Author's Note: This is my attempt to truly get out of the pit of despair known as writer's block. I sincerely hope that I can get this through to people and make it worthwhile to read. Please, give me feedback and let me know what you think of this story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda or anything affiliated with it. All rights are reserved by Nintendo. As such, this story is non-profit and written simply for fun.
Chapter One: Awakening
Link's eyes slowly fluttered open and he found himself staring up at a rather bright ceiling. He was not sure where he was...all he knew is that he had been in the middle of the sea during a terrible storm that had torn his ship apart. He groaned as he turned his head and saw a bright face smiling back at him. The girl before him had light-red hair and bright green eyes and was wearing a simple white dress. She seem joyful as she said, "You're awake! You were tossing about in your sleep like you were in some sort of nightmare!"
"Huh? Uh...w-where am I? Is this Hyrule?" Link asked, sitting up in the bed. He groaned and held his head, a splitting headache shooting through him.
He was surprised when the girl replied, "Hyrule? No, this is Koholint Island that you are on! You must be imagining things." Link slowly turned his eyes to view the girl, wondering what the heck was going on. "Here, maybe you should get up and take a look around the island."
Link shifted his legs out and got out of the bed before stretching himself out. He felt groggy still, but managed to focus enough to look around the rest of the small, one house room. He noticed someone sitting by a desk with a shield lying on top. It looked specifically like his shield, but then there were plenty of other shields out in the world that could potentially look like his. The man standing beside it was wearing overalls as well as a blue shirt. He had messy black hair and a bright red nose that stood out on his face. He looked extremely goofy, something that Link nearly felt inclined to laugh at. He held himself in check and got off the bed, deciding to take the chance and ask about the shield.
Before he could ask, however, he was startled by the man saying, "Well, hello, Link! I'm glad to see that you're doing alright!"
Link was taken aback. "H-How do you know my name?" he asked, rather alarmed by this news.
The man chuckled, most likely humored by Link's reaction. "How did I know your name? That's simple!" he turned and picked up the shield, turned it to face Link, and pointed on a carving on the back. "It was carved in on this shield!" he handed to Link, who took it from the man with a grin. So his shield was still intact...that was a relief to him. He then realized something.
"Who are you two, then? And I'm on an island by the name of Koholint?" he asked to both the girl and the man.
The girl was the first to reply, saying, "Oh! I'm Maron and he's my brother, Taron!"
Taron seemed disappointd at this and said, "Ah, Maron! Why didn't you let me introduce myself this time? You're always saying my name before I get the chance when you're around!"
Maron giggled at his reaction and the two began what seemed like a typical talk between brother and sister. Link decided to slip out before anything else. He had to get off the island somehow...he needed to make his way back to Hyrule, as he was expected there by the princess herself. However, something was telling him that there wouldn't be an easy way to leave this island. He didn't know what to make of the feeling, other than it was nagging at him in the back of his head.
He left the house and found himself in a bright and colorful village. Immediately to his right, there was a large house with a large beast chained to a peg right outside. The beast seemed docile for the moment, though it was leaping around at various things that approached, though it never would bite at them. In front of him was what seemed like a large shop of sorts and then there was a field of tall grass to his left. As he looked back beind the house, he could see a weather pole, an unusually large one, standing in a denoted square of the town. There was also an actual shop off to it's right as well as an odd looking house sitting on top of a hill. The rode that was in front of Malon and Taron's house led down away to the beach below. Perhaps that was where he had been found after wrecking?
He started on his way down towards the beach, being careful about the large beast that was in front of the house. He was startled when it noticed him and began furiously barking, leaping at him and only being stopped by the chain that it was attached to the peg by. He held up his shield, wondering if that might help as he edged his way around the beast. The peg was starting to give way as it tried to get at him, and he wondered if he was going to have to run for his life.
