Disclaimer- I own nothing in this story save the plot and a few of the things within the story. Other than that, I own nothing!
AN: I don't believe it. I can't believe people can pick up that we were going here. Jeez. I'm really obvious. This chapter is shorter than the others, mainly because I'd rather not have you guys wait another two weeks or so to get this done. Also, I felt kind of weird putting an entire temple at the end.
Chapter 5 The Land of Time
Harry, with Ginny held to his chest tightly, and she responding in kind, with Hedwig gripping his shoulder just as tightly, toppled forward suddenly, coming right out of the void in a portal, before the portal flickered off.
Hedwig screeched and leapt up, indignant at the landing.
"Hey, at least I didn't land headfirst." Harry said, laughing.
"Me neither." Ginny replied, smiling at him.
They realized they were still holding each other, and quickly let go, blushing. Hedwig seemed to be wearing a very un-owl like smirk, and she gave a hoot, signaling they needed to catch they're surroundings.
What they saw terrified them.
The buildings around them were barely standing, looking as if no one had used them in years, and that the last use of them had been for demolition. Many buildings were mere charred shells, while others were heavily damaged, as if a war had come through the town.
The three of them realized they were standing where a massacre, several disasters, famines, plagues, or Merlin-knows-what had happened, several times.
Harry saw movement out of the corner of his eye. "Hey! Wait!" Harry called out, running out towards the shape. As he got closer, the shape turned, and Harry saw whom, or to be more precise, what he was staring at.
What Harry saw made his breath catch in his throat, bile rise within his gut, and scared the bleedin pants off of him.
A terrible creature, a twisted former human being stood there where Harry thought a person was. Its face was skull-like, but there was still rotting red skin covering all of it, save the black teeth it showed, stained with blood, and the rest of the body was cloaked in the same rotting red skin. The head was twisted unnaturally, as if it had been snapped before it came back to life. It shuffled towards him, and let out a terrible scream.
Harry found himself paralyzed by fear and revulsion, a strange fear that froze his body almost literally. It felt like a dementor, but it had a paralyzing, not draining feeling.
It moved towards him, with a slow, shuffling gait, readying its bony hands, more bone showing than skin, making it seem like some sort of grotesque claw. It opened its jaw, and Harry knew it was about to strike.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Ginny was also paralyzed, and Hedwig too, as if they had been captured in a photograph.
Harry couldn't believe that after surviving several attempts on his life by the Dark Lord, Death Eaters, Dementors, Werewolves, demons, and other assorted horrors, he would be eaten by a zombie straight out of a cheesy horror flick he had seen Dudley watch once.
Suddenly, a loud voice called out. "Oy! Ugly!"
Harry couldn't see who had called out, thanks to the paralyzing power of the creature.
The creature turned, and it screamed again. Harry winced internally, knowing that his rescuer was now officially caught. However, much to his amazement, a blur came by a moment later, and leapt right in front of the undead creature, slashing it in half. It toppled apart like rotten meat.
Their rescuer turned, and Harry noticed his sword first. The sword had a deep silvery steel blade, which an intensely blue hilt with a strange symbol of three golden triangles stacked in a triangle shape.
His shield was a deep blue as well, with markings on the shield that looked like a coat-of-arms, burnished and looking quite new.
The next thing he noticed was their rescuer's clothes. He wore a deep forest green tunic, a white under suit that covered the rest of his skin, save his neck and face. His head and hair were mostly obscured by a similarly deep forest green hood, and his hair shined like spun gold. His eyes were a cobalt blue, and he looked at them with a smile. Harry was slightly freaked by the man's ears, which were pointed and long, like Dobby's. However, having hung around with Inuyasha had numbed him to that mostly. His eyes looked younger than they should have been, and something about his attitude seemed reminiscent of a pre-pubescent.
"You two looked like you needed some help." The man said, smiling. "My name's Link."
After Harry, Ginny, and Hedwig had escaped the paralyzing effects of the ReDead, as Link called it, they introduced themselves and told him about Voldemort. Link explained that he had seen them come out of the sky, out of a black tear that was almost indistinguishable from the black sky. He told them that they were in the land of Hyrule. He had watched them, and decided to help them out. However, he couldn't help with why the area was completely destroyed, or where to find Voldemort.
