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"There's just no end to these guys!" Charles shouted over the sounds of battle.
"Yeah, but they're still no match for us!" Aaron shouted back as he cut through another Moblin. The six men were battling their way through the Spirit Temple and were moving along, slowly. Almost from the instant they walked through the door, they were under attack by Moblins, Stalfos, Dinolfos, and others. Keese were swooping down at them in almost every room.

"We have to keep going! We can't let Ian release Ganon!" Link called back to the group. The men seemed to realize the urgency and they each cut through their enemies. After a lot of fighting, the room was finally clear of all of Ian's, or Ganon's, minions. They ran through the next door and noticed that they were now standing in a large room with a huge statue of a woman in the middle of it. Her hands were outstretched to the sides, palm up. Link knew exactly where he was and where he had to get. But before he could do anything, they were attacked. They were confronted by the same foes as they had fought throughout the entire temple. Killing them was just routine now, but their shear numbers made it much more difficult.

Link blocked a blow from a Stalfos and quickly struck back. The Stalfos was not quick enough to avoid Link's forward stab and was easily destroyed. Link glanced up at the statue and tried to figure a way up it. I guess I'll just have to climb, he thought to himself. Just then, another Stalfos came down on the Hero and knocked him back with his shield. Link pulled himself up off the ground and quickly rid himself of the Stalfos. I have to go now!

"Nick!" Nick turned around to see Link calling him and motioning for him to go over to him. Nick ran as fast as he could through the creatures and stopped beside Link.

"Nick, I need you to cover me! I'm going to climb up the statue and stop Ian!"

"Alright, we'll fend off these guys and then join you when we're done!" Link nodded and sheathed his sword, preparing for the climb. The climb wasn't as difficult as he thought it was going to be, but he was still very cautious. He looked down at the remaining five and saw them easily handling Ganon's minions. Confident that he would be able to stop Ian, Link finished the climb rather quickly and ran through the next door.

They weren't in this room, but Link knew exactly what had happened here so many years ago. Those evil witches called upon their Iron Knuckle to fight Link. When he had disposed of it, he found out that it was Nabooru under their spell. Upon learning this, he felt anger, anger at those damn witches for making him fight a girl. Even if she was a Gerudo and a very skilled fighter, he hated doing it. That's not important right now! I must stop Ian! He ran through the final door.
 
 
 
 
 

    Inside the boss room, Ian was sitting patiently, expecting the Hero to arrive at any minute. Zelda was still chained up, but her spirits were rising. She could here sounds of battle not far away. She knew that Link had finally arrived and would stop all this madness. She smiled a little.

Ian caught sight of her smile, and smiled himself. "Don't get your hopes up, my dear Princess. I didn't really expect those stupid creatures to actually stop your beloved Link. I have a feeling that he will come in here alone, leaving the others behind to finish off the last of my minions. When he does, he will watch me unleash Ganondorf!"

"Link will never let you do that! As long as he lives, Ganon will not reign over Hyrule ever again!"

"Yes, I agree. That is why Ganondorf will kill him the instant he is free of the Seal. Then, with no Hero, Hyrule is doomed to be ours!"

"You think that Ganondorf will share his rule with you?"

"I know he will. He has promised me."

Zelda stared at the thin man and tried to hold back. It was no use. She began to laugh slightly, then a little louder until she was laughing the hardest she ever had in her life. Between breaths, she spoke to Ian.

"You think. that he. promised. you. Ganondorf. promise!. you stupid.. Idiot."

"That's enough!" Ian shouted across the room as he sent a bolt of electricity toward the laughing Zelda. The bolt hit her and she immediately cried out in pain. Ian had no idea he could use magic, but he was enjoying inflicting pain on the defenseless Princess. He shot another bolt, and another, and.

"Stop, Ian! Or I shall kill you!" Ian turned around to see Link standing in the doorway of the room, Master Sword drawn and ready to strike.

"Good, you finally arrived! Just in time!"

"Yeah, just in time to stop you!"

"Ha ha, I highly doubt that. You are just in time for the release of Ganondorf."

"In your dreams, Ian!"

"You cannot stop me, my friend. Quit now and spare yourself some pain."

"Never!" Link pulled his Sword up and charged Ian, who didn't seem scared of the man running at him. Ian simply put his hand up and sent a wave of magic at the Hero. Link was caught by surprise and the magic hit him square in the chest, knocking him back almost twenty feet on his back. He tried to get up and charge again, but he couldn't move a muscle. He struggled to move, but nothing worked.

"How do you like that spell, Link? It's my paralysis spell. Ganondorf gave me the power to use it just as you walked in. I'm a quick learner, don't you think?" Ian grinned at the now motionless Link. Link lay on the ground on his back, with his head turned facing Ian and Zelda. He couldn't even talk. All he could do was breath and look.

