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They arrived at Kakariko Village as night fell and went to the inn for the night. They went inside and the innkeeper asked "How may I help you"
"We would like a room please" said Link
"That will be 20 Rupees" said the innkeeper
Zelda took out a red Rupee and gave it to the innkeeper. The innkeeper took it and said "Right this way"
He led them to their room where they got ready for bed.
That night Zelda had a dream of being in a graveyard finding a Hylian Shield in a tomb and fighting two Poes to reveal an entrance to another tomb. In the second tomb they learned a song for changing day to night and night to day.
The next morning they got up and went to the trail that leads to Death Mountain. Only to see a guard standing there and the gate closed. "Halt" said the guard
"This trail leads to Death Mountain" he said
"Only those with permission from the Royal Family may enter" he said
"I have a letter from the Princess" said Zelda taking out a letter
The guard took the letter and looked at it. "It is the Princess' handwriting" said the guard
He read the letter and started laughing. "What kind of game is the Princess playing" said the guard laughing
"Alright I will open the gate for you 'heroes'" he said laughing
Link clenched his hands tightly and growled as the guard opened the gate. "You will need a better shield before you go up the trail" said the guard
"Might I suggest the Hylian Shield in Hyrule Castle Town Market" he said
"You can get it for a great deal" he added
"No thank you" growled Link
They then walked away from the gate. Once they were out of hearing distance from the guard Link asked "What did you put in that letter Zelda"
"It had to sound like something someone our age would write" said Zelda
Link just grumbled about ungrateful guards before saying "Now we have to go all the way back to the castle"
"No we don't" said Zelda smiling
"Then where are we going to get an Hylian Shield then" asked Link
"In the graveyard" said Zelda
"Huh" said Link confused
"I had a dream about finding one last night along with a song that changes day to night and night to day" said Zelda
"Let's go then" said Link
They went to the graveyard where they saw a kid playing around with a stick. "Where is the shield" asked Link
"I think we should get the song first" said Zelda
"Because the shield is up front" she added
"Alright" said Link
"Where is it" he asked
"In the back" said Zelda
They walked to the back of the graveyard where it suddenly got dark out and started raining. "I don't like this" said Link looking around
Zelda looked closer at the tombstone and saw it was the Royal Family tomb. "It's the Royal Family tomb" exclaimed Zelda
"But why would it cause this" asked Link waving his arms around
"I don't know" said Zelda
"What do we do to open it" asked Link
"We examine the tombstones on either side of this one and kill the Poe that comes out" said Zelda
Link went to the tombstone on the left while Zelda went to the tombstone on the right.
Link looked at the tombstone and a Poe came out. It started spinning its lantern that Link blocked with his shield. He slashed down with his sword hurting the Poe and causing it to disappear. It reappeared on his side spinning its lantern again. After hitting it two more times, the Poe finally died and was replaced with a flame with a smiling face.
"I have been killed again" said Flat
"Who are you" asked Link
"I am Flat of the famous Composer Brothers"
"We served the Royal Family and were tasked with the duty to research their mystical power" he said
"We created a song that could affect time and Ganondorf found out about it" he said
"He wanted us to give it to him, but we didn't and were killed for it" he said
Then the smiling flame disappeared.
Zelda looked at the tombstone and Poe came out of it. After striking it three times with her sword it died and a smiling flame appeared. "I have been killed yet again" said Sharp
"What are you doing here Princess" he exclaimed
"How is it that a Poe recognized me but none of the guards did" thought Zelda
"I want to defeat Ganondorf before he makes his move" said Zelda
"I see" said Sharp
"How do I gain access to the tomb" asked Zelda
"Stand on the mark of the Royal Family and play the song that will prove your connection to them" said Sharp
Zelda nodded her head as the smiling flame disappeared.
They both walked back to the Royal Family tomb where Zelda asked "What did you find out"
"He found out about the song and killed the brothers when they wouldn't give it to Him" said Link
"What about you" he asked
"I know how to open the tomb" said Zelda
She took out her Ocarina and started playing her lullaby. The clouds got darker as lighting started flashing between them. A ball of energy started forming above the tombstone that caused Link and Zelda to back up with their shields out. Lighting struck the energy ball causing the tombstone to explode revealing the entrance to the Royal Family tomb.
"I hope we don't get into trouble for that" said Link
"I will take care of it" said Zelda
They entered the tomb where Link had to kill some Keese with his slingshot. But they both stopped short at the entrance to the next room at what they saw inside it. "What are those" asked Link
"I don't think we want to find out" said Zelda
She took out her sword and held it horizontally. She then started charging her power into it and slashed it horizontally. It released a crescent arc of energy though the room that destroyed all the ReDeads. "I'm sure glad you are here" said Link
Zelda smiled as she sheathed her sword.
