Summary: It's not the usual 'Link saves Zelda' type of fic. A new evil person is born from the Zora tribe and is known to people as the ruler of the seas. What happens when this person tries to take over all of Hyrule?
A/N: This is my first Legend of Zelda fic, so be nice when reviewing if you don't mind! This will be similar to Ocarina of Time. But, it won't be a complete copy-off. Flames are not welcome.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that has anything to do with Zelda. But, I do own the plot.
Chapter One: The Outbreak of Life
The sound of a Zora baby was heard through the entire terrain. The Zora Queen, previously known as Princess Ruto, was having the first baby in a long time. She'd gotten engaged to other Zora after Link kindly disapproved their getting married. She easily understood; there was a difference in kind and would probably cause an uproar with the people of Hyrule. With that, he went off with his fiancée, Princess Zelda. She wasn't simply heart-broken; she just needed to grasp the fact that she couldn't have Link.
"What should we name him?" Her husband, Leo, asked graciously.
"Link, after my friend, who lives in Hyrule." She answered sweetly. They walked off into the depths of the Zora Domain, to see her father.
"Oh, Link. Where are you going, now?" Zelda asked courteously.
"The sages asked me to join them in a conversation in the Light Temple. I have to go. I shouldn't be too long." He answered softly. He left quickly; Zelda could be quite persuasive if he stayed. He left Hyrule Castle, where him and the Royal Family lived. The light temple wasn't far. It was just tedious having to go to the Light Temple once a month, or whenever the other seven sages called.
Finally, he arrived at the Light Temple. He opened the doors quietly, as not to let on that he was there quite yet. He walked in silence. The three jewels were still in their places; the Goron ruby, when he saved the Goron's from the monster in Dodongo's Cave. The Kokiri Emerald, when he beat the spider inside the Great Deku Tree. And the Zora Sapphire, when he made his engagement to Ruto.
He entered the Time Chamber, and met up with the six sages. Rauru, the Light sage, stood in the center. Link approached him quickly.
"You called?" He asked stiffly.
"Don't sound so disappointed. We have a new job for you, that could risk the world of Hyrule." Rauru said quietly.
"And…" Link insisted.
"And, you have to save the world from a Zora baby that was just born." Saria answered when Rauru wouldn't.
"What? A Zora baby. What, you want me to go murder some baby. Whose is it?" Link asked.
"It would be mine." Ruto answered.
"What-Yours!" Link said, sounding surprised. "You want me to kill your baby?"
"I don't want you to, he does." She said sourly. She squinted at Rauru harshly. All she really wanted to do was start yelling at him. Whowas he to everthink that the son of a queen would try to take over the world?
"Yes, well it has been predicted that the next baby that would be born in the Zora Domain would command the seas and destroy Hyrule if he's not stopped." He said in excuse.
"So my brother should become a murderer of someone who can't speak? How do we know it's really Ruto's son who will destroy Hyrule and the Gorons, and everyone else?" Darunia asked suspiciously.
"Why, if we wait, it would be all over. He would take over the land and enslave everyone." Rauru said.
"So, we have no choice but to believe you, or should we try the time warp again?" Nabouru suggested. "Plus, how can we be so sure?" She asked skeptically.
"So you're saying I would lie?" Rauru supposed.
"W could always try it. The time warp, I mean." Impa agreed.
"It would be very risky." Rauru said stubbornly. "If we don't destroy what could destroy us, then we will die, for certain."
"Didn't you just contradict yourself?" Saria asked. "If we just try the time warp like with Ganondorf, then we could see what happens-"
"And by then, Link might be to old to do any work, and his child might have to take it up, depending on how far we go."
"And you just said it. It depends on how far we go. If we go to far, Link will be to old. If we don't go enough, then Ruto's son won't be old enough." Nabouru said.
"So how can we guarantee it?" Ruto asked. "Because I'm not going to let anyone kill my son without a fight. Because he might have just gotten his powers from me. Remember, I'm a sage, I do have some sort of power, and since I'm the Water Sage, I can control the seas, correct?"
"Yes, that's entirely correct. Rauru controls the light and speaks with Zelda often, Darunia controls the fires, Saria controls the forests, Impa with the shadows, and Nabouru with the spirits." Link said intelligently.
"Yes, it would seem I didn't only teach you how to wield a sword." Rauru said, obviously impressed.
"So, what plan of action should we take?" Ruto demanded.
"I suppose we can try the time warp with the master sword, but I will have to speak with Zelda in person this time." He said. He concentrated some of his powers on himself, and disappeared into the light.
"Well, now with Rauru speaking with your fiancée, what should we decide on?" Saria directed the question to Link.
"Well, we should probably figure how long to send me in time." Link proposed.
"Yes. Well, my son is only a few days old, we should probably send you at least ten months into time." Ruto said.
"Yeah, but what about everyone here in Hyrule. How can we assure that things stay the same here? Like Zelda not being captured. Or should we send her, too?" Saria asked.
"That would probably be wise. But we can't promise that all of us will live, either. So, looks like we've come across a few problems ourselves." Impa said.
"Yes, but the thing is, we can't guarantee anything when I go to the future. It was like when Ganondorf was here. But I stayed in the future. I just lost a bit of time when I decided to stay in this time." Link told them.
"So, we should probably wait and see what Rauru has to say." Darunia said. "As well as Zelda."
A half hour time elapsed between the time of which Link and the sages were having their conversation, and Rauru and Zelda. By the time they were done, Zelda and Rauru transported themselves back to the Temple of Time.
"We have come to a decision." Rauru explained as he entered the Time Chamber. "Both of us have decided that, after listening through your conversation telepathically, we will be traveling together."
"As if that couldn't have been predicted." Ruto said cruelly.
"Ruto, we're sorry if your son turns out evil and we have to kill him. We just need to take a peek into the future, and make our verdict." Zelda said. This cheered Ruto up a little, but she still didn't like the idea of killing her son.
"Isn't there some sort of charm or something that we can put on him to, maybe, stop him from being evil?" She asked oddly.
"No. It would be impossible. If it did work, all would go well, but if it reversed, he would be evil for sure. It's far to risky." Rauru told her.
"Well, best get this show on the road, then." Link said, stepping up to the stone stump that he pulled the sword out of. "So, umm. What do we have to do?"
"Zelda and I have devised a way to do it without the master sword's help. Just stand in a circle, on your corresponding symbol on the stone floor, and then Zelda will perform the charm to warp us."
"Oh," Link said softly, feeling somewhat putout. He took his position in the center, and his fiancée began saying the charm. A blue wave covered the seven sages and the Hero of Time, and they were flung into the future.
That's it. R&R please. It would be helpful, but if you're saying it isn't that good, say it nicely, since flames are not welcome.