CHAPTER FOUR
Shaking with grief, Medli got up, wiping her eyes.
"Med-medli...I am so sorry..." Link whispered weakly.
"'Twas not your fault, Link. We must go and save Aryll now." Medli clenched her fists and then carried Link up to where Fofaiken, Bryn, and Yaphet were waiting.
"He was a brave dragon," Bryn whispered. She turned to a window and transformed into a seagull. She then soared through the window.
Link, gripping his sword, pushed open the door. There was the cage, like he had seen before. Aryll was tied up with a gag in her mouth.
"ARYLL!" Link yelped, running towards her.
"No, Link, it's not safe!" shouted someone who had just appeared in the cage. Bryn had just transformed from a seagull back to her normal self. Bryn's cry of warning was too late.
"Freeze, Hero." A hand gripped around Link's neck. Ganondorf's hand!
"I killed you," choked Link.
"Your little friend so dearly took it out of my head," hissed Ganondorf in his oily voice. Link felt his body weaken. He dropped the Master Sword.
"What the – " began Ganondorf, looking at Link's hand. The Triforce of Courage was burning fiercely!
"Leave him alone, Gerudo King!" yelled a voice. Link was filled with joy and relief as he heard this voice.
"Tetra!" he tried to holler, but he couldn't even breath.
Tetra drew one of her small cutlasses and charged at Ganon. Ganon stepped neatly aside, but dropped Link.
"Helmaroc King!" yelled Ganondorf. The bird did not come.
"Valoo slew him!" Medli yelled at Ganondorf, her pale face streaked with tears as she trembled with grief and fear. "And the Bird King took Valoo's life!" Medli roared shrilly. Ganondorf gave a sharp whistle, and down flew three Kargoroks. Link knew what they were doing a moment too late.
"NO!" he yelled as the Kargoroks flew off with the Master Sword.
Ganondorf grinned, displaying his teeth. "There is no dragon to save you. Your sword is gone, Hero of the Wind. You tried to kill me and almost succeeded. Now, I KILL YOU."
Suddenly, Medli bulled into Ganondorf. Ganondorf fell into the wall.
"Foolish bird!" she snarled, drawing one of his scimitars and knocking her away. She hit a wall and fell unconscious, her head bleeding.
"Medli!" gasped Tetra, but kept her place. Ganondorf approached her.
"Princess Zelda...how...how kind of you to join us..." He swung his sword up high. Tetra blocked it with her small scimitar.
"Miss!" gasped a pirate's voice.
Then, a few things happened at once: Ganondorf leapt at Tetra as the girl looked to see who had spoken. Blurs swept into the room, picking up Tetra, her pirates, Link, Yaphet, and Fofaiken. Bryn, who had turned into a Rito, who were their savers, looked at the look of disgust on his face. He yelled for Kargoroks to chase them, but they were too far away.
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"I failed her." Link spoke with disgust in his voice. "I failed her yet again!"
They were at the Temple of the Gods. Medli, Prince Komali, the Rito Chieftain, Bryn, and a few other Ritos were flying around, trying to see if they could spot any Kargoroks.
"You did not fail her, Link," Tetra told him gently. Link whirled on Tetra. "How did you know to come? Where have you been this whole time?"
Tetra smiled mischievously. "Looting. Where else? We went to this Private Oasis. They said that only the 'Master' of the house could enter. I threatened to chop the door to pieces. We went in, and Niko, the klutz, fell down the FIREPLACE. Ugh, it was always a bad mistake to make him a swabbie. Um, anyways, so we had to retrieve him and he was being attacked by about two ReDeads. So we had to help him get away and then we found this jewels. We rested in the house awhile. You know the stone I gave you a while ago? The one that King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule can talk through? Well, I saw that you were in trouble. Big trouble. So we leap up and haul the boat away! Then we came to rescue you. Good thing we did." Tetra shook her head slowly. "Link, do you know what this means? Now that the Master Sword is gone?"
"Yeah! That Ganondorf is unstoppable!" snarled Link.
"Yes, that too, but we now have to venture down into Hyrule, down under the sea! Again!" Tetra paused, shaking her head again. "Link, Hyrule no longer exists. It's gone! There is no way to survive under there."
"Yes there is," Link found himself telling Tetra. "There is. But I'm not sure if we can do this."
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Bryn cocked her head to one side. "Aye, I suppose I should help ye, shouldn't I?" She shrugged. "I guess I'll help. Sure, why not?" She stood up. "I've been bored, anyways. Wanted a battle."
Link nodded, then stopped. "WAIT. You wanted a BATTLE? You are a GIRL! Girl's aren't supposed to like battles!"
