The Legend of Zelda
Ganon's Revenge
Prologue
Years ago, the boy without a fairy fulfilled his destiny to become the world's greatest hero. He banished his deadliest and most powerful foe to the ends of the globe, to never be seen again. But as the prophecy was completed, the hero parted ways with his true ally, one which he thought he would never see again as well.
The Hero of Time searched for his companion, yet found no trace. But in her place was another; though the ally would never be forgotten...
Side by side with his new ally, the world was saved once more by our Hero of Time. Yet his most trusted friend was not by his side.
After his partings, the hero left, yet again, in search of the unforgotten friend...
Part One
I: The Unforgotten
Somewhere in a forest...
Hero. What makes one a hero? What is a heroic act? What is a hero?
Forest. Nothing but trees, leaves and grass. Thick, grim, and dark. The afternoon sunlight floated through the crevices in the thick blanket of trees above Link: The Hero of Time. He sat on his trusted, old steed, Epona, and as slow as a sloth, they walked through the brush. Every so often, they would phase through the sun-spots and feel their glowing warmth.
Seven years have passed peacefully since Hyrule and Termina. No wars, no evil doings, no falling moons... just peace and quiet. Though all alone.
At the present time, Link had grown into his adult form at an age of eighteen. Though Epona had grown as well, she still has much spirit in her. And in Link only, she trusts.
In the distance, the chirping of some birds could be heard. It was eerie to listen to them sing in such an enchanting place. Though the quiet was almost unbearable, it was good to hear that Link wasn't alone. Occasionally, Epona would shake her head, ruffling her golden mane, wanting a pat on the neck, which Link would graciously offer.
Where ever he looked, there was green and brown. Those colors were the only colors he had seen in a long time. Link looked up above him, trying to peer through the trees' limbs and catch the rays of yellow and golden sunlight. Trying to escape a reality that he knew was all too true. He was beginning to think that he would never find his friend again.
Epona shook her head again and snorted. She was bored. She was tired. "I don't blame you, Epona." Link said aloud. He patted her mane roughly and looked to the sky that wasn't there. All of a sudden, Epona whinnied and startled back on her hind legs, knocking Link right off her back and saddle. She neighed again and ran a few meters away, finally stopping.
Link landed with a loud thump that blurred his vision. He shook his head and tried to stand up. He held his head, and rubbed his eyes.
"Watch it, you might fall again." A too familiar voice said.
Link strained his eyes as they focused on a tiny flying white spot with wings. He shook his head again, not believing what he was seeing. It couldn't be. It can't be.
"Navi?!"
The tiny white ball buzzed and did a few flips. "The one and only!" The teeny thing said in the happiest voice. "Link!"
"NAVI!!" Link couldn't believe his eyes. "Is it really you? Or am I just high on trees? ...Navi?!"
Navi the fairy laughed and hummed, her delicate wings flapping and buzzing. "Link! It's been, like, forever!"
"NAVI! I know! I've been searching everywhere for you!! Where were you?!"
Navi giggled. The happiness of the situation was overpowering. The two friends have been separated for years, and they have finally reunited. "With you, Link."
Link stared. "What?"
Navi nodded in her fairy way. "I was with you the whole time! Not literally, but when you needed help or if you were in danger, Link, I was there!"
Link stared. "...Really?!"
"Really." The tiny fairy confirmed. She giggled again, and her wings hummed and chimed.
Link leaned against a tree and slid down on the ground. "I...I can't believe...It's been so long!" He stammered. He looked up at her. "What is it?"
The way Navi looked to Link, it was obvious something had happened. She held her breath for a second. "It's Ganandorf. Link, he's back."
"What?"
"He managed to escape from the Triforce's power! He's out. He's mad. He wants you dead, Link." Navi started to get panicky. "He took over Hyrule again. So many have died! The place is hell, Link! His army is moving everywhere! They've already taken all the oceans and most of the continents." She flew by his head, and her chiming stopped.
Link was speechless. He stared at the ground for a bit, then looked back to Navi. "And you came here to tell me this?"
Navi nodded.
"How couldn't I have noticed?! He's back?!"
"Princess Zelda, Link. Her power was protecting you from Ganon's grasp... That's why he wasn't able to find you. You were stuck in this forest the whole time! No one could find you in here! And you couldn't find you way out!"
Link didn't say anything. He just stared down at the forest floor.
"It is time for Hyrule's Hero of Time to return..."
~~*~~
Airianna sat in her room, if one would even call it a room. It was more like prison cell. In fact, it was a prison cell. The hay that carpeted the floor was beginning to decay, and it showed. The smell of the wet, rotting hay hung in the dank air. The heavy wooden door was bolted shut, and the only light that entered to room was from the crack in the cement wall, behind her cot. Outside, she could hear nothing but wind. The birds have stopped, everything that once was, has stopped. Ended.
