Chapter 1: The Mask Salesman
The saga of Link’s adventures in Termina during the crisis there was never really well documented because of its difficulty in timing. Due to Link going back in time over the same three days to save the land, nobody in the land of Termina really figured out Link was able to save their land, or the true nature of the beasts that threatened their land. Not even the mask salesman who initially collected Majora’s Mask knew exactly how Link saved Termina, or the true evil that threatened that land. That’s why on one fateful night, the mask salesman decided that he would just see for himself what exactly the big deal with Majora’s Mask was. He decided to embark on a quest to find Majora’s Mask once again. Setting out from his residence in Termina Field, he went to the one place where he thought he would find it, beneath the clock tower in Clock Town.
About a week’s time passes. It was a beautiful summer day in Kokiri Forest, and Link and Saria were talking about Link’s adventures in Termina. Saria wanted to know everything about what Link had done in the year he had been gone from the land of Hyrule, and Link, having only been back for about a month, was more than happy to oblige.
“So I went through the lost woods,” Link said, “And eventually I was in this really densely forested area to the east. The sun barely shown through the trees. I’m not really sure what happened, but I got knocked out because Epona suddenly went nuts as we were walking and threw me off.
“Oh my!” Saria exclaimed, “Did you get up from that?”
Link replied, “Well yes, but I was groggy to say the least. Worse, there was this skull kid who was playing around with my ocarina. He must have taken it away from me when I was on the ground. I was deeply upset by his action, and tried to take the Ocarina from him, but he evaded my grasp and jumped onto Epona. He attempted to take my horse and I grabbed on for the ride, but we came to a sharp turn and he threw me off. I chased him into a cave inside a tree trunk, but you wouldn’t believe what happened next.”
Saria listened intently, “What happened next? I can’t wait to hear it.”
Just then Mido walked out of the bushes. “This is where no-fairy boy gets turned into a Deku right?”
Link was visibly upset by Mido’s appearance. “Darnit Mido (Saria looks upset at the spoiler but is surprised), why did you have to ruin it, hey wait, how do you know about that?”
Mido chuckled. “The Deku Tree Sprout knows everything. I talked to it every day you were gone, and he told me about what you were doing.”
Link was still a bit flustered. “Well then, if you could please not tell Saria anything else, because I’m telling her the story right now. Now where was I, oh yes, this Skull Kid turned me into a Deku Scrub using the power of this evil mask. It was a heart shaped mask called Majora’s Mask. It is said that the power of this mask takes over the actions of those that wear it and turns them evil. The Skull Kid knew not what he was doing, but I was in a bad….”
Just as Link is in the middle of his sentence, he stops abruptly. He starts walking toward the lost woods.
Saria was bewildered. “Link, what is it?”
Link replied, “I see him. The Skull Kid.”
“Are you sure it’s the Skull Kid from Termina? They all look the same you know.”
“I’m positive it’s him.”
Mido snickered. “I think you better run then buddy. He’s gotten you once before.”
Link cut him off, “Well Mido, he and I are actually friends now.” Link turned to Saria. “I don’t know why he is here, but I have a feeling something is wrong. I wonder why he is here in Hyrule.”
Skull Kid yelled to Link. “Link, the hero of Termina. It’s been a long time!”
Link replied, “Yes Skull Kid. Tell me, what is it that brings you to Kokiri Forest?”
Skull Kid spoke with caution in his voice. “It’s the moon. Something strange is happening in the skies above Termina. It seems that the moon of Termina is expanding again. It’s getting bigger with every passing day, and people are getting worried that it may fall again.”
Link was surprised. “But, but how? That’s impossible, the moon got vaporized less than 5 weeks ago, how could it simply reform?”
Skull Kid spoke, “I really do not know, but I suspect that it may be the work of Majora’s Mask. Somebody must have repossessed the mask and its power, for no other force in Termina exists that is strong enough to rebuild and drop the moon again.”
“But, that’s not possible either,” Link shouted, “I destroyed Majora with my own fists and blades! How could he be coming back to life?!”
“Link, you need to come back to Termina.” Skull Kid said. “This is going to wreak major havoc on the land if you do not do something.”
“……………………………” Link was speechless.
Chapter 2: Preparing for the Journey
Link wasted no time leaving Kokiri Forest. He crossed Hyrule Field with all speed and was at Hyrule Castle by the end of the day. He had to talk to Princess Zelda.
Zelda spoke with concern in her eyes. “Link, are you sure you have to leave Hyrule again so soon?”
Skull Kid interjected, “Dearest Zelda, Princess of Hyrule, it is truly an honor to meet you. Your majesty, there has been trouble returning to the land of Termina. About a year ago, Link came to the land of Termina after getting ambushed, apparently by myself. I was under the power of a great and powerful force, contained in a mask. This mask was called Majora’s Mask, and it warped my body and mind to perform evil acts against the land of Termina. One of the things that happened while I was under the control of the mask was that the moon above Termina started to fall from the sky toward the land.”
“Let me get this straight,” Zelda said sternly, “You got possessed by a mask and attacked Link? I somehow don’t understand how you could be befriended by Link after such an act.”
Link provided some light. “Zelda, he knew not what he did, and the true evil surrounding him, I destroyed with my own hands and weapons. But as Skull Kid will tell you now, the evil may have returned to the land of Termina. If it is indeed true that Majora’s power has returned to the land of Termina then I will have no choice but to venture there again to bury the reconstructed evil power.”
“Couldn’t you just leave the land of Termina to the people of Termina?” Zelda asked. “After all, you have done a lot of adventuring in the last few years, and you must be exhausted by all the constant travel. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to be leaving again this soon Link, its going to catch up to you eventually, and I worry about you a lot when you are away.”
Skull Kid replied, “Your majesty, the lands of Hyrule and Termina are interconnected. If Termina is taken by evil then I assure you that the safety of the land of Hyrule will be greatly compromised. Worse yet, if Termina is destroyed by the falling of the moon, then you will definitely feel the aftereffects inside your realm. Link is the only person capable of defeating the power secreted inside Majora’s Mask, and I ask of you as a resident of Termina to allow Link to help us once again in this time of need.”
“The reason I have come to see you,” Link said, “Other than to say goodbye to you again before I leave, is that there is something I must have.”
Zelda saw that there was no changing Link’s mind. “If it is true you must leave Hyrule again, I am deeply saddened. However, you are entitled to anything that you want from me. Convey your needs, and they will be satisfied.”
Link said, “I need the Ocarina of Time. I realize I just returned it to you just recently, but the instrument was the most integral item I had during the first adventure in Termina. It allowed me to go back in time to stop the moon from falling. Without the Ocarina of Time, I will not be able to help the land of Termina.”
Zelda turns around and reaches under the hem of her dress. She pulls out the Ocarina and puts it into Link’s hand as she speaks to him.
“I put my power into the Ocarina for you, that it may be with you on your journeys once again. I will be thinking about you during your absence, and I pray that it will be a short one.”
Link and Zelda embrace each other as Skull Kid and Impa both look on. Then Skull Kid and Link leave the Castle. The next day, Link and Skull Kid were riding on Epona through the lost woods into Termina. It was a long and sweltering trip, as the weather was extremely hot and dry, with the sun trickling through the trees as if trying to sauté the trees in a hot liquid. It was late afternoon that Link and Skull Kid reached their monument in the woods. Their monument marked the Hyrule-Termina border, so they knew that they were drawing close. After stopping to give Epona a drink in a stream deep in the woods, they pressed on toward the east. Around nightfall, the ground around them started shaking, sending Epona into a tizzy. It took Link several minutes to calm her down.
Skull Kid was bewildered by what had occurred. “What in the world was that?”
“While I do not know, I have a bad feeling about this.” Link said.
About 15 minutes later, the two emerged from the trees on the western outskirts of Romani Ranch. To their absolute horror, they noticed the moon, and it was big, big and falling fast. It was now that in Link’s mind he knew that there was indeed a very evil force revived inside the land of Termina, and that they were just in time….
