Last Phase – Snake!

I landed on the ground. I was a snake. I felt my puppet-muscles bunch up as I slithered towards Link. I was going to go on a Link killing frenzy!

I began gliding all around the room, chortling deep in my throat. When I flashed back Link, I could see droplets of sweat drenching his face. Link drew out his Hero's Bow and began randomly shooting off Light Arrows at me. I laughed a full out, cackling, roaring laugh.

'I will win!' I thought happily as I laughed. I head straight towards Link, who, "sadly", didn't get out of the way in time. I rammed my head into him. He smashed against the wall, bleeding from his head, his chest, his legs, his arms, everywhere. He fell to the ground as I swiftly glided away. With dismay, I saw him pull out a bottle containing a faerie. The faerie healed his injuries and washed the blood away. When Link stood up, the bone that I had broken for him was healed. I used a very colorful vocabulary to display my displeasure.

As I shot towards Link, he jumped out of the way and let loose a Light Arrow. I yelled as it struck my tail. No! Two more shots and I was dead...!

But Link couldn't POSSIBLY have two more faeries to heal him...could he?

I tucked that thought away and flew towards Link. He ran out of the way. I curved away so that I didn't hit the wall and slithered back and forth, trying to think of my next move.

After deciding to strike Link no matter what it took, I turned towards him as I felt a sharp pain in my tail. A Light Arrow! He had struck me a second time!

I turned to glare at Link and raced forward. At that moment, Link shot a Light Arrow full in my face, stunning me for ½ a second. But that was all that Link needed.

Link grabbed the last arrow in his quiver and swiftly notched it into his bow. He leveled it to eyelevel, targeted my tail, put magic on the arrow, and let the Light Arrow fly.

The second I felt the burning pain, saw the images of fire and all of the badness I had done, I scrambled up the big, long red string towards the rafters in the ceiling, leaving the puppet. It exploded into a purple cloud. I laughed and found Zelda in the rafters, still sleeping. I picked her up and jeered, "Good performance, boyo. You are surely the Hero of Time reborn!" I then used some magic to propel myself into my final place, a platform on top of a mountain. I laid Zelda at my feet and watched her intently.

I heard Link enter, panting. Link drew the Master Sword, ready to battle. I ignore him. I decided to gather my wits, to calm down, and to get Link to relax. The Master Sword's magic was so close, and it would be hard to master the impulse to panic.

I thought of my pretty Gerudos and my Valley, and began to talk about that.

"In my homeland..." I began, "a vast desert, the wind burned the land during the day and froze us in the night." I paused. "The wind was death." I gave a slow sigh. "In this land, however, the wind brings no suffering nor does it bring death. I will take that wind! It is fate that the three Triforce pieces would gather again...and that one would belong to the Hero of Wind. When the Triforce is assembled, the gods must bow to my wishes, for I shall unite them!" I paused for a deep breath. "With the Triforce of Wisdom at my feet and the Triforce of Power on my hand, all I need is the Triforce of Courage!"

With that, I wheeled around and bounded across the room. I backhanded Link, knocking away the Master Sword. Thank the Goddesses!

I grabbed Link's wrist and dragged him towards Zelda, where the Master Sword lay, but I didn't care. I was about to have my wishes come true...again!

"Don't worry, Link...I won't kill you. I only need you to summon the Triforce!" As I spoke this, the three Triforce pieces were pulled off of our hands to join above my head. I laughed happily.

"O, gods," I cried out, "let the sun's rays burn this land! Burn it burn it burn it! Once again, give Hyrule to me!"

I strode forward to touch the Triforce and to make my wish a reality, but I never got to. King Daphnes raced from out of nowhere to touch the Triforce!

"The first to touch the Triforce gets his wish, right?" Daphnes asked. "Gods, I need a future for these two young children. I want Hyrule to be washed away. I want mine and Ganondorf's destinies to be fulfilled. GIVE THEM HOPE!"

Suddenly, the Great Sea came crashing down upon us. I couldn't help but laugh; there went all of my plans, everything I had hoped for was gone, washed away. There was no hope for survival, or for victory on Link and Zelda's part. I laughed long and hard.

The water revived the two children. I could hear Zelda apologize, saying that she had "overslept". I laughed. Zelda gave Link the Master Sword, but kept his Hero's Bow. I rolled my eyes.

I decided to show those two weaklings the future that was in store for them: I spun around and drew my twin swords.

As I had said before, this would be the last time I would see Link. Last time ever!

I held out my swords, ready to do battle.