Hey everyone. This is my next story to my collection! It is about the present day descendant of Princess Zelda, and a bunch of other characters. This is just the introduction chapter.. and the next one MIGHT be... OR it MIGHT be the first chapter of action. heh heh. you'll find out when I get to it. Read and PLEASE REVIEW. I'm gonna need a few ideas!

Oh. and..uh. Disclaimer. I don't own Zelda. (If I did. I wouldn't be sitting here writing stories!) Okay. I prolly would be writing stories anyways..hm... Oh, and I own the characters Kelsa and Maria!

Squirt Sapphire

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A Princess to the Past

Chapter 1

There were two young people, about the age of 18. One was a beautiful girl, with blue eyes and long, blonde hair. She wore a silvery-pink dress that fluttered in the breeze. The other was a handsome boy, with golden blonde hair and bright, blue eyes. He wore a green tunic and hat, and a sword and shield on his back. They were sitting on the shore of a beautiful, shining lake, watching the sun set behind the mountains of the land. Birds chirped and the water rippled. The boy stared into the girl's eyes as he wrapped his arm around her waist to pull her closer. She leaned her head on his shoulder, and they quietly sat. They kissed, and the sun went down. All was dark, except the moonlight reflecting in their shining eyes. They slowly got up, and the boy lifted the girl high up onto a chestnut horse. He swung up behind her, and before he kicked the horse, he quietly whispered into her ear.

"I love you, Zelda", he said, as he turned the horse away from the lake.

"I love you too, Link", she smiled, and away they went on the back of the horse.

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"Ahhh..." I said as I stretched and yawned. I turned over in my bed to look out my window. The sun shown straight in my face, and I squinted my eyes and turned back over. I looked at the clock.

"8:30 am." I said, as I slowly began to yawn again. I got up and took the brush from my dresser. As I brushed my long, blonde hair, I looked around my room. The familiar blue walls, and the bed with blue sheets. Then I turned back to my mirror to continue to fix my hair. I pulled it half back, with my hair still laying down my back, and slid the hair in front of my face behind my ears. I looked at it and smiled. I opened up my drawers and pulled out a blue t-shirt and my favorite pair of blue jeans. As I finished dressing, I heard a loud crying sound coming from outside. I walked to my window and looked out, smiling.

"I'm comin' Epona. I gotta get dressed before I can feed you", I said aloud, as if the horse could really hear me. I ran down the stairs and to the kitchen. As I ran through the kitchen, I grabbed the bag of cereal lying on the table. I stopped and put the bag in my pocket, then put my shoes on. I ran out the door, almost stumbling on my cat that ran under my feet. I made it to the barn door and opened it wide, almost out of breath from running. I smiled as I saw a big blur come up over wooden wall.

I put my hand up to pet her. "Hey Epona. How's my favorite little girl doing?" I finished giving her food, and proceeded to watch her munch on her oats. I talked to her, and she seemed to listen.

"So. Epona, are we gonna have an adventure today?" I asked her, grinning as she took the last bite of oats and whinnied. "No, sorry. No more oats for you, spoiled princess." I laughed at her. That was what I called her. She was the youngest horse we had, and she usually got whatever she wanted from my parents. But not me, I never gave in. Not usually, anyways. I got a lead rope from the wall and clipped it onto her halter. I opened the doors, and led her to the pasture, where I let her run free. I went back inside to finish my morning chores, and pack a small bag of food and water. I saw Epona in the pasture, running and bucking. Her golden red coat flashed in the morning sun. Done with my chores, I grabbed a paper from the table and a pen. I wrote:

"I went for a ride on Epona. I'll be back later, but I'm not sure when. Before the sun goes down!

Love Kelsa"

I ran out to the barn, and got the saddle, bridle, and everything else I needed for the day's trip. I called Epona of the pasture with a special whistle, and she came, ready to go.

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"Hiyah!"

Epona and I ran fast over the fields. I began to think finally about my dream. The girl in my dream looked... like me. And that boy. His face looked familiar, but I couldn't place it. And the horse. Well it was no mistake that it looked exactly like Epona. The dream was really cute and romantic though. Geesh, why couldn't guys around here act like that?