"Now, to release the Great King of Evil, the final lock of the Seal. Zelda looked in horror at Link lying motionless on the ground. She then looked over at Ian and became really scared. How could Link ever stop this from happening? It seemed that destiny was working against him this time. She looked back over at Link, and wanted to cry. All he ever wanted was a normal life, one where he didn't have to worry about all the evils in the world. And for the last ten years, he had gotten his wish. He had married Zelda, had a child with her, and would soon help rule Hyrule when Zelda came of age. And now this.

The sound of Ian. no, the sound of Ganondorf. laughing brought her back to reality. She looked over toward Ian who was now taking out all of his gems. He grabbed the Diamond while putting the rest of the gems to the side for the time being. He walked over to the chained up Princess with a wide, evil grin on his face. Link looked on, still unable to move. He supposed there was no chance of the spell wearing off any time soon.

"The time is now. The Seal is about to be broken and the great Ganondorf will reenter this realm." Ian began to chant the same spell on Zelda as he had done on the Sages. Zelda once again tried to wrestle free of her chains. The Diamond rose into the air and a bright white light suddenly appeared, illuminating everything. If he could, Link would have shielded his eyes from the intense light. Zelda felt herself become motionless as the light worked its way over to her. Link followed the light with his eyes and watched it slowly engulf Zelda. And just as sudden as it appeared, the light disappeared back into the Diamond. Link looked over to were Zelda had been, and saw her no more. The Diamond now shined with its own light, much like the other six gems.

However, this time, the Diamond did not settle back down into Ian's hands. It floated over to the other stones and stopped in midair. The other six gems rose from the ground and began to circle the Diamond. Link could see a beautiful array of colors swirling around a central point. If it were under other circumstances, it would be one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen. But, as it was, he looked upon it with hate and disgust. Finally, the gems stopped rotating. They were once again in the position that Link recognized from his first quest. Each gem then emitted a bright light of its color. The beams of light came together at a focal point not to far in front of where Link was lying. The focal point became larger and larger until it became the size of a portal. Link looked with horror as a tall, dark figure stepped through the portal and stood in front of him. Ganondorf. In the distance, the gems fell onto the ground.

"Ah, finally! I have come back to destroy this place. And, of course, you, Link!" Ganondorf smiled evilly, then began to laugh once again. "With the help of that pitiful fool, Ian, I will once again reign over all!"

"With my help of course," Ian said.

"I think not, my little puppet," Ganondorf smirked at the man. "I will rule alone, and no one will be spared!"

"But. but you said that I could rule alongside you!"

"I say lots of things, and almost all of them are lies."

Ian became visibly angry. This was not going as he planned. He figured he would stand by as Ganondorf claimed the throne, then would kill the Evil King and take over the land himself. "Ganondorf! You will not break your promise! I will rule beside you, or I will send you back into that Evil Realm!"

Ganondorf laughed. "You cannot defeat me, you insolent little fool!"

"Oh, yeah? We'll just see about that!" Ian concentrated hard and tried to work some magic onto Ganondorf. Nothing came.

"You idiot! It was I who gave you your powers, and it is I who took them away!"

Ian stood stunned. Why hadn't he thought this through better. Of course he was powerless, he was just a stupid old hermit who wanted more from life. Desperate, Ian decided to run at the Evil King. Ganondorf simply sent a bolt of dark magic at the charging hermit. Ian was struck and sent flying across the room, on the verge of death. Ganondorf chuckled as he saw Ian in pain. He thought about finishing him off, but he had bigger fish to fry.

He turned to the still paralyzed Link. "Now, I will get to do what I have been dreaming about for the last ten years! Prepare to die, Hero!" Ganondorf raised his hands into the air and concentrated a ball of magic into his palms. As the ball got bigger and bigger, all Link could do was look at it with a look of defeat in his eyes. He prepared for his death. He thought about Zelda, Evan, the Sages, his friends, and Hyrule. He wasn't worried about himself, just the safety and well being of the rest. He wouldn't be able to help them anymore.

Just as Ganondorf was about to throw the ball of magic at the defenseless Link, he heard a battle cry from behind him. Before he could do anything, he was stabbed in the back. He turned around to see who had attacked him. Link tried to see who had saved his life when he realized that he could move. The spell had been broken when Ganondorf was run through. Link quickly got up and saw Ganondorf pull the sword out of his back. He threw it on the floor, seemingly unfazed. Standing next to him was Richard, the young Hylian that had joined them into the temple. Now I owe him two, Link thought.

Ganondorf looked at this Hylian who dared to stop him from killing Link. "You will pay for that, boy!" He hit Richard across the room with one swing of his arm. Link tried to charge Ganondorf while he was distracted, but he was not fast enough. Ganondorf turned and swung his arm again, this time sending Link to the other side of the room. He once again raised his hands in the air and formed a ball of magic. Richard was lying almost unconscious and Ganondorf was intent on killing the boy. Link could only watch as Ganondorf sent the ball of magic toward Richard. Link could here screams of agony from across the room as the magic slowly killed him. Finally, the magic ceased and Richard lay there, dead. Link got up, determined to avenge his death.

