The Grand Return

by One-Up-Mushroom

It's the future and Hyrule has been beaten up. Ganon has destroyed the old legends and objects like the Tri-Force are forbidden from even being mentioned. The citizens live, manipulated and powerless in this monstrosity of a kingdom, and this time, the Hero of Time has long since been gone. However, as an ordinary rancher slowly starts to rebel, will Hyrule be saved once again?

1. Prologue

Alright, before we dive in I just want to makes things a little clear in case you get confused. First of all, this takes place in the timeline where Ganon killed Link and continued to rule over hyrule, though this takes place many years after that event. But that's not all, this fic and it's possible sequels that I hope to make are based off the first three games with this one naturally being based off the first legend of zelda albeit loosely. In this alternate route I decided to make A Link to the Past into a sequel for a couple reasons that I don't want to get into quite yet.

So for those of you who want a more simple term, this is a futuristic Zelda fanfic which takes place in the defeated hero timeline, is loosely based off the first first legend of zelda game, and its possible sequels will be based off of Adventure of Link and A Link to the Past in that order. Got it? Also one fail note. Since I'm treating this as an alternate universe fic, be aware that MANY changes will be made and if you do have a problem with some changes I made...tell me calmly and quietly. Other than that, enjoy!

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Prologue: Forbidden Legends.

Long before the skyscrapers, guns, cars, and religions of today, there was a legend. An old one that spanned for many centuries, it told of a cycle between the dark one named Ganon, the princess named Zelda, and the hero named Kink, battling for the safety of the land of Hyrule. It was called The Legend of Zelda.

It was a classic tale to say the least, Ganon would usually take over Hyrule and try to posses the golden power, Link would come and stop him with the help of Zelda, and then they'd both slay Ganon where he'd be sealed away in a sort of limbo, Link and Zelda would rejoice, Hyrule would be saved, and Ganon would be locked away. After a century or more though, he'd be released to take over Hyrule, and thus the cycle would repeat with new Zeldas and Links fighting off Ganon to save Hyrule once more.

While of course, it wasn't always executed like that, sometimes, the cycle wouldn't even mentioned, that's how it usually went. There were other aspects as well like the three Goddesses Din, Farore and Nayru who not only created Hyrule but also the Tri-Force, and then there's the Tri-force itself or as it's commonly known as, The Golden Power.

It's a mystical and powerful object that's usually split up into 3 parts, Ganon possessed the Tri-Force of Power which represented Din, all Zeldas possessed the Tri-Force of Wisdom which represented Nayru, and all Links possessed the Tri-Force of Courage which represented Farore.

All three pieces are somehow connected to the three goddesses and if something were to happen the pieces themselves be it they scatter or get destroyed entirely, then the goddess of that particular piece would also be greatly affected.

It was indeed a fine legend to tell, however nowadays you can't tell it, at least not in Hyrule for it is forbidden. Why? Well all that's known is that a long time ago, there were certain events, events that caused the Tri-Force of Courage to be destroyed, the Tri-Force of Wisdom to be scattered in a faraway land, and Ganon to be set free from his seal. While the exact details of said events were destroyed in the sands of time and the fires of censorship it's still apparent that something happened.

Due to the Tri-Force of Wisdom being split Nayru was greatly weakened, stripping away most of her powers except for a little trick or too, while Farore had completely slipped into a coma due to her piece being totally obliterated. Then there's the escape of Ganon, you'd think that since Ganon was free, he'd go on a mad quest to retrieve the other scattered pieces of the Tri-force of Wisdom, or maybe he'd run Hyrule into ground in an act of insanity, right?

Actually, not only did Ganon rule Hyrule responsibly, he outright banned anything having to do with the Tri-Force, the Goddesses and especially the Legend. All the books, songs, and any other mementos that were related to the Legends were destroyed, and any mention of things having even anything to do with the Legend were discouraged and was an instant death sentence. The only thing he allowed was that people could be named Link or Zelda but that was it.

Why he acted like this, no one knew, but it was apparent that anyone who acted against his wishes were going to suffer, so no one dared to defy him. Many years have passed and since the Ganon has set up another Religion in a final attempt to destroy the memory of the past. And as of right now it seems that Ganon has been ruling for centuries now and nothing is going to change…. though if the legend has taught us anything is that patience is a virtue.