Chapter 3: The Ocarina Fails
Link and Skull Kid rode into Romani Ranch, and their first order of business was to see Romani and Cremia to see if they couldn’t borrow one of their horses for what they thought would be a full-blown adventure across the land of Termina. They reached Cremia’s residence at about 19:30, and the ground continued to rumble every so often, a sign to Link that the moon was already in its Final Day of falling. Link knocked on the door, and Cremia answered the door and got a surprised look on her face.
Cremia was surprised to see Link. “Link! It’s a pleasure to see you again. Please come in, what brings you to Romani Ranch?”
Link spoke quickly. “I’m going to keep this quick, but you and Romani are in big danger. I’m sure that you have seen the moon getting bigger day after day, and Skull Kid and I know that it is only a matter of time before it falls again.”
Skull Kid backed Link up. “Cremia, being once possessed by the power of Majora’s Mask, I can say with assurance that it will not be long before the moon falls again. What we have come to ask for is your best steed for us to use on a journey to save the land of Termina once again.”
“You want to take one of my horses?”
Link said, “Yes. We will almost certainly need another strong steed if we are to be able to have the mobility to stop the moon’s path and save this land once again. I should be able to stop the moon’s path, but it will only be temporary enough for us to summon the spirits of Termina in time to permanently stop the threat. We will need one of your horses to accomplish this task.”
Cremia agreed. “Link, for all that you have done for this land, and for us personally less than a year ago, it will be done.” The three walk to the horse stables. “Take this one, he’s a big strong steed by the name of Darko. He can run as fast as any of them, and will be of much assistance to you. Take it as a sign of our gratitude.”
Link was gracious, “Thank you very much Cremia. Skull Kid, are you going to be accomplished riding this horse?”
Skull Kid replied in tone, “I am pretty well with horses, and I think this one should be no different.”
Link got ready, “Well then, tell Romani that I say hello to her also Cremia. Skull Kid, let’s move out toward Clock Town.”
Link and Skull Kid embark on the short ½ hour ride from Milk Road to Clock Town. Termina Field is deathly silent on this night with the exception of the occasional rumble caused by the falling moon. The two reach Clock Town around 20:45, and they immediately notice that a huge bunches of people are out in the streets watching the moon fall, as if they had never seen such phenomena before. The result was that Clock Town, the biggest city in the Zelda universe, was bustling even more than it usually does in the heat of the midday business time. Link and Skull Kid had a hard time getting through the main square of South Clock Town without trampling over people. Eventually though, they did reach the main clock tower.
“Now is when I play the Ocarina.”
Skull Kid asked Link, “What is going to happen?”
Link answered, “I am going to play the Ocarina of Time here, and we are going to go back in time thanks to the magical power that the song I will play will bring upon us. There isn’t any pain involved, but you will feel a bit woozy as we go through a sort of space-time continuum. Now, get close to me, because we are going to travel back.”
Link takes out the Ocarina and plays the song of time. Upon finishing, he replaces the Ocarina, and waits for them to travel back. However, after over a minute, nothing happens. Link gets an extreme look of concern on his face, thinking that maybe he didn’t play the song right. He pulled the Ocarina out again to replay the song when a solitary figure stepped out from underneath the clock tower. It was Kafei.
“That isn’t going to work.” Kafei said.
Link was taken aback, “Wait, who are you, and how do you know that?”
“Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kafei, and I am a resident of the city of Clock Town, my father was once the mayor here. I am 19 years of age, and I come with news of the evil that is affecting the land of Termina.”
Skull Kid was stunned. “You’re 19? You look like a kid!”
Kafei answered, “It was the power of Majora’s Mask that turned me into this state. Perhaps you remember the time a year ago that you turned me into this using the power of that mask! Well it happened again! This time it was a weird man wearing that mask of legend who enacted the same magic upon me.
“How did this happen?” Link asked. “And why won’t my Ocarina send us back through time like it should?”
Kafei started, “I ventured beneath the clock tower about a week ago, and I found this man carrying lots of masks in a large bag, and I saw Majora’s Mask lying on the ground in front of him, as if he had dropped it. I went up to him and started talking to him, but my intention was to get Majora’s Mask away from him, because knowing its power, it was far too dangerous to be left in the hands of a traveler like him. So I tried to get the mask, but he threw me back with some evil power, and then he put the mask on and turned me into what you see now. This man has fled through the air up to the heavens, and has used the power of Majora’s Mask to piece the moon back together, and now it is falling onto Termina again! As for your Ocarina, the mask salesman used some black magic from another land to stop your instrument from taking you back in time. (link’s face just drops when he hears this)”
Link turned to Skull Kid. “This is a much worse situation then I could have possibly imagined. We need to warn everybody in this city that the moon will fall on them, no, we need to warn everybody in this land that they are in huge danger! We only have about 9 hours before the moon falls!” Link turned to Skull Kid. “Skull Kid will ride to the south to Woodfall to warn the Dekus, while I will ride into the mountains to tell the Gorons of the threat. You need to round up the mayor, the Knights of Termina, anybody, warn the people in the streets, make as big a fuss as you can to get people out of this city. They need to go the Ocean to the west, as that is the only safe place they can go to survive the effects of the moon impact. Once Skull Kid and I are done with our business in our parts of the land, we will head to Zora Hall to tell the Zoras there that many residents of Clock Town are coming to hunker down inside Zora Hall. It will be difficult, but if we move quickly we can save almost everybody here…”
Chapter 4: Night Ride Through Termina
Link rode Epona to the north at a frantic pace into the mountains that adorn northern Termina. The temperature really started to cool, and Link was beginning to shiver a bit by the time he reached Mountain Village about an hour and fifteen minutes after setting out from Clock Town. He instantly headed to the east toward Goron Village, as his destination was Goron Hall. Upon entering Goron Hall, he was greeted with enthusiasm from the many Gorons who still remembered him from a year ago when he stopped the blizzard in the mountains.
Link entered the Goron Throne Room
Darmani was excited to see Link. “Link, it is an absolute pleasure to meet you once again. I cannot express enough gratitude for saving me a year ago. I am forever indebted to you.”
“The pleasure is mine Darmani,” Link said. “Listen, I am sure you know about the moon falling, and you are all in big danger.”
Darmani appeared to be fairly aware of the situation as he spoke. “We have already taken steps to save ourselves in case the moon falls. As you saw walking in, We have stocked our hall with enough rock sirloin to last us all more than a week. We’re experiencing a bit of trouble with accommodations for everybody, but anyway, shouldn’t your Ocarina be able to stop the moon’s falling path?”
Link explained, “Yes, but according to what I’ve heard in clock town, the mask salesman who has wielded Majora’s Mask has used black magic from another realm to stop the ability of the Ocarina to travel back in time. Darmani, the moon is really going to fall this time. The only spots on this mountain where you are safe from the immense heat and earthquakes generated by the impact of the moon are here in Goron Hall and at Snowhead Temple. Anything that does not fit inside Goron Hall, you must move to Snowhead Temple immediately, including all people and supplies, even your precious artifacts. This mountain is going to look very different once the moon falls.”
Darmani’s face was flushed. “Bengoro! Tell the gorons in Mountain Village that they must move quickly to Snowhead Temple, and that they only have a few hours to do it. Billgoro! You need to gather your group and gather up as much rock sirloin as you possibly can and bring it inside Goron Hall. Timgoro! You need to round up all gorons living inside Goron Village and tell them to pack inside Goron Hall immediately, so we can determine if any need to be sent to Snowhead Temple! Everybody, let’s move. This is not a drill, this is an emergency situation! (turns back to Link) I did not fully realize just how much danger we were all in. You too are in danger, please hunker down in Goron Hall tonight with us, we cannot afford anything to happen to you.”
Link nodded, “Thank you for the offer, but I really must be heading to Great Bay Coast.”
Darmani was shocked. “Great Bay Coast? But that’s like 90 miles from here! How are you going to get there in time before the moon falls?”
Link answered, “There’s about 7 hours left before the moon falls. With my loyal steed Epona, I can make it there in plenty of time. The Zoras need to know that the people of Clock Town are coming their way.”
