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Instantly, they stopped. Link had forgotten that the Lost Woods was full of turns and twists. But he still had some memory of this place.
"I think I know the way, follow me!"
So they turned right, then left, then many other turns. Within 5 minutes, they reached a stone hall, which warped to Death Mountain. But rocks surrounded it. Link had no bombs. Suddenly, he gasped for air. He could feel his insides shrink. Eventually, they would be gone.
"Hurry Cardaras!" Link said.
"Should I try a-" Suddenly Cardaras gasped for breath as well. Without another word, he shot out red light from his palm, covering the entrance with gravel.
They sliced at the gravel, moving it away, until it was all gone. Link winced- the skin on his left arm shrunk a bit, soon to rot away. Now that the gravel was gone, one obstacle remained- the entrance! Sealed in perfect stone! Try as they might, it wouldn't break. Now both of Link's arms were shrunken, almost to the bone. So was Cardaras. Link collapsed to the ground, and an instant later Cardaras did too. Link crawled left, for it would lead them back to the entrance. The skin on his head closed in, and he black out. The last thing he heard before he did was Cardaras calling his name, then stop abruptly as if Cardaras had the same thing happen to him.
When Link awoke, he had no more skin on his legs. He watched as the skin on Cardaras' legs went away.
"CARDARAS!" Link yelled at him. His voice had change- now like a raspy laugh. But this was serious. Cardaras awoke, as his ear fell off. Both of Link's ears fell off.
"Crawl!" Yelled Link; in the same raspy laugh that was the voice of the Stalfos. They crawled, and entered the tunnel.
They were warped back to the entrance. Link's skin on his arms went away. Cardaras' chest skin went away, Link was sure, because suddenly his cloak was baggy and Cardaras groped at his chest and stomach. They crawled now, backwards, to leave. Link lost his chest skin, and Cardaras lost his arm skin. They rolled out, just as the face peeled away.
It must have been an hour at least when Link awoke, because the sun was in a totally different place than before. He was just outside the entrance to the Lost Woods. He lifted his head, with difficulty mind you, and looked over his body. His skin and ears, everything was back. So the curse of the forest wore off if they escaped. He looked at Cardaras. He was there, too. So was his skin. He shook Cardaras, who opened his eyes instantly. He looked himself over, and then forced a weak smile.
"So fate was on our side. We have passed the curse."
Link nodded.
"But not our goal. We couldn't enter the Goron's territory- it was sealed away. It wouldn't budge or crumble."
"Right," mentioned Cardaras, "It is the same thing at the main entrance."
"I heard that as well. So how do we get to the Goron's territory? They are our last hope- there are no more races we can count on."
"Do you know the memory to warp there?"
"I did just before you came. Now that part of my brain is coated with fog."
Link groaned. He was still sore. You would be too, if your skin all came off and then grew back! They sat up now.
"I have a plan, Link."
"Oh? What is it then?"
"We must...rely on the race of men."
"We are too few in number, humans can't help."
"Hear me. If we somehow find the traveling Sheikah-"
"No, they are extinct."
"They are a hope."
"A false hope."
"A hope, nonetheless."
"Right." Link said as he sighed. "What else?"
"I think the Kokiri..."
"They are just kids!"
"They are old."
"Old in a kid's body."
"They will fight. We fought for them."
"Ha, maybe. They aren't strong, I lived with them."
"I know it all seems hopeless. But they are more hands."
"Next?"
Cardaras paused for a long time in hesitation.
"Animals."
"And? We can't speak their languages!"
"I know..."
"Anything else?"
"Yes. I think the monsters we see, out on Hyrule, can play a part."
"As Caidro's army!"
"Maybe you are right. Let us think of who we can count on."
"Okay."
"So, who do we have?"
"The Zora. The Kokiri. The Humans. The Sheikah. Animals, maybe. No monster would play a part to help us."
"Agreed."
"The Gerudos!"
"They would help? What of-"
"Ganondorf? Ha, they despise him."
"Then we can rely on them."
"The...Sages."
"Who?"
"They helped lock Ganondorf away."
"Where are they?"
"I don't know."
"Can we find them?
"Most likely not."
"A place to start?"
"Yes." Link said.
"Where?"
"The Temple of Time. They are our last resort, because the chances of finding them are least. We have a better chance with animals."
"Okay. We don't have time. We need to split up. Where do we meet?"
"Here, Kokiri Forest."
"No. Too small."
Link snapped his fingers, and pointed and Cardaras.
"The forest. The one that your uncle's grave is at."
Cardaras' stern face softened.
"Yes. It is a large place."
"Who gets who?"
Link and Cardaras planned logically- and came up with this team.
Link- Kokiri, Gerudos, sages
Cardaras-Humans, Sheikah, animals
They rested for a little while longer. Finally, after night had come and gone, and the sun came up, so did the hopes of Link and Cardaras. They set out, and went separate ways.
A/n: Okay, end of that chapter. The next few will be in halves, Link and Cardaras. This will last for a few chapters, then ending when the meet at the forest. When that happens, they will be together again. What do you think? Review and tell me.
