Ok this is my first FF. It is a novelization of link to the past with my own twist. So slightly AU
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The rain fell from the sky to the old roof of a house. This house has sat in this very spot for many years. Away from the castle the lone inhabitant, until recently, lived by himself. This man was Gerald Vernn an ex-guard from hyrule castle. He quit after becoming jealous of his brother who was a top ranking hylian knight. One day his brother visited after 20 years of silence. Pleading that Gerald take his newborn son and keep him from hyrule castle. Reluctantly Gerald accepted to care for the young boy. The boy, named Link, lived there for 16 years. His uncle trained him in the ways of honor and the sword. Then, on this rainy night, it all changed.
Link woke with a jump. He had heard something drop. He looked around the small house to see his uncle had dropped his sword. 'Uncle what are you doing up so late, its hours before dawn, planning on training early?'' His uncle laughed quietly. ''Go back to sleep Link I should only be gone a few hours.'' Link nodded and fell back to the pillow, quickly falling asleep. His uncle watched his sleeping form. ''You have to face your destiny someday. But I'll prolong that days as much as I can.'' With that Gerald Vernn left his house for the final time in his life.
Link turned fitfully in his sleep. Nightmares plagued his dreams. Then a soothing voice seemed to scare all the darkness from his head. ''Link? Can you hear me? This is the princess Zelda. I've been locked in the dungeons by the guards. There were some other girls here but they all were taken upstairs and I'm afraid something terrible is happening. There is a secret entrance in the back of the castle if you find it you can get here easily. Please help me.''
Link jumped up. He could've sworn he heard something. It was then he remembered his dream. He quickly got his green tunic on and some pants. He shoved his hat on his unruly blonde hair then grabbed his lantern and headed out the door. The path to the castle was treacherous in the nighttime but he made it. He walked to the castle entrance only to be stopped by a guard. ''No ones aloud in the castle by orders of the king. Leave or ill be forced to remove you.'' The guard's voice was booming and sounded unnatural. Link thought about arguing but the mace the guard was holding made him think otherwise. He thought to himself, ''Guess ill just climb the wall.'' He walked till he was just out of sight then quickly scrambled over the low portion of the wall into a courtyard. He snuck along the wall to avoid being seen by guards patrolling the wall. Finally he made it to the back of the castle. 'Now if I were a secret entrance where would I be?' He wondered around till he found a grate that lead to the sewer below the castle. ''this is gonna get worse before it gets better.''
Link had wondered the sewer for what felt like hours. Finally he noticed a faint light ahead. He smiled and began heading towards it when he tripped over something. He heard a groan and turned to find his uncle lying heavily wounded in a pool of his own blood. ''UNCLE!'' Link shouted but his uncle didn't move. He shook is uncle's body and finally the old man seemed to regain consciousness. He looked up at link and smiled. ''I guess your destiny will find you sooner rather than later. '' Link tried to pick him up but his uncle pushed him away. '' Link I'm dying. Nothing will stop that now. But you have to live Link. You have to be the hero hyrule needs. Take my sword and shield and be quick link. You have precious little time.'' The older man then closed his eyes. His breathing stopped and he lay still. Link shook his uncle. ''Uncle please wake up. Please. I'm not a hero. I can't possibly save anybody. I'm just a kid in over his head. ''Then avenge him Link.'' He heard a deep voice in his head. Avenge his murder by destroying the one who murdered him. Destroy agahinihm.''
Link picked up his uncles sword and shield. ''I will avenge you.'' Link resumed his path down the tunnel set on finding this treacherous murderer. He finally found a small staircase leading to a door. Link hurried up to it and opened it quietly, looking to make sure there were no guards, he hurried through it. He found he was in a small hallway with one direction to a steel door marked dungeon and the other marked barracks. Link smiled at how easy his choice was and hurried to the door. He opened it to find a room with 12 cells lining the wall, also a guard swinging a ball and chain over his head. Link yelled and dived back through the door and slammed it shut. There was a huge CRASH and link found he couldn't open the door. ''Well there goes the easy way.'' he grumbled.
Link went the only way he could, into the barracks, to find it surprisingly empty. Link smiled at his luck just as 2 guards opened the door and stepped in. Link cursed and stepped back drew his sword and shield. The guards chuckled at the boy and pulled there own weapons. Link darted forward and slammed his shield into one of the guards then brought his sword around to decapitate the other. The guard blocked then swiped at links exposed abdomen. Link jumped back then stabbed the soldier in the chest. The guard he had dazed earlier finally got to his feet and charged link who easily batted the guard's sword away then smashed his head into the floor knocking the guard out. Link looked at the bodies of the guards and whistled. ''No wonder this castle has been taken. With these kind of guards were lucky we haven't been taken over earlier.''
