Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda doesn't belong to me. It belongs to Nintendo. Only my original characters and places belong to me.

Author's Note: I know that the village of Ordon is a village in Twilight Princess, but I wanted to use it in this Ocarina of Time AU of mine. No flames please! Also, please read and review!

Prologue

A lone figure raced through the woods, blood running down a wound on her side. She clutched a small bundle wrapped in sky blue cloth as she sped towards her destination. Before long, she reached a sturdy wooden bridge held by strong rope.

The woman slowed down from her frantic pace to a fast jog. She crossed the bridge and went through the large horizontally placed log that had a large hole in the center. She emerged in a small forest village with houses made from trees around the area. She sighed and then fell on her knees from exhaustion.

When she arrived, a handful of children dressed in forest green and each surrounded by a small ball of colored light with tiny wings looked up at her. The young children all rushed away and hid behind some trees except for two who went to check up on her when she collapsed. A young boy and girl who looked older than their years ran to her and knelt by her side.

The young boy had on forest green garb and a floppy green hat over his shaggy blonde hair. His brown eyes stared at the woman with concern and curiosity in their depths. A blue fairy, for that was what it was, flew over his head and followed him around.

The young girl likewise wore a long-sleeved forest green shirt with a high neck and green shorts with a brown belt. Her green hair was held back by a green headband to match the rest of her ensemble. She gazed at the woman with eyes the color of the forest around her. She also had a fairy though it was green in color.

The girl was about to voice her thoughts when the woman looked up at them with tears in her green eyes. She would be beautiful if not for the ugly bruise across her cheek along with the dirt and grime covering her face. Her long blonde hair hung loose and tangled about her shoulders. Pointed ears showed beneath her hair to define her as a Hylian. She wore a torn-up dark blue dress, which looked like it had seen better days.

The woman looked imploringly at the two children and cried out, "Please, Please help me. I was told to come here for safety by a dear friend of mine. He told me to find the Great Deku Tree in Kokiri Forest so that he may help me with my predicament. I beg of you, for you must be the Kokiri, children of the forest, judging by your clothes and youthful look, to help me and bring me to your guardian. The fate of this land rests on your decision."

The Kokiri boy looked at his companion and asked his friend, "I think we should help her. She seems in desperate need of help. What do you think?"

The girl looked back at him and replied, "Kayne, I agree with you. She should be brought before the Deku Tree even though she is not one of us."

The woman gasped and inquired, "So you're really going to help me?" The two Kokiri nodded with comforting smiles on their faces and the woman sighed with relief. She sadly smiled and said, "I thank you. Now, I am glad knowing that my task will soon be complete."

Then, the woman looked down at her bundle she held in her arms and sighed. She stroked the bundle with gentle hands and murmured, "Soon, my son. Soon, you shall be safe once more."

The woman tried to rise, but failed and fell with a gasp of pain. "You're hurt!" the girl exclaimed. "We should help you before you see the Great Deku Tree in that condition."

The woman shook her head and replied, "No, No, I must see him at once. My health is not as important as this task I must complete."

"If you say so," Kayne replied. He looked at the girl and declared, "Saria, help her on her right side and I'll help her on her left." Kayne and Saria helped the woman get to her feet and helped her across the village to a tunnel naturally formed by the towering trees over their heads. The other Kokiri let them pass, but not without looks of shock written over their faces because their fellow friends were helping a Hylian woman.

The odd group slowly walked through the tunnel until they reached a tall tree with a thick trunk that almost filled a large clearing. What was strange about that tree was that it had lines that looked like spots for eyes and a mouth and a large nose with a mustache above it.

"Great Deku Tree, it is your children, Saria and Kayne. We bring before you a woman of the Hylian race who desires to speak with you," Saria called out loud and clear. The woman lifted her head and stared as the tree slowly stirred as if from a deep sleep.

