So, it's me again... haha. Well, anywho, I didn't actually write this but one of my friends did, and she wanted me to post it since she doesn't have a fanfic account, so here ya go. ^_^

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A young man walked through the square of Hyrule Castle Market Town. His horse followed him loyally, his long green cap swaying in the light breeze as he walked. His matching green tunic flowed with each step. His bright blue eyes looked like that of a child's his age, but upon closer inspection, you would get the feeling he had lived many, many more.

All around him, he heard the whispers of people around him. Their near-silent voices blended with the sound of the horse's hooves on the cobblestone, his boots stepping, and his sword and shield clanging together on his back. "That's him… The one who saved us from that guy… The guy who became the hero of time, and fought across ages… The Hero of Time… Link!"

Link looked down more, and ran ahead. I failed in my mission, he thought. How am I to tell…? Them…? He stared up at the most majestic castle to ever grace the presence of the fair kingdom. Of course, it was her castle, where her and her friends resided. He nervously headed up the road, where the guards opened the gate for him with a proud nod. Link hated it when people didn't believe his tale of fighting Ganondorf, but hated it even more when he couldn't even go somewhere without being stared at or being stopped for autographs. He tried to go back to his homeland, the Kokiri Forest, but he couldn't. He still had to find his friend. He cautiously headed up the hill and into the courtyard. He saw the Princess Zelda, Along with her best friend who could very well have been her sister, and another young lady who looked very out of place: A girl who claimed she was a Gerudo, but looked more like a sheikah. She had brown hair tied into a side ponytail and a green cape. She had a shirt emblazoned with the triforce with a black belt, also with the triforce on it, gleamed. A sword was attached to the back of it, and she wore normal blue pants and brown shoes. She gave off a few signs of wear and tear, as if she had just returned from a fight. That was Sadia, a royal knight. The girl standing next to her was Lady Roze, the owner of the Rose Palace Flower Shop. She had long, curly blonde hair and wore a bright pink dress with a pink rose brooch. She was holding a huge blue rose. Princess Zelda was dressed in beautiful royal finery- a purple shirt with pink, puffy sleeves and a long purple skirt. Her circlet replaced her headdress.

"Hello, Link. How went your quest?"

"Uh… Well… Navi…"

"Yeah? Tell us already!" Sadia yelled impatiently.

"She's kinda gone."

"Navi's gone missing?" They all said, shocked.

"Yeah…" Link was about as embarrassed as could be. He knew this was going to-

SMACK!

Link flew backwards and felt his cheek sting. Sadia stood in front of where he had been a moment ago, her hand in midair, with a satisfied look on her face. She had slapped him. Hard.

"How could you have let her go? A lady never leaves her friends unless she has a perfectly good reason!" Sadia scolded.

"Unless she met the fairy of her dreams?" Roze said hopefully.

"I don't think that happened, Roze." Sadia said angrily. "Princess, you don't mind if we borrow some money? We need to get more supplies to find Navi."

"Sure. I don't mind… The treasury may, but we are in a time of prosperity, so don't think anything of it." Zelda smiled that golden smile, and everyone in the courtyard suddenly felt as though everything would be all right.

Link and Sadia were walking through a dark forest, where he had gotten lost before. He was wary about his surroundings, when all of a sudden; he felt something catch on the toe of his boot. And just like that, he and Sadia were falling. They ran ahead after landing through tunnels, and Link didn't notice how familiar they were until they ran out a pair of double doors. Above them, they heard the sounds of a huge clock- tick tock, tick tock…

Link ran out and yelled so loudly it may have caused an avalanche in the mountains, "NOOOOOO!"

"Geez Link! People are going to think we're idiots!"

"Too late." A familiar voice said, with an amused tone to its voice. They whirled around and saw a man with purple hair and dark red eyes standing behind him. He smiled at them.

It was Kafei.

"Hello, Link. It's been a while."

"Hey! How's everything going?"

"Pretty good. The inn's doing well. But there's someone I'd like you to meet… Come on, Karia."

A girl that looked a bit younger than them stepped out from behind him. On her head were three fairies: Yellow, Purple… and blue.

"H-Hi. Navi said that she was looking for you."

"Link!" Navi cried out. The small fairy raced over to him. Sadia smiled and Karia laughed.

"Anyhow, this is my daughter, Karia." Kafei said.

"Daughter? Huh?"

"Yeah. It's been a while since you left…"

"Really? It's only been a year or two to me…"

"That's because Hylian time has to go slower. I looked at the sun, and apparently it's almost lunch time." Sadia said.

"That's true," Kafei said. "I was going to the trading post to buy some ingredients. Speaking of which, I need to get going. Karia, will you get them back to the inn?"

"Sure, dad! Bye!"

Kafei turned and smiled at her and said goodbye to Link and Sadia. They walked toward the Inn.

"If you all don't mind, I'd like to tell a story."

"Sure, go ahead."

