Alrighty! Ash's first temple! Who's ready for this?! The Awakening of the Sages begins!
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Capitulus Novem: Going back to your roots!
Ash seeing the large forest on the Horizon had Epona rush there, however when he saw the small stone and Tree corridor he stopped her. "Thanks Epona, unfortunately this is as far as I can take you. Fire Types aren't allowed in Kokiri forest."
"Think, you can get back to Lon Lon Ranch okay?" Hilda asked. Epona neighed confidently and rushed off. "She'll be fine. She also said 'use my Song to call if you need me again.'"
"Pikaaa, chuuuu!" Pikachu called.
Ash nodded and turned to the Kokiri forest. "I wonder if everyone's okay. I haven't seen them since I left. Dawn's the only one I talked too since heading out."
"We won't know till we go in there so…" Hilda replied as Pikachu jumped on Ash's shoulder the boy sucked a breath in and marched. Crossing the bridge he arrived to see the place deserted.
"This isn't right, they should be everywhere." Ash muttered but his thoughts were broken by a Deku Scrubb shooting nuts at him he quickly blocked the nut and knocked it out he turned to see an Octark attack him he quickly blocked the rock and its own ammo killed it.
He ducked into the shop to catch his breath to his surprise Casey and the shop owner were still little kids. "No way…"
"Chuuu." Pikachu replied tensing up and clinging to Ash's shoulder.
"Hey Mister, wanna buy something?" the Shop owner asked.
"Uh yeah, that Deku Shield please." He replied paying the forty rupees he took it and tucked it away. "By the way how long have you kids been here? Living in the village, I mean."
"I think it's been about…fifteen years." Casey replied, "Why?"
Ash looked shocked but regained composure, "No reason." He replied "Thanks for the shield."
"It doesn't make any sense, why have I grown up, when the others haven't?" Ash asked.
"It might have something to do with the fact you've been able to befriend Pokémon. That's not something Kokiri, can normally do." Hilda replied.
"All this time, I thought I was the first. But does that plus the aging mean I'm not a Kokiri? And if so then what or who am I?" Ash muttered looking at the ground.
"Ash, I know you're confused, but we have to keep moving. Dawn needs us." Hilda reminded.
"Yeah, you're right. Let's go to the Sacred forest Meadow." Ash replied. As he went out again he snuck and killed monsters on the way as he climbed the hill towards the Lost Woods. Once there he entered he followed the path he memorized. "There's the short cut to the Goron's we're close!" Ash stated.
The next turn he saw none other than….."GARY?!" they shouted.
"Pika!" Pikachu shouted.
"Who do you think you, are!" Gary suddenly shouted upon seeing them. "That, Kokiri clothing, you're wearing, won't fool me!"
"You don't recognize me?" Ash asked. "But I'm-"
"I don't wanna hear it Adult! I promised Dawn, I wouldn't let anyone through here!" Gary stated.
"I need to get through!" Ash snapped, "This is a matter of life or death!"
"No way, I'm keeping my promise to Dawn! No one's getting through here, especially not some adult!" Gary snapped back.
"And what are you gonna do, if I decide to force my way through? Kick me in the shin?" Ash asked. Gary did just that and Ash yelped holding his leg and bounced around. "Ow, Ow, Owowowowwow, THAT HURT WORSE, THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD!" he yelped falling over.
"Ash, play Dawn's song." Hilda told him. "If we give him proof, that we know her, he might let us through."
"I gotcha!" Ash replied as he pulled out the Time Flute and began to play.
"That Melody," Gary gasped. "Dawn plays that song all the time! You, do you know Dawn?"
"Yeah, take a real close look!" Ash replied grinning, and pointing at his face, but hung his head comically when he saw Gary had turned away from him eyes closed with his arms crossed. "Dawn taught that song to only her friends. Ok, I trust you, head on through. I don't know why, but when I see you I remember….him….you kind of look like that kid Ash, maybe you're his long lost relative?" Gary asked. Ash hung his head and just walked through.
"WAAAAAH, How did he not recognize me!?" Ash groaned.
"You're grown up now." Hilda pointed out.
"But, I'm still the same." Ash replied.
"I don't know; you've grown a bit, since leaving the Forest Ash." Hilda replied.
"Chu, Pika!" Pikachu agreed. Ash nodded as he made the remaining turns and came to the Sacred forest Meadow.
