Summary: After all of Link's efforts to protect the place where he grew up he is now facing the worst punishment a hero could have... And he suspects something worse is yet to come.

A much deserved thank you to Lali for helping me with this, I hope you enjoy reading as I do writing

Welcome To Paradise

"We have postponed this issue long enough, we cannot keep placing it aside any longer" A voice resounded around the council room as a man rose from his chair, his brown hair being assaulted by his hand as he ran it through the few locks that remained in his scalp, mainly around the south of his head and reaching just above his ears.

Clearly altered and frustrated he awaited an answer from his eleven other associates as he sat back down and took a breath of defeat "The issue is open for discussion and this is final" he assured the rest.

His statement was greeted by a comment from the third man to his left "I do believe that if this solution is approved, then we will be facing dire consequences in the future" he finished "Abelard, you are a dreamer as always, these are new times and these times do not have a place for a boy like him" said a man directly across from Abelard, Abelard crossed his arms, giving his adversary a look of defiance.

"I am a prophet, Broderick, I do not dream… He is no boy, to be more precise, he is more of a man than any one of us could comprehend and he deserves a place in the world he sought out to protect" he concluded, brown eyes daring a response from his associate but the man seated at Broderick's right gladly accepted the dare, his blue eyes locked on the first to bring back the issue "Edgar, it is clear that progress is coming to us in a fast rate, we cannot keep what we do not need"

He then turned to Abelard "And as much as we owe the boy-"

"Man, Eamon…" Abelard interrupted, a serious stare gracing his aged features "He is barely twenty of age, he is not but a boy" the man insisted, Abelard's frown grew deeper "History tells of a twelve year old young lad who fearlessly traveled even to the depths of a god fish's stomach to rescue the zoran princess, he was a man before he grew to be a child" Abelard concluded, determined to express his mind on the lad's true age.

"We are not discussing whether he has earned adulthood or not" said the sixth man on the left side of the large oak table "I continue my statement" said Eamon "As much as we owe him, he is but a passing page on the history of Hyrule, and we cannot have him stay, he will never accustom" he concluded.

"And who are any of us to determine if he will accustom or not?" again asked the sixth man on the left side of the table, clearly willing to speak his mind, "We are the king's most trusted advisors, we try to foresee the future and a future with him is not a bright one if we intend to progress" insisted Eamon, his eyes iced with his determination, the man laughed audibly.

"Please Eamon, you act as if we were sages, true it is we are advisors, but we are not divinators, how are we to know if the fate of our country will again lie in the hands of our hero? If we leave him to his luck outside this country then we will be tearing apart what he so strongly fought to protect"

Eamon made a sign to protest but was cut off by Edgar's rising "You four have strong points, but Eamon and Broderick still fail to tell us why it is so critical that we dispose of him" his voice strong with discipline

"Then if I may" said the man directly in front of Edgar as he stood up, his presence quickly being noticed, his black hair giving his yellow eyes a dangerous look "I will explain why we must banish him" he looked around, making sure every pair of eyes was giving him their attention.

"It is time that has taught us that in order to become stronger and more prosperous we need to move forward, and this so-called "Hero Of Time" is nothing more than a phase, there are no more threats, there is no more danger, the dark lord has been sealed and he will not return, so why have him be here? The people of Hyrule will always believe that there is something to fear if he stays, however, if he leaves then we will have sent a message of progress, that we are no longer the target of danger and that we are moving towards a bright future" he concluded, giving a minute to ponder on his statements before sitting back down.

"Heimrich, we cannot ban him just because he is a warning sign to some of the people, we owe him too much to discard him off Hyrule like that" said Edgar, though he was already hearing the murmurs of consideration of his associates.

"I suppose this is now on the hands of a vote, Whoever wants Link to stay in Hyrule and live the life he chooses, please place your right hand forward" Edgar counted "It is decided then…" He said in a tone of defeat and disagreement "Link will be banned from Hyrule".

It had been a fairly rainy day that morning, Lake Hylia looked different when it rained, the drops seemed to slow in time, as if to let the watcher enjoy the moment and the sounds before forming part of a much larger mass of liquid, it even seemed relaxing but only to those who truly knew how to admire what fleeting life the water drops had.

He enjoyed the rain, it was one of the few things that brought him peace and he didn't mind getting wet, the cool feeling of the drops that fell to his hair, face and clothes felt soothing, and his horse didn't seem to mind either, she too enjoyed the weather, to his misfortune, this was not going to be a day to enjoy.

He sat on the edge of the lake, letting his boots touch the water as it moved, he thought of living near the lake and enjoying days like these for much longer, but he knew far too well that it would never feel like home, he always traveled far away to help people in need and he couldn't refuse to his destiny.

Though The Lost Woods proved to be as close to a home as he could possibly get and he was rather thankful for that; He was brought out of his relaxing state by the faint sounds of footsteps on the mud, his horse already feeling uneven and tense, it was never a good sign for him to hear so many footsteps.

Guards had surrounded the entrance to the Lake, as well as himself, he slightly turned his head to count how many surrounded him, they were royal guards, he wasn't about to fight the royal army and so the only movement he made was to be at their own eye-level, he was greeted by the tip of ten swords belonging to the guards surrounding him and a messenger carrying a letter from the King

"You have been asked to attend a hearing with the royal council today, please accompany us to the castle" with that the messenger climbed onto his horse and motioned Link to follow, Link didn't resist, he climbed onto Epona and followed suit, surrounded by the guards, if this is how he was greeted to assist a meeting, he could only imagine what he was being summoned for.

They arrived to the Town Market at noon, the rain still pouring down on the land, unwilling to let any sun shine through, they passed through, causing the townspeople to look at the arrival, they crossed the town and crossed the gates to the castle, making Link get off his horse and follow the path of corridors that led to the council room, in there waited for him twelve men, all in matching dark blue robes carrying the triforce logo and all seated in a large rectangular oak table, most of them staring at him with merciless eyes and those few who didn't were secretly apologizing for this mutiny.

"Sit down Link" said the sixth man to Link's right "We have a matter to discuss with you…"

Author's notes: First chappie out! And it took me a while to do it too, I didn't know it was this hard to get a good title to go with the story... Chapter titles are so much easier to find...

Thanks again to Lali for helping and I hope she continues to help me with this fanfiction

Later in the story I will be giving you the location of the drawings I've made for this fanfiction, in case anyone's interested : )

I also hope to update weekly.

Thank you.

-Gravity