"How ridiculous! How could this have happened? A child? A child with the Triforce of power? Why would the Goddesses do this.. giving such a powerful thing to such a small and unready person.. how is this going to work.." The Great King of Evil looked down at the small red haired girl playing with a stuffed black horse on the floor. She looked up at him curiously and smiled but Ganondorf just looked away, fuming. The little girl went back to playing with her horse, her red tunic tied around the waist with a Gerudo scarf. The bow in the back came loose. Ganondorf saw this and bent down.
"Come here, you undid your bow again..." He said softly, tying the scarf. The girl smiled and giggled, holding up the stuffed horse.
"Miffy says 'Hi', daddy!" She said waggling the horse, Miffy, in his face. Ganondorf smiled at the young girl. On her left hand, the one grasping the horse, was a small depiction of the Triforce. Three smaller triangles placed to form a larger triangle. The top piece was glowing ominously.
With a sigh, Dark Lord Ganondorf picked up the small girl in his arms and said quietly, "I think it's time to go to bed, Samantha." She frowned, but didn't complain. He carried her up to her bedroom, and bid her goodnight. Ganondorf left her there fast asleep, and went for a long walk. His feet carried him to Hyrule Castle. The white-gray stones of the palace were already fading with the evil magic he had placed upon it. Soon they would be black, and the entire kingdom would be his. Turning his head to the right, he could see the top of the Temple of Time. The young boy, one of Samantha's little Kokiri friends from the forest, had gone in there but not back out.
"Maybe this will work out better then I thought..." He said with a devious grin. Turning tail, he quickly traveled back to Gerudo Fortress, a heinous plan forming in his mind.
"Daaaaaaaaaaad?" A female voice called out. Ganondorf turned around from the spacious organ to see his seventeen year old daughter standing there, her arms crossed. "What happened to the bridge?" She asked. He grind, amused.
"I'm fairly sure you broke it last night, Samantha." He chuckled.
She buried her face in her hands and muttered, "Not again." She had a bad habit of accidentally using the magic she inherited from her grandmothers, Koume and Kotake, in her sleep. Blushing, she walked over and sat down on the wide wooden piano bench next to her father, her black floor length Gerudo skirt trailing on the red carpet. "Why is it that I can't control it?" She wondered. He looked down at her.
"Why don't you ask your grandmothers?" Ganondorf said, turning around to continue his disheartening song. Samantha sighed loudly and watched his hands move rhythmically over the numerous ivory keys. After awhile, Ganondorf spoke up.
"So are you read to take on that task I asked of you? By my best bet, he will be returning soon." He said quietly, she could barely hear him over the music.
Samantha smiled, "Sure am. But, I don't know how well I will do..." She looked down at her hands crossed in her lap. Her father continued playing his tune.
She looked over at him, "Maybe I will go see grandma and grandma..." Ganondorf smiled.
"Good." He said simply. Samantha got up and walked out the door, leaving her dad to his music. Sauntering slowly down the spiral staircase, dreading the long walk through the desert to get to the Spirit Temple where her ancient grandmothers dwelt. When she reached the front entrance she suddenly realized: No bridge. Angrily, she stormed off back inside and turned around sharply. Running full tilt towards the spot where the bridge used to be, she jumped over the gap and just barely made it to the opposite side. Mumbling to herself, Samantha thanked the goddesses for her extra strength from her father, and began the long walk to the Spirit Temple. After her long journey she walked up the steps into her grandmothers treasured lair.
"Hello there dearie!" she heard someone say behind her. Turning around swiftly, she saw one of her grandmothers, Koume, floating on her broomstick looking curiously at her. Her hair was a live burning fire casting shadows all over the room.
"Hello Grandma Koume." Samantha said smiling. Koume flew silently forward and went to Samantha's level to look her in the face.
"What is it you are doing here?" She said suspiciously.
Samantha looked at her feet, embarrassed. "Oh.. well you see, dad said I should come see you and Grandma Kotake if I wanted to.. you know, learn how to control my.. magic?" she stuttered, wondering how her grandmothers would react to her request.