"Sorry, can't help you there. I kind of just woke up from a seven year nap." Link said, shrugging, but they could tell the long sleep, as well as other things freaked him. But they decided not to push it.
"Link? Who are these people?"
Their green clad rescuer turned, a wary look in his eyes. "Is that you Sheik?" Link asked, "Where are you?"
"Over here."
The three of them turned, and standing there, right behind them, was a man dressed in a blue jumpsuit with tattered white bandages wrapped around his face, obscuring everything except for his red eyes and blonde hair, the same color as Link's.
"This is Harry and Ginny, Sheik. Harry and Ginny, meet Sheik, a Sheikah." Link said, still a little wary of the Sheikah for some reason.
"Hi." Harry said, putting his hand forward, but Sheik ignored it, giving him a suspicious look.
Someone's a little paranoid. Reminds me of Moody. Harry looked at the mysterious Sheikah, knowing that there was something off about him. He tried pushing slightly with Legilimency, but Sheik's mental shields were strong. He was definitely keeping something a secret. But Harry decided that he could trust Link, and that if Link trusted the Sheikah, so would he. He'd need all the help he could get to find Voldemort again.
"How did you find them?" Sheik asked, looking at Link.
"Found them about to be undead food. There are a lot of ReDead's around here. I didn't think it would be this bad." Link said, half to himself.
"This is why you need to awaken the Sages, Link." Sheik said, and Harry and Ginny felt as though they were missing something very important. "We should take these two over to Kakariko village, since it's on the way anyways."
"Wait." Harry said forcefully, unwilling to go anywhere until he was sure of a few things. "Did you see anyone strange around here? He looks kind of like a snake, and he came out of a black tear in the sky, just like us."
Sheik's suspicious look turned contemplative, and he crossed his arms, one finger tapping against his shawl. "Now that you mention it, I saw something like that above Gannodorf's castle. I thought it was more Black Magic he was inducing to protect the castle."
"Gannodorf?" Harry asked, wondering if he had stepped into some fairy tale with castles and elves.
"The King of Evil." Sheik said flatly. "He's the one that did all of this, when he took control of Hyrule."
Harry figured Hyrule was the world he was in. "Okay, take me to the castle. The guy I'm after is in there."
Sheik looked at him. "You're not from around here, are you?"
"I think that should be obvious," Harry said dryly, motioning to his and Ginny's t-shirt and jeans, "But yes. We aren't from around here."
"Sheik, you never did say why I shouldn't just go into Gannodorf's castle and kick his ass." Link said, looking suspiciously at the Sheikah.
"Fine." Sheik said. "I'll take you to the castle. Just don't be too freaked out, okay?"
"Holy Merlin!" Ginny cried out, taking a step back.
Harry had lost his vocal functions already, simply staring open mouthed at the castle.
Link looked shocked and horrified, but an anger and hatred was rebuilding itself within his heart. He couldn't believe Gannodorf had the power to do this!
The once majestic and beautiful Hyrule Castle had turned into a Fortress of Evil, with black battlements, spikes, towers, all exuding a sinister and defiantly dark aura. But that wasn't the most shocking thing.
It was floating.
It was floating hundreds of feet, suspended above a giant lake of lava. There was no way to get to this floating castle, and climbing up to it was impossible. The only thing that could make it there needed wings, and Hedwig wasn't big enough to carry anyone over.
"Now you see the problem?" Sheik asked, a hint of a smirk in his eyes. Harry was sure that if the rest of his face could be seen, the Sheikah would have a smirk to rival Malfoy. Yet there seemed to be pain hidden beneath the surface of those crimson eyes, as if something inside died a little when seeing the castle.
"How in Din's name am I going to get at Gannodorf is he's in there!" Link pointed out angrily, waving his arms in frustration, his golden hair whipping around with him.
"The Seven Sages will get you across, Link. You need to awaken them first, and then you can go after Gannondorf." Sheik replied.
"We'll help him." Harry said, looking at Ginny for confirmation. The red head nodded forcefully, her eyes reminding him of the pact they swore, to be partners against Voldemort. "We need to get into that castle. The man we're after is in there."
