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Prologue

1500 hours, uncharted space

Pending mission… No mission in progress… Drifting…

Location scanning… Location unknown…

Scanning nearest planet… Planet unknown

Scanning nearest identified location… Toa 6, Negradi Nebula, 1,500 clicks

Nearest Trade Federation… Negradi Nebula, 1,560 clicks

In the depths of space a lone gunship drifts quietly and slowly as it passes an unknown planet, green in color as it is rich with life, a lone bounty hunter watches it curiously as she passes time. There was no known life for hundreds of clicks, yet she came here to get away from bounty hunting for a little while in hopes of calming the nightmares that plagued her with the memories of her past, a past which she could not forget.

She relaxed in the luxurious chair of her small ship meant for only a single person as it held only one bed a small shower and a small place for her suit and packets of instant food and the ray to make it. Her eyes are closed as she tries to find an undaunted rest for the first time in a long time and soon drifts into that very rest she has needed for so long. Her sleep was peaceful yet short as her ship began to power up on its own with an alarm signaling danger.

An explosion to the right side of her ship shook her awake and almost forced her from her chair as she sat up quickly and instantly rushed to activate her ship's defense mechanisms only to find her ship had been damaged from the first attack as it now loses to the pull of the gravity of the planet she had strayed too close to. Any other attack made would force her down with ease unless she activated her backup power.

Her defense was put on hold as the planet likely held no intelligent life form as she tries desperately to activate her backup power. She rose from her chair as activating it automatically failed. It had to be done manually so she rushed to the back of her small ship and reached it with ease but before she could enter the necessary codes her ship was hit again and threw her back and to the front of her ship where she lost her balance and fell, her head hitting the controls, as the ship plummeted to the ground.

She forced herself up and back into the seat where she took the controls in hopes of a decent landing for minimal repairs and further injury as blood slowly dripped from the wounds on her forehead. She struggled with the controls for balance as she travelled through thick clouds making her blind to direction. This was to both her advantage and disadvantage as she could not see but her attacker was also blind to both her ship and their own direction.

Her eyes widened when she broke through the clouds and the center right thruster collided with a mountain lurching her forward once more into the controls and the same force of impact. Now her struggle was more difficult as she only had three thrusters remaining. One hand tried desperately to control her ship as the other tried to offset the burn-through for a safer landing while idly watching her surroundings for her point of impact. As her luck went she was heading for the only structure she could see from her height.

She managed to offset the burn-through enough to avoid an explosion upon impact and that was the most she could do before bringing all her focus to the controls to shift to the left of the structure, which she now made out to be a castle. With the combination of the turbulence and the damage of her gunship the controls were stiff. The alarms were constant now as she released the controls with one hand to hit the button above her seat for the seatbelt to strap her in before she grabbed the controls once more with grit teeth as she did everything in her power to stay alive.

1520 hours

Location scanning… Castle grounds

Scanning region… Region unknown

From the castle grounds men ran amuck in panic while others stood dumbstruck at the force falling from the sky. Spears and swords were gathered while archers ran to their posts in great haste to brace for whatever the heavens were throwing at them. There was nothing in their knowledge or even recorded in their history of anything near this ever happening. They feared the goddesses were angry at them for reasons unknown to them as no wrong doing had been done in their knowledge.

The guards took cover as the object hit the ground with a crash with enough force to shake the whole of the castle and its town before it slid to the far side of the courtyard where it came to a halt just short of the wall keeping the whole wall surrounding the castle intact, even with the force of the impact. As the shaking settled the guards peered out from their cover with shaking limbs at the strange object that had fallen from the sky.

Their approach was slow as they remained on guard for anything to happen. When a woman crawled into sight from the top of the object they were taken aback and some even dropped their guard as they wore their shock in plain sight. Almost all lowered their weapons as the woman fell to the ground and didn't move. The archers held their arrows ready as a couple guards approached the fallen woman.

One man was brave enough to kneel at her side and check for life while a couple others kept their guard raised incase of an attack. The man checked for signs of breathing before shaking her a little as more guards hurried to the scene. A finely dressed guard went over with his blade drawn, "What's happened?"

"This woman has fallen from the sky incased in this object." One guard said.

"It's madness." Another said.

"This is no madness." A third said. "She has been sent by the Heavens for some grand purpose."

"If the goddesses sent her she would not be injured." The Captain said. "Bring her to the dungeon, we'll question her when she wakes."

"Captain," A strong demanding, yet feminine, voice called demanding the immediate attention of all guards present as they turned and knelt to one knee. "What is all this?"

"I do not know, your highness." The Captain replied. "I was in the midst of finding that out myself but it seems we are all at a loss. The only one to inform us on the matter is unconscious. I was just about to have her brought to the dungeon now."

