Altered States
A Legend Of Zelda Fanfiction
By OJR
Disclaimer
Yeah it's a bind but I gotta
say this.
Characters in this story are
used without permission for non-profit purposes. Said characters are property of Nintendo and Shigeru
Myamoto. If this fic is replicated in
whole or in part or is posted as another persons work or without the disclaimer
then I'll get medieval on your ass!
Now that's done…on with the
story
It has been 7 years since the defeat of Ganon. 6 years after Link's epic journey to Clock
Town. He has returned to his home in
Hyrule to fulfil his destiny and marry Princess Zelda. He has re-claimed the Master Sword and is
the protector of all Hyrule, and future prince royal to a future Queen
Zelda. Attempts at insurrection by
followers of the King of Evil Ganondorf and magical disturbances have been
occurring recently and Link has not been able to enjoy his time with his
princess. A strange turn of events will
thrust the pair into an alien world with strange people and situations within.
A crack appeared in Hyrule
field. It was a nothingth of a
millimetre across and infinitely deep.
Powerful magic emanated from the singularity and soon it would reach
maturity and open.
"Zzzz"
"Navi was right, he IS a
lazy boy" Zelda smiled as she woke her darling hero with a kiss. He didn't respond, only murmuring her name.
"WAKE UP YOU LAZY
BEGGAR!!" He leapt out of bed with a
start, clothed only with his underwear he leapt sleepily for his clothes,
tripped and fell on his face. Zelda
laughed at his antic until he finally got his tunic and breeches on, backwards,
and started pulling on his boots.
"Cool it sleepy head, it's
only your breakfast call" Zelda giggled as he wheeled on her with mischief in
his eyes.
"Wake me up will
you?" He let the threat trail off.
"What are you going to do
about it Mr Hero?" In answer he
launched himself at her and grasped her waist.
About to tickle her mercilessly she shifted her balance and effortlessly
sent the Hero of Time sprawling onto the bed whereupon she leapt on him and
smothered his protests with a kiss. He
mentally smacked himself on the head.
Impa trained her…DOH
"OK I'm up" he said
breathless from the kiss.
"A whole week of no
action…other than in here" Zelda giggled at his purile, if not inaccurate,
statement. They were both glad of the
lull in fighting. Link doubly so since
Zelda insisted that she accompany him as a sage and she was always adamant she
could cope in a fight. Almost on cue an
out of breath light bulb zipped through the crack in the door.
"LINK, ZELDA COME QUICK!"
yelled Navi.
"What is it Navi?" Link
enquired.
"A magical gateway just
opened in the field outside the castle!
It may be a door to the Dark Realm for Ganondorf to enter Hyrule again!"
Moments later the trio
were standing before the swirling circle.
It looked like a shimmering ripple in a pond that stretched away into a
blue light that seemed to defocus the eyes.
"Stand back princess, I'll
check it out." Link cast Naryus Love
upon himself and stepped toward the anomaly. He stood close to it and took out a Deku Nut. He threw it into the vortex and it
disappeared. Deep inside the hole the
nut detonated. The hole glowed and the
blast that shot forth was more intense than 100 Deku Nuts. The backlash dragged Link into the vortex
and he disappeared from sight.
"LINK! NOOOO!" and without
a thought Zelda and Navi jumped in too.
It was a nice day. Still a little cold for spring but the sun
bathed the small suburb in light. Jamie
glanced out of his window, expecting to see his mum in the garden. What he saw was most DEFINITELY not his
mother. The rippling swirl appeared and
dumped a person dressed in green onto his lawn. A girl dressed in a baggy suit soon followed the mystery
traveller. They looked weird, despite
the fact they had just appeared from thin air.
Grabbing his wooden training sword he ran into the garden.
Link got up groggily,
rubbing his head and looking around. He
saw a prostrate Zelda lying on the floor and instantly went to her aid. She was alive and regaining
consciousness. His heart had skipped
when he saw her lying there motionless, to the naked eye, dead.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!"
came a young mans voice from behind Link.
In a flash Link had his sword drawn and was ready to face the evil horde
of…one boy…with a wooden sword. The
sight of the razor sharp Master Sword made Jamie pale but he stood his ground.
"You mind putting that
thing away? I just wanted to know what
you were doing in my garden" Jamie explained, unsure of weather he should make
plans for a new navel.
"I am Link, who are you?"
"I'm Jamie"
He stood at the
approximate same height of this Link character. Both men were of a muscular build but you could tell who had
wielded a weapon in actual combat before.
They both lowered their weapons and looked at each other quizzically.
