Ganon's Tower

The Hidden Past

By: Andrea

Chapter One: The Message

It started out like any other day after. (Zelda had sent Link back to his original time.) But he still had the same dream but a little different, there was Zelda and Impa still running away from Ganondorf but something was different there was a girl a mysterious girl in it. She would fight and lose to him a then look at Link, after that Ganondorf would raise his sword for the final blow and he would wake up. He woke up and got dressed and went outside. Link prepared himself for Mido’s laughing and harassment because Navi had left him when he returned. But Mido wasn’t there although Saria was there to greet him. 

“Where’s Mido?” Link asked.

“I don’t know. I think that he's home sick in bed.”

“As much as I hate to say it let’s go check on him.” But when the couple gets to Mido’s house they found out that he wasn’t there.

“Saria I thought that you said he was home in bed because he was sick.”

“So did I” “then there could he be? If he’s sick and outside he might get hurt!”

“Yeah and then he would tell you to kiss it, Link.” The two laughed at the idea of Link kissing Mido.

“But seriously we have to find him.”

“I know, I know. You go check the village and I’ll check the Lost Woods.”

“O.K. but be careful, Link, some dangerous monsters have appeared in those woods.”

“Alright I promise not to be careful.”

“Link I’m serious. Some of the other Kokiri have gone into the woods and have not come out.” Just then the two got a telepathic message from Zelda.

‘Saria. Link. This is Zelda. Can you hear me? Something dreadful is happening all over Hyrule. All the children of all the races are disappearing.’

‘How can this be happing I defeated Ganondorf and all his minions’ “unfortunately link I think that you missed one and now that monster is trying to bring back his master by using the pure hearts of the children to resurrect his master. If this does work Ganon will break free from the sacred realm and destroy the entire universe”

“You mean to tell me there are other worlds out there besides Hyrule.”

“Yes Link other times, place, countries, even planets.”

“Cool. Do you think that this new threat could be from one of the other worlds? Maybe it’s an ally of Ganondork.”

‘Maybe. Link. Please find out what has happened to the children. All of Hyrule is depending on you’

“Jess! I can’t even get one day off from this hero business! Can I?”

‘Link there is no time to lose please help all the children of Hyrule. We’re counting on you.’

“o.k. Saria you heard Zelda you check the village for clues while I go check the lost woods. And I promise to be careful.”

 

Chapter Two: The Mysterious Rescuer

 Link walk out side Mido’s house and headed for the lost woods. Then just Link felt as if someone – or something- where watching him.

“Who’s there? Show your self! Come on out you coward.” I just stayed still and tried not to move or talk. My name is Andrea. Link is my younger brother. I am 13. My hair is black and my eyes are brown. I have skin that is tan almost all the time. Even in the winter months.

(If you’re wondering why I don’t just come out and say, “Hear I am Link your older sister” is because I feel as if I’m not need in his world. He’s so happy. Link doesn’t need me. Bedsides I’m sure that he doesn’t want to remember all the awful times like during the war. It all started about 10 years ago. There was a fierce war going on between all the races of Hyrule. Back then Link was a baby. We lived in a small house near the castle in hyrule castle town market. I was 8 and I was training to be a great warrior in the Hylian army. My cousins had come to live with us. His name is Sage. Because his family have been killed in the war for the soldiers’ pleasure.

“Now. Now. Link. Hush. Hush. Please stop crying. Aw. There that’s better” I set Link in his crib and took out my ocarina and played him his lullaby and other ocarina warp song. (Link’s lullaby is the Song in the beginning of the ocarina of time and I mostly play the serenade of water.) 

“Look mom. He’s fast asleep.”

“Yes Andrea you three sure do know how to clam Link down.”   Just then all of us sensed an evil presents near the out skirts of town.

“Dad?”

“Dearest. Get Link and wake up Sage. We need to leave.” “But why?”

“The soldiers are coming into the city. All right listen. Andrea, you, Mom, and Link will go to the forest and hide there until the war is over.”

“But Dad you and Sage won’t be able to hold back all the soldiers for long. Its suicide. I won’t go. I’m staying.” Just then seven bold, armed, and horsed soldiers attacked. I took out my sword and shield but one of the soldiers ripped the shield out of my hands on threw it into the fire.

“Sage! We won’t be able to hold them off for long. Take Mom and Link to the forest where they will be safe.” (Sage was a little older than me by 2 or 3 years, he has blonde hair, blue eyes; he is smart, handsome, and athletic; but Sage is a great warrior. But he mostly was just one very long sword. It reminds me of the biggoron’s sword that Link has.) I killed two. Dad, and Sage all killed one. Just after that one of the remaining soldiers killed Dad. But Sage and I couldn’t even stop for a moment or we would be dead too.

“No! And you thought that Dad was going to commit suicide! I can’t leave you.” Augured sage.

“We’ll fight along side of you until they are all defeated”   “Sage. Link has a very special gift that none of is peers do. Maybe he’s the legendary hero of time. All I know is that I want you to get your sorry *** off the battlefield and into the forest! So you can protect Link and Mom!” After I said that I snuck in between Sage and the soldier that he was fighting.

“Andrea! Stop there are two many.”

“Sage just get mom, and Link to the forest for me. That’s all that’s important.”  Soon after that when Sage went to Link’s side I was stabbed in the side.

“Andrea!”

“*Grunts* Just go Sage” After a few moments One of the soldiers got luckily and killed me. But when I died I went to the chamber of sages and meet Rauru. He told me that I was still need to protect Link. (When he becomes the hero of time.) He gave me a crystal and said that was me life energy and I could only die or get hurt if the crystal was crack or broken. My job is to protect Link from dying on his journey, but not to make it to easy. Then he asked me if I wanted him to know about me. (When he talks to link about becoming the Hero of time.) I said no because that might depress him to much after finding out almost all his friends are sages. And that he might not ever see them again after they awoke as sages. Away their funs to watch over him like a guardian angel)

“Who’s there? I guess that I’m just a little jumpy after what Zelda told me. Besides it was probably just a fairy” Just then some ghoma lava appeared and attacked him. The stupid thing had him pined to the floor and the others were just waiting for their leader to finish him off so they could get a ‘hero’ sandwich. I took out my hero’s bow.

