A/N: Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

A Pair of Time

Chapter 46- Serenade of Water, Part 3

Water Temple; Day

After exhaustingly finding a good number of Small Keys via accessible by two water changing panels, they switch back to the highest water level by a third panel. This allows them to reach a locked room they couldn't have opened before. In it are platforms coming down a waterfall slowly, with two on the other side for support. Slowed down by the factor of two people, Link finally Hookshots his way over to the other side of the long room. Next, he has to Hookshot over many hydraulic statues, all operated by shooting a trigger nearby. Getting past spike traps and a Like-Like, Malon and Link find themselves weary.

"Hold on, fairy boy," she said. "Let me catch my breath."

"You? I had to transport us a lot."

Instead of a scowl, she sighs. "Thanks, then."

"… Why?"

"Because… I felt like it, okay?"

"Well… okay," Link said. "Look, I'll go on ahead, to see what's in that room, okay?"

"Don't you think you should wait for me?"

"Well, you're… tired, like you said. I just thought that maybe I'll go on ahead and wait for you to finish recovering."

"… Well… I… Okay. Go on ahead, then…" Malon then adds, "If… If it's a bad thing… um… good luck, okay?"

"How bad could it be?"

"Just… Just be careful, Link."

"I will, okay? I'm not going to get myself killed."

Link opens the door and continues on. The next room is rather anomalous, and has a sudden sense of emptiness. Instead of walls determining distance, there is nothing but air beyond. The floor is wet, for the whole place is flooded, even though, to Link, it stretches for miles. The only objects he could see in this vast void are a rock, a piece of a broken structure of the Water Temple, a tree, and another barred doorway some distance away.

Suddenly, the door behind him shut tight with its own bars.

"What?" Link turns around, then groans. "Traps! Why do I keep falling into them!"

"Link?" Malon's voice is heard on the other side. "Link, are you there!"

"Yeah! I'm fine!"

"The door blocked itself here!"

"Over here, too!"

"It's another trap!"

"I know!"

"I knew I shouldn't have let you gone on!"

"Look, just stay there! I'm going to find a switch!"

Which looks impossible right now… Link thought as he scans the room.

"Be careful, fairy boy!" Malon puts effort into this plea.

"Don't worry! I got this under control!"

Hopefully, I do.

The echoes of water being treaded on sounds loudly and eerily in this room, if Link could call it that. He walks over to the rock, finding no sign of a switch whatsoever. Same thing goes for the broken structure and the tree. Link then runs up to the other barred doorway, expecting that it have one. His hope dies when his search is in vain. Worse, a horrible dread flows over him.

I'm stuck. Here. In this… this… emptiness.

He always has courage to face his fear, but right now, it's faltering with every second that pass.

"Hey, c'mon!" Navi flies out. "Are you giving up so easily?"

"Could you find a switch?"

"Uh… well… No," Navi forces the word.

"Now, what? I'm stuck in this strange place."

Navi suddenly goes alert. "Link… I… I sense something." Her voice somehow strains.

"What?" Link draws his Master Sword and Hylian Shield. "What is it?"

Navi doesn't respond, but quickly glances around the air. Nothing. Silence.

"Ha ha ha ha ha…" a dark laughter fills the air, chilling the warm out of Link's bones.

"Who's there!" Link demands, turning around. He sees nobody. But, like Navi, who has just unusually retreated at this mysterious moment, Link does sense something. Like when he first faced Phantom Ganon, this too has a trace of familiarity. But, it is of a sealed one. Something that he knows.

"Ha ha ha…" the laughter sparks the air again. Something about this evil laugh strikes a tone in Link's heart, a hidden tone that… he doesn't ever want out.

"Show yourself!"

"The light… The light that is in the heart of men… Weak… What a pity thing…" the voice speaks from the left.

Link spins around to the source, but still finds nobody. "Who… Who are you!"

"Ha ha… Is that what I hear? No hello or hey? Just fear sputtering out of your cursed mouth?" It comes from the right.

Again, Link couldn't determine where the voice comes from. "Dammit! Why are you hiding!"

"Hide? Ha ha ha… Hide where? Do you see where you are?"

"Well, I see nobody!"

"That is correct, Hero of Time. I… am nobody… But, yet… I am something. I am a being that lives in your heart, your locked portion that you always fear to open…" it continues to randomly speak in an unknown direction.

