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Chapter 13: Almost To the End

They passed another crooked hallway. This one led to a room with a platform with a lighted torch surrounded by poisonous water. In the water were four other platforms that spun around the center one. In between each platform were giant spikes. The door they had entered from had brought them to another platform. On the right wall was another platform. A ladder was on this platform and no other. On the wall above it was an ice covered eye.

"One of us has to shoot the eye. However we have to shoot our arrow through the fire."

"Sounds simple enough," Faith mused.

"Care to try?" Link teased.

"Don't mind if I do." Faith waited for a moving platform to come close enough. When the platform was in position she jumped. Faith landed close to the edge so she walked to the middle. "Okay now for the easy part."

"That's what you think," Link replied sarcastically. Navi's comments had gotten Link in a bad mood. He wasn't used to traveling with someone and now that he and Navi had others to talk to Navi seemed more talkative than ever.

Faith pulled out an arrow even though the platform she was on was still on the wrong side of the fire. "Trick is to lock on and move with the target." Even though she was the one moving rather than the target the logic still applied. She kept her arrow locked and when the fire was in line with her arrow she released. The arrow passed through the fire and struck the ice covered eye. "Bull's eye!"

"Good job now we have to go back through the door."

"Okay!" Faith waited for the platforms to line up and then jumped. However this time her jump was off. "Ah!"

"I got you!" Link said grabbing her arm before she fell out of reach. He pulled her back onto the platform.

"Thanks. That was really close."

"I think both of us may need to be a little more careful," Link laughed.

Faith blushed and stood. "Come on we should get moving." Link nodded in agreement.

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After walking through the straightened hallway they returned to a room of stairs. They then jumped down a hole that had appeared in the floor. Down it they found a room with a checkerboard floor.

"Be careful! The ceiling falls." Both Link and Navi said at the same time.

Faith giggled. "I'm sorry but that was funny." She giggled again at the look on Link's face.

"There are a few holes in the ceiling so we have to time our journey across right. Some of the spots have Skulltulas in them," Link said straightening his facing and making his voice serious.

This caused Faith to laugh more. "I'm sorry it's kind of funny when you're serious like that." Faith calmed herself. "Okay I think I can shot some of the Skulltulas before we have to cross." Faith pulled out her bow and an arrow. She carefully looked for any sign of the Skulltulas. "Found one!" She released the arrow and pulled out another. She found a second Skulltula and let her arrow fly.

"That should do for now. I'll go first. After the ceiling falls the first time you follow."

"You mean it goes straight back into place?" Faith asked a little bit confused.

"Yeah it'll fall and hit the floor. Then it will rise again letting us continue going from one spot to the next. I'll wait for you at the door."

"Okay let's do it!"

Link ran to the part of the floor where the ceiling wouldn't hit him. The ceiling hit the ground with a loud crash. "Faith, are you ready?"

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be." As soon as the ceiling was once again as the top of the room both of them ran to their next point. The pattern continued till both of them had reached the door.

"So how do you feel?" Link asked.

"Like my lunch is about to come up, but for now I guess I'll just have to stomach it. Let's go."

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The door led to a room with a giant portrait of a Poe. "Anyone else find that photo creepy?" Faith asked when she saw it.

"Just shoot it already so the blocks can fall and we can get this started," Link replied.

"Okay." Faith once again pulled out her bow and arrow. She knocked an arrow in place and let it fly. It hit its mark dead on and scream came from the portrait. Just as Link had said blocks fell from the ceiling.

"We have to move them so they form the Green Poe," Link said running over to the blocks.

Faith stood on her tip toes. "I can't see the tops of them."

"Navi and I can though. We can tell you guys which ones to move!" Rosa exclaimed.

"Just hurry!"

With Navi and Rosa's help Link and Faith pushed four of the five blocks to form the Poe's image. Once the blocks were in place they sank though the floor revealing the Poe.

"Poe Sister Amy, be careful when she spins!" Rosa and Navi shouted at the same time.

"Link, how do you want to handle this?" Faith asked, her hand moving toward her arrows.

"I'll take care of her, save your arrows for the next one." Link leaped at Amy striking her with his sword. "The last one will be easier with two archers."

"Suit yourself," Faith said as Link forced Amy into a corner with his shield.

When Link had defeated Amy a second door to out of the room opened. "Come one this way to the final Poe. Then we go off to the part I doubt will be the same as it was."

"Okay then, only one more Poe this I shouldn't be to hard."

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The door led them back to the main. Three of the four torches were lit. In the center of the four torches was a purple Poe. She held the last of the fire.

"So this is the last Poe," Faith said and took a deep breathe.

"Come on." Link said and approached the Poe. Faith followed but was a little nervous. When Link and Faith were close enough to the Poe she split into four.

"Poe Sister Meg, three of her are illusions, use arrows to strike the real Meg!" Navi announced.

"See that is actually useful information," Faith mused. She pulled out her bow just as Link did.

"Watch for the one that spins. All four of them will make sure they are the same distance from us," Link whispered to Faith.

"Okay." Link was the one who saw the one to spin the first time. When the arrow pierced Meg she disappeared.

"It can't be that easy," Faith said lowering her bow and starting to move.

"Don't move; it's easier to just stand still. She'll come back again and surround us again." Link raised his bow and prepared to shoot again. Meg appeared and surrounded them with her four forms once again. Faith was the one to catch the real version the second time. Link and Faith repeated the pattern until Meg was defeated and the flame was returned to the torch. As it returned an elevator rose from the middle of the floor. "That's our ticket to the main attraction," Link said putting his bow away. "Come on." He and Faith stepped onto the elevator which would take them to the final battle for the forest temple.

Hope everyone liked it! The next chapter is the boss battle. Be ready it may be really short or it may be really long depending on how I do this. Easy to guss title though since I'm taking it from Link's own words. Please review even though I can no longer respond to reviews.