The young girl turned around, surprised to see a boy standing before her, "What? Who? Who are you? How did you get past the guards?" She questioned.

"There is no time for that," He said, coming up beside her and pointing out the window she was recently spying through, "That man, Ganondorf, you have to get rid of him! He swears his loyalty to your father but he has ill intentions. He only wants the Triforce that is hidden within the sacred realm."

"How do you know all of that? I am certain you have not learned that from anyone in this castle. Tell me who you are," She demanded, but was taken aback by the boy's eyes when he turned to her. His eyes bore so many emotions within them, knowledge beyond his age, even beyond her understanding, and a maturity she could not find in most adults; they were certainly not the eyes of a simple boy.

"Princess Zelda, I am aware that I sound as if I am crazy, just appearing in front of you and saying such things, but I know you have had dreams, prophecies more like, and you think this man is in it, and he is, I know, is that not why you are spying on him now?" He asked, "You, yourself, have told me of these, along with the secret of the sacred realm. I also know your lullaby, your nursemaid, Impa, taught it to me before I started my quest in another timeline. I appear to be the only one to remember the time Ganondorf ruled Hyrule, but I assure you I am not telling lies. As of now Ganondorf cannot do anything since he does not have the spiritual stones, as I have taken them from the temple, and I put the sword back in its pedestal to ensure that he does not enter the sacred realm and throw Hyrule into chaos again as he has done before. But you need to get your father to sentence him to prison, exile or even execute him, he must not be able to stay," He urged.

The young princess stared at him for a long moment, "I do not—"

"Who are you boy and how did you get in here?" Impa's firm voice interrupted her, causing the two children to turn to find the Sheikah standing several feet from the stairs, "And how do you know all of this information? Your words are questionable."

The boy gave an irritated sigh, running his fingers through his hair, "Alright, fine, if you do not believe me, I will tell you of what you do not remember," He muttered then quickly summarized his quest before he got sent back. After he was done, Zelda was just staring at him but Impa had her arms crossed with one hand under her chin.

"The Hero of Time?" Impa mused, "I have heard of the Hero of Legend but always thought it was just a myth, but even as inexplicable as it sounds, I cannot help but feel as though you tell the truth about this quest of yours and what Ganondorf has done. The fact that you know so much about things no one should know seems to aid that."

"It is true! I wouldn't come here to warn you of this man if it weren't!" Link urged, "Gah, I wish there was a way to make you remember so that I don't sound crazy," He growled then quickly turned back to the window once he felt someone's gaze on him. Ganondorf still sat there, his eyes boring into Link's, glaring at him, one which the boy partly returned.

"Whether you believe me or not, the fact remains that Ganondorf must not stay, he will cause Hyrule's downfall if he is able to. He wants the Triforce and he'll stop at nothing to acquire it," He said as he turned back, thinking of a possibility, "When he entered the sacred realm he got the Triforce of Power and was able to rule Hyrule with just that, as I had explained earlier; however, Courage and Wisdom broke off to their bearers. For Wisdom, you are the bearer, Princess Zelda," He pointed at her right hand which faintly glowed with the mark of the Triforce before holding up his left hand which glowed like hers, "And I, the bearer of Courage."

The two women looked at him then they began to converse with one another in Ancient Hylian, which Link had yet to learn completely and he was only able to grasp a few words.

Soon the two turned back towards him and Impa begun first. "The goddesses do not lie so we cannot claim that what you say is not the truth."

"If this alternate timeline actually happened then why can't we remember any of it?"

"Well maybe because you're the one who sent everything back to the time before any of it happened; however the reason that only I can recall these events is beyond me, just as it had been in my adventure," Link answered.

"Perhaps we could find a way to allow these lost memories back to us and the other sages," Impa wondered, "Either way we have to go to the King with this, hopefully persuade him to take care of Ganondorf before he is able to do anything."

"He doesn't believe my prophecies, I don't think he will believe in a timeline that all but disappeared," Zelda mentioned.

"Hopefully having the bearer of courage with us will coax him to believe it; nonetheless we still have to try. If what Link says is true then we would just have more issues if we do not," Impa said, "We'll have to talk to His Majesty after he is done with his work for the day."

Link looked up to the sky, "It isn't even noon yet, when does he usually stop for the day?" He asked, setting his gaze back down on Impa.

"Most of the time he doesn't retire to his chambers until later, usually shortly before the sun sets," She answered.

The boy thought for a moment, "I have an idea, it'll make the day go by much faster and will get us just past twilight," He said turning to Zelda, "Princess, do you have the Ocarina of Time with you?"

"The treasure of the royal family? I have it in my bed chambers but why do you need it?"

"It's the only thing that allows this to work because of its magical abilities. We could just wait out the whole day, but the Ocarina would make this a lot easier."

