Chapter one: Leaving Hyrule
It was a clear night in Hyrule. Stars shone brightly in the sky, and there wasn't a single cloud in sight.
Recently, Gannondorf had finally been slain, and Link had proposed to Zelda. There was a huge celebration, and nothing could be better.
However, for one young woman, things were far from well. The thirty year- old woman kneeled in the graveyard, kneeling in front of a gravestone, tears freely running down her face. She had long, flowing red hair, and wore a white shirt with a red dress. The slide holding her yellow scarf in place was shaped like the head of a strangely familiar rival of a certain fat plumber. Malon slowly stood up, turned around and rushed out of the graveyard, crying all the way.
As quick as she could, Malon rushed away from the graveyard and into Hyrule Field. She ran towards Kikori Forest and rushed inside. She quickly ran towards a certain house, climbed up the ladder and knocked on the door. After a few seconds, a small, child-like, green haired girl answered the door. She smiled when she saw Malon, but her smile vanished when she saw her tears.
"Malon! What's wrong?" Saria asked as she opened the door to let Malon in.
"Saria, I know we've been friends for a long time." Malon replied. "I thought that you'd want to hear this...I'm leaving Hyrule."
Saria's eyes sprang open. "What?! Why?!"
"My life here couldn't be worse." Malon explained. "My father's dead, Ingo's gone off to start his own business, the ranch has been closed down and Link's taken Epona away as his own horse."
"Where will you go?" Saria asked, her eyes starting to form tears.
"Out to sea." Malon replied. "I know that the ocean is known to have hundreds of time warps, and I intend to travel to a different time."
"Does Link know about this?" Saria asked.
"I gave a letter to one of Zelda's guards, and told him to give it to Link the next time he saw him."
"Well, I'll miss you, Malon." Saria said.
"As will I, Saria." Malon said. The taller woman pulled the smaller girl in for a hug.
After the two friends released each other, Malon reached into her pocket and pulled out a small, wooden cross that had Saria's name scratched onto the side. Malon gave it to Saria.
"This is so you'll remember me." Malon stated. "I want you to keep this, give it to your descendants and tell them to do the same."
"I will, Malon." Saria said. "I want my descendants to remember you, too."
Malon turned around and walked out of Saria's house. She climbed down the ladder and started to walk out of Kikori Forest. Malon looked back and saw Saria watching her go.
"Goodbye, Malon!" Saria cried.
"Goodbye, my friend!" Malon shouted as she waved at her small friend.
Malon picked up the pace and ran out of Kikori Forest and back into Hyrule Field. Malon rushed through the field and towards the beach, where a rowboat was waiting. Malon ran onto the beach, up to the boat and grabbed hold of the back.
Before Malon pushed the boat into the water, she looked back at the land called Hyrule, the land where she had lived her whole life. Fresh tears fell from her face and onto the beach.
Turning back around, Malon pushed the boat into the water, jumping in as she did so, so as not to get her dress wet. As Malon grabbed the two oars, she looked up. Clouds were coming in. A surefire meaning of rain. This also meant that more portals were going to open up in the ocean. With her back to the ocean, Malon started rowing away from Hyrule. However, when she was only a few meters away from the beach, she heard a very familiar voice.
"MALON!" A male voice cried.
Malon looked back at Hyrule and saw a very familiar man ride up on a very familiar horse.
Malon rowed faster. Her mind was made up.
Link hopped off Epona and rushed onto the beach, going as far as the water's edge.
"Malon! Don't go!" Link cried.
"My mind's made up, Link!" Malon cried back, letting her tears flow. "I just hope that wherever I end up, I'll find someone who loves me as much as you love Zelda!"
Malon looked at the green-clad hero. He had collapsed to his knees, looking like he was going to have a nervous breakdown.
Malon's eyes widened when she saw tears falling from Link's eyes.
"Link's crying?" Malon thought. "He never cries."
"I'll never forget you!" Link cried.
"Goodbye, Link!" Malon shouted back as she rowed farther away.
Malon watched as Link stayed on the beach, watching her row away, until Hyrule had vanished from sight.
The red-haired woman continued rowing. Soon, rain started falling, and bolts of lightning were striking everywhere.
Malon looked around, looking at the many swirling, purple portals. Each of the portals held a picture in the middle of it, showing where the portal led to. Malon looked for a portal that she liked.
After looking at several different portals, Malon spotted something in the middle of a portal. She didn't know what it was, but buildings were everywhere, but they looked like nothing Malon had ever seen. It looked like it was a beautiful day, and the sun seemed to make the buildings shine.
"That place looks nice." Malon said to herself as she turned in the direction of the portal and started rowing towards it.
As Malon got closer to the portal, she could feel the portal's energy blowing around her body. Malon knew that there was no turning back now.
"Well, here goes nothing." Malon said to herself as everything suddenly went white.
Malon slowly opened her eyes. The energy from the portal must've knocked her out. Malon sat up in the boat and looked around. The sky was clear and blue, proving that it was the afternoon. Clouds were in the sky, but they were small, white and spread out.
Malon looked over her shoulder and saw the city she saw in the portal. Malon quickly rowed closer to the city, towards a dock.
Malon's boat came to a halt beside a ladder leading up onto the dock. Malon grabbed the ladder and climbed up. Soon, Malon was on the dock. She walked off the dock and into the city.
After looking around, Malon spotted a man standing on a corner. She walked over to the man.
"Excuse me, sir?" Malon said. The man turned around and looked at Malon.
"Yes, ma'am?" The man asked.
"Would you mind telling me where I am and what year this is?" Malon asked. "I feel that I've been at sea for a long time."
"Well, the year is 2003. And allow me to be the first to welcome you to Southtown!
