Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask Chapter 3
Still don't own it. Wish I did.
When Link played the song of time in reverse it was like hearing moans in a forest. Just plain creepy and then this happened. "For you alone time will slow, twenty four hours more, time best well spent."
"Did you hear that?" Link asked Sean, worried. "Unfortunately, yes." Sean answered thinking about what was said. "It said twenty four hours more? What did it mean?" Link wondered. "In the story as I knew it, playing the song of time in reverse slowed time to one third its total." Sean explained. "I believe this is the result of it. We now have twenty four more hours in seventy two making it a total of ninety six." "That's four days in three." Link said out loud sounding excited heading for the gate. "So we really need to get to the Southern Swamp." Tatl looked on confused.
"And we will." Sean said causing Link to stop. "First, we have some things to do in town that will make our job easier." Link waited for him to elaborate. "First recollect the fairies and put the Great Fairy back together." Link made for the stray fairy in the Laundry Mat first. "Shouldn't we be going towards the Southern Swamp?" Tatl asked following along. "Sean said we have some errands to do." Link explained ascending the stairs.
She stopped to check her reflection so see any noticeable differences. "Anything stand out as different?" Sean asked curious. "My eyes are bigger and the rest of my body feels slimmer. It's just hidden by my baggy tunic." Link explained. "And what about your weapons?" He pressed. "They feel the same." Link said taking a few swipes with her sword. She then put her weapons away and focused on getting the fairy. With a leap we were right into the water with a fairy in tow. "Please help us get back together." The fairy pleaded as it took refuge in her hat.
As it turns out a baggy tunic clings and somehow hangs off a thin body. After some readjustments Link set off for East clock town. The fairy was in the box as before, but Sean stopped Link from going on to North Clock town. "We're taking a detour back into the sewers." Sean told Link. "Do we get to play with the bombers again to get the code?" Link wondered excitement bubbling in her. "Unfortunately, no." Links excitement dwindled. "The codes good for a week remember?" He teased her.
"What's going on?" Tatl freaked as Link headed towards the sewer. "We're taking a short detour." Link explained before she approached the kid in the yellow bandana. "Only official bombers from this point forward." The kid once again tried to be brave. "The password is 54123." Link said smiling. "But only members know that." The kid panicked taking off to find the leader. "I think they need a better guard." Link said out loud. Tatl dinged in agreement while Sean laughed from the inside.
"What are we getting in here again?" Tatl asked. Sean took over for a bit to explain. "We need the moon tear to get the title deed to get a heart piece." Sean finished giving control back to Link." "But we already got the piece at the clock tower." Tatl pointed out. Link took on the skulltula relishing the feel of her weapons again. With a back step to dodge the spin and a jump slash to the under belly the skulltula fell dead. "She's right you know." Link thought to Sean.
"Correct." Sean answered. "However the title deed will be given to a hand in a toilet who will in turn give us a heart piece." "That's disgusting." Links face morphed into a look of disgust. "I'm not going to like how this trade sequence ends am I?" Tatl asked sounding disappointed. At the balloon Link tried to throw the bottles at it only for it to not pop. Sean laughed at her antics. "The mask." He advised her. Link looked at it apprehensively. "The curse is bound to the mask." Sean reminded her. "We won't be stuck as a deku." He reassured her.
When she put on the mask I thought the pain from the first transformation was bad. This was much worse. I could feel the curse as it tried to latch on to her body as it shifted to that of a deku but was stopped. "Is it going to be like that all the time?" Link asked out loud short of breath. "That dose looks like it hurt." Tatl pointed out. "I actually don't know." Sean answered concerned. "He has no idea." Link told Tatl as she popped the balloon.
It was a repeat performance from Chinese Merlin just worded as "a pretty girl". Once Link looked through the telescope and saw the moon tear fall she was off after it. With it in hand we off once more towards North Clock town only to be stopped the leader of the bomber squad. "We've never had a girl in the Bombers Secret Society of Justice before." He said thoughtfully. "Very well, here's your notebook." He handed Link a spiral bound book with a bomb on it. "But boss!" The kid in yellow complained. "How did she know the code?" "Who cares how she knew the code!" Leader yelled. "The fact that she figured it out is proof enough to let her join!" He roared as he walked away and the kid in yellow took his place by the alleyway again.
