Heeellllllloooooooooo!!! I'm back! Guess what! Finals are over!! Yeah! Now that school is out,

I have no excuse not to update. So I guess I will have to do so more often now. Alright! Let's get

cracking! First off, I would like for you to understand the timeline I am basing the fic off of. The

games go in this order chronologically: OoT - MM - WW - LoZ (original) - AoL (Zelda II) -

LttP. LA either fits after Aol or LttP, I'm not sure. I have no idea where the Oracle games go. FYI:

this is the Japanese Timeline. Lots of people say LttP goes before the original, but that is only in

America. I'm going with the original (true) Japanese Timeline. Also, I have decided that this will

NOT be a LinkT/Saria fic, despite how much I like Saria. You will find out why soon. On a side

note, who has seen The Matrix Reloaded? Good movie, although there is so much fist fighting it

gets a little repetitive. Now, on with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Legend of Zelda. But I should!

The Legend of Zelda

The Golden Land

Chapter Eleven

The Golden Land

The trip between Greatfish Isle and Dragon Roost Island had taken several days. When the

great pirate ship had arrived in Rito Waters, LinkW and Aryll had boarded the King of Red Lions,

while Tetra, LinkT, Saria, and Makar had boarded the pirates landing boat. Medli had flown ahead

and waited for them on the shore.

When the away group landed, several Rito were waiting with Medli, including Quill. The

Rito welcomed the odd group warmly. Medli, LinkW, and Tetra were all held as heroes for their

fight against Ganondorf. Tetra sighed. They were probably the only pirate group that was

welcomed wherever they went.

The Rito chieftain, along with his son Komali, greeted the travelers formally. He shook

hands with LinkW, Tetra, and Medli. "May I ask what brings you here today?" he finally asked.

Medli answered for the group. "We are here to see the Great Valoo. It is very important."

The chief nodded thought fully. "I see. Of course you may go visit him whenever you

want." Medli nodded.

"Is something wrong?" Komali asked LinkW.

The Wind Waker grinned slightly. "Well, we have a slight problem with an ancient demon.

Hopefully, though, that will be resolved very soon."

"A demon? Really?" the prince asked excitedly.

LinkW shrugged. "Shouldn't be anything too major. Hopefully Valoo can help us."

The chief smiled and put a hand on his son's shoulder, quieting the child. "I'm sure you are

a hurry. Why don't you go see the Great Valoo now. Perhaps we can talk later." Komali nodded in

agreement with his father.

"He's right. We really don't have much time."

Everyone turned to LinkT, who had spoken. The chieftain tilted his head slightly. "I'm

sorry, but I don't think I know you."

The Hero of Time nodded. "We have never met. My name is Link. Just like him," he said,

gesturing to LinkW. "And this," he continued, turning to the Sage of the Forest, "Is Saria. She is a

friend and has been staying with Link and Aryll for a while."

The chief nodded. "It is nice to meet you. Good luck to you all," he said. With that, the

Rito took flight back up the mountain to their homes.

The group from the pirate ship slowly made their way up the mountain on foot. Medli, who

had trained to be a servant of the Great Valoo, led the way. Eventually, they entered the Rito city

that was carved inside of the mountain.

As they followed Medli through the city towards the path that lead to the peak of the

mountain, LinkT let his eyes wander over the cavernous city. He let out a soft whistle. "This is just

like Goron City was." he thought out loud.

"What city?" asked the Hero of Winds, who was walking next to him.

"Huh? Oh. Back in my time, a race called the Gorons lived here on Death Mountain. They

ate rocks and lived in caves. Their city was inside the mountain, just like this one. For all I know,

this may even be the same city."

The Hero of Winds nodded. "I see. So, someone lived here before the Rito." LinkT

shrugged and nodded. They continued the walk in silence.

Eventually, Medli led the group to the peak of the mountain. They had to go though Dragon

Roost Cavern to get there, but with both the Hero of Winds and the Hero of Time, is was a cinch.

They finally arrived before the great red dragon, Valoo. The dragon muttered a few words in a

strange language.

LinkT scratched his head. "Uh, I hope you guys can understand him. Because I sure can't.

He speaks a different dialect than Jabu-Jabu."

Medli smiled. "Don't worry. I was trained to work here. I can understand him." LinkT

nodded in relief. Medli continued, "Lord Valoo just greeted us and asked why we were here." She

turned back to the dragon. Great Valoo, we have come at the bidding of Lord Jabun. We are on an

urgent mission and must enter the Sacred Land to find the Triforce. Lord Jabun instructed us to

come here. He said that years ago, Ganon created a connection between this mountain and the other

realm, so we could enter though here."

