This is my first Zelda fanfiction, if you enjoy it PLEASE R&R so that I may
feel encouraged to continue the story. I have also written an original
fiction called The Legend of Dreydark, but I am waiting for reviews (from
people other than my friends, thanks Cranberry but I need complete
strangers to review it. ;) ) before I continue that story. The following
is some clarification on the setting, and legal junk. If you truely just
want to read the story, scroll down so that the chapter title is at the top
of your screen and read away =P
The following is a story based on the Nintendo Game series The Legend of Zelda.
Story Setting: This can really take place any time after The Ocarina of Time, but of course, before The Wind Waker for obvious reasons. Link has returned to being a child, Navi no longer accompanies Link since Navi was only given to Link in Hyrule's time of need. No one even realizes what Link has done except for the Six Sages. But enough boring stuff, lets begin the story, shall we?
No wait, I have to say some legal stuff first, but of course, those of you who don't care can skip to Chapter 1. Legal Info: I do NOT own The Legend of Zelda, those rights go to Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo, as well as all other affiliated companies and relations. All rights are reserved to THEM. The only thing that truely belongs to me, is the idea of this story, but nothing else.
*****Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning?*****
Our story begins just as Link was transported back to his time when he was merely seven years old, after he realized his power bracelet was gone and Navi left him. Feeling deep sadness, Link turned around and walked out of the Chamber of the Master Sword. As he stepped into the larger chamber of the Temple of Time, he heard a soft click, and as he turned around, the large symbol above the door glowed once again. The Triforce of Power faded back into the dead grey color it had once been before Link had gathered the Spiritual Stones. The Triforce of Wisdom soon followed suit, then Link noticed his hand was glowing. As he lifted it into his view, he noticed the Triforce of Courage on his hand. This confused him because he thought that the Triforce had never truely entered his soul until he had become seventeen years old. But perhaps this was just a "good-bye" from the Triforce, and as if his mind were controlling matters, the Triforce of Courage on his hand began to blink, then faded out simultaneously with the Triforce of Courage above the door. Then the three Spiritual Stones began to hover higher above the pedisol, and then faded from view in a similar fashion. Link nearly lost his balance when the temple began to shake in a familiar way as the stone door slowly slid down to the floor, once again guarding the Master Sword until it was once again needed by the Hero of Time to vanquish evil.
But surely Gannondorf would not be able to break the seal that the Six Sages had put upon the Sacred Realm, would he? Link was pondering this when he noticed that he was being surrounded by an all too familiar blue shining light. He was being transported back to his home in the Kokiri Forest. No one would remember him having done anything because he had been sent back in time. Only this time, there would be no Gannondorf to try and steal the Ocarina of Time, the Spiritual Stones, and ultimately, the sacred power of the three Triforces. Sure enough, Link blinked as the blue light faded and he saw his familiar room, his bed, his table, his record plaque of how many bugs he had squished and so on. Link retained his memory of being the Hero of Time, so how would he manage to live with this secret which others would consider ludicrous? Suddenly, a thought came to him that made these thoughts vanish as it conquered it's place on Link's priority portion of his thought process. "Navi!" Link nearly jumped at the sound of his own voice, he hadn't really needed to talk for quite awhile as he concentrated on his quests. People always seemed to be talking for him, and some how guessing his name without a single word escaping his mouth. But again these thoughts were shoved out of his mind again as the thought of his fairy friend once again dominated. Link immediately dashed through the door of his house, lept down from the platform, and ran towards the path which would take him to the Great Deku Tree.
But Link wasn't going to put up with this, he knew the evils of Hyrule had been destroyed and he didn't need a Sword and a Shield. "Hey Link, where the heck do you think YOU'RE going? You're not good enough to see the great-" but Link wasn't willing to listen to Mido's boring, idle, and not to mention stuck-up prattle. He simply took his fist, and acquainted Mido's face to it, and ran off as Mido layed dazed on the ground. Link didn't bother to look back, the black eye Mido was surely going to receive from that would most likely make him look better if anything else. Link was laughing to himself on this thought when he nearly tripped, realizing he had just entered the glade which was home to the Great Deku Tree.
