The Legend of Zelda: The Guardian of Sages

Chapter Eight: The Perils Within the Fire Temple

Within the depths of a big black castle, on the top floor, a man was sitting on a throne. He had spikey, orange hair with cold orange eyes. He wore black armour on his shoulders, wrists, and knees. He wore big brown boots, with an outfit that showed he had muscles. He wore a long black cape as well. The room was dark, the only things that could be seen was a big glowing crystal ball. He sat, annoyed as he peered through it. Carrie was the main focus within the crystal ball. He sighs in annoyance, "So....that kid managed to find the Guardian of Sages did he? This should be slightly amusing...."

A servant bowed, "Lord Ganondorf? What should we do about the girl?"

Ganondorf waves his hand, "Leave her be. They can't possibly get passed the temple in the volcano. We'll see how far they go first...."

The servant bowed again, "Yes, M'lord."

Ganondorf still stares at the crystal ball, looking at Carrie. He places a hand on his chin, "Hmm.....she could be of use to me. She seems to show potential in power."

The servant smirks, "Lovely isn't she, my Lord?"

Ganondorf still stares at Carrie in the crystal ball, "Hmm....I guess. Nothing special to me."

The servant then asks, "What about the boy?"

Ganondorf says cooly, "What about him? There's nothing to worry with him. Even if he does go through all the temples with the Guardian, he still won't defeat me......."

The servant bows again, "Of course...."

Ganondorf smirks, "Although....I must say........the kid has guts for trying. I'll give him that. As for the Carrie Girl........send a scout out.....I'd like to know more about her."

The servant bows, "Yes, M'lord..."

With that, the servant leaves the room. Ganondorf still stares at Carrie within the crystal ball. It showed her looking around in the Forest Temple. Ganondorf then sits back in his chair and crosses his legs. He smirks, "Carrie, my dear.........you're in for a wild ride...."

Ganondorf began to laugh evily. His sinister laugh echoed throughout the corridors.

Dawn soon hit Kakariko Village. Almost everyone was up doing the usual, doing various chores, interacting with others, or even eating breakfast. Things any village was seen doing.

Carrie on the otherhand was still sleeping in the bed Ben had let her use. She hugged on to a pillow while she slept. Link then walks up the stairs, fully dressed in his tunic and underclothes, and walks to Carrie. Navi flew behind him, "She's worse than you, Link."

Link shakes his head as he then places a hand on her shoulder. He shakes her gently, saying softly, "Carrie? It's time to wake up. Carrie?"

Carrie opens one eye and then both. She looks at Link, "Hm? Link? You're dressed already?"

She then raises up a little and wipes her eyes with one hand. Link chuckles, "Well....it IS morning. I would have let you sleep longer....but I didn't think you'd want to miss breakfast."

Carrie turns over and sits up, yawning. Link then asks, "In your world........do people always sleep in?"

Carrie smiles, "Some people do. There's morning birds in my world too."

Carrie then gets up and stretches, yawning once again. Link then says, "Everyone's already at the table."

Carrie then walks to the stairs, "Mm....okay...."

Carrie was still trying to wake up. She then walks down the stairs, followed by Link. Ben, Harry, and Larry were sitting at the table with the food already set up. Harry smiles, "There's the Sleepy Head!"

Larry smiles, "Morning, Carrie."

Carrie waves, "Morning...."

She then sits down. Link sits beside her. Ben smiles, "You like to sleep in, huh?"

Carrie wipes her eyes again, "Let's just say I'm more of a night person."

Ben nods, "Okay....fair enough. Now we can say grace."

Everyone then puts their hands together as Ben resided an old prayer from Hyrule. After he was done, everyone opened their eyes saying, "Amen!"

Carrie looked to see what was on the morning menu. There was bacon, eggs, toast, oranges, and orange juice. Ben then hands Carrie a full plate, "Here you go. Dished it out before you got down here."

Carrie smiles, "Thanks."