Ash heard some loud grunting. "There's something in the maze." He muttered as they continued forward. He pulled out his hook shot coming towards them was a large monster with a Machoke's body and a Granbull's head a. It was holding a spear once it was close enough Ash killed it with his Hook Shot.
"Well that's one, and more to go." Hilda muttered as they continued on. Ash had to be very stealthy as these Moblins, would just charge him till they rammed every bit of life and blood from his body.
"This would be easier if I could climb up the walls. Or had my Sling shot." Ash muttered as he killed another one.
"We're almost there, I can see the stairs we just have to kill one more." Hilda replied Ash nodded and waited for the beast before shooting it with the Hook shot.
"We made it!" Ash cheered as he and Hilda rushed up the stairs only to see a Moblin with a large club laugh at them. "Not fair." Ash stated as he yelped dodging earthquake like spells.
"PIKA!" Pikachu shouted, "PIKA, PIKA, PIKA, PIKA, PIKA, PIKA CHUPI!" he shouted hitting the monster with an electro ball knocking it back then suddenly a barrage of leaf storms and razor leaves hit the monster and knocked it back. Ash quickly finished it with his sword and turned.
"A Sceptile, a Snivy, a Bayleef, a Bulbasaur and a Torterra?" Ash asked, As the Pokemon came up to them.
"Pika!" Pikachu shouted jumping down and running up to him he chaaed as Bulbasuar and Snivy each lent him a vine to shake.
"They're friends of Pikachu's!" Hilda deduced, "Thanks for your help." The Pokémon replied in their languages. The group headed up towards the Forest Temple Ash suddenly saw the stump where Dawn always used to sit, he was half hoping he'd find her there, telling him that everything was under control or that he took way too long to get here and jokingly scold him for it.
"Dawn….." Ash sniffed eyes watering as he hung his head.
"Oh Ash…" Hilda muttered as the grass types watched sadly.
"Pikapi." Pikachu muttered.
"The flow of time is always cruel."
"Calem!" Ash stated seeing the Sheikah boy walk up to them.
"Its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it." Calem finished undeterred by Ash's call. "A thing that doesn't change with time, are memories of younger days. In order to come back here again, play the Minuet of Forest and you'll find yourself in a place where those memories dance for you." he replied getting out his harp and playing the tune that reminded Ash a little of Dawn's song. Once he played it a couple of times, Ash repeated it on the Flute learning the tune.
"Ash…I'll see you again." Calem replied.
"Hey, hold on a minute!" Ash stated, but it was too late a flash bomb blinded him and Calem was gone. "Okay hook shot time!" Ash stated as he got it out and used it to get up to the tree that hung over the temple.
Snivy, Bayleef and Bulbasuar pulled themselves up with Vinewhip, while Sceptile jumped up effortlessly.
"Uh oh, Torterra can't come." Ash replied looking down to see the Continent Pokemon staring back at him. "Sorry Torterra. But it would be really great if you can keep any thugs of Giovanni's out, while we're in there."
"Tor!" he nodded with confirmation.
Ash grinned waving before turning and entering.
[Forest Temple]
"Hmm it definitely has a theme going." Ash mused looking around the grassy room with trees.
"Bay!" Bayleef shouted he instantly caught sight, of two Wolfos. Ash got out his sword as the Pokemon too battle stances the two, monsters prowled around them Ash quickly landed a hit before jumping back from a swipe.
"SNIIIIVYY!" she shouted unleashing a powerful hidden power attack knocking it back as Sceptile landed a Leaf storm on the Wolfos then sliced through it with Leaf blade leaving a nasty mark allowing Ash to finish it.
Pikachu and Bayleef were dealing with the other Wolfos. Pikachu used quick attack to ram into it allowing Bayleef to grab it with her vines and slam it into the ground a few times before throwing it into the wall. It growled getting up and setting its sights on Ash who merely countered with a spin attack killing it.
With that the door opened however he noticed something shining up in a nearby tree, getting it. "It's a Key!" he stated climbing back down.
"That'll come in handy." Hilda replied as Ash pocketed it. Entering the door Ash found himself in a grand hall of the temple.
"An elevator!" Ash stated, "That's gotta be the way to the boss! Hang on Dawn I'll save you!" Ash shouted loudly. However before he could get there, the Torches suddenly went out causing the elevator to fall, Four Gengars appeared each with one of the flames on their torches they all gave Ash a face before disappearing. "Wait, I need those!" Ash called out.
