After finding the second torch, our heroes continued to wander along the halls and corridors, routinely slashing and pounding any monster they came across. It was kinda boring, but they had nothing better to do until they found the next Poe.
And it finally gave Tael the chance to talk to his sister.
"Tatl, where have you been for all those years?" he asked. "And how could Ukyo and Link grow up like that? Saria and all the other Kokiri didn't change one bit."
"It's a long story, bro," Tatl sighed. "But to make it short, we found an old piece of ancient weaponry, Link is now the hero of time and we had to wait seven years until we could start our quest."
"You... couldn't even have come for a visit?" Tael asked.
Tatl shook her head. "Fraid not, little bro. And I would really like to know why Link changed like that, too. As for Ukyo, you remember how we found her in the forest that day, right?"
"Oh... you're right," Tael nodded. "She's not a Kokiri, she's a Hylian."
"Right," Tatl said. "Now... I'm curious about Link. Could it be that he too is a...?"
"Hey!" Tatl winced. That annoying voice could only belong to Navi. She turned around to face the blue fairy and asked: "What?"
Navi smiled and shrugged. "Nothing, I was just wondering what you two were talking about."
"Nothing we would share with a flying dictionary like you," Tatl grumbled.
Navi frowned. "That's not very nice, you know?"
"And why should I care?"
"Um, girls... can't we just all be nice to each other?" Tael asked.
"No!" the two females yelled at him.
"If you are done arguing, I think you should take a look at this," Ukyo shouted.
"Oh, what now?" Tatl grumbled and flew over to the Okonomiyaki chef.
Ukyo gestured at the big painting that was hanging above their heads. "You think this is supposed to be some sort of clue?" she asked.
Tatl looked up at the painting. Navi flew at her side. "That's the picture of another Poe," she said.
"Thank you, Miss Obvious, we couldn't have figured that out without your help!" Tatl groaned.
"Sheesh, I only want to help! What is it with you?"
"Nothing, you are just annoying!"
"Are all female fairies like this?" Link asked Tael in a hushed voice.
"I don't think so," Tael replied. "It's just that sis can be... cranky at times when she's irritated. Maybe she just needs a nice cup of Herbal Deku Tea to calm down..."
"Deku... that reminds me..." Ukyo scratched her head. "Do you know how Konatsu is faring after all those years? And more important, do you know where Saria is? We've been searching for her the whole time..."
Tael sighed and nodded. "Yes, I know where both of them are, but you won't like it..."
"WHERE?" Ukyo and Link shouted at once.
Tael winced. "No need to yell! Well, you know, there was this dark sorceress, Veran... she led the monsters that attacked the forest, she and this phantom..."
"Get to the point already," Link shouted. "Where is Saria?"
"I'm... I'm sorry, Link, but we... we got captured, all of us. I was being put into that bottle you got from the Poe girl, and Konatsu and Saria were brought to the temple's deepest chamber."
"Damn!" Ukyo grimaced. "That's exactly where we can't go yet."
"You said it," Link replied. "Not yet. But after we found the remaining two torches, we will go down there and save them."
"And now that we resolved that, can we finally get back to that painting?" Tatl asked impatiently.
"Right, sorry..." Link murmured and looked up at the picture. "You know, these eyes are creepy... almost as if it was alive."
"I don't know," Tael said. "I kinda like the style. I think it's a cute picture of a cute Poe."
"Why, thank you!" a mysterious voice suddenly spoke out of nowhere.
"What? Who's there?" Ukyo shouted in alarm.
"The painting!" Link shouted, took his bow, drew an arrow and fired it at the picture.
"Ouch!" a high voice shouted, and then the painting flipper over, revealing yet another Poe in a pink dress. "That hurt!"
"What is it with your pink dresses?" Tatl wondered. "Is that color all the rage with you Poes now?"
The Poe pouted. "Don't you like it?"
Ukyo stepped forth and grabbed her spatula. "Let's keep this short, okay? Just give us your torch and we'll be on our way!"
Tsubasa smirked. "I think it's not going to be that easy. You have to play by the rules if you want that torch."
"You wanna fight?" Link asked and drew his blade.
Tsubasa wagged his finger. "Now that is just rude! Why does everyone have to resort to violence all the time? Let's make this... a little game!"
Ukyo blinked. "A game?"
Saria panted as she ran through the corridor. That falling ceiling had nearly squashed her flat. And then those Skulltulas...
"How big is this temple?" she wondered. "I just wanna find Link and Ukyo..." She had tried teleporting around the temple various times, but always found herself in another, unknown room, with no sign of her friends anywhere.
She groaned, and leaned against a wall. "Maybe I should just take a break..."
She closed her eyes for a while and just waited. Then she opened her eyes again.
And saw the ugly thing that was dropping down on her from the ceiling.
"YAAAAAHHH!" she screamed and jumped away in time. The giant, hideous hand that came down from above landed directly next to her, missing her barely. Then it crawled around on its fingers like some disgusting crab.
"Eeeewwwww!" Saria shrieked and gave the Wallmaster a firm kick that sent it flying. She then quickly opened the next door and ran away.
"What is it with all those disgusting creatures?" she whined. "If only I could just go home..."
She ran through the corridor, opened yet another door... and looked at her friends Link and Ukyo.
She could also see their fairy friends, including Tael... and a floating Poe in a pink dress.
She blinked. "Link? Ukyo?" Why were they so tall?
Link gasped when he heard her voice. "S-saria?"
Tsubasa smirked. "Ah, a volunteer! Welcome to tonight's game show, my dear! You will help me with taking care of my special guests."
"What are you talking about?" Saria muttered.
Tsubasa grinned, hit the wall behind him, and then, colorful boxes came dropping from the ceiling. One of them dropped down directly on Saria, trapping her inside.
"Gah!" she gasped. "What is this?" She tried using Farore's Wind to teleport out of the box, but found that she couldn't.
"Those boxes are magically protected against all kinds of magic, weapons or explosives," Tsubasa smirked. "Now watch closely. Do you remember where the Kokiri girl was in just now? Because now we are going to... SHUFFLE!"
And just as he said, the various boxes shuffled around, making it hard to keep track of the single one Saria was trapped in.
When the boxes finally stopped, Tsubasa giggled... and disappeared.
"Now choose a box," his voice echoed from somewhere. "If you find me, the torch will be yours. Find the girl, and she will be saved. But be warned, you only have one minute until her box disappears. Time starts running... right NOW!"
"Hey!" Link protested. "That's not fair!"
"Still we have no choice but to play along," Ukyo grimaced. "You know what he said about Saria's box disappearing... we have to find her before that."
"Easier said than done..." Link murmured. He approached one of the multi-colored boxes, hesitated for a second... then opened its lid.
He gasped in surprise when suddenly, a madly cackling skull with wings came jumping out of the box at him. He winced, grabbed the Master Sword and sliced the Bubble in two.
"Oh, did I forget to mention?" Tsubasa snickered. "There are several... surprises hidden within the other boxes, so you should be careful which one you'll open."
"Well, that's just great..." Ukyo sighed.
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