"Are you sure you can't break your cage?" Saria asked as she struggled against her bonds.
Konatsu shook the bars from the cage he was imprisoned in, and which was hanging from the ceiling, then he shook his head. "Sorry, I tried my best. The bars won't budge."
"Well, it was worth a try..." the green-haired Kokiri girl sighed. "I suppose the best chance we have is to hope that someone will come and rescue us..."
Konatsu stayed silent for a while, then he said: "You... are still thinking about Link, aren't you?"
"Well, of course I do!" Saria said. "I gave him my Fairy Ocarina... and he promised he would come back."
"See, I would be as happy as you if he and Ukyo were to return to the forest one day... but... it has been seven years. Do you actually think they would just choose this day to come back?"
Saria looked down. "Well, I suppose it's just my hope... I always hoped that Link would come back, and I would give everything if he would come back today."
"I... guess I know what you mean," the Deku ninja nodded.
Just then, the door opened and a tall, armored figure entered the room.
Saria frowned. "We told you everything we know. Why don't you let us go yet?"
Phantom Ganon smirked. "It's always advantageous to have a hostage ready... but in your case, I have a special reason. There is a certain someone who had given my master so much trouble... and we need you to lure him into a little trap."
"Who are you talking about?" Saria asked in confusion. "I never left the forest... the only people I know are Kokiri, Fairies and Dekus."
The Phantom laughed. "I admit, I wouldn't have believed that this little troublemaker would come from a backwater village like this... and even one that's populated by Kokiri. Well, I have to admit, my master wouldn't have anticipated either that such a young little boy would be able to free that giant tree from his infestation (even if it was too late), free the whale guardian of the fish folk from my lovely mind-control parasite, and broke Lord Ganondorf's control over the ranch. We already hoped that he would be trapped within the Sacred Realm forever, but that last action was what informed us about his return."
Saria was starting to suspect who that 'little boy' Ganondorfs double was talking about could be.
"You couldn't possibly mean... Link?"
"A really pesky little brat, together with that fairy of his. And the other girl that's travelling with him... Bah, how shameful for the Dodongos that they were bested by a little girl with an oversized cooking utensil."
That proved it. He WAS talking about Link and Ukyo. "Wh-what do you mean, they came back? Where have they been for all those years? And how do you know I am their friend in the first place?"
"It's not that hard to read a person's mind as the people believe," Phantom Ganon sneered. "My lord is a real master when it comes to explore a person's mind, so that even I, merely an extension of his will, with only a fragment of his true powers, am able to look at your thoughts." He laughed. "Then again, you Kokiri never had too complex things on your mind."
Saria again tried to free her hands from the bonds that bound her to the metal bars of the fence that surrounded the central platform of the room, but to no avail. "Why are you so certain that Link is coming here? He could easily be in a completely different corner of Hyrule."
"I seriously doubt that, girl," Phantom Ganon said. "Why, I wouldn't wonder if he's close to the temple gates, at this very moment..."
----
"MOBLIN NO BAKA!"
THWACK!
Link watched with satisfaction as the muscular monster flew high over the forest's treetops, vanishing in the distance.
"Not bad," he said approvingly. "But I guess Akane would have done it with a bit more topspin..."
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind," Ukyo grinned.
----
"And that's why we need you as a decoy, so he would step right into the trap we have prepared for him," Phantom Ganon laughed.
"He won't fall for that," Saria said with faith. "Link's too smart to fall for your stupid traps."
"Yes, and Ukyo is with him. They will watch out for each other," Konatsu added from above.
Phantom Ganon threw the little ninja an annoyed glance, then he concentrated back on his green-haired hostage. "Well, if you must know, there's also another reason why Veran captured you in the forest."
"And what reason would that be?"
The phantom grinned. "Ever heard of the prophecy of the Sages? They say that when the Golden Power falls into the 'wrong hands', and the land Hyrule is overcome with darkness and chaos, the destined Sages will awaken in their respective temples and aid the chosen hero to bring back peace to Hyrule."
He laughed. "Well we can't let that happen, can we? If the Sages were to help that so-called 'Chosen', my master's glorious rule would surely end, so his servants and I make sure that every single one of them will die a slow, painful and horrible death."
Phantom Ganon now grinned like evil incarnate.
"And how does that concern me?" Saria asked. "I don't know any of those Sages you talked about."
"I beg to differ," Phantom Ganon intervened. "As far as I know, you could be the Sage of the Forest."
Saria stared at him in disbelief.
"Why, didn't you ever use some strange powers you couldn't explain otherwise? Didn't you use those powers to communicate with the forest? Didn't you let plants grow and weren't you able to summon rain?"
"That... that doesn't prove anything," Saria protested. "You... you can't actually believe I am..."
"What? Where else do you suppose your powers come from if not from your destiny as a Sage? Did you believe you would be Farore's favorite Kokiri or what?" He laughed long and loudly. "No, no, I'm quite sure of it: You are the Sage of the Forest, my dear!"
He knelt down in front of her, grabbed her chin with his powerful hand and stared right into her green eyes. "And because of that, you are one of my master's most threatening enemies... and as such must be eliminated!"
He chuckled. "But don't worry, I won't kill you... yet! We still need you to lure your friend into our trap, after all But after that..."
Saria struggled with all her might against the chains that were binding her to the metal fence. "You... you can't do this to me! Please, you MUST have the wrong one... I assure you I am not the Sage you are looking for!"
"Oh, please!" the Phantom mocked as he stood up. "Do you really expect me to believe that?"
"She is right!" a voice from above suddenly said. "She isn't the Sage of the Forest!"
Phantom Ganon narrowed his eyes as he looked up to Konatsu's cage. "Huh? And how can you be so sure of that, little Deku?"
Konatsu looked back at him fiercely. "I know that because... I am the Sage you are looking for!"
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(Posted Thu, 03 May 2007 16:29)
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