Chapter 15 - Into The Realm
"Zelda, I think we should jump in the realm, get the Triforce, then get out," said Link.
"But it's not that easy!" said Zelda.
"What other choice do we have, Zelda? Ask him to give it to us?"
"Link, there has got to be a better way!"
"I sure wish there was!"
"Don't be cynical!"
"I'm not being cynical, you're the one who doesn't want to do it!"
"I do want to do it, there has just got to be a better way!"
"Okay, try and think of it--"
"Guys!" Navi interrupted.
Link and Zelda quietly looked at Navi.
"Both of you are wrong! Not to make you sound insignificant, but I have a better idea than both of you!"
"Fire away, Navi."
Suddenly Zelda's father walked in.
"Hi, dad."
"Hi, your majesty."
"What the Colossus is going on in here? What's all this noise?"
"Nothing, dad. We're just working on...on something."
"Well could you keep it down a little? Your mother is ill and is trying to sleep!"
"Sorry. What's wrong with her?"
"Unfortunately, we don't know. Some are saying that Ganondorf caused it, but we still don't know."
"I hate that man."
"Well, you guys keep it down."
Zelda's dad left.
"Okay, anyway, here's my plan," said Navi.
Link and Zelda looked at Navi, listening.
"Okay, what we do is we need to go into the Temple of Time and open the Door of Time. That way, we can enter the Sacred Realm. All you need to do is play Zelda's Lullaby before the Master Sword and the portal will open."
"Whoa whoa whoa, Navi. My father said no one was allowed in the Temple of Time. The second we set foot in there, Ganondorf will know, and he'll be ready for us," said Zelda.
"Well is there any other way?"
"Yes," said Link, "I know another way. It's in the room between dimensions."
"Oh, yeah...right..." said Navi, "well, to let you in on some info, the Sacred Realm is 100 percent silent all the time. Ganondorf can't even hear himself scream at the top of his lungs. However, when you open the realm, the silence barrier is broken, and sounds can be heard. So, you need to be quiet."
"What about after we enter? Will it become silent again?" asked Link.
"No, thank Nayru...It will become silent again once you leave, because it only becomes silent when it is in ship-shape, meaning no outside forces are inside the realm. Ganondorf was banished to the realm, so it recognizes him, and he belongs there now."
"Got it."
"Okay, what you and Zelda must do after entering is hold up your hands with the Triforces engraved on them. This will let Ganondorf know they are nearby. Then, he will come, so you both need to be ready. When he gets near you, you and Zelda are going to need to take the Spiritual Stones out, which brings back the Temple of Time issue. You need the Spiritual Stones for this."
"Why?"
"Because the unity of the three stones is in control of either the Royal Family or any of the six sages. Anything within the barriers of the three stones can be manipulated. So, Zelda, you're the one who needs to do this part. Once Ganondorf goes for the stones, that is when you can take the Triforce from him, and once you get the Triforce, you will have all three pieces, and Ganondorf will not be able to touch any of the Spiritual Stones because you will have control over him."
"And then what?" asked Zelda.
"You put the Triforce of Power on your other hand, and hold both of your hands up. Link, you too. Then, the six sages will help out a little bit. They will banish Ganondorf deep down into the realm where he cannot affect the outside world at all, and return the Spiritual Stones to the temple. Then, since you will have all of the Triforce pieces, you and Link will be able to escape...and, that's it! You'll never hear from Ganondorf again after this!"
Link and Zelda stood open-mouthed...looking at Navi.
"You guys ready?"
"Uh...yeah," said Link.
"Ready when you are," said Zelda.
Link, Zelda, and Navi all walked outside. The sun was setting and the sky was orange. It was quiet outside. Very quiet. All of the market townspeople had gone indoors, and no dogs were out running around.
"Okay," said Navi, "to the Temple of Time."
They all walked over to the temple. They walked inside.
Dead silent, just as it had been before. Zelda approached the stones and got them. (Zelda and her magic...)
Zelda and Link tiptoed out of the temple.
"Okay. Phase I complete! Now time for Phase II! To the portals! Link, lead the way."
They all walked back to the castle.
"It's here," said Link, pointing at the Great Fairy Fountain portal, "we have to crawl through."
Link and Zelda crawled through while Navi remained in Link's hat. Then, they were in the Great Fairy Fountain. Link ran up to the Triforce marking and played Zelda's Lullaby. The portal to the dimension room opened.
"We have to jump in," said Link.
"You sure this is it?" asked Zelda.
"Of course," said Link.
Link and Zelda jumped in. Everything went black and they temporarily fainted.
The next second they all awakened in the dimension room. The sign oddly had a different message.