“Lets show them what a fairy can do.” I killed the leader and three others before she appeared. Queen Ghoma their mother. It makes me sick just to look at her. I shot a fire arrow and it destroyed her.

“That was defiantly not a fairy.” Said Link. He took out his fairy slingshot and fired a Deku seed at me. Because he didn’t hit my crystal it didn’t hurt. And I wouldn’t move to let him know that I was even there.

“Who ever you are…thanks.” Link said and he put his slingshot away. Like nothing happened. I think that I will follow him and help him find the missing children.

 

Chapter Three: The Meeting

As soon as I step into the lost woods I ‘lost’ my footing and fell right in front of Link.

“Whoa! *Grunts* mum…. hello.”

“Hi. My name is….”

“Link” “whoa how do you know?”

“I know all about you. Like you are going to save all of Hyrule’s children all by yourself. How you came to the forest. Zelda and Hyrule mean more to you than life its self. And that you are a Hylian.”

“Wow you do know a lot about me. You must be one of my adoring fans.” “Don’t flatter yourself.”

“Who are you? And why do you what to help me?”

“Does it really matter?” ‘I’d better be careful. I promised Saria. And Zelda said something about trusting no one.’  Link thought to himself

“YES!!! It most certainly does. You could be working under cover as an assassin for this new threat.”

“If that where the case than I just could have left you to the ghomas. I’m sure Queen Ghoma would have loved a ‘hero’ sandwich.” And than I took out my dagger in my shoe and held it inches from Links throat. I don’t care if I hadn’t seen him in four million years no one talks to me that way. (And lives)  “And besides Ganondork. Who else would kill their own brother? That they haven’t seen since he was nearly a year old.” (O.K. It wasn’t that flashy but it worked)

“You’re my sister! What’s your name? What happened to make you stay away for me? Where have you been all these years? Why where you spying on me? Where you the one that saved me? And why do you have all those weapons? And who are they? Are they with you?”

“Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Slow down their tiger. Let me introduce myself. My name is Andrea. I have my reasons for avoiding you. Yes I was the one saved you from the ghomas. I need this entire arsenal to protect you. And this is your cousin Sage, my tiger black blaze, my horse Lighting, my wolf Wolfie, and my hawk, Nightbreeze. … Link are you O.K. you look sick.” Link passed out I guess because of all the ‘love’ in the forest we showed him.

“Link…. Link…. wake up…. Link, the chosen one of time. Link. Please wake up.”

“Oh. My head. Hey Saria I just had the weirdest dream ever I dreamed that I had sister and a cousin came back from the grave. Ha ha ha. Really funny huh. AHHHHHH!!!!! I guess it wasn’t I dream after all.”

“Link are you o.k? You fell pretty hard.”

“Yeah. If you called being bombarded with people who calm that they are my dead and non-existing relatives o.k!”

“That’s a relief. For a second there I thought you the most eligible bachelor otherwise now as the legendary 

‘HERO OF TIME’ that all the women in town are talking about.” I said,

“I am the “HERO OF TIME” “HA HA!!!!!!!!!!”

“That’s a good one Link. Now hurry up and get dressed those children don’t have all day to be rescued!” we all walked out and as I was leaving I felt someone halfway familiar. I ignored it but as I was leaving Link’s house stopped me.

“Andrea?”

“Yes.”

“Are you really real?” I laughed and said,

“Yes.” 

“Andrea why? … Why did you go away?”

“…I’d rather not talk about it.” I said while gripping the doorway rather hard. I’m still surprise it don’t break. “You’ll know about it soon enough. Now get dressed we haven’t a lot of time I think I know where oh what’s his names mum….” “Talpa”

“That right, Talpa, thanks Ryo. This is my boy mum friend Ryo. He is one of the legendary Ronin Warriors along time ago there was an evil man, much like our friend Ganondorf, invaded another dimension but instead of using magic, betrayal, and an army. He used a magical suite of armor. To make along story short someone called the ancient one destroyed Talpa and split his armor into nine or ten smaller armors. The armor must have a courageous human for the armor to be complete. When the time was right he convinced the owners of four of the armors to turn to his side. They are called the four dark warlords. This went on about one hundred years ago. Now two of the five are here. The names of the armors are Wildfire, Halo, Torrent, Strata, and Hardrock. Ryo has the wildfire armor and Sage has the armor of Halo. And three other people have the other people have the other armors. Both have fought against Talpa before. I have a felling that this evil being from mum (I can’t tell anyone, not even Link, that Ryo is from Earth because Hylian hate earthling and vise versa.) anyway I bet that he took them to death mountain.”

“But why?”

“ To mine something. A long time ago Hylian mined in death mountain crater. They give the rocks to the gorgons and in return the gorgons gave Hylian heat resistant clothes. Now Link you’d better get dressed or those children will never be saved. Come on Ryo lets go to Death Mountain and check it out.”

 

Chapter four: Three Ronin Warriors   

 

          “Andrea Why didn’t you tell him where I’m from”?

