Hello my fellow fanfiction friends! I've been recently playing Ocarina of Time for the 3DS, and seeing Sheik again brought up some memories of my sisters and I playing the "origin" of Sheik in our backyard… And well, I've decided to turn it into a fan fic! This will be the first chapter of "The Legend of Sheik." I hope you enjoy!

It was the day of destiny. The day that took the land of Hyrule to a different path, changing it's future. The days prior were building up to this. The boy from the forest, the Kokiri boy that everyone knows as Link had been gathering the three spiritual stones. The Princess of Destiny had been closely watching the evil King, and as these events built up, they finally collided together changing Hyrule's future… for the worst.

Zelda sat in silence in her room. It had been almost a day since she had last seen Link who had just told her he received the Goron's Ruby, the second spiritual stone. She knew he had headed out towards Zora's Domain, and it was only a matter of time before he would return at the two of them could access the Sacred Realm before Ganondorf could. Her thoughts raced as she held the sacred treasure of the royal family in her hand, the blue ocarina felt cold beneath her hands. A shiver was sent down her spine. Something was wrong. She could sense it.

Zelda jumped up from her bed and quietly crept to the throne room, to address her father. As she approached the doors, she heard two voices speaking.

"Your majesty." A deep, dark voice said. Zelda immediately recognized it as Ganondorf's voice. "I can't help but wander, what happened to the treasure… The Ocarina of Time?"

"Ganondorf, that information is something I can never give out. Not even to you." Zelda's father replied.

"But you see your majesty. I can't help but think that the treasure may be in danger. I figured, that because I possess much more strength and power than many others around the castle. I thought maybe it will be safer in my hands." Ganondorf replied.

Zelda slowly moved closer to the door and peered into the cracks, the two figures were dimly lit by the torches in the room. Ganondorf's back was towards her and his cape was lightly blowing from the wind blowing in from the adjacent window. The approaching storm made the wind much stronger than usual. A strong gust of wind blew Ganondorf's cape back far enough to reveal a silver sword concealed on Ganondorf's back.

Zelda let out a small gasp, Ganondorf was planning something. Something evil. She knew it.

"Oh, Ganondorf. You see the ocarina is safe. The Princess has kept it safe and will continue to do so."

"So… The Princess has it, you say?" Ganondorf said, moving one hand back towards the sword. Zelda watched in horror, unable to say anything.

The King paused. "Well…. That's not…. No… I mean." He stuttered.

"That's really all I need to know." Ganondorf said with a sinister sneer. And in one swift movement he pulled out his sword and thrust it into the chest of the Hyrulian King. The King screamed and Ganondorf let out a sinister laugh. Tears came to Zelda's eyes as she saw her father's blood stain the throne room floor. She clutched the Ocarina of Time and ran down the corridor.

"Impa!" The Princess screamed in desperation. "Impa!"

In an instant the attendant of the Princess arrived at her side.

"Impa! We have to go! Ganondorf, he just… He just… killed…. He killed my father." Zelda wept.

Without thinking Impa scooped up the Princess and darted toward the entrance of the castle, where the royal steed awaited. Impa rush passed the guards.

"The King has just been murdered. You, gather the other guards and hold of Ganondorf for as long as you can. I'm taking the Princess to safety." Impa commanded. The guard lifted his weapon and ran towards the throne room, rallying other guards along the way.

Impa and Zelda made it out of the castle, and got on the royal white horse. The two took off towards the Castle Town. As they were riding through, Zelda screamed.

"STOP! IMPA! I… I have to do something!" Zelda yelled.

"Princess! We don't have time." Impa shouted.

"I… I have to do this! It must be done!" Zelda screamed.

Impa glanced back to the castle and didn't notice the King of Evil, so she gave into Zelda's request.

"Take us to the Temple of Time!" Zelda yelled. Impa nodded and turned the horse towards the Temple. Once the arrived, Zelda jumped off the horse and ran into the Temple of Time, the blue Ocarina clutched tightly in her hand. Zelda approached the door of time, and held the ocarina to her heart. Using her power and the mystical power of the ocarina, the Princess began to record a spiritual message inside the ocarina.

"Link… Can you hear me?" she said, "It's me, Zelda." The Princess took in a deep breath and attempted to hold back her tears. "Link, when you hold this Ocarina in your hand… I won't be around anymore. I wanted to wait for you, I couldn't delay any longer." Zelda sighed again, and turned around to face the entrance to the Temple. Impa watched her patiently. Zelda continued her message. "At least I could leave you the Ocarina and this melody…. This song opens the Door of Time." The Princess then brought the blue ocarina to her lips and began to play the Song of Time. The song echoed through the Temple, and finally the sounds ended. The Princess lowered the Ocarina and proceeded to end her spiritual message. "Now, Link. Play this melody in front of the altar in the Temple of Time. You must protect the Triforce!" Zelda opened her eyes and nodded to Impa. "Impa," Zelda said, "Lets' head towards Zora's domain. I have to give this Ocarina to Link."

