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Ocarina of Time: The Three Goddesses Reincarnated

Chapter Forty-Two: Ganondorf's Castle

Tessa opened her eyes to see her room exactly the way it was. After she blinked for a moment she was able to stretch and just sit there on her bed. It really was quite comfortable, and she couldn't help but feel that it was really nice of Malon and her father to let her stay at the ranch, even though she really wished she knew why they cared so much.

After she looked at her clothes, and put them on, she stared in the mirror. Her dark, red-brown hair reached a bit past her shoulders in somewhat choppy layers, and her eyes were a dark, chocolate-brown. When she was around Malon she was definitely sure that she was shorter than average, and she wasn't exactly muscular, but she wasn't fat like Talon was either. She guessed she could say she was…normal.

Then, Tessa looked at her ears. Something flickered in Tessa's eyes when she stared at them. It didn't take her long to figure out that her ears were not normal where she was. That blonde-haired boy, Malon, Talon, and Ingo all had these really pointy ears, but hers were rounded instead, and much smaller. With a pout, she grabbed the top ends and tried to stretch them out to points but only hissed from the pressure of her nails digging into her skin. So, she let them be.

With a pout, she sighed and decided to go out for a little walk, although she wished Malon would let her help out on the ranch. Although, Tessa supposed it was for the best she didn't. After all, Malon didn't seem to be very happy every time Tessa was around. She always seemed so depressed. Of course, Tessa figured it was because of her memory loss, but she didn't like being around and making others feel miserable about it.

It didn't take Tessa long to leave the ranch, but then she decided to just stand there, not entirely sure what to do with herself. Then, she felt something on her back, before she was pushed forward onto her hands and knees suddenly. With a yelp she turned, wide-eyed towards one of the horses Malon had told her about, Epona. The mare nickered in greeting, and stepped forward to nuzzle Tessa's head. Since Tompton was a horse, this action was a bit rough, but Tessa didn't mind at all.

"Epona? Do you want me to do something?" Tessa asked, and then stood up. With a whinny, the horse dropped to its knees and lied there as it waited for Tessa to do something. After a moment, Tessa got on the horses back, and a moment after she was completely comfortable the horse stood up, and waited for Tessa to get a firm hold of the horse's mane. Then, Epona took off, with a yelp of surprise from Tessa.

Meanwhile, Link was staring at the floating piece of land that made up the foundation of Ganondorf's castle, and there was no way that he was going to get across without outside help. With a growl, he sat down on the ground where he stood, and contemplated on how to get across the cap that for now stalled him. A quick look below the castle and all he could see was molten lava. Ganondorf was about as evil as you could get, and he was showy about it as well.

Then, he felt something warm come from his belt. It took a moment for him to realize that the warmth was coming from the pocket that held the seven medallions that the sages had given him when they were freed. Quickly he opened the pouch and brought the medallions out. Quickly, they flew up into the air, and circled around him. He could hear the voices of all seven sages saying something, but he couldn't quite hear what. Then, they glowed even bright and got larger, until they formed a bridge ahead of him.

The seven sages had started to help him…

With a shake of his head, he headed up the bridge, which didn't disappear even when he was on the other side. For a brief moment he wondered why, but then turned his attention towards the entrance to Ganon's Castle. With a growl, he opened the big door and walked inside only to have the door slam shut behind him, and left him in total darkness.

During all of this, Zelda was watching Ganondorf with guarded eyes from her spot above his piano. He was pacing the overly large room with a dark laugh, and sometimes he had to stop himself from laughing too much. It was obvious that Ganondorf was enjoying himself too much at this point. The idea of having the Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Courage in his hands was frightening, but Ganondorf was eager to rip them from their masters.

Once again, Zelda tried to shout something at Ganondorf, to make him see that he was fighting a futile battle, but the glass she was in would not allow her to speak. Instead, her words were caught in her throat, and a sinking feeling entered her stomach. Her worst fear had finally come to pass, and she was totally and completely helpless.

Tessa was surprised at the amazing speed of the horse, and wondered where Epona was trying to take her. Something in the back of her mind told her that normally she should have been scared of Epona, but really Epona didn't seem like such a bad horse…at least, not to her anyway. Maybe it was just an odd feeling that her previous self with memories had.

