Yuppies, next chaptah....

(Tristezza) :D I hope it's chocolate chip!

(dannyphantomsgf / Yamisgf) Woah as in, "Link's dead?"

(Mr Kyle) Lol. Malon is your favourite character? Tee hee. Mine's is...um...(thinks) I don't really know..um.......Link...Zelda...and Malon??? Ah, your better half will have his revenge.

(Chris-Haliwell) Lol, I figured that might shock ya. ReAlLy? Perhaps I should update it and REALLY change it. Ho hum. Oh, poor Navi. :D

(KrystalFox) Lol, precious little Linky-poo. He'll be all right. (peers down at chapter) At least I think so.

(disclaimer is in bandages and one end is torn off because of Wolfos and bandages are tattered and nearly ripped off)

Should we feel pity for the disclaimer?

NAW.

(tosses disclaimer in lava pit in Fire Temple)- Idea thanks to KrystalFox.

Link crashed to the floor, his bow and arrows clattering as they rolled across the marble. Link's face was white. Deathly white.

"No!" Navi yelled. "Link! No..."

Navi started to cry, glaring at Ganondorf, who was smirking triumphantly.

"Your stupid partner didn't even last a few minutes." He boasted, twirling his staff between his fingers. "He provided no challenge at all."

Navi wanted to tear at Ganondorf, but it was impossible-she was as light as a feather and he was a fully experienced wizard that could kill her easily.

"Link!" Navi cried out tearfully in a desperate attempt to wake him. "LINK!"

Link didn't move. He really, for once, actually was unconscious.

"He won't wake, you idiot." Ganondorf said, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "The fool has been touched my Staff of Death."

For the first time Navi saw the vile skulls adorning the black staff. There was a putrid scent coming from it.

"Smell it?" Ganondorf asked, his eyes glittering maliciously. "That's the stench of death. There's no escape when you're touched by this."

"No!!!" Navi gasped, flying back blindly, unable to take it in. "Link can't...die...he can't...not yet....noo...LINK!!!!"

Ganondorf paled slightly.

Navi's hopes rised when she saw that white tinge in his cheeks. Praying, she glanced at Link.

Link was stirring.

"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" Ganondorf roared. "I TOUCHED HIM WITH MY STAFF! HE CANNOT LIVE AFTER THAT!"

Link, in one weak movement, brought his index finger up and pointed to his neck.

"You hit his neck!" Navi howled in happiness. "YES! THANK YOU, DIN!"

Ganondorf's face turned into one of a sneer. He brought up his staff and prepared to slam it onto Link's head, but Navi flew up and-

"GET OFF ME, YOU BEAST!" Ganondorf boomed angrily as Navi bit into his wrist with disgust on her face. "OBEY ME THIS INSTANT! GET OFF MY WRIST!!"

Ganondorf started swinging his hand back and forth, trying to shake Navi off. Navi whimpered but held on tight. If she was lucky, Ganondorf might fall for her trick.

Link had fully regained consciousness now and was quietly sneaking up on Ganondorf, who was so absorbed in getting Navi off he didn't even notice him.

"Hi-YAH!" Link yelled ferociously and brought his sword down.

Ganondorf screeched in pain and Navi, surprised, accidentally loosened her grip and was immediately swung off.

Navi slowed to a stop and hit the leathery folds of Link's tunic. Link quickly scooped Navi out and put her on top of his hat. The fairy was dazed and was swinging from side to side as Link moved back and forth.

Ganondorf twirled his staff in a circle and a bolt of magical energy shot out at the tip of the skull on top of the staff and went shooting towards Link.

Instinctively, Link swung his sword at the bolt.

Navi flinched, thinking that Link would be fried in an instant.

Instead, the bolt was reflected and zoomed back to Ganondorf, who was caught of guard and was quickly nailed by it.

"Taste of your own medicine," Link growled.

Ganondorf went flying back and hit on of the paintings.

"ENOUGH!" Ganondorf roared, shooting three balls of energy at the same time. Link squeaked and dived for cover.

"Coward!" Navi shouted, even though she didn't mean it. "GET HIM!"

"You're saying I should risk my life and jump straight into a battle with the most evil wizard of time???" Link asked incredulously.

"That's what we came here for!" Navi yelled back.

Link thought about it, brandishing his sword as energy balls bounced all around him.

"Well...I'll do it on one condition..." Link said carefully.

"Can we talk about it later, when we're not assaulted by dark energy???" Navi demanded furiously.

Link shrugged. "Okay."

"Hey,you big ugly pig!" Link taunted, diverting Ganondorf's rage from Navi to him. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size??"

Ganondorf raised his staff and dozens of little balls flew into one big big black mass that was growing.

Link stood there bravely.

"Link!" Navi shouted, trying to bite Ganondorf again, but failing because of his constantly moving hands and feet, "MOVE!"

Ganondorf chuckled. "You should listen to her, you insolent little fool."

Link paled, but stood his ground. "I won't move."

Ganondorf's face broke out into an evil grin.

"That's too bad for you, then." he drawled. "You obviously don't have the brains to listen those who actually do."