"What?"

"You know, you are dumber than I thought you would be… If you don't know who I am, then you really need a lesson in the dark ways…"

"WOULD YOU JUST REVEAL YOURSELF?"

"What's the rush? Anxious? Afraid? Hoping? Who are you kidding yourself?"

"I can take you on…"

"Oh, but that mixes it up, doesn't it? If you can take me on, so can I…"

"What are you talking about? You're not me. You can't defeat someone who can defeat you."

"Oh, ho! That question… That question that I ask myself every time… Are you… me?"

"What? What… What are you saying?"

"Come on, you can't be that dense. If I'm your equal, but of a dark kind, what could I be?"

"… Nothing?"

"I stand corrected. You ARE dense."

"Would you just show yourself and get it over with!"

"I feel so embarrassed… Too embarrassed, actually, to even show myself to you. Where can I be, now that I say what I say?"

"Uh, where you are!"

"Persistent… and rather impatient… Say, come here at the tree in the middle."

"You think I'm that dumb to fall into a trap?"

"Maybe. But, still, it's the only way you would ever be able to meet me…"

Link, realizing this, slowly walks up to the dead tree, his shield up to block his front.

"What do you see?" the voice asks.

"What?"

"What do you see? On your side?"

"… Nothing. Just that structure, and water. Everywhere."

"Now, what do you see in the water?"

"… Myself. My reflection."

"Your reflection… What does it show?"

"I told you, myself!"

"Ah, yes. Yourself. As what?"

"… The Hero of Time?"

"Yes, you are. A light loved by the water… So loved that you can see yourself clearly… as light… as a foe of darkness…"

"Are you… one of Ganondorf's men?"

"I? Oh, no, this is something that even Ganondorf himself, the King of Evil, cannot comprehend. I am a being like many others… a shadow of you, if you might say."

"A… Sheikah?"

"Sheikahs… Long ago, they try to learn of us, and worked long to dispose of us. But, they shall never accomplish such a thing, for we are eternal, for as long as the races of Hyrule live, we too shall live. We are the shadows of them… The Sheikahs… They try to become tamers of us… The shadow wielders… Tamers of their goal… But, even as so low as to embed themselves in darkness, they shall never control us…"

"Who's… us?"

"My people… if you might describe us that way. I am who you are… but of a half that you never let free…"

"… My… half? Who… Who are you?"

"Jumping to get things done, aren't you? Well, might as well… As to who am I? Take another look at yourself…"

Link stares at his reflection again, still as perfect as a mirror can go.

"Yeah?" Link said.

"Let's say, the halves of this… world is split by this tree. What half do you think you are looking upon?"

"… My half?"

"Exactly. Now, let's let the tree split you in half. The half that you are looking on… is the one you let shine. The other half… is on the other side of the tree… but… what kind? There are many, so many… Young and old… Conscious and unconscious… Love and hate… Right and wrong… But, what kind are you looking at?"

"My half of… just me?"

The voice sighs. "Oh, this is going to take much longer than it looks… Your half, now, look at your half… No, look at yourself as a whole, actually. This half of yours fills you as a whole, for it survives without its other half. And… this whole… is guided by one thing. The one thing that separates it from its other half. It is something… that you called for when Ganondorf threatened the world of Hyrule…"

"… Light?"

"Yes… Your half… is but a light half…"

"So… I'm just a half? A half dedicated to light?"

"This half and its other one have long since been the oldest and most conflicted one since the beginning of time… I, oh light one, am your other half… The half that so desperately needs to… be rid of the light… The half that needs… your body to be turned away from the light…"

"You're… You're my dark side…"

"Yep. And, as you can see on the other half of this tree, you will find your other half…"

Link turns around, facing the tree. He slowly strafes around, to meet this other half.

"Me. Your dark half. Your dark side. The dark… you."

Link gasps as he sees himself, but all black. Literally. Everything, his tunic, his skin, his hair, all black. Only the eyes aren't. They are solid red. No pupil, but red, red that shines as unhallowed as the dark body.

"Wha… What? My… dark half…"

"Yes… And I finally had enough of you. You and your pathetic light that guides you… Others may not have the guts to take on their light half, but coming from you, that's no problem."

