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Chapter 29 –

Once they reached Hyrule field, he collapsed to his knees.

"Link!" Saria exclaimed.
"I'll be fine." He grunted through heavy breaths.

The sun shone brightly over the field, blinding the girls as they sat cross legged on either side of link while he regained his strength.
The baron field showed no signs of life, the brown dirt overwhelmingly bland.

Once Link recuperated, he called Epona.
As the brown mare approached them, Jade asked;

"Where are we going?"
"Gerudo Valley." He replied, climbing on the horse.
"Why?" Saria questioned.
"We need to figure out how to get to Dark Link, I have a feeling something's in the desert."
Jade's eyes widened.
"Woah! The desert? I think not! We'll be killed!" She exclaimed.
Link extended his hand to Saria. She accepted, awkwardly climbing onto the horse.
"I never said you had to come. You can go back to the inn if you want, but I'm going to the desert."

Jade was silent as she climbed onto Epona.
Link kicked epona's sides and they were off, galloping towards the valley. As soon as Epona started running, Saria wrapped her arms around Link tightly, whimpering.
Link chuckled.
"Oh, sorry. I'll slow down." He said, an air of sarcasm in his voice.
He kicked her sides and they sped up even more, the wind whipping in his face, blowing his hair around wildly.
Jade was laughing hard, obviously enjoying the speed.
Just as Saria got the courage to look up, Link jumped a very tall fence. She screamed as they landed.
Link continued his pace for the rest of the day.

Once the evening hit, Link stopped the horse, and pulled two fish out of his bag. He immediately began work on starting a fire. Once the fire was started, took a stick and put the fish on it. He then put the stick over the fire, cooking the fish.

Once they were finished eating, Link pulled some blankets out of his bag and laid three out next to each other. Link sighed and collapsed onto one of the blankets.
"Good night." He mumbled.

The Next Day

Link awoke early in the morning. It was still dark and cold. He yawned loudly and rolled over, gazing at Jade. Her jet black hair covered her face. She slept peacefully on her mat. He sat up slowly, letting the cool breeze brush by his face, soothing his many scars and bruises on his otherwise flawlessly handsome face.
"Link?" He heard a voice whisper.
"Huh?" He asked as he glanced at Saria. She was wide awake, curled up under her blanket.
"It's so cold…" Saria whispered.
Link pulled his blanket over her, muttering a word of comfort before he went and began to pack up camp. When the sun was barely up, he shook Jade and Saria awake and gave them each a piece of bread.
They started riding again soon, the wind whipping their faces in the cool dawn.

Hours later, they arrived in the gerudo valley, stopping in the town of Gerode to rest at the Inn for the night. The gerudos were oddly nice to them when they arrived, giving them a free suite and inviting them to dine for free. After a Hearty meal, they made their way to their suite, separating to their rooms, and collapsing on their beds. Link lay on his bed, drifting to sleep when- Hours later, his eyes shot open.

"Link?" Saria called.
"Hm?" Link grunted.
"I can't sleep." Saria said. Link turned to look at her. Her eyes were bloodshot and her hair a tangled mess.
"Nightmare?" Link asked kindly.
"Yeah…" Saira said.
"Let's take a walk. That always helps clear my head." Link suggested.
"Okay…"

Link got up, pulled on his clothes, and sheathed his sword as they left his room.

The night air was cool and soothing. Link yawned as they left the Inn, slowly walking down the deserted street.
"Saria, what was your nightmare about?" Link asked kindly.
Saria Shuddered.
"You." She said quietly. Link sighed.
"What about me?" He asked.
"You were…" She began, but her voice drifted off.
"What?" He asked gently, wrapping an arm around her.
Saria burst into tears, she dug her face in his chest, sobbing. She embraced him, and they just stood there, Losing track of time, Link listening to her sob, hugging her, uttering words of comfort. Finally, she let go, slumping up against a tree and sliding down to a sitting position.
Link dropped next to her, and just stared at the ground.
"You were dead." She said suddenly.
"Oh…" He replied, not knowing what else to say.
"Listen, Link, I need to tell you something. I –" She began but was cut off.
"We are under attack! Dark creatures approach from all directions! All who can fight, prepare!" Yelled a gerudo, sprinting down the streets.
Link hopped to his feet.
"Get inside." He said firmly.
Saria followed what he said and ran inside.
Link unsheathed his sword and ran to catch up with the gerudo. When he did, she turned around.
"Ooh, a man! You can help. Head down to the entrance by the bridge. We are spread thin, so get down there with as much equipment as possible!" She exclaimed, and she continued down the street.
Link sprinted back to the Inn, and hurried to get his weapons. Once he was back outside, he hurried back to the gates.
He was joined by a few Gerudo Warriors, but the messenger was right, they WERE spread thin.
He drew his sword as he watched a thousand stalfoes march to their position, just like in the kokiri forest, seven years ago…