Kafei wandered through the streets of Clock Town for about 2 hours, clamoring through the streets, telling people of the moon falling onto Clock Town and that they needed to evacuate the city and head west toward Great Bay. By about 15 minutes after he started, people were running around like crazy in the center of the city as if there was a massive riot going on. Twice Kafei got knocked down/trampled to the point where he could hardly get up.
Kafei shouted as he bashed on his laundry pail. “Everybody in the streets! The moon is falling down upon us! You must get out of here and evacuate to the ocean immediately!” As he is shouting he runs into another short man, it is the mayor of Clock Town.
The Mayor peered straight at Kafei. “I see that you are enciting fear into a large crowd. That is against the laws of Clock Town young man.”
Kafei pleaded, “Please, you have to listen to me. The moon is falling on this city at a frantic pace, and its going to flatten this city and everybody who is here tonight. You have to order an evacuation of the city as quickly as possible to get these people out of here!”
“And how do you suggest doing that?”
“You have to tell the Knights of Termina stationed in Clock Town that they need to move everybody out or they will get flattened. They need to go to the ocean, as that is the only safe place. Link is already on his way out to Zora Hall to tell the Zoras of your impending arrival. Please, Zora Hall is the closest place to Clock town where you will be safe from the effects of the moon hitting Termina! You have to believe me!”
The Mayor and Kafei quibbled for about 15 more minutes. The Mayor wanted to arrest Kafei for his actions, but after a massive ground shaking at about 10 minutes after 23 hours, the Mayor officially decided Kafei was right and evacuated the city, at around 23:15 that night. The Knights came in and started clearing out the center of the city and started pushing people to the west. It was a crazy scene as some people started fighting the Knights, while others scampered out of the city as quickly as they could. It was not a model evacuation to be sure, as many people hid away to prevent themselves from getting pushed out.
While the mayhem erupted in Clock Town, Skull Kid was reaching the Southern Swamp.
Skull Kid talked with Koume. “Koume, you have to let me take the boat tour.”
Koume denied him. “Sorry, the boat tour is closed for the night.”
Skull Kid reemphasized his concerns. “I don’t care about sightseeing, I just need to get to Deku Palace. It’s important and it concerns you and Kotake’s safety. The moon is going to fall onto Termina, and you need to get inside Woodfall mountain as soon as possible. I must get to Deku Palace to warn the Dekus of the threat.”
Koume looked surprised. “Well then, I will let you have the boat. I am going to tell Kotake that we must go to Woodfall Mountain. Best of luck with the Dekus, they don’t like outsiders.”
Skull Kid took the tour boat down to Deku Palace, where upon arrival he was immediately accosted by the Deku Guards.
“This is the Deku Palace, only Dekus are allowed to visit and only Deku royalty are allowed to enter the palace.”
Skull Kid tried to reason. “Please, you must understand my plight. The entire land of Termina is in danger, and this Palace will likely not survive the moon’s impact on the land. The only safe place for you to go is Woodfall Temple, and you must get there before the moon falls. I must tell the Deku Royal Family about this danger.”
“Only Dekus are allowed inside Deku Palace, you are not allowed to enter!”
Skull Kid was livid, “This is a matter of life and death and all you care about is whether I’m a Deku, well, EXCUSE ME!!!” He pushed right past the guards, who immediately threw up warning signals behind Skull Kid as he rushed into the throne room.
Despite the trouble with the guards, reasoning with the Deku King and Princess was not difficult, especially after Skull Kid mentioned that the heat generated by the moon’s impact could unleash a firestorm big enough to destroy the valley. This really scared the Deku Princess, who begged her father to get everybody up to Woodfall Mountain. Since the King does anything the Princess asks for, within minutes, every Deku inside Deku Palace was evacuating the area and heading up toward Woodfall Temple via the train of deku flowers that adorned the area. By now, it was after midnight, and the Skull Kid boarded the tour boat back to the top of the swamp, ready to head off to Zora Hall.
By the time Kafei and Skull Kid reached Great Bay Coast around 03:00, Link was already at Zora Hall engaged in a heated discussion with Mikau and Lulu.
Lulu was awestruck. “So you are telling me that the moon is going to fall onto Termina in a few hours, and we have to get our people inside Zora Hall along with thousands of refugees from Clock Town? That’s just not feasible, Zora Hall cannot hold more than a few thousand people, plus there are hundreds more Zoras along the bottom of the Great Sea Coast.”
Mikau concurred. “Lulu, I think we need to send our warriors to warn the zoras on the sea bottom of the threat and to come back here, but again, there’s just not enough space. What do we do Link?”
Link asked, “Is it possible to send out people to Great Bay Temple?”
Lulu answered, “Yes. However, due to the layout of the temple, most of the people from Clock Town would not be able to get far inside it.”
“I think I know what to do then,” Link said. “Right now, Mikau, Lulu, you need to summon the turtle and we need to get as many of the Zora women and children out to Great Bay Temple as quickly as possible. We don’t have much time. That way, we’ll have the necessary space inside Zora Hall.”
“Link, how can we repay you for your endeavors?” Mikau asked.
“We’ll worry about that if we survive…”
Chapter 5: The Moon Falls on Termina
Kafei and Skull Kid rendezvoused with Link on the beach of Great Bay at around 03:45, only 135 minutes before the moon was to impact the ground of Termina. Kafei was surrounded by many Termina knights and literally thousands of people from Clock Town who were fleeing the moon’s damage path. By 04:00, Mikau and the Zoras on the shores of Great Bay had been warned of their arrival, and the Zoras began to ferry people down inside Zora Hall, while tons more simply swam across the Great Bay ocean down into Zora Hall. Meanwhile, Lulu was overseeing the crossing of hundreds of Zoras across the ocean to Great Bay Temple. Unfortunately, despite the planning of the space, there were far more people than the Zoras could possibly accommodate, and the turtle could only move so fast across the gap between Zora Hall and Great Bay Temple. Link realized that there was no way everybody could get inside Zora Hall.
Link asked, “Mikau, do you have any idea what we can do? There’s not much time left and there’s no space left is there?”
Mikau responded, “There’s not much time and Zora Hall is packed to the max. The turtle has taken refuge inside Great Bay Temple, as there is less than an hour left. There’s only one thing we can do now, and these people will simply have to dive beneath the ocean waters. Just how much heat do you think will be generated by the impact?
Link responded gravely. “Tons. It will likely generate enough heat and pressure to blow just about anything away on the surface.”
Hearing this, and knowing that Zora Hall was flooded with thousands of people, some rooms packed about 30 or 40 to a bedroom usually reserved for 2, Mikau knew that the situation was grim. He knew that the Zoras could not stay out in the water during the expected firestorm, because if they did the heat would likely heat the water to spa temperature or higher, enough to slowly boil a Zora’s internal organs. Thus, he had no choice but to tell the remaining Clock Town refugees to simply dive beneath the ocean when the pressure/fire wave came through. It wasn’t what they wanted to hear.
By now, it was 05:50, and the moon was pulling up debris from buildings into its orbit. Everywhere in Termina, the people were hunkered down expecting the worst. From the heights of Snowhead Mountain to the moss-covered goodness of Woodfall Temple, to the jam-packed watery depths of Zora Hall, the people of Termina braced themselves for what would be a very difficult hour in the history of their land. All throughout the final minutes, Link continued to play his Ocarina, hoping somehow, someway, this disaster could be avoided. It was of no avail, there would be no saving the land of Termina from calamity this time. He resigned himself to this fact and took his position on the Indigo-Go stage of Zora Hall, right next to Kafei and Skull Kid.
Unless you were in Termina Field or Clock Town, where the rumblings of the earth were almost unbearable, the early morning and the sunrise were calm and pleasant, just like any other day. In the outskirts of Termina, everything was deathly silent when the clock hit 06:00. No bird chirped, no wind fluttered, and no person bustled.
That’s when IT happened.
