Chapter 14 - Emerald Mind, Crazy Mind
Link and Navi, walking through Hyrule Field towards the forest, are talking.
"Link, if you want to get that Triforce back, you must enter the Sacred Realm."
"No, I can't. Once you go in, you can't go out."
"Unless..."
"Unless...what?"
"Unless you have all three Triforce pieces."
"Is it really that simple? It sounds a little bit too easy."
"You and Zelda hold the other two pieces, so you both must go in together. Two is better than one."
"That's true."
"You and Zelda must use all the authority you have with the Triforce pieces, and once you get the third piece, you can do anything. The only thing that can control the Sacred Realm is the Triforce."
"How did you know all this?"
"I always have. I never told you this, but among all the other fairies, they say I have an 'Emerald Mind.'"
"What's that mean?"
"You remember our first quest? Inside the Deku Tree?"
"Of course."
"Well, the Kokiri Emerald that we got afterwards is known as the Spiritual Stone of the Forest, and also known as the Emerald of Wisdom, sort of like the Triforce of Wisdom, which Zelda has."
"And how does this relate to you?"
"The Great Fairies say I have an Emerald Mind, meaning I have great wisdom."
"Since when?"
"About a day after we got the Kokiri Emerald. I'm sorry I didn't tell you back then, it just seemed irrelevant."
Inside, Link was wishing Navi had given him better information than she did on the Hyrulean quest.
Link and Navi got closer to the forest, and soon enough they were inside the forest. This time, more people were there. Saria was there, and so were a bunch of other Kokiri children. However, they looked somewhat older.
"Hey, it's Link!" shouted a child upon the hill.
Link waved.
"Navi, I think I'm going to go to my house and take a nap...I'm tired."
"Okay. I'll be in your cap."
Navi flew into Link's cap.
Link went to his house and saw the "Link's House...NO TRESPASSING" sign again, and scaled the ladder. His house was the same as it had always been. How nice.
Link got on his bed and drifted off to sleep.
Back in the Sacred Realm, Ganondorf still was continuosly planning random escape plans.
"As soon as Link makes the stupid decision of coming in here, that's when I'll escape," said Ganondorf.
"You can try..." said the voice.
"I can, and I will."
"Okay."
"Hey! You!" said Ganondorf.
The voice did not respond.
"Um...who are you?"
No response.
"Answer me!"
Still, no response.
Ganondorf let out a huge scream...yet no noise was heard.
"What happened?" Ganondorf thought to himself, "Why can't I hear anything?"
Ganondorf screamed again...not a sound.
Then it all made sense...there never were any sounds being made in the Sacred Realm. The Sacred Realm is completely silent, completely abstract, and extremely mysterious, and it always had been. The solitary confinement Ganondorf had in the realm since his defeat eventually caused him to go crazy, and become schizophrenic. There never was a voice speaking to him, and Ganondorf never actually said anything. It was all his imagination and the nothingness of the realm.
Ganondorf looked around in panic, as he had finally snapped out of his state. He tried shooting energy out from the Triforce, but that did not help.
"LINK! ZELDA! SAGES! YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!" exclaimed Ganondorf.
Too bad he couldn't even hear himself shout that out.
(back in the forest)
Link awakened from his slumber. It was 4 pm.
"Hey, Navi," said Link.
"Yeah?"
"Let's go to the castle."
"To tell Zelda?"
"Yeah, let's get the third piece back."
Link walked outside, and to his surprise Epona was waiting for him right outside.
"Epona! Who brought you over here?"
"I did, Link!" said Saria.
"How did you know?"
"Thought you might need your horse when you get the Triforce back!"
"Thanks a lot!"
Link mounted on Epona, and rode out of the forest with Navi. It was sunny in Hyrule Field.
"Link, there's one thing I forgot!" said Navi.
"What?"
"I am not sure how you're going to get into the Sacred Realm!"
"Don't worry, Navi. I have a way."
"I trust you."
Link was nearing the drawbridge, but to his surprise...it was up.
Why was it up during the day? It only goes down during the night or when danger lurks in Hyrule Field.
That could only mean one thing...something was up in Hyrule Field. Link got off Epona.
"Navi, can you sense anything nearby?"
"Uh...I'm not sure...but I don't think it's good..."
Suddenly the sky began to darken. It began to rain. Then, out of nowhere, a very bright sphere began shimmering from right above the drawbridge.
"Navi! What is that!"
"I don't know, Link!"
The wind began to blow. Hard. The weather became bad and the wind blew in a circle revolving around the sphere.
"Link!" yelled Zelda from behind.
"Zelda! What is going on!"
"Ganondorf is trying to escape again! This time he's really done it, Link!"
"Well, what is that orb!"
"I'm not sure, but don't get near it!"
The Triforces on Link's and Zelda's hands began to glow.
"Link! Listen to me! Ganondorf is trying to steal the two Triforce pieces you and I have! If he gets them, he will be able to break out of the Sacred Realm!"
"So what do we do?"
"Hide your hand in your tunic and run!"
Link did so and ran off with Epona, but Zelda stayed.
"Six Sages, Help!" yelled Zelda.
Upon hearing that, Saria, Darunia, Ruto, Impa, Nabooru, and Rauru all summoned in the Chamber of the Sages. All of the sages cast a super spell on the orb.
Link and Zelda looked at the violently spinning orb, as it began to shrink and the weather died down. Soon enough, the orb was gone.
"Wow, that was close," said Link.
Zelda sat down, stressed. The drawbridge lowered.
"Zelda?"
"Link...if he had gotten our Triforce pieces...Hyrule would become the wasteland Ganondorf had made it before. I can't even imagine how bad that would be."
"Zelda, there's only one way to stop this. We have to take the Triforce of Power from Ganondorf. That's his only connection to the outside world."
"You're right. I'm just scared."
"It's okay. I am too, but Navi's got a plan."
"I sure do," said Navi.
"Let's go to the castle," said Link, "Epona, go to the ranch."
Link, Navi, and Zelda walked across the drawbridge as Epona galloped over to Lon Lon Ranch.
END OF CHAPTER 14