I stopped thinking to myself for a minute to look around. I needed to know where I was to make sure I didn't get lost. I immediately knew where I was because I saw an empty red barn in the middle of the field. That was one of my friend's barns. He was nice, but I hadn't seen him since school had let out a month ago. I continued to look around a little as I hummed a familiar song. I listened to myself, and realized it was Epona's Song. Then I started a whole new train of thought on it.

Where had I learned this song, and why did I think of it so much. It seems to have an effect on Epona too. Not only does it calm her, but also when she is in the field and I sing it, she will get as close to me as she can. That would explain the reason she jumped the fence when I was working, because I often hum and sung. Suddenly something bright caught my eye.

I looked over to where the light was showing. It was about 100 feet away, and the light from the sun was reflecting off of something hiding in the dirt. I slowed Epona to a walk. I could feel the air from her tail as she swished the flies away from us. As she felt me sit up to get a better view of the shining object, she tensed her whole body. Epona was ready for something to happen, though neither of us knew what. Her feet pranced over the ground as we came closer to the strange object. Suddenly I heard a strange humming. I stopped Epona immediately, and looked around, but found nothing that the sound could have came from. I looked back to the object. It seemed to be glowing, but I couldn't tell if it was the glare from the sun, or whether it really was glowing. I stopped Epona about 5 feet away from it and got off, walking towards the object. She whinnied softly at me, but I simply waved my hand at her, telling her I was okay. Slowly, I bent down to look at the object. And sitting in the dirt of the bean field was a strange instrument. I dug it out from the dirt using my fingernails, and picked it up. I wiped it off on my shirt and closely examined it. It was oval shaped, and it had seven little holes in it. I noticed a piece sticking out from the top, which seemed to look like a simple mouthpiece. And on the mouthpiece was a mysterious symbol. It was three triangles inside a larger triangle.

"Wait!" I whispered loudly, "I've seen this before...But..." Then suddenly I remembered my dreams that I had had. About a handsome boy and beautiful girl, the Princess...and they had something to do with this symbol...but what had it been called? But then there were those strange scrolls hidden in my room. I had found them in my attic, and they too had this symbol on it. Maybe that would tell me more about this strange object.

I looked up into Epona's eyes. I put the instrument into my pocket and jumped onto Epona's back and kicked her. We took off across the field at a gallop, towards my house. Now I was on a true adventure!

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Back At Home

I ran up the stairs, taking two at a time. I still had the instrument in my pocket, and I was thinking about where I had hidden the scrolls. On the scrolls was a strange legend. It was about a Princess and a Hero, and how they defeated a Great Evil together. It also told of time before they came to be, when the land had been created. I burst through my door, catching it in time before it slammed into the wall. I stool there, rubbing my forehead... Where could they be? I looked around my room... My dresser, my desk, my bed, my closet... My desk!

I ran to my desk, almost tripping over my clothes on the floor. I opened the top drawer, and then pulled up a piece of wood, revealing a hidden spot. I hid everything that was important to me in this secret compartment of my desk. No one knew about it except for my best friend, Maria, and me. I stuck my hand deep into the drawer until I felt the rough edge of the old document. Carefully, I pulled it out and spread it out on my desk to study the legend.

I unrolled the crinkly, faded paper to reveal a long story. On the top it had a strange mark. The same one, I noticed, that I found on the instrument from the field. I slowly reread the Legend, looking for any clues to the strange object that was now sitting on my desk.

"Before any life began, before the world had formed, Three Golden Goddesses descended upon the chaotic land of Hyrule. They were Din, The Goddess of Power, Nayru, The Goddess of Wisdom and Farore, The Goddess of Courage.

Din, with her strong, flaming arms, cultivated the land to create the earth. Nayru poured her wisdom onto the earth to give the spirit of law to the world. Farore's rich soul created all of the life forms, who would uphold the law.

The Three Great Goddesses returned to the Heavens, leaving behind the Golden, Sacred Triforce. Since then, the Triforce has become the basis for Hyrule's Providence. Where the Triforce stood became sacred land.

Early one morning, Link had a nightmare; The one he had every night. Link would be standing in front of a castle. A rider on horseback would race by, carrying a girl. The girl looked at Link, and then disappeared into the rain. Then another rider cloaked in black would appear. He would look at Link. Then Link would awaken.