"Gannodorf probably killed him already." Sheik said dismissively.
"He can't." Harry replied, an edge to his voice. Ginny wondered how he knew that.
"If you say so." Sheik said, waving his hand in dismissal. "It's up to Link. Do you want to take them along?"
"I could use the help." Link said, sizing up the castle and deciding that perhaps he would need more help than a secretive Sheikah, even if his new allies wore strange clothes and talked funny.
"Then it's agreed." Harry said, putting his hand out to Link. Ginny did the same.
Link looked at the hands, then at their owners. He smiled. "Agreed." He put his hand over their hands, and the pact was sealed.
"So, where are we off to first?" Harry asked Link, as they, along with Ginny, Hedwig, and Sheik (Who followed like a shadow/stalker).
"Kakariko Village." Link said, and he looked over to where Sheik was lurking. "There's something I apparently need to get first."
"Then let's go boys." Ginny said, smiling, but she winced as the slash that a demon from Inuyasha's world dealt her caused another slight shock of pain.
"Ginny! You're hurt! Why didn't you say something?" Harry said, alarmed and concerned. He grabbed her arm carefully, inspecting it.
"That's a pretty nasty wound. I don't know if I can heal it." Harry said, biting his lip.
"Here. Try this." Sheik called out, and something flashed in the air, before landing in Link's hand. It was a bottle full of a red liquid.
"Drink this." Link said, offering the bottle to the redhead, who offered him a grateful smile, and turned to smile at Sheik, who merely looked blank. She drank it, and as the red liquid poured down her throat, she felt a soothing feeling settle over her hand and she closed her eyes.
"That makes it feel better." Ginny said, a content smile on her face.
"Ginny… You're healed." Harry whispered.
Ginny's eyes snapped open, and she looked open mouthed at her arm, which showed no signs of being injured. "What was that?" Ginny asked in amazement.
"A Red Potion. Standard Healing Potion, cures most wounds effectively." Link replied, smiling at the foreigner's reaction to Hyrulian medicine.
Meanwhile, Lord Voldemort was having a similar reaction to Gannodorf's Castle, as he was escorted by two skeletal warriors, after he used a few well placed curses to obliterate five of their brethren and one massive, moving piece of medieval armor. Apparently the Killing Curse wouldn't work on things that weren't truly alive, just as it was ineffective against vampires. He demanded to see the ruler of this place, and somehow, the skeletal warriors complied.
Voldemort watched as several more undead warriors, some zombies and some skeletal warriors milled about, guarding the castle. Unlike Naraku's, which was a subtle Darkness, this Darkness was fully in control of this land. Voldemort decided to try his wandering assassin method again, to worm his way into this one's confidence again.
Inwardly, he was annoyed. He had expected to have no other competitors that sought power for Darkness. So far, he had found two others who already had most of the power. Apparently in these two worlds he had been to, those who opposed the Darkness hadn't toppled their foes.
Voldemort found himself wondering exactly how long he had been walking up this red-carpeted stairs. It had seemed like forever. The Forever Stairs, he found himself calling them. This castle would be perfect for him, once he finished off the previous owner.
Finally, he found himself roughly pushed into a throne room. There, sitting, looking bored and somewhat curious, sat the King of Evil, the Darkness, Blight of this world.
He looked impressive, to say the least. Tall and broad-shouldered, he looked strong as an ox, but his burning flames for eyes spoke of calculating malice. His skin was tanned, so much so that it seemed almost green, and his hair was also flame red, crowning his head. His scalp had no hair, making the red hair look all the more like a crown. His clothing was black, and looked more like battle armor than kingly clothes.
Where Naraku had hidden his power, subtle and with deceit, this man's power was as evident as his strength. Present and powerful, undisguised power, constantly shown and shown off. No subtlety here, but rather the charging force of an ox.
"So…" The man drawled, "You are the one who appeared in my castle. That is a trespass, and I could easily have you killed."
"You would not find it so easy." Voldemort hissed, drawing his wand. He knew that those like this man were not subtle or manipulative like Naraku and him, but open and powerful, only impressed by shows of force.