IT was a collision of immense proportions, far greater than any the Zelda universe, nay, the Nintendo universe had ever experienced before. IT was a cataclysmic impact between the surface of the moon and the ground of Clock Town. Within seconds, the entire city was shattered to pieces as the moon struck the earth of Termina. The collision emitted a piercing shriek that was absolutely deafening, even up inside the temples of Snowhead, Woodfall, and Great Bay. Nobody had any doubts about what had happened upon hearing the sound. Almost immediately after the sound, the ground began to shake uncontrollably near the epicenter, and as the earth interacted with the moon, a great force of pressure and heat built up at the center. This built up quickly and without warning, exploded out in all directions, sending a raging ball of dense, pressurized fire out in all directions from the epicenter. Anybody left in Clock Town or Termina Field was simply incinerated by the heat and pressure, which was comparable to about four nuclear bombs going off all at once. At Romani Ranch, the firestorm blew through everything. Over in Ikana Canyon, only the Ancient Castle of Ikana and Stone Tower were able to withstand the pressurized fire. In the waters off of Great Bay Coast, residents of Clock Town watched the blazing firestorm approach them, and prepared to take a dive. In Mountain Village, the shaking of the earth and the pressure of the firestorm caused Snowhead Mountain to erupt, causing pyroclastic flow to seep down the mountain amid rocks crumbling all around it from the earthquakes. At Goron Hall and Snowhead Temple, the fire wave’s immense heat and pressure nearly blew away the south face of both structures, but the shaking caused waves from the ground to refract the firestorm wave, saving everybody inside. At Woodfall Temple, the Dekus were saved by the strength and height of Woodfall Mountain, which withstood the firestorm extremely well although everything below on the Southern Swamp was obliterated. In Great Bay, the wave passed with much strength, and its passing unexpectedly caused a major wave to rise up and move out along the firestorm out toward Great Bay Temple. Many people who had dived beneath the wave were picked up by this rapid tsunami, and were carried to their deaths. At Great Bay Temple, the wave struck with such massive force that it caused the dungeon to nearly fall over backwards, standing up only because of strong oceanic crust below the surface on which the dungeon was founded by. Inside Zora Hall, a backwash from this wave filled in the backside of the rock building, causing the area to fill with water, and the hall nearly collapsed from the pressure caused by the wave. Yet it was strong enough to resist the force, and everybody inside survived.
The impact was big, nasty, and suspenseful for all that managed to live through it. Although the people of Termina who survived thought that the worst was now over, they had no idea of the evils that were about to plague their land…
Chapter 6: The Majoran Breakout
When the moon hit the land of Termina, it unleashed unbelievable destruction. But despite the devastation the impact unleashed, it brought about something even more sinister, it had to been seen to be believed. When the moon fractured apart upon impact, a great evil was brought into the land of Termina. Anybody who has played Majora’s Mask knows that inside of the moon there is a meadow where children, wearing the masks of Odolwa, Twinmold, Goht, and Gyorg run around and play. Well, upon the moon fracturing apart, hundreds, possibly thousands of these people came out from the inside of the moon. But they were not the peace-loving children that you know from the game, oh no, these people were under direct control by the Mask Salesman to take out anything and anybody they saw still alive in Termina. These children, whom henceforth I will refer to as Majorans, had direct access to the powers laid within the masks that they wore, making them extremely dangerous. These seemingly innocent children knew not what they were about to do, for they were the pawns of the Mask Salesman’s evil scheme
Back inside Zora Hall, the people of Great Bay and Clock Town began to crawl outside, beginning to inspect the damage caused by the moon’s impact and subsequent earthquakes that occurred. The beach of Great Bay shifted backward about 10 yards, and a giant fault line now existed that ran just north of Zora Hall where the earth had broken apart. Had this fault hit Zora Hall, the whole Hall could have collapsed and killed everybody inside. The residents of Clock Town began to climb on top of the dunes overlooking the Oceanside Spider House in order to look out on Termina Field. They were stunned by what they saw, and it set in to them that their homes in Clock Town were completely destroyed. Some began to weep, while others struggled to contain their frustration. Link couldn’t stand to be around such a scene of suffering, but took solace in the fact that he was able to save so many lives. He only wondered if the Dekus and Gorons were able to survive too. It was just then that everybody got an unexpected taste of what was to come.
A band of Majorans, probably numbering about 50, came streaming into the Great Bay area with extreme speed. They were wearing Goht masks, and didn’t even stop to recognize the people standing on the beach. They drew their weapons, and within minutes many people were down, bleeding from where they had been attacked. Link, Skull Kid, and the Zoras instantly went to work trying to fend off the Majoran attackers while the rest of the people on the beach ran for their lives. Just as it appeared that the Majorans were going to withdraw, Link nailed one with the long side of his sword as it ran by. His Goht mask flew off and he fell as if he’d been bombed. Skull Kid picked up the kid and the mask and fled back to Zora Hall, while Link continued to fight against the Majorans until the last of them had retreated back into Termina Field.
The surprise attack was nasty, with about 10 people killed and many more wounded on the beaches of Great Bay Coast that morning. Link had no idea who or what had just attacked them, but had a feeling that there would be more attacks in the near future. Luckily, he had taken out one of the Majoran children, and perhaps an interrogation would answer some questions.
Chapter 7: Link Imposes His Trust
Link and Mikau were talking about the fallen Majoran child inside Zora Hall.
Link asked, “Mikau, how is the kid? Is he coming to?”
Mikau responded, “He seems to be responding now. Lulu has taken good care of him.”
“Bring him into the room.”
Mikau brought the Majoran child into the room, where Link, Kafei, and Skull Kid were waiting. They were all very calm and collected as they did not want to intimidate the child.
Link approached the little kid. “Hello there, my name is Link. What is yours?”
The child paused, then responded. “Uhh, Nester, that’s my name.”
Link said, “Nester, do you see the four of us around you? We are going to ask you a few questions. We think that you could know some things that could help us. Don’t be afraid, because we aren’t going to hurt you or anything like that, we are nice people and just want to help all the people gathered here. Do you understand that?”
The Majoran child nodded his head a bit, and Link began asking questions. When asked about the band of children attacking the people on the beach, the kid claimed to know nothing. Link asked many other questions, including the moon falling on the land of Termina and where he came from, and Nester was completely clueless. Kafei and Mikau both thought he was lying, but Skull Kid wasn’t sure. He took over the interrogation.
Skull Kid asked, “What is the last thing you remember before you woke up inside this very hall today?”
Nester responded, “I was running around in a meadow. It was a sunny day, and I was playing around with my other child friends, and then all of a sudden the sky started turning reddish-black. That’s when the grass gave way beneath us and there was a massive shriek. I don’t remember anything else after that. Next thing I know, I am surrounded by a bunch of these fish people inside this hall.” Nester points at Mikau as he says this.
Skull Kid nodded and then spoke. “Thank you Nester, the four of us are going to need to confer a minute.” Link, Kafei, and Mikau confered around Skull Kid.
“Now people, I know some of you think that this kid is lying when he says he knows nothing of the attack, but from what he just told us, I’ve deduced the following. This kid came from inside the moon. (Link nods at this) The last thing he says he knew is the moon crashing into Termina, meaning that he knows nothing of the attack. Now, I don’t know if he is lying, but the answer to my next question should answer it for us. I have a feeling that these kids are being possessed by the power of Majora’s Mask, and if that is the case, he shouldn’t know about this.” Skull Kid pulls out the Goht Mask.
Skull Kid asked calmly. “Nester, do you recognize this mask?”
Nester responded, “Why, no I don’t. I don’t think I have ever seen anything like that before.”
“You are absolutely sure?”
“Yes.”
Skull Kid said, “That’s funny, because just an hour ago, you were wearing this mask.”
Nester looked confused and scared. “What, wh, but that’s impossible. I’ve never seen this mask much less worn it.”
Skull Kid spilled the beans. “You and about 50 children just like you just came down upon this ocean wearing these masks and killed and wounded many people. You had weapons on you, and looked like you children were trying to kill everybody on the beach. Link here knocked this mask off of you when you tried to escape and you went unconscious. That’s when we brought you here. It was a terrible thing what you and the others have done.”