She takes the plate and sets it in front of her. Larry then pours orange juice in a glass and hands it to Carrie, "Here you are."

Carrie takes the glass, "Thanks."

Larry nods, "No problem."

Carrie began to drink sips of her juice. Link began to eat his toast. Harry then asks, "So.....where are you headed today?"

Link then swallows what he had in his mouth and replies, "Death Mountian."

Ben then asks, "You sure you want to go there? It's quite dangerous."

Carrie then eats a bit of bacon, "We'll manage."

Ben nods, "Okay then. As long as you're prepared. Oh well."

Link nods, "We will be."

With that, he then takes a drink of orange juice. Ben then says, "By the way....your laundry is done. It's all folded on the bedside table."

Carrie smiles, "Thank you."

Ben then says, "If you like.....I can set you up a tub with warm water for you to wash..."

Carrie then says, "It's okay......I'll just take a sponge bath."

Ben nods, "Okay. After we eat....I'll get you everything you need."

Carrie smiles, "Thanks. You're too kind."

Ben smiles, "It's no trouble, really."

After everyone finished eating, Harry and Larry went outside to do their daily pranks, while Ben cleared the table. Carrie then went upstairs and saw a small mirror. She looks in it, seeing her hair messy. She grunts and places the mirror back down. Link then comes up behind Carrie, "You sleep well?"

Carrie turns and smiles, "Better than when I slept in the barn."

Link smiles, "That's good."

Carrie smiles, "How about you?"

Link nods, "I slept well."

Carrie nods, "I'm glad."

Link then goes to the table and began to put on his equipment. Carrie then sat on the bed and saw her clothes on the bedside table, like Ben said. Link then puts his sword, quiver, bow and shield on his back. He then places his gauntlets on and then lastly, his pouches. He then adjusts his hat and looks to Carrie, "I'll feed the horses while you get cleaned up....."

Carrie nods, "Alright...."

With that, Link then walks down the stairs as Ben was bringing up a bowl of water with a cloth, brush, and soap. Link says, "See ya, Ben."

Ben nods, "Bye, Link."

Ben then places the stuff onto the table, "There you are, Carrie. You'll have the house to yourself for a little bit."

Carrie then asks, "Where are you off to?"

Ben then says, "A little shopping is all. A little short on food."

Carrie nods, "Alright, have fun."

Ben chuckles, "Thanks. Take care."

Carrie then says, "Bye. Thanks for everything."

Ben smiles, "You're welcome."

With that, Ben then went down the stairs and went out the front door. The cow in the cage mooed again. Carrie then looks to the bowl and cloth.

A few moments later, after Carrie cleaned herself, she was almost fully dressed, tying on her red sash around her waist. She then places on her boots and then her cloak. Her gauntlets and pants were already on. She then grabs the brush Ben left for her and brushes her hair out straight. She grabs her hairties from the bedside table and began to braid her hair like before. She made sure it was tight and no hair got in her way. After she was done, she then equiped her Dragon Sword to her sash. She then looks herself over, making sure nothing was out of place. She looked at her bracelets, which glew once in a while and then faded. She then places a hand around her Wolf Claw. Satisfied, she then went down the stairs and out the door.

She looks around outside and sees everyone doing their daily business. Carrie then walks down the steps, passed an old man in night blue robes, and then down a few more steps. She sees Link feeding Epona. She smiles as she goes up to him, "Hey, Link..."

Link smiles, "Hey, Carrie...."

Carrie then looks at Dark, who came up to her and nudged her. Carrie then began to pet his head, "Was Dark fed yet?"

Link sighs and shakes his head, "No. Dark wouldn't even let me near him...."

Carrie looks at Dark, "Dark? What's your problem?"

She sighs and then goes into Dark's pouch. She takes out more carrots and begins to feed him. Dark takes small bites as Carrie pets his head. Link looks to Carrie, "See? Dark only responds to you. As for everyone else, Dark wants nothing to do with them."

