Author's Note:

Hello. Thanks for your patience. I will still update this story once a month, and yes I am counting this entry for the month of July and I am sorry about that. Between my day job, working on writing, updating my Youtube channel, and keeping up with my friends, things are pretty busy on my end. None the less, I hope you all enjoy this chapter and thank you for your understanding.

Pyle, Bargoh, and Teba laid on the ground outside of Purah's house. They were covered in bumps with Purah standing above them wielding a large club. Mipha stood with her.

"You are all idiots!" Purah shouted. "We had a plan! A plan to help Link and save the kingdom and you three mess it up royally!"

Pyle sat up. "We need to-"

Purah slammed the club on Pyle's head. "Quiet!" Pyle fell back down. "Go home and tell your leaders that you messed up!"

Teba sat up. "You are making things worse."

Mipha glared at him.

Purah scowled. "I'm making things worse?! You are the ones who are trying to force Link to fight something out of his reach!"

Bargoh sat up. "Right now it is but with training-"

Purah's eyes flared. "BY THE NEXT BLOOD MOON?!"

"It is possible," Pyle stated.

"No it isn't," Mipha said calmly.

"Yes it is," Teba stated. "The kingdom has been in peril for one hundred years and the hero is the only one who can save it."

Mipha scowled. "Link...his name is Link."

"We know the hero's name," Pyle said as he sat up.

Teba rose to his feet. "We do. However, that small detail doesn't matter."

"The one who is making this worse is you," Bargoh stated. "You know more than anyone that the hero is the only one who can defeat the Calamity and you want to go cross country for his memory."

Mipha clenched her fist. "Rushing head first into a battle against the Calamity is what I call foolish. First, we need Link to have his memory back. The next thing on the list is freeing the Divine Beasts. Then, Link needs to retrieve the Master Sword and finally after that will he be ready."

Teba strolled up and got into Mipha's face. "You just want to go on a long date with the hero since you are in love with him. You can date him after the Calamity is dead."

Mipha remained silent but walked away.

Pyle sat up. "What was that all about?"

Purah gripped the handle with both hands with the tip on the ground. She raised it behind her back.

Bargoh sweated. "Wait...we can talk about this."

Purah inhaled. "FOUR!"

She swung forward and knocked Teba down the hill. She repeated the action twice more for the other two. She walked back into her lab.

"That was vicious," Gaddison stated. She sat at the table with Rivan.

Rivan scoffed. "I don't think so."

Purah pouted. "Those damned idiots! I would have given them more...but...we have more important things to worry about. Where is Mipha?"

"Outside staring into the ocean," Gaddison replied.

Purah sadly stared at the back door of the lab. "...I see. Well, I have some good news. Link will return here shortly."

Gaddison stood up quickly. "Really?"

Purah nodded. "That is why I needed those three idiots gone. So that Link can come back safely."

Rivan smiled. "I'm impressed."

Purah bowed. "I'm just awesome." She left through the back door.

Purah saw Mipha standing near the edge of the cliff facing east outward to the ocean. Mipha had not noticed her.

Purah stood next to her. "That still hits your nerve to this day...when no one calls him Link." Mipha gaze downward toward Purah. She nodded. "I'm right there with you. Revering him by a title and not a name...insensitive."

Mipha turned her gaze back toward the ocean. "Especially since...well..."

Purah looked up at her. "What is it?"

Mipha closed her eyes. "It happened after he came to visit from his training at the castle. He already had the sword. He had dispatched some monsters with it for they were moving closer to a near by village. I went with him to aid him. The entire trip there he did not speak. It wasn't like him so I confronted him and asked him if something was wrong."

Purah listened as Mipha continued: "He shook his head. He made his way back to the domain with me following. I wasn't sure at first if I should push it, but he this wasn't like him before. So I pushed past him and stood in his path. I pleaded him to tell me what was wrong. Still nothing. Before he tried to walk around me...I asked what made him change so much."

"That caught his attention?" asked Purah.

