At first, Sheik just wanted to scream and scold Link. How could he have been such an idiot? Going and pulling the sword! But then again, it wasn't like what Sheik did was much better. Sleeping! Sleeping as Link just waltzed by! He was the real idiot.

A million things to say were forming on his tongue, most of them unkind, but then something made Sheik stop. Link was on his knees and clutching his head in pain. The sword lay on the ground abandoned.

One thing became clear to Sheik. He had to get Link out of there.

He ran over.

Link seemed to be in terrible pain, and there was no way that he was walking out of here. Sheik would have to carry him. But there was one thing he needed to do first.

Sheik grabbed the Master Sword to put it back where it belonged, but immediately dropped it. The thing had shocked him. It was surging with power, trying to undo the spell that had been placed on Link's mind.

Not willing to give up, Sheik picked the sword up again. Ignoring the pain that was going through his arm, he managed to place it back in its resting place. As soon as it was there, the spell cut off, and Link's pain seemed to die down. He remained unconscious.

Sighing at the task that lay ahead of him, Sheik picked Link up and tossed him over his shoulder. He was surprised by the weight though. Even if Link was a year younger than him, he had to weigh as much as he did.

Ignoring that, Sheik made his way out of the ruins. The Skull Kid had left.

Pity, Sheik thought, maybe it knew an easier way out of here.

Even if it did, Sheik wasn't going to find out.


How Sheik managed to get Link out of the forest was unclear, but what he did after that was easy. Using both of their horses, the trip across Hyrule field was a piece of cake. He made it back to civilization with Link by sunrise the next day.

He didn't bother to return the horses, even though they caused an uproar as he went through Castle Town. When he reached the Castle Gates, he didn't bother to worry about any of the guards. He just went right on past. Surprisingly, they let him.

"I need to speak to Princess Zelda" Sheik told one of the guards that refused to let him into the Castle. "This is urgent."

"Urgent how, exactly?" the guard sneered.

Sheik dismounted his horse and pulled Link off the other one. "Does this answer your question?" he hissed. The guard's eyes widened. He let Sheik pass.

He didn't get far into the Castle when Zelda found him.

"Sheik!" she called, sounding a bit angry. "You're causing an uproar! What's the deal?" She then noticed that he was dragging the still unconscious Link. "What happened?"

"He pulled the Master Sword" Sheik replied bitterly.

"You said you could keep him away from it!"

"He had a Skull Kid's help, he must have snuck past." It wasn't a total lie. But if anyone knew the truth that he had slept while Link walked by he would be the laughingstock of Sheikah kind. "Just be glad I found him alive."

"Come on, I know where there's a spare bed." Zelda turned and started heading up the stairs. Sheik made a face and followed.

"You haven't told his mother, have you?" Zelda asked, opening a door.

Inside the room there was a single bed and a few chairs.

"Of course I haven't. She'd kill me!" Sheik said. He set Link down on the bed and turned to look at Zelda. "We should probably tell her though, shouldn't we?"

Zelda nodded. "I'll go get my mom, you go get his."

"What about him?" Sheik glanced at Link, who was still unconscious.

"Leave him, he'll be fine." Zelda left the room.

Sheik sighed, and went to go find Link's mother.


It was raining. That just added to the heap of bad feelings Link's mother had at the time. The rain was pounding on the windows, and Alice could tell it was one really big storm out here. Thunder rumbled in the sky and lightning would flash randomly.

I sure hope Link's alright…

Someone was at the door. Alice frowned, no one should be outside in a storm like this. She went to go get the door and let the poor soul inside. She wasn't expecting Sheik though. The grim look on his face wasn't good either.

"What's wrong? Where's Link?"

"At the Castle" Sheik replied.

"Is he alright?"

Sheik just shook his head.

"Is he dead?"

"No, he's not dead. But he… well…" Sheik took a deep breath and mumbled: "He pulled the Master Sword."

"He did what!"

"Please don't kill me."

Link's mother laughed. Was that all Sheik was worried about? Then again, Link couldn't be okay, otherwise he wouldn't be here. "Do you need me at the Castle?" she asked. Sheik nodded.

Alice grabbed her cloak. "Let's go then," she said, "you can explain what happened on the way there."

They were out of Kakariko before Sheik started talking. He explained how he went to the forest to head Link off, and how he waited at the entrance to the ruins of the Temple of Time to make sure he could stop Link before he even got close to the sword. Sheepishly, he explained how Link must have snuck past him while he was sleeping.

Sheik then told her about the Skull Kid waking him up, and how he rushed to go stop Link before he did any damage. He explained how long it took him to find the place where the Master Sword rested, and how he couldn't stop Link in time. He then explained how he dragged the unconscious Link across Hyrule to the Castle.

"So, you aren't going to kill me?" Sheik asked when he had finished.

"Course not! You tried your hardest, and I get that. And even if I was mad at you, I think you made up for your mistake by crossing Hyrule with my son on your back. That's some determination I haven't seen in years."

"Thanks"

"I should be the one thanking you. You might have saved his life."

Sheik laughed half-heartedly. "Let's see how he's doing before we decide on that."

Link's mother nodded. "Good idea."