As Link was passing the slide Sean directed her attention to the heart piece in the tree. Without any prompting from Sean she made her way up the blocks and Jumped from the slide to the tree with ease to get the heart piece. After that she made her way back to the slide to slide down it on our way to the Great Fairy.
Once inside the spring the two fairies returned to their collective and with a flash the Great Fairy was once more before us. "My thanks once again little ones." She said joyfully. "What?" Link said before Sean could think. "My sisters and I are immune to the turning of time." She explained. "Now is this your original form?" She asked floating right up to Link and picking her up and putting her on her lap. "N-n-no." Link stuttered not expecting physical contact. "How adorable!" The Great Fairy gushed. Tatl watched on with a look of disbelief.
"Now I know you two can switch between who's in control, but this should make things easier." She finished kissing Link on her forehead. Magic rushed through our shared body as I was expelled from it. "What, what, what?" Sean exclaimed as he floated over Link. "I thought you said you were male?" Link asked with a confused look on her face. "What?" Sean exclaimed in shock as he looked over his body.
It was ethereal at first glance, but still shaped. And that's where it changed. Instead of seeing a male ethereal body it was female. She looked a few years older than Link and a beautiful one at that if her genie like body was anything to go by. Her arms were thin, with her legs smoke as it connected back to Link. Her clothing was a sash around her hips and a brassier covered by a small vest. Her hair fell over her shoulder longer than she remembered it ever being. "I'm a girl." Sean said finally containing her shock. Tatl floated around in circles confused.
"It appears that Skull Kid cursed not only Link, but you as well Sean." The Great Fairy explained running her hands through Links hair. Link looked oddly relaxed. "Won't I stand out like this?" Sean asked concerned. "The only ones who will see you are the ones you've already told about your situation." The Great Fairy answered. "Unfortunately you won't be able to interact with anything only talk and provide light. Now I give you this." She said holding her hands up before bringing them back down.
In her hands was a mask that was a replica of her face and long hair. She handed it to Link explaining more. "With this you will be able to find other fairies and help find the scattered fairies of my sisters." She put Link down before floating back to the center of the spring. "You will be welcome here any time." She said disappearing.
"So, you're Sean?" Tatl said as she floated around the spirit. "And you are Tatl." The spirit in question replied with an echoic voice. "That will take some getting used to." She muttered to herself. "Nice to meet you in person, mostly, Sean." Link said extending her hand. "And you as well Link." Sean answered as her hand passed through Links. "So she was right." Tatl pointed out. "For now finish the trade for the deed." Sean explained once they were all outside.
And so Link did so. With the deed in hand and it being barely noon Link wondered what we should do. "Most of the things you have to do are at night actually." Sean explained. "Then why did you have me slow down time?" Link complained. "You slowed down time?" Tatl dinged around us. "Yes, we did slow down time per say." Sean explained. "It was experiment to see if it was possible." She explained to Link. "The reason why is because there are mechanics to the story that I don't know how they'll work in real life." Link sighed in exhaustion.
"So what's next?" Tatl wondered. "Well, we could either jump time forward to tonight or go collecting rupees." Sean explained. "So, how do I jump time forward?" Link wondered." "You play each not of the song of time twice in a row instead of in stanza." Sean explained curious. Link quickly took out her ocarina and played it. This time the song was happy. Like you give a kid sugar and they don't stop running happy.
"Would you like to move time forward?" a voice from nowhere asked. "Yes?" Link replied. "In doing so you return time to its normal flow and jump to the night of the first day, are you sure?" the voice implored again. "Yes!" Link said sounding excited. "It is done." In flash of light it was night time and we were standing right where we would have if we had just walked into area.