The dragon nodded thoughtfully before speaking again in his strange language. Medli

turned back to her friends. "He asked if this has anything to do with the evil presence that he had

felt enter the world."

LinkT nodded. "Most likely. Ask him how we can get into the Sacred Realm."

Medli nodded and turned back to the dragon. She shouted up to him, "We believe it does.

An ancient demon called the Fierce Deity has been reawaken. Can you tell us how to enter the

Sacred Realm from here?"

Valoo was silent for a moment before he replied. He muttered several words and then pulled

himself onto his hind legs. "He said he will show us the way," Medli whispered back to the others.

Valoo took a few steps over to a rock outcropping. The dragon hunched over and gripped

the rock with his clawed hands. With a grunt of effort, he pulled upwards, lifting a large boulder up.

He tossed the boulder aside and turned back to the groove now in the outcropping. The dragon took

a deep breath and sprayed his fiery breath over the rock. Remaining stoned in the groove were either

blown away or melted in the blast. A cloud of smoke and dust rose.

Once the dust cleared and settled, a stone stairway was revealed in the rock. It lead up

around twenty or so feet to a flat clearing. Valoo turned back to Medli and uttered several more

words. The Rito girl blinked in surprise. "What?" she asked. The dragon said something else

before returning to his position on the peak of the mountain.

"What did he say?" Tetra asked.

Medli turned to her and shrugged. "He said to play the Song of Time. Then he said that the

Hero of Time would understand."

LinkT raised an eyebrow. "Really? That's strange. But, I do know what he means. Let's

head up there," he said, motioning up the stairs.

The group made their way up the stairs and stopped at the newly revealed clearing. Most of

the small, flat area was covered by a circular grey platform. On the platform was the mark of the

Triforce. LinkT rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I see," he muttered. He turned to the rest.

"Everyone on the platform!" he instructed. Once everyone had climbed on (or been lifter on in

Makar's case), LinkT pulled out the Ocarina of Time. He put it to his lips and played a soft tune.

The Triforce mark below their feet began to glow golden once the song was finished. A blue

light rose from the sides of the platform, creating a circular pillar of light in the sky. The

adventurers on the platform felt themselves being lifted up into the air. Then the light intensified,

and everything became a blinding white.

* * * * * * *

The Great Deku Tree sighed in thought as he watched the sky. Several of the Korok

gathered around, also watching. If the feeling of dread that had been covering the land and water as

of late had not been a clue that something was going on, the pillar of light in the sky sure was.

The villagers of Windfall Island all stood on the cliff on one side of the island. Muttering

and gossip filtered through the crowd as they watched a column of blue light in the distant sky.

On Outset Island, the villages gathered on the sea shore. Link ans Aryll's grandmother

stood a few feet away from the rest of the crow. As they gazed at the distant pillar of light, she had a

bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.

The pirates left on the ship stared in awe as the pillar of light rose from the nearby island.

Still in the early stages of the chase, Lord Jabu-Jabu turned one eye back toward the former

land of Hyrule. He smiled slightly in satisfaction at the pillar of light that rose many, many miles

away. He just had to keep the Fierce Deity from seeing it and buy enough time.

* * * * * * *

The Hero of Winds felt his feet rest again on solid ground as the world around him melted

back into view. Of course, he wasn't sure it could really be considered a world that he saw.

LinkW and the others now stood on another platform. The one they had just been on was

still under their feet, or else one just like it. Around that platform were six much smaller platforms,

each a different color with a strange symbol.

Aside from the platform they were on, there was no ground. Several other platforms could

be seen floating in the distance. Everything else was just black darkness. Strange lights flashed

around, seemingly falling thought the nothingness. It gave everything a strange glow.

"What is this place?" Tetra asked in awe.

"It's the Temple of Light," LinkT answered. "This is, er, WAS the home of the Sages."

LinkW nodded. "Alright, so where is the Triforce."

"Probably outside," Saria replied.

"Okay, so . . . how do we get outside?"

Saria smiled. "That is easy enough." She stepped off of the gray platform and stood on the

smaller green one. She closed her eyes for a moment. He green hair and clothes were ruffled by a

wind the others could not feel. Then they were all blinded by a sudden flash of golden-white light.

After several minutes, LinkW's eyes adjusted to the sudden light and he could see again. He

looked around. They again stood on the circular gray platform, including Saria who had been on

her own one. This time, however, the platform was in the middle of a giant field of grass. The grass

was vibrantly green and all perfectly kept. It spread for miles.

