake and glow brightly. It's sort of like the Stone of Agony, but it is actually used to get into some dungeons. And if you have that Fairy Mask on, it will stop you glowing when you squeeze the stone.
That is my report, Princess.'
Everyone commented before letting Saria speak.
'The Kokiri probably have the worst status of all of the races. Kids can even normally do a lot of damage, but with the effects of the curse, the damage is much worse. Kokiri Forest has just about turned into Gerudo Valley - there is so much red dirt. The only dwellings are small caves, and Link's house, which has always stood in its original place. They seem to ignore it.
As for the Great Deku Tree, his meadow... it's normal, yes, but the Deku Tree isn't, oh no. While Link was visiting, the Tree attacked and summoned the Kokiri to help out (he is only a tree, after all). This is definitely the worst case in Hyrule, Sages.'
There was no comment this time, just a quivering silence.
'Darunia, your turn?' Link asked.
'Oh, yeah...'
'Have you seen Gorons? They are nice. Now, have you ever seen EVIL GORONS?! They are...' (he tries to find a word for it other than "evil") '...EVIL!!!!
Only Biggoron and his mighty sword have kept peace. Not that it helps much. He slaps them with the flat side of the blade. Ouch, it hurts. He got me once, supposedly by accident, but I think there's more to him than that.
And Link, Biggoron still has the sword stowed away, if you want it. No wait, here it is.' Darunia pulled the gigantic blade from out of the drawer under the table. 'This time, you can use it as a kid too. It will shrink a bit when you go back in time, so you can still hold it.' The blade was still at least six feet long.
Ruto took Biggoron's Sword from Link for a moment.
'That's enormous! I can hardly hold it up!' she said.
'Well, use two hands.' Link showed Ruto how to grip it.
'Getting some quality time in before running off again, Link?' Nabooru laughed.
'Er, Princess Ruto, I believe it is your turn now.' Rauru was getting slightly impatient.
'Yeah. Er-hem. Anyway, the Zoras are quite strange also. I get a feeling that they hurt each other when they are behind my back, for I hear frequent screams from the waterfall, and there is blood in the water.
Also, Lord Jabu-Jabu has started shooting out poison.
And Dad... er, I mean King Zora has gone mental. Not only is he eating even more than usual, but I think he wants to kill me.
There isn't much else for me to say, but I can give Link something...'
Ruto grabbed something from behind her lower left flipper, and showed it to Link.
'What is it?' Link grabbed it, and the "it" glowed brightly.
'This "it" is the Waterfall Device. It can be attached to your Ocarina so you can play it underwater. Useful, eh?
That ends my report.'
'Interesting news, ah - Ruto.' Zelda seemed a bit ticked-off about something. 'Impa?'
'Everyone in the castle is as always, except the guards. They don't seem to protect as well as they have been, and monsters inside the castle that appear sometimes keep rejuvenating until it has been destroyed about five times.' (Zelda grinned guiltily.)
'Everything else is perfect. Besides the fact that I am the only true -' (Impa put real stress on the "true" part, and she gave Zelda and Link stern looks) '- Sheikah, of course. I just wish there was another...'
'Very [cough] well-said, Impa. And Nabooru?' Zelda asked.
'Yes. Even though I have spent most of these free years in the Desert Colossus, trying to sabotage Ganondorf's old followers in some way, I have visited the Fortress on numerous occasions. It is... It's too weird to explain properly.
The Gerudo act as they always did, but some have an evil look on their faces, and others seem friendly.
Oh, I have found a new way into the Spirit Temple. There is...' (Nabooru quietens down, thinking that Ganondorf is listening to her every word) '...a grey boulder that is only destroyable by lifting it up with the Silver Gauntlets. The hole under the boulder will lead to an underground lair, but there are lots of Gerudo guards. Yes, it seems that there is an underground tribe of them that no one knew of. Anyway, sneak past them anyway you can to get to a crawling hole. Crawl through to reach the secret entrance.'
