Hey everyone! This is my first time writing a fanfic, and if you know me, you wouldn't be surprised that it's a Zelda one!

Enjoy! I hope you do! :)


"Ilia have you seen my car keys?" Link called.

"Yeah, sorry! I left 'em in my purse," she said as she rummaged through her purse until she found them. She tossed them to Link.

"Thanks. I know you just like to take my car out, but please ask next time!" He said, trying not to be annoyed with her.

"Okay, I'm sorry," she said with a smile. "Where are you going again?" She asked as she moved off of the couch and walked up beside him by the front door.

"My partners have found an excavation site in the south. I told you this," Link said as he reached for his duffel bag.

"Oh right…please be safe, Link," she said. He kissed her forehead.

"I know, Ilia. I always am."

"How long do you think the dig will take?"

"We never know how long we'll be. It depends what we find; Hyrule's history is well-hidden."

"What do you guys know about this new site?"

"Colin thinks it might be related to the legend of the Temple of Time."

"Okay…please come back as soon as you can."

"I will," he said as he opened the front door and stepped onto the porch.

"I –" Ilia said hesitantly.

"Yeah?" Link asked, turning to face Ilia.

"I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too," he said with a smile, closing the door. Link walked to the driveway and unlocked the car's trunk and stuffed his duffel bag into it, with the tent and cooler. He walked around to the door, unlocked it and got in. Boy, did he love this car! If only Ilia would start asking before using it…

He started the engine and smiled as the familiar roar reached his ears. Excitement built in his stomach. He could hardly wait to see the things they would discover during this dig.

As he pulled out of the driveway, he could tell this dig would give him long-awaited answers.


Zelda, Princess of Hyrule, paced in front of the alter in the Temple of Time. What could all of this mean? She looked down at her right hand again, and sure enough, her Triforce was illuminated. Her father had been the first to tell her that the Triforce in the Temple of Time was glowing, and then the one on her hand started as well.

Her father, the suspicious man that he was, thought it had something to do with the dark evil growing in the north. But Zelda knew it was not. The power radiating from her Triforce felt good and pure…courageous. She sighed as she moved down the steps, her guards taking note and following ten paces behind.

Perhaps she could confide in Impa what she thought of the matter. Despite what her father said and how much he pushed his idea, she knew the Triforce being activated was a good sign.

She halted her steps in shock as a thought struck her mind. Could it be as the old legend tells? The coming of the Hero of Time during Hyrule's time of need?

"Guards!" She called as she turned to face them, bringing them to attention. "Bring me the book titled "The Rising of the Temple" from my chambers!"

"You can't just go to your rooms and read it there?" One of the four asked.

"I need to do research," she replied smoothly.

"Yes, my Princess," he said, turning, and marching out of the temple. Zelda gathered her skirts and walked back up the stairs to the magnificent alter where the three Spiritual Stones were kept safe. She sure hoped she was right… No… She needed to be right.


Link slowed the car as he veered onto the dirt road leading up to the site. It was nearing sunset and he hoped he'd be able to get some exploration of the site done before dark. He drove on for ten minutes, and pulled into the spot beside Colin's car after arriving. As Link got out of the car, Colin walked out of his tent and made his way over.

"Hey bud!" Colin called. "I heard you driving up! Need any help setting up?"

"Colin, hey! That'd be great; it's all in my trunk and the backseats!" Link replied.

"Man, I still cannot believe you got this car!"

"Well I had to do something nice for myself!"

"Yeah, sure you did!" Colin said with a wink.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Link asked as he unloaded the trunk.

"You sure it wasn't for Ilia?"

"Positive. She's been coming on to me for ages."

"Yet she's still too shy to say "I love you…" I'm serious when I say that I think you can do better, man," Colin said as he grabbed the cooler. Link shrugged but remained silent. He knew Ilia wasn't the one but he was happy for now, as was she.

As the sun began to sink in the west, casting shades of oranges and pinks across the sky, Colin and Link set up his tent. They had it done before it was dark and decided to grab a beer before their jobs started in the morning.

"I told you all the whacko stories my parents used to tell me about this time of the night, right?" Colin asked with a wry grin on his face.

"Remind me," Link said.

"Well, during twilight, they would tell me that our world connects with another world."

"Like a parallel universe?"

"Exactly," Colin continued as Link looked up into the darkening sky. "They would tell me that this other world also ran parallel to Hyrule… Three interconnected worlds that must remain in balance. Like a Triforce," Colin said with a hint of sadness in his voice. Link noticed this.

"Colin, your parents will come back," he said reassuringly, still looking in the sky.

"I sure hope so. But if that tale is true, it's possible they found a gateway into a different world…"

"That's why you continued their work as an archaeologist, right? To find out what happened?" Link asked, turning his head to face Colin.

"Yeah…" Colin said staring into the fire they had made.

"Tell me more about the story. If one of the worlds is Hyrule, what's the third?"

"No one knows… And those who find out are never heard from again. Like my parents," Colin finished. Link shivered although he wasn't cold. As he looked to the sky again, he saw a black hole appear, surrounded by blue light.

"Hey Colin –" Link said as he turned to Colin and nudged him, and then looked back into the sky. Whatever it was had disappeared.

"Yeah?" Colin asked, following Link's gaze.

"Nothing. I just thought I saw something but it was only a trick of the light," Link said, though he was sure he definitely saw something. He gulped down the rest of his beer and said goodnight to Colin.

Link went to his tent and lied down on the small cot. Eventually, he heard the shuffle of Colin's feet as he too, went to bed in his own tent. Link couldn't sleep. There was something building up inside of him.

Something big was going to be revealed here. He just knew it.