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Ocarina of Time: The Three Goddesses Reincarnated
Chapter Twelve: Sheik
"This is the final route to where Saria and I used to play together." Link said at a low whisper, peering down another passageway. Tessa, right behind him, nodded in understanding.
"You believe the forest temple to be here?" She asked, her eyes questioning. Link looked uncertain, but still turned to face Tessa.
"I'm hoping to find Saria here…" Link sighed, and frowned. "But I also believe it to be around the location of the Forest Temple, simply because of something I saw at the Temple of Time…" Link didn't elaborate further, and Tessa didn't press him. Navi peered slightly ahead of Link.
"There's another one of those monsters…but he doesn't seem to be moving. He's just standing there…as if he's waiting for somebody…" Navi murmured. "He has a giant club, so close-range combat is out of the question."
"What's the club like?" Tessa murmured, looking at Navi. She seemed startled, but acknowledged Tessa's question with a reply.
"It's rather large, crude, and looks to be about three quarters of the weight of the monster himself." Navi replied. Tessa's eyes turned calculating, and then a giant grin set itself on her face, and it creeped Link out to no end.
"What is on your mind?" He asked, his voice wavering slightly. Tessa simply smirked.
"I have an idea of how to get past this guy." She pointed in the direction of the monster. "If it's a rather heavy weapon, and he's a big fellow, his movements are slower, but deadlier. One hit with that club and you're probably road kill."
"I don't see how that helps me." Link said, his voice showing a hint of exasperation. Tessa simply raised a finger for him to keep quiet.
"I'm just saying, he'll probably be facing us, so what you have to do is run forward, and at all costs, don't get hit with the damned club. Try and get behind the brute and slash the underside of his knees…it should work…" Tessa paused. "Then again, I've never actually gone and killed anything larger than a snake before…and it was a small snake…"
Link actually looked somewhat impressed with Tessa, and Navi seemed to be in agreement with the girl. "I don't have anything better, do you Navi?"
"No, I don't." Navi replied, and Link smirked. "Tessa, you should stay here." Navi advised. Tessa nodded in understanding, and watched as Link and Navi charged ahead into battle. It was just as she had suspected; the beast was facing them. He roared at the intruders, and raised his club, then brought it down on the ground. It caused the earth to tremble and shake, and Link stumbled, trying to catch his footing.
'Crap! If that thing keeps on causing quakes, there won't be a way for Link to get behind him! Not without falling…' She gulped a little bit. 'Maybe a diversion would help?' Tessa watched as Link began to charge again, and dismissed the idea completely. She would be more of a distraction than help in this situation.
The beast roared in rage, and slammed the club down again. Link stumbled and fell on his stomach, very few feet in front of the beast. It seemed to see its opportunity, and was about to raise its club again, when Link reached behind himself and brought his shield forward. The monster brought the club up, as Link was steadying himself. Tessa's eyes widened as she watched the club hover above the beast's head for a moment, before being brought down at full force upon Link.
Link raised his shield to meet the club, and a loud slam could be heard throughout the forest. The monster and Link were in stalemate, each one fighting for control of the situation. Tessa could see the strain on Link's arm, and she bit her lip, and then did something that shocked even herself.
"HEY! BUG-UGLY!" She shouted, stepping out into the open, and raised her fist in a threatening manner towards the beast. "WHY DON'T YOU PICK ON SOMEBODY YOUR OWN SIZE?" The monster seemed startled, and his pressure loosened greatly from Link's shield, and Link forgot that he was fighting to keep from being squashed. Luckily, Link was brought back to reality once again, and used the beast's stupor to get behind the monster, and slash the back of its legs with the Master Sword. It roared, and fell down to the ground face-first. Link jumped on the beast's back and drove his sword through its spine, killing it.
Tessa ran forward, and skirted around the beast, and went to the other side, where Link was wiping off the blood on his sword on the grass. Navi twirled around to Tessa, and circled around her a few times. "That was great! Where did you learn to shout so loudly?"
"Umm…frustration in my world I guess…" Tessa shrugged. Link straightened his back, and walked over to Tessa.
"I agree with Navi, that was very brave on your part. But…" Link seemed a bit unnerved, and Tessa waved her hand.
"Honestly, if you're going to be this worried about my well-being, then I shouldn't be here. I'm fine." She smiled at him in what she hoped was an assuring manner. "Anyways, the stairs?" She motioned towards the stairs ahead of them, and Link nodded. He started ahead, and Tessa stayed a few paces behind him, just in case he was angry with her.
