Undertaker here. This is one of my first attempts at a fic, so bare with me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda, or any characters associated with it, Nintendo does.

This fic takes place in our time, but with a twist. Hyrule in this realm is essentially the U.S., so instead of the U.S., it is just Hyrule. This is also a military fic, and a prequel to a much larger one I am going to make after this one. Enough of me, enjoy the story!

The Legend of Zelda: Ashes to Ashes

Seven years. Seven goddamned years asleep. Link stared out at what was left of Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. They destroyed everything, he thought. Around him lay dead bodies of civilians and troops alike. There were various slashes and burns all over the corpse. As Link began to walk away from the 'Temple of Time', he unsheathed the Master Sword and stared at it.

"This is supposed to be able to kill all those monsters easier than a rifle?" Link asked himself. He would try not to find out.

As he approached the street, he found it to be relatively clear of debris. I need a car, he thought, looking around.

To his delight, he saw a dirty, dusty, but seemingly undamaged Mustang GT by the side of the road. He smiled to himself as he approached the car. Maybe it won't be as bad as I thought. Upon closer inspection, he found that there was half of a body in the car, with blood sprayed all over the interior leather seats.

Shit, Link thought, hate to be that guy.

Having seen as much as he had already, the sight in the car wasn't as bad.

Hefting the body out of the car and depositing it on the ground, he began to examine the inside of the car.

Link sat in the driver's seat, checking out all the seats, looking for a gun or a weapon. Upon finding none, he decided to check the engine before he got too hopeful. He popped the hood, and found the engine to be in good condition.

Link slammed the hood shut, and got in the car. The keys were in the ignition.

This is my lucky day. He turned the keys. Nothing happened. He groaned. Shit, what now?

He began to check all the instruments. I have a full tank of gas, plenty of oil, battery is okay, so what the hell? He took a glance down at the pedals.

There were three pedals. That explains it. It's a stick shift. He put the clutch in and turned the keys. The engine roared to life, and so did Link's spirit.

He sat in the car for a moment, thinking about where to go, until his stomach growled at him, reminding him he was hungry. He drove off in search of any place he remembered that housed food. As he drove, he assessed his situation.

Okay, he thought, seven years ago a new girl came to my school. She was the hottest girl I had ever seen. A pointy eared, pure blooded Hylian just as I am. Black hair, beautiful brown eyes, and the perfect body. Her name was Aria Harkinian. We got to be good friends, and a few days before I asked her out, some Ganondorf guy invades.

Thousands of scaly humanoid creatures descend upon the world all at once. Russia, Africa, Southern Europe, and Southern Asia were the first to be conquered by the masses of seemingly endless creatures. Only the countries whose militaries could react quickly enough survived. In Hyrule, the creatures advanced from the pacific inward, and had succeeded in conquering every state up to Colorado. Nebraska was putting up a good fight, but most believed it would not last long.

Aria brought me to her house, and explains the whole Hero of Time bit. Then, news reaches us that the lines have fallen, and Nebraska is being invaded. She says it is time to act. We go to the local church, and she tells me it is the Temple of Time, where the Master Sword is kept. She gets me in the room where the sword is stuck in a pedestal, and tells me to pull the sword. The last thing I remember after pulling the sword is waking up and meeting this old guy who explained that I have to awaken six Sages and kill Ganondorf. So here I am, driving down a deserted road, in a destroyed city, behind enemy lines. I am totally screwed.

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"What is the status of Harry's hummwvs?" General Garrison asked, in an urgent manner.

"They are holed up at this location", the officer said, pointing to an area on a map, "they aren't going to be able to move".

"Sir, with all due respect," the officer continued,"if we don't get them outta there, we're gonna have a hundred caskets to fill by morning."

Garrison sighed. "Okay, pull them back. Bring them in."

"Roger that, sir." the officer said as he rushed to carry out the command.

Garrison walked out of the Joint Operations Center, or JOC, and into the cafeteria to sit down for a minute.

"General", Aria said as she sat down opposite him. "You know what today is, don't you?" she asked.

"Yeah, today is the day that guy is supposed to wake up." The general replied.

"Yep, and then I believe it will be a turning point in the war." Aria said hopefully.

"One can only hope. Is your team ready for deployment?" the general asked.

"I want you to find this guy, and bring him back here for debriefing."

"Roger that, sir". With that, Aria stood up and left to assemble her team.

Once she had gathered the Team 1 members, she began the debriefing. "Okay people, today is the day that the Hero of Time is supposed to wake up. He doesn't know what's going on, so we have to find him and bring him back here. Any questions?"

The team's demolition expert, Connely, raised his hand. "How long will we be out?"

"Mission time from insertion to extraction should be no less than 3 days." She replied.

"We will be going with silenced weapons, we have to avoid detection at all costs."

She stated.

"Both teams will be going out. Team 1 is going to find him, and bring him to the extraction point. Halfway to the extraction point, Team 2 will cover the rear, so Team 1 can make good time. Get suited up, you have 45 minutes." With that, she went over to Team 2's locker rooms to brief them.

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Link had pulled up to the ruins of Super Saver. Upon going inside, he found that the place was just ransacked, with a few dead bodies here and there.

Well, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. He began to go throughout the store, picking things out to eat. When he had assembled a full meal, he sat down on the floor and began to eat. When he had had his fill, he got some non-perishable food from the store, put it in the trunk of the Mustang, and decided to do some shopping.

I need some guns is what I need. Time to pay a visit to Guns Unlimited.

After arriving at Guns Unlimited, he found it in similar condition as the grocery store. He began searching for a rifle or something for a weapon. His dream came true when he spotted an AR-15 on the shelf. He got together about ten 40 round magazines, as many boxes of .223 Remington he could find, and put it all in the trunk with the food. I need a pistol…….or two.

He picked out two of the Israeli Desert Eagles and got plenty of ammunition for them. After depositing it in the trunk, he began to search for things in the back of the store.

I like this place, he thought, no dead bodies. There, in the back room, he found a Barrett rifle. The massive stainless steel weapon was in a steel case, untouched, with boxes of the .50 cal ammo sitting right by it.

Hell Yes! Link thought as he put it in the backseat of the car. After driving around for a little while, he decided to try and find a safe house of some sort. He found residence in a seemingly untouched house that was overlooking a large lake. He found the house to be untouched completely. He flipped a lightswitch, and, to his amazement, found the power to be on.

Yes! I even have a comfortable bed to sleep in. After unloading the car, he decided he had better get some sleep. Link was so exhausted that he was out cold within seconds of his head hitting the pillow.

Hope that first chapter was good. I know there wasn't any action, but I promise I'll have some in the next chapter. I accept all reviews, so please review!