Mipha nodded. "He stopped, turned toward me and said the sword."

Purah blinked. "The Master Sword."

"Yes," Mipha replied. "He said it again as he drew it and stared at the blade." Mipha shivered. "I have never seen him glare at something so intensely and with such hate. His voice rose with anger with each passing word. He went on how everyone: the king, the princess, the troops, everyone didn't call him by his name. It was always his title...the hero."

Purah's mouth agaped.

Mipha's gaze turned downward. "Rain began to pour as the tears fell from his eyes. I saw blood ran down his forearm from gripping the Master Sword so tightly. With his teeth gritting, he threw the sword and shouted: I never wanted this sword to begin with."

Purah closed her mouth and shifted her weight. "Wow...I...wasn't aware that he felt that way."

Mipha gazed up toward the sky. "The weight on his shoulders is immense and everyone continues to throw more onto them."

Purah sighed. "...I suppose I'm guilty of that too. I did send him off to restore more of the map before telling him where the Domain is."

Mipha turned toward Purah. "I don't think that counts."

Purah smiled. "Thanks. But he should be on his way back here soon."

Mipha's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Yeah," replied Purah. "He is getting this regions tower then the central tower before returning here."

Mipha smile widened. "That is great. Then I can show him to the Domain and then we can focus on getting his memory back."

"Yes," Purah stated. "Oh...what happened after he threw the sword?"

Mipha smiled. An image flashed into her mind: sharing a kiss with Link. "Private."

Purah pouted. "Come on tell me." Mipha shook her head. "Please? Pretty please!?"

Mipha laughed and walked back into her lab. Purah chased after her...both unaware of Teba hovering below the cliff.

Teba smiled. All I have to do is wait.

WwwwwwW

Pyle and Bargoh laid on the outskirts of the village.

Pyle slowly sat up. "I know our elder said to be careful of Purah...but nothing could have prepared me for that."

"How is such a little creature powerful enough to force two Goron's out of a village?" asked Bargoh.

"I don't know," Pyle replied. "What I do know is that I'm not going back up there."

Bargoh nodded. "Same. We should continue the search for the hero."

"We did just miss him, but we have no idea where he has gone."

"Mm...maybe to activate more shrines and towers?"

Pyle rubbed his chin. "Well...it's better than nothing."

Bargoh nodded. "Let's start with Central Hyrule."

Both Gorons curled up and rolled away.

WwwwwwW

Link and Midna traveled back to the local tower, activated it, warped back to a shrine near the plateau, and traveled to the Central Tower.

"You know...I find it odd that there are no monsters here," Link stated. Midna barked. "Do you think there are other warriors traveling the land?" Midna barked. "I guess that makes sense. But if there are so many warriors...why does this kingdom still need saving? I mean, why can't one of the warriors go and save it?" Midna growled. "Easy girl."

He knelt down and gently stroked her head. That seemed to bother her. Odd.

Midna calmed but snarled a little still. Link stood up and faced the tower. He gripped the wall and began his climb to the top. With breaks on the smaller platforms, he arrived at the top and activated the tower. He watched the Slate as a large central part of the map filled in.

"Alright," Link cheered. He took the Slate once the process was done. "Let's see what we can see."

Using the Slate as a telescope, Link gazed around for any shrines. A few were easy to spot, yet others were impossible to see. Yet, he froze while looking toward the north-east: a grove with a stone platform.

Link stared at the screen. That...seems familiar...I need to check it out.

He sprinted, jumped off, and took out his glider. "THIS WAY MIDNA!"

Midna gazed up, and followed Link from the ground.

In the distance, on top of a hill to the south, Pyle and Bargoh saw Link gliding through the air.

"Do you think that is him?" asked Pyle.

"Only one way to find out," Bargoh stated.

Both curled up and rolled toward the tower.

With Link, he approached the ground with Midna close behind. He rolled when he touched down and ran forward, tucking away the glider into the Slate. Midna cut him off and barked.