Airianna crouched by the small crack in the wall and tried to breathe in the air outside. The sun barely shined on the dirty rocks that surrounded Hyrule Castle. The smog in the air destroyed the sun's warming rays of light. Now the only source of light was from the molten lava hundreds of feet below the castle. A glimpse of light in the small room caught her eye. She turned around to see her mirror hanging on the wall. She watched it for a moment, and the mirror suddenly swung off the wall and landed in her hands. She blew off the dirt and grime from off the mirror's surface, and peered in.
A beautiful young Gerudo woman met her eyes. Her shiny red hair fell around her shoulders, and her jewelry sparkled. She did not wear the Gerudo's traditional pinks and whites, she was different - she wore blacks and reds. Looking at herself in the mirror brought back memories of her past.
"Airianna!!!" That shrill voice called from somewhere within the castle. The door to her room was unbolted, and a guard opened it. He nodded to her and she stood up and walked silently out of the room.
"Yes, father?" She said solemnly as she entered the throne room to Hyrule castle.
Ganandorf, King of the Gerudos, King of all Hyrule, King of almost everything, sat in the throne. The gigantic chair complemented his gigantic features. He stood up as Airianna entered the room. His eyes pierced into hers, the anger in them sent shivers down her spine. He glared at her, "Where is my meal?" he said in a low tone.
Airianna closed her eyes, knowing what would come. "I have not yet prepared it."
Ganandorf walked up to her and bent down to stare into her emerald green eyes. "Why not?" He said almost in a whisper. Airianna looked away. Ganandorf suddenly smacked her across the face, knocking her fragile body to he ground. "WHY NOT?!"
Airianna hit the ground, and held her cheek. She looked up at her father with sad and frightened eyes. Ganandorf's face suddenly changed, and he grabbed her arm and stood her up. He put his overpowering hands on her slender shoulders. "Go and bring me my meal." he said calmly. Airianna nodded and ran off, disappearing into the dark hallways.
Ganandorf walked back to his throne and sat down, staring where the young girl had stood. Her powers were not of this world, and if she was ever to realize what she could do, it would be the end of the world as we knew it. And Ganandorf knew it.
~*~
Ganon's Revenge
Prologue
Years ago, the boy without a fairy fulfilled his destiny to become the world's greatest hero. He banished his deadliest and most powerful foe to the ends of the globe, to never be seen again. But as the prophecy was completed, the hero parted ways with his true ally, one which he thought he would never see again as well.
The Hero of Time searched for his companion, yet found no trace. But in her place was another; though the ally would never be forgotten...
Side by side with his new ally, the world was saved once more by our Hero of Time. Yet his most trusted friend was not by his side.
After his partings, the hero left, yet again, in search of the unforgotten friend...
Part One
I: The Unforgotten
Somewhere in a forest...
Hero. What makes one a hero? What is a heroic act? What is a hero?
Forest. Nothing but trees, leaves and grass. Thick, grim, and dark. The afternoon sunlight floated through the crevices in the thick blanket of trees above Link: The Hero of Time. He sat on his trusted, old steed, Epona, and as slow as a sloth, they walked through the brush. Every so often, they would phase through the sun-spots and feel their glowing warmth.
Seven years have passed peacefully since Hyrule and Termina. No wars, no evil doings, no falling moons... just peace and quiet. Though all alone.
At the present time, Link had grown into his adult form at an age of eighteen. Though Epona had grown as well, she still has much spirit in her. And in Link only, she trusts.
In the distance, the chirping of some birds could be heard. It was eerie to listen to them sing in such an enchanting place. Though the quiet was almost unbearable, it was good to hear that Link wasn't alone. Occasionally, Epona would shake her head, ruffling her golden mane, wanting a pat on the neck, which Link would graciously offer.
Where ever he looked, there was green and brown. Those colors were the only colors he had seen in a long time. Link looked up above him, trying to peer through the trees' limbs and catch the rays of yellow and golden sunlight. Trying to escape a reality that he knew was all too true. He was beginning to think that he would never find his friend again.
Epona shook her head again and snorted. She was bored. She was tired. "I don't blame you, Epona." Link said aloud. He patted her mane roughly and looked to the sky that wasn't there. All of a sudden, Epona whinnied and startled back on her hind legs, knocking Link right off her back and saddle. She neighed again and ran a few meters away, finally stopping.
Link landed with a loud thump that blurred his vision. He shook his head and tried to stand up. He held his head, and rubbed his eyes.
