The Lost woods was a place of never ending trees and darkness. Only the children of Kokiri, a race of Hylians who never grew up and remained children for their entire lives, could navigate through the woods safely thanks to their fairies that could lead them through the darkness. Certain points in the forest were lit, but it was rare to ever find them. If anyone who didn't have a fairy wandered into the darkness of the woods they would find themselves lost, hence the name of the woods, to never be seen again. Rumors spread by the children of the forest say that the lost souls would lose their flesh, their bodys becoming walking bones, and lose all hope a humanity becoming monsters and to spend all eternity walking around the woods.

In these woods, riding on the back of horse, was a young lad of 15 years old. For years he had gone through the woods in search of his friend and his way back home. After the events of his childhood he had beaten a evil king he had been declared a hero at the young age of 10. But he had lost his best friend before he had been declared a hero. After searching every crack of Hyrule his last option was to travel into the Lost Woods, without a fairy. His journey had been fruitless as he searched for years in the woods and had run into some trouble and, just to some it up, had to stop the moon from crashing down onto the world. Then after that he had returned his search. Other than a few stops at towns that he had randomly found, he spent most of his time in the woods in search of his friend. But despite the stories that he was told about the woods, he was still very much a Hylian and a living one at that. Though the woods did sap his strength when he traveled through the woods. But he'd play a song on his ocarina, a gift from the Princess of Hyrule for saving her kingdom, and all his fatigue would disappear. Also every time he'd leave the woods he'd feel better.

"Another day of searching." The lad, now a teen 15 years old, said to his horse as he patted her mane, "Who knows maybe today is the day that we'll find her."

Everyday the boy said the same sentence to the horse. She was his only friend at this point. The only thing that drew breath in the middle of the vast nothingness of trees and shrubs. Not even bugs seemed to dwell this deep in the forest, and he could confirm that it was deep because when ever he got close to a town bugs, whether it be flies, mosquitoes, or beetles.

"Hey do you remember how long it's been since we've last been to a town?" He asked, "I think it's been a week, but we've only eaten enough for two days, or at least I have."

Since the forest was covered in shadows it was hard to keep track of time. One time he had thought he had been in the woods for a month and ended up going around in a circle, returning to the previous town, to learn he had only been there for only a week.

"Either way," He said, fiddling with the metal shoulder pad on his right shoulder, "I think we should try to find a place with Hylians."

That earned a scoff and a whining neigh from the horse

"Hey, I'm not saying that talking to you isn't good." He said petting her mane, "But I need to talk to someone who speaks my language sometimes so I don't go insane. If that hasn't already happened. I have been traveling in the woods for about five years talking to a horse."

With another scoff Epona stopped

"Aw don't tell me I've insulted you!" He said, hoping off her saddle and stretching, "You and I need a break. I'll be over here doing some drills when you're ready to apologize."

The horse whipped her tail as she walked in the opposite direction.

"I'm gonna end up apologizing. Again!" He huffed walking over to a tree and drawing his sword and chopping at the branches and vines off. He tied the branches together with the vines into the shape of men before unstrapping his shoulder pad and taking his chainmail and green tunic, leaving him in a black shirt and his white leggings.

"All right Ganon!" He said, his hand on the handle of sword, "It's time for you to meet your doom!"

He had rehearsed that line over over and over again. Back when he was younger, well technically older or when he was older during a younger time, he had been really quiet and when his time to say the phrase he couldn't find them. But being alone in the wood for all that time gave him the chance to find those words, even if it really didn't matter now that was all over. But that didn't really matter to him. He said the same line to his wooden enemy everyday until he couldn't.

Smiling, Link pulled his sword out, a piece of wood tied to a handle. He had a real blade, but he had no reason to use it against a few branches tied together. He made the wooden sword so his 'opponent' wouldn't be cut into a million pieces.

After a hour of jumping around the dummy, hitting it, and yelling random gibberish at it, Link jumped in the air and swung his leg down at the dummy, breaking it into multiple piece and huffed satisfied.

