Chapter 4: The First Spiritual Stone
They entered the Forest Temple just before the sun set. After killing off the two wolfos that greeted them at the front door, they decided to stop and rest for a few moments. Link sat on the steps and let out an exasperated sigh, staring at the ground.
"What's the matter, Link," asked Sheik.
"I'm just worried about Michelle. I mean, what if we end up being too late," he replied questionably.
"Remember the last two times she came? Time was frozen in her world because of a certain void that was corrupted. If one person of her world leaves, it throws off the time continuum, and, therefore, stops time." Link looked up at Sheik and stared at him like he'd grown another head. He shook his head with a faint smile, stiffling a laugh. His ears suddenly perked up as he heard a strange noise, getting a feeling in his gut that something wasn't right. He stood up and drew his sword, looking around. Sheik sensed something was wrong and kept his guard up. However, that was in vain. At that moment, a Ceiling Master leapt down and grabbed Sheik, pulling him back up towards the ceiling as he screamed. Link fired an arrow at the Ceiling Master, but to no avail. Sheik was gone.
"Dammit," he yelled. He gripped his sword tightly and jumped back as the same Ceiling Master leapt down. He skillfully attacked it and killed it. He tensed up as he heard a sinister laughter. He looked around, glaring, but nobody was around.
"You'll have to make a choice, boy," cackled the voice. It sounded so familiar. "Either you can take the Spiritual Stone of Forest from me, or you can rescue your companion. Come to my chamber with your decision. I'll be waiting!" The booming laughter soon died down into pure silence. Link's body shook slightly as he ran inside. That voice was that of Phantom Ganon! But how? He was sent to the gap between dimensions! Did he escape? Or did someone let him out?
"What's that," asked Falcon. He bent over, looking over Michelle's shoulder as she sat by the campfire, reading a book. "What's with all the numbers and stuff?"
"I'm studying for my Trig exam," replied Michelle coolly.
"Trig," questioned Ganondorf in a confused manner. He was bending over, looking over her other shoulder. Michelle's eye twitched, then she formed a childish smile on her face.
"Okay, you see this equation right here?" She pointed to it, then looked up at the guys. They curiously pointed at it.
"That?"
"Yes." She then slammed the book shut on both of their fingers, both Ganondorf and Falcon letting out a yelp of pain. They pulled their fingers out of the book and shook their hand to get the feeling back in them while Michelle laughed hard. Fox walked over to the group with a stern look on his face.
"Alright, you three, quit fooling around," scolded Fox. "There are people in this forest trying to get some sleep, namely me."
"How can you sleep at a time like this, Fox," yelled Michelle, sounding a little ticked off. "Two of our friends are out there in danger, trying to find the Kokiri's Emerald!"
"How can you study at a time like this?"
"Because if I don't study, then I'll fail my exams, which means I won't get into college, which means I'll end up working at a fast food restaurant for the rest of my life, which means I'll-"
"Okay, okay, sheesh! I get it! Damn, Michelle! You worry too much!" There was a period of awkward silence, then she let out a long sigh.
"I'm sorry. I'm just really stressed out right now. I mean, I never thought this day would come, where you have to worry about whether or not you'll wake up the next day. I just hope Link and Sheik are okay."
Link ascended the staircase that led to the platform where he first defeated Phantom Ganon. He looked around, but nobody was there. He tensed up and drew his sword and shield as he looked up. There, Phantom Ganon descended to the ground, the Kokiri's Emerald around his neck. He leered down at Link as the Hylian returned the glare.
"Have you made your decision, boy," cackled the phantom.
"First off, I'm seventeen. I'm not a boy. Second off, I'm taking both," Link pelted out. He gripped his sword and charged at the phantom. Phantom Ganon laughed and disappeared, causing Link to trip. He caught himself before he fell, but was then shocked from behind by his foe. The shocking lasted for a few minutes until a bright, blue light flew past him and flew around the enemy's face, distracting him. Link got up and looked at the light, smiling.
"What the hell is this thing," cried out Phantom Ganon.
"Navi! You came just in time!"
"Hey! Listen! Send the energy blasts back at him like before," ordered Navi. Link nodded and flipped backwards a few times to dodge one of the blasts. Then, the "tennis match" started. The blast kept going back faster and faster until it finally hit Phantom Ganon. He collapsed to the ground and Link finished him off with the Master Sword. The phantom's body then exploded into waves of dark energy, which quickly disappeared. The Spiritual Stone of Forest lay where his foe once did. Link bent over and picked up the stone, then looked up at the ceiling as a crystal came down, carrying Sheik in it. The crystal disappeared and Link caught him before he fell to the ground. Sheik slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Link. Under his hood, he smiled.
"You did it, Link," started the Sheikah. "You got the first Spiritual Stone."
"Are you okay," asked Link in a concerned manner. Sheik stood up as if he didn't have any ailments.
"Yes, I'm quite alright. We must return to the others immediately." Link nodded as he, Sheik, and Navi exited the temple and returned to the others.