"Know what?" Tatl asked. "We wait until midnight to stop a thief. Then go dancing. And finally get that heart piece from the toilet." Sean said with a smile. Link looked on in disbelief. "Can't I play the song of time again?" She begged with puppy dog eyes. "No because then it'll be dawn of the second day." Sean explained face palming. "So our internal clock says its six o'clock right now." Link said out loud. "Go explore Termina Field, Link." Sean encouraged. "Just make sure to be back before midnight to get into position." Link's face lit up with excitement at the thought of exploring. She ran off with Tatl following along and Sean bound to her for the gate to the Southern Swamp.
"Whoa, there kid." The gate guard stopped Link short. "It's dangerous out there. Oh, you have a sword. In that case go right ahead." The guard said. Link moved on wondering at the absurdity of the conversation. "It would have been weirder as a deku." Sean consoled her. Once out in the Field Link's jaw dropped. It was huge, easily a section of Hyrule field. "Cut loose, have fun." Sean said. "Just be sure to make your way north, because that's where we'll start things off."
And so Link went nuts. She ran through the grass cutting up some Chu's, she cut down some deku babes, found rupees and ultimately just explored the area. She eventually worked her way west and was entranced by the fountains. She pouted when she realized there were fences in the way to the beach. Continuing on north she realized it was like the curse on the Zora's. From cliff she was on she saw the dodongos and snow men down below fighting. "Link, it's almost midnight." Sean pointed out. "Go through the gate behind us to get to North Clock Town. That's where you'll do your fist good deed."
"Haven't I already done five good deeds?" Link asked walking back into town. "Technically, yes, but you haven't put any in your book yet." Sean countered. Link stopped in the center of the area wondering what to do. "Stay near the turn in the road so you can stop the thief." Sean explained. Five minutes later. "Where's this thief Sean?" Link asked getting annoyed. "The only person to come into the area is that old lady who just arrived." "Keep your eyes on her." Sean ordered. "She's about to be robbed.
While Link watched the old Lady a man in a white shirt and blue pants came walking down the road from the other side of her. It seemed ordinary to Link albeit suspicious until the man knocked the old lady over and snatched up her bag. "Someone, stop that thief!" The Old Lady yelled out. "I told you so." Sean said as Link sprung into action drawing her sword and charging the man. He proved an annoying foe as he kept jumping and weaving out of Links reach until Link got to close and nicked his arm forcing him to release his stolen goods. The gate guard having heard the commotion waited for the man to approach before he tried to impale the man on his spear. The thief just jumped over the man with a cartwheel and was out of the city.
Link grabbed the goods and returned them to the old Lady. "Here's your stuff ma'am." "Why, thank you child." The elder smiled as she put her bag on her back. "For your courage take this." She held out a black mask with a skull on it. "Thank you ma'am." Link accepted the odd mask intending to ask Sean what it did. "Come by the bomb shop in the morning and you can buy our newest goods." The old Lady said walking away.
"So, what does it do?" Link asked Sean. "It blows up." Sean answered causing Links face to morph to one of horror. "Why would you want to blow yourself up?" Tatl asked wondering at the strangeness of big people. Sean laughed at their expressions until she got it under control. "If you hold your shield up while you wear it the explosion won't hurt you. It will take time to recharge, but still useful if an enemies not expecting it. Links face morphed to excitement as thoughts crossed her mind on how to implement it in battle.
As Link put the mask away Tatl spoke up. "So what's next?" "Now we go back out into the field and go west along the ridge until we see a dancing spirit." They looked at Sean as if she was crazy. "Well, go on. I won't be proven right unless you do this." She pointed out as Link set off back to Termina Field. "Now that I think about it, most of the things in Zelda are insane." Sean thought to herself.
Once Link found the dancing spirit Tatl and Link just stood there gob smacked. Sean was right. She just hadn't told them what the spirit would look like. While they were stunned they didn't hear the spirits plea. "I told you so." Sean said smugly. "Now play the song of healing and viola." "So Link played the song and the guy danced one last dance before disappearing. The only thing left was a mask. "It's not going to transform me into him? Is it?" Link asked worried. "No, you'll just do this weird dance." Sean answered. "Okay how can this get weirder?" Tatl challenged.
