"Six sages, now!" Zelda cried, as Link plunged the Master Sword into the Ganon beast's head. It began to glow, sealing Ganon in the Dark Realm.
"Nooooo!" he roared, thrashing around like crazy. Ganon's "body" then exploded, leaving Link and Zelda alone. They rose to the clouds, and temporarily left a newly saved Hyrule behind.
Zelda looked over to Link with regret in her eyes. After a deep breath, she spoke. "Link, I need the ocarina."
He cocked his head to one side, looking very puzzled. "Why?" he asked, as her pulled it out and gave it to her. Suddenly, he realized. "You're going to send me back, aren't you?" the hero asked, looking down.
"I wish it was that simple," she replied.
Link looked back up at her, brows furrowed in puzzlement. (A/N: That really is a word!) "What do you mean?"
Zelda sighed. "I cannot send you back." Link smiled widely.
"That's great! Why are you so sad about it?"
Tears welled up in Zelda's eyes as Link's smile faded. "Another land needs you. I cannot send you back to your former time."
"What? But, I don't-"
Zelda interrupted him. "I'm sorry, Link. You have to. I will see you again. Don't worry. Goodbye, Link," she finished and raised the ocarina to her lips. She began to play a strange tune, and a green beam of light appeared.
"Zelda, wait!" he cried, as he was absorbed into the light.
"I'm sorry. Seek a red-haired girl with eyes matching yours. Her name is Zeva. Only she can help you. Goodbye, Link." She threw the ocarina into the fading light. The light dissipated, along with the Hero of Time. "Please, come home safely," Zelda whispered into the sky.
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Meanwhile, in a place called America…
"Die! How's that feel, huh?! What now?!" a red-haired, sixteen year old girl was screaming at the TV. "Yeah! That's what you get when you mess with this!! Haha! Take that!!" she yelled, as she beat Ocarina of Time for the umpteenth time. "What now, Ganon?! Not so tough now, are you?! Yes!!" she yelled, as a lengthy cut scene ensued.
"Umm… Zeva?" The girl now known as Zeva whirled around.
"Oh, hi Mom."
"Are you okay?" Zeva smiled.
"Yeah, I'm good. I just killed Ganon again."
"Oh, okay. Are you ready to go? We'll go out for dinner tonight."
"Yeah. Give me a minute, okay?" Her mother nodded and left the room. Zeva left the game on its cut scene and went to get ready. She emerged from the closet two minutes later. Zeva didn't feel the need to dress up, besides, it was a Thursday night. Nothing special. Her hair hung loosely around her shoulders, and she wore a black t-shirt, which contrasted beautifully with her pale skin. Azure eyes sparkled off her skin. She also wore black faded jeans, and an onyx pendant hung around her neck. Zeva quickly grabbed a dark gray hoodie from her chair, and ran out the door; only to run back and turn off the game right before Zelda sent Link back in time. 'When I come back, I think I'll kill Ganon again,' she thought, before going to her brother's room. "Kayo! Let's go!" she called, before barging into his room. As usual, he was playing Fire Emblem. Even at ten, he owned at the game, although Zeva couldn't play it to save her life. (But she owns at Zelda, so there.) "Come on! Save it!"
"I'm coming," he replied, saving the game and turning it off. "Where are we going?"
"Like I know," she replied, and they walked out to the car.
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"Ugh…" Link groaned as he slowly came into consciousness. He smelled something. It smelled really good, like food. As more of his senses kicked in, Link saw he was lying in a grassy field. He sat up, and gasped. Not too far away, literally hundreds of buildings were lit up. It wasn't an orange light, like a torch, but a white light, like the sun, but it didn't hurt his eyes. There was a stretch of grayish something, and it bent around many corners. Link determined it was some kind of road. But there were no horses, only carts. That moved by themselves. 'What magic is this?' he thought. Suddenly, he remembered what happened. 'Zelda…she sent me here. But why? Oh yeah. I've got to find that girl. What did Zelda say she looked like? Red hair…eyes matching mine. Her name is Zeva. I have to find her,' he thought, slowly rising to his feet. A strange growling sound met his ears. His head snapped about, looking for the source of the noise. Link realized it was his stomach. He couldn't remember the last time he ate. Looking back towards the buildings, he saw one with a red roof and golden arches. (A/N: Tee hee hee! Link at McDonald's. Can you imagine?) 'That food smell is coming from there,' he thought hungrily, as he headed to the building.
