Chapter 1:

"Hey!" a voice yelled. "Link, Get Up! There's someone here who wants to see you!" Link heard the message, though it didn't matter. He'd been awake all night, thinking. It had already been a year since his "Legendary Hero" adventure ended, yet he still could not forget her. The way she left this world, haunted him. "Link! Get Down Here!" the voice cried again. It was Ilia. She had gotten almost all of her memory back when she saw the village and her father again. Ilia was still so intrigued with Epona that Link had started to teach her how to ride. She always got him up at the crack of dawn for her lessons. He cleared his thoughts, went down the stairs, and was about to open the door when it whipped open. He fell back a little and grabbed onto the wall to steady himself. When he turned back and looked at the door, he was surprised at who was there. It wasn't Ilia, but another familiar face. It was none other than Princess Zelda herself. She looked the same as the last time he saw her, except for a glowing Triforce necklace that hung gallantly across her neck. He smiled, overjoyed at finally seeing her again. "Link" she said softly. A smile hung on her face as she gave him a hug and beckoned him outside. He blinked at the burning light from the sun and walked outside with Zelda onto the bridge leading to the Faron Woods. "Link, Do you remember the first time we met? When this land was covered in Twilight and you were our only hope to bring it back to normal? What am I saying. Of course you do. I have always remembered that time. Our world was failing and there was nothing we could do about it. My kingdom, my people, all were just lifeless spirits floating around, not knowing what was going on." She turned her head and looked at the darkness below the bridge, a sad depressing look in her eyes. Zelda closed her eyes and sighed, then continued her story. "Link, I'm sorry. I didn't come here to tell you how that time was for me. I have much more important matters." She turned to him and looked him straight in the eyes. "Link" she said. "I have reason to believe that my kingdom is in jeopardy once again." Link's eyes widened as he felt a wave of worry and fear pass through him. "I got passed the guards one day." continued Zelda. "I took a walk through the woods, near the stream that runs past the castle. I heard a loud thump a few miles ahead of where I was walking and, though it may not have been the smartest decision at the time, I decided to follow the noise. It took me a while to find where the noise had come from, but I eventually came to an open field with a very small glittering object in the middle of it. As soon as I came close to the object, I felt a very strange presence. It felt cold and unworldly, yet peaceful, like it didn't mean to cause any harm. I stepped closer to the object unsure of its purpose. I knelt down next to it and examined it closely, only to find it was just a shard of glass. I picked it up carefully, so I wouldn't cut myself, and I examined each side, wondering how it could have made such a loud noise when it fell. When I flipped the shard over I saw someone or something's reflection. By instinct I dropped the shard and backed up, looking for whatever caused it. I slowly crawled back to the shard and once again I saw the reflection. This time there was a mirror, a whole mirror, in the middle of a temple. It was the mirror that bridged the Twilight to our world. Do you know what this means, Link?" She looked at him, waiting for his answer. He knew exactly what it meant. It meant he could go back. It meant that he could see her once more. It meant that he could bridge the worlds together, forever. It also meant that he would make a dangerous adventure and that he would risk releasing evil back into Hyrule. There may have been dangers, but Link knew he had no choice. He would have to go back, back into the Twilight. "Link?" Zelda said, bringing him back to reality. "Will you do it, Link?" He nodded his head yes and pulled out his sword. "Good. Go home and say good bye to your friends. I'll be waiting here when you're ready." said Zelda. He ran back to his house hoping to grab Epona and the items he had from his last adventure and get back to Zelda as fast as he could. His plans were cut short when Ilia ran in front him almost knocking him over. "Oh, no." she said. "You're not going anywhere without giving me my lesson today." Link shot her glance that meant he had no time. Ilia understood the message, but she wasn't going to give up so easily. "Fine, but I want to say good bye to Epona before you leave." Though Link knew she had something up her sleeve, he went into his house anyway and gathered up his things. He decided to not only take his weapons from his previous adventure, but also his Zora armor, Magic armor, giant wallet, and, just in case, his fishing rod. Once Link had everything he needed, he opened his door and headed towards Epona. Ilia was still standing there whispering to Epona, though he couldn't quite make out what she was saying. Ilia heard him coming and whipped around smiling. "You take good care of her, okay Link?" Ilia said, sadness in her voice. "Promise me Link." She said. "Promise me this time, you'll come back without the pain." He looked at her with wonder and confusion in his eyes. He had no pain from his other adventure, nothing physical anyway. Mentally… Could that be what she meant? But, how did she know? His thoughts were cut off when he heard Rusl yelling in the distance. "Hey, Link!" Rusl said as he and the rest of the village walked up to Link and Ilia, blocking the way to Zelda. "Do you really think we'd let you leave without saying good bye?" Rusl said. He glanced at Ilia knowing she must have told them he was leaving. He turned his head to look at all the people that had gathered. His entire village was there including Pergie, Colin, Uli and her one year old baby girl. He shook hands with Rusl and the men of his village then said bye to the woman and children. After he had said his good byes and the villagers had gone back to their houses, Link walked over to Ilia and Epona. He smiled at her and she smiled back giving him Epona's reins. "Take care, Link." She said. Then she hugged him and left without another word. He sighed, hopped onto Epona, and rode over to where Zelda was waiting. "Ready?" she asked. Link nodded his head yes and helped Zelda onto Epona. "Let's go to Hyrule Castle. I hid the shard in my chamber." Zelda said. Link hit Epona just hard enough to get her running towards Hyrule. Off they were. Off to Hyrule. Off on a new adventure. Off on his new "Legendary Hero Adventure".