Gery: OK guys, you see that cover up there? That badass cover? Look at it and tell me it's not awesome! This wonderful peice of artwork was created by Spotty-Chan(FanFiction)/Bellpaws(DeviantART)/KittyKat Kandi(YouTube). I order you ALL to go follow/favourite her, thank her and look at her other art and stories. They're really good as well :) Aaaand now I forever see Link with freckles XD

Silent Courage: The Rewrite

Summary: Day-to-day life is not as easy for Link as she would hope. With being the Princess' own Personal Knight, dealing with the loss of a friend, and all of Hyrule thinking she is a man, she has enough on her plate as it is. But when old forces, once forgotten, begin to awaken, it is up to her and allies, old and new alike, to rise against it. Will she succeed? Or will she fall into the depths of darkness?

Gery: Let me say this first: I am not, I repeat, not deleting the Original Silent Courage. This is simply a rewrite/edit of it that I think it deserves. When I started I had a long way to go before I became a good writer. The Original shows my progress as a writer and a person, and I will cherish it. I just want the chance to change a few things, now that I am a better story teller than when I started. So as we go along you may notice a lot of changes in the first few chapters, and less as we go on. The later chapters will mostly be an edit, with hopefully no spelling mistakes. Can't promise that, as spelling certainly isn't my strong-suit. I hope you guys enjoy! ^_^

(Also, new note):
So there's apparently rumours that there may be a Zelda TV series? Something like the Game of Thrones, I've been told, just more kid-friendly. I'm curious to see how that goes considering the last few times they tried to do anything close to that we got 'Excuuuuuse me, Princess' and 'Mah Boi'. But I'm interested to see what they base it off :) Another thing I'm happy about is that they didn't go for a movie. The Zelda Universe is just so large and expansive that it would be impossible to fill in that much information in a movie time-slot. Even with cutting back on some lore. My biggest wish is that they actually make Link mute (ironic, eh?), or at least quiet. He's always seemed like the guy who let his actions speak for him, unless he was being cheeky (I made Link say rather cheeky things in SS XD (CoughAmILate?Cough). If they do go through with it, guess what I'm watching besides FiM :D

I do not own the Legend of Zelda. I only own the Plot for Silent Courage and the occasional OC. Enjoy!

Prologue: The Warning

"Sir Link!" I stop when the soldier walks by me. "There you are! I was informed of some Kargaroks in the field, earlier. I don't have time to look into it. Will you do it for me?"

With in inward sigh, I nod and watch him run off. Sometimes it feels like nothing gets done without me around.

I turn, only to bump into a rather plump woman with a very ruffled dress. It looks almost ridicules, and I bite my lower lip to not laugh. She seems to not notice my giggle-fit and smiles, holding out a letter to me. "Ah, Sir Link! Just the man I wanted to see! I was hoping you could take this to Telma's Bar. Would you be so kind?"

Again, I nod and take the letter. She walks off and I allow myself a small snort before returning to my current task. I'll have to do all that later. Right now Zelda's waiting for me.

I come to the large Throne Room and push the left door open. They are very heavy and it takes me a bit to open it, but when I do I notice Zelda on her fancy-chair. She is side-chatting to the Chancellor, Matthew Colven, and when she spots me she smiles. "Thank you, Chancellor. I will be there shortly." Matthew bows lightly and strides past me, offering a friendly smile.

"Good morning, Sir Link."

I smile back, glancing over my shoulder as the door closes behind him.

I look back a Zelda. She smiles, an eyebrow raised. I raise one back before hearing a cough behind me. I glance over to see one of the guards tap his knee, then the point at the floor.

It takes me a few seconds to understand. With a small blush, I look back at Zelda and bend down on one knee. I tend to forget that, sometimes...

She giggles. "You may rise." I do so, straightening my blue-purple tunic. "Good morning to you, Link. I'm sorry to have woken you so early, but Chancellor Matthew informed me there are a few council meetings today, and you must come to one as my Knight."

My shoulders sag and I sigh. Meetings are always boring, and this won't be any different. Zelda lets out a half-laugh/half-sigh. "It isn't that bad, Link. At least you don't have to listen for the most part."

Zelda stands and I follow behind as we walk to the Council Room. As we do, Zelda side-glances at me with a small frown. "Hey," her voice is no longer level and proper, but instead more relaxed and calm. I look at her, blinking. "Are you alright? You have been quiet recently." I mock-glare at her, but she remains serious.

I sigh, opening my mind. 'Stressed, I guess. A lot has happened recently, and it feels like no time has passed since then and now.'

She smiles gently. "I know these last two months have been hard on you. A lot has changed in your life. It's only natural you would be this stressed. How about you take tomorrow off? You can even sleep in," she teases lightly, winking.

I smile back. 'Yeah, that sounds nice.'

"Now come on. We have a meeting to be at."

