"Link...Link...Link!" a soft melodic voice spoke awakening a woman in her early twenties but her eyes held the courage and strength of those twice her age, Link opened her eyes to see that she was in the Temple of Time, she searched for the source of the voice that woken her up and to her surprise it was Princess Zelda.
The blonde young woman rose to her feet. "Princess?" She asked. "What am I doing here?" Zelda smiled.
"Allow me to explain..."
"Allow us to do so my bearer." Another voice spoke and a figure appeared in a flash of blue light, when the light faded it revealed a woman with long blue hair, a matching sleeveless dress, a gold tiara and necklace carrying a harp. (Nayru from Oracle of Ages.)
"Nayru!" Zelda gasped and bowed to the goddess of wisdom.
Nayru giggled a little bit "Not just me but my sisters as well." two more flashes one in orange and the other green faded to reveal Nayru's sisters the orange light revealed a woman in a dark form fitting dress reaching her knees, her firery orange hair held in a ponytail with a large gold band and a pair of over sized gold bangles wave as she walks. (Din from Oracle of Seasons.)
"Hey Link, it's been awhile since you've seen this form huh?" she spoke in a lightly teasing tone.
"Enough Din you know that she doesn't recognize you." the third voice revealed to belong to a young girl with dark green hair tied into twin buns wearing a light green dress and carrying a book (Farore from the Oracle games.)
"You know I'm just teasing Farore." Din said in a slight huff.
Link's eyes narrowed in anticipation. All three of the Goddesses and Zelda in one place had to mean trouble...
"What is it? Has Ganon returned? Is there a new threat to our land? What challenges will I be facing?"
"Nothing of the sort, Ganon will not return for a time so the lands are at peace. But as goddesses we have the ability to peer into other realms and we came across a terrible darkness that will arrive in this world." Farore spoke.
Link crossed her arms. "Another dark force is going to come here? So then it's going to be my job to destroy it once and for all?"
"No, Link." Nayru replied calmly. "Your mission is to become a mother." She waited to see the inevitable humour that would come from the young woman's reaction.
For a moment there was a deafening silence, then not five seconds later "Are you KIDDING ME?! I am the Heroine of Time, not the Babysitter of Time." Link yells at Zelda.
"Link, I understand you may have reasons for not wanting to do it...But if you do not, then this child's hatred and sadness will corrupt his future self, causing him to become a dark lord that may rival even Ganon." Link sighed.
"What on Earth would cause this child to go dark?"
Nayru summons a glowing sphere "Watch and learn of the child who's path will lead him to ruin unless you help him." Nayru said.
Link took the sphere out of the goddesses' hands, and gazed into it, curious to see what awaited her. She saw the face of the child she was supposedly going to be raising. She couldn't help but smile slightly. He really was rather adorable...
Then, the vision began. She saw a large man towering over the child, beating him with a baseball bat. Another vision...The same child being thrown against a wall. The next part, the child being forced to cook dinner for the obese man's family, unallowed to have any of the food he had spent two hours cooking, only to be "rewarded" for his efforts by being held against the burning hot stove for accidentally slightly overcooking the meat loaf. Another vision, the child softly crying to himself in a dark cupboard, his bedroom, only to be beaten for crying and annoying the fat man...
A woman that looked surprisingly like a horse was using a leather belt against the boy's back for not weeding the garden properly, another vision had the woman forcibly making the child drink something the lettering was unfamiliar to Link but the look on the boy's face tells that he was in agony.
A morbidly obese child pinning the smaller boy to the ground and punching him in the face, leaving it bloodied and bruised. The same boy taking a small female deer plushie, one that was clearly important to him, and ripping it's head off, then laughing at the devastated expression on the younger boy's face. A mysterious force places the head of the cuddly toy perfectly back on the doe's head, and the fat boy yells for his father because the freak was doing "freaky stuff" again.
Another woman yelling at the tiny child for taking too long to drag her incredibly large suitcase up the stairs. The little boy tries desperately to apologize, but she refuses to listen and sics her dog on him. The entire family laughs with sadistic glee as the dog mauls the child...
With a furious scream the orb was shattered by Link using the Master Sword to split the orb in two. The goddesses and Zelda looked at Link who was breathing hard and with pure fury in her eyes, not even the Dark Lord Ganon had ever invoked such hate from the heroine.
"Send me there and I will raise this child." Link said in a low tone.
The goddesses and the princess all exchanged concerned glances. Sure, the people absolutely deserved it...But in Link's current state of mind, they genuinely pitied the inhabitants of that household. There was no telling what Link would do when she got her hands on them, but it was not going to be pleasant.
"Very well...Thank you, Link. You truly are the greatest hero there ever was..."
Din walked over to Link and handed her a bag "This bag has items that will be of use when the time is right, and it is near infinite so you can carry almost anything in it." Din spoke.
Nayru, handed her a small glass sphere "This sphere will allow you to communicate with us and return you to the temple in case of emergencies." Link nodded and placed the sphere inside the bag.
