An army of monsters besieged Hyrule Castle. Despite the sudden arrival of a mysterious warrior with an odd instrument that single-handedly won many battles, the war was lost for the Hyrulean Army. Forced to retreat and sink into the wild sans Princess Zelda, Impa found herself allying with the odd Doctor χ8&WӔ and the White Sorceress 4Δ#ΡL. Calling themselves Link and Lana for short, they explain that they have arrived from the future to stop another woman from the future, known as Cia.
Cia's desire is to win the hearts of the heroes of history- those heroes and heroines clad in green and named Link. With the aid of the Triforce, Cia managed to open portals to four time periods, each with their own hero.
The Era of Time, when the Hero of Time defeated Ganon and struck the timestream in three.
The Era of Twilight, when the Heroine of Twilight brought light to even the lands that couldn't bear the thought of it.
The Era of the Sky, when the Crimson Glider began the war against Demise.
And the Era of the Sea, when the Hero of Winds fought to save his sister.
Time, Twilight, Sky and Wind all face Cia's advances… and the advances of a lady of another time with an army of monsters at her beck and call is hardly an advance of love. Impa, Link, Lana and the mysterious ally Sheik split into four, each heading to one time period, to head off Cia's attack, and warn the time period's hero.
Sheik looked around the desert. Twinrova's Iron Knuckles could be anywhere, though at least their heavy armour would slow them down in such a sandy environment. She wiped her brow: such heavy gear, while protecting her from sand, was really just helping her get hotter quicker. A quick jolt to the back of her mind shocked her from her reverie, and her reactions pulled her from the path of an Iron Knuckle's axe.
Shoot… maybe I was wrong… Sheik thought. She played the Song of Storms quickly on her lyre, summoning a few jolts of lightning forward into the Knuckle's armour. The Knuckle shook off the effect of the jolt, and swung its axe again. Sheik was sure only her Sheikah training saved her from that one. Surely the next would not be so forgiving?
The Iron Knuckle looked down at its feet. A small cross of flame had appeared there, to Sheik's surprise. It certainly wasn't her that summoned it. The cross burst into a spectacular display of fireworks, knocking out that Iron Knuckle. Two figures raced forward- one a dark red-haired girl clad in a white, more modest and more regal version of Gerudo attire, and the other a young-faced boy clad in the green of heroes. The Hero of Time. The Hero of Time waved his hands in an odd fashion.
"Link asks what brings you to the desert, Zelda?" the Hero's companion, likely Malon, asked. Sheik's eyes looked at this Link shrewdly.
"Link assures you that he is here in aid of his friend and 'sister' Zelda. Really, I agree- you look far too hot in that Sheik disguise," Malon said. Sheik gestured her head over to one side, where, as fate would have it, Zelda was fighting against the Skull Kid. Link jumped, and rushed in.
"Him again? You mean you've fought him before? Wait up, Link!" Malon cried out. Sheik watched them go, gears spinning in her head.
Lana looked up in horror at the Stallord looming over her. Stallord started spraying a dark flame all around, shrouding the sands behind her with something she could only hope was fire. Midna disappeared, and started summoning jets of water from Zora's Domain, which were at least quenching the flames, but Lana had no plan to get to Stallord and deal some damage.
"Whee!" a girlish squeal exclaimed. Lana looked around for Agitha, only to notice Stallord's blasts had stopped. A portion of his vertebrae had shattered, and the cause was spinning around on a top. She wore a loose white top and similar quality pants, and was carrying an intricate rod, the likes of which Lana associated with her time, not the past. Stallord roared, and brushed the woman off the spinner, and into the sand.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" another girl cried out. A girl in green jumped from around the same spot the first girl had come from, and shot a pair of crossbow bolts- one into Stallord's skull, and the other into the lower part of his vertebrae. She landed on the spinner, and bit into the wall. She swept past the first girl, scooped her up, and threw her beside Lana. She jumped from the wall, landed on Stallord's head, and crammed as many powerful crossbow impacts as she could before losing her footing. Instead of falling, she jumped, and struck Stallord's last spinal column, unbalancing its weight.
"Wow…" Lana said.
"Yeah, that's Link for you," the girl said. Link landed on her feet in front of Lana, and scooped up the girl.
