Author's Note: So this is the final chapter of "Through Nalissa's Eyes". I apologize for the shortness, but you also have the alternate ending to BITDS to look forward to, which will be posted up today (as of 08/03/12) right after this.

The reason it's short isn't to wrap things up quickly, it's just that it's a lot of repeated information from BITDS. And everything is pretty much tied up anyway. I did, however, add a scene between Nalissa and her new hubby. I hope you guys enjoy it…and don't forget to check my profile for the alternate ending of BITDS if you're interested. :)

Disclaimer: I only own any OC'S that appear, such as Nalissa, Katara, Kali, and Timothy. Anything related to Nintendo and/or the Zelda series belongs to Nintendo.

Chapter 9

I couldn't sleep all night…I was much too worried.

I got maybe ten minutes of sleep at the most…but when I opened my eyes a minute ago, looking out the window I noticed there was already some light in the sky.

I run down the stairs to find the nice ranch girl, but pause when I hear voices coming from outside. I quickly dart to open the door to the house.

Standing there is the ranch girl, Kat, Kali, and an unfamiliar Gerudo.

"Kat? Kali? What's going on? Is everything all r–?" my voice trails off as I notice the unfamiliar person. Her eyes fill with tears upon seeing me. She looks a lot…like me… "You're…my mother?" I whisper. Tears pour down her face as she gets on her knees to be more eye-level with me. I walk forward slowly.

"Yes, and I'm so sorry I haven't been here for you the past seven years, but it wasn't exactly my fault."

"I know. Kat told me everything."

"Nalissa, your mother was talking to Kali and me on the way here. She got out of her brainwashing spell and turns out that she's the Sage of Spirit and she helped seal Ganondorf away in the Evil Realm. We also told her everything about the brainwashing's taking place at the hideout and Kali pretending to be your mother. She knows everything." Katara says.

"I'm so sorry, Nali – I mean, Nalissa. I never should have done what I did to your mother – your real mother – and you. I should have told you the truth, and I hope you can one day find it in your heart to forgive me, like your kind mother has." I see my mom and Kali exchange friendly smiles…so I guess that means that they don't hate each other anymore.

That's good, because even though Kali lied to me my whole life and did such a horrible thing to my real mother, I still love her like my real mom.

"Oh, Nalissa…you're eight already, and they told me how skilled you are with a sword and bow! And you are just as beautiful as I imagined you'd be." She starts crying, causing me to start crying too.

There's so much I want to ask her…I want to get to know so much about her.

"Mommy!" I cry, throwing my arms around her.

"How sweet." I hear the ranch girl say.

"I'm going to be with you now, and I won't let anybody separate us again!" Mom tells me.

"It's gonna be hard to get used to, but I think we'll manage." I say with a slight smile.

"Why don't you all start over from scratch?" says a voice. We all turn to see a woman with white hair and amber eyes.

"Impa!" Mom says. "What are you…?"

"I got word from Rauru to look for you and tell you that Princess Zelda is sending Link back in time seven years to relive the childhood he missed out on. You as a sage can use your powers to make people who want to remember all of this remember, and those who don't you can make forget."

"I want to remember all this. This wasn't the greatest seven years, but, I want to remember all the hardships we went through to become friends." Says Kat.

"I want to remember too." Kali mutters.

"I would like to remember!" Malon agrees.

"Me too." Mom says. She looks at me.

"Nalissa, since you are eight and ranked, I'll give you a choice. You can remember your dad and Kali and all this or you can choose to forget. That way if you forget, we can start over and I can be your mother, like I was meant to be."

Hmmm.

I want to know of all this even though it's not a pleasant story, but I don't want to remember it. All the pain we went through, everything that went wrong, how I failed to get through to my dad…

"I think I should forget. I do care for Ganondorf since he was my dad, and I'll miss him if I remember. I would also like to forget the horrifying images he gave me of him murdering people." Everyone grimaces at this. "I want to start over with you, Mom, and have you as my real mother. But when you think I am old and mature enough, I want you to tell me. Tell me all of this, so I can think back on it and realize how grateful I am to have chosen to forget about all this." Nabooru nods.

"That's a very mature answer, young one." She says.

"We must hurry. I can sense Zelda playing the song right now." Says Impa. Mom focuses her sage powers on letting Malon, Katara, Kali, and herself remember as everything around us fades as we are sent back seven years before.

XXX

22 Years Later

Just as our horse-drawn carriage leads us off to our honeymoon in Great Bay, I quickly poke my head out the window.

There's Mom, Kali, Kat and her two kids. I mouth the words "Bye Mommy" which causes my mom to smile.

A lot has happened.

Back in the desert, I became an Elite at 13 years of age. Everyone told me that was a big feat seeing as that's the youngest age ever recorded for an Elite.

The Gerudo race is dying back home. The king of Hyrule got so fed up with our raids he planned a massacre. Impa warned us and so we got everyone we needed to out of there and came to live here in Termina.

My mom told me everything about my father when I was 14. I'm glad I chose to forget, because that would've been extremely painful to remember all that.

I smile at my new husband Timothy, who kisses my forehead and embraces me.

"Nali, you have just made me the happiest man alive." I smile and kiss him.

"And you've made me the happiest woman. I love you."

"I love you too." He kisses me back.

So even though not many years ago my future looked bleak, this is where I ended up…incredibly happy and surrounded by people that love me.

Author's Note: So there you have it. Thank you again to everyone who supported these stories. You guys are awesome. :)

~Green Eyed Gerudo