Prologue
The
forest was almost always peaceful, with fairies thriving on the
magical energy of the forest and keeping the forest alive. In the
distance, the hoof beats coming from a magnificent horse, with
cinnamon-colored hide and silky black main. Upon the horse rode a
strange adult hyrulean in a green tunic that glimmered with magic. On
the horse was a large bow and a huge quiver full of arrows, on the
man's back was a large sword, and a mirror-like shield that could
reflect even the darkest powers. Flying near the man's head were
fairies, yelling in his ear.
"Link, you must hurry. Navi
will not last long in Ganondorf's evil."
"Hurry, Epona!
We must return to Hyrule in time!" the man called Link urged his
horse to run faster.
"Navi and Zelda's lives depend on it!"
As they rode, Link's left hand fell to his side pocket, where he
always kept the Ocarina of Time, a memento given by Zelda and an
invaluable tool throughout his travels. Looking back he remembered
Hyrule, a diverse land with the unique connection to the Sacred Realm
through the Temple of Time. He remembered defeating the curse of the
Great Deku Tree, the being that had been responsible for his growing
up in the Forest with the immortal children called the Kokiri, and
receiving the Sacred Stone of the Forest, Kokiri's Emerald, and how
he had become an honorary Brother of the Gorons by clearing out
Dodongo's Cavern and thus saving their food supply, and as a reward
gained the Sacred Stone of Fire, Goron's Ruby, and how he had
explored the belly of the Guardian Lord Jabu-Jabu with the Zora
princess, Ruto, and inadvertently became engaged as he took the
Sacred Stone of Water, Zora's Sapphire.
Link after his dealings
with the various races in order to unlock the powers of the Six Sages
of Forest, Fire, Water, Shadow, Light and Spirit. He recalled the
Seventh, most powerful Sage - Zelda. remembering how after his
legendary mission to save Hyrule as the Hero of Time - complete with
going back and forth through the stream of time to resume adult and
child bodies, and his fight with then dark king Ganondorf- Navi, his
faithful fairy guide, had left to explore the world.
Link, after a
year, saved up enough Rupees to buy Epona from the ranch girl Malon,
and set out after his friend. With Epona, he had traveled far and
wide, wile one day in the lost forest he was ambushed by a Skull Kid
from Kokiri Forest, corrupted by the powers of the ancient Majora's
Mask, the skull kid placed a curse on Link turning him in to a Deku
shrub. The Ocarina of Time had proved inordinately useful there,
healing himself of the curse the Skull Kid inflicted, and then
turning back time to three days before the world would end every time
he played the Song of Time, the sacred song that unlocked the Temple
of Time back in Hyrule.
Link remembered making many people happy
there with the help of another fairy named Tattle and gaining four
very special masks that would give him four different bodies: the
cursed Deku body the Skull Kid had imprisoned him in, the mask of a
dead Goron chief with his speed and strength, the mask of a dead Zora
rock star (Link snorted; what kind of a Zora played a fish-bone
guitar?), and the most powerful of all, the Fierce Deity mask that
gave him practically the power of a god. This mask, however, would
only work when he was facing an immensely powerful opponent.
Link
had continued traveling with his beloved horse for several years, but
slowly, his dream to find Navi faded. One day wile traveling he was
caught off guard by some mobblins but just by luck he was saved a
girl who lived on her own in the forest, whose sole occupation was
keeping the peace of the forest and protecting the fairies that lived
there from various monsters with her incredible skill at the bow and
arrow. She was even better than Link, and Link had been at it for
almost a decade, Seleena was the girl's name. She had soft, long
black hair that reached almost down to her waist when she let it
down, and a lithe body accustomed to fast movements
After being
nursed back to health by Seleena, Seleena told Link that Navi had
passed through there a few years ago before Link arrived, and had
spread word that Link was to be trusted. This was strengthened when
Tattle and her brother Tale sent a message to the other fairies as
well. As a result, the fairies quickly grew to like Link and often
talked with him, sharing news of the outside world and giving him a
way to keep track of Navi as she traveled.