Nester begins to cry. “You’re scaring me. I don’t know what you are talking about, but if people died because of me, ohhh….”
Link comforted Nester. “Nester, its okay, we’ve determined that something is very wrong with you and all of your brethren from the moon. They are trying to kill everybody in this land because they are under the power of an evil magical force. That is why you came in here attacking people and didn’t remember any of it. Your moon children friends will come back and wreak more havoc on all of us because somebody is commanding them to kill people.”
Skull Kid interrupted Link. “Actually, the person controlling Majora’s Mask is out to kill everybody in Termina.”
“Wait, how do you know that?” asked Mikau.
Kafei answered. “Actually Mikau, Skull Kid is right, the mask salesman, the one who controls Majora’s Mask will stop at nothing to kill off everybody and everything in the land of Termina. His aim is total destruction. He is a relentless psychopath that enjoys killing as his biggest form of entertainment.”
Link agreed. “Kafei, we need to round up the Gorons and the Dekus if we are to defeat this threat from the Majoran children. I am off to gather them now, but before I leave I have something for you.” Link reached into a sack he had carried from the mountains.
“What is it?” Kafei asked. “Oh my goodness Link, no way!”
Link said sternly, “This blade is the gilded sword, it is the strongest blade in all of Termina, strong enough to take out the strongest of warriors. It was the blade I used to defeat Majora. Take it, and use it with care.”
Kafei started swinging the sword. “I’m a real fighter now!” he shouted. “Look out mask salesman, Kafei is gonna pay you back in spades!”
Link continued. “Skull Kid, take this. This was the very sword I used in the early part of my adventures in Hyrule before I came to Termina. It is a relic of the tribe of my homeland, the Kokiri Sword. Take this with care, for it is an instrument deeply indebted to me.”
Skull Kid was amazed. “Link, I will use this effectively and not misuse it, I promise to the bottom of my heart.”
Link turned to the Majoran child. “And you, Nester. What we must do when your moon children friends return is simple. If you pull their trapping masks off their faces, they will stop fighting, so for you I have this.” Link pulled out the hookshot. “This instrument can be used to grab the masks off of your friends from a long range. It will be very helpful to you in the battle ahead.”
Nester asked. “Link, do you think I am brave enough to fight?”
Link assured him, “You are brave enough, you have an immense amount of will, as I have seen it with my own two eyes. Take care of that hookshot.”
“Link, what will you fight with?” Mikau asked.
“I have something bigger and better than either of you can possibly imagine. I will reveal that weapon when the time comes, and when that happens, you’ll all know it. Now, I must be off to Snowhead, and then Woodfall. Take care in my absence everybody.” Link plays the song of soaring, and he is off flying as the chapter comes to a close.
Chapter 8: Link Gets Ambushed
Link waited for the feathers to stop blowing around him as he stood in front of the owl statue in Mountain Village. He didn’t even get to take one step forward before about 4 Majoran children jumped all over him. He was pinned to the ground by the children, all wearing Odolwa masks, and had his Ocarina taken while a solitary figure approached him from the foreground. He instantly recognized it as the mask salesman, wearing Majora’s Mask. He was temporarily knocked out of consciousness by the punches and kicks of the children, which were relentless.
The mask salesman snickered. “Well, look what we have here. Good work children, we’ve found ourselves a problem child of the land of Termina. Take him away.”
Link is led into a dungeon carved out of the mountains around Mountain Village during the earthquakes after the moon fell. Luckily for Link, several Gorons saw Link get taken, and immediately told Darmani, who put together a rescue force.
The mask salesman talked in a condescending tone. “Now my green friend, I want you to know everything about what I plan to do with this land, as I would hate to leave you in the dark.”
“You’re making a big mistake!” Link shouted.
“You are the one who is mistaken,” the mask salesman said, “Twelve months ago you thought you saved this land of Termina, but what you failed to realize was that this land was doomed from the time you started. By saving the land of Termina and defeating Majora, you played right into my hand. I was the next successor of the power of the mask, and I would have taken over this land a year ago had it not been for that awful Skull Kid. But now that both Skull Kid and Majora have passed on, nobody is left to stop me! The entire land of Termina is mine!”
Link was livid. “If you wanted to take this land, why did you try to destroy it?!”
The mask salesman reached over and slapped Link hard. “Fool! Did you not just understand? The land of Termina is doomed, it was destined to be destroyed by the moon. And yet, for the 2nd time, you’ve messed with this lands destiny. You took it upon yourself to save the people of this land from certain doom, and thus became a direct threat to my power. Yet, I had a feeling you would attempt such a feat, so that’s why I made the deal, the deal that would stop your attempt to stop the moon from falling.”
“Deal?!”
The mask salesman laughed hysterically. “Oh, when I watched you complete your adventure a year ago, I knew you would be a roadblock to my plan to have this land realize its destiny, being the warrior that you were. I knew your Ocarina was the most important element to your success, as it helped you complete the same three days over again. I needed a mechanism to stop your Ocarina powers, and boy did I ever find it the annals of a far off land. The was an individual that had within him the power of the gods, and he granted me the power to interfere with your Ocarina’s connection to the time goddess. Without his help, there is no way the moon would have fallen on this land. And do you have any idea who this person was?”
The Gorons standing outside the room were waiting for the perfect opportunity to attack, Link planned his escape from the ropes and woodblock that he is tied to as the mask salesman spilled the beans.
“The man that helped me stop your Ocarina powers was none other than the King of the Gerudos, Ganondorf, from the land of Hyrule!” The Majoran children in the dungeon start to cheer and run around an a giddy manner as if to celebrate.
The mask salesman explained. “This man has been wronged by the people of his land, and was deposed from the throne by way of a coup against him about 2 years ago. You Link, were among the people who threw Ganondorf from power. Because of you, your precious friend Princess Zelda, and her band of criminals you call sages, Ganondorf was doomed inside the Sacred Realm. But that’s when I proposed to him that he help me to take over Termina in exchange for me helping him to take over Hyrule. That’s how I got this!” He turns his hand over to reveal the Triforce of Power. “You see, I used the power of this relic to piece back together the moon and stop the Time Goddess. Victory is inevitable, and as soon as the people of Termina are left to do my bidding, the evil power will spread into the land of your birth and will cover both countries forever!”
The mask salesman starts to laugh hysterically. Link has seen enough, and he casts Din’s Fire on the contraption he is strapped to. It burns up within seconds and Link grabs his sword off of the table in the center of the room. About 10 Majoran children rush toward him but Link knocks them away with the circular swordspin. The mask salesman is knocked out temporarily by the spin. By then, the Gorons rush into the dungeon room and start wreaking havoc on the Majoran children, Goron punching them and taking their masks off one by one. Link and the Gorons have laid waste to everybody inside. Just as the mask salesman starts to come to, Link and the other Gorons beat a hasty retreat.
Link is furious about what he has heard from the mask salesman. He realized that this battle was not just about Termina anymore, it also involved Hyrule, and to Link, that meant this battle was personal.
Chapter 9: Link Sprints to Hyrule
Upon escaping with the Gorons from the dungeon in Mountain Village, he and Darmani talked about some very important business regarding the upcoming battle with the mask salesman and his Majoran children. The Gorons began to make preparations to head down to Termina Field, and would make their move out of the mountains upon Link’s call.
Link then played his Ocarina, newly retrieved from the Majorans, and soared to Milk Road. He then called Epona and the two were off riding quickly through Romani Ranch (which looked like a disaster area in the wake of the moon falling) and into the trees separating Hyrule and Termina. About an hour and a half later, he reached the Link-Skull Kid sign on the Hyrule-Termina border. As soon as he stepped into Hyrule, he pulled out his Ocarina again, this time to play the Prelude of Light. Link instantly found himself inside the Temple of Time. He moved as quickly as he could through Hyrule Castle Town (which wasn’t hard as it was the middle of the night) and into the field in front of Hyrule Castle. Link found his way to one of the backway entrances of Hyrule Castle, where he knew there would be somebody standing guard. That somebody happened to be Impa. Link swooped in.