“ You know that if I told him he would kill you, Ryo, I’m surprised he didn’t kill you when I told him that you had armor for earth.”  (Ryo has raven hair, eyes as blue and deep as Lake Hylia, his skin looks like the sand of Gerudo Valley, but is as soft as his hair, and his touch feels as warm as the sunrise over Hyrule Castle. He comes from a clan on earth that is specially adapted to the hot weather like extremely long heat waves and act like nothing happen in fact they thrive on it. I fought with him when Talpa attacked earth. I used a magic spell someone called Sheik taught me to get to earth. I needed to help because if either earth or Hyrule were destroyed the other would be demolished also. The two worlds are linked to each other the way all Hylian are to the siblings oldest to younger but its almost only one way. But now I just use my piece of the Tri-force. Yes I have the last piece of the Tri-force, the Tri-force of unity. This Tri-force piece allows me to use the other Tri-force pieces to attack and defend. It also permits me to untie the Tri-force in my body and give it to someone else. But if I were to die my piece of the Tri-force would go to Link. And it would occur to him, I’d get his piece, not that I’ll let that happen.) 

“ Come on Ryo you slow poke.”

“Slow down Andrea. I’ll never catch up at this rate. *Huff*” (pebbles fall below)

“Well you’re just to slow..…. Did you hear that?” 

“ Hear what” Ryo said while huffing and puffing up the trail.  “Nothing. Just follow this trail until you reach the top. I’ll met you up there and… AHHHHH”

“Andrea, how you doin’?”

“Not good thanks to you Kento, you gave me a heart attack. It goes double for you guys, Cye, Rowen, Sheik, and you Sage. Wait a second I thought you said, except for you Sage, that you didn’t want to come here….” “Well” replied Kento

“Yeah I didn’t but Cye convinced me that you need my help.” “And sheik why are you here and why didn’t you kill them.” I said with a big grin on my face but the others where shocked. “We’ll you know that I don’t always agree with the traditions here, the seemed nice, and where looking for you, but mostly because they looked hopelessly lost…”

“They always look that way”

“Besides that I was also looking for you and the missing children”

“What missing children,” Cye said I explained it to them and they agree to lend a hand. (Rowen has blue hair, blue eyes, he usually wears a dark blue bandana on his head; he is sophisticated, smart, funny; he has the armor of Strata, the color of his armor is dark blue, and the weapon he uses with his armor is a bow with mystical arrows and he has an unlimited supply of them too. Kento has black hair, and brown eyes he also wears a bandana although his is orange; he has an uncontrollable hunger attacks; he has the armor of Hardrock, the color of his armor is orange, the weapon he uses with his armor is a staff with a dagger at one end and at the other is a extension of it but with spikes on it; he is funny, witty, and quick to the punch rather than checking to see if it was a trap. Cye has brown hair and eyes; he owns the armor of Torrent, the weapon he uses is a trident that can grip too. He would be the youngest member of our group besides Link; he is innocent, pure, trusting, and funny.)

“Where were you going before this discussion started?”

“Hum oh never mind, I won’t go there now, don’t worry so much.”

“Andrea where do you think all of them could be. I mean its kind of hard to hide that many kids.” Kento asked, 

“I don’t know they could be at the top of this mountain in the volcano or as far way as the Spirit temple.” I replied.  We started to head up and halfway I spied someone else on their way to the Goron village.

“You guys go head I just need to check something else out. Later. Bye.”

“Wait! Andrea I want to come with you”

“I don’t need an escort, but if you want you can come too.”

I hoped all the way down but remember I dead so it doesn’t hurt.  Then I felt someone watching me, waiting, waiting for something…

                    MEANWHILE

          “HEY” 

“Navi, you came back”

“Yup, Saria though that you would need the help.”

“Navi, do you know anything about a girl name, Andrea, I think that was her name?”

“Hum”

“Navi! Tell me.”

“Well just that she well…”

“What”

“Well nothing she is just some dumb mysterious girl. Who failed to become a solider but was stronger than any of the other competitors who were there. That was the strange part.” “Well I guess we should get going.”

“Yeah lets go but where?” “Andrea … where did she say she was going.”

“She can’t Answer you unless she in physic or your sister.” “Well I am physic will that help?”

“What was that?”

“Its me, Andrea I going to the Goron village and the others are going to Death Mountain. Sheik is there too.”

“Sheik?”

“How is that possible?”

“He must have come from the future. I don’t know about that he didn’t tell me. Well just meet me there ok?” 

“Ok see you later.”

“Ok we’ll met you there”

 

Chapter five: Evil Plans

 

(The new Character I will introduce was not created by me it was created by a very creative young lady named Clara Leet, who is graciously allowing me to use her.)

 

Meanwhile back in The Gerudo Fortress.

“Oh. My poor Husband locked up like an animal in the scared Realm. Who ever did this is going to pay. Dearly.” Said Queen Laura (Ganondorf wife. Ruler of the Gerudos)

“But milady. No one will ever be able to get him out of there unless…” said a worried Gerudo warrior

“Unless what!!”

“Unless we can get the Triforce or get the sages to open the scared realm.”

“So be it. Send out our warriors to capture my sister Zelda or the wretched little boy Link.”

“A you wish. But shouldn’t you consult with your new ally Talpa. His warriors are stronger and unlimited.”

“Yes. I guess I will. Send him in.”

“You called for me your highness.”

“Yes. I did call for you lord Talpa. I want you to send one of your strongest warriors to kill Link, the Hero who imprisoned my husband. And then another one to get Zelda for me I don’t want her hurt. Just bring her here.”

“As you wish. I shall send Cale and Dais.”

 

“I DON’T CARE WHO YOU SEND JUST DO IT!!”

Quickly to avoid more scolding Talpa left the room to call on Dais and Cale.

“Cale! Dais! Come here now!”

“You called Master?”

“Of course I called you dimwits! Get in here this minuet!”

“Yes master. What is your bidding?”

“Cale I want you to go after a boy called the ‘HERO OF TIME’. Exterminate him and get back here. I here that Andrea is in this hideous world. Kill her if you must but make it look like she slaughtered the youth called Link. She will be destroyed when she finds out what happen to him. She loves him more than anything or anyone.”

