Chapter 12: The Hero of Time

Voice: Link? Hero of Time. Wake up!

Link: (snores loudly).

Voice: Aww dammit. Why did they assign me this job? WAKE UP YOU LAZY BASTARD!!! (kicks Link)

Link: (snorts) Eh?

Voice: That's better. Are you completely awake?

Link: (yawns) Yea...

Voice: Good. Link...I am Rauru...the Sage of Light!

Link: Pleased to meet you. Where am I?

(Link is in a large round lit up place with shinny silver walls. He is standing on a painting of a triforce).

Rauru: You are in the sacred realm.

Link: Oh....

Rauru: The sacred realm is where the triforce is held. The entryway into the secret realm is through the Temple of Time.

Link: ooooooooooh.

Rauru: When removed the master sword from the pedestal, your spirit was sealed here.

Link: Why?

Rauru: Only one person can remove the sword from its pedestal and that is the Hero of Time. Which is you... But...the reason why your spirit was sealed was because you were too young to be hero of time.

Link: Speaking of hero of time. Why is my voice deeper?

Rauru: Errr...I'm getting to that. You have been asleep for seven years. (holds up a mirror for Link to look into).

Link: WOOOOOOW! I'M A GROWN UP!

Rauru: Actually...you are only 17 years old.

Link: I don't care. I'M STILL AN ADULT! (dances around like an idiot).

Navi: ...this is embarrassing.

Rauru: I feel your pity.

Navi: Who said anything about pity?

Rauru: Anyways...

Link: (still dancing around) Now I can do things I have always wanted to do!!

Rauru: ...

Link: (stops dancing) Wait a minute...I missed puberty!!!

Rauru: Oh yes. How tragic. But AS I WAS SAYING...when you opened the door to the sacred realm...Ganondorf got through.

Navi: That can't be good.

Rauru: He took off with the triforce.... But that is not the worst of it!

Navi: What can be worse then Ganondorf getting the triforce?!

Rauru: He called me some nasty names PLUS he wrecked a party I was having. And he took off with my two gerudo sweethearts.

Navi: I can see why they ran off with him.

Rauru: (glares at Navi)

Link: I think I know where this is going. You want me to go after Ganondorf and stop him from taking over the world and get the triforce back.

Rauru: Well... actually...in this story you can't obtain the triforce at all.

Link: Then why should I stop him if I can't get the triforce away from him?

Rauru: After you rescue the sages from the temples, we will lock him up so he can't cause any more damage.

Link: Sages?

Rauru: Yea. There are five sages out there who need to be saved. After you awaken them, they will be able to seal Ganondorf up.

Link: Where do I go first?

Rauru: Your question will be answered after you get out of here. Now, take this medallion. It'll add some of my power to you. (tosses a medallion at Link)

Link: Oooohhh...shiny.

Rauru: Now...get the hell out of here!!! (pushes a button).

Link: (falls through the trap door he was standing on) AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Navi: I guess I'd better follow him.

Link: (lands on his bottom). Ouch.

Navi: That was a nice long fall wasn't it?

Link: Yea. But luckily this pillow I'm sitting on broke my fall.

Navi: Pillow?

Voice: (coming from under Link) You sitting on my face.

Link: I didn't know pillows can talk!

Voice: They can't you idiot! Now let me up! (Link stands up).

(The source of the voice turns out to be a young man around Link's age. He is dressed like a sheikah. He is wearing a hood over his head and most of his face is hidden except for his eyes).

Link: (draws his sword) Who are you?

Shiek: I am Sheik (does finger quotes)...a sheikah.

Link: Why are you doing finger quotes around your name? (is starting to get suspicious)

Shiek: Erm...you'll find out at the end of this story.

Link: Awww...

Navi: So Shiek (finger quotes)...who are you and why are you here?

Shiek: I'm supposed to help you out on this forsaken journey.

Link: In what way?

Shiek: By offering you advice. On your quest you will be fighting 5 different bosses in 5 different temples.

Link: Where are the temples located?

Shiek: The forest, Death Mountain, Lake Hylia, the house of the dead, and the Desert.

Link: House of the dead? That sounds scary.

