Chapter 3: Into the Darkness
Link sat at the Fishing Pond at Lake Hylia, baiting his rod.
"I can't believe Zelda," muttered Link, "Blaming me for Ganon escaping. Maybe if she'd helped out, he wouldn't have got away!" he cast out his rod, and heard a thud.
"Hey, Fairy Guy!" said the Fishing Pond owner, "You wanna aim for the pond, and not my face!"
"Sorry pal, I'm just a little distracted," apologised Link, as he walked over to remove his hook from the desk.
Then, Link heard Zelda's voice.
"Link… Link, can you hear me?"
"Zelda? It's not a good time right now!" he yelled angrily.
"Hey buddy, who ya talkin' to?" inquired the Pond owner.
"No-one," Link replied scornfully.
"Link… Come to Hyrule Castle. I know where Ganon is. Hyrule is in grave danger…"
"What else is new?" Link wondered. "I guess I should probably go, if she's found Ganon."
Link got to his feet and left the Pond.
When he reached the newly-built Hyrule Castle, Zelda was stood at the drawbridge, looking anxious. Link dismounted Epona and approached Zelda.
"Well? Where's Ganon?" he asked, annoyed at her for interfering with his fishing.
"Link… I'm sorry about earlier," she said.
"No problem," he said, though he didn't mean it. "So, what's the latest?"
Zelda held out a glowing blue stone and a blue mirror. "I think you should have these," she said.
"Thanks," Link replied, taking them. "What are these for?"
"The stone is a Gossip Stone. It allows us to talk at any time. The mirror is a Magic Mirror," she explained.
"And what does that do?" he asked impatiently.
"It… warps you between our world… and the Dark World."
"Excuse me?"
"The Dark World. The Sacred Realm. Where Ganon's hiding."
Link smiled maliciously. "Excellent. Time to finish the battle." He held out the Mirror, but paused.
"Er… How do I work this thing?" he asked.
"Wait! First, you need to find an entrance to the Dark World, a weak point in the barrier. There's one at Lake Hylia," she said.
"Isn't there a nearer one?" Link asked, disappointed.
"Not in Hyrule. It's the only one," she said.
Suddenly thick black smoke billowed up in the distance.
"It's coming from Lake Hylia!" yelled Link.
"Link, wait!" shouted Zelda. But he was gone.
At Lake Hylia, Ganondorf fell backwards out of an open portal.
"Do not return until your mission is complete!" roared a distant voice as the portal closed. Ganondorf got to his feet, and an arrow whizzed past his head. He turned to see Link, with his bow in his hand.
"You again?" yelled Ganondorf.
"I could say the same," smirked Link, drawing the Master Sword and advancing on Ganondorf, "But I suppose it was inevitable. You must be really stupid to show your face around here again."
Link was now face to face with Ganondorf. "So, what ya gonna do? No portal. No Stalfos. No chance."
Ganondorf merely smiled and said, "The joke's on you, Hero."
Two Darknuts jumped out behind Link and grabbed him, holding his arms behind his back.
"Ganondorf, you coward," snarled Link.
Ganondorf opened a portal.
"Take him back to the Castle. I'll be back in 10 minutes," he said, grinning at his victory.
"Ganondorf!" yelled Link, as the Darknuts dragged him towards the portal. "You won't get away with this! This isn't the end!" And he was dragged through the portal. Ganondorf walked to Hyrule Castle.