When Link and Seleena
were about twenty-three give or take a year or two (neither really
kept track of the years), they got married, and a year later had a
child, who they named Rorin. Rorin was ten now, the same age Link had
been when he first assumed the title of Hero of Time, pulling the
Master Sword from its place in the Temple of Time.
Which brought
Link's mind back to his current situation. The fairies had rushed in
earlier on the morning of his son's birthday, bearing terrible
tidings. "Link! The dark one has broken part of the seal to the
Evil Realm, and through his power has taken Navi hostage, who was
passing through Hyrule!"
Link's eyes had widened, he ran
over to the cabinet where he kept is belonging and stuff he got from
his travels and grabed the Ocarina of Time from it shelf. "It
has been a long time since I played this song," he said slowly,
remembering his childhood friend and Sage of the Forest, Saria. He
pulled the Ocarina to his lips and started played Saria's Song
slowly, and then more quickly, his fingers recalling the patterns
from long ago. this mystical song that connected his Ocarina to
Saria's own and allowed them to talk mind-to-mind.
"Saria!"
Link cried out mentally. "Can
you hear me?"
"Link?
Is that you?" Saria's voice came
hesitantly.
"Yes, it's me! It has
been such a long time since we talked!"
"Link,
I'm so glad you called! We have a desperate situation here in Hyrule.
Ganondorf has partially broken the seal on him to keep him in the
Evil Realm with the power of the Triforce!"
"Yes,
I heard about that from some of my fairy friends. I just wanted to
check up on you guys and see if the Sages have it under control.
Zelda should be able to seal him back in, right?"
"
yes she would but, I'm afraid she can't. You see, Queen Zelda has
been captured by Ganondorf again, and he's working on taking her
Triforce of Wisdom from her! She needs her guardian, the bearer of
the Triforce of Courage!"
Link made
up his mind then and there. "I'll be over
as fast as I can!"
"Thank
you, and good luck! Remember that you'll always have the power of the
Sages on your side through your medallions."
"
I'll be there soon"
Link broke
the connection and faced his wife and child gravely. "There's a
situation in Hyrule. Zelda, the Queen, has been captured by the evil
Ganondorf once more, and needs me to free her." He went back
over to the closet where he kept some of his old items, like the Sage
Medallions, and his Gilded Sword from Clock Town which had magically
grown for Link to use. Packing plenty of bombs and his four magical
masks, Link nodded to himself. "I'll be back as soon as I can."
Giving his wife a quick kiss on the cheek then turning to his son
Rorin "Son, take care of your mother for me."
Rorin
nodded solemnly. He had never seen his father so serious before. "I
will, Dad."
Link picked up his Ocarina once more. "I
wonder… the warp song I learned when I was a child… do they work
this far from Hyrule? Only one way to find out. To the Temple of
Time!" He put the Ocarina to his lips and played the Prelude of
Light. Link could feel the magic of the Ocarina straining to work,
but it ultimately failed. " Dam too far out, I suppose. Guess
it's time for good old Epona." He ran outside and played Epona's
Song, the melody that called Epona to his side.
Epona's ears
perked up, recognizing the song, and galloped towards Link, who
started to run on foot the forest. Epona caught up to Link, who
jumped and landed softly, riding his beloved horse bare-back. Pulling
back on the rains to make her rear Link yelled "Ride, Epona! To
Hyrule!"
wile on Epona's back, Link brought out the Ocarina
yet again and played the Song of Time backwards, creating the Song of
Inverted Time, which slowed down time.
After a three hours of
traveling Link finally shook his head, freeing it from the memories
because they were getting close to Hyrule. It was almost nightfall,
but Link was almost there. Finally, they emerged from the tree's into
the highly familiar plains. "Hyrule Plains," Link
whispered, dismounting. "Thank you, dear friend," he said,
patting Epona's flank affectionately. "But now I must travel
quicker."
A quick rendition of the Prelude of Light later,
Link warped to the Temple of Time. The three Sacred Stones were still
in place, just as he had left them. Standing in front of them he then
played the Song of Time and unsealed the door of time once again,
striding confidently into the chamber and pulling the Master Sword,
the bane of evil, from its pedestal. He laid the Gilded Sword at the
foot of the pedestal and sealed the door once more with the Song of
Time.
"It's time for Link versus Ganondorf, round two!"
