"This Great Fairy was... weird," Ukyo said, as she and Tatl walked out of the Fairy Spring's cave.
"Maybe," Tatl shrugged. "But she really helped out, did she?"
"Well, I am happy that I learned a new battle technique and all... but I would prefer to meet some NORMAL people for a change. You know... fairies, Kokiri, Dekus... those kind of people." She sighed. "I guess I really miss the forest already."
"Hey, you're not the only one," Tatl protested. "Just thinking about how many things Tael might screw up without my wise guidance makes me worry."
"Your wise guidance," Ukyo nodded. "Uh-huh... right..."
"Are you trying to...?" But then Tatl stopped herself in mid-sentence. "What the...?"
Ukyo looked to where her fairy companion was looking to... and gasped. There, on top of Death Mountain's rocky ridge, sat the biggest owl she had ever seen. The bird was easily as big as a cow.
"Hoo hoo," the owl began to speak. "Greetings, young one!"
"That's... a talking owl," Ukyo mumbled.
"I hope you are not too surprised," the big bird chuckled. "But I have the feeling that our meeting was predestined by the gods. I am called Kaepora Gaebora. May I ask for your names, my friends?"
"Um... I'm Tatl, and this is my friend Ukyo," Tatl replied, a little bit intimidated by the large presence of the bird.
Ukyo just continued to mutter: "That's a talking owl..."
"Ukyo," Kaepora Gaebora nodded. "You know, I can feel a strong will and an even stronger sense of justice within your heart. I believe you might be a child of destiny... but more about that later. I am here because I felt you might need a lift. If you want to go down to the bottom of the mountain, just hold onto my claws, and I'll take you right back to Kakariko village."
"What do you say, Ukyo?" Tatl asked her friend. "Sounds better than just walking all the way back, right?"
Ukyo stared at her companion. "That's a talking owl!"
"Yes, I believe we all established that fact," the owl said. "Now, as I said, would you like my assistance?"
"C'mon!" Tatl shouted. "Let's get off this mountain already!"
Ukyo looked at her fairy, shook her head and firmly pointed her index finger at the big bird. "THAT... is a bloody talking OWL!"
"Your point?" the owl asked.
Ukyo knew no answer for that question. She shook her head again. "Oh heck... never mind. I didn't actually expect something normal. So, we use a giant, talking owl to get back to the bottom of the mountain. Big deal..." She sighed. "Oh well, why not? Take me down, Kappy!"
Kaepora Gaebora sweatdropped. "Um... right. Okay then, hold on tight!"
Ukyo did as he said, and only seconds later, she was flying through the fresh mountain air, grabbing onto the owl's legs, all the while chanting: "I'mgonnafallI'mgonnafall..."
When they saw the roofs of Kakariko village appearing, Ukyo felt ready to throw up.
"Urk..." she mumbled. "I don't feel so good... quick, put me down there!"
"Umm... you want me to put you down on a roof?"
"I don't care where, but if you don't land right now, I'm gonna barf all over your feathers. So LAND ALREADY!"
The owl sighed. "Oh well... it's your decision." And he simply dropped his young passenger on one of the village's roofs.
"Ouch!" Ukyo yelped. "You could have been a bit more gentle, you know?"
The wise owl flew a circle above her head, while Tatl came flitting down next to her. "Hoo hoo! We'll meet again, child!" he shouted. "Always remember: You are a child of destiny!" And then he flew away.
After her stomach had calmed down a little bit, Ukyo looked up to where the big bird had vanished and shook her head. "I don't know about you, Tatl... but I think that guy was more than nuts."
"I don't know..." Tatl muttered. "Somehow, I have the feeling that there was more to him than meets the eye..."
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"So, let me get this straight..." Akane frowned as she and the others were walking out of Jabu-Jabu's belly. "You've been cursed in a spring... and now you turn into a Zora girl every time you get splashed with cold water?"
Ranko shrugged. "That's about it."
"But..." Akane scratched her head. "If you're really a Hylian boy, how can you be that girl's sister... I mean, brother?"
"Um... that's a long story!"
Meanwhile, Ruto looked at Link with a longing smile. "You... you looked really cool, back in there."
Link blinked. Now why did he feel so uncomfortable all of a sudden? "Uh... thanks, I guess."
"You know..." the Zora princess blushed a bluish tinge. "I might actually like you... but only a little bit! So, if you want... I might give you a present, if you like."
"Really?" Link asked. "Wow, neat! Um... can I wish for something?"
"S-sure, why not?" Ruto giggled and turned her head around.
"Okay... then, can I have that stone of yours? The Spiritual Stone?"
"You want to have the Zora Sapphire?" Ruto asked in astonishment. "W-well, I... O-okay... You can have it!" She raised her right hand, which still held on to the shining gem. "This is my most precious possession, okay? So this is a big honor... My mother told me to give it to the man who will become my husband. You might call it the 'Zora Engagement Ring'.
"Uh..." Link scratched his head, not really understanding. "Okay... sounds great!"
