Hello, everyone! I know, I know, I haven't done anything in forever, and if you've read my Pokemon fanfiction and are now reading this, I salute you. (Also, as a side-note for you: I'll get chapter 28 of that up-and-running soon).

But anyway, this is my adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a classic—the best definition of the word. Events will obviously be changed to make scenes more exciting or whatever… oh, yeah. Link talks. What, did you expect him to be a mute? Okay, well, me too. When I started this, anyway. But as it went on I realized, as with my Pokemon fanfic, it just wouldn't flow as well. You know how it is.

This is going to be a bit rough around the edges, as this is my first foray into Zelda lore and I know it is held very close to many gamers' hearts, and I am one of those gamers. So I'll try and stay as true to the original as I can while still adding that Shinigami flair.

Please read and review (helpful criticism, if you please!) and help me build upon and make this fic as exciting for me to write as my Pokemon fanfic, alluded to way too many times in this note.

Anyway, you didn't come here for the whole first chapter to be an author's note. Read on, and enjoy!

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The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina

Chapter One

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"Navi," crooned the majestic voice across the valley. "Come hither..."

A small, spherical blue form fluttered out of a shadow to the left of the tree, who smiled in amusement.

"Ah, Navi," said the Great Deku Tree. "Always in hiding."

If the small blue fairy could have blushed, she would have. But she couldn't, so she just sat in wait of the tree's next words.

"I need you to go to a boy... He is not like the dwellers of our forest, and his name is Link..." The Deku Tree said slowly. Navi fluttered up and down in excitement. Her very own partner.

"Thank you!" Navi said in her small voice, and then she sped off. The tree looked after her as she left, and a small smile creased his giant mouth.

"You will do well, Navi..." He moaned, "you have to..."

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"Hey!"

The small boy, clad in green and laying on a rough mattress, awoke. He felt stiff after his strange dream-one that involved a pointy-nosed man and two girls- so he stretched, yawning conspicuously.

"Wake up! Was I really assigned to such a lazy boy?"

The boy sat up and looked at the blue form, bleary-eyed. The form waved around in apparent frustration in front of his face.

"What is it?" said the boy, softly. His gentle blue eyes scanned his room. "Have you done anything to my things?"

"No!" Said the fairy indignantly. "Do you see any hands here?"

"I suppose not," said the boy mildly, brushing his blonde hair out of his eyes and getting up off the stiff bed.

Navi (indeed the fairy that had been assigned to this boy) moved around energetically. "Come!"

The boy smiled lightly, his eyes scrunching into laugh lines. The fairy was cute, he thought. It's energy was a good contrast to his own relaxed attitude.

"Alright," the boy said, scratching behind his pointed ears before tugging on his brown boots. The rough fabric of his green tunic scraped his legs as he finally made his way out of his treehouse.

"My name is Navi, by the way!" Explained the fairy as he left.

When he exited, he spotted a friend of his-the Kokiri girl Saria. Her green curls bounced energetically as she moved up to the boy's house.

"Li-ink!" She called, waving. Navi fluttered about the boy's face as he waved back. "Come down! We need to talk!"

Link grinned softly, then descended the ladder at the front of his house. Saria waited patiently until Link dropped, and then grabbed his wrist. She led him over to a dark opening and pointed inside. "Mido went in there. They say it's a maze. I wonder if he'll make it." She giggled.

Link said, "you brought me here for this?" He smiled gently to let her know he meant no rudeness, and Saria grinned apologetically.

"Sorry. So... You got a fairy?" Link glanced up at the blue sprite fluttering about his face.

"I guess," he said softly. Saria nodded, then walked away. Link cringed inwardly at the traditional Kokiri farewell. It had never sat well with him for some reason.

He shrugged it off then thought about what he should do that day. Nothing occurred to him, so he turned and walked into the dark area Saria had pointed to earlier.

While he moved through the log-looking hollow, he mused on the Kokiri Saria had mentioned before, Mido. He was somewhat of a bully since he was the 'leader' of the Kokiri, not that he made any decisions. Link wasn't entirely fond of him, but he certainly didn't wish for the boy to get lost.

Link moved into the hedge maze, looking around cautiously when he heard a rumbling. He soon found the source when a large boulder nearly rolled into him.

Link bit back an exclamation as he leapt backwards, narrowly avoiding being flattened. He ran through before another boulder, immediately rolling after the last one, could trample him, ending up in a safe corridor.

He had heard of such tales of the forest's 'natural defenses,' but this was ridiculous. He managed, however, to figure out the rhythm of the boulders as they rolled through (which made him think that some god was playing some sick little games with pebbles). He dashed through the rest of the maze until he hit a dead end, within which lay a single chest... And Mido.

The Kokiri boy was curled up, sobbing. Link looked at him quizzically, then stepped forward cautiously.

