Hey guys! If you haven't read any of my stories, I'm Darkmoon2017 but I guess you could just look at the author label...Oh well. This is my first Legend of Zelda story and it will probably be long. it's also going to follow Twilight Princess pretty closely and I'll probably add onto it or something. I always make author notes at the beginning of my stories just to let you know what's going so just like skim over them unless some of the words are in bold, which means it's possibly important haha. Please review or comment on the story and this first chapter! I really hope it becomes popular! I usually update a chapter every week or two so you won't have to wait a long time for a new chapter. We'll see what happens, I always write whatever I think of on the spot. Okay, I'm going to shut up now! Thanks so much for reading and here is the chapter!

Ch. 1: Entering the Twilight

(Scarlett's POV)

"Scarlett, do you have everything with you to go into Castle Town!?"

I jumped in place at the sound of my mom's voice. She was so loud. Couldn't she see I was getting ready to go at the moment? I looked into the mirror and brushed my long blonde hair. It was a bright golden color that matched the sun's rays of light every time I went outside. I laid the brush down on the tiny table in front of me, staring at my bright green eyes. My mom always said that my eyes were her favorite thing about me...

"Hold on Mom! I have to make sure everything is in its right place!" I yelled back to her. I was kind of a perfectionist when it came to how I looked when going out somewhere. Sure, I was only going out to get some food for supper but you can never rule out the possibility of someone recognizing you! And if that happens and you just happen to look like crap, well...I guess your life sucks then.

"What does that even mean!?"

"I don't know mom! I'll be out in a minute! Gah!"

I glanced at myself in the mirror one last time before turning to the door and walking out of the bathroom. My mother was standing there with her hands on her hips. She sometimes got impatient when waiting for me. After seventeen years of being alive, she should be used to it by now. I walked over to her and she gave me a roll of her eyes as she handed me a small basket.

"Alright so I'm planning on making some pumpkin stew for dinner but with a twist! I had a dream last night that the soup would be a lot better if I added potatoes, deku nuts, and just a pinch of horse plant powder. I know it sounds weird but trust me it tasted really good in the dream," My mom informed me with an excited look on her face. I rolled my eyes at her with a giggle. She was so weird, but that's why I loved her.

"Alright I'll get everything at the supermarket," I said as I walked to the front door.

"Thank you sweetie. Your father should be home from his post in an hour or two. Princess Zelda extended every soldier's guarding session since a representative from every village in Hyrule is visiting for the special festival tomorrow. If you ask me, I think the Princess should focus more on how to stop my hair from turning grey with one of her magic spells! I mean look at this! Does this look grey or white to you!?" My mom asked in desperation as she turned around and let her hair down. It was the same bright red it had always been. I always found it odd that my parents were red-heads while I had blonde hair. They always told me I was born with their hair and that's why they named me "Scarlett" but it quickly changed to the bright blonde color it is today. I don't know if they are lying or not but I don't know anything about hair color and genetics...

"Mom, it looks red. That's all I see. I have to go now before it gets too crowded."

Walking out the door, I looked around to see a few people moving here and there. It was an hour until three o'clock so I had some time before the market became crowded with people. I made my way through the wide alleyway and into the giant town square. In the middle of the square, there was a large beautiful fountain overflowing with freshwater from Lake Hylia. The guards even let you scoop some of it into pitchers if you wanted to. All around the square were tiny shops with all sorts of things in them, though, I tended to go into only one or two of them a week. North of the fountain was the Grand Hyrule Castle, housing Princess Zelda and her aids. I've never met the princess before but I heard she was pretty smart and polite. Finally, west of the square and the direction I was going, the supermarket was placed at the west entrance of Castle Town. There was another supermarket district in the southern region of Castle Town, but good luck ever affording anything from over there. The only people who shopped there were tourists and people who were richer than all of us combined. I walked over to the west gate until I saw the familiar stalls of food and unique potions. They had tons of goodies but I just got the stuff mom asked me to get.

"Ah, Scarlett my dear! How are you doing today!?" Asked one of the ladies that knew me. I smiled and nodded my head.

"I'm doing good. How about you?"

"Just fine! Sales have been steadily growing ever since the news of that festival came about throughout the town. I hear someone from the Zora's Domain might even be coming. Wouldn't that be exciting!? I've never seen one before and I really need to thank them for all of the drinking water they provide for us. Oh look at me blabbering on and on! You probably have to get going. I'll see you later! Oh! And say 'hello' to your mother for me!" Yelled the female merchant. I told her I would and went on my way. I fiddled with the stuff in my basket for a second before noticing the birth mark on my right hand. I can't really explain it that well. It was like three smaller triangles that came together to make one big triangle, leaving a triangular-shaped space in the middle. Did I mention triangles!? I scrubbed my other hand on it but it never went away.

