5.

"Dark Link, I have called you here before me to give you a task," the ominous voice rang throughout the large, shadow-filled chamber, occupied by nobody but Dark Link, the mysterious speaker, and some keese. Brilliantly vibrant paintings adorned the wall, though coated in the shadows, each portraying a different perspective of the person who had just spoken. The room obviously housed an evil villain.

Dark Link, slightly bewildered, spoke up, "Pray explain, Lord Ganondorf."

"SILENCE, INSOLENT MORTAL!" The King of Evil screamed out. At the same time, a dark ball of energy erupted out of his trident and exploded into Dark Link's chest. A sick thud echoed back to Ganondorf's ears. "How dare you reveal my name in the presence of others?" he demanded, furiously.

The shadow picked himself up from the floor and looked around. "What do you mean? Others? The only others are those keese, Lord G-" he cut himself off, wary in case Ganondorf should attack again. Knowing his master like he did, that was a likely possibility.

"It's too late now, you've already said it. They know my name, now," he sulked.

"You don't want people saying you're name in case the keese hear it?" Dark Link asked slowly, making sure he understood.

"Yes. And thanks to you, they've heard it. Idiotic cur. If I didn't need you to do something for me, I'd have you executed for that. How do I know they're not plotting against me, huh? There could be a rebellion, now, because of what you've done! Oh, but don't you worry; the rebellion will be crushed like the King of Hyrule was before it! Do you hear me, keese? You will never bring me down!"

Ganondorf was beginning to sound a lot like Princess Ruto, Dark Link realised. Luckily for him, he was able to control his laughter; he was positive that if he couldn't, he'd soon end up rather dead. And that wouldn't help anybody. Except maybe the people he was intending to harm, kill, or emotionally torture. "Setting that aside, what was it you wanted me to do?"

"Kill Jabu Jabu," came the cruel response.

Dark Link considered it for a short time, before shaking his head, "Sorry, but if I do that, Ruto will surely realise I'm evil. And if that happens, she won't marry me and then I won't crush Link's spirit." This was all perfectly logically, of course.

Ganondorf was unimpressed. He loomed up out of his jewel encrusted throne and walked over to Dark Link. Each step was deliberate and measured, making sure Dark Link knew he had gone wrong somewhere. Well, it was pretty clear where he went wrong – he shouldn't have declined Ganondorf's 'offer'.

"I have been constantly disappointed by you," he said quietly but dangerously. "First you tell the keese my name, and then you disobey my orders. If I didn't know better, I'd say you're collaborating with them. Wait, it all makes sense! You want to steal the throne away from me, and you will rule over the land with the treacherous keese at your side. Heed me, Dark Link, they will strike against you, as they did to me."

Dark Link was stunned at this paranoid outburst. Ganondorf truly was insane, he realised. And not just the every day evil-dictator-insane, but positively and absolutely out of his mind! Still, they had a common goal – to destroy Link – and that was enough for him.

"I assure you, I am not attempting to take your throne, and I'm not collaborating with the keese about anything," he reasoned with his master.

Ganondorf laughed haughtily, "So, as I suspected, the rebellion is falling apart already. This is why I'm the King of Evil, and not you. You have no commitment, you see."

"Yes, my lord," he humoured. "Anyway, if I agree to do this, will you leave me to carry on with my diabolical plan?" He was tired of listening to Ganondorf, so decided to just go along with him and hope for the best.

"Plan? To revolt against me?"

"No, to marry Ruto and crush Link's spirits," he explained, frustrated.

"Oh yes, that plan. No, you won't be able to do that. Killing Jabu Jabu will freeze over Zora's Domain, trapping all the zoras in a state of perpetual death, including the Zora Princess. Now get out and do it, or I'll kill you myself!"

"I see... So all that time I've spent with Ruto, listening to her whining and complaining were for nothing? I could have just killed Jabu Jabu and be done with it?" He was ready to explode – he had humiliated himself to convince her to marry him! He had told her he loved her! Oh, how he felt sick. However, he decided it would be best if he heeded Ganondorf's warnings and left quickly.

From that day forward, Ganondorf kept a very close eye on the activity of the keese. They would not succeed in their fiendish plot if he had anything to do with it.

A/N And that was the fifth chapter, in just two days, no less! Was it good? Review or suffer the consequences!

Crazymark.