WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
By Katt006
lturk@bigpond.com
March 1st : Who am I you ask? Well I'm not surprised if you have forgotten, it has been soooooo long since I last wrote. I'm so sorry. I've been really busy. Grade 11 really piles up the homework, I've got a part-time job and have started Aikido (Self-defence). But no more excuses! I finally did chapter 9! A bit shorter, but at least I finally did it ^_^
Katt006
(Saga #1 Ganondorf's re-grasp)
*Dedicated to my friend Samoan Gard
CHAPTER 9: *unedited*
'…Where… am I? What is this place?'
A thousand thought came rushing through Link's mind all at once. A thousand feelings; Confusion… regret…sorrow…and hatred. Link slowly opened his eyes and stared at his strange surroundings. All that could be seen was whitness. Wide open spaces of nothing… Link looked down at his feet, he wasn't standing on anything, just floating there. Then a scary thought struck him, he didn't want to comprehend this idea. He flailed his arms and legs in hopes of movement but his attempts proved fruitless.
"Where am I?" He asked again, vocally this time. But the nothingness didn't reply.
'Am…am I…dead?' This was the idea that scarred him. However he could not come up with a better explanation of his situation.
'Is this death?' For some reason his mind went numb. He didn't want to think… to comprehend.
Then he felt a hand clasp his shoulder. Startled, Link whirled around to stare into the eyes on the princess. But she looked different, more adult-like. Link used his judgement to place that Zelda seemed to be several years older then when he had last seen her… was it really that long ago? What just happened?
'Mental slap'
He had been through this before! Again, he had used the door of time… but that meant…
"I'm so glad to see that you have finally come to your senses Link." Smiled the princess, taking his hands into her own. "We were saved… all of us."
Link yearned to ask a million questions that he wanted answers for. But he suspected that all would be revealed in time. Having a hunch, he looked down at his body. Sure enough he was an adult again. But this didn't startle him as he had been through this before. It didn't seem to startle the royal floating in front of him either. Maybe she got back her real memory as well. "Saved? By whom?" Asked Link, referring to Zelda's earlier statement.
"The power of the sages," replied the princess. "But unfortunately…"
"That lavender haired kid wasn't rescued was he?" Cut in Link, already knowing what she was going to say.
Zelda nodded grimly. "I barley knew him but I felt that we were tied in with him somewhere. So I understand why you stood up to him. Kodas is an evil and twisted man… I dread to see what has become of the boy now… if he is still alive."
Link looked around at his surroundings again. "So this is the door of time? That means that Ganondorf has been released!"
Zelda nodded. "Well 'escaped' actually." But she perked up and smiled at him all of a sudden. "However we have to power of the sages on our side and the great sage of light has a plan for our triumph. We'll be fine."
Link didn't share her enthusiasm, recalling the recent battle. "…Well we should…"
But he was abruptly cut off with the witness vanishing around them.
The young man soon found himself staring into a very familiar place. The floating platforms and disks embedded in the floor of all the sage's emblems. And out in the distance, an area that seemed to void off into infinite. 'The room of the spirits' recalled Link.
In front of him and the princess stood a large elderly man wearing gold robes. The Great Sage Of Time. Also situated around him were his friends and allies. Malon stood far behind him looking full of awe at such a spiritual place. But giving her a second glance, Link picked up that she also seemed confused and rather frightened. Her long fiery red hair flowed well past her lower back and she had a more womanly and angular face.
Navi was floating above Malon's head making a vain attempt to explain what was happening. Being a fairy, she hadn't shown any ageing.
Then Link cast his gaze upon Impa who was standing on her sage symbol, arms crossed with a piercing gaze set upon her features as usual. She looked pretty much the same except her snowy white hair was resting down around her shoulders, and she still looked like she had a lot of fight left in her. Link never asked for her age so he really didn't know how old she was now… but he guessed her to be around her early 30s.
The great Sage clapped his hands together to gain all of their attention, before beginning. "You have all been brought here for a very noble reason, thus saving you from Ganondorf's wrath exactly seven years ago. He proclaimed in a mighty deep voice that bounced off all their surroundings. "The master sword and the hero of time shall be summoned again." He pointed a finger at Link and a ray of light erupted from floor in front of his feet. There, a sword levitated up from the light and hovered in front of its rightful owner. Link grasped it's handle and examined the blade of the master sword, memories began to flood back to him as he saw his face reflected in the weapon.
The old man continued once he was certain Link was listening again. "You have been brought into the future as you may have already gathered. However once you leave this place you will find it close to impossible to return to the past or back here. That is why I will tell you all you need to know here and now. This upcoming battle will not be one of much physical ability, rather it will test your mental, physical and spiritual power."
Link cocked his head to one side, not catching on. So the sage elaborated…
"You see," he continued. "According to the present time Ganondorf's physical body was destroyed about six months ago. Unfortunately it was a battle of epic proportions and has left a good deal of Hyrule in shreds. On the positive side, the warrior used the spell of the dark lords to seal Ganondorf's spirit for as long as possible. But I sense that won't be too much longer…"
Link was still trying to take it all in. "You mean that somebody… without possession of the master sword… managed to defeat Ganondorf?"
The elderly nodded.
"But who?"
"I cannot say. But I highly doubt that this person is any friend. The incredibly substantial amount of black energy being emitted from this person has obscured my powers of identifying them. The man admitted.
Impa scowled and looked down to her feet. "Hmm. This is no doubt the work of Kodas." She announced. Then looked back up at the sage. "Any idea on how we're gonna do this?"
He nodded again. "Yes, there is a plan. You shall all travel out of Hyrule and awaken the three spirits of destruction. Cerble, Hobs and Manzer. Only with their powers will you be able to vanquish Ganondorf's dark soul once and for all.
Navi hovered in the space between Link and Zelda before perching on her friend's shoulder. "We've done it once, we can do it again." The fairy chirped with enthusiasm.
Impa abandoned her spot on top of her symbol to stand in front of her pupil, arms akimbo. "I've been training you for ages young man, don't disappoint me." She narrowed her eyes at him seriously. Link shared her serous look and nodded his head. Then Impa's glare was replaced by a mischievous smile and the teacher ruffled the young man's hair. "Haha. Lighten up kid!"
Malon was standing a fair distance from the others taking everything in. She knew Trunks wasn't rescued along with them.
'So then what's happened to him… is he…'
Malon didn't have time to end her mental statement, Impa playfully slapped her on the back. "You too, miss glum glum. Kids now days take things too seriously. Battle can be enjoyed too. You just have to be familiar with it like me!" Malon smiled weakly at the older woman.
Then above all the light chatter Zelda announced in royal tones. "Then what's keeping us?" She smiled to the rest of her companions. "Time is wasting. We should get going."
The great sage agreed. "Yes, I shall not keep you any longer. Once you exit here you will be teleported to the temple of time. From there you will head to Kokiri forest where you will meet up with another sage who will grant you leave from Hyrule."
Link didn't need to second-guess which sage that would be…
"However, there is another dark presence out there. Be extremely careful." Concluded the elder.
Zelda then walked up to the sage and bowed curtly to him. "We will Great one." She thanked in perfect court manners. Not long after she said this were they engulfed in light once more…
TBC…
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