When Link arrived there, he saw a big sign. It was written in a strange language. 'I don't think I'm in Hyrule anymore.' When he approached the door, it suddenly opened. Link jumped back, his hand on the hilt of the Master Sword. 'What sorcery is this?!' The door closed again. Cautiously, he reapproached it. It opened again, and he jumped back. He had done this at least ten times before he felt a tap on his shoulder. Slowly turning around, eyes matching his met him. The girl had red hair, and had a 'what is your problem' look on her face.
"Umm… are you okay?" she asked.
"This thing is full of dark magic," he replied.
Link could tell the girl was trying very hard not to laugh. Nevertheless, a huge smile spread across her lips. "Umm… it's a door. It's not gonna hurt you."
His eyes narrowed. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure," she replied slowly.
"Are you coming?!" she looked down to see Kayo tugging on her shirt.
"I'll be there in a minute," she replied, and Kayo and her mom went inside.
Zeva turned back to Link. "I don't think I've ever seen a cosplayer go through as much trouble as you. Though, I am wondering why you decided to cosplay at McDonald's." Link cocked his head to one side.
"Cosplay? What's that?"
Zeva couldn't control a small chuckle at this. "It's where people dress up as characters from video games." Link looked even more confused at this.
"Video games? What are those?"
A heavy sigh left her lips. "OMG, are you like from a different planet?!"
Link smiled. "No, I'm from Hyrule." Zeva laughed out loud at this, and Link's smile faded. "What?"
"You really are desperate. I'm leaving now," she replied, heading toward the demonic doors.
"Wait! Zeva, I need your help!" This stopped her dead in her tracks. She turned around slowly, her eyes wide.
"How did you know my name?"
"After I defeated Ganon, Zelda said another land needed my help. She said a red-haired girl with eyes matching mine and with the name Zeva was the only one who could help me!" he cried, pleading with her not to leave him there.
She just stared at him, eyes narrowed. "Geez, you really are desperate. Well, if your 'Link', prove it," she said, crossing her arms and looking very smug. Link stood there for a minute, and then a thought came to him. He pulled out a sea blue ocarina, and put it to his lips. The hero played a simple tune, just three notes repeated twice. Zeva scoffed. "Oh please. Like 'Epona' is just gonna come out of no-" she stopped as she heard a horse whinny. 'There's no ranches around here.' Her eyes widened as a sorrel mare came galloping up to them. "How?"
Now Link looked smug. "Believe me now?"
"That is…"
His face went from smug to pleading. "Please. I need your help." She took a deep breath and remained silent for a few minutes.
"Okay, fine. See that silver van over there? That's mine. Get on your horse and follow it when we leave. But, you can't be seen. I guess I'll have to hide you at my house for a while." (A/N: Okay, no one in their right mind would just invite some cosplayer over to their house, but I couldn't think of anything else.) Link's mouth twisted into a warm smile.
"Thank you."
"Hey listen, buddy! I've got a gun in case you try anything," she growled. Zeva continued when she saw his confused look. "It hurts you, okay? A lot. More than a bow." He involuntarily took a step back.
"Okay, okay."
Zeva started toward the door. "Don't forget. You CAN'T be seen. People on horses are conspicuous these days," she finished, and she left Link and Epona alone in the parking lot.
OOOO what could happen? Dunh duh duh! Pleeease review!!! Reviewers get mentioned in later chapters' disclaimers!!