The man raised one dark red eyebrow. "Is that so?" He said softly, getting up of his throne, pulling himself up to his full height and crossing his arms.
"I did not come here to fight. I merely wished to be employed into your service." Voldemort said silkily, his words both pleasing and poison.
"You have shown yourself to be a powerful mage." The man mused, raising one hand to cup his chin. "But I must test your power first!"
And with that, he raised his left hand so that the palm of his hand faced the Dark Lord, and a glowing triangle appeared on the back of his hand, though Voldemort could not see it.
Voldemort raised his wand, preparing himself for combat. Although the man had called it a test, Voldemort knew that a 'test' like this could easily kill someone. The injuries he had sustained from fighting Potter were mostly scrapes, but his magical reserves were slightly strained. This would be a tough fight.
The Dark Lord and the King of Evil were about to clash.
The red haired man struck first, a black bolt of lightning leaping from his hand and straight towards Voldemort, who leapt aside with a Leaping Spell, before firing off a Killing Curse. No sense in holding back, and 'accidentally' killing the ruler would not impede his plans to take over and gather more power.
However, the man dodged the spell, and, amazingly, he laughed and began rising into the air, smiling evilly. "Lets take this up a notch."
Without warning, more black bolts of lightning flew towards Voldemort, who blocked it with a Protection Spell, the stronger version of the Shield Charm.
Not the least bit concerned, the King of Evil flew higher, and raised his hands, creating a swirling mass of dark and light energy.
Voldemort fired a Killing Curse at the man, determined to kill him while he was charging up for an unknown spell.
The man simply wavered a little, and the jet of green light whizzed past him, striking the wall behind him. He loosed the spell, which shot multiple bolts of light at the Dark Lord, who started up another Protection Spell.
The cobalt colored shield was battered by the assault, and, as the last one struck, it shattered, and Voldemort was thrown back against the wall, hard.
Ignoring the screaming pain from his injury and the previous ones he had suffered, he fired a Concussion Spell, which knocked the king down, and then fired off an Internal Inferno Curse, which would boil the man's blood, quite literally, killing him.
The swirling mass of black that was the Internal Inferno Curse nearly reached him when the king fired off another bolt of lightning, which caught the spell. The two forces met in midair, and the resulting explosion knocked both entities of evil down.
Before Voldemort could get up again, he found the King of Evil standing over him, hand raised with a swirling mass of black on his palm, his armored boot trapping his fallen wand.
As Voldemort glared, panicking internally, the man smirked. "You did well. You might just prove useful." He stepped back, and lowered his hand and removed his foot.
Voldemort growled, and hissed softly, "What if I was to attack you?"
"I'd blast you to pieces." He replied calmly, and then the Dark Lord noticed that the swirling mass of black energy had not gone away on his palm.
Lord Voldemort nodded, and straightened himself. The man looked at him for a moment, before smirking again. "You may call me King Gannodorf Dragmire."
"I am Lord Voldemort, Gannodorf." He hissed softly, not bothering with his title.
The gesture was not lost on Gannodorf, who smirked. "You're certainly more interesting than the incompetents I normally work with. I have a mission for you."
Voldemort nodded slightly. "You wish me to kill someone?"
"I want you to find someone named Zelda and-" Before Gannodorf could finish, a skeletal warrior burst in. "My Lord, the boy has finally stepped out of the Temple of Time."
Gannodorf seemed pleased and annoyed by the intrusion. "Change of plans," He said smoothly, dismissing the skeletal warrior with a nod, "Hunt down the boy. He wears green clothing, and I believe his name is-" The King of Evil thought hard "Link. He should bring the Princess out of hiding."
"Very well. When do I begin?" Voldemort hissed.
"Tomorrow. You set out at dawn. Find the boy, and when he reveals the Princess, bring her to me."
"What should I do with the boy?" Voldemort asked.
"Kill him."
As Harry, Ginny, Link, and Sheik made there way out of Hyrule Castle, Sheik looked up worriedly, and Link followed his lead. "Shit." Link swore softly, glancing at the falling sun.
"What's wrong?" Ginny asked.
"It's getting dark. When it gets dark, Stalchildren pop up. In large numbers." Link said softly, urging them to move faster with his hands.
