Hi everybody! Glad to see you! I will make this chapter longer than the last! And again, I might be answering questions at the end of the chapter about the new game and such. Anywho, on to the chapter!

Chapter 12

(A Light in the Darkness Part 2)

Link held Krystal close to his chest, listening. He slowly let her go, she held her breath. There was a hissing which could clearly be heard in the room. It was soft and sweet, yet pretty. He cocked his head, trying to locate the source.

A black cloud appeared; floating in the corner of the room…he slowly approached it, with Krystal close behind him. He heard a voice fill the room, coming directly from the cloud. It sounded like it was singing…it was so soft and beautiful.

"Young hero…don't worry. I'm here for you…come closer…" Link didn't know why, but he found himself stepping closer. The black clouds slowly formed the shape of a woman. She was wearing a long, skinny black dress and smiling. "Don't worry, I'll take care of you…" she beckoned closer. Link found himself obeying her every command. She smiled evilly. "Link…come to me…I'll show you sleep…" she reached out her arms.

"Link! Snap out of it!" Krystal suddenly jumped in. The woman reached out; trying to grab Link. He back flipped beside Krystal out of her range. She frowned, staring at the two, but mostly at Krystal.

"I must destroy you Link. Don't worry; I'll make it go fast…come with me." Link felt compelled to follow her. It was something about her…he had to find out what it was…something about her clothes…no. He closed his eyes; trying to find the pinpoint of her hypnotic powers…she was slowly getting closer. His eyes snapped open. Of course…her necklace! It glowed with a purple light. He slid in, using the wet swampy floors like a ramp. She screeched angrily, lurching towards him. She grabbed him; and starting singing in his ears.

He felt strength slowly ebbing from his body. He was in trouble now…he needed to break free! He struggled as she laughed coarsely. "If it didn't work to defeat me last time, what makes you think it will work this time?" Link pulled himself upright. He spoke in short, quick gasps.

"What do you mean?" he choked out. "I don't understand…" she giggled, and leaned in close. "Think back…don't you recognize me?" Everything became a blur beside him. He was having so much difficulty breathing, he couldn't talk. He started to sink into the darkness; he could feel his heartbeat slowing.

Suddenly, he heard a shriek of pain from the sorceress…she dropped him and backed away. Krystal snatched up his limp body and rushed over to the side of the room. The sorceress screeched in pain as she pulled out the light arrow and grinned. "You can't possibly be serious…" she laughed. Krystal covered Link with her body.

"Come and get him!" she screamed. The sorceress frowned. She disappeared into shadow. Krystal smiled, thinking she was gone. The smile quickly disappeared as she saw the blur of the sorceress charging for the final attack. "Die, you vision of evil!" she plunged a light arrow into the necklace. The sorceress gave a few quick gasps, and then staggered back. Link rushed in, stabbing her with the Master Sword. She started to evaporate.

"Master will not be pleased…" she gasped out, nearly gone. She gave Krystal one last piercing stare, and mumbled out her last words. "With either of us…" She disappeared. Link stood up, and wiped some invisible sweat off of his brow.

"Well, that was a good start to our day here at Ganon's castle, huh?" he smiled. Krystal was still staring at the spot where the sorceress had dissipated. Link bent down to her level. "Are you okay?"…he watched her stand up. "By the way, thanks. I would have been in trouble if you weren't here when you were…" she turned around.

"No problem!" she smiled. The room became lighted. They looked at each other in glee. "Yeah!" When they exited the room, the dark barrier had lost some of its power.

"One down…" Link looked at the other six doors. "How about the fire door next?" Krystal looked at him strangely.

"How do you know which is which?" he shrugged.

"Don't know really…I just do." She laughed. They both headed for the fire door, opening it. It slammed shut behind them. This door actually turned out to be quite easy. Link just had to navigate a maze in a certain time. He did it first try and the barrier was again weakened.

It was basically the same with all the barriers…going in with one easy task after another. If it required a switch pushing, Krystal would sit on it while Link grabbed the treasure…If it required defeating enemies, Krystal would shout out how to defeat them and shoot an arrow or two. She was actually a very good shot.

Meanwhile, in the top room, Ganondorf chuckled as he watched Link and Krystal. Zelda pounded on the crystal which held her prisoner. It did no good. It was sealed shut. Except for a few tiny air holes at the top. She smiled to herself. She could see Link with Ganondorf's crystal ball. He was progressing amazingly. He was already heading up to the next floor. "Looks like your plan is going down the drain again, Ganondorf…" He turned towards her.

"You may think that now, princess. But not for long…he won't last through the next doors…" he laughed. Zelda gasped, sending a quick prayer Link's way.

