PART I: A PROMISE
The Hero of Time had saved the world and no one knew…
Navi as Link stepped from the Sanctuary of Time floated off, leaving The Lad since she had fulfilled her purpose in helping guide him. The Hero of Time felt a great sorrow fill his heart as he watched his friend disappear into the ray of light.
The Lad returning to Kokiri Forest sat in a log as tear dropped from his eyes on to moss. He had traveled through space and time, and had a great adventure. Now he was alone as before.. when he heard some laughter. The Young Link made his way to a great log that was imbedded in a great rock wall. Inside he he rollsd out on to pavers of purist white, the room itself was hewn of stone, and two great lampstands burning with a moss green flames. Before him a pool of blue sparkling water.
Reaching for the Ocarina, he pulled out one, looking at the holes, and bowing hus head he threw it in and turned to leave, a tear rolling down his eye.
Suddenly a tune began to play:
The Boy paused and turned when rising out of the water was a figure of such enchanting beauty, her hair fell in three long separate flows of pink, her skin like the mason stones of white and her breasts, and lower regions covered in ivy. She floated in air, her feet clade in brown leather boots.
“You returned!”
The Lad looked at her in awe, he remembered many great fairies in his quest, this one he had forgotten, he was ashamed to say.
“Can I heal you of any wounds?”
Link shook his head.
She looking at his downcast expression and reached out with her hand.
“You look so sad..”
Link looking up at her with his big blue eyes said,
“I lost a friend..”
The Great Fairy floated on to her side and held her head with her hand, her finger nails pink like her hair and almost glowing.
“Your friend.. was a fairy?”
Link nodded,
“Navi..”
The Great Fairy leaning forward said,
“Navi.. I know her.”
Link suddenly felt stirred,
“Could you find her?!”
The Great Fairy rubbed her soft chin.
“Yes.. I can.”
Link raised his hand,
“Great! Let’s go!”
The Great Fairy sighed,
“I am afraid that is impossible.. I cannot leave this place.”
Link’s ears lowered like leaves about to fall.
“There has to be a way!” shouted The Little Hero of Time.
The Fairy laughed,
“There is one.. if a Man visits and takes my hand, the spell keeping me here will break.”
Link shuffled his boots.
“Uh.. I am a boy.”
The Great Fairy nodded,
“Seven years it would take.. seven long.. lonely years.”
Link held his index finger under his lip and said,
“I will be back then, I promise.”
The Great Fairy responded,
“Do not make a promise to a Fairy if you know you cannot keep it.”
Link looking at her intently said,
“I will return.”
The Young Hero made his way out of the Forest and headed to Kakariko Village, there he entered The Temple of Time, approaching the pedestal with a sword protruding out of it. The handle and crossbar were perriwinkle purple, with diamond of gold like a double sided arrowhead. Link leapt up, his hand hanging from quillions that looked like wings, he then took the handle and pivoted his boots on the pedestal to pull it pit when a great blue light swirled around him and he felt his body levitate and fall into a white pool where and great black hands swirled around churning the milk like liquid, when rising out was a figure in a green tunic and cap, and landed on a cold slab with the Master Sword in hand. He looked into the flat of the blade, his reflection startling him.
Seven years had passed.. and that meant. He rushed outside, the world much the same as it was, with people older, including him. He headed back to Kokiri Forest, and saw vined has covered the hole that lead therein. Taking his weapon he cut at them and tried to fit, but his body was too big. The irony, as a child he could enter, but could not set her free, now he could set her free and could not enter.
The Hero contemplated how to proceed, when he saw a Bomb Flower, it was as if the Golden Goddesses had sent divine intervention! Taking one, he set it at the enterance, the fuse lighting and then it exploding. It made a great crack, and yet he needed more, he returned to flower that regrew another bomb like bulb and set it in place, repeating this several times, with the sound of boom! Shaking the forest and rock. At last there was a hole large enough that he could wiggle through. Inside there was darkness, the two great lamps lomg gone out, and the water was still. Ivy grew over the Great Triforce seal.
The Adult Hero shouted,
“Hello? I have returned! I kept my promise Great Fairy.”
There was no response.
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