The Secret of the Sages
Disclaimer: Everything is Nintendo's. I own Ruto's husband, Reiyno, and the general plot. And I made up the temples. That's about it.
Random thought of the Day: IT'S TOO FRICKEN HOT!!!!!!
"You still haven't explained what you meant by 'replaced'." Saria says to Lylan. Lylan has moved them into another room in the temple. It is a small room, with 3 couches around a table and a fireplace in the corner. Link and Saria sit on one of the couches, while Lylan takes the one across from them.
"After a few centuries, the sages are evaluated. If they feel that the sages have done their jobs correctly, they can stay. Otherwise, they are dismissed and sealed into their temples." Lylan looks at Link. "I remember the Hero of Time from our era. His name was Link also. You must be one of his descendants." Link looks at her strangely. Saria speaks up.
"Who's 'they'?" She asks. Lylan is confused.
"You don't know?! The Golden Goddesses, of course." She replies. Lylan looks down a bit. "We were not strong enough to help out our Hero of Time. He had to give his life to seal that evil man. It's a good thing his wife had already fled with his child. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened here."
"Hmmmmmm.." Saria thinks a moment. "So how did they come up with me to be the Sage of Forest?"
"Most likely because you had a deep tie to the Hero of time." Link looks up.
"I think we should get down to business now." He says. Both ladies turn to him. "The Evil Realm was found open, but Gannondorf, the one we sealed, hasn't escaped. Rauru said that we needed to ask you about it." Lylan looks down.
"Tronolf." She says. "I have heard of this 'Gannondorf' that you sealed. His power is only half of what Tronolf's is. And that's if he is the same as when he was sealed." Link's eyes go wide.
"Tell me you're kidding..." he says. Lylan shakes her head.
"Sorry Link. I don't really know what I can do to help." Link jumps up.
"BUT YOU SEALED HIM BEFORE!" he shouts. Lylan just looks at him.
"Link, I am 10 feet away from you. There is no need to yell. And weren't you listening before? OUR HERO OF TIME DIED SEALING HIM. We don't know why. He wasn't struck, and as far as we could see, he had plenty of health."
"Please....." Saria pleads. "At least try to help us....." Lylan thinks a moment, then finally caves in.
**Back with the Happy Trio!**
"Sheik, if you EVER mess up my landing again...." Nabooru threatens. They have just arrived on Death Mountain via transporting. Sheik made a small miscalculation and ended up tripping Nabooru when she came out. Of course, the Gerudo was mad. Impa just stood there for the 10 minutes that Nabooru yelled at Sheik.
"Are you finished?" Impa finally says. Nabooru turns to her.
"No, but I'll stop now anyway." She replies. They head into Goron City.
**Goron City, bottom floor**
"Sorry, Daddy's not here." Darunia's son, Link, tells them. Impa looks at him.
"You can read Goron, right?" He looks at her weird.
"Yeah....I am a Goron." He says. (A/N: So he's a little smart-alek. Give up.)
"Do you think you can tell us if this is in Goron?" Impa says handing the book to him. Link looks it over a moment, then flips the pages a few times.
"Sorry, this isn't Goron." He says, handing the book back. Impa nods.
"Thanks for helping us out. When your dad comes back, will you tell him we were looking for him?"
"Sure." Link says. The Trio heads back outside the village.
**Ruto and Reiyno**
Our happy couple is racing down Zora's River. They continue westward until they reach the place where the forest starts. The one that is supposed to be cursed.
"Great..this place...." Ruto says.
"The Great Sage of Water is afraid of a few trees?" Reiyno says. Ruto jabs him.
"This isn't a joke you know." She says.
"I know that. But you look like you are going to your death." Reiyno says back. They dive under and head on in. But after about an hour of traveling, Ruto decides to look on land. When she comes up....she finds a trail. It looks like a simple dirt path, but it is lined with strange shapes. Unfortunately, the years have taken their toll, and they are unrecognizable.
