A/N This is my first fanfic, so sorry if it's bad. Also, it takes place during Ocarina of Time.
Disclaimer: I don't own Link or Epona or hyrule or blah blah blah why do I have to put this here anyway?
CHAPTER 1
His name is Mudd
Hyrule is a very strange place. It is suppriseingly small, it has people who say the same thing every time you talk to them, and they even have some mystical object that is called a Triforce. (Of course you know all this, you play the games!) But probably the strangest thing is a boy named Link. He's a master swordsmen, who is always wearing a green tunic. He has a female horse named Epona, and an annoying blue fairy named Navi… although he/she won't be in this fanfic. Right now, he's rubbing twigs together to make a fire in the middle of the night.
"THAT'S IT!! I give UP!!" Link yelled. "Looks like I have to sleep with only bugs to keep me warm. AGAIN!! Strike me down with lightning if someone is smart enough to make a fire like this."
In his rage he threw a stick into the pile he'd been trying to light. Then Epona walked over and held one stick still with one paw and rubbed it against her horseshoe, creating a spark and lit the entire pile of wood.
"HOLY DIN!!"
As Link took out meat to cook, it started to rain and you know what happened to the fire.
"FLIPPING FAORE!! Now I have have no fire, soggy meat, and it's raining! But I know you'll camp out with me Epona… Epona?"
Epona however, was already inside a log cabin that she built. Link wasn't getting in, that's for sure.
&the&next&day&
A cucco was wandering around Hyrule field. It had escaped from Kakariko village, and had no intention of going back. The cucco's name was Clukko, and he belonged to some girl who was always losing her cuccos. You know the one I'm talking about right? She has to be waited on hand and foot because she can't pick he pets up?
"CLUCK CLUCK CLUCKITY CLUCK."
Translation: "I'm glad I got away from that psycho girl in Kakariko!"
Flashback!!
"Oh thank you! I can't touch my cuccos because I get goose bumps whenever I touch them.
"Then why do you keep all them?"A guy in green asked.
"Am I paying you to talk!?"
"I'm getting payed?"
"Oh yes, take this! It's fine glass, so it should con some shop owner."
"YIPPEE! A purple ruppe! It's worth so much I can- did you say this is glass? As in not real?"
But the psycho lady was gone.
"Run cuccos! Go free! Stay away from her!" Link yelled, slashing the fence.
END OF FLASHBACK!!
"HEY!" Clukko thought "It's that guy who set us free!"
Link was laying on the ground, sopping wet and freezing cold with 5 o' clock shadow on his face.
"He's a hobo? Maybe I can wake him up."
So Clukko hopped onto his stomach and did what cuccos do best:
"COCADOODLEDO!"
"I don't want to go to school, Great Deaku tree. I want to stay and plan world domination with you!" Link said, not waking up.
"COCADOODLEDO!"
This time Link went upright, screaming and flailing his arms everywere.
"I SURRENDER!! I SURRENDER!! SWEET MOTHER OF NYRU!!"
"This is awkward." The cucco thought and walked away.
Epona came out of her hut and nudged the screaming person to tell him everything was alright.
"Um… yes… let's get going now okay?"
So the idiot- I mean Link and his super smart horse went rideing away Towards Lake Hylia.
"Hello" A dark figure said on the horizon.
Starlll: This is where it gets good.
"Don't come any closer."
But Link slowly walked towards him, sword in hand.
The shadowy figure took out a longbow, choosing an arrow from his quiver.
"There's no need for that." Link said cautiously.
"If Link challenges him, then that other guy, he'll be dead in seconds!" Epona thought. "He might be a fool, but he is a master at his craft."
But the man kept his cool "There's no need to come any closer."
Link took a step back to show he meant no harm, and in return the man loosened his grip on the bow.
"Annoying how serious you have to be near other riders isn't it?" Link asked, no longer seeing him as a threat and stepping off his horse.
"True. Don't worry, this bow is for decoration only."
"My sword isn't. My name's Link by the way."
"I'm Staff." He said as Link realized how raspy Staff's voice was, although he didn't voice his opinions.
"Well good luck wherever you're going."
"You too." He replyed as he hoped back on his horse and rode away.
"He's fast." Link said as he watched the man ride away. "Well we ought to get going Epona."
Link swung his rupee bag over his shoulder, and noticed how light it felt.
"Oh no he didn't!" Link yelled as he saw a note inside his bag.
I'm sorry I took from you, but you have to understand.
I need this money, and you also have a glass rupee in there,
don't counterfeit! You really shouldn't be so relaxed.
P.S. My name isn't Staff, it's Mudd.
"He's gonna PAY!!" Link yelled, counting 150 missing rupees. "Come on Epona, I'm going to hunt him down!"
A/N Sorry it started out slow, but I'm horrible at beginnings. Really horrible. Anyway, it'll get better as it goes along.