The tree opened his spots he had for eyes to reveal large dark eyes that amazingly held wisdom and compassion in their depths. He spoke out to them with a booming voice, "So, the time has come. I knew the day a Hylian will come to me would start the wheels of destiny." The woman looked at him with shock upon her face and was about to open her mouth, but the tree spoke yet again, "Yes, I do know what your errand is and that you desire to leave this land, but not without leaving a part of your heart here also."

"Then you are correct, O Great One. I love this little bundle of joy with all my heart, but I must leave him with you because I might endanger him by staying here and also that he is a child of destiny," the woman spoke those words then looked down at her bundle which apparently was a child, her child. The two Kokiri then turned their shocked faces from their great guardian to her realizing what her bundle was and what was about to happen. In the Kokiri world, it was unheard of for a Hylian to live with them and a baby at that.

The woman then looked up at the Kokiri and hopefully soon her son's guardian, but the tree spoke up first, "In answer to your unspoken question, I will be glad to take this precious child under my wing. He will stay here until his destiny decides to be thrust upon him. He will be safe here unlike the others of his race outside of my forest's boundaries."

The woman raised her tear-filled face to her son's new guardian, "Thank you. You don't know how much this means to me."

"Your welcome. Now, what is the young soon-to-be hero's name? That way he will have a final gift from his mother before you must leave," the tree replied.

The young mother looked down at her son with gentleness and said so quietly the great tree could hardly hear her, "Link."

The leaves shook gently as if from a wind, but there was none. The tree closed his eyes while the wind blew gently against his branches and replied while slowly opening his eyes, "The name fits him. He will be a link to the past, present, and future. I wish you well on your journey. May your journey be quick. May the goddesses guide your path to where you must go."

The woman bowed her head in respect to the wise old tree and replied in kindness, "May your forest never cease. May you live long on this earth."

The great tree gave his own gesture of politeness and then looked at the two Kokiri supporting the Hylian woman. "Saria, Kayne, I assign the both of you to take care of young Link. He will need guides in the days to come. I wish for at least one or the both of you to come to me each month to tell me of how he is doing."

The two Kokiri bowed their heads in respect and replied at the same time, "We will obey your wishes, Great Deku Tree."

The tree shook his leaves lightly and almost seemed to smile. "Good," he replied and then looked at the young Hylian mother. "Now, you needn't worry about your son anymore. He is in very capable hands with these two. They are the best of the best though their leader, Mido, thinks he is greater than they are. That is not the case. I have not seen such devoted Kokiri for a long time. I sense great things to come for both your son and these two."

"Thank you. Thank you all for what you have done for me. Now, I am complete," the woman replied. Then, she gently bowed her head, removed the blanket from her infant son's face, and placed a kiss on his brow. "Goodbye, my son. I hope this is not our last meeting. I fear that the next time I'll see you is when you'll be full grown." Then, she stepped from her supporters' hold, and turned and gave him to Saria to hold. She said, "Take care of him for me. He is all I have left."

Saria solemnly nodded and they watched as she walked away as if she had not been hurt. In a blink of an eye, she disappeared leaving them to hope she was somewhere safe and that the place she ended up in was a place that will make her happy.

15 Years Later

The bright stars that shone outside contrasted sharply with how the village healer felt. Sadness was over her like a grey cloak as she relieved the memories of that fateful day fifteen years ago, which started her journey to where she was now. She gazed up at the stars and prayed, "Oh, goddesses. Please let my child be safe. I trust him to be in the palm of your hand since he is your child as much as mine. Guide his steps so that he may not wander from the path that was set before him. Bring him happiness and joy when he can have them. May he find hope when there is none and always find the light in the darkness." She sighed and then continued, "I know this is selfish, but I pray that I may gaze into his face again and hold him in my arms. Oh, it feels like ages ago since I last did that. Also, guide my daughter, Arya Nadia, as she walks this earth. Give her grace, wisdom, and the feeling to know right from wrong." She bowed her head and made a sign of a triangle in the air. Then, she resumed her gaze at the heavens as they resumed their graceful dance of life.