Impa asked, “Link, what are you doing here at this time of night?”
Link was blunt. “Impa, you have to let me see Zelda, right now. It’s an emergency situation!”
“You may go forth behind me. Zelda is asleep right now however, so I doubt she will like you awaking her like this.”
Impa leads Link through the throne room of Hyrule Castle and to the Princess’s quarters. Impa goes in to warn Zelda of Link’s arrival, and Zelda walks out a few minutes later dazed and confused.
Zelda asked, “Link, what are you doing back so soon? And at this time of night?”
Link got right to the point. “Zelda, you have to listen to me. Earlier this morning I was in the northern mountains of the land of Termina, and I learned a horrible secret.”
“I’m listening Link. Don’t talk so fast, you sound nervous.”
“Sorry.” Link said. “As I was saying, I was in the mountains, and I got ambushed by a bunch of children wearing masks, commanded by an evil mask salesman. This person is the same salesman who once ran the Happy Mask Shop in Hyrule Castle Town. He has obtained a great evil relic of the land of Termina called Majora’s Mask. This mask has such power that it possesses the person wearing it to do the evil bidding of a guardian spirit. He has used the power of this mask to wreak havoc on Termina. Now if that was all he was doing, that would be bad enough, but it gets much worse. Zelda, the whole land of Hyrule is now in danger.”
“I don’t see the connection.” Zelda said. “This man is committing evil in this land of Termina, but how does this affect Hyrule?”
Link said, “What I am about to reveal next is the reason I stand before you here tonight. The mask salesman made an agreement with Ganondorf by which Ganondorf gave the Triforce of Power to the mask salesman so he could conquer Termina.” Zelda gasps in astonishment. “Once that happens, he will use the combined powers of the Triforce of Power and Majora’s Mask to break him out of the Sacred Realm. If that happens, we will not only be fighting Ganondorf, but we will be fighting against the entire land of Termina as well. It will be too much for us to overcome. The mask salesman’s ultimate hope will be a conquered world, with him and Ganondorf combining to rule over both Hyrule and Termina.”
“I……..don’t believe it.” Zelda said.
Impa wasn’t so sure. “Link, that is quite a plan that this lowly salesman has. Are you sure he is capable of pulling off such a feat?”
Link assured her. “Impa, this man has used the Triforce of Power to piece together a giant moon over the land of Termina and smash it into the land. The entire landscape has been virtually destroyed as a result. The mask salesman, upon learning that I and several others got most everybody in the land to safety before the moon impact, has embarked on a plan to either destroy or enslave everybody in the land of Termina. He is doing this by using the power of Majora’s Mask to possess the minds of all the children living inside the moon.”
“The moon?”
Link explained, “It may sound weird, but inside the moon, there was a meadow where many children roamed around and played. I know this because I have been there myself When the moon smashed into Termina, these children were ejected onto the land and promptly possessed by this mask salesman. He has warped their minds, and all of them are on a quest to search for and destroy the people in Termina. In fact, on the beaches of Great Bay, we just had a battle with these moon children [majorans] a day after the moon impact. If these children allow this deranged man to take over Termina, Hyrulian security will be greatly jeopardized due to the mask salesman’s pact with Ganondorf. I therefore ask that Zelda’s father, the king of Hyrule, immediately declare war and send over the armies of Hyrule to assist with defeating the threat posed by the mask salesman and his army. If he does not do this, he will be putting the safety of this land and all who inhabit it into peril.”
Zelda stopped him. “Link, you have said enough. If this situation is nearly as grave and serious as you say it is, my father will no doubt send the Knights into battle for you and the people of Termina.” Zelda turns to Impa, who nods back in assurance.
Link spoke again, “Zelda, Impa, I will see all of you again soon. For now, I must travel to Goron City and Zora’s Domain to warn them of the threat. I forever thank you for allowing me to reach you at such an hour.”
Link and Zelda embrace each other, then Link plays the Bolero of Fire to warp to Death Mountain Crater. His meeting with Darunia goes just as well as the one he had with Zelda and Impa, probably better since Darunia was livid about the attack on the Gorons in Termina. Despite it being well into the early morning, Link was also able to meet with King Zora and Princess Ruto in Zora’s Domain, who immediately sympathized with the Zoras when they heard of the Majoran attack at Great Bay Coast. They immediately rounded up their warriors to head across the sea separating Zora’s Domain and Great Bay, which would happen the next day with Link in tow. Link saw a sense of responsibility coming out of the Hyrulian people to help their brethren in Termina, and now his battle plan was really coming together. However, unbeknownst to Link, there was trouble brewing back in Termina, and he wasn’t there to stop it.
Chapter 10: Kafei Plays Defense
Link knew that when he left for Hyrule, it was likely that the majoran children would attack again, which is why he gave his weapons away to Kafei, Skull Kid, and Nester. He could not have been more correct, as a day after the first attack, the majoran children launched another attack against the people standing on the beaches of Great Bay. The bad thing about this attack was the fact that the majorans pulled a two-sided attack and went after the Zoras as well, preventing them from assisting the terminan-hylian people on the beaches of Great Bay. How they did this was place another unit of majorans, these ones wearing Gyorg masks, into the waters just north of Pirates’ Fortress. Thanks to the power of Gyorg, these majorans were able to swim just as fast as any of the Zoras, and their weapons were every bit as deadly as the Zoras’ electroshock attack.
The attack, like the one the previous day, started in the early morning hours and involved the Goht majorans coming up over the sand dunes and using the downslope to attack the Terminan people directly. This time though, the Terminans from Clock Town fought much better, and some of them were equipped with weaponry. Kafei was among one of these people, and did he ever show some moves. He wielded the gilded sword that day for use against the Majorans, and by the end of the battle had the Majoran attackers shying off of him for fear of getting beat. Kafei was swiping, he was evading, he was using quick cuts and jukes to pull off the masks of the Majorans, who simply dropped their weapons. His performance had several of his fellow townsfolk in awe, including his fiancée Anju. Inspired by Kafei’s strong swordplay, the people of Clock Town were fairing well, holding their own against the Goht Majorans. That’s when the Gyorg Majorans made their move.
They came in from the north, and caught the Zora defenders from the rear. Instantly, several Zoras were sent to their watery graves. Although they had been somewhat surprised by the emergence of the Gyorg majorans, they did allow themselves to panic. Better yet, since the battle on land was going better than expected, the Zoras were able to put most of their fighters in the waters of Great Bay awaiting a counterattack. As such, the Zoras were able to turn around and face the Gyorg-masked children quickly. Their presence quickly frustrated the Majorans, who struggled against their boomerang fins (great mask-pulling weapon), and their electroshock attack.
By mid-morning, the battle was disputed on both sides, with many people wounded/injured. The end of the battle came when Link came across the Termina Sea with Princess Ruto’s band of Hyrulian Zoras. Link was riding on top of Ruto as she swam through the water at the front of the school of Zoras, when he noticed that there was fighting up ahead. He stood up on top of Ruto as if she was a surfboard, and saw the Majorans in the water fighting against Mikau’s troops. Upon receiving word of the situation, Ruto ordered the Hyrulian Zoras to form a circle around the masked children in an attempt to trap them and force them into surrender. Just before Link and Ruto’s group arrived, the Gyorg majoran children sensed the danger, and retreated northward toward Pirates’ Fortress. It is too bad for the Zoras that the pirate gerudos did not notice what was going on, or they could have shut off the Majoran escape route. Instead, many Majoran children escaped out to the north, ready to fight another day.
Despite that, thanks to the resolve of the people of Clock Town, the suddenly awesome fighting skills of Kafei, and the strength of the Zoras, the Majorans had been beaten back. The people of Termina were beginning to breathe with confidence, and with Link back from Hyrule, things were really turning up.
