Summary: The beast inside Ganondorf has been hungering for a mate. Unfortunately it decides to set it's eyes on the Hero of Time. Ganondorf/Link. OoT Universe.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the Legend of Zelda franchise, including characters, setting, or plots.

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Slash, yaoi, violence, character death

Main Pairing: Ganondorf/Link, Ganon/Link

Note: This chapter contains some graphic images of violence so if you don't like that don't read it. I did warn you.

'Italics'- Thoughts of characters

"Italics" – Whispering/ Link 'talking'

Chapter Two - The Forest Temple

It soon became clear to both Link and Epona that he had no idea how to ride a horse. He kept jerking at the reigns in confusion, pulling too hard when trying to get her to turn and causing her to come to a complete stop. Both of them were growing frustrated, and Link was tempted to just give up and walk the rest of the way to the forest.

However he was never one for quitting, so he kept at it until finally he learned how hard to pull, when to pull, and how fast to go for what areas he was in. Once he figured it all out it was easy to get to the Kokiri village, which seemed so much… smaller than he remember. Of course none of the Kokiri recognized him, and most were actually afraid of the strange grown up who had dared to enter their home.

Link felt extremely saddened by this, his heart longing for his friends, but he had no choice but continue on past them and into the Lost Woods. Truthfully the Lost Woods wasn't that difficult to maneuver around as long as you had a good memory. Link had spent quite a bit of time in there as a child with Saria, finding new places to hide out from Mido. However he didn't quite know where the Forest Temple was…

So when he stumbled upon Mido guarding the entrance to one of the many giant logs in the forest he knew he was getting close. After playing Saria's song to convince the boy he was a friend, he passed through and a few minutes later found the Sacred Forest Meadow. It took him a little bit to get past the guards as he was trying to get used to his larger body and much larger sword. But it was nice to be able to use the Hylian shield properly…

Finally he was inside the temple, ready for whatever awaited him.

Ah yes, the Earth Temple. Ganondorf had made sure to spread all sorts of creatures throughout and puzzles that would surely drive the boy nuts. He watched from afar, admiring the way the young man fought. He was quite good at what he did, wasn't he? But he was still slow on his feet at times, uncomfortable in his own beautiful skin. Ganon continuously cried out in want, and it was beginning to get to Ganondorf.

The King of Evil wondered how he would make it through another four temples, and then of course Link would have to fight his way through Hyrule castle. He had a feeling that his will would break before then and he would take the boy for his own. The true test of his will power would come when he sent his puppet, Phantom Ganon, to try and defeat him. Then he would actually speak to Link.

He turned away from his crystal that he'd been using to spy on Link, smirking at Princess Zelda who he had managed to capture earlier than intended. Right now she was in a deep slumber, unaware of what was going on, but she would be there to see her hero submit to him. Yes, she would see her last hope fall before him.

"You did it Link! You got all the Poes! Now we can find the boss and help free Saria! C'mon Link!" Navi buzzed around the boy's head like a frenzied firefly, clearly excited by how well her charge was doing. Never in the fairy's dreams had she thought Link would progress so quickly, from that stumpy little boy into a courageous young man.

It was evident though that Link wasn't happy with his body still, and she had a feeling he wouldn't be for a while. But that was alright! He would get used to it eventually and then he'd be unstoppable!

"I'm going as fast as I can. I think we take that elevator down into the basement and then the boss door should be down there. I wish Ganondorf would just make these things simpler…" Link sighed but stepped onto the elevator, allowing it to take him down to the bottom floor. After a few tricky maneuvers Link managed to figure out where the boss door was, and stepped into the room.

"Remember Link, I'm here with you no matter what! Whatever's in here you can defeat!" The green clad hero nodded, stepping up the stairs that led into a circular room, surrounded by multiple paintings of the same image. A dirt path leading up into a dark forest… The image was very eerie but Link considered it to be fitting considering who had probably put it there.

"Huh… it doesn't look like anyone's in here… Maybe it's some sort of trick? Let's get out of here and see if we missed anything…" Navi flew towards the exit with Link right behind her. But as soon as they reached the opening a spiked gate rose up, keeping them from getting out of the room. Link spun around at the sound of deep laughter which sent shudders rolling down his spine.

