Chapter 12
We lost Ganondorf in a whirlwind of sand. We reached a river of quicksand and couldn't get around it, and there was no bridge. There was a sign written in Hylian that I read aloud.
"To cross the desert you must overcome two trials. First is the river of sand"
"But how do we get across?" Dmitri asked
There were two boxes next to us and there was a flag across the river giving me an idea
"I have an idea. If we can throw the boxes in the river and jump on them before they sink, then we should be close enough to throw a rope over that flag"
"Okay"
"Get the rope ready, then we'll throw the boxes," I said
"Wait, who's going first. We can't both fit on the boxes"
"I'll go first because I'm lighter"
"But if it sinks will you be able to pull me up?" Dmitri asked
"Don't worry about it." I said, "Okay, rope ready"
Dmitri threw the box far enough to where I could still jump on it. I threw the rope and got it around the flag. I pulled myself to the other side. Dmitri jumped on the box and I threw him the rope, and helped get him on the sand that didn't sink.
"Ok, now what?" Dmitri asked shaking sand out of his hair
"We follow the flags"
Flags were posted every 10 feet or so and we followed them until we reached a brick building. We walked in and all that was in there were two torches and a couple of pots. Dmitri and I made camp in there
"That was close" he said
"I still want to know why I'm so important because my visions can't be everything"
"It scares me when you have one. Your eyes turn white and --" Dmitri started
"It scares me more"
"So how do we get out of here? That gate was the only way in or out of the desert"
'Not necessarily" I said dumping sand out of my shoes
"Explain"
"Have you ever heard rumors of the Great Faeries?"
"Some of what Saria told me" Dmitri said
"She should be able to help us"
The next morning the sand storm had not subsided. I felt like I would be covered with sand forever. However when we tried to get to the Spirit Temple across the Haunted Wasteland, we kept coming back to the brick building. However, every time we came back and I heard something hovering on the roof.
"Let's o on the roof and see what's up there. There's a ramp that leads up there. C'mon"
"Love, I got sand in my ears, what did you say?"
I motioned for him to follow me
We got to the roof and there was a plaque that read "Only with the 'eye of truth' or an open mind can you cross the wasteland with a guide from beyond"
I heard something around us but I wasn't sure what it was. The sound began moving away and I followed it
"Dmitri, c'mon"
I followed the sound for at least 20 minutes until we reached the Spirit Temple. I was betting anything that it was a ghost. Usually some of them can only be seen with the lens of truth, but exceptional senses can do it too.
"Love, I'm confused. How the hell did you get us here?"
"With an open mind and unnaturally good senses. I followed something. Listen. very carefully"
Dmitri closed his eyes and listened. I heard a cackling sound and a Poe appeared which is just another term for ghost.
"Holy-"
"Dmitri, shh. It's just a Poe"
The Poe bowed and disappeared
"I think the second trial was to get through the desert by following the Poe. Wow, look at that"
"Now, that's good architecture" Dmitri said
The Spirit Temple was engineered by the Gerudo women and built right into the rock.. It was an image of the goddess they worshipped. She sat with her legs crossed and a diamond in her forehead, which very few Gerudos had. An oasis was to the left and we went over to get a drink.
"So where is this faery?" Dmitri asked
"I don't want to go just yet"
"Why?"
"I wanna see the temple"
"Let's go now cus we don't know when Ganondorf could show up"
But I ignored Dmitri. We walked up the stairs to the temple and went inside. There was another small set of stairs when we were inside and two statues on either side. They were Pythons with their necks outward so an inscription could be seen
"Read it" Dmitri said
"Something wrong with your eyes?"
"No, but your Hylian is better an I think its in a dialect anyway"
"Ok, the left statue says: "If you want to proceed to the past, you should return here with the pure heart of a child"
"And the other?"
"'If you want to travel to the future you should return here with the power of silver from the past'"
"That doesn't make any sense" Dmitri said
"In other words you must have the heart of a child to travel through a part of the temple and you must return as an adult to venture the rest"
"Who is the message for?"
"Huh?"
"Well, its not for everyone" Dmitri said
"I think --" A flash of Link entered my mind, "it's Link"
"Link? Why?"
"A feeling"
Right then I got a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach telling me it was time to leave.
"Let's see what else is in here?" Dmitri said starting to go up the other set of stairs.
"No, we need to go. Now!"
I ran outside and Dmitri followed
"Look around. We've got to find the faery"
"Over there. A crack in the rock" Dmitri yelled
We ran over to the crack. I pounded on it but nothing happened.
"We're gonna need a bomb to get through that" Dmitri said
"A bomb?" I said getting an idea
"Yeah"
"I know just the thing"
I pulled vials of ingredients I used in my potions and mixed certain ones together and shook it furiously. This would cause an explosive reaction when released. Dmitri scratched his head.
"Back up"
I got behind a big rock and threw the bottle at the wall. It made a huge explosion and sent chunks of rocks in all directions.