Sean looked at Tatl smugly. "Now we're going to break in to an Inn." Link looked confused while Tatl dinged down to the ground. "Do I have to tell you how to do this or are you fine on your own." Sean looked to Link for confirmation. "I got this one." Link said running back into Clock Town through the North Gate and running on into East Clock Town. -
When Link tried the front door she found it locked. With some thinking she used the deku mask to use the flower to get to the second door floor. It was left unlocked. "Why would they lock the front door, but not the second floor door?" Tatl whispered to Sean. "I believe it's so people can have midnight meetings." Link knew where to go from everything Sean had said before. Once we were in front of the toilet a hand shot out followed by a voice. "Please, some paper, any paper at all!" It pleaded. With that prompting Link handed over the title deed. "Ah, thank you. Here this fell down here." The voice said throwing up a heart piece. Link reluctantly took it.
Once back outside. "What next?" Link asked tired. "We play the listening game while a guy vents his anger while playing an annoying song." "And just where are we going to find that?" Tatl wondered sarcastically. Sean looked at them blankly. "The Laundry Pool." So, Link took off again following the advice of the strange ghost.
In the laundry pool Link found it was now occupied by a man playing a music box. How that counts as an instrument no one knows. "I really need a drum set." Sean thought to herself. Link approached the stranger who proceeded to break down. Apparently he used to be part of a group that was led by a dog. "How does that work?" Sean whispered to Tatl. "No idea." So in a spastic fit of rage he had stolen a mask worn by the dog. "How does a dog wear a mask?" Sean whispered to Tatl again. Tatl dinged back and forth in a manner to suggest she had no clue. Once he was done ranting he handed over said mask. Link quickly left the Laundry Pool examining the mask.
"What does it do?" She asked Sean with a smile. "Animals and skeletons will follow you in a marching order." "And that's helpful how?" Tatl inquired. "It's not really, but it does lead to a much more useful mask." Sean explained rubbing her hands together. "What next oh great spirit?" Link mocked putting the mask away.
"Its almost dawn so West Clock Town." Sean told Link. "I might as well tell you now. You're going to need that dancing mask to teach it to two sisters up near the gate." "I can't dance." Link protested. "Go spelunking, dungeon crawling, slay a giant monster, save a princess, but I can't dance." Link ranted. "While you can't, the mask can." Sean pointed out causing Link to accept defeat and move on.
The sisters were wearing single white dresses and no shoes of any kind. When Link initially approached she was rebuffed. Then Link put on the mask and danced in front of them. I have got to say seeing a female do the whole dance is far less creepy than watching a guy do it. The way they were moving their body's to an unheard beat was just, sensual and enticing. I directed Tatl to ram into the gate guard so that he wouldn't get a good viewing of Link dancing. I heard the guard groan in pain as Tatl continued to wail on him just as the sisters prostrated themselves before Link. "Mistress, you are our Mistress of dance." One sister cried out. "Here, this is all we can give at this time Mistress." The other one spoke up holding out a heart piece. Link accepted it and left with a grace in her step that wasn't there before.
Sean whistled at Tatl as the sisters practiced their new dance. Tatl flew over as Sean was pulled along by Link. "This mask is awesome!" Link exclaimed holding onto the mask. "See you can dance." Sean joked. "You should probably take a few normal lessons though." Link smiled putting the mask away. Tatl and Link looked at Sean excitedly. "Oh, right next item." Sean paused for a moment. A resounding gong went off across the area as the sun rose signaling the start of the second day. "That thing is loud." Sean complained rubbing her ears. "You get used to it." Tatl offered. "How many rupees do you have Link?" Sean asked returning to her normal posture. "Two hundred." "Now you're going to show up a fool of a swords man." Sean pointed to a door on the far wall near the gate.