Finally Farore handed Link a pendant with the Triforce on it "This will give the child the ability to use our spells and only he can remove it from himself." she looked at Zelda and then to her sisters "Zelda, we wish for you to accompany Link on this journey, not because of the growing threat but he will have need of your advice and wisdom." she spoke stunning Zelda slightly before bowing.
"If that is what the goddesses command then I shall follow their orders." Zelda bowed.
"Goddesses, with all due respect, I request to be sent off immediately. I want to rescue this child as soon as possible." Link had her hand clutched on the master sword, anxious to start cutting into the flesh of the disgusting sub-human beings who dared harm an innocent child.
"And so you shall." Nayru said with a nod. With a quick flex of concentration, the warrior and the princess found themselves engulfed in light. When it cleared, they found themselves in unfamiliar territory...On a modern city street. And they were standing in front of a house that said Number Four Privet Drive...
Zelda looks at the house and spoke "I sense a type of barrier magic surrounding the house. It is feeding off of the love strengthening it." Zelda analysed.
Link scowled. "I sincerely doubt there is any "love" happening in that horrible household." She spat. She pulled out the Master Sword, and with one powerful thrust, the barrier surrounding the house shattered like glass. Zelda gaped at the heroine in shock. Link paid her no mind. Her mindset was focused on getting into that house and rescuing the child, as well as punishing the ones who had caused his pain.
Link marches to the door and without hesitation slashes the door into pieces, without the door blocking her way in she enters with Zelda in tow that's when she hears the sounds of the child that she was supposed to raise crying out in pain, Link follows the voice to the basement where it took every amount of courage in her body not to throw up at the sight before her.
Link and Zelda didn't know it, but Vernon Dursley was the type to get extremely creative with his punishments, often getting them from movies. Aa a result, the child was hanging from what appears to be a type of cross, bloodied and bruised they could see a small pile of dried wood around the base of the cross and the fat man pouring a type of liquid on the wood.
Link was seeing red as she glared at the man, absolute hatred noticeable in her gaze. She let out a scream of rage, and leapt down the stairs, sword held aloft and ready to plunge into the obese man's back.
With a how of agony he spills the liquid onto himself and tries to reach for the offending sword, Link twists the holy blade in deeper to make the man scream in pain she then looks to Zelda.
"Free the boy and heal him, this poor excuse for a moblin is mine." she said removing the sword from his back.
Zelda looked at her friend uneasily, then nodded and ran to Harry's side. The little boy was looking at her fearfully and struggling to escape from his restraints so he could escape her. Zelda felt a pang in her heart watching this poor miserable child. 'Link...You'd better be a good mother...' She thought as she undid the restraints. She caught the child before he could hit the floor, and pulled out a healing potion. As she gently spilled the liquid down the child's throat, she turned to watch the heroine assault the obese man that had caused the child's pain...
The moblin of a man sees this and grabs a wooden bat with rusted nails sticking out intending to attack Zelda, he only takes a few steps before a grappling hook attached to a chain wraps itself around the man and despite struggling to move forward Link was holding fast.
"Zelda! Get the kid out of here!" Link shouts and with a nod Zelda uses her magic to teleport outside the property.
Link breathed a sigh of relief when he hears people coming down the stairs, it was the other three individuals that was shown in the orb.
Link ignored the obese child. Bully or not, she could never bring herself to harm a child. However, her sights were set firmly on the two women and the dog.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS ALL THIS?!" Marge Dursley yelled.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY HUSBAND?!" Petunia screeched.
"Stop that!" Dudley whined. Link scowled.
"Ripper! Get her!" The dog snarled, then lunged for the young woman...and promptly lost his head as a result. The room went silent, save for the sound of Link's heavy breathing.
"...Who's next?" She spat.
Faster than any of them could blink Link hits Dudley on the head with the flat of her sword knocking him out. Marge and Petunia tried rushing at him only to receive a kick to the jaw shattering the jawbone, Link reaches into the bag that was given to him to see if there were any bombs, to her surprise there was a good supply of Mega Bombs inside, with a good amount of difficulty Link hefts Dudley up over her shoulder and lights the bomb.
When the bomb was lit, Link ran as fast as she could out of the room and out of the house, just barely managing to clear the blast in time. She panted heavily and placed Dudley on the ground, then saw Zelda holding the now healed Harry, who was struggling in her grasp. She ran to the princess, and noticed something that tugged at her heartstrings.
The child was quietly sobbing, tears streaming down his face as he tried in vain to escape Zelda's grip.
That look made Link realize something; for the first time ever he had killed in cold blood. Fighting against the forces of evil was easy since they were constructs that were easily replaceable in the countless lifetimes she had fought against Ganon it was simple: go into the dungeon kill the enemies, solve puzzles, fight the boss, repeat. But now the rules have changed.
She had let her anger get the better of her, and murdered three people... She let out a soft sigh. There was only one way to attone...
"Zelda...Please...Let me hold the child..." She requested. Zelda nodded, and handed the little boy to the heroine of time, who accepted him and held him close in an attempt to cease his soft crying.
Link whispered the two words that have never passed from the Heroine of Time but the situation called for it.