"Why is this thing even here?" I asked myself in annoyance. My friends say its cool but I think it just looks weird. I guess I'm just paranoid about everything. Then again, what teenage girl isn't? I entered back into the giant town square where a number of guards were guarding and numerous kids were playing around the fountain. The whereabouts of their parents was always unknown; and they were too happy to be orphans...Oh man, I'm going to get my ass kicked by the goddesses for thinking that...

"What is that!?"

I fell out of my thinking trance to respond to someone who was yelling. It was an old lady pointing up at the sky in front of her. Her grey pupils were shaking as if she was frightened. The people around her had the same scared look as they continued her chain of panic. I narrowed my eyes and followed their gaze to see that Hyrule Castle was covered in a large blackish-yellow color. Black particles flew around it as if they were orbiting it. The substance looked harmless before the castle bursted into flames all of a sudden. The townspeople screamed in horror as thick black smoke rose from the fine Hylian castle. Some people were frozen in their place while others ran to make sure loved ones were okay. I gripped the basket in my hands and never looked away from the castle as I started to head home. The cause of the fire was being contemplated in my mind the whole way there. The thing that made it even worse was that the town was quiet as everyone was speechless by the strange aura and fire surrounding the castle. It was a good thing I was almost home...By the time I got to the end of my street, my mom was standing outside the front door of our home looking around with a panicked look on her face.

"Mom?" I asked as I started to walk towards her. She looked at me and sighed in relief.

"Scarlett! Thank Hylia, you're alright! I heard some screaming outside and then I saw that fire around the castle. I got-"

Her voice was interrupted as a large crystal-like sound filled everyone's ears. I turned back around to look at Hyrule castle and saw the black-yellow aura widen. Another ear-splitting sound hit my eardrums and I covered them in pain. In front me, a large sound wave of wind shot out from the castle in all directions. I watched as the wind came at me at lightning speed, its force so powerful it knocked people to their feet. When it reached me, I was knocked to the ground and I blacked out for a few seconds from the impact of the blast.

"Ugh..."

I opened my eyes slowly and tried to get up but ended up slipping on my face. Nice...I groaned and looked at my hand but I gasped when it wasn't my hand at all! It was the paw of a wolf! I screamed but the only thing that came out of my mouth was a howl. Oh no...I ran over to a nearby puddle and looked at my reflection to see a white wolf with dark trim all over it's body in a pattern-like way. I looked around and the only thing I saw was tiny balls of blue fire floating motionless above the ground. What the hell just happened!? Where did everyone go!? I tried to sniff but just ended up sneezing for some reason. When I recovered from my sneezing, I opened my eyes to see everyone in their regular human form, just transparent-blue in color. My mother was still in front of me with widened eyes.

"What just happened!? Scarlett!? Scarlett, where are you!?" She screamed.

Could she not see me? Yeah I was a huge wolf apparently, but she should still at least be able to react to seeing one in front of her. Instead, she kept looking around while tears came to her eyes. She ran to the end of the street and looked around before doing the same at the other end.

"Scarlett, baby!? Where did you go!?"

I tried barking at her but she still never looked at me. How was it that I could see her but she couldn't see me? None of the other people seemed to see me either. After a few seconds, they all disappeared and those tiny blue balls of fire appeared again. The last time I made them appear I tried sniffing and then sneezed. Rubbing my wet canine nose with my paw, I tried sniffing again and the people around me turned into their human form once more. Okay so, if I wanted to see them I would have to sniff the area around me. I guess these were the senses of a dog.

God, listen to me! I sound ridiculous! This had to be a freaking dream! Why didn't I just turn into one of "those things" and not a wolf!? I was probably just asleep...Yeah...At least I better be because this was starting to turn into a nightmare...

"Hurry up men! We have to get to the castle for reinforcements! The Princess needs us!" Yelled the leader of a group of soldiers who ran past me. Maybe I could follow them and see what was going on. My mom would still be here if I managed to turn back into a human again. I tried running with them but running as a dog wasn't as easy as you would think; especially if you've only walked on two legs for the majority of your life! It would take some getting used to but I eventually got the hang of just regular walking. I could work on jogging and running later if this really wasn't a dream after all. As I "tried" to keep up with the running guards, I noticed the air around me was now filled with the same thick yellow and black color that covered the castle a few minutes ago. It felt...lifeless, I would say.

"Young Heroine."