"Do the move's he says except flawlessly." Sean said before Link entered the building a smirk on her face. Once inside Link approached the sword master. "Ah, a new recruit. Join now at a discount price." He offered. "How much is it?" Link asked shyly. "One rupee for the novice course and ten for the expert. Score thirty points and you'll receive a special reward." He said encouragingly trying to help in his mind a shy girl. Link paid the one rupee.
"Now do as I say to this log." The swords man said as a log shot out of the ground. "In combat one has to dodge. Now jump sideways!" He shouted. Link did as he said and hopped from the balls of her feet to one side. "Sometimes to dodge one must move in close. Roll forward toward the log!" he barked. Link rolled forward using her hands to keep her neck safe until her back hit the ground and she rolled with force coming up with a bounce in her feet. "Very good." He clapped his hands. "Now you must dodge by moving with acrobatics. Do a back flip!" He barked once again. Link obliged him by leaping backward and remaining straight as her body turned landing perfectly with her feet under her.
"Now for some sword techniques." The man said serious. "First the Horizontal cut." Link swung her sword directly across her body quick and smoothly through the log. Another log replaced it. "Next is the vertical cut." Link swung her sword down on the log no shaking in her arm or jerking as the sword split the log. Another one replaced it. "Now for a thrust." Links sword pierced right through the log leaving a clean cut. "Now for the ultimate skill, the jump attack." The sword master intoned seriously. As the log was replaced Link put her full weight on her back leg and pushed off the ground with her front leg putting her in the air as she brought her sword down in perfect arc landing on her feet. "You are now ready for the expert course." He said confidently.
"That's ten rupees." He held out his hand for the money. Link paid the man. "Cut down ten logs with the jump attack to gain thirty points." Sean told Link as the man started the clock and logs burst from the ground. Link leapt into action back flipping towards the log behind her before jump attacking forward cutting one evenly. Jumping sideways towards the one next to her she leapt upon landing to bring her sword back down on the log. As two more logs appeared she was after them. Both were in a line so she jump attacked one and repeated at close range. The next two popped up across the room and Link wasted no time running at them and leaping for a two for one special. The next set were one on each side of the room. Link jumped at the closest one cutting it in two. Bolting across the room she leapt up to bring her sword back down. The last two repeated the same pattern. Link back flipped till she was in front of the closest one and then jumped forward. With a dash into a cartwheel she leapt up and cut the final log in two with a flourish.
"That's thirty points." The man said shaken. "Here's your reward." He handed over a heart piece. Link accepted it gracefully and walked out. On her way out she heard the man grumble about young people being deceptive. Once outside Link broke down laughing. Once Link had her laughter under control she looked to Sean as to what to do next. "Now you buy explosives." Link's eyes lit up with excitement. "Now we're talking." Tatl added. "At least you won't be blowing yourself up." Tatl continued apparently not so thrilled about the blast mask." First door by the stairs going down." Sean said.
Once inside Link saw a Goron next to a large bag, a man in white pants and a black vest, as well as the old Lady she had helped out. "Oh, it's you dearie."The Old Lady said. "Come to check out our wares?" "You know her grandma?" the man asked. "Yes she stopped the thief who tried to rob me now go get some milk and cookies." "Come around back and sit down." The old Lady gestured opening up a walkway through the counter. "That's new." Sean said as Link followed the Lady's command.
With Link seated and a plate of cookies in front of her with a glass of milk the Lady spoke again. "I can't thank you enough for stopping that thief. Now why is a young lady like you interested in bombs?" "I need them to clear out some rocks by the beach." Link thought quickly. "Good one, I have no idea what's going on. Sean said. "Trouble down by the beach?" The Lady shook her head. "What a strange time it is. Here the carnival is upon us and barely and tourists to sell our wares to. The South tainted and Deku's becoming dangerous. The North is frozen with barley any goods coming from the Goron's. The east had been quiet for so long, but now people claim to here the calls of the dead." She paused in her rant. "And the way west has been blocked. So don't lie to me child." Her eyes narrowed. "You know something."