“Except many the one called Ryo of the wildfire, you remember the boy who help Andrea to destroy…”

“ I KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. WE CAME HERE TO GET REVAEGEN ON HERE DO YOU REMMBER THE PLAN NOW YOU STIUP HUMAN. HOW GO CALE GO NOW BEFORE SHE CAN ATTACK US.”

“Yes, master.”

“As for you Dais I here that Zelda has prophetic dreams so she might know that you are coming so be extra causations. And DO NOT HARM HER. I WANT HER ALIVE.”

“Yes, master.”

“So, Andrea you shall now know the consequences of ever opposing me, Lord Talpa, and soon Ruler of all Worlds. With Laura at my side.”

Chapter six: Cale 

I motioned to Ryo to stay close and to keep quite. For some reason this person reminded me of someone else. Someone I knew.

Then I had a vision… of some very close to me suffering and dying.

“Link.” I said softly.

“What? What are you talking about?”

“There is an entrance to the lost woods in that village and in the Lost Woods there is an entrance to the Kokiri Woods this person is after Link.”

“Andrea wait that’s!”

Too late I had already attacked the figure that turned out to be Sage. In my way again.

“Sage why the heck are you sneaking around here.”

Then I got the vision again

“Never mind just come with me.”

 

MEANWHILE:

“ I guess I got everything let’s go Navi.” Said Link as he was leaving his house. Just as he was leaving the Triforce warned his of an approaching evil.

Look out!

“What who said that?”

He’s coming, coming to get you, coming to kill you

“Who? Where? When?”

Now! He's right behind you.

“You! Are you the might Hero of Time? Andrea’s Brother?”

“Maybe! Who what’s to know?”

“I am Cale warlord of corruption, the demon of darkness. My master Lord Talpa sent me here to destroy you.”

“Go for it!!” Link shouted.

 Cale charged Link; he narrowly escaped but as he did Cale nicked his leg.

‘Link its me, Andrea, I’m coming for you.’

“Where are you then?”

“Link this is no time to be talking to yourself.” Said Navi

‘Link only you can hear me! Listen distract Cale long enough for us to reach you. I’m at the entrance t the Lost Woods now.’

“Great! How am I supposed to do that? And do you even know the way to the exit?”

‘Yes, we’ll be there soon’

“So, um, Cale read any good books lately?”

“Link what the heck do you think you are doing?” Navi asked again

“I don’t play such childish games I bet Andrea know I’m here to kill you, the bond between you two maybe strong but not strong enough to save you.”

“What bond, I don’t even know if she is my sister or even if I had a sister or any other family members.”

“All Hylians have at least one brother or sister. All siblings have a bond between them if one is in trouble the other would find out in a matter of seconds. But not even the bond between you too will save you. Nothing can!”

Cale charged at Link again and this time got him right in the center of his leg. Link shouted out in pain. Cale processed to beat Link into a bloody pulp. By the time I got there I was a mess too. But because of my magic I healed myself, for the most part. Thank the gods I still had my whistle to call my tiger, black blaze. Ryo’s tiger white blaze and black blaze pretty much carried me to the exit. I hope I wont need my armor. Navi knows the legends of the armors and will tell Link where they are from. And I know he will kill Ryo if/when he finds out that he is an earthling. But what I really hope is that Link is still alive when I get there.

Chapter seven: The Counter Attack

 

Please just let him be ok. Please.

 

“Andrea, we’re almost there.” Ryo said

 

“Andrea, use your physic powers to see who is attacking, maybe that can give us an edge.” Sage said.

“Source of light. Know my plight. Magic with an ancient spin.

Release the power within! …. I think its …. CALE!”

“GREAT, I don’t have the time to deal with him.” Sage snickered.

“Wait, there are several other figures with him hiding in the trees. And Sage only you and I can use our armors.”

“Why can’t I use mine?”

“Because Link’s fairy knows where your armor is from. I know she will tell Link and I don’t feel like watching you two kill each other today.”

Ryo doesn’t believe in any mythical creatures. Such as fairies, dragons, angels, and unicorns or even gods and goddesses. But he knows better than to question me. We reached the forest just in time. Link was lying on the ground not moving. I can’t explain why it happens but when I am really emotional, my wings sport out of my back.  I have no control over it. I flew over to Link and picked him up. Sage started fighting Cale while Ryo defense Link and me from demon soldiers. While I try to heal Link and try to move Link without hurting him more. The two rage on. Their swords sounding like thunder. Each fighting for survival. This went on for an hour until. Sage struck Cale in the Leg and he fell with a thud.

“So Cale have you had enough?”

“Not yet pitiful Ronin, but I have a surprise for you.”

Just then four Gerudos jumped out for the trees.

“So you have women fight your battles, no offense Andrea.”

“None taken.”

We where surrounded. Not that that’s a problem but it doesn’t help any.

“Sage three more in the trees are hiding……….LOOK OUT!”

Too late Cale had stabbed him in the side. Ryo wasn’t doing much better either. The soldiers got he better of him.  If I don’t do something quickly we’ll all die. Then I got an idea. I’ll use my ocarina to call our tigers. *Blows a high note* while they are fighting the soldiers I can help the other. Link isn’t breathing like he should. (Not that I can tell after all I don’t breathe any more) I’d better hurry.

Spirits for the other side,

Show my power deep inside,

Save this boy by using the power of the seal,

Using essence of blood from close to heal!

 

There was a great flash of light. And Link woke up. Slowly.

 

Chapter eight: new plans

 

“Angles” Link mumbled

“Great! Now he’s imaging things. Wake up you big baby.”

I said this while throwing water for my canteen in his face.

“Ahh. What happened and why am I all wet.”

“Never mind that now go help Sage.”
While Link and Sage where kicking the crud out of Cale. I was helping Ryo. The Gerudos are no match for me now that I had my wings. I could zoom in and out with extreme speed. And they would always miss. It was actually very funny here you have the most elite fighting force and a mere girl and boy are beating them. After about an hour we had beaten all of the soldiers and link and Sage had beaten Cale. But the coward ran from us before we could capture him.

