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The Legend of Zelda: The Interloper of Time

-Chapter 28-

-Last Time-

"…You are welcome." Fi said unsurely with a tilt of her head before turning back into a ball of light and returning to the Master Sword. "We should get going, it has been seventeen minutes since the King of Zoras requested your presence. It would be unwise to make him wait any longer, unless your recent fornication has left you too exhausted to do so."

"Oh right… ehem, let's get going then." Saria said as her and Naruto's faces quickly went aflame again.

"Yeah, and we can talk about ALL the details along the way." Navi said as she landed on the blushing blonde's shoulder with a Cheshire smile.

'This is going to be a long walk.' Naruto and Saria thought at the same time as they sighed.

-And Now-

"WAAAAAAHHH! RUTOOOOOOO! WAAAAAAAHHH!"

"Well I can sadly say that I saw this coming." Naruto said with a sigh as he walked out of the throne room, Saria and the same guard from seven years ago shaking their heads as they followed behind him. They had only managed to get out that Ruto would have to stay at what remained of the water temple as a sage when the giant Zora burst out into tears.

"He has always been quite the emotional one." The guard said tiredly. "Only the queen was ever able to get him to calm down, it was such a sad day when she passed."

"I would imagine," Navi grunted from Naruto's shoulder.

"Well, we do hope that he gets better soon. And again we're really sorry about destroying the temple." Saria said only to get waved off.

"Don't worry about, that place needed remodeled anyway." The guard shrugged the apology off as she stopped at the edge of the exit to the throne room. "I wish you luck on your journey. I have a feeling you'll need it."

"No kidding, knowing these two's luck we'll need all the help we can get." Navi said, ignoring the indignant "Oi!" from her ride as he playfully glared at her from the corner of his eye. "Now let's go, I want to go check on Lady Lanayru before we leave." As she spoke, the blue fairy's wings started flapping behind her rapidly in nervousness until Naruto stroked her back gently with a finger.

"Relax Navi-chan, I've sure Lanayru-chan is fine. She is a badass fairy ruler and all like Eldin-chan and she was fine, minus being upset about her fountain." The four of them had tried to visit the guardian fairy of power while at Death Mountain but…

-Flashback-

"GODDESSES DAMN, MOTHERFUCKING, STUPID ASS MAGIC RESISTANT LAVA!" Eldin screamed as she used a large magically enhanced pail to scoop up the molten rock that was flooding into her fountain. "I SWEAR WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THAT STUPID PIGHEADED WANNABE DARK WIZARD IM GOING TO SHOVE MY FOOT SO FAR UP HIS ASS THAT THE WATER IN MY KNEECAP WILL QUENCH THAT DUMBASS'S THIRST!"

Floating outside, she dumped the lava into a large pit that been dug out in front of her fountain's entrance, yelling curses and profanities that would make a sailor seem like a prude. She didn't even notice the quartet that was slowly backing away from her with nervous expressions on their faces.

-End Flashback-

…They decided to come back later.

Thankfully the blonde's words did their job and Navi visibly relaxed, if only a tiny bit, though that could have also been from the semi-massage for her back. "Yeah, yeah you're right. She's probably fine." She muttered to herself.

"That's the spirit!" Naruto exclaimed while nuzzling the fairy against his whiskered cheek, making Navi giggle softly as the slightly rough skin tickled her.

The walk itself was a little longer than it should have been, mostly since they kept getting stopped every twenty feet or so by random Zoras wishing to thank the people who saved them, but they eventually arrived at the entrance to Lanayru's fountain. Unfortunately said entrance was covered top to bottom with a thick layer of ice that was gradually melting away at a snail's pace.

"Naruto, if you wouldn't mind?" Navi asked in a false haughty voice before giggling.

Chuckling himself, Naruto reached back and drew the mighty hammer that rested against his back. "It would be my pleasure, Navi-chan. HAAAH!" Adding only a small amount of chakra with a grmiace, Naruto bashed the glowing weapon against the icy wall, causing several spiderweb cracks to spread across its surface but held firm.

"Ice wall one, Naruto nothing." Saria quipped

Naruto frowned at that before swinging again, this time completely obliterating the wall and scattering its remnants across the ground. "You were saying?" He asked rhetorically, getting Saria to roll her eyes playfully before walking inside.

"I wouldn't get to smug with her if I were you. She might decide to cut you off from any more bed time adventures." Navi said laughing hysterically as Naruto's face turned red as a tomato and he sputtered before kicking her legs against his collarbone. "Now giddy up."

Grumbling under his breath about wise-cracking fairies and something that sounded suspiciously like smashing with his hammer, Naruto marched down the chilly pathway. Catching up with the green pair as they walked through the total darkness until finally reaching their destination.

Unlike the entrance, the fountain itself appeared to be exactly the same as when the four of them had been there seven years ago. However, those with a keen eye for detail, like Saria and Navi, could spot the subtle differences such as the small cracks on the pillars, the much smaller size of the blue fire on the torch, and the slight unevenness of the waterfalls. Not wanting to waste a moment, Saria pulled out the ocarina of time from her pouch and lifted the instrument to her lips.

-Play Zelda's Lullaby-

Once the last note echoed out of existence, the water spun around as it slowly rose into the air, though Navi's worry grew as she noticed the sluggishness and sloppiness of its movement. That worry only skyrocketed as Lanayru appeared fully before them, as instead of the beautiful and regal face she was accustomed to she was greeted by one covered in crow's feet and stress wrinkles. Her wings and hair had a dark grey coloration to them and her clothes appeared ruffled and unkept.

