A/N: Alright this story is going to be off the HOOK! At least I think so. First off I'd like to thank my inspiration, the Legend of Zelda franchise and everything that goes with it. And finally my imagination for generating such a complicated and awesome story and motivating me to write it. With that being said I'd like to thank everyone reading and that reviews. So this story is going to be hard to read a bit, but once you understand everything it will be great, in my opinion. First off its obviously an AU and my own sorta universe as well. In this story everything that happened in the games is ancient legend, history interwoven with myth. The two lead characters aren't named what you think so pay attention and you'll figure out soon enough. That's the biggest advice I can give you when reading this story, pay attention to the devil in the details. So have fun.

And as for my other stories I will get back to them ASAP. Just in case any of you are wondering. If you're not then ignore this!

Disclaimer: Zelda and all the stuff is owned by Nintendo. Anything else mentioned is not owned by me either.

The Legend Begins

Legend has it that the country was once called Hyrule.

Legend that many centuries the land was ruled by a Princess.

She was called the Princess of Light.

Legend has it that an evil king returns to overthrow her.

He was called the Evil King of Thieves.

And Legend of the one who comes to save Hyrule and the Princess.

He was called the Hero of Time.

Back in time before records were kept the Hero of Time would reappear every now and again once the same Princess was in trouble from the Evil King. Every generation the three would return. Reincarnated by the goddesses of the Triforce. The ultimate power in the land.

Each one represented a different part of the Triforce.

The Princess was Wisdom.

The King was Power.

And the Hero was Courage.

From the first time they battled until the conclusion, the Hero would be victorious with the help of his Princess. They defeated the king each time and restored the land time and time again. The Hero never knew that he had done it over and over. The King remembered each time he returned. The Princess, no one was never sure if she remembered each life. Each conflict. Each victory. But each time it was the same. The same Princess, the same King, the same Hero.

The Princess's name was Zelda.

The King's name was Ganondorf.

The Hero's name was Link.

Centuries passed as they battled time and time again. Finally, after years of battling they fought one last time. In this last confrontation Ganondorf decided he had enough. No more failing and returning over and over. He made his final stand and did something that couldn't be undone. He broke the seal of the Triforce. Not just his Triforce but the center of it all. He broke the contact between the Goddesses and the three of them. The Princess, Zelda, knew what would happen if it were to be allowed to pass. They all wouldn't be able to live again without their contact with the Triforce. Without Zelda there was no hope for peace in the land. Without Link there wasn't anyone to save the land from evil. Without Ganondorf… there wasn't a necessary face for the evil. Hyrule itself would fall.

So she did what she had to. She sealed their souls to the Triforce. As Ganondorf completed his ritual, all three of their souls went with the Triforce, disappearing completely.

The Goddesses found the bearers of the Triforce gone and their legacy fading. The people waited but nothing from the Triforce or the Goddesses.

Years turned into centuries.

The centuries turned into over two millennia.

2,000 years later…

The Goddesses were able to figure out that Zelda's seal was in fact a time lock. They had been hard in working to release their champions but found the magic surrounding the Triforce they had created too strong. Even for them. Zelda, in realizing that Ganondorf's magic had to fade away eventually, made her seal match his magic. Once the power he had over destroying the Triforce faded away the three would be returned. Only all the power and memories from previous lives would pass. The Goddesses predicted a very dangerous outcome of these events.

Once the souls of the three returned they all would be possessing none of the power and experience they had gained. But, from the result of being thrown back into the time stream suddenly they would all three eventually get back all power lost. Even more so from the time spent away. The world would not be able to take their combined power anymore. So, the goddesses feared the return of the Triforce, but didn't stop it. Finally, two thousand years later the seal was broken.

And the Princess…

The King…

The Hero…

Returned

After the Triforce and the legacy of the Three Goddesses disappeared the Hylians, beings that were loyal to the Goddesses, disappeared. Well not so much as disappeared as stop existing. The world was once again dominated by humans who cast aside the legacy of the Triforce and the Goddesses. The stories turned to myth and faded into the distant past of Hyrule which expanded and combined with the other kingdoms.

Hyrule turned into the United Hylian Nations. Technology exploded, things turned into the new age. People all but forgot about the ancient times, the dark times. No one remembered what was left in ancient scripts and folklore. However all that was about to change.

