Hyrule's Fate
Chapter 10
"Navi what is the matter?" I ask.
"Zelda"
"What is the matter with her? Is she okay?" I ask frantically.
Navi begins to cry. "No. You need to hurry and follow me" she tells me.
"Navi I can't leave here" I say.
"But you have too! Zelda's life depends on it!" she begins to yell.
"Fine, but where do we need to go?" I question.
"The dungeons". For some odd reason, when she said that, I thought of Jordyn. Jordyn was held in the basement, where she was beat and tortured. I knew that if I was to go down there, I would not be able to contain myself. But who was I? Why was I being so selfish? This was Princess Zelda we were talking about.
"Okay, just lead the way" I say to her. Navi gets off of my lap.
"We will have to head through the Castle. But I will go ahead and check to make sure there aren't any guards" she tells me. I nod in approval.
Navi flies to the door.
"Wait" I say. She turns around and looks at me. "I might need a weapon, just in case anyone wants to start a commotion" I say.
"Where is the Master Sword?" she asked me confused.
I stood there for a moment. Where was it? I had totally forgot about it. I look under the bed, in the closet, the bathroom. There was no sign of it. What had Ganondorf done with it?
"I don't know where it is" I say frantically. She just looks at me with fear in her eyes. That was the only way to defeat evil. It was evil's bane.
"Well let's just come on" she says. I grab the fire poker for the fire place. I open the door and let her lead the way. She motioned for me to come on. I stopped at a nearby wall. Navi had turned the corner to make sure the coast was clear. This was not the kind of follow the leader I like. This was life or death. She gave me the cue and I kept on.
We carefully made our way to the dungeon doors.
"Okay, so the guards are on break. They should be back in about an hour. That should be enough time for you to talk and get back" she tells me. I open the dungeon doors.
"Leave me alone" I hear a weak voice say. Zelda? I follow the voice. She was in the middle cell.
"Zelda?" I say. She looks up at me. She was so pale and malnourished. I cringed at the sight of her.
"Beth?" she replies. She gets up with weak legs. She falls back down from the lack of nutrients. Tears blurred my vison from the sight of her. Jordyn could barely walk when they brought her in.
"What has he done to you?" I ask her.
"He is starving me to death. I won't give him what he wants, so he is making me suffer. He thinks it is going to make me weak and give him my piece" she tells me.
I didn't want to ask, but the words left my mouth before I had a chance "Was Jordyn in here?" The pain hit me.
Zelda closed her eyes. "Yes" she muffled out. She crawled over to the cell bars. "Sit please" she suggested. I gently sat down across from her. Bars blocking our way. "I will tell you everything that happened" she said. I wasn't ready to face it. But they say you will never overcome your fears, if you don't face them. I took in a deep breath.
"Jordyn and I were placed in the same cell. This one right here. Obviously she was in here before I was. She was starting to grow ill. She had some cuts and bruises, but not many. She was crying so hard when I came I got here. Of course I asked her what was wrong, and she said that she was afraid for you". Zelda's voice was hoarse. She cleared her throat.
"She said when Ganondorf got her that day, on the way here she told him your secret. That you have always had feeling for him"
I closed my eyes. I was so hurt and so angry at her. No angry for my sake but for hers. Ganondorf probably figured that since she knew that, then she would know more.
"Well he tried to get more out of her because you were so close, but she didn't know anything. I was here whenever they took her away. The guards came in and beat her. They beat her in the ribs, stomach and back. They cut her so she would bleed fresh blood" Zelda told me.
My eyes began to sting. Tears flowed down my cheeks. I couldn't listen to this. I felt a hand grab mine.
"Where is Jordyn now?" she asks me.
"Dead" I say. I look up at Zelda's face. Horror.
"Ganondorf had beaten me as well. He healed me and told me that he didn't want anyone seeing me like this. I didn't know what he meant until we went into the throne room. There were lots of people. People I had no idea existed. He led me to one of the thrones and sat me down, then he sat down. The crowd make a circle and they brought her in. I had no idea who it was. She was naked and had a sack over her head. Ganondorf asked me to hand him over the Triforce of Courage and I didn't oblige. So he commanded the guard to cut her throat" I began to weep. Zelda squeezed my hand for comfort.
"Beth" she says with kindness. I look up at her.
"You did what had to be done. Jordyn is back safe and sound" she tells me.
"What do you mean safe and sound?" I ask her.
"She is back home. Where you are from." She says.
"So all you have to do is die and you will return?" I question.
"For anyone other than you. Rauru told you, this is your destiny. I don't know what it is. Only you will find out. You are destined to be here Beth. It is your purpose" she tells me.
I felt a light in me. A dim one, but it was still hope.
"What else has he done?" she asked me.
"Well he asked for my hand in marriage" I said.
"Be careful Beth. Ganondorf will do anything to get that piece. Don't let him trick you. He is a man of many words. He is very devious. Just watch out" she tells me.
Clapping. Clapping echoed from the dark distance. My heart dropped. Zelda's eyes widened in fear. All you saw was amber circles. He emerged from the darkness.
"Well well, what do we have here" he says eyeing Zelda. Zelda crawls back towards the wall. I go to stand up, but he forces me back down.
"No no sit, we have a lot to talk about" he says with that grin on his face.