5654645 The warp seemed to have the perfect place to land us...on a tree sticking out of the water. I squeezed my eyes shut as the light surrounding us disappeared and gazed around. I heard a sudden yell and a 'SPLASH!'
I turned carefully, trying not to fall to see what happend. Link was floating in the water with Ruto...she had this kind of...seductive look about her.
"EWW!" I laughed, losing my balance and falling to, splashing them both. Ruto glared, but Link only gave me a soft smile.
Ruto turned to Link with that look again. "You! You looked cool...cooler than I thought you would, anyway...just a little!"
I rolled my eyes. Now she admits it.
"Well, anyway, you saved me, so-"
"And what did I do? Just stand there!" I exclaimed angrily.
Ruto glared at me. "I didn't see you do anything!"
Link looked at Ruto. "But she did-"
"I don't care! What matters is that I have decided to reward you."
I swam to her, my arms in choking position. "Why you little-"
"Josie, stop." Link said, a warning sign in his eyes. He pressed me back. Ruto grinned at Link. "What do you wish? Just tell me..."
Link looked her in the eye and said clearly. "I want that Spiritual Stone."
Ruto blinked, slightly shocked. "You mean the Spiritual Stone of Water, Zora's Sapphire, don't you?" She asked, looking reluctant.
I gazed at her with sarcastic eyes. "Unless there is any other kind of Spiritual Stone of Water around here, then I guess so. Come on, we did you something you do us something. We need that stone. Its urgent and important." I said.
Ruto sighed and turned her head toward the sky. "My mother gave it to me and said I should give it to the man who will be my husband. You might call it the Zora's Engagement Ring!" She laughed, but not with heart.
Was that a tinge of jealousy going through me? I pushed it away. "Hey uhh...Link? Do you think we can find any other Spiritual Stone of Water?"
He didn't answer, he was waiting for Ruto to decide to give it to him. She looked in deep though for a second then grinned. " All right! I'll give you my most precious possession, Zora's Sapphire!"
As though by magic, she raise her hands toward the sky and the third and final Spiritual Stone. It looked just like the other Spiritual Stones except that it was a sky blue and seemed to possess a life of its own. She levitated it over to Link, who grabbed it with his wet hands and placed it gently in a safe place.
Navi flew into his ear and whispered. "Her most precious possesstion? I don't know what she's talking about, but we've finally collected all three Spiritual Stones! We must head back to see Princess Zelda!"
"Then I'll be grown up." I whispered to myself. As Link and I were swimming toward the shore, I heard her said, just loud enough to hear. "Don't tell my father..."
I turned to Link, once we were out of earshot. "You know, me and fishgirl would of gotten along if she wasn't so snobbish." I stated.
"What makes you think that?" Link asked.
"I don't know. It just would be cool to be good friends with a fish." I answered, then looked at the sky and gasped.
"Oh shit!"
"What? Did you step in some?" Link asked, looking at the ground. So he ws finally begining to understand my language...excellent.
"It will soon be sunset!" I answered, as we were just entering Zora's Domain.
"Yeah...so?"
"I want to be grown up before the morning! Come on, let's go!" I grabbed his hand, and ran past the King Zora and ran to the waterfall. Letting go of Link's hand, I dived into the water.
"Come on, Link!" I yelled to him. He followed. As soon as he emerged, I swam to the ladder and climbed up. Link wasn't took far behind.
I grabbed his hand again and exited Zora's Domain to their river. Once we got outside, I jumped down into the river and swam with the current as fast as I could.
"Josie! Wait up!"
"No time! You hurry up!" I yelled back at him. Even though I was starting to get tired, I continued on. Once I reached the end, the sun was already soon to set. I took a 30-second break for Link to catch up. Once he had stopped beside me, I grabbed his hand again.
"Josie-? What are you-...?"
"No time! This is it, Link!" I said, with a tired grin.
"This is what?"
"The time I've been waiting for!" I answered. We were nearing the castle...the sun was setting...
"What about Princess Zelda?"
"She's there!"
I stopped at the foot of the drawbridge. It was raisen up and lighting began to strike and the rain began to fall. Navi gave a annoyed squeal but didn't hide. She sensed this was a important part to.
"Why is the drawbridge up?" Link asked me. "Hush." I whispered. A large lighting bolt stroke and Link jumped.
"Josie, we have to get out of this weather, or we will be struck by lighting and-"
He never got to finish that sentence, because at that moment the drawbridge began to lower. I took in a sharp breath and bit my lip, watching. Link looked between me and the bridge.
It finally was completely lowered to the ground. Hooves were heard at a fast pace. A figure appeared in the darkness, riding a horse. It was heading straight for us. I grabbed Link by the collar and dragged him out of the way. Impa and Princess Zelda were riding it. Zelda saw us and gave a cry, throwing two objects at us. One fell in the stream and the other a few feet beside us.
'Two?' I thought in cofusion, but didn't have time to consider because the ugliest son of a bitch appeared on another horse.
"Hey..." I whispered to Link. "He looks like that dude on the Animal Planet...umm...a baboon was its name? Yeah..." Link didn't seem to have heard me, he was staring at the man with horror.
The man stopped, looking angrily. "Arrrgh! I lost her!" He spotted us. "You, over there! Little kid!"
I looked at Link, disbelief on my face. "I know he didn't just call me a little kid..."
"Shut up, Josie." He said through clenched teeth. "Yes?" He answered, rain dripping down his face.
The man sneered. "You must have seen the white horse gallop past just now..."
I gathered my courage. "Yeah, what about it?"
"Which way did it go?" He asked, glaring at me. I crossed my arms and smirked, mouth closed. Link backed up, not answering either.
