Chapter 7: Desert, Thieves, and the Spirit Temple
"Now off to the far east. Where we will find the Spirit Temple," Misty said. They walked across the field heading towards the Gerundo's Fortress. Where they will find the haunted desert and the temple. Up the plateau they crossed over the plank until they reached a broken bridge.
"Well someone certainly don't want us to be coming here," Rasheed said.
"Well of course not. This is home to the Gerundo Thieves. And plus they are women and they are not fond of men. All though they do once in a while come to the market to get men to go on a 'date' with them. But to only get pregnant so they can continue to grow with women. But once every 300 years a man is born into the Gerundos. And that man becomes their king. And Ganondorf is currently the king of Gerundos," Saya said.
"No Hattori is," Misty said quietly.
"Who?" Mikagami asked.
"Uh-er nothing," she said quickly.
"Wait a minute. I heard you mention a man named Hattori once. Now tell me who he is," Rasheed said. Misty didn't say anything. Though Tamorie walked up and did.
"I know who he is. Well at least I think I do. He is the son of Ganondorf and Hellingina. And right now Hattori is the ruler of the Gerundos," Tamorie said.
"How did you know?" Saya asked.
"It was just rumors that I heard in my hometown," he said.
"Interesting," Rasheed thought.
"Well anyway, I think it's best to figure out a way to get to the other side," Misty said.
"Hold up there. I need to talk to you for a second," Mikagami said. He grabbed her by the arm and looked at her.
"You know as well as I know that Tamorie IS Hattori right?" he asked.
"Yes. But I have this other feeling that he may be only doing this because his father is making him. He may not be evil after all," she said.
"How can you be so sure?" Mikagami asked.
"I just know," she said. And she walked back to the others.
"Oh, Misty..." he said with a sigh. Rasheed walked up to the edge of the broken bridge and looked down. Below was a rushing river and the mouth of it was a waterfall. Rocks at the bottom, it would be very bad if hey were to fall in.
"So any ideas?" Mikagami asked.
"We could jump the gap," Saya said.
"Oh no. I'm not doing that again," Tamorie said.
"Sounds like a good idea," Misty said.
"All right! Lets do this girl!" Saya said excitingly.
"W-W-Wait!" Mikagami shouted.
"It's too wide to jump!" Rasheed yelled. But it was too late, Misty and Saya took a running head start. They ran passed them and jumped the gap. Saya and Misty soared through the air, they front flipped to the ground and stood up.
"Hey guys come over here!" misty called out.
"Yeah guys, it's not that big of a gap once you get a good running head start," Saya yelled.
"Well if they say it's not hard then all right," Mikagami said. He too took a running head start and jumped.
"And if Misty can do it, so can I," Rasheed said. Rasheed took a few steps back and ran.
"... Fine, Fine. I guess I will jump too," Tamorie said. He was the last to just and for once he didn't slip.
"Good job..." Mikagami muttered. Misty turned around and saw some smoke in the horizon.
"I have a feeling that the Gerundos are still alive," she muttered.
"What?" Saya asked.
"Nothing... Come on let's go," she said. As she walked off, her friends just looked at each other and sighed. What could they do? They knew something was wrong, even though she felt better after some hard times she still didn't want to tell them anything. But she already knows that they are worried and will go at nothing to try and get her to spill the beans.
They passed threw the gate and were in Gerundo Fortress. She moved in more silently until she saw something move. A Gerundo guard stood above her. She held her breath and so did the others. They waited as the guard left.
"So how did you know that there were Gerundos?" Rasheed asked her.
"... Just a wild guess," Misty whispered.
"What was that?" They all froze. A gerundo came up over the cliff and looked down. She blew her whistle and before they knew it they were surrounded.
"Hold it right there," said one of them. They had their spears ready and they weren't afraid to use it if necessary.
"Hands in the air and don't move," said another. Misty did as she was told and so do Saya. Mikagami however didn't, and same with Rasheed and Tamorie. A gerundo jumped down from the cliff. The gerundo guards moved aside to let her through. She looked different from the other gerundos. Probably the leader, because she had orange hair and wore all orange and gold.
"Now what may I ask are you trespassers doing on our land?" she asked. None of them said anything. They just kept a straight face and stared at her. She moved towards Saya and looked at her.
"How about you? Would you care to tell me what you are doing here?" she asked again.
"None of your business you bitch," she muttered. The leader glared at her and smacked her hard across the face, causing Saya to fall to the ground.
"Watch your mouth girl... How about you?" she asked Misty.
"Like my friend said. None of your business. And I suggest you let us go before we lay some pain on you," she said.
"Quite a girl... With a bad attitude," the leader said.
"You do realize that you are the only ones alive," Mikagami said.
"Yeah, so what?" asked the leader.
"Well I was just wondering why are the gerundos still alive. Everyone on the land of Hyrule are gone," Mikagami said.
"It's because our ruler let us live... Now, throw them in jail. Separate the men from these two girls," she said. The guards moved closer, they grabbed Misty and Saya and pulled them into the crowed of gerundos.
"The girls wont be given too much pain. But you men are in for a lot of trouble," said one of the guards.
"And why's that?" Rasheed asked.
"Because we despise men," said the other. Misty and Saya were taken to one part of the fortress. They pushed them against the wall.
"Hey wha-" But they had already knocked her out. A few hours later, Saya woke up in a jail cell at the top of the fortress. She looked to the other side and saw Misty.
"Misty!" she cried. She crawled over to her and shook her.
"Wake up girl!" Misty opened her eyes and rubbed them.
"You don't have to yell, I'm not deaf," she muttered. Saya shook her head and looked at her.
"We have to get out of here and find the others," she said.
"Yeah we should... But one problem, how the hell do we get out?" Misty asked.
"We could blow the place," Saya said.
"Yeah and blow our cover," she said. Misty slowly got up and looked at the window that was high above her. She jumped up and grabbed the edge, pulling herself up so she can see the outside world. She looked down and saw Gerundos patrolling their area. It was heavily guarded where Rasheed and the others were. Misty jumped on a ledge and pressed herself against the wall. Saya did the same and stood next to her.
"Now what?" Saya asked.
"We make out way to the main Fortress and go find the others," she muttered. She jumped to the Fortress roof and sneaked passed the gerundos. Saya turned and made faces at them before Misty called her over. A gerundo turned around to the sound of voices.
"What's wrong?" one of them asked.
"Nothing. Must be something else," she said. Misty and Saya hid behind a wall and sighed.
"Damn that was close," Saya whispered. Misty nods and walked to the fortress, she looked through the opening and walked in. Inside there were tables, barrels, crates, and many masks. Spears hung in the corner. A gerundo came around the corner and they quickly hid behind a crate. Slowly making their way up the stairs, along the way Saya casted a spell that knocked them out.
"And what may I ask was that for?" Misty asked.
"Thought it would be much easier that way," Saya said. Misty shrugged and walked up the stairs, a jail cell stood on the side. Mikagami was inside with his back to the corner. His eye closed and wasn't noticing Misty or Saya.
"Mikagami?" Misty asked softly. He opened his eyes and looked at her. He couldn't really see because the gerundos gave him a terrible beating. He shook his head and looked at her again. He got to his feet and ran to her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Just thought we should check up on you before we head out to the spirit temple," Saya said.
"Well you two have to get out of here and fast," he said.
"Why?" Misty asked. She gripped the jail bars and tried to open them by force.
"That wont work, you have to have a special key in order to open it," he said.
"Well then where is the god damn key?" Saya muttered. They quickly turned their heads at the sound of footsteps behind them. A gerundo stood behind with two swords in hand. She wore all pink and her mouth was covered.
"I think that's the one who has the key," Misty muttered.
"And you wont get it either," said the gerundo guard.
"Fine then, lets jam!" Saya said while taking out her sword of darkness. Misty was about to draw her wrist blades but Mikagami stopped her. He placed his hand on her shoulder and shook his head.
"It's best that you don't fight and let Saya take care of this," he said.
"Yeah Misty, let me take care of this. You get all the fun so why shouldn't I?" Saya asked. The gerundo guard just laughed.
