Prologue: A call for the hero

The forest was quiet, with nothing but birds and insects chirping and scattering away. Faint footsteps could be heard, getting louder each step it took. Still getting louder, the footsteps were that of a horse, one from the land of Hyrule that was cared and brought down from its carer to a small boy. A small boy whom fought evil and won in every way, who seeked danger and destroyed it, a Hylian that was bought up by the Great Deku Tree, and his name was Link. Link reached from his bag a glass of milk, both which was purchased from Clock Town in Termina. Gulping the milk down in 3 swallows; he placed the glass back into his bag, Epona, his horse, still walking through the forest trees. A strange voice came into his ears, and looked around to see where it was coming from. He forced Epona to stop, still peering through the trees to see where this voice was coming from. "Link ... It is I ... Zelda ..." At last, the voice revealed itself and was that of Princess Zelda, second leader of Hyrule. Zelda continued to speak sadly, as if she was going to release bad news. "Link, there is rumours going around that the evil leader will return. There has also been some kidnaps of various people you are related with, various people you are friends with. Darunia, leader of Gorons, and Saria, friends of all Koriki's and Princess Zora, your one and only wife has been kidnapped by the evil that is sweeping over Hyrule. Many people are now afraid to say his name. The Evil is Ganondorf. The only way out from the chamber was with the medallions but I have them right here so I don't know how he got out. He has been sweeping over the land of Hyrule ever so quickly. I am worried he will go after me. But the thing I'm most worried about is ... he will go after you. Rumours have it he has a new power. The power of morphing people into animals. Please, leave the forest and hide in Hyrule, we shall meet at Lon Lon Ranch tonight. I hope to see you there ..." The voice slowly drifted off and the forest was once again silent. Or so Link thought.

Epona trotted across the soft grass, making slow loud noises as she walked. Suddenly, shadows appeared all around Link and Epona, screaming and slashing at them both. Link yelled out to Epona to run and did what Link commanded. They ran from the shadowed creatures, Link looking back, aiming with his bow at any of the shadowed figures that came near him. The shadows ran off, after Link wasting 5 of his arrows, each one missing the targets as they came. Epona ran into a burst of light, a green field was spotted as far as the eye could see, and found they had reached Hyrule safely. Link remembered what Zelda had said, and rode Epona to Lon Lon Ranch to wait for her to arrive. Everything was as he left, the ranch the same, even Hyrule field was the same.

After 12 laps around the course, the sun drifted beneath the horizon, releasing darkness across Hyrule. A shadowed figure appeared out of one of the ranches. Link reached for his Kokiri sword and wielded it, waiting for the shadowed figure to come nearer. It took off its hood and released its identity. It was Princess Zelda.

"You must defeat Ganondorf and reclaim peace to the land of Hyrule so we could all be happy again just as when you left," Zelda told Link, worried of what might happen. "People have been saying he will strike Kokiri tonight. You must leave at once and defeat the evil which lies within Ganondorf. Good luck." Link rode Epona to Kokiri Village as quickly as he could, and entered with sword and Hylian shield wielded. He walked past a tree which was strangely made with rocks down beside it. He took his mind off it and continued along the path to the Great Deku Tree. He stood in the path, and found a tall shadowed figure with a long black cloak standing in front of both the Deku Sprout and the Deku Tree. "I knew you would be here ... foolish boy ..." said the shadowed figure, turning to face Link. Link knew this face before.

It was the mighty, legendary, evil Ganondorf.

"After you locked me in that chamber, I was forced to stay in there until now. The curse was broken after brightness released me. The medallions helped me out of the chamber and released me to once again bring evil to Hyrule," Ganondorf continued. "But ... Princess Zelda had the medallions, she even said to me that she is keeping the medallions," said Link, confused. "You're right. The only way out was with the medallions," Ganondorf said, laughing. Link looked at him and knew ... knew what had happened ... "No ... this cannot be ... It's not possible ..." Link screamed at Ganondorf. "Ah, I see you've found out our secret. Yes, it is true. Princess Zelda released me from the chamber and let my evil run across Hyrule once again. We planned you to come to Hyrule so we can kill you," Ganondorf spoke, laughing. Link felt his arms wrap behind him. He peered behind and saw Princess Zelda holding his arms back so he couldn't wield any weapons. Link was trapped. "Stay there ... this won't hurt a bit ..." Ganondorf said, holding up his hand pointing at Link. A bright light shot from his hand into Links chest, poor Link trapped, screaming in agony. Ganondorf lied. Hair began to grow onto his body, him slowly reducing to a small hamster size. Link looked at his hands, looked at his body, his feet, his arms ... he was a hamster. "Now to end the hero from saving Hyrule," Zelda said, laughing, raising her foot to squash Link. Link dodged her foot and ran as fast as he could from both Ganondorf and Zelda. "GET HIM!!!!!" yelled Ganondorf. Link ran and ran until he lost Zelda and Ganondorf. He felt dizzy and now reduced his speed to a minimum. He began to see stars and fell to the ground under a shaded tree.

END OF PROLOUGE