Carrie pets Dark's head after feeding him, "Dark....you should trust people more. Especially Link."

Dark snorts and flicks his tail, not really caring about the subject. Carrie sighs, "What am I gonna do with you?"

Dark rubs his head on the side of Carrie's. She smiles and pets him more. Link chuckles, "I guess the answer is not much."

Carrie laughs, "Really."

Link then says, "Oh. I saw Ben on his way shopping....he gave us these for our trip."

Link then holds up two small bags. He then gives one to Carrie. She then asked, "What is it?"

Link then says, "Ben says its for lunch."

Carrie smiles, "Great."

Link smiles as well, "We'll leave the horses here. They'll be fine until nightfall. You ready to go?"

Carrie nods, "Yes. Let's go!"

Navi jingles up and down, "What are we waiting for?! Off to Death Mountian!!"

Carrie and Link chuckle. Link then says, "Let's get moving."

Carrie smiles, "Awesome!"

As Link began to walk with Carrie. He then says, "I gotta use that word sometime."

Carrie chuckles, "You should."

The two then walk on ahead, passed the red brick house, passed another white house, and then went up some steps. They then go passed a lookout post. A man from on top of a roof waves, "Hey, Link!"

Link waves, "Hey, Diz!"

Diz had orange-brown hair and beard, wearing a white shirt with multi-coloured pants and sandals. Diz shouts, "Who's your friend?"

Link shouts back, "This is Carrie!"

Diz smiles at Carrie, "How're you doing?"

Carrie smiles back, "Not bad, yourself?"

Diz keeps his smiles, "Not bad, not bad. Still can't get down from here."

Carrie chuckles, "See you around."

Diz nods, "You too. Bye, Link."

Link waves, "Bye."

Carrie and Link then walk up more steps, passed two houses with signs that said Bazaar and Potion Shop. They look ahead to see the Death Mountian trail. Carrie and Link then look at one another and then begin to walk on the trail. Everything was what one would expect on a mountian trail. The path was nothing but dirt and minerals while there were walls made from the mountian itself. As soon as they go up a small slope, they see abnormal creatures with four yellow legs with little spikes, while the body was all red and it had one red eye. Carrie's eyes widened, "Red Tektite!"

Link nods, "Yeah."

He then gets his sword out and begins to slash it. He then vanquished it. Carrie smiles, "Nice."

Link smiles back, "Thanks."

The two then run further and turn to their right around a bend. There was another path, only this time, there was brown boulders scattered about. Link then says, "We should go to Goron City first."

Carrie nods, "We'll need to anyways."

Link chuckles, "That's right. You're always ahead."

Carrie chuckles, "Not exactly."

They then run around the boulders. Another Red Tektite was seen. Carrie's eyes widened and then narrowed as she drew her sword, "I got this."

Link nods, "Go ahead...."

Carrie then slashes at the Tektite, "Gah!!"

She then stabs it in the eye and kills it. Carrie then sheathes her sword, "There..."

Carrie then runs on ahead. Link then catches up from behind. A big boulder then rolls their way. Link's eyes widened, "This way!"

With that, he grabs Carrie's arm and pulls her against himself as he was against the wall of another bend. The boulder then rolls passed them, nearly hitting them. Carrie watches the boulder roll away. Link looks down at her, "You okay?"

Carrie looks up at him, "Yeah. I'm fine."

They both then run a little more ways. Up ahead, they see a big cave. Carrie smiles, "Dodongo's Cavern!"

Link smiles, "Very good."

They then turn another bend and run up a slighty deeper slope. More boulders were seen scattered around. Carrie and Link then run around them. Another boulder was seen rolling their way. The two then run to the side, avoiding the big boulder. They take one last turn and see a pole with a ripped red flag on it. Link smiles, "We're nearly there!"

