Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original Zelda 64 characters. I only own Bryn who will appear in later chapters. So give me a break and if you wanna use her ask first, huh?
Author's Note: This story takes place after the sword of time is returned, Ganondorf is imprisoned, and before the time effect (time returning to normal) has taken place.
The prologue to
ZELDA REBORN
The Hero of Time strode solemnly out of the Temple of Time. A slight expression of sadness creased his wizened face as all the citizens of Hyrule greeted him. Their cheers of joy and happiness were overwhelming to him but they were welcomed none the less. He started down the aging steps of the Temple, to the crumbling ruins of the market, and then to the broken drawbridge of the castle walls.
Outside crowds were gathered, he braced himself as he moved through the crowd until reaching the Sages of Hyrule. One by one they went over to him, gave him words of joy, and thanked him for what he has done for Hyrule and what he has given up to do it.
"Thank you for all you have done," the Sage of Forest said proudly, "you have restored Hyrule to its natural beauty and you destroyed Ganondorf." Her eyes smiled secretly as she had spoken to her lifelong friend. Navi, the Hero of Time's Guardian Fairy, shimmered an ecstatic approval then zoomed off in the direction of the Great Duka Tree Sprout to tell of their adventure.
As they began to move toward the forest portal, the crowd of Hylians gasped as a blue/silver light surrounded the five Sages and the Hero of Time. The blue/silver light appeared to be a vortex in time in which Hyrule, with every step the Sages took, was slowly moving backward in time. The Hero of Time was noticeably growing younger. His backward aging did not stop until he became himself from seven years ago. He gave a puzzled smile as he looked around hoping to see the crowd of Hylians, but to his surprise only see trees, grass, and the Sages were there.
As they approached the forest, the Hero of Time's thoughts kept wandering to the fact that once he stepped back into the forest, his memories of his adventures, his friends, and even the fact that he even left the forest, would disappear. The Princess of Destiny had told him that he was to make up his lost years of growing from a boy of ten to a man of seventeen. She didn't know how much loosing his friends would mean to him, but he would get over it eventually.
A surge of certainty flashed through him as he told the others, "It isn't over yet. I believe there is more than meets the eye with Ganondorf. He will be back, I just know it." Surprised with what was said, they stared at each other and went silent.
Breaking the quiet moments of silence, the Sage of Fire spoke up and said, "I believe you," then with a hearty laugh, he said, "But I wish you would tell us this sooner next time."
"Will there be a next time?" the Sage of Shadow broke in suddenly. The Hero of Time only nodded and turned to face the forest entrance. The others watched as he walked through the door. A flash of greenish-blue light signaled that he was home and that his memories of his adventure were gone.
"I must go. Good-bye, my friends." The Sage of Forest said, then turned and went through the door. The others knew that they would need the help of the Hero of Time but they didn't know when or how badly. They then said their good-byes and went back to their own homes in this time to share their knowledge with their past selves. Just like it never happened, the memories of all, but the Sages of Hyrule, were erased and forgotten.
The air of peace was noticeably lifting and a numbing coldness was descending on the land of Hyrule. Every creature, person, and animal felt the cold as if it would freeze their very soul. The darkness was coming and so were its decibels...