Chapter 9: Ruto's Substitute

Pl/N: We…er…I know it has been a loooonnnng time…

(Pinky had writer's block and she is too afraid to admit it.)

Pl/N: When we last left are heroes and adorable heroine, they were about to enter Volvagia's lair…

"Do we have to go in?"

"Goku, we are the heroes. We have to go in."

"Can't we wait 'til after dinner?"

("NO!!!")

Link got out the Boss Key and gave up, because Pl had already picked the lock. In the chamber was a vast floating rock hovering over lava. They went to get a closer look when suddenly the only exit was blocked and out of a hole came the wyrm Volvagia. He swirled around and dove back in a hole near Link's feet and the battle began.

The fight was a whack-a-mole game. Volvagia would pop out of a hole, the heroes would smack him on the head with a hammer, and this would stun him for a short while leaving them free to slice and dice with swords. After a while of this, Volvagia popped out ready kill and breathed out…steam. This was strange being that Volvagia was a fire-breathing dragon. "Volvagia, are you all right?" asked Pl genuinely concerned.

"I was a fire-breathing dragon. But then I went into Zora's Domain. The whole place was iced over. I ate the king but I was still hungry. Then I saw it. Incased in the waterfall was a man wearing green, so I ate him and the waterfall."

"So in the act of eating ice you lost your fire breath. Here have some of Washuu's Wasabi. It will cure you."

"Wow! Thanks! Oh, by the way, there was a man named Sheik there he said to give these to you and teach you this song…" Link received the Iron Boots which would make him sink, The Zoran tunic which gave him the ability to breathe underwater, and learned the Serenade of Water. After the song was mastered, the usual aura of blue light appeared. Just before he entered, Link asked Volvagia if really intended to eat the Gorons. Volvagia's reply was that Gorons had too much iron for his diet and he was also too tired to eat anything and was thinking about settling down for a hundred-year nap…

Back in the Chamber of the Sages, Darunia appeared as the Sage of Fire and added his power to Link's. Soon the threesome was back in Death Mountain Crater. After finding another magic fairy, Link decided to play the Serenade of Water that led them straight to a now dried up Lake Hylia.

"Can we go fishing before we fight in another temple?" For once the whole group agreed with Goku, making him very happy. At the fishing pond they caught a HUGE fish so the owner gave them a gold scale of the Zoras.

As hard as they tried not to, they had to go into the temple. Link put on his new outfit. They were soon in the Water Temple. Pl led the way to a room at the bottom of the temple. "Blub blub blub gargle blub eek." The other two did not understand this 'til subtitles suddenly appeared at the bottom of the screen. "Since we fried Ruto, the Sage of Water, I will be her stand in. Washuu will take my place as your merry female companion. You can change the water level with the Song of the Royal Family. Follow me" She soon started swimming upward.

When Link and Goku reached dry ground, Washuu was waiting for them in her normal clothes. It was all Link could do to keep Goku from running away. "Where is Pl?" he asked.

"To tell you the truth, I really don't know. I think it is part of the magic of the temple." They walked through the temple with horrible sea monsters. Every thing ranging from killer clams called Shell Blades to water spiders called Blue Tektite. Then they entered a room containing nothing but a tree and a little water. The other door was locked so when they turned around to head back Dark Link, Dark Goku, and Dark Washuu appeared.

Since the Darks were a form of clones they automatically knew what their better half was likely to do. This team was the hardest enemy to beat so far. After the battle they received the upgrade of the Hookshot, the Longshot.

It was an up hill race to get to the boss. No really it was. They had to race up a steep slop before floor spikes slid into them. Eventually, they reached the lair…

The boss was Morpha, a giant amoeba. The three stood there for awhile with sweat drops. Soon Link was fighting, Washuu was studying, and Goku was wondering what amoebas are. The battle was a lot easier than Team Dark, so it did not take too long. At the end, they stepped into the blue aura and warped to the Chamber of the Sages.

At the spot off the Sage of Water was Pl wearing a Zora mask. "Link, as a reward for saving the Water Temple, I would like to grant you my eternal love, but you have too many other girls and this is not the time for that. Take this." Pl flipped at Link the Water Medallion and the three disappeared.

Sheik was standing on an island muttering under his breath that they did it. Soon they appeared and Link and Sheik stared at the rising lake for awhile. Sheik soon sneaked away and disappeared. While Link, Goku, and Washuu searched the small island for him, he silently slipped into the water. Washuu soon made a happy face. "Well Pl is gone, so we don't have to worry about her for the rest of the story."

"Guess again."

"How did you get out of the chamber?!?!"

"Oh, there is a back exit."

So the new team sat together to plan their next move as the sun rose over the newly replenished Lake Hylia.

Pl/N: The new team is formed: a hero, a Saiyen, a mad scientist, and an assistant/author. Will this new team stick together? Find out in the next chapter: A Link to the Past