(Please excuse my poor use of the "Old English" when I quote the Great Deku Tree. I'm not perfect with it, so I probably won't use it much for the sake of killing it by adding 'ith' to the end of every word he says. ;) )
"Link! What hast brought thou here? You look nigh exhaustion!" The Great Deku Tree bellowed. He wasn't exactly over-exaggerating either, Link was out of breath as he had just jumped from a platform ten feet off the ground, and ran the entire way here save for giving Mido a long deserved reward for, well, being himself. But when Link asked the Deku Tree about Navi, the Great Deku Tree only frowned, "Navi? How do you know about Navi? Navi is my personal assistant in watching over you and the other children of the forest." Apparently, Link WAS the only one who remembered what he had done. But then, maybe Saria knew, he hadn't exactly bothered to see if she was even around when he had dashed down here. Link explained to the Great Deku tree about the day when the Great Deku tree had sent Navi to him, and the entire quest to save Hyrule which followed. The Great Deku Tree's ancient branches shivered slightly as realization came to light. "I was told by the ancient ones to give a message to whichever of the Kokiri Children stated the claims which you have made. I do not understand this message, but I shall give it to you.
The next thing the young Hylian knew, he was in that room of pure white which always seemed to be the setting for psychic messages. He heard a foot step behind and as he turned around he saw a young Princess Zelda standing before him, but there was something different about her. Link realized she was smiling. Not because she knew that she had found the boy who would save Hyrule, it was a smile of happiness that Hyrule HAD been saved. "Z..Zelda! Please tell me you re-" Zelda held up a hand to quiet him, but he didn't argue, as she was nodding as she did so. "Yes Link, while the Great Deku Tree, or any of the other Kokiri Children remember what had happened, I, as well as Impa, Saria, Darunia, and Princess Ruto have also retained our memory as you have.Remember, the Great Deku Tree was the only one who sensed the tell tales of pending danger decending upon Hyrule, so you are in the same time which you revisited during your quest between the past and the future, but now the future is being re-written without Gannondorf.
Link sighed in relief that he wouldn't have to be alone in knowing this knowledge. While he didn't understand some of the things Princess Ruto and Darunia had said, he was glad to know they would recognize him. "But this is just a message, I'm looking forward to seeing you after you receive this message. I'm sure you're not going to look forward to this, but you may have to explain a little bit about your knowledge to the Great Deku Tree so that he understands. We can take the time to show everyone in Hyrule about the dark fate which never came to be thanks to you." Zelda smiled again, but it looked blank, as if Zelda wasn't really there. As she had said, it was only a psychic message, and not a link of vision between Link and Zelda. But as Link looked deeper into her eyes, he saw something, he wasn't sure what it was, it seemed as if something was nawing at the back of her mind, but he was hesitating rather or not to mention it. Obviously not, as Zelda simply restated her wish to see him once he saw this message, and the blank white room disappeared and he was once again infront of the Great Deku Tree.
Link, what hast happened? What was that message thou saw just now? Link explained to the Great Deku Tree that he knew that he was not truely a Kokiri, that he was a Hylian child. The Great Deku Tree was taken aback, but before he could respond, Link assured him that he would explain everything when he returned. But do not be mistaken, Navi was still on Link's mind, but he planned on asking Zelda if it was possible to, in a sense, let Navi 'in' on this. While Epona was as much of a friend as Navi was, he knew Epona would be there whenever he decided to return to Lon Lon Ranch, but Navi seemed to be lost to him. His heart dropped as he thought of this, thus becomming all the more determined to ask Zelda about this, and at that, he was off again, leaping over the still dazed Mido, and made his way towards the exit of the Kokiri Forest.
