Well, this is going to be the last chapter, if all goes according to plan. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan with this story. Until a couple hours ago, I had no idea that it was even possible to switch Triforce pieces, much less stop time to do so! Dark Link being good? Pah. Oh, by the way, he disappeared again when the moon was destroyed. Link has a normal shadow again. I'll update once more after this to tell you when the sequel goes up, as I did last time. I'll give the url as well, just in case you can see the new chapter on here before the new story starts showing up in the listings.
As much as I hate to take up a ton of space before the chapter by responding to a review, I'd like to say this. Well, first, Link used a magic gauntlet to copy himself, and at the end of the last story, a side effect of the gauntlet's power created a third. I've never heard of the goddesses taking such an oath. Nobody really knows anything about the Fierce Deity Mask, although there are some rumors about it, but there's nothing to back them up. Besides, you don't know how the deity got into the mask in the first place. As for the Triforce being transferred to Link, that's impossible. Otherwise, there'd be no way for Ganondorf to have his piece at the start of the Wind Waker, and the Royal Family (Tetra) would not have the Triforce of Wisdom. If I remember correctly, one corner of the Triforce on the back of Link's hand is glowing more brightly. I've been working with the storyline for quite some time, now, and I think I've got these things figured out pretty good. Check out www.zeldalegends.net for some of this stuff. Now, on with the chapter!
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 21
Day Twelve: Night
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Link fell through the white void into a dream. "Where am I?" he asked, only half expecting an answer.
"You have been here before, although last time it was in physical form," came the reply from a voice that sounded like three.
"The golden goddesses, I presume. I guess that I'm here because you're going to answer some questions of mine?"
"That is correct," replied the voice just before the individual goddesses appeared.
"Okay, here's my first question, then. What happened? Where is my physical form if not here? And when am I?"
"The moon was destroyed, and the moon realm moved far away. So far that you had to be brought back here, just as before, but we decided to let you rest and finish your honeymoon, so you are all asleep in the Stock Pot Inn, including Miku, the night before the Fierce Deity first escaped the mask," answered Nayru.
"Was Miku the only side effect of using the gauntlet?"
"No, there is one more, but that is for you to discover on your own. You will learn of it when you get back to Hyrule," answered Din.
"What about Saria and Fado? Will they continue to age?"
"No. None of you fourteen will age. You, Malon, and Zelda are immortal because of the Triforce. Saria, as well as the gauntlet's other side effect, are also immortal because they are sages. Fado is still a Kokiri, plus he is connected to Saria in a romantic sense. The same thing, except with Zelda, is keeping Tael immortal and this age until something comes along to destroy the immortality of all fourteen of you. Miku is one of a set of identical quadruplets, and the other three are immortal, so he is as well. Also, fairies only age as fast as the people they watch over."
"Will another evil arise soon?"
"Not unless we want one to."
"Does that mean that you three unleashed the Fierce Deity?"
"Knowing that you would definitely defeat him, yes. It would not do to leave the Hero of Time sitting idly. However, you will have more to deal with for the next nine months, and even more after that."
"Why is that?" A look of panic crossed Link's face.
"Tonight, you got Malon pregnant." With that, the goddesses returned Link to Clock Town and a dreamless sleep.
Day Thirteen: Morning
Stock Pot Inn, Knife Chamber
"Good morning, Link."
"Good morning, Malon." Link suddenly remembered his conversation with the goddesses. "Malon, would you rather have a boy or a girl?"
"What? Why?"
"Last night, in my dreams, I spoke with the goddesses. You're pregnant," said Link, a grin spreading across his face.
"I'm... I'm... Link, that's wonderful! This'll be great! We can raise our child on the ranch just like... my parents..."
"I'm sorry, Malon. I never knew your mother, but I know that both her and your father would have made wonderful grandparents, and they'll watch over our child."
"I'm scared, Link. What if I die after giving birth?"
"You won't. That's another thing the goddesses told me. We're immortal. The Triforce will keep us this age either until something takes it away from us, or forever."
"Thank you, Link. That's three times you've made me feel better in one conversation." They sat for a while and talked until they heard the others getting out of bed.
Stock Pot Inn, That Other Room
A young man dressed in a blue tunic climbed out of bed. He had blue hair and violet eyes. He looked exactly like Link, Tael, and Fado. His footsteps woke the others in the room. "I'm sorry for waking you up. My name is Miku." Introductions flew around the room, and it was decided that Link had copied himself for the third time.
"Seems like all that gauntlet does is either makes copies of us or causes havoc," remarked Tael.
"Yeah, but I'd rather have half the population of Hyrule be copies of Link than face more havoc," replied Fado.