The dark half draws a black blade of exact shape and size of the Master Sword, which now is humming madly in Link's hand. A shield occupies the other hand, one of the inerrant like Link's. Link's feet begin to move back, echoing the room with the sound of broken water.

"Ha ha ha…" a laugh escapes from Dark Link's mouth, his voice a lower tone than Link's. "Why be afraid? I'm not going to kill you. I'm just going to simply relieve your body of the light… so that I can live a nice life in you… Controlling you, that is."

"Never…"

"Oh, and why not? I have my chance here right now. The Water Temple is but lovely to fight in, no? Especially this room. This room is very special… You know why?"

"Enlighten me."

"The water you see… It is no ordinary water. This water draws the conflicting half out of a body that steps into the water… Mostly, dark sides like me. For people like Ganondorf, you would see the light coming out… You know why the water draws us out?"

"Go on…"

"So, that… we will have our chance… to conquer you!"

Dark Link gives a stab that Link quickly blocks away with his shield.

"Why are you doing this!"

"Because… haven't you heard? Dark hates Light, and vice versa!"

"Right…"

Link charges forward and takes a lunge at his dark half's leg. Dark Link groans, then 'falls' through the water. Link sighs, believing it's over, but a cold feeling down his spine discards that.

"… Hey," Dark Link calls behind him. "So, that's how it's going to be, huh? Playing this the hard way? I see no problem with that…"

Link feels a boot to the neck as Dark Link kicks him in that spot. Being knocked senseless for a moment, Link feels his nerves scream as his dark side delivers a cut to his right arm.

"Argh!" Link grasps it, feeling hot blood streaming out.

"You know, I feel like talking. Do you? You don't mind if I talk while I get rid of your light side, do you?"

"No, I really don't!" Link swings his sword around and makes contact with the stomach.

Dark Link retreats back into the water again, then reappears behind Link. "And they say being dark is merciless… You won't even consider my proposal… Now, I'm hurt."

"Oh, you're going to be in a world of hurt!" Link charges in again, yelling his cry.

Boldly, Dark Link jumps at the last moment and lands on the stabbing sword's side. "But, hey, why am I listening to my light side?" He back flips off the sword. "After all, look at yourself now, being in a rage I've never seen."

"Well, maybe I'm pissed off because of you!" Link sticks to the aggressive by keeping his charges constant. But, Dark Link keeps meeting them with either blocks or parries.

"Oh, I guess you have the right to be pissed off. But, just imagine… me, your darkness… What would happen if… your darkness took over when you were born? Oh, I can see the huge difference. With your skills and knowledge, plus the power of destiny, you would have changed the world even more than Ganondorf can ever do… More than he can dream of…"

"Well, too bad. I'm sticking to the light side, and that's it," replies Link obstinately.

"But, don't you want the power? You have it, you can do it, you can rule or destroy the world… easily. People will fear and cower before you… You will have everything you ever would have wanted… if you just surrender to me…"

"No…"

"Come on, even I think that's the best offer anybody could have. Every desire, every dream, every temptation… They will be fulfilled, and they will be yours…"

"At the cost of my being? My spirit? My light? Not a damn chance," Link answers with an attack. Dark Link simply nulls it with his sword.

"But, it's worth it, no? What's a spirit? Nothing more than an entity that can do things. Release yours to the darkness and it will be a great deity… Light… Weak, as you can see… There's no hope… Defeat Ganondorf? Ha, I would laugh, but it's not even worthy to be laughed at… Darkness… Well, now, can't you see? If you just let me take over, I could absolutely guarantee you that I can obliterate him with just a finger… Isn't that what you want? To stop Ganondorf?"

"What's the use of stopping him if I turn over to you? It would do the opposite effect. I would be the King of Evil…"

"So? It gives you everything. Power. Wealth. Fear. Hyrule. Even the Triforce."

"No. I only will stop Ganondorf to relieve the suffering of Hyrule. I'm not doing it for myself!"

"Ha ha… You are a fool…" Dark Link takes surprise with him and counters Link's slash with his own, catching his body. Link cries, a diagonally wound appearing across his chest. He kneels down, unable to take a stand. "But, yet… I may have hope for you to turn around…" Dark Link said ominously.

"Link!" Malon hears his bawl. "Link! I heard you yell! What's going on!"