*****End of Chapter 1*****
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It's FAR from being the last of the story. But I'm practically begging you people to R&R this chapter so that I have SOME self-confidence in my story, as right now I have none. I even accept criticism so long as it's not something useless like, "Your story sucks like a vacuum cleaner!" I need something along the lines of, "It was nice, but *your suggestion here* would make it even better!" The 'it was nice' part can even be omitted =P but being polite never hurts. ;)
The following is a story based on the Nintendo Game series The Legend of Zelda.
Story Setting: This can really take place any time after The Ocarina of Time, but of course, before The Wind Waker for obvious reasons. Link has returned to being a child, Navi no longer accompanies Link since Navi was only given to Link in Hyrule's time of need. No one even realizes what Link has done except for the Six Sages. But enough boring stuff, lets begin the story, shall we?
No wait, I have to say some legal stuff first, but of course, those of you who don't care can skip to Chapter 1. Legal Info: I do NOT own The Legend of Zelda, those rights go to Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo, as well as all other affiliated companies and relations. All rights are reserved to THEM. The only thing that truely belongs to me, is the idea of this story, but nothing else.
*****Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning?*****
Our story begins just as Link was transported back to his time when he was merely seven years old, after he realized his power bracelet was gone and Navi left him. Feeling deep sadness, Link turned around and walked out of the Chamber of the Master Sword. As he stepped into the larger chamber of the Temple of Time, he heard a soft click, and as he turned around, the large symbol above the door glowed once again. The Triforce of Power faded back into the dead grey color it had once been before Link had gathered the Spiritual Stones. The Triforce of Wisdom soon followed suit, then Link noticed his hand was glowing. As he lifted it into his view, he noticed the Triforce of Courage on his hand. This confused him because he thought that the Triforce had never truely entered his soul until he had become seventeen years old. But perhaps this was just a "good-bye" from the Triforce, and as if his mind were controlling matters, the Triforce of Courage on his hand began to blink, then faded out simultaneously with the Triforce of Courage above the door. Then the three Spiritual Stones began to hover higher above the pedisol, and then faded from view in a similar fashion. Link nearly lost his balance when the temple began to shake in a familiar way as the stone door slowly slid down to the floor, once again guarding the Master Sword until it was once again needed by the Hero of Time to vanquish evil.
But surely Gannondorf would not be able to break the seal that the Six Sages had put upon the Sacred Realm, would he? Link was pondering this when he noticed that he was being surrounded by an all too familiar blue shining light. He was being transported back to his home in the Kokiri Forest. No one would remember him having done anything because he had been sent back in time. Only this time, there would be no Gannondorf to try and steal the Ocarina of Time, the Spiritual Stones, and ultimately, the sacred power of the three Triforces. Sure enough, Link blinked as the blue light faded and he saw his familiar room, his bed, his table, his record plaque of how many bugs he had squished and so on. Link retained his memory of being the Hero of Time, so how would he manage to live with this secret which others would consider ludicrous? Suddenly, a thought came to him that made these thoughts vanish as it conquered it's place on Link's priority portion of his thought process. "Navi!" Link nearly jumped at the sound of his own voice, he hadn't really needed to talk for quite awhile as he concentrated on his quests. People always seemed to be talking for him, and some how guessing his name without a single word escaping his mouth. But again these thoughts were shoved out of his mind again as the thought of his fairy friend once again dominated. Link immediately dashed through the door of his house, lept down from the platform, and ran towards the path which would take him to the Great Deku Tree.
But Link wasn't going to put up with this, he knew the evils of Hyrule had been destroyed and he didn't need a Sword and a Shield. "Hey Link, where the heck do you think YOU'RE going? You're not good enough to see the great-" but Link wasn't willing to listen to Mido's boring, idle, and not to mention stuck-up prattle. He simply took his fist, and acquainted Mido's face to it, and ran off as Mido layed dazed on the ground. Link didn't bother to look back, the black eye Mido was surely going to receive from that would most likely make him look better if anything else. Link was laughing to himself on this thought when he nearly tripped, realizing he had just entered the glade which was home to the Great Deku Tree.