"Watch it, you might fall again." A too familiar voice said.
Link strained his eyes as they focused on a tiny flying white spot with wings. He shook his head again, not believing what he was seeing. It couldn't be. It can't be.
"Navi?!"
The tiny white ball buzzed and did a few flips. "The one and only!" The teeny thing said in the happiest voice. "Link!"
"NAVI!!" Link couldn't believe his eyes. "Is it really you? Or am I just high on trees? ...Navi?!"
Navi the fairy laughed and hummed, her delicate wings flapping and buzzing. "Link! It's been, like, forever!"
"NAVI! I know! I've been searching everywhere for you!! Where were you?!"
Navi giggled. The happiness of the situation was overpowering. The two friends have been separated for years, and they have finally reunited. "With you, Link."
Link stared. "What?"
Navi nodded in her fairy way. "I was with you the whole time! Not literally, but when you needed help or if you were in danger, Link, I was there!"
Link stared. "...Really?!"
"Really." The tiny fairy confirmed. She giggled again, and her wings hummed and chimed.
Link leaned against a tree and slid down on the ground. "I...I can't believe...It's been so long!" He stammered. He looked up at her. "What is it?"
The way Navi looked to Link, it was obvious something had happened. She held her breath for a second. "It's Ganandorf. Link, he's back."
"What?"
"He managed to escape from the Triforce's power! He's out. He's mad. He wants you dead, Link." Navi started to get panicky. "He took over Hyrule again. So many have died! The place is hell, Link! His army is moving everywhere! They've already taken all the oceans and most of the continents." She flew by his head, and her chiming stopped.
Link was speechless. He stared at the ground for a bit, then looked back to Navi. "And you came here to tell me this?"
Navi nodded.
"How couldn't I have noticed?! He's back?!"
"Princess Zelda, Link. Her power was protecting you from Ganon's grasp... That's why he wasn't able to find you. You were stuck in this forest the whole time! No one could find you in here! And you couldn't find you way out!"
Link didn't say anything. He just stared down at the forest floor.
"It is time for Hyrule's Hero of Time to return..."
~~*~~
Airianna sat in her room, if one would even call it a room. It was more like prison cell. In fact, it was a prison cell. The hay that carpeted the floor was beginning to decay, and it showed. The smell of the wet, rotting hay hung in the dank air. The heavy wooden door was bolted shut, and the only light that entered to room was from the crack in the cement wall, behind her cot. Outside, she could hear nothing but wind. The birds have stopped, everything that once was, has stopped. Ended.
Airianna crouched by the small crack in the wall and tried to breathe in the air outside. The sun barely shined on the dirty rocks that surrounded Hyrule Castle. The smog in the air destroyed the sun's warming rays of light. Now the only source of light was from the molten lava hundreds of feet below the castle. A glimpse of light in the small room caught her eye. She turned around to see her mirror hanging on the wall. She watched it for a moment, and the mirror suddenly swung off the wall and landed in her hands. She blew off the dirt and grime from off the mirror's surface, and peered in.
A beautiful young Gerudo woman met her eyes. Her shiny red hair fell around her shoulders, and her jewelry sparkled. She did not wear the Gerudo's traditional pinks and whites, she was different - she wore blacks and reds. Looking at herself in the mirror brought back memories of her past.
"Airianna!!!" That shrill voice called from somewhere within the castle. The door to her room was unbolted, and a guard opened it. He nodded to her and she stood up and walked silently out of the room.
"Yes, father?" She said solemnly as she entered the throne room to Hyrule castle.
Ganandorf, King of the Gerudos, King of all Hyrule, King of almost everything, sat in the throne. The gigantic chair complemented his gigantic features. He stood up as Airianna entered the room. His eyes pierced into hers, the anger in them sent shivers down her spine. He glared at her, "Where is my meal?" he said in a low tone.
Airianna closed her eyes, knowing what would come. "I have not yet prepared it."
Ganandorf walked up to her and bent down to stare into her emerald green eyes. "Why not?" He said almost in a whisper. Airianna looked away. Ganandorf suddenly smacked her across the face, knocking her fragile body to he ground. "WHY NOT?!"
Airianna hit the ground, and held her cheek. She looked up at her father with sad and frightened eyes. Ganandorf's face suddenly changed, and he grabbed her arm and stood her up. He put his overpowering hands on her slender shoulders. "Go and bring me my meal." he said calmly. Airianna nodded and ran off, disappearing into the dark hallways.
Ganandorf walked back to his throne and sat down, staring where the young girl had stood. Her powers were not of this world, and if she was ever to realize what she could do, it would be the end of the world as we knew it. And Ganandorf knew it.
~*~
