Chapter 4 – Gateways

"It had been a horrible time. Ever since he came back, Hyrule has fallen into despair. I still have my fingers crossed for the heroes to return but things aren't looking good. More bandits came past my camp last night so I've had to move again. Now, I'm resting in a small cave near Death Mountain. I have been training non-stop since the raid and I think I'm ready to take on my role as the last Sheikah."

The market had been ravaged and Redeads filled the place. Every building had been destroyed and the castle has changed drastically, this time with a large emblem of a moon engraved on it. The masked fighter dressed in white and blue with a red tear-drop emblem walked the town towards the Temple of Time. "This is where it all started." Even after the gate had been destroyed, the mechanism behind it still worked. A large shadow enveloped behind the warrior and everything went dark.

Security around the town has been drastically increased. The only way in was constantly guarded by minions of the Demon King. The green-clad hero stood at the river separating the east side of Hyrule Field. "No survivors in Kakariko Village, the Lost Woods or at the lake. The only thing to do is infiltrate the market. The guards functioned as a makeshift gates and Iron Knuckles were not easy to pass by. The chains were still hanging down, providing an alternative route to the castle.

After climbing the chains, Link weaved his way around the alleyways, narrowly avoiding Redeads and Stalfos until he reached the valley where the castle stood. Lavafalls were all around the valley which easily pointed out the one entrance to the castle. There was one small crawl space down in a crevice which had obviously been carved out. Link began his decent down the small crevice, clawing at the rocks until he reached the bottom. As Link got on his knees to crawl through, a white streak of light dashed past him and Link fell unconscious.

"What are you doing here?" the voice asked.

"It's me, Link, and I am trying to stop Ganon and the force called Majora."

"Where have you been? We citizens of Hyrule have had to suffer from the tyranny of these two, one who was supposed to be sealed away!"

"Both were supposed to be dead, but somehow, the magic in the mask had been released! Also, why are you just roaming the lands near the castle? What if Ganon remembers who you are?"

"He won't and even if he does, he won't be able to catch me." The castle gate thundered open as both Sheik, the fearless Sheikah warrior and Link, the might hero, watched on.

"They're here somewhere! Lock down the town!" A strange but familiar voice yelled. It was the Happy Mask Salesman with the spirit of Majora. Link had seen what he could do to people. Link and Sheik climbed out of the crevice and sprinted past the castle. There was no way out except...

"This way! I saw something strange in the Temple of Time! It's our only way out."

Both heroes went to the ruins of the Temple to see something neither had seen before. It was black and grey with blue markings which illuminated round the edged. As they neared it, it started to recede into a gateway. The heroes grabbed each other as Majora's dark magic filled the room. They jumped through...

As Zelda and Link, the Hero of the Sky, surveyed over the crumbling Gate of Time and the dark magic coming from the bottom of the Goddess Statue, the same blue light came from the ground where the Gate once stood. Several loud grunts came from the Gate and soon enough, two recognisable figures emerged from the rubble. "Sheik, where are we?"

A/N I took advice about short chapters from last time and tried to make this a long one. I'm used to writing shorter blocks but if you could leave some more constructive criticism, that would be great. Also, tell me what you think of the several generations of Links/Zeldas meeting?