FallDownBoy: And now, the thing you've all been waiting for-.

Tetra: Just get on with it.

FallDownBoy: Drumroll, please...

(Gonzo somehow turns into an animal and beats his own chest)

FallDownBoy: Ladies, and gentlemen, and whatever Gonzo is...

Gonzo: Hey, do you want a drumroll or not? (Continues)

FallDownBoy: Sorry. Chapter 12!

All but Gonzo: Whoo-hoo!

Gonzo: Honestly, I was kinda hoping for chocolate.

Tetra: (Smacks him on the back of the head)

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda.

Chapter Twelve

Destinies Revealed

Link narrowed his eyes. "Yeah, well you can't have it!" Ganondorf chuckled, then began to approach them. "Stay back!"

Link warned. Ganondorf glanced at him. "I like you. You've got guts." Link gritted his teeth. Ganondorf did not look

afraid, even slightly. "And you've brought a friend, the former pirate girl." "What, do you spy on us or something?"

Ganondorf chuckled. "In a way. I watched you to see what you would do after your failure last time." Link's eyes went

wide at the memory, but he narrowed them and gritted his teeth. "That's it!" Link charged Ganondorf, and was kicked

back. Tetra drew her cutlass. "Even if we wanted you to have Hyrule, we couldn't give it to you. It's buried under the

sea." "That's where the Helmaroc King came in. I had him kidnap young girls from around the Great Sea while I

searched for the descendant of the royal family. Link got up. "The royal line was never seen again after the flood.

Everyone knows that." "Do you really-?" Suddenly, Ganondorf glanced at his left hand. The Triforce of Power began to

flash. "Okay, why didn't Red warn me about this?" Ganondorf looked at Tetra. "You?" Tetra glared at him. "What do you

mean, me? What about me?" "You really don't know?" Tetra shook her head. "I don't listen to guys like you." "You're

doing it now." Link commented. Tetra glanced at him. "Did you have to?" Link shrugged. Ganondorf kept his eyes on

them, very surprised. "Okay, how did that happen?" They both looked at him. "What?" "How did I just detect a Triforce

fragment in this room?" Tetra glanced at Link. "Don't look at me. I don't have a piece." Tetra glanced at Ganondorf. "It's

coming from you." She looked at her hand, but saw nothing. Link spotted Komali and Quill accompanied by Valoo

coming towards the tower from the distance. Link knew he'd have to play for time. "Wait." He looked at Ganondorf.

"What is that smell?" Ganondorf sniffed his shoulder, and Link knew that it worked. "Now!" He and Tetra leapt out the

window and were caught by Quill and Komali. They carried them down to Red, while Valoo breathed fire onto the tower,

as a message to Ganondorf: You're going down. Link and Tetra were lowered onto Red, and Aryll looked at her

brother in confusion. "What happened? Did you get him?" "No. The Master Sword's lost its power." Red glanced at him.

"What?" Link glanced at him. "What? What? You're joking. You are joking." Link shook his head. "I wish I was, Red."

Red sighed. Tetra looked at Link. "We should probably get Aryll home." Link nodded. "Red?" But it was then that Link

noticed that they were already there. "How did you get here so fast? I didn't have the sail up." Red looked at him.

"We've been here. I told Quill and Komali to meet me here with the two of you." Link nodded. "Come on, Aryll.

Grandma's waiting." They walked to the house. Then, they saw that there were people inside, and someone was

crying. Link entered first. There was a short pause, followed by a loud yell. Link stormed out of the house and pounded

the ground. "Why?" Aryll looked at her brother curiously. Then, she entered the house, and saw what Link had seen.