"Somebody stop that kid!" A shopkeeper yelled outside his market. The kid in question ran as fast as he could down the empty street, laughing the whole way. In his hands was an apple and a bag of chips. He ran until he reached an alleyway and turned down it. No one seemed to bother with him unlike the shopkeeper wanted. In a few seconds he reached a spot where there was a large dumpster tight next to the wall. The kid climbed up onto the closed dumpster and then used it to jump up and grab onto the fire escape a few feet higher. Climbing up he reached the metal stairs and walked up a flight. There was a window covered with wood directly next to him. He pushed the wood down and climbed into the room before closing it back up.

"Finally," he spoke to himself as he took the apple out of his pocket and took a big bite. His stomach has been growling for nearly two days. Usually he wouldn't resort to stealing but desperate times. He set the bag of chips aside and slung off his backpack setting it down next to him. He unzipped it and pulled out a small notebook which had his school notes in it. He set his things down on the small table in the middle of the abandoned apartment. He had just sat down when the door to the place opened up.

"Seriously, stealing?" A soft voice accused the boy. A young girl walked inside as she shut the door behind her and glared at the boy. "When you're hungry just ask." She said holding up a bag of fast food.

"Awesome." The boy said getting up and taking the bag. He gave the girl a small hug and went back to the table where his homework was. "You're the best Kayla."

The girl giggled. "I know." Kayla Fitzgerald was twelve years old currently in sixth grade in school. She had lived with her father for most of her life after her mother passed away when she was just a little girl. Her father was quite wealthy but always away on business giving her lots of free time. She had long dirty blonde hair that went halfway down her back and sparkling sapphire eyes. Her face was cute but had womanly features already as if she looked like a natural born leader. Her stature was tall for her age but she was skinny and lanky. She was naturally kind and shy for the most part and always kindhearted. She was wearing a purple shirt with a star on it that said: Princess, along with white shorts. "Be thankful somebody cares about your useless butt Kody."

"Thanks mom." Kody Legend was also twelve and attended the same school as Kayla. They had been best friends since they were both seven. He didn't have any parents as his father had left before he was even born and his mother passed after giving birth to his sister. He lived with his uncle, when not in foster care. His sister usually followed him around when not living with her father. He was used to living a life without many handouts but Kayla always made things easier. If it was letting him spend the night or giving a helping hand when he needed it. He was always grateful for her. He had long light brown hair that went to his neck and blue eyes as well. His small body was also skinny but he was quite short for a boy, even shorter than Kayla, by an inch or two. He was quiet and spoke rarely and to the point. Also he had a complex of always helping out others even if it required sacrifices on his part. He wore a green shirt and pants along with a green hat with the bill turned backwards. "Like you don't lecture me enough." He mumbled to himself.

"Well someone has to look out for you best interest." She said laughing before taking the old wooden chair and sitting next to him. "Or else you'll be in big trouble." She said nudging him with her shoulder.

The abandoned apartment was one of their many hangout spots. Kody had found it one rainy night when he ran away from his foster house at the time and Kayla went looking for him. They did things like that, finding new hangout places that were completely hidden and secluded from others. In school while Kayla was very popular she didn't have many friends. And Kody had a few friends but he didn't feel close with them the way he felt with Kayla. Ever since they knew each other they felt closer with each other. And Kayla felt… safer.

"Not like I haven't been before." It was true, Kody had a bit of a sour streak. While he didn't intentionally get into trouble he just found himself rebelling at some of the more crucial times. He would have good intentions but just fall short from time to time.

"Well you're getting better." She sighed and reached for her notebook as well. "Just ask for food instead of stealing for it."

"You know how I feel about asking for stuff." He complained.

"Yes but you know how I feel about you stealing stuff." She countered.

"It's not stealing." He turned and looked back at his messy handwriting. "It's borrowing for a permanent amount of time." He said before taking another bite of apple.

"Kody come on, get it together. You won't need to steal anymore soon." She explained before handing over her notes and then pulling out a large book.

"You mean your dad is finally going to give me that bodyguard job?" He asked taking her notes and copying them down.

"No. You're smart, and you're going to be something big one day. Then you won't have to worry about money anymore." She said setting her book down the looking at him with a smile.

"As long as you help me through history I'm good." He said laughing it off. He looked over at her book. "What next?"

Kayla flipped through until she got to the chapter they were on in school. "Alright we're on the ancients. Let's see…" She faded out as she found the page they were on which had a very large picture of three golden triangles put together in another larger triangle. "The Triforce was once the mythological representation of the Three Goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore. Each triangle represented something sacred each Goddess represented. It was used primarily during the age of Hyrule and… huh." She stopped reading as she looked at the picture.

