Okay… the first thing that I'd like to say is that I am extremely sorry. You all must hate me, and I don't blame you.

But let me tell my story.

I finished writing everything and posted it all (supposedly anyway). All of my next entries are fully finished and ready to go. But… apparently the only one that posted up was the first of said entries.

I thought it odd that no one commented on them… But at the time my internet was in the middle of changing and I wasn't getting many e-mails anyway. It was just today that I got an e-mail of someone asking why I hadn't updated in a while and if I was going to finish the story. So I checked it out. And only my first entry was posted.

Whatever.

So. I'm here. Again. And because I still have most of entries saved to disk somewhere, I was able to locate the original copies of everything that I did.

With ANY further ado… Here my exact same entry:

I'm not sure how long this one will turn out exactly. Only because I might get carried away by the end of it. Anyway, this was… well… I GUESS it could be classified as a request. I was thinking about doing this entry a while, then I decided not to because it just seemed really pointless. But someone requested that it'd be done. And I was debating it.
So… with a bit of luck… this entry is now being posted.

Enjoy!

Character- Navi

Setting- Ganondorf's castle has just collapsed. Link, Zelda and Navi have all made it out alive… But so did Ganondorf. Navi, feeling bad that she wasn't able to help in the last battle, joins Link to fight the evil tyrant for the last time. But what happens when a hero falls?

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I blink through the ever-spitting rain.

I gaze around at the piles of ruble.

…The only remains of a shattered empire.

Finally.

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I'm met with two immense emotions…

One: Gratefulness that it's all over.

And two: Emptiness.

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What…

What do I do now?

All I've know is this.

And now it's just… over.

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I look over to Link.

He smiles at me.

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"I knew you'd make it, Navi." He says, grinning.

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"For a second there I thought none of us were." I retort.

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Link snorts gently.

"We cut it pretty close that time, didn't we?"

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I look at him, exasperated.

"Ya think?"

I hear Zelda huff in approval at this.

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Link lifts up his hat.

He motions for me to get in.

I fly into it,

Happy to nestle down into his hair.

It's been quite a day.

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I sigh.

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I hear a soft thump outside,

Thinking that it's only lightening,

I return back to my thoughts.

But… then I feel Link seize up.

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I think something's wrong.

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I fly out from under the hat.

"What is it, Link?" I ask.

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"Shh!" He hisses, pressing his finger to his lips.

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"No." Comes Zelda's voice from behind us, "It can't possibly… just… no. Oh Goddesses."

She sounds panicky.

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Link draws his sword.

It makes a soothing slick sound as it exits the sheath.

His eyes remain cold and focused on one bit of ruble.

He cautiously side steps towards it.

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I look to the pile of debris.

Then… a tiny rock dislodges and bounces down the ruble.

It scuttles to a stop by Link's feet.

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For a spilt second I tear my eyes away from the debris to glimpse at the fallen rock.

The air is filled with a resonating bang.

The debris from the pile spills across the ground.

I fly behind Link to avoid being hit.

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I look up, completely bewildered by the explosion.

There, hovering ten feet from the ground…

Is the King of Evil.

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Ganondorf survived.

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"You think you can get rid of me that easy?" He screams.

His voice is deeper than usual.

He sounds so angry…

It causes my stomach to curl.

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"I have the Triforce of Power! As long as my blood pumps… it is mine!"

He holds up his hand.

The top triangle glows once again.

It shines into my eyes and I have to turn away so as not to go blind.

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I hear sickening crunches and cracks behind my turned back.

I can't help but feel a great well of dread inside of me.

These noises can't be good.

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I wait until the last crunch has died into the distance.

I turn myself back around.

I look over Link's frozen shoulder.

And I see…

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A monster.

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Ganondorf has changed into some hideous beast.

Twenty feet tall…

At least.

Flaming red locks of hair tangle around his thick neck.

He clutches two cold steel swords in his hands.

The swords themselves are the size of Link.

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I look over to Link.

His eyes are cold as always…

But I can see something in them as well…

Something I can barely recognize.

Fear.

Hidden deep in there I can see it.

I know that he knows we are in trouble.

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Ganondorf let's out a huge beastly cry.

Flames shoot up around the clearing made by the ruble.

I realize that he has trapped us inside some sort of arena…

So he can fight us.

No way to get past those flames.

