The legend of Zelda – Fan fiction series 2
Part 1 – Prologue –
Back in time
Kingconnor – ONM forums
~~*Flash back*~~
A blue light shone brightly within the back chamber of an old Temple. On a raised stone platform, adorned with symbols, stood a small boy clothed in the green of fields. Directly in front of him, placed in a small pedestal, was a blue hilted sword. The yellow gem embedded in the hilt glinted in the light shining from the high windows of the chamber.
Floating around the boy, was a little glowing light with wings. After the boy had looked around himself, this fairy began to slowly ascend the chamber, towards the windows, and simple disappeared from sight. The boy seemed disheartened. He had been through a lot with the fairy. But he looked up with renewed vigour, remembering his purpose.
Behind him was a corridor. He walked through it and entered the entrance hall of the Temple. His eyes seemed to know the place. They lacked the wonder eyes posses when looking upon something new. He walked around a stone table, on which, three jewels floated in place. He remembered them well.
As he continued to walk to the entrance of the Temple, he was halted by a voice he's hoped never to hear again.
"Ahahaha! Look who it is!" The voiced boomed and bounced off the walls of the Temple. "I never thought I'd see you here. Especially considering you were just in the Sacred Realm, frozen, trapped." The voice seemed to falter slightly, but quickly returned strong.
"Never mind that now. I still hold the Triforce of Power, despite losing the other two pieces. And I will test out my new power...on you!" The boy's eyes lit up in fear, knowing he could not withstand the brutal power like this. He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him, running straight out of the Temple. To his surprise, he was met with many Soldiers, pointing spears, swords and pikes at him.
"Wait!" One of them shouted. "A boy from the forest? Sahasrahla, you know what to do." The Soldier turned his head to another and nodded. The Soldier walked over to the boy, and picked him by the waist and threw him over his shoulders. He then walked past the other Soldiers, strengthening their stance as they looked on to the Temple. He took the boy down a small road and put him down as they entered the open space of Castle Town.
"I apologise for the manor of transport, but it was needed so as to ensure your survival." Sahasrahla smiled at the boy as he spoke. The boy looked away, as he noticed the chaos happening in the normally peaceful Market. People and Soldiers all running around like headless cuccos. Amidst the Hylians, were many Stalfos and Lizalfos. And standing above everyone, were two Moblins, smashing their hammer like clubs at everything that moved.
"We must get to Princess Zelda. Hurry, follow me." Sahasrahla began to run the short distance to the path that led the Hyrule Castle. The boy still looked on in awe at the chaos. But he soon snapped out of it, as Sahasrahla jump to him, picking him up and getting him out of the way of a speeding arrow. "You need to pay attention. Your survival is my task. And so that is what I must do." He said calmly to the boy, still in shock. He then nodded to the path they needed to take. "Shall we go?"
The boy got to his feet, and followed the Soldier down the path, dodging arrows and other objects. But they quickly made it, unharmed, in the field before Hyrule Castle. It seemed relatively calm in this field. Not one living soul could be seen, they were all in the waging battle in the market.
"Perfect." Sahasrahla sighed. "We shall make this quickly." And he set off across the field with a brisk pace. The boy barely managed to keep up with his childish legs. The boy had never been through the actual Castle before, and was in awe at everything he saw within, but in no time at all, the pair now stood in an enclosure of Castle walls in the middle of a patch of grass, dotted with flowers. Just ahead, a girl stood on the top step of a small set of steps that lead to a window.
"I must leave you here; the Princess would like to see you alone." Sahasrahla walked to the entrance of the opening, and stood guard. The boy looked around at the girl, dressed in a pink dress. He remembered the promise he had made to her what seemed like years ago. As he walked towards her, she heard him coming, and turned round to see the originator of the noise. Her blue eyes lit up at the site of the boy. For a moment, though it seemed to last a lifetime, the two stared at each other. It felt like picture, being caught forever.
