Courage, people! Onward! (No pun intended)

Chapter Three

I Meet Someone Who Doesn't Belong

After our pears lunch, Saria took me back to the Forest Temple. I now knew where I was. I was in Hyrule, the location

of The Legend of Zelda's events. I also learned that I was the houseguest of the Forest Sage, and apparently, the leader

of the Kokiri. She said that the other Sages were coming to meet us, along with Ganondorf Dragmire, who had joined

her side of the conflict, Aryll, younger sister of the Hero of Winds, Linkle, twin of the Hero of time, and another person,

who she didn't know. I decided not to ask. While we were talking, she showed me something. A sword with a golden

blade, with blue patches on it. I held it in my hand. It was surprisingly light. Just then, something glowed on the back of

my right hand, and I held my head in pain. As the pain subsided, I'd learned something new. I was Link, or the new

Link, anyway. I had the memories off all my predecessors, so I now knew why I was here. Hyrule needed me again.

Just then, I heard footsteps. Not sure what to expect, I drew the Gilded Sword, and the sword I had found back in

Dover. Princess Zelda entered the room, looking very happy to see me, and a little sad at the same time. Rauru,

the Sage of Light limped in, since there was a pink crystal stuck in his leg. I almost asked how that had happened,

when Linkle and Aryll walked in. "BROTHER!" They both yelled. I tried to dodge the incoming hug, without success. As

they were hugging me, I had to ask if I could breathe. They let go, and I inhaled some air. Behind them, Ganondorf

walked in. I faced him. "Nice to know you're on our side, for once." He didn't get mad at me, I'll give him that. In fact,

he seemed happy to see me, which was something, since we hated each other's guts usually. "Excellent. You have

returned. Hyrule is in greater danger than ever before. In fact, unfortunately, it may already be too late." I got curious.

"What are you talking about?" A deep voice spoke up. "Perhaps I can answer that." A creature entered the room, the

last person I'd expect to see in Hyrule. "Hey, that's the Arbiter from Halo! What's he doing here?" They all faced me.

"When you grow up on Earth, you play a lot of video games." They didn't argue. The Arbiter faced me. "So, you are

Hyrule's new Hero." I nodded. "If you're here, then is the Master Chief here?" The Arbiter looked confused. "Who is he?"

I rolled my eyes. "Never mind. What's the situation?" Zelda spoke up. "Six weeks ago, there was an attack on Zora's

Domain. There were no survivors. Not even Ruto made it out." That got my attention. "No survivors?" She shook her

head. "Death Mountain was the next to fall. After that, Kakariko, and then the Gerudo Valley in the Desert. Ganondorf

alone survived." I felt terrible. Ganondorf was the last of the Gerudo now. "What about Castle Town?" "Rauru and I

were the only survivors of that attack as well. In that event, however, we saw our enemies. They wielded many strange

weapons. One warrior was invisible to the naked eye, and carried a sword with twin blades. What did you call it,

Arbiter?" He faced her. "We call it the Energy Sword. It easily slices through even the strongest metal." I faced him.

"The Covenant is invading Hyrule?" The Arbiter nodded. "For the time being, they have no knowledge of Earth, or of this

Lorule that I have been informed of. I brought some weapons with me for us all to use." I looked at my hand. The

Triforce of Courage glowed brightly. I faced the Arbiter. "My Triforce piece. It allows me to master any weapon just by

touching it. I know how to fire guns back on Earth. Carbines and such shouldn't be that different." I couldn't tell if the

Arbiter was impressed or not, but I didn't care. "Can you wield an Energy Sword?" "It's possible. I've handled all sorts

of swords in my lifetimes." Aryll faced me. "Brother, what is a Carbine?" I looked at her. "Maybe the Arbiter can show

you. I'm not sure I can describe it so that you understand it." Zelda faced me. "Their leader has located the Kokiri, and

is planning a massacre. He will be ready in a few days." I looked at her. "Than hide them here. We can hold them off as

long as we have ammo for the Covenant weapons." Ganondorf looked at me. "Are you certain that this plan will work?"

I faced him. "We can take a bunch of Brutes and Grunts anyday." "It is likely that an Elite will be amongst them." Zelda

faced the Arbiter. "An Elite?" "The name of my species. We are the inventors of the Energy Sword. Each Elite also

carries a cloaking device." Zelda faced me. "Cloaking device?" "That means they turn invisible, but you can see a

distortion in the air. You just have to have good eyesight." "Ah."

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