Hiya! So I have been ungroundified! Yea mom accidentally threw my 'lost' phone in the back of the car (We was on a road trip!) and it landed in a present for a friend of ours. So they didn't open it till after we left bbut when they did there was my phone. Mom still blames me for it though… she likes to do that but besides that! Here it is! Chapter ….. six!
I don't own legend of Zelda or it's songs… YOU HEAR ME? I OWN NOTHING! *sniff*. But hwat I do own is Mitaku, Farore and Rafero. And the Serenade of Shifting Sand. (Haha i know something that you dont!)
Also i just realzed i posted this on 9/11...
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Gathering the tears hadn't been as hard as was expected. To Link everything had come with a catch. But since Ganondorf's demise monsters had since been a rarity. At each of the glass tear locations there were no traps laying in wait, no monsters that needed to be slayed, no elaborate puzzle to keep the hero from moving forward until solved. The only thing that made it difficult was the location of each one. Whatever was invading Hyrule, it wanted it's presence to remain secret. But what frustrated Link was the unknown location of a sixth tear the princess had not mentioned. Navi had sensed it once Link claimed tear buried under the water fall in zora's domain. Of coarse it would have been easier to do if the hero had had the zora armor. But it didn't feel right to keep it. After all it was an artifact the zora's had treasured for years. It took the hero a couple tries to effectively claim the glass orb. To top it all of Link was tired, half drowned, and very edgy and Navi didn't wait long enough to tell him of the existence of the sixth. The hero had grabbed his fairy and shoved her under the water in an attempt at torture. In return she had swore at him and flown off in another huff. It took Link almost a whole day to convince her he was sorry. In the end Navi forgave him, but she wanted something from him in return. Throughout the whole journey she had been appalled at the idea of bottling healing fairies for future use. Link had to release them all before she had even considered hearing him speak. So here they were now, using Navi's senses to trace a rouge glass tear. It was leading them straight to castle town as well.
"Great…" Link thought to himself spitefully. "What do I have to do, wrestle it out of the hands of some civilian?" the hero urged Epona into a full blown gallop, eager to end his search. When he reached the drawbridge that lead to castle town he was surprised to see a man standing in the middle, unmoving. Squinting to see in the darkness, Link saw it was Zelda disguised as her alter ego Sheik. He felt his face flush at the thought of his parting words to her after she kissed him. Hoping the princess couldn't see his face all that well; he dismounted Epona and picked up Navi who had fallen asleep on the ride. He walked up to the princess, cradling the fairy in the crook of one arm.
"Hello Princess Zel-"
A look of alarm crossed Zelda's mostly covered face. She clamped her hand firmly across the hero's mouth and whispered in his ear, "SHHHHHH! No one must know their princess walks among them. Refer to me as Sheik when you see me like this."
Link swallowed and removed Zelda's; pardon Sheik's hand from his mouth. "Sorry… Sheik?" When Sheik nodded her appreciation Link continued. "After Navi and I found the fifth tear…" Link held out the five glass orbs. "She said she sensed another one. A sixth."
"Well that's to be expected since there are more than five in this world."
The hero gaped at his incognito princess. "Wha-wha-WHAT?"
Navi jolted awake when Link started to yell. She flew around madly before slamming into Link's face in confusion. The hero caught her before she fell to the ground and placed her gingerly on his shoulder. She sat down calmly and crossed her legs in an attempt to play off her embarrassment.
"What do you mean there's more than five…?" the hero whispered.
"There are seven" Sheik said coolly. You have six."
Link stared at her, confusion spreading across his tanned face. "I ha-"
"YOU HAVE SIX!" Sheik said through gritted teeth "Oh you idiot." The princess reached down his shirt causing the hero to blush and retrieved his charm. In a quick fluid movement she pulled the chord so the clasp in the back broke and held it in front of him. "This is the sixth" she sneered waving the glass tear in front of the hero's face. "Could you really not figure it out? Her magic is manifested inside this glass tear."
Link grabbed for his charm only to be shoved away by the princess. "Yes so I'll need it for later."
Sheik continued her game of keep away, smiling under the bandages. "Alright Link… you can have it back. But you can't have the seventh one because I have it."
Link rolled his eyes as Sheik paced his necklace back in his hand. "Fine when can I have it?"