Then, the loud voice of an older woman shouted, "BOW-WOW! That is NOT how you treat strangers around here!" The beast immediately calmed down and appeared docile again, looking towards the door of the house. A large woman stepped out, dressed in a red shirt as well as a deep green skirt stepped out. She had a fat face, cheeks bulging out as if pressed out by something. Her cheeks had also been touched a rosy red by whatever makeup she used. She wore her hair in pigtails. As she stepped out, her body visibly jiggled from how prominently large she was.
"My apologies! Bow-wow usually doesn't get strangers coming by his house, so when he saw you, he reacted violently. Please, forgive him," she said before smiling and saying, "I'm Madame Meow-meow. What is your name?"
Link had finally lowered his shield, feeling more safe now that the owner of this fearsome beast was nearby. "Link," he responded, looking right at the Madame in front of him. "I was just trying to pass by, going to the beach."
The woman gasped at his suggestion. "Oh, do be careful! There are monsters out there now, a whole lot of them! They've been around before but for some reason, they were more numerous shortly after you arrived."
"More?" Link asked, looking down towards the beach. That was not a good sign. Perhaps he would end up having to stay here just to make sure that this island was going to be safe from the monsters. He wouldn't have a problem with that, so long as he found a way off of the island in return. He needed to continue his journey to Hyrule when he could. "I'll be careful," he said before heading off with words of farewell from the lady. He stepped down towards the beach and noticed that there were two kids playing catch in front of another house shortly before the path dropped down to the beach.
They stopped when he passed by but said nothing, perhaps being too shy to open up conversation with him. He sighed softly as he made his way past them down towards the beach. He was surprised to see many octoroks and crabs shifting about, some aggressively attacking each other, yet none of them had taken very much notice of him. But he also noticed a glimmer in the sand right by the shore, the area surrounded by urchins. He ran forward, using his shield to safely vault over them to find the object, which was a sword.
"So, you are the boy whom the sword belongs to, hoo?" he heard a voice, one that sounded between a man's voice and an owl's hoot. He turned to see a large owl sitting on the beach, staring at him with what appeared to be a smile, if it were possible. "Then it is no wonder the monsters on Koholint have begun to act strangely. You are here, as the prophecy has foretold."
Link turned to the owl with a quizzical expression. "Prophecy? What prophecy?"
"All in due time, hoo hoo hoo!" the owl replied, almost laughing. There was no hint of malice, though Link still felt confused by his presence. He looked at the sword in the sand, noticing that his name was etched into the hilt. "Your name is Link, yes?" the owl asked, prompting Link to nod his head as a response. The owl then continued, "You are here for a very important reason. Take the sword and go to the Sleeping Forest up north of Koholint Town. There you'll find some very important clues as to what is going on. Though try to leave before then and I think you'll find your journey off the island to be a trifle difficult."
Link frowned, not wanting these indirect answers. "Why is it that it would be difficult. This is an island, no? If I made a raft, I could easily sail away."
"Many have thought that, Link. Many of this island have tried. They have all come back to this place as if there was nothing else out there," the owl responded.
Link thought about this carefully before asking, "Is there a magic that is preventing me from leaving the island, then?"
"You could say that, hoo hoo!" the owl responded before flapping his wings as he took off from the sand. "Meet me in the forest, Link!" he flew off, heading north. As Link follow him, his eyes came to rest on an enormous egg sitting on top of a mountain in the far north. It was white but spotted with purple specks as well. He would question the owl about it later, if he got that chance. He looked down at his sword and thought about what the owl had said. From what he had gathered, the only way he was going to get off the island was if he were to help rid this island of monsters.
He looked down at his sword again and picked it up, grinning as he held it again. He lifted it skyward in triumph before then swinging it in a circle and chopping the urchins to pieces around him. He set his sword in its sheath and turned to the north, ready to begin his journey. Little did he realize the implications that this journey would have in his life.
Short chapter, but the next set of chapters should be longer. I wanted to get this one out of the way so that I had something set in stone. More are coming up!
