All right. I have discovered where my daily updating schedule would have placed me. Today, I was supposed to post chapter 43. Well, you're getting chapter 36. I'm going to catch up as fast as I can. I'll be lucky if I can still type after this. My updating schedule will be a little out of whack for a while. If I write all eight chapters today, all eight chapters will go up today. Won't that make for fun reading? I strongly suggest that from this point on, you make sure that you haven't skipped anything. It's going to be a bumpy ride.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 8
Day Thirteen, First Day, Third Three Day Cycle; 6:00 AM, 72 Hours Remain
Clock Town
Link opened his eyes, and found himself where he was supposed to be. Still, something was wrong. Looking down at himself, he found that he was in his child body again. He was also completely alone, except for his fairy, "Tatl?! What's going on? I'm in my child body again, but I'm still in the present, looking at the festival tower. That's not the tower from seven years ago. Where are the others, and where did you come from?"
"I'm not entirely sure, Link. I was hanging out in the swamp when I was ambushed by Majora. I think he was being controlled by the Fierce Deity. The next thing I knew, everything was black, and I heard... that song again. The next thing I knew, we were here. If I had to guess, I would say that we'll have to go back to Hyrule and find the others to get back. The swamp giant filled me in on the details, and I'd say that Tael and Fado are somewhere around here, but I think we should get the girls first. The mask man can get us to Hyrule almost instantly. Let's go!"
The fairy led Link back into the clock tower, where the mask man opened a warp in the floor. Link jumped in and found himself falling out of the roof of his treehouse. "That'll be sore for a while. Come on, Tatl. I think I know where to find Saria, Nayru, and Navi." Link practically jumped down from his house and bolted to Saria's house. What he saw next nearly caused him to faint.
Sitting at Saria's table was a Kokiri Link had never seen before. At least, he'd never seen her before as a Kokiri. She was a pretty girl, with blue hair and eyes. She looked like a cross between Saria and Nayru. The only other times Link had seen her, she was much smaller, glowing, and had wings. "Nayru? What happened? Where's Saria?" Before the former fairy could speak, a green fairy flew from behind her, stopping about a foot from Link's face.
"Hi, Link. When I played the Song of Time, everything went black and I woke up here, as a fairy." Looking closely, Link saw a tiny version of his friend with wings and a soft green glow around her. "Where's everyone else?"
"Well, when I got back to the clock tower, I noticed that something was wrong. What was wrong was that everyone had gone, including Navi, Tatl was with me, and I was in the body of a ten year old. If you're here, then I think I know where to find most of the others. Come with me." Link pulled Nayru along, with Saria flying behind. They ran to the other end of the forest, into the grove of the Deku Tree.
"Link? What happened? Why have Saria and Nayru switched races?" The Deku Sprout couldn't even begin to list it's many questions.
"We don't have time to explain. We have three days to find Navi and our other four companions. Do you know where Navi is?"
"Yes, Link. A few hours ago, Navi materialized here. She didn't know what happened, so I told her to go back to Termina and ask if anyone knew what happened to you." Suddenly, the sprout started to look like it was gagging on something, strange as that may sound. Out of nowhere, it coughed up a fairy.
"You would think the mask salesman could have set up the warp in a less disgusting... Link! You're here! What happened?" Link explained what he knew as fast as he could. "Link, the Fierce Deity has managed to break the time loop we've been using. There's a small rift in it at 6:00 AM this morning. When we traveled back in time, the rift brought us back in time three days and our bodies back seven years. Then, he set up something that scattered us. One side effect was that some of us switched places, as you can see.
"The deity thought he might be able to confuse you into thinking you were back there fighting Majora by bringing Tatl to you, but you saw through it. I'm not sure if we'll be able to stop this thing. We can't go back in time anymore without being scattered again, and we can't be sure it will happen the same way again." As Navi finished a golden glow started to appear. It was yet another letter.
Link,
We have fixed the rift in the time stream. You may safely travel back in time, and until the Fierce Deity has been defeated, you may play the Song of Time in Hyrule to return to the Temple of Time at six in the morning on this day. The only way to return everyone to normal is to bring all twelve of you, including the fairy Tael, together on the roof of the clock tower in Termina. Although you have as much time as you need, you must make haste.
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Link looked at the pendant he had bought in Termina long ago to be able to tell the time. It was already nearing midnight. Since there was nothing more they could do tonight, Link, Nayru, and Saria went to their houses and turned in for the night. It was the first night Link had spent without Malon for a long time, and he had a difficult time sleeping.