"Oh, so now you're gonna act all stereotypical?" snapped Bryn. "Fine then. I WON'T save the Master Sword."
"No, no, please, save it," pleaded Link.
"Sure." Bryn looked at the water and turned into an otter.
"Good-bye, Bryn the Changer," Link grunted as she dove over the edge of the Temple of the Gods. "Good-bye."
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When she had gone as far as she could holding her breath, she turned human, then turned shark. She swiftly swam down through the murk and gloom of the water. She gazed around her anxiously. She felt a presence of evil.
Her thoughts were answered immediately. Something rammed into her side. As she gasped for breath, she saw a giant, purple Gyorg! Opening her mouth wide, exposing her razor sharp teeth, she aimed for the Gyorgs fleshy stomach. The Gyorg gave a roar and slammed into Bryn. She ripped at the Gyorg till it floated away.
She saw something looming close in the water. She bared her teeth, which were covered in blood, trying to see if the newcomer was friendly or not.
"'Hoy," called the newcomer. It was a Fish man! "I'm called Rafiki."
Bryn wondered how to answer Rafiki. She could not speak, for that would frighten Rafiki, and she was not good at adjusting to other creature's voices.
"Heh! You think that you fool me, sharky. You are obviously a human in disguise. Don't act so surprise. Answer me, human."
"Hi, Rafiki." The voice of the shark was low and a growl. "I am Bryn the Changer."
"Oh? I met an otter named Bryn the Changer..." Rafiki paused. "Where you her?"
"Most likely," Bryn murmured.
"Where are you headed, Bryn?" asked Rafiki.
"I'm going to retrieve a sword that fell into the depths."
"You are? Listen, Bryn, 'tis not a wise idea! It fell into a Temple far below. The temple is full of evil minions of Ganondorf. Be wary in there! Part of it is land, part of it is water." Rafiki shivered. "My father went in there when he was a young boyo. He went with a dozen others. Only he and two others came out of there. Only he and another, my aunt Drusilla are still alive!"
"I must rescue this sword," insisted Bryn, beginning to swim faster.
"You know, I think I'll help you."
"But your aunt Drusilla and your father – "
"I'll make 'em proud!" Rafiki's mind was made up; he was going.
Bryn was proud of her new friend. With a lighter heart, she swam down through the deep, ready for whatever she had to face.
Shaking with grief, Medli got up, wiping her eyes.
"Med-medli...I am so sorry..." Link whispered weakly.
"'Twas not your fault, Link. We must go and save Aryll now." Medli clenched her fists and then carried Link up to where Fofaiken, Bryn, and Yaphet were waiting.
"He was a brave dragon," Bryn whispered. She turned to a window and transformed into a seagull. She then soared through the window.
Link, gripping his sword, pushed open the door. There was the cage, like he had seen before. Aryll was tied up with a gag in her mouth.
"ARYLL!" Link yelped, running towards her.
"No, Link, it's not safe!" shouted someone who had just appeared in the cage. Bryn had just transformed from a seagull back to her normal self. Bryn's cry of warning was too late.
"Freeze, Hero." A hand gripped around Link's neck. Ganondorf's hand!
"I killed you," choked Link.
"Your little friend so dearly took it out of my head," hissed Ganondorf in his oily voice. Link felt his body weaken. He dropped the Master Sword.
"What the – " began Ganondorf, looking at Link's hand. The Triforce of Courage was burning fiercely!
"Leave him alone, Gerudo King!" yelled a voice. Link was filled with joy and relief as he heard this voice.
"Tetra!" he tried to holler, but he couldn't even breath.
Tetra drew one of her small cutlasses and charged at Ganon. Ganon stepped neatly aside, but dropped Link.
"Helmaroc King!" yelled Ganondorf. The bird did not come.
"Valoo slew him!" Medli yelled at Ganondorf, her pale face streaked with tears as she trembled with grief and fear. "And the Bird King took Valoo's life!" Medli roared shrilly. Ganondorf gave a sharp whistle, and down flew three Kargoroks. Link knew what they were doing a moment too late.
"NO!" he yelled as the Kargoroks flew off with the Master Sword.
Ganondorf grinned, displaying his teeth. "There is no dragon to save you. Your sword is gone, Hero of the Wind. You tried to kill me and almost succeeded. Now, I KILL YOU."
Suddenly, Medli bulled into Ganondorf. Ganondorf fell into the wall.
"Foolish bird!" she snarled, drawing one of his scimitars and knocking her away. She hit a wall and fell unconscious, her head bleeding.
"Medli!" gasped Tetra, but kept her place. Ganondorf approached her.
