Chapter 1:
Where Am I?
"Yeah! Take that Gohma!" Kandace cried, jumping up and down. It was Friday. She was sitting her egg chair playing The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, her most favorite game in the world. She sat up and stretched, shaking her long, black hair out of her deep blue eyes. She heard voices outside. When she looked outside she saw a group of preps from school. The group that always spread rumors about her and her friends.
Why are they out on my lawn? Kandace wondered. She changed out of her pajamas, grabbed a water gun, loaded it with blue paint, and went outside.
The preps waved and gave her the loser sign. She waved back, pulled out the water gun, and shot at them. They ran away, screaming and dripping with paint.
Kandace laughed, "Blue streaks work on you, Ashley!"
A few minutes later a school bus pulled up. Betsy, her eight-year-old sister exited it. The sisters chatted for a minute about their days and went inside.
They went back to Kandace's room and Kandace played Zelda a little while longer. Zelda was very easy for her. She had won Ocarina of time at least eight times. But it was still her favorite game.
"Kandace, when is it my turn?" Betsy asked.
"Later," Kandace replied without looking up.
"But I want it now," Betsy whined.
Suddenly they heard the front door open.
"Girls, I'm home," It was their dad.
"Hey dad," They called.
"Kandace," He said walking in the room, "I bought this Nintendo game off a gypsy for a nickel,"
"A gypsy?" Betsy asked, raising an eyebrow.
Kandace looked at the game, "It's The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask!" She threw her arms around her father, "Thank you, daddy!"
"You're welcome," He walked out.
"C'mon, Kandace, put it in!" Betsy ordered.
"Okay, Okay! Don't have a cow!" Kandace put the game in and turned on the Nintendo. At first nothing happened. Then the screen went blue.
"Hey, what-?" Kandace began. Then suddenly her vision blurred and her equilibrium was thrown off. The screen seemed to grow until it swallowed them up. She didn't see what happened after that because she stumbled and fell from dizziness.
Suddenly it was over. Kandace rolled over on her back. She was lying on a stone street in some sort of Town Square. To her left there was a tower that still seemed to be under construction. On her right was an even larger one that appeared to be a weird looking clock tower. There were construction workers all around. None of them seemed to notice a girl had just dropped into the middle of the square.
As she took this in, her head started to hurt worse. So she closed her eyes and just layed there, hoping she'd wake up from this strange dream. After a minute or so she felt a warm tongue licking her face. Her eyes shot open. It was a small, white, shaggy-looking dog. And she was still in the town square.
"Hi, doggy," She said petting the dog. Kandace was very fond of animals. Kandace closed her eyes again. The dog licked her face and tugged at her skirt, "Go away, Scruffy. I have to wake up now," She tried to push the dog away.
"Well, well, well. What have we got here?"
Kandace opened her eyes again. There was a man standing over her, staring at her, a perverted expression on his face. He was probably a construction worker. Kandace jumped up. He cornered her against a wall.
"Move," Kandace ordered.
"What's the matter, babe?" He grabbed her arm.
"Don't touch me!" She pushed him away.
"Aw, quit playin' hard to get,"
"Get away from me, pig!"
"Hey, you heard the lady!" A zora stepped up behind him, "Back off,"
"Get lost, loser," The construction worker said without looking at him. The zora then grabbed the construction worker. Suddenly there were blue sparks. The construction worker went rigid and his eyes got wide. Then he collapsed, unconscious. Kandace gasped.
The zora, who had a sort of punk rock look to him, reached out his hand to help her over the construction worker. She took his hand. Normally she would have said, "What makes you think I need your help?" But for some reason she didn't mind him helping her. The zora was tall and, as I've said, had a punk rock look to him. Hair fell down his face and covered his eyes.
"Are you, like, okay?" He asked. She stared at him for a minute. The zoras were her favorite race, but meeting one was kind of freaky.
"Hey," He caught her as she was about to fall over, "Are you okay?"
"I don't know where I am," She said finally, "I don't know what's going on,"
"What do you mean?"
"I was just in my room and now I'm here!" She cried, "What the heck is going on??"
"Chill out!" The zora grabbed her by the arms, "Now why don't you calmly explain what you're talkin' about,"
"I was in my room and I felt dizzy and fell and then I looked up and I was in this weird city,"
He thought for a minute, "Well, I can't think of any explanation,"
"What am I gonna do?!" She screamed at him so loud that people started to stare.
"Shhhh!" He hissed, "I don't know, but why don't you, like, come with me,"
She agreed. "Where are we going?" she queried.
"You'll see," He replied, "I don't want a lot of fans to overhear and follow us,"
"Oh," She didn't quite understand. Is he famous?
They were both quiet for a minute. Then he asked, "What's your name?"
"Kandace," she told him shakily. After a few seconds she added, "And you are-?"
He looked at her with confusion, "Japas," He said as though this should be obvious.
"What?" She asked, annoyed.
"Nothin'," He returned his gaze to the street ahead.
He led her around the clock tower to a grassy area. In one corner was a slide. A little kid was shooting spitballs at a balloon. A man wearing armor was blocking what looked like the exit to the city. Kandace and Japas went up a small hill to the entrance of a cave.
"This is where the Great Fairy lives. You should, like, go in and see her," He said, " I'll wait here,"
Great Fairy? But the Great Fairies aren't real. I am SO dreaming. But still, this an awesome dream! There can't be any harm in playing along.
Kandace entered the large opening. It was very dark. At first, she had to feel along the wall. But then there was a faint light up ahead. She emerged in a round chamber.
In this room, the floors were marble. Mystical looking water flowed down the walls and into a fountain, which took up most of the room. Large, stone pillars surrounded the fountain and were connected by arches. The fountain seemed to give off strange light.
Kandace looked around. There seemed to be no one here, "Hello?" She called.
Suddenly she heard a woman laughing. A small, fairy appeared in the center of the fountain. She flew up toward the ceiling and grew until she was at least five times larger than Kandace. Kandace cried out, stumbled backwards, and fell.
"Dear, do not be frightened," Said the Great Fairy. The Great fairy had orange hair with vines woven into it and clothes also made up of vines.
Kandace stood slowly and looked up at the Great Fairy.
"I am the Great Fairy of Magic. And you, my dear, are in a town called Clocktown in Termina, a world parallel to your own,"
"But- But how- How?" Kandace couldn't find the right words.
"Someone must have put a spell on this game of yours to bring you here. You see, years ago someone from your world stumbled upon the lands of Termina and Hyrule. I'm not sure who did this or how they got here, but these lands inspired your games. And speaking of your world, a girl much younger than you has also fallen into this world. I sense a connection between you. Perhaps she is your sister?"
"Betsy?" Kandace cried.
"Do not fear. She is safe,"
"Where is she?"
"You will find her with the astronomer in the observatory just outside of town,"
"I have to go find her!"
"Of course. Your friends outside will show you the way. But before you go, I suggest you keep where you're from a secret. You might be thought of as mad. Best not to attract that kind of attention. When you find your sister come back here. I can give you more help," The Great Fairy sent her on her way.