Chapter 9: Explanations

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…Normal POV…

"You're not Impa," Link finally said after staring at the woman for 5 full minutes.

She sighed in annoyance, "Of course I am. I am Impa, Guardian of the Princess, Holder of the Secret Crystal, Sage of the Shadow Temple, Aide to the Chosen Hero, and the last of the Sheikah."

Link shook his head and again said, "No."

Impa grunted in annoyance. Two guards were on either side of her and were forcing her on her knees. She had originally come here to watch over Link and to figure out why he looked so familiar to her but she had gotten caught soon after getting lost in the tunnels of the tome where this 'Army' lived. She stayed silent while everyone bickered over what to do with her. Finally they asked her who she was and why she was here. She told them that her name was Impa and that she could be a great ally to them and that Link could vouch for her…but that plan blew up in her face when he kept insisting that she wasn't Impa…as if he would know.

As for Link, he was angry. Angry and confused. How could this woman sit there and insist that she was his dead lover? Yes she looked like Impa…and sounded like Impa…and even had the same fiery attitude that Impa had and he loved so much…but she wasn't Impa. Impa was gone…gone and dead. Slowly he asked her, and everyone could hear the anger in his voice, "How…can…you…be…Impa?"

"Because I am, please just let me explain."

Link just looked at the ground and walked to the giant cracked stone table where Lucy sat and sat next to her. This room was their new meeting room apparently. It seems that this was also the place where Aslan died and then came back to life. Link didn't care though, he just wanted to know why Impa was here…and back from the dead.

After a moment of silence, Impa started her story.

"I come from the future. In my future there was a Gerudo King of Thieves named Ganon. He wanted to take of Hyrule and then the world…but then the goddess chose a Hero to battle him as she always did. The Hero always looks the same and always has the same name…Link."

There was a small gasp of surprise/excitement from Lucy. She was being wrapped up in this story as if she was being told a bedtime story like a little kid. Impa continued.

"Now to defeat the evil King, Link had to awaken six sages by going through time and Temples…which is how he became known as the hero of time. the first Sage he awakened was Rauro, the Light sage and he awoke him by pulling out the Master Sword. After that he went to five different Temples. Forest, Fire, Water, Spirit, and Shadow. At each Temple he defeated a monster that Ganon put there and awoke the Sages. I am the Sage of the Shadow Temple."

"See! I told you so!" Lucy exclaimed while looking at Peter with her 'know-it-all' face on.

"Excuse me?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.

Lucy rolled her eyes, "When Link showed us the poem that lead him here it had to do with all of the things like Forest, Fire, Water, spirit, and Shadow. I said those were the Sages but you didn't believe me!"

"Oh sorry Lu but it was a bit of a long shot with the way you explained it."

Lucy just 'Hmmph'ed at her brother. Impa raised her eyebrow at this but didn't say anything and instead continued her story.

"In the end we defeated Ganon and now we just continue our duties as Sages. Then one day…a lion showed up when all of us were having our weekly meeting. He said that his name was Aslan and that he needed our help. He said that a world He cared deeply for was in danger. He said that He could transport us there after we also transported a hero there as well to help. To be able to have the Hero to help though he had to have a few 'gifts' as he put it. The Sages had to give the hero (Link from the past) these gifts and that was how we could help this world. Of course we said yes. We were not supposed to…interact with anyone though."

"So why did you?" Edmund asked.

Impa glared at him, "I didn't expect to be caught."

"Then you should have tried harder to cover up your scent." Trufflehunter pointed out.

She rolled her eyes, "Oh sorry. I didn't think a talking badger was going to SNIFF me out." She said sarcastically.

"There's one thing I don't understand," Susan said, raising a hand and stopping any future bickering, "why does Link think you aren't Impa?"

Impa shrugged, again in annoyance. Link however, answered, "Because I know Impa. I met her and she was my…friend…AND SHE IS NOT HER!"

"But," Caspian said calmly, "What if this Impa from the future is just a decendant/namesake of your Impa?"

Link looked back at the ground but his fists at his sides were shaking, "Impa never had any kids."

"What about a sibling or someone else who could carry on the line?" Susan asked.

"Impa had one brother…but I never met him. She said that after their father, the leader of the Sheikah, died, they had a fight…and then they never saw or spoke to each other ever again."

"There you go," Susan said with her usual 'I knew I was right' voice, "The line continued through her brother. Then one of his decendants named their daughter Impa."

Link raised his eyebrow in disbelief, "And she just so happens to look and sound exactly like her?"

"Coincidence."

"Or maybe you could let me explain just a bit more?" Impa piped up.

Everyone looked at her in shock.

"Yeah, still here thank you very much," she said sarcastically.

"Ok then," Link harshly said, "If you think you know everything then tell us."

She sighed, from annoyance or just tired no one knew, "There is an old story told by the Sheikah. Like most of our stories it rings true. It says that when the Goddess and the Hero defeated the first evil, the demon said that his hate would carry on and manifest into another person over and over again. So the Goddess Hylia said to the Hero and his chosen Aide who was also her protector. She said to them that if he continued on then someone would always need to be there to defeat him. So she made it so that the 3 of them, the Hero, the Goddess, and the Protector, would be reincarnated until the evil, now known as Ganon, could be defeated once and for all."

Lucy nodded along with everyone else but said, "So we know who the Hero and the Goddess is…and we know who the old Protector was and that was Impa. I think we can all say though that you are probably the reincarnated version of the Protector."

Mostly everyone in the room nodded in agreement. Only Link did nothing except continued staring at the ground.

This time it was Susan who got annoyed, "Oh come one Link! Look at all of the proof! This has to be Impa! Why are you being so stubborn about this?!"

Link didn't look at her, "Because."

"Why?!"

"Because…it just…"

"WHY LINK?! TELL US?!"

Link couldn't take it anymore, "BECAUSE IMPA WAS MY WIFE!" he yelled as he stood up angrily.

Everyone gasped in shock at this information. No one had known it at all.

Link just stood in silence for a moment and looked at Susan with both anger and tears in his eyes. Finally he stormed out of the room.

Professor: …and SCENE! *evil laugh* I have brought another cliffhanger! Oh I love those! Now review!