A/N. Well Hello again! Here's the second chapter to Remedy in the Shadows.

Ya'll know, I don't own Zelda, or any Zelda characters, If I did, I probably wouldn't be here.

Remedy in the Shadows Chapter 2

9:00 AM

'Darkness, everything was dark… Thea was laying in darkness, she wanted to move but she couldn't.

Suddenly everything changed, she was no longer 13, she was 5 again. Those were the days where being a Gerudo just meant just not getting in other's way. She was standing now, she didn't remember moving, and she was no longer alone. A women, Nabooru, was there with her. She was showing the young Thea a blade. She wasn't aloud to touch them at her age, yet Nabooru had always bent a rule or two if it meant it would help Thea.

Red. Fire erupted within the dark. Thea was alone again, she couldn't move away from the flames. A loud trotting erupted from nowhere. She turned and saw a black horse galloping towards her. It leaped over the flames, towards her…'

"Come on Girl! Lets go!" A voice stirred Thea from her slumber.

Her eyes fluttered open, and snapped shut again as she was rudely greeted by the shining sun. "What the hell?" She grimaced as she tried to stand up, eyes squinted. She had fallen asleep on the ride to Kakariko Village, she looked around, and saw that the girls had already gone into the Inn where they would be staying at.

It was Chloe who had woken her, "Hurry up! Come on! Let's get our stuff in our room. Anita will be angry if you slack off!"

Thea groaned, causing her friend to laugh. She shook off her laziness and got ready to work.

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1:00

As Link climbed the final steps leading to Kakariko Village, he could hear the town before he saw it. His ears were filled with the sounds of children laughing and crying. Soothing music was coming from somewhere, but it was covered by the yells of men arguing. Some were arguing with other men, while some seemed to be loosing an argument to their wives. Link smiled, trying to hold back a laugh.

He hoped that the Village was in good care, as he turned the corner to enter the town, he saw he had few things to worry about. It was different than the last time he was there, it had really developed. Small brick building filled the area, families and their pets occupied some of them. He noticed that in the town's center there was a larger building labeled; Inn. The population of the Village had clearly grown. On the northern upper half of the Village there where some small businesses, a market, tool shop, and the other one was a potion shop.

'There.' He thought, he was about to walk towards the shop, but Navi, who was now out of his cap, shoved him forward into a small tree.

"Hay! What are you doing?" He tried to stand, but decided not to. He hadn't had any food or water throughout the day, and he was exhausted. He just sat, back leaning against the oak, he tried to clear his mind. The Village's sounds had calmed down. The noisy adults had probably called some of the children inside for lunch. The only sound that filled his ears was of the large windmill that stood at the end of the Village, right before the graveyard. It pumped water from the small well to the buildings, the thought of that water made him dizzy.

"Your not taking another step until you rest," It was an order, and Link didn't feel like going against it, "Do you want anything? Water? Food? A night's Rest?" She fluttered down to him, Link closed his eyes and sighed. Those things all sounded so good, they lingered in his mind. The thought of a day when he did nothing but lay in a comfortable bed was a beautiful thought.

'There's an Inn, you could always…No'

He opened his eyes, smiling at his friend, "Navi, I thought you knew me? A little lack of sleep doesn't stop me."

She laughed, and than lightly hit him on the head, "I DO know you! I know your too damn stubborn, that's gonna to kill you one day my friend!"

Link opened his mouth to speak but closed it, after a second of thinking he spoke, "Well actually, death could be worse than that right? So where's the problem?"

The pair laughed, trying to make their situation more cheerful. After a few moments, Link looked up the hill to the potion shop, the mood was ruined when he thought back to Kokiri Forest, his hurt friends, and what could happen if they didn't return. Navi noticed his sad expression.

"Don't worry, this will be figured out," Her voice was soft, barely auditable, but Link heard, "Come on, are you ok to go?"

He snapped his attention back to her and nodded. Using the tree to help him balance, he stood. When he was steady he took a few steps to his right, toward the hill leading to the shop, Navi was right next to him. She rarely left his side, and he liked it that way. Whenever he couldn't figure something out, she was always there to help. It just made him feel better knowing that someone was there for him.

As he moved he took a quick glance at the Inn. It was like the other buildings, white bricks, wooden roof, but it was quiet larger, it had a few windows, probably about one per guest room. What caught Link's attention was that only one window was open, it was on the second floor, and he could had sworn that he had seen movement. He thought he had seen someone within the house, a women, no, it was more like a girl. Long hair, unhappy face. A part of him wished he could have seen all of the girl before she ran off.

'Please, now is not the time to let any thoughts of love sink into your mind. WOW you saw a silhouette, must be love.' Telling his mind to shut up, he turned back to walk with Navi up the grassy steps. They were worn down, Link was surprised that none of them crumbled beneath his feet. A few lauging children ran down them, almost colliding with Link, luckily he swiftly moved to the side. As he continued to climb he could here the children whisper about him, about his clothes and the "little shining light" that followed him.

At the top of the hill strait ahead was the heavily guarded trail to Death Mountain, Link laughed as he remembered actually how easy it was to pass into the mountain a year ago. He wondered what it would take in the present time. To his right were the miscellaneous shops, every so often a shopper would emerge from the shop, some carrying objects, some not. To Link's left, was the lonely potion shop, no lights shone through the windows, no one came out from the door.

Navi had also noticed this, she flew ahead of the boy and up to the shop's wooden door. She was still for a while, weightless body just floating there, then, "…Uh, come here Link."

