This is my first Zelda fic ever, I think anyway, or the first in a long time, I don't own any of these characters and I acknowledge that they are pure brilliance owned by Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto. I'm just borrowing them for a lil story, and if everyone enjoys it, I'm doing him proud XD

Thanks to Leesy for proof reading this she's a member too! Leesy metallium

PROLOGUE:

Reawakening Destiny

Link stumbled blindly; his tunic was torn, his gauntlets were ripped, his arms were bleeding and he could hardly see through the cloud of dirt and raining stones that had followed the explosion of Ganondorf's attack. Link silently cursed the giant rocks and huge cliffs that lay all around Hyrule, though he knew it was his own fault. No matter where they had chosen to battle, this would have happened. Even if he had factored in the awful terrain everywhere in Hyrule and planned a great battle plan (as Navi had advised), or even if he'd somehow lured Ganondorf to some place free of falling objects…he just wasn't strong enough, and he knew he had failed. There was no one else to blame.

What was worse was knowing that Zelda was going to die too. He felt like he'd dragged her to her own death, even though he would not have even known his task at all if it weren't for her. He knew she wasn't strong enough either. She couldn't save him. That knowledge didn't stop the guilt. It was hard preparing and training every day. He had sure enough gone from a small boy into a strong hero, but now he knew it just wasn't enough. They were both going to die. Neither of them would get out. Link fleetingly wished he could die for Zelda so that at least she could be spared, but he couldn't and she could never save Hyrule without him.

If only he could have more time, if only he'd trained more. He had always taken discovering his powers very seriously, but now it just wasn't enough. He looked back; Zelda was at his heels, swathed in warrior Sheikah robes. He could see she too was blinded by the dirt and bleeding severely. They had to move. Ganondorf was right above them and as soon as the cloud cleared they would be as good as dead. He knew the only reason they were still alive was Ganondorf's own evil amusement. Then he saw it. Link grabbed Zelda and pulled her into a small cove in the cliff wall. They crawled a few metres before realising it was a dead end. The roof was low and if Ganondorf caused a tremor they would most likely be crushed to death.

A giant bang sounded outside and they knew he was searching for them. They looked at each other.

"We don't have much time," said Zelda softly.

"I've failed you," Link put his face in his hands, "I'm sorry Zelda…and I'm sorry Hyrule….who knows what he'll do….kill everyone, torture everyone….what have I done….."

"Link, it's not your fault. It's both our faults. We aren't strong enough, and Ganondorf gained power far faster then either of us thought he could." Link looked at her, but he was too distressed to speak. "Now is not the time for despair, Link. You must always remember that the Goddess' are on our side. We can't do anything right now, but we can be reborn. You know and I know that we've both been reborn many times. We're Din, Nayru and Farore's children. We have the souls of fierce deities meant to keep the balance in their fragile world! No matter what happens, we have another chance!" Link looked up unsure of what she was saying. "But we do not have a chance now. We both know that. If Ganondorf kills us, he can take our Triforce pieces and there will never be another chance. We must escape form this world and take them with us. For Hyrule, for our friends, for the Goddess' we must never let him win." Link felt his stomach drop,

"You mean, we have to kill ourselves?" Somehow this frightened him more than being murdered, though he could see the benefits. The idea of Ganondorf not being able to gloat over having killed them…yes, that seemed alright. Zelda stared,

"I'm sorry Link, but it's the only way he can't get our Triforce pieces, it's the only way we can get more time." Link nodded,

"I understand". With that, Zelda summoned a small ball golden and blue of energy. He knew it was derived from her powers as the Sage of Time. "We'll meet again Link, no matter what. Give me the Ocarina…give me all the things worth saving, and one day we'll find them again." Link fed them to the light feverishly, Ganondorf could find them at any second and he was surprised they hadn't been crushed already. The items vanished into what he knew was the Temple of Light; the place between spaces.

She raised the light to her head it and it shimmered for a moment. She handed it to Link, "This way, we can find ourselves again. We'll have this memory, so whoever we are….we'll know how fast Ganondorf rose. Our fierce deity souls may never change, but I want us to remember something of this life. I feel like we've worked so hard…" Zelda gave a small sad smile and Link raised the light to his forehead.

"Let's hope we have much better lives then we've had here. Thank you Link. We'll meet again…goodbye." Without another word, the light flew into the eye of truth on her Sheikah clothes and her body went limp. Link blinked, registering that she was really gone. He felt betrayed. She had gone and left him; used her cheap magic for a quick and painless death. Remembering the urgency of the situation he quickly recovered and drew his dagger.

He sighed, "Goodbye Hyrule." and with one short, sharp blow, he stabbed the centre of his neck.

It hurt. It hurt so much…even if it was the fastest way to die…those ten seconds it would take for his brain to lose all oxygen would be the ten longest he'd ever experienced. He couldn't breathe and the stinging was so intense. Blood was everywhere when he heard a might roar and a bang as rocks went everywhere, but Link had already won. The pain was fading now; he was dying. He counted "Five, four, three, two, on-" and he was gone.

But what would the Goddess' have in store for them? How could they get more time in a world run by Ganondorf? Would the Goddess' send them back in time? Or to a new safe world where timeis not an issue?