"Hmmmmmmm… Sheik said pursing her lips and tapping her nail on the side of the bridge. "Find the fourth fused shadow and then come talk to me. I need to study this thing more."
Link sighed in relief. He had been sure the princess would take advantage of the situation and ask for something…personal. He thanked her and remounted Epona taking off before she could ask for anything else. When he turned to look back he saw her sitting on a rocky ledge near the bridge. She was playing the enchanted harp that she used to heal his broken nose. A golden light seemed to radiate from the instrument as she played a melancholy song that almost brought him to tears before he looked away and rode on.
Navi flew beside Link while talking with him. They were trying to decide how they would get to Gerudo Mesa without the power of the warp portals which still haunted the sky.
"I'll have to go all the way through arbiters grounds again" Link cringed at the idea of fighting his way through skeletons and dead things. He longed for Midna to be at his side so he could use the portals again. "But that's not the only reason you want her back" said a voice in his head. There was no arguing with that. It wasn't the only reason he wanted Midna by his side once more. But Midna had been manipulative, unfriendly and unpleasant to be around when she was mad. But in the end he had grown to care for her…a-as a friend! Navi was certainly similar to his dear friend in more ways than one. She was easily aggravated, unfriendly and definitely unpleasant to be around when she was mad. But somehow his relationship differed between the two. Wouldn't he feel the same way since they both treated him the same way? He didn't even notice when Navi stood on the end of his nose and looked him straight in the eye.
"LINK!"
Link looked up and nearly fell of Epona. The fairy giggled quietly before regaining her composure. "Link you didn't hear what I said did you."
"Ah…no?"
Navi just laughed. "I said I can use a warp spell to take us to the cave of ordeals so we won't have to take the sky canon."
Link smiled mischievously "oh I really don't mind the sky canon. In fact we should take it!"
Navi's glow started shifting to red as Link went on about how much of a baby she was. Then suddenly she shot a bolt of blue magic at the hero's face, casting her warp spell. Warping with Navi was different than warping with Midna. With Midna you felt pieces of you flying in every direction on transport. With Navi one moment he was sitting on Epona, the next he was on the first floor of the cave of ordeals. Link looked for his fairy until she whispered to him from her hiding place under his hat.
"Get out of here now."
Link obeyed and sprinted out the door. Once in the smoldering heat of the Gerudo desert he removed his hat, his tunic and his chainmail and packed them neatly in his knapsack. Navi leaned down to whisper in the boy's ear.
"Run! Something is wrong here. We have no time to waste! Run to the arbiters grounds."
Link took of across the desert, grabbing an armored boar that had been left by some bulbins. When they reached the entrance to the grounds Link knew instantly something was wrong. The stone walls of the prison were turning black and the air was filled with some kind of slightly toxic fog that once covered Faron Swamp. Navi dispelled it easily with a flick of her hand but what really bothered the hero were the five white figures huddled near the entrance. Before him was a small girl in a tunic that looked similar to his own, a goron, an old man and two women who were tall and muscular looking. When they heard him approach all five figures spun around to face the possible danger. When they realized who he was the small girl choked on a sob.
"LINK!" she cried as she ran down the steps and tackled the hero to the ground. "Link…" she cried, burying her face in his chest. "Link where have you been? It's been so long! You never came to see us. Everyone missed you… well everyone except Mido. But you don't care about that do you?"
The girl continued to cry into the hero's tunic and when he looked up he saw the goron standing over him.
"Saria let the poor boy go. He is not the man you remember."
The girl, Saria, looked up into Link's eyes. Suddenly she blushed and scrambled of off the hero as fast as she could. The goron laughed at the girl quietly before turning to the other three figures and beckoned to them.
"Come on everyone. Remember this strapping young man? He entered the twilight realm and destroyed Zant!"
At once all the other figures joined the goron at his side, they remained a distance away from him however.
The goron spoke first. "I am Duarina. I am the sage of fire and was once the leader of the gorons over one hundred years ago. This…" Duarina pointed to the old man, "This is Rauru. He is the sage of light. They are Nabooru and Impa" continued Duarina, pointing to the two women. "Nabooru is the sage of spirit and was once a member of the tribe of woman thieves called the Gerudo." Nabooru smiled at Link in a way that made the hero blush and look to Impa. "Impa is the sage of shadow and was once the leader of the Sheikah."
