Impa packed away the books and ran to the king's throne room. As she entered the sky blue walled room with light red long carpets she saw the king sitting at his desk writing notes. Impa made her way up to him.
"Excuse me your majesty could I have a word?"
The king put down his letter and looked up.
"Yes of course what seems to be the trouble?"
Impa explained about the redead flaming stalfos and what she had been reading.
The king looked worried.
"This is indeed most serious. If what that book says is true then you must inform the sages and tell them of the danger."
"Yes sir I shall inform Rauru first."
Impa walked through the castle corridors and out into the courtyard to look for Zelda.
In the courtyard Zelda had been busy designing a poster for the National Competitions. These competitions tested people on their knowledge of the world, how well they can cope on a deserted island for two days and the most important challenge how good their battle skills were. Zelda herself was planning on entering this year.
"POWER OF COURAGE!"
Link yelled as he blasted all the cardboard Ganondorfs down.
"Hey Link that try was your best yet."
He and Saria were in the Forest Temple. Link intended to enter the competition so he needed all the practice he could get.
"You think so? I mean those Ganondorfs are standing still maybe it would be harder if they are moving about a bit."
Saria thought for a minute then ran to get something.
"How about if we use this?"
She was holding one of the large fans that were in the forest chamber in Ganondorf's first castle.
"How did you get that?" Link asked.
"Well when you had released me from the forest barrier I decided to take a look around the room and I saw these huge fans so I thought they would be good for the hot weather so I used some magic and took it, it's not like Ganondorf would have missed it."
She pressed a large yellow button on the back of the fan and a great gust of wind blew the cardboard through the air.
Link quickly pulled out his bow and neatly shot arrows through all five Ganondorfs. At this point Ruto walked in.
"I see you're practicing for the competition. Don't waste your time because I shall be entering and with my beauty, brains and sage powers no one will stand a chance.
After Ruto had finished Saria had her hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
Ruto gave her a death glare and continued.
"After all everyone knows that the water sage is the most powerful of the sages. Without me the world would be a living hell. So Saria don't get too excited if you beat your first opponent because I shall be the one to take home the trophy."
"Actually Ruto I'm not.." Saria started but got cut off.
"Don't say you're not entering now that you know I am. I would like the pleasure of beating you first hand."
Saria was getting angry.
"Oh I'll be there all right but I won't be the one on the losers' bench."
Ruto snorted and left the temple in a huff.
Saria grabbed a cardboard Ganondorf snapping it in half.
"Hey Sar be careful with those we only have about four more."
"Yeah well maybe we should make some Ruto ones instead."
Link began to laugh as he went around collecting up the cardboard to make sure Saria didn't break another one.
Impa burst into the Temple of Time. Rauru was sat in front of his new TV (I know they don't really have them but hey who cares?) watching the Hyrule soap Eastbeginners.
"Oh Shelly why did you leave Luke? He was the only one to really love you." Rauru sobbed.
Impa sat down next to him. She told him of her discovery.
"Oh Impa I know this is a danger to Hyrule but don't tell the others until after the tournament it would spoil the whole event."
Impa sighed Rauru sometimes didn't take things seriously but he was usually right about most things.
"Ok Rauru I'll do what you say and enjoy the events."
Impa stood up and made her way out of the temple leaving Rauru with his TV.
"No Shelly don't go in there it will break your heart."
"POWER OF THE FOREST!"
All the Deku scrubs dived in the bushes as a blinding green flash shot out of the temple followed by Link and Saria. They had been practicing all day so they were going back to the village.
Deep in the shadows a dark tall bony figure wearing a dull purple cloak was watching the two. It lifted a white bony finger and scratched its rotting face.
"Master Ganondorf will be pleased when I tell him I plan to enter the competition and take down those annoying kids that destroyed his last plan."
Link stopped walking thinking he had heard something moving in the bushes. He cautiously pulled out his bow and shot an arrow into the bushes. Not a sound could be heard so he shrugged it off and caught up with Saria.
The figure in the bush sniggered quietly.
"You think you can stop me with those pathetic weapons?"
It laughed as it crushed the arrow it had caught in its right hand.
"Fools I am unbeatable. I am the leader of the redead flaming stalfos."
A/N please review.