I stopped walking and looked around. The soldiers had been running near the southern entrance when I suddenly heard someone talking to me. I turned my snout towards the large stone platform that connected Hyrule field and Castle Town to see a shiny golden wolf staring at me. I lifted my paw and tried to point it towards myself as if to ask, "are you talking to me". He nodded his head and I walked over to him. He was about the same size as me but one of his eyes was red while the other was just solid black. I think I was just surprised that he could see me.

"Young Heroine, the time has come," He told me. I assumed that the only reason we could talk to each other was because we were both wolves. I tilted my head in confusion, one of my ears being lopsided. I must have looked adorable...

"Time has come? What do you mean? And if you don't mind me asking, WHAT IS GOING ON!? I JUST SUDDENLY TURNED INTO A WOLF AFTER SOME SHOCK WAVE SENT EVERYONE FLYING TO THE GROUND! NOW MY MOM'S WORRIED ABOUT ME BECAUSE, FOR SOME REASON, SHE CAN'T SEE ME! BUT I CAN SEE HER! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!? AND THE CASTLE IS ON FIRE! FIRE, DAMN IT! THAT'S REALLY BAD!"

The golden wolf waited for me to calm down before standing up from his sitting position. He whipped his tail around in the opposite direction and nodded his head for me to follow him.

"There is another one like you as well, but it is not my place to explain everything to you at once. I know you are...puzzled but...There is another one in your position. I will take you to him," He said repeatedly as he started to run down the carefully-placed steps of the balcony. He didn't even give me time to freak out some more! I started after him but just tripped down the stairs instead, like an idiot. He stopped and looked at me with no expression on his wolf-like face. I huffed in irritation and he pawed his way over to me. He nudged my side with his nose and helped me up.

"Use this method when running, young Heroine," He instructed as he moved his legs slowly in a synchronized form. I mimicked his movements slowly and carefully as my tongue hanged outside of my mouth, panting. I'm a wolf now so who cares!?

"Like this? And why do you keep calling me 'Heroine'?"

"Yes, and it is not my place to explain everything to you at once," He said again.

"Why not?" I growled. He snorted and started running wherever we were supposed to be going. He totally ignored me and changed the subject! Whatever, I did what he said when running and it actually helped a lot! We ran across the field south of Hyrule and I just had to stop to look at some beautiful flowers with butterflies on them. I had never been outside of Castle Town so this was all new to me. The golden wolf looked at me and laid down in the soft grass, waiting for me.

'You act just like her...' He thought to himself happily as I stopped smelling a flower's strong hypnotizing scent. I turned to him and quietly apologized for stopping. I was still getting used to my strong senses. He stood up on all fours and shook his head. Without a word, he turned and started running again. I followed him over a large bridge and then through a valley with large rocks on both sides of the dirt road. I had absolutely no idea where we were going. This was all so bizarre that I just went along with it. After all the stuff that has happened today, you would do the same thing.

"We are close," He barked as he stopped running and slowed down to a slow walk. He had led us to a pretty forest with a variety of insects in it. I had never seen so much green before. Green was my favorite color so I kept finding myself having to stop to look at something unique or cool. Thankfully, the golden wolf in front of me didn't mind. There were some birds watching us from above and I looked up after hearing them chirp at me. The birds...didn't look right. They were solid black with red glowing patterns over their bodies. Their eyes were solid red and their chirps weren't that of a normal bird. The golden wolf stopped and sat down on his hind legs.

"Stay close to me through this final stretch, young Heroine. The area is dangerous," He told me cautiously.

"Dangerous? How could a forest like this be dangerous?"

He didn't answer my question, of course. I feel like he's a silent-type...We moved much slower in this part of the woods for some reason. The way the golden wolf was acting didn't exactly make me feel any better about this.

Da-da-da...

I stopped close behind the golden wolf and listened for that sound I just heard. I really needed to call him something other than "golden wolf" by the way. I wonder if he has a name...

Da-da-da...

There it was again!

"What is-"

I was interrupted by a strange eerie screech coming from the shaded area in front of us where the most trees were blocking the sunlight. There was a dark figure standing there and it looked like it was hunched over. I could only judge it by its shadow but there looked to be small snake-like tentacles jutting out from its face. The dark creature emerged itself from the darkness and I wanted to look away. It was so ugly! Its face was flat and it had the same red markings the birds I saw earlier had. Its build was like that of a person but animalistic somehow. Those snake-like tentacles I were talking about were not only coming out of the front of the beast's face, but it also made up the creature's hair. The golden wolf growled and ran up to it, sinking its teeth into the creature's neck after jumping on it, and then ripping it out viciously. Gooey red blood spewed out of its body before it suddenly blew up into tiny black particles. The wolf scratched at his ear for a second before looking at me.