A floating horseman was in the center of the room, riding a massive black armored steed. The man looked familiar… Ganondorf! Link took a step back in surprise, not having expected to fight the King of Evil so soon. But before he had time to panic 'Ganondorf' pulled off his face, revealing a frightening skeleton beneath it.

"A Phantom! Quick Link, attack him!" Navi flew over to where Phantom Ganon was, allowing Link to target the being more easily. He did as Navi commanded, aiming his bow at his enemy only to have the ghost fly into one of the paintings. Through a bizarre fight Link managed to defeat Phantom Ganon, and as the ghost was disintegrating into nothing, Ganondorf's voice echoed throughout the room.

"Hey kid, you did quite well… It looks like you may be gaining some slight skill… But you have defeated only my phantom… When you fight the real me, it won't be so easy! What a worthless creation that ghost was! I will banish it to the gap between dimensions!" With that the phantom disappeared completely, leaving Link and Navi alone in the room once again. But no blue circle appeared in the center to get them out of the temple.

In fact, nothing appeared.

"Wait a minute… Something isn't right here." Navi whispered right into Link's ear, her voice wavering slightly. Link could understand her nervousness. He wasn't feeling too confident either at the moment. Cautiously he stepped towards the center where the blue circle should have been, only to be blown back by an unknown force. The hero landed in a heap against the fence, completely disoriented and confused.

A dark purple circle formed in the center of the room, and the King of Evil himself appeared, a smirk on his face and his arms crossed over his broad chest.

"Hello kid. Change in plans. You're not going to go to all of these temples… I've got other plans for you." Link struggled to regain his wits, picking up his sword as quickly as possible and stumbling to his feet once again. But instead of feeling brave and ready to fight Ganondorf like he probably would've been should he have finished his quests, he felt anxious and sick to his stomach.

Rauru had not mentioned that Ganondorf might try to kill him before he even began!

"So you're going to try and fight me? You remember how this went last time, right kid? I know I do." Ganondorf chuckled as the image of Link soaring backwards from his energy bolt entered his mind. But there was still that courage in his blue eyes, even if it was marred by some fear and uncertainty. He decided that he liked that. It'd be fun to break the boy.

"He's not afraid of you Ganondorf! He's going to defeat you and save all of Hyrule, and there's nothing you'll be able to do about it!" Navi piped up from Link's ear, not daring to fly up into Ganondorf's face as she might have with anyone else. It seemed even the bold, annoying fairy had fear for this man… Ganondorf let out an extremely loud laugh, shaking his head as he did so.

"No, no. You see stupid fairy, he might have been able to come close to killing me should he have the chance to go through all the temples. There are some very important tools he needs to defeat me, and they all lie within a different temple. He may have his bow and arrows, but those are not enough. Now come along boy, we have things to do." Ganondorf approached Link with long, broad steps, pleased to see the 'hero' trying to back up against the fence.

Ganondorf was right. He just didn't have the skills to kill such a powerful man, and even if he tried he'd probably killed on the spot. But something burned inside him, telling him to attack, and with a loud battle cry he lunged forward, ready to strike. The man easily moved out of the way, and the force of Link's downward slash sent him careening into the floor, the blade slipping from his grip and clattering away.

As he tried to stand up and large boot pressed on the back of his neck, keeping him pinned to the floor. Link squeezed his eyes shut, ready to be crushed right then and there, but Ganondorf simply kept him stuck and did nothing else.

"Mm, still full of pointless courage I see. And now I know why… You contain part of what I need to completely take over this place. Now that I have you and the Princess, I'll be unstoppable." Both Link and Navi gasped as they heard that Zelda had been kidnapped, knowing for sure that they were, to bluntly put it, screwed.

"But… No! No this is impossible! You… You let him go right this instant you filthy Gerudo!" Navi surged up from where she was near Link's face, tugging angrily at Ganondorf's hair and going for his eyes. The King of Evil looked more bored than annoyed, reaching out and grabbing Navi in one swift motion. The fairy let out a squeal as his enormous hand tightened around her, making her unable to move.

"Let her go! She hasn't done anything to you! Take me with you, just leave Navi be!" Link was feeling more panicked than he ever had in his life, his blue eyes wide with fear. If anything happened to his fairy… Ganondorf smirked widely, lifting his foot off of Link's neck and kicking him to roll him over onto his back.

