This story has crude jokes, is violent, and has other mature and disturbing material. I place this here as a warning.
I've changed some names to the masculine or feminine versions of them.
Through out the history of Hyrule, the spirit of The Hero has been reborn many many times. This is the tale the hero few know about. As Demise cursed The Hero and Hylia's reincarnation to an endless cycle of vengeance, he placed another curse on The Hero as well. He cursed the hero to be reborn a woman every 63rd generation so as to increase his chance to be able to end The Hero's bloodline all together. This part of the Legend of Skyloft was left out of the stories for different reasons. The Royal family left it out in hopes that no one would seek out The Hero in the most vulnerable time.
Almost 1600 years after the Hylians leave Skyloft:
"Welcome to the 30th annual Harvest Festival games!" announced an older man to a cheering crowd. "As you all know, this is the grand finale of our week long festival. Men from all the Faron villages come together and compete in the wrestling tournament. Some will compete for the glory, some will compete to show off to the ladies... oh, who are we kidding. It's for the ladies." the man said and earned a few chuckles from the crowd.
"Let the fights begin!" he shouted.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" the crowd chanted as two men entered the ring.
The two men sized each other up as they got into position to wrestle. They crouched down and waited for the referee to signal the fight to begin. People cheered for their family and friends when they entered the ring. One woman with strange red hair, named Groosina, made several inappropriate remarks about the men. Many of them clearly felt uncomfortable, but that only encouraged her and her two friends.
"Malon vs Cian! This is the final match! Cian is the undefeated champion of the North Faron woods, and Malon is the best Ranch Hand in the South Faron village! On my mark!" the referee shouted. "Go!" he shouted again and the two began to wrestle.
"Isn't Malon dreamy?" asked Cawlina.
"Dreamy? I'm hoping for a wrestling match with him later, if you know what I mean." Groosina (Groose) winked. "What about you Linka?" she grinned, but stopped when she noticed Linka asleep while leaning on the fence.
"Is she really sleeping?" asked Stricha.
"Wake up! There's men busting their testies open for our enjoyment! The least you can do is acknowledge them." Groosina said while slapping Linka hard on the back to wake her and knocking the wind out of her.
The match continued on for a minute longer. Cian managed to get the upper hand through a cheap shot and it looked like he was going to win. Malon shifted his weight and managed to throw Cian and pin him to the ground. After being declared the winner he winked at Linka as the other men carried him on their shoulders to welcome the new town champion. Malon and Cian had been so closely matched for years, but what made this match between the two so important is that this was the year both were looking to get engaged and this was always a great way to impress the women and their families.
"To the goddesses above, I think someone's getting proposed to later!" Groosina winked at Linka while nudging her so roughly she almost fell over. "I saw him with a seed necklace yesterday. You know what men make those for." "She grinned.
"Knock it off Groosina. You don't know that." Linka said with a smile. It wasn't true, she was too embarrassed to say it. She'd seen him making the seed necklace; it was a gift men would give to a woman as he proposed. People would come up with flowery words to describe it, but it was a not to subtle way to ask her to take his seeds. Groosina came up with many dirty jokes about it. They usually made Linka's hair curl from how dirty they were, but they made her laugh just the same.
"Stop being modest," Groosina winked. "You two have been close since you were small and you two have been awfully close lately. Some are wondering if you two have, you know, had a few wrestling matches." Groosina smirked.
"Do you have to make everything sexual?" Linka blushed.
"No, but it's fun." Groosina laughed. "Now come on, there's bound to be a party at Malon's place to celebrate!"
Later at Malon's house:
Everyone in town was at the house and were congratulating Malon on his victory; everyone was drinking and having a great time. Malon (male Malon) carried his head high and had a cocky stride as he took in the attention. Despite all of the female attention he was getting he was searching for one woman in particular. He saw Linka sitting with Groosina at a table outside and swept her up and over his shoulder.
"Put me down asshole!" Linka protested.
"Okay," he chuckled and dropped her. Before she hit the ground he caught her and did a fancy dance move so their noses were touching. "But I won't let you go." he purred.
"Oooooooo," Groosina cooed. "Looks like there's gonna be another wrestling match tonight." she purred.
"Groosina!" Linka groaned.
"You're the one who said it," she teased.
"How about a dance first?" Malon smiled and pulled her into the dance before she could answer.
"So long as you're wearing pants." Linka's Aunt Iggy (Ingo) said drunkenly.
"Auntie!" said Linka with as her face turned beet red.
The two danced for a while and stopped on occasion as everyone doted on Malon's success. The daylight seemed to melt away from how fast it got dark, but both hardly noticed. They enjoyed the party and another successful harvest. They danced to several songs and stopped occasionally to chat with guests. Malon at one point excused himself and said he needed to get something, but would be right back. That's when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"May I have this dance?" Cian asked.
