Chapter 4: Growing up
Zelda and Link were on their way to the Kokiri Forest. The second sage had to be found, and they knew just where to look. They went to the forest and searched through the Lost Woods for the sage of the Forest Temple. They eventually found the Sacred Forest Meadow and there was Saria sitting on a tree stump, playing her ocarina. She stopped playing and a smile spread across her face.
"Hi, Link! I see you've brought a friend." She replied in a friendly manner,
"Hello, Saria." Link said, but he wasn't full of happiness, but a bit of worry and relief.
"I need to do something for you."
"What?" Saria asked as she slightly tilted her head,
"I need to do this." Link said while holding the medallion.
The beam of light from the Light Medallion focused on Saria's forehead and she went into the same zombie trance Zelda was in a few hours ago.
She was in the exact same place where Zelda was, except she was near a sword with a green hilt. It had emeralds the size of cucco eggs and what appeared to be metal vines crafted into the handle. "Is this some kind of dream?" Saria asked, "As the prophecy says, you must pull the Forest Sword from the pedestal." A man's voice spoke, "Well, here goes." Saria said anxiously. She grabbed the sword and pulled it out. She looked down and saw that a green aura was surrounding her and that everything was vanishing into a white light.
Shortly after the white light vanished, on the other side of Hyrule, Ganondorf finally spoke with Majora's Mask.
"Majora…" Ganondorf ordered.
Majora came into focus in Ganon's brain and answered, "Yes, Ganon?"
Ganondorf's smile widened and he said, "The time has come. After all these years, we will begin our attack."
If Majora had a face, it would definitely be smiling from ear-to-ear.
"Let's see…who should we send in?" Majora asked in the usual evil demeanor.
Ganondorf looked over the creatures and pointed to a rather large one.
"You there! Go to the forest and slay Link and anyone who stands in our way!" Ganondorf barked.
The creature growled like a gorilla and vanished into the shadows. Ganondorf then said, "Now is the time to make ourselves known. Use a magic copy and send it to meet them." Ganondorf commanded.
Majora only said two words, "Very well."
A quick focus and they were glowing with a dark aura. They were going to strike quickly and decisively.
A green light covered Saria's body like some kind of glowing constrictor and then she woke up. She looked around and saw she was back in the woods. A second check and she saw Link and Zelda were gone. Had something terrible happened?
"Where am I? Was everything before just a dream?" she thought. Her legs were then suddenly very stiff.
"My legs are killing me. I have to get up."
She did and saw a deku scrub. As it looked at her, it backed away and eventually ran away. She was a bit confused. Why would a scrub run away from her? She was no threat to them.
"I have to find Link and Zelda." She thought as she hurried away.
After she ran through the Lost Woods, she ran to her house. Surprisingly, she got there much faster than she normally would.
"Wow. I must've gotten faster." She thought.
Normally it would take her fifteen minutes to get to her house, now she got there in ten. She walked into her house and she saw a green-clad person and a girl with a gown. The two people turned around and what Saria saw nearly made her faint.
Link was a bit taller than she was, but he looked different. So did Zelda. Link stared in awe and bewilderment.
"Saria? Hey, Zelda! She's awake!" Link said, shocked.
"You just vanished after I shined that light on you and you didn't show up for a long time." Zelda carried on.
Saria was confused. What in the world were they talking about?
"Link, she doesn't know." Zelda explained, "Get a reflective object like a mirror or water." Link hurried off and Saria couldn't hold it in any longer.
"What in the world is going on here?" Saria said, but then she clapped her hands over her mouth. Her voice changed!
Link returned with a mirror and took the cover off. What Saria saw amazed her. She was no longer a little girl, but a beautiful young woman. Her hair was no longer short, but elbow-length. A bewildered second later, seh realized that her clothes were now too small for her.
"Uh, Link... A little privacy, please?" She asked as she blushed.
"Never saw a thing." Link said as he exited the treehouse.
A few minutes later, she had special clothes made for her by the Deku Tree. She saw a sword in scabbard strapped to her back and had a lot of questions to be answered.
"How long have I been asleep?" She asked quickly. Link's eyelids dropped a little.
"You've been asleep for seven years." Link answered. Saria almost fell backwards.
"Seven YEARS?! I can't age while I'm in the forest." She said in surprise.
Suddenly a flash came from the Medallion of Light and Rauru's spirit appeared in front of Saria.
"Do not be afraid, Saria. You were simply too young to wield the Forest Sword, so your spirit was held here for seven years. You were momentarily turned mortal and you did age. The sword you pulled was one of the Sages' swords. Zelda pulled my sword out and is now the sage of light. Ganondorf has returned and is working with an unknown evil. You must find the other sages." Rauru explained. Saria now understood a little bit, but before she could ask Rauru again, he vanished.
Saria was now more determined than ever to stop Ganondorf.
"I now know my duty. Let's go!" Saria demanded. Link nodded and so did Zelda. However, they were interrupted by an eerily familiar voice.
