Okay, here we go with number two. Sorry it took so long to get up, but I tried… really. Despite all that, I know you'll all like it anyway. Thanks a lot to the few people who reviewed me last time. Although… I'd like to see a few more this time please. Thanks. (You know you're low when you start begging for reviews… anyway.)

Enjoy!

Character- Link

Setting- After collecting all six sages, Link heads over to the Temple of Time where he hope to go home. What he finds, is not his home… But another sage, someone he's been looking for since he arrived.

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It's All Been Lies (Part 2)

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It's finally over.

I've got all the sages.

Now I can leave.

I don't want to stay here any more.

I know that they can take care of this place.

Better then I could anyway.

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I walk up the stone steps.

At last.

It's been far too long…

Since I earned a rest.

Since I got to see my friends.

Since I started this whole thing.

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I've come to accept that I can't change everything.

Somethings just take time.

Lots of it.

More than I can give.

… Or control.

It was hard to realize this.

Hard to know that I couldn't be in control.

But I guess that's what destiny is all about.

And I'm only as good as my destiny.

As I've been told.

And I hate that.

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I sigh as I walk up to the huge double doors.

I wish I could change things.

I wish I could change… This.

I don't want to go.

Well… I do…

Just…

I'm leaving things behind that I don't want to.

I don't want to leave without finding her.

Zelda.

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I wince my eyes at the memory of her.

I press my hands against the wooden doors…

The fine carving under my fingers.

I rest my forehead against the wood.

I need to go home.

I need to forget about this…

About her.

Like she forgot about me.

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Something fills me inside.

The same strange feeling I've been getting…

But stronger.

The feeling that she's here.

Zelda's out there somewhere…

Somewhere close.

But every time I get the feeling…

I'm wrong.

Just like I will be this time.

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But it's never been this strong before.

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I open my eyes.

Hoping that maybe she'd be there…

Right in front of me.

But all I see are the ruins.

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Why am I torturing myself like this.

She's not coming back.

She's had her chance.

She blew it.

I'm leaving.

This just shows me that she doesn't care.

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"Link?" Navi prods gently.

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"Yeah. Yeah, I know." I say heavily.

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I push open the heavy doors and step in.

I know that I have to leave now.

I know that my place is no longer here.

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My footsteps echo.

I look across the room to see the Door of Time.

But…

Someone's in my way.

Sheik.

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What's he doing here?

Has something gone wrong?

I'm supposed to leave now.

Did he come to say goodbye?

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"Sheik?" I ask, "What are you doing here? I'm finished getting all the sages now."

I swell my chest out.

I'm happy that I'm finished.

Yes… Happy.

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"You're not finished yet, Hero of Time." He says.

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My heart drops.

What?

No…

No, I was finished.

I'm going home now.

I've got over the fact that I'll never find her.

I need to leave now.

But…

A tingle of hope spreads through me.

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"There is a part of the Legend of the Goddesses that you do not know." He continues.

He sighs heavily.

"This was a rumored legend until late. I realize now that it is true. The Triforce is spilt into three pieces; Power for Din, Courage for Farore and Wisdom for Nayru. When someone with an unbalanced heart touches the Triforce, it divides into these pieces for protection."

He stops here.

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Okay, fine.

That's just fine.

Why do I have to stay then?

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"When Ganondorf reached for the Triforce, this legend came true. The other two pieces shot off to their rightful carriers… the ones chosen by the Goddesses. This left him with the piece that he most applied to. He now holds the Triforce of Power." He says.

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Oh.

I see.

That's how he got so strong.

I smile.

"That explains a lot." I joke.

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He doesn't smile back.

But that's no surprise.

He never does.

Instead, he just goes on.

"The one who received the Triforce of Courage is, to no surprise, you."

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Well.

That's good.

But… I've always known I was different like that.

I was always brave.

But it's still nice to know that I have a piece too.

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I feel my hand tingle.

I look down at it.

A small, golden triangle has formed on it.

It glows slightly.

I smirk at it.

Courage is better then Power any day.

