As the morning sun began to rise, lighting up all of Hyrule, a loud, piercing scream could be heard.
"Faye's woken up…" Link muttered, disturbed from his slumber.
He stood up, and brushed the dirt of his tunic. Link had accidently fallen asleep outside, near the spring, and cursed himself for doing so; anything could have easily killed him out in the open like that.
Link walked inside, where Faye was seen, alive and well, holding her arm and whimpering.
"Link!" She shouted gleefully.
"Have you broken your arm?"
"I didn't break my arm; that… Zant did…"
"I think you've just gained a lifelong nemesis."
"Yeah, I guess so… But that guy really scared me… What if we have to face up against him for real? I… I just couldn't do that…"
"Come on Faye." Midna began to say. "He's not as big and powerful as you make him out to be; but he can use anyone to his advantage."
"But I'm also nothing but trouble. How are we gonna do anything with my arm like this?"
"Maybe we can ask the light spirit for a little favour." Midna said, gesturing toward the spring.
"After collecting all those tears of light, I should hope so."
Faye and Link walked over to the spring, and the light spirit emerged.
"Young female… I saw and heard what you said to Zant… I commend you for your bravery… I shall heal you… But I can only mend broken bone; your body and arm will still be sore afterward."
"Don't worry! Just quick! I need to move with out hurting my arm!"
A bright, white light enveloped Faye, soon subsiding.
"I feel… I feel great! I feel like I've been born again! Even my fears have disappeared! Bring it on, Zant!"
Link smiled; this was the Faye he knew well.
"Link… I need a sword… Can we go and get one?"
"Can you even use a sword?"
"Yes… I have my own! Remember? But I forgot it…"
"We could always just buy a new, better one, right?"
"That's what I've been waiting to hear!"
Link and Faye made their way to the new shop in town; Malo Mart. As they opened the door, Faye sighed.
"There's no one here! But the items are… Heh… Link, you stand guard."
"Excuse me!" A voice bellowed.
Faye and Link looked down over the counter, and found Malo; he was short.
"Uhh… Link wants to buy me a sword, whatcha got?"
"So I'm gonna buy it? Since when do I buy you everything?"
"Since you became the hero of this story. I've only fifty rupees. I doubt that will pay for a sword."
"Fine then…"
"We have only this sword in stock; it'll have to do for you." Malo said, handing the sword to Faye.
Link handed Malo one hundred and fifty rupees, and Faye skipped out with her new sword.
"Ha! Now I'm really gonna kick some ass!"
"Alright then, I guess we'd better get to Death Mountain then!"
The two once again made it up the mountain, without a scratch. Link and Faye somehow made it up to the top without getting noticed. As the two entered the elder gorons chamber, three gorons on each side began to ready themselves for an attack.
"No! No, you stop that, gorons!" Faye yelled.
"Cease!" The elder goron exclaimed. "Is this fair? All of you onto these small humans. It is not right, leave them be. Come now, children, I will not harm you."
Link and Faye walked up to the goron.
"Umm… There seems to be a little tension between the gorons and those of Kakariko. Could you maybe tell us why that is?" Faye asked, suddenly taking charge of the situation.
"The goron mines… Our patriarch, Darbus has gone into the mines and has not returned. When a search party was sent, it was apparent that he had turned into a monster."
"A monster? Are you sure?"
He nodded his head.
"So I guess we're gonna go in there and save him." Link said.
"It would be unwise to wander into the mines alone, young one."
"He's not alone, he has me." Faye replied.
"If you say so, little ones. The mines are through here."
Two of the goron guards moved aside, revealing a cave, full of lava and pipes.
"Oh, doesn't look too hard…" Faye gulped.