"You're going to regret this," she said. She lunged at Saya with all her might, swords clashed together as they fought. Saya's sword of Darkness glowed a black and purple color. She slashed the gerundo in half; it was so horrible that Mikagami had to cover his eyes and Misty's. A small key fell to the ground and Saya picked it up She walked over to the jail cell and unlocked it. Mikagami walked out calmly and looked at Saya.
"Was that really necessary?" he asked.
"Well I had to hurry up you know," she said. Misty looked at the fallen gerundo and winced at the sight of red blood pouring out.
"Well... I guess we should... Find Rasheed and Tamorie then," Misty said. Saya looked at her and back down to the gerundo. She rubbed the back of her head and looked peeved.
"Sorry Misty. Went a little crazy there," she said.
"... It wouldn't matter, you go crazy anyway," Misty muttered. Saya punched her in the shoulder but in a friendly manner. She chuckled a bit and the three walked out of the fortress. They appeared in a higher level of the fortress, not many guards so it made it much easier to go from one place to another. Mikagami sighed and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Personally I like it without Rasheed," he thought. "He is after all a chimp." Into the next room, there were only two guards. One guard was patrolling the narrow pathway and another was guarding the path to the ramp. And up that ramp will lead them to another jail cell.
'So what's the plan?" Mikagami whispered.
"I could clear the hallway again," Saya said.
"Uh how about... No," Misty said. A gerundo turned and walked towards them. They quickly hid and huddled together, holding their breaths and waited for her to move on.
"I'm telling you I can take them all out in one blow," Saya whispered.
"And I'm telling you that you shouldn't," Misty whispered back.
"Well I say that the both of you keep quiet and we should just sneak passed them," Mikagami whispered harshly. Misty looked and him and nods her head. She looks at Saya, who didn't seem to approve but she nod anyway in agreement. When the guard wasn't looking they moved passed her, not making any noise. The next guard was easy to pass because she was fixing her hair and didn't notice them. They ran up the ramp and they were in another jail cell. Inside Rasheed was leaning on the back wall with his eyes closed. His arms crossed and he looks unhurt and relaxed. Misty knocked on the bars and that sort of woke him up.
"Misty?" he asked. He placed his hands on the bar door and looked at her.
"Hey there, we're here to bust you out... But first, hey Saya mind you take care of the next guard that will appear in 3... 2... 1," she said. A guard fell from the ceiling and landed with a thud. This time she wore all green and had two swords.
"It'll be my pleasure," Saya said. The gerundo just laughed.
"I saw the corpse of the last gerundo you slaughtered. You wont be able to do that to me," she said.
'We'll see about that," Saya said as she drew her sword of darkness. Mikagami stood by Misty and got ready to cover her eyes when it got ugly. Rasheed however started to thrash around trying to bust open the bar door by force. Misty turned and looked at him.
"You don't have to do that... Saya will be able to get the key," she said. Rasheed stopped in place and looked at her.
"If you say so," he said. Misty held his hand and smiled. Rasheed grinned and looked at her.
"Die you wrench," muttered the gerundo. Saya and the gerundo went all out and the gerundo had some pretty good moves.
"This will be interesting," Mikagami said. Rasheed and Misty nod as they were watching them fight. Saya's sword started to glow that same glow as before.
"Oh god not that again," Misty muttered. Saya lunged at the gerundo and slashed her, attempting to cut her in half. But the gerundo back flipped out of the way and slashed the sword out of Saya's hands. The sword went flying and impaled itself into the wall. The gerundo held one of her swords against Saya's neck and grinned.
"Now back to your cells. She has lost the battle and therefore will go back to her cell on the other side of the fortress," she said. Saya grunted and didn't say anything, she could have used her magic but she knew she would get everyone in major trouble if she did. So she just kept quiet and stood there. Misty however stepped forward and had her wrist blades drawn.
"Then I will fight instead," Misty said. The gerundo looked at her and laughed.
"You think you can honestly beat me?" she asked.
"I can and I will," Misty said. The gerundo pushed Saya to the side and got her swords ready. Saya pulled her sword out of the wall and watched.
"Watch this girlie," muttered the gerundo. She took out a deku nut and threw it; it snapped and blinded Misty for a while. The gerundo disappeared and slashed her from behind. She fell forward and quickly turned to slash her back. The gerundo dodged and they disappeared.
"Wh-where did they go?" Saya asked.
"They are still here... Just moving at very fast speeds," Rasheed said.
"No really?" Mikagami asked sarcastically. A bright light went off and disappeared in a split second, and the gerundo fell down helplessly.
"Please... Don't kill me... I was only doing what I was told," she pleaded.
"I don't know... Saya what do you think?" Misty asked.
"Up to you my friend," she replied. Misty grinned and looked the gerundo.
"All right, I'll let you live... this time," Misty said.
"Thank you..." said the gerundo. But in her hand she had another deku nut; she got up and laughed. "Fools!" Misty got in her fighting position but it was too late, the gerundo threw the deku nut and it snapped. She was blind once again and couldn't see for a few seconds. When she was able to see, the gerundo was gone.
"Man... And we weren't able to get the key!" Misty cried.
"The key? You mean this key?" Saya asked holding out the key to Rasheed's jail cell.
"Hey how the heck did you get that?" Misty asked.
"I have no idea," she muttered. She tossed the key to Misty and unlocked the cell door. Rasheed stepped out and hugged her.
"Thank you..." he whispered.
"Hey love birds... We have to find Tamorie," Mikagami said. Misty pulled away from Rasheed.
"Oh yeah..." she said. Outside they could hear voices coming from everywhere. They quickly ran outside and soon they were surrounded once again. Tamorie was seen in front of the gerundos.
"Hi guys," he said.
"Tamorie, how did you get out?" Misty asked.
"I believe it was me," said the gerundo leader. They stood still not saying anything because the last time they were thrown to jail because they were mouthing off.
"No need to be scared. The truth is we need your help. I am not the true leader of the gerundos. Nabooru is, but for some reason she never came back after the outbreak plagued Hyrule," she said.
"And you want us to find her," Saya said.
"Yes, she should be somewhere in the Spirit Temple because she is the Sage of Spirit," she said.
"Well what do you know... A Gerundo, a Sage of Spirit," Rasheed said.
"We will let you pass. Just go through that gate and you will be in the Haunted Desert. If you pass through safely you will be able to get in the Spirit Temple," the gerundo said.
"Thank you... By the way, what is your name?" Mikagami asked.
"My name is Kira. Now go and be careful," Kira said. Misty nodded her head and headed towards the gate. It was a huge gate with two red flags on both sides. They were still and would sometimes flutter in the light breeze. A Gerundo guard was seen on top of a watchtower. She looked down and smiled and pulled the lever that opened the gate. On the other side the wind was blowing rather hard and the sands were kicking up. As soon as they took that one step, the wind was blowing much harder then usual.
"How are we suppose to get to the temple if we can't see?" Saya yelled.
"What?" Misty yelled.
"Hey guys, lets just keep walking and we should be able to find it," Mikagami hollered. Tamorie walked in one direction and disappeared.
"TAMORIE!" Rasheed yelled. But before he knew it he was behind him.
"What the hell... How did you get here?" Misty asked.
"We have to be careful guys, you go in the wrong direction and you will be somehow brought back to where you came from," Tamorie yelled above the storm.
'Well we can't just stand here," Mikagami yelled. Misty fell silent. She was staring at something that no one could see. A red flag stood fluttering in the harsh wind. Rasheed couldn't see it but he knew something was wrong with her.
"Hey what's wrong?" he asked. Misty then took off; startled the others ran after her. Misty ran from red flag to the other, knowing that it would lead them to the temple. A small pool of sand stretched out. Misty just jumped over it as if it was nothing and continued on. Rasheed kept up with her but still went on a good enough pace so the others wouldn't get lost. He turned around and saw that they have disappeared. Where could they have gone? Let's see...
"What the hell... Man!" Saya cried in anger. They were somehow teleported somewhere in the desert. Don't know how or why, but in the small pit in her stomach it was a trap to separate them.
"I knew we couldn't trust those gerundos," Mikagami said while kicking the sand. Tamorie didn't say anything; he just stood there blank. In his mind he heard a voice, a voice that made him do this.
"This should get them lost. Now they will never find the sage of spirit," Hattorie said. Tamorie in his mind retaliated.
"How could you? I-I thought you were gone for good!"
