The Pieces Come Together

How were the heroes supposed to find a palace in the sky? Even with the power to fly, how would they know where to go?

At that moment, a traveler came by. "Excuse me, children, but might I have a look at your map?"

"Um, sure," Yugi answered politely. "Are you lost? Are you trying to get somewhere?"

"I'm going to visit King Gustaf's grave," he answered.

"King Gustaf?" Link asked.

"A Hyrulean king from long ago," the traveler stated.

"Oh," Link said. "In that case, his grave might be in Royal Valley," he said, pointing to the location on the map.

"I guess Royal Valley would be Hyrule's Valley of the Kings and Queens," Emily joked.

Royal Valley was half a day's walk from everyone's current location. "Why don't you children go in my place," the traveler suggested.

"I beg your pardon?" Emily asked.

"I'll make it worth your while," he promised. He held out a small sachet full of red, blue, and green shards.

Emily saw them and recognized them right away. "Those are Kinstones, aren't they?"

Max knew of them too. "They say that when you find someone whose Kinstone piece matches yours, something amazing will happen."

Yugi thought back. "Come to think of it, I think I remember seeing people fuse Kinstone pieces together when we were in the world of the pharaoh's memory," he said quietly. "But why would you give your collection to us?" he asked, but the traveler had mysteriously disappeared.

"He's gone," gasped Joey.

"Like the wind," said Ezlo.

Link's eyes widened. "Do you think he was from the Wind Tribe?"

"Yeah, maybe he came here to help us," Emily figured.

"By handing us Kinstones and telling us to visit a king's grave?" Kaiba asked.

"Well, I'm willing to take my chances," Link said, "so I say we go to Royal Valley."

At this point, it seemed to be their only option. They had nothing to lose. So Yugi and his friends unfold their wings and carry Link and Ezlo as they fly to Royal Valley.

The flight took less than an hour. Joey cringed and whimpered as he looked around. Apparently, he hadn't yet gotten over his fear of graveyards. It didn't help that the crows in the trees were always cawing and that it was sunset when the heroes arrived.

Thanks to the powers of darkness, Max could see in the dark without difficulty. She also had a hunch that King Gustaf's grave would likely have the symbol of the Triforce. And she was right. She also noticed a flight of stairs under the tombstone. She began walking down the steps with everyone else following behind.

When they came to the bottom, a voice moaned, asking, "Are you searching for the Light Force?" And an apparition appeared. It was the spirit of King Gustaf.

Joey screamed in fright and fell backwards. "It's a ghost!" The sachet also fell beside him and all of the Kinstone pieces fell out.

"Those Kinstones," the spirit observed. "Does one of them match the one on my tomb?"

Emily looked at the piece on the tomb, then she looked back at the bunch. There was a gold piece that looked similar to the one on the tomb. She picked it up and inserted it like a puzzle piece and it was a perfect match!

The spirit of King Gustaf calmed down, realizing that these people were not enemies. "Are you all visitors from the clouds?"

"No, but a man asked us to visit your grave on his behalf," the blonde girl answered.

"My old friend," the spirit said. "I am glad he hasn't forgotten me." He pointed down at the Kinstone. "Take the piece with you to Veil Falls," he instructed. "There you will find a way to the Palace o Winds."

Link smiled hearing that. "Thank you, your majesty!"

"My only wish is that my kingdom and people thrive," the spirit said, fading away. "The future of Hyrule rests with you and your friends."

As the heroes came out of the tomb, Link mused, "I guess King Gustaf was friends with the Wind Tribe."

Joey nodded. "I wonder why the Wind Tribe left?"

They left Royal Valley and flew to Veil Falls. There was a stone nearby with another Kinstone. This time, its color was blue. Yugi rummaged through the sachet and took out all of the blue pieces. He found a piece that matched and inserted it. The stone revealed a passage behind the waterfall.

"Wow, that man who gave us these Kinstones really was helping us," said Kaiba.

"They sure are coming in handy," said Emily. "We should collect a lot more.

As they walked through the tunnel, Joey commented, "This kind of reminds me of the cave behind Celestic Falls."

"I didn't know there was a cave behind Celestic Falls," said Max.

"My brother and his girlfriend discovered it," said Kaiba. "They use it as a hideout." It wasn't true, but he didn't want to tell her that there was actually a hidden door to another world. He knew that of he did, Max would start asking a lot of questions and Kaiba and his friends would have to explain all the details, even to Link.

"Celestic Falls?" the young boy asked.

"It's the largest and grandest waterfall in all of Pure Valley," Emily answered.

Ezlo had heard of the Pure Valley. "Legend has it that the Great Goddess created the Pure Valley as a safe haven for her children and followers. It's said to be a place so beautiful and so pure; evil beings cannot enter it."

Yugi nodded. "It's also how we come and go between worlds. We came to Pure Valley from our world and the Great Goddess opened a door to this world."

"And that's how we got here," Joey interrupted.

"Cool," Link said in awe.

"Link, when this is over, how would you like for us to take you and Zelda to see the Pure Valley?" Yugi offered.

Link's face brightened up. "Would you really? That would be awesome!"

Kaiba smiled at Link's excitement. "First thing's first, we have to find the Wind Element."

Everyone agreed and continued walking through the tunnel. When they reached the end, they came to some sort of ruins. They also came across a slab with an inscription. Kaiba placed his glasses over his eyes. "It's written in Hyrulean," he said.

Ezlo decided to translate it. "It says, 'For many years, we've lived with the wind and have grown to understand it. Now we leave this Earth and go to the sky where we can truly be the Wind Tribe,'"

Looking down, Link saw a green Kinstone piece on the bottom of the slab. He reached into the sachet and found a matching piece and inserted it. When the pieces connected, a strong wind blew around the heroes and began carrying them away.