Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda, but I do own this story.

Chapter 3: A Meeting at the Volcano

Link walked to the other side of the tunnel, causing the people there to stop talking and look at him. There were six of them; a Goron, a Zora, and four Hylians. Link drew his sword and pointed it at them.

"Who destroyed Kakiriko Village?" he asked in a threatening voice.

"We were just trying to figure that out," the Goron said.

Just then, the Zora ran up to Link and threw her arms around him.

"It's been so long, Link," she said. "I haven't seen you in three hundred years."

Link pushed the Zora away.

"Do I know you?" he asked.

"Ruto, people outside the Sacred Realm don't live three hundred years," the white bearded person said. "He is not the person you think he is."

"Do you know who these people are?" Sarah whispered in Link's ears.

"Not a clue," Link answered. "Do you?"

"Yes, I do. They are the six sages. Don't you remember the legend of the Hero of Time?"

"They are the sages? Of course! How could I not have seen it? Now I recognize them."

"They only show up in this realm when something goes seriously wrong. This could be over our heads."

"Well, if it has anything to do with what happened to Kakiriko Village, I want a piece of the action."

Meanwhile, the sages were having their own conversation.

"I sensed something from both of them," Rauru said. "They could become Heroes."

"You sensed anger and a need for revenge," Impa stated. "They have nothing to determine them heroes."

"I disagree," Nabooru said. "They have a special something burning within their spirit that would give them a heroic edge."

"I'm not just talking about their heroic potential," Rauru said. "I was talking about the Hero of Time's soul. He has been reborn in both of them. I don't know how that happened, but it could be a good thing."

"There is no way a soul can be reborn twice at the same time," Ruto declared. "It's impossible."

"In any case, we need to find someone to hold the escaped evils," Saria said, "until we can seal the break back up."

"It's worth a try," Darunia said. "Who knows; they may actually become great heroes."

Rauru turned towards Link and Sarah. He was about to speak, when thunder rolled overhead. Thunder clouds rolled in overhead, faster than anything in nature could do. Then it began to rain.

"This can't be good," Rauru said. Then a bolt of lightning struck the ground right in front of him, causing an explosion that knocked him backwards. When the smoke cleared, someone was standing there.

"This is not possible!" Ruto exclaimed. "How did he escape?"

"The same way the others escaped," Rauru replied.

"But I thought we sealed the tear up!" Darunia exclaimed.

"Apparently not well enough," Impa said, a little too calmly.

"Lightening," Ganondorf said as he extended his hand out. "Is there any act of nature more powerful?"

A bolt of lightning hit his hand and was turned into a ball.

"I guess you can see that lightening is my favorite storm type," he said.

Then he threw the ball of lightening at Nabooru. It hit her square in the chest before she could even try to dodge. Then she collapsed on the ground.

"We have to get out of here!" Rauru exclaimed. He grabbed Link and Sarah by the collar, and then disappeared in a flash of yellow light. Darunia grabbed Nabooru and disappeared in a flash of red light. The rest of the sages followed.

"Don't think I can't find you in the Sacred Realm, Sages," Ganondorf said, more to himself because the sages had already disappeared. "Once I figure out where you have hidden my ultimate power, I will come for you first." Then he turned and walked down the mountain.