"Don't bother, trying to reason with them Ash. Those weren't real Gengars those were poes." Hilda replied.
"Well, they just absconded with the Elevator keys!" Ash stated.
"I saw, but how do you know that word?" Hilda asked.
"No time for that! We've gotta dungeon to work through!" Ash stated eyes narrowing in on a Stone of Time. Once he got up to it he played the Song of Time making it disappear. He entered the door.
"Sceptile!" the Grass Dragon yelped rushing forward Ash only had time to scream as a particularly large Carnivine like Deku Baba attacked. Fortunately Sceptile sliced through it with his Leaf Blade killing it.
"Whew, thanks Sceptile." Ash sighed.
"Scept." He replied. Pikachu had zapped a nearby Octorok with his Thunderbolt killing it allowing them to move on. The first place they decided to check was up a set of Vines. Ash was having a hard time killing the last of the three Skullwalltulas.
"Man this would be easier, if I could use my Sling shot!" Ash stated as he tried to kill the last of the Skullwalltulas. Snivy however charged up a Leaf storm and knocked off the vines. "Ha! Thanks Snivy."
"Sny." She replied taking a proud pose.
Once they entered the room, a Skull with large Crobat wings in blue fire known as a Bubble rushed at Ash he put up his shield then knocked it against the monster knocking out its flames it was quickly killed when Pikachu whacked it with Iron tail.
With that out of the way, they entered a door that took them back outside Ash had to Hookshot across and activated a switch which drained the well. "Huh, interesting." Ash muttered.
"Let's see what's down there." Hilda replied as they made their way down.
"I hope there's a bigger sling shot." Ash replied there wasn't at the end of the cave however was another small Key, which Ash also pocketed, for the road ahead.
Unable to go further the group rounded back to the grand hall. "This is gonna be harder than we anticipated." Hilda grumbled as Ash studied the map.
"I could go through this door, but I need a Sling shot or something to hit the switch with, hmm hey this top upper room only needs a key!" Ash replied putting one of the two he had to use. "Nothing in here." He muttered.
However before Bayleef, Snivy and Bulbasuar could enter the door shut blocking them out. "Guys!" Ash shouted before seeing a Stalfos stare him down hungrily. "One of Giovanni's!" he growled having been warned about these monsters from Paul. He put up his Hylian Shield and got out the Master Sword as the two circled each other in a game of wait out.
Ash tried to stab it only for it to laugh and try to jump attack him Ash dodged getting a small slash but he countered with an attack of his own. Panting he turned on the monster and stabbed it fortunately getting it. "Don't, these, things ever Die?!" he growled in his thoughts, as he dodged another blow then quickly moving around and stabbing it in the back killing it.
"Ash, are you alright?!" Hilda asked.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu shouted as Ash downed a red potion.
"Bay, Bay!" Bayleef called in concern.
"Yeah, just give me a minute to catch my breath." He replied seeing the silver Key the Stalfos had dropped and pocketing it. Once Ash had recovered, he returned to the great hall and saw a door to the left that required him to unlock it he took out a large Skulltula with his Hookshot and passed it as it burned away they entered a room with several walls and ladders.
"Okay, looks like we can progress a little here." Ash muttered as he suddenly saw a Bubble he attacked it with his shield and Sceptile killed it. allowing the group to continue on. They climbed the ladders and entered one of the halls.
"Hey check it out Ash." Hilda muttered Ash looked down and saw gold triangles in a trail.
"Arrows." He muttered,
"Yeah." She replied, he looked around and saw a large block after a bit of pulling and pushing got it into the hole. Once that was done he climbed up and found himself having to repeat the process which was a little bit more time consuming than the last. Eventually he was able to get the Red block in place and climb up once he climbed a ladder and entered a door he had to unlock. Once he entered, he met with a strange Corridor that was twisted.
"What's with this hallway?" Ash asked as they stood weirdly in it.
"It's probably part of the curse." Hilda suggested. "But at least we can keep going." The group made it into the next room, to see it askew.
"This is weird." Ash muttered he suddenly felt a presence he yelped when he saw a large hand, come down over him he rolled out of the way and there it was a large rotting hand. "AHHHHHHHH, CREEPY DISEMBODIED HAND!"
"It's a Wallmaster! Kill it, before it takes us back to the beginning of the temple while sucking away our life forces!" Hilda yelped.
