okay, so it's a bit short, whatever. I sat myself down and forced myself to write this.
with summer starting though, my updates will probably be more frequent, although it also makes me feel like I'm late every time I update because they aren't terribly frequent. I'm doing my best though
Sheik was at the Ranch, hoping maybe to find Link there returning his horse. When he arrived he found Link's horse there, but no Link to be found.
"Hey Maria" he called
"Yeah?" she said, looking up from her book "oh hi Sheik! What do you need?" she hastily shut the book and stood up
"Well I was wondering; has Link been around?"
"No…" she said slowly, giving him an odd look for a second "oh, right. His horse is here. She ran back yesterday. I hope Link's not too far out, or he won't be back any time soon."
"Yeah…" Sheik said
"Well, if Link is the only reason you came then I guess you're going to have to go. He's obviously not around"
"Yeah, I'll go th-" Sheik was cut off by a sudden scream of:
"THERE'S MY HORSE!"
"Found Link!" Maria said happily
Sheik muttered something unintelligible to himself before heading in the direction Link's voice had come from. "Please tell me you're only here because you found the light arrows" he said as soon as Link was in sight.
"Course I am!" Link replied, petting his horse "this was only my first stop because I was wondering where the crap my horse was. I found her though!" he grinned.
"Yeah yeah, good for you" Sheik said "how soon can you be ready to set off again?"
Link paused at that "Not long, I wanted to at least check in on my mom first, and maybe blow some money. You want to know how much I found in that temple? Three stinking hundred rupees. But, I'm not complaining, there was this nice thing I wanted to buy as a birthday present to my mom."
Sheik sighed "right, but hurry up. I'll meet you on that hill just outside Kakariko."
"kay!" and with that, Link was off.
It wasn't until it was nearing sunset that Link finally arrived. Sheik glared at his approaching figure. "That wasn't quick!" he called once Link was in earshot.
"Sorry" Link said "I had a hard time convincing the store owner I didn't steal all this money from someone."
Sheik rolled his eyes at this comment. "You ready to go?" he asked
"Yeah, where am I going?"
"Shadow temple, nice weapon in there that might be useful"
"Sweet" Link said
"I'm coming with you" Sheik said
"What for?"
"Shadow temple, my territory. I bet you wouldn't last a second alone anyways."
"You underestimate me!"
"I'd rather have you mad at me than dead. Your mother would kill me if you died" he grimaced at the thought
"I see, this is all for your own selfish reasons"
"No!" Sheik said quickly
"Whatever" Link replied, rolling his eyes, "Let's go"
Sheik sighed, and with that the two were off.
After a while they arrived at the Shadow Temple, and both ended up being amazed at the sight. It was made completely out of stones and towered high above them. There was a large archway leading in, and above the archway was a bunch of odd symbols. The symbol that stood out the most though was the symbol of the Sheikah, the Eye.
Sheik took in the appearance of the temple for a bit before grinning.
"You ready for this?" he asked, turning to Link.
"Course I am" Link replied, though he didn't sound so sure
"You better be" Sheik said, heading into the temple.
They were assaulted by darkness upon entering. It was pitch black, and impossible to see a thing. Or, for Link it was anyways. Sheik could see, not a whole ton, but plenty enough. He maneuvered his way over to one of the walls, and ran his hand along it for a second before pressing hard on one specific spot. In that instant the torches placed all around the room lit up.
"Wicked…" Link muttered
Sheik couldn't help but grin.
Link looked at each of the doors that he could now see. "Which door?" he asked, scowling.
Sheik looked at the doors also, and after a minute said "that one's fake, that one's fake, that one's an illusion and this one's locked" he pointed at a few different doors in turn, then gestured to the two that were left "it's between these two."
Link did his best not to be amazed at Sheik's sudden knowledge of what was and what wasn't in the temple. He looked at the two doors that were left "the one on the right" he said slowly. When he noticed the odd look Sheik was giving him Link added "it just feels like the right way to go."
"Okay" Sheik said, and the two of them took that door deeper into the temple.
The next room was small and only had a note on one wall. It read:
"Whoever is reading this, be warned! The temple ahead of you is filled with traps and dangers! Each room gets more dangerous. It is only a test of wits and strength; if you are weak at heart do not continue! Only one who passes each test ahead is worthy of the treasure hidden deep inside."
The two boys looked at each other. "We've got this" they both said, grinning.
