I wake up to the sound of Link fussing over something, I sit up to see him trying to wrap some bandages around his wrist.
"What are you doing?" I asked as he looks over at me embarrassed,
"N...nothing." he said hiding his hand,
"I could just heal it," I said
"No it's fine, I'm almost done anyway," Link said as the bandage falls off his arm, "Aw man!" he said, I stand up and sit next to him,
"Give me your hand," I said and he holds out his left hand, it's horribly swollen, I use my magic and discover that his wrist is fractured, The Gerudo really did a number on him. He was covered in bruises. "Link why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" I asked starting to heal it and he winces in pain.
"I didn't want you to use your magic yet... you were so pale..." he said
"I appreciate that, but I could have at least helped with the pain, if this went untreated you might not have been able to fight at all." I said and he looks at me shocked
"It's that bad?" he asked
"You're wrist is fractured, it'll take a little longer to heal then if I was just healing a cut so just bare with the pain for a bit," I said continuing to heal him,
"Don't push yourself," he said
"I'm fine, I got some rest and the poison is out of my system," I said
"Poison?" he looked at me confused "T... that arrow was poisoned?" Crap, now I made him worry,
"It was a poison that causes paralysis, I couldn't move... at least for a while, but it's gone now so I'm at one hundred percent right now." I said looking up at him and he looked like he was on the verge of tears,
"You took an arrow for me." he said
"Of course, Link you're my best friend." I said and he smiles,
"I'm so happy you're a part of my life Pura," he said and I finish healing his wrist.
"All done," I said and he leans over and hugs me,
"Promise me you won't do that again," he said
"I can't make that promise," I said
"Why?" he said looking at me with a look full of pain and anger,
"Because the way you feel now is how I'd feel if we were reversed." I said and he lowers his head onto my shoulder.
"Okay..." he said
"Now you need to stop being so blue, we still have one more sage to save remember?" I said patting his head.
"You're right," he said standing up, "One more sage then we'll defeat Ganondorf and save Hyrule." he said holding out his hand. "Let's do this!" he said and I take his hand, his fire had returned. We pack up and cautiously heat out further into the desert, being extra cautious of the Gerudo. We finally make it to a large temple and surprise, its entrance is being guarded.
"We could just fight them... but more might come." link said
"Then how do we get in?" I asked, looking around, there was only the one entrance,
"We need to distract them," Link said trying to prop up a tarp on Epona's back.
"Do you really think that will work?" I asked
"We'll find out?" link said as he set Epona loose and she runs right in front of the Gerudo and they chase after her. "Luckily Epona can easily outrun them." Link said as we make a run for the entrance and get inside, Link looked around confused.
"What's up?" I asked
"I've been here before..." he said
"When?" I asked
"When I went to get the lens of truth, I heard a rumor and decided to check it out while I was here. I met a Gerudo named Nabooru, she was a thief who was looking for these silver gauntlets... She asked me to help her get them since I could fit though that tight space over there." he pointed out the small hole in the wall large enough for a child to fit through. "But after I found the Gauntlets the Twin Rova sisters took her... "Link explained
"How long were you back in the past?" I asked
"A week..." he said, the flow of time is very confusing... he pulls out the silver gauntlets and puts them on,
"Do you think she might still be here?" I asked
"I'm not sure, but we can look while we're looking for the sage," he said
"Sounds good to me," I said, it probably was not a coincidence that he met this Nabooru. We continue our way deeper into the temple and Link uses the silver gauntlets to move away huge obstacles from out path. This temple was large and full of monsters but Link and I made quick work of all of them. We reach a grand room with a red carpet lining the canter of it, there was a huge suit of armor seated in a throne like chair and two old lady's were standing in front of it.
"Ho, ho, ho! Looks like someone is here, Koume" one of them said, I assume she's talking to the lady next to her.
"Hee, hee, hee! Looks like it Kotake!" the other one said as the both look at us and scary grin.
"What an outrageous fellow he is to intrude so boldly into our temple... Ho, ho, ho!" Kotake said
"We should teach this outrageous fellow a lesson! Hee, hee, hee!" Koume said as I step behind Link,
"Oh! The fellow brought us the little bird! Lord Ganondorf will be most pleased." Kotake said
"Ganondorf will never get his hands on Pura, or Zelda!" Link said pulling out his sword.
"Rude boy! We shall teach you a lesson." Koume said
"Oh, loyal minion... destroy this intruder of our behalf!" Kotake said
"And bring us the girl when you're done." Koume said as they disappear and the armor sitting down stands up and summons a large axe.
"Be careful Link this one's strong!" Navi said as the monster swings its axe striking one of the supporting pillars and it shatters.
"Let me do this Pura, please get back to a safe distance,
"I can fight too Link..." I said
"I want you to protect those pillars, if more of them fall the ceiling is going to collapse on us." he said and I look at the other five pillars, it's going to be hard but I can do it,
"Got it." I said as they begin to fight and every time the monsters axe got too close to a pillar I cast Nayru's love on it causing the axe to bounce back and it threw off the monster enough for Link to strike.