"Uh..." was all Linka could say before he grabbed her.
"Come on, I just got my ass handed to me today in the ring. At least I can end the day on a good note by dancing with a pretty lady." he said with a strained smile.
Cian and Malon had been rivals over almost everything. No one is entirely sure why, but they were enemies the moment they made eye contact. The moment one would get into a sport, the other would join for the sake of trying to beat them. Linka recalled a few times Cian grabbed her butt, but in return she would either kick him in the head or slap him. He really had no interest in her, it was mostly to get in Malon's face. For a period of time she needed someone to come with her to the main market that lay in the middle of all the villages. She was able to fight him off just fine on her own, but Malon began to escort her to and from town when he found out. She hated it at first, but grew to like his attention.
The dance felt uncomfortable. Cian held her tightly with one hand to his chest as though he were going to drag her away, and tightly gripped her hand with the other. Linka reminded herself that there were others around and it was a matter of it staying like that. He was moving them closer to the crowded house and for some reason that didn't ease her fears.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing, it's nothing." Linka said quietly while thinking to herself how much trouble she's in if he knows she's uncomfortable. His wanting to dance was reason enough to be concerned. She didn't know why, but something about his behavior frightened her.
"He's going to propose tonight." Cian said quietly.
"Hm?" this caught her by surprise. Now she was terrified.
"Malon, he's going to propose to you tonight." Cian said with a dark tone. "I just saw him go into the house a minute ago. He's been talking about for a while." it was from this she decided enough was enough and wanted to leave.
She pushed against him and tried to wiggle her way out of his grasp. He tightened his grip on her and began to stare her down. His actions and tone all unsettled her. She had felt happy when Groosina was talking about Malon proposing, but Cian was scaring her. She tried to push away from him, but that made him squeeze more. When she looked around she realized they were behind the house, and they were alone.
"I think I should-" Linka started to say before Cian kissed her forcibly. There was nothing welcoming about that kiss.
"I wanna show you something." Cian said before he shoved her to the ground. Before she could register what was happening he was on top of her again.
"I-" she started before he roughly covered her mouth with this hand.
"It'll be fun, I promise." he said as he began to grope her.
Linka continued to fight back and managed to pushed Cian off her. She got up to run and was tackled back onto the ground and felt him grab her neck. She managed to knee him in the gut before he could put all his weight on her again and ran for the front. Everyone stared at her wide-eyed as she panted from fear and tried to brush off the dirt on her clothes in an attempt to calm herself. Malon stared at her in horror as she visibly shivered in fear. She walked over to him in hopes of being protected, but no one said anything or moved. She buried her face in Malon's chest and gripped his shirt; he did not embrace her. She heard Cian walk out and chuckle at the sight. She couldn't see Malon's face, but Groosina's seemed horrified.
"She's mine," Cian announced. "Snooze, ya lose, Malon."
"No, I'm not." Linka said. Malon put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her away to look at her. "I know this looks bad, but I didn't let him." she looked up pleadingly.
"Then what's that around your neck?" Malon asked darkly.
Linka felt her neck to feel a necklace of seeds around it and gasped in horror. She pulled the thing off as though it were a snake. The tears began to flow freely as she stared at the necklace on the ground. She backed away from it and accidentally bumped in Cian which cause her to jump in fear. She looked up at Malon and noticed a seed necklace in his own hand. He looked down at it and then back at her. He then angrily threw the necklace at his feet and stormed off in a huff.
"I didn't accept-"
"Then why were you alone with him?" asked one woman.
"Then why do you look like you just had a romp in the bushes?" another man joined in.
"But he just tried to ra-" Linka stammered.
"We saw you dancing with him." said another villager.
"I was just trying to be nice!" Linka panicked.
"Enough!" said Aunt Iggy as she stepped forward.
"Please Auntie, you know..." Linka pleaded.
"You know the rules. You are to go home tonight with Cian." Aunt Iggy started.
"But!"
"No buts about it. Do as you're told. This is our tradition, we begin wedding preparations in the morning." Iggy said angrily.
"He just tried to-"
"You put yourself into this situation. If you really didn't want it, you could have avoided it. Marriage arrangements will begin tomorrow." Iggy said and walked off. She clearly felt that she'd been to one shamed.
People went to comfort Malon and Iggy for what had happened. Linka got dirty looks from the others; only a few people gave her apologetic looks. Cian had some disapproving glances, but most of the others congratulated him. Some even calling him a man; the only thing Linka got called was a whore. The mood seemed to die quickly as Malon fumed over how he believed his night had been ruined.
The rest of the night seemed surreal. They knew she didn't really accept him, but it was his word over hers and no one cared to hear her side. She was placed on Cian's horse behind him as though she were a sack of potatoes. The ride back was silent as she fought back a wave of nausea. When they reached his house he dismounted and reached up to take her off the horse. He then led her into the house and she followed as though in a trance and felt almost dizzy with fear. Cian set her up in his room and seemed to bathe in her misery.
