Chapter 8: Disaster After Disaster
The group looked around the temple. Michelle ran up to the altar and looked at it in awe. Although she didn't understand the Hylian language, she knew what it said. They had to place the Spiritual Stones on the altar, play the Song of Time on the Ocarina of Time. Then the Door of Time would open and they could get to the Sacred Realm. Link and Zelda walked up to the altar. Zelda placed the stones on the altar while Link played the Song of Time. The Triforce symbol over the Door of Time glowed brightly as the door itself opened, leading to the Pedestrial of Time. Zelda turned to Fox, Falcon, and Ganondorf.
"Ganondorf, you should come with us," stated Zelda. "The rest of you, wait here. We shouldn't be long." Ganondorf removed his cloak and walked forward. He, Zelda, Link, Navi, and Michelle walked to the Pedestrial of Time as a portal appeared in front of it. They stepped into it and were instantly transported to the Sacred Realm.
Link looked around in awe. This place, was it really the Sacred Realm? He then looked at his left hand. His Triforce of Courage was glowing, as well as Zelda's Triforce of Wisdom and Ganondorf's Triforce of Power. A blinding flash of light lit up the entire chamber, causing everyone to shield their eyes. When the light died down, there stood the Triforce itself!
"Okay, Michelle, you know what to do," stated Link. "Fox said that in order for Kimoru's spirit to come out of your body, you need to be the one to touch the Triforce. If anyone else does it, it won't work." Michelle nodded and walked up to the Triforce. She looked at it in awe. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever imagine touching the Triforce! As she brought her hand to touch it, a beam shot from it and sent her flying back into Ganondorf, who caught her, helping her to her feet as she winced. Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, and Navi looked at her in utter shock, then Zelda turned to the Triforce.
"Triforce, her heart is pure and balanced," cried out Zelda. "Why did you not allow her to touch you?"
"She does not believe in the Goddesses of Hyrule," chimed the Triforce. All eyes fell on Michelle, whose state of shock fell into despair.
"It's my religion," sighed Michelle. "I believe in one God. But please, Triforce, the only way I can get this evil entity out of me is if I make a wish on you for it to be removed, otherwise it'll kill me! Please, I'm begging you!" There was a long pause of awkward silence, then the Triforce suddenly spoke up.
"Your heart is pure and balanced, and we shall make this one exception on the condition that you perform an act that demonstrates your power, wisdom, and courage," chimed the Triforce. "Only then will I grant you your wish." Michelle thanked the Triforce graciously and the group was transported back to the Temple of Time. They regrouped with Fox and Falcon, explaining the situation.
"You mean we're not done yet," pouted Falcon. "It's almost sunset, and we don't have enough time to do anything to help her until tomorrow. Where the hell are we supposed to stay!?"
"We can stay at Lon-Lon Ranch. It's in the middle of Hyrule Field. It won't take us long to get there," exclaimed Link. Everyone agreed that they would go there and headed out. Michelle took one sad look back at the altar, sighed, and then caught up with the rest of the group.
The snow had accumulated greatly on the ground as the harsh, winter wind blew, stinging their faces. Visibility was lower than normal as the snow blew with the strong winds. Ganondorf put his cloak back on for warmth. Zelda put on the Goron Tunic to help keep herself warm. Michelle pulled her jeans jacket tighter around herself to add warmth, grateful for the turtle neck sweater underneath it (despite the fact that it was sleeveless). Fox punched a few keys into his computer watch, raising his body temperature. Falcon made a few adjustments to his outfit to help adjust to the sudden cold. Link hugged himself, rubbing his arms to keep warm. His pace was slower than everyone else's because of his equipment, so Fox led the way. Not even halfway there, Link collapsed, landing face down in the snow, unconscious. Everyone stopped and turned around after hearing the thud and rushed over to him. Michelle knelt down next to him, turned him over onto his back, and placed the back of her hand against his forehead, a slightly shocked look on her face.
"He's running a fever," she exclaimed worriedly. "We have to get him to the ranch, and quickly." She took her jacket off and put it over his chest to keep it warm, but it wasn't big enough to cover the rest of his upper body, and it was barely enough to keep herself warm. Ganondorf looked down at the boy, frowning. Even though he despised him and hated him with a passion, he still had to keep him alive if he ever wanted to get the Triforce for himself someday. He took his cloak off, knelt down, wrapped it around Link, then scooped the young hero into his arms and looked straight ahead at the ranch.
"It'll take us too long to get there by foot in this weather," cried out Fox.
"But not if we go by horse," yelled Michelle. She searched through Link's weapons bag and pulled out the Ocarina of Time. She went over to Zelda, handed it to her, then sang the melody she needed to play on the ocarina. Zelda obeyed and played Epona's Song. As the song ended, Epona galloped up to the group and stopped. Michelle climbed up onto the horse, wincing from the cold. She motioned for Ganondorf to bring Link over and put him on the horse. He situated Link behind Michelle, then helped Zelda up so she could make sure Link didn't fall. Michelle made Epona head towards the Ranch, and she was grateful for the path there being in a straight line. She had no idea how to ride a horse! Ganondorf was close behind after summoning his horse, Fox and Falcon riding on it as well. They made it to the ranch just before darkness fell.
Okay, guys. Just for a heads up, I'm going to finish this story, but it'll be a month or so before I write another story. It's my Senior year, and I have college applications to do and I have to finish my portfolio (art major), and I really need to focus on those. I apologize for that, and I hope you guys understand. Review, please!!!
