Chapter 1

The Hero Chosen by the Gods

Hooves galloped across the Hyrule Field. The sunset shone red across the grass. Atop a beautiful brown Belgian Horse rode Link, the Hero Chosen by the Gods dressed in the Tunic that once (unbeknownst to him) had belonged to his father. He stopped the horse, called Epona and checked his map.

"So we're here in Lanayru…" he said to himself. "So should we start with the Desert Province?"

His fairy named Navi came out of his hat. "We can't." she said, "It's much too hot for your horse."

"I know. We're gonna leave her at Lon Lon Ranch with Malon." He took off towards the ranch on Epona.

When they arrived at the Ranch, Malon was there waiting for him. "Link!" she said as she ran up to hug him.

"Hey Mal-OOF!" Link responded as he was crushed by her hug.

"Sorry about that," she said while blushing.

"It's fine," said the Hero while dusted himself off. "Anyway, I was wondering if you would mind looking after Epona for a bit."

"Where are you going that you can't take her?"

"To the Desert Province."

At this, Malon's eyes became sad looking.

"You ok?" asked Link.

Malon looked on the verge of tears. "Make sure to come back alright!" she said.

"Okay, I will."

A few hours later, Link had gotten caught by the Gerudo guards in the desert. "Great," he muttered to himself, "just great." He poked around the walls with his sword until he found a hollow spot.

"What are you doing?" Navi asked.

"You'll see." Link said. He took out a bomb, ignited it and placed it by the wall. "Take cover Navi." he told his companion.

Navi did so and the wall exploded. "The point of that was..?"

Link looked at her. "To open a way that we can use to escape."

"Ah..." Navi said, "This ought to be good."

Link put her in his hat. "Just shut up and come on." He said as he ran out.