CHAPTER 10- THE WARNING

It took only two hours for Jeff, Glen, Zack, Robbie, and Jacque to complete the Shadow Temple and get to Lon Lon Ranch. Link, Sarah, Jessica, Jason, and Shannon took six hours to complete the Spirit Temple. They had to free the carpenters from the Gerudo, cross the desert, and finish the Temple. Sheik appeared to each group once to teach them both the Nocturne of Shadow and the Requiem Spirit.

When they were all back together at Lon Lon Ranch, they said their goodbyes to Malon and rode off to the Temple of Prophecy. When they got there, all was quiet. "Okay, so we're at the Temple of Prophecy, where's Sheik?" Jeff asked impatiently. If Gannondorf was going to stage a war against Hyrule, he didn't want to wait around and do nothing.

Sheik suddenly appeared behind them. He was hurt, breathing hard, and looked on the verge of collapsing. Link ran forward to help support him. "What happened?" he asked urgently.

Between gasps for air, he answered, "Gannondorf's army... on it's way... will be here in two days... attacked me from behind...barely... got... away..." With that he passed out completely.

"He shouldn't have tried to scope them out!" Jessica said angrily. "Now look at him!" Link laid Sheik on the ground.

"Oh jeez." Jason suddenly said. "I totally forgot but, take Sheik's mask off."

"What?" Link asked incredulously.

"He's right. Just do it." Sarah told him.

Link nodded and slowly pulled the mask off. Long golden hair spilled over Sheik's shoulders and onto the ground. Link shook his head in disbelief. "Zel...Zelda?" he said quietly.

Sarah nodded. "Yes, it is Zelda. She and Impa escaped the very day that you went to the Temple of Time to rest for seven years. They had to hide out for a long time till finally, Zelda took the form of Sheik, the last of the Sheikahs. It was the only way to give you advice without being detected by Gannondorf as an immediate threat."

Zelda slowly opened her eyes. "She's right." She lifted her hand and a golden light engulfed her. When the light subsided, she was in her true form. She stood up shakily but with pride. "I am Princess Zelda. And you're in great danger. Gannondorf's forces have detected you and his army will be here within two days. I barely escaped from them because they caught me at one point. He's staging a war against the Temple of Prophecy and if he gets the treasure inside, all will be lost. The Light Arrows are the only thing you can use to defeat the King of Evil."

"So that's where the Light Arrows are." Jeff muttered.

"The best thing I can say now," Zelda began, "Is to send three people into the Temple and the rest stay out and guard it. Unfortunately, some of you may die because Gannondorf's forces are strong and great in number. I don't think I'm willing to risk anyone's life though. They will swoop upon you and take you out one by one."

Link held up his hand to keep her from going on. "I have an idea. We can get many arrows from my people the Kokiri and bombs from the Gorons. If we have a few archers and the rest swordsmen, I think we can hold them off long enough for the few who go inside to return with the Light Arrows."

Jeff nodded, "Yes! That's a great idea. I think we can pull it off."

Zelda looked at the ground. "It is a good idea but I will not be able to help you. I have to go to every race of Hyrule and finish my plan. I'm afraid if both of us don't succeed, then Gannondorf will rule forever." With that, she snapped a Deku Seed on the ground and disappeared.

Jeff was already starting to form their battle plan in his head. "Well, I think I've figured it all out. Three people go inside, Sarah, Robbie and Jacque and the rest stay out and fight."

"What?" Sarah asked. "Are you sure you want me to go inside?"

"I think it'd be best, I know you're good at figuring out the puzzles in games and you'll have backup." Jeff answered.

"Okay... if you really think so." Sarah said.

"No one can go in until we have the arrows and bombs though. If some of Gannondorf's scouts get here before we get back then those who are in the Temple could be ambushed and killed. The three of you will wait until we get back and guard the Temple. I will go with Link to the Kokiri with Link and Shannon while the rest of you will go to the Gorons. Link, you should give one of them the bracelet that Darunia gave you so they could have their cooperation." Jeff said.

"That plan sounds good." Link nodded, "Then let's go." The ones going out into Hyrule took all the horses except one to leave for the three who stayed behind. Sarah, Robbie and Jacque watched while the rest rode off.

"Well, we might as well make ourselves comfortable. We're gonna be here for two days." Sarah said thoughtfully.

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It was morning on the second day. The three of them were up and making breakfast. They had to use some of the things that Malon gave them when they were at Lon Lon Ranch, cooked Cucco that had to be reheated by a fire, berries, nuts and water. "Well, it's been two days since they left, they should be back any time now." Jacque pointed out.

"I know, and that's what worries me." Sarah said.

"Why does that worry you?" Jacque asked.

"Well it could mean one of two things." Sarah muttered. "Either they can't get the Kokiri and Gorons to cooperate, which I highly doubt, or that they have been delayed and won't get back until Gannondorf's army has already attacked us."

Jacque's eyes widened, "Point taken." Sarah smiled.

Robbie looked up and said to the others, "Wait, there's someone coming!" He pointed in the direction and the others looked in that direction.

"Yeah, but it's hard to tell who it is." Jacque squinted.

Sarah stared a little bit longer and the people on the horizon got closer. Realization finally struck and she shouted, "That's not our friends, those are enemy scouts!"

A/N- I hope you liked this chapter. Jeff helped me out a lot to figure out what I wanted to do with the rest of the story. He told me who should go where and what they should do and I got the rest. So thanks to TheJadeEyedBoy for your help!