"It is safe now. I believe that that was our last obstacle." He said in relief. I couldn't say anything because I was too shocked by what just happened. Did...he just kill that thing!? I shook my head and continued to follow him. I could get myself killed if I kept questioning everything. We both reached a deeper part of the forest and it seemed like it was much brighter here. The sun was actually shining through the trees onto the ground in rays. I was going to ask the wolf why there was such a difference between here and the entrance of the forest but he suddenly stopped and sat down again.

"This is as far as I go. This destination is known as Faron Woods. Young Heroine, follow the forest path until you see a spring. When you see the spring, enter it and you will discover your journey from there on. Farewell for now."

"No wait!" I yelled as I ran to him. His shiny blonde coat turned bright before he disappeared. So basically I ran through him and tumbled across the grass in surprise. This is turning out to be a pretty crappy day isn't it? I shook all the grass from my fur and did what he told me to do. I was suppose to look for a spring up here somewhere...Oh! There it is! I turned to my right through a small wooden gate that was already opened to enter the spring. My paws sank under the shallow end of the water and I felt immediately refreshed by the coolness of it. There was a long low-to-the-ground waterfall around the spring that all made the water go into a deep-end area where you could go swimming or take a bath. All this water was making me thirsty...I shrugged my shoulders and lapped at the spring water for a moment.

"Damn, it took you long enough to get all those tears of light Wolfie," Said a female voice in front of me. I looked up from the water I was drinking and my eyes saw another wolf. It was dark with white trimming and patterns on it. It was like me, just the colors were reversed. The wolf had big blue eyes that were definitely noticeable and his main feature. Hopefully he's a nice wolf like the golden one. But...he was a guy wolf...Surely that girly voice didn't come from him...

"Oh! Another wolf! That means I can ride both of you!"

A small turquoise-skinned creature with body markings on her arms, legs, and body appeared in mid-air in front of me. Her hair was a bright orange that almost matched her ruby-red eyes. She wore no clothes except for a large piece of what looked like a mask or helmet on her head. The head piece covered one of her eyes as she looked at me in a humorous way. She twirled around in the air and grinned at me, her teeth looking somewhat sharp.

"And what is your name? Are you the other hero the Princess was talking about?" She asked me with the same mischievous smirk. I couldn't think of anything to say so I just stared at her stupidly. The wolf she was with looked at me with hope in his eyes and I realized that he probably went through the same thing I did today. The only difference being that his guide was this tiny female creature while mine was the golden wolf. One part of me felt relieved that another person felt the same as me right now, while the other part of me was still questioning how this crap-fest even started. Oh that's right, we were both wolves so I could communicate with him. I was going to talk but I stopped myself when a bright light almost blinded me.

"The Vessel of Light is full of tears, and light has returned to this area."

A monotone voice spoke. A packet of bright orbs rose from the wolf in front of me and circled itself around the spring. The area turned even brighter as if a great evil had been lifted. It really did feel more...peaceful now. The little sneaky creature that was talking to me just now looked at both of us and shrugged her shoulders in disappointment.

"Aww man...And here I was, having fun in the Twilight. The light sucks! Oh well, I'll see you too later! Eee hee hee!"

And with that, she danced around the spring and disappeared. That's it, I've officially gone crazy. Yep! No wait, I sense something else about to appear. Let's see how crazy I am now, shall we!? I watched a large ball of light rise from the upper-half of the spring. It made the whole area glow with bright shining colors before the ball was covered in a large monkey-like light spirit. I looked at the other wolf for his reaction and he gave me a look that said, "I've been dealing with this shit all day, I'm honestly not surprised". If I had been in my human-form, I would've laughed.

"I am Faron. These are my woods. I am one of the spirits of light that protect this land; however, I protect this forest. I was destined by the Gods to carry out my duty to maintain the light. I see the young Heroine has appeared as well. I have no doubt that the both of you helped restore me to my former glory."

Umm...Actually I didn't do anything...