"Kayla?" Kody asked after a long moment.

She looked back up at him and shook her head. "Sorry, it's just, I've seen this before." She said looking back at the Triforce. "This picture, in my dreams."

He looked between her eyes and the picture. "Really, what were they about?" He asked.

She shook her head. "I don't remember them very well. But something is supposed to happen-"

She was cut off by the ringing of a cellphone. She jumped after looking so hard at the picture and getting pulled from it. Kody looked at her as she shook it off and answered her cellphone.

"Hello?" He watched her closely as she spoke on the phone.

"Oh hi dad. Yeah I'm with him." She said glancing at Kody. "Okay, we'll be home in a few. Love you too, bye." She hung up the phone and looked at her best friend. "Well guess we should be going." She said knowing he was paying attention.

Kody nodded but didn't say anything about it. He looked at her more closely before speaking. "Are you alright?" He asked with concern.

Kayla looked into his eyes for a long moment before nodding. "Yeah it's just this symbol." She ran her hand over the picture. "Something really bad always followed it. Something I don't understand." She shook her head and started putting her stuff away. "It's nothing."

As she reached for her notebook a hand stopped her and she was forced to look at her best friend once again. "You've never kept things from me before, what's up?" He asked.

Kayla bit her lip for a second before sighing and dropping her head. "In my dream a voice said: follow the Triforce." She looked back at him. "I told you this one before. It's the one where you pull a sword from a stone in a forest."

"Like that'll ever happen." He said with a short laugh.

"Anyway, there was so many flashes and things happening I didn't remember most of them but this." She pointed at the Triforce. "Was there, you were there. And then a… fire."

"A fire?"

"Yes, the city was on fire. I was running trying to find you. Then another flash and we were older and in some temple or something and you fell I caught you but you…"

He tilted his head when she stopped and licked her lips. When she didn't continue he pushed. "Go on."

"You…" She exhaled shakily. "You were injured and I couldn't do anything. I was crying and you were smiling but…" She inhaled sharply, trying to find the strength to continue. "But you weren't breathing."

For once Kody took what she said seriously. He nodded slowly and turned away, keeping his hand on hers. "Is that why you didn't tell me this dream before?"

She shrugged. "I know it's just a dream but it scared me. I cried all that morning." Kayla was such a strong girl too. In the years Kody knew her she had never cried, whether her feelings got hurt or she was injured. He knew she did cry and always managed to keep from doing so in his presence but she was certainly strong willed. Something else he liked about her.

"I understand, but it's not gonna happen." He said turning back to her and putting both hands on her shoulders and smiling. "I'm always going to be back, for you. Cause you're my best friend. You're special to me." Not usually one best known for his words but certainly trying his best. Communication was certainly his weaker suit. But, he proved himself and Kayla wrong here.

"Wow, good speech Kody." They both giggled at that. When you're twelve, weird dreams about future death was easy to laugh at.

"Thanks, it's a first." He said before packing his stuff up as well. They collected their things and began to walk out and make their way to Kayla's house. "So you saw me when I was older right?"

"Yeah?"

"How did I look? Like do I get taller? And what about my hair do I keep it as long or cut it?"

At the other end of the city that night another major development was happening. A giant building made up of glass windows on the outside overlooked the northern part of the large city. The building had no markings but was apart of a large corporation before being bought out by a mysterious account. The building was now empty for the most part but for the night it was occupied by a dozen occupants. A few were on the top floor discussing very important matters.

"And I have your word on that?" An older gentleman dressed in a large suit asked the one across from him. The older man had long silver hair and a weird marking on his left hand. The other man was dressed in a suit with long black hair that had small red highlights.

"Of course, once things begin smoothly you will have your chance." The younger man said with a chuckle. "Just don't disappoint me." He said more seriously.

"I wouldn't worry about my part if I were you. After all you have the hardest part." The older man countered.

"Mr. Raoh?" A man in a suit asked the younger man as he stepped into the room.

"Yes?" He asked.

"We have confirmed the target is one of the ones you are looking for." He said standing at attention.

Christopher Raoh, the younger man, smiled. "Perfect." He was a tall man, standing almost six and a half feet tall and was twenty two years old. He was the only son of the Raoh family which was a noble family with a lot of connections. He acquired his family fortune when his parents died in a tragic accident. He had since turned his funds to questionable activates over the past few years. "When will we have the target?"

"Whenever you issue the order sir."