They then run pass it, the path getting a little more narrow. On the right side was a ledge that seemed a long way down. Over the rocks, the village was seen as well. Carrie and Link kept on running, coming upon a sight of a square platform with rocks all over the top of it. Carrie didn't have to worry about the narrow path. Not only did the sides have fencing near the platform, but the space was wide and open as well. Ahead, behind the platform was a big square opening with ripped banners at the top.

Link sees, "We're here."

Carrie nods, "Finally."

The sun rose higher, indication of noon. They finally run inside the big square opening.

Inside was a big rounded area. There were passage ways and a giant hole in the middle. Carrie's eyes widened when she looked around. She then walks to the giant hole and looks down. When Carrie looked down, there was more passages and more pathways to walk around. There was rope attached to three of the ledges on the top floor, leading to a platform in the middle of it. At the very bottom was a flat floor with two closed doors. Carrie smiles, "Goron City...."

Link then says, "Oh no......this isn't good."

Carrie then asks, "What is it?"

Link replies, "There's no one here. Usually Gorons hang out all around here....but there's no one! Maybe Ganondorf did something to them!"

Carrie then looks around, "There should be one last Goron in here."

Link looks to Carrie, "Where??"

Carrie then hears a loud sound coming from below. It sounded like a boulder rolling. Carrie points down, "Down there. There's one rolling!"

Link sees a Goron rolling on the second floor. Link then says, "Let's go!"

Carrie then says, "Way ahead of you."

She then jumps down off the ledge and onto the second floor. Link sighs and does the same. A fast moving ball the goes passed them, almost hitting the two. Carrie steps back, "Woah!!"

Link then looks around, "How do we get him to stop....we can't shout. They can't hear when they're rolling."

Carrie then says, "Get a bomb and blow him up."

Link's eyes widened, "What?!"

Carrie chuckles, "You should know that bombs don't kill Gorons. They just hurt them that's all. Plus we need a big bang for him to stop."

Link then asks, "Are you sure?"

Carrie nods, "Positive."

Link nods, "Okay then."

A fast moving ball goes by once again. Link then gets out a bomb from his Bomb Pouch. He then lights it up. Link then says, "Take cover!"

Carrie nods, "Okay."

Carrie and Link then run into the nearest passage. They watch as the rolling ball was approahing the bomb. The bomb's spark went out, doing nothing for a moment. The rolling ball then hits the bomb with a BOOM! The rolling ball stops. A child's voice was heard, "OUCH! How could you do this to me? You, you're Ganondorf's servant! Hear my name and tremble! I am Link! Hero of the Gorons!"

Carrie began to laugh. Link raises an eyebrow, "Uhh....Link? No.....I'm Link."

The Goron then raises up and stands, groaning as it stood up. It stood a head smaller than Link. His body was somewhat round, especially his belly. His head was wide and had purple dots for eyes. It's mouth was big and had long arms with markings on each shoulder, both the same. It had a little bit of yellow hair on the top of it's head. It's whole body was a smooth brown. This was a Goron. Their feet were usually big as well. Carrie and Link then go up to the Goron, who then got a good look at the two. His eyes widened, "What? Your name is also Link?"

Link nods, "Yes. I am."

The Goron's eyes widened once again, "Then you must be the legendary Dodongo Buster and Hero, Link!"

Carrie chuckles a little. Link nods, "Yeah.....I was....."

The Goron's face brightens, "My dad is Darunia.....Do you remember him?"

Link nods, "Yes.....I do..."

Darunia was the King of the Gorons, who ruled his people well and protected them. The Goron continues, "Dad named me Link after you, because you're so brave! It's a cool name! I really like it!"

Carrie giggles a little. Link then looks to her and then back at....well......Link. He then continues, "Link, you're a hero to us Gorons! I'm so glad to meet you!"

Link nods, "It's nice to meet you too."

Long ago, Link saved the Gorons from a giant monster known as King Dodongo, a giant fire-breathing lizard who terrorized them and caused fear. Gorons were forever grateful for what Link had done for them. The Goron known as Link jumped up and down, "Please give me your autograph! Sign it: To my friend, Link of the Gorons"

Carrie covered her mouth, giggling more, "Looks like you have a fan, Link."

