Welcome readers to my first fanfic, Legend of Zelda - Awash in Legends. This is my Christmas present to this site, and to the world! All of the declaimers and explanations will be in the next chapter that will going up today as well. I hope you have as much fun reading this chapter as I have had writing it! -Sonicman64


Prologue - Falling

(Italics mean that there is a flashback taking place.)

Blacks and whites fly by my eyes as I fall through the portal. With a bright flash of white, everything turns to sickly grays and greens as I realize that I am falling through a sky of some sort; alarmingly fast at that. Everything cuts to black as I hit the ground.

I awake with a pounding headache and try to remember who I am and why I'm where I am. I'm Michelle Aurion, and I came here through a portal. My father said it would bring me to where I truly belonged, as I am not from the world I lived in… I cast away the memories and look at my surroundings. I'm in a net of some kind, being carried by two men in armor through a field. The field is comprised of the same dull colors I saw as I fell through the sky.

"Hello?" I moan hoarsely at the men. One of them jolts a little at the sound of my voice and says "What! You're alive! We were sure you were dead." Again I say in a weak voice, "Barely. I'm surprised that fall didn't kill me. Anyway, Is there a king or other such leader around here? I'd like to speak to him." The other man freezes at the suggestion and says "You want to SPEAK to Lord Gannondorf? You're either crazy or stupid, but after seeing you survive a fall like that I would believe anything. He may not be pleasant, but I'm sure he'll be interested in you. Come on."

As we walk through the field, I see what seems to be the ruins of an abandoned town. "What's that?" I ask, pointing to the town. "That's the ruins of Castle Town, and the only way to our leader's castle is through there. Just watch for the undead." I shiver at the idea of undead, and realize what they were talking about as I look through the crumbling gates. Wiry, moaning zombies wander everywhere around the abandoned square. We run through, barely escaping as we make our way to the castle.

As I see the menacing structure floating above the lava moat, my mouth hangs agape and I hoarsely yell, "What is that!" The men shake their heads and say, "That's Lord Gannondorf's Castle, The place from which he rules our kingdom." One of the men pulls out a small black amulet that shines a light, creating black platforms. He says "This is the only way in, and only us high warriors have them. Now come on, we have to go back to work soon." We walk across, and the final platform pulls us high above the others, next to a window near the castle's peak.

We jump down through the window, and land near two impressively sized double doors. As they are pushed open, I see the intimidating form of Gannondorf sitting in the throne at the far end of the room.