I'm sure this was done before, but I really wanted to do this after I read ferngirl's fanfiction From The Eyes Of The Twilight Princess, which tells the story of Twilight Princess from Midna's point of view.

So this one will be told in Link's point of view! He won't speak, at least not with a dialog, but I hope to make an accurate description of what he's thinking! And it will be the whole stating of when he's explaining something, just without the words.

I have downloaded a visual guide to the game, which is basically a video of someone playing the game. So there will be actual dialog of what the characters are saying, and what they're doing and such.

I also won't spend too much time in the dungeons, only stating the important points of entering, battling the mini boss, getting important items, and fighting the boss.

Oh yeah, and also, the Hero of Time (in other words, Link from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask) really is Twilight Princess Link's ancestor. XD It was confirmed on a Zelda Wikipedia site.

And finally, there will be some LinkxMidna implications. So it'll also be a fairly realistic idea if Link and Midna did fall in love, and yet never really spoke it out or anything.

Enjoy! :)

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The soft yet fairly loud trickling of the small waterfalls in the spring, known as Faron Spring, rang in my ears as I sat near the shore of the water. It was sunset, also to be known as the hour of twilight.

My friend, and mentor, Rusl, sat beside me. He was a blacksmith and the only swordsman in the village.

We had just finished gathering some sticks and wood in Faron Woods, which were now bundled on my horse, Epona. She stood a few yards away from us, patiently waiting.

My train of thought was interrupted when Rusl suddenly broke the silence.

"Tell me...Do you ever feel a strange sadness as dusk falls?"

I wasn't exactly sure what he meant by that, but I stayed quiet as he continued.

"They say it's the only time when our world intersects with theirs..." He continued, looking out to the water. "The only time we can feel the lingering regrets of spirits who left or world. That is why loneliness always pervades the hour of twilight..."

He paused for a moment, and then turned to me.

"But enough talk of sadness...I have a favour to ask of you, Link."

I turned my head to look at him as he spoke those words, pleasant and curious as to what he wanted to ask of me.

"I was supposed to deliver something to the royal family of Hyrule the day after tomorrow...Yes, it was a task set to me by the mayor, but...would you go in my stead?" Rusl paused for a moment and remembered something. "You have...never been to Hyrule, right?"

That was true. All my life, I had never gone beyond Faron Woods or our village. I always led a quiet life, fairly unaware of the places beyond here. I had heard stories from Rusl, and the rest of the villagers, but I had never seen Hyrule for myself.

I never really had much reason to go there, nor the desire. On the other hand, I did pertain the idea of maybe venturing there to see what it was like with my own eyes, but also, it never really came up.

Rusl continued on, turning back to the spring. "In the kingdom of Hyrule there is a great castle, and around it is Castle Town, a community far bigger than our little village. And far bigger than Hyrule is the rest of the world the gods created. You should look upon it all with your own eyes." He then stood. "It is getting late...We should head back to the village. I will talk to the mayor of this matter."

He went to where Epona was standing, and I stood up as well, following him.

I took Epona's reins in my right hand, holding the rest in my left. I couldn't help but glance at the odd birthmark that was on the back of my left hand. It was apparently what Rusl said to be the crest of the royal family of Hyrule, which were three triangles, with one on the top and two side-by-side. It symbolized all three of the Goddesses that created Hyrule.

Rusl had also once said that it proved I was a descendant of a great hero back in the past, who was known as the Hero of Time. I never really believed that, no way could I be the descendant of the great hero. I was just an average farm-boy.

But I digress.

Rusl led the way toward the village as I followed behind him, guiding Epona very slowly as we went across the bridge leading away from Faron Woods and to our village.

I helped Rusl as he closed the gate, which was covered in vines and pretty flowers. I stood by as he locked the gate with a small padlock and a key. We then continued on, past Ordon Spring.

We reached my house, which was perched on a small rise above the ground, outside the village. It was apparently built for when my family had moved here, but they died when I was a baby, so I didn't even know my own family. It was a pretty peaceful, and homey little place.

Rusl bid me farewell as I stood there near the ladder, watching him go.

Uli, his wife, and their son Colin were waiting for him near the entrance to the village. Uli was a lovely blonde woman, and was heavily pregnant with the family's second child. Colin was a young boy, and a friend of mine. He was timid and shy, but very sweet.

As the family departed to the village, Colin turned around to look at me, grinning. I smiled back at him, giving him a small nod.

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After a while, I was in my house storing some wood away, and then I'd ascended up to the loft to put something away, when I heard someone calling me outside.

"Hey! Link! You there?"

I went to the upper level of my house and peered out the opening window to see who it was. Sure enough, it was Fado. He was the owner of Ordon Ranch, and around the same age as I was. He was taller than most average humans, and very muscular. I helped him out on the ranch, since he needed help a lot of time, and was fairly irresponsible to do it o his own. He often came to me during the day when he needed help herding the goats.

