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Twenty years, twenty long yet very shot years of peace and tranquility had passed after the defeat of the King of Darkness, Ganon. All was grand even in the darkest of areas. The fiends were banished from the land except a few man eating plants and the occasional hoard of stalchildren. Everyone was Happy even the new Queen Zelda and her new daughter Princess Zelda.
20 years in the past
"Now Link. Now is your chance." A young woman yelled.
With one mighty swing a young man using the sword of legend, dressed in a green tunic, shorts, and hat had slain the evil Ganondorf. Falling to his knee Link pulled his hat off to clear his brow of sweat and letting his long golden blond hair fall to his face. The woman dressed in a soft pink and white gown would run over to reward Link with a hug and a soft passionate kiss.
"Hmm, Zelda, I couldn't have done it without you." Link spoke in a pant.
Link would kiss her back as this reward alone was grand. They would stand to see a beam of light land on them showing visions of world now that the darkness was fading. With one final kiss Link and Zelda were separated, Link going back to his time while Zelda was left as that was her time. Link would relive his childhood and with a new future set the past changed. How ever Link remembers the fights, the temples and everything. People forgot Ganondorf took over as he was stopped before he could because Link spoke of what was going to happen. Reliving his childhood also changed the way other things were, but Link still remembered everything and he soon regretted remembering.
18 years in the past
Link, The man that defeated Ganon, stood tall and proud in a tree, but he was in pain. A pain not many had the misfortune to feel. He stood watching a glorious marriage ceremony. Everyone was happy, but he wasn't, fore this was the marriage of Zelda and another man.
He was soon joined by the six element saints. They would stand with him to watch. They saw and knew the pain he was in. Link had expressed his feelings for Zelda many a times but she never showed the same feelings back. His changing the future changed how she felt about him. This marriage ripped his heart to pieces. He remembered the kiss she gave him after his battle, and now he was guaranteed to never feel it again.
Through his heart break he managed to find one person, a young farm girl named Malon. He always loved her and courted her when Zelda denied him. She gave him a horse. He saved her family and the ranch, though they did not know that. She and him married it was a small gathering and later had a child with her. Misfortune struck him again as she was not strong enough and died during the birth of his one and only little girl she looked so much like Link with bright blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. Link grieved for the loss of his second love in less then a year time.
A week after while he still grieved he received an invitation to the castle. It was urgent and requested he brought his new child. Upon arriving he was pulled to a beautifully decorated room with a crib that held a beautiful and healthy little boy. The boy would fuss lightly as Link watched holding his little girl in his arms. Soon the fussing stopped as a familiar voice filled the air of the room.
"My friend" The voice said
"Hello Zelda" Link spoke softly the words my friend cutting in to his side
"So you have met the new Arrival". Zelda the new Queen of Hyrule spoke
"Aye," Link spoke quickly before turning to look to her.
"Link, My dear friend, I requested you..." She stopped and looked to the sorrow that filled his eyes. "I wanted to say I am sorry for being so cold to you. I love you so much but I could not marry a boy from the woods. I also wanted to know if you could consider helping me just this one time. The country believes I birthed a baby girl, the heir to the thrown. If this child is presented and not a girl, then the heir will not be of this family."
"What are you saying Zelda?" Link held his daughter in a protective way. He knew what the next words were going to be but he wasn't sure what to do. He was trying to think what Malon would do.
"I received word you had a child, I wish to use her, and portray her as the Heir to the thrown. Both you and here can live in the castle. While we say the boy is yours" Zelda looked to him pleadingly.
"I am to uproot my life at the ranch to live here so you can pretend my daughter is yours. Malon would be sad upset if she was told to leave her home, and just the same for the land of Hyrule to fall because an heir was not available." Link with much reluctance handed Lilon over to Zelda. "Treat Lilon as best as you can. Don't make me regret doing this" He stepped over and picked the boy up. "Jr. and I will be leaving now; Talon will be upset if we are gone too much longer."
Zelda looked to him with surprise. She knew the farm girl very well till she was unable to leave the castle. She knew deep in her heart Malon would have done the same for the country of gave up her life for it. Zelda only smiled sadly and looked to the little girl before to Link watching him leave with her blonde hair blue eyed son.
10 years in the past
Link was traveling with his son Link JR, having earned the name from his father. They traveled almost every where they could and even fought fiends side by side. Junior was only eight but he fought almost as well as Link did when he was ten. Time seemed to travel quickly around them and soon before they knew it Junior was old enough to learn how to use other weapons like a bow and hook shot. Even Lilon now named Princess Zelda who as well turned 8 was learning quickly. Learning spell and charms as her mother did when she was young.
5 years in the past
Link Jr. learned to ride and fire weapons and even more fun stuff like stunt riding which drove Link insane. Along the way there were a few downs like broken bones and a few up like watching Epona, Links prized horse, gave birth to a solid black white mane colt. And sad times
Present Day
Link and his son soon arrived back in the land of Hyrule. Link was starting to look his age. He was 38 years of age yet he still didn't look too much older than he did when he swapped babies with Zelda. Though that day, so long ago, seemed like it never happened. Link Jr. was a man now having just turned 18. He looked much like his father when he was 18 but Link Jr. was more rebellious as he wore darker colors and was closed off to most people. He gained that during the travels but that would soon end as they were returning to their rightful home.
This story is not of Link, the hero if time. This story is not of Princess Zelda, the now new queen. This story is about the son of Zelda and the Daughter of Link. Though they traded places no one would ever know or truly remember. This was a story removed from the Hyrule history books. The story, that was thought to be, lost in the flow of time itself.