"Young ones… it is wonderful to see you all again… I am glad that you are well." The great fairy of wisdom said, her voice tired and slightly breathless as she floated before them. "I have been so worried."

"Lady Lanayru, what has happened to you?" Navi asked, zipping from Naruto's shoulder to her great-great-grandmother in a split second.

"Don't worry young one, I am just a little tired. I had to use much of my power… to keep the Zoras alive within their ice imprisonment." Lanayru explained, only to be ignored by the worried fairy. Sighing good-naturedly at this, the woman cupped Navi into her hand and with a little trouble set her back onto Naruto's shoulder.

"That would explain how the majority of the Zoras are mostly healthy despite their natural aversion towards extremely cold temperatures I have observed." Fi said to Saria without leaving the Master Sword.

Navi reluctantly conceded, curling up into the crook of the blonde's neck as she looked up at the exhausted great fairy. "My apologies Lady Lanayru."

Lanayru simply smiled gently in response before turning her attention to the others. "Brave adventurers, you have risked much… and overcome many dangers in your quest to help the land of Hyrule, but I fear that many trials still lay ahead of you." She said with a grimace, getting Naruto and Saria to nod in agreement with serious expressions on their faces.

Sighing again, the great fairy closed her eyes and held out her hands with a look of concentration. Slowly, two blue balls of blue light formed above her palms, growing to roughly the size of an apple before stopping. "So, to aid you in your quest I give you both the blessing of winter." Lanayru flicked her wrists, launching the two balls right into the pairs chests with identical shivers.

"H-holy c-crap that's C-cold!" Naruto yelped with chattering teeth as he rubbed his chest to warm it up while Saria hugged herself tightly.

"With this power… you shall be able to infuse your weapons with the power of ice and cold." Lanayru said before suddenly braking out into a coughing fit, drawing many concerned looks. "I wish that I could do more… but that blessing… took all the power I had left."

"It is very appreciated Lady Lanayru," Saria said with a bow.

"Yeah, this is awesome!" Naruto exclaimed as he swung his hammer, the entire weapon covered in a light blue sheen as an icy fog drifted off its head.

"I'm glad you like it… I wish you luck on your travels." Lanayru giggled as she patted the blonde on the head before scooping Navi back up and nuzzling the fairy against her cheek. "Goodbye Navi."

-Play: Say Something by A Great Big World-

As soon as the words past her lips, Navi froze up in her grasp, not responding at all when she was set down, this time on Naruto's head. "Thanks for your help Lanayru-chan, I hope you're feeling better the next time we visit." Naruto said with a wide grin as he Saria turned to leave, thus both of them missed the sad smile that the great fairy had on her lips.

"I wish that were so little one," Lanayru said while glancing down at her hands, or at least where her hands should have been as all there was to been seen were a pair of glowing stumps that were quickly breaking apart into small particles of light.

Raising her head up, she watched as cracks rapidly spread across the walls and pillars while the waterfalls stopped flowing. The water in her fountain had already dried up, leaving nothing but a cracked dull marble basin. Finally, her eyes settled on the torch just as the last few sparks of blue fire sputtered out and died.

At this point, all that was left of Lanayru was her head, which still held that smile on its lips. "Sadly, this looks to be the end of my story." She muttered before her mouth vanished, her eyes staring at the tunnel that the group had left through.

A single tear fell from her eye just as it disappeared as well, sparkling a brilliant blue as it hit the earth, the only remaining proof that anyone had ever been there.

-Meanwhile, Outside the Fountain (Keep playing music)-

"Are you alright Navi?" Naruto asked as he and Saria stepped out of the dark tunnel, gently nudging the fairy on his head in worry as she hadn't moved at all since being set on his head.

"She said goodbye," The fairy muttered, her eyes starting to water slightly and her natural glow dimmed down to almost nothing. "She… she never says goodbye."

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked in confusion. However, before Navi could respond, the ground suddenly started violently shaking and a loud crash was heard behind them followed by a large cloud of dust.

"What *cough* what was that *cough*!?" Saria demanded between coughs as she fanned the dust away with her hand.

"I don't *cough* know! It came from… behind… us…" Naruto trailed off as the cloud cleared enough for him to see the collapsed entrance to the fountain. "Lanayru!" He yelled as he rushed to the rubble and attempted to clear the way.

"Don't bother, there's no point." Navi said with a sniffle, only to be ignored as Naruto kept digging.

"Naruto,"

"…"

"Naruto,"

"…"

"Naruto! Stop!" Navi screamed as she got right in his face, finally getting the blonde to halt for a moment.

"What, why? We have to help Lanayru-chan." Naruto said while trying to start digging again, but Navi refused to move away from his face.

"It's too late to help her! Don't you get it! A great fairy fountain only collapses when the great fairy residing there dies!" She yelled, getting Naruto to freeze. "Lady Lanayru is dead! She's no longer here! She's…! She's…! She's..." Navi's voice died down as she spoke, becoming little more than a whisper as she went from floating in Naruto's face to desperately clinging to his cheek as tears poured down her own.

"She's… gone."

-End Chapter-

AN: Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, this was originally going to be part of the last chapter but with how long it took me to retype it after the original got corrupted, I ended up having to split it into two. Thank you for reading and please review.