The young princess thought over it before looking at Impa, "Impa, could you get the Ocarina from my room? I wish to inform my father of this as soon as I can rather than having to wait, especially when Ganondorf is within the castle."

Impa nodded then suddenly pulled out a deku nut and threw it to the ground, disappearing with a flash of light.

"I swear I will never get used to that deku nut thing, no matter how many times you two had done it in front of me before," Link muttered as he rubbed his eyes.

"Perhaps I would apologize for that, but it's not like I remember doing it or anything," Zelda shrugged, "On another note, do you truly think you can make my father believe in your statements? He hardly listens to me about anything and never believes me when I tell him something like my dreams."

He turned towards her, blinking multiple times before replying, "I don't mind if he doesn't believe in the alternate timeline, or of me being the Hero of Time, I just want you and your father to be aware of Ganondorf's intentions, and at least do something about it," He looked out to the garden, "I want to protect you, Zelda, and I don't want Hyrule to be like...that again..." His voice trailed off as he grew distant, remembering the things that he had seen.

Zelda noticed this and lightly nudged him, "Ganondorf will not get the Triforce again and Hyrule will not turn into whatever it was during your quest," She assured him, bringing him out of his trance.

Soon Impa came back, holding the small blue instrument in her hands, "I have brought the Ocarina, though I must ask; what are you planning on accomplishing with it?" She asked, handing the boy the precious instrument.

"Obviously I am going to play a song, though I need to think of the notes," He told her, taking the Ocarina and trying to think of the notes to the song he had not played for a while, "Ah right, hold onto my shoulders real quick, it'll bring you along," He told the two and once they did so he brought the instrument to his lips and played out a specific order of notes. The song sounded throughout the garden and once it stopped it took only a moment before time seemed to fly by and soon the sun had retreated under the horizon, leaving Hyrule in the dark of night.

Both Impa and Zelda stepped back and looked around. Zelda turned and looked through the window, finding no one in there except the maids as they went through cleaning and lighting the torches around the hall. "How did you do that?" The princess asked, turning back to Link who was handing her the Ocarina.

"The song is called Sun's Song; it speeds up time and turns night to day and day to night. It was quite useful in my adventure, especially with the ReDead," He answered but shuddered at the thought of the creatures. He shook himself before continuing, "At this time don't you agree the king will be in his chambers?" He turned and walked down the stairs, stopping to face them.

"Yes, we should go your Highness," Impa agreed, following behind once Zelda begun to walk out to the entrance of the garden.

As they made their way through the castle many of the soldiers and maids gave odd looks towards the group, mainly towards Link. "Don't mind them Link, they just don't see citizens within the castle at these hours, especially with the princess." Impa had told him a couple times though he still felt quite uncomfortable with their constant looks, specifically the soldiers, the maids just gave confused glances but the soldiers looked as if they hadn't seen a commoner before.

When they got to the King's door the boy grew suddenly nervous, he never actually met the king before; when he came to the castle the first time to meet Zelda he wasn't able to see him before he had to leave for his quest, and Link was sure Ganondorf had committed regicide on that timeline so he never got to meet him then either.

Impa opened the door and the group entered, finding Zelda's father at his desk reading over the few papers he had on it.

"Father, we have a rather important matter we must address with you," Zelda started, holding a blank expression, turning into the princess everyone knew her as. The larger man took a moment before turning in his chair, "My daughter, you should be in your chambers. What is it that you think you need to come at such an hour?" He asked then continued, "If it is about Ganondorf and your dreams, I do not want to hear of it again."

"But father this is—"

"Enough!" He snapped curtly, "I do not have time to listen to your drivel; we live in an era of peace. Your so called premonitions are based upon false information," He said as he turned back to his work.

The young girl bit her lower lip, glaring at the floor; Link guessed she was trying not to argue, but was quickly proven wrong when she snatched his left wrist and was dragged roughly across the room.

I can get punished later, but this cannot be pushed aside any further. Zelda thought, pulling Link to the front of the desk, "It is no longer just a premonition; I have evidence of Ganondorf's evil intentions,"

Her father gave her an incredulous and cross look, one she knew well, though usually she would have stop once she received that look. "You are acting like a child, being so naïve!" She retorted, surprising the whole group, "Hyrule's downfall will be caused by your ignorance if you continue to ignore this," She continued and by now they could tell the King was getting rather angry with her.

"What makes you think you can talk to me like that?! I am the king of Hyrule; I know what is good for my people!" The large man exclaimed, making Link flinch, he wasn't expecting the king to behave like this. There was probably something deeper going on between the two in which the boy had no intention of getting caught up in, but while he tried to pull away she had a tight grasp on his wrist and jerked him back forward.