"When we get back, we should seal the gauntlet away again. Thanks to that Tune of Ages that Link learned, we can travel back and forth in time to whenever we want, no matter where we are. Link can take the gauntlet back seven years ago and put it back in the windmill." Everyone turned to look at Zelda.
"Yes, the gauntlet is a dangerous tool, but look what would have happened if Link hadn't had it. The Fierce Deity would have attacked just the same, and we wouldn't have had a way to defeat him." Fado started grinning at Saria's insight. They talked until their stomachs started screaming for breakfast. When they went downstairs, Link and Malon were waiting for them.
"Hi, guys. Listen, we've made a decision. We've been in Termina for three weeks already. The rest of you can stay longer if you want, but Malon and I are heading home first thing tomorrow." Link braced himself for the shouting, but all he heard was agreement. "Well, that went better than I thought." They all spent the rest of the day in Clock Town, doing various shopping and such.
Day Fourteen: Morning
There were three more beings in the party that exited the Lost Woods than in the one that had entered. As well as having Miku, Tatl and Tael had decided to come along. They had almost reached the Kokiri Forest when Saria stopped in her tracks. A few seconds later, she snapped out of it. "We need to go to Zora's Fountain." A few turns and a big dive later, they were all standing at the entrance to Zora's Domain. Zelda played her lullaby and they all entered and ran up past the king into Zora's Fountain. They were approached by a young Hylian girl. She was dressed in blue and had hair and eyes the same color as Miku's.
"Who are you?" asked Link. The reply came in a voice that was extremely familiar.
"It's me, Ruto."
Hah! I'm so cruel for ending the story like this! Don't worry, it will all be explained in chapter two of the next story! Once again, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed this. I hope you all come and read the third part. It'll be pretty fluffy, but I'll keep it interesting as well. Maybe some kind of quest to find Link's family or something. Well, I'll post 'chapter 23' as soon as the next part is up to let you know where it is and what it's called. Goodbye!
Okay, since FanFiction.net loves to make things difficult for me, I have to attach the author's note that points you to the sequel to the bottom here, so here's what was formerly under chapter 23:
Well, I did it. I finished another story. I'm in a state of disbelief. Seems funny that there are stories that I've been reading that the author just stopped updating, and I've managed to write two whole fics in the gap between chapters, assuming that the author picks up the story again. Well, the third part of this series is going to be called Father of Time. Yeah, the title comes from Link's portion of the story, although I'm not going to be focusing on him the whole time again. It's going to mostly be about everyone else, although Link will get his portion of the story. The url is http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1610941. I hope you will all continue to read the next story!
I'd like, once again, to thank everyone who has reviewed this. Thank you to everyone who has read this and I hope you'll all come read the next part.
GuruGuru214
As much as I hate to take up a ton of space before the chapter by responding to a review, I'd like to say this. Well, first, Link used a magic gauntlet to copy himself, and at the end of the last story, a side effect of the gauntlet's power created a third. I've never heard of the goddesses taking such an oath. Nobody really knows anything about the Fierce Deity Mask, although there are some rumors about it, but there's nothing to back them up. Besides, you don't know how the deity got into the mask in the first place. As for the Triforce being transferred to Link, that's impossible. Otherwise, there'd be no way for Ganondorf to have his piece at the start of the Wind Waker, and the Royal Family (Tetra) would not have the Triforce of Wisdom. If I remember correctly, one corner of the Triforce on the back of Link's hand is glowing more brightly. I've been working with the storyline for quite some time, now, and I think I've got these things figured out pretty good. Check out www.zeldalegends.net for some of this stuff. Now, on with the chapter!
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 21
Day Twelve: Night
???
Link fell through the white void into a dream. "Where am I?" he asked, only half expecting an answer.
"You have been here before, although last time it was in physical form," came the reply from a voice that sounded like three.
"The golden goddesses, I presume. I guess that I'm here because you're going to answer some questions of mine?"
"That is correct," replied the voice just before the individual goddesses appeared.
"Okay, here's my first question, then. What happened? Where is my physical form if not here? And when am I?"
"The moon was destroyed, and the moon realm moved far away. So far that you had to be brought back here, just as before, but we decided to let you rest and finish your honeymoon, so you are all asleep in the Stock Pot Inn, including Miku, the night before the Fierce Deity first escaped the mask," answered Nayru.
"Was Miku the only side effect of using the gauntlet?"
"No, there is one more, but that is for you to discover on your own. You will learn of it when you get back to Hyrule," answered Din.
"What about Saria and Fado? Will they continue to age?"
"No. None of you fourteen will age. You, Malon, and Zelda are immortal because of the Triforce. Saria, as well as the gauntlet's other side effect, are also immortal because they are sages. Fado is still a Kokiri, plus he is connected to Saria in a romantic sense. The same thing, except with Zelda, is keeping Tael immortal and this age until something comes along to destroy the immortality of all fourteen of you. Miku is one of a set of identical quadruplets, and the other three are immortal, so he is as well. Also, fairies only age as fast as the people they watch over."
