"Princess, don't listen to him!" Link cried. "He's lying to you! He'll
never bring your mother back!"
"But he said he would," Zelda whimpered, standing up. She seemed to be unimpressed that Link had just shown up out of nowhere.
"That doesn't mean he will!" Link yelled. "Believe me, Zelda! If you give him the Triforce, no one will ever live to see another day! Do not listen to him! Please!"
Gannondorf threw Link off his back. The Gerudo had a knife sticking out of his back. "Zelda, don't you want your mother back? This is a selfish peasant, wanting only to save his own hide! Give me the Triforce!"
Link looked into Zelda's eyes. She had been so hypnotized by Ganon's promise, she had been oblivious to all else. She shook her head.
"C'mon Link, let's get out of here!"
Zelda jumped into the air, and kicked Ganon's neck, sending him back to the air.
"STOP THEM!" Ganon shouted, as Link and Zelda ran out of the torture room. "STOP THEM!"
Thousands of moblins poured out of no where. They all drew swords and ran after the two elves.
Quickly, Zelda looked for a moblin-free hallway. "Over here!" she cried, pulling Link into a room. She hurriedly closed the door behind them.
Heaving deep breaths, the two of them collapsed onto the floor. But soon enough, Zelda grabbed Link and kissed him gratefully. She held him as tight as she could.
"Oh Goddesses, Link," she whispered. "I love you so much! I can't believe I almost considered what that beast was telling me! I hate to think what would've happened had you not shown up...I owe you my life! Forget me; everyone in Hyrule owes you their lives!" Several tears escaped her eyes in spite of her desires.
"It's all right, princess," Link soothed her, stroking her back. "Just calm down a bit." He kissed her cheek softly. "I'm here for you."
"I know!" Zelda sobbed. "I'm so grateful to you!" She took his face in her hands and kissed him ardently again. "But we've still got to get out of this castle! Moblins are all over the place!"
"Yes, I'm aware of it," Link said, looking around the room. "They're probably outside this door right now! We've got to find another way out of Gannondorf's realm!"
"Link, look over there!"
Zelda pointed to the other corner of the room. There was a block in the wall that jutted out a bit. The two of them ran over to it.
"Here, help me budge it," Link told her.
Together, Link and Zelda finally managed to pull out the stone. A long, dark tunnel now stood in front of them. Then, Zelda noticed some writing that had been etched into the wall in miniscule writing.
"What's this?" she whispered, tracing her hand over it.
"Looks like some kind of written language," Link observed.
"It's ancient Hylian!" Zelda exclaimed. "I think I can read it...yes! It says...'southern shnokree!' Yes!"
"What in Din's name is a shnokree?" Link asked.
"It's an old term for exit! Link, this passageway leads to the way out of here! Come on!"
"All right, I'll go first." Link hoisted himself into the wall. "Goddesses, this is disgusting!" He pushed a cobweb out of his way.
"Nonsense," Zelda scoffed. "It can't be any worse than Impa's bedroom." She climbed into it herself.
"Ouch, princess! That was my foot!"
"What do you mean 'ouch?!' Why are your boot heels so sharp?!"
"Sorry, I didn't do it intentionally!"
"Well speed up! Those moblins may be following us!"
After about twenty more minutes of crawling, the pair of elves finally saw some light. Link hurried ahead, and jumped out of the tunnel. Zelda followed suit. They were directly outside of the castle.
"Phew, we made it!" Zelda sighed.
"Not quite!" Link squeaked. "Run!"
Moblins were lined up in the castle's towers, holding their bows and arrows. Someone yelled "fire," and total mayhem broke out.
Link and Zelda were surrounded by arrows. It seemed that Zelda's agility was much better than her comrade, who was almost hit on several different occasions.
Just before reaching the forest, Link fell to the ground. An arrow stuck out of his left shoulder blade.
"But he said he would," Zelda whimpered, standing up. She seemed to be unimpressed that Link had just shown up out of nowhere.
"That doesn't mean he will!" Link yelled. "Believe me, Zelda! If you give him the Triforce, no one will ever live to see another day! Do not listen to him! Please!"
Gannondorf threw Link off his back. The Gerudo had a knife sticking out of his back. "Zelda, don't you want your mother back? This is a selfish peasant, wanting only to save his own hide! Give me the Triforce!"
Link looked into Zelda's eyes. She had been so hypnotized by Ganon's promise, she had been oblivious to all else. She shook her head.
"C'mon Link, let's get out of here!"
Zelda jumped into the air, and kicked Ganon's neck, sending him back to the air.
"STOP THEM!" Ganon shouted, as Link and Zelda ran out of the torture room. "STOP THEM!"
Thousands of moblins poured out of no where. They all drew swords and ran after the two elves.
Quickly, Zelda looked for a moblin-free hallway. "Over here!" she cried, pulling Link into a room. She hurriedly closed the door behind them.
Heaving deep breaths, the two of them collapsed onto the floor. But soon enough, Zelda grabbed Link and kissed him gratefully. She held him as tight as she could.
"Oh Goddesses, Link," she whispered. "I love you so much! I can't believe I almost considered what that beast was telling me! I hate to think what would've happened had you not shown up...I owe you my life! Forget me; everyone in Hyrule owes you their lives!" Several tears escaped her eyes in spite of her desires.
"It's all right, princess," Link soothed her, stroking her back. "Just calm down a bit." He kissed her cheek softly. "I'm here for you."
"I know!" Zelda sobbed. "I'm so grateful to you!" She took his face in her hands and kissed him ardently again. "But we've still got to get out of this castle! Moblins are all over the place!"
"Yes, I'm aware of it," Link said, looking around the room. "They're probably outside this door right now! We've got to find another way out of Gannondorf's realm!"
"Link, look over there!"
Zelda pointed to the other corner of the room. There was a block in the wall that jutted out a bit. The two of them ran over to it.
"Here, help me budge it," Link told her.
Together, Link and Zelda finally managed to pull out the stone. A long, dark tunnel now stood in front of them. Then, Zelda noticed some writing that had been etched into the wall in miniscule writing.
"What's this?" she whispered, tracing her hand over it.
"Looks like some kind of written language," Link observed.
"It's ancient Hylian!" Zelda exclaimed. "I think I can read it...yes! It says...'southern shnokree!' Yes!"
"What in Din's name is a shnokree?" Link asked.
"It's an old term for exit! Link, this passageway leads to the way out of here! Come on!"
"All right, I'll go first." Link hoisted himself into the wall. "Goddesses, this is disgusting!" He pushed a cobweb out of his way.
"Nonsense," Zelda scoffed. "It can't be any worse than Impa's bedroom." She climbed into it herself.
"Ouch, princess! That was my foot!"
"What do you mean 'ouch?!' Why are your boot heels so sharp?!"
"Sorry, I didn't do it intentionally!"
"Well speed up! Those moblins may be following us!"
After about twenty more minutes of crawling, the pair of elves finally saw some light. Link hurried ahead, and jumped out of the tunnel. Zelda followed suit. They were directly outside of the castle.
"Phew, we made it!" Zelda sighed.
"Not quite!" Link squeaked. "Run!"
Moblins were lined up in the castle's towers, holding their bows and arrows. Someone yelled "fire," and total mayhem broke out.
Link and Zelda were surrounded by arrows. It seemed that Zelda's agility was much better than her comrade, who was almost hit on several different occasions.
Just before reaching the forest, Link fell to the ground. An arrow stuck out of his left shoulder blade.