'That is... quite interesting, Nabooru,' Rauru said. 'Now, someone call Kaepora here.'
'I'll do it.' Link seemed happy to play the Ocarina of Time again, seeing as he had to use the Fairy Ocarina in the short time he'd been in Hyrule so far (Link had gotten used to the slightly higher pitch of the Ocarina of Time).
Link played the Song of Soaring, but instead of himself "soaring" somewhere, Kaepora Gaebora soared into the Chamber instead.
'Yes, Rauru? What do you want?' Kaepora asked viciously. Then he saw Link.
'Oh yes, you'll be needing...' the wise owl handed (or taloned) over a map of Hyrule.
'I thought I had a map,' Link said in protest.
'Oh no, this one is more accurate at this time. It shows the state that Hyrule is in right now.'
'Now, Link, I will warp you to the Temple of Time,' Zelda said. 'When in your adult form, the curse is much worse, so people's reactions to you will be stronger than they were as a kid. But, if you go to the past, the curse won't even exist. You will find some useful clues in the past, so... play the Song of Time now. You'll get a new weapon there.'
Link played the Song of Time, and as he did, he thought about going to the past.
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Next Chapter: King Of The Kids
Link is going to the past! In fact he's going to Gerudo's Fortress in the past! Just great...
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a fanfic by charity236
Disclaimer: I didn't create Zelda. So there.
I'm back again. Hope you like this next chapter...
Chapter 6: Problems Of Hyrule
'Link... Link... Wake up, Link...'
He slowly opened his eyes. There was a glowing blue all about the room. Six... no, seven people were in a tight circle around him.
A blue face hovered above Link.
'AAHHHHH!!!!' He woke up fully, and found himself lying on the floor in the Chamber of Sages. 'Navi! Don't scare me like that!'
'Sorry, Link.'
Then he realised something.
'Navi, you're bigger than before...'
'Well duh! After the mistake with that gold dust!'
'No, I mean you're bigger than after the dust accident. And your clothes are different too.'
Navi had outfitted herself with a sarong-type skirt and bikini top.
'Yeah, well, you're bigger too. You're an adult, you nong!'
'Oh.' Link got up off the ground with the help of his wings, which had grown even bigger still to accommodate for the weight of Link's adult body.
Navi suddenly went normal size. The Fairy Mask seemed to be incredibly useful.
Link looked around the Chamber. It was more or less the same as when he had last seen it. He was still standing on the Triforce symbol, and the Sages were all here too.
'Saria, good to see you again. That incident back then with the dust... hehe. Now I think of it, it was rather funny...' Saria laughed too, then they hugged before Link went over to the next Sage.
'Big Bro, Darunia, long time no see,' he said, and Darunia gave him the biggest back slap he'd ever had - well, not as big as Biggoron's, of course.
'Hey, Big Bro, I've really been needing you back home. All the Gorons except my son Link, Biggoron and I are just too weird. They're all evil. Not at all Goron-like. Help me out here!'
'Whoa, Darunia, I've got other matters to attend too. But I'll do what I can, of course,' Link said.
Next up was Princess Ruto of the Zoras.
'I've been waiting...' (she thought for a bit) '... ten years now! Please come back to Zora's Domain, we'll hold the wedding ceremony there -' (Link was still shocked about this) '- ...But now is now the time.'
Ruto started crying into Link's shoulder.
'The Zoras are being nice - just [sob] nicer than normal. I think they're up to [sniff] something...'
'Then why are you crying over it if they're nice?'
'They're TOO nice. It's driving me crazy! Has someone learnt a song for controlling minds or something?'
'No, it's a curse,' Link assured Ruto. 'Has the Domain defrosted yet?'
'Yes, all of it except the warp to Lake Hylia. The way's still blocked.'
'I may have an answer to that, but I'll be needing...' Link pulled out his Zora Mask.
'You really think you're going to help me with that on? It's just a silly mask!'
'It's not just a silly mask. It's special. Watch.'
