Welcome back faithful readers. Let me remind you all that this is my first fanfic, so if there are any problems you see, try to contain yourselves. Be happy that the Hero of Time will finally make a proper appearance in this thing. There will also be a scene that lampoons the magic satchel. If you hate that for any reason, say so in your reviews. Now here is the long awaited fourth chapter.

Chapter 4

Ghosts of the Forest Temple

A large amount of time earlier, Link had entered the Forest Temple. He left Epona at the entrance of the forest, allowing her to graze happily. If she were to wander off, he could just call her back with the song. After Sheik taught him the Minuet of Forest, he grappled onto the tree branch overhanging the entrance with the Hookshot, and briskly entered the Temple. The place seemed more like some mansion to the brave hero, and he noted that it felt haunted.

In the mansion foyer, four torches with differently colored flames stood proudly around a central elevator leading to the basement, where he was positive he would find Saria. Before he could use it, however, a quartet of Poes stole the colored flames, deactivating the elevator. Link decided that all four of them were female, probably sisters that lived in the temple back in its prime. With the flames in hand, the Poe Sisters flew off in different directions. Link sighed heavily. The task of retrieving the flames would be very pain-staking. And time-consuming.

Finding an archery bow during his journey through the temple, Link was eventually able to defeat Jolene, and the flame she had was released. "One down, three to go." he said to himself in pride. As he walked to the room where he remembered seeing Beth's portrait, his mind wandered to his friend. He hoped that Saria would be okay. Link wished the same is true for her. The princess. He had not seen Zelda since that day seven years ago. Ganondorf must still be after her. He hoped that he did not succeed in capturing her.

After smiting Beth, Link continued through the Forest Temple. He stopped to rest in a large room with a falling ceiling, out of range of it, of course. Navi, his fairy companion, asked him if anything was wrong.

"It's Zelda." he responded. "I have no clue where she is, and if Ganondorf is still searching for her…" he found it difficult to finish that sentence. If the King of Evil captured her, she would not stand a chance. Rauru had assured him that the princess is alive, but for how long? He wondered if he would actually meet her while he was awakening the sages. He wished deeply that Impa would know something if he met her again, which he was certain he would. "Don't worry about it much, Link. I'm sure she's perfectly fine." Navi assured him. Link still felt uncertain. He pressed on, hoping that he will indeed meet the missing princess before this adventure ends. (A/N: Most of you may be aware of the fact that the poor guy has unknowingly already completed that last bit.)

In the next room, he found Alice (A/N: I changed the name so that she won't be confused with Amy Rose) and defeated her, freeing the third flame. As he walked through the next door, he found himself back in the foyer. In the center of the room, he saw Magara, but she seemed to be crying. He decided that this was due to the loss of her sisters, and felt a twinge of guilt in his heart. He quickly got over it, justifying that if he can eliminate her, she will be with her siblings again. However, as he walked up to her she split if four copies of herself. This hindered the hero, as it was difficult to pick out the real thing from the imposters. He kept his shield up, but was only able to land a small number of hits. The ghost seemed to be gaining speed as the fight went on. Link knew that before long, he would be completely outmatched.

It was right about then that I entered the Temple. I noted the mansion-like layout of the place, and wondered if anyone lived here. I headed into the foyer to find a quartet of similar looking ghosts circling a green clothed Hylian. I immediately recognized him as the boy who pulled the sword (which I noted that he was now using), and decided that he was the Hero of Time.

Never one to refuse giving a helping hand, I charged at the feminine specters, and randomly ax kicked the correct Poe. She faded away, releasing the violet flame she was keeping. As it returned to its holder, the elevator in the center of the room went active, and a small platform rose up.

"Thanks." the green-clad Hylian said.

"Anytime." I responded. "I assume you are the one destined to claim the title of 'Hero of Time'?"

"How do you…" he began to ask, but I cut him off.

"Sheik told me." I answered his unfinished question.

"You already met him?"

"Yep."

"I'm sorry, I forgot to Introduce myself. My name is Link." The Hylian stated.

"I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog." I replied.

I then saw a winged blue light emerge from his bag.

"Pleased to meet you, Sonic." it said. "Call me Navi."

"Alright then, Navi." I replied to it. I was aware of fairies, and you can still thank Sheik for that, but I was still startled to see one.

Link then remembered something that seemed very important.

"Oh, that's right. Rauru wanted me to give you something." He stated. He brought out his bag and opened it up. "Sorry, there's a lot of stuff in here. This may take a while"

I was irritated when he said that, but I kept cool since I had a decent idea of what it might be that the sage of light wanted to give me. Link began pulling various tools and items from his bag, naming each one as he did so.

"Okay, Hookshot, quiver, toothbrush, boomerang, bow, bag of bombs, Shard of Agony, Light Medallion, ocarina…?" he then pulled out a chili dog, a confused look on his face. "How did this…-" He did not get to finish that sentence. I snatched the delicacy from him and gobbled it down in one bite. Link and Navi just stared at me, disgust written al over their faces. Link just shook his head and went back to digging through his seemingly bottomless shoulder bag. "…wallet, slingshot, Deku nuts, bullet bag, washtub, tent, notepad, sheet music, sword polish, gold tokens…"

"Say, how can you fit so much stuff into such a small bag?" I interrupted his rummaging.

"I don't know. When you're caught up in the action and suspense, you really don't think about these trivial details." Link answered. He went back to looking through that bag with the infinite volume. "…Deku sticks, trail mix, comb, more sheet music… Ah, there it is!" He finally found what he was looking for and pulled out the Yellow Chaos Emerald. He handed it to me and proceeded to place all that random junk back in his bag. I again wondered how it is that all this stuff could fit in there in the first place.

I stored the Emerald in my quills and stepped onto the elevator, Link and Navi following behind. In front of us a large door stood strong. Link unlocked the door with this ominous looking key, and walked in. "Link, wait." I called out.

"What?" The hero asked.

"I promised myself that I would aid anyone who stood up to that tyrant. From here on out, I will help you and Navi battle the evil forces gripping Hyrule."

"Alright then. Glad to have you with us, Sonic."

We continued walking up to a raised platform with a Triforce mark in the center of the carpet. It looked like no one was around, but when we tired to go back, the exit was sealed.

"What the hell is…?" I questioned.

I heard a horse whiney behind us. We both turned around slowly, and nearly fainted. There was Ganondorf, sitting atop a dark furred horse.

You guys know that it is not really Ganondorf, just Phantom Ganon. Anyway, review or be destroyed.