A Month After: Fleeing From Evil
Through the next month, nothing of consequence happened. Ganondorf visited the castle more than he normally did, and my father had more business than usual. But pretty much everything else was the same. Impa continued my harp lessons, and I kept the Ocarina of Time in my headdress most of the time. I had dreams that made inferences to what was happening to link. The last time I saw a glowing, silver scale. I had feelings he was getting closer to collecting the last spiritual stone.
Today was a day that Impa was late to the castle. Many times this month she didn't come until later in the day. More than normally actually. So I thought she might know something I didn't. So I was now sitting on my pink bed. I walked over to my short, extravagant wardrobe, and pulled my harp from it. Closing my eyes, I began to play a tune that I had come up with myself, with a little help from Impa. It had an eerie feeling to it…
My eyes flashed open, and I felt a strong urge to go into the Temple of Time. I had not the slightest idea why, but I wanted to go there… I I needed/i to go there. And suddenly I felt a strange rush of fear. Something wasn't right. I walked quickly out of my bedroom, and snuck out of the castle the way I sometimes did with Impa. Getting past the guards outside was easy: I had had practice. Dark clouds were forming overhead. The small bit of the sun that was left uncovered seemed to radiate evil, not light.
I ran quickly towards the temple of time. Before I got there, though, I looked into the eye of a gossip stone. Sixteen hours into the day. I ran into the temple of time, and took the Ocarina of Time from my headdress, and surveyed it in my hands. I blew a melody into it…. Instantly, the ocarina began to glow. I turned around.
"Link, when you hold this ocarina in your hands, I won't be around anymore." I knew what to say instantly. This message was being sealed in the ocarina.
"But at least I can pass to you the ocarina, and this melody, which you must play before the Door of Time." I played the Song of Time, and ended the message.
"Zelda!" I heard a voice scream. Opening my eyes, I saw Impa in the doorway of the temple. Quickly, she ran toward m and threw me over her shoulder. I almost dropped the ocarina.
"What are you doing? Put me down! NOW!" I screamed.
"I cannot, princess, Ganondorf is searching the castle for you. It is only a matter of time before he finds out you aren't there!"
Right then, my brain stopped. iGanondorf was looking for me?/i My heart began to pound. I didn't even realize that Impa was mounting a horse. I grabbed onto her back, and we rode out of the gates of Castle town. Above the horses hooves, I heard the sound of metal hitting metal. I looked back to see Link, wearing a new shield, standing wide-eyed.
"Link! The ocarina!" I threw the ocarina, which was still in my hand, as far as I could, and it fell into the moat with a faint iplunk/i
"Where are we going!?" I screamed to Impa, fearing for my life.
"To Kakariko," she said, quieter than I had, "We'll make him think we're going to Lake Hylia."
So we rode on through Hyrule, fearing for our lives. It was a good think Link was behind to distract Ganondorf... I sent a silent prayer to the Gods.