Okay. This was originally just supposed to be a quick entry from Sheik when he and Link are in Kakariko and the Shadow Monster Thing comes out… But I got this CRAZY idea to include a little something from Zelda.
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Character- Sheik/ Zelda
Setting- Sheik is in Kakariko, waiting for Link to turn up. (Because he knows he will.) However, when the highly depressed and torn Link arrives, he's careless and gets hurt as the Shadow Beast emerges. Sheik then decides to give him the hope he needs by entering his mind… as Zelda.
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See the Sun
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I look down into the depths of the well.
I can hear the voice…
The voice of that monster.
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I know that Link is coming.
I can hear his footsteps behind me.
But this thing in the well…
It's not…
It's not natural.
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"Stay back, Hero." I command.
I know he's right behind me now.
I can feel him there.
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"Why?" He asks.
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I turn to see him.
He's in a terrible state.
Not physically…
Just…
I can feel that he's upset…
About something.
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It's strange.
Just the other day…
At Lake Hylia…
He was practically bounding with happiness.
But now…
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I want to ask him what's the matter.
But I think I already know.
This task is huge…
And he's wearing down.
And I'm about to ask for his help again for the Shadow Temple…
And now he knows…
After I told him about Zelda…
Now he knows that she's still alive.
But he can't find her.
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I remain silent.
I can feel the tension between us.
"Well?" He snaps, "Why?"
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"There's something-"
I'm cut off as the wooden posts of the well break.
They shoot up into the air.
I turn to look behind me at the well.
A huge, dark shadow bursts from it.
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It's the thing that Impa had sealed away.
And now it's out again.
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I stand in shock.
I feel something grasp my waist.
It flings me into the air.
I feel in pummel me.
It lets me drop to the ground.
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I land… hard.
I try to get up.
I can't.
I see Link standing beside me.
"Get outta here." I slur, "Don't let it touch you!"
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I hear him draw his sword.
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"No!" I cry, "Even the best blades are no use. Leave it!"
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He, however, does not.
I watch as he prepares to attack the approaching shadow.
It wheels round.
It comes right at him.
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"No!" I scream.
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It's at this point that Link realizes his stupidity.
He drops his sword.
He pulls out his shield.
With two hands, he ducks behind it.
But it's no use.
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I watch as he's flung about in the air.
I hear his cries as he's hit and beaten.
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The Shadow finally relinquishes him…
Fifteen feet from the ground.
His body lands with a heavy thump.
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The Shadow turns and disappears down the path to the graveyard.
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I get shakily to my feet.
I stagger over to Link.
I can see a few bruises developing.
I drop down to his side.
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Stupid.
Why didn't he just listen to me?
He's so stubborn.
And look where it's gotten him.
Stupid.
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I realize that I have tears in my eyes.
I wipe them away quickly.
He's only unconscious.
He'll be fine in a minute.
But…
That's not what worries me.
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What worries me is the way he looked…
When he first came up behind me.
How distraught he was…
Depressed…
Empty.
All because he sees no hope in this anymore.
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I need to give him hope.
I need to speak with him…
Not Sheik.
Me.
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I lean over his unconscious form.
I relax my mind.
I let all my thoughts go.
I let myself drop into him.
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I take a deep breath as I enter his mind.
I leave Sheik behind.
I become myself again.
I know that it is only in my mind…
But feeling something so simple as a dress around my legs…
It's just… right.
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I look around at the vast space around me.
I've always hated going into minds…
It's so easy to get lost.
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But…
I know…
I know that when the body is unconscious…
The mind is most active.
Therefore…
I know that I will find Link…
Somewhere.
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As I breathe…
Echoes bound off into infinitesimal space.
It's all white…
Peaceful almost…
Innocent.
I can smell the forest around this space.
I appear to be floating in absolute nothingness.
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Minds are strange things.
I always get an eerie feeling when I enter one.
I hate that.
It's like someone is always watching.
And you can't escape…
But then again…
It is their own mind.
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And that means…
Link already knows I'm here.
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"Zelda?" Comes a voice behind me.
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I turn around.
Standing before me is Link.
Immediately I am overwhelmed by a tidal wave of his emotions…
Being inside his mind, I can feel everything.
It blasts out from his direction.
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Shock.
Surprise.