Link gave out a small yelp as he turned into a Zora.
'Cool, so you ARE ready to marry me now!' Ruto was about to kiss Link, when he took the mask off.
'It's only a mask, alright?'
'Oh. I better let you talk to the others.'
Impa seemed pleased to talk to Link, but had little to say.
'Being the only true Sheikah in existence, I am delighted to give you this mask. It will turn you into a Sheikah yourself. The ancient mask was handed down through the generations of Sheikah living in the castle, until I was the only one left. Now, I give it to you.'
'Thanks Impa. How is everyone in the castle anyway?'
'Normal, as far as I can see. The rebuilding of the castle and market took about a month, so it wasn't a big deal.'
Nabooru was intrigued with Link's journeys - or at least what he had looted during his journeys.
'These are my Magnetic Gloves. If I may demonstrate...' Link took 50 pins out from his bag and dropped them on the floor. The Gloves picked them up instantly.
'Cool huh?'
'Oh yes. Tell me, how is that horse of yours, Epona, doing?'
'Very well. She's had a few foals, but strangely enough, the stallion was Ganondorf's.'
'Really? Ooh, I'll get back at him someday. I'm going to walk into that Realm and...' Nabooru moved a finger across her neck. 'But I'd like to get Twinrova back more. Those ugly witches...'
'Actually, I'd like to get them too. Look what their dust did to me!' Link turned around and showed his wings. 'I was turned into a fairy. Then I was turned back and I still had these. But at least I can fly - that's one of the good things.'
They kept chatting about adventures they'd had and such, until...
'Oh, I bet Rauru's waiting for me.'
Rauru looked older than ever before.
'How are you going, Rauru? And how are all the Hylians?'
'Me? I'm doing alright in my old age. And the Hylians? They are all mixed between good and evil. It's quite strange. The curse is awful; we must get rid of it.'
'Well I knew that. And are you still on that diet?'
'Uh, uh, well...' Rauru struggled to hide the chocolate coin behind his back, but was too slow - Link snatched it off him.
'Oh really, come off it! It's just CHOCOLATE!' Link yelled.
'But I love it! The taste, the smell, the texture...'
~Frickin' hell, you're as addicted to chocolate as Goldmember is to gold,~ came an echoing voice.
'Not Author again!!' Link groaned. 'What did I tell you?! Ra-'
~R-A-C-K OFF, I KNOW!!~ Author snapped. ~Calm down, I'm just trying to get a rise out of you. And Rauru, how come you're addicted to chocolate in the first place?~
Rauru hesitated for a moment. 'It was right after Link had gone back to the past...'
[Rauru's POV] We Sages were sitting on top of the hill, when Kaepora came along and decided to take Saria off somewhere. I asked the others, "Where do you think they're off to?"
"Don't ask me," Nabooru replied.
"I dunno," Impa said.
Ruto shrugged.
"No idea," came Darunia's answer.
"What a fat load of help you are," I said sarcastically. "Now if you don't mind, I'm off to see where they went." With that, I disappeared and found myself back in the Chamber of Sages.
Opening the door (yes, there's a hidden door right over there), I went to find the Goddesses. Hopefully they were in their large castle.
They were. After a quick talk with them so they could get me to Kaepora and Saria's destination, I appeared in a dark brown place - the ruins of Ganondorf's castle!!
Peering around from a large cement block, I noticed a crouching person moving his hands along a long object, and two other people on a ledge further away, clearly trying not to be seen - Kaepora and Saria, I could tell instantly.
But who was the other man? As I took in a deep breath and prepared to step out from behind the block, Kaepora and Saria flew off. It looked as though I would have to go it alone.
I stepped up quietly to the man, and tapped him on the shoulder, hoping he wouldn't lash out at me.
"WHAT?! What do you want, fatty?!" he snapped violently.
"I... I was just wondering what you were doing?" I asked, trying to sound nice.
"That is none of your business. Now would you please go away."
