Sorry everyone! My computer died on me and I was more then half way done with this chapter! Then, it was deleted!!!! I had to start over and wait a good two months for my computer to be rebuilt. (It was broke for the last five months or so) I'm typing this in computer graphics, so, be thankful if it ever graces the face of Fanfiction.net because I might be caught. Wish me luck!!

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Legend Of Zelda: New life

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****Chapter Three****

**The Spirit Temples**

Part 3-The Fire Temple (part two)

I couldn't believe it. I just couldn't believe what was going on. Here we were, hanging on a ledge over a boiling lake of lava, while the King of the people we are fighting to save, just fell in.

"Link! I know you're depressed, but please for the love of all that is good in the world, SAVE US!" Sheik shouted up at me. I looked down at him.

"Fine." I answered in an almost whispering voice. "Nabby, you climb up Sheik and me. Then, Sheik, you climb up. It'll be like a human ladder."

Nabby nodded. She quickly started to scale us, climbing up. I held onto the rock with a tighter grip. Each time she tugged or pulled on either of us, the grip became harder and harder to hold. "Hold still Nabby! I have to steady my hold!"

Nabby stopped moving, holding onto my belt and standing on one of Sheik's shoulder.

I quickly readjusted my hold on the rock. "Ok. Go ahead."

She scaled up my body and onto the ledge. "I'm up. Go ahead Sheik."

Navi was buzzing around like a bee. I could feel her jitter from being nervous about one of us falling. Sheik climbed up gracefully. Only holding onto me for a few second, before kicking off the side wall and jumping into the air. He landed like a gymnast onto the ledge, safely with Nabby.

"Show off." I mumbled under my breath. They both helped pull me up to safety. Navi gave a small sigh and sat down on my shoulder. "Rest for a bit Navi. I can carry you."

"Thanks." She said, leaning against my neck. I could feel relief over our safety hit my body in great waves. Then, grief followed. The King had died because he wanted to help us. To help me. I stared down at the Lava pit.

"Link. Let's get going." Nabby said, tugging on my arm. I gave a solemn nod before we all headed for the entrance to the Temple.

In the King's Room

Zelda stared into Matt's eyes. Her powers of wisdom were effecting her every sense as she searched through his mind like a P.I. going through files. She saw his playfulness hiding a great secret. She couldn't stop herself, literally. Her powers had taken over and were controlling her every move. She looked deeply into his eyes and saw something that made her jump back.

"What's wrong?" Matt questioned with a confused look on his face. He blinked and tilted his head.

Zelda placed her hands against her face in denial. "No… Matt. I can't… you're… I don't understand it… how…?" But no sentence would form into her mouth as she questioned what she saw over and over again. Perhaps she was mistaken and saw something else? That could be it. Then again, she was never wrong on these sorts of things.

'How well, do I know Matt?' Zelda questioned herself. Not very well, but well enough to know that this couldn't be easy to understand or take in. How was it possible?

Matt's eyebrows grew together in concern for the girl sitting in front of him. What was causing her so much worry?

"Zelda…?" Matt questioned, not able to complete his question before she turned to him. Tears, rolling down her eyes.

"How could you do this? How can you be…?" She started.

Matt looked at her confused for a second, before understand crossed his features. He face looked like it grew by ten years from the grim knowledge that he knew she had with her. "You know, don't you?"

"You…. You KNEW and still you made friends with Link?" She questioned, unable to believe such a thing.

He nodded, not able to look her in the eyes now. "I knew for a long time. That's exactly why I made friends with him. If he didn't try to drag up what happened in the past, we would all be fine and… I would never have to reveal who I am to anyone."

Zelda  backed away from him. "I don't understand…."

Matt gave a smirk, unbefitting of his usual kind nature. "I don't expect you to. Even the triforce of wisdom can't bring knowledge of what's in a person's head to the surface."

Zelda couldn't believe that this person, who was her big brother's friend, Link's friend, the kind person who looked after them all and tried to make them all feel like everywhere was home as long as he was there, was…

"That's right Princess." Matt said, his eyes turning a bit darker. "I'm Ganondorf's reincarnation."

Zelda gasped and held her hands over her mouth.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to kill you nor harm you or the others. I simply came here, trying to help out as much as I can with them." He stated, not moving to get closer to her at all.

"You're a lair!" She said, getting further from him as the chair would allow her.

"I'm not." Matt said, running a hand through his red hair. "I wish things were different. I tried to get Link to stop thinking about the whole Legend. I tried to keep him away from the Temple. Hell, I even dropped his ocarina in the river, yet he still went after it. The truth about who he is. Nothing I did even slowed him. It helped him!"

Matt gave a soft laugh. "He's too persistent for his own good. When we went into the Zora palace, I was sure he would give up once he faced a foe. While he was asleep near the river, I went to the river and conjured an evil spirit to be sent to the Palace, to lay and wait for Link. I snuck back before he woke up. I sent that octopus after him, yet he defeated it with relative ease. Not as easy as he would before he was re-born, but good enough to make me realize, I couldn't stop him from finding the truth. I couldn't keep him from it any longer."