Ecstasy.
Longing.
Hatred
Confusion
Anger
…Love
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He feels this all within seconds of looking at me.
My heart nearly explodes at this.
This is who he is to me.
This is how he really feels for me.
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He still looks as awful as he did when I saw him before the well…
But he has a smile playing on his lips now.
But the smile fades.
Like he just remembers something.
And now his face looks hurt.
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"Why didn't you come sooner?" he asks, "Why did you just leave?"
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He sounds like he's accusing me.
But…
I am not here to answer his questions…
I am here simply to tell him that… I am here.
Alive.
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I remain silent.
It is extremely difficult to speak inside another's mind.
So… I simply stare at him.
I just need to give him a bit of hope.
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"Zelda?" he asks.
He cocks his head…
Like he's wondering why I'm not answering.
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I focus everything I have…
I open my mouth.
I push with ever particle in my mind…
And I form words;
"I'm still here." I whisper.
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"Zelda, why didn't you help me? I needed you. Your Kingdom needed you. Where are you hiding? Tell me, I'll come and get you, I promise. Why are you hiding?" He asks more desperately.
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"I'm still here." I manage to wheeze.
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A wind begins to blow through the depths of his mind.
My hair dances through it.
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"Why aren't you helping me? You put me up to this!" he begins.
Oh please… please don't bring that into it…
It hurts enough already… without you…
"Do you have any idea what it's like?" He continues, yelling at me, "I went back, Zelda, I went back just now… Back in time. And do you know what? No one knows anything about what will happen to them! All they know is that I was gone. They ask me questions, Zelda. How can I possibly answer questions about where I've been without remembering what I've really been doing?!?"
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I feel tears run down my cheeks.
I'm so sorry.
"I'm still here." I say again.
I feel so horrible now.
I think this was a bad idea.
But he needs hope.
He's lost in his own shadow now.
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Oh Link…
You probably don't want to hear tomorrow's another day
I promise you'll see the sun again
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His furious eyes break into me.
But… within seconds, his stare shatters.
He looks at me apologetically.
"I'm… I'm sorry." He says.
He looks down.
"I didn't mean to… to yell. Really. But I just…"
He looks up, sighing,
"I just don't know why I'm doing this any more. Why am I going through this?"
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"Hyrule… Freedom." I mumble.
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He looks at me.
His eyes meet mine.
"Will you… will you come back when I beat this Ganondorf guy?" He asks.
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I nod my head.
Of course I will.
I'll be there with you.
Because that…
I know you can't do alone.
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I watch as a smile rolls across his face.
A smile that both fills and shatters my heart.
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I'm beginning to lose concentration.
I know that I don't have much time left.
I can feet myself back in Sheik's body already.
Link is pushing me out of his mind…
He's waking up now.
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"I'm still here." I whisper once more.
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Link holds out his hand.
"No, wait." He says.
He reaches out for me.
But I'm being pulled backward.
I fall away from him.
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I blink rapidly.
I realize that I'm Sheik again.
I sigh.
Just like in real dreams… it ends at the most dramatic part.
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That's all it will be to him.
Just a dream.
That's all he will remember it as.
Just a dream.
I was never really there in his eyes.
Even though I was.
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I watch as Link opens his eyes slowly.
"Zelda?" he asks, blinking up at me.
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A sting of panic shoots through me.
No.
He can't possible know...
I push it away quickly.
"Close." I say in my deep voice.
I help him to his feet.
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Link's face turns red.
"Oh…uh… sorry. I didn't really… uh…"
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I hold my hand up to stop him.
He looks quite embarrassed…
If only he knew he has no need to be.
"That's fine." I say, with no trace of emotion in my voice, "All I want you to worry about now is this next task. There're only two Temples left, and not a lot of time."
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"Only two." He says, more to himself than me, "only two more."
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I watch again as the smile spreads across his face.
"Let's go then, Sheik, teach me the song and I'll get that sage by the end of today!"
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I smile inwardly.
Now that's the Link I know.
I knew that he'd see the sun again.
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The end. I hope you liked this chappy. It was originally going to be a song fic… but the song didn't work out in the end… so… no song. Oh well. I got the inspiration from the song anyway. I do hope that you all had a fun time reading that entry.
Next day will be Jabu Jabu. Thanks for reading!