To be continued...
It was a clear night in Hyrule. Stars shone brightly in the sky, and there wasn't a single cloud in sight.
Recently, Gannondorf had finally been slain, and Link had proposed to Zelda. There was a huge celebration, and nothing could be better.
However, for one young woman, things were far from well. The thirty year- old woman kneeled in the graveyard, kneeling in front of a gravestone, tears freely running down her face. She had long, flowing red hair, and wore a white shirt with a red dress. The slide holding her yellow scarf in place was shaped like the head of a strangely familiar rival of a certain fat plumber. Malon slowly stood up, turned around and rushed out of the graveyard, crying all the way.
As quick as she could, Malon rushed away from the graveyard and into Hyrule Field. She ran towards Kikori Forest and rushed inside. She quickly ran towards a certain house, climbed up the ladder and knocked on the door. After a few seconds, a small, child-like, green haired girl answered the door. She smiled when she saw Malon, but her smile vanished when she saw her tears.
"Malon! What's wrong?" Saria asked as she opened the door to let Malon in.
"Saria, I know we've been friends for a long time." Malon replied. "I thought that you'd want to hear this...I'm leaving Hyrule."
Saria's eyes sprang open. "What?! Why?!"
"My life here couldn't be worse." Malon explained. "My father's dead, Ingo's gone off to start his own business, the ranch has been closed down and Link's taken Epona away as his own horse."
"Where will you go?" Saria asked, her eyes starting to form tears.
"Out to sea." Malon replied. "I know that the ocean is known to have hundreds of time warps, and I intend to travel to a different time."
"Does Link know about this?" Saria asked.
"I gave a letter to one of Zelda's guards, and told him to give it to Link the next time he saw him."
"Well, I'll miss you, Malon." Saria said.
"As will I, Saria." Malon said. The taller woman pulled the smaller girl in for a hug.
After the two friends released each other, Malon reached into her pocket and pulled out a small, wooden cross that had Saria's name scratched onto the side. Malon gave it to Saria.
"This is so you'll remember me." Malon stated. "I want you to keep this, give it to your descendants and tell them to do the same."
"I will, Malon." Saria said. "I want my descendants to remember you, too."
Malon turned around and walked out of Saria's house. She climbed down the ladder and started to walk out of Kikori Forest. Malon looked back and saw Saria watching her go.
"Goodbye, Malon!" Saria cried.
"Goodbye, my friend!" Malon shouted as she waved at her small friend.
Malon picked up the pace and ran out of Kikori Forest and back into Hyrule Field. Malon rushed through the field and towards the beach, where a rowboat was waiting. Malon ran onto the beach, up to the boat and grabbed hold of the back.
Before Malon pushed the boat into the water, she looked back at the land called Hyrule, the land where she had lived her whole life. Fresh tears fell from her face and onto the beach.
Turning back around, Malon pushed the boat into the water, jumping in as she did so, so as not to get her dress wet. As Malon grabbed the two oars, she looked up. Clouds were coming in. A surefire meaning of rain. This also meant that more portals were going to open up in the ocean. With her back to the ocean, Malon started rowing away from Hyrule. However, when she was only a few meters away from the beach, she heard a very familiar voice.
"MALON!" A male voice cried.
Malon looked back at Hyrule and saw a very familiar man ride up on a very familiar horse.
Malon rowed faster. Her mind was made up.
Link hopped off Epona and rushed onto the beach, going as far as the water's edge.
"Malon! Don't go!" Link cried.
"My mind's made up, Link!" Malon cried back, letting her tears flow. "I just hope that wherever I end up, I'll find someone who loves me as much as you love Zelda!"
Malon looked at the green-clad hero. He had collapsed to his knees, looking like he was going to have a nervous breakdown.
Malon's eyes widened when she saw tears falling from Link's eyes.
"Link's crying?" Malon thought. "He never cries."
"I'll never forget you!" Link cried.
"Goodbye, Link!" Malon shouted back as she rowed farther away.
Malon watched as Link stayed on the beach, watching her row away, until Hyrule had vanished from sight.
The red-haired woman continued rowing. Soon, rain started falling, and bolts of lightning were striking everywhere.
Malon looked around, looking at the many swirling, purple portals. Each of the portals held a picture in the middle of it, showing where the portal led to. Malon looked for a portal that she liked.
After looking at several different portals, Malon spotted something in the middle of a portal. She didn't know what it was, but buildings were everywhere, but they looked like nothing Malon had ever seen. It looked like it was a beautiful day, and the sun seemed to make the buildings shine.
"That place looks nice." Malon said to herself as she turned in the direction of the portal and started rowing towards it.
As Malon got closer to the portal, she could feel the portal's energy blowing around her body. Malon knew that there was no turning back now.
"Well, here goes nothing." Malon said to herself as everything suddenly went white.
Malon slowly opened her eyes. The energy from the portal must've knocked her out. Malon sat up in the boat and looked around. The sky was clear and blue, proving that it was the afternoon. Clouds were in the sky, but they were small, white and spread out.
Malon looked over her shoulder and saw the city she saw in the portal. Malon quickly rowed closer to the city, towards a dock.
Malon's boat came to a halt beside a ladder leading up onto the dock. Malon grabbed the ladder and climbed up. Soon, Malon was on the dock. She walked off the dock and into the city.
After looking around, Malon spotted a man standing on a corner. She walked over to the man.
"Excuse me, sir?" Malon said. The man turned around and looked at Malon.
"Yes, ma'am?" The man asked.
"Would you mind telling me where I am and what year this is?" Malon asked. "I feel that I've been at sea for a long time."
"Well, the year is 2003. And allow me to be the first to welcome you to Southtown!
To be continued...