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Okay, this has got to be the most confusing, most complicated, most whatever thing I have ever written.
But I'm in a writer's block. So stay with me, no matter how strange it may get.
Well, that's it.
-Nagem.
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"So. . . . " I say. "Where do I start?"
"You mean, where do we start," Navi says, hovering above my head. "Link, we're all in this together."
I guess she's right.
"I don't know," Zelda says. "I have no idea what's been going on in this time. I don't know what would be considered a warning or anything. Link . . . has anything strange been going on?"
"Nothing," Navi says. "Absolutely nothing." I nod to agree with her, but, something's not right here. I know something's not right here, I just can't place it. I sit down on my bed to think about it, while Zelda and Navi converse about what could lead us to Ganondorf. I hear snatches of it.
The sages, whoever they are (I have yet to figure it out)
The Triforce pieces. (Hey, I think I've heard about those)
The spiritual stones; if I remember correctly, those are the sapphire, ruby, and. . . . .
"The emerald!!" I cry, getting to my feet. Navi and Zelda stare. "The emerald. Navi, you haven't heard about it, but there was an emerald stolen from some jewelry shop. It bothered me and bothered me, and I couldn't figure out why!! But now I think it might have something to do with Ganondorf!!"
"That was slightly unexpected," Navi says after a few moments. "You think so, Link?"
"He might have a point," Zelda says. "The spiritual stones do have an emerald among them." I nod, they're actually believing me!
I'd do the happy dance, but I would embarrass myself, plus my parents . . . .
MY PARENTS!!
"Navi, Zelda, hush," I say. I hear them go quiet. "My parents are downstairs. It's amazing they haven't heard us!!" Navi smirks suddenly.
"Don't worry," she says. "They've got the game on really loud down there; it'll be a miracle if they do hear us."
I relax.
"The . . . game?" Zelda says.
"Football," I grunt. "The newest religion." I hear Zelda gasp and clap her hands to her mouth.
"They don't worship Din, Nayru and Farore anymore?" Zelda asks breathlessly. "But . . . the Triforce, the power of the gods. . . . "
"Relax," I say, trying to calm her down. "I was joking. It's just a really popular sport that people like to watch. Some are more into it than they are their own lives, that's all I meant." Zelda visibly relaxes. "What about the Triforce?" I ask on a sudden impulse.
"The Triforce was left somewhere in Hyrule after the goddesses departed after our creation," Zelda says. "Naturally, with Ganondorf trying to obtain it, we all discovered where it was."
"Maybe it'd be easier to explain if you released my old memories," I offer. Usually I'd love to stall for time, but something in me keeps nagging to save Skye, where ever she got to. Actually, I don't know for sure if she's kidnaped or dead. One phone call. . . . "Hey, Zelda," I say.
"Hm?" Zelda murmurs, obviously in the middle of planning. What happened to explaining the Triforce to me?
"I need to go make a phone call," I say, completely forgetting that she probably doesn't know what a phone is.
"Phone?"
"I'll explain later," I say. "Or, better yet, Navi could explain to you."
"Hey!" Navi says. "You're not going to make me-"
But I've already left the room.
I dash past Dad (who's watching the football game) to the phone. I pick it up and begin to dial Skye's number, hoping that she's all right. The dull ringing continues for a few moments, and then I hear Sensei's voice. He sounds uptight.
Not a good sign.
"Sensei?" I ask. "It's Link. May I talk to Skye?"
"Link!" he says. He sounds relieved. "Thank goodness you're all right!"
"What?"
"It was on the news," Sensei says. "The party you went to-something strange happened. There were these things-almost like aliens that were trying to kill people. We think they got-we think they got Skye. Kidnaped, I mean. No one has found a body." He sounds desperate, lost.
"Oh-no," I whisper. That's not good. Not good at all. "I had no idea."
That must be why Mother was so freaked out.
"Link? You still there?"
"Yeah," I mutter. "Thanks. I'll . . . keep an eye out for her."
"Thank you." And he hangs up. Not good. Not good, not good. I hang my head as I walk up the stairs back to where Navi and Zelda are still plotting. I sit down hard on the bed.