"Hey Reiyno...." She calls. Reiyno comes up and looks. Then he bends down to observe a bit closer.
"Hey, I think I recognize this...." He says brushing away at one of the shapes. With the dirt off of it, they both examine it more. It is a picture of two circles closing in on each other. They stare at it a moment, then decide to follow the path.
**Anyone wondering what happened to Rauru?**
Rauru wakes up in a strange room. Whatever he is lying on isn't comfortable. In fact, it feels like some kind of metal. He looks around. Three walls, and bars. A crude jail. Someone wants him away. He goes over and looks through the bars. On the other side is a comfortable looking room. A large chair is facing a fireplace.
"Aah, so you have finally woken up." A voice says. Rauru figures the owner is in the chair, since that seems to be the only thing he can't see from where he is. "I thought the second generation Sages were supposed to be stronger." Rauru grits his teeth.
"And just who might you be?" he asks. The chair turns around. A young man, maybe 20-25 as far as looks, and dressed in black armor stands up.
"Your predecessor never mentioned me?" he says. "Can't say I blame him. After all, I took the soul of their Hero of Time with me into the Evil Realm. They probably think he died. I am not surprised the Golden Goddesses took their powers away after that." Rauru gasps. That can't be true...can it?
"You....you..."Rauru can't even bring himself to say it.
"Oh dear, I never introduced myself, did I? Forgive me." The false gentleman act is starting to wear on Rauru. "I am Tronolf, second King of the Gerudo Thieves." Rauru's eyes go wide. That long ago? How did he escape?
"No....." Tronolf smiles.
"I notice you decided to seal a descendent of mine. What was his name.....oh yes. Gannondorf. Kind of a weakling. You won't need to worry about him escaping for a while. Although that last attempt of his was pretty pathetic." Tronolf paces in front of the cage a bit. "Now, you understand, I can't have you sages running around and waking up all of the former ones. Wouldn't be proper, you see. So, I will have to figure out what to do with all of you." Rauru's mind races. Time is definitely running out.
To be continued.....
Disclaimer: Everything is Nintendo's. I own Ruto's husband, Reiyno, and the general plot. And I made up the temples. That's about it.
Random thought of the Day: IT'S TOO FRICKEN HOT!!!!!!
"You still haven't explained what you meant by 'replaced'." Saria says to Lylan. Lylan has moved them into another room in the temple. It is a small room, with 3 couches around a table and a fireplace in the corner. Link and Saria sit on one of the couches, while Lylan takes the one across from them.
"After a few centuries, the sages are evaluated. If they feel that the sages have done their jobs correctly, they can stay. Otherwise, they are dismissed and sealed into their temples." Lylan looks at Link. "I remember the Hero of Time from our era. His name was Link also. You must be one of his descendants." Link looks at her strangely. Saria speaks up.
"Who's 'they'?" She asks. Lylan is confused.
"You don't know?! The Golden Goddesses, of course." She replies. Lylan looks down a bit. "We were not strong enough to help out our Hero of Time. He had to give his life to seal that evil man. It's a good thing his wife had already fled with his child. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened here."
"Hmmmmmm.." Saria thinks a moment. "So how did they come up with me to be the Sage of Forest?"
"Most likely because you had a deep tie to the Hero of time." Link looks up.
"I think we should get down to business now." He says. Both ladies turn to him. "The Evil Realm was found open, but Gannondorf, the one we sealed, hasn't escaped. Rauru said that we needed to ask you about it." Lylan looks down.
"Tronolf." She says. "I have heard of this 'Gannondorf' that you sealed. His power is only half of what Tronolf's is. And that's if he is the same as when he was sealed." Link's eyes go wide.
"Tell me you're kidding..." he says. Lylan shakes her head.
"Sorry Link. I don't really know what I can do to help." Link jumps up.
"BUT YOU SEALED HIM BEFORE!" he shouts. Lylan just looks at him.