Shiek: Heh...anyways, the first temple that you need to go to is the forest temple. You have to awaken the forest sage there. I believe it is a girl you already know.

Link: Saria...

Shiek: Well...

Link: Zelda...

Navi: Link?

Link: Malon.

Navi: LINK!

Link: What?!

Navi: Let the nice man talk!

Link: Oh...sorry.

Shiek: The first thing you have to do before going to the temple is to obtain a certain weapon from Kakariko Village.

Link: What's wrong with the weapons I have?

Shiek: You can't even get into the temple without this certain item.

Link: What is it?

Shiek: I can't tell you. I'm supposed to make your life hard.

Link: Gah!!! Can't you even give me a hint?

Shiek: Sure. Look in the grave keeper's diary in the graveyard.

Link: What kind of clue is that?!

Shiek: A very good one. NOW GO!

(Link and Navi both leave the temple of time and find themselves in the Hyrule Market Place. It does not look anything like it did seven years before. There are no people around and the weather is extremely stormy).

Navi:...What did Ganondorf do to this place?

Link: Obviously turn it into a scary fortress.

Navi: It's horrible. There are redeads everywhere!

Link: What are redeads?

Navi: They are these zombie like creatures that suck your brains out of your head.

Link: (holds onto his head) THEY WON'T GET MY BRAIN!

Navi: You have no need to worry. In order for them to suck out your brains...you need a brain.

Link: Whew...thanks Navi. Wait a minute...(glares at Navi).

Navi: Lets run through!

(Navi's advice came too late. Link was already running fast as he can go through the market place).

Link: (being chased by a bunch of redeads) AIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! They're trying to suck my brains out!!!!

Navi: Well DUH. They have to eat SOMETHING don't they?

(A few minutes later, Link and Navi are both standing in Hyrule field).

Navi: Look at Death Mountain. It has a weird red ring around the top of it.

Link: Um...it's a volcano Navi.

Navi: I know that! But it didn't look like that before we went into a long enchanted sleep.

Link: What are you trying to say Navi?

Navi: Maybe that's where we have to go next.

Link: You're going to make me risk my life inside a volcano?! What kind of guardian fairy are you?

Navi: A horrible one. That's why I got assigned to you.

Link: I see...Well...lets get this suicide mission over with.

(The two of them arrive at the Kakariko graveyard and walk up to the grave keeper's shack).

Navi: Well...let's go inside.

Link: Navi! Where are your manners? We should knock before we go in! (knocks on the door).

Navi: Nobody is answering. Lets go inside.

Link: He must not be home. (sits down).

Navi: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Link: I'm going to wait for the grave keeper to come home...even if it takes all night.

(The next morning...)

Navi: I don't think he is going to come home anytime soon.

Link: (eyes are red from the lack of sleep). I told you that we should've gone inside.

Navi: (eyes nearly pop out of her head). WHAT?!?!?!?!

Link: But you never listen to me. No matter how good my advice is.

Navi: I was the one who said we should go inside! YOU were the one who wanted to wait for him to get home.

Link: Tsk tsk...lying now are we Navi? (begins to write in his notebook).

Navi: You still have that damn thing?

Link: Of course I do. I plan on using many things against you in the future.

Navi: You'd think after seven years the pages would be starting to tear.

Link: They ARE starting to fall apart. I had to tape them back together.

Navi: Where did you get the tape?

Link: Sheik (finger quotes)

Navi: Lets just get inside.

Link: Oh, NOW you want to go inside.

Navi: Just get your ass in there. (pushes Link).

Link: (enters the shack) Wow...it's really dusty in here.

Navi: Looks like this place has been abandoned for a long time.

Link: What are we looking for again?

Navi: A diary.

Link: I think I see it on the desk in the corner of the room. (picks the book up and opens it).

Navi: What does it say?

Link: "I found a cool springy thing today. It's really cool. If anyone wants it, you have to come and visit the inside of my grave...Dampe'"

Navi: That must be the clue Sheik (finger quotes) was telling us about.

Link:...

Navi: Lets get going...

Link: ...

Navi: Link? Are you okay?

(Link is standing in the middle of the room. He is standing as still as a statue and his hair is standing on end).

Navi: Are you okay? (waves her hand in front of his face).