They crossed the room being careful of the poison and entered the last room. "I wonder why there are such dark creatures in the Royal Family tomb" asked Link
"Maybe not all of them have been nice" said Zelda
They approached the tomb door and Zelda read the inscription. "The rising sun will eventually set; a newborn's life will fade. From sun to moon, moon to sun...Give peaceful rest to the living dead."
After Zelda finished reading the inscription Link noticed something chiseled below it. He looked at it and exclaimed "It's the song"
They both took out their ocarinas and played the notes chiseled on the door. Once they were done Zelda said "Let's go see if it worked"
Link nodded his head as they ran out of tomb. Once outside, they ran to the front of the graveyard where they saw the kid with a stick was replaced by an old man holding a shovel. "It worked" exclaimed Zelda
"Now we can go get the shield" said Link
Zelda nodded her head and led them to where the tomb was. They both pulled back the tombstone revealing the entrance to the tomb. They jumped in and Link took the Hylian Shield out of treasure chest. "How does that guard expect me to use a shield almost as big as me" exclaimed Link
"I guess we will find out when we start climbing" said Zelda
They left the tomb and saw it was still dark out. "Maybe we should play the song again" said Link
"Since we only got up a little while ago" he added
Zelda nodded her head and took out her ocarina. She played the Sun's Song and the world became a blur as it whizzed past them. When it stopped the sun was out and the kid with a stick was back. "That was an interesting experience" said Link
Zelda nodded her head as they left the graveyard.
Once they were back in the village, Link took out the Hylian Shield and put it on his back. He saw that it covered his entire body. "How am I supposed to use this" asked Link
Zelda just shrugged her shoulders as she concentrated on her shield. It grew to its original size making it as big as the Hylian Shield.
They walked up to the gate and the guard said "I see you have proper shields now"
"You may pass" he said
They walked through the gate and onto the Death Mountain Trail.
Once they were out of sight of the guard, Link took off the Hylian Shield and put it away and Zelda's shield shrunk back to its former size.
They started walking along the trail until they stopped when they saw a Tektite jumping towards them. It bounced off of Zelda's shield and Link was able to kill it with his sword.
They continued on their way killing any Tektites they ran into and passed by a large boulder blocking a cave.
They eventually arrived at Goron city where Link said "I haven't seen a need for a Hylian Shield yet"
"Maybe the guard thought we were going further up the mountain" said Zelda shrugging her shoulders
"I'm just glad we had an easy time of doing it this time" said Link
They went into the city and saw that all the Gorons were asleep. "I wonder what happened to them" asked Zelda
"Let's go find the chief" said Link
Zelda nodded her head and they went to the lowest level of the city. As they approached the chief's door, one of the Gorons woke up and asked "What do you want"
"We would like to speak to your leader" said Zelda
"He sealed himself into his room saying he will only talked to the King's messenger" said the Goron
"We are the messengers from the King" said Zelda
"Stand on the rug and prove it" said the Goron
Both Link and Zelda stood on the rug and Zelda took out her ocarina. She played her lullaby and the door opened up. They went inside and saw Darunia glaring at them. "Where is the messenger of my sworn brother the King" asked Darunia
"I heard the royal song" he said
"We are the messengers from the King" said Zelda
"This is what my sworn brother sends to help the Gorons" shouted Darunia
"KIDS" he yelled
"LEAVE" he yelled
"The Gorons will deal with their own problems" he said
"I see the Gorons haven't changed" thought Link
He took out his ocarina and played Saria's Song. Darunia started dancing around wildly. He eventually came to a stop and said "What a great song"
"It really lifted my spirits up" he said
"I apologize for my former rudeness" he said
"It's just that my people have been starving ever since I wouldn't give our greatest treasure to that black armored man" he said
"He sealed off the cave with our main supply of food with a giant rock and filled it with evil creatures" he said
"Can't you eat some other type of rock" asked Link
"You do live on a mountain" he added
"We have grown so used to eating rocks from there that we can't eat any other" said Darunia
"Let me introduce myself" he said
"I'm Darunia, big boss of the Gorons"
"What is that you want" he asked
"We would like to be given the Ruby that was left in your race's care long ago" said Zelda
"I can't just give away our race's greatest treasure like that" said Darunia
"You have to prove your strength to us by clearing out the cave for us" he said
"Alright" said Link
"Take these" said Darunia giving them the Goron's Bracelet
Link and Zelda took them and put them on their sword arms.
"They will give you the strength to pull up Bomb Flowers" said Darunia
"Thank you" said Zelda
"We shall return when our task is done" she said
They left Darunia's throne room and Goron City.