Link didn't panic. Sean wondered what the hell was going on. Tatl dinged into Links hat. "You're right in that I do know what's going on." Link answered calmly. "That's the real reason I need the bombs. They are essential to getting through the temples and restoring order to the land." Link explained. "Oh and why are you going around doing this and not someone else?" The Lady countered. "I've done this before. I have seen things that would make you run in fear and some that you would die from looking at. I have lived a lifetime of events in the span on fourteen years. And because I want revenge." Link said calmly her eyes cold. "So you know who has caused all of this?" The elder asked. "Yes."
"I wouldn't be a good bomber if I didn't help you out then." The old lady said pulling a necklace out of her pocket. "You were a bomber?" Link asked shocked. "The founder of the group." She laughed. "Wear this necklace and the original group of bombers will do what they can to help you." She explained holding up a simple pendant with a bomb embedded on it. "You wouldn't happen to know who could help with a magical problem do you." Link pleaded. "Koume and Kotake might be able to help you." She said. "Now I still have to charge you for products unfortunately." The old Lady gestured for her to rise and go around front. Link looked thoughtful because she swore she could have heard those names before.
"Now what can I do for you?" The elder asked gesturing to her wares. "Buy the big bomb bag and bombachu's." Sean told Link. Link pointed to the two objects paying a total of one hundred and thirty rupees. With the wares in hand Link left the shop waving good bye to the old lady. "Grandma." The store owner said. "Why was she wearing your pendant?" "None of your business." She replied sharply.
"That was something I didn't know." Sean said laying back in the sky. "So what's next?" Tatl asked as Link fiddled with her new necklace. "Now we go hunting." Sean said grinning. Link looked up looking excited. "First were going north and finding a hole under one of those mushrooms. The game there is Dodongos. The prize is a heart piece." Link was vibrating with excitement now. "So let's go." Tatl dinged off to the gate.
As Link ran through the West gate and into the Field Sean reflected on her own situation. "I'm stuck to a formerly male now girl, am a girl myself and I can't do anything. God or Goddess's perhaps Giants, maybe Lady Time? Is this how Zelda felt in the past? At least being separated we don't feel each other's emotions anymore. At least I can talk to more people without having to use Links body. I would handle being a girl better if I could do more than act as a glorified checklist." Sean's rumbling was interrupted by Link and Tatl.
"Which mushroom is the hole under?" Link asked gesturing to the row of giant mushrooms. "Put a bomb at the base of each, it might be different in real life." Sean said. "Can't you just float down and find the hole?" Tatl asked. "This situation is more like I'm standing on Links shoulders rather than completely disconnected from her. So no." Sean answered with a little more sarcasm than necessary. Tatl dinged away a bit. Link grumbled as she went about putting the explosives down while avoiding dodongos.
The hole appeared eventually and Link hopped down. "How do we get back up?" Sean pointed to the twelve foot drop Link had taken with ease. "Navi once said that it's a fairy hole so as long as someone has a fairy with them they just pop right back out." Link explained as she eyed up the two large dodongos. "And if they don't have a fairy?" Sean wondered. "Oh, then they just pray to the goddesses for a way out and they answer." Link drew her weapons getting warmed up. "So the goddesses just answer the prayer to get out of hole but not something a bit more important?" Sean was amazed at the simplicity of it. "How should we know the will of the Goddesses?" Tatl challenged. "At least they give a small blessing rather than nothing." She finished dinging over to Link. "Have fun killing them." Sean encouraged.
Link did just that. Running in between the two dodongos she aimed for the one on her right with her sword as she brought it down on its tail. The dodongos roared in pain as it began to spin. Link back flipped away and over the other ones tail. As the first one began to inhale for a fire breath Link chucked a bomb into its mouth. This caused it to be stunned and prone for a bit. Seizing the opportunity Link attacked the downed dodongos tail. With a few strikes and overkill with a spin attack the dodongos started lighting up to blow. The remaining dodongo had not remained idle during this and had begun spinning about and breathing fire in all directions when its friend blew up.