The Princess looked past them at the injured woman lying on the ground with blood dripping down the side of her head. She observed the strange woman and took note to many things, they way her hair was tied back so tightly, and how her ears were small and round compared to the long and pointed ones of this land, and even the strange blue skin she wore around her body. The woman's hair color almost matched her own dark hair color.

This woman intrigued her vastly as she brought her attention back to the guard Captain, "Treat her wounds before imprisoning her."

"Princess, are you certain that's a good idea?" The Captain asked. "She may be a threat to your land."

"And she may die from her wounds before having the chance to enlighten us on what has happened." The Princess replied. "Treat her wounds then imprison her. I want to be informed immediately on what has happened in my courtyard."

"Of course, your highness." He said and looked at the men behind him and nodded before they got to it. "Is there anything else you need?"

The Princess looked past him once more at the object behind them, "There is little point in asking questions on which no answer will be given."

"Forgive my lack of knowledge, your highness." The Captain said as he hung his head in shame.

"Not even the brightest minds in all this land or the next would know the answer I seek." The Princess said calmly. "There is no need for you to seek an apology."

"Yes, your highness." The Captain said.

"Come," The Princess said as she turned to walk away. "We must inform the town of this."

"Is that wise, Princess?" The Captain asked as he rose to his feet.

"I've little doubt they didn't take notice of this taking place as it shook the whole castle." The Princess said. "It would be best to put their minds at ease by telling them what is going on."

"But we do not even know what is happening." The Captain exclaimed as he followed at a respectable distance.

"That is what we will tell them." The Princess said. "At times like these the people need to be informed on what is happening around them even if it is uncertainty. They will at least know it is no form of attack."

"But it may be an attack." The Captain said.

"If it were we are already victorious." The Princess said. "Sending one woman to attack a castle in such a glorious way would surely fail immediately as it already has."

"You're right, your highness." The Captain said. "Forgive me for questioning you."

"It is ones nature to question uncertainty." The Princess replied. "My royalty does nothing to halt questions."

"Of course, your highness." The Captain said as they left the courtyard.

They walked down the castle entrance way and were immediately joined by another two guards whose posts were on both sides of the grand door. They followed without word or question as to what had happened as they knew it would be announced soon enough for them to hear. They entered the market square of the town that was already packed with citizens. No longer did they scurry about their business, no longer did merchants call out their wares to passing customers, now they stood bustled up in groups discussing the matters that may be taking place in the castle while they waited for news of the matter itself from someone.

The Captain stepped forth before the Princess and commanded attention, "All shall be quiet for Princess Zelda to speak!"

All other voices were hushed instantly and all eyes turned to the Princess who stood before them, "Citizens of Hyrule, I regret to inform you that at this moment what has fallen from the sky is not known to us but there is no danger with it. This is not a form of attack. I will keep everyone informed the moment I know something, I give you my word. Now please go about you business."

There were many mutters through the crowd and most were clear disapproval of the lacking information. Nothing more was to be said on the matter as the Princess turned and returned to the castle while the three guards remained behind and formed a small barrier that was completed as another two guards for the other grand door stepped up to complete it so no one could get in for any purpose whether it was for more information or a peek at what had come from the sky. If one citizen approached the guards would reach for their weapons so the citizen would scurry off not wanting any trouble. But some whose curiosity outweighed their fear went forward to ask questions only to receive the same response they had already received as it was all to be had.

The Princess entered her court of have the same speech given to her courts men only to have more questions raised as they should have already been informed on the object and the woman or at least one of the two so the question would be raised. She informed them with ease after taking her seat and there was a small amount of muttering before questions were raised, "What of the object that has fallen from the sky?"

"It is still there and if you wish to see it you are welcome to." The Princess replied. "I know nothing about it and won't until the woman relating to the incident awakens."

"Woman?" One repeated as he rose from his seat. "Someone had entered the castle grounds on that thing?"

"Yes," The Princess replied. "She has been imprisoned and may be unconscious for awhile from her injuries."

"The guards did not slay her?" Another asked in outrage. "The nerve they show! If one invades the castle ground they should be beheaded on the spot no matter the means of entry."

"It doesn't matter how she got here or where she ended up." The Princess said calmly. "I ordered her wounds to be treated and she will be kept alive for questioning. There are many things I wish to ask her about so she will not be beheaded or killed."

The court fell silent as her decision had been made and there was no way to upturn it. One did not speak against royalty and live to tell the tale, though Princess Zelda was more compassionate then that, none spoke against her decisions in her court. They were all of nobility and knew their place and despised those who knew little of the ways of nobility, those such as the guards whom often question decisions though the Princess held good patience towards them on the matters they questioned as it was question of safety and a matter like that should always be discussed when necessary.