"Link, I am 10 feet away from you. There is no need to yell. And weren't you listening before? OUR HERO OF TIME DIED SEALING HIM. We don't know why. He wasn't struck, and as far as we could see, he had plenty of health."
"Please....." Saria pleads. "At least try to help us....." Lylan thinks a moment, then finally caves in.
**Back with the Happy Trio!**
"Sheik, if you EVER mess up my landing again...." Nabooru threatens. They have just arrived on Death Mountain via transporting. Sheik made a small miscalculation and ended up tripping Nabooru when she came out. Of course, the Gerudo was mad. Impa just stood there for the 10 minutes that Nabooru yelled at Sheik.
"Are you finished?" Impa finally says. Nabooru turns to her.
"No, but I'll stop now anyway." She replies. They head into Goron City.
**Goron City, bottom floor**
"Sorry, Daddy's not here." Darunia's son, Link, tells them. Impa looks at him.
"You can read Goron, right?" He looks at her weird.
"Yeah....I am a Goron." He says. (A/N: So he's a little smart-alek. Give up.)
"Do you think you can tell us if this is in Goron?" Impa says handing the book to him. Link looks it over a moment, then flips the pages a few times.
"Sorry, this isn't Goron." He says, handing the book back. Impa nods.
"Thanks for helping us out. When your dad comes back, will you tell him we were looking for him?"
"Sure." Link says. The Trio heads back outside the village.
**Ruto and Reiyno**
Our happy couple is racing down Zora's River. They continue westward until they reach the place where the forest starts. The one that is supposed to be cursed.
"Great..this place...." Ruto says.
"The Great Sage of Water is afraid of a few trees?" Reiyno says. Ruto jabs him.
"This isn't a joke you know." She says.
"I know that. But you look like you are going to your death." Reiyno says back. They dive under and head on in. But after about an hour of traveling, Ruto decides to look on land. When she comes up....she finds a trail. It looks like a simple dirt path, but it is lined with strange shapes. Unfortunately, the years have taken their toll, and they are unrecognizable.
"Hey Reiyno...." She calls. Reiyno comes up and looks. Then he bends down to observe a bit closer.
"Hey, I think I recognize this...." He says brushing away at one of the shapes. With the dirt off of it, they both examine it more. It is a picture of two circles closing in on each other. They stare at it a moment, then decide to follow the path.
**Anyone wondering what happened to Rauru?**
Rauru wakes up in a strange room. Whatever he is lying on isn't comfortable. In fact, it feels like some kind of metal. He looks around. Three walls, and bars. A crude jail. Someone wants him away. He goes over and looks through the bars. On the other side is a comfortable looking room. A large chair is facing a fireplace.
"Aah, so you have finally woken up." A voice says. Rauru figures the owner is in the chair, since that seems to be the only thing he can't see from where he is. "I thought the second generation Sages were supposed to be stronger." Rauru grits his teeth.
"And just who might you be?" he asks. The chair turns around. A young man, maybe 20-25 as far as looks, and dressed in black armor stands up.
"Your predecessor never mentioned me?" he says. "Can't say I blame him. After all, I took the soul of their Hero of Time with me into the Evil Realm. They probably think he died. I am not surprised the Golden Goddesses took their powers away after that." Rauru gasps. That can't be true...can it?
"You....you..."Rauru can't even bring himself to say it.
"Oh dear, I never introduced myself, did I? Forgive me." The false gentleman act is starting to wear on Rauru. "I am Tronolf, second King of the Gerudo Thieves." Rauru's eyes go wide. That long ago? How did he escape?
"No....." Tronolf smiles.
"I notice you decided to seal a descendent of mine. What was his name.....oh yes. Gannondorf. Kind of a weakling. You won't need to worry about him escaping for a while. Although that last attempt of his was pretty pathetic." Tronolf paces in front of the cage a bit. "Now, you understand, I can't have you sages running around and waking up all of the former ones. Wouldn't be proper, you see. So, I will have to figure out what to do with all of you." Rauru's mind races. Time is definitely running out.
To be continued.....