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"Link," I say bravely, "There's no way he can hold me back this time. We'll fight together. Like always. I admit that I don't know much now… But I'm here. And I'll do what I can to help you."

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I see a smirk dart across his thin lips.

"Thanks, Navi."

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"Let's get him, then." I say.

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But before I can even get myself ready,

I see Ganondorf preparing a blow.

"LINK LOOK OUT!" I scream.

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Link sees the giant fist raised to strike him.

He sprints to avoid it.

My heart leaps as he seems to be doing it… but…

The boulder-sized hand comes down upon Link.

It crashes savagely into his side.

I hear a nauseating crack.

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I watch as the Master Sword is thrown out of Link's hand on impact.

It soars off and lands on the far side of the firewall.

My stomach drops.

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I fly quickly over to Link.

"Are you okay? That was a hard hit."

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"I'm fine," he grunts, "just fine."

I see him clutching his left arm.

Blood stains his tunic and I can't help but notice…

That his arm is twisted and mutilated.

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It's broken.

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Oh Goddesses.

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I hear the pounding footsteps of Ganondorf.

"Quick Link, here he comes." I cry out.

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Link puts up his shield and dodges the sword… only just.

I see him whip out his old Kokiri sword.

The tiny blade glints in the burning firelight.

He drives it into Ganondorf's foot.

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It doesn't seem to phase him at all.

Link jumps backward to avoid being hit again.

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"Link. Quick! Get out your Goron Sword. It's the only thing we got that might hurt him!" I say.

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He flashes me a quick glare.

"I can't. My arm." He spits.

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Oh Goddesses please help.

He can't lift his only sword left.

He can't use the bow.

…Anything with two hands is out of the question.

Oh Nayru, what now?

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Ganondorf brings down his sword again.

Link raises his shield above his head and deflects it.

I flutter underneath to avoid being struck also.

But Ganondorf swings his other arm round and strikes Link across his side again.

This time… he's sent flying.

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I speed after him.

I fly down to his side when he lands twenty feet away.

"Link?" I whisper.

He moans in reply.

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I hear Ganondorf tyrannous footsteps coming nearer.

"Oh, Goddesses, Link. Get up! He's coming!" I scream.

He groans

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Link rolls over onto his hands and knees.

I can tell he's in bad shape.

He coughs.

A glob of blood comes out and runs down his face.

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Ganondorf stops.

He looms over us.

He laughs in a deep, hoarse way.

I see Link's eyes fill with intense hatred.

He goes to roll out of the way.

But Ganondorf stomps his foot down and pins him.

I cry out.

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Link lays helpless, on his back,

As Ganondorf leans more weight on him.

I hear a desperate shrieking in the background.

It's Zelda.

If only she was here, she could help us.

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I feel so useless,

Standing beside this huge monster.

I panic.

All I can do is fly around Link's head…

Helplessly.

Link's expression remains steady…

Despite the increasing weight.

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"So this is the best Hyrule can do?" Taunts Ganondorf, "Congratulations, boy. You get the honour of being killed by your King."

Link stares up at the beast.

His eyes full of disgust.

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"You're no king of mine." He says defiantly.

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My chest swells in pride at his stubbornness.

Something I usually detest.

Goddesses, Link, you are a piece of work.

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"You know," Ganondorf says, continuing, "I was going to kill her in front of you."

He pauses.

Zelda's screams are heard.

"But I like this way so much better. Now, I get to hear her scream twice as long. One for you, when you're dying. And again when I split open her stomach and watch her bleed to death. A woman's screams are much more satisfying."

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I know now that he's touched a nerve.

"You're sick!" Yells Link.

At this, I see the fear jump into his eyes.

What am I going to do?

How can I help him?

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"Oh, Link… please get out of this." I whisper.

I know that this really won't help at all.

I feel hot tears run down my cheeks.

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Ganondorf leans forward violently.

Link lets out a shattering cry of pain.

I can't help but cry for him.

I can't stand watching him suffer like this.

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"Listen to her scream, boy." Growls Ganondorf.

He jerks his foot down.

"Listen. That and my voice are the last things you'll ever hear."

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He leans completely on Link.

He bends downs.

I can feel his hot breath pass by me, he's so close.

"Just between you and me, boy," He whispers, grinning at Link's crippled form, "If you accept me as your true King, I might just go easy on you little girlfriend. Might."

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Link rasps.

I watch as he struggles to find air.