"Malon…" Link has difficultly keeping his head up, gazing at the door where Malon is behind of.

"Ah, yes… Malon," Dark Link says her name with a rather hint of lust. "She's a nice thing, isn't she? All so sweet and innocent. A lovely red haired farm girl and a soft personality. Such a girl that nobody would ever like to harm at all. But, you… I remember what you said that broke her heart into many little pieces."

"… No… I didn't mean… I didn't mean to…"

"You were a jackass to do that. But, I wouldn't go as far as name-calling. After all, it is the deeds that do define us. Like the time when she let go all of her feelings for you, and you just took it all and sent them scattering."

"I… I… I just couldn't… AH!"

Dark Link swings his sword at Link's leg, making him lose all feelings to that limb.

"Don't try to explain it to me. I know what you said. 'I can't… I can't…' That was it. All you said was you just can't love her back. Why? Because you were afraid. Of love. Now, how do you think I felt when you said that?"

"Why don't you just stay out of my life, huh? ARGH!"

Dark Link shakes his head as he cleaves a wound on Link's shoulder.

"I can't, don't you remember? I'm a part of you. And so I remember every emotions you had when it comes to Malon. Happy, sorrow, pity, afraid, love… I felt through it all, from the day you met her, to that time she showed you that entry in her diary… The 13th entry…"

"So, what's your damn point?"

"Reconsider my offer, now that you know this. As I said, letting me take over will grant you everything, right? Well, now… I can grant you that… you'll have Malon… easily and done, no disappointments."

"… What?"

"That's right, you heard me. All you ever wanted. Malon. Your love. She's all yours when you become me."

"… Mine…?"

"Yes… forever… Malon in your arms forever… Now, I know you can't say no to that."

"Malon… with me… forever…" Link's conscience now begins to severely battle.

"Your best friend… Your feelings for her are now not a problem… I can now make it so much easier for you to say 'I love you' to Malon… All you have to do… is surrender to me…"

"Malon… Love…"

"Yes, yes… No harm, is there? Just easy love forever…"

"… Love…"

Dark Link extends his black hand towards Link, a hand that absorbs all light, like the one he's going after. "Give in to me… and it can all be yours…"

Link pauses his harsh breathing, considering with very great difficulty. He could have Malon forever… if he could just give up his light. So much is on this offer, yet so much is to be lost. What can he choose? His duty to save Hyrule? Or to settle down with Malon expressing his feelings for her with no problem at all forever?

Slowly, Link's hand starts trembling. It then ascends, towards his dark side's hand.

"That's it…" Dark Link said smugly. "Not so hard now, is it? It's not like I'm going back on my word. I am you, after all. And, I will give you as I offered… Malon by your side forever…"

Without looking up or even showing his face, Link's hand grasps Dark Link's own, giving the word. "Just relax and let me take over," Dark Link commands. Link's hand begins to glow with light, flowing towards Dark Link. "That's right. Just let the light come towards me and I will dispose of it forever… It will all be over soon…"

Suddenly, Dark Link feels his hand tighten painfully as Link's grip becomes tighter. "You know what? You talk too damn much," Link said.

Link grabs Dark Link's arm and throws him to the ground. He picks up the Master Sword and jumps back. "You can just take that shit and shove it up the black hole you call your ass."

"… Pulled by a con," Dark Link growls. "I should have known… Well, I'm still going to destroy that light, no matter what…"

Dark Link rushes into the aggressive, pushing Link back with his weight. A series of metal flashing as they collide ensues. Being equals, their swordplay couldn't overpower the other.

"You could have had it all…" Dark Link said. "You could have…"

"Why don't you just shut up and die?"

Link hastily tries to finish it with a quick stab, but Dark Link knows better. He jumps on the blade, then kicks Link squarely in the head. Link falls back onto the watery floor, his head swimming with pain, dizziness, and near unconsciousness. But he can clearly see Dark Link standing over him, his dark sword threatening his life.

"But, you threw it all away," Dark Link finishes. "I'm not going to allow that. No, not while your light still shines."

"Going to kill me, then?"

"Yes. Then, extract the light from your body and diminish it. Don't worry, you will revive, but with me in you next time."

"I rather you not."

"Oh, I will. And I am going to rule this goddess-forsaken world. I will have everything… everything that you refused."

