Chapter 5: Dungeon 1: Ganon Castle
Link and Zelda crept out of the dungeon area, taking the Moblin's spear on the way, and reached a long hallway full of patrolling Moblin guards.
"Oh no!" whispered Zelda. "We'll never get through there without being spotted!" But Link was nowhere to be seen. Zelda turned and saw him eyeing up a large stone pillar by the wall.
"How sturdy do you think this is?" he asked, grinning.
"Link, wait…"
Link took a few steps back, ran towards the pillar and slammed the spear into the ground, vaulting up and kicking the pillar. It began to topple over, and all the Moblins turned just in time to see it fall and crush them.
"Not very sturdy at all," he laughed.
"Link, that probably got everyone's attention. The whole castle must be looking for us now," said Zelda disapprovingly.
Link dusted himself off, and said, "No problem. They won't find us."
"Oh really? How do you figure that out?" she asked.
"Because they'll assume we'll try to get back to Hyrule."
"And aren't we?"
"No," he said with a determined air. "We're going after Ganondorf."
Link opened the door cautiously, and looked around. Then he turned and reported back to Zelda.
"All clear. No guards. Let's move along."
Zelda ran up to join Link.
"Link, are you sure about this?" she asked nervously.
"I'm certain," he replied. "Now wait here. I'll check ahead."
Link and Zelda slipped through the door. Zelda hid behind a statue as Link checked the next door. A few minutes later, he spoke into his Gossip Stone.
"Zelda, its Link. The next room's the entrance hall," he said. "I can just make out a small room; I think that's the guardroom. They might be keeping my weapons in there. I'll go and check, you hide here."
"OK," came the reply. Link saw Zelda run along the hall as he slipped into the Entrance Hall, then to the guardroom. He heard voices inside as he approached.
"You two did well today," said Ganondorf. "I'll have a word with Lomek; see about getting you two promoted."
"Thank you, master Ganon!" said the two Darknuts who had captured Link.
"Come on," said Ganondorf. "I need to speak to you in private."
Link heard footsteps, and hid behind a statue as Ganondorf and one of the Darknuts left the guardroom, and exited the Entrance Hall up a large staircase. Link crept into the guardroom. The Darknut was sat in a chair in the corner.
"Can't anyone stay awake around here?" Link thought to himself, looking around the room. Then he spotted them; the Master Sword and Mirror Shield.
"Bingo!" he whispered, grabbing a chair and placing it near the shelf holding the Master Sword and Mirror Shield. He stood on the chair and reached up, trying to grab the sword and shield, but the chair broke and he fell to the ground, waking the Darknut.
"Damn. Nearly had it," he said, then spotted the Darknut.
"You little worm!" it yelled.
"I'll take you down," taunted Link, grabbing a chair leg to use as a weapon. The Darknut grabbed its sword, and swung it at Link. He jumped over the sword and aimed a kick at the Darknut, knocking it over. It jumped up and threw the sword at Link, who ducked as it hit the wall. He then jumped on it and used it as a step to reach his weapons. He stabbed the Darknut in the face and kicked it to the ground. He took the Gossip Stone from his pocket, and spoke into it.
"Zelda? Zelda, are you there?" he asked.
"I'm here, Link. What happened?" she replied through the Stone.
"I got the Master Sword back. No sign of the rest of it."
"I know," she said slowly. "When I first arrived here, I saw the Darknuts dump your weapons in a vortex. They're probably all over the Dark World by now."
"Now you tell me," Link said scornfully. "Oh well, never mind. I'll just have to find Ganondorf. He went upstairs. You coming?"
"OK, meet me at the stairs," she said.
Link left the guardroom and walked to the staircase.
In the Entrance Hall, Link approached the stairs cautiously, looking around for enemies.
"Zelda?" he called.
"Link! Over here!" she replied. Link turned and saw her behind a statue.
"Ready to go?" he asked.
"OK, let's move," she said.
Link and Zelda walked up the stairs. They soon found themselves in a large room full of Moblins.
"If we're careful, we should be able to get through unnoticed," Zelda whispered to Link, who was too busy tipping over a large barrel of explosives to notice. A huge explosion ripped through the room, killing all the Moblins.
"Sorry, what was that?" Link asked Zelda.
"Never mind," she said. "Let's go."
The pair continued up the tower, killing the Moblins as they went, until they reached the top. There was a huge door with a strange symbol on it. Link recognised it.
"Ganondorf's room," he said angrily. "It's payback time. You ready?"
But there was no reply. Link grabbed his Gossip Stone and spoke into it.
"Zelda, it's Link. Where are you? Can you hear me?"
"Link!" shouted Zelda, and Link turned to see a pair of Moblins dragging her away. He grabbed his Master Sword and ran after Zelda. He quickly killed the two Moblins, and pulled Zelda to her feet.
"You OK?" he asked.
"I'm fine. Let's get Ganondorf," she said.
They approached the door and Link kicked it open. Ganondorf was inside, but there was no sign of the Darknut. Ganondorf turned round to face the door.
"You two!" he yelled in shock. "How did you escape?"
"It wasn't too difficult. Your Moblins aren't the sharpest tools in the shed," laughed Link.
"You won't escape this time, Ganondorf," said Zelda.
"I don't plan to," said Ganondorf shakily, drawing his swords. "Let's end this, once and for all!"