"O brave youths...In the land covered in twilight where people roam as spirits, you were transformed into blue and green-eyed beasts. That fact was a sign of your destined powers; the powers of the chosen one. Those powers that rest within you have now awakened. Look at your awakened form..."He told us. Huh? Look at our awakened forms? I don't see any-...Holy Goddess, I'm a human again! But whoa, I'm not wearing the same clothes I was wearing earlier. The outfit I had on now consisted of the colors: green, brown, and white. Most of it was green while the trimming was white and brown. My shoulders were covered but the sleeves ended at the bottom of my shoulders. That's okay, I never liked long-sleeved shirts anyway. My neck and breasts were covered in a beautiful white with brown on a portion of it. However, it did leave some of the skin on my chest exposed; not to where someone would get the wrong idea though. My stomach and abdomen region was tightened in a corset-like clothed armor that covered what looked to be chainmail. You could not see most of the chainmail but I knew it was there. The whole outfit ended in a cute green skirt that reached down to my upper thighs. It would just barely fail the fingertip test. As for shoes, I had on black-laced brown boots that rode all the way up to the bottom of my knees. White fabric underneath the boots reached to the bottom part of my thighs so that only a small portion of my thighs were bare; I'd say maybe three or four inches. And lastly, my hands were covered in brown matching gloves that looked like they could grip anything without becoming slippery. Whoops! I forgot about my hair! Somehow...I don't want to know how...The forest sprit managed to change me into this outfit and tie my long blonde hair up into a beautiful ponytail with my pretty side-swept bangs. Where my hair was tied, a gorgeous pin was placed in it. I looked at it in the spring water's reflection of me and I was surprised to find that it looked exactly like the triangular birthmark on my right hand. The only thing different about it was that it had the added addition of what looked like golden wings around the triangle. I would say it resembled maybe an ancient bird. Hmm, maybe I'll be able to find out why I have that symbol on me after all. And can I just say whoever put this outfit together has REALLY good taste! I look great! I had both clothing and armor on me, and even the armor looked like the usual stitched clothing.

Looking over at - what was supposed to be a wolf - I instead saw a guy my age. He had dirty blonde hair and the same blue eyes he had in his wolf form. He had the same colors as me in his outfit. It was mainly a green-looking tunic with white and chainmail under it. He wore brownish-pants and brown boots that almost went up to his knee as well. Dark gauntlets were fitted on his arms along with brown fingerless gloves. A long green hat rested on his head, giving his styled bangs the spotlight. Seriously, how did he get his bangs to-...You know what, never mind. The last things I noticed were that he had a sword and shield attached to his back so that he could easily get them if he needed too. A brown belt was wrapped around his waist while tiny belts intersected across his front. He also had a small blue earing on his ear. It was mostly hidden behind his hair so it wasn't that noticeable. His skin was slightly tan like mine and his ears, of course, were long like every Hylian in Hyrule. He seemed as surprised as I was to be back in his human form.

"The green tunic that is your garb once belonged to the ancient hero chosen by the gods..."

I'm not wearing a tunic so...

"...As well as the dress that suited the ancient Heroine..."

Alright, fair enough.

"Their power is yours now. The power of the chosen heroes has finally awakened from it's sleep. Your name is Link and Scarlett...You are the Hero and Heroine chosen by the gods," He told us. My eyes went wide as well as Link's when I looked at him. He looked at me with the same expression before turning back to listen to any more sudden announcements from this light spirit.

"Brave Link and Scarlett...A dark power rests deep in the temple deep within these woods. That dark power is a forbidden one. A long time ago, I and the other spirits locked it away. Because of its nature, it should not be touched by any who dwell in the light. However, this world weeps beneath a mantle of shadows and so there is no choice. You both must match the king of shadows and darkness. If you would seek this forbidden power, then the both of you proceed to the temple in the forest depths,"The spirit said before spinning around the clutched ball of light and disappearing into its spring. Link looked at the ground before turning to look at me.

"Well I'm glad I won't have to walk on all fours anymore."

I laughed and nodded my head.

"Me too, hehe! Umm...I'm Scarlett by the way...But you probably already knew that since Faron kind of explained everything..." I said shyly to the teenage boy. I was always shy when meeting new people. He smiled and nodded his head.

"It's cool...and my name's Link..."

And that is the end of the chapter! Okay, I had to revise this for about two hours today because it just wasn't right the first time. It had no explanation for anything lol. Like I said, this will follow almost exactly what happens in the game with added stuff. And it's not like it's going to be an exact copy because that would be copyright! So for the story, it is rated "T" for now. However, it might turn into a "M" rating if I feel like it should. If you guys don't want that then just tell me in a review or private message. But, this turned out way better than I thought it would! I hope you guys liked it! I'm juggling two other stories right now so I might be slow with the updates for now but don't worry! It's usually two weeks max! And I also hope you guys like my OC Scarlett. I basically use her for almost all of my stories, I just usually change her name. But I like that name so I chose to use it here as well. Please review and comment on the story and tell me what you think! Finally, thanks so much for reading and I will see you next time!