Chapter 4: Deciphering

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4: Deciphering Thump thump.Thump thump. My heart is pounding so hard on my chest it hurts. Link isn't in the dungeon. "Where else could he be?" I whisper to Pura in a panic. Then suddenly: "Hey, you three. What are you doing over here?" A Yiga Blade Master says walking into the dungeon. Impa starts to speak but I interrupt. "We are looking for the newest prisoner. We were told to go make sure he's secure but we weren't giving a location" I say. "Newest prisoner? That would be Link...Who gave you the orders?" The Blade Master askes I don't say anything, I try to speak but I don't know how to respond. Luckily Impa steps in for me. "Master Kohga himself." Impa says "Master Kohga? Why would Master Kohga tell you three to go check on the prisoner?" The Blade Master says. Impa gets ready to respond by Purah steps in. "You DARE question Master Kohgas orders? Who do you think you are? Who are you? Are you even a real Yiga?" Purah asks accusingly. It stumps the Blade Master. "N-no! I would never question the great Master Kohga. I am a real Yiga, I swear!" The Blade Master says "Prove it. Tell us where the prisoner is so we can make sure he's secure like Master Kohga said." Purah demands "He's in the underground hideout, the one north of the Gerudo" "Hmm... We're going to have to keep an eye on this one" Purah whispers to us, loud enough for the blade master to hear. Then walks out the door. Me and Impa stand there and are stunned for a second. Not believing that would actually work. "What the-"I start to say "Don't question her" Impa says cutting me off while she walks through the door frame. I take a beat, processing for a second then head after them. Once we're out of sight outside we take off our masks. "Purah, what was that? How did that work?" I ask. "I simply just made him question himself before he could question us." Purah says with a shrug. "Well be careful next time, some Yiga might not respond as well as that blade master did to your boldness" Impa says "There isn't going to be a next time. We are taking these off and sneaking into the underground hideout!" Purah demands "Our best option is to blend in" Impa says. "Come on! I cannot last another SECOND in these rags. Come on Impa, I will die if I have to keep this one any longer! I will not survive!!" Purah says Impa sighs, pinching her nose. *All right fine. We'll sneak in" Impa gives up. "Oh finally!" Purah says. We set off to the Gerudo town. We change into different outfits. Gerudo outfits since we didn't bring ours. Then set off to find this underground hideout. After lots of searching we finally found it. We enter and move within the shadows, but to our surprise there is no one here. At least so far. We search every room, but there's no sign of Link. My hand hovers over the door handle of the last door. "This has to be it.... If Link isn't in here....." I say "If Link isn't in here, you have us to go find him and figure out where he really is." Impa says, reassuring me. My fingers wrap around the door handle of the door. I slowly open the door, take a peak, then open it fully. My stomach drops. There's no Link. The room is completely empty. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. Then exhale. "We'll find him Zelda. Link is strong. I'm sure he's just escaped and looking for you as we speak." Purah says. "We're with you Zelda." Impa says. "Thank you both." I say But suddenly, I hear something. Someone, calling my name from behind me. _____________________________________________ Rest of the chapter below!