So my boyfriend and I were talking one day, and all of a sudden we got the idea for this story. I'll explain more at the bottom. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: We do not own The Legend of Zelda or any of its characters.
A Link Between Worlds: Chapter 1
Preparation for the Future
"What about you Link? What will you do now?" Zelda asked, gazing at the young hero.
Link smiled and watched as their Loftwings flew away together, the way it was meant to be. He couldn't help but think that was what fate had intended for he and Zelda. He looked back at her and responded, "I want to stay here with you and help you guard the Triforce and build this new world on the surface."
Zelda's face lit up. "You mean it? Truly?"
Link lessened the gap in between them. "As long as it means being able to spend the rest of my life with you, of course."
Zelda smiled, "Thank you Link."
Link looked up into the sky and smiled as if he could see their former home up in the clouds. "When should we go and speak to the people of Skyloft?
Zelda wrapped her arms around him, "I wouldn't mind having a few days to ourselves."
Link embraced his childhood friend. "Shouldn't we find a place to sleep for the night then?" Zelda nodded her head in agreement, still not releasing her friend.
The first place that appeared in the mind of the young hero was the Temple of Time, however, as soon as that idea popped into his mind, he just as quickly pushed it away. The Temple just brought back too many painful memories for both he and Zelda. They had lost two dear friends who had helped them in their quest to stop Demise. Just knowing that Fi was in that sword, so close, yet so far, made Link feel as if he had lost a valuable friend, one who had taken a piece of him with her. Link felt as if a part of him was missing, and he knew Zelda felt the same way about Impa.
These thoughts instantly brought feelings of sadness upon him, causing Link to frown and let out a small sigh. Noticing the change in his demeanor, Zelda looked up at him. They shared a look of longing and sadness and knew that they were both still hurting from the consequences of their long, arduous quest.
Zelda pulled away from him. Grabbing hold of his hand, she looked at him and smiled sadly. "Let's go. We can stay in the Kikwi village. Do you still have the sailcloth?"
Link pulled out the cloth he had received from the girl before their entire quest had even started. Back when their lives still had a sense of normalcy. "Hold on to me," Link told Zelda. Once he was sure she was firmly holding onto him, he jumped off of the statue of the goddess, opening his sailcloth a few feet from the ground.
Once they were both safely on the ground, they silently headed into the forest to the Kikwi village. Long since deserted by the Kikwi, Link and Zelda walked around the village, assuring themselves that no monsters were hidden there, lurking around, waiting for a meal to walk through the forest. After a while, they were convinced that they were the only two left in this village, and so they settled down on the soft ground, gazing up at sky, and even later, the stars.
Link somehow was able to find sleep, but once he did, something strange began to happen. He began to have dreams of Demise and Fi, just as he did before he even knew about what fate had in store for he and Zelda. He soon awoke, the sky still filled with stars, Zelda still quietly sleeping beside him.
Knowing he would not be able to rest that night, he decided to walk around, to try to ease his mind and tire himself out a little so he could get back to his slumber. However, the more he walked, the more he found himself going back to the Temple of Time. Deciding this was his mind's way of telling him he needed closure with what happened to Fi, he walked through the door of the Temple, not stopping until he was directly in front of the Master Sword, his close friend's resting place.
He knelt down in front of the sword, raising his hand to touch it, however, before his hand was able to make contact with the cold metal, the sword began to glow a light blue color. Link gasped and stepped away from the glowing blade. He shielded his eyes, taking a few more steps away from the Master Sword.
"Master Link…"
Link opened his eyes and gasped at hearing Fi's voice coming from the glowing sword. He gazed at it, confused on why she would suddenly awake from her slumber.
"Master Link. Hyrule is in need of your assistance. Please...lift the Master Sword from its pedestal."
Link ran back back to the sword and lifted it without hesitation. Upon doing so, the sword stopped glowing. He turned and saw his friend floating a few feet away from him. "Fi...you're back…" Tears of happiness rolled down both sides of his face. He would have hugged her if she didn't have a problem with physical contact.
"Master Link, Demise has escaped his imprisonment. He is threatening to cause great danger to the future of hyrule." Fi informed Link in her monotone voice.
Link was gasped, his mouth slightly agape. He hadn't thought about the possibility of Demise escaping. He thought that he would finally be able to go on with his life, help build the new world on the surface, maybe even have a future with Zelda…
He shook his head. This was no time for selfish thoughts, Hyrule needed his help...wait… "What is Hyrule?" Link asked Fi, not recognising that name.
"It is a land not too far from existence. It is the future where we must travel to." Fi explained.
Link frowned in confusion. This certainly was a lot of information to take in. "Fi, we must inform Zelda. She needs to know what is going on."
"Very well master. However, I do not advise that this visit take too long. Demise is no longer in our current time." Fi warned the young hero before disappearing back into the Master Sword.
Link looked at the sword in his hand for a while before putting it away and heading back to Zelda. As he made his way back to the village, he was surprised to see that Zelda was awake and apparently also headed towards the Temple of Time.