"What ever Ganny has, I'll have better." I say mockingly.

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I look to Sheik.

Maybe he would decide to laugh at this one.

But…

I notice that he's shaking.

He looks…

troubled

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"And… and…" He stutters.

He continues to shake.

Is something wrong with him?

What's wrong?

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"And the third and final holder… is the seventh sage, destined to rule them all, the princess of Hyrule…"

His voice starts to shake at this.

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My heart leaps.

Zelda.

Then she has to be here somewhere.

And I have to find her.

But…

Sheik… He's looking really out of shape.

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"Are you all right, Sheik?" I ask.

He raises his hand.

Up in the air it goes.

My eyes widen as I see what blazed upon it.

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On the back of his hand…

There was a triangle.

Glowing.

Golden.

Just like mine.

But… He had just said…

What about Zelda?

Oh…

Oh!

My eyes widen further.

My Goddesses!

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A blinding light shatters through the hall.

I shield my eyes with my arm.

I can't wait until the light goes away.

I know who's behind it now.

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The light shuts off.

I'm left standing in the cold air of the Temple.

I lower my hands to my side.

I look at her.

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Golden hair hangs down her face.

Her crystal eyes shine down at the floor.

A pink gown hugs her body and gold jewelry dots her.

Her hand is still extended in the air.

She pulls it down to her side.

She doesn't look up.

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So…

She was Sheik all along?

Why…?

Why didn't she tell me?

Couldn't she trust me?

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She's changed.

A lot.

She's not the ten year old girl I met...

But that was seven years ago.

And people do usually grow during those years.

She certainly did.

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I try to swallow.

But I can't.

I can't do anything.

I try to speak.

But I can't do that either.

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How do you describe…

Being so happy…

That you can't even move?

How?

I want to move.

So badly do I want to take a step towards her.

And touch her… Just to see if she's real.

How do you describe that?

You can't.

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A tear rolls down her cheek.

She wipes it off.

Why is she crying?

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I force myself to speak.

"Z-Zelda?" I stutter.

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Her eyes leap to mine.

It's the first time I've looked at them in ages.

That's far to long to go without them.

My stomach lurches.

Like I've missed a few steps down a staircase.

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I look into her eyes.

I don't say anything.

I'm lost.

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She opens her mouth to speak.

"Link… I'm, I'm so sorry." She says.

She used my name.

My real name.

No Hero.

No Saviour.

Just Link.

I miss that.

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Her voice.

I wish I could have heard that…

Every time that I almost gave up.

Every time I needed someone.

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"I wanted to tell you, I really did… but… I'm sorry for everything. I couldn't." She says.

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Couldn't she trust me?

Why?

I've done everything for her…

And she lied to me.

All this time…

It's all been lies.

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But…

That doesn't bother me.

I don't know why…

It should.

I know it should.

But it doesn't.

I don't care anymore.

I don't.

She said sorry.

She looks sorry.

I know she is.

And that's all I care about.

That's all I needed.

And now she's here.

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I smile widely to let her know…

That I don't care.

"Zelda." I whisper.

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Before I even know it…

I take a step to her.

I think I'm kinda hoping she'd come to me.

But she doesn't move.

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Then,

She puts her hand behind her.

She pulls out a long, slender arrow.

It's gold and glows faintly.

"I have this for you, Link." She says.

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It's not what I was really hoping her reaction to be.

But…

A present is a present.

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She holds it out to me in her hands.

"This is the only arrow powerful enough to penetrate Ganondorf's defenses. It's a light arrow, capable of harming even the most powerful beings." She says.

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I walk over to her.

I take the arrow in my hands.

I hold them tight around hers.

They feel warm.

I don't want to let them go.

I know that the arrow is special.

But who cares?

I don't.

It's a stupid piece of wood and metal made with magic and gold.

Why was I ever interested in arrows anyway?

Everything seems pointless right now.

Except her.

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She tries to let go of the arrow and pull away.

I tug gently to keep her hands there.

She looks at me.

Kind of in a shocked way.

