Zelda: The Shadow of Fate

"The Hero of Time... The Hero... I remember him now... I remember him everyday. He is in my dreams. He... saved us all... But... Where did he go? Where did he go to after he saved us? No one has seen him... I want to thank... him... Link, you are no more than a shadow to this people now... Where has fate taken you?"

Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda. If I did, it wouldn't be fanfiction, nor would I even bother my time with fanfiction...

Inspiration: Basically, um, life isn't the best right now. So I'm taking out stress by writing!

Prologue:: Searching the Shadows:

"My darling, Zelda, I've bad news," the maidservant said from the door.

The princess turned from her vanity and looked to the door. "What has happened?" she asked.

Struggling to find the words, the maidservant fumbled with her apron. "Your father, he passed on in the night," she said.

The comb the princess had held dropped to the floor. She stood, and walked rather calmly to her father's room. He lay there, like a stone. Kneeling next to his body, the princess whispered, "Father, I love you. I hope that you find a more peaceful place. I... I promise to make you proud of us, proud of we Hylians."

The king had died in his sleep. The Royal Guard had not yet done the research to find out how he had died. Knowing that she would recieve the crown, the princess held her head high. Boldly, she walked into the throne room.

"My good people, you have come to see my father. I will not be able to grant you this right. His majesty, my father, died in the night," the princess announced, "Do not worry, my people, for you still will be heard."

Then a woman walked towards the princess. "Your Highness," the woman began and paused for a long moment, "excuse me, Your Majesty, I must tell you. Your father was a great man. He helped the people through hard times. I at least, am proud to say that your father was once King of Hyrule." The woman then bowed to the princess, and then walked back into the crowd.

"Thank you, thank you for your kind words. I am not aware if it is right for you to call me "Majesty" though," the princess replied to the woman.

A man spoke now, "Will you not become our Queen?"

Zelda was shocked at these words. Her entire life, she had simply been the princess. Were the people so confident in her ability to rule? Was she even able to rule?

"My people, do you truly wish me to be your Queen?" she asked.

"Who would not want such a Queen?" was said by another man, "I for one would want the crown to stay in your family. I raise my hand in favor of the Princess Zelda, may she become Queen of Hyrule." The man rose his hand. Hands began to raise up all throughout the entire throne room. The doors of the throne room were opened. Five young men ran outside, stopping every person they saw. The people they spoke to began to raise their hands.

"Look out the window! Look at the town!" a boy yelled inside the throne room.

Zelda approached one of the large windows. It looked as if the entire market stopped and rose their hand in approval of her.

The Sage of Light, Rauru, walked into the throne room. "My dear, Princess Zelda, it seems that you are the Queen of Hyrule," he smiled as he stood right before her.

When Zelda turned to the throne, she saw her maidservant standing next to it, holding the crown.

"Are you ready to become the Queen of Hyrule, Zelda?" Rauru asked.

"I am ready. I am ready to become the Queen of Hyrule, as my mother once was," Zelda said, loudly and clearly.

Rauru placed a hand on her shoulder. He then said, "sit on the throne, and all Hyrule will watch you become their Queen."

Millions of thoughts ran through Zelda's head. Slowly, she approached the throne. As she stood right in front of it, all of Hyrule held its breath.

Zelda took her seat upon the throne. Rauru held the crown, he placed it on top of her head.

"You are grown up now, my dear. It is no longer appropriate to be called "Your Highness". You are the Queen of all Hyrule, Your Majesty," Rauru said.

One would think, that the night after accepting the crown of a kingdom, one would stay up the whole night thinking of his or her kingdom. Zelda however, did not. Many, many thoughts crossed her mind in a short period of time. A single picture, a single person, stood prominent in her mind.

'The woman... what was it she said earlier... "He helped the people through hard times."... My father, yes he did... He had help though... That boy... The green... He was the one... He helped us, he saved us all. The Hero of Time... The Hero... I remember him now... I remember him everyday. He is in my dreams. He... saved us all... But... Where did he go? Where did he go to after he saved us? No one has seen him... I want to thank... him... Link, you are no more than a shadow to this people now... Where has fate taken you? Please... Please let me find you'

Zelda's maidservant slowly opened the door to check on her. She had walked in just as Zelda has drifted off into sleep. "She's so young to be Queen, I wouldn't have been able to be a Queen at fifteen. Poor girl, the people have faith in her, she'll make it through," the maidservant whispered.

The guards hurried into the halls, they had heard someone running. It was an odd hour in the morning for running, most still slept at seven. "Don't worry my guards!" Zelda shouted down the hallway, "It's only me! I'm getting an early start on being Queen!"

"Oh thank goodness, it's only Zelda. I nearly had a panic," one of the older guards said through long breaths.

"I don't know how she's awake so early. If I wasn't working, I'd still be in bed," a younger guard said.

Another sighed, "There's nothing wrong with being energetic in mornings. All it will do is make her more pleasant with the people."

Zelda flung herself around a corner and into the Commander of the Royal Guard's office. "Sir... Sir, I have a favor to ask of you and your men," Zelda gasped in air, "Do you remember the Hero of Time? I want him found. Search every bit of this kingdom. Please, Sir Gallant, find or Hero of Time."

The Commander looked at her as if she were insane. Then he said, "Your Majesty, I am not doubting you, but please explain yourself."

"I want him found! The Hero of Time, surely you remember him! Link, the boy who wore green, who played the Ocarina, who saved us all from Ganondorf!" she went on.

"Yes, I remember him. What reason do you have for finding him? Is there a danger to the kingdom we don't know of?" Sir Gallant questioned.

"There is no danger that I know of. I want you to find him. My friend, I want you to find my friend. I want him to see me as Queen. Please, I must see him. I must. Please, search the kingdom, the water, the volcano. Search for our Hero, search the shadows."

This is the end of the prologue, Searching the Shadows. I hope I write more, and I hope you like it.