This is it...

Dawn of the Final Day: 24 Hours Remain

Ganondorf woke up. This was it. He had to get out before about 2:00 in the morning, else he couldn't get to the shelter in the desert in time.

He started removing more bricks. He needed to remove about fifty more to break out into the hallway.

Link awoke. This was it. At midnight tonight, it would be time to stop Skull Kid.

Malon awoke in the bed next to him.

"Good morning." he said as she got up.

"So, what are we doing today?" she asked.

"At about 1:00, I need to go to see Kafei again. After that, I'll ask you to deliver something for me, then to go to the ranch."

"And that's it? That's all I can do?"

"Yeah. I'm sorry Malon, but you can't help me."

She smiled sadly at him.

"At least I got to spend my last days here with you."

He gave a small smile and muttered too softly for her to hear, "I feel the same way."

The Princess rode out and told all soldiers to head for the shelter immediately. She was exploring the deserted Castle Town. Not three days ago, it had been a lively place, full of people. Now it was empty and lifeless.

She sighed. It was almost over.

She saw a man trying to drag his wife out of the house.

"Mary! The moon is going to fall today!! You need to get to the shelter!!!"

"And I say that you are a fool! The moon won't fall! You all are just insane! Let go!!"

"No!! I won't!! You have to come with me!! Think of the children! What if the moon falls and you kept them here!?"

"But it won't, so why answer!?"

The man growled and punched her, knocking her unconscious. Then he walked inside and pulled two girls out.

"What's going to happen to mommy?"

"Just come, Cissy. You too, Bella."

They got on a horse and rode away.

Zelda closed her eyes, ready to just wish it all away. But she knew it couldn't happen.

Ganondorf had removed nearly thirty bricks by noon. He needed twenty more, and he was free. But he still needed to find a way out. He had been blindfolded when he had been led here.

Gotta work fast.

At 1:00, Link and Malon visited Kafei's room again.

The owner of the curiosity shop was inside.

"Where's Kafei?" asked Malon.

"He's gone off to Ikana Canyon."

"Why?"

"He followed Sakon there. Sakon was the one who took his Sun Mask. He came into my shop last night, and Kafei just bolted after him when he left. He knew you'd be coming, so he told me to give you this."

He gave Link a letter.

"This is to his mother. Please give it to him."

"Thanks." said Link.

He led Malon out.

"This is what I was going to ask you to do. Please give this to Madame Aroma at 6:00 in the bar we went to."

Malon looked him in the eye for a long moment.

"Please..." he said.

She took the letter.

"Fine. Link..."

He looked into her eyes.

"Do be careful."

Link smiled.

"You know me."

Then he played a song on his ocarina and vanished.

R&R