As he put his chainmail back on, he heard a scoff from beside him. Looking over he saw the red coated horse.

"I suppose you're here to apologize." He said, slipping his head through the tunic. That earned a warm wet snort right on the back of his head before Epona bit the back of his tunic and dragging him along the forest floor, "Epona have you lost your mind? What are you doing?"

Despite how hard he tried, squirming, twisting and turning, even yelling at the horse, Epona drug him across the forest floor, getting his white leggings stained brown with dirt. The longer he got drug around, the sound of music could be heard. At first, he thought he was just hearing things and stuck his finger in his pointed ear and tried to clean it out. But he wasn't hearing things, the music was real and Epona seemed to be dragging him towards it.

Soon Epona stopped and let Link go in a lighted area. The sound of the music was right behind him.

"Can I turn around or do you need my horse to do that as well?" He asked the people. He figured it was more than one person since he heard a harp, flute, and violin, it was either three people or some enchanter.

"You may turn to us." A female voice said as the music stopped playing, and Link got up and turned to see three gorgeous women.

"Hello hero of Hyrule." A lady with blue hair, falling to her shoulders, said. She held a silver flute in her hand. Her blue dress, covered in sapphires, glitter in the light. She sat in the middle of two other ladys and she looked to be the youngest, maybe around Links age.

"H-hi." He said blushing.

She giggled at his blushing which made his blush even harder.

"Don't do that Nayru." The lady next to her, who had long red hair tied back and a red dress with rubies on it.

"Aw….." Nayru whined, "Why not Din? He is the one saved Hyrule and that other land from being destroyed."

"That still doesn't make him a god." The older lady sighed, "Anyways, Hero of Hyrule. You have seem to have met a terrible fate."

That statement made Link sit straight up. The last person who told him that was a real creep and ended up being a main source of his problem.

"Din that's not your line." The oldest of the three, her hair flowing freely past her shoulders and emeralds decorating her green dress, "That was met for the mask salesman."

"Oh right!" She said hitting her forehead, "How about, you've seemed to of lost your way."

"Yeah that'll work." The oldest said, "Ok from the top now."

They all took a deep breath in and out.

"Welcome Hero of Hyrule." Nayru said

"You have seemed to of lost your way." Din said

"And a friend." Farore, at least that's what Link guessed her name was since these ladys seemed to be going with the goddess' names.

"You have fought and saved your homeland." Din said, "And a land totally unknown to you, but was still created by us nonetheless."

"For your actions," Nayru said, "You should be rewarded."

Link looked at the dumbfounded. He thought these three were just impersonating the goddess's, but how would they know about him defeating Ganon and about stopping Majora and stopping the moon from crashing onto the earth.

"We have decided that you can return to your homeland and be reunited with your friend." Farore said.

"T-thank you my goddess's!" Link cried, falling to his knees, which made Nayru giggle

"Well you have to pass a test first." She said.

"What kind of test?" He asked, "Fight a dragon? Find a rare gem? Whatever it is I'll complete it!"

"It's not like that." Din said, as each of them waved their hands and the room filled with a bright white light, blinding Link his vision returned he saw a casket made of glass and he could see a child in it. A child that looked like him but with black hair and tunic. Link recognized him as the evil version of himself.

"A true hero can make even the purest evil see the light." Din said, "Take this spawn of Ganon and change him into a honorable knight of Hyrule."
"If you can achieve this task." Farore said, "You will be reunited with you homeland and friend."
Link, switched from being over excited and thrilled, Looked at the casket unsure of the task.
"We wish you the best of luck Hero of Hyrule." All three of them said before vanishing.

As the disappeared, the glass on the cassette disappeared.

"Ah!" The young clone of Link yawned and stretched, "That was one heck of a nap!"

Link watched him unsure if he should say anything or not.

"What are you looking at?" Shadow Link asked, glaring at Link. Link knew this was going to be even harder than fighting Ganon or stopping a moon.