Introduction: The story takes place fourteen years after Link is sent back at the end of OoT and he has been married to Zelda for the past three years from the time this story takes place. Yes I know that Malink fans are going to be mad at me but I did that for a purpose. Besides, I might write a Malink story because I'd rather see them together. D

Please read through the story and put in reviews if you like what you read or don't like what you read since that will help make this story better. I'll keep on updating the story as soon as I can so thanks to everybody taking the time to read it. (Chapters 4, 8, 10 and 13 are especially fun to read in my opinion).

Lastly, I am dedicating this story to my friends in the online game Astro Empires. They gave me the idea for this story and without them, I wouldn't have bothered to write this.

Notice II: I do not own the Legend of Zelda, Nintendo does.


Prologue

The water of Lake Hylia were smooth as crystal under the full moon, stars twinkling their approval of such a lovely day. Every now and then a small plop could be heard as a fish jumped through the crystal clear water, waiting for the suns rays to warm its home. A small island rose out of the depths of the lake near its center, covering the entrance of the temple beneath, a lone figure standing out above the small bushes and grass that covered the island.

A light breeze flew threw the air causing the flowers to sway back and forth to its tempo. The scientist loved coming out here to study the stars, away from everybody and everyone. He loved the peace and quiet that was offered, the only real sound being the small waves lapping up against the shores of the tiny island. After a few minutes, he started walking back towards his lab that stood just on the shore of the lake when a powerful breeze almost knocked him off of his feet. He righted himself and muttered a few words to himself and to the wind when he heard a low, mournful voice coming from behind him.

"Who's there?"

Silence was his response and he turned to walk back towards his home, his pace quickened almost unnoticeably.

Ploop...

The sound of water splashing jolted his head around in the direction of the sound. Concentric circles of ripples had formed right next to the island where he was standing. He walked over to the spot cautiously. He checked the spot where the circles had came from but found nothing. He turned and started back towards his house muttering.

"It must have been a fish, yeah…that's right…"

SPLASH…the man turned around quickly and saw that the water was now bubbling madly, waves crashing against the island.

"Who's there? I know somebody is here, show yourself!" He yelled, his knees wobbling as he moved forward, his cane brandished in front of him like a sword. Clouds were now covering the stars and moon, casting the night into an eerie darkness. He was frightened now. There had been rumors of thugs and monsters starting to appear in Hyrule again and he had been one of those people who scoffed at such things.

"Monsters? In Hyrule? There haven't been any monsters in the past fourteen years, not since Ganondorf disappeared."

The stranger shook his head and sighed, "I'm telling you, I saw them over at Lake Hylia."

"Nonsense," he had said "I live there myself and have not yet seen a single creature there besides a random tektite since Link destroyed them all after Ganondorf disappeared. There are no monsters in Hyrule."

He remembered that conversation just last week and had blown the man off as a lunatic. Link had helped him many times in the past and had gotten rid of the last monsters that lived near the lake long ago. Still… he looked down at the waves lapping at his feet…he could have missed one, maybe…

He started backing away from the spot, and then slowly turned to try to sprint for his house. As fast as his legs could carry him he ran across the bridges and towards his front door. He fumbled with his keys, trying to find the one to unlock his door but shuddered when he heard a raspy voice behind him.

"Hello, old man…"

He froze, dropping his keys to the ground as he slowly turned around to face the person who stood behind him.

"Who are…wait? Link? Is that you?" his shoulders dropped as he breathed out a sigh of relief "You gave me a scare there. I thought I heard noises coming from the lake; it might be some sort of creature. Could you check it out for me?"

The man still stood facing him, his eyes closed as if pondering the request. The scientist felt unnerved by the silence and bent over to retrieve his keys. When he stood back up, he gasped in surprise since Link had moved directly in front of his face, his eyes glowing a fierce crimson, not the warm blue ones that he knew his young friend had. He backed away slowly as the man walked towards him until his back was against the door. He stared up at the man in front of him and started to whimper as the figure drew his sword from its sheath.

"You're not Link, are you…" he said cowering as much as he could into the doorframe. The figure smirked and began to laugh, a cruel hideous laugh that drained the warmth from his body.

"Yes, I am him, but I am also not" he said as he raised his sword into the air, a small bit of moonlight gleaming off of the blade "I guess you could call me his dark side." A scream echoed throughout the lake, waking the crows and scattering them into the air. The figure looked down at the old man as he slid down to the grass, death already haven taken him. The man cackled again and cleaned off of his sword on the man's shirt and sheathed it as he walked into Hyrule field. His gaze fell upon the lights of Castle Town as they glimmered in the darkness. His eyes rose until they fell upon the castle at the far end of the town and he smiled. He knew she was there and he knew that he was there as well.

"I shall be visiting you shortly…" the figure said to himself, his gaze still focused on the marble edifice that was Hyrule castle. "I will come for you, after I get down with a little order of business." He turned away from the town and slowly started walking towards the west.

"Very soon" he mumbled to himself, a grin still etched onto his face "very soon indeed.

As he approached the entrance of the Gerudo Desert the figure vanished into the darkness that he had come from. The only thing reminding anyone of his visit would be the old man from the lake and not even Link could connect that to him. A storm slowly started to spread across the sky as thunder could be heard far off in the distance. A storm was coming…and it was a storm that would change the world of Hyrule forever.