So Close Yet So Far

The boy in green had shown absolutely no respect for Temple as he ran through its halls. The building could do nothing to stop this pain, and it looked to Death Mountain for assistance. But alas, Death Mountain was just that: a mountain. Its great power could do nothing to save Temple of Time from the turmoil of having a child do strange things inside it.

Ugggghh, Temple moaned as the boy moved within it, This couldn't get any worst.

Little did Temple know that the boy was being followed. The new person that appeared had even less respect for Temple of Time. He wore black and brown armor that bore the patterns of the Gerudo tribe, but what stuck out on him the most what his dark greenish skin and his unruly red hair.

Temple watched in horror as the man made a small smirk, obviously planning something devious. He then entered Temple, scratching the brick that made up the threshold to its entrance with his small dagger.

If Temple could cry, it would. It now had two men inside it, one that shown no concern for Temple whatsoever, and another that seemed to be deliberately hurting and abusing it.

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGG! wailed Temple of Time.

One of the two men had suddenly tugged on an object inside of Temple that hasn't been touched in a long time. When the object slid out, Temple climaxed with a great and bright blue light. Temple heard the laughter of the other man; he seemed to enjoy seeing the building reach an unintended peak. Temple became angry, sad, confused, and embarrassed all at the same time. It did NOT enjoy this, but its building seemed to think otherwise, for it expelled a great power without Temple's permission.

After what seemed like hours, one of the intruders exited Temple, very satisfied with his deed. But Temple wasn't relived at all. The first intruder, the boy in green, was still inside it. Temple was amazed at how long the boy lasted inside, but it knew that he had to come out eventually. Temple was right, he had to come out, but what it didn't know what that it would take seven long years to do so.

Different. That was the best way to compare Hyrule to the way it was just a few years ago. Temple hasn't seen the sun in about four years and the landmarks around it seemed gloomier than ever.

Hyrule Castle was dead. It was destroyed a while ago and was replaced by the hateful Ganon's Tower. Temple could never get used to the evil building, for the Tower's dark energy seemed to overwhelm it. The city around it used to overflow with life; now it overflows with the walking lifeless. Gerudo Valley and its desert ironically became the most beautiful landmark that Temple could see, and that was saying a lot. Desert has actually gotten a lot softer over the years… but then again that's probably because Temple compared it to everything else.

While not the most dramatic change, Death Mountain's transformation hit Temple the hardest. What was once a gentle giant with a cloud halo surrounding its peak, was now a rugged monstrosity with an evil and supernatural flame replacing that halo. Death Mountain grew hideous, and the energy it emitted was filled with nothing but hate, not the pure bliss that Temple once knew.

It has only been a few days since the intruder in green finally left the Temple of Time. Of course before he did another person came. That person wore the rags of the Sheikah, and unlike the two people before this him, this person was gentle on Temple. Even though they still had no permission to enter the innermost part of Temple of Time, it was more readily accepting of the Sheikah than the first two intruders.

As wrong as it was, Temple of Time also warmed up to the boy in green… after all, he's been inside it for seven years.

NO! I shouldn't think like that, said Temple, when it realized its thoughts, What he did was not right, and…

Temple of Time knew that it would never be pure again. It may not have changed outwardly, like Death Mountain, but on the inside, Temple was dead. The intruders probably didn't even wash their shoes when they stepped inside it.

Sigh… My entire life is ruined.

Temple felt that it had nothing else to life for. It's been deflowered, it couldn't move, and the landmark that it loved had changed for the worst. Unfortunately, buildings couldn't demolish themselves; it would have to live a life of misery.

Death Mountain… are you feeling as horrible as me?

Death Mountain stood there and did nothing.

Please… answer me! I… I need you right now!

But Death Mountain was not answering. In fact it may as well have lived up to its name and died. Temple even missed the times when Death Mountain erupted. As nasty as that was… the eruptions reminded it of a time when Death Mountain was happy and active. Temple may have hated it in the past, but now it realized just how amazing Death's eruptions used to be. It was a terrible feeling to realize that you took something for granted.

Weeks have went by, and Temple lost hope for all of Hyrule. It went through almost all the stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, and Depression. And now it was finally going to accept its fate: it will never see happiness again.

Not even seeing Ocean for the first time could soothe the wounds of witnessing Death Mountain transform into that beast. Temple didn't care about its own problems; the intruders have come and gone. All it wanted was its beloved Death Mountain back. It didn't even care about being next to Death Mountain, the current proximity was more than enough. Temple had accepted their one-sided relationship, but seeing Death Mountain in its current state depressed Temple to no end.

Rumble

Not even a small shake in the earth did anything for Temple. The humans that were inside it numbed Temple of its… wait…

Rumble

Hyrule doesn't have sudden earthquakes... The only time the ground shakes is when Death Mountain is about to…

Rumble

Death Mountain… can it be? Are you… are you coming back?

Rumble Rumble Rumble

YES! YES! Death keep going! Keep going! If you can come back then…

Temple of Time couldn't muster the words up, but it felt that if Death Mountain could come back, then all of Hyrule could come back. It has been many years since Death Mountain had a large scale eruption, and Temple missed seeing it in action, it fact it needed to see one of Death's eruptions. Temple just couldn't believe the idea that Death Mountain could be back to it's old self.

FIGHT IT! REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, DEATH! YOU CAN BREAK THIS CURSE!

The flaming cloud began to behave ferociously, as though it didn't want to break its hold on the mountain. But Temple knew better. Death Mountain was too powerful to lose to some sort of curse.

DO IT!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Death Mountain fired a shot of lava high into the sky and the cloud around it followed suit. The curse rose into the air and dissolved into nothingness as Death Mountain's halo cloud returned. Temple of Time sighed in relief. It knew that anything was possible now, and Hyrule was going to once again become the prosperous land that it has been in the past.

You may not be able to hear me Death Mountain… but I wanted to say this to you for a long time… I… love you…

"Hmm, looks like you can see the Temple of Time from here," Link said, mostly to himself.

Link and Navi stood near the peak of Death Mountain, looking at the world below them. As the boy looked around he noticed the Temple of Time, the place where the second part of his journey had began. He may have been transported to the Temple of Light for his slumber, but he still felt that he bonded somehow with the Temple, and he began to see it as a sort of second home.

"Hey Navi… what if the Temple of Time was watching us… no, what if it was watching Death Mountain, and it fell in love with it?"

"WHAT?" Navi exclaimed after hearing the pure stupidity fly out of Link's mouth, "Link… I don't care how great your imagination is, the idea of two inanimate objects falling in love is the dumbest idea ever."

"But what if someone wrote a story like that?"

"Then its author and its readers are fucked in the head!"

The End