"Not so, now it's time for me to take over for a while and keep these two brainless chickens preoccupied," Hattorie said. Tamorie was strucked and his eyes changed back to red as from the beginning. He chuckled silently to himself and glared at Saya and Mikagami. Somewhere in the desert Misty was still running, she saw a shrine and smiled.
"There it is," she muttered. But before she could get to the top of the shrine, Rasheed tackled her and they fell in to the bottom of the shrine. It was much better down there because there was no sand or wind. And also there was a small old bed and candles lit in the corners.
"Are you crazy?" Rasheed asked. He held her down as if she was about to take off again.
"Will you just chill out? I was leading us here so the ghost of the desert can lead us to the spirit temple," she said. She struggled to get him off her. Though he held her firmly down.
"Ghost? What are you talking about?" he asked.
"The ghost of the desert. He was assigned here to lead the ones who are worthy enough to the spirit temple. He is the one who will take us directly to the Desert Colossus," Misty said. Rasheed looked at her as if she has gone crazy but then sighed and got off her.
"Well all we can do now is just wait here or find a way to the temple. But now we lost Saya and the others," Rasheed said.
"Rasheed... Trust me on this. I have been here befo-"but stopped. She has indeed been here, and that was several years ago. There's another secret that she never revealed, she along with Link were the ones who locked Ganondorf away. She was also the one who fought side by side with him when they were awakening the sages and receiving the medallions.
"Misty... I know you are keeping so many things from me... But you must tell me," he said. She didn't know what to do. He mind was flowing with all her secrets and her past. But there was a terrible secret she kept. And it was from what had happened in the spirit temple...
"Misty?" he asked. He had shaken her lightly to wake her up. "Come on... Please, don't scare me like that." Misty looked at him in the eyes and saw his worries. She flung her arms around and sighed.
"Rasheed... There's a couple of things that I really need to tell you," she whispered.
"What?" he asked.
"The first time Link came here... I was with him. We fought side by side and awakened the sages. We were also the ones who fought Ganondorf and sealed him away," she said. Rasheed pulled her away and looked at her.
"What? But I thought Link was the only one who..."
"No... You see back then I was only 14 years old. I didn't know any spells but was a good fight. Though by the time we defeated Ganondorf, I disappeared back to my village. No one really knew who I was so they left me out of it," she said. Rasheed couldn't believe it, but for some reason he did. He in fact had known her since birth but not really know her until a few years ago.
"Why couldn't you tell me this?" he asked.
"Because... Because I thought you would worry. And that we wouldn't be able to continue this mission if I told you or anyone else," she said.
"You could have told me... I love you," he whispered and he kissed her passionately. It lasted for quite a while, as they were both on the ground. He pulled away and rolled over so she was one top. Her head rested on his chest.
"Rasheed... there's also one more thing I need to tell you. But I am afraid it may happen again," she said. Rasheed sat up and looked at her. Misty rolled to the side an sat up too.
"What/" he asked.
"Well back then when I was with Link... At the Spirit Temple I was..." but was cut off due to a strange noise from above. It sounded eerie as it hovered at the top of the shrine. They quickly climbed up and looked up. Nothing there, but to Misty she saw something. She ran up the short ramp and saw a poe. Not an ordinary poe because this poe didn't carry a lantern like the rest of them. It was carrying a small torch in hand. When it knew it was being watched it turned around and looked at Misty. However Rasheed couldn't see this poe so he just looked at Misty.
"Welcome young travelers. I shall now guide you to the Desert Colossus," it said. Rasheed couldn't believe what he had heard. He thought he was going delusional. The winds weren't as harsh as they were anymore. But still it was hard to see and hear at the same time. But he could definitely hear what the poe said. The poe took off and so did Misty. Rasheed ran off to catch up with her for she was moving fast. But that was because the poe was moving fast. She couldn't afford to lose sight of him or they will get lost.
"Ok can you explain to me on why we are running?" he asked.
"The poe is moving very fast you see..."
"Wait! What poe?" he asked.
"The poe is invisible. Of course you couldn't really see him," she said. He didn't say anything because he was thinking hard about something. They moved at odd angles but soon enough they were at the Desert Colossus. It was quiet, no movement at all. But the winds have died down and so has the sands. In the distance was a large statue of a woman. Might be a gerundo but it was almost falling apart so you couldn't tell anymore. But the entrance was still in tact so they should be able to enter. Misty started to walk to the temple, though Rasheed placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Hold on, you were about to tell me something but you couldn't... What was it you wanted to tell me?" he asked. Misty thought for a while.
"Well the witches are dead so they can't possibly do that to me again... But..." she thought.
"Misty?" he asked.
"Oh it was nothing important," she said and continued walking.
"Well I did tell him the important facts so there shouldn't be anything else. And I did tell him more about our mission... But I never told him about my life and my past... Those scares are still too painful for me to talk about," she thought again. They walked passed a rock formation and went up the small set of stairs. Inside the temple it was still the same as from the last time she was here. Except it looked like no one has been here for ages because there was sand and dust everywhere. The small elevator platform stopped at the top of the stairs. Misty walked up and went over to see if it still worked. She stepped on the platform and waited. No response.
"What are you doing?" Rasheed asked.
"Trying to see if this elevator still works," Misty said.
"Well does it?"
"Well I'm not moving," she said. Tamorie and the others were somewhere back at the fortress. They went back after figuring that they wouldn't be able to get to the temple. Tamorie was hiding behind a crate, his eyes glowing as he watched what was going on. He focused his energy and the elevator jerked. It sent Misty up to the top floor, leaving Rasheed behind.
"MISTY!" he cried. Misty ended up at the top floor and for some reason the elevator wouldn't go back down. She tried to step on it but it felt like it was part of the floor. No matter how hard she hit it, it wouldn't move.
"Damn," she muttered. She started to head down the path looking for a way out. Rasheed ran to the right side and followed the pathway, hoping that it would lead him to Misty. However Misty was in a room with a huge statue in the back. She walked to a door and opened it, she looked out and found that it lead to outside but in a higher level. As she looked out a shadowy figure slowly made its way to her. It pushed her outside and slammed the door behind her. Misty ran to the door and tried to pull it open but it was shut tight. She started to bang on the door and yelled. But no one heard her. From behind she heard a voice, a voice that gave her nightmares after the incident. The voice had an old lady voice to it. The kind that gave peoples the run for their money.
"Hello deary," crackled one of the voices. Misty slowly turned and saw them. To her horror, she saw the twin witches Kotake and Koume.
"You... But how?" Misty asked.
"We were brought to life and back for revenge. But I see Link isn't around to save you this time. And besides we didn't to brainwash you. If only we were able to, you would have been a great warrior for Ganondorf," said Koume.
"Yeah well Rasheed will be able to beat you guys just the same," Misty said.
"Who said? How do you know we aren't going to turn you into a killing machine once again?" Kotake asked.
"No... No please not that again!" Misty cried and before she knew it a bright light surrounded her. She disappeared and the witches crackled.
"Poor dear... Too bad she is going to be our slave again!" Koume said.
"I know sister. Now to keep that pretty boy at bay while we prepare," said Kotake. Both witches disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Where are you?" Rasheed whispered. He was somewhere deep in the spirit temple. Not knowing what went on, but he could sense her. But her energy was very faint. In a chamber room Misty was bound to the wall. The witches brainwashing her with a bunch of lies.
"Are you sure this Rasheed will find you?" Koume asked Misty.
"I'm sure of it!" she replied sharply.
"Well how do you know he isn't going to turn back and leave you here? How do you know he isn't going to find the sage and leave you?" Kotake asked.
"I just know you ancient prune!" Misty said.
"Oh a feisty one... Well take a look at this," Koume said. She held out a crystal ball. It showed images of Misty and Rasheed. But mostly the ones that had impact on her. The time when they first met and when she was taken over by an evil spirit.
"As you can see, he was intending to kill you that time," Kotake said. Misty watched closely at the ball, she watched when Rasheed nearly killed her.
"No... He only did that to save me," Misty said.
"Oh? Well how about this?" Kotake asked. Another imaged formed when they were first fighting. It was to see who was stronger but only for fun. SH watched as Rasheed once again almost tried to kill her.
"No... It's not true!" Misty cried. Tears welded up in her eyes. "It's just not true."