"What are you doing?" I repeated, more urgently.
"I said GET LOST!" the man yelled, and several birds took flight from the sudden noise.
"No, first tell me what the hell you're doing."
A smile drew across the man's ugly face. "What am I doing? I'm doing... THIS!!" He raised his hand and shot a magic bolt at me. I suddenly had a hunger for chocolate.
"NOW would you rack off?!" he snarled.
"Yes sir!" I saluted and the Goddesses warped me back to the Chamber of Sages. When I explained what happened, they gave me some chocolate coins...
'You expect us to believe THAT?!' Navi laughed.
'It's true!' Rauru nodded. 'Now if you don't mind, we have business to attend to, don't we Link?'
'Oh, er, yeah, I guess so,' Link agreed.
As Rauru called to everyone, 'Places, Sages,' and the Sages were rushing to their spots, Zelda warped into the Chamber.
'Hello [giggle] Princess,' Link snorted for no particular reason.
'Uh, hi Link,' Zelda said with a frown, then cheered up. Sort of. 'Hi Saria - Same as ever, huh? Always will be? Darunia, love that new tie. Ruto, no I can't marry Link (?!). Impa, oh, how are you? I've missed you for ages. Nabooru, uh, well...' She stopped to think for a bit, then carried on. '...How's it going? The Gerudos been stealing anything lately? Rauru, I sure hope we can fix all this mess.'
Everyone had a different reaction to Zelda's comments.
'What do you mean, same as ever? Oh, that I'm always gonna be a kid...?'
'I don't see no tie! Where...? No, wait, there it is. I just can't work out how to put this thing on...'
'Well, good then! Because we got engaged seven - no, wait - eight years ago...'
'I'm so glad to see you too, Princess. I am just fine... apart from the fact that I am angry because of this curse...'
'Don't worry, Zelda, I've kept their hands off everything...'
'I really hope so too, Princess.'
With Rauru's last word, Zelda magicked a long table and chairs from nowhere. She sat at one end, Link the other, and the Sages on the sides.
'Ok, we are here to discuss the issue of the curse. We will each report on their races' actions first,' Zelda explained in a business-like way. 'Rauru, would you go first?'
'The Hylians are all scattered between the line of good and evil.
In the Market, the rate of stealing has gone up, and prices of anything from a Recovery Heart to a bottle of Blue Fire have risen more than 50%. This is not good for business.
In Kakariko, some of the better-known people - like the Cucco Lady - act strangely from time to time.
As for Lon Lon Ranch, well, Ingo is acting too nice. He's definitely got a trick up his sleeve somewhere...
Oh, Link - here is a helpful item - the Glowstone of Revealing. When near certain hidden areas, it will shake and glow brightly. It's sort of like the Stone of Agony, but it is actually used to get into some dungeons. And if you have that Fairy Mask on, it will stop you glowing when you squeeze the stone.
That is my report, Princess.'
Everyone commented before letting Saria speak.
'The Kokiri probably have the worst status of all of the races. Kids can even normally do a lot of damage, but with the effects of the curse, the damage is much worse. Kokiri Forest has just about turned into Gerudo Valley - there is so much red dirt. The only dwellings are small caves, and Link's house, which has always stood in its original place. They seem to ignore it.
As for the Great Deku Tree, his meadow... it's normal, yes, but the Deku Tree isn't, oh no. While Link was visiting, the Tree attacked and summoned the Kokiri to help out (he is only a tree, after all). This is definitely the worst case in Hyrule, Sages.'
There was no comment this time, just a quivering silence.
'Darunia, your turn?' Link asked.
'Oh, yeah...'
'Have you seen Gorons? They are nice. Now, have you ever seen EVIL GORONS?! They are...' (he tries to find a word for it other than "evil") '...EVIL!!!!
Only Biggoron and his mighty sword have kept peace. Not that it helps much. He slaps them with the flat side of the blade. Ouch, it hurts. He got me once, supposedly by accident, but I think there's more to him than that.
