Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Heroes
Chapter 1: Setting the Story
Kakariko Village, a peaceful village in the land of Hyrule.
When you enter this quiet little town, you're greeted by the many peaceful faces that make up the town.
Shop keepers.
Home owners.
The mayor.
So many kind people.
And just to the west of this village was Lon Lon Ranch.
The town's source of milk, as well as a horse ranch.
And our story begins at this ranch, with a young boy.
Only 11 years old, young Link was a very skilled farm hand.
With his family being friends with the owners of the ranch, he was able to get a job there.
It'd only been 3 months since Link's father, Flint, had been stationed at Hyrule Castle, defending the young Princess Zelda, and 2 months now since his mother Saryll had died after Link's little sister Aryll was born, weak from childbirth.
So while his father was busy at Hyrule Castle, Link had a lot of responsibility in his life.
Helping out at the stables, milking cows, looking after his sister, and finding time in his afternoon to relax underneath the tree in the front yard and play his Ocarina.
Link only had one person to talk to everyday that was his age.
Malon.
Talon, the ranch owner, was her father.
The ranches very own resident sweetheart.
Her hair always red and messy.
Her clothes stained with mud.
Blue eyes that always shone brightly.
And a smile that always made Link blush.
The two were very close friends.
And she had been there for Link ever since his mother died.
Link could always count on her.
And he was going to meet someone else that would help him.
As on this sunny morning, Link was tending to Malons favorite horse, Epona, when he heard a peculiar sound.
Yap!
Link thought he heard something, as he stepped out of the barn in his tan farm clothes and sun hat Talon let him use on these bright mornings.
He thought it was his imagination again when, YAP!
There it was again.
A loud high pitched yelping noise.
Link wondered what it was, so he started to follow the noise.
It was near the forest that circled around the valley Kokorico was in.
He passed by many trees and bushes until he found the source of the sound.
A wolf cub!
He was small, with black and white fur that was all madder and fuzzy.
His eyes were a very green color.
Link approached the cub.
It's paw was stuck under a stone.
Link thought, so that's why it was crying in pain.
As Link got closer, the small wolf saw him and cowered in fear, whining.
Link tired to calm him down.
"Shhhh, hey buddy. You ok?"
The wolf shook.
"I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm trying to help you. I'm Link…."
Link brought his hand forward and patted the head of the small creature.
The wolf cub immediately calmed down and rubbed his head in the boys palm.
"There we go, now let's get that rock off of your hand, ok?"
The pup understood, and stayed still.
Link used all of his strength to lift the rock.
And with a tug, the cub fell backwards from the stone, now free of his entrapment.
The wolf barked happily at Link, overjoyed to be free.
"There we go, now run along little guy!"
The cub stepped towards link, looking at him.
"C'mon, you gotta go home, I bet your parents are worried sick."
The cub started to whine, and gave Link a very sad look.
Link's heart started to sink.
"W-where are your parents little guy?"
The cub kept whining, moving closer to Link, sitting near his feet, and rubbing his head on the boys leg.
It clicked in Link's head.
"You don't have parents, do you?"
The cub still whined.
Link looked in front of him, pondering what to do.
But, in one second, his answer was clear.
He swooped down and held the pup in his arms.
"You're just like me, huh? My momma died, and my dad's at the castle…"
The pup snuggled against Links chest as Link began walking back home.
"Well, you're gonna need a name if you're gonna be with us?"
Link tried to think of a name for the pup.
"Dan? Mark? Jack? Scott? Matthew? Bojack? Beorn? Kiln? Hmmm, oh! I've got one! Flynn!"
The pup perked up at the name.
"Suits you, huh little guy?"
The cub, now named Flynn, yapped happily at Link as he carried him down to the ranch, where the two would form a close bond over the next few years….
….Six years passed since Link had found that cub. And the two of them had grown close.
Flynn followed Link around the ranch, 24/7.
Links father, whenever he was allowed time off to be with his son, took a liking to Flynn.
Malon and the now 6 year old Aryll loved the little guy.
But in those six years, Link, Malon, Aryll and Flynn had grown up.
Link was a strapping young man, with muscles that all the village girls hawked at, and he now wore a green cap and tunic every day.
Flynn had grown large, and fast.
His furr had grown more defined, and his senses heightened.
Aryll had grown to half of Links height, and was always running around the ranch in her blue shirt and red skirt.
And Malon. She had grown similar to Link.
Her leg muscles stood out, and she had inherited her mother's large chest, (which she wasn't very happy about, despite the extra nice treatment from the village boys).
But other than the way she and Link's bodies had changed, the two still remained very close to each other.
And over those six years, their friendship grew and grew.
And in that time, Link and Malon realized that they loved each other.
It was 2 years ago when they realized it.
That fateful night, they had gone out to look at the stars.
Link played his ocarina.
And it only took fifteen minutes before Malon had pressed her lips to Links.
From then on, the two lovers spent every free moment with each other.
When they weren't tending the ranch, they were spending time together.
They sat together, they ate together, and they played music together.
The 2 young adults truly cared for one another.
And that was a very good thing.
Because, what they didn't know, was that they were soon going to be on a grand adventure….