Chapter 11: Majorans Invade Hyrule
Skull Kid did not partake in the 2nd battle on the shores of Great Bay, because he was en route to Deku Palace to talk with the Deku King. His mission was to get the Deku King to get his Deku troops into the final battle with the Majoran children and the Mask Salesman. This was extremely important because if the Deku Scrubs were to get involved in the fighting, Link’s army would be able to fight the enemy in three directions, the gorons from the north, the zoras and terminan-hylians from Clock Town from the west, and the deku scrubs from the south. Not only that, but the aerial-based Deku Scrubs would be able to attack from the air, giving them aerial superiority, and provide assistance to the ground troops of the Gorons and Zoras/Terminans. Skull Kid did not realize it just yet, but the meeting he was about to have would have a huge impact on how the decisive battle would go.
Skull Kid reached Deku Palace that afternoon to find that the area had been completely destroyed and burned out by the moon impact. Extremely anxious, he hurried to Woodfall Temple, and found the Dekus there. The Deku Princess stood at the front of the temple.
The Deku Princess said, “Skull Kid, it is good to see you once again. Us Deku are truly indebted to you and your warning us of disaster last week. We would have all perished in the firestorm had it not been for your wisdom and foresight.”
The Deku Princess and Skull Kid spin around in place, the Deku equivalent of bowing/curtseying. Skull Kid then began. He explained his need to speak with the Deku King, and that it would involve the utilization of the Dekus in a decisive battle situation against the Mask Salesman and his force. The Deku Princess instantly ferried Skull Kid across the first room by air and leads Skull Kid to Odolwa’s old room, which had been converted into a throne room of sorts by the Deku royal family. Skull Kid walked up the giant deku flower where the King stood, and after exchanging some words of greeting, began to lay out his plight. The Deku King was unsure of the whole idea of one combined force consisting of all races in Termina, and because of this wanted to balk, but the Deku Princess looked like she was going to kill him if he did. The Deku King and Princess conferred, and Skull Kid chatted with the Deku Butler while they talked it over. Finally, the Deku King agreed with his daughter that the Dekus were indebted to the Skull Kid for helping them survive the moon impact, and agreed to send whatever combat forces were necessary. Skull Kid thanked the Deku King and told him that Link would appear to them personally to give the signal when the time came to move.
The next morning, while Link was surveying the injured and the wounded on the beaches of Great Bay, he decided to call Saria via Ocarina to see how far along the Hylian troops were in their journey from Hyrule to Termina. But when he called Saria, she had a very distressed tone of voice.
Saria could hardly contain her despair. “Link, I am so glad you called to talk to me. Something horrible is happening here.”
Link asked, “What is it Saria?”
Saria shouted, “There are children wearing masks flying through the air and attacking people from the sky!”
“Saria, what do these children look like?” Link asked as he clenched his fists.
“They all have whitish skin, and aren’t wearing any clothes except for the giant masks they wear on their faces.” Saria replied.
Link’s heart sank. “That’s what I needed to know Saria. These children are dangerous, I know that as long as you stay in the forest you cannot die, but do not engage these children unless you are surrounded. Do not let any Kokiri travel out of the forest under any circumstances! Tell Mido that their weak point is their masks, you have to pull them off. If you do that they will stop fighting immediately. They have been brainwashed by the powers of the masks they wear, and that is why they are attacking. If you take the mask, they will succumb to reality.”
Saria was grateful for this news but was still worried. “Thank you Link. But in all seriousness, most of the forest has been taken by these people, and our airspace has been flooded with them. You should come home and help us defeat these people.”
Link’s hands were tied. “How I wish I could,” he replied, “but where I am, there are hundreds more of these masked children like you speak of, and their source is not far away, so I must stay. Saria, where are the King’s troops? They must be helping you fight these people.”
“They passed through the forest into the Lost Woods about a day ago, just before these children arrived. I must go now Link, good luck in defeating these mongrels.”
Link, upon getting off with Saria, emits a loud yell. He now knows that the masked children were performing aerial raids on the land of Hyrule. But that was weird to him because he had not seen any flying Majorans in all of Termina. Link figured it would not be long until he engaged a bunch of them. In either case, this battle was getting more dangerous, and it had to be finished quickly…
Chapter 12: Link Gives the Signal
By now, it had been almost a week since the moon fell on Termina, and the people of Clock Town were getting restless with being displaced from their homeland. Kafei and Skull Kid were concerned about how the land would ever get pieced back together. Link was extremely worried about the backside attack into Hyrule by Majorans who, according to Saria were able to fly. Link, despite not having any of his sword weapons, was ready to move everybody off the beach into the mess that was Termina Field. He expected a major attack from the Majorans to the east, but in case that happened, he had his aces in the hole.
Link gathered the Zoras and Terminan-hylians on the beach that morning and said that the time for an attack eastward was drawing near. There were scattered cheers in the crowd, as most of the people were restless on the beaches and wanted very much to exact revenge on the aggressors that had completely uprooted their lives. Here is an excerpt from Link’s speech to the people of Clock Town.
“You are all brave people. You all have displayed wit, knowledge, wisdom, and willpower beyond your years. It is why you are all standing here today, stronger than you have ever been. These trials and tribulations that you have gone through have been horrifying to all, yet you have stood tall in such a time. There will be many more hardships ahead though, and all of you, every man, woman, and child gathered here today will have to remain strong if we are to defeat those that have put us into this position. The one who had controlled the moon impact, the one who is now in control of the minds and bodies of the masked children who have not once, but twice attacked us on this very beach lies to the east. He now camps over the very remains of what was once your splendid city of Clock Town. Even though it is now a nasty region of molten rock and lava, it is a land that surely holds much significance to all of you gathered here today, for it is your homeland. Many of you have expressed to me just how terrible it is to be transplanted from one’s home, your home. I know for a fact that many of you have approached me and said “Link, when are we going to go after the attackers?” “Link, when are we going back home?” And, “Link, when are we going to take it upon ourselves to exact revenge on this mask salesman who nearly destroyed the land of Termina?” Well ladies and gentlemen of Termina, the time has come to take back what is rightfully yours. With the help of the Gorons from the north, the Dekus from the south, and most importantly of all, the friendly Zoras of this very beach and ocean, we will attack these cretons hard and fast. And with any luck at all, we will be victorious. This afternoon we move out to the east, and in the night the Gorons and Dekus will move to their battle positions, meaning tomorrow, we fight until we have destroyed the enemy! Now is the time for Termina! Now is the time for all of you, to rise up again and reclaim what is yours, and defeat the evil ones!” Cheers from all assembled erupted.
Upon stepping down from the sand dunes, Link turned to Kafei and told him he needed to go over the battle plan with everybody. After this, Link played the Song of Soaring and took off for Mountain Village, then Woodfall Temple to tell the Gorons and Deku Scrubs that the time was growing near and that they needed to move into their attack positions. Link found Gorons and Deku Scrubs ready and raring to fight just as much as their counterparts from Clock Town. It was as if the whole land of Termina was angry, and ready to get physical.
Here is the excerpt from Kafei’s speech once Link had left.
“I have received word from Link that there has been an attack inside the land of Hyrule, lying far east across the ocean from here. From reports, it is said that the Majoran attackers there possess the ability to fly. It is therefore possible that we will face such creatures in this coming attack. The Deku Scrubs from the south will engage this enemy while we move on the ground. Two other armies will be assisting us in this attack, the Gorons from the north, and the Hyrulian troops from the Milk Road area. They will collapse in on the enemy from both directions, and force the enemy out. If they retreat, the gorons will proceed onto the lava crater in the middle of Termina Field, and they will take out anything that hides there. Once that happens, the masked salesman will have nowhere to run, and we will take him out. Zoras! In light of the attack in Hyrule and a possible backside attack by the Gyorg-masked children, you will have to stay on the beaches as a defensive unit and to keep our supply chain going. Even though you won’t be in on the big attack, you are just as important as anybody else here. People of Clock Town, all we have to do is be smart and move to the east without taking major losses. Keep your wits about you, and you’ll be unstoppable.”