"I know I have to go back to Purah," Link stated, "but I need to check this out first. Trust me Midna."

Link ran around Midna. She continued to cut him off, yet Link found work around after work around until they finally arrived at their destination. Ruined pillars were set in the directions of north-east, south-east, south-west, and north-west. Small bridges extended over the ring of water which surrounded the platform all encompassed by trees.

Link stood in the center in awe. "...I know this place." He took out the Slate and brought up the album. The first picture was of a similar setting yet did not lay in ruin.

Link stared at the picture, then back to the surrounding area. I do know this place. His eyes widened.

*Flashback*

Link remain knelt at the center of the platform, with the Master Sword on his back. Zelda stood over him with a hand hovering over his head. Daruk, Revali, Urbosa, and Mipha stood off to the side; each wearing their Champion sashes in some fashion.

Zelda began speaking: "Hero of Hyrule, chosen by the sword that seals away darkness, you have shown unflinching bravery and skill in the face of darkness and adversity."

As Zelda spoke, her voice void of emotion or duty, Mipha gazed with concern in her eyes. Zelda continued: "You have proven yourself worthy of the blessings of the Goddess Hylia. She will watch over you whether you be skyward bound, adrift in time, or surrounded by the glowing embers of twilight. This sacred blade is forever bound to the soul of the hero who first wielded it long ago. We pray for your protection...and hope that...you both grow stronger together as one."

Zelda dropped her arm with a sigh at the end. Urbosa eyes now glowed with concern...for Zelda. Link made no move. Zelda returned her arm to the previous position and continued on with the history of the sword.

Daruk rubbed the back of his head. "Well isn't this uplifting...she is talking as if we have already lost."

Revali smirked. "And whose idea was it to have all this ceremony and grandeur?"

"I know I know," Daruk sighed.

"All this is nonsense any way," Revali continued. "I don't know why she is even continuing. Both the princess and I have a similar opinion on that...boy."

"Link," Mipha spoke sternly. "His name is Link."

Revali rolled his eyes. "I know his name. I still stand by my statement."

Urbosa smirked. "So he too is a reminder of all your failures?"

Revali scoffed. "What failures? I have none that come to mind. I meant on his ability to actually fight the Calamity."

"Oh give it a rest," Urbosa spoke with rolling eyes. "That is how she sees him, and his swordsmanship is good so you can stop worrying about that."

Revali shook his head.

Zelda lowered her hand again. "Will you stand and rise up to the responsibility and challenge as the one who carries the blade of evil's bane?"

Link slowly rose to his feet. He stared Zelda square in the eyes: "I will."

Zelda nodded. "Come forth, Daruk, Champion of the Gorons." Daruk smiled. He stood behind Link. "Revali, Champion of the Rito." Revali rolled his eyes but stood along side Daruk. "Urbosa, Champion of the Gerudo." Urbosa strolled up to the others. "Mipha, Champion of the Zoras." Mipha hesitantly joined the others.

*Present*

Midna loud bark returned Link to the present.

He turned around. "What is it?"

Two dust clouds were seen south of their location and fast approaching.

Link squinted. Are those...Gorons? They look similar to that Daruk in my memory.

Link blankly stared into space. The scaled woman, Mipha, that he had visions before lingered in his mind more than the others. Midna barked louder.

Link looked down at her. Why is she so hostile?

Pyle and Bargoh rolled up to the platform and uncurled. Both stared at Link.

"Look Pyle," Bargoh pointed at the Slate in Link's hands.

Link gazed down at the Slate. "You know what this is?"

Pyle looked at the Slate then at Midna, and finally back at Link. "No doubt...you are him."

Link blinked. "Him who?"

"The hero," Bargoh stated.

Link eyes widened as an image flashed before him: the member of the Yiga clan that nearly killed him. Wait...Paya said that Midna can sense Yiga clan members.

Link gazed at Midna who remained on guard and growling. He then turned back toward Pyle and Bargoh. "So that is it."