"Oh but it is my dear... Just keep watching my crystal ball," Koume said. More and more images were seen and not of Misty and Rasheed, but of her and Saya and Mikagami. Tears fell from her eyes, she couldn't believe it all. But in her heart she was starting to feel alone. The thoughts and images of the ones she cared for were turning against her. The witches just crackled and they continued to turn her against Rasheed and the others. Meanwhile in the mirror room, Rasheed looked down and saw a platform that is already in the bottom floor. He jumped down and was in the giant statue room. He looked around and saw the face of the giant statue was gone. It looked to have melted away and replacing it was a gate door. He jumped to the door and flung it open. Inside was a chamber. It was quiet, a bit too quiet. There was laughter in the air and the two witches appeared.
"Well if it isn't young Rasheed," Kotake said.
"Where's Misty?" he asked.
"Oh you will be seeing her... Soon," Koume said.
"Tell me where she is right now!" Rasheed yelled.
"You want her? Fine... Oh Slave!" Kotake yelled. She clapped her hands two times and Misty appeared in a gerundo fighter outfit. Much like Kira's outfit but it was the color black.
"Misty?" Rasheed asked. She didn't say anything. Her eyes fixed on him like a hawk seeking out it's pray.
"She is no longer the Misty you know... But we will leave her here so she can seek out revenge," Koume said. Both witches disappeared and that gave Misty the signal. Her wrist blades in hand she lunged at Rasheed. Rasheed ducked out of the way, and Misty slashed the rock pillar to bits.
"Misty please stop!" Rasheed pleaded. She still didn't answer, she continued to slash at him. Rasheed grabbed her arms and stopped.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked. She pulled away and kicked him to the side.
"As if you don't know... You never loved me!" she cried.
"What are you talking about? I love you too much and we are suppose to get married," Rasheed said softly.
"Yeah right. We were supposed to get married, but I know the truth. You just want me dead!" she cried. A small tear fell from her eyes. "But that's over now. I now work for Koume and Kotake!"
"Misty I don't want you dead. I want you here with me," he pleaded.
"Shut up!" she yelled. Her wrist blades withdrawn. In her hands, black fireballs formed. She held out on hand and aimed at him.
"I don't believe you! You don't know how much I went through! When I was young, I felt alone! And that was because my mother left me. I went off searching in the Lost Woods for my mother. But then I was ambushed by wolfos. Do you know how it feels to be alone" I wasn't found until the next day. Nobody cared for me until I finished my training to become a warrior," she said. More tears fell. "And I am now taken over by an evil spirit! I will never be the same anymore because no one cared for me!"
"Misty... I never knew that your life was like that," Rasheed said softly.
"Well now you do... But that's not going to stop me from getting revenge," she said. She shot the fireball at him, he dodged and tackled her.
"Please... Don't make me do this," Rasheed said. Misty kicked him off and fired another fireball. He blocked it again and formed an ice sword in his hand. He ran up to slash her but missed intentionally.
"I don't care how you fell. All I know is you're going down!" she yelled. A giant black fire formed above her.
"Misty... If this is how it is going to be then so be it!" he cried. A tear formed in his eyes and he lunged at her. The ice sword disappeared and his fists glowed. His hair changed to gold and his eyes fiery red. Misty blasted the black fire and Rasheed used his attack. Both strucked at the same time though Rasheed broke threw and punched Misty in the stomach. The glow from his hands formed around her and they both fell. Misty lied motionless on the ground. Rasheed's hair turned back to brown and his eyes changed to green. He crawled over to Misty and held her in his arms.
"I never wanted you to be dead..." he whispered. She slowly opened her eyes and looked straight at him. Another black fireball formed in her hand and she was about to fire it but he just grabbed her hand.
"Please... Listen to me," he said.
"No... You will just tell me more lies," she said angrily. She tried to get up but the pain was surging through her body.
"I will never lie to you... What ever those witches done to you... It made you turn against me," he said softly. Misty remained quiet, her mind was flowing with too much images.
"But... They said to me..."
"What they told you was a lie," he said again.
"So it was all a lie? But... Who am I suppose to believe?" she thought. She was lost in confusion. Remembering her past and her life with Rasheed was too much for her.
"Don't listened to him deary. He is just telling him more lies!" Koume said. Both witches appeared in front of them. Misty suddenly started to be swallowed up in a black void in the ground.
"Misty!" Rasheed cried. He tried to grab her but it was too late, she was gone and the void disappeared.
"You want her back? Then come and get us!" Kotake said. Both witches disappeared in a red and blue puff of smoke. Rasheed got to his feet and ran after them.
"I won't let them take her away again!" he yelled. He ran down the small hallway and was in a dead end. He looked up and saw the witches; he glared at them and started to climb the walls. When he got to the top, he ran to the left rammed the door open. Inside the witches were circling a huge platform arena. He jumped up and drew his twin swords.
"Give her back!" he yelled. Kotake and Koume laughed they appeared on both sides of him and blasted two separate spells. Kotake used fire and Koume used ice. Rasheed back flipped to dodge the attacks.
"To bad you don't know how to defeat us. Only that girl knows but she's not here!" Koume said.
"I don't need to know. I can just break your necks!" Rasheed yelled. The witches laughed once again and continued this assault. Meanwhile in the dark void, Misty was seen floating. Her eyes open and blank, she was muttering and thinking at the same time.
"It's... So cold in here... Rasheed couldn't even save me that time," she thought. She continued to float in darkness doubting Rasheed will ever save her. Rasheed jumped and casted a ice spell at Kotake, it did some damage on her, though that just made them angry.
"You've done it boy... Now we will show you our true power!" Kotake said. Koume and Kotake started to circle above him, they fused together into Twinrova. Her hair was split between red and blue and she had two wands. One blue and one red, and she was giant. Rasheed wasn't intimidated; he just kept his cool and got in a ready stance.
"Bring it on," he said. Misty was watching the whole fighting, the witches casted a spell so she could watch him fight yet lose at the same time. Twinrova fired a fire spell, and Rasheed dodged but it didn't work this time because the fire started to spread all over the ground.
"Damn..." he muttered. He landed on one of the pillars, and started to rethink his strategy.
"Give it up dear, you'll never win!" Twinrova said. She fired an ice spell, though this time Rasheed stood still. He raised his swords and the ice beam bounced off and hit Twinrova.
"Whoa... So that's the secret," he muttered. He lunged at Twinrova and slashed her about ten or twenty times before she got up to fire the next spell.
"Bastard," she muttered. She fired a fire spell and an ice spell at the same time; thought Rasheed was too smart so he reflected them both at her. He slashed her again and she separated. Kotake and Koume were lying on the ground and glaring at him.
"Give me back Misty," he said harshly.
"Sure we'll give her back... By throwing you into the void along with her!" Koume said. And on their last breath they summoned a void and died. Rasheed looked in the void and saw her.
"Misty!" he yelled. She looked up but didn't move.
"Give me your hand!" he called out. She still didn't move but she did get up.
'Please Misty!" he called again.
"I don't know if I should really do this..." she thought.
"MISTY!" he yelled. The void started to get smaller.
"But I..." she started.
"Please Misty... I promise if you come to me you will not be alone again!" he said softly. This got Misty thinking. She started running to him, she reached out and grabbed his hand, and as the void started to close she was pulled out and into his arms. He held onto her and kissed her on top of the head. A teardrop fell from her eyes she felt really confused. She didn't know what to do at the moment.
"Please don't cry... You must know I will always be with you..." he said. Before she could say anything a blue glow appeared around them, they were transported to the chamber of sages. In the chamber, the orange symbol glowed and a gerundo appeared.
"My name is Nabooru and I am the Sage of Spirit. You have awakened the last of the sages," she said.
"Yeah but now we have to find the three spiritual stones," Rasheed said.
"It shouldn't be that hard... If you know where to look. You see they aren't in the original places now. They are hidden deep within the land," she said.
"Ok then... Well lets go get Saya and the others and we will start a whole new mission," Rasheed said. Nabooru nods and they were teleported to the temple of time. There the symbol of spirit lit up. All six symbols glowed and three holes etched in the center.
"What took you guys so long?" Saya asked. They were all waiting by the exit for them.
"Took you long enough, so let's start finding those stones," Mikagami said. Misty still didn't feel so sure of herself. Even though she is back with Rasheed she still felt lost.