Zelda shook her head, not wanting to believe it.

"It's all true Zelda. I'm sorry for it, but it's true." Matt said with a heavy sigh. "After all that, I finally gave up on trying to stop him. I, finding out the true extent of who I really was, decided if he could change himself from a stupid wimp and into a brave hero, then why couldn't I change myself from the King of Darkness and into a friend? I've been trying so hard to be nice to everyone and help everyone. I feel… happy when I make people smile. I don't want to kill anyone! Honest Zelda, you have to believe me."

Zelda reached out a hand and held his. "I believe you Matt. I can sense the good in you."

Matt gave a heavy sigh. "Please, I beg of you, don't tell Link or the others. They will think I'm a trader and probably kick me out of the group."

Zelda gave him a small smile. "It's ok. I won't tell."

Matt and Zelda shared a smile.

At the Temple…


Sheik and I pushed on the stone door until it gave way. The room was lit by the lava pools on the sides, making the room very well lit. I walked in, looking around. I gave a small sigh when nothing seemed to be popping out, ready to kill me at any moment.

Screech!

"GAH!" I shouted, waving my hands over my head. My eyes squeezed shut and I was flailing my arms around like a mad man.

"Link. The hell are you doing?" Sheik questioned.

"Bats! I HATE bats!" I said. Two black bats flew out of the room. I settled down, huffing like I had just ran a marathon.

"You're such a wimp!" Nabby said, walking past him. She walked further into the room and looked around. "There doesn't seem to be a lot in this place."

"Well, looks can be deceiving." Sheik said, walking forward. I walked after them, Navi sitting on my shoulder.

"You'd think a fire breathing Dragon and a huge hammer would be easier to find." I commented. That's when I tripped over a rock. I fell face first into the hard floor. My still broken nose made my face feel like it was on fire! I sat up and covered my nose with both hand, blood running freely from my nose. "OWWWWWWWW!"

Nabby bent down and offered a hand to help me up. I gladly took it. I kept my left hand over my nose, trying to stop the bleeding.

"We're off to a great start." Nabby said, rolling her eyes at me.

"It wasn't my fault." I complained, my voice sounding strange because I couldn't breath through my nose. I pulled my hand away and saw the small puddle of blood in my hand. "This really bites."

"I can't believe we're risking our lives to help you, the one supposed to defeat Ganondorf, and here you are complaining about a broken nose." Sheik said. "We're doomed."

"You're real helpful did you know that?" I said. Sometimes Sheik was such a downer.

"Let's get going. We have a lot to do and a dragon to slay." Nabby said, walking past us. We followed her down the pathway and into another hollowed out cavern. The heat was stronger here and the lava was boiling in the small pools around the pathway.

I glanced around, shaking my hand, trying to get the blood to fling off. I could feel the blood going onto my lips and by the opening of my mouth. I tightened my lips into a line to stop the blood from leaking into my mouth. It was bad enough I had to feel it, I didn't need to taste it too.

I was about to ask Nabby if she knew where she was going when I heard a sound. "Everyone! Stay quiet and don't move."

Sheik stared at me, but stopped moving. Nabby also halted in her walking to listen.

Baboom!

There it was again, but this time, it sounded closer. The ground also shook slightly. I stared at the cavern entrance.

"Nabby. Walk towards us as slowly and quietly as possible." I whispered. She nodded and started to walk towards Sheik and I. She barely made it half way before the very Dragon we had been searching for, poked it's head through the cavern entrance.

Nabby looked over her shoulder and saw the huge scaly dragon's head staring at her with its fire eyes. Its nose pulsing with its breath. Smoke leaking from the nostrils.

Her whole frame shook. I held up my hands trying to stop her, but it was too late.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" She screamed with all her might, running away from the Dragon. Its deep roar echoed through the cave, sending rocks falling from the ceiling. The walls shook from the force of his voice, as a clawed hand reached in and snagged Nabby in mid-run.

I unsheathed the master sword and ran at the dragon. I gave a battle cry as I plunged my sword into its hand, trying to get it to release Nabby. Instead, my sword collided into the thick, armor like scales, bouncing off of his hand like I was hitting him with a pillow!

I gave it another try, swinging at the dragon with all my might, only to have his other clawed hand hit me. I screamed as I hit the wall on the other side of the cave. I sunk down, feeling the intense pain from the sudden meeting with the wall. I heard another bellow from the giant beast, before passing out.

Sorry everyone for this chapter being so short, but I decided not to delay it any further because my computer is almost fixed, which means a lot of chapters coming out faster!!! I'm hoping to be able to get the next chapter out within a week's time, but we'll see on that. Please forgive me for the long wait and please review!!