"The gem on the head! That's its weakness!" Navi said as he pulls out his bow and shoots the gem shattering it. The armor falls apart, a woman falls out of the collapsed armor.
"Uh... where am I?" she asked as I run back over and go over to help her but Link grabs me and holds me close, just then the Twin Rova sisters appear,
"Well, well... looks like she's back to normal... Koume..."
"She's just a little girl but she commands a lot of respect among the Gerudo, Kotake..." they talk amongst themselves again.
"Then we should brainwash her again! Hee, hee, hee!" Koume said as they both start to cast magic,
"Look out!" I cry out as the girl tries to run for it but is struck in the back by their attach and she disappears in front of us along with Twin Rova. "What just happened?" I asked,
"That was the girl I talked about... Nabooru." Link said
"They took her again!" Navi said
"We'll save her this time." Link said as I notice Link was still holding onto me,
"Um, you can let me go now..." I said
"Sorry," he blushes and then let's go. I see light being reflected in the back corner of the room.
"What's this?" I asked walking over and grabbing it, it was a shield, but the front was a mirror.
"It's a mirror shield! It reflects light," Navi said and I had an idea,
"And magic! You can use this to protect yourself from Twin Rova's attacks." I said
"It'll be weird using a different shield but let's try it." Link said and I hand him the shield and he puts down his Hylian shield. Then we enter the next room to confront Twin Rova. There was a tall platform and we had to use a ladder to get to the top, we looked around but no one was there,
"Look at that stupid kid! He came on his own to offer himself as a sacrifice to the great Ganondorf," We hear them as the start to appear.
"With my flame, I will burn him to the bone!" Koume said
"With my frost, I will freeze him to his soul!" Kotake said
"We can use their magic against them, they are each other's weakness." I said
"Stay behind me." Link said as Kotake casts ice magic at Link and he uses the mirror shield and reflects the magic back at Koume. And Kotake got hit when Koume attacked.
"Ok, let's get serious now, Kotake!" Koume said
"Oh, okay Koume." Kotake said as they use black magic and morph into one person,
"What in the world!" Link said
"Just keep doing what you're doing, they don't stand a chance!" I said as they look at me,
"Stay out of this little bird!" they said as a giant bird cage appears around me and I'm pulled up to the ceiling.
"Pura!" Link yells
"I'm fine! Just finish her off!" I said knowing once they were defeated their magic would disappear. Link continues to use their attacks against them until they separate and stand in front of Link.
"Shoot! What a fresh kid! This time we'll get serious, Right, Kotake?" Koume said as a light surrounds them,
"What?" Kotake said as halo's hover above their heads, "Hey Koume, what's that above your head?"
"I don't know but you have one over your head too, Kotake." Koume said as they ponder a bit, "But I'm only four hundred years old!"
"And I'm just Three hundred and eighty!" Kotake said
"We're twins! Don't try to lie about your age!" Koume said
"You must have gone senile." Kotake said
"Who are you calling senile? Is that how you treat your older sister?" Koume said as the bird cage I was trapped in disappears and I cast Farore's wind to float down next to Link.
"We are twins how can you be older?" Kotake argued,
"Ah! How heartless you are!"
"How can you be so ungrateful?!"
"You're heartless!"
"You ungrateful!" they continued to argue as they disappear. Link and I were stunned as to what we just witnessed.
"I ... I'm not sure what just happened..." Link said
"Don't look at me, I'm as lost as you are." I said and we're sent to the sacred realm for the last time. The girl we saw earlier, Nabooru, was standing on the pedestal for the sage of spirit.
"Let me get a good look at you," she giggles, "Look how you've grown in the past seven years! A competent swordsman, But isn't it funny? That a girl like me turned out to be the sage of spirit? Kid... no, Link the Hero of time! Take this medallion and defeat Ganondorf." she hands him the coin and his strength increases again, "If only I'd know you'd become such a handsome man..." she winks at him and we leave the sacred realm just outside of the spirit temple.
"Link the hero!" I hear a familiar voice, its Rauru the sage of light, "Finally all of us, the six sages have been awakened! The time for the final showdown with the king of evil has come! Before that you should meet the one who is waiting for you, the one who is waiting for you at the temple of time..." he said
"We're finally going to see Zelda!" Link said smiling brighter than I've ever seen. But all I feel is pain... this will be the last time I see Sheik... Link doesn't hesitate to call Epona and we head to the temple of time faster than we've ever gone before.
We finally make it back to Hyrule Castle and enter the temple of time, Link starts to frantically look around for Zelda.