"Hey, you mind helpin' me herd the goats? They ain't listening to me lately!" Fado called up to me.

I nodded and ducked back into my house, descending the ladders to the lower floors. It figures, the goats were apparently a bit skittish lately, and we didn't really understand why. Oh well, I always managed to get the job done no matter what happened.

When I came outside, I saw that Epona was no longer where I'd left her. Where had she gone?

It struck me then. I was pretty sure what happened.

Ilia.

With that in mind, I went the opposite direction toward Ordon Spring.

Sure enough, when I got there, Epona was in the ankle-deep water, with Ilia.

I paused in my steps as I came near the shore, watching Ilia as she came into the light of the twilight. She reached out, gently touching Epona's muzzle, not noticing me. I felt my breath hitch lightly as I watched her.

Ilia was my longtime childhood friend and the village Mayor's daughter, and it was no question that I adored her. She was always so cute, so sweet, and very much in touch with nature. She especially loved Epona as much, if not more, as I did. Although sometimes I was admonished by her for various reasons, she could never stay mad at me for very long.

For the longest time, I had a little bit of a crush on her. Even now, I felt it bloom into something more. I was unfamiliar with it, but I didn't let it bother me.

Ilia finally noticed me. "Oh, hi Link." She turned to me and smiled, gesturing to Epona. "I washed Epona for you!"

That figured. She did that often, taking Epona to the Ordon Spring and washing her, giving her a little break.

Catching my breath, I smiled at her, and nodded slightly.

Once I regained myself, my eyes fell to the horseshoe-shaped grass sitting near the spring. There was this song that Epona liked, so I often played it on the grass when I wanted to call her.

So I took a strand, and brought the blow hole to my lips, softly blowing out the song Epona liked. Ilia called it Epona's Song, since she liked it and came to you when you played it.

Sure enough, Epona came running toward me, stopping a few yards away. I mounted onto her saddle, gave Ilia a nod and then gently nudged Epona with my heels, to which she responded by trotting out of the spring. I nudged her into a light gallop as we headed back to the village.

Ordon Village was very tiny, consisting of a general store, and four houses, five if you included mine. There was also Ordon Ranch up ahead past the Mayor's residence. There was a small lake with a stream going through the village.

Sera, the ownder of the general store known as Sera's Sundaries, had just closed up her shop for the night while her husband Hanch, and their daughter, Beth, waited with her. Rusl was on a small dock in the stream, practicing some sword techniques with his sword while Colin and Uli watched.

I gave a wave to everyone I passed as I rode Epona to Ordon Ranch. It was getting late, so I wanted to get there soon so that we could get this over with.

We arrived in Ordon Ranch, which was a large chorale and a barn. There were some goats grazing along, and Fado was in the middle of it, waiting for me. I slowly had Epona approach him.

"Sorry to get you over here in such a hurry, Link!" Fado apologized. "These guys have been awful skittish lately. They won't listen to a word I say. Sorry to ask, bud, but how's about you an' Epona herd 'em into the barn real quick? We ain't got much time, so you think you can do it for me?"

I nodded, leading Epona to the middle of the coral. Fado moved to the side to give us some room.

"Much obliged there, bud! OK, then, go on an' herd all these little scamps into the barn for me!"

That being said, I nudged Epona into a gallop and gave a loud whoop toward the first few goats that were standing near me. That was how you herded goats successfully, especially on horseback. You would guide your horse toward a couple of goats at a time, and let out a shrill whoop so that you could get their attention and lead them toward the barn. Kind of like how certain dogs were used for this job, and herding sheep.

It didn't take very long to herd the goats into the barn. Once I was done, Fado went and closed the doors, making sure all the stables were secure.

Fado came over to us once we'd finished herding the goats into the barn.

"Link, Epona... Much obliged to both of y'all! I can cover everythin' tomorrow without havin' to trouble you, so just sit back an' relax, bud." He paused, getting an idea. "Oh...but uh, how 'bout today? Wanna practice with the fences? Just wait a spell, bud. I'll get the fences up."

With a shrug, I waited patiently as Fado fetched the fences from near the barn and went to set them up along the coral. There were three of them.

Once he was finished, he came and stood a few yards away from us to the side.

"Hoo, sorry that took so long! OK, then! Y'all ride all you want! Y'all get tired of ridin', just jump the gate an' head back into the village, OK, bud?"

I didn't exactly plan on it, but I decided to humour him and also give Epona a little jumping practice.

Nudging Epona's ribs, I had her run to the first fence, and she gracefully leaped over it. We went to the next fence, and she leaped over it.

After a few minutes, I led her to the gate and we rode on back into the village.