[Mari]

Arle was briefly distracted by the harp playing all on its own. Hey ... That was kinda neat. And Then... And then Palutena was dissing her sword. Ah well. She wasn't even attached to it anyway. It was just a strange sword that Zelda thought was important. However, the idea that there was more to her sword than met the eye interested her. Before long, there was a rough press-Ooooh god!! ...No wait. Just another girl, false alarrrr--Oh god her eyes! Why?! ...Arle chuckled nervously. "Hehe, there's a ghost inside this sword Zelda, and her name is Fi!" Arle remarked. It might become apparent that she had no idea what Palutena was talking about. Half of those words were alien to her, and other sentences referred to concepts she did not understand. Then, something clicked in her head. "Hey... What's this 'great destiny' thing all about?" she asked, looking her head up at the illusory companion hidden inside the sword. She wondered if a sword was a comfortable place to live. It seemed kind of cramped, but then she wasn't a magical floating ghost! ...person, thing.More importantly though, this destiny business sounded sketchy. She wasn't all about fate and that nonsense. Who was she, Lagnus?

[TartoonHand94]

“Please excuse my digression.”

Fi interrupted herself with a sudden pause.

“But you have mentioned the name of my creator.”

Fi then turned to face Palutena.

“My sensors indicate that you are Lady Palutena, Goddess of Light. 

As a creation and servant of the Goddess Hylia, I am honoured and humbled to be in your presence, Your Grace.”

She took an elegant curtsey before her.
“Aw how cute. The pleasure is all mine.” Palutena returned a queenly nod. “And if you’re looking for Hylia, she’s right here.” Palutena gestured at Zelda. This seemed to take Fi with great excitement. Turning to Zelda however, a stumped pause of silence commenced. A sense of excitement became one of confusion. One could not tell, however as her face remained stoic and coldly expressionless the entire time.

“Forgive me. My sensors conflict with my pre-installed data.
It identifies you as the Spirit Maiden, Zelda. Childhood friend of my Master and another chosen one fated to be part of the same great mission.”

“Mmhmm, it’s still got the spoiler tag on.” Palutena deduced and with a wave of her hand and a flash of light to which Fi reacted as if reactivated.

“I have important information: a message from the Goddess awakened deep within my memory.”

Fi announced with a new sense of urgency.

“Newly unlocked data has revealed that you are indeed the living embodiment of the Goddess, Hylia.
Though you had previously committed yourself to an ages-long sleep in order to maintain the seal over Demise, I am 98% certain that you are awake now.”

She proceeded to report her findings.

“Hylia, your grace, I am deeply humbled by the honor to stand in your presence once more.”

She genuflected once again with a curtsy. 

“Thank you. Actually, if you do not mind, Fi, Zelda is enough.” Zelda spoke up, a little flustered at watching her past life's creation speak autonomously.

“Very well, I shall henceforth address you by your mortal given name, Zelda.”

Fi acquiesced much to Zelda’s relieved smile.

“It appears to be a neigh unanimously preferred designation.”

She then turned her attention back to Arle.

“Yes my name is indeed Fi. However, unfortunately, my sensors are once again in conflict with my predetermined data.”

She reported yet again.

“As my projections indicate with 78% certainty that you are not in fact ‘He whom shall be burdened with the task of abolishing the shadow of apocalypse from the land.’…”

She stated with her cold monotone voice and a lowering head. If she were capable of expression and articulation, chances are she might have expression disappointment.

“…Rather you are She, whom shall be burdened with the task of abolishing the shadow of apocalypse from the land.”

She reiterated, raising her head to meet Arle’s eyes again.

“This development renders of all the pronouns describing the chosen hero in passages of prophecy inaccurate.
Not the least of which being that they now describe a heroine instead. This calls for a mass revision.”

She swiftly decided.

“Thus I must start by altering the honorific with which I address you. You are no longer my Master, but more appropriately, my Mistress.”