"Where are they sages?" asked the hero becoming impatient with the talkative goron.
"Idiot" sighed Impa. "We ARE the sages… or at least most of the sages."
Link had grown accustomed to seeing the sages as white robed men with big hats, flowing sleeves, disembodied hands and a floating mask that covered their faces. Nabooru must have seen the shock and disbelief on his face for she chuckled and said.
"Hero… you know us in our most formal of forms. It is the form we take once our powers are fully recognized and we take control of the temple that is our namesake element. Unfortunately, we were forced to evacuate the mirror chamber of the arbiter's grounds because of the evil emanating from the spot the mirror of twilight had once stood." Nabooru sighed as she played with a strand of her hair. "For that reason each of us sages is losing their grip on the temples we use to control the balance of power in Hyrule."
At that point Rauru stepped in to speak for Nabooru. "We believe this is because the sage of water has been absent for a long time." The sages bent their heads as the memory of the sage of water's death plagued them. "The boy who recived the powers of the water sage needed his mother to inform him and teach him."
"Why can't his mother help him now?" asked Link, casting a quick glance at Navi, who was continuing to dispel the poison fog with her magic. The hero could tell she was growing tired. They would need to leave soon.
Impa set her ice cold stare on Link, letting him shiver under her gaze. "His mother was Rutela. She is dead."
The boy paused, contemplating his options. "is there some way we can reinstate him as the sage of water?"
"That is YOUR job" said Duarina as he firmly clapped Link on the shoulder, nearly knocking him over. "You need to go to the grave of the zora queen and awaken her with the offering of a fish. Once you do that, you can ask her for the medallion of water, which she carried with her at all times. Then learn to play the serenade of water to activate the medallion."
Link scratched his head "Is that a song? I don't have an instrument…"
Saria giggled. "Silly Link! You don't have one because I have to give it to you!" she pulled something blue from her pocket. It was sort of oval shaped and had small holes on the front. It could have easily fit into the palm of his hand.
"That is the Ocarina of Time" Said Rauru, plucking the ocarina from Saria's hands. "It was used by the Hero of Time to help seal away Ganondorf's reign of terror. You may use it…" the light sage held out the blue instrument for Link to take. But when the hero reached for it, Rauru pulled it away from him. "But first you must pass a test. This ocarina is a staple in the history of the goddesses. We need to know it is taken care of if it is with you."
With that, all five sages lined up tallest to shortest. Saria pulled out an ocarina of her own and played a tune that seemed familiar. The sages (except for Saria, who remained on the side playing her melody) clustered together and used their powers to form themselves into a massive white bird. The bird screeched into the sky, causing the hero to cover his ears and look away. When his eyes returned to the bird it had flown up to hover several feet above him.
"Hero of Twilight…" it said, the voices of the sages melting into one. "Fight to prove your worth to us."
The bird extended its talons aiming for Link's head. With a quick roll to the side, the hero pulled out his sword and shield and rooted himself to the ground.
"NAVI!" he called to the fairy that was still trying to wave away the toxic fumes with her magic. "NAVI! I NEED YOU TO TARGET IT!"
Navi turned to the boy and screamed "Unless you want to pass out and die via toxic gas I can't help you!"
Link cursed under his breath and tried to shoot the bird with an arrow. The arrow bounced off it, leaving no trace of a wound in its wake. If anything, the arrow passed through the giant bird.
"Damn… it has no physical body. I can't attack it while it's in the air and it refuses to come to close to me." Just then, the bird flew straight at the hero, scoring its claws along his exposed back*. Link cried out in pain and fell to his knees, gasping for air and clutching his chest. "No potions left and no magical healing song... And no faeries thanks to Navi…" Link could feel his vision begin to blur as blood poured from the wound. "I need to end this or else I'm finished."
Navi yelled something incomprehensible from up above the hero's head as the bird made for another attack. It flew straight at him with its talon extended, aiming for the boy's chest. In a quick flash of movement that left the hero briefly winded because of his wound, Link drew his sword and slashed as best he could at the oncoming beast. The owl phased through him when Link struck it. "Like a ghost…" the cold feeling that came from the bird left the hero shivering in the hot sand.