Pyle tilted his head. "What do you mean?"

Link took a defensive stance. "You can't fool me Yiga members."

"WHAT?!" shouted Bargoh and Pyle.

Link gripped the Slate handle tightly. I need to find an opening to get away...I can use the Slate to teleport, but I can't leave Midna behind and she needs to be near me.

"We are not of the Yiga clan!" shouted Pyle.

"Then explain why Midna is cautious of you?" Link questioned.

Bargoh gritted his teeth. Paya and Impa must have warned that wolf about us and our plans. We are so close too.

"Our chef wants to speak to you," Pyle replied. "We Gorons don't get along with canines."

"A likely story," Link stated.

"Look hero," Bargoh spoke, "we have been given orders to take you back with us to Goron City." He drew his weapon. "One way or the other."

Pyle took out his weapon as well. "Look, we don't want to hurt you or your wolf. Come with us and all will be explained."

Link shook his head. "No."

Link jumped back with Midna. Pyle jumped towards them. Link waved the Slate, an ice pillar rose from the water. Pyle slammed into the pillar, and easily shattered it yet both Link and Midna vanished from sight.

Pyle growled. "Where did they go?!"

"They must be using the trees as cover," Bargoh replied. "They are still near us. I haven't seen any blue lights traveling skyward yet so he has to be close."

Both Gorons began their search in the area where Link stood. Midna was crawling through the brush and vegetation while Link managed to make his way up a tree.

Link gazed at the Slate. I need to get back to Purah...yet these two are going to follow me when I do.

Both Gorons forced their way through the vegetation and nearly squashed Midnar. She let out a yelp, and quickly backed away.

Pyle turned toward her. "Found one of them!"

Link scoffed. As Pyle reached for Midna, Link jumped down and slammed a foot on his head. Pain burst up Link's leg as he screamed. He fell down next to Midna. Bargoh stood behind them with Pyle in front.

"That was a foolish move hero," Bargoh stated.

Pyle nodded. "Agreed. What did you think that was going to do?"

Link gritted his teeth as he stood up. Two types of bombs, stasis, cryonis, and magnetism...how can any of those help me?

Midna rose up and growled.

"You are coming with us hero," Bargoh ordered.

That word again...hero...binged pain in Link's head. Images of himself yelling to the sky...and throwing away an ornate looking sword. He shook his head. His eyes widened. The thrown weapon...that might work.

Link used the Slate to bring forth an iron hammer.

Pyle laughed. "Come on. Haven't you had enough?"

Link smiled. "How about I answer that for you with this!" He threw the hammer into the air behind Pyle who continued to laugh. Link quickly used the Slate's magnetism to stop the hammer mid flight.

"Pyle look out!" shouted Bargoh.

Link pulled the hammer down toward Pyle, who was still laughing.

"Why?" asked Pyle. "It's not like waving it is going to hurt me."

The hammer slammed into Pyle's back with great force; sending the Goron flying forward. Link quickly dodged out of the way. Pyle slammed into Bargoh; knocking both of them to the ground. Link hissed in pain from his foot.

"Midna come!" Link shouted.

Midna didn't hesitate and rushed over to Link.

"GET OFF OF ME!" shouted Bargoh.

"I'M TRYING!" Pyle retorted.

Midna was at Link's feet. He quickly opened the map, and selected a location to warp.

Pyle rolled off of Bargoh. Bargoh quickly rose to his feet. "STOP HERO!"

Link and Midna began glowing blue and flew up into the sky. Pyle rose up. Both Gorons gazed at the particles.

"Is he going back to Purah?" asked Bargoh.

The particles were traveling east, south-east.

Pyle nodded. "Looks like it. Come on let's roll."

Both Gorons curled up and hurried back the way they came.

In a few short seconds, Link appeared in front of the shrine outside the stable that was near Kakariko Village.

Link limped into the elevator. Need to hide.

Midna followed him onto the platform. Both descended into the shrine; hidden from sight at a shrine they had already complete.