Link ran up the stairs; adrenalin pumping through his veins. Krystal lagged behind. "I…can't keep up with you Link! Slow…down!" she yelled. He sighed, and waited. The next floor, floor two, was confusing. It had numbers…on each door. Above each door, the word "floor" appeared. There were five of them altogether. Link smiled.

"Wow, this is going to be easier than I thought…" he was relived. There had been no fighting since the sorceress. "I guess we've got to beat these five "floors"… (He thought back to what Impa had said)…

Krystal smiled and nodded her agreement. "Can I have that one?" she pointed to a random door. He turned to her in confusion. "I just think it might go faster if we split up…" she shrugged. He thought for a minute, and then figured it made sense. She waved, and went into floor one… Link took a deep breath, and chose door number two.

He looked around, this was weird. He seemed to be on a platform with four more in the middle of water…strange. He jumped to one of the platforms. The water was really weird looking. He slowly dipped one of his hands into the water. It felt like some kind of jelly, slimy and sticky. He yanked his hand out; he felt the water move! He jumped onto the outside platform, watching the water form a sort of tentacle. It gurgled and groaned. Suddenly, it lunged for him. He jumped out of the way. Another tentacle appeared in front of him, cutting off his exit.

He watched as it searched for him. It grabbed him and lifted him up in the air. He started panicking. He couldn't move. It made a gurgling sound and swung him back and forth in the air while choking him. He gasped a few times, trying to catch his breath. It threw him against the spiked wall; it was getting bored with its new plaything. Link began to wildly dodge the watery arms that were searching him out.

He felt like he was stuck when he noticed something. A pink blob seemed to float in the middle of the water's arms. So he naturally fired his hookshot to get a closer look at it. The blob squirmed insanely as it was removed from the water. Link slashed it, just to see what would happen. It squealed unmercifully. He smiled…now it was his turn to play… He repeatedly hookshot and slashed it; leaving it no chances to attack him. Finally, it lifted up towards the ceiling and evaporated…he dusted off his clothes and headed back through the door.

Krystal was waiting for him as he came out. He nearly exploded with surprise. "How did you do that!" she shrugged her shoulders, copying him.

"It was easy…some kind of spider thing. Just had to hit it in the eye with an arrow or two and it died…" she smiled. "And how was your battle?" Link sighed.

"Not as easy as yours…next door! I pick three!" he yelled. Krystal was already inside the number four. He smiled and walked inside. "Please be nothing with water…" he cautiously approached the center of the room. Nope…this was the complete opposite of water, heat! And unbearable, too. He walked towards the middle of the room. There was a sort of crater in the middle. He ran over to it, watching the platform to the exit crumble. "Just great…" he muttered…

He felt a rumble below him and it began to shake the room. He gulped as he saw he was surrounded on every side with lava and there was no way off of the platform…His eyes grew huge when he saw something explode out of one of the holes in the crater…it was a huge dragon…He knew what he had to do…it poked its head out of one of the craters…"Ahhh…" Link smiled. "Just like Whack-a-mole…" he ran over. He pulled out the megaton hammer…it thudded to the ground. "Uh-oh." Link looked up unhappily. "I'm too weak to handle it!"

Zelda watched in panic. "Oh please Din…Please Nayru…Please Farore…help him…" she prayed with all her heart. Ganondorf laughed as he watched Link run from the constant fire breathing of Volvagia…then he gasped.

"No…" he sneered. "It's impossible!" Link was surrounded by a light…

Link opened his eyes…he was older again…he smiled. Somehow he knew he was stronger. (He's fourteen now) Link grabbed the megaton hammer and slammed it down on the dragon's head as hard as he could. Volvagia gave an agonized screech…It got up to attack, then stopped. It looked up at the ceiling. It squealed a few times, and then burrowed back in the ground. Link raised an eyebrow. The dragon had disappeared. He looked strangely at the crater where it had fled. He turned around and did a double take.

The bridge was back…only it was completely black…Link crossed it, and met up with Krystal, who had battled some kind of drum thing…there was one more door. Link took it and told Krystal to wait for him. He was secretly very surprised at her…she didn't need anyone to take care of her, that's for sure…he tried to open it, but it was stuck. That was when he heard a voice.

"You don't need to go in the door, Link…" He started glancing around, trying to find the voice.

"Why not?" he asked, unsure who it was. The voice sounded oddly familiar…

"Because I'm already here…" Link hid Krystal behind him and drew his sword.

Okay, that's enough. I'll write a new chapter very soon! I couldn't get logged in for the longest time…strange. Anyway, here's your super long chapter…so yeah. Oh, and yes, I do have a new story up for anyone who didn't know. Dark Waters…should be cool! Check it out if you haven't yet! K, time for reader replies!

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