"Zelda?"
Zelda spotted Link and ran to him, embracing the young man once she reached him. "I had a feeling you would come back to the temple. But why would you leave in the middle of the night without telling me? I was so worried."
Link hugged the girl back, regretting his decision to leave without waking her first. Then he remembered his reason for returning.
"Link, is that the Master Sword?" Zelda asked, confused as to why he would remove it from its pedestal.
"Yes, it is. Come on, let's return to the village, there is something I need to talk to you about." Link led her back to the village, neither one speaking the entire way back. Once they returned, Link started a fire, and they sat in silence until Fi decided to materialize outside with them.
"Fi, can you please explain to us what it is Demise is planning to do?" Link asked his floating companion.
"Demise has cursed you both and your future incarnations for all eternity to forever relive your quest for the triforce. However, by cursing you two, he has also cursed himself and his incarnation to forever be at war for the full triforce. And for as long as he has allowed it, this has, or will, happen. Many incarnations of the three of you have come into existence and battled for the triforce. This cycle is destined to repeat itself for all eternity. However, Demise, seeing that his incarnation has proved unsuccessful in completing his wishes, has decided to take matters into his own hands. He will be traveling through time, and even different timelines, to gain power through his incarnation and his many battles to take over the land of Hyrule, and eventually the rest of the world."
Zelda sat, shocked at what she was hearing. "Incarnations? Curse? But, how is this possible?"
Link's eyes went wide as Demise's final words to him rang in his ears.
"Extraordinary. You stand as a paragon of your kind, human. You fight like no man or demon I have ever known. Though this is not the end. My hate...never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end! I will rise again! Those who are like you...Those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero...They are eternally bound to this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!
"Yes...he told me this would happen...once I had defeated him. He said his hate is born anew in a cycle with no end." Link said, his eyes still wide open. "What are we going to do?"
Fi looked at him, "As I said, by cursing you, he cursed himself. The way Hyrule usually prevents the world from falling into the hands of Demise's incarnation, is the hero of legend. Your incarnation is always there to combat that evil and seal it away for some time before it all begins anew. However, by going into the future, Demise has stopped that cycle, and a new hero cannot be born to fight against his evil. We must defeat him so the cycle can be allowed to continue."
Link looked at Zelda. who was staring intently at Fi, trying to absorb all of this new information. He then looked back at Fi, "What do we have to do?"
"We must mirror his own actions. We must go through time, recruiting incarnations throughout the different time periods and timelines," Fi responded, "however, because I am only limited to my knowledge from their experience with the Master Sword, I do not know the locations or time periods of those who did not have the Master Sword with them on their quests. We are limited to the heros who at one point in their quest held the Master Sword."
Link nodded. "When should we get started?"
"I advise that it would be better to begin in the morning so that you are rested and at full strength. You may return to your current time whenever you wish to stock up on supplies."
Link nodded once again. He gazed at Zelda and found her gazing back at him with tear-filled eyes. He embraced her, Zelda immediately beginning to sob into his chest. "After all we've been through, you have to leave again. What if I never see you again?"
Link ran his fingers through her hair, trying to calm her down. "It's alright. I will be back. As soon as I have the first incarnation, I will come straight back. But I need to do this. I need to keep the world safe, no matter what. But just don't forget that I will always care about you Zelda. You will always be in my heart, and you will be my motivation to keep fighting so I can come back to you. Zelda, I love you. I always have."
Zelda looked up at him, tears still streaming down her face, "Link...I...I love you too. I was going to tell you the day we went flying after the wing ceremony, but...fate caught up to us…"
Link wiped away her tears. "I know...and now that we finally have a chance to just be together, fate is calling me again. I can't ignore it. But I promise you, I will try my hardest to come and see you as often as possible."
He gently pulled Zelda's face up to meet his own and pressed his lips against her's. They stayed this way for a few more seconds before pulling away from each other. "Zelda, if you also desire it as much as I do, I promise that as soon as I am done with this whole business with Demise, I will come back and we will start our life together."
Zelda smiled and nodded happily. "I would like that very much." She wrapped her arms around him.
Link hugged the girl back and knew he would have no trouble going back to sleep that night.
They pulled away from each other. Link put out the fire and lied down next to Zelda. They embraced again, and fell asleep together in each other's arms.
The next morning, Link prepared his things for his quest through time. Fi informed him that where they were going, potions, arrows, and bombs would be available to him, so he did not need to bother stocking up.
He helped Zelda onto her Loftwing and kissed her goodbye before watching her fly away to the world above the clouds.
Fi appeared next to him. "Master Link, ready to depart?"
Link looked around at the village one last time before nodding. "How will we know where to find him?"
"We will appear in front of the home of the Hero of Time."
"Alright then. Let's go." Link said with determination.
"Of course, Master Link." Fi said before a swirling green portal appeared in front of them. Link looked at Fi before walking straight into the portal, Fi following shortly after.
Okay, that is the first chapter!
Just to clarify, only Links who had obtained the Master Sword on their quest will be in this story.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
-TL