'Ugh, I hate politics.'

"Really? I hadn't noticed," she says sarcastically before entering the Council Room, her Royal Mask falling back into place.

As I sit beside her, I take a few moments to look around the Meeting. There are he usual three members. Chancellor Matthew of course, a tall man with brown hair and eyes. He is usually always involved in affairs of Hyrule. Then there is Penelope, a woman I haven't really met yet, but from what I understand she passes letters through between Zelda and Matthew. She seems nice, but I've been told not to get on her bad side. And to the other side of Matthew is an old man named Jack. He's a right grump, and seems to snap at everyone for saying something. I like to call him Keese-Crap-Crazy-Jack, however immature that is.

But I'm surprised to see the last three people here.

The first is a Gerudo woman, named Nura. I met her a few months ago and we really didn't hit it off at first. She didn't trust me and thought I was out to steal some expensive artifacts. Of course, since I am a mute, I couldn't just tell her my reasons for being there. However, after I saved her from a pack of Wolfos, she began to respect me and said I was 'tough for a midget-man'. Since then we have gotten along fairly well. She, like the rest of Hyrule, doesn't know my secret.

The second is a close friend of mine, a man I met when I first came to Castle Town. His name is Adam Jonny. He can be very mischievous and dramatic, but it has been all in good fun. He has red hair and brown eyes. He's the only one aside from Zelda, the Resistance and Ordon who knows my secret.

Beside him is his brother, Alexander. He is currently the Chancellor's son-in-law, having recently married to Matthew's daughter, and is a very good fighter. But he and I don't get along. At all. We had a rough meeting and ever since I've been Knighted he's been trying to best me at everything.

And our rough meeting may-or-may-not be because I ran in front of his horse then accidentally brought him into the fountain with me when I fell in...yeah, definitely not that...right...

I shake my head when I hear my name being called. When I see all eyes on me, I flush lightly and cough into my hand, looking sheepishly at Matthew. He just gives me a wrinkled smile with a small laugh. "Lost in daydreams, Sir Link? Well, shall I repeat my question?" I nod, ignoring the eye-roll from Alex. "We are aware that there are more people settling in Hyrule, from further regions across the sea. Because of this, and because you traveled over Hyrule, do you think it would be wise to build more towns?"

Well yeah. There are only Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko and Ordon besides Castle Town that people inhabit. It's not like a human can live on Death Mountain or in Zora's Domain. But since he won't hear my thoughts, I nod shortly.

"Bah. You need to pay attention more," Jack says. "I hate hearing people repeat themselves."

"Why is he here, anyway?" Alex asks. "Just for a quick nod then to leave? Anyone could tell you that we need more towns, without his input." He sneers the word tell and I glare at him. Screw you, too.

"Alex, comments like that are what got you to be here in the first place," Matthew warns.

Alex puts his hands up in defense. "Well it's true! If Mr. Hero doesn't even like being here, why bring him?"

"More views on any matter count," Zelda says. Alex loses his sneer and leans back in his seat, scowling to himself. Of anyone he's always been respectful of Zelda. Adam told me that their dad made the boys promise to respect any Royal Family member, even if they didn't like the person in question. They seem to have both taken that to heart.

As the meeting carries on, Adam leans over the space between us with a smirk. "Wanna throw some eggs at those girls again? I saw one trying to flirt with that poor Star-gaming-thing Guy. You know how flustered he gets."

I nod. Although that Star Guy was strange and awkward, he was even more-so in the presence of a girl. Besides, it's always fun to throw eggs at snobs.

Later, after that Load of Goat, me and Adam sneak onto the Castle's roof and go to the 'snob's district' as Adam calls it. We've had these eggs rotting for a good three weeks. They're sure to teach them a thing or two.

"Heh, bull's eye!" Adam smirks after hitting a blonde in the butt.

I roll my eyes. 'Pervert,' I think before smucking a red-haired bimbo in the face. I fist-pump lightly as Adam pouts.

"Cheater. You've got more aiming practice than me."

I stick my tongue out.

After a few minutes, Adam sighs. "Sorry about Alex earlier. You know how he is."

'If only he would come here,' I muse. That would be fun...

After thirty more minutes of girls-screming-their-heads-off-and-running-around-like-headless-Cuccos, Adam and me lay on our backs while stargazing. It's something I've always loved to do and I can't get enough of it. I even managed to recognize all important constellations before I was ten.

"Gotta wonder who came up with these. They're brilliant." I nod, only half-listening. As we relax, we see a shooting star streak across the sky. Adam chuckles. "Wish for anything, Linky?"

I don't even scowl. He's given me that nickname since I've come to the Castle, and I hate it, but just seeing the stars saves me from slapping him. I just shake my head. Sure, my life is a bit crazier than I wanted, and I really miss Midna, but that can't be helped. Besides, why would I want anything to change? I like my life, despite all I've had to go through.