“Darn it he got away.” Said Sage

“Calm down Sage its ok we’ll get him another time. But I have a felling that something is happening at the castle. We better head there first I don’t think that anyone is up in death mountain.”

“Yeah lets go there.”

“*Clears throat* Ryo could I have a word with you. In private.”

“Yeah sure what’s up?”

“Ryo it’s fairly easy to fool the Kokiri because they don’t know much about the things that happen outside the forest. However once you enter the castle the king will know who you are and kill you. So maybe you should just go to Death Mountain.”

“But you just said that there was nothing up there.”

“Yes, but I’ll usually wrong. And there are not many Hylians there just the other Ronin Warriors.”

“Alright I’m going.”

“Thank you Ryo.”

He headed off to the Death Mountain shortcut while the rest of us proceeded to the castle little did we know it but someone was watching us from the trees.

 

Meanwhile back at the Gerudo fortress.

“Talpa! Report” yelled Queen Laura

“Yes my queen. The attack on Link was unsuccessful. Andrea found out immediately and attack with two of her friends. She completely wiped out the opposing forces. As for Cale he is still recovering.”

“DARN IT. I WANTED HIM DEAD. NOWTHERE ARE TWO TO DEAL WITH. Never the less we now have new information. If Andrea can open a demission warp to the earthly realm then she can open a demission warp to the sacred realm. And we can free my husband. And if we have Link and Ryo then she will do anything.”

“I see where you are going. Link and his crew are headed towards the castle and if we picked them off one by one. We could capture Link and Ryo in a matter of days.”

“Just get rid of them before they mess-up my plans to capture Zelda.”

Queen Laura was defiantly in a rage mode right now and couldn’t think start. Likely for her Talpa knew what she meant.

“I’ll use that trump card that I’ve been saving. They won’t know what to do when this hits them.” Talpa said this while sinking back to the shadows of the fortress.

“TRINITY. COME FORTH.”

“Yes, lord Talpa what is your bidding?” said a strange girl hiding in the shadows.

“Want you to go and capture Link and Ryo. Do not underestimate them or you will fail.”

“Yes master as you wish. I will find and capture them.”

“Excellent but don’t hurt them. Too much.”

“Yes, Lord Talpa.” With this she disappeared.

 

Chapter nine: One Down One To Go

 

“Come on Link do you want a ride or not?”

“Not thanks I have my own horse.”

“More like a pony.” I said under my breath.

“What did you say?” Link said in more of a questioning voice than a threatening one.

“Oh nothing”

“Come on up Sage.”

“Alright I’m coming”

“What’s the matter afraid of heights?”

“Not that’s not it I sense something.”

“Sage quit worrying and get up here.”

We started out on our way to the castle but it was getting dark so we decided to stop and make camp. We camped right by a river. I brought out some food and we ate.

“Let’s go to sleep now I have a very good feeling that something is going to happen a I want to be rested. Black Blaze will keep watch.”

 

Little did I know how right I was. For a mysterious figure was creping closer and closer to our camp. It was about an hour past dust and black blaze went to the river to get a drink. I was woken by the sound of sticks snapping. I slowly sat up and looked around to find nothing. But if I had learned anything for all of my adventures it was that you never know what is out there and you should always keep alert. I woke up Sage and told him to wake up Link. Then the figure sprang out from the shadows. I jumped up bring my sword around to match hers. I recognized the person. It was Trinity, Ryo’s sister. But we saw her die in a fight with Talpa. However here she was. I would never forget that night…

 

It was a very dark and stormy day. The sky was so black that is reminded you of night. Hail and wind beat against us. This was all Cale’s doing. He can control wintry weather. Trinity was too close to beating him, so he used his sword to call forth a lighting bolt. It struck her with all its might. And she was destroyed. Later Ryo and I returned the favor to Cale. Nevertheless it was a major loss for us all….

“Come on Link do you want a ride or not?”

“Not thanks I have my own horse.”

“More like a pony.” I said under my breath.

“What did you say?” link said in more of a questioning voice than a threatening one.

“Oh nothing”

“Come on up Sage.”

“Alright I’m coming”

“What’s the matter afraid of heights.”?

“Not that’s not it I sense something.”

“Sage quit worrying and get up here.”

We started out on our way to the castle but it was getting dark so we decided to stop and make camp. We camped right by a river. I brought out some food and we ate.

“Let’s go to sleep now I have a very good feeling that something is going to happen a I want to be rested. Black Blaze will keep watch.”

 

Little did I know how right I was. For a mysterious figure was creping closer and closer to our camp. It was about an hour past dust and black blaze went to the river to get a drink. I was woken by the sound of sticks snapping. I slowly sat up and looked around to find nothing. But if I had learned anything for all of my adventures it was that you never know what is out there and you should always keep alert. I woke up Sage and told him to wake up link. Then the figure sprang out from the shadows. I jumped up bring my sword around to match hers. I recognized the person. It was Trinity, Ryo’s sister. But we saw her die in a fight with Talpa. However here she was. I would never forget that night…

 

It was a very dark and stormy day. The sky was so black that is reminded you of night. Hail and wind beat against us. This was all Cale’s doing. He can control wintry weather. Trinity was too close to beating him, so he used his sword to call forth a lighting bolt. It struck her with all its might. And she was destroyed. Later Ryo and I returned the favor to Cale. Nevertheless it was still a major loss for us all….