"Now off to the far east. Where we will find the Spirit Temple," Misty said. They walked across the field heading towards the Gerundo's Fortress. Where they will find the haunted desert and the temple. Up the plateau they crossed over the plank until they reached a broken bridge.
"Well someone certainly don't want us to be coming here," Rasheed said.
"Well of course not. This is home to the Gerundo Thieves. And plus they are women and they are not fond of men. All though they do once in a while come to the market to get men to go on a 'date' with them. But to only get pregnant so they can continue to grow with women. But once every 300 years a man is born into the Gerundos. And that man becomes their king. And Ganondorf is currently the king of Gerundos," Saya said.
"No Hattori is," Misty said quietly.
"Who?" Mikagami asked.
"Uh-er nothing," she said quickly.
"Wait a minute. I heard you mention a man named Hattori once. Now tell me who he is," Rasheed said. Misty didn't say anything. Though Tamorie walked up and did.
"I know who he is. Well at least I think I do. He is the son of Ganondorf and Hellingina. And right now Hattori is the ruler of the Gerundos," Tamorie said.
"How did you know?" Saya asked.
"It was just rumors that I heard in my hometown," he said.
"Interesting," Rasheed thought.
"Well anyway, I think it's best to figure out a way to get to the other side," Misty said.
"Hold up there. I need to talk to you for a second," Mikagami said. He grabbed her by the arm and looked at her.
"You know as well as I know that Tamorie IS Hattori right?" he asked.
"Yes. But I have this other feeling that he may be only doing this because his father is making him. He may not be evil after all," she said.
"How can you be so sure?" Mikagami asked.
"I just know," she said. And she walked back to the others.
"Oh, Misty..." he said with a sigh. Rasheed walked up to the edge of the broken bridge and looked down. Below was a rushing river and the mouth of it was a waterfall. Rocks at the bottom, it would be very bad if hey were to fall in.
"So any ideas?" Mikagami asked.
"We could jump the gap," Saya said.
"Oh no. I'm not doing that again," Tamorie said.
"Sounds like a good idea," Misty said.
"All right! Lets do this girl!" Saya said excitingly.
"W-W-Wait!" Mikagami shouted.
"It's too wide to jump!" Rasheed yelled. But it was too late, Misty and Saya took a running head start. They ran passed them and jumped the gap. Saya and Misty soared through the air, they front flipped to the ground and stood up.
"Hey guys come over here!" misty called out.
"Yeah guys, it's not that big of a gap once you get a good running head start," Saya yelled.
"Well if they say it's not hard then all right," Mikagami said. He too took a running head start and jumped.
"And if Misty can do it, so can I," Rasheed said. Rasheed took a few steps back and ran.
"... Fine, Fine. I guess I will jump too," Tamorie said. He was the last to just and for once he didn't slip.
"Good job..." Mikagami muttered. Misty turned around and saw some smoke in the horizon.
"I have a feeling that the Gerundos are still alive," she muttered.
"What?" Saya asked.
"Nothing... Come on let's go," she said. As she walked off, her friends just looked at each other and sighed. What could they do? They knew something was wrong, even though she felt better after some hard times she still didn't want to tell them anything. But she already knows that they are worried and will go at nothing to try and get her to spill the beans.
They passed threw the gate and were in Gerundo Fortress. She moved in more silently until she saw something move. A Gerundo guard stood above her. She held her breath and so did the others. They waited as the guard left.
"So how did you know that there were Gerundos?" Rasheed asked her.
"... Just a wild guess," Misty whispered.
"What was that?" They all froze. A gerundo came up over the cliff and looked down. She blew her whistle and before they knew it they were surrounded.
"Hold it right there," said one of them. They had their spears ready and they weren't afraid to use it if necessary.
"Hands in the air and don't move," said another. Misty did as she was told and so do Saya. Mikagami however didn't, and same with Rasheed and Tamorie. A gerundo jumped down from the cliff. The gerundo guards moved aside to let her through. She looked different from the other gerundos. Probably the leader, because she had orange hair and wore all orange and gold.
"Now what may I ask are you trespassers doing on our land?" she asked. None of them said anything. They just kept a straight face and stared at her. She moved towards Saya and looked at her.
"How about you? Would you care to tell me what you are doing here?" she asked again.
"None of your business you bitch," she muttered. The leader glared at her and smacked her hard across the face, causing Saya to fall to the ground.
"Watch your mouth girl... How about you?" she asked Misty.
"Like my friend said. None of your business. And I suggest you let us go before we lay some pain on you," she said.
"Quite a girl... With a bad attitude," the leader said.
"You do realize that you are the only ones alive," Mikagami said.
"Yeah, so what?" asked the leader.
"Well I was just wondering why are the gerundos still alive. Everyone on the land of Hyrule are gone," Mikagami said.
"It's because our ruler let us live... Now, throw them in jail. Separate the men from these two girls," she said. The guards moved closer, they grabbed Misty and Saya and pulled them into the crowed of gerundos.
"The girls wont be given too much pain. But you men are in for a lot of trouble," said one of the guards.
"And why's that?" Rasheed asked.
"Because we despise men," said the other. Misty and Saya were taken to one part of the fortress. They pushed them against the wall.
"Hey wha-" But they had already knocked her out. A few hours later, Saya woke up in a jail cell at the top of the fortress. She looked to the other side and saw Misty.
"Misty!" she cried. She crawled over to her and shook her.
"Wake up girl!" Misty opened her eyes and rubbed them.
"You don't have to yell, I'm not deaf," she muttered. Saya shook her head and looked at her.
"We have to get out of here and find the others," she said.
"Yeah we should... But one problem, how the hell do we get out?" Misty asked.
"We could blow the place," Saya said.
"Yeah and blow our cover," she said. Misty slowly got up and looked at the window that was high above her. She jumped up and grabbed the edge, pulling herself up so she can see the outside world. She looked down and saw Gerundos patrolling their area. It was heavily guarded where Rasheed and the others were. Misty jumped on a ledge and pressed herself against the wall. Saya did the same and stood next to her.
"Now what?" Saya asked.
"We make out way to the main Fortress and go find the others," she muttered. She jumped to the Fortress roof and sneaked passed the gerundos. Saya turned and made faces at them before Misty called her over. A gerundo turned around to the sound of voices.
"What's wrong?" one of them asked.
"Nothing. Must be something else," she said. Misty and Saya hid behind a wall and sighed.
"Damn that was close," Saya whispered. Misty nods and walked to the fortress, she looked through the opening and walked in. Inside there were tables, barrels, crates, and many masks. Spears hung in the corner. A gerundo came around the corner and they quickly hid behind a crate. Slowly making their way up the stairs, along the way Saya casted a spell that knocked them out.
"And what may I ask was that for?" Misty asked.
"Thought it would be much easier that way," Saya said. Misty shrugged and walked up the stairs, a jail cell stood on the side. Mikagami was inside with his back to the corner. His eye closed and wasn't noticing Misty or Saya.
"Mikagami?" Misty asked softly. He opened his eyes and looked at her. He couldn't really see because the gerundos gave him a terrible beating. He shook his head and looked at her again. He got to his feet and ran to her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Just thought we should check up on you before we head out to the spirit temple," Saya said.
"Well you two have to get out of here and fast," he said.
"Why?" Misty asked. She gripped the jail bars and tried to open them by force.
"That wont work, you have to have a special key in order to open it," he said.
"Well then where is the god damn key?" Saya muttered. They quickly turned their heads at the sound of footsteps behind them. A gerundo stood behind with two swords in hand. She wore all pink and her mouth was covered.
"I think that's the one who has the key," Misty muttered.
"And you wont get it either," said the gerundo guard.
"Fine then, lets jam!" Saya said while taking out her sword of darkness. Misty was about to draw her wrist blades but Mikagami stopped her. He placed his hand on her shoulder and shook his head.
"It's best that you don't fight and let Saya take care of this," he said.
"Yeah Misty, let me take care of this. You get all the fun so why shouldn't I?" Saya asked. The gerundo guard just laughed.
"You're going to regret this," she said. She lunged at Saya with all her might, swords clashed together as they fought. Saya's sword of Darkness glowed a black and purple color. She slashed the gerundo in half; it was so horrible that Mikagami had to cover his eyes and Misty's. A small key fell to the ground and Saya picked it up She walked over to the jail cell and unlocked it. Mikagami walked out calmly and looked at Saya.