"Evil bastard…"

"Evil? Me? Ha ha ha… Evil and darkness are two entirely separate things… Technically, I'm not evil. I'm just everything that you aren't, which in turn, becomes dark. Or light, for those who prefer the dark. I am but you, not evil as you are. But, I am the darkness… Good and evil, light and dark, all of them are separate in the hearts of mankind. It's just all the simple matter of pairing up what goes with what. I could be dark, but serve your so-called 'good.' I could be light, but sided with 'evil.' People just have the misconception and idea of light being with good and dark being with evil. I find it stereotypical."

"I didn't ask for you to explain everything to me."

"Shut up. You wasted my time enough already. I just need to bring this sword down on you and get it over with."

"Yes, you got everything planned, do you?"

"Ha ha! I find it funny that you keep being calm and gutsy just when I'm about to kill you. But, I might as well tell you some things that might deter you. Like, oh, people are going to remember your name as the forbidden and deplorable word from the moment I rule to the end of time. The Hero of Time is nothing more than an unstoppable deity, one of unmentionable catastrophe. Yes, I will be immortal, ruling Hyrule with my power for eternity. Nothing shall stop me. Not even the three goddesses of Hyrule."

"Right… What a big title you're going to carry. I'm so afraid," Link said sarcastically, before receiving a foot to his ribs. "URGH!"

"You seem so confident to die with such a heavy weight that's on your mind. You really do live up to that stupid title of being courageous."

"Link!" Malon's voice cries through the doorway again. "Are you okay in there! You haven't got this door unblocked yet! Fairy boy, please tell me you're okay!"

"Oh, that's right," Dark Link said with lust again. "I almost forgot that I'm going to have Malon all to myself when your light is gone. Oh, ho ho ho! Imagine all the things I could be doing with her when I rule…"

"What!" Link's head jerks forward. "You leave her alone!"

"Oh, come on, now, what's the matter? You're about to be gone, so doesn't she deserve to have another chance to see you? So, I come in all nice and great, and then she just fall into my arms. And then I'm going to do all the things that… well, let's say, you wouldn't like to do to Malon because… of your light."

"Dammit, keep her out of this! You can kill me, but don't you ever go near her!"

"Hit a soft spot, didn't I? Then again, I knew where it was. All you care for her. Don't worry, because I'm you, so nothing should change for her, right?"

"That's a damn lie."

"Maybe. But, I do know that once I take care of you… I'll have a good time… with Malon. Don't worry, because I'll remember you as the one who brought me to her… Oh, I am going to have such a good time with Malon… And you… just can't stop me."

"GRAH!"

Link sidekicks Dark Link's legs with his only good leg left. As the dark entity falls, Link, with all the energy he can muster, brings out and wields the Giant's Knife he has kept for safekeeping. He comes up, and, without hesitation, brings down the powerful blade, stabbing through Dark Link's chest to where Link supposes his heart is.

"AAAHHH!" Dark Link screams, a diabolic cry ringing in Link's ears. "Ah! Argh!"

"Die!"

"Urgh… Ha ha ha… Die… Such a word… that has… no meaning… to me… at all… For… as long… as your light… lives… I, too… shall live… Ha ha ha… I will… never go away… I will… always dwell… in the… farthest… part… of your… heart… Ha ha ha ha… I am… immortal!"

"Shut up and die!" Link forces the knife down harder. His pressure is so strong that the sword begins to crack. Soon, he finds the hilt detached from the rest of the sword. Link doesn't care; he puts his hands on the half of the sword stuck in Dark Link's chest and pushes down even more. The sharp edges soon reach beyond his gauntlets, and his hands bleed profoundly against the fine metal. The blood slide down from the blade onto Dark Link's body, staining his wound with Link's blood.

"Argggg…! Determined… to get… rid of me… are you?" Dark Link utters. "Ha ha ha ha… How… things can… turn so quickly… Ha ha ha ha… Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"DIE!" Link forces the blade down even harder, ignoring the very excruciating pain coursing through his palms.