"What part of Hyrule am I
in? Is this place near Death Mountain
because the air smells like noxious gas."
"Hy-where? Your in Birmingham man, Bearwood actually."
"I think we are lost"
"Is she hurt" Just then,
Zelda woke up.
"I'm fine thank you kind
sir." She was stunning.
"I-I-I'm glad, look my
parents are out so would you like to come in?"
"Thank you, I think we
will" And so they entered his house.
It still hadn't quite sunk
in that these people were from a different world. Turns out that this Link dude is a legendary Hero of Time and
she's the heir to the throne of this place called Hyrule. Unsure of what to do he offered them some tea,
which they drank. He offered a biscuit,
which only Zelda ate.
"Well, I don't know how
you got here but your guests of my house, as long as my folks don't mind. It's no royal palace, but it's home."
"Don't worry, I've laid my
head in much worst places than this." Commented the tact-master Link. Jamie took this as a compliment.
"So how can you both get
home?"
"I'll call the sages forth
to assist us"
"Who are the sages,
Zelda?"
"They are extremely
powerful magicians that guard the fabric of time itself. I am one of them and all the others are
close friends."
"Wait Zelda, what if I
play the Prelude of Light? We'll just
be warped back to the Temple." He
played the notes, and for the boy sitting across from him the strange aura was
fascinating. However, the spell only
began and the desired effect did not happen.
"I was afraid of this, let
me contact the Sages." Zelda started to
chant and another, stronger aura surrounded her. Jamie gawked as she began to speak.
"Sages! Hear my call! I beseech you to return us to Hyrule!"
A voice, clear as crystal
but giving the impression of immense distance replied.
"Zelda, we have seen the
portal and know of it's power. It is a
vergence in time and space that spans the heavens to a new world, known to us
as Terra, known to its inhabitants as Earth."
"How may we return to our
realm?"
"Play the Song of Time at
midnight in seven days. This is when
the vergence will appear again. Then
play the Prelude of Light to assure safe passage. We will guide you.
However, we fear you must face a dark presence before you can
return. What it is, we cannot say."
"Thank you sages, we shall
do as you instruct." The aura subsided
and Zelda looked slightly drained.
Jamie was just sitting, thunderstruck, at the display of power.
"How….how did you do
that?"
"Magic is common in our
home. Do you not have magic here?" Inquired Zelda.
"We have magic…tricks, but
nothing like talking – really talking – to spirits. Anyway, if you're going to fit in around here you're going to
have to change your clothes. They'll be
calling you Robin Hood and Maid Marian next.
And you'll have to pretend to be my pen pals from America or somewhere,
you have approximately the right accents.
Come up to my room and I'll give you some clothes."
They went up to his room,
which he'd cleaned recently as it happened.
Jamie opened his wardrobe and looked at his limited supply of
clothes. He pulled out some jeans and a
KoRn T-shirt.
"You wearing any underwear
under those?" he inquired.
"Yes of course we
are. Now what about Zelda." Link said.
"To my sisters' room!"
In his sisters' room they
found the two wardrobes crammed with clothes and shoes. One wardrobe belonged to Hannah, his
littlest sister, who was much too small for Zelda. The others would do, although Zelda had a much slimmer frame than
Kelly, his elder sister. He pulled out
some baggy combat trousers and a blue vest.
"Be careful with these,
you'll have to get some more clothes of your sizes, Kel will kill me if she
finds out I've been snooping around her room."
"Don't worry, I'll take
care of them." Zelda smiled. Link, who had changed into his Earth clothes
came through, with his sword, bow, quiver and shield.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing? You can't walk around like King bloody
Arthur here! You'll have to stow your
gear until you get home. Bearing
weapons is illegal in this country."
Link looked less than thrilled at this.
"How do you defend
yourself against monsters then? Bare
handed fighting is very difficult."
"Monsters? The closest things you get to monsters are
big dogs or crocodiles here. Anyone who
makes trouble you can deal with using your fists, although I prefer to talk my
way out of a situation first."
"So why the training
gear?"
"A stick is a good weapon
if used properly, you don't have to be holding a blade for sword skills to
work." Link nodded thoughtfully.
"Good point, but I am way
too used to being armed. I could carry
my Deku Nuts and longshot I guess."
"Well yeah, I guess so,
but you can't wear those huge gauntlet things, people will think you're a
loony."
"A what?"
"Never mind, anyway, I
don't know why but I think that you two are bone-fide. A hero and a princess, I'll be God
dammed." He tutted to himself as he
prepared a story for his parents.
