Dawn of a New Age

"It's done!" Link proclaims proudly, lying his pencil down.

His high school roommate, Gully gets off his bed and walks over to Link's desk. He leans over Link's shoulder, smiling, "You finally finished your book?"

"Yeah." Link nods, holding up his notebook, which is completely filled.

Gully takes the notebook, "Great, I've been dying to see how it ends!"

He runs back to his bed and plops down, opening the notebook, "I can't believe you wouldn't let me read this before you finished it. You made me stop in the middle of the story!"

"I figured it'd be better to get to read it to the end." Link chuckles, "I wasn't even going to let you start reading until it was done."

"That would have been crueler." Gully laughs.

Link shakes his head, smiling, "Man.. I can't believe I got all that from the dream's I've been having for these past few months, too.."

"That just makes you a great author. You even dream up great things!" Gully exclaims.

Link chuckles and pulls out his computer, "Have fun reading, I have homework to do."

"So, that's it?" Gully hands the notebook to Link as Link is lying in bed.

Link nods, "Yep. The hero wins and the demon king is banished back to wherever he came from."

"But he promised he'd come back to take Hyrule again." Gully frowns, "Does that mean a sequel?"

Link sighs, "I just finished that, and you want a sequel already?"

"Duh! I have so many questions!" throws his arms around dramatically.

Link laughs, "Okay, like what?"

Gully smiles wide, "Does Link end up with Princess Zelda? What happens when Gannon comes back? Will Hyrule be destroyed this time?"

"Don't know, don't know, and don't know." Link grins, "I haven't thought of that. Making that story from the dreams I've been having is enough artistic vision for me for awhile."

Gully sighs, scratching the back of his head, "I hope you decide to make a sequel, it's so open-ended!"

Link shakes his head, smiling, "I think it ended fine. Link's the hero of Hyrule, and the demon king is gone."

Gully nods, "Yeah, I guess you're right. So, are you going to get this published, 'cause I think you should. It's amazing!"

Link smiles, turning on his side to fully face Gully, "I've thought about it."

"You should do it." Gully replies, going back to his own bed. He sits on his bed cross-legged, "You'd be a best selling author in no time."

"I wouldn't go that far." Link chuckles. He yawns then sits up, "I'm going to go to bed now, I have finals in the morning. Can I turn the light off?"

"Sure." Gully shrugs, lying down. Link goes to the opposite wall where the door is and he flips the switch. He goes back to his bed and settles down to sleep. It doesn't take long for sleep to take him, and he's suddenly in a forest, dressed in a green tunic and tights with brown boots. On his back he wears the shield of Hyrule and the Master Sword. He looks around at the misty forest in the twilight hour. A fairy flies around him, "This way!"

She then flies off and Link gasps, "Wait!"

He runs after her and the forest seems to melt away. He skids to a stop, seeing himself now in a castle. His eyes widen and he shakes his head, "Where did she go..?"

He turns and walks up the staircase to the left and he follows the rugged path to a door with the symbol of the Triforce above it. He slowly passes the walkway, calling out softly, "Navi..?"

In this new room Is nothing but a throne at the end of it, where a blond girl sits. She smiles softly at Link, "Welcome, hero."

Link blinks a few times, then he bows, "Princess.."

He stands straight and the room changes. He's now standing in a new room. A room painted white with a round rug in the center with the symbol of America. On the other side of the rug, away from Link is a large desk. The only other person in the room is a girl with blond hair held up in a ponytail. She wears a navy blue school uniform with knee high black socks and black flats. She stares at Link, "Are you who we called for?"

She smiles, "What's your name?"

"I'm Link." he replies, and just as he does, the room melts away as the forest had, taking the girl with it. He now stands in nothing but darkness. He looks around, confusion taking over him. He hears echoed rough laughter, then an eerie voice speaks, "Hero of Time, we meet again. Did you really expect this prison to hold me?"

A sickening feeling runs down Link's spine. He shivers, "Gannon..?"

More laughter fills Link's ears as he speaks the Demon King's name.

"I'm so glad you remember me! This time you will be the one to perish!"

Link wakes up with a yelp. He sits up, shaking. He looks around the dark room and he sees Gully asleep across from him. He sighs slowly, "Calm down.. It was just a dream.. Just another stupid dream.."

The next day, as he's leaving school, heading back to his dorm, he's approached by the girl in the blue uniform from his dream. His eyes widen and he quickly looks away. He tries to walk past her, but she smiles and puts her hand on his shoulder, "Hey, I know this is a super weird question, but.. You wouldn't happen to be Link, would you?"

He stares at her, dumbfounded. Ignoring her uniform, she has the same face as the princess from his dreams. She can't possibly be..