"Was that really necessary?" he asked.
"Well I had to hurry up you know," she said. Misty looked at the fallen gerundo and winced at the sight of red blood pouring out.
"Well... I guess we should... Find Rasheed and Tamorie then," Misty said. Saya looked at her and back down to the gerundo. She rubbed the back of her head and looked peeved.
"Sorry Misty. Went a little crazy there," she said.
"... It wouldn't matter, you go crazy anyway," Misty muttered. Saya punched her in the shoulder but in a friendly manner. She chuckled a bit and the three walked out of the fortress. They appeared in a higher level of the fortress, not many guards so it made it much easier to go from one place to another. Mikagami sighed and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Personally I like it without Rasheed," he thought. "He is after all a chimp." Into the next room, there were only two guards. One guard was patrolling the narrow pathway and another was guarding the path to the ramp. And up that ramp will lead them to another jail cell.
'So what's the plan?" Mikagami whispered.
"I could clear the hallway again," Saya said.
"Uh how about... No," Misty said. A gerundo turned and walked towards them. They quickly hid and huddled together, holding their breaths and waited for her to move on.
"I'm telling you I can take them all out in one blow," Saya whispered.
"And I'm telling you that you shouldn't," Misty whispered back.
"Well I say that the both of you keep quiet and we should just sneak passed them," Mikagami whispered harshly. Misty looked and him and nods her head. She looks at Saya, who didn't seem to approve but she nod anyway in agreement. When the guard wasn't looking they moved passed her, not making any noise. The next guard was easy to pass because she was fixing her hair and didn't notice them. They ran up the ramp and they were in another jail cell. Inside Rasheed was leaning on the back wall with his eyes closed. His arms crossed and he looks unhurt and relaxed. Misty knocked on the bars and that sort of woke him up.
"Misty?" he asked. He placed his hands on the bar door and looked at her.
"Hey there, we're here to bust you out... But first, hey Saya mind you take care of the next guard that will appear in 3... 2... 1," she said. A guard fell from the ceiling and landed with a thud. This time she wore all green and had two swords.
"It'll be my pleasure," Saya said. The gerundo just laughed.
"I saw the corpse of the last gerundo you slaughtered. You wont be able to do that to me," she said.
'We'll see about that," Saya said as she drew her sword of darkness. Mikagami stood by Misty and got ready to cover her eyes when it got ugly. Rasheed however started to thrash around trying to bust open the bar door by force. Misty turned and looked at him.
"You don't have to do that... Saya will be able to get the key," she said. Rasheed stopped in place and looked at her.
"If you say so," he said. Misty held his hand and smiled. Rasheed grinned and looked at her.
"Die you wrench," muttered the gerundo. Saya and the gerundo went all out and the gerundo had some pretty good moves.
"This will be interesting," Mikagami said. Rasheed and Misty nod as they were watching them fight. Saya's sword started to glow that same glow as before.
"Oh god not that again," Misty muttered. Saya lunged at the gerundo and slashed her, attempting to cut her in half. But the gerundo back flipped out of the way and slashed the sword out of Saya's hands. The sword went flying and impaled itself into the wall. The gerundo held one of her swords against Saya's neck and grinned.
"Now back to your cells. She has lost the battle and therefore will go back to her cell on the other side of the fortress," she said. Saya grunted and didn't say anything, she could have used her magic but she knew she would get everyone in major trouble if she did. So she just kept quiet and stood there. Misty however stepped forward and had her wrist blades drawn.
"Then I will fight instead," Misty said. The gerundo looked at her and laughed.
"You think you can honestly beat me?" she asked.
"I can and I will," Misty said. The gerundo pushed Saya to the side and got her swords ready. Saya pulled her sword out of the wall and watched.
"Watch this girlie," muttered the gerundo. She took out a deku nut and threw it; it snapped and blinded Misty for a while. The gerundo disappeared and slashed her from behind. She fell forward and quickly turned to slash her back. The gerundo dodged and they disappeared.
"Wh-where did they go?" Saya asked.
"They are still here... Just moving at very fast speeds," Rasheed said.
"No really?" Mikagami asked sarcastically. A bright light went off and disappeared in a split second, and the gerundo fell down helplessly.
"Please... Don't kill me... I was only doing what I was told," she pleaded.
"I don't know... Saya what do you think?" Misty asked.
"Up to you my friend," she replied. Misty grinned and looked the gerundo.
"All right, I'll let you live... this time," Misty said.
"Thank you..." said the gerundo. But in her hand she had another deku nut; she got up and laughed. "Fools!" Misty got in her fighting position but it was too late, the gerundo threw the deku nut and it snapped. She was blind once again and couldn't see for a few seconds. When she was able to see, the gerundo was gone.
"Man... And we weren't able to get the key!" Misty cried.
"The key? You mean this key?" Saya asked holding out the key to Rasheed's jail cell.
"Hey how the heck did you get that?" Misty asked.
"I have no idea," she muttered. She tossed the key to Misty and unlocked the cell door. Rasheed stepped out and hugged her.
"Thank you..." he whispered.
"Hey love birds... We have to find Tamorie," Mikagami said. Misty pulled away from Rasheed.
"Oh yeah..." she said. Outside they could hear voices coming from everywhere. They quickly ran outside and soon they were surrounded once again. Tamorie was seen in front of the gerundos.
"Hi guys," he said.
"Tamorie, how did you get out?" Misty asked.
"I believe it was me," said the gerundo leader. They stood still not saying anything because the last time they were thrown to jail because they were mouthing off.
"No need to be scared. The truth is we need your help. I am not the true leader of the gerundos. Nabooru is, but for some reason she never came back after the outbreak plagued Hyrule," she said.
"And you want us to find her," Saya said.
"Yes, she should be somewhere in the Spirit Temple because she is the Sage of Spirit," she said.
"Well what do you know... A Gerundo, a Sage of Spirit," Rasheed said.
"We will let you pass. Just go through that gate and you will be in the Haunted Desert. If you pass through safely you will be able to get in the Spirit Temple," the gerundo said.
"Thank you... By the way, what is your name?" Mikagami asked.
"My name is Kira. Now go and be careful," Kira said. Misty nodded her head and headed towards the gate. It was a huge gate with two red flags on both sides. They were still and would sometimes flutter in the light breeze. A Gerundo guard was seen on top of a watchtower. She looked down and smiled and pulled the lever that opened the gate. On the other side the wind was blowing rather hard and the sands were kicking up. As soon as they took that one step, the wind was blowing much harder then usual.
"How are we suppose to get to the temple if we can't see?" Saya yelled.
"What?" Misty yelled.
"Hey guys, lets just keep walking and we should be able to find it," Mikagami hollered. Tamorie walked in one direction and disappeared.
"TAMORIE!" Rasheed yelled. But before he knew it he was behind him.
"What the hell... How did you get here?" Misty asked.
"We have to be careful guys, you go in the wrong direction and you will be somehow brought back to where you came from," Tamorie yelled above the storm.
'Well we can't just stand here," Mikagami yelled. Misty fell silent. She was staring at something that no one could see. A red flag stood fluttering in the harsh wind. Rasheed couldn't see it but he knew something was wrong with her.
"Hey what's wrong?" he asked. Misty then took off; startled the others ran after her. Misty ran from red flag to the other, knowing that it would lead them to the temple. A small pool of sand stretched out. Misty just jumped over it as if it was nothing and continued on. Rasheed kept up with her but still went on a good enough pace so the others wouldn't get lost. He turned around and saw that they have disappeared. Where could they have gone? Let's see...
"What the hell... Man!" Saya cried in anger. They were somehow teleported somewhere in the desert. Don't know how or why, but in the small pit in her stomach it was a trap to separate them.
"I knew we couldn't trust those gerundos," Mikagami said while kicking the sand. Tamorie didn't say anything; he just stood there blank. In his mind he heard a voice, a voice that made him do this.
"This should get them lost. Now they will never find the sage of spirit," Hattorie said. Tamorie in his mind retaliated.
"How could you? I-I thought you were gone for good!"