Adam lets out a breath, shaking his head slowly. "You truly amaze me, Link. Here we are, living happy, normal lives and you have to live with that for a memory. All your hardship seems to be forgotten by everyone you meet. And you have to be someone you're not, all because so many of us have come to rely on you too much."

I blink slowly. How could I ever get across to him that I like helping others? Even if it's a small task, I hate turning a blind eye.

"Well, I'd better get back before dad gets mad. He suspects me of doing this. See you around." We wave at each other as he walks off. I only stay for a while longer before going back to my room.

As I settle for bed, I muse over how I've been feeling rather tired lately. I don't really know why...

"Link. Hey, Link. Rise and shine."

I scrunch up my nose at the unfamiliar voice. Instead of opening my eyes, I turn over to get comfortable, only to feel a chilled stone touch my skin. This makes me groan in annoyance. I've fallen off my bed again, haven't I? I mind-grumble as I sit up, glaring lightly in front of me and expecting to see my bed, but instead I see a man standing there.

I yelp, scrambling to my feet as I stare at him. He has a head of messy, snow-white hair and calm, somewhat-childish blue eyes. They're the same colour as mine, almost...who is this guy?

"Well, good to see you're awake!" he smiles widely. "Do you know where we are? Or who I am?"

Upon the 'where we are', I look around. My jaw drops in awe. All around us is an endless abyss of black, with only a few spots of light among it. Fountains of crystal blue water pour into the void below us, never to be seen again. On the fountain-like platform we are standing on, there are six different coloured circles. One is green, with a leafy windmill-like design, the second is red with a flame on it, the third is blue with water droplets displayed like a snowflake, the fourth is orange with two shapes I can only think of as spirits, and the fifth is a deep purple with triangle in the center and three smaller circles on each flat side. The stranger stands on a yellow platform, still smiling like he knows me.

Once my eyes are back on him, I take a small step back. Where has he taken me? Some sort of dimension?

He chuckles like he heard me, his shoulders shaking. "Just about that, yes. I suppose I should tell you who I am, eh? My name is Link," he bows. "The Hero of Time."

I balk. Zelda and me talked about our past Incarnations quite a lot, but I never expected to meet one of them. That must be why he seems familiar to me, he is me in some sense. Wow, that's weird to think...

"Heh, 'think'. You know you can speak here, right?"

In my surprise, I open my mouth. "I can?" a voice, quiet and somewhat low, comes from my mouth. My hands fly to my throat as I have a coughing fit. The voice (my voice?) is croaky like someone is sick. Maybe that's the price for never speaking in my life. "Weird..."

"Yes, I imagine it would be. You now know me, and of course I know who you are," he grins mischievously, "Heroine of Twilight."

Yeah, should have figured he would know.

"Okay," my voice cracks, making me blush. I cough twice before speaking again. This feels so weird! "So where...are we then?"

"Blunt and to the point. Yep, you are certainly my Incarnation," the Hero of Time laughs. "Well, can you guess where we are?"

"Uh..."

"I'll take that as a 'no'. Alright, no fun for me this time. This is the Sacred Realm, the very gateway between Hyrule and the Gods' Realm."

"I'm dead?" I ask. Somehow I feel calm even at the prospect. Is that a property of this place?

"No no. I can summon you here when Hyrule is in danger, and it is." My ears twitch in worry. Now what? "I don't know all the details, I can only know so much, but something very similar to the Twilight is coming to Hyrule. A sort of fog if you will. I am here to help you stop it. But I cannot do so alone. I need you to go and find the five other Sages, the ones who belong to each of these medallions."

"Sages? Like the ones guarding the mirror?"

"No. They were created not long after this Hyrule was founded."

This Hyrule? What's that mean?

"I don't have much time to talk. You will find the Sages are a Kokiri, a Goron, a Zora, a Gerudo and a Sheikah."

"Wait wait wait," I say (my throat hurts), waving my hands in front of me. "Hold up. The Gorons and Zoras, yeah that's easy, but the others? What's a Kokiri? And no one has seen a Sheikah in the last few hundred years. I'm pretty sure they're extinct. And heck, even the Gerudo won't give me a chance! They don't trust anybody!"

"The Kokiri are a race of people who live deep in the Lost Woods. Even deeper than what you have traveled. The Sheikah are not extinct. They are merely hiding. It is something they are very good at. And I believe your Gerudo friend will help you there. But I must go. I wish you luck, Link."

A bright flash bursts in front of me and I bring my arms up to shield my face.

Gery: Whoot! So much better, eh? Still the same story, but with the writing it deserves! Hooray for development! The only thing is that I'll have to pay close attention to the Original SC so that everything happens in the same order. Oh boy. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the New and Improved Prologue! ^_^ See ya!