"Are you fine to keep going?" Link asked.
"I'll be fine," the girl responded, to which Link nodded. Link turned to Lana, and Lana realised that she had remained staring slack-jawed for much longer than she'd have liked to admit.
"Considering little miss Midna behind you seems to be on your side, we're allies. But this isn't the time to become friends," Link said, before darting into battle with Zant's Shadow Beasts. The other girl followed, summoning a statue with a hammer behind her.
Impa looked up from the Moblins and Stalfos she was fighting, and noticed a massive black thing over the treetops. Groose's jaw dropped, and he looked around. Recognising a brown track, he clambered up, and ran around. Impa and Batreaux jumped after him, only to recognise their folly as Groose reached his Groosenator and ploughed them. Groose helped them onto a sturdy part of the device, before focusing on the beast. He fired a large bomb, dropping it on its back. Impa watched, as three figures nearby began attacking it.
"Go Link!" Groose called, before swivelling the Groosenator around their side. A figure clad in red sprouted wings and soared up the beast, before slamming down with his sword. The beast dissipated into scales. Groose clambered down, Impa and Batreaux following. The winged man turned to the trio, and held out his hand.
"Thanks for the help, Groose. That was a close one," the figure who had to be Link said. Impa was judging by the fact the other two figures were women.
*The odds of success improved 20% with your aid, and our chances against Ghirahim have increased at a rate closer to 35%,* the blue woman said. Impa tilted her head, and Link turned to see her and Batreaux more closely.
"Oh, hey! My name is Link, and this is Zelda and Fi," Link said, indicating his partners. Impa nodded in Zelda's direction. Zelda was sitting astride a horse, and carrying a short rapier- Impa recognised the type as one that wouldn't deal damage easily to oneself.
"She new to fighting? She should really stay back," Impa said, pointing in Zelda's direction.
"Who are you talking about? Who is talking?" Zelda asked, looking around.
"And dim, too…" Impa added.
"She's blind," Link said, his sword's point twirling threateningly. Zelda jumped, and shot a glare in Impa's direction. Her blindness was proved by the fact that Zelda had missed by about five feet.
"Blind? What business has she even got on a battlefield, then, if she's as blind as a bat?" Impa asked, her head tilting.
"HEY!" Batreaux said. Link's sword flew to Impa's throat.
"I don't care if you are the Impa Zelda loves. Insult her again, and I will neaten whatever travel arrangement you presume we have," Link growled.
"Talk about getting off on the wrong foot, Granny!" Groose laughed.
"Granny?" Impa asked, her sword drawn.
"Boys, stop it!" Zelda yelled.
*Infighting will only improve the odds of failure,* Fi added.
Link looked up from the Stalfos army he had charged, noticing something odd gathering in the darker corners of this earthy room. A shadow loomed out of the darkness. Link turned his Luminal in that direction, the Light Sabre's light shooting into the darkness. The light beam stirred around a figure in the darkness, and the light revealed a massive ghost. The ghost dropped to the ground, completely solid. Link looked at his Luminal in shock, before sending a few blasts of light the shadow's way.
"I've got this…" a voice said. A fellow clad in green ran forward, and picked up the ghost with his bare hands. No, that wasn't right… his hands were glowing with a blue energy. The figure tossed the ghost into a pillar, smashing it into its parts. Blue energy gathered around him, as he unleashed a massive hurricane around himself, striking each part as it came. The figure stopped to catch his breath and his bearings, as Link and a woman rushed to his side.
"You did it, Link!" the girl said, giving the figure the biggest hug Link had ever seen. The figure smiled, and Link gave a short cough.
"Oh… hello there. What's your name?" the woman asked.
"My name is χ8&WӔ, but most people around here can't handle that, so I go by Link," Link said.
"Very well, χ8&WӔ. You were fighting Stalfos, so I shall grant to you my aid," the woman said.
"You know how to say that?" the other figure asked.
"Of course. I'm the Fairy Queen, silly… and it's that, or call both of you Link," the woman said, smirking at what must be the Hero of Winds. The Doctor Link sighed to himself. How he was so stupid as to use the Link moniker when he strongly suspected he would encounter other Links was beyond him.