And Link, Biggoron still has the sword stowed away, if you want it. No wait, here it is.' Darunia pulled the gigantic blade from out of the drawer under the table. 'This time, you can use it as a kid too. It will shrink a bit when you go back in time, so you can still hold it.' The blade was still at least six feet long.
Ruto took Biggoron's Sword from Link for a moment.
'That's enormous! I can hardly hold it up!' she said.
'Well, use two hands.' Link showed Ruto how to grip it.
'Getting some quality time in before running off again, Link?' Nabooru laughed.
'Er, Princess Ruto, I believe it is your turn now.' Rauru was getting slightly impatient.
'Yeah. Er-hem. Anyway, the Zoras are quite strange also. I get a feeling that they hurt each other when they are behind my back, for I hear frequent screams from the waterfall, and there is blood in the water.
Also, Lord Jabu-Jabu has started shooting out poison.
And Dad... er, I mean King Zora has gone mental. Not only is he eating even more than usual, but I think he wants to kill me.
There isn't much else for me to say, but I can give Link something...'
Ruto grabbed something from behind her lower left flipper, and showed it to Link.
'What is it?' Link grabbed it, and the "it" glowed brightly.
'This "it" is the Waterfall Device. It can be attached to your Ocarina so you can play it underwater. Useful, eh?
That ends my report.'
'Interesting news, ah - Ruto.' Zelda seemed a bit ticked-off about something. 'Impa?'
'Everyone in the castle is as always, except the guards. They don't seem to protect as well as they have been, and monsters inside the castle that appear sometimes keep rejuvenating until it has been destroyed about five times.' (Zelda grinned guiltily.)
'Everything else is perfect. Besides the fact that I am the only true -' (Impa put real stress on the "true" part, and she gave Zelda and Link stern looks) '- Sheikah, of course. I just wish there was another...'
'Very [cough] well-said, Impa. And Nabooru?' Zelda asked.
'Yes. Even though I have spent most of these free years in the Desert Colossus, trying to sabotage Ganondorf's old followers in some way, I have visited the Fortress on numerous occasions. It is... It's too weird to explain properly.
The Gerudo act as they always did, but some have an evil look on their faces, and others seem friendly.
Oh, I have found a new way into the Spirit Temple. There is...' (Nabooru quietens down, thinking that Ganondorf is listening to her every word) '...a grey boulder that is only destroyable by lifting it up with the Silver Gauntlets. The hole under the boulder will lead to an underground lair, but there are lots of Gerudo guards. Yes, it seems that there is an underground tribe of them that no one knew of. Anyway, sneak past them anyway you can to get to a crawling hole. Crawl through to reach the secret entrance.'
'That is... quite interesting, Nabooru,' Rauru said. 'Now, someone call Kaepora here.'
'I'll do it.' Link seemed happy to play the Ocarina of Time again, seeing as he had to use the Fairy Ocarina in the short time he'd been in Hyrule so far (Link had gotten used to the slightly higher pitch of the Ocarina of Time).
Link played the Song of Soaring, but instead of himself "soaring" somewhere, Kaepora Gaebora soared into the Chamber instead.
'Yes, Rauru? What do you want?' Kaepora asked viciously. Then he saw Link.
'Oh yes, you'll be needing...' the wise owl handed (or taloned) over a map of Hyrule.
'I thought I had a map,' Link said in protest.
'Oh no, this one is more accurate at this time. It shows the state that Hyrule is in right now.'
'Now, Link, I will warp you to the Temple of Time,' Zelda said. 'When in your adult form, the curse is much worse, so people's reactions to you will be stronger than they were as a kid. But, if you go to the past, the curse won't even exist. You will find some useful clues in the past, so... play the Song of Time now. You'll get a new weapon there.'
Link played the Song of Time, and as he did, he thought about going to the past.
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Next Chapter: King Of The Kids
Link is going to the past! In fact he's going to Gerudo's Fortress in the past! Just great...
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