Did that mean she was getting her memories back? Tessa did not know.

Then, her eyes seemed to automatically narrow as she saw the top of what appeared to be the castle come into view. It was black, and something about it made goose bumps travel all over her body.

There was something about that castle that Tessa did not like, but she wasn't entirely sure what. Something triggered at the back of her mind, and it only made her more apprehensive. For some reason, she felt like giggling, but then thought it was stupid to giggle if she was scared or nervous.

So, she let Epona take her even closer to the castle as she fought her fear all of the way there.

"This looks like a barrier of some sort…and it looks like something from those doors is powering it." Navi commented. Link looked around, and nodded as he saw the light beams shoot out from different rooms. For some reason it made him think that there was something oddly familiar about the beams, but he couldn't put his finger on it. "Link, do you think the sages have something to do with this?" Navi asked. "Those are the colors of the sages…light, forest, fire, water, shadow, and spirit."

Link thought about it for about a moment before he nodded slowly to himself and to Navi. "That would make sense…so I guess we'll start with the door with the yellow light." With that, he headed into the room of yellow light. Inside of it was a glowing ball of light, and he could barely keep his eyes open so bright. However, a small trace of a humanoid figure was within the ball of light.

What could he do about it? Link didn't know. Without a thought he withdrew his sword from its sheath and hit the ball of light with it. When the tip of the sword touched it, it exploded with energy that threw Link back many feet, and he slammed into the wall. Dazed, Link almost didn't recognize the face of Rauru, the Sage of Light. Without a word, the sage flew towards him, and disappeared into Link's body. It took Link a moment to realize that the yellow light that represented the Sage of Light disappeared, and that the barrier was slightly weaker than it was before, but still impenetrable.

"Is that all we have to do to get through the barrier?" Link asked. Navi didn't answer, but he assumed that she might have shrugged in response. It would have been so much more helpful if he could see her actual form.

"So, on to Saria?"

Tessa sighed when she realized that she would have to cross the broken bridge to get into the city that surrounded the castle. She didn't know what to do necessarily, but something told her that Epona brought her all this way from home for a reason. With a gulp, she put one foot into the water, and then another, when she heard a call, and the sound of galloping horses in the distance. With a blink, Tessa looked in the direction that the call had come from to see two horses. One belonged to a tall, young girl and one belonged to a really tall girl about her own age. The younger girl had red hair up in a ponytail, and an odd outfit with tanned skin and golden eyes. The older girl had a black cloak on, boyishly short black hair, and eyes that were different colors. One was black, and one was grey.

Tessa's memory tugged at something, and for a moment she recognized the faces, but the feeling went away almost as quickly as it had come, which left Tessa somewhat disappointed.

"Tessa!" The little girl shouted as she jumped off her horse a few feet away from the river. "Where's Link?"

"Uh…" Tessa murmured. The older girl jumped off her horse less eagerly, but observed Tessa with a curious look in her eyes. "Link?"

"Yeah! Where is he? I thought you traveled with him all of the time…" The girl asked. Tessa only frowned with her confusion.

"Well…you see…" Tessa poked her fingers together. Was Link that blonde-haired boy that she had woken up to see? Or was it somebody else? What was she going to say to these two…friends? Enemies? Strangers?

Oh dear.

"Tessa?" The older girl came up to her, and looked very closely into her eyes. Tessa was almost creeped out by the two-colored gaze. "I have one question for you. What is my name?"

"Uhhhhh…" Tessa then realized why she sometimes had the urge to laugh nervously, and she did, somewhat loudly. "Oh! You see…I really don't have time for…that…"

"You don't remember, do you?" The taller girl asked. Tessa's laughing quieted up, and she shook her head.

"I'm sorry…but I've been told that my memory has been lost. Actually, could you tell me where I am? This horse brought me here and I think I'm supposed to go inside but I'm not entirely sure…"

"You've lost your memory?" The little girl looked like she was going to keel over from shock. "Is that even possible?"

"Yes…it is…" The older girl sighed. "In any case, I'm Rhea, and the little brat here is Korinu."

