Writer's note: This is set in a modernized Hyrule(Around our current era).
"Will the defendant please rise." The judge called out from the bench. A tall, strongly built, dark skinned man with thick, red hair stood up from a cage that was in between two tables. Both tables had three people sitting behind them, facing the bench. One of them walked forward & stood next to the cage. "You stand here," the judge said, "charged with the crime of treason in the highest degree against the Crown of Hyrule. How plead you to this charge?" The dark-skinned man cleared his throat and said, "May I address the gallery with my plea?" The judge nodded.
The dark skinned man turned to face an entire gallery full of people. Most of which were wearing a form of military dressings. "I stand here as a General of the Hyrulean Guard, sworn to protect the Crown & their people of this great land," he said in a slow, booming voice that almost could go through the walls, "I do not feel sorry for the lives that my men have taken under my singular order, but I must atone for those lives according to my beliefs. With that being said, I, General Gannondorf of the Tribe Gerudo, must plead guilty." A rousing cheer came from the gallery. The judge started rapping his gavel and saying, "Order! Order please!" The gallery calmed a bit as Gannondorf turned. "General," the judge asked, "Are you sure about this? You know what the penalty could be." The general nodded slowly and said, "I have no choice." The judge nodded.
The man standing next to the cage stepped forward and said, "Your honour, I wish to ask the court to consider the General's extensive military service going into the sentencing phase." The judge nods and says, "So duly noted. Sentencing will take place two weeks from this day. The goddesses justice has been given. This court stands in recess until that time." The judge slams his gavel twice, then the courtroom clears out leaving just the General, his lawyer and two guards.
"Well, now, 'Dorf," the lawyer said, "you planned to plead your guilt all this time?" The General nodded and said, "If you do a wrong, you must pay for it, no matter if its for the better good. It is the way of my people." his lawyer nodded and said, "The thing is, how do we convince the judge to give you a reasonable length of time in the grounds?" Gannondorf smiled and said, "I shall leave it up to you capable skills." His lawyer smiled and said, "It shouldn't be a problem. Prosecutors will present a statement of fact during sentencing. I got to get my notes together for this. I'll see you in...say, a week?" The general nodded and said, "Sounds good." The lawyer left, then the guards took the General to Hyrule City's holding facility, known simply as The Hold.
Gannondorf was then transferred to his cell. He sat on a metal slab bolted to the wall, then rubbed the back of his hand. On it was the shadow of three attached triangles. The right bottom one glowed softly. Gannondorf sighed and said to himself, "Its this cycle of conflict that I grow tired of." Thoughts of previous lifetimes and incarnations started to rush through his mind, even to his origin from the evil Demise. The general rubbed his temples and said, "Get out of my head! I am not you! I will choose my own path!" The images faded from memory. He laid down, closed his eyes and slept for what seemed like an eternity.
=====MEANWHILE=====
A young, blonde girl, about twenty-five lay on the floor of what looked to be a server farm, but it had old stone masonry. She had a screwdriver in her mouth while she tried to shove a bundle of wires into a tight spot. She took the screwdriver out of her mouth and yelled, "Try that! It should connect now." A male voice called out, "That did it, but we got a very slow ping rate." She cursed in an ancient tongue, then got up, bushed off her tee shirt, bluejeans and walked over to the control desk. "Probably a software issue. I'll take care of it." The man nodded, slid out of the chair, then left. As she sat, a phone rang next to her. She took the receiver in hand and said, "Hello, IT?" An old man's voice said, "My daughter, could you come up to kitchen two? There is something of interest that came on the TV." She sighed loudly and said, "Dad, you know I am trying to get the castle wired up, right?" The old man said firmly, "That is not your job! Please come up here." The line clicked off & she lightly tapped the phone on her head, saying, "This Princess thing really sucks." She rubbed a birthmark on the back of her hand. It was in the shape of three triangles. The bottom left one glowed softly. She stood up, put on a leather jacket that had a pin of the crest of the Royal Family, and went to see what her father wanted.
When she got up to the kitchen, her father was scarfing down a piece of Ordon Minced pie. The princess rolled her eyes and said plainly, "You know that will kill you." Her father smiled and said happily, "I intend to die a very happy man." His expression got a bit more serious. "You know that General I promoted three years ago?" He asked. "Gannondorf?" she said, "Yeah. Kind man, built like a tank. Wasn't he the one who ordered the destruction of a small village and ordered the deaths of some 1500 people?" The king slowly nodded, then pointed at the TV. "He just plead guilty to high treason. Its more than likely that he will get the death penalty." he said. "No." she said, slightly concerned, "there has to be a reason for this." She then pulled her cell phone and dialled her personal driver. "Its Z. Bring the car around." Her father stood up and said, "You can't be seriously considering intervening on a lawful proceeding?!" The princess looked at her father with kind eyes and said, "He had a reason for doing this. I know he does! I'm going to get answers from him myself." She turned to one of the attendants before she left and said, pointing to her father, "No more pie for him today, no matter what he says."
Gannondorf started to stir a bit in his bed with a quite unsettling dream. A huge bore-like man stood at the walls of Hyrule Castle, laughing incessantly as he watched the castle slowly burn, then crumple. A disembodied voice said, "This is your true destiny! To bring the destruction of this land. You will do this because..." The castle remain exploded. "BECAUSE I WILL IT!"
The General sat up rather quickly, then grasped his head. "Get out...," he said, "...Get out of my head!" He then looked to the cell door and called for a guard. "Mind getting me some medicine?" the General asked, "I have a screaming headache." The guard called for a medic. "Thank you," Gannondorf said. The guard snapped to a stiff attention. The General got up to see what was up. As soon as he did, it was almost instinctual that he snapped to attention. The princess walked straight to the General's cell, then nodded to the guard, which quickly left. "Princess Zelda," Gannondorf said, "for what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" She smiled softly and said, "Loosen up, General! I don't bite." the tension in his body released instantly as he eased onto the edge of the bed. "So," Zelda began, "what possessed you to destroy a village of well over 1500 people?!" The General said, "To prove a point to your father. This kingdom is ill protected against its enemies! The deaths..." Gannondorf trailed off and his tone became sombre, "...were unnecessary."
"Your damned right," Zelda said, "those deaths were unnecessary. What in the hell were you thinking?!" Gannondorf thought for a moment, "Something," he said, "inside me forced me to do that. I've been having these weird visions that seem to be coming from the far reaches of out ancient past...from the beginning of the time itself." Zelda leaned in and said, "Its no excuse for your actions! I'm contacting the trial judge. You'll be locked up in the Arbiter's Grounds for the rest of your life in minimum security." She bolted upright and said, "Wait, where'd that come from?" The General got up and said, "See what I mean?" A look of fear came over her face and she said, "I...I think i've been having the same visions, but from Hyla's perspective." He smiled and said, "You have the same mark I do, right?" He held up his right hand, showing the triforce and one glowing triangle. "I have the Power, you have the wisdom. Someone out there has the Courage. The three parts of the Triforce." Zelda straightened up and said in a monotone, "You will be transferred to the grounds tonight. May the three goddesses guide you on your journey." Gannondorf lowered his head as Zelda left. He knew that his words somehow struck a nerve and he...somehow...saved his own life.
Zelda climbed into the car and said, "Telma's bar. I need a stiff drink." At this point, she began to cry uncontrollably. It was obvious that the words of the general affected her greatly and that part of something that was much bigger than her, her family and the Kingdom.