Upon entering the Golden Falcon Palace, Diamond, Daruka, and Forge stood in a long hallway, much like the one in the Moon Palace. Down at the end of the hallway they saw Kremlin standing in front of a large golden door with a symbol of a hand on it. Kremlin gave a smirk and a squeaky chuckle before entering the next room, the door shutting behind him.
"What's that little imp doing here anyways?" Diamond asked as they strode down the hallway.
"The hell if I know. Or care." Daruka answered.
"I'm more concerned about that Xorac person he mentioned." Forge said. "He sounds like one tough fella, being a general of Ganondorf's army and all."
"And if that's the case, he must on the same level as Stalkwell, if not stronger." Daruka replied.
"Well let's just stick to the matter at hand now." Diamond said as they reached the door. "We have to find the Golden Sun and bring a little intruder back to Sirus."
Diamond knocked on the door and it opened. They walked into the next room and saw a man in a cage in the far corner and two more doors, one in front of them and one on their right. In front of the cage stood a sleeping Moblin.
"Quiet." Daruka said as he crept toward the Moblin.
"Da-na!"
Daruka stopped in the middle of the room when he heard the voice. He looked around for the origin of the sound.
"Da-na!"
The sound was louder this time, as if there were two of them.
"Da-na-na!"
Daruka gave a grunt as he looked up at the ceiling to see four Miniblins staring back at him. The four monsters jamp down and hovered around Daruka. Diamond ran up and joined him back to back amongst the four little creatures that were hovering around them and chanting their calls.
"On three." Daruka whispered.
"Three!" Diamond yelled as he slashed at one of the Miniblins, sending it in the wall next to the sleeping Moblin.
The Moblin awoke in surprise and caught the two out of the corner of his eye. The Moblin gave a loud grunt before stomping over to the duo. The Moblin raised his halberd at Daruka and swung it down hard. Daruka rolled out of the way and the Moblin's attack caught a Miniblin instead.
Diamond slashed down another Miniblin before backing away from the Moblin and over toward the cage. The man inside was looking on in excitement as he anticipated being set free. The Moblin continued to try and strike Daruka with repeated vertical attacks but Daruka sidestepped each one and got closer and closer to the Moblin. When close enough, the Moblin began to throw another slash before getting punched in the stomach. The Moblin dropped his halberd and bent over holding his mid-section while Daruka unsheathed the sword from his back. Daruka kneed the Moblin in the face, sending him backwards, but before the Moblin got too far back, Daruka threw a slash right across the Moblin's chest. The Moblin died before hitting the ground and sliding to the wall. The last Miniblin ran at Daruka in a rage, but before he got too close, Diamond jamp across the room and punch it in the side of the head sending it towards Forge. Forge simply stepped out of the way and watched the Miniblin hit the door behind him.
"You'd do better to use some stealth." Daruka said while sheathing up his sword and dusting himself off.
"Aw come on, we did fine." Diamond replied.
"Yes. But a stronger foe would be smart enough to out wit you if you don't sneak up on it." Daruka said.
"Whatever." Diamond said as he walked over to the dead Moblin and took a key from around his neck. Diamond walked over to the cage and unlocked the door.
"Thank you all so much." The man said. "I was in that cage for days."
"Why would you be locked up like that?" Diamond asked.
"Because the Golden Falcon captured me and brought me here." The man answered. "The Moblin that was guarding my cage said that I was to be sacrificed for the Golden Falcon. I don't know why though, but I'm just glad to be out of there."
"Well the entrance to the palace is just beyond that door there." Diamond said as he pointed to the door the came out of.
"Alright. Thanks again." The man said before running for the door and exiting a room.
"There could be more people being held prisoner here." Daruka said.
"Yeah. We'd better work fast." Diamond replied as he looked around the room.
"So then. That door there is the only one that appears to be open." Forge said as he pointed to the door on their right.
"Let's go then." Daruka said as they walked over and knocked on the door, gaining entrance to the next room.
Entering the next room they saw another door across from them, however it was barred shut. The room itself seemed empty.
Diamond and Daruka walked out into the center of the room and looked around. Just then, two circular holes opened up in the floor. The two looked on in wonder as two more Moblins rose out of the holes. They raised their halberds and prepared to attack Diamond in particular seeing as he was the closest. Daruka ran up and punched a Moblin in the face, drawing it away from Diamond, but the other Moblin kept his stance and swung his halberd downward at Diamond. Diamond grabbed the top of the handle before the blade came down on his face. Diamond pulled the Moblin closer to him and tossed him to the ground.
Daruka and the other Moblin fought on the other side of the room. The Moblin had thrown down his halberd and begun to fight Daruka hand to hand. The Moblin swung a right hook but Daruka backed out of the way before coming closer and punching him just below the shoulder. The Moblin caught Daruka's arm under his and backhanded the Moblin Slayer in the face sending him back a few steps. Daruka bounced back from his daze and came back at the Moblin. The Moblin threw another right hook, this time Daruka ducked under and delivered a swift uppercut to the Moblin's jaw sending to the ground unconscious. Daruka walked over to the Moblin and stomped hard on its neck then watched to blood flow from its mouth. After Daruka was satisfied that the Moblin was dead, he looked over to Diamond who was still engaged in battle with the other Moblin.
The Moblin shot up from the ground and threw stab at Diamond with his halberd. Diamond sidestepped the attack but was stopped when the blade of the halberd cut through his trench coat.