"Going somewhere?" A voice asked.
Link spun around. There was no one there, but someone had definitely spoken. By now, Link recognized the voice.
"Ganondorf?" Link asked to the air.
"In a manner of speaking." Another voice replied. This one was more demonic and seemed to vibrate in an evil tone.
"Huh? Majora's Mask?" Link wondered. Now things were getting complex. Who was this?
Suddenly, they saw Ganondorf hovering in the air with Majora's Mask attached to his chest and glowing orange eyes. Saria almost screamed in terror from the sight. Rauru was right. Ganondorf returned with a not-too-extreme makeover via the mask.
Majora and Ganondorf were using the same mouth and they were using it to smile a maniacal grin.
"I think one of my servants will toy with you for a while." Majora said through Ganondorf's mouth as his eyes glowed.
Suddenly, the earth began to quake and, with a great crack, a huge monster came out and gave a loud roar.
"Meet Majora's Gigas!" Ganondorf and Majora said in one voice.
The monster had massive arms, huge muscles, purple skin, spikes coming out of his neck and wrists, and gigantic fists as large as curled gorons.
Ganondorf and Majora spoke as one and said only two words: "Kill him."
Without warning, Majora's Gigas launched his massive fist at Link, but the hero of time easily evaded it. Link turned to face his opponent, but surprisingly, he was gone. Link then noticed the large hole in the ground. Suddenly, Gigas burst from the ground and raised both fists in the air and attempted to pound Link into the ground like a nail. Link again evaded it, but didn't have enough time to go after Gigas again.
"Alright, if I'm to beat this monster, I've gotta think. Light arrows worked on both Ganon and Majora. So there's no doubt that will work." Link thought as he continued to evade.
However he just realized something. "Oh no. I feel stupid for not bringing them."
That's right. Link didn't have ANY Light Arrows with him. So the best he could do was dodge the giant fists of Gigas. He struck with his sword, but all he had was a gilded sword and it didn't work. He growled in frustration as he realized he was out of options.
"How am I supposed to defeat this guy? My sword won't work on him!" Link thought angrily as he dodged yet another fist that would have squashed him like a cockroach.
Suddenly a blinding light was shot right at Gigas. It was a light arrow! The arrow struck Gigas in between the eyes and the monster clutched the spot like a bee had just stung him there.
"WHAT? Where'd that come from?" Link asked himself.
He then looked behind him and saw Zelda wielding her sword upward and it had a burst of light on the point. Behind her was Saria with the legendary Fairy Bow made by the Kokiri. As Link watched, she aimed an arrow, fired it through the light and hit Gigas in the chest. The arrows were transforming into Light Arrows via Zelda's spell.
"Where'd you get that?" Link asked in amazement. Saria would have shrugged if there wasn't a monster on the loose.
"I don't know, but I felt that I would need it and…there it was." Saria answered.
Majora's Gigas shook off another Light Arrow and was about to pound Link into the ground. Before the fist even touched Link, the medallion emitted a light that engulfed the hero and he vanished. Gigas' only result was punching the ground and nothing more. Link materialized in the temple of time and was right behind the door of time with the Master sword in front of him. He knew what he had to do and he pulled the sword out of the pedestal with a grunt. The sword glowed with the power to repel evil as a blue aura encircled Link. After he pulled it out, he was transported back to the forest meadow.
Zelda and Saria were stunning Gigas, but they couldn't do it forever. Zelda was getting tired from summoning up that much magic and Saria was running out of arrows. Soon, Link was at the fight and when a light arrow was fired, he leapt into the air and stuck his sword in Gigas' forehead. Rainbow-colored blood gushed out of the spot Link's sword hit and the sword was still sticking out of the monster's head. Gigas roared in agony as it never did before, fell to his knees, made his final breath, and disintegrated into a purple mist.
Miles away in the Sacred Realm, Majora felt the presence of Majora's Gigas vanish.
"NO! He recovered the Master Sword! The two sages realized their true power!" Majora shouted in anguish. If they had separate bodies, Ganondorf would have put a hand on Majora's shoulder (If he had one).
"It doesn't matter, we can still win." Ganondorf replied, "Their next stop will be the Fire Sage. Send your monsters to the temples and get them ready." The king of evil demanded.
"Right away." Majora said obediently.
A glow of his eyes and another monster lay in wait at Death Mountain like a lion about to pounce.
"Somehow, we beat it." Saria said in wonder. She turned to Link and asked, "How do you live with this?"Link shrugged.
"I just do, Saria. You'll have to get used to it. Gigas was only a taste of what's coming." Link warned as he looked toward the forest exit. Zelda put her hand on Link's shoulder.
"We can't stay for long. Next stop is the Sage of Fire." Zelda said in a warning tone.
"Off to Goron city then?" Link asked with a smile.
"You know it." Zelda replied with the same grin. After that, they were on their way.
ALRIGHT! Things are getting interesting, aren't they?