Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda, but I do own the story line.
I must tell the readers that I am pretty much making up the story line as I go. This is my version of spontaneity. (Is that even a word?)
This chapter is mostly talking, so it may be more boring than most chapters. But this chapter also produces a lot of the plot. Don't skip this chapter because of all the talk.
====================(I found a new way to split)=========================
Chapter 4: A Princess and a Sister
For the first time in his life, Link was completely speechless. He was in the Sacred Realm, a place where no mortal, with the obvious exception of the Hero of Time himself, had ever been.
And it was even more beautiful than any one person could imagine it without seeing it for his or her own eyes. Ever since the Hero of Time had awakened and reunited the six sages, the Sacred Realm had grown from a pile of water in the middle of nothing to a forest, complete with a lake.
Link, Sarah, and four of the six sages stood on platforms in the middle of the lake. Saria was on the shore of the lake, checking Nabooru to see what kind of damage Ganondorf had caused.
"This is not good," Rauru muttered to himself. "This is not good at all. If Nabooru dies-" he cut himself off, and then began contradicting the statement he had just made. "No, she will not die. Ganondorf doesn't have the power to kill a sage anymore." He looked at Ruto, then spoke with uncertainty. "Does he?"
"I'm surprised he had enough power to even knock one of us out without his ultimate power," Ruto responded.
"His ultimate power?" Sarah said. "I think that was left out of the legend."
"That's because we didn't want anyone trying to find it," Darunia answered. "So you've heard the legend, have you? Most people no longer believe in it."
"We're descended from the Hero of Time," Link said. "We kind of have an obligation to believe in it."
"I kind of don't understand this," Sarah said. "How did Ganondorf manage to escape the Sacred Realm?"
"He found a hole in the barrier between the Sacred Realm and your realm," Impa explained. "He and four of the strongest evils in the Sacred Realm combined their power to make the hole big enough for them to come through."
Saria appeared on the green platform. The look on her face told everyone what to expect.
"She's dead," She said.
"How could this happen?" Rauru asked angrily.
"Somehow, Ganondorf found a new power while trapped in the Sacred Realm," Saria explained. "It focuses with on the power of the Earth than with the power we took from him."
"Hyrule is doomed, then," Rauru said. "With the seal broken, and Nabooru dead, we have no way to contain him in the Sacred Realm, even if we send him there again."
"We have to try," Saria said. "And we have to keep the princess out of danger until we find a way. We must get her while Ganondorf is trying to find his ultimate power."
"What about the other escapees?" Ruto asked. "They're probably attacking the castle as we speak."
Link and Sarah were listening intently while the sages spoke. But now they decided to speak up at the same time.
"We'll go get the princess."
"No," Darunia replied, almost instantly. "We cannot let you do that."
"Why not?" Link asked.
"Because it is too dangerous," Impa replied. "We can't let bystanders get in the middle of this war."
"We're far from bystanders," Sarah said. "We both possess half of the Triforce of Courage and are pretty much already in the middle of it. Once Ganondorf gets his hands on his ultimate power, he will come after us."
Link and Sarah show off the back of their hands and the Triforce pieces dwelling there.
"They're right, sages," Rauru said. "They are already in the middle of this good versus evil battle. We can let them do something, or we can keep them here and let Ganondorf find us. What say you, sages?"
The other four sages muttered their consent, and it was settled.
Ganondorf was having the best day of his entire life. First he had escaped the Sacred Realm. Next he had killed a sage. And on top of that, his new evil servants had already secured Hyrule Castle for him. The only thing that could make this day better was if he found his ultimate power.
But first, he wanted to check out his new castles and see if his servants had done exactly what he had told them to.
When he got to the castle entrance, all he saw around the castle was blood and corpses and destruction. Just how he liked it to look when he owned it.
He walked into the castle and up a flight of stairs right in front of him. The halls were also painted with the blood of the dead soldiers. His servants had done well.
Ganondorf entered a large room, where one of his servants, a knight with black chain mail armor and a black helmet, sat, waiting for him.
"You sure those guards were trained for fighting?" the black knight said. "They were easier to crush than a bug already underfoot."
