"Every time we come near this place I can sense hundreds of really strong
power levels. I hope one of them is Piccolo's," Gohan announced as he
landed lightly on the cracked temple floor.
None of the adults answered him. All of them were too busy staring at a round, tall, old man who had seemed to appear out of no where. Vegeta suddenly looked angry, as usual, and hissed, "If you don't have an explanation for us then get out! We have to find a way home and you're in our way!"
The old man sat carefully on the steps and said with a smile, "I have an explanation for you. But you aren't going to like it."
"Are you going to say we can't go home!" Krillin worried.
"No, you can go home. But you're going to have to wait for a while," the old man said.
"How long is a while?" Goku asked.
"Wait, wait. I feel I should introduce myself. My name is Rauru, I am a Sage," the old man said. "And you are?"
There was silence as Goku looked around at his companions. None of them seemed willing to introduce themselves. He said, smiling, "I'm Goku. That's my son Gohan, and my best friend Krillin. And he's Vegeta."
"Very good. Now, let me explain. You were brought here by accident. I had to bring a boy named Link into the Chamber of Sages. Well, the Chamber of Sages is in another dimension, so I had to open a portal to bring the boy to me. And I made a mistake and dozens of portals opened in other worlds and dimensions and it got a little messy. None of the portals were near people, though, so nothing happened with them. However, you four happened to be walking right over one when it opened. So you got brought here," Rauru explained.
"Excellent! So you can bring us back home!" Gohan cried.
"Well, yes," Rauru said, pulling at his gray moustache.
"Then why did you say we had to wait?" Krillin asked.
"You are going to have to wait if you want to save your friend Piccolo."
"We knew that. But how long?" Gohan asked.
Rauru bit his lip and looked rather un-sage-like for a moment. Then he replied reluctantly, "Seven years."
"Seven years!" the four men yelled in unison.
"Yes. See, this boy, Link, he needs to sleep for seven years until he is old enough to use the Master Sword. And the Master Sword is the only thing that can defeat Ganondorf and Link is the only human who can wield it, at least at its full potential. You have to understand, Link is the Hero of Time, and if you hadn't showed up he would be allowed to sleep for seven years and save the world. Just because you came doesn't mean we need to change history. It could be horrible, I mean, you might not even exist in your world just because this world got destroyed. So we need to let the seven years pass as it should and then Link can defeat Ganondorf and save Piccolo," Rauru explained at an awfully slow pace.
"I am not waiting seven years! Why don't we go defeat him?" Vegeta yelled, preparing to jump into the air and soar straight to Ganondorf's castle.
"First of all, that would change history and we can't do that. Second of all, you four would never be strong enough to defeat him. Ganondorf already has two of the three Triforce pieces; he just captured Princess Zelda this morning. His strength has doubled," Rauru replied.
"You don't understand! We're the strongest in our world! We could easily defeat Ganondorf!" Krillin cried.
"No, Krillin, maybe with strength, yes, but Ganondorf is a genius, and he could easily destroy you if you even made it to him. His minions fill his castle and each floor of his home has destructive elements whether it being invisible blades that could chop you in half of boiling lava. And even if you did make it to his rooms, you wouldn't last a second if he decided to use magic," Rauru warned them.
"So we have no choice but to wait," muttered Gohan sadly.
Rauru bowed his head a single time in agreement.
"What are we supposed to do for seven years?" Goku asked.
"You could train and defend the Temple. I'm sure Ganondorf will want it destroyed, but of course he himself wouldn't come to do that. I'm fairly sure with training you could fight off his minions in order to protect the Temple and your way home," Rauru suggested.
"Good idea," Goku replied.
"And we could get stronger, maybe strong enough to fight Ganondorf and save Piccolo," Gohan added.
"Sounds great!" Krillin agreed.
Vegeta grit his teeth. "Fine," he spat.
None of the adults answered him. All of them were too busy staring at a round, tall, old man who had seemed to appear out of no where. Vegeta suddenly looked angry, as usual, and hissed, "If you don't have an explanation for us then get out! We have to find a way home and you're in our way!"
The old man sat carefully on the steps and said with a smile, "I have an explanation for you. But you aren't going to like it."
"Are you going to say we can't go home!" Krillin worried.
"No, you can go home. But you're going to have to wait for a while," the old man said.
"How long is a while?" Goku asked.
"Wait, wait. I feel I should introduce myself. My name is Rauru, I am a Sage," the old man said. "And you are?"
There was silence as Goku looked around at his companions. None of them seemed willing to introduce themselves. He said, smiling, "I'm Goku. That's my son Gohan, and my best friend Krillin. And he's Vegeta."
"Very good. Now, let me explain. You were brought here by accident. I had to bring a boy named Link into the Chamber of Sages. Well, the Chamber of Sages is in another dimension, so I had to open a portal to bring the boy to me. And I made a mistake and dozens of portals opened in other worlds and dimensions and it got a little messy. None of the portals were near people, though, so nothing happened with them. However, you four happened to be walking right over one when it opened. So you got brought here," Rauru explained.
"Excellent! So you can bring us back home!" Gohan cried.
"Well, yes," Rauru said, pulling at his gray moustache.
"Then why did you say we had to wait?" Krillin asked.
"You are going to have to wait if you want to save your friend Piccolo."
"We knew that. But how long?" Gohan asked.
Rauru bit his lip and looked rather un-sage-like for a moment. Then he replied reluctantly, "Seven years."
"Seven years!" the four men yelled in unison.
"Yes. See, this boy, Link, he needs to sleep for seven years until he is old enough to use the Master Sword. And the Master Sword is the only thing that can defeat Ganondorf and Link is the only human who can wield it, at least at its full potential. You have to understand, Link is the Hero of Time, and if you hadn't showed up he would be allowed to sleep for seven years and save the world. Just because you came doesn't mean we need to change history. It could be horrible, I mean, you might not even exist in your world just because this world got destroyed. So we need to let the seven years pass as it should and then Link can defeat Ganondorf and save Piccolo," Rauru explained at an awfully slow pace.
"I am not waiting seven years! Why don't we go defeat him?" Vegeta yelled, preparing to jump into the air and soar straight to Ganondorf's castle.
"First of all, that would change history and we can't do that. Second of all, you four would never be strong enough to defeat him. Ganondorf already has two of the three Triforce pieces; he just captured Princess Zelda this morning. His strength has doubled," Rauru replied.
"You don't understand! We're the strongest in our world! We could easily defeat Ganondorf!" Krillin cried.
"No, Krillin, maybe with strength, yes, but Ganondorf is a genius, and he could easily destroy you if you even made it to him. His minions fill his castle and each floor of his home has destructive elements whether it being invisible blades that could chop you in half of boiling lava. And even if you did make it to his rooms, you wouldn't last a second if he decided to use magic," Rauru warned them.
"So we have no choice but to wait," muttered Gohan sadly.
Rauru bowed his head a single time in agreement.
"What are we supposed to do for seven years?" Goku asked.
"You could train and defend the Temple. I'm sure Ganondorf will want it destroyed, but of course he himself wouldn't come to do that. I'm fairly sure with training you could fight off his minions in order to protect the Temple and your way home," Rauru suggested.
"Good idea," Goku replied.
"And we could get stronger, maybe strong enough to fight Ganondorf and save Piccolo," Gohan added.
"Sounds great!" Krillin agreed.
Vegeta grit his teeth. "Fine," he spat.