"I thought that old geezer taught you healing potions" Dmitri said
"I made a few mistakes along the way. C'mon"
"That was cool"
We went inside the hole I made in the wall and just in time too because Ganondorf entered the vicinity.
"Love, pull out another one of those bomb things and get rid of him" Dmitri said frantically
"I only got enough for one.. I'll seal it up again" I said
"What?" he cried
"Well, I don't want to kill anyone even if it is Ganondorf!" I screamed throwing another bottle at the ceiling causing it to cave in.
Soon the entrance was completely sealed. It should have been pitch black but light was coming from behind us. We ventured down a dirt path that became a beautiful white, marble walkway that seemed to glow, as we got closer. We reached a square room and the walls flowed with colored water. A hexagonal pool was on the far wall surrounded by more marble. Two small steps led to the edge but on the top step the Triforce symbol was embedded in gold. Two torches with green flame were on either side lighting the area.
"Wow" I whispered
I could hear Ganondorf and the Gerudos trying to get in
"We better hurry." Dmitri said, "It won't take him long"
"Yeah, right"
"So, how are we supposed to summon the faery?" he asked
"What's the universal language?" I asked slyly
"Elvish?" he said stupidly
"No, music. That's the crest of the, well now former, royal family is it not?"
"Yeah but I don't know the song" Dmitri said
"I do"
"You have too much in your head. Is there any chance you don't know something?"
"I don't know a lot"
I played the song of the Royal Family and suddenly the water began to ripple and high-pitched laughter filled the air. A beautiful faery emerged from the water. Her hair was long and pink, and her skin was light and pale. She gave off a light glow as she sat floating in mid-air.
"If I am not mistaken, you are Sairalinde Trinity, sister of Link Trinity. And you friend is Dmitri Alonde, son of Vienne and Stuart Alonde. What brings thee to my dwelling?"
"Ganondorf is trying to kill us so we gotta get out of here?"
"Fear not, for he cannot enter here"
"That may be but there's only one way out and that equals death" I said
"Step into the pool. When you are in the center, you will sink."
Dmitri and I stepped back.
"It will take you away and transport you to the castle. Or near it."
"Why are you helping us?" I asked
"You have much to fulfill Sairalinde. That's all you need to know."
Dmitri looked and me. I smiled weakly, and then we slowly stepped in the center. As we began sinking, I threw my arms around Dmitri, scared it might not work and we would sink to our death. The moment our heads were under the water, blinding white light engulfed us. When I could see again, we were standing in front of the castle drawbridge, completely dry and away from Ganondorf.
We lost Ganondorf in a whirlwind of sand. We reached a river of quicksand and couldn't get around it, and there was no bridge. There was a sign written in Hylian that I read aloud.
"To cross the desert you must overcome two trials. First is the river of sand"
"But how do we get across?" Dmitri asked
There were two boxes next to us and there was a flag across the river giving me an idea
"I have an idea. If we can throw the boxes in the river and jump on them before they sink, then we should be close enough to throw a rope over that flag"
"Okay"
"Get the rope ready, then we'll throw the boxes," I said
"Wait, who's going first. We can't both fit on the boxes"
"I'll go first because I'm lighter"
"But if it sinks will you be able to pull me up?" Dmitri asked
"Don't worry about it." I said, "Okay, rope ready"
Dmitri threw the box far enough to where I could still jump on it. I threw the rope and got it around the flag. I pulled myself to the other side. Dmitri jumped on the box and I threw him the rope, and helped get him on the sand that didn't sink.
"Ok, now what?" Dmitri asked shaking sand out of his hair
"We follow the flags"
Flags were posted every 10 feet or so and we followed them until we reached a brick building. We walked in and all that was in there were two torches and a couple of pots. Dmitri and I made camp in there
"That was close" he said
"I still want to know why I'm so important because my visions can't be everything"
"It scares me when you have one. Your eyes turn white and --" Dmitri started
"It scares me more"
"So how do we get out of here? That gate was the only way in or out of the desert"
'Not necessarily" I said dumping sand out of my shoes
"Explain"
"Have you ever heard rumors of the Great Faeries?"
"Some of what Saria told me" Dmitri said
"She should be able to help us"
The next morning the sand storm had not subsided. I felt like I would be covered with sand forever. However when we tried to get to the Spirit Temple across the Haunted Wasteland, we kept coming back to the brick building. However, every time we came back and I heard something hovering on the roof.
"Let's o on the roof and see what's up there. There's a ramp that leads up there. C'mon"
"Love, I got sand in my ears, what did you say?"
I motioned for him to follow me
We got to the roof and there was a plaque that read "Only with the 'eye of truth' or an open mind can you cross the wasteland with a guide from beyond"
I heard something around us but I wasn't sure what it was. The sound began moving away and I followed it
"Dmitri, c'mon"
I followed the sound for at least 20 minutes until we reached the Spirit Temple. I was betting anything that it was a ghost. Usually some of them can only be seen with the lens of truth, but exceptional senses can do it too.
