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Chapter 12

Fem Fatal

After the curse on the Shadow Temple had been lifted, Link and I were deposited at the entrance of the Graveyard. The spirits of my six friends were waiting there, ready to battle the Hylian Hero, but before anything can happen, I explained to them (Through Silver's translations) that Link was not the enemy, and after introductions were exchanged, we left the village. Link mounted his noble steed, and headed off to the eastern desert, with me running alongside him.

As we made our way to Gerudo Valley, I could not help but wonder if the whole "Lone-man-born-every-century-to-a-normally-female-dominated-race" thing had somehow contributed to Ganondorf's lust for power. While it is true that Gerudo Law dictates that this lone male is to be their king, there was no way Ganondorf could possibly have been admired by everyone. Say, who leads the Gerudo during the years where this one man is not born? It was unlikely that a ton of female thieves would let themselves run wild.

It was not important at the moment. We eventually reached the valley, only to see the bridge out.

"Great. What now?" The Hero of Time asked aloud.

"Simple." I replied. "We jump over the gap."

"What!"

"Just watch." I backed away from the broken bridge, began gathering speed, and burst forward at the valley, easily leaping over the gap. I turned around to see Link staring at me in amazement, Navi sharing his feelings. "Come on, Link!" I called to him. "It's not that difficult!"

He backed Epona up, then ran at the gap full speed. The horse leapt at the last second, gliding across the valley with ease. I grinned at this display, and noticed a carpenter's tent set up near the broken bridge. A lone carpenter stood in front of it, enraged that his men had been captured by the Gerudo. I wondered what the Gerudo do with their captives. Well, if their all women, then maybe they…

I shook the image out of my head. It doesn't matter what they do with their captives. What does matter is that Link and I rescue these men, now. We rode further into the valley, and eventually reached the Gerudo Fortress. Almost as soon as we passed by the structure, a pair of Gerudo guards singled us out, bound us, and threw us into a prison cell. I'll admit, it was humiliating to be apprehended by a bunch of girls, but on the other hand, I know Rouge, so I had a decent idea of their ideologies. They did not take any of our tools, so I was relieved in that. Link fired his hookshot at a wood shutter hanging over the window, and we were able to escape. We proceeded to sneak through the hideout, searching for the captured carpenters. It was exceedingly difficult to move with all of the guards in there, but between my speed and Links bow, they never knew we were there.

The carpenters were fairly easy to locate. Apparently, they had wanted to join their ranks, but were captured because of their gender. It amazed me to no end that the Gerudo could bear such a large hatred for human or hylian men, yet be perfectly accepting of that one man who is born into their ranks every 100 years. The guard had ambushed us, but Link made short work of it. The key she dropped opened the cell, and the carpenters escaped. After that, a high stander in the Gerudo legion, impressed by how we were able to sneak past all the guards so easily, accepted us into their ranks. This meant that Link and I had full access to the fortress, as well as permission to head to the Desert Colossus, where their leader, Nabooru, makes her hideout.

Nabooru was the Sage of Spirit, so getting to the Colossus became our top priority. Heading in the direction of the structure, the Gerudo guard described the trials of the Haunted Wasteland, then allowed us to go on our way. It was difficult to get through the wasteland, but through determination and all the right equipment, we made it to the Desert Colossus, site of the Spirit Temple. From a Great Fairy Spring nearby, Link acquired a new spell, and we proceeded into the Colossus. The room was empty, safe for two murals placed on opposite sides of the stairway. The one on the left hand side read "If you wish to proceed in the past, crawl through the hole in essence of youth" and the right hand one read "If you wish to proceed in the future, return with the power of silver from the past." The riddle had me confused to no end.

When they said "the power of silver from the past" they can not have meant Silver the Hedgehog, because he's from over 200 years in the future. I looked to Link questioningly, and he looked at the left hand mural, a look of understanding on his face.

"I need to come here 7 years ago, and retrieve a treasure that will allow us to proceed now."

I made since, when I began to think about it. They both referenced time, so it would be likely that a child will have to perform something in the left-hand path, while an adult would need whatever the child finds to proceed with the right hand path. But how is a child supposed to return here? We walked out of the temple, and as if to answer my unasked question, who should jump from an overhanging rock, but Sheik.

He simply uttered some vague message, taught Link the Requiem of Spirit, then, under cover of a desert wind, vanished.

"Why does he always disappear?" I asked no one.

"Forget it, buddy. This is Sheikah town."

"You're probably right."

Link proceeded to warp to the Temple of Time, leaving me alone in the vast desert. I headed into the Temple, hoping to get out of the storm. Almost as soon I walked into that front room, I heard cackling, and quickly looked for a place to hide. As soon as I was hidden from view, I watched as a pair of Gerudo witches flew into the temple, their looks reeking of age, cruelty written all over their faces. With little regard for the room, they immediately made their way deeper into the Temple, magically warping out of the room.

I had mentally noted some similarities between the witches and the Gerudo king. Perhaps one of those witches was his surrogate mother? Maybe even both of them? I shook some sense back into myself, and settled down into a comfortable position, noit wanting to be found in case those witches came back, and waited for Link to return.

Within 20 minutes, the Hero of Time had returned to the Spirit Temple, Silver Gauntlets in hand. With the immense power stored within, he pushed aside the large block hiding the entrance to the deeper reaches of the Temple, allowing us to proceed. The trials of the temple were the hardest yet, but upon finding a shield with this incredibly polished surface, we were able to reach the deepest part of the Temple. And waiting for us there, were the Gerudo witches I saw earlier.

Sorry if the Chapter had progressed too fast. I just really want to put a ton of emphasis on the final battles, such as the one against Twinrova. Now, review the chapter, or let this Gerudo witch burn or freeze you. Either way, you will die.