Finally, after exploring a good chunk of the surface and it's secrets, Nika saw Zelda, standing in front of a giant gear covered in symbols, but the one Nika recognized was the one in the middle, the Triforce, the legendary artifact that has the power to grant the wish of it's user.
"Zelda!" Nika exclaimed, catching both Zelda's and the mysterious girl's attention, "Nika!" Zelda exclaimed in return, Nika was about to run to her, but from the entrance, that just like the robot from before said, was blocked by debris, exploded, a wall appeared in front of Nika, blocking her way and from the smoke of the explosion, Ghirahim jumped out, dashing to Zelda with his sword.
Seeing this made Nika panic, but thankfully, the mysterious girl rushed to block Ghirahim using some kind of magic, "Impa!" Zelda yelled worried, but the girl now identified as Impa just responded "Your Grace! Quickly, to the gate!".
Not missing a beat Zelda, moved to the side a bit to look at Nika, "Nika! Take this! You'll need it where you're going!" She explained, and using some kknd of magic, she made her lyre fly into Nika hands, the latter nodded and Zelda hurried to the gear which opened, revealing some mystical corridor, both her and Impa ran through before Ghirahim destroyed it.
Destroying the gate, distracted Ghirahim enough to make him drop the wall he created in front of Nika, allowing her to cover her hand in ambition and activate Acceleration Engine in just her arm, having realized that boosting her whole body was too much, she decided to boost only a body part at a time, she exclaimed "Serket Stinger!" And stretched her arm instantly, hitting Ghirahim straight in the face, breaking his nose in the process.
His plan failing, being bested in one on one, having his nose broken, was too much at this point, Ghirahim screamed in anger, he summoned another sword and rushed at Nika, who unsheated her sword in the meantime, Ghirahim questioned Nika while trying slice her "WHY. WON'T. YOU. DIE ALREADY!?", Nika smirked in response and replied "That's no fun!" She then swept Ghirahim's legs, making him fall to the ground, Nika then continued "But seeing you fall? It's plenty of fun!" She laughed wholeheartedly at her own words.
"Why are you laughing!?" Ghirahim yelled, "I feel like it!" Nika responded in a mocking tone, but that's when Ghirahim heard something he wished he'd never hear again, Nika's hearbeat started beating as if it was drums, the noise made Ghirahim lose his composure, "No... No, no, no no NO! WHY ARE YOU BACK!?" He yelled, causing Nika to stop laughing and look at him confused "Back?" She asked, "You ate the Mythical Zoan model Nika didn't you!?" He questioned, only furthering Nika's confusion "You call it that too? Why would a fruit have my name?" Nika asked.
Ghirahim didn't know what the one he was fighting was called, but learning that her name was Nika was too much, "DAMNIIIIIT!" He cursed before stepping away and teleporting, "I didn't expect that guy to blow the blockade up." A familiar voice said, Nika turned to the source and saw Gorok standing there, "Heya!" She exclaimed catching his attention.
"Nika? How did you get in?" Gorok asked, "I took the alternative entrance." Nika replied, and now Gorko was really curious "Alternatice entrance!? My research is going to benefit so much from this place!" He cheered, but research was something Nika needed right now, "Talking about research, do you know something about a Mythical Zoan model Nika?" She asked and Gorok was surprised she knew about it, so he explained what it was.
The information wasn't that clear, but the idea was that it gave the user a rubber body and freedom, not much to work on, but it was something, "Alright, now I have another problem, what do I do with this...?" Nika thought as she looked at the lure Zelda gave her, "Master, I would suggest returning to the temple we first found when we arrived at the woods." The spirit of the sword spoke up, prompting Nika to ask "How do you know that? Nevermind, let's go."
Back in the Sky.
Nika returned above the cloud barrier and called her loftwing, she then directed it to head towards the green opening in the barrier, when she reached it, she dropped down and fell through, but she heard an all too familiar voice calling from above her "Nika! HEEELP!", looking up, Nika saw Groose falling onto her and mesing up the whole landing process.
Sealed Grounds.
Once the two were close enough to the ground, Nika used her sail cloth to slow down, but the added weight from Groose messed that up, making both of them crash on the ground.
"Ughh... Rough landing..." Groose lamented as he opened his eyes and saw birds pecking the ground, there not being birds on Skyloft made Groose yelp and move back, "WHOA! Tiny birds!? Wha-" He noticed the templed making him change his train of thought, "What is that thing!?" He exclaimed causing Nika to sigh, knowing she'd have to explain.
After Nika finished explainig, Groose had a bit of a reality check, "W-Wow... That's... A lot to take in, but I thought there wasn't anything beneath the clouds." He said while Nika motioned around as if saying 'yet here we are', "And Zelda, she's... She's Ok. Oh, wow! That's so great! Duh huh huh... Hearing that is such a... huge weight off my mind." He cheered at the knowledge Zelda was okay, "Anyway, this place is all sorts of right, we should give it a name, how about... Grooseland." He said, Nika only facepalmed in response.
Groose smiled and asked "It's good right?", Nika moved her hand off her eyes and gave a 'really?' look, then she clarified "This place is called Faron Woods...", "Oh... Well anyway, thanks for bringing me here, I'll take care of the rest." He said, only confusing Nika, "What?" She asked, Groose then started walking towards the temple, Nika stood there stupefied for a moment, allowing Groose to enter the temple, eventually she regained her senses and rushed after him.
Inside the temple, Nika heard "Huh? You gotta be kidding me, Grannie! If I'm not up to the job of being the hero, just who is? And what's this about Nika being gay!? How would you even know!?", "Because I am? And I'm the one who's going to save Zelda and, yeah how did you know?" Nika asked, "Nika!? You!? Wait you're actual- Nevermind! How can you be the one that's going to save Zelda!? Being good with a sword doesn't make you the chosen one!" Groose lamented.
"Listen Gross, I would humor this further, but I came back to this part of the surface because the sword spirit here told me I had to search here." Nika explained, but Groose was more focused on the "Gross!?" He cried, but Nika ignored him and went to talk with the old lady, who noticed the lyre, "I see Zelda gave you the instrument, do you already know how to use it?" She asked, to which Nika nodded, at this the old lady motioned to follow her.
Nika stood on an octagonal pedestal which had holes on each corner, the old lady sat in front of her and began singing, signaling Nika to start playing the lyre, at the end of the song, a stone that looked to be made of the same material as the gear in the desert was rose from the ground.
Right at this moment, the ground started to shake, sending the old lady in a panic "Oh no, I thought this could happen, but not so soon, Nika! to the main entrance of the temple!" She instructed, "Okay! You're the chosen one! By the way! The headmaster asked me to give you this!" Groose relented, handing Nika a stamina potion from the bazar.
After having drunk the potion, Nika got out of the temple and looked at the bottom of the spiral path, only to see a dark aura coming from the pillar at the bottom.