"The, fiend," Ash stated. He took a slash at the Wallmaster. He kicked it against the wall and stabbed it killing it. "Whew….hey, check out that chest" Ash stated pointing at the gold and jade colored chest. "I can't get to it! It's on the wall. Wait a minute above this hall there was an eye switch, if I was able to shoot it, I'd have that chest! I miss my slingshot!" Ash whined crying waterfall tears.
"We'll find a way." Hilda chastised. "For now, have to make due until….whenever." she sighed as they followed the steps up to the next room. Ash gasped when he saw the painting of a black Gengar with Red eyes.
"One of the poes!" he stated rushing into the painting only for it to warp to one of three, Ash tried to hit it with his Slingshot but the Gengar merely stuck his tongue at him before disappearing into the third painting. Ash snarled in frustration, "I'm not gonna be able to save Dawn, because I can't use my Sling Shot, all because of my stupid aging!"
"Ash, you're frustrated and you're worried about Dawn, we get it but you need to relax! Freaking out is only going to hinder us just as much!" Hilda stated.
Ash took a deep breath and sighed, "You're right. If this temple's like the others, then there should be something in here I can use, right?"
"That's the spirit!" Hilda replied, as they went down the stairs Ash shooting the Gengar a dirty look before entering the next room which locked behind them. It was one with a hole this time Sceptile, Hilda, Pikachu and Bulbasaur managed to stick close to Ash as another Stalfos came down.
"Not again." Ash replied as he got into a battle stance.
"Ash this time I'll lock on!" she stated getting close and activating the spell. Thanks to the Lock on Ash was able to keep his eyes on the Stalfos with a few well timed hits it went down, then came down a platform, with two more Stalfos.
"CHUUUUUUU!" Pikachu shouted zapping them while Bulbasuar hit them with a razor leaf attack this allowed Ash to take a slash at one killing it the other one knocked him back into the wall and he got up going into a stalemate with the other one. However as he did this the other one came back to life.
"That's not fair!" Ash snapped.
"They're linked you're going to have to take them out at the same time, or kill the other quickly." Hilda called.
"It's hard to take out one at all!" Ash protested blocking several blows from them.
"SCEPTILE!" he shouted unleashing Leaf Blade hitting them both.
"Whoa if one Leaf Blade did that….I've got an idea Sceptile do that again but wait till I tell you!" Ash called as he used his Deku nuts to stun them he then landed a Spin attack as the Stalfos recovered. "Do it!"
"TILE!" he shouted unleashing a powerful leaf blade and striking them hard killing them both!
"Yeah! Alright!" Ash called.
"Pipikachu!" Pikachu cheered as a Chest appeared.
"Whoa what's in here?" Ash asked opening it up. He grinned. "Hilda, look!" he stated pulling out a bow and quiver complete with arrows.
"The Legendary Fairy Bow!" she rang, "Ash meet your new sling shot!" Ash grinned and instantly loaded an arrow.
"Steady hand and aim, like the Slingshot right?" Ash asked only for it to snap in his hands the arrow went flying bounced up the wall and shot something there was an inhuman scream as something fell in front of them making them blanch.
"A forth Stalfos?!" Hilda stated in shock.
"Really, Temple, Really?" Ash deadpanned. Regardless he turned and went back into the room where the Poe was seeing it sleep soundly with a torch holding a red Flame, Ash got out his bow. "How do you like me now?" he stated letting an arrow hit the painting. He quickly snuck up the Gengar had moved from the second painting however and into the first one, Ash shot that however and trapped the Gengar into the final painting with now where to go he shot it and forced the Gengar out.
"Ha! Come on guys we've got a red flame to get back!" he instantly cornered the poe who snarled and began to spin around turning intangible Ash quickly put up his shield and blocked the attack once the Gengar turned back to normal he quickly swiped at it with his sword.
"Here it comes again!" Ash called as the Gengar spun around Bayleef dodged.
"Bayleef use Razor Leaf!" Ash shouted.
"BAAAAY EEF!" she shouted unleashing the leaves that whacked Gengar back and knocked it into the wall.
"GAARAR!" the Poe shouted spinning around once more intangible this time however when it removed it's cloak Pikachu zapped it with a Thunder bolt allowing Ash to stab it. With the Poe dead the flame instantly returned to it's torch and Ash also found another small key.