Link: G-g-grave?

Navi: Uh yea...we have to go a grave.

Link: Underground...?

Navi: I guess...

Link: Lets hope it's not an underground grave.

Navi: I did see a tomb at the top of the hill. Perhaps it is there where Dampe' is buried...

Link: If it is...I hope his body was thrown into a cave so we won't have to go underground.

Navi: Oh waaa. You're supposed to be the hero of time.

Link: I don't care. Even heroes have their limits.

(Navi finally persuades Link to go to the tomb sitting on top of the hill in the cemetery).

Link: (speaking very quickly) WellThereIsNotAnythingHereSoLetsGo.... (Begins to run off)

Navi: Hold it. There is a triforce symbol on the ground in front of the tombstone.

Link: And?

Navi: Perhaps you should play Zelda's Lullaby.

(Link plays Zelda's Lullaby and lightning begins to strike across the sky. A lightning bolt strikes and destroys the tombstone in front of Link. A hole is in its place).

Navi: HAH. That was a pretty brilliant deduction. Don't ya think Linky boy?

Link: (knees are shaking).

Navi: (thinking) It's going to be hard to get him down that hole. (outloud) Hey Link. I'm going to go down and investigate. Wait here. (goes down the hole).

Link: Hopefully nothing will be down there.

Navi: Hey Link! There's a bunch of playboy girls down here in bikinis!!!

Link: Playboy girls...In bikinis? YAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO!! (jumps down the hole).

Navi: Great! That got you down here.

Link: HEY! Where are the girls at. All I see is a damp cave with a bunch of keese down here.

Navi: Oopsie...my mistake.

Link: Grrr....

Navi: Destroy the keese, so we can get that door opened.

Link: Door? Isn't this supposed to be a grave?

Navi: Don't question it Link.

Link: (kills the keese and the door opens) I wonder what is beyond the door.

Navi: The only way to find out is to go through it.

Link: (stares at Navi and draws his sword and raises it over his head) I must go through the door! It is a part of the mission I was sent on to conquer Ganondorf!! (rushes through the door).

Navi: Maybe there is hope for him after all.

Link: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!

Navi: (flies through the door) Oh goddesses...

(Link is surrounded by redeads...frozen. The redeads froze him so they can pounce on him and suck his brains out).

Navi: (flutters over to Link) Link? Snap out of it!!! Wake up!!

Link: (eyes glazed over) Ugggh...

Navi: Come on Link. It would be really pathetic if you ended up getting killed by a redead especially since you fought much worse then this.

Link: Ugh? (snaps out of it).

Navi: Oh good. You've come back. Now lets get the hell out of here!

Link: (jumps through the redeads and runs into the next room).

Navi: I still say that boy should try out for the Hylian track team.

Link: (pants) We're at a dead-end and I really don't want to go back.

Navi: There is something written on the wall in front of you.

Link: (reads it)

Navi: What does it say?

Link: It says something about a song called "The Sun Song" written by the composer brothers.

Navi: Who are they?

Link: Not a clue. Anyways...it says this song can bring up the sun and freeze the dead.

Navi: It must mean the redeads. Does it tell you how to play the song?

Link: There are some notes to the song on it.

Navi: Try it out...

Link: (writes down the song)

Navi: Play it.

(Link plays the Sun Song and the sun rises).

Navi: Hmm...I wonder if it worked.

Link: We'll find out when we get outside. Lets get out of here. (begins to exit the room).

Navi: I guess Link forgot about the redeads.

Link: AAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGHH!!

Navi: Play the Sun Song!! It will freeze the redeads.

(Link whips out his ocarina and plays the sun song...which freezes the redeads).

Link: (runs quickly out of the cave and into the portal)

Navi: Whew...we made it. It was getting hot and stuffy in there.

Link: (begins to head for the cemetery exit) I never saw a springy thingy in there did you Navi?

Navi: (stops in front of a tombstone) Um...Link? (points to it)

Here lies Dampe' the old GraveKeeper.
95-200 BC
RIP

Link: (eyes twitches) Are you telling me...that we went through hell in that cave...to only find out that it wasn't the cave that WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN?!?!?!

Navi: (nervously) Heheheheheh......

Link: AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!