"Link?" Navi and Zelda say together. "Are you all right?"
"I am," I say. "But Skye's not. She's missing."
"What?" Navi says as Zelda offers her apology. "But . . . why?"
"There were these vine-things at the party we went to," I say. "They had gotten Skye and Kenya, and I was trying to decide who to save when something hit me and I blacked out." I look at Zelda. "Were they there when you saved me?"
"No," she says, shaking her head. "They weren't. I'm sorry, Link."
"It's all right," I say. "There would have been nothing you could do about it anyway."
"Well," Navi says. "We think we figured it out. Listen, we've got a plan."
************ Skye's Adventure
Skye sat with her back braced against the walls of her mind. Her eyes seemed glazed over and tired. She mentally ticked away seconds, feeling her sanity slip further and further away.
How long has it been? Minutes? Hours? Days? Months, even? I can't tell.
"Girl!" A shadowy figure walked toward her.
Do I even care?
"Girl! Answer me! I know you're alive, awake!"
I don't think I do.
"Bitch," the figure hissed, grabbing the collar of Skye's ninja outfit and hauling her into the air. He looked into her glazed eyes as he hissed obscenities to her under his breath. He shook her, but her head simply lolled to one side.
Who's holding me up? Skye wondered. She moved her head to see the figure. Huh. What a strange guy. He's wearing such odd- HOLY GODDESSES! HE LOOKS LIKE LINK! Her head snapped up, staring at the shadowed form of Link, who was holding her by her collar. "Who are you?"
************* End Skye's adventure.
"So, I have to find nine jewels," I say. "One representing each of the six sages, and then the three that represent the Triforce."
Goddess, does that sound hard.
"Not really," Navi says. "The three that represent the Triforce fall with their respective owner."
"Huh?"
"The Triforce split into three parts," Zelda says, butting in where Navi can't quite get it straight. "Three different people got the three pieces. The jewels that represent the Triforce fall into the people who have the parts."
"So . . . " I say, still confused.
"You have the Triforce of Courage," Navi says. "Therefore, you already have one of the stones."
"No I don't!" I say. "I would have noticed something like that long ago!" Navi flies over to a drawer and demands that I open it. I do so, shaking my head at Navi's claims. The fairy flies into the drawer and comes out with. . . .
"Hey, that's mine!" I say, snatching the green jewel from her. "Navi, that's my family. . . . "
Heirloom.
I hate it when people do this to me.
Navi's smirking. "That's your jewel, representing the Triforce of Courage. Do you believe me now?"
I nod.
I really do hate it when they do stuff like this.
"So, eight more to go," I say.
"Hang on," Zelda says. "I should have the one representing the Triforce of Wisdom."
Wow. This is happening quicker than I thought.
"So . . . can I have it?" I ask. She nods, and I feel her magic rise in the air. It hovers for a moment, then plummets. Zelda gasps and sits down hard. I put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you all right?"
"I can't," she gasps.
"What's the matter?" I ask.
"The Triforce of Wisdom!" She looks at me, panicked. "I don't have it anymore!"
That's not good.
I can tell when things aren't good.
And things aren't good right now.
"Well, where is it?" I ask.
"When whatever it was happened to my current form, the Triforce piece must have stayed with her!" Zelda gasps.
"Aw, man," I say. "So I have to find your current form, gather the jewels, save Skye and Kenya. . . . Is there anything else?"
"Relax, Link," Navi says. "We'll work it out. Let's think about this."
Damn it! She sounds like one of those damn kindergarten teachers who think that treating me like a little kid will solve everything!
"I don't want to think!" I yell. "I want to make sure my friends are safe, and I want to forget that this ever happened!" Before Navi or Zelda can react, I storm out of my room, determined to get away from all this for a while.
*****************Skye's adventure (contin.)
"I am Dark Link," the figure said. "Now, I want to talk to you about my lighter counterpart. Where is he?"
What does he want with Link? Skye wondered. At least . . . they haven't . . . they don't know where he is. I won't tell them.
"Well, girl?" Dark Link demanded.
"First off, you're going to have to call me by my real name," Skye said. As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them.
