Hello! Enjoying the adventure as much as I am? I hope so, well here's chapter five whoo!! *hears crickets* fine... but I really hope you like this one! ^-^

Chapter 5 - A Distracting Battle

As promised a wonderful meal was laid out for the guests of Kelvin's Cairn.

"So Mr. Link, this is not your first adventure am I right?" The Mayor casually asked Link.

The elder was in fact not in charge of the town, there was a Mayor and just the sight of him gave Zelda the creeps and caused Taira to start crying.

Link didn't like being referred to so formally but answered the man's question nonetheless.

"You would be correct with that deduction." He calmly answered.

"I see... It wouldn't have anything to do with that instrument would it?" He asked in reference to the Ocarina.

"Oh... it's..."

"–From Hyrule." Zelda said cutting in. "It's nothing special... just an ordinary Ocarina."

"I've never seen another, it must be very rare..." The Mayor said, eyeing it in a way that greatly disturbed Zelda.

"No, there's others. I'm sure if you travel to Hyrule..." Link began but the Mayor just shoved a map into Link's arms.

"The party is over." He said coolly. "You might want to rest up for tomorrow."

"Thanks." Link said but the Mayor was already exiting the Inn. He looked over and smiled at Zelda who winked back in accordance.

"That man was up to something..." Link said when they were later all safely in their room.

"I think you may be right, Taira sure didn't seem to like him." Zelda said as she prepared a bath for her.

"I guess Taira just knows how to judge people." He said picking the little one up, she grinned at Link and giggled as he tickled her belly.

"I think she got that from you." Zelda said laughing slightly. "Now come on you," she said to Taira. "Time for your bath."

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As promised Link prepared to set out first thing in the morning, he didn't like leaving Zelda and Taira behind but he didn't have a lot of choice. He wanted to avoid putting their lives in danger at any cost.

"I won't be gone for more than a day." Link explained. "Two at tops."

"We're going to be just fine, Link." Said Zelda. "My magic is at full power, I won't let anything happen to her."

"Don't forget to take care of yourself..." Link said, slightly caressing her cheek.

Zelda covered his hand with her own and stared deep into those blue eyes of his.

"I won't." She gave Link and light hug and held Taira's arm up. "Now Taira says goodbye and good luck."

Link couldn't help but smile at the two most important people in his life. He had to make it back for them, he just had to.

"Farewell." He said and exited the Inn, following the directions on the map he was given.

"Where are we going?" Tatl suddenly piped up.

"The Cavern of Ravodia, I guess that's what the monster was called."

"Oh. Are we there yet?" She squeaked.

Link chuckled. "Yes, we're almost there."

"Do you think those people were telling the truth?"

"Maybe, I'm trusting my gut here."

"How do you do that?" Tatl asked.

"Well, it's just a feeling, deep inside yourself. It's basically following your heart." Link explained.

"Ah, I see." Said Tatl but in truth she really didn't.

Link soon spotted a large cave, the opening in the shape of a sharp-toothed mouth of some beast.

"That must be it." He said slowly entering.

"Ya, think?" Tatl said sarcastically but she was really freaked out by the shape of the cave opening.

The cave was mainly dim except for the many torches aligning the many passageways throughout the cavern. Many stalactites and stalagmites hung from the ceiling and protruded from the cave floor.

Link sniffed the damp air and winced as a drop of water fell on his nose.

"Let's get moving." He said as he drew his sword.

Tatl flew inside his hat, not wanting to have a drop of water fall like a bucket-full on her head.

Not long after a few explorations of the cave Link soon reached the monster's lair. Re-deads writhed with their paralysing stares as skeletons lay in sad-looking heaps.

The whole sight gave Link chills as he bravely advanced onward. Eyes and ears alert as he took deep breaths as an effort to ease his heart pounding against his rib-cage.

"There it is!" Tatl screeched and not a moment too soon.

Link had just enough time to dodge a claw-slash from the menacing creature.

A deafening roar shook the cave walls causing rocks and a few boulders to be shaken loose. The demon wolf-like monster leaped towards Link flashing its murderous red eyes.

Link held his ground, readying his bow he shot an arrow which his it's mark in the creature's eye.

It stumbled back a bit giving Link the time he needed to slash it a couple times.

After a quick recovery the monster let loose an energy beam causing Link to dodge the unexpected attack.

"What the hell?" He asked to no one in particular.

"Watch out for that one, Link!" Tatl cried, fearing for his life now.

He repeated the process, shooting arrows and conducting fatal blows until the creature slumped over, quite dead.

Coming out of the battle, Link had taken quite a beating. His tunic was ripped and torn, he was cut on his face and arms but nothing serious. He wiped the sweat from his brow and prepared to leave but nothing prepared him for what happened next.

A shining ball of white light emerged from the creature's monster. It was obviously afairy, one Link recognized almost immediately.

"Navi...? Is that really you?" He asked, not believing what his eyes were showing him.

The fairy turned bright yellow in astonishment. "Link?" He said.

"I'm not imagining this then... am I?" Link asked, hoping to the goddesses he wasn't.

"No, it's me! You finally found me."

"Excuse me, but who is this?" Tatl asked, turning slightly green with jealousy.

"Navi the fairy, and just who are you?"

"Tatl." She spat. "How do you know Link?"

"Link and I go way back, I was his very first fairy but I left once I had finished my endeavour with him."

"Oh." Tatl said, turning pink in embarrassment.

Navi laughed. "I see the company has become more interesting since I last saw you."

"Why were you trapped in that monster?" Link asked.

"The villagers trapped me there."

"Not the ones from Kelvin's Cairn..."

"Yes them, those people are crazy. They kept speaking of a supreme infant deity or something..." Navi said.

"Oh no..." Link said in horrific realization. "Zelda! Taira! I have to go to them, now!"

He left the cave, making great haste towards the city. His gut feeling had been correct, he only hoped he wasn't too late.

"Zelda!" Link cried upon entering the town.

It was eerily quiet, except for a few animals scurrying about. Link was afraid to think where everyone had gone. He didn't smell any blood in the air which was a good thing.

"Don't worry, Link." Navi comforted. "I'm sure they're all right."

"Yeah!" Tatl said. "My gut says that they're ok."

"Thanks you two." Link said, trying to smile.

He heard shouts coming from a large coliseum-type building. He found a side entrance and burst into the audience area.

"What do you want?!" He head a voice yell and determined it to be the voice of the mayor.

The response from the audience made his blood run cold.

"SACRIFICE!"

A/N Ooh... scary, scary! Think you can handle another chapter? Review please and I'll post one! ^_^