Yeah, the ending is kinda corny, but I have to keep that element in here to some extent. I can't forget our wed couple! Seriously... Wait, I don't know how to be serious! Okay, so not seriously... Those golden letters seem to be a favorite device of mine! Hmm... Really there's no reason for Tael the fairy to have to be there, but I wanted an even number, and I wanted him to meet Tael the Hylian. Tatl's just a character I wanted to bring back. So, I guess that I'm off to start the next chapter. It should be posted as soon as I'm done with it.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 8
Day Thirteen, First Day, Third Three Day Cycle; 6:00 AM, 72 Hours Remain
Clock Town
Link opened his eyes, and found himself where he was supposed to be. Still, something was wrong. Looking down at himself, he found that he was in his child body again. He was also completely alone, except for his fairy, "Tatl?! What's going on? I'm in my child body again, but I'm still in the present, looking at the festival tower. That's not the tower from seven years ago. Where are the others, and where did you come from?"
"I'm not entirely sure, Link. I was hanging out in the swamp when I was ambushed by Majora. I think he was being controlled by the Fierce Deity. The next thing I knew, everything was black, and I heard... that song again. The next thing I knew, we were here. If I had to guess, I would say that we'll have to go back to Hyrule and find the others to get back. The swamp giant filled me in on the details, and I'd say that Tael and Fado are somewhere around here, but I think we should get the girls first. The mask man can get us to Hyrule almost instantly. Let's go!"
The fairy led Link back into the clock tower, where the mask man opened a warp in the floor. Link jumped in and found himself falling out of the roof of his treehouse. "That'll be sore for a while. Come on, Tatl. I think I know where to find Saria, Nayru, and Navi." Link practically jumped down from his house and bolted to Saria's house. What he saw next nearly caused him to faint.
Sitting at Saria's table was a Kokiri Link had never seen before. At least, he'd never seen her before as a Kokiri. She was a pretty girl, with blue hair and eyes. She looked like a cross between Saria and Nayru. The only other times Link had seen her, she was much smaller, glowing, and had wings. "Nayru? What happened? Where's Saria?" Before the former fairy could speak, a green fairy flew from behind her, stopping about a foot from Link's face.
"Hi, Link. When I played the Song of Time, everything went black and I woke up here, as a fairy." Looking closely, Link saw a tiny version of his friend with wings and a soft green glow around her. "Where's everyone else?"
"Well, when I got back to the clock tower, I noticed that something was wrong. What was wrong was that everyone had gone, including Navi, Tatl was with me, and I was in the body of a ten year old. If you're here, then I think I know where to find most of the others. Come with me." Link pulled Nayru along, with Saria flying behind. They ran to the other end of the forest, into the grove of the Deku Tree.
"Link? What happened? Why have Saria and Nayru switched races?" The Deku Sprout couldn't even begin to list it's many questions.
"We don't have time to explain. We have three days to find Navi and our other four companions. Do you know where Navi is?"
"Yes, Link. A few hours ago, Navi materialized here. She didn't know what happened, so I told her to go back to Termina and ask if anyone knew what happened to you." Suddenly, the sprout started to look like it was gagging on something, strange as that may sound. Out of nowhere, it coughed up a fairy.
"You would think the mask salesman could have set up the warp in a less disgusting... Link! You're here! What happened?" Link explained what he knew as fast as he could. "Link, the Fierce Deity has managed to break the time loop we've been using. There's a small rift in it at 6:00 AM this morning. When we traveled back in time, the rift brought us back in time three days and our bodies back seven years. Then, he set up something that scattered us. One side effect was that some of us switched places, as you can see.
"The deity thought he might be able to confuse you into thinking you were back there fighting Majora by bringing Tatl to you, but you saw through it. I'm not sure if we'll be able to stop this thing. We can't go back in time anymore without being scattered again, and we can't be sure it will happen the same way again." As Navi finished a golden glow started to appear. It was yet another letter.
Link,
We have fixed the rift in the time stream. You may safely travel back in time, and until the Fierce Deity has been defeated, you may play the Song of Time in Hyrule to return to the Temple of Time at six in the morning on this day. The only way to return everyone to normal is to bring all twelve of you, including the fairy Tael, together on the roof of the clock tower in Termina. Although you have as much time as you need, you must make haste.
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Link looked at the pendant he had bought in Termina long ago to be able to tell the time. It was already nearing midnight. Since there was nothing more they could do tonight, Link, Nayru, and Saria went to their houses and turned in for the night. It was the first night Link had spent without Malon for a long time, and he had a difficult time sleeping.
Yeah, the ending is kinda corny, but I have to keep that element in here to some extent. I can't forget our wed couple! Seriously... Wait, I don't know how to be serious! Okay, so not seriously... Those golden letters seem to be a favorite device of mine! Hmm... Really there's no reason for Tael the fairy to have to be there, but I wanted an even number, and I wanted him to meet Tael the Hylian. Tatl's just a character I wanted to bring back. So, I guess that I'm off to start the next chapter. It should be posted as soon as I'm done with it.