(Please excuse my poor use of the "Old English" when I quote the Great Deku Tree. I'm not perfect with it, so I probably won't use it much for the sake of killing it by adding 'ith' to the end of every word he says. ;) )
"Link! What hast brought thou here? You look nigh exhaustion!" The Great Deku Tree bellowed. He wasn't exactly over-exaggerating either, Link was out of breath as he had just jumped from a platform ten feet off the ground, and ran the entire way here save for giving Mido a long deserved reward for, well, being himself. But when Link asked the Deku Tree about Navi, the Great Deku Tree only frowned, "Navi? How do you know about Navi? Navi is my personal assistant in watching over you and the other children of the forest." Apparently, Link WAS the only one who remembered what he had done. But then, maybe Saria knew, he hadn't exactly bothered to see if she was even around when he had dashed down here. Link explained to the Great Deku tree about the day when the Great Deku tree had sent Navi to him, and the entire quest to save Hyrule which followed. The Great Deku Tree's ancient branches shivered slightly as realization came to light. "I was told by the ancient ones to give a message to whichever of the Kokiri Children stated the claims which you have made. I do not understand this message, but I shall give it to you.
The next thing the young Hylian knew, he was in that room of pure white which always seemed to be the setting for psychic messages. He heard a foot step behind and as he turned around he saw a young Princess Zelda standing before him, but there was something different about her. Link realized she was smiling. Not because she knew that she had found the boy who would save Hyrule, it was a smile of happiness that Hyrule HAD been saved. "Z..Zelda! Please tell me you re-" Zelda held up a hand to quiet him, but he didn't argue, as she was nodding as she did so. "Yes Link, while the Great Deku Tree, or any of the other Kokiri Children remember what had happened, I, as well as Impa, Saria, Darunia, and Princess Ruto have also retained our memory as you have.Remember, the Great Deku Tree was the only one who sensed the tell tales of pending danger decending upon Hyrule, so you are in the same time which you revisited during your quest between the past and the future, but now the future is being re-written without Gannondorf.
Link sighed in relief that he wouldn't have to be alone in knowing this knowledge. While he didn't understand some of the things Princess Ruto and Darunia had said, he was glad to know they would recognize him. "But this is just a message, I'm looking forward to seeing you after you receive this message. I'm sure you're not going to look forward to this, but you may have to explain a little bit about your knowledge to the Great Deku Tree so that he understands. We can take the time to show everyone in Hyrule about the dark fate which never came to be thanks to you." Zelda smiled again, but it looked blank, as if Zelda wasn't really there. As she had said, it was only a psychic message, and not a link of vision between Link and Zelda. But as Link looked deeper into her eyes, he saw something, he wasn't sure what it was, it seemed as if something was nawing at the back of her mind, but he was hesitating rather or not to mention it. Obviously not, as Zelda simply restated her wish to see him once he saw this message, and the blank white room disappeared and he was once again infront of the Great Deku Tree.
Link, what hast happened? What was that message thou saw just now? Link explained to the Great Deku Tree that he knew that he was not truely a Kokiri, that he was a Hylian child. The Great Deku Tree was taken aback, but before he could respond, Link assured him that he would explain everything when he returned. But do not be mistaken, Navi was still on Link's mind, but he planned on asking Zelda if it was possible to, in a sense, let Navi 'in' on this. While Epona was as much of a friend as Navi was, he knew Epona would be there whenever he decided to return to Lon Lon Ranch, but Navi seemed to be lost to him. His heart dropped as he thought of this, thus becomming all the more determined to ask Zelda about this, and at that, he was off again, leaping over the still dazed Mido, and made his way towards the exit of the Kokiri Forest.
*****End of Chapter 1*****
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It's FAR from being the last of the story. But I'm practically begging you people to R&R this chapter so that I have SOME self-confidence in my story, as right now I have none. I even accept criticism so long as it's not something useless like, "Your story sucks like a vacuum cleaner!" I need something along the lines of, "It was nice, but *your suggestion here* would make it even better!" The 'it was nice' part can even be omitted =P but being polite never hurts. ;)