Sheik looked concerned. "We'll never make it to Kakariko in time. I guess we could hide out at Lon Lon Ranch, just don't get caught, alright?" He said, as if they were children.
"Sheik, I know Talon and Malon. They're my friends, I don't think they could have changed that much." Link argued.
Sheik gave Link a pitying look with his vermilion eyes. "Don't be so sure. You've been asleep for seven years. That's a long, long time."
"I'm not going to say I told you so…" Sheik muttered, as Link stared.
"What in the name of the three goddesses happened here…" Link whispered. Lon Lon Ranch looked far worse for the wear, and most of the horses were gone.
"Talon got kicked out. Malon's a servant, and Ingo's in charge." Sheik replied.
Harry and Ginny simply stared. It was obvious the place had once been a wonderful, lively ranch, but now it looked desolate and foreboding. Not that any of the countryside was much better.
Still, it was shelter. Sheik eyed the falling sun with uneasiness. "We'd best hide out somewhere on the ranch."
Still numb, Link nodded, lost within his own world, the world of seven years ago.
The four of them managed to sneak by, noticing the light up in the house. They moved quickly, Link leading them towards the windmill, where they could get some shelter.
Link, if one looked, was looking lost and slightly afraid, thrown into a new world where the rules, where everything, had changed. It was not an enviable experience.
Still, he seemed to be strong, and fared well. His voice still confident, but shaken, he told them that it was probably best if they holed up in the windmill. The straw would do.
Harry and Ginny removed the backpacks from their pockets and unshrunk them, getting a raised eyebrow from Sheik and a gasp from Link. Still, the Hylians said nothing.
Sheik opted to go outside and rest somewhere else, Link simply plopped down onto the straw, under the open window, and stared into the night sky.
Hedwig took a perch on a niche on the wall, above her master and his friend. She closed her eyes, seemingly resting, not asleep.
Ginny and Harry slept side-by-side, taking comfort in each other's presence in a foreign world. They were all the other had.
At the crack of dawn (despite Harry's, Link's, and Ginny's protests) Sheik forced them awake and told them to get a move on. After which he promptly disappeared.
Ginny staggered up, looking around blearily. There seemed to be two suns, the regular one and- a blue one?!
Ginny straightened and swatted at the blue light, which cried out in anger, before ramming into the redhead's head. Ginny cried out in pain, which caused Harry to run over and swat aside the light as well.
That simply angered the light, and it hit Harry too, before Link began laughing.
"What's so funny!" Ginny asked dangerously as she blocked the blue light.
"You-swatting-Navi…" Link said, tears of mirth in his eyes.
"What?" Three voices chorused.
"Wait. Who the-" Harry asked, looking around, before the light began speaking.
"Link, where did you pick up these idiots?"
Through her shock, Ginny managed, "We're not idiots!"
"Then why were you swatting me!" The light replied squeakily.
"Sorry guys, this Navi. Navi, this is Harry and Ginny." Link said, cutting in between the almost visible sparks between Navi and Ginny.
Harry hid a smile, thinking Link was a brave man.
"Where did she come from?" Harry asked, as Ginny was too busy glaring at Navi.
"Sorry, she's been with us since yesterday. She's just been sleeping under my hat. She's my fairy partner." Link said, smiling faintly and pointing to his green hat.
"She was sleeping for that entire time?" Harry said incredulously. "What about when you attacked that ReDead?"
"Didn't need her for that." Link said, waving his question off.
Navi huffed, and dive-bombed Link, before retreating into his hat. Link smiled, rubbing his head. "She's a bit temperamental."
Link cried out in pain, presumably Navi pulling on Link's hair. Harry smiled and Ginny giggled, before Link, blushing embarrassedly, said they should get moving.
As Ginny went off to change and Harry gathered up their things, Link looked out at the ranch, occasionally grumbling about Sheikah and their "damn secretive ways".
But his eyes suddenly widened, and he whispered to Harry softly, "Be right back. I need to see something." He kept his gaze on the red headed woman tending the roan mare, almost in disbelief. It had been a long time since he saw his friend Malon.
