Chapter 1

A.N. Before advancing the story any further I've decided to rewrite the first three chapters. After finishing them and getting them posted I decided to read them and found that I was, simply put, not satisfied with my own writing. I've rewrote them and made minor adjustments to the storytelling to make it both more interesting and well-written. I hope you like the improvements I've made to it.

A.N.2. After an eternity I've come back and updated the first 3 chapters again. The changes were, again, minor. This time I really do plan to stick to updating this on a weekly basis now that I've graduated high school and will have more time to spend on writing this. I hope you guys enjoy and stay updated.

The Hero of Time sat in front of a tree, the "resting place" of his beloved friend and companion, Navi. This tree, the very same one that he, Malon and Navi once considered their place, a place for them to enjoy themselves at, the tree outside Malon's house. It was a place he spent much of his time at when he was a child who barely understood the quest he had embarked on, the only place he could truly behave like the kid he was with his two closest friends. Since there was nothing to bury he simply made her a headstone labeled "Navi the Fairy". A gust of wind blew through his untidy blonde hair as his thoughts wandered to his final encounter with the King of Evil, the last time he spoke with Navi.

Link slowly entered the King of Evil's chamber. He thought it resembled a cathedral with many stained glass windows, outside of them you could see for miles, but there was very little to look at in a ruined Hyrule, even Hyrule Field was no longer as beautiful as it had been 7 years ago. In the center of the chamber Ganondorf sat at his organ. Several feet above him the princess of Hyrule hovered, petrified in crystallized magic.

Ganondorf let out a low laugh, "You've made it, child. You, that brat I spared 7 years ago, the one who granted me entry into the Sacred Realm. You are responsible for the ruin of your beloved kingdom of Hyrule, you and that brat you call a princess. You, child, have displayed the courage to face me, and for that I commend you, but this isn't that game you and your princess were playing 7 years ago. This is a matter of me and my people. You stand no chance of winning. The Gerudo will leave the desert. I will see to it."

Link suddenly noticed white wisps circling him, his body suddenly felt much lighter and all fatigue he felt moments ago had vanished. "Link, the sages are healing you, this is the last thing they can do for you. It's up to you to slay the King of Evil." The tinkling voice of the glowing blue fairy said.

Ganondorf continued playing his massive organ. Moments passed as the song he played eventually came to its climactic close. "The Triforce parts are resonating… they are combining into one again… you can feel it, can you not?" Link looked down at the back of his palm and could see the faint but brilliant glow of the Triforce of Courage. He looked up and could see another piece of the Triforce manifest itself on the hand of the unconscious Zelda.

Ganondorf stood and turned to face Link, "The two Triforce parts that I failed to capture all those years ago, until now I never would have imagined that they resided within you two. And now, finally, all three parts have once again gathered. These "toys" are too much for you, child." a wave of dark energy began to form as the Triforce of Power manifested on the back of Gandondorf's palm, "Return them to ME!"

"Quick! Navi, get behind me!" Link tried to push Navi behind him to shield her from the blast but he was too late, he was sent flying into a stained glass window, it cracked from the sudden impact. Navi hit the wall next to him and slowly fell to the ground. Link crouched next to Navi and cupped her in his hands.

"Navi! Don't die. I'll make sure you make it out of this, so don't die." Link pleaded.

"Listen! Link, I'm not gonna get back up from this. You've grown so much in our time together, I know you can beat him. So do me one last favor and don't die. The first thing I told you was that I couldn't believe that the fate of Hyrule rested in your hands, but I can see now that I was wrong to doubt you. You're a hero Link, and a damn good one. Be sure to tell Malon that she has my blessings since I won't be able to tell her myself. Goodbye, Link." With those words she faded out of existence, leaving nothing behind but memories.

"A pathetic end for your pathetic fairy. Fear not, child, you will soon join her." Ganondorf said.

Link stood up and drew the Blade of Evil's Bane. He looked up and his eyes met Ganondorf's, an aura of pure malice fell across the normally docile hero. A flash of fear spread through Ganondorf but he quickly shook it off. "Child, this is a true battle, a fight to the death, all restr-" Ganondorf began, but was cut off short by Link suddenly appearing beside him with the Master Sword held to his throat.

"Shut up!" Link shouted.

A grin spread across the King of Evil's face, and he began laughing, "Hahaha, HAHAHA! Very good!" He quickly ducked and swept his leg under Link, throwing him to the ground. "I like this, we both want nothing more than to kill the other. Now give me the fight of my life, you won't get any mercy from me this time kid!"

Link was suddenly pulled out of his vivid memory by the shrill voice of Malon, "Hey! Link! When did you get here?"

"Not long ago. Wait, it's morning, so… last night, I think." He replied.

"Really? I didn't notice you arrive here, so what happened at Hyrule Castle? Is he…" She began.

"Yes. The King of Evil is dead, peace has been restored to the land of Hyrule. You can rest easy Malon." Link told her.

