A/N: Hi everyone! This fanfic is my way of celebrating the 30+ years of the Legend of Zelda, as well as the long-awaited release of Breath of the wild coming out March 3rd, 2017. As such, anything about breath of the wild that wasn't already officially shown off by Nintendo since E3 2016 will not be appearing, because spoilers, and I will not immediately have a copy of Breath of the Wild or a Nintendo Switch to play on. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story.
"…Open your eyes…" A female's voice echoed throughout a darkened room. "…Open your eyes…" The voice called again. "Open your eyes…" The voice called out once more, this time adding, "wake up, Link."
Just then, a boy wearing a blue tunic – who was sleeping on the ground within the dark cave – slowly got up from the ground. "Where am I?" He asked, "How did I get here?" Walking around the cave, the boy started talking to himself while trying to find a way out. "I remember sitting by the campfire I made… did I fall asleep-" As the boy was about to finish the question no one would answer, he tripped over something.
"Oww…" The boy recovered from being tripped and looked around to see, within the darkness, that he had tripped over someone else.
The person the boy tripped over, stood up, while saying, "Would it kill you to look where you're going?" from what the boy could tell, this one had also just woken up. He also noticed that the person he tripped over looked like he was wearing a hat. "Where are we, anyways?"
"I have no idea." The boy answered. "It's too dark to see anything in here."
"Hold on a second." The person puled something out of his pocket, which, once illuminated, turned to be a lantern.
Now that the boy could see the person he tripped over, he saw that they wore a dark green tunic with a long hat, matching the tunic's colour. He also possessed a similar facial structure to the boy's. The person's hair, however, was a short light brown, while the boy's was golden blond and hair tied back into a ponytail.
"…Hi." The boy said.
"Hello." The person replied. "I guess we should introduce ourselves. I'm Link."
"…My name is also Link…"
"Huh. A coincidence, maybe?"
"Might be." Link then started to look around the cave once more. "We should probably look for an exit."
"Good call." The other Link said.
"There's no need." A voice called out.
"Who's there?!" the two Links called out.
"I am but a spirit who has called you six Links here." The spirit said. "You cannot see me, but know that I am in this room"
"Six?" The Link clad in dark green called out. "There are four more people called Link in here?"
Just then, as if by magic, the room became illuminated, showing four others in the cave. The four were just regaining consciousness. One looked in his late teens, wearing a pale green tunic and a pale green hat similar to the Link in dark green. He also had short dark blond hair. Another was a boy in a forest green tunic and a long, forest green hat. He also had two masks on him; one attached to the right side of his hat, and another on his left hip. Neither of the two Links knew what the masks were. The second boy had a blue shirt on with a white lobster on the front of the shirt. This was the only boy the two Links saw that didn't have a hat on. The final boy they saw was wearing a brown uniform of some sort. All three boys had short, golden blond hair.
As the four others showed confusion as to where they were and how they got there, the spirit said, "As you six all go by the same name, five of you will have to go by another name, while the sixth will keep theirs."
"So, who gets to keep their name?" The Link with the masks asked.
"First, I will announce the five Link's new names." The spirit answered. "You will know who gets to keep theirs by the end. The Link in the pale green tunic will be known as Sky."
"I don't have a problem with that." Sky responded.
The voice continued, "The Link with the lantern still illuminated will be known as Wolf."
"And why should I be called that?" Wolf asked as he put out his lantern.
Without warning, a black crystal with thin orange stripes materialized out of thin air and pierced into Wolf's forehead. Instead of a scream in pain, Wolf let out a gasp before turning into a wolf. Everyone was surprised from what they had just witnessed.
"That's why." The spirit answered. Wolf let out a low growl aimed toward the spirit, but it ignored Wolf and went back to renaming three of the four other Links. "Young Hero of Time,"
The Link with the masks responded "Yes?"
"You will be known as Nuck. Do not ask why."
Nuck's face scrunched up in a mix of confusion and disappointment. "What the-"
"The Link in the lobster shirt will be named Wind, while the Link in the engineer uniform will be named Lokomo." The spirit said, interrupting Nuck before he could finish his sentence.
"This'll take some getting used to," Wind contemplated, "But I'm not against the name."
"Neither am I." Lokomo added. "I actually like the name."
"Then that leaves… me." Link breathed. "Wait, am I the one that gets to keep the name Link?"
"That is correct." The spirit answered.
"But, why me?" Link asked.
"It is because your name cannot be changed." The spirit said.
"…I don't get it." Link said. Sky, Nuck, Wind and Lokomo nodded in agreement, while Wolf barked.
"I have a set of tasks for all of you to complete together." The spirit explained "You must all work together to retrieve that which you have lost. This is your first task. Once that task has been completed, I will then tell you your next task." The six adventurers then heard what a nearby boulder move, revealing an exit. "Until then, I'll take my leave." The spirit said.
"Retrieve that which is lost…" Nuck thought aloud. "What do you think that spirit meant?"
"Who knows?" Sky responded. "For now, let's just get out of here."
The six adventurers each headed out of the cave, unsure of where they were walking into.