 

Her strength is greater now then it was before. I was knocked down. And fell on the roots of a near b tree. She brought her sword hoping for the final blow. But I brought mine around. Her shear strength was overpowering. I didn’t think I would be able to keep that sword away much longer. So I hit the sword with all my might and knocked her back a little. That only made her madder. She tried to stab me but I rolled away. By now Link and Sage where up as well as ready to fight. And now she saw her target. She tried very hard to get away from me, ad at the time I didn’t know what for. Finally she got fed up with me and knocked me in the face. Not that that stopped me. She through a dagger at Link. I ran to him and pushed him out of the way. It stabbed me in the leg right into the vein. Then she hit Sage in the temples and he was out cold. Trinity grabbed Link and disappeared.

“Nooooo! Link.”

I looked all over and didn’t find them. I helped Sage up and he headed toward the castle still to check on Zelda. I gave him a piece of paper that said he was to be permitted to enter. I was headed to Death Mountain I had an idea who she was going to attack next.

 

 

Chapter ten: A Small Find

 

“Oh man. Why does Death Mountain have to be so tall?”

I used my ocarina and played the bolero

I warped to the bottom of Death Mountain just as sheik and the others were coming down. I put on my gorgon tunic and ran to meet them. By now I was on the verge of tears. It was all my fault that Link was captured. My leg was bleeding very badly too. Ryo and the others saw this and went to look around. Ryo stayed behind to comfort me. He has always been there for me and vise versa.

“Andrea are you alright?”

“No. We were attacked. I couldn’t defeat her. So Link was captured.  Ryo this wasn’t just any kidnapper. This was Trinity.”

“Andrea I think you hit your head hard. Lie down. We both know that Trinity is dead.” His voice faltered when he said Trinity is dead.

“Ryo. I know what I saw it was Trinity. She attacked us. I bet she’s under a spell. Ryo she already got one of her targets I beat you’re the other one.”

“Andrea, calm down your not making any sense. Why would someone go to all that trouble of attacking me? Talpa is probably still I his nether realm powering up to attacked and no one knows I’m here except for you, the other Ronin warriors and Sheik.”

“I don’t know who else knows you’re here however that’s what my guts are telling me.”

“You know your stress level is really high your should calm before you have a heart attack.”

“I AM CALM!! Sorry I’m just worried about what they might do to Link. And there’s nothing I can do to stop them.”

I started to cry and notice that there is a strange opening on the other side of the lava pit. But no ladders to get down from the top. Ryo turned around and started talking, but I wasn’t paying any attention. There must be a way around unless…

I walked up to the lava right as Ryo turned around.

“Andrea! NO!!” too late I stepped into the pit. However I didn’t fall. An invisible bridge held me up. I walked carefully across. By now the others heard Ryo, and ran to see what was the matter. In the cave I heard moaning. It was the missing Kokiri.

“Ryo! Cye! Kento! They’re in here! Help me get them out of here.”

It took and hour or two before we got them all out and down the mountain. Where anxious parents awaited them. I went up with Ryo to get the last one. After he was returned to his mom one problem reminded. How to get all of the Kokiri back home before nightfall. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. We gathered them all around and played the minute of the forest. At the scared meadow all of them thanked us for rescuing them. I stayed behind in the forest temple. I waited for the others to return. Ryo was the first (and only) one to return.

“What’s the matter now. You know we’ll find where Link is don’t worry.”

“Its not that…. Hey…”

“Don’t start Navi!”

“*Laughs* I didn’t mean it like that. But where are the others?”

 

Chapter eleven: A Deadly Plot

 

Link is trapped in the dungeon in the Gerudo fortress along with four of the five Ronin Warriors and Sheik. Try as he might, Link can’t break the chains. Navi is in a bottle, hidden in one of the other rooms. Kento tries and almost succeeds.

“Come on. We know you can do it,” Whispered Cye.

“Yeah, Kento, you can do it,” Said Rowen.

After several more tries Kento broke free and got the others out “you’re a nice guy why haven’t I see you before.” Link said addressing Kento.

“Umm.. Ahh.. Because…”

“Because we travel a lot that’s why,” Interrupted Rowen.

“Will now that where free how are we going tot get out of this place. Even if we all stood on each we still would reach the opening.”

In Laura’s room.

 

“TALPA! REPORT!” yelled the Queen

“Yes your majesty. We have captured four of the Ronins, and Sheik in one of the traps. And Trinity has managed to capture Link.”

“Prefect. Everything is going according to my plan. But have you dealt with Ryo yet?”

“No your highness, but we will. He went right back to Andrea after all the Kokiri where returned. They weren’t good workers anyway.”

“Good. Now then. When we have them one of your warriors go to her. He or she will tell her where to find them they will be in the temple of time. A member of the Gerudo elite will be holding each one. She will open the gate and my husband will be free. And we will destroy every last one of them. After that Hyrule, earth and all of the universe is ours of the taking.”

(Author’s note: Yeah I know it sounds lame but you needed to know what was going to happen.)

 

At Hyrule Castle.

The guards at the gate where giving Sage a hard time about seeing Zelda, until one of the higher ranked (and about my age) knights saw the paper and let him through. But closing in was Dais the warlord of illusion.

“Princess Zelda. Sage of the Halo is here to see you.” Said the knight

“Thank you. You may leave.” Replied Zelda

“Princess Zelda you and your people are in grave danger.”

“I doubt that the kidnappers are a treat to the adults. We will find them and they will be punished severely.”

“Its not that, a new threat has a risen. He is as strong if not stronger than Ganondorf himself. And if you don’t act soon he will control Hyrule with Ganondorf.”

“That is quite enough young man how dare you threaten my daughter. Guards seize him and throw him in the dungeon.” Said the king

“Your making a mistake I’m not the one you should throw in the dungeon. Talpa is.”

“Now are you trying to scare us with bed time stories. Talpa is just a fairy tale. He’s not real. And only a dumb earthling would think that. We are lucky enough to have our knights protect the peace that the Earthling shattered many years ago. If fact, if any earthlings were to come here now they won’t be a match for our great army. Take him away.”