18
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Instantly, they stopped. Link had forgotten that the Lost Woods was full of turns and twists. But he still had some memory of this place.
"I think I know the way, follow me!"
So they turned right, then left, then many other turns. Within 5 minutes, they reached a stone hall, which warped to Death Mountain. But rocks surrounded it. Link had no bombs. Suddenly, he gasped for air. He could feel his insides shrink. Eventually, they would be gone.
"Hurry Cardaras!" Link said.
"Should I try a-" Suddenly Cardaras gasped for breath as well. Without another word, he shot out red light from his palm, covering the entrance with gravel.
They sliced at the gravel, moving it away, until it was all gone. Link winced- the skin on his left arm shrunk a bit, soon to rot away. Now that the gravel was gone, one obstacle remained- the entrance! Sealed in perfect stone! Try as they might, it wouldn't break. Now both of Link's arms were shrunken, almost to the bone. So was Cardaras. Link collapsed to the ground, and an instant later Cardaras did too. Link crawled left, for it would lead them back to the entrance. The skin on his head closed in, and he black out. The last thing he heard before he did was Cardaras calling his name, then stop abruptly as if Cardaras had the same thing happen to him.
When Link awoke, he had no more skin on his legs. He watched as the skin on Cardaras' legs went away.
"CARDARAS!" Link yelled at him. His voice had change- now like a raspy laugh. But this was serious. Cardaras awoke, as his ear fell off. Both of Link's ears fell off.
"Crawl!" Yelled Link; in the same raspy laugh that was the voice of the Stalfos. They crawled, and entered the tunnel.
They were warped back to the entrance. Link's skin on his arms went away. Cardaras' chest skin went away, Link was sure, because suddenly his cloak was baggy and Cardaras groped at his chest and stomach. They crawled now, backwards, to leave. Link lost his chest skin, and Cardaras lost his arm skin. They rolled out, just as the face peeled away.
It must have been an hour at least when Link awoke, because the sun was in a totally different place than before. He was just outside the entrance to the Lost Woods. He lifted his head, with difficulty mind you, and looked over his body. His skin and ears, everything was back. So the curse of the forest wore off if they escaped. He looked at Cardaras. He was there, too. So was his skin. He shook Cardaras, who opened his eyes instantly. He looked himself over, and then forced a weak smile.
"So fate was on our side. We have passed the curse."
Link nodded.
"But not our goal. We couldn't enter the Goron's territory- it was sealed away. It wouldn't budge or crumble."
"Right," mentioned Cardaras, "It is the same thing at the main entrance."
"I heard that as well. So how do we get to the Goron's territory? They are our last hope- there are no more races we can count on."
"Do you know the memory to warp there?"
"I did just before you came. Now that part of my brain is coated with fog."
Link groaned. He was still sore. You would be too, if your skin all came off and then grew back! They sat up now.
"I have a plan, Link."
"Oh? What is it then?"
"We must...rely on the race of men."
"We are too few in number, humans can't help."
"Hear me. If we somehow find the traveling Sheikah-"
"No, they are extinct."
"They are a hope."
"A false hope."
"A hope, nonetheless."
"Right." Link said as he sighed. "What else?"
"I think the Kokiri..."
"They are just kids!"
"They are old."
"Old in a kid's body."
"They will fight. We fought for them."
"Ha, maybe. They aren't strong, I lived with them."
"I know it all seems hopeless. But they are more hands."
"Next?"
Cardaras paused for a long time in hesitation.
"Animals."
"And? We can't speak their languages!"
"I know..."
"Anything else?"
"Yes. I think the monsters we see, out on Hyrule, can play a part."
"As Caidro's army!"
"Maybe you are right. Let us think of who we can count on."
"Okay."
"So, who do we have?"
"The Zora. The Kokiri. The Humans. The Sheikah. Animals, maybe. No monster would play a part to help us."
"Agreed."
"The Gerudos!"
"They would help? What of-"
"Ganondorf? Ha, they despise him."
"Then we can rely on them."
"The...Sages."
"Who?"
"They helped lock Ganondorf away."
"Where are they?"
"I don't know."
"Can we find them?
"Most likely not."
"A place to start?"
"Yes." Link said.
"Where?"
"The Temple of Time. They are our last resort, because the chances of finding them are least. We have a better chance with animals."
"Okay. We don't have time. We need to split up. Where do we meet?"
"Here, Kokiri Forest."
"No. Too small."
Link snapped his fingers, and pointed and Cardaras.
"The forest. The one that your uncle's grave is at."
Cardaras' stern face softened.
"Yes. It is a large place."
"Who gets who?"
Link and Cardaras planned logically- and came up with this team.
Link- Kokiri, Gerudos, sages
Cardaras-Humans, Sheikah, animals
They rested for a little while longer. Finally, after night had come and gone, and the sun came up, so did the hopes of Link and Cardaras. They set out, and went separate ways.
A/n: Okay, end of that chapter. The next few will be in halves, Link and Cardaras. This will last for a few chapters, then ending when the meet at the forest. When that happens, they will be together again. What do you think? Review and tell me.