"Oh thanks the Goddesses you made it safely. I thought I might never see you again...Link." The girl said as she launched herself at the boy. Her delicate arms went flying round Link, as she embraced him completely, like seeing an old friend for the first time in ages.
"Link, I bet you're wondering what in Hyrule is going on, right? Well, so am I. I thought we could prevent Ganondorf from taking over, but now it seems imminent." The girl let out a sigh. But Link comforted her. They sat down in the flowers, and Link began to tell her of his adventures that began after taking the Master Sword from the pedestal in the Temple of Time. He sat and explained of a world twisted with evil, and controlled by Ganondorf. And then, what had happened at the end...what they did to Ganondorf.
After a long silence; needed to take in all that had happened in Link's amazing story, the girl stood up.
"So, you are saying that you stopped Ganondorf in the future, and then I...or my future self, sent you back in time to the moment when you took the Master Sword? But surely that means that you still went to the future, and that Ganondorf still obtained passage to the Sacred Realm, right? Oh this is worse than I thought. Ganondorf entered the Sacred Realm; you can't hold the Master Sword anymore, and...Wait, the Sages. The Sages can help us." The girl took a deep breath, as Link's eyes lit up at the mention of Sage.
"No Link, I don't mean the Sages you told me of. Do you know why you had to go and awaken those Sages? Because Ganondorf killed their predecessors. My father told me of the six wise Sages who built the Temple of Time, and made the Master Sword to banish evil. But, Ganondorf hasn't killed them yet; you were sent back by me...well, my future self to warn me what would happen. This time around, we can stop him. We know what he is going to do, because you already know it. So, he kills the Sages, that way, the Master Sword won't be able to stop him. And as he has the Triforce of Power, only the Master Sword can stop him...bu...huh?" Zelda stopped talking and gasped as she looked at the back of her hand. There, imprinted like some kind of magical ink, was the symbol of the Triforce. As she stared at the mysterious symbol, she then grabbed Link's arm and as a sure as the sun, was another Triforce symbol on the back of his hand.
"Haha, so as Ganondorf still got the Triforce, so did we. This is very fortunate for us. And it will allow us to fully let my father know the truth about Ganondorf. He is bound the listen to someone baring the sacred symbol of the Triforce. He is aware we are in a battle, but he has no idea it was perpetrated by Ganondorf." The girl giggled. Her eyes shone so beautifully in the light of the day, Link thought to himself.
"Princess Zelda, your highness, we must hurry!" Sahasrahla burst into the opening, panting. Link got to his feet and Zelda stepped back. "Ganondorf's minions gather on the field before the Castle. We must warn the King." Zelda nodded, her headdress bobbing like it was a little too big. She walked over to the window, and pushed against a brick to the side of it. As she did, the window began moving down, and revealed an entrance into the Castle. The room was where Link first saw Ganondorf in person. At the time, Ganondorf had been bowing to the King, lying through his teeth about his allegiance to the Kingdom of Hyrule.
Thankfully, the King was still in this room. Every guard in the room had their weapons aimed at the opening passage as Zelda slowly poked her head round to look inside.
"Hold your weapons, it is the Princess!" The King got out of his throne and raised his voice. "Zelda how dare you. You should already be in hiding. What if..."
"Father, enough. I bring you the boy from the Forest I told you about." Zelda said, as she pulled Link through the passage. The King looked pretty sceptical at the sight of the boy.
"What nonsense is this? What help could a Forest child be?" The King said seriously, but laughing on the inside. Zelda grabbed Link's arm and raised it with hers and bore the Triforce symbol to the King. The King's greyed eyes almost burst from their wrinkled sockets as he saw the sacred symbol on the arms of the two children stood in front of him.
"But...how? How could this be true? No one can get into the Sacred Realm. No one."
"I told you, I had a dream about this boy. He has obtained the three Spiritual Stones, and pulled the Master Sword from its pedestal. He has travelled through time and saved Hyrule from the doom that happened in our future...he saved Hyrule...from Ganondorf." Zelda explained as Link's cheeks went rosy. The King appeared to be in thought as he twiddled his white beard with his ring clad fingers.