They entered the Forest Temple just before the sun set. After killing off the two wolfos that greeted them at the front door, they decided to stop and rest for a few moments. Link sat on the steps and let out an exasperated sigh, staring at the ground.
"What's the matter, Link," asked Sheik.
"I'm just worried about Michelle. I mean, what if we end up being too late," he replied questionably.
"Remember the last two times she came? Time was frozen in her world because of a certain void that was corrupted. If one person of her world leaves, it throws off the time continuum, and, therefore, stops time." Link looked up at Sheik and stared at him like he'd grown another head. He shook his head with a faint smile, stiffling a laugh. His ears suddenly perked up as he heard a strange noise, getting a feeling in his gut that something wasn't right. He stood up and drew his sword, looking around. Sheik sensed something was wrong and kept his guard up. However, that was in vain. At that moment, a Ceiling Master leapt down and grabbed Sheik, pulling him back up towards the ceiling as he screamed. Link fired an arrow at the Ceiling Master, but to no avail. Sheik was gone.
"Dammit," he yelled. He gripped his sword tightly and jumped back as the same Ceiling Master leapt down. He skillfully attacked it and killed it. He tensed up as he heard a sinister laughter. He looked around, glaring, but nobody was around.
"You'll have to make a choice, boy," cackled the voice. It sounded so familiar. "Either you can take the Spiritual Stone of Forest from me, or you can rescue your companion. Come to my chamber with your decision. I'll be waiting!" The booming laughter soon died down into pure silence. Link's body shook slightly as he ran inside. That voice was that of Phantom Ganon! But how? He was sent to the gap between dimensions! Did he escape? Or did someone let him out?
"What's that," asked Falcon. He bent over, looking over Michelle's shoulder as she sat by the campfire, reading a book. "What's with all the numbers and stuff?"
"I'm studying for my Trig exam," replied Michelle coolly.
"Trig," questioned Ganondorf in a confused manner. He was bending over, looking over her other shoulder. Michelle's eye twitched, then she formed a childish smile on her face.
"Okay, you see this equation right here?" She pointed to it, then looked up at the guys. They curiously pointed at it.
"That?"
"Yes." She then slammed the book shut on both of their fingers, both Ganondorf and Falcon letting out a yelp of pain. They pulled their fingers out of the book and shook their hand to get the feeling back in them while Michelle laughed hard. Fox walked over to the group with a stern look on his face.
"Alright, you three, quit fooling around," scolded Fox. "There are people in this forest trying to get some sleep, namely me."
"How can you sleep at a time like this, Fox," yelled Michelle, sounding a little ticked off. "Two of our friends are out there in danger, trying to find the Kokiri's Emerald!"
"How can you study at a time like this?"
"Because if I don't study, then I'll fail my exams, which means I won't get into college, which means I'll end up working at a fast food restaurant for the rest of my life, which means I'll-"
"Okay, okay, sheesh! I get it! Damn, Michelle! You worry too much!" There was a period of awkward silence, then she let out a long sigh.
"I'm sorry. I'm just really stressed out right now. I mean, I never thought this day would come, where you have to worry about whether or not you'll wake up the next day. I just hope Link and Sheik are okay."
Link ascended the staircase that led to the platform where he first defeated Phantom Ganon. He looked around, but nobody was there. He tensed up and drew his sword and shield as he looked up. There, Phantom Ganon descended to the ground, the Kokiri's Emerald around his neck. He leered down at Link as the Hylian returned the glare.
"Have you made your decision, boy," cackled the phantom.
"First off, I'm seventeen. I'm not a boy. Second off, I'm taking both," Link pelted out. He gripped his sword and charged at the phantom. Phantom Ganon laughed and disappeared, causing Link to trip. He caught himself before he fell, but was then shocked from behind by his foe. The shocking lasted for a few minutes until a bright, blue light flew past him and flew around the enemy's face, distracting him. Link got up and looked at the light, smiling.
"What the hell is this thing," cried out Phantom Ganon.
"Navi! You came just in time!"
"Hey! Listen! Send the energy blasts back at him like before," ordered Navi. Link nodded and flipped backwards a few times to dodge one of the blasts. Then, the "tennis match" started. The blast kept going back faster and faster until it finally hit Phantom Ganon. He collapsed to the ground and Link finished him off with the Master Sword. The phantom's body then exploded into waves of dark energy, which quickly disappeared. The Spiritual Stone of Forest lay where his foe once did. Link bent over and picked up the stone, then looked up at the ceiling as a crystal came down, carrying Sheik in it. The crystal disappeared and Link caught him before he fell to the ground. Sheik slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Link. Under his hood, he smiled.
"You did it, Link," started the Sheikah. "You got the first Spiritual Stone."
"Are you okay," asked Link in a concerned manner. Sheik stood up as if he didn't have any ailments.
"Yes, I'm quite alright. We must return to the others immediately." Link nodded as he, Sheik, and Navi exited the temple and returned to the others.