"All right. Many, Many, years ago, to the east, there is a place called Ikana. In its native language, it was called the cobble kingdom. It was a thriving kingdom. It lived in peace for a while. However, a few generations ago, the king slowly began to lose his sanity. Years before, he had been visited by people from the nation of Garo. They claimed that they meant no harm. Only the queen knew they were not. They had come from a faraway land to spy on the king and his servants. They stole a treasure of the royal family, a mirror shield, and hid it below the well. That was their hideout. As a matter of fact, once the king realized it was gone, he sent out people to find it. He offered a huge reward. Soon, a rumor came out that it was in the well. Many tried to get in, but none could defeat the Garo. After the whole kingdom had adjusted to their existence, they began telling the king lies. 'It's the queen,' or something to that effect. He banished the queen and all of her supporters… eventually everyone left but a few supporters of the king, the king, and his two guards. Seeking revenge, he made a mask that could be used in cursing ceremonies. It seemed too powerful and with his last shreds of sanity, he cast it into another realm.

Meanwhile, the queen and her supporters found a safe haven for humans: The center of Termina Field. They built a huge, circular wall, and put four entrances. A huge tower was built in the center. They continued by adding paved streets and a laundry pool. People began adding shops and houses. Soon, it had become a huge, thriving town. The night it was completed, the queen stood atop the tower and stared into the sky. An eclipse appeared. The next day she called a town meeting in the southern section. She announced, 'last night, when this glorious town was completed, I saw an eclipse, which must have meant that the guardians of time are looking out for us.' That day became known as the Carnival of Time due to its celebration. The peace reigned for many long years, and every year on the same day, a couple was married at the Carnival of time. Everyone wore masks. Eventually, the queen died. In her will, to be kept secret, she asked to be cremated and have her ashes spread in the sea. However, in her will to be read publicly, she would be buried elsewhere. No one realized that there were two masks: one she had worn as a child and one she recently wore for the carnival. Since she had very strong magic power, the two masks had spirits of their own. The more recent mask was chosen. It was of the purest white, as was the other one. However, the sudden hate in its spirit turned it darkest black. She was buried publicly, the whole town in mourning. Her son became the new ruler of the town, but soon, they decided to call him "Mayor." The rule of their family moved for years and years, each man in the family with purple hair. In fact, it still continues today. Also passed down, besides genes, is a wondrous instrument that can control time: the Ocarina of Ages.

Later, a young man took the cursed mask from that realm, but it was stolen by a young child. The one with the cursed mask came and ravaged the whole of Ikana and turned the king and his two guards into stalfos. A hero came many years before I was born and saved them. He cured the land of its sudden barren fields and gave its two inhabitants hope. All of the wandering spirits, but the Garo Robe, was at peace, finally. Lately, the canyon has seen many new people living there. It has become a new outpost for Clock Town. Some say the king would have not liked it, but on the first day someone moved in, it saw new life."

Karia took a deep breath. It was indeed a long story.

"Dang." Sadia said. "How do you remember all that?"

"I've been told it many times," Said Karia. "It's a legend that's been told for ages in my family."

"So what you mean to say is…" Link whispered, "You're the next princess of Ikana?"

"Yes, and I have every right to the throne. Not many people realize this, but the king put his will in the queen's 'tomb'. In it, he said 'only when a princess is born will the kingdom of Ikana be true again.'…I am that princess."

Karia looked nervous as she spoke.

"I need your help to get me to Ikana! Please! The guards must know or they would let me out! I have a bow, I've shown it off before."

"You know how to use it, right?" Link asked. They were in front of the inn now.

"Yeah. But now they make you tell them what you're going to do."

"So lie!" Sadia said.

"But they know if I'm lying. I lied once before and went to Ikana. I broke my arm," she explained, "And when I got home, dad scolded me and told me that that was a bad idea. Now I hold my arm when I lie. It's an impulse."

"Prove it," Sadia said.

"Always the skeptic…" Link said.

"I have no interest in Ikana whatsoever." She practically slapped herself, but sure enough, she grabbed her arm.

"See!" Karia cried in desperation.

Link was already a few yards away.

"Of course you can go. I already know you can defend yourself." The guard said with a smirk.

"But I have some traveling companions…" He gestured to the small group standing under the shade.

"I suppose its fine as long as you're with them."

They left town and went into the valley. Stairs had appeared in the place where the trees once stood. They carefully climbed those, and crossed the bridges into Ikana valley, passing the alcove that lead to Sakon's hideout. They carefully climbed the steep stairs up the side of the cliff. They saw Pamela and her Father tending the garden outside their home as the tune of "Farewell to the Gibdos" played. Link waved to them and carefully waded across the swift waters of the river. Karia pointed, holding her boots above the water. "There! Just past the gate of the castle. At the source of the spring!" Link was shocked. Wasn't that where Sharp was? He thought. They entered the alcove. Karia pointed to a small indent in the wall. There was tiny pebbles that looked glued together at the bottom, and there was a huge slab of rock, that, after looking carefully, saw that there were cracks in the wall. Link knew what to do- it was too simple. "Everyone! Get back!" he yelled. He placed a bomb next to the wall. It exploded in a blinding flash and the four entered the cavern. The low ceiling made all of the them but Karia uncomfortable. She explained, "We always put rocks there after leaving the tributes to her. That way, it's tough to get into."