Link sighs, "I'm sorry...uhh....Link......I can't do that at this time."

Goron Link's eyes widened, "Oh......I guess it's not a good time to ask you for this.....Please help everyone!"

Link then asks, "What happened here?"

Goron Link frowns, "My dad, Darunia, went to the Fire Temple. A dragon is inside! If we don't hurry up, even my dad will be eaten by the dragon!!"

Goron Link then covered his face with his hands, crying, "B-b-b-boooooooo hoooooo!"

Carrie gasps, waving her hands, "L-Link.....please d-don't cry..."

Carrie then looks to Link, "Link. Do something!"

Link shrugs, "What can I do?"

Carrie shrugs, "I dunno.....say something I guess?"

Link sighs and looks to Goron Link, "Umm......can you tell me more about this dragon you mentioned?"

Goron Link stopped crying and began to sob, "A long time ago there was an evil dragon named Volvagia living in this mountain. That dragon was very scary! He ate Gorons! Using a huge hammer, the hero of Gorons.....BOOOM! Destroyed it just like that. This is a myth from long ago, but it's true! I know because my dad is a descendant of the hero!"

Goron Link began to cry again, "B-b-b-boooooooooo hooooo!"

Link sighs and then asks, "What about the other Gorons? What happened to them?"

Goron Link sobs, "Everybody was taken to the Fire Temple.....While my dad was out....Ganondorf's followers came and took them all away!"

Carrie and Link look at one another with their eyes narrowed. Goron Link continues, "All of them will be eaten by Volvagia! Dad said that Ganondorf has revived Volvagia.....As a warning to those who might oppose him, Ganondorf is going to feed them all to Volvagia!"

Carrie growls in anger after hearing what Ganondorf had done to the Gorons. She then says, "Well, here's a pair of opposers right here! We're gonna save them all!!"

Goron Link then looked to Carrie, "Dad went to the Fire Temple all by himself to try to save everyone...."

Goron Link then turns to Link, "Please help, Link! I'll give you this heat-resistant tunic!"

Goron Link then hands Link a tunic that looked just like his, but only red instead of green. Just then a shift was heard. Two big doors on the bottom floor began to open. Link then turns to Goron Link, "What about my friend?"

Goron Link shrugs, "What about her? YOU have to stop Volvagia, not her."

Carrie gasps, "Hey!!"

Link then says, "Link.....Carrie has to help me too. She's the Guardian of Sages! She HAS to fight Volvagia with me."

Goron Link's eyes widened, "Guardian....of Sages?? Is it true??"

Link nods, "Yes. It's true."

Goron Link lit up, "In that case! Go to the Goron Shop and tell the Shop Owner I sent you. He'll fix you up with something to withstand the massive heat in the Death Mountian Crater."

Carrie mutters, "Now he shows some respect AFTER he finds out who I am....."

Link nods to Goron Link, "Thank you. You've been a great help."

Goron Link smiles, "Anytime! Good luck!"

Carrie says lowly, "Thanks...."

She then jumps down to the third floor. Link then follows along. Carrie then runs and jumps down to the last floor. Link lands behind her. Goron Link then shouts down, "There's a passage behind my dad's throne to lead you to the Crater!"

Link shouts back, "Thanks!"

Carrie then runs into a door on the left. Inside was a room made from rock. There was a stand with another Goron standing behind it. Two shelves were behind him with items. Link then goes in as well. The Goron nods to them, "Welcome! What can I do for you?"

Carrie then says, "Uhh.....Link.....Goron Link, sent me to get something from you."

The Goron tilts his head, "Like what?"

Carrie then says, "Something to withstand massive heat."

The Goron's eyes widened, "OH! Then have I got something for you!!"

The Goron then digs into something behind his stand and pulls it out. It was folded red fabric. The Goron then says, "This here....is known as the Fire Cloak!"

