Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda, if I did it would be a lot darker and feature more believable villains
Author's Note: Really wishes they wouldn't take away his indentions at the start of the paragraphs.
"Well Link, what do you plan on doing?" Darunia asked, watching Link pace back and forth in his throne room.
"I don't know, I want to end this war without any more fighting, but I just can't find a way to do it," Link answered slowing his pace.
"Because there isn't one, I tried to find one myself,"
"So war is the only answer?" Link asked finally coming to a stop after ten minutes of pacing.
"The only one anybody can think of, either we lose or they lose,"
"I suppose I should go see Ganondorf now,"
"That may be a good idea, he can tell you everything," Darunia stated, "There's much I didn't really understand, my people have never been those for talking, we've always been the ones who take action."
"Well then, I'll be off," Link said as a yellow light enveloped him, "Whatever happens, I hope we never cross paths as enemies."
"Me too brother," Darunia said as Link vanished.
Link appeared in the middle of a desert oasis, a gigantic statue behind him. "Well I'm halfway there, now to make my way back across the desert," he said, and then noticed that he was surrounded by women clad in simple purple tanktops and baggy pants, veils over their faces, and double scimitars clenched in their hands.
"Another of the Hylian Queen's spies," one of them said.
"Do stand down, there's no reason for you all to be beaten like animals," Kage said appeared from the shadows of a nearby tree, "Hello Link, so have you decided to join us yet?"
The women began whispering amongst themselves, words like "The Hero of Time," "Hyrule's champion," and "undefeatable," could be heard more than once. "Women," Kage said with a shrug as he walked forward past them towards Link.
"I haven't chosen either side yet, I want to speak with Ganondorf," Link stated.
"No can do, can't let you go and choosing Zelda's side in the middle of the conversation and trying to end the war there and then," Kage stated, "You should know that we're going to be careful, especially considering you've beaten him before."
The women whispered amongst themselves again, some in disbelief, others believing it. "Kage, you should know better than to speak of that in the presence of those without the spiritual power to remember it," Link growled, "Or do you want to damage your own cause?"
"Now, do you think I could care less? I say whatever the hell I feel like saying," Kage said, looking bored as he waved his hand in dismissal, the Gerudo walking off, hiding in various places.
"I can't see Ganondorf unless I join you, but I can't join anybody until I know what's really going on,"
"Quite the conundrum isn't it Link? You'll have to rely on that heart of yours, all the facts in the world wouldn't change your opinions about things. Hyrule's opinion of the Gerudo Nation has never changed in all it's history, and the Gorons have never changed their opinion about the Zora. No matter how many facts are presented to anybody opinions never change," Kage stated with a short chuckle, "Now choose."
"To choose Hyrule and allow the Gerudo to suffer because of loyalty to Zelda, or to betray Hyrule and choose to releave the suffering of the Gerudo. Only two options, of all the choices to be given," Link sighed putting a hand to his forehead.
"Oh come on, you know you're going to join the Gerudo on this one, all of Hyrule is not at stake here, no race is gonna get wiped out, the Triforce is safely tucked away behind the Door of TIme and the Seal of the Master Sword which only you can release, and finally the Gerudo are the opressed this time round. Do you really need any more reason to join them?"
"I suppose I'll have to side with the Gerudo," Link sighed while Kage smirked and motioned Link to follow him, "Although I may live to regret it."
"Hey you, stop looking at their asses, especially his ass,"
Wha...I'm not...ewww what sick fantasies are your toying with?
"None, I'm just screwing with your head,"
Sure...
"Hey! Now don't you be getting any ideas about me!"
Too late, sicko pervert.
"Well that backfired,"
"You know I really hate this place," Kage complained snapping Link out of his thoughts as he looked about to see they were walking through the Desert, the wind blowing as much sand about as always, "I always get sand in the most uncomfortable of places."
"So why did you join the Gerudo?" Link asked.
"For the fight, and the chance to have a rematch with you, suffice it to say I was disappointed in your strength, but I was impressed as always with your ingenuity,"
"So I've never been stronger than you? Just smarter?" Link asked, Kage stopping right then and there, turned around and pointed a finger straight at Link's nose.
"Now see here dumbass, I have an IQ well over two hundred, I've been the one who has planned everything to keep the Gerudo alive this long, there is no way you are smarter than me," Kage growled, clearly agitated by that accusation.