The group looked around the temple. Michelle ran up to the altar and looked at it in awe. Although she didn't understand the Hylian language, she knew what it said. They had to place the Spiritual Stones on the altar, play the Song of Time on the Ocarina of Time. Then the Door of Time would open and they could get to the Sacred Realm. Link and Zelda walked up to the altar. Zelda placed the stones on the altar while Link played the Song of Time. The Triforce symbol over the Door of Time glowed brightly as the door itself opened, leading to the Pedestrial of Time. Zelda turned to Fox, Falcon, and Ganondorf.
"Ganondorf, you should come with us," stated Zelda. "The rest of you, wait here. We shouldn't be long." Ganondorf removed his cloak and walked forward. He, Zelda, Link, Navi, and Michelle walked to the Pedestrial of Time as a portal appeared in front of it. They stepped into it and were instantly transported to the Sacred Realm.
Link looked around in awe. This place, was it really the Sacred Realm? He then looked at his left hand. His Triforce of Courage was glowing, as well as Zelda's Triforce of Wisdom and Ganondorf's Triforce of Power. A blinding flash of light lit up the entire chamber, causing everyone to shield their eyes. When the light died down, there stood the Triforce itself!
"Okay, Michelle, you know what to do," stated Link. "Fox said that in order for Kimoru's spirit to come out of your body, you need to be the one to touch the Triforce. If anyone else does it, it won't work." Michelle nodded and walked up to the Triforce. She looked at it in awe. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever imagine touching the Triforce! As she brought her hand to touch it, a beam shot from it and sent her flying back into Ganondorf, who caught her, helping her to her feet as she winced. Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, and Navi looked at her in utter shock, then Zelda turned to the Triforce.
"Triforce, her heart is pure and balanced," cried out Zelda. "Why did you not allow her to touch you?"
"She does not believe in the Goddesses of Hyrule," chimed the Triforce. All eyes fell on Michelle, whose state of shock fell into despair.
"It's my religion," sighed Michelle. "I believe in one God. But please, Triforce, the only way I can get this evil entity out of me is if I make a wish on you for it to be removed, otherwise it'll kill me! Please, I'm begging you!" There was a long pause of awkward silence, then the Triforce suddenly spoke up.
"Your heart is pure and balanced, and we shall make this one exception on the condition that you perform an act that demonstrates your power, wisdom, and courage," chimed the Triforce. "Only then will I grant you your wish." Michelle thanked the Triforce graciously and the group was transported back to the Temple of Time. They regrouped with Fox and Falcon, explaining the situation.
"You mean we're not done yet," pouted Falcon. "It's almost sunset, and we don't have enough time to do anything to help her until tomorrow. Where the hell are we supposed to stay!?"
"We can stay at Lon-Lon Ranch. It's in the middle of Hyrule Field. It won't take us long to get there," exclaimed Link. Everyone agreed that they would go there and headed out. Michelle took one sad look back at the altar, sighed, and then caught up with the rest of the group.
The snow had accumulated greatly on the ground as the harsh, winter wind blew, stinging their faces. Visibility was lower than normal as the snow blew with the strong winds. Ganondorf put his cloak back on for warmth. Zelda put on the Goron Tunic to help keep herself warm. Michelle pulled her jeans jacket tighter around herself to add warmth, grateful for the turtle neck sweater underneath it (despite the fact that it was sleeveless). Fox punched a few keys into his computer watch, raising his body temperature. Falcon made a few adjustments to his outfit to help adjust to the sudden cold. Link hugged himself, rubbing his arms to keep warm. His pace was slower than everyone else's because of his equipment, so Fox led the way. Not even halfway there, Link collapsed, landing face down in the snow, unconscious. Everyone stopped and turned around after hearing the thud and rushed over to him. Michelle knelt down next to him, turned him over onto his back, and placed the back of her hand against his forehead, a slightly shocked look on her face.
"He's running a fever," she exclaimed worriedly. "We have to get him to the ranch, and quickly." She took her jacket off and put it over his chest to keep it warm, but it wasn't big enough to cover the rest of his upper body, and it was barely enough to keep herself warm. Ganondorf looked down at the boy, frowning. Even though he despised him and hated him with a passion, he still had to keep him alive if he ever wanted to get the Triforce for himself someday. He took his cloak off, knelt down, wrapped it around Link, then scooped the young hero into his arms and looked straight ahead at the ranch.
"It'll take us too long to get there by foot in this weather," cried out Fox.
"But not if we go by horse," yelled Michelle. She searched through Link's weapons bag and pulled out the Ocarina of Time. She went over to Zelda, handed it to her, then sang the melody she needed to play on the ocarina. Zelda obeyed and played Epona's Song. As the song ended, Epona galloped up to the group and stopped. Michelle climbed up onto the horse, wincing from the cold. She motioned for Ganondorf to bring Link over and put him on the horse. He situated Link behind Michelle, then helped Zelda up so she could make sure Link didn't fall. Michelle made Epona head towards the Ranch, and she was grateful for the path there being in a straight line. She had no idea how to ride a horse! Ganondorf was close behind after summoning his horse, Fox and Falcon riding on it as well. They made it to the ranch just before darkness fell.
Okay, guys. Just for a heads up, I'm going to finish this story, but it'll be a month or so before I write another story. It's my Senior year, and I have college applications to do and I have to finish my portfolio (art major), and I really need to focus on those. I apologize for that, and I hope you guys understand. Review, please!!!