"Not so, now it's time for me to take over for a while and keep these two brainless chickens preoccupied," Hattorie said. Tamorie was strucked and his eyes changed back to red as from the beginning. He chuckled silently to himself and glared at Saya and Mikagami. Somewhere in the desert Misty was still running, she saw a shrine and smiled.
"There it is," she muttered. But before she could get to the top of the shrine, Rasheed tackled her and they fell in to the bottom of the shrine. It was much better down there because there was no sand or wind. And also there was a small old bed and candles lit in the corners.
"Are you crazy?" Rasheed asked. He held her down as if she was about to take off again.
"Will you just chill out? I was leading us here so the ghost of the desert can lead us to the spirit temple," she said. She struggled to get him off her. Though he held her firmly down.
"Ghost? What are you talking about?" he asked.
"The ghost of the desert. He was assigned here to lead the ones who are worthy enough to the spirit temple. He is the one who will take us directly to the Desert Colossus," Misty said. Rasheed looked at her as if she has gone crazy but then sighed and got off her.
"Well all we can do now is just wait here or find a way to the temple. But now we lost Saya and the others," Rasheed said.
"Rasheed... Trust me on this. I have been here befo-"but stopped. She has indeed been here, and that was several years ago. There's another secret that she never revealed, she along with Link were the ones who locked Ganondorf away. She was also the one who fought side by side with him when they were awakening the sages and receiving the medallions.
"Misty... I know you are keeping so many things from me... But you must tell me," he said. She didn't know what to do. He mind was flowing with all her secrets and her past. But there was a terrible secret she kept. And it was from what had happened in the spirit temple...
"Misty?" he asked. He had shaken her lightly to wake her up. "Come on... Please, don't scare me like that." Misty looked at him in the eyes and saw his worries. She flung her arms around and sighed.
"Rasheed... There's a couple of things that I really need to tell you," she whispered.
"What?" he asked.
"The first time Link came here... I was with him. We fought side by side and awakened the sages. We were also the ones who fought Ganondorf and sealed him away," she said. Rasheed pulled her away and looked at her.
"What? But I thought Link was the only one who..."
"No... You see back then I was only 14 years old. I didn't know any spells but was a good fight. Though by the time we defeated Ganondorf, I disappeared back to my village. No one really knew who I was so they left me out of it," she said. Rasheed couldn't believe it, but for some reason he did. He in fact had known her since birth but not really know her until a few years ago.
"Why couldn't you tell me this?" he asked.
"Because... Because I thought you would worry. And that we wouldn't be able to continue this mission if I told you or anyone else," she said.
"You could have told me... I love you," he whispered and he kissed her passionately. It lasted for quite a while, as they were both on the ground. He pulled away and rolled over so she was one top. Her head rested on his chest.
"Rasheed... there's also one more thing I need to tell you. But I am afraid it may happen again," she said. Rasheed sat up and looked at her. Misty rolled to the side an sat up too.
"What/" he asked.
"Well back then when I was with Link... At the Spirit Temple I was..." but was cut off due to a strange noise from above. It sounded eerie as it hovered at the top of the shrine. They quickly climbed up and looked up. Nothing there, but to Misty she saw something. She ran up the short ramp and saw a poe. Not an ordinary poe because this poe didn't carry a lantern like the rest of them. It was carrying a small torch in hand. When it knew it was being watched it turned around and looked at Misty. However Rasheed couldn't see this poe so he just looked at Misty.
"Welcome young travelers. I shall now guide you to the Desert Colossus," it said. Rasheed couldn't believe what he had heard. He thought he was going delusional. The winds weren't as harsh as they were anymore. But still it was hard to see and hear at the same time. But he could definitely hear what the poe said. The poe took off and so did Misty. Rasheed ran off to catch up with her for she was moving fast. But that was because the poe was moving fast. She couldn't afford to lose sight of him or they will get lost.
"Ok can you explain to me on why we are running?" he asked.
"The poe is moving very fast you see..."
"Wait! What poe?" he asked.
"The poe is invisible. Of course you couldn't really see him," she said. He didn't say anything because he was thinking hard about something. They moved at odd angles but soon enough they were at the Desert Colossus. It was quiet, no movement at all. But the winds have died down and so has the sands. In the distance was a large statue of a woman. Might be a gerundo but it was almost falling apart so you couldn't tell anymore. But the entrance was still in tact so they should be able to enter. Misty started to walk to the temple, though Rasheed placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Hold on, you were about to tell me something but you couldn't... What was it you wanted to tell me?" he asked. Misty thought for a while.
"Well the witches are dead so they can't possibly do that to me again... But..." she thought.
"Misty?" he asked.
"Oh it was nothing important," she said and continued walking.
"Well I did tell him the important facts so there shouldn't be anything else. And I did tell him more about our mission... But I never told him about my life and my past... Those scares are still too painful for me to talk about," she thought again. They walked passed a rock formation and went up the small set of stairs. Inside the temple it was still the same as from the last time she was here. Except it looked like no one has been here for ages because there was sand and dust everywhere. The small elevator platform stopped at the top of the stairs. Misty walked up and went over to see if it still worked. She stepped on the platform and waited. No response.
"What are you doing?" Rasheed asked.
"Trying to see if this elevator still works," Misty said.
"Well does it?"
"Well I'm not moving," she said. Tamorie and the others were somewhere back at the fortress. They went back after figuring that they wouldn't be able to get to the temple. Tamorie was hiding behind a crate, his eyes glowing as he watched what was going on. He focused his energy and the elevator jerked. It sent Misty up to the top floor, leaving Rasheed behind.
"MISTY!" he cried. Misty ended up at the top floor and for some reason the elevator wouldn't go back down. She tried to step on it but it felt like it was part of the floor. No matter how hard she hit it, it wouldn't move.
"Damn," she muttered. She started to head down the path looking for a way out. Rasheed ran to the right side and followed the pathway, hoping that it would lead him to Misty. However Misty was in a room with a huge statue in the back. She walked to a door and opened it, she looked out and found that it lead to outside but in a higher level. As she looked out a shadowy figure slowly made its way to her. It pushed her outside and slammed the door behind her. Misty ran to the door and tried to pull it open but it was shut tight. She started to bang on the door and yelled. But no one heard her. From behind she heard a voice, a voice that gave her nightmares after the incident. The voice had an old lady voice to it. The kind that gave peoples the run for their money.
"Hello deary," crackled one of the voices. Misty slowly turned and saw them. To her horror, she saw the twin witches Kotake and Koume.
"You... But how?" Misty asked.
"We were brought to life and back for revenge. But I see Link isn't around to save you this time. And besides we didn't to brainwash you. If only we were able to, you would have been a great warrior for Ganondorf," said Koume.
"Yeah well Rasheed will be able to beat you guys just the same," Misty said.
"Who said? How do you know we aren't going to turn you into a killing machine once again?" Kotake asked.
"No... No please not that again!" Misty cried and before she knew it a bright light surrounded her. She disappeared and the witches crackled.
"Poor dear... Too bad she is going to be our slave again!" Koume said.
"I know sister. Now to keep that pretty boy at bay while we prepare," said Kotake. Both witches disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Where are you?" Rasheed whispered. He was somewhere deep in the spirit temple. Not knowing what went on, but he could sense her. But her energy was very faint. In a chamber room Misty was bound to the wall. The witches brainwashing her with a bunch of lies.
"Are you sure this Rasheed will find you?" Koume asked Misty.
"I'm sure of it!" she replied sharply.
"Well how do you know he isn't going to turn back and leave you here? How do you know he isn't going to find the sage and leave you?" Kotake asked.
"I just know you ancient prune!" Misty said.
"Oh a feisty one... Well take a look at this," Koume said. She held out a crystal ball. It showed images of Misty and Rasheed. But mostly the ones that had impact on her. The time when they first met and when she was taken over by an evil spirit.
"As you can see, he was intending to kill you that time," Kotake said. Misty watched closely at the ball, she watched when Rasheed nearly killed her.
"No... He only did that to save me," Misty said.
"Oh? Well how about this?" Kotake asked. Another imaged formed when they were first fighting. It was to see who was stronger but only for fun. SH watched as Rasheed once again almost tried to kill her.
"No... It's not true!" Misty cried. Tears welded up in her eyes. "It's just not true."
