Just so you know, I'm not going to include Issun in this. No offense to those who like him, but I just have a dislike for the character. Instead, I plan on replacing him with an original character based off him. Sorry if you're disappointed, but I just can't write about someone I hate. I can't put myself into their shoes. :(

Disclaimer: I own neither The Legend of Zelda nor Okami.

Link staggered on through the storm, shielding his eyes with one hand and holding Epona's reins with the other. He had dismounted a long time ago; he hadn't been moving any faster, and he hadn't wanted Epona to get hurt. Besides from being a good friend, she was one of his only reminders of Hyrule, home, and who knows how long it would be before he could get back. He glanced back at Epona, just to make sure she was okay. As he did so, Link remembered the first time that he had met Epona.

It had been a beautiful, clear day. A day that had pretty much been ruined by the death of the Great Deku Tree. Impa had just shown him the way to Death Mountain, and told him that Spiritual Stone of Fire could be found with the Gorons that lived there. Impa had also said that the village at the base was Kakariko, her old home, and that he should rest there before attempting to scale the mountain. And with that, she disappeared in a flash. Literally.

After that exciting talk, Link had instead headed over to Lon-Lon ranch, pretty much in the opposite direction Impa had pointed. He remembered that Malon, the cute girl from the marketplace, had said she lived there, and Link (who may or may not have a crush on her) wanted to see where he lived.

He also wanted to see if Talon had made it safely home. Link had become fond of the portly man in the five seconds that he met him, and didn't want any harm to come to him.

At the ranch, he had first headed into the stables, where he met a creepy man named Ingo, who complained about how Talon never did anything and how he was always stuck doing the work. Link had figured that it was best to stay away from him.

Afterwards, Link entered what looked like the living quarters to find Talon resting, amid dozens of cuccos. He greeted Link cheerfully, and told Link that if he could find the three super cuccos, Talon would give him a reward. It took a little searching, but eventually he found them all and won a bottle of Lon Lon Milk. After being teased about his crush on Malon (how did Talon know?), he was told she was in the riding pen with a new foal.

Link had hurried over and entered the pen quietly, so as not to disturb Malon. She heard him coming anyway, and recognized him as "fairy boy" (Navi had found this funny, for some reason).

Link had introduced himself, and Malon introduced him to Epona, who ran away at the sight of him.

After a brief chat, Malon taught him a song, which after he had played it on his ocarina, had caused Epona to gallop back to Link and nuzzled him affectionately. Epona and Link had been best friends since.

A sudden gust of wind jerked Link out of his stupor. He shook his head. He couldn't be distracted by details from the past. If he didn't find shelter soon, he was going to freeze to death.

He trudged on, briefly considering putting on his Goron mask, but decided against it. As a Goron, he had a better resistance to cold for sure, but he was a less experienced fighter in that form. He had no idea what dangers may be hiding in this new and unfamiliar land. It was best if he stayed prepared for danger.

As if to prove his point, a sudden scream cut across the air, followed by growls and snarls. Link glanced back at Epona, whose ears were pricked. She had heard it too.

Link stumbled along as fast as he could, heading toward the noise, as Epona followed closely behind him.

After about five minutes, they found the source of the scream.

The storm had just recently stopped, so he could clearly see what appeared to be a small woman (SUPER small, like insect sized small), with

long blue hair and a blue kimono, was yelling, screaming, and waving a sword at a group of small, green monkey-like creatures (Imps, Link

thought, although he had no idea how he knew that) who were tossing paper around with glee.

A yellow imp who appeared to be the leader watched the scene with satisfaction, but did not participate. It carried an enormous drum that seemed to be kept in the air using a form of levitation.

Link had just hiked up a snow-covered hill and observed the scene with distaste. He hated those who used their size and strength to pick on others, who thought that they had strength in numbers. It made him so steamed that he almost charged into battle, yelling insults at the imps who clearly took glee in the suffering in others.

Link stopped himself just in time. Just because he possessed the Triforce of Courage instead of the Triforce of Wisdom didn't mean he was dumb. He took his bow out his bow and nocked an arrow. Aiming at an imp who was starting to rip some pages to shreds, laughing gleefully as it did, he fired. His aim was true, and the imp was dead immediately, exploding into smoke like all monsters did.

The other imps looked around fearfully. As they did, Link fired another arrow at the one closest to the hill where he stood. As that one disappeared, the green imps began to run around and bump into one another in their panic to escape.

Only one remained calm, the yellow imp, who continued to look around, yelling at the other imps to stay put. None of the green imps remained though, and the yellow imp looked angrily around for the creature who disrupted his fun. Link fired an arrow at him, which instead crashed into the drum.

The imp jumped in surprise and looked in the direction of the arrow. It laughed when it saw that Link was only a child. It disappeared underneath the ground, and moved through the earth towards the top of the hill.

Link fumbled for the Lens of Truth and pulled out his bombs, remembering how he had defeated a creature who had used a similar tactic. He held his eye to the Lens and looked under the ground for the imp.

It was about a quarter of the way up the hill, so Link decided to meet it. Gesturing for Epona to stay put, he walked down the hill, stopping when he was a few feet away from its position. He lit a bomb and placed it right in front of him. He backed up a couple of steps, and waited for the bomb to explode.

He was pleased to see that he timed it right, the bomb exploded just as the imp was passing underneath. The imp popped up out of the ground, dazed and a little confused. Link pulled out his Gilded Sword and began to attack. Link had had it upgraded from his Kokiri Sword at Snowhead, so now it had a longer reach and hurt a lot more.

The yellow imp recovered rather quickly and blocked Link's attacks with his drum. It then began to bang on it, making large shock waves appear. Link was barely able to jump over them, maneuvering behind the imp as he did. Once more, he swung his sword and this time hit the imp a total of five times. It grew enraged and created a large shock wave that sent Link sprawling backwards.

The imp charged forward to finish him off, but Link rolled underneath its legs, taking the opportunity to slash at the place it really hurt. The imp howled in pain, but it still turned around and charged once more, limping a little and banging its drum rapidly, sending out rapid fire shock waves, as it did. Link charged forward as well, timing his jumps so that he jumped over each shock wave in quick succession. When he was about five feet away, Link jumped as high as he could, straight toward the yellow imp. The yellow imp was so startled that it just stared stupidly as Link brought the sword down on the imps head, jumping off its shoulders as it turned into smoke.

Link landed on his feet, sheathing his sword and returning his shield to his back. He turned to the small woman, who was more of a teenager than a woman, as she struggled to return the sheets of paper to a small leather satchel. It must have been magic, because the paper fit in without a lot of effort. Link also realized that she glowed a deep blue, similar to the glow of a fairy. In fact, she looks a lot like Navi, mused Link as he helped her to gather the papers. The Navi-looking woman yelled something in a language he didn't understand, but stopped as Link handed her the papers. She looked at him a little cautiously, but accepted the papers anyway.

Link helped her to gather the other papers strewn about the field as well, pausing when he spotted a familiar looking shape. It was a remarkably good drawing of a constellation, and it formed the shape of a dragon similar to Volvagia.

As he stared at the paper, caught in the memories of the past, the constellation began to glow, and everything went black

Author's note: Okay, I'm glad that that's over with. I feel like I tried to stuff too much into one chapter, and I hope that you didn't nod off halfway through. Please Review! I want to know how I can improve my writing, so don't hesitate to hurt my little feelings! Just make sure you tell me why! Sorry again about Issun! :(