Link didn't know what to do. Hell, he could hardly remember what happened. All he knew was that he was chasing a thief in the Lost Woods. The thief cast a curse on him, and the next thing he knew he was here. But…where was here? Link looked around. He was in a cave. There were a few torches on the walls. At one end of the room was nothing but a wall with a picture of the Triforce on it. At the other end was a long hall, torches at rather long intervals…Link decided that the only thing he could do was go down the hall. He stood up from where he lay, and then walked.
It seemed like hours before Link finally reached the end of the hall. There he found a great chasm, a bridge spanning the length of it. Link crossed the bridge, and at the end was a large stone door. Link crossed the bridge, and approached the door. Suddenly, his masks began to glow. They flew away from him and were absorbed into the door. Suddenly it opened, and a light shot out and hit Link. He floated up in the air, and then he vanished in a flash of light…
Part One
ZORA
Chapter 1
AWAKENING
It was dawn when Mikau awoke. He glanced around and quickly recognized his surroundings. He was on the shore of the Great Bay. Last he knew, he had been floating in the water, covered in sludge. A boy in a green outfit had appeared and taken him out, but where had the boy gone? He put the thought in the back of his mind as he saw something sticking out of the sand. He approached it and found it to be his own guitar. Attached to the guitar was a plaque. He quickly saw what it was. It was a grave marker…his grave marker! Confused, he wrenched the guitar out of the sand and headed to Zora Hall.
No one at the Hall had seen the grave, so Mikau quickly figured that it must have been some sort of practical joke.
Mikau, however, had a strange feeling he should go to Clock Town. He asked Evan if anything was happening there.
"No, nothing that I've heard. Why do you ask?"
"No reason…wait, I thought the carnival was tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? Mikau, are you sick in the head?! The carnival was over a week ago!"
"WHAT?!"
"Mikau, what are you so surprised about? You were there!!"
"No I wasn't! Last I knew, it was before the carnival!"
"Mikau, I can't have you acting up like this or you'll draw attention to yourself. Here…" Evan picked up a package from on top of his organ and handed it to Mikau. "I need you to take this to Kafei and Anju. It's a wedding gift, but its late already, so hurry and deliver it to them, and take some time to clear your head."
Mikau reluctantly agreed, grabbed his guitar, and headed off to town.
Cremia was doing a milk run nearby, and Mikau was able to hitch a ride for a couple of rupees. He sat there, strumming some notes as Cremia made an attempt at idle conversation.
"Where've you been, Mikau? I haven't seen you in town since the carnival…"
Mikau gave her a look, and simply said "I've been busy." He didn't want to go any further than that. Cremia sighed and turned back to the road.
Soon they had reached Clock Town. Cremia bade him farewell and continued with her business, while Mikau headed to the mayor's place to find Kafei.