But a good shocked…

Or so I hope.

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I don't really know why I'm doing this.

I just want to.

I think…

I think I always have.

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I never even had a proper conversation with her.

But that doesn't matter.

I look at her…

And I know everything already.

I just…

I just do.

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I smile at her.

I've never done anything like this before.

But I know it's right.

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I bring out my arm to put around her.

What am I doing?

I have no idea.

But nothing matters.

Nothing.

I just don't care about anything except this right now.

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Before I even think about it,

I place my hand on her back.

I'm not even telling myself to do this…

I just am.

And I know it's right.

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I gently pull her towards me.

She presses against me.

I bring my face in closer…

I can see every faint freckle on her face.

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But…

A twinge goes down my spine.

Someone's here.

My ears prick upwards.

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I tear myself away from her.

I draw my sword.

I know that Zelda feels it too.

She looks around.

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A sharp laughter fills the air.

I know that laugh.

It's Ganondorf.

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I look around wildly for him.

He has to be here…

Somewhere.

But…

I can't track his laughter…

It seems to be coming from everywhere.

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His deep voice booms through the Temple.

"Foolish girl!" He laughs, "Did you honestly think that you could hide from me?"

I freeze.

I stop breathing.

He knows that Zelda's here.

And he's been looking for her.

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"I knew I'd find you sometime." He continues, "I knew that if I let this kid run around you'd show yourself. You're so predictable it's pathetic."

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I squint my eyes.

How dare he.

I run around and try to find him.

He has to be here.

He has to.

So I can cut him.

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"Show yourself, you bastard!" I scream.

I know it's no use.

He won't.

He's a coward.

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Laughter rings through the Temple.

"And you… Do you think that you'd still be alive if I didn't need you to find the girl? I could have killed you in a heartbeat, boy!"

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Oh really?

I don't think so.

"Then do it. Do it now!" I taunt, "Come here and face me!"

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"I insist that you come to see me, kid. At my castle." Is the response.

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Why would I go there?

I'm not moving.

"Too scared to come and fight?" I call, "Then you have the heart of a coward!"

If he wants to fight…

He can come here.

Triforce of Power my ass.

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The response to my taunt though, was unnerving.

He laughs again.

"No, I have your Princess… and no heart at all."

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Horror fills me.

I look to Zelda.

She's on the other side of the Temple.

I've run all the way over to the far side.

How could I have been so stupid?

I should have stayed close.

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Zelda's eyes widen.

She looks down.

A pink crystal forms around her feet.

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I sprint across the marble floor to her.

But I know that I'm not going to make it.

I was too far away.

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The crystal spreads all over her.

She's encased in it.

I can see her screaming.

But I can hear her.

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I pound on the glass.

I try to break it.

But I don't even cause a crack.

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I press myself against it.

I look into the crystal and see her.

"I'll save you." I say to her.

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The glass starts to float upwards.

I watch her go.

Up.

Up.

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"If you want to come and get her you're than welcome, boy. In fact, I never expected you to have made it this far… I've underestimated you. No… not you… The Triforce of Courage." Ganondorf calls to me.

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I stare up to the ceiling as Zelda hangs there.

"I'll be waiting." He taunts.

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"I'll be there." I say.

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A flash of light blasts through the gloom.

I look up…

But she's gone.

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My breathing becomes heavy.

I look at my sword.

A fat load of good it did me.

I throw it at the stone wall.

I scream out.

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Navi flies out of my hat.

"Link, calm down. We have to get moving if you expect her to live."

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I sigh.

I walk over to my sword.

I pick it up.

"Yeah, I know Navi. Sorry." I say.

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She begins to fly off…

Leading the way.

I follow right behind her at a jog.

I know that time is short.

And it's gonna take me a lot more that time control to win this battle.

But don't worry, G-dorf.

I'll be there.

I'll always be here.

You can't run from time.

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Oooh. That was good huh? Do you know how hard it is to write in the point of view of a man when you're a woman? Do you? Because now I do. It's easy doing other stuff… but romance. That's hard.