"Is the princess still alive?" Ganondorf asked. "I need her alive if my plan is to work."
"What do you think I am, an idiot? Of course she's alive. Karis is throwing her in the dungeons as we speak."
"Good. Now, if anyone tries to rescue her while I am gone, kill them."
Ganondorf left the room to begin searching for his power. Meanwhile, the black knight began to talk to what seemed like himself.
"Goddesses, I hate that freak show. Remind me. Why do I have to serve him instead of killing him?"
"He is the only one who can find his power," A Gerudo woman stepped from the shadows as she spoke. "Once he has found it, you can kill him and take the power for yourself."
"Can I at least kill the princess while I am waiting for him to return?"
"No. You'll need her as a sacrifice to take the power."
"I never thought to ask you this, but why are you helping me? He is your brother, after all."
"I don't think he'd trust me after the last time I betrayed him."
"And you are just going to give me the power, not take any for yourself?"
"I am not interested in ruling Hyrule, but I am interested in seeing my brother humiliated."
She stepped halfway into the shadows.
"I have to go. There's something I have to do." She disappeared into the shadows.
He had no idea where to begin looking for his power. It could have been in any of a million places. It could have been hidden anywhere on Earth.
"Stumped yet?" a voice came from the shadows. Ganondorf knew who it was before she came into view.
"Ah, my dear sister," he said. "How terrible it is to see you again."
"Is that your greeting after all these years? I'm disappointed."
"I seem to remember a knife ending up in my back the last time we spoke."
"You know I was just playing around. I wasn't going to kill you."
"Just tell me why you're here."
"I know where they hid your power."
"I'll find it for myself. I don't need your help."
"Fine, I'll just give you a clue. The sages hid it where they protect, and I'm not talking about the Sacred Realm." With that, she disappeared back into the shadows she had come from.
Ganondorf didn't trust his sister, but that was the only clue he had at the moment. And where, besides the Sacred Realm, would the sages protect? A smile spread across his face as he realized the answer.
"Clever, sages. Hiding my power in your temples, as I did with you."
I must tell the readers that I am pretty much making up the story line as I go. This is my version of spontaneity. (Is that even a word?)
This chapter is mostly talking, so it may be more boring than most chapters. But this chapter also produces a lot of the plot. Don't skip this chapter because of all the talk.
====================(I found a new way to split)=========================
Chapter 4: A Princess and a Sister
For the first time in his life, Link was completely speechless. He was in the Sacred Realm, a place where no mortal, with the obvious exception of the Hero of Time himself, had ever been.
And it was even more beautiful than any one person could imagine it without seeing it for his or her own eyes. Ever since the Hero of Time had awakened and reunited the six sages, the Sacred Realm had grown from a pile of water in the middle of nothing to a forest, complete with a lake.
Link, Sarah, and four of the six sages stood on platforms in the middle of the lake. Saria was on the shore of the lake, checking Nabooru to see what kind of damage Ganondorf had caused.
"This is not good," Rauru muttered to himself. "This is not good at all. If Nabooru dies-" he cut himself off, and then began contradicting the statement he had just made. "No, she will not die. Ganondorf doesn't have the power to kill a sage anymore." He looked at Ruto, then spoke with uncertainty. "Does he?"
"I'm surprised he had enough power to even knock one of us out without his ultimate power," Ruto responded.
"His ultimate power?" Sarah said. "I think that was left out of the legend."
"That's because we didn't want anyone trying to find it," Darunia answered. "So you've heard the legend, have you? Most people no longer believe in it."
"We're descended from the Hero of Time," Link said. "We kind of have an obligation to believe in it."
"I kind of don't understand this," Sarah said. "How did Ganondorf manage to escape the Sacred Realm?"
"He found a hole in the barrier between the Sacred Realm and your realm," Impa explained. "He and four of the strongest evils in the Sacred Realm combined their power to make the hole big enough for them to come through."
Saria appeared on the green platform. The look on her face told everyone what to expect.
"She's dead," She said.
"How could this happen?" Rauru asked angrily.
