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. Unleashed Memories .
. . . Chapter Three : Awakening Dream . . .
"Link...Link...wake up. Come to me...come Link." repeated a voice in Link's head. Link lay asleep, beginning to awaken.
"Link...Link...wake up. Come to me...come Link." repeated the voice, soft and beckoning. But strange because Link was now awake, and the voice seemed to be there in the room with him. He got out of bed, now awake and alert. He ran out onto his veranda, peering into the deep hazy evening.
It was probably someone making fun of him. But no one was around. They were all asleep. The early gray of morning and fog was hovering about the village. Link turned to go back to bed, thinking it was just a distraction from sleep, invented by his torpid mind. "Link..." said the voice behind Link. Suddenly Link whirled, now face to face with a wispy image on the morning fog. It was a lovely face with blue hair and eyes. She held a harp at hand, and was calling Link. "Link...follow me...we have something to tell you! Follow me!" said the image. Link stepped down off his deck and followed the retreating image. He climbed the vines above Mido's house, and resumed following the figure. It led him through the forest to the Sacred Meadow. "Link...there is danger here...you are not armed. Come to me..." beckoned the voice. Link stepped forward since he was in fact, not armed. Mido had demanded the equipment back in the in the name of the forest, and had locked it away in a chest and hid the key. The image carried Link through the air to the safety of the heart of the Sacred Meadow. She set him down on the transport station, where two more images joined the first. They materialized in front of Link and they began to speak. "Link...we are the three great goddesses of Hyrule. We have a message for you. I am Nayru, Goddess Of Wisdom." "And I am Farore, the Goddess of Courage" said the goddess with green eyes, clothes and hair. "And I am Din, the Goddess of Power." said the goddess with the red eyes, clothes and hair. "Link, we came to earth because we feel human suffering to one who should not feel that. You are as immortal as we, you are a hero, and will forever stand that way in time. Zelda and the Sages did not leave you on earth because you were not worthy...they left you to protect the world while they are in absence. They will be back, we promise you. But our time on earth is short, so we must leave for the heavens soon." said Nayru. "Another thing Link, please do not let yourself feel worthless...this world, and others, require your courage!" added Farore. "Feel not hopeless, for soon your life will be open once more to the world and more than you could ever dream will come into happening! It is your destiny Link!" murmured Din. "We have one more thing to leave with you before we depart to the heavens...sisters..." said Nayru as she glanced at both her sisters. The Great Goddesses raised their arms to the morning sky and produced a magical pendant. It glowed with a gold color at this point. "This pendant we present to you for all you have done and accomplished!" said Farore proudly. "It is made from the pure and rare metals from the moon and sun, it had our essence within its core." said Din. "And it shall protect and guide you. As Din has said, it has our essence within. It is not a mortal possession, so if this is broken, our spirit will disperse to the heavens to us again. But we present it as a gift to you to help you through life's trials. When you need to use the balance of power, its jewel will glow red as to represent Din, and if the task at hand requires courage, it will glow green to represent Farore, and blue, for my essence when you need to use wisdom. It will guide you." Nayru explained. "It will glow purple when powers are not required. Or black if you are close to evil-"added Din. "And when you need all forces in balance, as for when the triforce are coming together. That would mean Ganondorf and the Princess Zelda would be with you or when all three of us are near." finished Farore. "What is the name then great Goddesses?" asked Link mystified. "And the name then...sisters, join me in the honor" said Farore. The Great Goddesses raised their divine arms to the sky as a glimmering pendant appeared in a great flash of light. "The Pendant of The Essence" the goddesses announced, their godly metallic voices ringing melodically into the morning air. It glowed bright gold against the gray sky as it drifted to Link's small hands. "We must leave you now Link...Goodbye!" said Nayru. "Goodbye Hero of Time...Link!" they said as their images faded softly into the morning air. "Thank you Great Goddesses...goodbye." said Link in a voice that was happier than it had been in days. The meeting seemed like, and was, pure magic! It was what he had wished and prayed for. It came true! Link looked down at the divine pendant in his hands. Its pure jewel glimmered a deep purple against the gold and silver. He put it around his neck and turned to find himself standing in front of his house. He looked to the pink morning sky and he could swear he saw the last three stars in the sky wink at him. He smiled and climbed the ladder to his bungalow. He walked over to his mirror and looked into the mirror. The pendant still glowed purple against his green tunic. He decided he would get breakfast ready for himself, for it was already morning, and he was nowhere near tired at this point in time. The Kokiri people were starting to gather in the village as usual. Link sat down with a plate with bread and fruit. He began to eat his fruit when he heard a knock on the front of his bungalow. "Uh...come in.," said Link. "Hello Link!" said Kekichi cheerfully as he pushed aside the hangings for the door. "Uh...I wanted to say sorry for acting the way I did last night. I was upset." said Kekichi apologetically. "Uh, it's not a problem. Glad to see you are all right now. What are the people in town saying now?" asked Link. "I was talking to Jinko and Minha this morning, and they said everybody is really angry at Mido. We all think he is a bad leader. But...I guess we cannot do anything unless the Great Deku Tree says to change it, but Mido is the only one allowed to visit is him, and he won't even talk about it." said Kekichi. "Oh! And...there was this on your porch. I thought I should bring it to you!" he handed Link a package. It was wrapped in a forest leaf, and was tied with yarn of red, blue and green. Link knew who this was from.
"Oh, thank you! That was nice of you to do!" said Link taking the package. "Well...I bettered go. Sorry for being a jerk last night...I was just embarrassed." Said Kekichi as he got up from the stool he had been sitting at to leave. "It's alright...and thanks for bringing the package!" added Link. After Kekichi left and was headed up the path towards town, Link began to open the package. He carefully untied the colorful twine and set it on his table and then unwrapped the bundle of leaves. There lay his Kokiri Sword and Shield. Link sat there hiding his mirth. The goddesses had taken it from Mido's house! "Thank you again Goddesses!" Link exclaimed. Link decided when Mido found it was missing, he would come looking, and Link knew all to well who Mido would come looking for first. He decided he would hide it in the forest. Link had created a sanctuary for himself in the forest, and it was the perfect place. Link set out the door with the package wrapped back up in its wrappings. Link arrived to the entrance to his sanctuary in the forest. He scrambled up a tree and then jumped to the ledge near the entrance. High growing weeds concealed the entrance, and Link knew for sure no one knew where it was, not even Saria, and Link had made sure no one had followed him. After one last glimpse around the glade to make sure no one had followed, Link crawled through the tight hole to the opening. Link had created a couch of soft leaves and a table from a stump of a tree that had been there. Link had put a cow here and it mooed loudly, for it had not seen Link in months. Link had left some of his equipment here. He had left his bottles and his sling shot, his fairy boomerang and a small chest with a key he salvaged from a temple here, all the other weapons had been taken by time. He walked over to the chest and placed his sword and shield in it, and closed the lid and locked its lock before walking over to his cow. "Hey, how have you been Nelly?" he said petting her head. The cow mooed with approval, and Link began to play Epona's Song. A cool glass of refreshing milk would be comforting now. Link walked over to the plush couch and sat down for a rest. After today, Link knew life would get better every day after.