The air was filled with a golden light that illuminated this world like the sun did Link's own

world. It took several minutes for the Wind Waker to trace the light to its source, the top of a

mountain or pyramid of some type. The structure stood quite a ways away from the group.

Apparently, the others were seeing the same thing. They were looking around in wonder and

making comments about this world. Tetra raised a hand to shield her eyes and looked at the source

of the light. "Is that what we're looking for?" she asked. The others turned to see.

"I imagine it is," Saria replied, also shielding her eyes. "I've never actually seen this place

like this, the way it is supposed to be.

LinkT shrugged. "I guess we better get going. It will take a while to reach that." Just as he

was about to step forward, the grass rustled as if in a strong wind that noone could feel. The bent

grass pointed to the source of the light.

It took several moments before LinkW realized what was going on. "Hey, we're moving!"

he called out. The others murmured in agreement. They were indeed moving towards the light.

Strangely, the closer they got, the light did not intensify, so they did not have to look away.

Eventually the structure came into view. It was indeed another ziggurat. As they neared,

LinkW realized that this one was made of some white-ish metal, either silver or platinum. As they

got even closer, precious stones and traces of gold could be seen. Soon, the traces of gold came into

focus as intricate designs on the building, which seemed to glow itself. In the middle of the visible

side of the pyramid, a gold-lined staircase became apparent, leading up the side. The light was

clearly coming from the top of the structure.

The group reached the foot of the stairs and stopped. The grass ceased its movement and

stood straight once again. The group looked around for a minute.

"Sure beats walking," the Wind Waker commented.

Tetra nodded. "That was sure . . . weird." The others nodded.

"I guess we should climb the stairs," LinkT said. The two green clad heroes led the group

up the tall flight of stairs in silence.

When they reached the top, the group found a large, flat surface. In the middle was a

circular pedestal. Above the pedestal floated a large golden triangle, made up of three smaller

triangles. From these triangles, the golden light shone. Despite their proximity to te source, the

group found themselves able to gaze unblinkingly at the ancient artifact, the Triforce.

LinkT let out a low whistle as the group approached the sacred object. They came to stand

before the triangle.

~You who have sought out the Power of Gold, what is your wish?~

The entire group stepped back in surprise as the voice filled the air around them. The voice

was clearly female. It seemed to be the voice of one person and, at the same time, several voices.

LinkW quickly realized that it was the Triforce speaking to them.

LinkW was about to reply, but Tetra cut him off. "Great Triforce, we need your help," the

Princess of Hyrule began. "The Fierce Deity is threatening this land. We wish that he be destroyed

so that the people can live in safety and peace."

LinkW raised an eyebrow. That wasn't the wish they had intended to make, but would

actually solve their problems better.

The strange, but calming voice replied, ~This cannot be done.~

Tetra blinked in surprise. "What? Why not?"

~Long before the creation of the world, there was the God of Time and Space, Chrono.

Chrono fathered four offspring, Chaos, Order, Life, and Death. Chaos and Death begat the demons,

while Order and Life begat the gods.~

The adventurers listened intently as the Triforce told them the ancient tale. Not just anyone

got an opportunity like this!

~It came to pass that a god by the name of Creation fell in love with a demon named Irony.

The two begat a child who was half god and half demon, Daoshin, the Fierce Deity. It so happened

that, Creation already had three children, his daughters, Din, Farore, and Nayru.~

~The gods were much fewer in number than the demons, but were more powerful. As such,

Daoshin became very jealous of his sisters who were more powerful than he. His jealousy soon led

to hatred, even to a level greater than that of the demons. Daoshin vowed his life to destroying all

that his sisters worked for. He became a deity of wrath and destruction.~

~When the goddesses created their greatest work, the world, Daoshin vowed to destroy it.

The goddesses were tired of their brother's evil ways. They confronted him to defend the world.

Despite their disapproval of him, the Golden Ones could not destroy their own brother. Instead, they

sealed him within a mask. The Fierce Deity Mask hidden away for ages.~

~The Triforce contains the power of the three goddesses. As such, it cannot be used against

the Fierce Deity, their brother.~

Tetra turned back to the others. "It was worth a try," she said and shrugged.

LinkT nodded and stepped forward. "Great Triforce, if you cannot grant that wish, then

grant this one. We wish that the land of Hyrule be restored and raised again above the waves." The

others nodded in agreement with the wish.

The Triforce began to glow brightly.

~It shall be done.~