"Will another evil arise soon?"
"Not unless we want one to."
"Does that mean that you three unleashed the Fierce Deity?"
"Knowing that you would definitely defeat him, yes. It would not do to leave the Hero of Time sitting idly. However, you will have more to deal with for the next nine months, and even more after that."
"Why is that?" A look of panic crossed Link's face.
"Tonight, you got Malon pregnant." With that, the goddesses returned Link to Clock Town and a dreamless sleep.
Day Thirteen: Morning
Stock Pot Inn, Knife Chamber
"Good morning, Link."
"Good morning, Malon." Link suddenly remembered his conversation with the goddesses. "Malon, would you rather have a boy or a girl?"
"What? Why?"
"Last night, in my dreams, I spoke with the goddesses. You're pregnant," said Link, a grin spreading across his face.
"I'm... I'm... Link, that's wonderful! This'll be great! We can raise our child on the ranch just like... my parents..."
"I'm sorry, Malon. I never knew your mother, but I know that both her and your father would have made wonderful grandparents, and they'll watch over our child."
"I'm scared, Link. What if I die after giving birth?"
"You won't. That's another thing the goddesses told me. We're immortal. The Triforce will keep us this age either until something takes it away from us, or forever."
"Thank you, Link. That's three times you've made me feel better in one conversation." They sat for a while and talked until they heard the others getting out of bed.
Stock Pot Inn, That Other Room
A young man dressed in a blue tunic climbed out of bed. He had blue hair and violet eyes. He looked exactly like Link, Tael, and Fado. His footsteps woke the others in the room. "I'm sorry for waking you up. My name is Miku." Introductions flew around the room, and it was decided that Link had copied himself for the third time.
"Seems like all that gauntlet does is either makes copies of us or causes havoc," remarked Tael.
"Yeah, but I'd rather have half the population of Hyrule be copies of Link than face more havoc," replied Fado.
"When we get back, we should seal the gauntlet away again. Thanks to that Tune of Ages that Link learned, we can travel back and forth in time to whenever we want, no matter where we are. Link can take the gauntlet back seven years ago and put it back in the windmill." Everyone turned to look at Zelda.
"Yes, the gauntlet is a dangerous tool, but look what would have happened if Link hadn't had it. The Fierce Deity would have attacked just the same, and we wouldn't have had a way to defeat him." Fado started grinning at Saria's insight. They talked until their stomachs started screaming for breakfast. When they went downstairs, Link and Malon were waiting for them.
"Hi, guys. Listen, we've made a decision. We've been in Termina for three weeks already. The rest of you can stay longer if you want, but Malon and I are heading home first thing tomorrow." Link braced himself for the shouting, but all he heard was agreement. "Well, that went better than I thought." They all spent the rest of the day in Clock Town, doing various shopping and such.
Day Fourteen: Morning
There were three more beings in the party that exited the Lost Woods than in the one that had entered. As well as having Miku, Tatl and Tael had decided to come along. They had almost reached the Kokiri Forest when Saria stopped in her tracks. A few seconds later, she snapped out of it. "We need to go to Zora's Fountain." A few turns and a big dive later, they were all standing at the entrance to Zora's Domain. Zelda played her lullaby and they all entered and ran up past the king into Zora's Fountain. They were approached by a young Hylian girl. She was dressed in blue and had hair and eyes the same color as Miku's.
"Who are you?" asked Link. The reply came in a voice that was extremely familiar.
"It's me, Ruto."
Hah! I'm so cruel for ending the story like this! Don't worry, it will all be explained in chapter two of the next story! Once again, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed this. I hope you all come and read the third part. It'll be pretty fluffy, but I'll keep it interesting as well. Maybe some kind of quest to find Link's family or something. Well, I'll post 'chapter 23' as soon as the next part is up to let you know where it is and what it's called. Goodbye!
Okay, since FanFiction.net loves to make things difficult for me, I have to attach the author's note that points you to the sequel to the bottom here, so here's what was formerly under chapter 23:
Well, I did it. I finished another story. I'm in a state of disbelief. Seems funny that there are stories that I've been reading that the author just stopped updating, and I've managed to write two whole fics in the gap between chapters, assuming that the author picks up the story again. Well, the third part of this series is going to be called Father of Time. Yeah, the title comes from Link's portion of the story, although I'm not going to be focusing on him the whole time again. It's going to mostly be about everyone else, although Link will get his portion of the story. The url is http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1610941. I hope you will all continue to read the next story!
I'd like, once again, to thank everyone who has reviewed this. Thank you to everyone who has read this and I hope you'll all come read the next part.
GuruGuru214