I could never do the game. But when I was five I didn't understand what I was meant to do. So when I was five I mainly spent my time running all around, pooing myself because I had been caught on Hyrule field at night. And just messing around with all sorts of stuff. Never ever did I do anything that would make the story progress.

Now, I find the game. Not my original game on Nintendo 64, no, a collection of some Zelda games for Game Cube. I never knew we had this.

Instantly, I wished to relive my childhood by running around in the magical land of Hyrule.

However I never realized how the game and reality could merge themselves so...so seamlessly.

After I watched the title screen play its little animation, watching Link riding around on Epona. I started up the game and clicked to play a new game.

Before it asked me what my name was it said, 'Live the game?'.

I didn't understand this. I thought it just meant, 'high quality'. So I clicked 'YES'.

Then it asked me my name. I typed in LINK out of tradition.

It would not allow me to call my avatar LINK even though that was his name.

So I typed in Iris my name.

Then my room vanished.

I could see the Great Deku Tree, feel the grass under my feet hear the talking of the fairy.

What was going on? Could it just be my imagination? Was I dreaming?

The fairy flew away in search of 'the boy without a fairy'. But...wasn't I supposed to play as Link?

"I know not how you found you way to this world. You do not belong here. If you tamper with what is meant to be...it may have disastrous outcomes."

"I fear I don't know where I am?"

"You know." The tree said simply.

"How can I go home?"

"The way you came."

That wasn't very helpful, I guess not option will randomly appear in front of me saying 'Finished living the game?' or something like that.

All I wanted to do was play a game! That's all The Legend Of Zelda is! A game! Excellent game mind you, but still a game.

I walked away from the large tree.

I saw an elfin boy approach, Link? No!

"Who are you!" An angry little voice demanded.

Mido then.

"My names Iris."

"What are you doing here stranger."

"Please call me Iris. I'm lost."

"How did you get here?"

"I don't know that's why I'm lost." I said simply. My attempt to undermine the boy.

Another boy approached.

Mido sent him back, saying something about needing a sword and a shield.

That's Link!

"Please let me go past." I said. I wasn't about to beg this child but I thought if I said this it might make him just move out of my way.

Nope it didn't.

He came up with different excuses on why he would not let me past.

Link came back with a tiny sword and a wooden shield.

He stared at me blankly as he passed.

"There is no point arguing with me! I run this village! You are a threat to this village! Stranger!"

By this time I was losing my patience. It would be easy just to put my hand on the top of this midgets head and pushed him away from me. But that would be rude.

There was a noise from the Deku tree.

How long had I been here arguing with an elf?

Link returned.

Mido turned on him. "Did you just kill the Great Deku Tree? How could you?"

"He didn't kill the Deku Tree!"

"Your opinion does not matter!" Mido shouted at me.

"Yours doesn't matter. That tree had a curse of skultula! Link relieved the tree of the curse and the tree died in peace!"

He was glaring at me, Mido, steam could be billowing from his ears.

I pushed past the tiny elf and started walking towards the hollow log which marked the exit from Kokiri Forest.

There was another Kokiri guarding that log. But I just skirted past him, he didn't know who I was and therefore didn't stop me leaving the forest.

There was a girl on the bridge. Saria.

"Good morning!" I said, I was eager to talk to someone who wouldn't snap at me or shout at me. Maybe she'd have some idea of what's going on.

"Good morning, Who are you?"

"Iris, I'm lost, but I know where I am." I smiled.

"Then how can you be lost?"

"Because I don't know how I got here."

Then Link nearly ran into me.

Saria called him over to her, I'd seen shit 100 times over, but from the other side of a TV screen.

She gave him her ocarina and told him to keep it safe.

He looked at me again with those blue eyes. Seeming to try and figure me out.

He left. I knew where he was headed, the princess. Zelda, because that's what the programmers wanted, the story to begin.

"How will you get home?" She asked.

"I think I need to make it to the end of the story to go home. It's the one thing I could never do."

"You speak as though you know what will happen."

"I do." I've seen and heard so many other talking about this game, I know exactly what will happen, but I don't know what will happen to me.

When Link travels into the future and back, back and forth, will I follow? Or will I just go as everyone else, the long way.

And if I stand against Gannondorf, and he strikes me down...what then?

I will surely find out.

But first I need to find some sort of weapon. because if I'm to go onto Hyrule field, I will not make it to the castle drawbridge by nightfall. Then I shall be stuck on the field. And unlike the avatar Link, I cannot swim until dawn. Because I think swimming g is the only way to avoid those which appear at night...