"Alright! One down three to go! We're making Progress now!" Ash stated. Ash entered the next room and grinned wildly at his luck. "Shhh he told his companions who nodded." He quietly got out his Fairy Bow and shot the picture of the blue eyed black Gengar.
"Ge heh heh heh!" it laughed strangely enough with it's portrait being burned. Ash snuck up the stairs and shot it again he then turned and shot the Gengar out of his only hiding place once that was done he began the fight with it.
"GAAARR!" it shouted spinning around and around as Ash pulled up his shield and blocked the attack until the Gengar stopped moving and revealed itself.
"Pikachu Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted.
"CHUUUUUU!" he shouted hitting the Gengar hard then taking a few hits with his sword but the Gengar quickly moved out of his reach.
He got out his bow and aimed as the Gengar spun around, "Be careful!" he warned everyone. Sceptile sensed it reappearing behind it him and whacked it with Dragon tail sending it into a nearby wall.
"Ash hurry!" Hilda shouted the boy wasted no time shooting the thing with an arrow. Instantly the poe was killed and the Blue flame lit the torch.
"Whew!" Ash replied looking at the map. He marked the way back.
"Ash, where are you going?!" Hilda asked.
"To get, the boss key!" Ash replied as back tracked all the way past where the Red Gengar was fought and found himself, back in the twisted hallway. Once he had made it back to the room where the Bubbles were, he instantly took out his bow and shot the eye. Reentering the room he now had access to the gold and jade embroidered chest, he opened it and pulled it out
"He, got the key!" Hilda sang getting a look. "What, he's not the only one that gets to do it."
"Check out this Key…it's not like the others." Ash muttered.
"Bet, you that all the boss rooms in the temples need this better hold on to it." Hilda replied.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded in agreement.
"Snivy." She added.
"Right." Ash replied pocketing it and looked around. "Haven't been down there yet." Everyone felt a presence….a Wall Master.
"AAAAAHHHHHH!" everyone including Sceptile screamed and jumped down the hole making the hand bang itself on the floor. Ash quickly disposed of two Bubbles and that opened the nearby door. When they went through the group found themselves on the ledge.
"I know this room!" Ash stated. He looked around the wall to see another Giant Deku Baba. "What have these things been eating!?" he stated taking out an Arrow and getting close enough to activate it. Pikachu finished it with an Electro Ball burning it away.
Ash went into the room off to the side and screamed. "CREEEPY DISEMBODIED HAND!"
"FLOOR MASTER!" Hilda shrieked as the thing came towards them Ash yelped flying away and threw a bunch of bombs at it. The hand took a lot of damage before getting stabbed by Ash.
"I don't like disembodied hands." Ash muttered. However the hand split into three and charged at him and grabbed him. "WAAAAAAHHH, GET EM OFF, GET EM OFF! PIKACHU, THUNDERBOLT!"
"CHUUUUUUUUU!" Pikachu shouted hitting all three of them Ash fell twitching while the hands wittled away to nothing.
Ash picked up the key and pocketed it, he walked out as if it never happened the group followed him out and Ash continued through another door straight nearby.
"He's definitely walking out with his head held high." Hilda noted.
"Sni, vy." Snivy agreed.
LOS LOS LOS
Ash found himself circling around to the twisted hallway there was still the door that had to be entered and that required Ash to retwist it. Once he had gotten into the blue Gengar's hallway he entered the locked door.
"You should've used Teleport that would've saved us a lot of time." Hilda noted Ash groaned.
"Why didn't I?!" he grumbled.
He quickly found himself in another twisted room unaware that Scepitle had been grabbed, they quickly made their way towards the twisted hallway that went with it beating down the Green Bubbles they entered another locked door. Inside was a small pond of lava with large platforms. They were spinning in the middle was a torch. Ash stared for a minute than grinned.
"I totally got this!" Ash stated as he pulled out his bow and Arrow and aimed carefully. Once the ice and fire were aligned he shot the arrow and melted the switch causing it to close, Ash quickly raced down the hall to find the local Wallmaster get bashed into the wall.
"Sceptile?!" Ash stated seeing the Grass type stare murderously at the thing.
"Oh no, you got grabbed didn't you!" Hilda stated.
"We're sorry!" Ash called, Sceptile merely waved them off and looked around the now straightened room.
"Tile!" he stated pointing a hole in the floor.
