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The Switch
Chapter 18
Day Negative Two Thousand Five Hundred Fifty (Seven Years in the Past): Evening
All of the Kokiri went to sleep soon after the sun went down. This was perfect. Link quickly wrote out a letter to Malon and left it on his desk, making sure to note that he could only do this once and that he could not disturb the letter for seven years. Next, he wrote out a letter to Zelda. He placed the envelope in a second envelope with a note saying to open the letter inside when he was lost in the past and that which the goddesses had done was undone. He figured she'd appreciate that kind of phrasing.
Link's next task was a daunting one. Earlier in the day, he'd borrowed a small treasure chest from the Kokiri twins. He knew they had empty chests, since he had emptied four of them out in their house a couple weeks ago. He placed the gauntlet in the chest, then went behind his treehouse to dig a hole. Link buried the chest in the hole, then covered over the patch of dirt with grass, using a secret Kokiri trick.
Link could hardly wait as he put his ocarina to his lips and played the Prelude of Light. When he arrived at the Temple of Time, he bolted to the back and pulled the sword out as fast as he could.
Day Five: Evening
Temple of Time
Link was in such a hurry to see Malon that he tripped over his own feet. After having such shorter legs for a day, he was a little disoriented. Link couldn't go straight up to the castle, and he didn't want to face Zelda at the ranch, so he played the Minuet of Forest and rushed out of the Lost Woods.
Malon was still asleep on Link's bed when he got there. She must have not noticed when the wish was restored, because she was sleeping just as she had been after reading Link's letter. As soon as she heard Link's footsteps on the ladder, she bolted upright and ran outside to greet him. "Link! I missed you so much!" Malon could hardly contain herself.
"I'm sorry, Malon, but I have to finish what I was doing before I came back. I'll be right back." He grabbed a shovel from the corner and went back behind the treehouse. Right under the spot he marked on the trunk, Link started digging. After about five minutes, he hit the chest. He only checked quickly to make sure that the gauntlet was still there, and he bolted up the ladder.
"What exactly was that about?" Malon asked Link as he put the shovel away and hid the chest in a secret spot under the bed.
"I'll tell you in the morning. Let's get some rest."
"All right, Link. Let's head back to the castle." Three warps later, and the lovebirds were back in Malon's room at the castle. "I'm so glad you're back, Link. I know you were only gone for a day, but it seemed like a month!"
"It's good to be back." Link paused for a moment. "Malon, do you think you're ready to go back to life on the ranch?"
"I'm more than ready! Castle life is okay, but I'd much rather be back home on the ranch. I'll take farm chores over executive decisions any day! Why?"
"While I was in the past, I found out that the goddesses won't undo the wish, unless we create another unstable universe. Which would be a bad idea to repeat."
"You mean Zelda and I are stuck like this?" Malon looked as if she was about to cry.
"No, that's not what I mean at all! Remember that chest I dug up back at the treehouse? Well, when I was in the past, I found out about an item that would undo a wish granted by the goddesses. The problem was, the gauntlet was to be destroyed in four years if it stayed where it was. So I spent most of the day trying to get it. To add to my problem, I couldn't take it through time with me, so I had to bury it for seven years."
"So you spent a whole day seven years in the past for me?"
"Malon, I love you. I would do anything for you." They kissed for a while, then finally went to bed. Link was finally where he belonged; in this time, with Malon in his arms. Life couldn't get any better than this.
So, how is it? (psst... that's your cue to review) One thing for the future of this fic that is important to know is that, while in the actual storyline, which I have so skillfully butchered here, Majora's Mask follows Ocarina of Time. Well, here, since I have taken the liberty to change so much else, the events of Majora's Mask will take place before Link starts the Young Link portion of the Spirit Temple. It is very important that Link goes to Termina before the end of Ocarina of Time, and either before the switch is undone, or just barely after. Also, before Link leaves Termina, he'll play the Song of Time once more so he actually gets back to Hyrule just minutes after he left. Also important. I really don't want Malon to have to deal with being apart from Link for the whole three days. I also don't want Malon and Zelda to spend three whole days in their normal lives until the switch is undone. I can't have them getting to used to it and having mental breakdowns when things are returned to un-normal. I know it sounds strange, but I have plans. Really, I think I know how at least the next ten or twenty chapters of this story will turn out. Well, kindly review.