"Gaaahhh…! Ah… urgh… Ha ha ha… I underestimated… you… Your light… is strong… You conquered me… My undoing… But, still… I'm never… going to… be gone… Darkness… lives… forever… so long as light… exists… As there… is the Light… Temple… so exists… the Shadow… Temple… You… defeated me… But… can you… handle the… darkness… of the… Shadow Temple…? Ha ha ha… Remember… darkness… lives… in the heart… of men… but… we… are not… necessarily evil… as you… will soon… find out… I would… say farewell… but I'm… you… so what's… the point…? Ha ha ha ha ha…"

Dark Link's body soon fades away, black leading to blue as Link can see water underneath. As soon as he could see no more trace of his darkness, Link lets his breathing return to heaving. He lets go of the blade, now feeling agonizing pain from his hands and his body. He is also deathly tired. He never pushed himself this far. He releases his body from its kneeling restraint and lies in the water. The soothing liquid relaxes his physical condition, and eases the mental and emotional stress. It's what he needs right now. Link could do no more than close his eyes and drift away.

"Link! Link! C'mon, wake up!" Malon's voice breaks through his unconsciousness a few moments later. "Fairy boy! Please, come on! Wake up! Open your eyes!" Link could hear Malon's voice almost breaking.

He feels his weary body moving as Malon continues shaking him. Steadily, his eyes open, bringing him a vision of her face with scarlet hair, some strands tenderly touching his face. Her eyes catch his attention, however, as tears wet them from earlier appearances. One of them falls, and lands lightly on his cheek.

Malon gasps as soon as his eyes opened. "Fairy boy! You're okay!" She embraces him with all her strength. "Oh, Link…! I'm… I'm so glad you're okay…! Link… I… I-I thought you were… I thought… you… were gone… forever…"

"Malon… I… I…" Link stutters.

"I don't… I… I don't… I don't want you… to leave me… ever… Don't leave me, Link… Please… don't ever leave me… alone…"

"I… I won't… I promise… I… promise, Malon…"

"Don't scare me like that!" Malon suddenly changes tone.

"I'm… fine… like I said…" Link groans as his wounds hurt even more from strenuous pressure. "Please, let me go… You're hurting me…"

Malon quickly obeys. "I'm sorry! Sorry!"

"… Ugh…" Link sits up. "You okay?"

"I should be asking you that. What happened?"

Navi, her disappearance during battle still unexplained, flies out. "Well, Link here fou-"

"Fought some Stalfos," Link lies. "That's all."

"What?" Navi bursts defiantly. "No, you were battling-"

"Stalfos, Navi," Link cuts her off again. "Just Stalfos."

"Link…" Malon said in a serious tone, "what did you fight? Don't soften it by saying it's Stalfos."

"Stalfos, that's all, Mal. I just dealt with a good number of them."

"Please, fairy boy. Don't lie to me. I know it's something more…"

Even with her face all worried and tearful, Link couldn't bear to tell her what just happened here. His darkness… He can't tell anybody. Not to his friends. Not even Malon. "I… I can't tell you."

"Link… I know it's something. Look, you have these large wounds over yourself… Your… Your chest… and… your hands… They're…"

Link stares at them. Deep cuts and punctures scar his hands and body. Blood still runs freely from them down to the flooded ground. Ahead, Link feels a little sick as he sees his blood streaming away from where his body is, flowing with the water around him.

The world… Link now notices that the abyssal world is gone, and that he's simply in a large, flooded room. It's… gone…

A little off to his side, he finds the broken shard of his Giant's Knife stuck in the floor, standing up very still. Like his hands, Link's blood stains the jagged top, and some drips down, blocking the reflecting metal with its path. A stream of blood trickles from the fragment, too, just like his hands.

"Fairy boy…" Malon stares at the broken Giant's Knife. "Please, tell me. It's me, Malon. What happened here?"

"… I can't… I'm sorry, but I can't." Link shakes his head. "It's… something personal."

"What's so personal that you can't tell me?"

"Too much… Sorry, but even I can't tell you this… It's… something I just… have to keep to myself."

"But…"

"Sorry, but… I can't tell you." Link keeps his determination in his eyes.

"… I…" Malon lets out a sigh. "Okay… If… If it's something… that you can't tell me… Okay, then… I'm not going to force you."

"Thanks, Mal."

Malon sets to wipe her eyes. "Now, let's get that Red Potion out for you… You're a bloody mess." If Malon can't know about what just happened here, she might as well do her best to cheer Link up, in an annoyed manner. "And I told you that I don't trust the Giant's Knife. Look, it broke! 200 Rupees gone to waste! 200!"