Part 2: The Rescue

Link was tired. He was sick. He had been in this… this pyramid for nearly two weeks. He could see the moon through a small window, way up high in the room.

It was a strange sort of temple, he thought weakly.

 

It had a river running through one corner, exiting the temple with no grate or anything. If only Morpha wasn’t in front of it.

 

It was amazing really. The temple had six sections to it – still in the one room – and each section had a dungeon boss in front of it - with one extra boss in front of an altar - sleeping.

 

Link shuddered, and repressed a groan.

Even if the Sages DO get here, it’ll be too late. He thought. I haven’t eaten for ages and I feel so…

 

Then he fainted onto the floor.

 

***

 

The Sages were exhausted. They had been in the desert for a week, trying to reach the pyramid, but it was no use. Gilane sat next to her friend Ruto, who was in definite need of water. She lay there hardly moving, groaning. Even though she was a Sage, she was still half fish.

 

Gilane suddenly lurched forward, and the world went black.

 

***

 

“What the…” Cried Nabooru, and raced to Gilane’s side.

“Gil?” She cried. “Gil, wake up!”

“Let me handle this” Said Impa softly.

“Link, what’s wrong?” She asked, much to everyone’s surprise.

 

“Impa?” Spoke Link’s voice through Gilane’s lips. “What’s … Where… Where are you?” He asked.

“We are on the other side of the quicksand between the desert and the pyramid.” She reported.

“We have the child, but she just fainted, now you can talk through her. What is happening?”

“Well, I don’t really know.” He admitted. “I think I might have fainted a few minutes ago but…”

“That’s IT!” Saria cried.

“I think I am beginning to see.” Said Impa. “Link, we’ll be there soon.”

“Wait, Impa, you should know…”

 

Then Gilane woke up, and they all stared at her.

“What?” She asked. Why are they all staring? She glanced down at Ruto.

“She needs water.” She said. No one moved.

“She needs water.” Gilane repeated. “Will someone go and get… a lot? Or at least   

take Ruto to a lake, or oasis or something!”

Zelda lifted the Ocarina of Time to her lips when Rauru stopped her.

“Why do YOU not get her some, child?” Rauru suggested softly.

“Because I don’t know where anything IS in this land!”

“He does not mean like that, little sister.” Darunia stated.

“Then how…” She began. Then it came to her. “Oh, I know! It’s what Ganon was talking about. Some sort of ‘magical powers’ well, I’ll tell you something. I am NOT magical, I am NOT Ganon’s daughter, and I am sick and tired of every one treating me like some sort of strange person! Now, I’ll try again. My friend needs some water, and she needs it NOW!”

 

***

 

Water began shooting out of the finger she was pointing at Ruto and covered her.

Ruto slowly sat up and coughed. Then she slowly sat up, coughed, then looked at the water pouring out of Gilane’s finger and froze.

 

Oh my gods! Ruto thought. She’s magic! Even Zelda can’t do that!

 

“Wait a minute, Gil.” She began slowly. “If you can do that, can you make a bride over that sand?”

“Well I don’t know.” Gilane said slowly, still staring at her hand. “I feel like I could do anything, even make that bri…”

“COME OUT!” Yelled Nabooru suddenly, running to a nearby pole and pulling a struggling Kimbawa out.

“Hey, Nabooru, lay off!” She cried. “I was just making sure that Gilane is all right!”

“Leave her alone, Nab.” Gilane said softly. “She’s telling the truth.”

“I just want to help.” Kimbawa stated. “And to prove it, I’ll help you get across to that there pyramid!”

“How would YOU know?” Nabooru scoffed. “I’m second in command and I don’t know.”

“That’s because you didn’t help take that forest boy there.”

 

***

 

“Well, let’s go.” Kimbawa said, heading off in the direction of the colossus.

“Um, Kim… that’s the way to where I live.” Nabooru stated gently.

“Yes, but there is a secret portal there!”

“Huh?”

“You’ll see.” Kimbawa said mysteriously.

 

“Well, we are here.” Said Impa.

 

Yeah, but where IS here? Thought Gilane.

You’re telling me! Said a male voice inside her mind. So, how close are you?