Carrie smiles, "Wow!"

Carrie then takes off her black cloak and then grabs the red cloak and tries it on. Carrie looks at herself and smiles, "Are you sure this can withstand the strongest heat?"

The Goron replies, "Absolutely. As long as you keep it on."

Carrie smiles, "Good. Can I leave my cloak here?"

The Goron nods, "Certainly."

Carrie then folds her Cloak of Darkness and places it on the counter, "Take good care of it."

The Goron nods, "I will...."

Link then changes out of his green tunic, revealing his white underclothes. He then puts on his red tunic and then his equipment. He then folds his green tunic and places it on top of Carrie's Cloak of Darkness, "And this too?"

The Goron nods, "Yes."

Link smiles, "Thanks."

With that, Carrie and Link run out of the shop. They then go to the other door. Inside was a small area. It had banners on the ceiling, two rugs on the floor, and a table to the right of the room. Ahead was two torches and then a big statue. Link then goes up to the statue, "Must be behind this thing."

Carrie nods, "It is."

Link then says, "Alright then. Allow me."

He then grabs the statue and moves it back, grunting from how heavy it was. He then moves it onto the rug, "Th-there!"

Link breathes heavily, "Woah...."

Carrie the goes up to him, "Are you alright?"

Link nods, "Yeah. Let's go."

Navi then hides in Link's shield on his back. Carrie and Link then run inside the passage behind the statue. On the otherside of the passage, was a big chamber that was made from solid rock. Inside was glowing red, as lava was flowing below the ledges and cliffs that were seen inside. They were in.....the center of a volcano. Carrie gasps, "Oh!! My GOD!!! It's hoooot!! Woo-weee!"

Link then wipes his forehead off from sweat, "Yes it is. Phew."

To the right was a wooden bridge, while to the left was a broken one. Carrie points to the broken one, "There."

Link nods, "Okay!"

They both run to the edge and stop. They look across. Carrie then looks down, seeing massive lava flowing like a thick river. Carrie looks away, feeling nervous. Link looks around for a way over the broken bridge. He then sees a wooden railing sticking out of a rock wall across the bridge. He points to it, "We'll use that."

Carrie nods, "Okay."

Link then gets his Hookshot out. Link holds his arm out, "Come on..."

Carrie nods, "Alright..."

She then goes to Link and wraps her arms around him firmly. Link then wraps an arm around Carrie firmly as well and pulls her close against himself. Link then says softly, "Hang on..."

Carrie then grabs onto Link tighter and closes her eyes shut. Link then aims at the railing and shoots his Hookshot at it. It grips on and then they fly towards it. They both fall and land on their feet, now on the otherside of the broken bridge. Carrie kept her eyes closed tight. Link then puts his Hookshot away and looks down at Carrie. He shakes her gently, still having his arm around her, "Hey....we're here. It's okay."

Carrie then opens her eyes and looks around. She sighs in relief. Link smiles, "Come on..."

Carrie and Link then begin to walk across the remains of the bridge. Carrie didn't want to look down. She takes a deep breath and walks slowly. Link then walks beside her, "Are you okay?"

Carrie nods, "Uh-huh....just trying not to look down that's all."

Link nods, "Okay. Take your time."

A swoop was then heard at the end of the bridge. Carrie and Link look to see it was Sheik. Carrie's eyes widened as Link said, "S-Sheik..."

He stands and then walks towards Carrie and Link on the bridge. Sheik then says, "It is something that grows over time...a true friendship. A feeling in the heart that becomes even stronger over time."

Sheik then stops in front of Carrie and Link and continues, "The passion of friendship will soon blossom into a righteous power and through it, you will know which way to go...This song is dedicated to the power of the heart....Listen to the Bolero of Fire..."

Sheik then gets out a harp and begins to play a catchy and yet soft beat. He then plays the tune one more time. Link then gets out his ocarina while Carrie got out her flute. They then begin to mimic the notes Sheik had just played. Sheik then began to play the same song. Carrie and Link then followed along, all playing together in a soon unison. They then keep playing and then the song faded out. Carrie gasps, for she had just learned the song, Bolero of Fire.