"See?" Christopher said to the older man. "I already have one of the two I need."

"Actually I heard you located one and have yet to acquire the one." The older man said standing up. He gave a short nod. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must be attending to other matters." The older man turned and left the room. Christopher glared at him as he left.

The man in the suit cleared his throat uncomfortably. "Sir?"

"Yes, well what were you saying?" Christopher said standing up now and revealing his full height.

"It's just… sir the target is only a kid. A girl at that. Are you sure you want to do this?"

Christopher laughed and shook his head. "Am I sure? Of course I am!" He barked before whisking around and looking out the window of the room. "I've been waiting for this since I was a kid. It's finally time to rewrite history to what it truly means once again." He reached up with his right hand and rubbed his chest thoughtfully. His brown eyes flashed yellow in the moonlight as he looked out.

"It's time to remind the world of true power."

Once Kayla and Kody had reached her house they went back to their homework and studying. They both quickly forgot about their serious talk about her dream and the Triforce and pushed history for another day. Once they finished they had dinner with Kayla's father which was always enjoyable. Afterward Kody left back to his house which saddened both friends. Kayla then stayed up a while longer and went back to her history book reading about the Triforce.

He may have quickly forgotten about it but she did not. She went at the history behind the strange symbol and even searched the internet about it on her laptop. She was surprised to find there was very little information about the ancient powers and the Triforce. She was only able to find a few books that contained some information which were almost a thousand years old. Besides that no one seemed to update such information or put it on the World Wide Web. She thought about ordering the books but seeing how much they were she didn't want to chance her father being upset over a purchase of something so trivial. And she would have to give him a reason why she bought the books anyway and she didn't want to do that.

Getting fed up with the lack of information she began to compile all she found and write it out hoping to get a better idea of it. Once the clock reached about midnight her body had given up on the strenuous search and she fell asleep at her desk, head down on the keyboard. Once she did her mind decided to help her out.

A number of images flashed through her dreams. Most were similar to the last one she had but there were some new ones. The Triforce, her running for her life, Kody running after her with his hand extended, the city burning, Kody fighting older men, her locked in a room crying. Then they flashed to when she was older. She was looking at a large alter, Kody was walking through a forest where a sword lay in stone, she was changed into a large dress, Kody looking down at an opponent wielding the sword and a shield, a haunting laugh, a castle upon a mountain, the Triforce again, and finally Kody running at a large enemy while she screamed at him.

The last image she saw before she woke up was the older version of her catching an injured Kody as he fell, the sword falling from his grip. A smile was on his lips while she cried out in agony.

Kayla woke up with a snap, sweat rolling down her face. What were these dreams? What did they mean? Was it just some sort of warning or just a fear induced nightmare? The scary part was she had no idea.

"What does this mean?"

Far away on the other end of the country, on a forgotten part of the nation, was a forest. Deep inside the forest was a temple standing tall. It was old, some pieces falling apart while only one of the two doors remained in the entrance way. The foliage had begun to grow on it and in it. Inside the darkness of the temple was a single candlelight.

An elderly man was inside next to the candlelight praying to the unknown. He was kneeling and wore a blue sacred robe. Behind him, laying against a broken chair, was a large blue shield that looked as if it was just made.

He prayed quietly until he heard some faint whispers. He stopped and listened to the whispers until they stopped and a gust of wind blew through the temple, extinguishing the single candlelight. He calmly lit another candle before opening his eyes and looking up at the glass window which held the symbol of the Triforce.

"It's time."

Fin.

A/N: Well I wanted this chapter to be longer but as I continued writing I realized it was too long. So I cut it and stopped here. Kind of made it a haunting and foreshadowing chapter. Like if this doesn't spark your interest then I don't know what will. Okay so a couple things first the prologue part was kind how I saw how all the games tied together. Which was they were all just reincarnations of themselves spread out over time and from what I've heard and read it tends to be the general consensus. And after that the story flashes forward to modern times in the made up United Hylain Nations. Anyway that whole part at the beginning is confusing I know but it will make sense later on. And if you had a hard time connecting with the titular characters don't worry I will get more connection time in the next couple chapters before things start to pick up. This is just the first meeting. Also you can guess who each person is going to be. And each character's name has something to do with how each character: Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, was created whether it be a person involved in the creation or an inspiration that led to each character. Kinda like Easter eggs. I had fun with coming up with their names so I hope you like them.

Anyway please review and don't worry about the next chapter it will be coming soon.