There was a door on the other side of the barracks and as it was the only way out he took it. It led to a hallway with 2 doors on each side and one on the far end. He ran to the farthest door and went through it. It led to a set of spiraling stairs that led up. He ran up them hoping it lead somewhere useful. He got to the doorway at the top and found it lead to the armory. Weapons lined the walls and he whistled in awe. Including the way he came there were four ways out of the armory. A door marked magic room seemed the most interesting so he went through it. There wasn't much in it but the thing he found the most interesting was the box marked ''For Zelda'' Link opened it to find four things first, was a note second, a map third, a boomerang and fourth, a bag. Link opened the note and it read,
To the Princess Zelda, First I leave this magic map that fills itself as you explore somewhere. Second I leave this magic boomerang that is magically programmed to always return to its user. Fourth I leave a magic bag that will hold just about anything. I hope this finds you in good health.
Your friend,
Prince Algove of Mystara
Link smiled putting the boomerang in his bag and looked at the map to find the parts he had explored conveniently filled out. He then noticed that this room also happened to be right above the dungeons. ''Hmm maybe if I could find a large hammer I could break through this floor.'' He then heard a large THUMP from below him. ''Well that can't be good.'' A second THUMP and link yelped as the floor fell out beneath him. He hit the floor and found himself staring up at the guard with the ball and chain. ''Aw crap.''
Link leaped to the side as the guard brought the ball and chain to smash into his head. The guard then flung the ball and chain forward but link jumped out of the way just in time. The guard ripped the ball and chain from the wall and began swinging it low around himself preventing Link from getting close. The guard laughed in a booming unnatural way and spoke in a deep voice. ''Surrender now and I might give you a painless death.'' He threw the ball and chain at link again who dived out of the way. He was desperately thinking of a way to defeat this seemingly undefeatable foe. A plan suddenly popped into his head and he smiled. As the guard sent the ball and chain at him link threw himself out of the way and threw his boomerang. It smashed into the guards head. The guard stumbled then righted himself and brought the ball and chain back to shield himself. The guard angrily threw the ball and chain at link again who threw his boomerang. But this time the guard jumped out of the way and brought the ball and chain to the side and tripped link with the chain. Link managed to catch the boomerang as he fell and threw it at the guard who ducked and chuckled as he heard it hit the wall. The magical boomerang then smashed into the back of the guards head causing him to face plant. Link sprang up and stabbed the guard through an unarmored portion of his neck guard. Link looked around the destroyed room then to the frightened blonde headed teen in one of the cells. He smiled, ''I hope you realize I'm not paying for this.''
He let the girl out of her cell who, obviously, was Zelda. She smiled, ''Your Link I presume? We should hurry and get out of here before agahinm figures out were here. There is a secret exit in the throne room behind the kings throne. Lets hurry.'' Link nodded and then stopped. ''Wait, how do we get out of this room?'' Zelda smiled then closed her eyes in obvious concentration. She glowed a dim gold and began t float up in the air. Link gasped as he began to float as well. They floated to the edge of the hole Link fell through where Zelda fell over gasping. Link ran over To her, ''Are you all right?'' She nodded and said, ''Ill be fine. I've never levitated two people before. It takes a lot out of me.'' Link nodded and gave her a minute to catch her breath before the blonde headed teens exited the room back into the armory. Link saw one of the other doors was marked throne so Zelda and link headed towards it. He opened it to find there were two guards guarding the room. Link stepped out drawing his weapons but never got the chance as Zelda blasted them with a burst of magic. ''These men were loyal once. Before that damn wizard twisted their souls.'' They headed up to two gold thrones. Zelda looked at them and spoke, ''I fear my parents may be dead. I guess that means I would be the youngest queen in history.'' Link noticed the tears running down the young girls face. ''Hey, I'll stop him you just watch. I'll do it for all those who have been slain by this bastard's hand.'' Zelda looked at him and smiled then asked, ''you came in through the courtyard entrance right?'' Link nodded. ''You didn't happen to see a redheaded boy there did you?'' Link shook his head. ''Why?'' he asked. Zelda looked up to the ceiling. ''Because, you and him are the last hope to save this country. Come on let's move this throne and get out of here.
It took a couple minutes but they finally moved it to reveal a tunnel. ''This leads to the temple of time. There is a man there who will help us.'' Link nodded and hurried into the tunnel. Link had his lantern lit as they headed threw the dark tunnel. It was cold and there seemed to be a lot of bats hanging around. ''At least there are no guards.'' Link said to himself. After what seemed like hours they finally reached the end of the pitch black tunnel. There were two levers link could make out. Zelda whispered in his ear. ''The left one.'' Link nodded and pulled the lever which caused a chunk of the wall to open up to reveal a brightly lit temple and a frightened old man. Zelda smiled and walked into the light and turned to face him. ''Welcome Link, Welcome to the temple of time and the beginning of your destiny.
(A/N) My first authors note WOOOO. Ok first of this story will have a lot of OC's. I also create my own bosses and dungeons because i'm that creative. So Fave review comment about things I need to change it all helps.