Like she'd ever tell this creep her real name!
"Well then," the figure hissed. "What's your real name?"
"Uh . . . " Skye said, faltering. What was a good name that she could respond to? She shut her eyes. She couldn't think.
"You don't know," Dark Link said. He sounded amused. "A girl like you doesn't even know her name."
"If you're such a smart-ass, then tell me my real name!" Skye snapped. There was no way this man knew her name. It just wasn't possible.
"I am a part of Link, so I know just as much about you as he does," Dark Link said. Skye stared at him, mouth agape. "Your name is Skye, and you're from Kakariko City." Skye swallowed hard as he recited information about her, trying to think of a witty comeback.
"If you're a part of Link, then why can't you find him?" The figure winced. Score! Skye thought. "Well? I'm waiting for a decent answer."
"His location . . . is warded," Dark Link said. "Warded by the power of the Triforce, unlike his memories."
"Triforce?" Skye asked. It sounded familiar . . . .
*******************End Skye's adventure
As I'm about to turn into the forest where Skye and I always spar, I see one of the haunted houses that had been put together for Halloween. They're taking it down, and as I watch them, an idea hits me.
They only use two floors of the place to hold the haunted house.
There's a basement that I saw last year when I helped take it down that no one else seemed to notice.
"Well, it can't hurt to see if it's anything important," I say. I clutch the green jewel in my hand, put it into a pocket of my tunic, and head for the house. "I'm here to help clean-up," I tell the man at the door.
"Whatever, kid," he says. "Just make sure that you don't get in the way."
I ignore the snide comment and slip inside. I forgot how eerie this place looks when it's empty. I look around, my eyes trying to see past the fake-looking old wood to where the basement door is . . . hah!
"Watch it!" A woman yells, almost barreling over me with a crate full of decorations. I dive out of the way, my hair barely brushing against the fake spiderweb sticking out over the edges of the box. "What are you doing kid? Clean-up's over!"
"I think I saw something over there," I say, pointing at the basement door.
"All right, whatever, go check it out," she says.
She didn't notice the door.
That makes me even more curious.
I wait until the woman is out of sight, then walk over to the door. As I get near it, I clutch my head as a headache overtakes me. "This isn't. . . . " I whisper. I fall to my knees, unable to see past the pain. Shit, this hurts.
"It's magic, Link," says a voice. "Nothing physical can stop it." I feel Zelda's magic wash over and around me, and then the headache's gone. I look up to see Zelda, who's staring at the doorway.
She can see it, then.
"How'd you find me?" I ask. Navi flies out from under Zelda's hair.
"Navi told me where you might go, that place where you practice fight," she says.
"It's sparring," I hiss.
"When we got there, we saw you walk in here, so we followed," Zelda says, completely ignoring me. "Oh, and your parents are perfectly nice people. I don't see why you needed to hide me from them."
"WHAT?" I demand, whirling around to face her. "You talked to my parents? Like that?" I make mad gestures at her dress.
"She cast a spell so that she doesn't look out of place to normal people," Navi says. "But you can see through that. Good. It'll be useful later. Hey, Zel, is that door magicked?"
"Yes," Zelda says. "I erased the spell hiding it."
A spell. Was hiding the door.
Oh, this is going to take some getting used to.
"Well," I say. "I vote we explore 'the-basement-that-no-one-else-ever-noticed-before-and-now-I-know-why' before anyone sees it and gets suspicious." I slam open the door and walk in. Navi looks at Zelda, who shrugs (I thought she was a princess! Shrugging is unprincesslike) and follows me in.
********************Skye's adventure . . . again
A smile cracked Dark Link's face. "The Triforce, my dear," he said. "Your friend Link is a hero. He's the legendary Hero of Time, who overthrew Ganondorf. Of course, who you know is just the reincarnation; it doesn't matter."
"Ganondorf?"
"The King of Evil, my master," Dark Link said.
"You're the voice!" Skye declared, glaring at him. "You're that voice I heard when I woke up in here! So he's the one who's got me trapped in here!"
"Exactly," Dark Link. "Oh, little Skye, you have no idea how important you are, do you?"