"I am not a brat!" Korinu stuck her tongue out at Rhea.

"And you just proved my point. In any case…yes I do believe you are supposed to go in there. We'll go with you, we are on our way to help with the battle that is about to take place."

"A battle?" Tessa looked apprehensive. "Well…that doesn't really seem very appealing, I know nothing about fighting! I'm just…" Tessa frowned. "Actually…I don't know what I am."

"You are the reincarnation of Din, our Goddess of Fire." Rhea sighed. "You can control fire, and you are quite capable with a bow and arrow. Korinu here is actually pretty good at them as well…but I'm more of a dagger assassin type of person myself."

"Oh…I'm confused." Tessa sighed. "I guess that'll just be something I have to live with until my memory comes back." Then, Tessa frowned and looked towards the ground. "If I get my memory back."

"Here, we'll help you. But now you have to help Link fight Ganondorf, the King of Evil in Hyrule." Rhea stuck out her hand, and waited for Tessa to shake it. After a moment, Tessa did.

"I knew you'd want to save your lover!" Korinu chirped, and Tessa blushed ten shades of red.

"EH?" Tessa yelped at the Gerudo. Korinu simply giggled and continued onward across to Castle Town.

"Come on." Rhea had to struggle to hide the grin that almost broke across her face at Tessa's reaction to Korinu's statement. It really was quite funny.

With that, the three continued in towards the castle.

"So…how did I meet you two?" Tessa asked. Rhea and Korinu looked at each other.

"Well…the first time we met we were enemies. Then we met otherwise and it was more peaceful. Another time was at the Water Temple. Really, you'll remember all of this once your memories are back…"

Tessa took this to mean "Shut up" and so she made sure not to say another word.

Then, she heard some terrible scream, and her feet were rooted to the floor. It felt as if her whole being was frozen. Korinu and Rhea looked to be the same way, although Rhea looked more like she wanted to curse than anything.

Then, Tessa felt something grab onto her back, and she let out a horrible scream of her own. Rhea and Korinu broke free from their frozen state and Rhea ran towards the thing that was trying to choke Tessa. With a dagger she was able to sever the being's arms off, and then its head.

"Well…I hope we don't encounter any more redead. I had forgotten those things were around." Rhea growled. "Although…next time we're frozen just scream like that off the bat, for some reason it works, even though the sound of it is completely horrible. It's better than having the life sucked out of you by those."

Tessa looked down at the dismembered, rotted corpse and nodded. "Umm…do I really have to do this? I think I'd much rather just go back to the ranch and crawl into a corner of my room to cry."

"Yup…you are not the Tessa I used to know." Rhea grinned. "And no, you can't leave. Come on, let's just bolt through town and head to the castle. The faster we run, the faster we get through this, and the less chance we have of having our souls taken away!" With that, Rhea and Korinu began to bolt, with Tessa trailing not too far behind them.

After countless close encounters with the zombies, they finally made it to an area where the redead did not seem to like. The temperature was oddly hot, and it became apparent why when Rhea, Korinu, and Tessa appeared at the edge of the castle, which was floating over boiling lava.

"Well…this looks nice. Can I go now?" Tessa asked yet again. Rhea and Korinu chose to ignore her, and their attention was fixed on a very colorful bridge.

"That wasn't here before…it must be sage-built, so Link is at least in the castle." Rhea sighed. "Well, that's easier than my plan across this gap. Let's go! I wonder how far he is up the castle…"

"Where is Ganondorf?" Tessa asked. Rhea paused momentarily to point to the tallest tower in the castle before she continued on. Tessa stayed where she was for a moment. "Why is my brain telling me that the location is pretty cliché?" For a moment, she pondered that question, but shrugged and followed after Rhea and Korinu.

Now, Link was about ready to open the doors that he was almost positive lead to the Evil King Ganondorf.

End of Chappie

Sorry this took so long to get out. Actually, I've had to change my story plans for this so the ending will be different. It's somewhat laziness on my part, but I figured the story would go better how I want it to go now. So hopefully that will turn out. That also means I'll have to rewrite the last chapter. I'll tell everyone the original plan for this ficcie at the end of the last chapter, but we still have a few more to go!