Fan Fiction ❯ Awakening Spells ❯ Realizations ( Chapter 4 )

The Legend of Zelda

Awakening Spells

By Rez

Chapter Four

It was evening now, and the wind had taken control of itself again. It was now blowing at Link's back, urging him to go on to the Ocean Village, known for its Ocean Temple. He snickered for a moment.

`It looks as if the Wind wants to help me…' he thought, but then he stopped his snickering and made a serious look ahead of the path. `But I don't think it can… Only I can save Tetra now…'

Link sighed, looking to the ground in front of him, then back up the trail.

Behind him, Mezu and Jezu were getting a little worried about him.

"Do you think he'll be all right? Without Tetra… He'll never find the-" Jezu began, but Mezu bonked her over the head with her little fist.

"Yes, Jezu! I know that! But… He must try… If he doesn't, then he'll never be reunited with Tetra, and he'll never find the one true gift that will save him…" Mezu whispered with not all of her hopes gone.

The two fairies sighed, how could this possibly work?

"Hey, you two! We're here!" Link yelled over his shoulder.

Mezu and Jezu screamed, flying into the Empty Bottle in his pocket. Link chuckled, putting the cork over the bottle and walking into the village. He looked around; the fairies were right! This place was swarming with merchants! He looked at the booths when something caught his eye.

Link walked over to one of the many booths, looking at the items on the counter. He smiled when he saw an item that brought joy to all, the Joy Pendent. He looked to the woman behind the counter and asked.

"How much for a Joy Pendent?"

"50 Rupees. Are you thinking of giving that to someone?" the woman asked with a grin.

Link made a surprised look, a slight blush appearing on his face. He looked at the Joy Pendent, and then smiled.

"Yeah…"

He took out a Purple Rupee and handed it to the woman, taking the only Joy Pendent in the whole darn village and putting it in his pocket.

`I wonder how long it'll be until I see her again… But when I do, I'll have to give this to her… I hope she'll like it…' Link thought, but then a thought struck him. He looked to the woman and asked. "Umm… Miss? Is your name Nayru?"

The girl who looked at least 16-years-old made a surprised look.

"Yes, it is. But how did you know that?"

"Miss Nayru, I was sent here by two of the Elemental Fairies to find you." Link admitted in a whisper, he didn't want anyone else to hear.

"What?!" Nayru asked, looking to the left and right.

She then opened the door to the house behind her, turning around and motioning him to follow her. Link nodded and ran around the counter and into the house.

Once Nayru closed the door, she locked it and asked.

"Which Elemental Fairies were they?"

"See for yourself!" Link spoke with a grin, pulling off the cork of the Empty Bottle and letting Mezu and Jezu out.

"Link, why did you-" Mezu yelled, but then noticed that it was just them and Nayru in the room. "Nayru! Dear, I hope you don't have any work to do, because boy, does Link have a story to tell!"

Nayru pulled on Mezu's red wing and said.

"You really have a knack for being annoying, you know that?"

"Yes, I do! Please, you have to hear Link out! He needs your Pearl!" Mezu yelled, struggling to get her wing out of Nayru's fingers.

"My what? Wait a minute… Don't tell he's that Hero of Winds Kezu kept telling me about…"

"He is, Miss Nayru! Please, you must hear what he has to tell you…" Jezu piped, making a hopeful look.

Nayru sighed. "Fine…" she looked to Link and folded her arms. "So, what's the deal?"

Link then told her about coming to slay Gornon, but while journeying to find him, his partner Tetra got kidnapped by one of Gornon's minions. Nayru's eyes widened when she heard that part about Tetra.

"Is this… Tetra girl the one you were planning on giving the Joy Pendent to?"

"Would you laugh at me is I said yes?" Link asked, looking at the floor.

"Naa… I just think it's kind of sweet… Coming to slay Gornon, getting your girlfriend kidnapped… Now you're going to try to save her and give her that pendent! That Is So Sweet!" Nayru exclaimed, smiling ear-to-ear.

"Nayru… The pearl…" Mezu reminded.

"Huh? Oh, right! Excuse me for a moment…" Nayru spoke, running through another door.

Link stared, then looked to Mezu and Jezu.

"Nayru's Pearl? Wait a minute, Nayru's Pearl is back on the other side of the Great Sea!"

"That was a duplicate, Link… It wasn't really fake though! But the one Nayru has is the real one." Jezu explained as she and Mezu flew back into the bottle.

"Well… OK…"

Nayru came running back out to them, holding a ball wrapped in a cloth in her left hand. Link blinked when she hand it to him. He pulled off the cloth and saw the shine of ocean blue energy inside of the baby blue pearl.

"Whoa…" he said in awe.

"Amazing, is it not? You'll need it if you're going to pull off saving your girlfriend."

"M-My girlfriend?! She's not my girlfriend! She's my Best Friend! Best Friend!!" Link snapped, blushing beet red.

"Hah hah! Yeah! Right! You better get going before Gornon does something to her!" Nayru said, lightly pushing him out the door. "Good luck, Link! You're gonna need it!"

Link sighed, looking to the pearl in his hand. Somehow, it reminded him of Tetra. The ocean color reminded him of when they were at sea together. Boy, he really missed her.

Link walked out of the village, letting Mezu and Jezu out of the bottle.

"We're out of the village, no one will catch you."

"All right, thanks Link!" Mezu thanked, smiling and stretching. "So, where were you planning on sleeping tonight? It's kind of late, don't you think?"

"I think we'll have to do it in the woods again… The village shops are closed and I'll bet Nayru doesn't want to have a guest during the night." Link replied, looking to the Black Haven just down the path.

"Umm… Maybe we should just go to a clear spot that isn't in the forest… Look over there…" Jezu said, pointing.

Mezu and Link turned their heads, seeing a whole mob of Bokoblins coming toward them.

"Aw great! Last night it was Moblins, and tonight its Bokoblins! What's next?!" Link yelled, unsheathing his Light Sword.

He ran at the Bokoblins and did a Spin attack to make three or four disappear, then a Jump attack to cut one in half. Another made its way to him from the right, Link did a Horizontal Slice and then a Vertical Slice to the one coming on his left. He repeated this process several times, until there weren't any more Bokoblins to slice.

Link panted, sheathing his Light Sword and looking to the two fairies that had flown up to him.

"Are you OK, Link? I think I remembering seeing one of those things smack you in the stomach!" Mezu asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, Mezu… These things will happen… Especially since I'll be facing a lot of this once I find Gornon…" Link replied, gulping.

He tried to take a step forward, but he wound up falling on one knee. He supported himself up on his other knee as he continued to pant.

`I've lost too much strength… I can barely move… But… I have to…' Link thought, a picture of Tetra appearing in his mind. `I have to… Save her… I have to… Be strong…'

He tried to get to his feet again, but this time he fell completely on the ground, feeling the soft grass on his cheek. Mezu and Jezu flew down to see his face.

"You shouldn't move, Link… We'll put up another barrier while you get some rest." Jezu declared, making a look that said `And-That's-Final!'

Link took a deep breath and grinned slightly, this telling them that he'd do what they said. He closed his eyes and fell asleep immediately.

How tiring it was to fight, but he did dream about fighting Gornon even though he knew not what he looked like. All he could do was dream until he finally reached the Tower that Gornon was hiding in.