Wha- she started

Oh, they didn’t tell you.

Tell me what?

We seem to have a psychic bond, and-

Uh, excuse me, what are you talking about?

You’re human, I thought you knew all about this stuff!

I don’t watch much TV.

TV?

Never mind.

Well, my name is Link. Pleased to me-

The voice cut off, and Gilane lurched again, and fell flat on her face in the sand.

 

***

 

“LINK!” Cried Zelda and Saria in unison.

“Would SOMEBODY like to inform me on what’s going on?” Ruto pleaded. “You all know something, and I don’t.”

“Forget it, Ruto.” Nabooru sighed. “It’s so complicated that I don’t get it!”

“Fine! I’ll go get some water.” And she stalked off to the oasis, and grabbed a fairy at the same time.

 

***

 

 “Let me get this straight.” Zelda said slowly. “Link is in your MIND?”

“Yes.” Gilane said impatiently. “Then he said ‘pleased to me’ and cut of. Then I fainted.”

“Link must have fainted. He’s sick.” Said Saria, then she and Zelda began crying.

“Oh, come on.” Gilane said sympathetically. “He can’t be THAT much of a stud muffin!” Zelda and Saria looked confused. “Never mind. Now are we gonna save that guy, or not?”

 

***

 

Kim stared at the scene. She had been worried sick. She was starting to really like Gil. If only I didn’t have to betray her. She sighed.

“Come on. The portal is over here.”

And she led them to a big rock, kicked it twice, and whistled a strange song, and the rock disappeared. A glowing green portal was where the rock was, and she dived into it. The rest followed, with Impa last. She had heard Kimbawa’s thoughts: If only I didn’t have to… She shook her head. She wished she had caught that last word.

 

It seemed important. She dived in, the portal disappearing behind her, and the rock shimmered back into view.

 

***

 

“Look, a river!” Cried Ruto. “I could swim through and have a look.”

“A… forest?” Asked Saria. “I could investigate.”

“A really high window!” Exclaimed Zelda. “I could get in through there!”

“A lava waterfall, a bird statue fallen over a ravine, a sun sign and a temple of time symbol.” Said Darunia thoughtfully. “I begin to think that we were expected.”

“Yes.” Agreed Rauru. “But we have no idea what’s inside.”

***

Link? Asked Gilane slowly.

Yes… The voice replied.

Uh… It’s Gilane.

Oh. How close are you?

We’re just outside, and it looks  really weird.

Well, what do you want to know?

What’s inside? Like, um, are we going to get killed if we just go in?

Yes.

Ok, then.

She heard him groan.

No, no, no! Don’t faint!

“He’s gonna faint!” She cried.

Impa reached for her belt and drew out a fairy, and gave it to Gilane. She immediately felt better.

Saria had been talking to her fairy. She walked over and the fairy flew into the sky, and came back with a brilliant blue fairy.

“Hello!” The blue spark of light said. “My name is Vorena. Saria’s fairy, Adrani said that you need someone to help you stop fainting!”

“I’m Gilane.” She said, amused by the beautiful spark. “Pleased to meet you!”

 

***

 

 

“Ok” Said Zelda. “What now?”

“Well, I think we should do what we planned. We can’t scout around and find an entrance, because there are so many.” Saria replied. “Let’s get spiritual!”

 

The seven Sages each faded away and were replaced by glowing balls of colour. They rose into the air and circled around the pyramid, then they went for the window and…

 

CRASH! A bright blue flash of electricity sparked briefly around the temple, then died away. The seven balls of light fell to the ground and faded.

Gilane and Kimbawa ran over to find the sages lying on their backs, groaning.

 

“Sage protection!” Groaned Nabooru, trying to stand up.

“Ganon’s smarter then we thought.” Replied Impa, helping her.

The sages were all standing by now, looking tired.

 

“I think you should all go through the entrances meant for you.” Said Kimbawa quietly.”

“But what if it’s a trap?” Asked Darunia.

“I think you have to take that risk.” She said.

“Where do I enter?” Asked Gilane.

“Wherever you think you should.” Said Kimbawa and faded away.

 

***

 

 

Link had seen the Sages. He had also given up hope. He looked up to the point of the pyramid, and saw a hole, surrounded by a rainbow of colour.

