Notes on the format, because heaven knows how confusing I am:
Double line divisions indicate a change in perspective (from Sheik's story to Ganondorf's story).
Single line divisions indicate a break within the same perspective (like a scene change).
"Double quotes" are spoken word.
'Single quotes' are Link's "voice", which select characters can hear.
Sheik uses the pronoun set they/their. Certain characters will refer to them as he and she, this is intentional (just ask a trans friend what all they get called in a day).
Adult scenes will be in their own chapters. Enjoy!
The tragedy that struck Hyrule was foretold in a dream. Dark clouds covered the land, blocking out every trace of light. When everything was at its darkest, a single ray of light penetrated the gloom. It focused on a figure holding a green and shining stone, who appeared alongside a small fairy.
Prophecies were common among the wise men of Hyrule, though they seldom prompted action. Instead they were noted and analyzed, with the mindset that "whatever will be, will be". So when the young Princess Zelda told her father about her dream, he did nothing.
The arrival at the castle of a boy in green, on the same day as the sinister man from the desert, prompted the Princess to take matters into her own hands, and she sent the lad on a quest to save Hyrule. He returned with the necessary relics in time to watch Ganondorf, the Gerudo king, take over the castle. Using the ocarina the Princess left behind, he opened the Door of Time in an effort to thwart the dark man's scheme. But the unexpected happened.
The hero was too young to wield the keys to the Sacred Realm, and thus was sealed into slumber the moment he pulled the Master Sword from its resting place. It left the Sacred Realm open, and gave Ganondorf the chance he'd been waiting for.
The moment Link pulled the sword, he disappeared in a flourish of blue light. The Gerudo king stood still, watching as the room transformed around him. He just knew following the boy who let the Princess get away would pay off. The temple disappeared into an image of a grove, where a stone pedestal (presumably the one which held the Master Sword) sat in front of a small dais. Right in the middle of that dais was the object he had spend his entire life trying to claim- the Golden Power itself, the Triforce.
"Heh heh, heheheheheh! FINALLY!" Ganondorf ran up and touched his prize, but when he did, something unexpected happened. The sky turned red, and the Triforce shattered. The topmost piece flew into his chest, sending a radiating heat down to his hand where an emblem took shape.
"Shit!" The Gerudo knew himself to be arrogant, but he was not stupid. He knew every Sheikah legend, including the ones regarding the balance of the Golden Power. When he saw the two pieces fly away, he knew what had happened, and he immediately knew where to find the first of the two pieces.
"Zelda..."