"Karia, there were crumbling rocks at the bottom." Link said.

"Oh no!" Karia's face had an expression of terror.

After brushing back countless cobwebs, they finally reached the shrine. All the candles were out and the tributes stolen. They wandered further in. They heard sobbing and Karia ran ahead. She was shocked at what she saw. A translucent woman with fairy wings sat atop a large, rectangular stone. She had long purple hair, with scarlet eyes. She wore a green velvet dress dripping with gems on the cuff and hems. She wore a black collar encrusted with diamonds and had two pocket aprons on the sides, of purple velvet. The dress opened below the waistline, with purple velvet taking its place. One thing was painfully obvious: She was a ghost. Link took in her appearance, and noticed a red velvet crown atop her head. She was the former queen of Ikana, and she was a ghost. Karia slowly stepped forward.

"Princess Karia…?" The queen asked. Her voice was high pitched and quiet.

"Yes, I am."

Link and Sadia bowed. Even as a ghost, she had a strong presence.

"Do you know of the unrest caused by a certain mask? The mask I wore as a child…"

"Yes. I have told them the legend. I trust them entirely."

"Good. You will be in sore need of allies if you wish to take the throne that is rightfully yours."

"Your Majesty," Sadia said, "Can you please tell us more?"

"Only Karia can tell you. Only she has first- hand experience of what happened."

"It is causing the end of the world."

Link and Sadia gasped. They had not seen that coming, even though Link knew that Termina was prone to mask-related hijinks.

"At the end of every 5 days, the mask causes monsters to overrun Clock Town and destroy the link between the two worlds. If it is destroyed, then the world that the link is from is also destroyed. It can be sealed, but not destroyed. As long as the Ocarina of Ages exists, Termina is locked in an endless loop. Whoever holds the Ocarina is the one who remembers the events. At the end of every 5 days, Dad gives me the Ocarina at the very last possible second. No one else knows."

"No one but me, since it is my old mask…" The queen said sadly. "But there are some things you must know. In each of the worlds, there is something you must find. The Mask of Heroes was split at the beginning of Mayor Dotour IV's 'term'. He sealed each sacred object into the different worlds. There they are protected by the citizens. In order to get the Mask of Heroes, you must collect each of these objects and the mask will return." The queen floated down and got on her hands and knees, searching for a small indent in the floor. "That thief, Sakon, came in here. I told him to leave once I realized what he was doing. He stole all of the items placed on the memorial."

"That darn thief…" Kafei's voice sounded from behind them. "I warned him not to try that. He stole my sun mask, as you likely remember."

Link nodded. He remembered all to well. They had gotten trapped in his hideout, trying to get the mask back. Kafei had leapt through the glass and they had gotten out together. They chased down Sakon and took back the mask, just in time to visit Anju before the Moon crashed. When Majora was defeated, the curse on Kafei, who had been jinxed to be a child, was lifted. Then it hit him.

"The mask you're talking about…" Link said, "Isn't Majora's mask is it?"

"No," Kafei said. "The old mask the Queen used to have as a child. It got jealous when the 'Mask of Heroes' was chosen to be the burial mask. It became evil and it has been seeking revenge since. It intends to stop the new crown princess from taking the throne, Karia."

"Kafei, what's going on?" Anju asked nervously as she entered the cave. She held a bow and a quiver.

"Give those to Karia. She'll need them."

"A-are you sure?"

"Of course. She can defend herself. It's time she got a real bow, not that one I made for her when she was three." Anju passed the bow to him and he handed the bow to Karia. "Those arrows are silver arrows," He explained. "They can penetrate almost any evil. You'll need them."

"Thank you, father…"

"You'll need this, too." He handed her the Ocarina of Ages.

"T-thank you!"

Anju walked over to Karia.

"You've always been tough. I knew that this day would come… But I can't help but feel it's too soon."

"I can do it, Mom, Dad."

The queen touched Karia's shoulder and handed her a tiny necklace. The chain was silver. There was a tiny orange gem in the center, with a large blue teardrop shaped gem below it. "You'll need this, plus four other sacred objects, and the power of Ages to get the Mask of Heroes."

Kafei nodded. "There is not much we can do at this time. We will try to help in any way we can from here on out."

"Your promise of help is all I need."

The group left the cavern and all of a sudden, they were pulled by an invisible force into another place.

Link carefully got up. He was standing in a walled- in meadow. There was a moat around the main area, as well as some steps up. The Princess Zelda and Roze sat atop a small stone bench. "How'd it go?"

Link was stunned. They had appeared back in Hyrule, with no sign of Anju or Kafei.

Zelda broke the silence, "You were gone for a few days. I'm glad you weren't gone for three years, as you were last time."

Link sighed. "My thoughts exactly."

Zelda asked, "Where were you all that time?"

Link began. "I tried to leave Termina, but I found that I was trapped. I couldn't leave. It was very odd. I headed to Romani Ranch to take Romani up on her offer to give me a place to stay. I still grew at a Hylian pace, rather than a Terminian pace. I stayed there for a few years, but They never came back."

"They? Who's They?"

"Aliens. But never mind that."