Welcome to the Room between Dimensions
Wherever you're headed, we can get you there.
Just be very careful, and watch your step.
You won't want to wind up in the wrong place
-The Great Fairy
Link ran over to the left, looking for the portal.
TO KOKIRI FOREST
TO ROMANI RANCH
TO SNOWHEAD, TERMINA
TO THE FORSAKEN FORTRESS
TO THE SPIRIT TEMPLE
TO THE SACRED REALM
"Found it!" said Link.
Zelda came over.
"Are you ready?" asked Navi.
"Yes, but I'm a little nervous, too," said Zelda.
"That's okay...On three, we all go in. Ready?"
Link and Zelda nodded.
"One..."
"Two..."
"Three!"
Link and Zelda ran into the portal, and fell in silently.
They fell...
and fell.
Once again, everything blacked out.
After a while, Link opened his eyes. He gazed out into the abyss of the realm of nothingness, and saw that he was levitating. Navi was inside his cap, and Zelda had just awakened.
The realm was a huge abyss of whiteness, stretching out to infinity.
Strangely enough, there was actually a sign in the realm, and it was as still as a sign hammered to the ground. It read:
The Sacred Realm
The abstract place of nothing to infinity.
SILENCE
"Shh..." said Link.
"Now..." said Navi, softly.
Zelda tossed out the Spiritual Stones...between herself and Link. They did not fall. Instead, they formed a triangular pattern.
The Kokiri Emerald on top, and the other two side by side.
Zelda and Link then both held up their hands, and the both Triforces began to glow. Suddenly a beam formed, linking Zelda's Triforce, Link's Triforce, and the stones all together.
"We're ready for you, Ganondorf," said Link.
There was a loud laughing in the distance. It was undoubtedly him.
A huge, powerful orb of energy came hurling at the Spiritual Stones. It struck the stones with intense force and extreme energy. Absolutely nothing happened to the stones. The orb disappeared.
There was something that Navi did not know. Nor did Link, Zelda, or Ganondorf. The stones drew attention away from the Triforce pieces for Ganondorf. So, his first instinct would be to go for the stones. However, Ganondorf continued to fire energy bolts at Link and Zelda, but they kept getting attracted to the stones and hitting them, which did nothing.
Finally, a right-bound bolt veared to the side, then back to the stones like a boomerang, and struck Link on the way.
Link let out a scream and the beam connecting him to Zelda and the stones broke.
"I've got you now!" said Ganondorf, "I've got you, the princess, and the rest of Hyrule!"
Link continued to scream. The energy bolt was very painful.
Ganondorf held up his Triforce of Power, and it glowed brightly. The Triforce faced Link, and his Triforce then began to glow.
"Link! Light Arrows, NOW!" exclaimed Zelda.
Link swiftly reached inside his arsenal and pulled out his bow and let a bright light arrow out at Ganondorf. Bullseye.
Ganondorf flew back and screamed. This gave Link the chance to regain himself and make the beam again. He held up his hand and rejoined the beams.
Then, Ganondorf very quickly darted for the Spiritual Stones and grabbed them.
"Ha! Now that I have the stones, I can use them to get the Triforce pieces from you! So foolish of you to bring them with you!"
"Now, Zelda!" yelled Navi.
Zelda began manipulating Ganondorf, and his Triforce began to glow again. But, Ganondorf used the Triforce and the stones to break free from the hold.
Ganondorf let out an evil laugh.
Zelda's heart completely sank.
"Now I'm coming back!"
Link's and Zelda's Triforces slowly began to peel off their hands.
"NO!" screamed Link and Zelda.
Had he beated Link and Zelda? Did Navi's plan just not work?
"This is why you sould always have a Plan B!" yelled Navi, "SIX SAGES...ATTAAACK!"
Six eminant beams of light came flying out of every direction at Ganondorf and created a huge sonic boom as waves rumbled all the way into infinity.
Link's and Zelda's Triforce pieces floated in the air, and the boom knocked the Triforce of Power out of Ganondorf's possession as well as the stones.
"Auugh!" said Ganondorf.
Saria, Darunia, Ruto, Impa, Nabooru and Rauru then swept by Ganondorf and blew all of the Triforce pieces into one, forming the ever-powerful Triforce. They then took the Spiritual Stones and disappeared.
Ganondorf began to fall, and he continued to fall until Link and Zelda could no longer see him.
Suddenly, Link and Zelda noticed they were no longer in the Sacred Realm. They were in the sunset sky beyond the clouds, with the complete triforce above them.
"We did it, Link. We got the third and final piece to the Triforce!" said Zelda.
END OF CHAPTER 15