Zelda glared at her father, obviously not going to give up on the subject, "You are being so arrogant! Do you truly believe you are doing what is best for the citizens of Hyrule? By sending them to their deaths because you refuse to listen to reason? Or is it because it is I who is telling you this that you refuse to think of the kingdom?" She countered, "Have you still yet to see me as your daughter? Are you still dwelling within the past for something I could not control? If so you are a pitiful man, and certainly not fit to be a king, nor a father."

Silence fell over the room for a few moments before the young girl continued, "Whether you believe me or not will be the difference between if Hyrule falls to evil or not." As she said that her father settled back down. Link watched him, there was definitely something going on with the two, and Zelda just scolded him for it.

"Now are you willing to listen?" Once her father simply stared at her in silence she continued, "Ganondorf is going to ruin this kingdom if you allow him to his own devices any longer. He wants the power of the Triforce in order to rule Hyrule and nothing less."

"And what makes you so sure of this?" He asked

"This boy knows of what Ganondorf is capable of."

"This mare village boy?" The king said, as if to mock Link, "Ganondorf has done nothing that some boy would know before the royal family. Anyways this boy is most likely younger than you, how could he even know of such things?"

"This boy is the Hero of Time, and as the Goddesses planned, he has seen and ended Ganondorf's tyranny when he ruled Hyrule. He has made me aware of what that man will and has done."

"This boy, the Hero of Time? Do not jest about such an honorable person."

"I am not jesting!" Zelda exclaimed, slamming her free hand on the desk, "Look for yourself!" She pulled Link forward and supinated his hand so her father could see the back of his palm where the Triforce shone softly in response to her piece, "I know you are aware of what this is and if you continue to refuse to believe this you have both turned your back on the Goddesses and the people of this kingdom!" She glared at her father as he stared dumbfounded at the mark. "He holds the Triforce of Courage and I bear the Triforce of Wisdom while the third piece is within the sacred realm; however Ganondorf will not let that stop him, he was able to get the third piece before and he'd be able to do it again. Now if you are still too dimwitted to believe this, I'll go to the ministers since I know they'll do something about this where you would not. I know they at least care for this kingdom!"

The king remained silent as he leaned back in his chair, obviously pondering on what to do, "Fine, if you truly believe in something that has not happened and that Ganondorf will cause Hyrule's downfall then what do you propose we do?"

"Exile him to the desert, he must not be able to stay father," She said firmly, though she sounded more like she was ordering him.

"Why not execute him if he is to commit such crimes? Sending him back to the desert, where his tribe is, is going to help?"

"And do you believe executing him is the better option here? Not only do we not have physical evidence, Ganondorf also hasn't committed anything wrong towards Hyrule as of yet, executing him would simply cause a war between the Hylians and the Gerudo."

After a long minute of her father arguing, he finally acquiesced in her decision. "Alright, I will meet with the council on the morrow; however it'll require a couple days to be able to send him there if you are able to persuade the ministers to do it. For now return to your chambers for the night, come to the meeting, and you, boy, what is your name?"

Link tensed up and pulled his hand free from Zelda's grip, "My name is Link, your majesty," He answered stiffly.

"Link? Fascinating... Well Link, you are required to stay within the castle and attend the meeting tomorrow to provide the evidence you have against Ganondorf. Given that you bear a piece of the Golden power, the councilmen should not claim that you are wrong but will certainly still doubt you as a result of your age," He told him then turned to look at Impa, "Impa, allow him into one of the free rooms to stay in temporarily, also call for a meeting in the morning. Now you are dismissed, I must finish my work," He turned and returned to his paperwork.

The group left the room and started down the hallway again. "So, Impa, did you put up that barrier in order to make the room soundproof? It surely wasn't to keep others out," Link asked to break the silence.

"You have sharp intuition; I am surprised you noticed I was expecting only Zelda to notice, and to answer your question, yes, I knew his majesty was going to get a little loud and put the barrier up in order to keep people from hearing him," Impa smiled.

"I spent months going through temples, defeating multiple kinds of monsters, and I defeated Ganondorf. I also learned different magic spells, I think after that I would notice the so very noticeable sensation that a barrier causes to those who have experience with magic. Also seeing as no one came in or tried to come in made it reasonable that you put up a soundproof barrier."

"Then how did you notice it was me?"

"You were the only one who touched the door."

"Hmm, impressive," Impa praised then stopped at a door, "Well Link, this will be where you will stay for now, I will come to get you when the meeting is about to start."

"Alright, though before that, I have a question, princess," He asked then turned to the young girl.

"What is it?"

"I know it is a personal question, but do you mind me asking what happened between you and your father? You two didn't seem to be on the best of terms with each other."

Zelda hesitated and averted her gaze; Impa took a glance at him before looking over to her.

"Was that too much?" Link asked hesitantly.

She forced a small smile onto her face as she turned back towards him, "Perhaps for a later date, right now we need to go to sleep, tomorrow will be...eventful," She turned around and headed down the hall, her nursemaid following closely behind shortly after.