Chapter 1: The Hunter and the Hunted
Link crept through the shadows, ducking under the low-lying branches of the trees that created the forest in which he resided. He silently, but quickly, drew his blade and continued toward his target. The sun was setting, so the thick foliage let little light through, the birds were silent, and there was no sound to be heard except for the light crunching of leaves beneath the two, the hunter, and the hunted.
"Alright, just hold still…" Link whispered to himself, slowing to a halt behind a tree. He glanced out into the small clearing to see the creature which he hunted stop as well. "You're life ends….Now!"
Link lunged out from behind the tree and brought down his sword swiftly and accurately, instantly killing the small creature.
"Haha, finally" Link exclaimed, picking up the fox by the tail. "Now I can finally have my dinner. You put up a good fight, but not good enough, haha…"
He headed back to his small campsite made up of a few logs for seating, a small fire, a few sharpened sticks to be used for cooking, and of course all of his equipment. Epona, his horse, was tied to a nearby tree eating leaves and grasses, and what few berries she could reach.
"Hey Epona, look what I got," Link said with a wide-grin as he shoved the fox into Epona's face.
"Neeeiiigh," Epona grunted as she turned away from the bloody mess of fur Link was holding up.
"Aw, I know you don't like meat, so here," Link pulled a small satchel off his belt and opened it up to reveal two dozen berries of all sorts. He laid them on the ground near Epona and made his way towards the small flame that was the fire.
He skinned the fox, and shoved one of the sharpened sticks through the meat and set it over the fire. The fading smoke from the fire rose into the sky above the clearing, diminishing before it made it to the canopy. The forest was silent, other than the crackling of the fire and Eponas rummaging through the grass by her tree.
"You there! Get back in line," shouted the commanding officer, "You're not here to do what you please."
The sun shone with an intense fierceness known only to this part of Hyrule, the heat from the sand rose and distorted the rocks and buildings in the distance. From atop a nearby cliff, one would think the Gerudos were getting ready for battle, or a war for that matter. As a matter of fact, they were.
After their leader, the Lord Ganondorf, was sealed away for eternity into the dark realm, or to the Gerudos, 'murdered', they plotted against the ones who had done the deed. Link, the Hero of Time, possessor of the relic known as the Triforce of Courage. Zelda, Princess of Hyrule, possessor of the relic known as the Triforce of Wisdom, and of course the six additional sages whose spell had sealed Ganon away for good.
"Now listen up, we've assembled here today for a final run-through of our operations that are to take place in now one day. The sages are going to be somewhat difficult to capture seeing as they are all over the place, and may be residing in the Temple of Light, which is beyond our reach. Zelda, she has guards, lots of guards, but once we're prepared for battle nothing can stop us. Now Link, he's a sly one. He managed to make his way through our own homes, and slipped right through our fingers. He has no army, no guards, he's a one man cavalry, nothing that we can't handle. We shouldn't underestimate him though, he is after all, the Hero of Time. The first through fifteenth regiments will storm the castle on the third day of our attack. Regiments sixteen and seventeen will go after Link on the first and second day, the rest will remain here to guard our lands and provide backup when necessary."
The leading officer, Acuista, finished her speech, and it ended in a thunderous cheer from her fellow Gerudos. After the troops split up for finishing up some training that evening, they all spread into their homes on the cliffs and prepared for the battle that was nearly at hand.
Author's Note: Alright, I know this chapter was short, very short, but it's basically an introduction to get things straitened out with everybody. Hopefully I can get Chapter 2 up soon!