Harry looked at Link for a moment, considering whether it would be safe to be left alone in a strange land. Deciding that he could trust the Hylian, he nodded, and replied softly, "We'll wait for you at the Ranch Entrance."
"If I'm not able, I'll send Navi to get you in case we need to leave quickly." Link said, deciding that after what Sheik had shown them, it was better to be safe than sorry.
"I'm not sure how Ginny will feel about that, but okay." Harry smiled, putting his shrunken backpack in his pocket.
Harry and Ginny waited nearby the Lon Lon Ranch Entrance, partially hidden in the shadows. "He's been in there for a long time." Ginny whispered.
"Yeah. He should have been back by now." Harry said, watching the entrance, with one hand on his staff.
A sudden light behind them caused the witch and wizard to spin around, Ginny with her wand raised and Harry with his staff pointed at the light.
"Jeez, you guys are jumpy." Navi muttered.
"Is Link in trouble?" Harry asked.
"No. But he is going to be coming around any-" Navi's sentenced was stopped by the sudden whoop that cut through the air, then the sound of pounding hooves on ground.
"What the-" Ginny said, turning quickly. Both her and Harry's jaws dropped.
Link had come back, but not alone. Now he was riding a beautiful roan colored mare, who seemed to be as equally happy as Link with her new master.
"Where'd you get that?" Ginny asked.
"Epona's not mine. She's just… on loan. Still, it will be nice having her along." Link said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Yeah, except for the part where me and Ginny lack horses." Harry commented.
"True. Still, saves me the trouble of walking." Link said, smirking.
Harry shot him a mock glare, and Ginny giggled. "Alright, let's get going," Link said after a moment, "Or Sheik will come back and start harassing us again."
They reached Kakariko village quickly enough, with Ginny constantly petting and feeding Epona (which caused a few smiles and laughs from the boys) and Harry mostly looking ahead, Hedwig occasionally perching on his shoulder, or keeping watch overhead.
When they reached the town, Link looked towards the graveyard. "That's where I'm headed, I suppose. Sheik said something about what I needed hidden in a tomb, and I can't think of anywhere else but that graveyard."
Ginny and even Harry seemed a bit hesitant to walk into a graveyard, but they nodded.
When they got into the graveyard, Link seemed to spy a peculiar tomb. On it was a marker, revealing that it was the Royal Tomb. "Hmm…" Link said, seemingly deep in thought.
Harry wondered exactly how Link planned to move the large block, considering he didn't know about Harry and Ginny's magic. Link, after a moment, took out a strange blue instrument, which Ginny recognized as an ocarina. "What are you-" Ginny began, but Link began playing.
It was a soothing, yet regal song, and it made Link close his eyes and remember the Princess Zelda, her face, her eyes, her-
And then the block disappeared, and the entrance to the Royal Tomb was open. "Holy Merlin!" Ginny cried out, jumping back.
"That's new." Harry said, blinking.
Link smirked, and jumped down the hole. Harry and Ginny looked at each other. Hedwig simply flew off, her hoot signifying she was definitely not going into a grave.
"You go." Ginny said.
"Why me! You go!" Harry protested.
"Oh don't be a baby." Ginny said teasingly.
"I bloody hate graveyards…" Harry muttered, before gulping. Steeling himself, trying to push back the rising memories of the Third Task, he jumped in.
Ginny looked hesitant to, and seemed about to lose her nerve, when Harry called out. "Oh come on Gin! I did it!"
Ginny smiled, steeling herself. Then she jumped in afterwards.
It turned out that she had jumped right on top of Harry, who groaned in pain. "Bloody hell Gin… I didn't think you were that heavy…"
Ginny looked insulted. "Well don't stand right under the entrance!" She replied angrily.
"Sorry… I wanted to see if you were still being hesitant." Harry said.
Ginny growled and glared at the Boy-Who-Lived, who simply gave her a sheepish grin in response.
"Er… Maybe I should just leave?" Link asked.
Ginny and Harry noticed the compromising position they were in, what with Ginny on top of Harry's chest and their limbs tangled up. Quickly, they separated, blushing furiously. "We weren't doing anything!" Harry protested.
Ginny nodded furiously, while checking the bow and arrows Kagome had given her. They were fine, and she smiled. She would have hated to lose the memento from her new friend.