"Yes, Princess. Now come. He have to hurry!" Impa stated. The Princess nodded and ran towards the entrance with Impa. The two climbed on the horse and began to run through the town. The two were stopped by a guard.

"Your highness. The…. Ganondorf. He…." The guard said, obviously out of breath. "He…. He's coming. You have to flee. I'll hold him off as best I can. Now! Please you must go!" Ganondorf's horse could her heard in the distance.

"Yes. We will. But, sir. If you see the boy from the forest. The boy with the fairy. The boy called, Link. You must instruct him to go to the Temple of Time with the Ocarina." Zelda instructed. Suddenly thunder cracked overhead, the storm was coming.

"Yes, your highness. Now, go! We'll lower the drawbridge for you! Go! Go to safety!" The guard yelled. Thunder cracked again, and rain began to fall.

Zelda nodded and she and Impa took off on the royal white horse. The draw bridge began to lower and the two ran towards Hyrule field as fast as possible. The horse darted out of the Castle Town and Zelda gasped in surprise as she saw Link standing at the foot of the drawbridge.

"Impa! We have to—" Zelda screamed.

"No time!" Impa replied, not slowing the horse. Zelda had to react in a split second and decided that the best option was the throw the Ocarina to Link. He was the best bet to protect Hyrule. Zelda threw the sacred treasure of the royal family as hard as she could and watched as it landed in the moat behind, Link. She closed her eyes and held back her tears as the horse carried them away from their home. She could only hope for the best.

Thunder cracked again as the rain fell on her face. The horse had been running for quite sometime, she was sure they had out run the King of Evil.

"Impa?" Zelda asked, "Where are we going."

"The only place where I know we can be safe." Impa replied, "A place no one will be able to find us."

"What kind of place is that?"

"The Haunted Wasteland." Impa replied.

The horse rode through Gerudo valley avoiding the Gerudo thieves and ran straight into the darkness and uncertainty of the haunted wasteland.

"Impa!" Zelda yelled struggling to be heard over the wind and sand of the wasteland. "Where are we going?"

"We need to find shelter of some kind. We can't stay in this wind forever!" Her attendant yelled back.

Zelda glanced around the almost barren wasteland, and happened to notice a large stone wall in the distance.

"Over there! We might be able to find a place to stay over there by that large rock!"

Impa lead the horse towards the large rock and as they got close they noticed a hole in the rock, making a perfect place for shelter. The Princess and her attendant got down from the horse and approached the opening in the rock. Impa glanced above the hole in the rock and noticed the symbol of her people, the Sheikah, carved into the rock.

"This is a safe place, Princess. Follow me inside." Zelda nodded and followed her attendant inside. As they walked in they heard the soft crackling of fire, and voices. Impa held out her hand and instructed the Princess to be quiet. Zelda nodded, and Impa went forward.

As Impa walked forward she noticed a Sheikah man and woman sitting, eating from a stone bowl. A young Sheikah male was on the floor, drawing in the dust with his finger. The conversation between the man and woman ceased and the Sheikah man stood up and extended an arm to protect his family.

"I come in peace. I too am a Sheikah; however, I thought I was the only one remaining." Impa replied. She exposed her neck to show the Sheikah symbol.

"We… Our family have hid here in the wasteland for ages. It keeps us safe." The man replied.

"We come seeking shelter. Shelter and a safe place from the King of Evil." Impa replied.

"We?" The man said.

Impa extended her hand and had the Princess walk forward into sight. The young Sheikah male looked up and made eye contact with her.

"The Princess of Hyrule and I. The castle was attacked by Ganondorf the King of Evil. And we need a place where we can hide from him." Impa said.

"Your majesty!" The Sheikah male, he bowed as did the Sheikah woman. "I am Enco, of the Sheikah. This is my wife, Sheena. We welcome you to our home."

Zelda bowed in respect, "Thank you. Our attendant and I appreciate your hospitality."

"Of course! We Sheikah are sworn to protect the Royal family! Anything you need, just let us know!" Sheena said stepping forward. She turned toward the Sheikah child and touched his back. "Go on, go say hello to the Princess."

The Sheikah boy stood up and slowly walked toward the Princess. "… Um… He—Hello."

Zelda giggled. "Hello, boy! I'm Zelda. Who are you."

The boy stood in silence for a short moment and then simply muttered...

"I—I'm Sheik."

So guys! What did ya think? It's just kind of a story that I'm finally getting out of my head.

I'll await some reviews to see if I should continue this story or not! Let me know if you guys are interested in reading more!

Thanks!
Shadow-38