"Oh but it is my dear... Just keep watching my crystal ball," Koume said. More and more images were seen and not of Misty and Rasheed, but of her and Saya and Mikagami. Tears fell from her eyes, she couldn't believe it all. But in her heart she was starting to feel alone. The thoughts and images of the ones she cared for were turning against her. The witches just crackled and they continued to turn her against Rasheed and the others. Meanwhile in the mirror room, Rasheed looked down and saw a platform that is already in the bottom floor. He jumped down and was in the giant statue room. He looked around and saw the face of the giant statue was gone. It looked to have melted away and replacing it was a gate door. He jumped to the door and flung it open. Inside was a chamber. It was quiet, a bit too quiet. There was laughter in the air and the two witches appeared.
"Well if it isn't young Rasheed," Kotake said.
"Where's Misty?" he asked.
"Oh you will be seeing her... Soon," Koume said.
"Tell me where she is right now!" Rasheed yelled.
"You want her? Fine... Oh Slave!" Kotake yelled. She clapped her hands two times and Misty appeared in a gerundo fighter outfit. Much like Kira's outfit but it was the color black.
"Misty?" Rasheed asked. She didn't say anything. Her eyes fixed on him like a hawk seeking out it's pray.
"She is no longer the Misty you know... But we will leave her here so she can seek out revenge," Koume said. Both witches disappeared and that gave Misty the signal. Her wrist blades in hand she lunged at Rasheed. Rasheed ducked out of the way, and Misty slashed the rock pillar to bits.
"Misty please stop!" Rasheed pleaded. She still didn't answer, she continued to slash at him. Rasheed grabbed her arms and stopped.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked. She pulled away and kicked him to the side.
"As if you don't know... You never loved me!" she cried.
"What are you talking about? I love you too much and we are suppose to get married," Rasheed said softly.
"Yeah right. We were supposed to get married, but I know the truth. You just want me dead!" she cried. A small tear fell from her eyes. "But that's over now. I now work for Koume and Kotake!"
"Misty I don't want you dead. I want you here with me," he pleaded.
"Shut up!" she yelled. Her wrist blades withdrawn. In her hands, black fireballs formed. She held out on hand and aimed at him.
"I don't believe you! You don't know how much I went through! When I was young, I felt alone! And that was because my mother left me. I went off searching in the Lost Woods for my mother. But then I was ambushed by wolfos. Do you know how it feels to be alone" I wasn't found until the next day. Nobody cared for me until I finished my training to become a warrior," she said. More tears fell. "And I am now taken over by an evil spirit! I will never be the same anymore because no one cared for me!"
"Misty... I never knew that your life was like that," Rasheed said softly.
"Well now you do... But that's not going to stop me from getting revenge," she said. She shot the fireball at him, he dodged and tackled her.
"Please... Don't make me do this," Rasheed said. Misty kicked him off and fired another fireball. He blocked it again and formed an ice sword in his hand. He ran up to slash her but missed intentionally.
"I don't care how you fell. All I know is you're going down!" she yelled. A giant black fire formed above her.
"Misty... If this is how it is going to be then so be it!" he cried. A tear formed in his eyes and he lunged at her. The ice sword disappeared and his fists glowed. His hair changed to gold and his eyes fiery red. Misty blasted the black fire and Rasheed used his attack. Both strucked at the same time though Rasheed broke threw and punched Misty in the stomach. The glow from his hands formed around her and they both fell. Misty lied motionless on the ground. Rasheed's hair turned back to brown and his eyes changed to green. He crawled over to Misty and held her in his arms.
"I never wanted you to be dead..." he whispered. She slowly opened her eyes and looked straight at him. Another black fireball formed in her hand and she was about to fire it but he just grabbed her hand.
"Please... Listen to me," he said.
"No... You will just tell me more lies," she said angrily. She tried to get up but the pain was surging through her body.
"I will never lie to you... What ever those witches done to you... It made you turn against me," he said softly. Misty remained quiet, her mind was flowing with too much images.
"But... They said to me..."
"What they told you was a lie," he said again.
"So it was all a lie? But... Who am I suppose to believe?" she thought. She was lost in confusion. Remembering her past and her life with Rasheed was too much for her.
"Don't listened to him deary. He is just telling him more lies!" Koume said. Both witches appeared in front of them. Misty suddenly started to be swallowed up in a black void in the ground.
"Misty!" Rasheed cried. He tried to grab her but it was too late, she was gone and the void disappeared.
"You want her back? Then come and get us!" Kotake said. Both witches disappeared in a red and blue puff of smoke. Rasheed got to his feet and ran after them.
"I won't let them take her away again!" he yelled. He ran down the small hallway and was in a dead end. He looked up and saw the witches; he glared at them and started to climb the walls. When he got to the top, he ran to the left rammed the door open. Inside the witches were circling a huge platform arena. He jumped up and drew his twin swords.
"Give her back!" he yelled. Kotake and Koume laughed they appeared on both sides of him and blasted two separate spells. Kotake used fire and Koume used ice. Rasheed back flipped to dodge the attacks.
"To bad you don't know how to defeat us. Only that girl knows but she's not here!" Koume said.
"I don't need to know. I can just break your necks!" Rasheed yelled. The witches laughed once again and continued this assault. Meanwhile in the dark void, Misty was seen floating. Her eyes open and blank, she was muttering and thinking at the same time.
"It's... So cold in here... Rasheed couldn't even save me that time," she thought. She continued to float in darkness doubting Rasheed will ever save her. Rasheed jumped and casted a ice spell at Kotake, it did some damage on her, though that just made them angry.
"You've done it boy... Now we will show you our true power!" Kotake said. Koume and Kotake started to circle above him, they fused together into Twinrova. Her hair was split between red and blue and she had two wands. One blue and one red, and she was giant. Rasheed wasn't intimidated; he just kept his cool and got in a ready stance.
"Bring it on," he said. Misty was watching the whole fighting, the witches casted a spell so she could watch him fight yet lose at the same time. Twinrova fired a fire spell, and Rasheed dodged but it didn't work this time because the fire started to spread all over the ground.
"Damn..." he muttered. He landed on one of the pillars, and started to rethink his strategy.
"Give it up dear, you'll never win!" Twinrova said. She fired an ice spell, though this time Rasheed stood still. He raised his swords and the ice beam bounced off and hit Twinrova.
"Whoa... So that's the secret," he muttered. He lunged at Twinrova and slashed her about ten or twenty times before she got up to fire the next spell.
"Bastard," she muttered. She fired a fire spell and an ice spell at the same time; thought Rasheed was too smart so he reflected them both at her. He slashed her again and she separated. Kotake and Koume were lying on the ground and glaring at him.
"Give me back Misty," he said harshly.
"Sure we'll give her back... By throwing you into the void along with her!" Koume said. And on their last breath they summoned a void and died. Rasheed looked in the void and saw her.
"Misty!" he yelled. She looked up but didn't move.
"Give me your hand!" he called out. She still didn't move but she did get up.
'Please Misty!" he called again.
"I don't know if I should really do this..." she thought.
"MISTY!" he yelled. The void started to get smaller.
"But I..." she started.
"Please Misty... I promise if you come to me you will not be alone again!" he said softly. This got Misty thinking. She started running to him, she reached out and grabbed his hand, and as the void started to close she was pulled out and into his arms. He held onto her and kissed her on top of the head. A teardrop fell from her eyes she felt really confused. She didn't know what to do at the moment.
"Please don't cry... You must know I will always be with you..." he said. Before she could say anything a blue glow appeared around them, they were transported to the chamber of sages. In the chamber, the orange symbol glowed and a gerundo appeared.
"My name is Nabooru and I am the Sage of Spirit. You have awakened the last of the sages," she said.
"Yeah but now we have to find the three spiritual stones," Rasheed said.
"It shouldn't be that hard... If you know where to look. You see they aren't in the original places now. They are hidden deep within the land," she said.
"Ok then... Well lets go get Saya and the others and we will start a whole new mission," Rasheed said. Nabooru nods and they were teleported to the temple of time. There the symbol of spirit lit up. All six symbols glowed and three holes etched in the center.
"What took you guys so long?" Saya asked. They were all waiting by the exit for them.
"Took you long enough, so let's start finding those stones," Mikagami said. Misty still didn't feel so sure of herself. Even though she is back with Rasheed she still felt lost.