Harry dusted himself off, straightening the loosened belt where he kept the sword of Gryffindor, and checked his staff.
"Alright then, let's go already!" Navi said, coming out of Link's hat.
It turned out that the tomb was not the one they were looking for. It did however, have a new song for Link, called the Sun Song. Though both Harry and Ginny were skeptic that a mere song and an ocarina could control weather, and when Link explained the song of Time, Time itself, they decided to trust him. After all, a lullaby had allowed them access to the Royal Tomb.
They got out, and Link began walking around, touching the graves, looking pensive. Harry and Ginny walked behind him, sensing he wished to be alone. Link touched one tombstone, however, and it moved. "That's new." Link muttered.
Although both witch and wizard shot him confused looks, he ignored them and pushed harder, forcing the tombstone aside and revealing another hole.
"It looks like a tight fit. I think I'll go down alone." Link said, inspecting the hole.
Although Ginny and Harry were hesitant to leave the Hylian alone, they didn't really want to jump in a grave. So they nodded, and waited outside of the grave for Link.
Link came back half an hour later, with a device he called a hookshot, that reminded Harry of the grappling hooks he had seen on the telly once or twice. Link, deciding to test out his new device, fired it at the wall. The pointed steel tip of the hookshot stabbed into the rock, and pulled Link forward quickly and almost violently. He barely managed to stop himself from running headfirst into the wall.
After a few more minutes of Link's grumbling through the laughter of the two offworlders, Harry asked, "Where to next?"
"The Lost Woods."
For some reason, probably the creepy name, Harry and Ginny felt a shiver go down their spines.
Thanks to Andrew Roberts, Shinigami's Shadow, OrionTheHunter, Aishwarya, Lady of Masbolle, Tanydwr, Emma Barrows, highbrass, Dagger1211, Silver Warrior, mashimaromadness, gaul1, firebirdgs, Lady Yueh, rickW22, Harrie, and Spezlee for reviewing!
Q&A
Andrew Roberts- How did you know where we were going? I have the PS2, Game Boy Advance, N64, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo. Lots of Nintendo products!
Shinigami's Shadow- I'm glad your so pleased with my choice.
OrionTheHunter- Well, no technology here, but maybe later…
Aishwarya- Will Harry find a way to overcome the drain of the staff? Well, the staff drains power, and the more power you have, the less it will drain you. I think. Anyways, as for Apparation, that's quite a pickle. How can he master something without instruction?
Lady of Masbolle- Yeah, homework is a pain. Its all right if you leave a short review.
Tanydwr- You cheated?! I'm shocked. Well, that's alright. It seems more people remember or know somehow about the Ocarina of Time. Yeah, most people rush headlong into the H/G, no real pressure or drama in the relationship. Its usually "Hey Ginny, want to be my girlfriend?" That's usually it, and I like it better when it's built up to, which is what will happen here.
Dagger1211- Wow. Lots of people really like FF8. I could do it, provided I get some more info (haven't played the game) hint. Wolf's Rain might not work with how I'm figuring everything however.
Silver Warrior- Indeed. Well, as you can see, yes, we are now in Zelda world! Yu-Gi-Oh is a favorite of mine, but I'm not too sure how to work that in…
firebirdgs- I don't like most crossovers either (most don't make sense), but I did put it in the first chapter. Expect many crossovers.
Lady Yueh- I have a series of places they need to go next. Actually, three of your suggestions (not going to say which!), are already in place. Oh fine, I'll let you in on which ones they are, but you won't see them for a while. CCS, YuYu Hakusho, and Buffy. They're a while off though. Sailor Moon I hadn't thought of (remembers back to when that was the first anime I ever saw…), but I could work it in. Lord of the Rings was something I had thought of as well. Actually, it was in the running for one of the biggest universes I'll show, but it was shot down. It might show up, it might not.
AN: A bit short, but I hope you all enjoyed this place. There might be some of you who have never played the game, so I hope you all enjoyed this and got everything correct. Link, to be stated, has everything you could pick up as a kid Link. He has Farore's Wind and Din's Fire, but he is missing Nayru's Love. Thanks for reading and please, as always, review!