"Somehow, Ganondorf found a new power while trapped in the Sacred Realm," Saria explained. "It focuses with on the power of the Earth than with the power we took from him."
"Hyrule is doomed, then," Rauru said. "With the seal broken, and Nabooru dead, we have no way to contain him in the Sacred Realm, even if we send him there again."
"We have to try," Saria said. "And we have to keep the princess out of danger until we find a way. We must get her while Ganondorf is trying to find his ultimate power."
"What about the other escapees?" Ruto asked. "They're probably attacking the castle as we speak."
Link and Sarah were listening intently while the sages spoke. But now they decided to speak up at the same time.
"We'll go get the princess."
"No," Darunia replied, almost instantly. "We cannot let you do that."
"Why not?" Link asked.
"Because it is too dangerous," Impa replied. "We can't let bystanders get in the middle of this war."
"We're far from bystanders," Sarah said. "We both possess half of the Triforce of Courage and are pretty much already in the middle of it. Once Ganondorf gets his hands on his ultimate power, he will come after us."
Link and Sarah show off the back of their hands and the Triforce pieces dwelling there.
"They're right, sages," Rauru said. "They are already in the middle of this good versus evil battle. We can let them do something, or we can keep them here and let Ganondorf find us. What say you, sages?"
The other four sages muttered their consent, and it was settled.
Ganondorf was having the best day of his entire life. First he had escaped the Sacred Realm. Next he had killed a sage. And on top of that, his new evil servants had already secured Hyrule Castle for him. The only thing that could make this day better was if he found his ultimate power.
But first, he wanted to check out his new castles and see if his servants had done exactly what he had told them to.
When he got to the castle entrance, all he saw around the castle was blood and corpses and destruction. Just how he liked it to look when he owned it.
He walked into the castle and up a flight of stairs right in front of him. The halls were also painted with the blood of the dead soldiers. His servants had done well.
Ganondorf entered a large room, where one of his servants, a knight with black chain mail armor and a black helmet, sat, waiting for him.
"You sure those guards were trained for fighting?" the black knight said. "They were easier to crush than a bug already underfoot."
"Is the princess still alive?" Ganondorf asked. "I need her alive if my plan is to work."
"What do you think I am, an idiot? Of course she's alive. Karis is throwing her in the dungeons as we speak."
"Good. Now, if anyone tries to rescue her while I am gone, kill them."
Ganondorf left the room to begin searching for his power. Meanwhile, the black knight began to talk to what seemed like himself.
"Goddesses, I hate that freak show. Remind me. Why do I have to serve him instead of killing him?"
"He is the only one who can find his power," A Gerudo woman stepped from the shadows as she spoke. "Once he has found it, you can kill him and take the power for yourself."
"Can I at least kill the princess while I am waiting for him to return?"
"No. You'll need her as a sacrifice to take the power."
"I never thought to ask you this, but why are you helping me? He is your brother, after all."
"I don't think he'd trust me after the last time I betrayed him."
"And you are just going to give me the power, not take any for yourself?"
"I am not interested in ruling Hyrule, but I am interested in seeing my brother humiliated."
She stepped halfway into the shadows.
"I have to go. There's something I have to do." She disappeared into the shadows.
He had no idea where to begin looking for his power. It could have been in any of a million places. It could have been hidden anywhere on Earth.
"Stumped yet?" a voice came from the shadows. Ganondorf knew who it was before she came into view.
"Ah, my dear sister," he said. "How terrible it is to see you again."
"Is that your greeting after all these years? I'm disappointed."
"I seem to remember a knife ending up in my back the last time we spoke."
"You know I was just playing around. I wasn't going to kill you."
"Just tell me why you're here."
"I know where they hid your power."
"I'll find it for myself. I don't need your help."
"Fine, I'll just give you a clue. The sages hid it where they protect, and I'm not talking about the Sacred Realm." With that, she disappeared back into the shadows she had come from.
Ganondorf didn't trust his sister, but that was the only clue he had at the moment. And where, besides the Sacred Realm, would the sages protect? A smile spread across his face as he realized the answer.
"Clever, sages. Hiding my power in your temples, as I did with you."