Suddenly a melody hit the hero's pointed ears. Turning his head he saw Saria playing the familiar song on her ocarina.
"Of course! It all happened when she started to play!" Link staggered to his feet and walked slowly towards the little girl, using his sword to steady himself. Drawing closer, the boy saw Saria's eyes were shut tight as she swayed to her music. The bird seemed to know exactly what was on his mind for it landed on the ground in front of him. Letting out an ear shattering screech, it flapped its massive wings in an attempt to unsteady the already trembling hero. Link raised his sword and slashed at the bird with what strength he had left in his arms. The bird turned intangible at the attack and Link was free to walk right through it. The bird lashed out at the hero with its talon but the boy was already pressed up against the wall. Balancing with all his remaining strength, Link brought his sword up to the little girl's neck with a soft clang.
Saria looked up from her music and stopped playing. Once the beautiful sound had ceased the giant bird fell to the ground and landed with an ungraceful thud. Saria grinned mischievously at the hero and slid her fingers between her neck and the blade, shoving it away from her.
"Cunning and wise…" she said, admiration lingering on her face "you are truly capable of guarding the ocarina of time." The girl beckoned to Rauru, who was massaging his temples. The sage walked up the steps with much difficulty and offered Saria the Ocarina, which she snatched from his hands. "I will teach you a song. One that will allow you to return to this spot if played." Link had never been one for music. Sure he liked it but he had never played an instrument before. But when he held the Ocarina of Time knowledge of its power flooded through him. the hero put the ocarina to his lips and waited for saria to play her song. It was simple and elegant, putting even the most complimented of musicians to shame. Saria let her fingers glide over the holes of the ocarina, giggling as Link tried to keep up.
"Listen… here are the notes. (A/N: song explained at the end of the chapter) E, C, A-, D…E, C, A-, D…F, D, C-, B… D, F, G, G… G, G, F-, D… D, C-, D, B-, C… this song is called the Serenade of Shifting Sand."
Link slid the tips of his fingers across the holes of the ocarina. When he had finished The Ocarina of Time started to glow a golden color. The hero nearly dropped it in his surprise to Saria's obvious amusement.
"It recognizes the power of the song. The next time you play it, the magic of the ocarina will take you here."
The four other sages stepped in at that point having recovered from the fight. They spoke as one.
"With the last scraps of our power we will send you to the sacred forest. From there, find the grave of the Zora queen and awaken her spirit. She will tell you what must be done next." With that the sage of light pointed a whispy finger at the hero, sending a quick ball of white magic into the boy's face. Navi flew under Link's hat just in time to not be left behind. The sages were left to themselves in the poison fog.
"What do you think Ruto…?" asked Duarina, looking up to the symbol of the water sage that decorated a spire.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAND END SCENE!
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Ok so I said I would explain the song that Saria taught to Link
So yeah I wrote that song! Yup I found that my musical skills that really only consist of reading and writing music help me in this fanfic! Ok so to clarify I played it on a guitar and I don't think it's the greatest thing in the world ever written! It defiantly would not put hylian music to shame (Seriously have you seen the guy that sings in castle town square? Twilight princess castle town. He can belt it out!) Alright for those of you that play an instrument I'll explain the song a little more. It's a traditional scale… four beats per measure.E, C, A-, D…E, C, A-, D…F, D, C-, B… D, F, G, G… G, G, F-, D… D, C-, D, B-, C… the – stands for a half note and the … stands for a whole note. If it's just a letter by itself that means it's a quarter note.
Expect many of these to appear! I like the name I gave it! Hehe its kinda like a tongue twister serenade of shifting sand… serenade of shifting sand… serenade of shifting sand… serenade of shifting sand… bleh my tongue is all funny now! Now that Link has the ocarina of time what kind of hero is he? The Timely Hero of Twilight?
Oh and also I made Ruto the sage that died cause it said she was the one that died on a website I found a while ago… poor Ruto… but her being the one that died worked out perfectly for the story so i guess even if she wasn't the one she'd be creeping on the hero of twilight Link versus the hero of time one.
R&R! it is the bane of my exsitence! i read your comments and they make me smile! so keep em coming! i want to hear what you think!