To end up in a situation like this… I guess you could call me unlucky. Here I am in a forest like area, running from a horde of Moblins. Before I decide to continue I guess I should start at the beginning.

My name is Soren Thain, I'm sixteen, and I'm a pretty average kid in terms of everyone else. I enjoy gaming mostly and some of my favorite games are the classics back when games still had that level of difficulty you can't get in some of the newer games. Games like the legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. etc.

I sat on the bus home from school, staring out the window listening to the music on my phone and fiddling with my black jacket's zipper and tearing the Velcro on and off my fingerless gloves. As the bus stopped I stood up, grabbing my backpack and taking off my headphones I rushed off the bus in a sprint. I always loved running home and today I was much more motivated to get home. Today, I was feeling in a gaming mood, which of course meant I wanted to pile drive through a pile of games and play for the rest of the day. I burst through the door into my room and threw my backpack on to my bed and pulled out my 3DS. I turned it on and pulled out my first game-

"Soren!"

Crap. My sister. I put my game system down and headed to see what she needed. I entered the door adjacent to mine and saw her sprawled out on her bed in a lazy fashion.

"Can you bring me a glass of milk?"

Of course.

"Sure thing." I left the room with a small scowl. She did this… A LOT. I learned to just suck it up and head to the kitchen to pour her a glass of milk. After getting her the glass of milk I headed back to my room and re-loaded up my game-

"Soren!"

And that would be my dad. I slammed my 3DS closing it and headed downstairs. I rushed to his room to see him sitting in his underwear and shirt playing games.

"Can you get me a re-fill on ice tea?"

I sighed and grabbed the glass he always used that was covered in tea stains. I got him the refill and headed back to my room. Turning my game back on and-

"Soren!"

"Soren!"

That was it; I closed the game and put it away realizing that I was not going to be able to play today. It was like this everyday, I go to school, come back and my sister and dad always call me to complain or get them something. It got to the point where I had more fun at school than at home. Everyday I get home and just want to spend my time alone but they always call me for something. I was sick of it. But I was to weak to say no, and I didn't want to cause any problems at home. We weren't the richest family but we got by well enough. My dad has diabetes and refuses to look after it so he spends most of the day in bed and my older sister is trying to get work but doesn't seem to really be trying. My mom works all day so that leaves me to look after the home front. Everyday… weather I like it or not I have to look after those two couch potatoes. It's not like I couldn't say no but if I did I felt as though things would get worse for my mother if I did that and she was screamed at by my sister enough. I didn't want to give her more problems. So I sucked it up and did my part. But playing that part was sickening; I hated it. It felt like my life was not my own to live, as though I lived for the soul purpose of serving those two.

By the time I was done with what they needed it was 9:30 pm; 30 minutes before my bedtime. I plopped onto my bed and punched it repeatedly in anger. I gave a heavy sigh, tired from how I was treated in this family. I just wanted things to be different.

At that moment a bright flash came from my 3DS. I looked over and saw text had appeared in the upper screen.

= YOU WANT THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT? =

-Yes No

It was so bizarre, as though the gaming system had read my mind. I absentmindedly pressed yes. Suddenly a bright light enveloped the room and I couldn't see. Suddenly I heard a female voice.

"Then let's try something different."

After that everything went dark.

I slowly opened my eyes adjusting to the bright sunlight that flooded my vision. As I propped my hand on the ground I felt grass wave through my fingers as the cool wind hit my face. The sun was bright making it hard to see and making my brown hair feel hot. I looked around and noticed that I was in a wide-open grassy field with a dense looking forest to one side and a river farther down the other way. I looked down at myself and noticed my clothes had changed. My black jacket was now a full black trench cloak that went down to my feet, brushing across the grass and my fingerless gloves had lost the Velcro that kept them on my hands making them fit much more comfortably. My jeans were now leather pants that felt awkward on my skin and my red shirt was tighter cotton. But the biggest difference was the wooden sword on my back.

"Where am I?" I asked myself standing up. Suddenly I saw a creature make its way towards me. It was to far away to see what it was but it was something alive that was for sure. I rushed towards it to see what it was and suddenly a big rock came hurtling towards me. I quickly dove left avoiding it and pulled out the wooden sword strapped to my back. The creature came into view and it looked like a tiny red octopus with a large mouth. Wait… I've seen that before… no, it can't be.

"An octorock?"

It shot another rock at me and I quickly swung my sword knocking it out of the way. I lunged at the creature and stabbed it causing it to explode in a cloud of white smoke leaving behind a blue gem. I took a moment to collect my thoughts and realize what was happening.

"All right. So apparently I'm in Hyrule and judging by the lack of towns in any vicinity I am apparently in the Zelda 1 Hyrule. Now the only question is, HOW DID I GET HERE!" As I shouted I could hear a faint rustling behind me and when I looked over I saw moblins. Not just a few moblins but at least 30 of them. I quickly got to my feet and started running. This is where my life took a turn for the strange.