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Chapter Six

Link tore across Hyrule Field, pushing Epona to her max. She hopped over the two gates that led into Lake Hylia and continued on until they reached the Lake-side Lab.

Link looked franticly around for any traces of Zelda. Finding none, he jumped off Epona and ran into the laboratory.

"Doctor!!" He yelled, slamming the door open.

"Whoa, Link!" the doctor blinked, "Don't break my door!!!"

"Has Zelda come through here today?!"

"Why, yes, she has. She stopped here to look at some of the life forms I have in those water tanks. Why do you ask?"

"I don't have time to explain. Look, Doc, do you have some kinda potion that will give me a boost of speed?"

"Don't you have your horse?"

"I mean in battle!"

"Ah....Yes...I think that I do." He walked into his storage room and came back a little later, holding a bottle of greeny-brown stuff. "This is the stuff."

Link took it. "This stuff don't look too good..." He pulled the cork off and sniffed it. "Argh, gross! What the heck is in this?!"

The doctor coughed. "Erm, you should be running along now. I have a lot of stuff to do, bye!"

He shoved Link out the door and then slammed it. Link shook his head and put the bottle away.

'Link!'

The blond haired teenager looked around. "What the....?"

'Link, it's me, Ruto. I am contacting you from the Sacred Realm.'

"Princess Ruto! Do you have any idea what happened to Zelda?"

'I'm not sure... But I found five dead Hylian Guards near the Buckwood tree. I got some water sprites to bring them back to the river that flows towards Hyrule Castle.

"So...Princess Zelda wasn't with them?"

'No.'

"I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...wait a sec.... Impa should have been with her!"

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"Link! How are- What's wrong?!"

The green clad hero had stormed into Hyrule Castle. "Where is Impa?! Tell me now!"

"Whoa! Calm down! She went with Zelda to Lake Hylia, you know she goes everywhere with her."

Link swore and punched the marble wall, busting his knuckles, but he didn't seem to even feel it. He walked out of the castle and rode out of the market on Epona.

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Link rode into Lon Lon Ranch and the first thing to catch his eye was blood. There was blood across the grass. "Oh no... MALON!!"

He jumped off and ran to barn door. Someone swung the door open, making it crash into Link's skull. He flopped back, "Oww..."

"L-Link...it's you..." said the surprised Malon.

"Yeah..." He mumbled, standing up as he rubbed his head. "I...needed to talk to you about what happened last night..."

Even though he was worried about Zelda, he knew he had to talk to Malon. She looked at him, getting teary eyed. "Link...why...why did you do that? Why did you kill that man like that... I-I know you were fighting him but...You've never killed anyone before EVER. So...why now...Why cut him in half like that?! It's not right!"

Link looked down. He didn't really know how to explain it to her. "Malon... That guy... he was evil. He wasn't like anyone else... I'm sorry you had to see that, but I was filled with rage when it happened. They killed so many people..."

Malon put her arms around him and hugged him, crying into his chest. Link held her close to him, letting her weep.

"P...please... Don't do it again Link...please don't..."

Link didn't know what to say. He was setting out now to do that very thing, he wanted to kill every last one. "Malon look at me. I want you and Talon to leave this place. It isn't safe anymore, so go and stay at Zora's Domain. I used the powers of the goddesses to seal it so only someone baring the Triforce can enter."

"How can I get in then?" Malon asked, wiping away tears.

"I...am intrusting you with this..." Link held out a shard of the Triforce to her.

"You're kidding. Link, I can't take this!"

"It the only way to keep you safe. Please, do what I say. Leave now."

Malon nodded. "I'll go Link."

Link smiled, then looked down and realized that he was holding her hand. He blushed dark red. "I have to go...."

He quickly walked back to his steed and Malon sadly watched as he rode away.

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All the Gorons looked up as Darunia entered the room. "It is true. The Great Fairy has told me so."

The Gorons moaned. "So we really will have to fight."

"Yes, and we must train! Harder than ever now!"

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A teenaged Zora walked onto what used to be King Zora's throne. "The Great Fairy of the desert lands has come to me and told me of what we must do."

"And what is that?" One Zora asked.

"We must raise an army."