"Aw. I just got this thing fixed." Diamond said before running up and striking the Moblin in the throat.
The Moblin continued to walk backwards while holding it's wounded neck, unknowing that Daruka was waiting behind him with his sword drawn and pointing at the Moblin's back. The Moblin stopped just short of Daruka's range and began to gather himself. But before he could come out of his daze, Diamond dropkicked him in the chest, sending him back into Daruka's sword.
"You're not bad kid." Daruka said as he pulled his sword from the Moblin's back and put it back in its sheath. "Then again I'd guess you'd have to be to go on a quest such as this one."
"Thanks. You're not to bad yourself Daruka." Diamond said.
"Well boys while you were talking, the bars on that door over there opened. Shall we?" Forge said as he walked over to the door and knocked on it.
"Hey wait for us!" Diamond yelled as the three advanced into the next room.
The room wasn't real big at all. In it was another caged man, the key to his cage hanging on the wall beside him.
"Who are you?" The man asked.
"The ones that are setting you free." Diamond said as he grabbed the key and unlocked the cage door.
"Well then, I owe you my gratitude." The man said. "Anything I can do in return?"
"No not at all." Diamond said.
"Nonsense. Take this." The man said as he handed Diamond a triangle shaped object wrapped in a black cloth. "I was going to use it against the Golden Falcon, but you can have it. I'm getting the hell out of here. Thanks again!" He yelled as he ran into the next room and eventually out of the palace.
"So what is that he gave you?" Forge asked.
Diamond unraveled the cloth and held out the object. It was a Boomerang. A bright crystal glimmered in the center of its yellow-based color, dark red tips on the end. "Hey I know how to use one of these things. My grandfather taught me when I was a kid."
"Good. Then you'll know how to use it as a weapon perhaps." Daruka replied. "That man says he was going to defeat the Golden Falcon with it. Perhaps it targets some special weakness."
"Yeah." Diamond said. "Well then. On to the next room."
"Hold on." Daruka said as he walked into the cage and observed a small treasure chest on the floor. He kicked open the chest and grabbed what was inside, pulling out a small silver key. "We might need this."
"Good call." Diamond said before they walked back into the first room.
They looked at the door next to the empty cage and saw a lock. Daruka put the key in and turned it. The lock fell down and the door opened revealing the next room. The all walked inside a large circular room to see a large golden statue of the sand goddess lining the back wall. In the center of the room stood a statue of the Golden Falcon.
"Well this is promising." Daruka said.
"Yeah. Where do we go from here?" Diamond said.
"Just calm down the both of you." Forge said. "Observe your surroundings. There's got to be something in here that will link us to the next room."
"Right." Diamond said as the three spread out across the room.
They all met up again in front of the sand goddess statue without a single clue of where to go next.
"So. Any ideas now old man." Daruka asked.
"Oh just shut up will ya." Forge said as they all looked up and the sand goddess statue.
Behind them, the statue of the Golden Falcon began to move. Its eyes turned bright red and it turned around silently to stalk its prey. It stepped closer and closer to the trio until they all turned around to see the Falcon. The Golden Falcon gave a loud screech before flying back a few feet.
"There's our link." Diamond said as he pulled the Boomerang from his belt. "Let's find that weak spot."
"I'm on it." Daruka said as he sped off and ran under the Golden Falcon.
The Falcon twisted around and fluttered its left wing hard. One of it's golden feathers shot down at Daruka. Daruka rolled out of the way and watched the feather stick into the ground beside him. Seconds later, the feather disappeared.
"Anything yet Diamond?" Daruka asked as he stared back up at the Falcon.
"Hold on." Diamond said as he looked up and down the Falcon to try and find a weakness. He observed a small bald spot on the back of its neck. "There!" He threw the Boomerang hard at the Falcon and the Boomerang struck the it on the back of its neck before bouncing back to Diamond.
The Falcon let out another screech before it fell to the ground and shuttered several times.
"My turn." Daruka said as he unsheathed the sword from his back and threw a hard downward slash at the Falcon's bald spot.
The Falcon gave another loud screech before fluttering its wings hard and pushing itself off the ground, knocking Daruka back in the process. The Falcon turned its attention to Diamond. It flapped its wings and shot a rain of golden feathers at him. Diamond rolled forward and out of the way before throwing the Boomerang to Daruka. Daruka threw the Boomerang at the Falcon's bald spot and the Falcon came down again.
"Now for the finish!" Diamond yelled as he unsheathed his sword and threw a hard slash at the Falcon's bald spot. Daruka joined him by throwing another slash of his own. The Falcon stood up and swayed back and forth before coming back to its senses. The Falcon let out another screech before flying into a hole in the ceiling.
The trio heard a loud bell sound before watching some steps elevate from the floor and into another hole in the ceiling.
"Round one is over." Diamond said while sheathing up his sword.
"Something tells me round two won't be so easy." Daruka said handing Diamond the Boomerang.
"Well then." Forge said as he started up the stairs. "Only one way to find out."
"Hey wait for us!" Daruka yelled as they ran up the steps after him.
The first battle with the Golden Falcon proved to be an easy one, but perhaps maybe a little too easy. Now Diamond, Daruka, and Forge venture to the second floor of the Golden Falcon Palace with no sign of the Golden Sun or the master thief, Kremlin in sight.