Link walked over to his partner, she was still staring at the door. When he was close enough he saw that she wasn't looking at the door, but a piece of parchment nailed to the door. It was torn at the edges, covered with sloppy handwriting. He read the note, brow furrowed, it read-

To those who read this- Potion shop may be closed for the time being, low on ingredients! Come back when it's clear that the shop is open. No Trespassing!

-Your potion dealer, Salvia

A feeling flowed within Link's veins. It wasn't quite anger, but close. He needed to get into the shop, if the owner didn't have the right ingredients, than they at least might be able to tell them what they would need for the illness.

Still staring at the note, Navi spoke, "What to you suggest we do now?"

Link sighed, he needed to think, the heat continued to work at his mind, making it a difficult task. He placed his palm on to door, it was rough, little splinters stuck out from the wood, lightly poking his skin. Not caring, he leaned into the door- and suddenly felt it leave his touch! His eyes shot open as his body stumbled forward into the building. His feet stumbled on the old floorboards that were inside. He fought the force that was causing him to fall, and was able to control his movements.

'Why was the door open?' He steadied himself and looked around, prepared to see someone or something. The room wasn't much better than outside, the air was hot and moist. Link wiped a single sweat drop as it slowly dripped down his face. Navi joined him, providing light, exposing the room. It was small, but it had a lot of room since it was nearly empty. A few dusty shelves hung on the old walls. Some were slanted, leaving broken items along the floor. As Link stepped, the wooden floorboards creaked, they were coated with broken glass. Ahead of them was a large desk, papers were scattered around it. Behind the desk were drawers. Some of them were ripped open, showing that they were empty, their old contents laid on the floor.

Link took another step forward-- and stopped in mid stride, a light shuffling could be heard, it was close. When he heard nothing, he slowly and carefully allowed himself to take another step forward, but the shuffling started again. Link tilted his head curiously, he glanced back at Navi, and motioned for her to come closer. He shrugged at her when she said nothing, then snapped his head to the sound of the noise as it started again. It was coming from behind the desk. As it stopped for a final time, Navi motioned for him to move forward.

Taking a deep breath, he moved as quietly as possible. It was silent, he could almost hear the wind blowing outside, he almost wished he could be back out there. It was still silent as he reached the edge of the desk, but he knew something was there. He placed his hands on the surface, shifting the disorganized papers slightly. He leaned forward, trying to see what was behind the counter, "..Um--"

A figure shot up from the shadows, it slammed it fists upon the counter sending papers sailing through the air. The sudden shock sent Link falling backwards, he fell to the floor hard. He scooted backwards, ignoring the fact that glass was piercing through his flesh. His hands stung with pain, he lifted them and saw his own blood drip to the floor.

"You! You! You boy! Who, who are you!" a voice screeched.

"Link! Get up!" Navi spat at him, she was by his side, looking at the form behind the desk.

Forgetting the pain, Link stood quickly, he lost his breath when he saw the one who was staring right back at him. It was a women, an old women. Her bony fists were still clenched on the desk, both forearms were covered with black beaded bracelets. The rest of her arms her hidden beneath a red, wool cloak. It was tattered, covered with dirt and leaves. Underneath the cloak she wore a black dress that flowed down to her feet. It looked quite simple, but the edges were made to look like thorny vines, adding an eerie look to the outfit. The cloak's hood was down, letting her long, gray hair fall free. It framed her bony pale face that seemed to have lost life years ago. Her old gray eyes glared at him, her thin pale lips were set on a line.

"What? What Boy! Have you no tongue!" As she spoke Link saw that she only had some of her teeth.

'Oh man, is she sane?' Link cleared his throat, choosing his words carefully, "…Madam? Please accept my apology. We didn't come to cause chaos, we only thought you might be able to help."

Those white eyes narrowed at him, as if searching for something. Than to Link's surprise, she leaped over the counter, now she was right in front of him. She held a foul smell that Link tried to ignore, "Now Boy! I asked who you are!" She snapped, her voice cracked at the final words.

Swallowing again, he stuttered, "I…I'm Link," He motioned to Navi, "And that's Navi. We thought that…" He trailed off as she circled him, he shuddered when she lifted his hat and sniffed his hair.

"Forest! The Forest! Your from the Forest, 'eh Boy?" She placed her hands on his shoulders, and leaned down so that they her at even height. She stared at him.

When he realized that she was waiting for an answer, he nodded. She laughed, it was haunting. The sound made a knot in Link's stomach. He couldn't help but step backwards, "Madam, please, can you help us? We need some herbs, can you recommend some?"

She stopped laughing and turned to him again, a look of disgust on her face, "Boy! What could I possibly do? The only things I have are too common. I've used the rare items for experiments. I have nothing!"

The words shocked Link, he looked to Navi who looked back at him, then back at the old hag. Link took a step forward, pleading, "But madam--"

"Salvia! My name is Salvia, boy!"

"Salvia!" He went again, "Please, If we can describe the illness, would you at least be able to suggest someth--"

She charged towards him, eyes full of rage, "I have NOTHING! Out boy, NOW! I have work, work that must be done!"

Navi was with Link, it was her turn to talk, "But--"

"OUT!"

The single word echoed in their ears, and that was it, the pair ran out of the old shop before another word could be said. Neither one of them wanted to spend another minuet with the old potion maker.

A/N. Well how was that? R/R to let me know. Anyways, look for the next chapter coming soon, I hate writers block…

-Later

-Crimson Bandit