"Love, I'm confused. How the hell did you get us here?"
"With an open mind and unnaturally good senses. I followed something. Listen. very carefully"
Dmitri closed his eyes and listened. I heard a cackling sound and a Poe appeared which is just another term for ghost.
"Holy-"
"Dmitri, shh. It's just a Poe"
The Poe bowed and disappeared
"I think the second trial was to get through the desert by following the Poe. Wow, look at that"
"Now, that's good architecture" Dmitri said
The Spirit Temple was engineered by the Gerudo women and built right into the rock.. It was an image of the goddess they worshipped. She sat with her legs crossed and a diamond in her forehead, which very few Gerudos had. An oasis was to the left and we went over to get a drink.
"So where is this faery?" Dmitri asked
"I don't want to go just yet"
"Why?"
"I wanna see the temple"
"Let's go now cus we don't know when Ganondorf could show up"
But I ignored Dmitri. We walked up the stairs to the temple and went inside. There was another small set of stairs when we were inside and two statues on either side. They were Pythons with their necks outward so an inscription could be seen
"Read it" Dmitri said
"Something wrong with your eyes?"
"No, but your Hylian is better an I think its in a dialect anyway"
"Ok, the left statue says: "If you want to proceed to the past, you should return here with the pure heart of a child"
"And the other?"
"'If you want to travel to the future you should return here with the power of silver from the past'"
"That doesn't make any sense" Dmitri said
"In other words you must have the heart of a child to travel through a part of the temple and you must return as an adult to venture the rest"
"Who is the message for?"
"Huh?"
"Well, its not for everyone" Dmitri said
"I think --" A flash of Link entered my mind, "it's Link"
"Link? Why?"
"A feeling"
Right then I got a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach telling me it was time to leave.
"Let's see what else is in here?" Dmitri said starting to go up the other set of stairs.
"No, we need to go. Now!"
I ran outside and Dmitri followed
"Look around. We've got to find the faery"
"Over there. A crack in the rock" Dmitri yelled
We ran over to the crack. I pounded on it but nothing happened.
"We're gonna need a bomb to get through that" Dmitri said
"A bomb?" I said getting an idea
"Yeah"
"I know just the thing"
I pulled vials of ingredients I used in my potions and mixed certain ones together and shook it furiously. This would cause an explosive reaction when released. Dmitri scratched his head.
"Back up"
I got behind a big rock and threw the bottle at the wall. It made a huge explosion and sent chunks of rocks in all directions.
"I thought that old geezer taught you healing potions" Dmitri said
"I made a few mistakes along the way. C'mon"
"That was cool"
We went inside the hole I made in the wall and just in time too because Ganondorf entered the vicinity.
"Love, pull out another one of those bomb things and get rid of him" Dmitri said frantically
"I only got enough for one.. I'll seal it up again" I said
"What?" he cried
"Well, I don't want to kill anyone even if it is Ganondorf!" I screamed throwing another bottle at the ceiling causing it to cave in.
Soon the entrance was completely sealed. It should have been pitch black but light was coming from behind us. We ventured down a dirt path that became a beautiful white, marble walkway that seemed to glow, as we got closer. We reached a square room and the walls flowed with colored water. A hexagonal pool was on the far wall surrounded by more marble. Two small steps led to the edge but on the top step the Triforce symbol was embedded in gold. Two torches with green flame were on either side lighting the area.
"Wow" I whispered
I could hear Ganondorf and the Gerudos trying to get in
"We better hurry." Dmitri said, "It won't take him long"
"Yeah, right"
"So, how are we supposed to summon the faery?" he asked
"What's the universal language?" I asked slyly
"Elvish?" he said stupidly
"No, music. That's the crest of the, well now former, royal family is it not?"
"Yeah but I don't know the song" Dmitri said
"I do"
"You have too much in your head. Is there any chance you don't know something?"
"I don't know a lot"
I played the song of the Royal Family and suddenly the water began to ripple and high-pitched laughter filled the air. A beautiful faery emerged from the water. Her hair was long and pink, and her skin was light and pale. She gave off a light glow as she sat floating in mid-air.
"If I am not mistaken, you are Sairalinde Trinity, sister of Link Trinity. And you friend is Dmitri Alonde, son of Vienne and Stuart Alonde. What brings thee to my dwelling?"
"Ganondorf is trying to kill us so we gotta get out of here?"
"Fear not, for he cannot enter here"
"That may be but there's only one way out and that equals death" I said
"Step into the pool. When you are in the center, you will sink."
Dmitri and I stepped back.
"It will take you away and transport you to the castle. Or near it."
"Why are you helping us?" I asked
"You have much to fulfill Sairalinde. That's all you need to know."
Dmitri looked and me. I smiled weakly, and then we slowly stepped in the center. As we began sinking, I threw my arms around Dmitri, scared it might not work and we would sink to our death. The moment our heads were under the water, blinding white light engulfed us. When I could see again, we were standing in front of the castle drawbridge, completely dry and away from Ganondorf.