Holy crap, you actually came for a second chapter? I respect that!
Anyway, onto some responses to reviews!
James Birdsong: Thanks!
Guest: I was giggling as I was writing child Linkle to start
Zero Kami no mu: I mean, their whole Hero-Villain relationship is going to be different from the typical Link-Ganondorf hatred so pity him if you'd like, as for continuing, well you are in luck because this is Chapter 2! I do apologize for the length, I've just been busy.
As Linkle slept, her mind grew. Her body changed. She learned as she dreamed. Ten years passed before she awoke.
However, waking up was a loose term.
To more accurately describe it, she simply rolled back over and tried to go back to sleep. A man clearing his throat however forced her eyes open. She blinked in confusion. Her body felt...weird. Wrong in a way.
"Isn't ten years long enough? Goddess knows you weren't ready but can the fate of Hyrule, nay, the word, really depend on such a young woman?"
Linkle rolled up in midair as she looked down at her now gloved hands and different attire.
She clutched herself away from the man. She felt violated, these weren't her clothes! How did she end up in these anyway, she looked at the man, "who are you!? What did you do to me!?"
The older man held up his hands, "you have nice reason to be alarmed..."
"I HAVE EVERY DAMN REASON TO BE ALARMED! AND WHAT THE HELL IS WITH MY VOICE!? WHY DO I FEEL DIFFERENT AND WHY ARE MY CLOTHES DIFFERENT, WHATS GOING ON!?"
"I am Rauru, one of the Ancient Sages."
Linkle frowned and remained shied away as she started to panic, "and?"
"You are the one who pulled the Master Sowrd broke the seal to the Sacred Realm. That makes you the Heroine of..."
"No I'm not."
The saint appeared baffled, "what? Yes, you are the Heroine of Time. The one who will bring an end to Ganondorf's tyranny and stop him from uniting the triforce and using it to bend all the world to his will?"
Linkle was on her feet and began to slowly pace back and forth, "I remember pulling out the sword...but I was gonna try and wound that man and take the sword to Link. He's the Hero, not me."
Rauru shook his head, "Link, as much as I had hoped, never came back to reclaim his destiny. He went back to the forest and has been trying to protect the Kokiri ever since. His fairy keeps a watch over him in hopes he will become who he was meant to be. But as the fates would have it, you, Linkle, are the Hero Hyrule needs. This is it's darkest hour. Ganondorf has more power than we anticipated and your body wasn't physically aged long enough to handle the task at hand of defeating him. You've been asleep for a little over ten years.
"Wait, I'm fifteen now?!"
"Sixteen actually, Happy birthday."
Linkle paced back and forth, a newely gloved hand, "so I'm guessing you were taking care of me the last ten years than?"
"You used to drool in your sleep."
"Um...thanks?"
He waved a hand and a yellow medallion hung suspended in the air, "we don't have much time. You must defeat Ganondorf or this world is doomed. Do you accept the task?"
She took a deep breath, "I don't really have a choice do I?"
The sage shook his head, "this place is the last stronghold in the Sacred Realm and you are our last chance. You must awaken the other sages, here," the medallion floated to her hand and ceased to flow as Linkle started to put it around her neck.
Rauru extended a hand, "no. If Ganondorf's forces see you with that on, it could be much worse. Now go! Young Heroine!"
He waved his hand as light engulfed Linkle with a shriek. She opened her eyes to see the inner chamber of the Temple of Time. She looked around before pulling out the Master Sword in her hand, looking at her reflection in the blade. Gone was the little girl in the dress with a backpack and before her was a young woman clad in green cloth and leather armor. She blinked to make sure as a voice sounded off angrily at her, "you aren't Link."
Linkle spun quickly to see a figure emerging from the shadows. Tall, blonde, covered almost head to toe in clothing but yet the eyes were familiar. The young Heroine responded with a shrug, "sorry to disappoint?"
The woman slowly circled Linkle, "who are you?"
"Uh, who are you?"
The woman stopped, "I am Shiek, one of the Shiekah. Now, tell me what happened to Link. He was supposed to be here and yet here you are."
Linkle shrugged, "I'm Linkle. I'm uh, the Hero apparently, heroine? Shero? I'll have to get back to you on that one."
"...right...so, where is Link? He is the true Hero."
Linkle rolled her eyes, "he cucco'd out. I'm the Hero. The old man said so. Heroine! He said Heroine! So, yeah, I'm the Heroine of Hyrule!"
"This has to be a joke."
Sheik raised a hand in a puff of smoke as Linkle took her first steps, uneasy on her bigger body. She wobbled for the first few steps before she finally hit her stride. The sacred stones sat still hovering in mid air. She poked one and made it spin. The girl looked around before trying to tug one from the air and gave up in frustration. Magically levitate and anchored in place. She pushed the temple door and caught her breath. Hyrule Castle Town was in ruins. Several shriveled humanoid figures stood in random spots. Black clouds choked the sky as a transformed Hyrule Castle looked off to her right.
"What the..."
A shrill demonic scream rolled over the ruins before a panicked scream following it was cut short. Someone just died.
Linkle slowly reached for the sword and drew it and the shield. She still wasn't quite sure how to properly utilise them so it was based on how she remembered Link using them. Except she was big enough to use the Hylian Shield like an actual shield, not something to hide underneath from a volcanic eruption.
Volcano. That's right! She checked her back pocket quickly to feel the small gem still there from the Great Fairy. Link called her stupid for going all the way to the top of an active volcano for a dumb gem so he sat out side as Linkle went exploring. It was only because Navi forced him to stay that she wasn't left there by herself atop Death Mountain.
Din's Fire. That's what the Fairy had told her. She clutched it in her shield hand as she advanced with the sword. One of the shriveled figures slowly looked towards Linkle and screamed. Linkle yelped and swung the Master Sword, cleaving it in two. More figures turned and began to lumber her way. The young girl panicked and ran through the mass, dodging and weaving the grasping hands of the Gibido's. The bridge was broken as Linkle picked up speed. She was definitely faster as her now young adult body sprinted towards the moat. She jumped quickly and ended up reaching the other side of the partially rotted drawbridge. She popped up to her feet in shock as she finally got a good look at herself. Gone was the little green hood she had donned for her adventure with Link. The small pocket dimensional backpack had also grown in size as Linkle sat on actual ground to sort herself out.
Definitely taller. Definitely not a Kokiri. Her height was more that of Impa's size but shorter by a few inches. She was as tall as the rest of the female villagers in Kakariko Village which made one thing clear to her as she started to process everything.
"I'm not a Kokiri?" she looked down at herself. She gazed at the Master Sword. All of this was because she pulled the sword.
But even if she hadn't, the man with the evil eyes would still have decimated Hyrule until he found a different way into the Sacred Realm.
She stood up and wiped a tear from her eye, she had to do something. She looked out across Hyrule Field in the cloudy weather. She needed a familiar face. Luckily for her, from a distance, Lon-Lon Ranch looked unscathed.
To be continued...