"I'm sorry." and with those words Link herself cried and prayed to the goddesses for forgiveness for what she had done.
The child heard the words coming from the woman holding him, and felt her bury her face into his hair and cry. He looked up in confusion and saw into her tear-stained eyes. She was looking at him with a pained expression on her face. He sniffled slightly.
"Wh-Why are you c-crying?" He sobbed out.
"B-because in my rage I killed in cold blood and I killed your relatives." Link sobbed.
Harry looked up at her, and cried louder. "N-Now you're gonna kill me t-too, right? I-I'm a freak..."
"By the goddesses no! You are not a freak child, they are for abusing such a child." Zelda spoke.
"That's right." Link said after taking a deep, shuddery breath. "You are not a freak..." Harry looked into Link's eyes and saw the sincerity in them. He whimpered...then buried his face into her chest and cried louder than he ever had in his life, clutching at her tunic as hard as he could.
"We should leave, no doubt someone will investigate the explosion." Zelda said.
"Agreed, but what do we do with him?" Link points to the prone form of Dudley.
"He deserves a new life away from the hate his parents instilled into him." Zelda says.
"Why not wipe his memories and send him to the Gorons?" Link suggested. "The gorons are an extremely hospitable, friendly species. They keep food prepared for travelers that may enter their domain, and are always willing to help those in need. They will undoubtedly raise this boy into a wonderful person, a far cry from his original personality." Zelda smirked.
"You carry the child and begin walking. I will make the preparations."
Link carries Harry while Zelda stayed behind to send Dudley on his way, catching up ten minutes later, and they make it to a small park clearing, Link held the child as his tears stained her green tunic.
Link and Zelda quietly made their way to the nearby park, Link while she enjoyed carrying Harry she needed her arms free for a little bit so she reluctantly placed Harry on a park bench.
Harry's shoulders sagged when Link put him down. He liked being carried by the pretty blonde lady. She was nice, and gentle... He enjoyed her contact... He looked up when she sat down next to him. He hesitated for a moment, then timidly scooted closer to her. After another moment's hesitation, he tentatively rested his little head against her side. Link looks at Harry who was content and smiles at the child who blushes in embarrassment. Wordlessly, the young woman grabbed Harry and placed him in her lap. He smiled contently and snuggled closer into her, enjoying the warmth of her body. And for a moment killing those abominations didn't matter. But she wasn't out of the woods yet there was still the matter of lodging.
"Now that that's done what now?" Link asked the princess.
"We should disguise ourselves to avoid suspicion and a place to stay temporarily," Zelda said.
"But we don't know if they can accept Rupees." Link pointed out.
"Well, actually..." Zelda began. "The goddesses have been keeping this world under surveilance. It turns out that rupees are valuable gems, worth a fortune in this world."
"So we trade a few rupees and get some local currency and then find an inn to stay at right?" Link asks.
"Precisely." Zelda replied with a nod. "I assume we would be able to even purchase a home of our own to take residence in as a result of what we are paid back."
"We should just find a temporary place for the time being since we don't know that much about this new world." Link said
Zelda nodded in agreement. "Very well. We will do that." She looked at Harry, blinked and giggled softly. "Look, Link." Link blinked, then looked down to see Harry sleeping in her lap, his tiny arms wrapped around her waist.
For a moment both Link and Zelda had the urge to say "Awww..." but held it in due to the fact that he is sleeping. Link gently ran her fingers through the little boy's hair, looking like she was contemplating something.
"Do-do you think I'll be a good mother Zelda? I've killed three people in cold blood tonight and sent another to live among the Gorons without any memories of his past. What right do I have being a mother?" Link asks the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom.
Link looks down at the sleeping child and knew that Zelda was right, she gently stands up carefully avoiding waking Harry up, she turned to Zelda "We should get going now but we'll need some disguises." Link said.
Zelda smiled "That won't be a problem. Remember when I was disguised as Shiek? All I need to do is alter the spell a bit and we'll fit right in." she said as with a well practiced gesture magic envelops both Link and Zelda.
Link looked herself over. She was wearing a green hoodie and blue jeans. She looked over at Zelda to see she was wearing a red blouse and a brown skirt.
"Now remember this is a glamour spell, meaning while your outside appearance looks different you still have all of your armaments." Zelda tells her she could actually feel the Master Sword on her back which is a comfort thinking that it was still with her "Furthermore only someone with an high level of magic should know right away that we're using an illusion so there should be no problems." Zelda tells her, Link reaches down and picks up Harry and heads into the city.
"You know in all the excitement we forgot to ask what the child's name is." Zelda realized.
If Link was able to she would smack herself in the face for neglecting that, she gently shook Harry awake.
"Huh?" Harry asks.
"I'm sorry but we forgot to introduce ourselves, my name is Link and this is Zelda, what is your name?" Link gently asks Harry.
"H-Harry." Harry stuttered a bit.
"That is a nice name Harry, you can go back to sleep now okay?" Zelda spoke.
"M'k." Harry mumbled and settled in for more sleep.
Link smiled at the child in her arms and kissed his head. "I'll protect you...I promise."