"Please," Mido cried, "leave me alone!"

Befuddled, Link stopped in his tracks. What was happening? A sudden shock of terror rushed through him, and he ran to the chest. It was unlocked.

Opening it, Link found a single sword, made of Kokiri wood- indestructible wood. He picked it up out of the rough bark of the chest, scraping the bottom with his fingernails as he grasped the hilt.

Immediately, he heard a large sob from Mido and an eerie clacking sound. Link whirled around, blade in hand, and gasped at the strange sight.

Mido shivered in fear as a live skeleton hissed at Link. Its bones scraped and clacked together occasionally, setting Link's teeth on edge.

With a harsh cry, Link leapt for the skeleton, sword moving down towards its head. The skeleton, however, had foreseen this and leaped backwards...

...to find its own demise, as it was crushed beneath a boulder.

Link breathed out slowly, suddenly finding that he was shaking. Navi flew silently in place, speechless. Mido stopped shivering.

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"No! You know it's dangerous out there!" Cried Mido, pointing at Link's face. Link's face set into a scowl, a look that did not fit the gentle features.

Link crossed his arms as Mido glared at him. "I know. But I managed to defeat that skeleton, didn't I?" inquired Link harshly, an uneasy edge to his tone.

Mido looked around his house, filled to the brim with gems known to the outside world as 'Rupees.' Then he sighed, and turned back to Link. "That was dumb luck, kid! You know that! But the Deku Tree says we can't go to the outside, and that's that!"

"What if I got a shield? I'd have an armory then," retorted Link, gripping the sword he now claimed his own. Mido grunted, crossing his arms as his own fairy fluttered about him.

"Maybe," the Kokiri leader said begrudgingly. "Maybe then."

Link nodded abruptly, a sour taste filling his mouth as he used the Kokiri goodbye. He left then, leaving a disgruntled Mido behind.

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"Link..."

The deep baritone of the tree's voice rattled Link to his core.

"You are meant for great things, my boy..." Said the Great Deku Tree, it's expression unmoving. Link stood, shaken; he fingered the sword's edge. The sword, along with a Deku shield, hung loosely on his back.

Link nodded, words unneeded. The Deku Tree sighed a sigh. "I am dying, Link. But perhaps... You could eradicate some of the evil that plagues me. Please..."

In one smooth movement, the tree's carved mouth opened down to the ground, revealing a gaping black hole. A feeling of illness and evil wafted from it into Link's heart, and the boy shuddered.

"Link..." Murmured the Tree once more as Link dashed into its gaping maw.

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Sweat streaked down Link's face as he swung his sword wildly in front of him, the spider-like creature screeching.

With a disgusting sound, the sword struck the monster's eye and stayed there as the spider collapsed with a tremor.

Link breathed deeply in and out and shoved the slingshot back into the hollow between the shield and his back, which now contained a stick and a bag containing ammunition for the slingshot.

Link timidly stepped toward the dead, evil creature and grasped the sword tightly. He closed his eyes as hard as he possibly could as he withdrew the blade, making a nasty sound that Link hoped he'd never hear again.

Link hopped off the spider and dashed away, to the entrance of the Deku Tree, as odd as that sounded in his mind.

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"You're leaving, aren't you?"

Link froze and turned slowly, his shoulders raised defensively. The slingshot clanked against the wooden shield as Link saw Saria.

Bathed in sunlight, the girl looked as radiant as one of the goddesses herself. Her green hair moved as if it were a living entity when she looked shyly up at Link.

"Am I?" Breathed Link, stepping warily backwards.

Saria tread closer to him, the wooden bridge making a hollow sound under her feet as she neared the boy.

"I always knew you were different," admitted Saria, "I always knew you'd leave some day."

Link nodded, not really knowing what to say.

"If you really are leaving..." Said Saria slowly, "take this."

She held out her beloved ocarina. Link stared at the small tan instrument, the one that Saria had used so much to entertain the residents of Kokiri Forest. It was her most treasured belonging, and she knew that Link knew this.

Link slowly outstretched his hand, grasping the hollow item lightly. It felt smooth to the touch, as if it weren't wood, rather more like marble of the highest quality.

Link closed his eyes and breathed deeply as he accepted the girl's treasure, stuffing it at the bottom of his trove of objects. He promised himself he would never lose the ocarina.

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And that was chapter one! …obviously. If you enjoyed wholeheartedly, a review would be great. If you have any criticisms at all, or noticed a mistake, feel free to point it out. I take any and all suggestions, just remember that this is my writing, mm-kay? :P

Don't worry, Pokemon readers (if Zelda is also your thing, and you're reading this, etc.) chapter 28 will be raring to go really soon. I just wanted to stick a toe in the waters of Zelda. You all are awesome!

-Shinigami out.