Zelda stood out in the fields of Hyrule, harp in hand. She was enjoying her time in the sunshine, playing her lullaby with grace. She gently plucked the strings as the tune carried across the meadows before her.
It did not last long, for in the distance, a cloud of darkness crept across the ground towards her. Zelda dropped her harp and ran, letting the instrument sink into the cloud. Zelda ran as fast as she could, but the cloud had now caught up to her. It was swallowing her up in the shadows.
Zelda sat up in bed and left out a scream. It was only a dream, a dream she had in her bedroom in Hyrule Castle. Impa, captain of the guard, was standing off to her right surprised by the royal's scream.
"Impa," the princess said. "The same nightmare keeps haunting me..."
"An omen," Impa replied. "perhaps of dark times ahead for Hyrule..." She made her way to Zelda's side.
"Dark times...?" the princess asked, unsure that she really wanted to know the answer.
Impa looked towards the bedside table. "If that is indeed true, we must locate...him..."
She was referring to the Hero of Time, Bearer of the Triforce of Courage. On the bedside table was a green tunic and a blue scarf meant for the hero to wear once he was found.
Impa turned around to face the stained-glass window. "We must find the reborn spirit of the hero." Little did they know who it would be.
Hours later, Zelda and Impa were walking along the wall of the castle, overlooking the army in training. Impa was doubtful that the hero would be found here.
"We will find no fully realized heroes here..." she said, sternly. "We'd be wiser looking elsewhere."
At that moment, a duel had started down in the courtyard. A lone knight and a teenage fighter were in battle formation as the princess stopped to watch. The knight was armed with a wooden spear, but the teenager had a wooden sword and shield.
The knight charged, swinging his spear through the air at the teen. The teenager blocked the attack with his shield and flicked it aside. He jumped into the air as the knight swung a low blow meant to trip the teen. The fighter had evaded this maneuver and landed a solid blow to the knight's helmet, rendering the challenger unconscious.
The teen, named Link, put away his sword and shield. He felt eyes watching him as he looked up at the wall. Zelda had seen the whole excursion, and was clearly impressed by the fighter's skills. Link smiled a little after he realized that he'd caught a glimpse from the Hyrulean princess.
Zelda's attention was averted when a soldier ran up to her and Impa and knelt before them.
"Your Highness!" he gasped out. "A horde of monsters is marching toward Hyrule Castle!"
Zelda turned to her captain. "Impa, prepare the troops for battle!"
Impa nodded and left in a hurry.
Trainees in the courtyard were now talking in hushed tones to each other.
"Woah, isn't that the princess?" "What's she wasting her time with us for?"
Zelda turned her head to face Link one last time before hurrying away to equip herself.
She stood moments later outside of Hyrule Castle with the army and Impa behind her. Outstretched before them was a horde of monsters from many species, all moving closer to the castle. The leaders of this army were Wizzro and Valga, followers of Cia.
Back in the courtyard, Link had picked up a sword and shield of higher caliber. Other trainees were just standing around, waiting for someone to give them orders. One of them noticed him and shouted after him.
"Hey, Link!" he called out. "What d'you think your doing with that sword?"
Link simply drew the sword from its scabbard and ran out of the courtyard and into the battlefield.
Editor's Note:This was written before the full game was released in English. I plan to continues this after playing the first three chapters and writing as often as possible. I'm not going to spoil anything, but based on the title and the summary, Silver and Blaze make a cameo that radically changes the course of the story. This game will only mirror the introduction and first few chapters in plot and story.