Laying on her deathbed was their grandmother. Aryll immediately burst into tears. Tetra heard the commotion and saw

Link crying into his hand. She looked at the house, and heard Aryll crying, and knew what had happened without even

having to enter the house. "Ganondorf." Tetra glanced at Link, who had gotten up and was facing the northern

direction. "He did this. There was a sword wound in her torso. He's gonna regret this." Tetra placed her hand on Link's

shoulder. Link placed his own hand over it. Aryll came out, with Orca behind her. "Link." Link faced Orca. "You must bring

Aryll with you when you leave. You are her only living relative now." "I know." Link glanced at Tetra and said, "We

should get back to Red." Tetra nodded. Orca spoke. "Wait. It's dangerous for someone to sail without a weapon. Teach

her how to handle this." With that, he handed Link a sword that was Aryll's size. Link nodded. "Go to Red. Tell him I'll

be with you guys in a minute." Tetra nodded. Link walked to the house to get Aryll. Inside, after all the people who

were mourning had left, Link found a note left by his grandmother:

Link,

If you're reading this, then I am dead. I saw a Bokoblin approaching the village and locked the door. It's still trying to hack it

open. I know it's going to get through. With me gone, you'll have to take care of Aryll yourself. I left a couple things for the

two of you. Wear them with pride.

-Grandma.

Link opened the chest that the note was sitting on. Inside was a green tunic that looked about Aryll's size, and there

was also a blue tunic that was his size. Link mentally thanked his deceased grandmother, and put on the blue tunic.

Then, he called for Aryll. She walked up to him. "Grandma left us these." Link handed her the green tunic and she

walked behind the changing tent and changed into it. After she was done, Link handed her the sword Orca had given

him to give to her. "I can teach you how to handle it. Orca asked me to, because I'm the only family you have left." Aryll

nodded and fastened the sword to her left thigh. Then, she looked at her brother. "Let's go get him." Link smiled.

(Scene Change)

Link and Aryll walked up to Red and Tetra and said, "Where to now?" Red looked at Link. "Back to the castle. To the

chamber where you found the Master Sword. There is someone waiting for you there." Aryll looked at her brother.

"Maybe they can help us." Link nodded. "Let's go." When they arrived, Link, Aryll, and Tetra entered the chamber.

Standing before them was an old man wearing royal robes. "Excuse me." The man turned around. "I should have told

you sooner, Link, and I apologize." "Wait. Red?" "My real name is King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule. But you may call me

Daphnes for short." "Daphnes. I've heard that name before, the last king of-." Then, Link figured it out. "No wonder you

knew about the Master Sword! Because you were the one who put it here!" Daphnes nodded. "Why didn't you tell me

before?" "Would you have believed me?" Link shook his head. "Good point." Daphnes turned to Tetra. "Come here,

child. You must now know the truth about your destiny." Link watched as Tetra approached Daphnes. "You are the

descendant of the royal family." When Tetra heard that, she looked at Link in amazement. "So that's what Jabun asked

you." Daphnes nodded. Tetra looked at Daphnes. "Why didn't I know before?" "Your mother did know of your lineage,

but I asked her not to tell you, because I decided that you would have to find out for yourself." Tetra glanced at him. "It

is now time." With that, a pendant around Tetra's neck began to glow. Daphnes pulled out a small object, a triangle

with a triangular hole in the bottom. It merged with Tetra's pendant and let out a bright light. Link and Aryll shielded

their eyes. When the light disappeared, Tetra was standing in a princess dress, with a glowing crest on her right hand.

Three triangles, like Ganondorf's, only the bottom left one was glowing brighter than the others. "You are Princess

Zelda." "Zelda?" Link knew that that was the name of the same princess who had known the Hero of Time. "Link, we

have no more time to dawdle. The Master Sword required the prayers of the Sage of Earth and the Sage of Wind. Both

must have been slain." Link sighed. "Something like this always happens." Aryll spoke up. "Ganondorf told me he had

two other minions besides the bird, that scorpion, and the plant. A giant poe, and a lamnola." When Link heard

lamnola, he glanced at Aryll in horror. "Did you just say, 'lamnola'?" Aryll nodded. Link glanced at Daphnes. "According to

history, the lamnolas were wiped out, with only one survivor, who had once been a sage, the Sage of Forest. Aryll

glanced at her brother. "Saria?" Link nodded. After she became a lamnola, she was called Molgera, and disappeared. A

lot of people I know thought she was dead." They glanced at him. "But not me. I always thought she was sleeping,

never to awaken until the curse would be lifted." Daphnes nodded. "We must go." Link looked at Aryll. "You'll have to

learn on the job, okay?" Aryll nodded.

To be continued...

A/N

Link: I sound like a scaredy cat.

Zelda: No, you just know your history better than others.

FallDownBoy: Yeah.

Computer: FallDownBoy, signing off.