Chapter 2: The Plans
"No. It can't be. You were sealed away by the Sages!" yelled Link.
"That seal weakened. It weakened over the years, and I was hoping that those Sages of yours wouldn't deal with it. The power of those 5 had done nothing but delay the breaking of the seal for no more than a day. Now, I can resume what I started those many years ago, Mwahahahahahahahaha!" Boomed Ganondorf.
"Link," Zelda whispered, "what are we going to do?"
Link stood there, trying to think up something in the little time he had. He glanced around Ganondorf was in front of him, Zelda was to his left, and the fate of Hyrule was once again laid upon his shoulders.
"Ganondorf!" Link yelled, "I defeated you once, I can do it again. It'd be best if you just gave it up right now!"
"Ha, you fool! I've gained power, much more power than what I used to have." Ganondorf bellowed, "You won't defeat me so easily!" With that, Ganondorf leapt up into the air, and with a cloud of purple smoke, he vanished.
Link stood staring at the place Ganondorf had once been, and fell to his knees.
"Link, what's wrong?" Zelda asked.
"You know the answer Zelda. That battle with him was the most difficult task I have ever done in my life. I can't imagine how he can be any stronger than he already was." Link replied.
"If what he says is true, then you'll just need to get stronger as well, plus, I'll be here to help you as well," Zelda proclaimed, "But we must search for him, and destroy him now before he causes any serious damage."
Link and Zelda ran out of what used to be a full temple, but now was half a temple, into the Town Market. All the people scurrying about quickly stopped and stared. It was a rare occasion for them to see the princess out in the open like this and to be with an oddly dressed boy was even stranger.
Averting their eyes from the staring people, the two ran out of the Market, and stopped next to Epona. Navi stayed with Epona this whole time, which might have been for the better.
"Navi, Ganondorf is back!" Link told her.
"But that's impossible," Navi said, confused, "He was locked away in the Dark Realm."
"But he got through the barrier we Sages had erected," said Zelda.
"We need to go find Ganondorf, and fast," Link said, already mounting Epona.
"Zelda, can you call for the rest of the Sages, we need all the help we can get. I'm going to head on over to the Gerudo Fortress to see if the Gerudo's know anything. Luckily I kept this paper that has my Membership on it," He added humorously pulling out a small piece of weathered paper.
"Be careful Link, If Ganondorf is there, you can't fight him alone if what he said about his powers is true." Said Zelda, "Are you sure I shouldn't come with you and call the sages from there?"
"No, we can't draw attention to ourselves, if Ganondorf finds out that we're gathering the Sages, who knows what he'd do," replied Link.
With that, Link and Epona headed towards the Fortress, not knowing what they'd find there.
They passed the Lon Lon Ranch, and Epona galloped over a few hills when the Gerudo Valley came into view. It wasn't a plants and river type of valley; it was more of a desert valley. The air was hot and dry, the sand was basically all you could see with a few rocks scattered about.
Link hurried Epona, and they crossed over the wooden bridge, and through the valley. There were no signs of life, with the exception of a dead shriveled plant here and there, which was perfectly normal in this part of Hyrule.
Link slowed Epona to a walk as he approached the Gerudo Fortress, so as not to draw any attention. He brought her to one of the entrances, and dismounted.
Author's Note: Alright, I know that this chapter was VERY short, but it's one of them fill-in chapters, the next chapter should be a good length.