"Now, where were we?" he purred as he stalked closer to her.
Linka got into a stance and prepared to fight. She felt scared to the point she was shaking. She still had hope she could reason with Malon and convince the others to see her side of the story. She still had hope she would be able to talk her way out.
"Please Cian, you don't wanna do this." she sounded more desperate than she would have liked.
"But I do, I really do want to do this. Besides, you're in no position to fight back." he said with a sadistic smile as he caressed her face. "Just think of the look on his face when I get you pregnant." he said with a throaty chuckle as he backed her up against a wall. "Just give up," he said against her lips before the sound of a rowdy group entered the house.
"Cian! Where are ya?" crowed a very drunk friend of his. "We got some celebrating to do!"
"I'll be back. Get comfortable, this is your home now." he whispered harshly before he turned with a scowl to greet his obnoxious guests.
Once alone Linka cried. She then heard Cian talking a friend about how if he couldn't beat Malon in a wrestling match, he could beat Malon in getting the girl. He even went on to say he planned to "wrestle" with her tonight specifically to get her pregnant ASAP; to him it was the ultimate revenge against Malon.
"Did you see Malon's face!" Cian's friend crowed.
"Yeah, oh was he mad! Cian made sure Malon didn't get the perfect ending to his night." another cheered.
"Hey man, can we help you undress her?" another asked.
I need to get out of here. Linka thought to herself as she plotted her escape.
She would have rather grabbed supplies and something to protect herself with, but she was desperate and decided to take her chances. She glanced around the room and found a hunters knife. She also found a hunting cloak, Cian's wallet, and other hunting gear. She geared up and climbed out the window as quietly as possible by jumping into a nearby tree. She was tempted to take one of Cian's horses, but she figured it would be too easy to track her so she decided to go on foot. She walked into the woods while taking a few deep breathes. She knew panicking would do her no good so she walked at a steady pace and began to feel more relaxed as the houses vanished from sight. The sound of crickets soothed her. Once she was out of sight of the house she began to feel calm. Though her heart began to race she felt that she really had a chance to escape.
"Linka! Where are you!" Cian's voice boomed through the darkness.
Oh shit! Linka thought and began to run.
"She's in the woods! Get her!" Cian commanded. "Following the clanging noise!"
Shit! Shit! Shit! Was all Linka could think as she bolted through the woods. Had she not been in a rush she could have better secured the hunting tools so they wouldn't make so much noise.
She knew the woods were dangerous at night. People had gotten lost, bandits hid within it, and there was a place called The Lost Woods that was something of legend. The Lost Woods was said to be the home of the Kokiri, a race of forest spirits that remained children forever. It was also supposedly where lost humans turned into Skullkids or Stalfos. She worried about this as she ran deeper and deeper into the woods. Cian's calls sounded close behind her which meant she had to worry about turning into a Stalfos on the run.
Fuck it! If I turn into a Stalfos, I'll try to return and haunt the shit out of Cian. She thought to herself with a chuckle. She wasn't sure if that's how it worked when becoming a Stalfos, but it was worth to risk turning into one than being with Cian.
His voice sounded more and more distant and she slowed down. She panted and leaned against a tree as she tried to calm herself. She felt sick and puked into a nearby bush. She felt a little better, but her heart pounded hard enough she thought it would shoot out of her chest.
"You know, it's dangerous to roam these woods at night." said a man from behind her as he put a knife to her throat.
"It's been a long night, can we do this another time?" she groaned. For some reason, her mind began to lift the cloud of panic.
Before he could answer she elbowed him in the stomach and turned to kick him in the head. He fell to the ground in a heap and didn't move. Linka was worried that she killed him until closer inspection. She quickly stripped him of all his clothing and took off. She would have left him with more dignity than that, but she needed supplies and wanted to search his pockets at her leisure.
After running a long distance she stopped. She leaned against a tree to catch her breath and looked around to find anything to make shelter to see nothing. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a purple light whiz by and jumped in fear. She couldn't find the purple light, but she did find some low laying branches. She climbed them to get high into the tree top and managed to travel from tree to tree. She managed to find a tree with a small shelter carved out of it. She figured it meant she was far enough in that Cian wouldn't want to check further, but not enough that she couldn't find her way back. She pulled her hunting cloak over her and used the mugger's dirty clothes as a pillow. She shivered in the cold and curled up. It was too dark to go further, but once daylight came she could find her way around. She wondered if she had wondered far enough in to reach The Lost Woods, but exhaustion took hold and she drifted to sleep.
If she looked into the high branches of the tree across from her she would have seen the purple fairy. He watched her from a distance and slowly flew towards her. He then flew in the direction she came from and vanished.
A/N: Hey everyone! I made this gender-bender fic for the sake of it. Please no flames.