She announced by providing her mistress with a curtsy of her own.

“Mistress, may I ask your designation so that I may hence forth address you properly?”

She asked graciously. 

“She’s asking for your name.” Zelda whispered into Arle’s ear, slightly giddy with pride at what was about to happen.

[Mari]

A blank look. A confused look. A bewildered look. ...Wait had Fi thought she was a boy?? ...Arle shrugged this off, decisively indifferent to the confusion itself. What she wasn't indifferent about was the apparent disappointment on display. "Don't sound so disappointed. Girls can--...Well actually I don't really know what you mean by abolishing the shadow and that stuff, but I bet I can do it just as well." Arle enthusiastically remarked and offered. "My name is Arle. Have you always been in this sword..?" Arle replied before curiously asking, trying to figure out how she hadn't noticed this before. Palutena had seemingly done something to get her out of there, but she wasn't sure what exactly she was supposed to do!

[TartoonHand94]

“Mistress, please rest assured with the knowledge that I am not in the least percentage what you describe as disappointed.”

Fi courteously corrected.

“While you are indeed not the person I had been prearranged to expect, know that I harbour no doubt in your ability to perform at equal measure.”

The clarified in her usual monotone, her cold delivery made warm by her message.

“What you lack from my preconceived expectations shall bear no hinderance to your capacity to accomplish your mission. And for what this information is worth, my projections indicate you possess more than he whom I was heretofore expecting.”

“How about that? Even back then it was ahead of its time. I wonder why that didn’t catch on from the start.” Palutena rolled her eyes smarmily whispering to Zelda.
“I could ask you and your ten thousand soldiers the same thing.” Zelda quietly responded with a whispering pout. At least her series was still named after her.

“Recognition complete, Mistress… Arle my mistress.”

Fi nodded in confirmation of her name.

“I have slept within the sword you carry for ages in wait of the day when the destiny of my mistress would be set into motion and she would require my guidance in pursuit of it.”

Fi stood tall and began to lean backwards for emphasis of time and the time she spent asleep.

“This was to be, until Lady Palutena Goddess of Light manually reawakened me. Thus, here we are in an encounter for which I was proven inadequately prepared for.”

 She humbly acknowledged the hiccups in this meeting up till now.
“Inadequately prepared? You seem to be doing just fine to me, Fi.” Zelda gently interjected.

“Your words are kind, Zelda. I appreciate them.”

 Fi took a moment to bow in gratitude of her reincarnated creator.

“Arle, now that I have been awakened, I shall continue to reside within your sword and will accompany you in your travels.”

Fi turned to Arle to deliver some important instructions.

“Press Down on the D-Pad to summon me whenever you require my assistance.”

She instructed before demonstrating by receding into the hilt of the sword in Arle’s hands. Almost immediately the hilt began to glow and chime like a ringing cell phone.

“Aren’t you going to answer it? It won’t stop until you pick up.” Palutena giggled. “It’s too bad Hylia didn’t install a Silent Mode. It’s going to be ringing like that all the time.”

[Mari]

Mistress? Arle wasn't entirely sure how to feel about that overly formal manner of speaking, but well... She'd certainly dealt with less pleasant mannerisms before. This vibrating sword thing brought some color to her cheeks, though. What the actual hell--She didn't even know how to use a real phone! She seemed utterly confused by the reference, but one thing she did understand was the words 'pick up'. Arle just kinda awkwardly picked up the sword and held it up so she could look at it at face level. "H-Hello?" she timidly asked. She felt like an idiot.

[TartoonHand94]

The rhyrmtic flashing of the sword hilt settled to a stable glow, and once again, Fi’s voice radiated from within.

“Mistress, the batteries in your wii remote are nearly depleted.”

Fi notified, triggering a fit of laughter from Palutena, much to Zelda’s further embarrassment.
“Who even uses those anymore?”

