Hi, I'm more of a reader, not a writer (and first-time fanfiction user), so this story may be a bit awkward. I'd appreciate any feedback! I hope to better myself as a writer :). Here goes...
"Grandfather, tell us another story about the heroes!" Coro asked excitedly.
"Yeah! Yeah! Another one!" his baby sister Lana insisted.
The old man smiled fondly at his five grandchildren. He sighed, and took his usual place on a stump that was shaped much like a throne (and just as comfortable). The three boys and their elder and baby sisters sat before him, eagerly awaiting for the next grand tale.
"Well then," the man hummed, "I've told you of the Hero of the Skies..."
"Yes," Fledge affirmed.
"...and the Hero of Time..."
"Both stories!" Rhoam exclaimed.
"...even the Heroes of the Four Sword..."
"Oh, please hurry up, Grandpa!" Coro whined.
The old man paused, "What about the Shadow Invasion?" he asked
"You recounted the deeds of the Hero of Twilight a few days ago," Hilda stated.
"Did I, now?"
"YES!" the children cried in exasperation.
"Then this is the most recent one. These events occurred many years ago, within my lifetime."
"A Hero saved Hyrule while you were alive?!" Coro exclaimed
The old man chuckled, "Where shall I begin?"
"At the very start Gran'pa," Lana said.
He smiled and leaned back in his old stump throne, "Our hero's name is Link, like the others. He lived in a little wood house with his loving mother and father," the old man's face clouded slightly, "the village was smaller than ours, and the people were a tight community. Link's favorite activity was fishing in the lake near the village..."
"Last one to the boat has to row!" Link called.
"No fair! You got a headstart, cheater!" Ganondorf complained.
"You're just mad coz you always win!" Link leapt into the canoe, landing near the bow, causing the craft to glide forward, just as Ganondorf leapt after him... and landed in the water. Link heard the splash and turned around and chuckled. Ganondorf stood and shook his tunic out.
"Oh, you find this amusing, eh?" he challenged, "Well how 'bout THIS!"
With that, Link was dunked into the lake. He came up, spit out the water in his mouth, and tackled his friend back into the water. The two young boys wrestled for awhile, each splashing and dunking the other.
"Where's the canoe?" Ganondorf asked suddenly.
"There it is! We gotta catch it: all our gear's inside!" Link exclaimed, then dove for the wayward boat.
Once they had caught the canoe, the boys spent the afternoon on the water, competing for the biggest catch. Each bore on his left wrist the mark of the Hylian Royal Family, and had vowed to become the greatest of the Knights of Hyrule. Fishing was the least of their competition. Both Link and Ganondorf were proficient with swords, bows and boomerangs. Link preferred to fight with a shield while Ganondorf went without. Their rivalry was friendly, they built each other up, and always strove to be the better man. Never did they fight as enemies, until the day the sun rose red in a violet sky.