         

          Outside Dais was watching all of this. Now would be the perfect time to strike. He ran along the edges outside the castle. He was so quite that the guards didn’t even hear him coming. He attacked the castle. The guards where no match for his dark power. All that stood against him were easily killed. And now he was on his way to the thorn room and Zelda.

 

Chapter twelve: Sage vs. Dais

 

          There was chaos in the castle now. People running for their lives. Solider trying to find Dais. Impa was trying to find a hiding spot for herself and Zelda. Then she remembered the secret passage to the temple of time. They tried to get to the staircase where the passage was hidden however a Gerudo blocked their way…

         

          The soldiers that were taking Sage to the dungeon forgot about him and dropped him. They were more worried about Dais. After bushing himself off, Sage ran to find were Dais was. He found him by following the screams of fallen soldiers. Dais was attacking a prince who was visiting here for a far away land. Luckily the prince was well versed in the art of swords. Nevertheless he was no match for Dais, who was very quick. He was killed all but too easily. Then Dais went to find Zelda and Impa. He figured that they were headed to one of the many hidden passage. However Queen Laura gave him a map of all of concealed rooms and walkways. He would find them quickly and return to Talpa triumphant. Sage ran through the sea of people to find Zelda. By accident he was running so fast he ran right into the Gerudo that was blocking Impa and Zelda’s way.

 

“Who are you?” demanded Impa

 

“My name is Sage of the Halo and I’m here to help you.”

 

“I don’t know if I can trust you. Who sent you here?”

 

“Link’s sister, Andrea. Now if you don’t mind, I’d like to get you out of here before we get captured or killed.”

 

“Fine. Help me open this door.”

It took them only a minute to open the hidden doorway. However Dais had found them. He tried to jump attack them but missed.

 

“Run!” yelled Sage

 

Zelda and Impa tried to go except another Gerudo blocked their path again. The Gerudo woman swiped at Impa who easily blocked it.

 

“Zelda hide!” commanded Impa

 

Sage started to fight Dais in his amour of the Halo and Dais reacted with his amour of illusion. With his amour on dais looked like a giant spider. Their weapons crashed. And sparks flew from the impact. The Gerudo was not enough strong to hurt Impa but she was not quick enough to block all the Gerudo’s attacks. It was an even fight. Neither of them could get the upper hand. Sage knew he was not much of a match for Dais, however he hoped to hurt him long enough for Impa, Zelda and himself to escape. Dais was too quick for Sage and he hit him in the chest with his weapon. Sage almost blacked out. Impa was her trying best to hit the Gerudo. Finally she (Impa) hit her (the Gerudo) and knocked her to the ground. After Impa defeated her. The Gerudo said this isn’t over and escaped. Sage was doing better against Dais however Dais noticed this and used his strongest attack. This attack ensnares you in a web in which it is also impossible to escape. And if any allies are around Dais chances their shape to math his to they attack each other. This happen once a long time ago…

 

Talpa had spilt us all up. We had found everyone but Rowen and we were split up into two groups Ryo, Cye, and myself; and in the other group Sage, and Kento. I went to open a gate to check on Link. Cye and Ryo were talking near the temple of protection about where Rowen might be. Dais attacked them and at the time they weren’t wearing their amour, so they were easily defeated. Dais tricked them into going to an abandoned city. He changed their looks and they attacked each other with all they had. Sage and Kento found them hurt. They knew that Dais had something to do with this. He pulled the same trick on Sage and Kento. Sage was about to use his sword against Kento (dais) but his sword showed Kento. Sage figured out hat Dais had tricked them. But it was too late. Kento attacked Sage and beat him up. Kento was very upset that he hurt his friend and quickly defeated Dais. Kento learned a very important lesson he had to look before he leaped. If it weren’t for Sage and Kento all of us would be dead…

 

“WEB OF DESCEPTION!!”

 

          Immediately Impa and Sage where ensnared trap and started to attack each other. Sage remembered the last time he fought Dais and stopped attacking Impa. Sage knocked Impa down and told her what was going on. She believed him. They attacked Dais together. He might have been defeated except that he is stronger than the both of them. Not only that the web had them trapped there was nowhere to go.

 

“Zelda run! Get out of here.”

 

          Obeying the last words of her guardian she ran out of the castle and into the hidden passage just big enough for her. This brought her to the temple of time where Rauru was waiting for her. Dais was upset that she got away but he had a plan to get her back. On a more pleasant note he did have Sage and Impa now.

 

Chapter thirteen: The An Odd And Old Friend

 

I started to sing Link’s lullaby to pass time, however I knew that they would not return. I was very worried. I even showed them the way back so they won’t get lost. I knew they weren’t though.

“Ryo, were are the guys they should have been back by now?”

 

“Oh don’t worry so much. You’ll get wrinkles.”

 

“Ryo they must have been captured they knew the way back, and it isn’t that hard to figure the way out.”

 

I finally convinced him to come with me to look for them. We left the temple, however something was amiss in it. We walked around the lost woods looking for clues. Nothing. Until we came upon some red grass.

 

“A struggle.”

 

And there was some sand around the area too. It looked like the others were attacked, fought back but they were quickly over come. Sand. The only place in Hyrule were there is sand is in the desert. We left the forest and head for the desert. That night I could barely sleep. I keep jumping up at every sound I heard. Later as we were traveling I saw a huge shadow. It looked like it belonged to a dragon. The dragon charged at us. One of his fireballs almost hit me. I wanted to get him however something about this dragon reminded me of another one I saw as a child. When we were on vacation at Lake Hylia…..

