Disclaimer: Zelda series belongs to Nintendo. Not me.
A few years after the imprisonment of Ganondorf in the Sacred Realm, magic became outlawed with no exceptions whatsoever. Hundreds of years passed, the monarchy of Hyrule was peacefully disestablished and a Republic rose in its place. Thanks to the outlawing of magic, technology began to advance at a moderate pace. However, in an attempt to dissuade anyone from ever delving into magic, all history surrounding it was no longer taught. What was once fact, became legend, which then became myth told only to quiet down children at night. The people then became the victims of an established fact known by all historians.
Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
Link Kokirin was getting his books at the public high school in the governmental district of Hyrule's capitol. If someone from another country said that they were going to Hyrule, they meant the country. But if someone from Hyrule said that, they meant the capitol. Link was seventeen years old, a C+ average student, and a decent athlete. Right now, he was grumbling at how slow that Friday was going. "Hey, Link!"
At the sound of the voice, Link turned to see his best friend Keith Subron jog over to him. One of the reasons why they hung out was that they both had an odd thing about themselves. Where Link had his name, which was passed down through his family every other generation, Keith had his hair. It was, naturally, the color of silver. He and his family had no idea why, he was just born like that.
"Hey Keith, what's up?" "Nothing much." "Why weren't you on the bus this morning?" "Remember that we blew the main fuse yesterday when we had our music turned up too high?" "Yeah, but we fixed it and all the electrical appliances before your parents got home." "I know, it's just that I forgot to reset my alarm." "Heh, well, sucks to be you." "Ha, ha."
Keith than spotted something that made his head spin. "Whoa Link, check it out. Hot chick at seven o clock!" Link turned around and was stunned. Before him was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She looked to be the same age as him and Keith, with long blond hair, the same color as Link's, and blue eyes the color of Lake Hylia. "Damn! Who is she?" "Don't know, haven't seen her before."
Just then, the bell rang. "Next period's starting. Talk to you later Keith." "Talk to you later." Both then rushed to their separate classes. Later that day, after putting his books away, Link went to meet Keith by his locker. As usual, the lock was giving him problems. Link announced himself by banging the door once, opening it.
"Thanks Link." Keith said as he put his books away. "No problem." "Oh hey, I found out who that girl is from earlier." Link had been hoping that he had found something out about her. "Who is she?" "Her name is Zelda King." "King? Any relation to billionaire car tycoon George King?" "She's his daughter. They just moved to the Kakariko Heights district this week." "Holy shit! What's a girl like her doing in a place like this?" "Don't know. Hey, there she is."
Link turned to see Zelda stopping at what was obviously her locker further, down the hall. "Hey, dare ya to go down and talk to her." Link gulped. Normally he had girls literally falling at his feet just begging to go out with him. However he hesitated about doing this simple thing. "I don't know. She seems like she's in a rush."
Keith was visibly taken back. "What?!? You mean all go, balls to the wall, Link Kokirin is actually afraid to do something?" "You don't have to rub it in." "Yeash. You've tried to grind a three foot wall on your first try on a skateboard four years ago. That took serious guts that even I don't have." Link rolled his eyes. He remembered the experience vividly from the six weeks his leg spent in a cast.
"Yeah, well. I just don't know. I got this weird feeling when I even first looked at her." "I think somebody has a crush." "Oh, get off it. First off she lives in the high rent, rich section of the capitol. Her family, even before the car was invented, was rolling in money. I highly doubt she'd go for a guy who lives in the Lake Hylia suburbs, not exactly the best place of this place to live in."
"Yeah, yeah." Link cast one more look at Zelda before getting on with today's business. "So, what are we going to this weekend? Go see Resident Evil when it comes out on Sunday?" Keith's face was suddenly plastered with a devilish grin. "Actually, I thought of something we could do today." Link became intrigued. "Really? Do tell."
"How much money do you have on you?" "I've got a few singles, why?" "Good, I've got a five. I say we buy a pair of maglites and go check out the old castle." "Sounds like fun, but how do we convince our parents to let us stay here. This isn't a good place to be when it gets dark out." Link said, referring to the weapons ban to any non law enforcement people in the city.
"I know, we'll just stay until about quarter to five. Then we take public transit home. We'd have enough money left to pay for the ride. As for our parents, I'll just think of an excuse to tell them. Remember, I've got a damn good brain in this head." "I don't see a problem with it." "Great, I'll meet you at the entrance in five minutes."
Five minutes later, Link was standing at the entrance. 'I wonder how much longer he'll be." He though as he looked at his watch. He heard feet behind him and turned around to see Keith coming down the stairs. "Well? Did it work?" He saw the long look on Keith's face and could tell that he had failed. Then a smile broke out like sunrise over Death Mountain. "Hook, line and sinker."
"Yes." Link said as pulled his elbow back in a sort of victory move. They walked down to a hobby shop and bought the two maglites. It was three o' clock by the time they were near the drawbridge to the castle. For a while the palace had been a museum to teach people about their past, but with the advent of electricity, it became cost prohibitive to redo the place with lights and heating, so it was closed off to the public.
As they drew near, Link felt a shiver crawl up his back. He looked up to see just an old stone building. "Keith, I think we should go back." "Don't tell me you're getting cold feet now?" "It's not that I'm afraid. It's just that, well. I don't know. I have a bad feeling about this." "Come on, Link. This is the second time today that you've gotten scared. It's just a creaky old palace. No one's been inside for over a hundred years." "Yeah, you're right. Let's go." Despite his words and friend's reassurance, Link couldn't get rid of the ominous feelings.
Well, how's that for a first chapter? Know this angle's being a bit over done, but I've got surprises and twists planned in later chapters. Please read and review. Until next time!