Chapter 26: The Final Key

Once back into the center room Link automatically jumped into the water and turned his boots into iron boots. "Hey! Why can't he ever wait?" Faith asked as she changed her boots into iron boots as well.

"Because, he's a guy and guys never wait." Rosa commented as Faith jumped into the water after Link.

By the time Faith had hit the bottom Link had already floated up to where he could change the water level. He played Zelda's lullaby and jumped back down just in time for Faith to catch up to him.

"You really should warn people about what you're going to do," Rosa said to Link as she floated by Faith's ear.

"You should keep your mouth shut and let me tell him off." Faith Grabbed Rosa out of the air and put her in her bag. "Please don't mind her but she's right you should warn people."

"Sorry. I just hate being in this temple. I've always hated it. We're almost done anyway. I need to change the water level again but it's pointless for you to just tag along," Link said walking back towards the door to the second water change point. He had another reason to add why he hated this place. Zelda died here. He didn't want to somehow find something she'd left behind here.

Faith followed Link to the door but didn't make a move to follow him as he opened it. "So where do you want me to wait for you?"

"Wait by the door I'll be coming out of." Without waiting for Faith to say anything Link shut the door behind him.

"I wonder why so many of the girls from his time liked him. He doesn't seem like a brave knight to me," Rosa said flying out of the bag Faith had put her in.

"Try to think of things from his point of view, he's redoing all that he had done, most of the sages where dead when he got here, and the one that did survived died too. I don't think you'd be too charming either."

"Well how are we supposed to wait at a door we can't get to?"

Faith knew the answer; they had to get there before he did. She ran to see if she could see the torch that was by the door before the water started to rise. It came in her sights just as the water began to fill the place. She moved towards it as the water began to fill the room. Faith managed to get to the door just as it opened from the other side.

Link saw Faith and nearly told Navi off. He'd told her Faith would get there before they would. Sometimes fairies were more annoying than they were helpful. Instead Link nodded to Faith. "We only have to find two more keys, and trust me these two keys are easy. Follow me," Link ran past Faith and around the corner, he then turned the other corner and motioned toward a gate similar to the one after the whirlpools. This time behind it was a target.

Faith was really getting tired of this kind of thing. "I'll shoot the eye," Faith sighed pulling out her bow and an arrow. At least she knew she was helping him.

Link put his arm around Faith and aimed for the target behind the gate. He knew that he'd wasted a few arrows on this gate before. He'd have to tell Faith later that she really did help him a lot in this temple. Once the gate was up he shot his long shot and pulled both of them past the gate. As soon as they were over Link let go of Faith and ran to the block that was in their path.

Faith watched as two pathways opened up when she saw the one with a treasure chest she ducked past Link and opened the small chest. Inside was yet another small key. She grabbed it and turned to see how Link was doing.

Link had finished pushing the block out of the way when he saw Faith turn. He was surprised to see her blush. "Come on, since the gate's blocking our way back we're going to have to go this way. It'll lead back to the main room."

Faith nodded and handed Link the key. "Since you have all the others I figure you're going to want this one as well." Faith could feel that her cheeks were red but she handed him the key none the less.

Link took the key and put it in his bag. "Come on."

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Once again in the main room Link donned his iron boots. "We're going to have to go all the way down to continue on. It also won't matter what level the water's at so we bother changing it until it's really needed." He let Faith put on her iron boots before jumping into the water. "Let's go," he said once she was ready.

They had to go to the other side of the temple so Link made sure Faith had made it to the bottom before continuing on. Once she had landed on the bottom he ran to the path they would need to take. As soon he entered the pathway he took off his iron boots and let himself float toward the surface. He pulled himself onto a platform and then helped Faith up as well. On the other side of the room was another platform; however this one's edge was blocked by large spikes. Beyond the spikes were a target and a door.

"No wonder you hate this place so much, puzzles upon puzzles, and bad guys that try and mess with your mind." Faith pulled out her long shot and aimed for the target. "Shall we continue on then?"

Link didn't answer he simply aimed his long shot as well. Once they both crossed the room Link opened the door with one of the two remaining silver keys and led the way to the next room.

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Faith's eyebrow rose when she saw all the tektites on the water that blocked their way to the other side of the room. She also pulled out her bow. "You're not going to make me waste all my arrows are you?"

"The front two don't need any arrows wasted on them." Link pulled out his long shot and shot both the front tektites. "I'll take care of these two." Link pulled out the master sword and held it behind him as the two tektites approached. Faith noticed that the sword began to glow, first blue and then gold. Link spun as the two tektites came close enough. Both vanished in a blue smoke.

"How did you do that?"

"It's a sword technique I learned when I was a kid. It uses a little bit of magic though."

"That was still awesome." Faith shot two arrows in quick succession at one of the furthest tektites. She then shot two more arrows at the other tektite that was farthest away. Both also disappeared in blue smoke.

Link pulled out his bow and shot an arrow at one of the two remaining tektites. However Faith had shot two already at the other one. Link shot another arrow as soon as his tektite stopped jumping. He wondered where she learned to shot a bow and arrow. He'd save that question for later though. "It'll be easier to cross under the water. Be careful of the boulders though." Link jumped into the water with his iron boots to pull him down.

Faith followed and could feel the pull of the current under the water. No wonder Link had said it would be easier under the water. Once to the other end she took the iron off her boots and pulled herself onto the platform. This time she didn't need Link's help. "Let's get that last key."

Link nodded and unlocked the door to the next room.

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Instead of finding what he thought he would the room they entered was just a small room with a column of water in the middle. Inside the column was a chest and on the other side of the room was a crystal switch and walked toward the switch. He pulled out his sword and waited for Faith to get in front of the column that blocked the chest. When she nodded he sliced the switch causing the water to lower.

Faith opened the blue and gold decorated chest quickly and pulled out a golden key with a red stone in the center. She knew that this was the final key they would need to find.

"Let's go finish this," Link said opening the door and allowing Faith to go first.

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Yay! It's finally done! I know I skipped parts of the temple but it's such a long temple and I just want to get on to the boss now that I finally have an idea for it, and since I have an idea you now what that means! It's going to be a quick update! I promise it will too since I'm not really doing anything lately.