 

We were having a normal vacation at the lake mom was cooking breakfast and I was playing with Link. Then I saw a huge black dragon. It was coming right at us. Dad tried attacking with his sword but nothing worked. The dragon knocked dad out of the way. It was after Link and me. I picked up the sword. (I was about…6) The dragon just laughed at me. I hit it with all my might nevertheless the attack bounced off. Then I saw another one. This one was a bit smaller than the other one and this was a gold dragon. A gold dragon has magic powers; they can transform into other creatures. The gold one attacked and killed the black one. I was ready to attack it when it came close. That attack never came. The dragon changed into a Hylian. I thanked the dragon-boy for saving us. He was very nice and we became quick friends. His name was Calendrile. Most people said not to trust him. That he would bit off my head. Some were even dumb enough to try to attack him. (I asked to help him however I don’t think he needed it.) Others though it funny that a knight’s daughter and a dragon would be friends. They never stopped to thinking that he was just a dragon. After two years several people began to see he wasn’t going to attack us he was just my friend. One night, about two weeks before the soldier attacked us, he flew away in the night. And I haven’t seen him since……

 

“Calendrile”

 

“What”

 

“Calendrile, that’s his name. He won’t hurt us.”

 

Just then another fireball was shot at us. Ryo changed into his armor and the fire was absorbed.

 

“Won’t hurt us huh?”

 

I noticed the ring around his neck it was made of a strange material. It was controlling him. I had to get that off of him. He flew in low again. The cliff by the entrance to the fortress was almost level with his neck. I quickly climbed up there and jumped onto his neck. I used my sword to break the neck brace. And we fell out of the air. One of his wings knocked the breath out of me. Ryo ran over to see if I was ok. He thought that I was crazy to help a dragon and took out his sword to kill Calendrile. I tried to hold him back but with his armor on I would get burned if I touched him. Calendrile was starting to come around.

 

“Calendrile are you ok.”

 

He nodded his colossal head. When he is in his dragon form he can’t talk in a Human/Hylian language.

 

“Ryo, Stop he’s on our side. He’s going to help us aren’t you Calendrile?”

 

Again he nodded I was wondering why he didn’t change into his Hylian form. Then I saw an iron band on one of his massive claws. (Iron will kill a dragon if left on. And with gold dragons they can’t change into another form. And if the aren’t in the dragon form before or during sunrise they will die. The band that was controlling him must have cancelled out the effects of the iron.)

 

“Hold still Calendrile.”

 

“Andrea what the heck are you doing”

 

“I’m going to help my friend.”

 

“Your WHAT?”

 

“My friend”

 

I carefully moved closer to him. Always watching the monstrous claws and teeth. That could swallow me hole in half a second. I got close enough to get the iron strap off. I pulled and pull however the strap wouldn’t move or crack.

 

“Ryo come here.”

 

 He was a little reluctant, though he came anyway. With Ryo’s help we got the strap off of Calendrile. He thanked us for saving despite the fact that I told him now we were even.  I told him every thing. Some things he knew and others he didn’t. He was willing to help us rescue the others though I don’t think that it was because Link killed his uncle in the fire temple.

 

“I’m just wondering how can you be friends? I mean you kill dragons and dragons kill Hylians.”

 

“Well we are friends just because we are different from the others. I’m a friend with you and tradition calls for me to kill you or you to kill me. Its just prejudice, one of the dumbest thing humans and Hylians came up with. Its not fair to judge someone just because they look different.”

 

That keep the two of them quiet for a while. We were coming across the bridge and noticed there were no guards. Just boulders blocking the way. And an inscription. ‘TRY AS YOU MIGHT ONLY THOSE WHO KNOW OUR SONG OF THE TEMPLE CAN PASS.’ I tried to figure out what it meant. The only song the Gerudos know is the Requiem of Spirit. Ryo and Calendrile were looking for another way into the fortress although found none. I took out my ocarina to play the Requiem of Spirit. Ryo and Calendrile were having an argument and Calendrile pushed Ryo harder than he wanted to and Ryo knocked into me. The ocarina was knocked out of my hands and broke. Now how would we get to the others?

 

Chapter fourteen: The Rescue

 

I was getting really upset. There was no way we would get pasted the boulders now. And Ryo wasn’t helping. He was still arguing with Calendrile. If there only was a way to open the path. I started to hum the bar for Zelda’s lullaby. It stopped Ryo and Calendrile from arguing.

 

“Andrea why don’t you try to sing the Requiem of Spirit.” Said Ryo

 

“My voice isn’t that good.”

 

 

“There’s no time for humility if you want to save Link, who knows what they’re doing to him now…..”  said Calendrile

 

          The Gerudo guards sent down a rope and told Link to grab. Then they roughly grabbed him and took him to see Queen Laura.

 

“So this is the boy who defeated my husband. Well he doesn’t look strong enough to defeat a flea.” Said Queen Laura

Then she slapped him on the face. The Gerudos locked him up.

 

“Now tell us where that darling sister of your is.” Asked Queen Laura us a sweet voice.

 

“Do you think I would tell a witch like you” Link spat out

 

          To say the least Queen Laura was not happy. She took out a strange, red stone and place it right on Link’s shoulder. It was the fire stone a rare stone found only in the mouth of an active volcano. The pain was immense…

 

“You know that you could get kill if my voice cracks.”

 

“Andrea you’ll do fine, just try It.” Said Ryo

 

“Alright.” I said and I started to sing the Requiem of Spirit. The boulders moved and the path was cleared.

 

“Now all we need is a distraction,” I said while looking at Ryo and Calendrile….

 

Link nearly passed out because of the burning power of the stone Laura had. Laura was happy to hear the hero cry out in pain…

 

“*Groans*”

 

“Andrea what’s wrong?” said Calendrile

 

“Laura is trying to find out where I am. Link didn’t tell her so she is torturing him now. We have to find him.”

 

“Aright here’s the plan.” Whispered Calendrile “ Ryo and I will create a distraction. Andrea do you know where the ‘jail’ is?”

 

“Yes I know where the others are held. I don’t think that Link is with the others.”

 

“That could be a problem.”