"Really?" Ruto beamed at Link. "Oh wow, that's wonderful! Okay then, it's yours!"
And she handed her most prized possession over to the naive forest kid, a smile and big blush on her cute face.
Link didn't really notice her smiling face at all, he took the sapphire and smirked as he looked at it. "Oh wow! That means our mission is complete now! Now we can go back to..."
"Ruto!" the queen's voice interrupted his thoughts, as she came running towards the small group, just as they left the big mouth of the now gentle whale. "Ranko! Oh, I was so worried! Are you all right?"
Link watched how Nodoka hugged her two daughters. Rut hugged her back, while Ranko only seemed to be embarrassed. As the young boy was watching the scene in front of him, he sighed.
Navi sat down on his shoulder. "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh," Link murmured. "It's just... Looking at them, I wonder how it is like, to have family. There's nothing like that in the forest... the only parent we ever knew was the Deku Tree..." He felt depressed when he thought about the fate of the big guardian tree.
"Don't worry," Navi tried cheering him up. "You still have me, you know? And Saria and Ukyo... and all your other Kokiri friends."
Link sighed. "Still... when I see Ruto and her sis hugging their mom, I have the feeling that I'm missing something..."
----
Ganondorf was sitting on a big stone throne inside of the Spirit Temple. His eyes were closed, but he wasn't asleep. He was thinking about his future...
Suddenly, his eyes opened. With a sudden movement, he stood up.
"Great Master?" the twin witches asked as they turned around with their brooms. "Is something the matter?"
"It is time," the Gerudo king stated. "Barinade is dead. I just felt his life force die away."
"Which means..." Kotake murmured.
"Yes." Ganondorf grinned. "I have the strong feeling that those children have gathered all of the Spiritual Stones. Our chance to strike has come. We shall leave immediately!"
In a dramatic pose, he threw his cloak to the side, as his arm made an impressive gesture. "Our destination is... Hyrule!"
"All hail Ganondorf!" the witches cheered and laughed.
Shortly after, Ganondorf and the twins left the Spirit Temple through its main entrance.
In front of them, one half of his army was already waiting. Lizalfos and Dinolfos were brandishing their weapons and were hissing viciously, while the undead Stalfos skeleton knights simply glared out of their empty, but glowing eyeholes. The ghostly Poes and the evil magicians of the Wizzrobe cult were floating above them. They were all ready to join with the Gerudo warriors at Gerudo Fortress, and to slaughter all Hylians that would be standing in their way.
Ganondorf raised his giant blade and bellowed a war cry, which was being answered by every monstrous member of his army.
He then turned back around to the two witches. "You two go back and complete the corruption ritual. I can deal with the king's troops by myself."
"But, my lord," Koume whined. "I was so looking forward to burn the king's soldiers in your name..."
"Leave the ritual to the Poe Sisters!" Kotake shouted. "We will show you our power, Lord Ganondorf!"
"No!!" Ganondorf almost bellowed. "You stay behind! The corruption of Princess Kodachi is a vital part of my plans... I can't count on those ghosts to complete the task by themselves. You have to watch that everything goes according to plan."
Koume and Kotake were very disappointed, but they didn't dare defying their lord's orders, so they bowed and said: "Yes, master..."
Deep below them, in the ritual chamber, Kodachi's body twitched in agony as her skin color slowly changed into a sickly green...
----
"KODACHI!"
Zelda gasped in shock as she awoke from her slumber.
The door opened and her confidant entered her chamber. "Princess," she shouted. "Did something happen?"
"I-it's Kodachi..." the princess whispered. "I just had a terrible dream, Impa... I saw my sister, lying in some dark room, surrounded by dark shadows... and she was in pain. She was suffering, Impa! What can we do? We have to help her!"
Impa thought about it. By now, she knew that Zelda's dreams sometimes were of a prophetic nature. But still... even if her sister was being tortured somewhere, in an unknown place, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it as long as they didn't know where that place was.
Zelda stood up and walked over to the window. "Link... Ukyo... and Akane... I hope you'll return very soon." She closed her eyes. "I have the feeling something terrible is coming at us, Impa... I'm afraid."
The princess didn't know how right she was, as the Gerudo troops and their dark allies were already marching through Gerudo valley... and as soon as they reached the Castle Town, not even the brave warriors of the king would be able to stop them.
But the throne of Hyrule wasn't enough for Ganondorf... the greedy Gerudo king really only had one big goal in mind: To open the gates within the Temple of Time, and to find the Golden Power that was waiting in the Sacred Realm... the Triforce!
----
In the dungeon of Hyrule Castle, one of the guards turned around his head in irritation as he heard the prisoner's muttering voice behind the massive steel dor of his cell.
"He will free me..." Kuno mumbled. "My lord will come for me, and then we will free the kingdom from filth like the Sheikah and the Zora... all traitors will fall down to my feet! And I... I will kill them all, in the name of the king... and my lord!"
The guard shuddered as the insane boy started his blabbering all over from the beginning. Why did he have to guard that guy of all people? The way he was babbling was giving him the creeps...
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