"I've been waiting for you," I heard Sheik as we turn around to see him, "Link, the Hero of Time... You have overcome many hardships and awakened six sages. And now you have a final challenge; a showdown with Ganondorf, the king of evil... Before that... I have things I must tell you... Another unknown legend of the Triforce passed down by the Sheikah." he began, "If you would seek the sacred triangle, listen well... the resting place of the sacred triangle, the sacred realm, is a mirror that reflects what is in the heart... The heart of one who enters it... if an evil heart, the realm will become full of evil; if pure, the realm will become a paradise. The Triforce... the sacred triangle it is a balance that weighs the three forces; power, wisdom and courage. If the heart of the one who holds the sacred triangle has all the forces in balance, that one will gain the true force to govern all." Sheik continues as I felt my chest throb... almost like it was reacting to something, "But if that one's heart is not in balance, the Triforce will separate into three parts, Power, wisdom and courage. Only one part will remain for the one who touched the Triforce... The part representing the force the one most believes in. If that one seeks the true force. That one must acquire the two lost parts. Those two parts will be held within others chosen by destiny who will bear the mark on the back of their hands."
"That's what happened seven years ago..." I remembered it clearly, I hid in secret while Ganondorf took the Triforce in hand then it separated,
"Yes, Ganondorf used the door you opened in the temple of time and entered the sacred realm, and when he laid his hands on it the legend came true. The Triforce separated into three parts, only the Triforce of power remained in Ganondorf's hand. The strength if the Triforce of power enabled him to become a mighty, evil king but his dark ambitions were not satisfied. To gain complete mastery of the world. Ganondorf started looking for those chosen by destiny to hold two other Triforce parts. The one who holds the Triforce is... you Link. And the Triforce of wisdom is the seventh sage, who is destined to be the leader of them all..." Sheik looks at me and in a bright flash, lightning struck Sheik and blinded us both. When our vision returned we saw Sheik and next to him...
"Zelda!" Link said as we both look at one another confused at what happened. I walk over to Sheik who is looking himself over.
"Sheik?" I said as he removes the bandages covering his face, His red eyes looked more vibrant, his face was more square he looked more like a man than he did before,
"It worked!" Sheik said with a smile,
"What happened? How is this possible?" Zelda asked
"I don't understand..." Link said
"Zelda's spirit slept, Sheik was created to hide Zelda from Ganondorf's eyes..." I began to explain
"But after being a part of this world for seven years, I became attached and wanted a life of my own, I found a way to do that and I took it," Sheik said
"You were hidden inside Sheik?" Link asked
"Yes, I apologize for meeting you in disguise... but it was necessary to hide from the evil King. Please forgive me..." she said looking at Link and then looking at me. "On that day, seven years ago, Ganondorf attacked Hyrule castle. I saw you and Pura as I was escaping from the castle with my attendant Impa. I thought I should entrust the ocarina to you... I thought that would be our best chance... as long as you had the ocarina in your possession, I thought Ganondorf could never enter the sacred realm, but... but something I could never expect happened... After you opened the door of time the Master Sword sealed you away in the sacred realm... Your spirit remained in the sacred realm... and the Triforce fell into Ganondorf's hands, and the sacred realm became a world of evil. It was a miracle that Pura managed to stay out of his grasp when all of this transpired." Zelda said, "We would of completely lost the battle had he taken you" She looks at me with a sigh of relief, "For seven years I sealed away my consciousness and Sheik took over to hide myself while protecting Pura at the same time... But now you are back! The Dark Age ruled by Ganondorf the evil king will end. The six sages will open the sacred door and lure Ganondorf back into the sacred realm. I will then seal the door to the sacred realm from this world, and Ganondorf will vanish from Hyrule. Link...Pura... and Sheik... in order to do this I need your courage again. Please protect me while I do my part." She asked
"Of course," Link said and he looks at me
"We've come this far to stop now." I said
"No turning back..." Sheik said
"Here is a weapon that can penetrate the evil king's defenses... the power given to the chosen ones... the sacred light arrow..." Zelda casts light magic on Links quiver and link pulls one out showing that it now glowed with the purest light.
"We'll defeat him this time!" Link said as all of the temple of time begins to shake.
"That rumbling... it can't be!" Zelda said as Sheik pushes me away from him as both he and Zelda are surrounded by a strange crystal field.
"Zelda!" Link runs up trying to break the crustal,
"Sheik!" I call out pressing my hands against this strange magic but he just looks away from me.
"Princess Zelda... you foolish traitor" We hear Ganondorf's voice all around, "I commend you for avoiding my pursuit for seven long years. But you let your guard down... I knew you would appear if I let this kid wander around! And the boy Sheik, getting in my way from finally acquiring my little bird." he said as they both cry out in pain as their struck with some kind of spell as they slump back and become motionless. "And I slightly underestimated the power on this kid..."
"Zelda!" Link calls out as he slams against the crystal trying to break it, as both of them begin to float above us out of our reach,
"No... It was not the kids power I misjudged it was the power of the Triforce of courage! But with the Triforce of wisdom that Zelda has... once I have her..." Link quickly runs over and grabs me, I look over to see a shadow hand from out of nowhere reaching for me but Link strikes it away. "Then I will become the true ruler of the world!"
"Sheik!" I call out again
"If you want to rescue them come to my castle!" he said as they both disappear, and the last thing we hear is Ganondorf's laugh.