Link dodged out of the way as Tatl circled its tail keeping pace with its swings. As Link tried to circle the dodongo to get to its tail it kept Link in sight. The dodongo broke first and inhaled to breath fire. Link took the opening and rolled alongside the dodongo to cut at its tail. It screamed in pain as Link continued to do so capitalizing on it being stunned each time it was hit. When it started glowing Link backed away to avoid the explosion.
"Where's the heart piece?" Tatl asked. Sean watched as a light swirled about revealing a chest. Sean pointed silently towards the chest. "That wasn't there before!" Tatl cried in surprise. "Navi told me that it's a reward for clearing the fairy hole." Link explained opening the chest and retrieving the heart piece. "Now you get to go play in some tall grass and fight a peahat." Sean told Link who looked excited at the idea. "To the Southern Swamp area!" Tatl cried flying out of the hole. Link ran under the light and being pulled out of the hole is like a really fast elevator in my opinion.
"Come on!" Tatl dinged going up the ramp. Link gave chase in excitement. As we arrived in the area Link stopped short of the tall grass. A look of concentration on her face caused the other two to hold their questions. Then Link was off into the tall grass like a dog chasing a fox. Sean saw what had caught Links attention. Butterfly's flying in a circle. As Link stepped into the circle of bugs we fell into a hole. "I guess that game mechanic is real then." Sean thought.
As Link moved forward she drew her sword and shield just as the Peahat rose from the ground. Here's the big difference between a video game and real life. Thing's tend to be bigger and more dangerous when you're not in a control of the person committing the actions. The peahat started things off by fling blades low to Link who just held her shield up. As the blades struck the shield she moved forward under it getting a full view of its weak spot. Link struck out with her sword rapidly causing the peahat to land and flail it blades. Link had rolled away as it came down. This pattern repeated because of the Peahats limited ability to think. Once the Peahat burst into black fire a chest revealed itself. "Wow, you really are good!" Tatl chimed excitedly as Link retrieved the heart piece.
Link looked abashed at the praise. "So what's next or can we get on with the temples?" Link asked not sounding annoyed but rather happy. "We go to Romani Ranch and get one of the most helpful masks ever." Sean said sounding excited. "Where's that?" Link asked. "Follow me!" Tatl chimed out of the hole.
Once we were back above ground Tatl flew off to a wooden structure with flags down it. Link followed eager to see what the ranch looked like. Following past the road that started at the structure Link saw that the road was blocked by a boulder. "How are we supposed to get past that?" Link asked Sean. "First play the song of double time to make it the third day. The boulder should be gone." "Should be?" Tatl asked. Link sighed before starting to play. "Jump forward to the third day?" The voice appeared again. "Yes." Link answered as time jumped forward in a flash of light.
As we looked at the road the only thing to change was the boulder being gone. "Now and I can't believe I've been forgetting these things. Strike the statue with your sword." She told Link. As Link struck the statue it moved causing it to resemble an owl in flight with a music note on it. "Why did I do that?" Link wondered. "You'll get a song that uses these statues to teleport from area to area. "Great, now can we get a move on?" Tatl asked annoyed.
Link ran off down the road to get to the ranch. "As an afterthought it is not run by the girl you knew as Romani. But rather two people who look like her." Sean told Link not wanting to cause a scene. "I know." Link said. "From what I've seen of Termina it has a lot of people who look like people I knew in Hyrule. But, there not them." She finished sadly. "There is some good news with the bad, but it should make you happy." Sean offered as they passed into the ranch proper.
It was a wide clearing surrounded by trees. In the distance we could hear cows, chickens and dogs sounding off. In front of us was a well worn path that led to the home of the owners. Following it led to a fork when a loud neighing sound came from the house. Link stopped recognizing that sound. "Epona!" She cried running towards the horse. When Link found her it was behind a locked gate. Link shook the gate trying to open it and when that failed she stuck her hand through letting Epona nuzzle it.
"How do I free her?" Link asked tears in her eyes. "It has to be the first day and don't even play the song because we can't get through the road without a specific bomb." Sean explained as Link looked at her angry. "Then again." Sean looked thoughtful. "This is real life so you could probably get her back now." She offered not looking optimistic. Link looked at the house and barn trying to decide which to check first and ended on the barn.