That was the strategy, to overwhelm the other side with superior numbers and multiple attacks from different directions. It was a bold plan to take back the land of Termina, and early that afternoon, the people on the beach began moving into the wasteland that was Termina Field. The big showdown was on the way…
Chapter 13: The Battle of Termina Field
The people of Clock Town moved eastward from Great Bay Coast into the remains of Termina Field that afternoon and evening. Led by Link, Kafei, and Skull Kid, they encountered a minor skirmish against several Majorans late in the evening. It was not a big deal however, and nobody really got hurt. It was also late in the evening that Link noticed the army of Hylian Knights to the southeast of them coming out of Milk Road. Seeing that, Link knew that everything was in place.
Kafei in particular couldn’t sleep the night before the attack. So he stood guard duty along with Anju in the dead of night.
Kafei spoke with concern. “Anju, I know we have been through a lot, with the inn getting destroyed, my getting turned into a child, again. And yet, I take solace in the fact that you have always been there for me, no matter what. I love you for that.”
Anju comforted Kafei, saying, “Kafei, its really amazing how much you have grown up. You have taken hundreds of people under your wing in this awful time and given them hope. You are like a shining beacon to many of these people. I think without what you did in the last battle on the beach, we wouldn’t be where we are right now, on the verge of taking back this land. It’s so sad that you may not come out of this alive. Oh Kafei, I’m so worried for you! You could have something horrible happen to you again!” Anju starts to cry a bit.
Now Kafei is comforting Anju. “Anju. I want you to know that no matter what happens to me tomorrow, I will always be yours. But I will tell you that after everything that the power of Majora’s Mask has done to me, I don’t intend to die, oh no. I intend, no, I WILL, exact revenge on the person who has done this to me. And when I’m done, we will live the good life again, I promise you.”
“That’s the Kafei I know.” Kafei and Anju kiss under the moonlit darkness.
“Well look what we have here.”
“Skull Kid!!!” yelled Kafei and Anju.
It is now 06:00, the dawn of the day on the burned out soil of Termina Field. Link’s exact orders had been for his army to move east into the Majoran territory at 07:00, and the Dekus to emerge at 07:15. They would fight for about 30 minutes before the Gorons came barreling in from the north at 07:45. Lastly, the Hylian Knights would jump in from the southwest at 08:00. It was a masterful plan, but as it turned out, the masked salesman had an unexpected surprise for Link’s army. A few days earlier, he made a deal with the forces of the dead in Ikana Canyon under which they would take part ownership in the new Termina once the living people had been forced under submission. Needless to say, this sounded pretty good to King Igos du Ikana, who brought his forces in from the east to help the Majorans led by the mask salesman. Especially important in the plan were his stalfos henchmen, who were to directly attack Link at the center of his force.
Just before the battle began, Link pulled Nester aside.
“Nester, are you ready to do this?”
“I don’t know Link, I’m scared,” said Nester
“There is no reason to be scared,” said Link. “I will be right behind you all the way, and if anything happens to you, I’ll be there to help you quickly. Remember, use that hookshot, and it will take off the masks of your friends. Once they are pulled off, one of our fighters will run in and pick up your child friend, so that nothing bad will happen to them.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Thanks Link. I’ll try my hardest,” said Nester.
The Battle of Termina Field began at 07:05 with a major skirmish just to the west of where Clock Town once stood (remember that where Clock Town was there is now a crater of molten rock). The Goht and Odolwa Majorans that engaged Link didn’t have much of a chance. Kafei went to work with his gilded sword, Skull Kid used the Kokiri Sword, while Link stayed back and used his light arrows against the masks of the Majorans. Nester used his hookshot against the Majorans at the front lines, and other Clock Town residents used sticks, poles, stones, anything to get the masks off of the Majoran attackers. Once their masks were knocked off, other people from behind the lines ran up and grabbed the Majoran child and the mask and got them behind the lines, which was probably the most dangerous job of all. About 50 people perished just from doing this alone.
The strategy of attack was so successful, it sent the mask salesman into a tizzy early, and he had no choice but to send the Gyorg and Twinmold Majorans out before he wanted to, and he sent Igos’s Ikana troops right at Link’s Terminan-hylian army. The result was that the Twinmold Majorans and the Deku Scrubs got into the air at just the same time. While the Dekus and Twinmold Majorans fought for control of the skies, Igos’s army engaged Link’s at the front line just west of the lava zone. The arrival of Igos and his Ikana soldiers took Link by surprise. Instantly, the Stalfos army began to wreak havoc on his Terminan-hylian force, and blood started spilling. They were no match for Igos’s well trained troops.
Meanwhile, back on the shores of Great Bay, the Gyorg Majorans tried once again to go around and attack Great Bay Coast from behind. This time, the Zoras would have none of it. The Zoras led by Mikau changed tactics, and used their boomerang fins from the ocean bottom to take the masks off the watery Majorans, causing several to drown. The battle kept flopping back and forth between a fight and a rescue mission (since they didn’t want the unarmed Majorans to simply drown and die). Luckily for the Zoras, the pirates from the fortress had arrived to assist with the stopping of the Majorans. Eventually, the Majorans were pinned between the Zoras on the shore and the bottom of the ocean, and the pirates on the water surface, and although the Majorans did not surrender easily, their resistance was slowly broken down until their masks had been destroyed one by one. There would be no backside attack on Link’s army in this battle.
Meanwhile, back in Termina Field, Link was beginning to get angry. He watched for fifteen minutes Igos’s troops beat his Terminan-hylians halfway around Termina Field. Just as the Gorons and Knights arrived to yield some relief, Link turned to the one weapon he knew he could count on in such a situation, the Fierce Diety Mask!
Link, now as the Fierce Diety, started to single-handedly whip Igos’s Stalfos units. Several were on the ground within minutes, and the sun of the day instantly killed them once down. Eventually, Igos himself had to face Link, but by then, his existence was useless. The Gorons were forcing the Twinmold Majorans out of the airspace above the lava pit, and the Hylian Knights were wreaking havoc on the remaining Majorans in the south. The Goron attack allowed the Deku Scrubs to gain the upper hand in the battle above the ground, since they couldn’t tread into the lava zone. Although he had to sweat a little bit, Link’s plan was now bearing fruit, and the mask salesman’s troops were in full retreat. They had planned on staying near the crater of lava, since nobody could touch them there. But they were caught completely by surprise at the Gorons’ arrival, and Darmani’s troops took no prisoners. They picked up the molten rock from the crater and started lobbing it at several of the Majorans. The ones that were hit simply burned to death. Others were simply Goron Pounded. (Apparently the Gorons didn’t think the Majorans were innocent bystanders like Link and the Zoras did). Eventually, around 10:30, Darmani spotted the mask salesman, and he was out in the open with nobody around him. Darmani instantly rolled after him. The mask salesman used some power to make him run fast across Termina Field, and eventually found refuge inside a hole in the ground near the site of the Astral Observatory.
Darmani instantly rolled back to the west and relayed this information to Link. Link (now back in his normal form), Kafei, and Skull Kid immediately grabbed their horses and darted across Termina Field, away from the battle and to the east. They rode for roughly two hours before they came to the hole that Darmani had spoke of. Link told Skull Kid and Kafei to expect anything as they jumped down the hole.
Chapter 14: Link, Deal or No Deal?
Link, Kafei, and Skull Kid came down the hole in Termina Field, only to find themselves falling, falling, and falling some more, down a huge, almost bottomless chasm. Finally, the three of them come to rest on a bunch of Deku Flowers. Suddenly, a vast light shone on the three of them. The mask salesman was standing on the other side of a small underground creek across from them. Link noticed that it was a very similar cavern to the one he found heading into Termina over a year ago, and when he saw the mask salesman wearing Majora’s Mask, he got a nervous case of Déjà vu from when Skull Kid turned him into a Deku Scrub.
Then Link noticed something else, his hand was flickering, causing a bit of pain. The Triforce of Courage was resonating. But Link had no idea why that was happening as the mask salesman spoke.
“You three have shown your worth on the fields of battle,” the mask salesman said. “You have proven yourselves to be worthy competitors, competitors for the power to rule the land of Termina. I never would have guessed the power se