"Alright let's go!" Ash stated as he Snivy and Bayleef jumped down. Sceptile and Pikachu following.
"Sni, Snivy!" she stated pointing up.
"Whoa good eye, Ash watch out for the ceiling it's falling down." Hilda stated Ash nodded and watched as a chunk of the Ceiling that matched the checkered floor came down. Making note of the safe spots the group rushed towards a switch that unlocked the door then a nearby chest which had a bundle of arrows Ash quickly made it to the door.
In the next room the green Gengar sat in the picture Ash looked up. "I wonder what's up there." Making sure he wasn't under any shadows Ash shot the painting which made the Gengar disappear and the blocks fall from the ceiling a ghost timer appeared above the painting.
"Come on guys one minute help me get these blocks together!" Ash stated as he pushed on Snivy and Pikachu pushed away a block that wasn't part of the picture Bayleef and Sceptile quickly pushed two together while Ash attached his block to theirs then it was a matter of pushing in the final block and the puzzle was complete.
"GEN!" the Green one stated as he appeared. He begun to spin and same strategy as the others they waited for him to reappear.
"SNI VY VYV YV!" she shouted hitting a leaf storm on Gengar knocking it towards Sceptile who slashed it with Leafblade.
"CHUUUUUU!" Pikachu zapped it but it dodged Ash glared watching the torch which stayed visible as soon as the Gengar appeared Ash used a jump attack killing it lighting up the third torch.
"Hang on Dawn. We're almost there." Ash thought, as he entered the hallway and killed the Skulltula within.
Passing through, Ash found himself, back in the grand hall, he suddenly heard an eerie sound. "Is that crying?" Hilda asked with a slight shiver.
Ash looked down over the Balcony. "It's the last Gengar the one with purple eyes!" he shouted he and the others jumped down the Gengar let out a scream and split into four.
Ash watched carefully but got confused. "Which is the real one?!"
"TILE!" another Dragon Tail sent the purple Gengar clear across the room. But he disappeared before hitting anything.
"Sceptile said look for the one that spins one extra time." Hilda called.
"Got it!" Ash replied pulling out his bow and loading it. "Everyone keep your eyes out, here they come again!"
The group watched Bayleef struck one that had spun in front of her knocking it back.
During the same process Pikachu and Ash struck it with an Iron Tail, Spin attack combo. Snivy hit the next time then finally Sceptile and with a shriek the Gengar disappeared.
"That's the last one!" Ash whooped as the Elevator reappeared. "Let's go!" he stated as they all got on. The Elevator lowered taking them to a strange room. "There's the boss room but there's like three different barred doors in front of it!"
"Looks like we have one more puzzle to solve," Hilda noted. "Ash, check this out." She called hovering around the floor Ash knelt down and felt the strange marks.
"The floor's been scuffed." He muttered.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu called pointing to a large stone protrusion Ash nodded and pushed it making the room spin counter clock wise once that happened he found a switch and hit it. he repeated this about two or three more times getting the other two switches then returning the room the way he found it.
He rushed down the hallway filled with strange paintings unlocked the door and busted it open. "DAAWWWN!" he called but no answer he climbed up the stairs and found a carpet with the Triforce on it. "Dawn, where are you, I'm here Dawn!"
"Ash…" called a voice Ash turned to a painting behind him Dawn was inside it.
"DAWWWN!" he shouted rushing towards it but three more bars appeared as did a force field. Just as the Grass types got to the stair effectively cutting them off from Ash, Pikachu and Hilda.
Ash heard a familiar roar he turned to see Giovanni on his Salamence. "Ash it's Giovanni!"
"Where's Dawn?! What have you done with her?!" Ash snarled pulling out the Master sword but Giovanni smirked.
"You'll never see her again! and by the way I'M NOT GIOVANNI!" he stated pulling off his face and revealing a large dragon like skull underneath the Salamence turned a sickly green with rotting flesh revealed bones, hellish ghost eyes and tattered wings.
{Evil Spirit from beyond: Phantom Gio}
The Dragon rushed into the painting Ash quickly pulled out his bow and arrow and looked around spinning he saw two Phantoms coming at him he saw that one was a slightly lighter color and focusing on that that one began to come out. He quickly shot it.
"Good work Ash, we just gotta keep it up!" Hilda stated.
"I need more eyes, Pikachu, Hilda let me know when ones about to come out of the painting." Ash replied.
"Got it/Chu!" they replied getting close to Ash's head.