"Stay down. And allow me to show you what I do to pests such as this one…" Navi squirmed and wriggled in his hold as he moved his fingers so he was only holding onto her legs. Two large fingers grabbed a delicate wing and tugged experimentally, a grin spreading over his face as Navi cried out in pain.

"No!" Link shouted mentally, trying to get up from where he was. A well placed boot kept him from going anywhere, knocking the wind out of him at the same time. He watched with sick horror as Ganondorf tore one of Navi's wings off, a few specks of fairy blood flying away with it. The Gerudo dropped the wing carelessly, watching it flutter downwards like a newly fallen leaf. Navi was shrieking and crying in pain, her other wing having painful spasms. But soon it too was removed, leaving a limp fairy with no wings resting on Ganondorf's broad palm.

"Tsk tsk… What use is a fairy with no wings?" Link stared up at Ganondorf with hate filled eyes, a few tears streaming down his cheeks as he saw what pain his friend was in. This was all his fault… If he had been stronger… The other man dropped the fairy without a care, pleased to hear more cries of pain as she collided with the ground, writhing pathetically.

His other boot raised to crush her, only to have Link suddenly gain a burst of frenzied strength, grabbing the boot on him and pushing him backwards. He scrambled over to Navi, grabbing her as gently as possible. She was bleeding profusely from two holes in her back, and the sight made Link sick to his stomach.

"L-Link… Listen to me… I want you to promise me… Promise me…" The fairy gave a shuddering breath, trying to keep her voice loud enough for the hero to hear, "Promise me you'll defeat him. Promise…"

"I will Navi I will! But stop talking like you're going to die… You're going to be fine, I swear it! You're going to be fine!" Link was on the verge of hysteria, his ten year old mind unable to grasp the concept of a fairy dying. Could that even happen? What would he do without Navi? She'd been his companion the entire time that he got the three Spiritual Stones, she'd guided him when he was lost, helped him when he needed it…

And now…

Link yelped as he was violently wrenched backwards by his shoulder, falling to the ground once again on his back. Somehow Navi managed to remain cradled in his leather clad palm, and he put her protectively to his chest as he stared defiantly at Ganondorf. Needless to say the man was quite upset with the stunt that Link had just pulled, teeth bared in a snarl.

"That's the last time you'll ever get the upper hand kid. If I could kill you I would… Now give me the fucking fairy. I'll make her death nice and quick… If you don't give her up willingly I'll tear each and every limb off of her." Link cringed at the thought, moving backwards as Ganondorf approached him, pure terror in his eyes.

"Please… you don't have to kill her! She won't cause any harm! I'll go with you willingly!"

"Of course you will. But I intend to finish what I started. Now either give me the fairy or I will take her by force, and I can guarantee you will have many injuries afterwards." Ganon growled at that suggestion, pleased with Link's submission, but not excited by the prospect of hurting his mate. Sure a little bit of batting around was alright, but to truly beat him was not something the beast wanted.

Link was stuck in an inner battle with himself. He knew in either case that his fairy was going to be killed. And even if Ganondorf was merciful and let her live she would die without medical attention. Very slowly the boy stood up, keeping Navi close to himself while eyeing the man before him warily.

"Take us both with you. She can do nothing now and you know she won't likely make it through the night… Please let me have her for these last few hours." He hated that he had to beg, but it seemed to excite Ganondorf and make him more reasonable. The Gerudo contemplated what could happen should he allow Link to take the damn fairy along, and from what he could tell there were no real repercussions.

As Link had so bluntly stated, Navi had no energy left in her to do anything, and she could not fly away to get help for the hero.

"Very well. Come with me then." Ganondorf held out his large hand, a hand that had been used in the murders of hundreds, maybe even thousands. Link cautiously moved towards him before reaching out his free hand to take the King of Evil's.

He had no idea what awaited him, but he had a feeling he'd find out once they reached Ganondorf's lair.

Note: Ganondorf's mean. I know we all secretly hate Navi because she's annoying as hell but I still wouldn't want to see that happen to her. If you think he gave up too easily just think about it. You really can't defeat Ganondorf at that point in the game; it's just not possible. And if you haven't played the game, just take my word for it.