"Well I don't know about that, if I've never been stronger and I've never been smarter how did I beat you before?"
"Well I...that is to say..." Kage began to explain, then got an indignant, pouty look on his face and continued, "Haven't the slightest clue."
"Ha! If I couldn't beat you in that fight at least I got you here," Link said triumphantly as he continued following the invisible path they had been walking.
"Wait a second, how are you doing that?" Kage asked watching Link follow the windy path through the part of the desert they were in, and quickly following him.
"Memorized it, considering I did this who knows how many times I should know how to get through this desert just fine," Link answered as they came to a stone building, "Viola."
"You're a cocky bastard," Kage growled as they walked towards a flag sitting atop a tall pole.
"No more so than you," Link replied not missing a beat or a step as they trudged along. They finally found their way to a river of sand, a literal flowing river, "You know this place has always puzzled me," Link commented looking at the river.
"How so?" Kage asked while a long ladder was being extended from a cliff top across the river.
"It's sand, it's still connected to the rest of the desert and yet it flows like water while the rest of the desert is still, just plain wierd,"
Kage shrugged in response. They waited for the ladder to reach them, and then climbed up the moment it did, Kage going up first. When Link got to the top, he was greeted by Ganondorf who was standing between the giant gates to the fortress, who was holding his chin up and pointing at it, "Come on, I deserve it kid," he stated simply.
"As tempting as it is, no, you've apparently aren't the same person as the Ganondorf I hated," Link replied, "Never thought I'd pass that up."
"So you really decided to join me," Ganondorf said, almost as if he couldn't believe it.
"Not you, the Gerudo, and only for now. If I find out that I've been deceived I'll personally end this war in a rather violent way," Link declared, Ganondorf twitching at the threat in that statement.
"Well that is if you find a way to beat me Link," Kage chuckled with a smirk, "I'm still stronger my twin."
Link snorted as he walked past both of them, "Well then, I have some questions for you two," he stated without turning around, examining the fortress and all the Gerudo walking about and preparing for war.
"A Crystalline Dream is a look into another world," Kage answered before the question could be asked, "A world like our own but also very different."
Link smirked, "I figured it would be something like that, how does one enter one?"
"Don't know, it just happens," Kage answered.
"Crystalline Dreams are rather mysterious things," Ganondorf said walking forward, "Very little information has been gathered on them. Kage is the only one we know has ever been in one."
"I've seen two so far," Kage added, "Both have given me something very useful on my return here."
"The sword and what else?" Link asked.
"This ring, which doubles my offensive power," Kage stated.
"In other words you're not stronger than me, it's that ring," Link said smugly walking closer to Kage.
"I can still beat you,"
"Not without that ring,"
"Your point? I can still beat you," Kage chuckled looking into Link's eyes, his eyes full of amusement.
"Enough of this childish bickering, I swear sometimes you two have me believing you're the wisest of us all, and at others you have me believing you're the most foolish," Ganondorf sighed putting a hand on both of their shoulders and pushed them apart.
Ganondorf let go and walked towards the fortress, Link watched him and said, "Wow, he actually looks like a King...wait a second...was I just lectured by him?"
"More importantly, was I?" Kage asked, and then clenched his fists as he clenched his teeth, "Why that arrogant little..."
"Now, now, no need to throw a temper tantrum young man," Link scolded as he walked along, leaving Kage fuming.
A little bit later, inside the fortress in Ganondorf's throne room, Link walked through without any sort of ceremony, leaving the guards outside trying to stop him for proper protocol verbally, but failing completely. "As much the forest kid as always Link," Ganondorf commented lounging on a throne of pillows.
"I would have thought there to be a throne and artwork of some sort in a throne room," Link commented looking about at the simple stone room full of raised platforms and pillows with wide curtains draping down from the ceiling to cover the windows.
"We Gerudo are simple in that respect, we prefer functionality over pomp," Ganondorf replied motioning Link to sit down on another of the platforms with pillows, "Albiet I liked the feel of power that sitting on a throne in a room full of gothic architecture in that time, but with my mind clear I think it's rather stupid."
"By Farore's name, who would have thought we had this much in common," Link chuckled as he sat down.
