Ok, back to the land of the relatively sane...
Unblur: Vb: For a blurry thing to become not blurred; ing: something is unbluring when it starts to unblur.
Chapter 7: Fragments of Time
Link woke up. Saria was looking at him.
"What just happened?" asked Link, realising he was being carried
"Ah, your awake." said Orca, his carrier, "We were walking in an orchard when an apple fell on your head and you lost consciousness. I picked you up and carried you this far, but seeing as your back in the land of the living..." Link fell on the floor.
"Ouch, again" cried Link.
The three walked on. They were in a place unknown to Link; it looked a bit like Hyrule field, but smaller and without the LonLon ranch or Hyrule castle.
They had started on their journey from the Kokiri forest two days ago. They had travelled south to Lake Hylia. There they stopped the night. From Lake Hylia they travelled east through a dense forest. They were now in the land of Holorania, having spent the night on the other side of the forest in a cave.
In the morning they had travelled south to an orchard. It was here that Link was hit with the apple. From there the three had travelled south-east to reach Holorania Field. They travelled south from there to reach the town of Lyoforwent. They stayed in an inn there for that night.
Link woke up in the morning, he was still tired after all the walking of yesterday. He had a hangover after the three pints he downed in one (technically speaking though, he downed them in three but that isn't really a phrase yet, although I'm trying to persuade Brit & Iccer...). His eyes were a bit blurry and he couldn't quite see where he was. He walked in the direction of Saria's bed, surprising himself in that he remembered where it was. Apart from the three pints, that was the only thing he could remember from the other night.
"Tibs the bed by the window!" she said as soon as they had entered the room.
It was getting light outside and Link's eyes were unbluring. Then he saw it.
It wasn't obvious to him before when he was semi-blind, but now his 20:20 vision was restored he could see it clearly. In the middle of Saria's bed, amidst the untidy sheets and duvet was an empty space where Saria should have been.
Link turned round to see the same was true of Orca's bed.
He turned and looked out of the window at the clock tower.
"Hyrule should have had one of these,"
It was six in the morning. He knew because being a digital clock, the clock tower said whether it was Am or Pm. Also, it wasn't likely to be getting light at 6:00pm.
Link quickly changed and rushed down the stairs not noticing - and consequently bumping into - Saria.
"What took you so long?" asked Saria, "We said half five to wake up, I was just coming to see if you were still asleep. What's the matter Link? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Link was white and breathing heavily.
"I...Its just that...when I got up...your bed was...empty.........How do you know...what I look like...when I've seen a...ghost?"
"Definitely still you then."
About an hour later, Link, Saria and Orca set off on the last part of their journey. The Deku tree they seeked was in a cave at the top of a mountain. The three had to climb up a waterfall near the top to reach the plateau where the entrance to the cave was. There was a guard at the mouth of the cave, he looked aggressive so Link charged at him, Master Sword outstretched. He was inches away when the guard pulled out a shield.
Link hit the shield and was knocked out for a few seconds. The guard looked up.
"Orca," he started, "there seems to be a little boy trying to kill me. Shall I dispose of him?"
"Don't worry, Stalos," replied Orca, "he's with me. We came here to consult with the Deku tree."
"Ok, but I can only let one of you in at a time. And you can only ask one question each" said Stalos
Orca was the first in. He asked:
"How was the Triforce made?"
The Deku tree replied with:
"Din, Nayru, and Farore created the world. Din, with her strong flaming arms, created the red earth. Nayru, poured her wisdom into the land and gave it order. Farore created the creatures that would uphold that order, (namely the Kokiri children etc.). Once their endeavours were completed, they returned to the heavens, leaving behind the sacred triangle, the Triforce, at the point where they exited the world. This area became known as the sacred land."
Saria was next. She asked:
"How did Link save Hyrule from Ganon?"
The Deku tree responded with:
"After Link had opened the door to the sacred land he was sealed away for seven years. Ganondorf seized the Triforce, and made his wish.
Zelda went into hiding and Ganondorf Quickly conquered Hyrule. The sages of Hyrule fell into a state of sleep, unable to contend with Ganondorf's evil.
Seven years later Link was awakened and went on a quest to re-awaken the sages.
Zelda helped Link in his quest by appearing to him as Sheik and teaching him songs that would take him to the temples gates.
After awaking the sages, Link had to confront and defeat Ganondorf. Link easily beat Him, but Ganondorf's tower collapsed, With Link and Zelda barely escaping with their lives. Ganondorf was not dead however, and used the Triforce of Power to transform into Ganon, a huge hideous beast of incredible power.He had to use the light arrows given to him by Zelda to freeze him, then hit his sensitive tail. Finally Link struck down Ganon with the Master Sword and sealed him away."
Link was the last to enter. He was about to speak but the Deku tree interrupted him.
"Link, Hero of Time. You are destined to be the last person to ask me a question. Use it wisely."
Link asked what had happened while he was in the Lost Woods
This is what Deku tree explained:
Seven years after Link returned from Termina he went into the Lost Woods again to look for Navi. After what he thought were a few weeks, he left. He had actually been in the woods for three thousand years. However, due to finding out information that he should not have found out, his memory was altered by STiCAoGIOB.
In the intervening time, the Kokiris mysteriously started aging, albeit at a rate much slower than Hylians; in two hundred years they had aged fifteen years. By the time the Kokiris realised that they were now physically forty-two they realised that they would have to produce offspring.
As there was the same number of males as there were females it was easy for the Kokiris to find a mate, except that Fado, one of the girls who one no-one would miss, died in her sleep suddenly. As Mido was the only male without a woman to fertilise, he left the forest in search of someone he could settle down and start a family with.
All the Kokiri women produced twins; the males were carbon copies of the fathers, likewise with the females. Their Deku tree told them that the children should be named after the parents. Within forty-two years, all the original Kokiris were killed by whatever killed the first.
Meanwhile, Mido had found and married a woman from Kakariko Village called Anju. She was a cucco breeder who fell in love with him at first sight.
About five years later Anju became pregnant and Mido became ill. His last request was for the baby's name to start with 'O' if male or an 'S' if female. These were Mido's favourite letters
Coincidently the Sheiken words "Orsilo" and "Sorsilo" mean male and female respectively, although Sheiken was only spoken by the castle guards and some of the royal family.
Mido died before he had a chance to find out what the baby was.
They produced twins.
Shortly after the births, STiCAoGIOB realised that Anju knew too much and so her memory was altered."
Britt & Iccer has been replaced by Encyclopaedia Galactica as the main repository of all knowledge. This is mainly due to the fact that there was only one copy of Britt & Iccer and it was engraved in the slice of cheese that the writer accidentally put in a sandwich. KoH publishing apologise for any convenience caused.
STiCAoGIOB: Abrv. the Space-Time Continuum Association of Gods, Immortals, Omnipotent Beings; STiCAoGIOB are an organisation set up by the Q (not to be confused with Q-Borg) that help people to travel through time, remind species about the universal fine of €100,000,000,000 for unauthorised evolution, and basically run the universe.
Q: See Q
Q: See Q
€uro: Universal unit of currency formed on Solaris3, known to its inhabitants as Earth. The €uro was widely accepted as the universal currency in the late 25th century AD2 Solaris3 years (Stardate 29.07.12684 to be precise.)
Tune in next time for a full gigawarpological scan of the theta region.
Tune in the time after next time for an unexpected arrival in Hyrule.