"On your left!" Hilda shouted Ash spun around and shot the monster with an arrow it faltered and returned into the painting.
"Ha ha, let's see you deal with this!" Phantom Gio shouted filling all the pictures with copies Ash wasn't able to get the real one in time and thus they were hit by the electricity Ash fell hitting the ground static electricity sparking off him. The Phantom laughed as he charged over Ash's head again Ash quickly rushed away and managed to get to the very side where the electricity didn't get him.
"Here he comes!" Hilda stated.
"There's three this time we can keep our eyes on him." Ash added.
"Pika!" Pikachu added as they watched the Dragon come out Ash was in front of the real one and he shot it.
"You got him!" Hilda stated as the Phantom abandoned his steed to float above the group.
"Take this!" he shouted throwing a bolt of lightning Ash sent it back. The creature did so, this repeated until the creature slipped and was zapped Ash and Pikachu wasted no time rushing up to him and attacking him over and over until he blasted them back rising up again.
He threw another bolt ball Ash reflected it back went curved but Pikachu bounced it back with Iron tail knocking him off his feet he was covered in static electricity Ash quickly hit him with a couple of Jump attacks while Pikachu used quick attack over and over.
"ENOUGH!" Phantom Gio snarled unleashing a blast of electricity that sent Ash into the wall his sword being knocked away from him. Ash was instantly trapped by blue fire he rummaged through his pockets hoping that somehow he still had his Kokiri Sword however the blast was right on him he swung his hand which had something in it but he didn't know what. "NOOOOOOOO!"
"Ash you beat him!" Hilda stated, Ash grabbed the Master Sword.
"Not yet!" he shouted stabbing the Phantom in the head and killing it he flew up in a burst of blue fire and electricity and hung over the center of the room Dawn had disappeared from her picture as well.
"Well, well, boy you did quite well. You're certainly a lucky kid, but you also seem to be gaining some slight skill."
"Giovanni!" Ash called.
"However, you've only defeated my Phantom. When you fight the real me, it won't be so easy. What a worthless creation that Ghost turned out to be I hereby banish it to the gap between dimensions!" Giovanni called the monster shrieked in fear and pain as it was swallowed by a black hole in the ground.
"How cruel." Hilda muttered coldly as they felt the presence leave the temple. Suddenly a familiar blue light appeared in the center of the room the Grass types rushed up to him and stood beside him they all entered the light.
LOS LOS LOS
"We're back in the Chamber of Sages." Ash muttered Pikachu and Hilda beside him. From the green platform a figure, rose up from the light and revealed a familiar blue haired girl. "DAWN!" he stated happily.
"Thank you, because of you, I could awaken as a sage. I am Dawn; the Sage of the Forest temple."
"It's just like with the others, they didn't recognize me….not like this." Ash hung his head shutting his eyes.
"Ash…."
"Gasp!"
"I always believed you would come….because I know you."
"Dawn….listen…I" Ash began.
"You don't have to explain it to me." Dawn replied. "Because it's Destiny that you and I can't live in the same world." She replied. "I will stay as the Forest Sage and help you now. Please take this Badge!"
She raised her hands and falling from the sky was a green windmill colored badge with a darker green diamond in the middle of four leaves it spun towards Ash who caught it between his thumb and forefinger.
Ash got the Forest badge! These two best friends combine powers as Dawn awakens as a sage and adds her power to Ash's!
"No need to worry….we'll always be friends!"
LOS LOS LOS
Ash and his group of Pokemon landed in front what remained of Great Oak his body had gone hard and rotted over the years. "I know where we are!" Ash declared they all turned to see the old tree as Torterra joined them. "Great Oak…."
"Pika." Pikachu muttered sadly.
"Mrrfhugh!"
"Huh?" Ash asked looking around. "Hello!"
"Mmmphrrrhg urrgh uvvv…" BAM! Ash was sent flying from his spot!
"AAAAAAHHHH!" the boy screamed! He turned to see a brand new Deku Sprout with a pair of glasses tiny branches and a few baby leaves.
"Hello! I'm Elm the Deku Tree Sprout, because you and Dawn broke the curse on the Forest Temple I can grow and flourish! Thank you so much!" he stated.
"That's amazing! The Forest will be much safer now!" Ash cheered.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu cried in joy.
"Hey have you seen your old friends?" Elm asked.
"A few why?" Ash asked.