Carrie and Link then put their instruments away as Sheik put his harp away. He then says, "Link......Carrie.......I'll see you again..."

Link then stepped forward, "Wait!"

A wall of fire then rose up and blocked his way. Sheik then backed up a few feet until he was off the bridge. Sheik then throws a Deku Nut. Within its flash, Sheik was gone, along with the fire wall. Link's eyes widened. He then sighs, "He always takes off before I go to ask him something."

Carrie gasps, "Oh! I just realized something!"

Link looks to Carrie, "What?"

Carrie then points to the ledge where the bridge was broken, "I could've used the Wolf Claw to jump over that!! Dammit!!"

Link's eyes widened, "Oh yeah! You could have!"

Carrie sighs, "Oh well. I'll do it on the way out."

Link scratches his head, "Heh heh....yeah, I guess carrying you while I use the Hookshot is something we kinda got use to, huh?"

Carrie nods, "I guess so...."

Carrie and Link then fall silent for a moment. Carrie then says randomly, "Race ya!!"

She then began to run towards the end of the bridge. Link's eyes widened, "Huh? Hey!!"

He then began to run behind Carrie. There was a a space with a platform that had the symbol for the Fire Sage. Carrie then turns left and runs through a narrow pathway, leading to an entrance. Carrie then runs inside and stops at a square hole with a ladder in it. Carrie smiles as Link runs up to her, "I win..."

Link sighs, "Geez....I wasn't expecting that. You are so odd at times."

Carrie shrugs, "What do you expect? I'm from another world. Where I'm from....people would find YOU odd."

Link raises an eyebrow, "Me? Odd? I know that I've always been different from others....but never labeled odd."

Carrie smiles, "Don't worry.....you're not odd to me."

Link smiles, "Well....I can't say the same for you. You're a little odd.......but I like it. That's one of the things I came to like about you."

Carrie's eyes widened as she blushes a little, the heat from her face not helping with heat of their surroundings, "Y-you have??"

Link smiles and nods. Carrie then turns away from him, "L-let's just get into the temple...."

Carrie then jumps in the hole, "Aulie yoop!"

She then grabs onto the ladder. She then grabs hold of the sides and lets her feet off the ladder. She then began to slide down at speed. She then lands on her feet at the bottom.

Link looks down, not believing what Carrie just did. He then shakes his head. He then jumps in the hole and grabs on the ladder. He then began to climb down. Carrie shouts, "Why don't you jump down?!"

Link then calls down, "Because......I could hurt myself...!"

Carrie sighs and crosses her arms, waiting for Link to climb down. Link finally comes down the ladder and then faces Carrie, "Okay......this should be it."

Carrie nods, "It is."

They both turn to see a square entrance made from tannish yellow brick, from what it looked like. Link looks at Carrie, "Ready?"

Carrie nods, "Ready."

They then walk into the entrance of the Fire Temple. As soon as they got inside, Carrie gasped at the sight. There was stairs made from ancient stone and at the top was three fire places in the shape of totem-like faces, smiling. Each had fire burning inside of them. On the left side of the stairs, there was a door and on the right, was a totem with a smiling head on top. Carrie and Link heard flapping of wings. Carrie sees fireballs in the air, flying. Carrie sighs, "Oh no.....Fire Keese..."

Link nods, "Yeah......I'll shoot them."

He then takes his bow and arrow out and takes aim at the Fire Keese. These creatures were bats. In this case fire, due to them being on fire all the time....except when they hit something, then their fire goes out. Link then shoots an arrow and hits one. He then gets another arrow out and aims it at the last one. He then shoots and hits it as well. A quick screech was heard as soon as an arrow hit them. Carrie smiles, "Nice."

Link smiles, "Let's go."

With that, Carrie and Link then run up the stairs. Link then asks, "Which way?"

