The legend of the Hero of Time has come true.
He has defeated the Dark Lord Ganondorf, saved the land of Hyrule, and possibly the world, too.
But before he was sealed away, Ganondorf made one final vow...
"When this seal is broken... I will exterminate your descendants!"
Link sat in the Lost Woods gazing at the night sky, sadness and relief overcoming all his senses.
He had beaten Ganondorf. And now, he had traveled back in time to live the seven years he had missed.
But, Navi was gone.
Loyal Navi who had helped him throughout his whole adventure, always there when he needed her.
Now that Ganondorf was gone, Navi had left... And Link couldn't understand why.
Was it because she had found out he was actually a Hylian?
Their friendship should have withstood that.
He wanted to find her desperately. She wasn't in Hyrule. Link knew that. He had been around Hyrule since he had returned, even went to talk to Zelda, who didn't recognize him. Infact, it seemed as though everyone he had met on his journey, present and in the future, didn't recognize him. When he had been sent back the final time, it was as if the journey had never happened, except he did know that Ganondorf's seal could bend time, so the Dark Lord was still trapped.
He would've tried looking outside of Hyrule. But there was one problem...
All his items had vanished into nothing as soon as he had returned to his time. Everything except his trusty Ocarina of Time, which he was glad for. None of his ocarina songs worked, either. He tried warping using the Requiem of Spirit, the Serenade of Water, and such, but with no progress. Not even a flicker of magic appeared.
Out of such despair, he had been entering the Lost Woods many times recently. Playing with some of the Skull Kids of the forest. He felt bad for them... eternally stuck here. So he kept them company.
He had asked Saria to teach him her song again, which was, of course, called Saria's Song.
Once she re-taught him it, it worked. Strange.
So he would often play Saria's Song with the Skull Kids. He hated staying in the Kokiri Village, after his adventure. It made it seem like a funeral, just sitting around, talking to Mido, who apparently still thought he was boss, and teasing Link about not having a fairy.
Which brings us back to Navi.
"If there was only some way to leave Hyrule..." Link racked his mind, trying to think of something.
His sword and shield were gone, and the shopkeeper wouldn't let him buy a shield for some reason. He wouldn't say why, though.
And then he remembered: The secret spot by the garden... The Kokiri Sword! Why hadn't he thought of that earlier.
He jumped to his feet, racing out of the Lost Woods, which he had memorized. Into the secret area he had found the sword, all those months ago.
Dodging the boulders, he reached into the big, golden chest and pulled out...
A sword... but not the one he had expected. It was different from his old Kokiri sword. It was longer, sleeker, a different shade of color. He picked it up, swinging it around with joy. And, if things could get any better, a Blue and Gray shield sat underneath where the sword had been. A tag on it read, "Hero's Shield."
It looked almost like the Hylian Knight Shield, except it was smaller, with a little bit different design.
Overcome with joy, the possibility of finding his long lost friend, he knew what he had to do now.
He had to go to Lon Lon Ranch, and reclaim his horse, Epona... and then maybe, just maybe, he could have a chance of finding Navi.