Oh my Goddesses.

He's dying.

HE'S DYING!

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Links eyes remain fixed on Ganondorf.

He opens his mouth.

He spits blood into the monster's face.

Ganondorf wipes it away, untouched.

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I look on in horror as Link steel blue eyes begin to roll back.

His eyelids close halfway.

His chest stops rising.

His head tips backward.

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He's…

Dead.

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Shock fills me.

Ganondorf's foot lifts off his body.

I barely notice that he walks away.

I don't notice anything around me.

I tunnel vision onto Link.

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I flitter drunkenly over to him.

I drop down onto his chest…

Expecting it to rise with breath.

But it doesn't.

I wail.

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I beat upon his body with my tiny frail wrists.

I try to scream… But I can't.

I break down and sob into his soft tunic.

His bloody, scratched, bruised and lifeless body gives me no comfort in return.

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I fly up into the air.

I pummel him as hard as I can by slamming my entire body at him.

I don't know whether or not I expect it to help.

I don't really know anything now.

But I keep doing it anyway.

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I think I'm screaming at him to get up too.

But I don't have any sort of knowledge about what I'm doing.

All I can think is…

Why?

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Suddenly…

As I slam down upon Link again,

I hit something hard.

A glass bottle dislodges from its carrier.

It scuttles across the rocky floor.

I forget that he had that on him.

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I'm just about to have another go at hitting Link,

When I take a second look at the bottle.

Inside is a fairy.

I'm filled with the memory of when we found it…

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I told him not to touch it.
Because I didn't know what it could do.

But he told me I was a wimp and it was a fairy just like I was.

I told him not to touch it.

But he got out his bottle- that bottle- and caught it anyway.

And he kept it too.

Purely out of spite for me.

He'd bring it out occasionally.

He'd wave the glass in my face.

He'd tease me about how it would kill me soon.

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Before I know it,

I'm crying again.

Remembering him hurts so much…

Now that I know he won't be doing the same in this land.

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I try to not get too caught up in this.

In the back of my mind I know Ganondorf is out there.

But I can't say that I really care.

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I sit down beside Link.

I try to think things through.

But I can't stop shaking.

And…

There's a load tinking noise coming from somewhere.

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I look over to the source of the noise…

The bottle.

The fairy inside the bottle is banging to get out.

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I fly over to it slowly.

"Listen, I'm trying to… to think." I say through sobs to the bottle.

The bottle rattles from side to side a bit.

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"I can help." Comes a voice from inside.

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I bust into a fit of mad laughter and cry at the same time.

"I don't know if you've noticed this," I croak, "but he's dead."

I cry even harder saying it.

It's like I just made it real by saying it.

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I sit down by the bottle.

I rest my back against it.

I can feel the soft plinks on my back as the fairy beats to get out.

I'll let her out…

Soon.

I just don't feel like it right now.

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Oh, Link.

Why now?

Oh Goddesses, why him?

What has he done but follow the course you set for him?

Did you set this for him too?

Am I to believe that you put him through all that pain just to have him die at the end of it all…

When he should have merited freedom from Destiny's hands?

Link…

I'd give my own life to have yours returned.

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A thought smacks me so hard I nearly fall over.

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… Oh Goddesses.

How could I have forgotten!

Fairies CAN give lives!

And I have one right beside me!

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Quick as lightening,

I fly up above the bottle.

I pull on the cork with all my might.

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"I was wondering when you'd figure it out!" Shrieked the fairy inside.

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I pull on the cork again.

Errr! Link always made it look so easy!

I wiggle the spongy wood back and forth.

Slowly, it inches up.

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I now become aware of the pressing situation.

I take in my surroundings.

The firewall is gone now… Ganondorf must have called it back.

And Ganondorf himself is…

Walking towards Zelda!

She's trying to pull the Master Sword from the ground.

It must have fallen there.

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I realize that what had felt like hours of mourning to me,

Was really only about a minute.

I still have time.

Link still has time!

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I give the cork one last yank.

It comes out with a soft plop.

The fairy shoots out from it.

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"Do you have any idea how long I've been in that thing?" It asks me indignantly.

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I don't bother to answer that question.

"Just shut up and get to work!" I scream.

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The fairy flies over to Link's body.

She starts making circles.

The dust from her trail lands on him.

I begin to see as his smaller cuts magically heal over.

Then the larger ones do the same.