Koume let out a cackling laugh, "About time child! We were getting worried you would never learn to control it yourself! Kotake!" she shouted, calling her twin sister. Kotake floated in, her hair a solid block of freezing cold ice, and looked over at Samantha and Koume.
"So, If I was eavesdropping correctly, you wish to learn how to control your inherited magic?" Kotake said bluntly. Samantha laughed, and Koume looked angrily at her sister.
"Do you always have to eavesdrop?" Koume spat.
Kotake smiled innocently back, "Yes. But no need arguing right now, we must prepare young Samantha!"
And so it began. The next three nights, Samantha was taught how to control and project her magic. She froze trees with the ice spells she inherited from Kotake. She burnt down abandoned buildings with her fire spells from Koume. And lastly, she harnessed a black magic she inherited from her father, Ganondorf, and cast it at an innocent traveler passing by, knocking him backwards thirty feet from the path he was traveling on. Her grandmothers were ecstatic with glee as they watched their young granddaughter control her family heritage like it was nothing. Eventually, Ganondorf came to see how things were going, and was overjoyed to see that he wouldn't have to fix the castle bridge anymore.
Ganondorf had explained to Samantha a task he wanted her to do one day involving the impending return of the Hero of Time. He said quietly to her late one night while she was practicing: "Its time. Go now, and I will see you when all is done and through. Good luck, I'm gonna miss you Samantha." And left her standing there worried.
Quietly she walked to the Castle Town, now overrun by ReDeads. As she walked by, she said in a commanding voice: "Stay. And don't move unless I say to." None of them turned to look at her as she spoke, or even moves a muscle as she sauntered slowly by. They were under the control of her dad, and would not dare touch her out of pure fear for their own existence. Samantha went over to the side of the Market, where the staircase used to be, and slowly climbed up the rubble. She sat upon one of the old sale stands underneath the moonlight with a silent vigil. Slow minutes passed, that turned into hours then finally she saw light coming from the doorway of the Temple of Time in the distance. Letting her legs dangle over the edge of the stand, she leaned forward curiously. A figure came out of the temple, walking slowly and carefully, as if they hadn't walked in ages. The figure came into the market area, and stopped suddenly as they saw it was ruled by ReDeads.
Samantha laughed quietly to herself. Seeing her friend again after such a long time was somehow humorous to her.
"They wont hurt you.. that is unless I tell them to. But, I wont." She said loudly, startling him.
"Huh! Who are you!" He said, staring at her in surprise. Samantha frowned.
"You don't remember one of your best friends? Shame on you!" She said with lost dignity. He walked forwards, taking care to walk as far away from the ReDeads as possible. When he stood a few feet in front of her, she smiled.
"Remember me yet, buddy?" she questioned.
Realization dawned on his face, "Sam!" he said cheerfully.
Samantha clapped, "Yes! He remembers!" She hopped down from her perch and strolled over to him. Laughing, she pointed to his hat.
"You know, I have never seen you without a hat on." She smiled. His hands flew automatically to his hat. Realizing what he did, he removed his hands and laughed.
"And you never will." He grinned.
"So, how do you like new Hyrule?" Samantha asked, throwing her arms out wide. He looked slowly around the dark market place. The ReDeads stood silently, waiting and hoping for Samantha's command to go after the Hero of Time. She didn't give it.
"Its.. lovely?" He said, not sure what answer she wanted. She burst out laughing.
"Its so dead! Lovely? Jeez, you sure you didn't hit your head or something while you were away?" Samantha joked.
Link laughed, but stopped suddenly. "Can I ask a favor?" he wondered.
Sam nodded, so he continued on.
"Well, my memory is a little rusty, and I can't remember for the life of me where Kakariko Village is.. could you show me?" He asked embarrassed.
She laughed, "Sure thing!" She turned away to start walking, and he hurried along behind her, freaked out by all the ReDeads moving their heads at once, thinking they could go at him. They wandered out of Castle Town and into Hyrule field. The duo headed off to Kakariko Village, under the maliciously watchful eye of Ganondorf.