"Answer me!" He hissed. Link's hand was nearing his sword, he was glaring at him. The man smirked and laughed. "So, you think you can protect them from me"
"Well your standing here talking to some'little kids' instead of looking for them, I say we are doing a pretty good job so far." I answered, but fear was starting to creep back when I saw his sword.
"You two got guts..." He sniggered.
"You want a piece of me!" He asked, amusement on his face. I snorted. "Oh please...do you know how often that line is used? Its so old."
He glared at me again, "Very funny. I like your attitude."
He raised his left hand and blasted me hard with a energy blast. I fell backward, white dots clouding my sight. Link ran over to me, and rolled me over. "Josie?" I didn't answer, just stared off into space in a daze of pain.
"Pathetic little fool! Do you realize who you are dealing with?" Link looked up and glared at him. "I am Ganondorf!" He smirked. "And soon, I will rule the world!"
I could of thought of a thousand comments and insults to say to him, but it hurt soooo much! I fell into the darkness.
Hours later I opened my eyes to the bright afternoon sun. "What?" I whispered, the pain was gone. I felt a warm weight on my chest and looked. Link seemed to had fallen asleep beside me, he was snoring slightly and there was a pool of salivia on my dress.
"Ugh...Link...Link! Get up!" I moved around and Link jumped up, sword drawn.
"Huh? Oh Josie! Are you alright?" He asked, helping me stand up.
"Fine...just sore." I smiled, Navi flew over to us. "Its about time! I thought you'd never wake up! Princess Zelda threw two objects as she departed. A Ocarina and something wrapped in a red bandana." She explained.
I walked slowly to where the bandana was and picked it up. It was a pretty bandana that had the outlines of a white and blue fire encrested on it. I unwrapped it and saw inside that it was just simple gloves. Long black gloves that were to big for me, but had writing on the bottom of it. But it was written in a different language. In the palm of both of them was a star-like crest, obviously meant for something.
"Cool..." I stated, impressed. Conjuring up a idea, I wrapped the bandana around my head, holding my hair back. Then put the gloves on and felt a surge of power go through me.
"Now this is freaking awesome." I smirked, turning to Link. He nodded, then walked to the stream and reached down into the water pulling out the Ocarina.
Navi took a closer look at it and gasped. "You just found the Ocarina of Time! This is the Royal Family's hidden treasure which Zelda left behind. It glows with a mystical light..."
Link then sorta dazed out. I rolled my eyes and waited, but the next thing I know I was in another room and Zelda was there. She had her eyes closed and was gently caressing the gloves I had on.
"Josie...can you hear me? It's me, Zelda...Josie, those gloves are very important. They once belonged to a fire master who, after died, left them in the Royal Family's care. There is so much to learn about them, but all the history of them were destroyed. You must learn of your inheritance and powers. Luckily, your Ocarina has been blessed by the Great Deku Tree and has power. Though not as much as Link's, it is enough to do magic. Go with Link into the future and back and complete the task. Guide Link through the temples, but let him do most of the evil destroying. Josie...take care of Link for me..."
I opened my eyes and looked around, dazed. "Whoa...dude...I wish I could do that."
Link looked at me. "Zelda talked to you to?"
"Yeah, something about these gloves. Whatever. Come on, Link! We have to go to the Temple of Time!"
I dragged him again to the through the busy market and up the pathway to the Temple of Time. I froze and gazed at the temple. It was alot bigger in life. I took another deep breath and entered, Link by my side.
As soon as I stepped inside, I felt a powerful yet peaceful presence around me. It was twice the size of my house, and my house was pretty big. Light flowed in from colorful glass windows. Thankfully, no one else was inside. Link and I looked at each other than approached the altar in front of us.
"Link...you know what to do, right? Zelda told you?"
"Yes..." He answered, getting out his new Ocarina. I stepped back and waited as Link played the Song of Time. When he stopped, there was a few seconds of silence, then the three Spiritual Stones appeared in front of him and went into their places on the altar.
A chorus began singing from nowhere.
I just had to ruin it by squealing. "Ghosts!"
Link gave me a angry glare, but it disappeared when the wall behind the altar moved, revealing another room. I clenched my fists, nervous and excited at the same time. This was it!
Link put the Ocarina in his pocket and peered into the new room. "What is it? Is it like the Sacred Realm?"
"No...only the key." I answered. This time Link grabbed my hand and we both entered the new room. Navi stopped us and saw something. "Hey...isnt that...!"
She flew over to it. "It's that legendary blade...The Master Sword!" She flew back over to us, shock on her face. We both approached it, Link walked over to the sword and touched it. The jumped back.
"Its radiating power!" He whispered loudly, as though loud sounds might just ruin everything. I shrugged and saw a small gray thing pointing up. Confused, I walked over to it. It was a candle! A...red candle that was glowing. Thinking quickly, I conjured a small fire in my new glove and raised it to the candle It lit up, turning a pure white color. The ground beneath us glowed.
"Ooops?" I winced. Was I supposed to do that?
"Josie, what did you do?" Link asked.
"Nothing!" I answered, innocently. Link gave me a disapproving look then turned back to the sword. He took a deep breath and stepped up and pulled it out.
Nothing happend...then the world seemed to turn a deep blue. Blue lights surrounded us, and through the haze a heard something.
Evil laugher. "Excellent work!" Ganondorf. Damn it, I completely forgotten about him! "As I thought, you two held the keys to the Door of Time! You have led me to the gates of the Sacred Realm..."
"No..." Link whispered beside me. He was starting to disappear. Looking down at myself, I noticed the same was happening ot me. "Yes, I owe it all to you, kid!" He gave a deep roaring laugh. Then once again, the world darkened around me and I closed my eyes, not to open for another seven years.