The huge gash in his leg soon disappears.

I watch as his arm shudders back into its proper place.

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I hover above and watch the fairy work.

Soon, all of the cut and bruises are gone.

I can't help but smile.

"Come on, Link." I mutter.

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Then…

Link's eyes snap wide open.

His pupils are tiny as his gazes up at me.

His mouth flops open and shut desperately.

Then, as if an invisible hand was lifted from his face,

He takes in a great gasp of air.

He starts coughing.

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I turn around to thank the fairy…

But it's gone.

Guilt fills me.

It must have died.

Oh Goddesses, thank that fairy.

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Link sits up,

Clutching his chest.

I hover around him.

"Oh, Link. You were dead!" I say.

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"I felt like I was." Is his response.

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I see his eyes glaze over.

I know he's thinking about something.

"Hold on…" He says slowly, "Where's… where's Ganondorf. I was fighting him, right?"

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I open my mouth to tell him what happened,

But a scream from Zelda stops me.

Link snaps his head in the direction of her and Ganondorf.

He jumps to his feet and sprints towards them.

I hurry to keep up.

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It's a shame that I didn't get more time to appreciate him being alive again.

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Zelda has now successfully pulled the Master Sword from the ground.

We get about half way there when Zelda, who's facing us, sees us coming.

Link motions for her to stay silent.

But she's already broken into a suspicious grin.

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"LINK! CATCH!" She cries.

She then launches the heavy sword into the air.

But… It's not even coming towards us.

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Link smirks as Ganondorf turns around to look at him in awe.

Link raises his left hand.

For a spilt second, I see something like a tiny golden string stretching from his hand to the sword twinkle.

I watch as the Master Sword violently changes course.

As though they were magnets,

The Master Sword flies right into Link's hand.

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Link raises his newly found sword.

He charges towards Ganondorf.

I follow, hot on his tail.

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We get closer and closer to the monster.

I'm afraid that we'll run right into him.

But at the last possible second,

Link rolls between Ganondorf's legs.

I scream as I do the same.

I trust Link has a plan.

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Just as Ganondorf goes to turn around,

Link slashes at his wavering tail.

The end of it flops uselessly to the ground.

I give a holler of achievement.

That was a great move on Link's part.

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Ganondorf spots his tail bleeding on the ground.

He gives off a bone-shaking roar.

I fight to stay aloft.

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Ganondorf raises both his long blades,

He prepares to strike.

But Link is much too fast.

I watch as he whips out his bow.

He loads a light arrow onto the string as quick as a flash.

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He lets it fly.

A giant blast of light blinds me.

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I hear Ganondorf screaming.

I know the arrow has hit him.

I blink rapidly and look to see what has happened.

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Ganondorf lays sprawled out on the rocky ground.

Link walks towards him.

His face is like cold stone.

I'm filled with gratefulness that I'm on his side.

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Ganondorf makes the move to get up.

I flinch…

Link doesn't…

Almost as though he knows that it will fail.

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A beam of light wraps around Ganondorf.

I look towards the source of where it's coming from.

Zelda.

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She stands with her slim arms outstretched.

She's holding Ganondorf down with some sort of barrier.

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Link advances towards Ganondorf.

He flips his sword around gracefully.

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"Link!" Zelda calls out, struggling to remain on her feet, "Deliver the final blow!"

She then collapses to the ground.

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Light blazes around the Master Sword for a moment.

I squint to see.

The sword has a strange glow to it now.

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I look up to Link.

How cold his eyes are.

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He pulls back his sword.

He's not smiling or laughing.

He's not saying anything.

He's just stone-faced.

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Then he thrusts his blade into Ganondorf's forehead.

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"Six Sages, NOW!" I hear Zelda scream.

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Then, six shoots of light dance around us.

They weave a path amongst us.

They then zoom around Ganondorf's body and surround it.

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The lights merge together and form a white portal.

Ganondorf floats in it.

His eyes dart around.

When he spots us, he shoots a death glare.

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"Curse you all!" He screams at us, "Curse you Zelda. Curse you Sages. Curse you Link!"

The portal begins to shrink.

"Someday, when this seal is broken… that is the day I will eliminate your descendants!"

The portal shuts completely.

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He's gone.

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I turn to Link.

His face is blank.

But I can see a small smile in the corner of his lips.

I look at Zelda.

Tears shine in her eyes.