"This certainly does seem trustworthy. After all, no one has ever been found to bare the sacred symbol. My father cast that magical spell over Hyrule long ago in order to find people worthy enough of the power's of the Triforce...he was mad. The power's of the Goddess's...in the hands of mere mortals. Unthinkable. That is why I had to..." The King was interrupted with his explanation as the Throne room doors smashed and splintered across the stone floor.
A thick black mist was blown into the room very lightly so the entrance was obscured from view of the Castle guards. Very powerful, forceful footsteps could be heard coming closer and closer from the entrance. A shadowy figure could be seen through the mist. At first, a yellow gem could be seen glinting, then fiery red hair.
"Ganondorf! How dare you..." The King began, but he was interrupted yet again but Ganondorf.
"Silence you wretched little worm. You are not worthy of the crown and title becoming of King of Hyrule. You had the power right here in the Kingdom, to expand your rule to the rest of the world, but instead you make peace. Pathetic." Ganondorf smirked as he pulled his glove tight on one hand, the light of the sacred symbol shone through the bloodied glove.
"Not you too?! How can you be allowed the power of the Goddess's? The King demanded, as he walked forward; still behind his many guards. Ganondorf's eyes glinted as he heard what the plump King said.
"What do you mean 'not me too'? Who has the remaining parts of the Triforce? TELL ME!' Ganondorf shouted, and the guards reaffirmed their stance in preparation of an attack. But it was Zelda who replied.
"Ganondorf, without the True Force, you cannot possibly hope to stop us..." She choked on her words as she realised she had said too much.
"ATTACK!" The King ordered as he realised the situation. All of the Castle guards charged towards Ganondorf in a frenzy. Archers from the balcony above let loose a stream of bomb arrows, and smoke engulfed the entrance where Ganondorf still stood.
The King quickly turned to Zelda and Link. Link seemed ready for battle, donning his shining, yet rather small Kokiri sword.
"Return to your garden Zelda, Sahasrahla will help you escape. Above all else, you must ensure the power that dwell within you both is kept from Ganondorf. Do you understand?" The King knelt down in front of his daughter, pulled her head towards his, and gently kissed her on her forehead. "Swiftly, now go!"
Zelda grabbed Link's arm and dragged him to the hole in the wall that lead to her garden. The Princess turned round, and pressed another brick, and the hole was again a wall. Sahasrahla was still waiting, though another figure was with him.
"Impa! We need the Sheikah's help." Zelda said as she sighed with relief at the sight of her most trusted maid.
The woman, a towering, slender female, had white hair, eyebrows and even eye lashes. Her eyes though, were blood red. She wore what seemed to be blue armour, though it was very lacking, leaving several body parts on display. Her huge breasts were shielded by the armour cupping over them.
Behind the Sheikah, stood a proud white horse with a fiery red mane. The explosions from within the Castle could still be heard.
"Princess, Link, it is time for us to go. Jump on." Impa said, gesturing towards the horse. Link ran and climbed up the horse, leaning down the help Zelda up too.
Impa leaned towards Sahasrahla, and whispered something into his ear, before climbing onto the horse, and rushing out of the Castle. Link turned to see a blinding light engulf Sahasrahla, as his body turned from that which was Sahasrahla's, to an older, far more plump man in a brown robe. The man had balding white hair leading down into a moustache. Though he seemed rather plump, his stance oozed authority. The man turned round towards the horse, and as it galloped off into the Castle gardens, the man winked. From Link's expression, the man knew Link had seen him. Still, the man turned round to face the window into the Throne room, preparing for the imminent attack.
~~*End flash back*~~
"Link told me of what he saw that day, as we escaped on horse. At the time, I thought all was lost, though I am safe in the knowledge of the outcome...for the most part, that is." Princess Zelda said. Around her stood five figures, seemingly made from light. Lying on the dusty floor in front of the group lay a mask. The same mask that each of the light figures wore. Zelda placed her hand on one of the figure's shoulder, and then slowly walked away from the group.