 

He glanced over to the river, and saw a figure move through the entrance. It looked like… Ruto!

The high window… Sheik? Zelda! Dressed as Sheik for some reason.

Impa was crossing the ravine, Nabooru shone light on the sun symbol and a bridge fell. Saria was crossing through some vines, Darunia dived through the lava-fall and Rauru played the song of time to enter to the altar.

 

The doors slammed shut after them. Glass covered each section, and the bosses woke up.

 

***

 

 Farore! Swore Ruto, when she saw Morpha rise, the heart splashing into the water. She sliced at it with her razor sharp fin. Again and again, she dodged and slashed, getting picked up and flung by five tentacles. She slammed into the glass, and saw Link, right in the middle of the room, looking horrified. She gritted her teeth, turned around, and swiped at the heart in front of her.

 

***

 

Impa was in trouble. She did not have the lens on truth, the only way to defeat Bongo Bongo. She had been picked up, flung, crushed and swiped too many times to count. She was getting tired. So tired. She looked up weakly at the hand above her, Saw Zelda battling a giant Spider, and Link watching her helplessly.

Take care, Link. You too Zelda. She thought, as the hand came down for the last time.

 

***

 

 Gilane stood at the top of the pyramid, and saw the sages fighting. She looked at the man in green in the centre of the room, deciding he was the one to rescue. She floated down to him, and her heart nearly stopped. He was gorgeous!

“Ha ha ha ha ha!” Came a deep voice from behind her. She turned around, and there he was. The man who had pulled her into the portal that night. Her Father. Ganondorf.

“Well done, my daughter.” He boomed. “Your mother would be proud!”

My mother… she thought, remembering a face, with flaming red hair and catlike yellow eyes.

“Now stop trying to save this foolish boy, and these sages, and come with me.” He said. “We can rule the world!”

Gilane was remembering her mother. The day she was born, Ganon was there. He looked different… kind. They were happy. Then all three of them were playing, her mother was… glowing? She remember the necklace she always wore with her name on it.

Din…

“MOTHER!” She cried. “COME TO ME!”

“NO!” cried Ganon.

“MOTHER!”

A red light appeared in the temple, and all looked at it. The sages and monsters stopped fighting and stared. A beautiful female dressed in red appeared beside Gilane.

Two more women, one in blue, the other in green, appeared beside Link. Navi circled around him.

 

Vorena circled Gilane’s head like a blue halo.

“Hello, Ganondorf.” Din said, her voice echoing around the room.

“Din!” He said, shaking.

“What are you doing to our daughter?” She asked, staring at him and putting an arm around Gilane.

“She… well… I thought we could…” He stammered.

“Rule the world, and become a god?” She said, not really asking.

“Something like that.” He admitted.

“You know that is not allowed.” Said the two women beside Link.

“You have done this too many times.” Din said quietly. “I’m afraid we will have to stop you.” She had a regretful note in her voice.

“No, you wouldn’t…” Ganon started.

“I’m sorry.” Din whispered, and the bolts of light, one red, one blue and one green, flew out and hit him in the heart. He fell, and lay on the ground.

“I loved you.” He whispered to Din.

And died.

 

***

 

They were in the graveyard in Kakariko, opening the Royal tomb. Impa wasn’t royalty, but she had been helping them since as long as they could remember. Princess Zelda was sobbing, and almost all had tears in their eyes. Link was crying, and Gilane stood by him, with an arm around his shoulder. Nabooru was whistling the Royal family’s tune as Impa was laid down. The last Sheikah had died. Hyrule had lost it’s race of protectors.

 

***

 

It was sunset, and the sages stood on a hill. Link and Gilane were with them. The gods appeared in front of them.

“Are you ready?” Din asked her daughter.

“Yes, I think so.” Gilane replied nervously.

“So be it.” The three goddess’s chanted and a white light encased her.

When it faded, Gilane was wearing a beautiful white dress.

“Meet the goddess of Life.” The Goddess’s chanted.

 

***

 

Link stared at her. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, but a goddess? He looked at Gilane and grinned.

The Goddess of Life smiled at him, then faded away.

 

THE END.

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