"When the timestream was restored to it's proper circle of events I was surprised too, even more surprised than I was by how far I fell," Ganondorf said quietly, then cheering up he added, "Well enough of that talk.I know what you want to ask, is there is any way for this to be resolved peacefully, am I right?" Link merely nodded his head in agreement as Ganondorf continued, "I wish there was. I tried countless times over ten years of time, I was turned down at each and every attempt. I asked for the borders to be open for free trade, was turned down. I asked if the Gerudo could have some of the land the Hylians weren't using because it was close to the valley or it was close to monster dens, that was turned down as well. I even talked to the Zora if we could open trade with them, that was turned down rather rudely."
"I don't get it, why? Why would they keep turning you down? Those seemed like perfectly reasonable things. And it would stop the Gerudo from stealing what they need," Link asked while scratching his head.
"Because we're Gerudo is why, they don't like us because of what happened when I was nothing more than a child, they don't like us because we're so much different from them, and I suspect Zelda doesn't like me for what happened in that other timeline. That last one I can't really blame her for, but it's another thing to take it out on my people,"
"What about Nabooru?"
"She forgave me a while ago, beat me up in a fight before she did though," Ganondorf admitted, "I didn't fight back though so I guess it was more of a beating than a fight."
"Stop telling lies Lord Dragmire, you know you tried to avoid getting hit," a sultry feminine voice said, a woman in a gold tank top and gold baggy pants walking into the room, her fiery red hair and ruby eyes seemed to pierce through both of them, "Link, it's good to see you, and better to know I won't have to fight you."
"You know, you sages have the best timing, I still haven't figured out how you do it," Link commented with a blink, then with a mischievous smirk added, "Good to see you too Nabooru."
"Still no sex drive," Nabooru sighed, "I swear, most young men would be drooling by now."
"Well when you've been to the Zora's Domain you kind build up an immunity to that sort of thing," Link explained, "Near nudity just doesn't effect me."
"And as strange as always, but we couldn't have a better ally than the Hero of Time himself, or the mighty Kishin," Nabooru added, Ganondorf coughing at the mention of the word Kishin.
"Kishin? As in the Kishin?" Ganondorf asked wide-eyed.
"Yes, can't you feel him?"
"Guess he's been found out," Link stated.
"Can I come out? I've been quiet too long, I want to talk."
Oh fine, but only because they seem to know you.
"Well then, he wants to talk so I'll be seeing you two later," Link said putting on the mask resembling him as he erupted in blue light.
The same gigantic man from before, the Fierce Deity, appeared from the light, sitting back, one knee bent and his arm draped over it, "Hello my children," he stated simply, "The one and only Fierce Deity is back."
"Lord Kishin," Nabooru said kneeling down while Ganondorf put both fists to the floor and gave a bow.
"Well who would have known?" Ganondorf chuckled as he came out of his bow, "That the Hero of Time was a reincarnation of the Gerudo's creator."
"You're the what?"
I created the Gerudo shortly after the Goddesses left the world.
"Was Majora a..."
Yep, he's still around too, but weakened from our conflict. He created the Zora.
"I think you're vastly overestimating his powers," Kage said walking into the room, "He couldn't cross blades with me and hold his own."
"I think you're overestimating your own abilities, mine are weakened from using Link as a vessel," the Fierce Deity retorted with a smirk, "Drop the ring or the sword and see how well you do against me. Or you can shove it up your tiny little ass. Either works for me."
"So vulgar," Kage stated.
"Oh stop acting high and mighty, you're just a kid who does the same things," the Fierce Deity said with a smirk.
"But I'm not the one whose an unknown number of eons old,"
"Touche,"
"I know," Kage said with a smirk rivaling the Fierce Deity.
The two began a staring contest, leaving Ganondorf and Nabooru to watch, "Wonder how long this cock-fight will last," Nabooru sighed.
"Good question, it would appear that we're dealing with roughly equal egos," Ganondorf answered.
All right, probably of lower quality than the last two, but I'm too tired to go back over it this time. Work and chores about the house are getting to me. Tis why this update is so late as compared to the last one. Anyway push that review button and tell me your favorite character, any loopholes you think you see, your darkest secrets, declarations of how cool I am, etc, etc. Tis has been a chapter by your unfriendly neighborhood LunaticChaos, ciao for now.