It's been a REALLY long time since I've written a chapter, and I must confess, that yes, I was avoiding writing. However, like I promise, I will finish this story, whether it be in 1 month or another year =P
I've had a problem with REALLY getting into the story again, and I have no clue why. It just happens like that. If you write stories too, I think you know what I'm talking about. I think it's because my writing style changed, just like everyone's does after a long period of time. But, this is how it's going to work out with this story depending on what type of mood I'm in when I come to the "final chapter". It will either end happy goody goody or bad and in a cliffhanger with a promise of a sequel. I can almost guarantee that it will be the first. I've been wanting to finish this story for a while, and I'm afraid that because of that I might become a little hasty in my last chapters. Anyways, I hope you can enjoy.
Link went to Impa's room and started knocking furiously. As luck would have it, she wasn't in. He ran around to the kitchen, but no one was there except for one of the younger maids. He grabbed her by the shoulders, a bit drastic, and asked her, "Where's Impa!?"
"I…" she was shocked. She bit her lip and looked around innocently. "I'm not sure, I think she might be at the Temple of Time, I'm not sure."
Link let go of her and started to run out of the kitchen. Trying to offer more help, she yelled after him. "She'll be back later!" But she got no response.
Navi saw Link running, out the door, and flew after him. "Where are you going!? I thought –"
"I need to find Impa, do you have any clue where she is?"
Navi shrugged. "No, I've been sulking. Where's your princess?" She added the question in a sarcastic voice.
"That isn't Zelda, I don't know what happened to her." He shuddered in disgust. No matter how pretty she looked, it was just her body, and the attitude the being inside of her was taking had disgusted him thoroughly. All he could think about at the moment was that, and the event where Prince Greg had taken her that he had figured as a dream.
"Right, something I already knew, so where are we going?" She yawned, giving a bored impression.
"The Temple of Time, I'm not sure if Impa's there or not, but she needs to know!"
Ganondorf stared into a crystal sphere, and gazed at the princess. He knew that Link would be making his way to find him, through any means he could, and alerting anyone who might be able to help him. He needed not to read his mind to already know that he knew that Agatha was not the princess.
He had wanted Zelda to come willingly to him, but Agatha had destroyed any possibility of that. It would've been so much easier… he growled. Atleast she'd done something that he could exploit as a way to weaken Zelda's defense.
"I can't wait any longer…" he muttered. "That kid is irrational, and that could destroy everything I've tried hard to achieve. I need to move fast."
Had he of waited until she joined his evil plans of her own free will, she would've been a very good evil pawn of his. She would've been the quintessence of evil, and not stupid zombie that would follow his every command. It also would've been much more fun to see her betray everyone on her own accord too, rather than just because he said so.
He closed his eyes, and started muttering more words. They steadily grew louder and clearer and dark ghost like hands appeared from out of his own, and entered the crystal and went straight to a glowing light emitting from where Zelda's soul was. There was no physical movement from Ganondorf or her. She just stared blankly as the dark hands went into her body and clenched her soul and blinded off the light.
He blinked after it was done and there was no light left, breaking his concentration away. "That was easy." He got up, and started making his way down to the dungeon.
When he was in Zelda's cell, she didn't move at all. She continued to stare blankly ahead of herself. The spell worked very well! he thought all too proudly to himself. He went down and crouched beside her, unlocking all of her binds. He stood up and folded his arms across his chest. "Stand up," he commanded in a stiff voice.
Gracefully, she stood up and stared at him. There was no life in her eyes. He sighed in frustration. Dangit, I don't want people thinking she's possessed, I want them to think of her as EVIL! "Do you have any clue who I am?"
She nodded her head dumbly. "Yes, Master Ganondorf."
"Do you know what I want?"
"I shall only know what you tell me, Sire."
He wanted to kick her, but decided against it. "Can't you atleast pretend that you're alive and not some dumb idiot?"
"How can I be alive when I'm being controlled by someone who basically tells me if I am to live or to die?" Her voice was so monotone that it was about to drive him nuts. The screaming would've even been better than this. Perhaps when she was gone, he'd be able to control her thoughts, expressions, and words as well.
He went reached into his cloak and pulled out a sword. He tossed it to her. She caught it and did a few swishes with it. He went up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. Instead of the dress she wore, her clothes were replaced with armor made of iron that looked as if it was specifically designed for women. The overall outcome was someone that looked somewhat like a blonde Xena.
He took a few steps back and smiled at his handy work. "Perfect!" He exclaimed. "Atleast it makes up for the dull expression. Now, shall we go put on our show, Princess?" He grabbed her and brought her inside of his cloak. Immediately they vanished.
Link ran into the Temple of Time, clearly out of breath. Riding a horse up to the temple was not something that crossed his mind. He looked around frantically, but he saw no one. He cursed silently while kicking the wall.
He slunk down against the wall and onto the ground in a sitting position. "I'm sorry, Princess…" he muttered.
"Whatever for, Link?"
He looked up and saw her, Zelda. He blinked. At first his hear gave a leap, then he knew immediately something was off. Her expression was completely dull, and she didn't even seem real. Plus he couldn't really imagine the warrior outfit she had on was something she'd wear.
"Get out of here!" He yelled angrily. He didn't want any fake princess around him.
"You wanted me here, I am here," she continued in a monotone, "so why should I be forced to leave so soon?"
Navi looked the girl up and down carefully. "Link… she isn't the same as she was in the castle, she is different. I don't this is the same imposter, but-"
He shook his head. "I don't care Navi, this isn't her." He drew a dagger out of his boots, and held it out in a threatening way. "I said to leave NOW. I have no clue who you are, but you're not Zelda!!!"
"Actually, she is." A pair of boots with iron heeling clanked into the temple. Ganondorf stood tall and proud, glaring at Link. "Although, she is quite different looking, eh?"
*shrugs* Not so good, or as good as I'd like this chapter to be, but I've never been that good of an action writer. =P You try writing something like that and trying to keep in mind the same style of writing you used over 3 months ago and see how well you do! =P