"You don't seem to be very happy, why? Wait…where's…no…"Malon said, realizing what had happened.

Link looked away from Malon as tears began to form in his eyes. Malon embraced him and began to cry into his shoulder. Link leaned his head over Malon's shoulder and sobs wracked his entire body. "Link, it's over, you've saved Hyrule, there's nothing we can do about those who we lost. What did she tell you before she passed, anything about what you should do, did she ask you to return to the forest?"

"I don't exactly understand what she meant by this, but she told me to tell you that you have her blessings. Whatever that means." Link told Malon, remembering Navi's final request.

Malon began to laugh at his plain ignorance. "Despite being a young man he's still so ignorant to the ways of the world. I guess it comes with growing up with no adults." She thought.

"What's so funny?" Link asked.

"Nothing Link, nothing. Let's go inside, you can fill us three in on what happened at Hyrule Castle, or at least what you're comfortable telling us."

A few hours later Link had finished filling Talon, Malon and Ingo in on what he knew of Hyrule's future from what Zelda had told him she planned to do as Hyrule's next leader. From what he understood she initially intended to rid Hyrule of the monsters Ganondorf had scattered across it, but found that without Ganondorf's magic to sustain them, they simply vanished. So instead the first thing she plans to do as Hyrule's queen is to re-unify and repair Hyrule to its former glory, to the way it was before the Great Hylian war that took place years even before Ganondorf had arrived when she was a child.

"So she's going to fix everything?" Malon asked.

"That's what she was planning to do. I don't know how she'll do it, but I believe she can." Link confirmed.

"Dis iz uh bit much ta take in at once. I'm gunna head on ta bed, you two enjoy yusselves until tuhmorrow cuz we're headed ta Kakariko ta deliver sumuv our fine milk." Talon told them.

A.N. Yes I did make Talon sound like a bumpkin, if you've got a problem you know where the exit is.

Talon excused himself and Ingo followed. "And whaddya mean by "enjoy ourselves"!" Malon shouted after her father, her face shining a bright crimson.

Link just sat across from her completely oblivious to why she was blushing.

A.N. This bit is a bit scandalous, but there is no sex or anything of the sort, just a bit of Malon's imagination going a little into the R-rated zone, but don't worry, nothing is explicitly said nor does it go into detail AT ALL, it's just there for comic relief.

Link suddenly lowered his voice, careful to keep Talon and Ingo from hearing him, "So, Malon, I've got something I'd like to show you, let's go outside. I don't want Talon and Ingo to see it."

Malon's face once again turned bright red, "U-u-ummm, okay!" She yelped, clearly embarrassed, which Link thankfully did not notice.

Link guided Malon outside to the enclosure where he first met Epona. "So… why did you want to take me out here Link?" Malon asked, glad that the darkness of night concealed her once again red face.

"I haven't showed this to anyone but Navi, it's something very special and powerful, one of a kind if you will." Link began, Malon's heartbeat gradually accelerated as he spoke, her imagination was going crazy.

Link slowly removed his left gauntlet and a bright golden light shone out from the back of his palm. The divine light of the Triforce of Courage. Malon practically started steaming from again remembering Link's naivety but was at the same time simply awestruck at the sight before her. "The Triforce of Courage. I noticed this on my hand when I woke up in this time. I'd been wondering for a while why I had it and after I beat Ganondorf I finally got some answers from Zelda. She told me that over the course of Hyrule's history when the Kingdom of Hyrule was in peril a hero would emerge, clad in green and wielding the Blade of Evil's Bane, armed with the courage that only those granted the Triforce of Courage could muster. She said that there have been many before me and there will be many more to come. I guess I come from a bloodline of Heroes." Link told Malon, ending with a melancholic chuckle.

"Why are you sad? Sounds to me like you've always been destined to be a hero." Malon asked him.

"I've always felt different from everybody else. In Kokiri Forest I was the kid without a fairy, I was the Hylian amongst the Kokiri. In Hyrule I'm the fairy boy, the guy in the tunic, the guy in green, Mr. Hero. It's always been a feeling of not belonging but at the same time I've always been content with that, I like being different. Now I've learned that I'm nothing special, just another cog in the wheel of history that was simply an inevitability."

"I don't look at it like that. To me you're Link, the fairy boy who woke up my lazy dad. Yeah, you're a hero, but you're also my friend. Yeah you're different, but aren't we all? I'm almost glad that Hyrule was once again plagued by evil because it means that I got to meet you. You may be the hero that would inevitably come in this time, but you're still you, don't ever forget that."

"Thanks, Malon."

Chapter End

A.N. I hope you guys liked the FINAL version of chapter 1. I'm WILL stick to a weekly update schedule unless something drastic changes. After a year of playing the Souls series I can finally spend some time to write this. If you'd like to talk with me about the story or anything else, just send me a message and I'll most likely reply within a day or two. If you liked it or didn't like it leave a review, I always like to see what you guys thought about it. I'll see you guys in the next chapter.