A/n: This is a very interesting story. It will get a lot better though, so don't worry. : )

To those who are familiar…

Hyrule is once again at peace. Although Ganon was actually destroyed in the future, his connection to the other realm affected his past too, pulling him into the gap between dimensions in both times. Only the princess and Link knew the real reason as to Ganondorf's sudden disappearance. Then there were the sages, those of whom awakened in the past as well. They too knew of Links little secret. The young hero of time returned to his home in Kokiri forest. Although he had returned to live as a Kokiri once more, after losing the ability to travel through time, the truth of his heritage became evident over those years, as he grew older and his friends remained forever young. 8 long years passed by him, and he grew into the man he knew and regretted that he would become. Though the Kokiri still accepted Link as one of their own, he began to feel more and more like an outsider. His journeys away from his forest home became more frequent. But he only grew more and more restless, wishing there were something… something more…

To those who are not…

Link is a great hero who has already been on many crusades with his trusted fairy, Navi. He has saved Hyrule, traveling through time to do so, and saved a land called Termina only a year after. This hero was blessed by the goddesses with great courage, and will forever have their blessing.

Link's birth place is currently unknown, but he was adopted by the Deku tree at a very young age, and was raised a Kokiri (they are children of the forest). The Kokiri never age, but Link, not being of their kind would, and did. After his first adventure in which he saved Hyrule, the land of the three goddesses, Link returned to the forest only to find that he didn't belong. The truth of his heritage became evident over many years, as he grew older and his friends remained forever young. 8 long years passed by him, and he grew into the man he knew and regretted that he would become. Though the Kokiri still accepted Link as one of their own, he began to feel more and more like an outsider. His journeys away from his forest home became more frequent. But he only grew more and more restless, wishing there were something… something more…

Chapter 1: The Hero

Six stories will link together, each different, but each very much the same. One of which is the all too familiar story of The Hero of Time. In the great land of Hyrule, a world in itself, Link has climbed mountains, dove deep into the unknown waters of Lake Hylia, traveled through the uncharted forests, suffered the heat of the desert, warded off the dead, and had even traveled through time. But even after such adventures as these he still felt his life was inadequate in some way.

A sweet tune echoed out from the forest. On a stump a man with blonde hair and green tunic played the melodies of the forest on an ocarina while a little blue fairy danced around him. Two little Kokiri appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, and approached him.

"Link?" Called a small girl. Her blonde hair was pulled out of her face by a green band. The man on the stump stopped his playing to listen, his face emotionless but at the same time welcoming.

"Will you come to the Blooming of the Deku tonight?" She asked. The little blue fairy stopped her dance and circled around the girls' heads.

"Of course we'll come." The little fairy said. This came to no surprise. Navi often answered for Link, in fact he barely ever spoke, and some might even say never. Many of the Kokiri believed that he was embarrassed of the deep voice he now had. They had heard of such an aging process in Hylians, but that was only a rumor.

"We've never missed one yet. Have we?" Navi asked.

"Okay, we'll see you there. We have to go tell the others." The two girls giggled and blushed as they turned to leave. Link tried to give his best smile as he bid farewell to the girls. As he saw the small shine of their fairies leave his sight, his smile turned into an exasperated frown.

"It's really strange how all of the Kokiri girls have grown a crush on you, huh Link?" Navi asked rather bluntly. Link rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Uh huh…" he grunted then went back to his playing.

The forest had changed. Now that Saria, one of the more beloved of the Kokiri and Link's dearest friend, had disappeared, there would be a Kokiri every now and then that would go out in search of her, only to find their own demise, for any Kokiri who would leave the forest would die almost instantly. Of course this didn't happen very often. Link would normally find them before they traveled too far, but he wasn't always there. So to compensate for the sudden loss of the forest children, the Deku tree sprout, which was now almost fully grown, would bring to life a new Kokiri through the blossoming of a flower. The Blooming of the Deku Tree was a beautiful and joyous ceremony, but there was also the burial ceremony, one that was beautiful yet sad. The old Deku Tree had become the sacred burial ground of the Kokiri.

Link stopped playing suddenly, listening intently to his surroundings. Navi stopped too, after realizing there was no more music. Link could sense a certain presence, as if something had just awoken. He stood up, climbed to the top of a tree, and looked into the distance.

"Link? Why are you up there? Didn't you fall last time?" Navi called out. He simply ignored her ramblings of "Hehe… that was pretty funny…" He looked out even farther than the boundaries of Hyrule, and strangely enough he could see the coast of Termina, a world he thought in an entirely other dimension.

To make matters more peculiar, there was a strange island that appeared through the mist, one that he did not remember. He had a certain feeling that perhaps he wasn't to see it until now. But for what reasons? He did not know.

"Link! Where is my pa- Wow…." Navi mumbled as she flew up, dodging tree branches. "I've never seen that thingy before…" Link nodded absently as he stared out.

He could hardly see it at first, but after time passed by, he found that it grew more and more visible. There was a strange smoke that had settled around what looked to be somewhat of a volcano, but much larger. The island was mountainous with few forests, but he could vaguely see rivers weaving between the mountains. What was odd though, was the fact that the air around that island seemed to be a strange reddish color, as if on fi-

"HEY!!!" Navi squeaked, interrupting Link's thoughts. "Isn't the blossoming soon?" He nodded, irritated, and turned to look back at the island. But it seemed to have disappeared altogether, as if he was simply dreaming. Shrugging it off, Link jumped out of the tree and ran towards the Deku grove.

Joyful music floated through the air as the Kokiri danced around a large bud growing from the Deku tree. This dancing would last until nightfall when the bud would finally bloom, introducing another Kokiri into the world. Link of course didn't dance, but Navi seemed to be enjoying herself as she twirled to the music of the Kokiri, but Link couldn't be merry right now. There was something wrong, maybe the island was at fault, or maybe that was just a completely different adventure. All Link knew was that there was evil in the air, and an island that had remained hidden from his sight and knowledge had just appeared to him for reasons unknown.

More proof that something was wrong soon showed itself. A beautiful dove swooped down to perch on the rock next to Link. A small piece of paper hung on a string attached to its leg. The paper bore the royal crest of Hyrule. Link tore it off and the dove instantly flew away. These messenger birds were either extremely well trained or had some kind of magic attached to them for they would always be able to find Link wherever he was. He began to read the note as Navi flew over to see what Link was holding.

"What? What is that?" Navi asked while she swirled around Link's hat to read the note.

-Urgent-

The princess requests that you The Hero of Time help Hyrule once more and seek the reason behind the attacks on Castletown citizens. There have been several recent reportings of massacres by the Gerudos in the desert and now we ask you to help stop them. Please Link you are our only hope.

Forever in you debt,

Princess Zelda

Link sighed. He knew that Urgent was always code for 'leave immediately.' He then grunted as Navi explained to the protesting Kokiri why they must go now.

"Man you're always their only hope, you know they should probably get some other people to be one of their hopes so they like have an alternative or something because this is really—hey! Wait up!" Navi squeaked as she flew after Link. The little fairy then hid herself in his hat and found a place to sleep for the journey to Gerudo Valley.

A/n: Please R&R!