"Princess Zelda...how...how kind of you to join us..." He swung his sword up high. Tetra blocked it with her small scimitar.
"Miss!" gasped a pirate's voice.
Then, a few things happened at once: Ganondorf leapt at Tetra as the girl looked to see who had spoken. Blurs swept into the room, picking up Tetra, her pirates, Link, Yaphet, and Fofaiken. Bryn, who had turned into a Rito, who were their savers, looked at the look of disgust on his face. He yelled for Kargoroks to chase them, but they were too far away.
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"I failed her." Link spoke with disgust in his voice. "I failed her yet again!"
They were at the Temple of the Gods. Medli, Prince Komali, the Rito Chieftain, Bryn, and a few other Ritos were flying around, trying to see if they could spot any Kargoroks.
"You did not fail her, Link," Tetra told him gently. Link whirled on Tetra. "How did you know to come? Where have you been this whole time?"
Tetra smiled mischievously. "Looting. Where else? We went to this Private Oasis. They said that only the 'Master' of the house could enter. I threatened to chop the door to pieces. We went in, and Niko, the klutz, fell down the FIREPLACE. Ugh, it was always a bad mistake to make him a swabbie. Um, anyways, so we had to retrieve him and he was being attacked by about two ReDeads. So we had to help him get away and then we found this jewels. We rested in the house awhile. You know the stone I gave you a while ago? The one that King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule can talk through? Well, I saw that you were in trouble. Big trouble. So we leap up and haul the boat away! Then we came to rescue you. Good thing we did." Tetra shook her head slowly. "Link, do you know what this means? Now that the Master Sword is gone?"
"Yeah! That Ganondorf is unstoppable!" snarled Link.
"Yes, that too, but we now have to venture down into Hyrule, down under the sea! Again!" Tetra paused, shaking her head again. "Link, Hyrule no longer exists. It's gone! There is no way to survive under there."
"Yes there is," Link found himself telling Tetra. "There is. But I'm not sure if we can do this."
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Bryn cocked her head to one side. "Aye, I suppose I should help ye, shouldn't I?" She shrugged. "I guess I'll help. Sure, why not?" She stood up. "I've been bored, anyways. Wanted a battle."
Link nodded, then stopped. "WAIT. You wanted a BATTLE? You are a GIRL! Girl's aren't supposed to like battles!"
"Oh, so now you're gonna act all stereotypical?" snapped Bryn. "Fine then. I WON'T save the Master Sword."
"No, no, please, save it," pleaded Link.
"Sure." Bryn looked at the water and turned into an otter.
"Good-bye, Bryn the Changer," Link grunted as she dove over the edge of the Temple of the Gods. "Good-bye."
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When she had gone as far as she could holding her breath, she turned human, then turned shark. She swiftly swam down through the murk and gloom of the water. She gazed around her anxiously. She felt a presence of evil.
Her thoughts were answered immediately. Something rammed into her side. As she gasped for breath, she saw a giant, purple Gyorg! Opening her mouth wide, exposing her razor sharp teeth, she aimed for the Gyorgs fleshy stomach. The Gyorg gave a roar and slammed into Bryn. She ripped at the Gyorg till it floated away.
She saw something looming close in the water. She bared her teeth, which were covered in blood, trying to see if the newcomer was friendly or not.
"'Hoy," called the newcomer. It was a Fish man! "I'm called Rafiki."
Bryn wondered how to answer Rafiki. She could not speak, for that would frighten Rafiki, and she was not good at adjusting to other creature's voices.
"Heh! You think that you fool me, sharky. You are obviously a human in disguise. Don't act so surprise. Answer me, human."
"Hi, Rafiki." The voice of the shark was low and a growl. "I am Bryn the Changer."
"Oh? I met an otter named Bryn the Changer..." Rafiki paused. "Where you her?"
"Most likely," Bryn murmured.
"Where are you headed, Bryn?" asked Rafiki.
"I'm going to retrieve a sword that fell into the depths."
"You are? Listen, Bryn, 'tis not a wise idea! It fell into a Temple far below. The temple is full of evil minions of Ganondorf. Be wary in there! Part of it is land, part of it is water." Rafiki shivered. "My father went in there when he was a young boyo. He went with a dozen others. Only he and two others came out of there. Only he and another, my aunt Drusilla are still alive!"
"I must rescue this sword," insisted Bryn, beginning to swim faster.
"You know, I think I'll help you."
"But your aunt Drusilla and your father – "
"I'll make 'em proud!" Rafiki's mind was made up; he was going.
Bryn was proud of her new friend. With a lighter heart, she swam down through the deep, ready for whatever she had to face.