'I knew I was just a nuisance…'They stopped in a clearing, and Tessa was startled when suddenly Link's pace picked up, and he headed towards a tree stump, and kneeled in front of it. Tessa stayed put, and observed the rest of the surroundings, until she looked directly in front of her on the ground. A platform with some weird symbol stood in front of her, practically inviting her to go ahead and touch it. Somewhat entranced, she walked forward, and touched the symbol. She was on her knees, until she started to shudder violently, and she fell down onto the ground. Link and Navi took no noticed, completely obsessed with the tree stump.
'Little one, how did you make your way here?' 'A well…''Destiny must will for you two to work together, then.'
'Find the sages, help the Hero of Time find them.'
'Find yourself.'
'Find the counterparts.'
'Find them, and don't delay.'
'Hyrule needs you. Your world needs you.'
'Help him.'
'Defeat the evil.'
'Find the sages.'
'Save the sages.'
'Then, our child, fate will decide where your future lies.'
Tessa snapped out of her trance, and turned to Link, and noticed that he was still obsessed with the tree stump. She felt very shaky, and a little bit sick to the stomach, but decided not to say anything. Instead, she stepped away from the symbol, and plunked herself down on the grass, trying to calm herself down.
It was then that she noticed a dark figure walking towards them. Tessa didn't find anything wrong with the figure, so she just sat there, and watched the figure. The body-shape determined that the figure was a man, or an older male teenager. When the figure came closer, red eyes could be determined, and bandages could be seen wrapped around the figure's head. Tufts of blond hair poked out of the bandages at random points, and she noticed he was wearing a very form-fitting suit. His movements seemed stealthy, well thought out, and highly cautious.
He then turned to face Tessa, and blinked once before turning to Link, and placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Saria isn't here anymore. She is inside of the temple." The figure said, and waited for Link to snap out of his memories. Link blinked up at the guy.
"Sheik, what are you doing here?" The guy, Sheik, simply pulled out a harp.
"I am here to aid you slightly in your quest. For quick passage here from any place that you are, simply play this tune on the Ocarina." Sheik's eyes seemed sympathetic. "However, first I would like to know who this girl is."
Tessa simply pulled her knees up to her chest, and stared at Sheik with slightly scared eyes. She wasn't scared of him, but she wasn't exactly fond of meeting new people, especially in a situation like this.
"Her name is Tessa. She came from another world, and I figured that if she had access to Hyrule at this particular time period, there must be some important reason for her to be here. So, I'm letting her accompany me on my quest to save Hyrule." Link explained. Tessa frowned slightly, not liking being referred to almost as if she wasn't there, but didn't say a word.
'I'm used to that, anyway.'
"Are you sure she's trustworthy?" Sheik asked, and Link nodded. Tessa drew her knees in somewhat tighter, and didn't say a word. Sheik stared at Tessa for another moment, and then turned to Link.
"Here's the song." Sheik closed his eyes, and began to play on the harp. Tessa was entranced by the music, and her face showed that plainly. The tune was simply beautiful, and she was doubly entranced when Link began to play the tune with Sheik. She was disappointed when they stopped playing.
"Wow." She murmured, and loosed her hold on her knees to sit cross-legged on the grass. "Where did you two learn to play like that?"
"Lots of practice." Sheik answered. Link's lip twitched in a smile.
"My friend beat it into me." Tessa felt amused, and smiled up at Sheik.
"If I could play my flute half as well, I'd be great." Sheik let out a small laugh at this, and came over to put his hand on Tessa's shoulder.
"I'm glad to have met you, Tessa. Make sure nothing happens to the Hero of Time." Tessa stared straight into Sheik's red eyes, and thought she saw a bit of blue flash in the eyes, before Sheik started to back away. Then, he threw something on the ground, and in a flash of very bright light that left spots in Tessa's eyes, and then he was gone. Tessa blinked, and then blinked again.
"Wow." She murmured again, and stood up. Link gave her a strange look, and pointed above his head.
"I believe that is the temple…" Tessa looked up to where his finger was pointing, and saw what looked like a platform heading into the wall placed there. Next to the platform was a tree, with no strong footholds or anything. Tessa looked at Link quizzically.
"How do we get up there? Unless you're a cat and haven't told me, it's impossible to climb this tree." She waited for Link to answer, and noticed that he pulled out his hook shot. "That could be a good idea…" Tessa trailed off, feeling kind of stupid.
End of Chappie
Hey, I updated in about a week, I'm getting better at this, again. XD Anyways, I'm going to try and do longer chapters, and cover things quicker, because I'm at chapter 12 and I haven't even gotten IN the forest temple yet… . Sorry about that…Review please! I'm going to work on either Creation of Homunculi or Shanghai Moon now…but anyways, some of the subject matter in this chapter won't actually happen until the third part of this series, and that's a long way away. That's about the same time I ask for O.C.'s…when I'm nearing the end for the second part of this. I'm still on the first. XD Anyways…yeah. (Freedom of Speech Information, not for fanfiction net.)