"None of them recognized you with your grown up body, did they?" Elm asked.
"No." Ash muttered dejected.
"That's because Kokiri never grow up even after seven years, they're still kids!" Elm replied.
"So, how come, only I have grown up?!" Ash asked.
"Well, you've also noticed that you're the only one in your village able to befriend Pokémon, right?" Elm asked.
"Yeah." Ash replied.
"Well that's because it's impossible for Kokiri to befriend Pokémon. From that you can guess you're not a Kokiri, you're a human being! I am finally happy to reveal this secret to you!" Elm stated.
Ash stared blinking he flinched like he had been shot in the head smoke came out of his ears as he fell to his knees.
"Ash!" Hilda stated.
"I think my head's gonna explode…" Ash muttered.
"Pikapi." Pikachu sighed with a smile.
"Yeah, sorry, this must be shocking huh?" Elm asked.
"A little, but how did I get here, are my parents out there somewhere?" Ash asked.
"Well, I don't know about your father…but as for your mother…." Elm replied solemnly.
Ash was suddenly met with the images of fire burning everything "Some time ago before the Queen of Hyrule, unified this country, there was a fierce war, in our world."
Ash then saw the image of a women with reddish brown hair, with his brown eyes on a Rapidash that had been shot several times before collapsing outside the Kokiri forest the woman landed on her back to ensure the safety of her precious cargo. Ash gasped when he heard crying from the bundle. She got up and entered the forest Ash stared when he saw the woman had been shot with a few arrows as well.
"One day to escape the fires of the war, a Human Mother and her baby boy entered this forbidden forest!"
The lady let out a gasp and fell by Great Oak who merely watched from the distance a few Kokiri's none whom he recognized though he thought he saw Barry among them, with their fairies stare in awe at the strange woman. She tried to comfort the crying baby as best she could in her weakened state only to give a pleading look to the great Deku Tree.
"The Mother was gravely injured…her only choice was to entrust, the child to the Great Deku Tree. The Gaurdian Spirit of the Forest, she gave Oak her name Delia as well as the name of her son Ash….The Deku Tree could sense that this was a child of Destiny whose fate would affect the entire world. So he took him into the forest, after the mother was passed away, the child was raised as a Kokiri. And now finally the day of Destiny has come!"
Ash stared tears falling from his face, he wiped them away.
"You are Human Ash and were always bound to leave the forest." Elm told him. The boy smiled and nodded.
"And now that you've learnt your destiny you know what you must do."
"Save the land of Hyrule!" Ash replied.
"And we'll be there to help!" Hilda added.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu stated jumping on his shoulder
"Awesome! Now go Ash, break the curses on all the other Temples! Restore peace to Hyrule!" Elm cheered. Ash gave a thumbs up he said goodbye to the Pokemon and asked them to keep an eye on things here for a while.
He looked around his old house and smiled. "Man what a day huh?" he asked.
"Yeah, turns out you're human who knew?" Hilda replied.
"You did, didn't you?" Ash asked.
"Chu, Pikapika!" Pikachu added, the fairy feeling nervous under their half-lidded gaze.
"I, I figured you'd find out when the time came. Don't get mad at me!" Hilda snapped.
"We won't!" Ash and Pikachu grinned, Hilda sighed.
"It was sure a surprise, to learn Dawn was one of the Sages, I wonder how Calem knew?" Hilda asked as they walked down the path watching the Kokiri play and Dance.
"He's a Sheikah, they have Sheikah ways." Ash joked, "All joking aside, that is a good question. There's a lot we don't know about him…."
"Hey Mister thanks for saving our village!" Barry stated.
"You're welcome!" Ash replied.
"If you see a kid looks like a mini version of you, Tell him I'm gonna fine him for being away so long! See ya!" Barry stated running off.
"You're not going to tell them?" Hilda asked.
"Nah, I think it's for the best. They don't know how good they've got it and things are back to normal here..." Ash stated looking around at his child hood home. "Besides." He stated as he crossed the bridge. "Barry not knowing means I keep more rupees." He joked.
"That's awful!" Hilda jokingly scolded, as Ash laughed.
And That's the forest Temple Special thanks to Awesomefaceprod's Let's play of Ocarina of Time 3D for helping me when my notes couldn't anyway Delia and Elm make a cameo! And I put some of my own frustrations doing this temple over about not having the bow into this as well as the Stalfos!
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