The monstrosity that was growing at the top of Ganondorf's staff suddenly flew up, and headed straight for Link.

Link squealed like a little girl and started running around in circles, chased by the ball. Ganondorf cackled evilly.

"HIT IT! HIT IT BACK, LINK!" Navi screamed, panicking.

"HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIZE OF THAT...THING???" Link bellowed, pointing over his shoulder. "YOU'RE SAYING THAT MY PUNY LITTLE SWORD CAN DEFLECT THAT????"

Navi searched desperately for a weak spot, but she saw none...but...words that her mother once told her suddenly floated through her mind.

"Do not look for the weak, but instead the strong..." her mother had told her.

Of course! Ganondorf didn't have any weak points, but what was his strong points?

The staff.

"KNOCK THE STAFF OUT OF HIS HANDS, LINK!" Navi yelled.

Link screamed back, "Do you think I can???" while wringing his hands in the air. Ganondorf simply floated there in the middle of it, laughing in amusement and waiting for Link to get tired. His held his staff loosely in his right hand.

"I'll just have to do this myself, then." Navi murmured, shaking at the very thought of her goal.

The fairy backed up as far as she could go, aimed for Ganondorf's hand, and flew like the wind, beating her wings furiously, gaining speed.

Ganondorf was too absorbed in Link's screaming he didn't notice Navi, this time, zooming behing him. Another weak point there, too. He was oblivious to a lot of things.

Link squeaked and frantically twisted his head back, spotting the black ball not to far from him. But miraculously, Link didn't show any signs of slowing down, and Ganondorf was losing interest, raising his staff slightly.

"You are lasting longer than I thought," he hissed. "I should kill you now."

Just as he opened his mouth to shout an incantation, Navi slammed into his right hand, knocking the staff right out of his hands. The ball suddenly stopped and hovered in the air, stationary. Ganondorf howled in fury and punched Navi all the way to the wall. Navi groaned as she slid down, the pain almost unbearable. Link gasped and made a motion to help her, but stopped when he saw the staff, a few feet away from him.

"No," Ganondorf hissed without realising it.

Link smiled triumphantly and pounced, grabbing the staff in one hand.

Navi managed to open one eye, saw Link with the staff, and thought only one word.

Good.

Link scrambled to his feet, holding the staff proudly in one hand.

"Navi, how do I use this thing??" Link hissed to the fallen fairy.

Navi's hopes crumbled into little pieces.

"Just swing it or something," Navi mumbled incoherently, her head still dizzy.

"Okay," Link replied timidly. "But if I die it's your fault."

Link raised the staff and brought it crashing down on Ganondorf, who floated there, stunned.

"OHHHHHHHH!'

Ganondorf started hopping up on down, squeaking in pain.

"You hit my toe!" he cried out. "MY TOE! That's just EVIL."

"Sorry," Link said apologetically. "You gotta understand, man, I just gotta kill you because of some weirdo sage. You get me?"

Ganondorf nodded sympathtically. "Oh, dude, like, I so totally get you. Here, have another free shot."

"Thanks, my man, you totally, like, rock."

"Peace out, man." Ganondorf waved as the staff crashed down on him again, making his image look slightly fuzzy around the edges.

Navi gaped at Link and Ganondorf exchanging greetings like they were some old friends just getting together again.

"Ow, that hurt, dude. Hit me round at the shoulders-ah, that's much better. Not the arm, eh? I got a bruise from tennis last week. Some insane guy tried to save the sage, and we kept hittin' the bolt back and forth...well, anyways, I think I gotta die right now, dude."

"Okay, man. Nice chattin' to you."

Link hi-fived Ganondorf's hand, gave him the peace sign, and watched as Ganondorf dissolved into thin air.

"That was easy," Link commented. "And he wasn't such a bad guy, after all."

Navi was at a complete loss of words.

Link didn't notice Navi's blank look and glanced at a floating rupee that was about the size of a fully grown man and clapped excitedly.

"Oooh, maybe I can exchange that for smaller rupees!" Link yelped happily, practically hopping into the rupee.

Navi snapped out of it and flew in with Link, still slightly dazed.

"How....did you do that?" Navi asked hoarsely.

"Do what?" Link said cheerfully, waiting as the rupee floated up in the air.

"Do what?" Navi sputtered. "I quote thee, "You're saying I should risk my life and jump straight into a battle with the most evil wizard of time?" Yep, I pretty much thought YOU WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE MOST "EVIL WIZARD OF TIME"."

"Oh, he's not the real Ganondorf." Link said casually.

"WHAT?"

"Yeah, his mask accidentally slipped off when I was shaking his hand. Cool mask."

Navi shook her head in amazement.

"HE'S STILL AN EVIL PERSON WHO TRAPPED A SAGE!"

"Oh well," Link shrugged. "The sage is probrably a really nasty person that he had to kidnap. Wonder where Saria is."

For a split second, all of Navi's thoughts wandered away. Where was Saria?

A flash of bright light suddenly blinded them for a few moments, and finally, it cleared.

"We're back in the Chamber of Sages, Link!" Navi exclaimed.

"Saria!"