“Unfortunately, I must also mention that even if they were at 100% power, the sword you weild in your hand stands at only a fraction of its full potential power.”

Fi admitted with what would have been a somber tone had she been able to emote vocally.
“I smell a side quest~…”

“Fret not, Mistress, for there is a way to enhance your sword. This was originally intended as a means to aid in your rescue of Zelda. Seeing as she is safe and sound and at your side, the necessity of these enhancements are subject to dispute.”

Fi second guessed herself as Zelda’s hand gently caressed Arle’s back, only to be spooked by Palutena’s hand playfully caressing hers.

“However, if you choose indeed to enhance your sword to its full potential, you must seek out the Sacred Flames of the three provinces. Only after your blade has been tempered by these three fires will it be fully imbued with the great power for which you search.”

Fi instructed. Zelda could not help but feel a sudden flash of nostalgia,
remembering how she once had to purify herself in the springs of each province, just as the sword will have to.

“Evidence suggests the Ballad of the Goddess, which has been known in Skyloft for generations, may hold a clue to the location of these flames. Analysis indicates your best course of action is to search Skyloft and learn what you can of this song.”

How very convenient that Zelda knew this song by heart.
“I’ll save you the musical number:”
Palutena yawned.
“They’re in the Fire Sanctuary, the Ancient Cistern and on the Sandship in the middle of the Lanayru Sand Sea.”
“Honestly, Palutena. Must you ruin every surprise?”
Zelda pouted further.
“As long as I don’t ruin that cute pouty look on your face~.”
Palutena coyly teased, pinching Zelda’s cheek.

[Mari]

Arle looked down at her sword. A prophecy that had already been averted. What did that mean? The difference between a prophecy and a curse was strictly in its convenience to those involved, but then how could she know what to expect? She'd never paid curses much mind, but she did have a very clear use for this blade. Rescuing Zelda might not be a concern right now, but they had a whole war to fight. Who knew what a holy blade might be good for? Thankfully, it turned out that both Palutena and Zelda already knew the locations of these sacred flames. Which meant... she had a simple choice.

"...Let's do it~" Arle replied. She would've flashed a thumbs up, but the air was cold. "I love adventures! It's been a while since I just went out to go exploring. It might turn out to be a waste of time, but on the other hand it might turn out to be really important! There's only one way to find out. I think I might have seen some of those locations while I was exploring Hyrule a while back. Zelda, can you describe some of them for me..?" Arle asked, eager to go out and get in some trouble for once. Boy, it'd be nice to just go and explore someplace without any extraneous goals looming over their head. They could take their time and just route a place out, and maybe get rewarded with something really special in the process!

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[TartoonHand94]

“And to think humans complain about game upgrades being sold separately.” Palutena chuckled.
“That was not the point, Lady Palutena. Her grace Hylia-I mean…I placed those Sacred Flames in those places to train and test Link in his process of getting to them.” Zelda protested the design. “As a goddess, surely you understand principles of incentive and teaching through experience, correct?” She further inquired, leading Palutena to knowingly look away, well aware she had no comeback.
“And besides, it has already worked. Link’s quest was already completed. Hylia’s mission for him has already been fulfilled.” Zelda concluded the subject. “Arle doesn’t need to do any of this if she doesn’t want to.”

Zelda did a take when Arle agreed to the mission, however. So did Palutena with a decidedly more enthusiastic look in her eye.
“…Well…I…I suppose I could describe them, Provided of course the effects of the blast wave had not yet ravaged them beyond recognition…”
“Splendid! This calls for a celebration!” Palutena cheered, excitedly standing up in the hot spring—Prompting Zelda to urgently cover Arle’s eyes.
“Should we not do something else first?” Zelda suggested, glaring at Palutena’s lack of modesty or manners.
“Oh you’re absolutely right, Hylia.” Palutena agreed. “First, we Feast~!” she bared her canines and playfully clawed her fingers before pouncing on Arle in a large rowdy splash.