Link woke that morning by a call from a fairy. Navi had been sent to Link from the Great Deku Tree, the guardian of the Kokiri children. Link learned that the Deku Tree had been cursed. Link entered the Great Tree and broke the curse. Alas, it was too late for the Deku Tree. He gave Link the Kokiri's Emerald and sent him to find Princess Zelda of Hyrule. With his last breath, The Great Deku Tree said, "The Future Depends on You, Link. You are Courageous."

Link found the Princess. She told him of the Legend of Hyrule, and of Ganondorf. She instructed him to find the other two stones, go to the Temple of Time, open the doors, and pull the Master Sword from the pedestal.

So Link set off on a quest. After obtaining the Goron's Ruby and Zora's Sapphire, Link returned to the castle. As he approached the castle, his nightmare became true. Princess Zelda and Impa, Zelda's nursemaid, were fleeing on a white horse. Zelda looked at Link, then through something into the moat. She disappeared into the rain, and a dark figure emerged from the castle. It was Ganondorf. Link held out his sword, but Ganondorf knocked him down with a powerful blast. Ganondorf pursued the Princess into the rain.

Link got up and ran to the moat. As he retrieved the item thrown into the moat by Zelda to find that it was the Ocarina of Time. When Link walked into the Temple of Time. He placed the three stones in the alter and played the Song of Time on the Ocarina of Time. It opened the doors, and there was the Master Sword. He walked up and pulled with all his might.

As the light died around him, Link knew something was different. Rauru, the Sage of Light, appeared. He told Link he was now 17. Link had remained in the Temple for 7 years while he waited to be able to take the Master Sword as his own. He was now the Hero of Time. Rauru told Link that Ganondorf had stolen the Triforce. Link was given the job of returning the Triforce to the Temple of Time.

Link set out on another adventure. With the help of Navi, Sheik, the mysterious Sheikah, and many other friends, Link defeated the temples. He learned many spells and songs on the way. Link learned to ride a horse, and to teleport across the land of Hyrule. He had freed the other five sages; Saria the Forest Sage, Darunia the Fire Sage, Ruto the Water Sage, Nabooru the Spirit Sage, and Impa the Shadow Sage. Finally it was nearing the time of the final battle. Link returned to the Temple of Time.

There he saw Sheik in the shadows. Sheik walked up and started glowing. As the glow died down, Princess Zelda was standing there. She explained to Link that she had to keep in hiding by disguising herself as a Sheikah. When Ganondorf stole the Triforce, he was only able to gain the Triforce of Power. Instead, the Power of Wisdom went to Zelda, and the Triforce of Courage to Link. Zelda gave Link the Light arrows. A pink barrier around Zelda appeared, and an evil voice of Ganondorf could be heard.

Link went to Ganon's castle. He defeated Ganondorf, freeing Princess Zelda. As Link and Zelda fled the collapsing tower, the Power of the Triforce glowed on Ganondorf's hand. Zelda and Link emerged from the ruins. A sound was heard, and then Ganon, the evil, deformed being of Ganondorf's only Power, emerged. He fought Link, trying to stay alive. But Link courageously fought, and slayed the monster. The Sages of Hyrule sealed Ganondorf away forever.

Hyrule was safe again. Life went on as it was before Ganondorf. Not much else was known about the Great Hero of Time or Zelda, the Princess of Destiny. All that is known is the Legend of their courage, strength, and wisdom."

I nodded as I rolled up the faded document. I loved reading the story. I often wondered if it had all really happened the way it was written. What had happened to the Princess and the Hero? I put the scrolls back into its hiding place, and smiled. So the symbol on the instrument... it was a Triforce...but then...The Ocarina of Time...didn't it have the Triforce too?

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Oh. Cliff hangers. Fun for me. Not for you. So did you like it? I'm on my way to coming up with the next chapter. Probably from now on, my real life best friend will be helping me with the rest of the story...so WE will come up with another chapter ASAP. hopefully before Christmas! Pleaes Review! I need constuctive critisism.. and ideas! And. I have description of like 5 characters on my account page thing, so you want a little more information about them, go check my page!

Squirt Sapphire