Link was taking another look at the picture he had found in the Water Temple.
"Now, stop worrying about that thing," Ukyo said as they approached Kakariko Village. "While this is the first time I've ever time travelled, I think I already know that it can be pretty mind-boggling."
"No joke," Akane huffed. "I'm still not used to this small body or..." She cursed when she tripped over a rock. "Or these short legs..." she grumbled.
"I know I probably won't find out too soon what this picture is all about..." Link murmured. "It's just that, every time I look at this image, I..." He shook his head. "I dunno... oh well, maybe you're right, I should stop worrying..." He sighed and put the picture back into his bag.
Together, they walked through the village gate. Akane blinked. "You know... it's pretty weird, seeing the village like this... I mean, just an hour ago, we left here, and everything was as it should be... and now, not even all of the houses are finished yet, carpenters are running around everywhere... and there's no sign that the houses have ever burned."
"You've got to remember, this is seven years before Bongo Bongo's attack," Navi told the young Sheikah girl. "If we go to the Shadow Temple now, neither the Shadow Demon nor your mother will be there."
"Yeah, we've got to find the Lens of Truth," Link nodded.
"All right," Ukyo sighed. "Let's get this over with..."
"Well, well..." Tatl muttered. "Well, well, well..."
Navi frowned. "Why do you keep saying that?" she asked the yellow fairy.
Tatl grinned. "Because that's where we have to go to: Into the well!"
Everyone groaned.
Akane shivered. "V-very s-spooky down here..." she stuttered.
Tatl raised an eyebrow. "Don't tell me you're scared."
"Of course I'm not!" Akane grumbled. "A Sheikah warrior doesn't fear anything! It's just, well... this darkness is somewhat... oppressive, isn't it?"
"I could imagine nicer places to visit," Ukyo agreed. "But Tatl's right, I've never seen you this nervous before."
"Maybe it's because you're in a child's body now," Navi said to Akane. "And your mind might also work like that of a child."
"Th-that's stupid!" Akane protested. "I'm in control of my actions and feelings, and I'm old enough to know that I'm skilled enough to handle every monster that is waiting for us... I shouldn't be scared at all."
"Tell that to your legs," Tatl chuckled. "They are shaking like leaves."
"Um, that was just a Sheikah training routine..." Akane claimed.
"Suuure it was..." Ukyo smirked.
They continued to walk along the long, damp and dark corridor they had found at the bottom of the well. Not too much light was penetrating the darkness, and piles of dirt and rubble were scattered across the floor. Every now and then, a rat scampered past their feet.
"Yuck!" Ukyo retched. "I'm not saying that the places we've been in were very cozy, but this tunnel is disgusting!"
Link shrugged. "After you've walked through the innards of a whale, this is nothing."
They reached an intersection. "Where to now?" Ukyo wondered.
Link raised his finger and pointed at the different tunnels. "Eenie, meenie, minie, moe..."
"Stop that!" Ukyo shouted. "We can't just walk blindly..."
Link shrugged. "Well, you got a better plan?"
"Francoise!"
"Um, did you say anything?" Link asked Ukyo.
The Okonomiyaki chef shook her head. "Nope, not a single word."
"Then who...?"
Akane's teeth were chattering. 'Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh, what if there are ghosts down here...' She shook her head. 'Get a hold of yourself, Akane... you're a skilled Sheikah warrior, and your mother has sealed a Shadow Demon... beating a Poe or some other ghost should be a piece of cake.'
"Francoise, Francoise!"
Just then, a pink figure came floating past them and disappeared in the darkness.
Everyone blinked.
Link raised his finger. "Um, wasn't that...?"
Ukyo nodded. "Yeah, I think so... that was Azusa, the Poe girl we met in the Forest Temple."
Tatl frowned. "That was her, all right... the stupid bimbo who kidnapped my brother!"
The Hero of Time scratched his head. "But, how can she be here...?"
"Time travel, Link..." Navi sighed. "There's no reason why she shouldn't be here, seven years before we're going to meet her. Also, she hasn't kidnapped Tael yet... or even met him, for that matter."
"But that item she carried..." Akane spoke up. "Is it just me, or did it look like..."
"A lens?" Ukyo asked. "No, it's not just you, I saw it, too."
"So that means we have to follow that wacko of a Poe to get the Lens of Truth?" Tatl groaned. "This is just great..."
"Well, she didn't seem that bad back when we met her," Link said. "Maybe we can ask her to give it to us."
"Right, and turtles can fly..." Tatl muttered.
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