There was no one inside except for a cow and hay. In the main house Link found the bottom floor empty but heard noises from above. "Excuse me." Link asked knocking on the open bedroom door. A tall red headed young woman looked up from where she was sitting next to a bed where what was obviously her little sister was sleeping. "The road must be open if you got here." She said sounding hopeful. Link nodded in confirmation. "That horse out front is mine." Link blurted out. "Oh, we were wondering who's it was when it just appeared out of nowhere." The woman said. "I'm sorry but who are you?" she asked. "I'm sorry about that." Link said rubbing her head. "My name is Link and I'm sorry for barging in." "My name is Cremia." She said offering her hand. Link shook it. "It's understandable that you'd be forgetful when you found your horse. You must be really attached to her." "She's all I have left of home." Link said truthfully.
"Well then." Cremia rose to her feet. "Let's get you your horse back then." She walked out of the room and out of the house Link not too far behind. She opened the gate and Epona nuzzled Link in the face. "If you're gonna try and out run the moon I suggest you start now." Cremia said moving back to her home. "If you want you could stay here and wait it out." She offered. "Thanks, but I'm going to stop it." Link said mounting Epona. "Very well." She said smiling. "I await the coming dawn then." She went back inside.
Link rode around a bit letting Epona run free beneath her. It was strange to be pulled along by a force that wasn't Link. Then again Link doesn't get enough speed to let me feel the wind either. As Link tried to get Epona to let us onto Termina Field she wouldn't leave the ranch. "What's wrong girl?" Link asked rubbing Epona's neck as she neighed at the house. "I don't understand you." Link said sadly. "I think it has to do with that sleeping girl." Tatl dinged helpfully. "That is the most plausible answer." Sean offered. Link looked ready to find out what was wrong. "But the only way to help her is to turn back time, as I said earlier." She finished as Link's face changed to a pined look. "How soon will we be able to help her?" Link asked her eyes hardened. "Two temples." Sean answered.
"What were we going to do here then?" Link asked her voice shaken. "Head along the back wall until you see a sign with Cucco's on it. Then find a door. You'll also need the Bremen mask." Sean finished. Link nudged Epona back around the ranch looking for said sign. Upon doing so dismounted and hugged Epona as she road off around the ranch. Entering the building the sign hung on Link found it full of small Cucco's and a guy. Approaching him she found out that all he wanted was the Cucco's to grow up before he died.
Link took out the Bremen mask and put it on. All of a sudden she pulled out her ocarina and started playing a marching tune on it as she walked around the area. As she walked the baby Cucco's followed in line behind her marching to the tune. Once all of them were in line they started poofing into adults. "How does that work?" Sean whispered to Tatl. "I might live in this world but I don't know how everything in it works!" She responded annoyed. Once all the Cucco's cawed in joy at being fully grown the man looked on in joy. "Now that their full grown I can die without regrets." The man exclaimed holding out a bunny eared head piece. Link accepted it with a smile and left the building waving goodbye.
"You said this was one of the best mask's to have." Link said trying to sound happy. "What does it do?" Sean looked out over the field to see Epona running towards them to greet her owner. "Put it on and run." Sean said grinning at Link. Looking confused she put it on and started to run. She felt its magic instantly. As she ran the wind blew in her face opening her eyes wide as she felt Epona pull up next to her. Link laughed as she raced Epona around the ranch enjoying the run. "You can have as much fun as you want for now." Sean told Link as she pulled up closer to her. "On the next loop we'll do the Southern Swamp."
Link laughed and ran around the ranch for the rest of the day too immersed in the joy of reuniting with her horse. "Hey Sean?" Link called out said softly to the spirit. Sean lost a thoughtful look on her face as she listened to Link. "You were right." Link said exhausted. Tatl dinged around them in circles. "Magic does come at a price." She pated Epona and played the song of time returning to the dawn of the first day.