Carrie then runs left, "This door over here isn't locked. The other one is."

Link nods, "Alright."

They then go through the door. The room they entered in was huge. There were platforms and ledges with lava flowing at the bottom of each. Ahead of them was a giant door. Carrie and Link gasped as soon as they saw who was standing in front of the big door. It was a fairly muscular Goron. This one was different from the others. He had a spikey dull coloured beard with the same coloured spikey hair at the back. His chest stuck out and he only had a little round belly. His arms were long and muscular with massive hands. His feet were small though, from a distance. His eyes were big and purple. He also had a mean, tough look on him. Link's eyes widened, "Darunia!"

Darunia, the King of Gorons, indeed stood in front of them across the room. Darunia finally spoke, his voice tough and somewhat deep, but mostly rough, "Who's there? Is that you, Link....?"

Link then says, "Yes! It's me!!"

Darunia's eyes widened, "Oh, it really is Link! You've grown so big since I last saw you!"

Carrie was still staring at Darunia, not believing that she was really in his presence. Darunia then cleared his throat, "I want to have a man-to-man talk with you, but now's not the time. Ganondorf is causing trouble on Death Mountian again! He has revived the evil, ancient dragon Volvagia! On top of that, he is going to feed my people to that evil dragon as a warning to other races that might resist him....If that fire-breathing dragon escapes from the mountain, all of Hyrule will become a burning wasteland!"

Carrie finally spoke up, "We know! That's why we're here!"

Darunia then notices Carrie, "And who might you be?"

Carrie then steps forward, "I am Carrie. The Guardian of Sages! I came to help out with Link!"

Darunia's eyes widened, "Th-the Guardian?? No....it can't be true!! N-nevermind! I will go on ahead to try to seal up the evil dragon....I'm concerned, though, because I don't have the legendary hammer....But I have no choice."

Darunia then looks to Link and says, "Link....I'm asking you to do this as my Sworn Brother.....While I'm trying to deal with the dragon, please save my people!"

When Link was a kid, he saved the Gorons from King Dodongo, not only did the Gorons respect him, but Darunia the most. Which caused him to claim Link and himself as brothers. Darunia then looks to Carrie, "And you.....if you are the Guardian....please help my people!"

Link nods, "We will!"

Darunia then says, "The prisoners' cells are in the opposite direction. I'm counting on you, Link! You too, Girl!"

With that, Darunia turns away and goes inside the big door. The big door then closes and seals itself. Link then turns to Carrie, "Let's go!"

Carrie nods, "Okay....but we go that way."

Carrie then points to their left where there were platforms in a row. Link then asks, "Why there?"

Carrie then says, "A Goron is trapped on the otherside."

Link nods, "Okay. Let's go to it."

Carrie then runs and jumps from platform to platform in a blink. Link's eyes widened, "Wow.....that Wolf Claw sure is useful."

Link then runs and jumps on a platform, taking his time. He then jumps onto another one, being careful. He then jumps on the last one, seeing Carrie stand and wait for him. Link then makes the final jump. Carrie shakes her head and then stomps on a yellow switch with her foot. To Link's left, a cage door was opening. A Goron stood up inside. This one looked just like Goron Link, only taller than Link and wider as well. Link then goes up to the Goron, "Are you alright?"

The Goron blinks, "Are you releasing me? Am I free to go?"

Carrie nods, "Yes. We're here to rescue you and your people."

The Goron then says, "I'll tell you a secret for saving me! In order to get into the room where Darunia went, you have to do something about the pillar stuck in the ceiling! Find a path that leads to a room above the ceiling right away!"

The Goron then smiles and runs off, calling back, "Thank you!"

Inside the cell was a small chest. Carrie then says, "You can open that."

Link nods, "Okay."

Link then opens it. Inside was a small silver key. Link then pockets it. Carrie then says, "Let's go."

Link nods, "Right."

They then run and jump on the platforms, making their way to the other door.