Just then, Nick and William ran into the room and noticed Ganondorf standing in the middle of the room. Facing him was Link. On the floor on two sides of the room, they noticed Richard and Ian. William ran over to Richard, while Nick went over to where Ian was.

Link grabbed the Master Sword up off the ground where he had dropped it and got prepared for a fight. Ganondorf snapped his fingers and a menacing sword appeared in his hand. The two stared each other down for what seemed like an eternity. Link made the first move and ran toward the Evil King. Ganondorf waited for him to attack and easily deflected Link's swing with his own sword. The two fought with a determination that could not be matched anywhere. Their swords clashed and Link used his shield to deflect most of Ganondorf's swings. Ganondorf swung, but Link blocked it and quickly slashed at the Gerudo's arm, cutting it fairly deep. Ganondorf retaliated with a mighty swing that sent Link across the room again. He quickly got up and charged at the King of Evil. Bringing his sword back behind his head, he leaped into the air, hoping to finish him with one hit. The Gerudo easily blocked the move, but he was forced to back up as Link continued on the offensive. He sent a few thrusts at Ganondorf, then some horizontal swings, but the Gerudo held his own. Link miscalculated an attack and soon felt the pain of Ganondorf's sword against his right arm. Purely on the defensive, Link stepped back and raised his shield, but every time he used his shield to deflect a blow, pain would shoot up his arm, causing him to back peddle more. He was in for a long fight.

Nick picked up Ian's head and noticed that he was surely going to die. He was still conscious though, and he began to talk.

"Nick. the gems. we must free them."

"How?"

"Get them. bring them here. I can release the Sages." Nick nodded and ran over to the gems, picked them up, and ran back. Neither Link nor Ganondorf had noticed him. He put the gems in front of Ian's body and waited for the man to do what he had to do.

Ian pulled his book out of his bag and flipped through the pages. He stopped on the page that explained how to free the beings from the gems. He carefully read over the page and eventually put the book back down. He gathered the seven gems in front of him and began to chant the spell. Almost immediately, the gems rose into the air and let out their light once more, filling the room with many colors. The lights glowed brightly in six different locations, and when the lights finally ceased, there stood the six Sages. The corresponding gems fell to the floor, dull and lightless. Ian began to talk again.

"I cannot release the Princess. Only the Hero of Time. and Holder of the Triforce of Courage can. You must get Link to repeat the spell I just said. Hurry... if she's in there for too long. she will be lost forever."

"Thank you for releasing us," Impa told the dying man.

"No, don't thank me. I have caused too much trouble. This is the only way I can make amends for my evils. My time has come. I only hope that you can defeat him and save your world from destruction."

"Knock that talk off, Ian," Nick started. "You'll be fine, you're going to make it."

"You and I both know. that's not true. Just tell. tell Link. and Zelda. that. that. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Upon uttering those words, Ian slipped away to death.

The Sages and Nick were lost in thought when they heard Link shout. He had his leg cut from one of Ganondorf's blows. Fed up, he quickly swung his sword vertically up, disarming the Gerudo. Taking the opportunity, he stabbed Ganondorf through the stomach. The Evil King fell to the ground, but Link knew he wasn't dead. In fact, he was far from it. He needed Zelda to be here with the Triforce of Wisdom. That was the only way to defeat him, with both Courage and Wisdom. He looked around the room and noticed Aaron and Charles running into the room. He then turned to see that Nick and William were there, as well as the Sages. They seemed to come out of nowhere. He never noticed Nick and William entering the room or the bright lights. He was too focused on Ganondorf. But now, with him stunned, Link ran over to the Sages, his tunic torn and bloodstained.

"Where's Zelda?" he yelled at them. Nick answered for them.

"Link, you need to repeat the spell that Ian used to release the Sages. He said only you could release Zelda." Link looked over and saw Ian's dead body lying on the floor. He didn't know why, but he felt a little sorry for him. Nick gave the open book to Link. He looked at the writing and memorized the chant. He then reached down and grabbed the Diamond in his hands. Raising it above his head, he began to recite the chant. The Diamond rose in the air and glowed brightly. The light flashed incredibly bright, causing all in the room to shield their eyes. There, standing underneath the Diamond, was Zelda. She ran over to Link and hugged him as hard as she could, determined to never let go. Link was eventually able to push her away. There was a more pressing matter.

"Zel, we have to destroy Ganondorf now!" He pointed over to where he had stunned Ganondorf. Zelda nodded and got ready to use the Triforce. But when they turned to where they thought he was stunned, they realized that he was standing.

"You will not have that chance now, you wretched fools. You may have won this battle, Hero, but I will return. And the next time, there will be nothing you or your friends can do about it! Until then." There was another bright flash and Ganondorf disappeared.

Zelda hugged Link again. "Well, at least he's gone for now."

"Yeah, but he'll be back. And when he does, I will finish him once and for all." Link looked into his wife's eyes, and they kissed.