The Switch
Chapter 18
Day Negative Two Thousand Five Hundred Fifty (Seven Years in the Past): Evening
All of the Kokiri went to sleep soon after the sun went down. This was perfect. Link quickly wrote out a letter to Malon and left it on his desk, making sure to note that he could only do this once and that he could not disturb the letter for seven years. Next, he wrote out a letter to Zelda. He placed the envelope in a second envelope with a note saying to open the letter inside when he was lost in the past and that which the goddesses had done was undone. He figured she'd appreciate that kind of phrasing.
Link's next task was a daunting one. Earlier in the day, he'd borrowed a small treasure chest from the Kokiri twins. He knew they had empty chests, since he had emptied four of them out in their house a couple weeks ago. He placed the gauntlet in the chest, then went behind his treehouse to dig a hole. Link buried the chest in the hole, then covered over the patch of dirt with grass, using a secret Kokiri trick.
Link could hardly wait as he put his ocarina to his lips and played the Prelude of Light. When he arrived at the Temple of Time, he bolted to the back and pulled the sword out as fast as he could.
Day Five: Evening
Temple of Time
Link was in such a hurry to see Malon that he tripped over his own feet. After having such shorter legs for a day, he was a little disoriented. Link couldn't go straight up to the castle, and he didn't want to face Zelda at the ranch, so he played the Minuet of Forest and rushed out of the Lost Woods.
Malon was still asleep on Link's bed when he got there. She must have not noticed when the wish was restored, because she was sleeping just as she had been after reading Link's letter. As soon as she heard Link's footsteps on the ladder, she bolted upright and ran outside to greet him. "Link! I missed you so much!" Malon could hardly contain herself.
"I'm sorry, Malon, but I have to finish what I was doing before I came back. I'll be right back." He grabbed a shovel from the corner and went back behind the treehouse. Right under the spot he marked on the trunk, Link started digging. After about five minutes, he hit the chest. He only checked quickly to make sure that the gauntlet was still there, and he bolted up the ladder.
"What exactly was that about?" Malon asked Link as he put the shovel away and hid the chest in a secret spot under the bed.
"I'll tell you in the morning. Let's get some rest."
"All right, Link. Let's head back to the castle." Three warps later, and the lovebirds were back in Malon's room at the castle. "I'm so glad you're back, Link. I know you were only gone for a day, but it seemed like a month!"
"It's good to be back." Link paused for a moment. "Malon, do you think you're ready to go back to life on the ranch?"
"I'm more than ready! Castle life is okay, but I'd much rather be back home on the ranch. I'll take farm chores over executive decisions any day! Why?"
"While I was in the past, I found out that the goddesses won't undo the wish, unless we create another unstable universe. Which would be a bad idea to repeat."
"You mean Zelda and I are stuck like this?" Malon looked as if she was about to cry.
"No, that's not what I mean at all! Remember that chest I dug up back at the treehouse? Well, when I was in the past, I found out about an item that would undo a wish granted by the goddesses. The problem was, the gauntlet was to be destroyed in four years if it stayed where it was. So I spent most of the day trying to get it. To add to my problem, I couldn't take it through time with me, so I had to bury it for seven years."
"So you spent a whole day seven years in the past for me?"
"Malon, I love you. I would do anything for you." They kissed for a while, then finally went to bed. Link was finally where he belonged; in this time, with Malon in his arms. Life couldn't get any better than this.
So, how is it? (psst... that's your cue to review) One thing for the future of this fic that is important to know is that, while in the actual storyline, which I have so skillfully butchered here, Majora's Mask follows Ocarina of Time. Well, here, since I have taken the liberty to change so much else, the events of Majora's Mask will take place before Link starts the Young Link portion of the Spirit Temple. It is very important that Link goes to Termina before the end of Ocarina of Time, and either before the switch is undone, or just barely after. Also, before Link leaves Termina, he'll play the Song of Time once more so he actually gets back to Hyrule just minutes after he left. Also important. I really don't want Malon to have to deal with being apart from Link for the whole three days. I also don't want Malon and Zelda to spend three whole days in their normal lives until the switch is undone. I can't have them getting to used to it and having mental breakdowns when things are returned to un-normal. I know it sounds strange, but I have plans. Really, I think I know how at least the next ten or twenty chapters of this story will turn out. Well, kindly review.