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"It's over." Is all she can bring herself to say.

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Then,

The sun peeks behind Death Mountain.

The falling rain ceases.

The sun's golden rays pierce through the gray gloom.

It's the first real sunrise Hyrule has seen in seven years.

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"It's all over." Zelda whispers again.

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She then turns to us.

"Thank you so much for all you've done. But it is time you returned to your rightful time." She says, more to me than to Link.

I find this odd.

But there's no time to think about it,

Because I'm being swept up in a blaze of light.

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The light stops and I'm in the Temple of Time.

I look over to Link.

He's young again.

We've gone back seven years…

For good.

He steps back to admire the Master Sword back in its place.

He sighs.

I notice he has red eyes.

As if he were just crying.

This strikes me as odd,

Because I was just with him…

And he hardly ever cries.

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We both stare up to the stained-glass window above us.

The sun streams in and bathes us in light.

I should be feeling happy.

I know I should.

But I think I know what's about to happen next.

I guess it's something I've always known since day one…

I know that now we'll have to say goodbye.

And as I stare up through the window,

I'm not really looking at it…

But merely pretending to be interested in it to prolong what is about to happen.

Somehow, I think Link is doing the same.

It's not going to be easy.

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I swallow hard.

I don't want to say goodbye.

Not really.

But I know it's for the best.

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"Navi." Comes Link's voice.

It sounds so far off…

So somber.

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"Yes, Link?" I ask, knowing already where this is going.

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"Navi, I'm sorry." Is all he says.

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I know he is.

Oh, do I know he is.

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"I'm sorry too." I say.

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"I'm… I can't go back to the forest. I can't. You know I can't. Not anymore. Not now that I know what I really am. I can't pretend to be a Kokiri."

His voice sounds croaky.

I decide not to comment.

A long silence passes.

I can hear birds singing just outside.

But the cold stone walls of the Temple cage us in silence.

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Link gives out a heavy sigh.

"Hylians don't have fairies, Navi." He says calmly.

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Silent tears run down my face.

"I know they don't… I know."

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I look across at him.

He gives me a weak smile.

I try to smile back… but I can't.

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I can't go back to the forest either.

Not anymore.

So much has changed.

Maybe not around me…

But in me.

And…

It won't be home without Link.

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I have to find a new home.

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"I'm not going back either." I tell him, "I'm going to find somewhere else. Somewhere more beautiful than Hyrule. Somewhere where I won't be reminded of the harsh memories… somewhere I can meditate over all the good ones."

I manage to smile at him.

"All the good times we've had."

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"I hope one day I'll find you there, Navi." Link says.

He pulls his hair out of his eyes.

"Who knows, maybe someday I'll need to go there too."

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I open my mouth to speak three simple words…

But a huge lump in my throat stops me.

All I can do is look at him.

I swallow hard again.

"I'll miss you." I manage to whisper.

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"Yeah." Says Link.

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"You're the best partner anyone could ever ask for." I say.

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"Yeah." Says Link a little more hoarsely.

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Another silence.

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"I need to go now." I say.

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"… Yeah. I know." He says slowly.

He splits his face into a childish grin.

"Goodbye."

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"Bye." I say, smiling too.

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I then fly up towards the window.

The sun surrounds me.

I turn to see Link blinking up at me.

He's waving.

I smile inwardly, tears running freely now.

I watch as the sun illuminates a tear on his face too.

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I watch as I leave my partner in the distance.

I watch as I leave all I had.

All my accomplishments…

All my laughs…

All my fears…

All my hopes…

All my dreams…

All my sleepless nights…

All my excitement…

All my life.

Everything.

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Goodbye Link…

My partner…

My hero…

My friend.

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Awww. So sad. I was going to go on a little further… but not much after that scene is known about Navi. I didn't want go on with lengthy explanations that were unnecessary. Besides… I like how it ends like that. As if… Navi's last POV was meant to be when she and Link split because her real life ends then.

Wellp… Next chappy is Zelda. It is going to be LONG. This is because I have several more scenes I need to get covered in it. Anyway… it will probably be split into two parts.

Until next time, read and review please! Thanks.

And there it is. Took me a while, huh? I'm sorry for all of the inconvenience that I probably caused you. But… You can bet that the rest will be up really soon, because, hey, it's already written out. I'm probably going to be updating on Monday, so look out. (If not Monday… then Tuesday)