CHAPTER 2
As Link opened his eyes he saw that night had fallen, and he was alone in the grassy field where the dark creature had stabbed him. Confused he looked where The Shadow's blade had torn through his chest, but the wound had healed. His tunic however was completely ruined. He felt for the jar where he had kept his captured fairies, who had the power to revive him should he ever fall, and found that it was was the last thing on his mind though as he realized that Navi was nowhere to be found. He searched the field for any sign of the fairy or the creature but no trace was left of either of them. He retrieved his ocarina, a gift he had received from princess Zelda long ago, and played the song that would allow him to speak to Saria, the sage of the forest. "Link?" Her voice drifted to him, from out of nowhere, as if the leaves and grass were whispering to him. "You're very lucky Link, had that fairy not revived you I don't think there would have been much hope for you. The Shadow has taken Navi, as well as Epona." As Saria told him this, Link finally noticed that indeed his horse was missing. Saria continued as Link chastised himself for not having noticed earlier that his faithful companion was gone, "I'm not sure what The Shadow intends to do with them, but your friends are in need of you once more, you must save them." With that Saria's voice drifted away with the wind. Link picked his sword up from the ground and wiped the dirt off of it. The Master Sword, the legendary blade wielded by The Hero Of Time. Link had used this blade to slay countless creature of evil. Now he would use it to slay a true monster, The Shadow. The Shadow was Link's most formidable foe, no matter how many evil sorcerers or undead beasts he killed, The Shadow always returned. Each time more and more powerful, Link had always been able to put the creature down, but this time it had gotten the best of him. Link had never heard the creature give a motive. It always attacked before even attempting. That in itself was something that made the creature unique. Where other enemies made a point to smash something, cast a spell, or give some ridiculous speech, The Shadow simply attacked. On the rare occasion it did speak, it simply told Link that he would lose. This time, it seems, it was right. Link sheathed The Master Sword, and started to run, though he quickly stopped. He had always had Navi to give him an idea of where to go. Now he was on his own. He decided to head first to Kakariko. A village not far from the forest where he had been raised. It was possible he would learn something from the gossipy villagers that inhabited Kakariko. So once again setting off at a run he made his way across the field, silently praying to The Goddesses that he would soon see his companions safe.
Navi awoke to find herself seated on someone's shoulder. Which was strange in itself because she didn't like sitting on shoulders, not Link's anyways. He moved around to much and she always found herself being tossed around. As she looked at her surrounding she found that she had somehow ended up in Clock Town, a place far from where she had been when Link- Link! She looked at the person whose shoulder she sat and found that indeed it was Link, yet it also wasn't. She couldn't explain it. But he had a strange look about him. His hair appeared wilder and his tunic and hat were dirty, and torn. Navi looked and saw that Link's sword also appeared strange. It looked worn and old. The Master sword, even after the harshest of battles, always looked pristine and new. It was, after all, a magical blade. And Link never looked so beaten and weary. He too, always looked pristine. Navi had attributed that to his status as The Hero of Time. Can't have heroes running around all scruffy looking now can we? The Strange Link spoke to Navi in a voice that was harsh and cruel, which was even stranger since she had never actually heard Link speak, "So you're finally awake Navi. You've been asleep for quite some time now."
"How did we end up in Clock Town?" She asked, "This is all the way in Termina! That's about as far from Hyrule as you can get!"
The Strange Link smiled, not the kind, warm, and brave smile she had come to know and love mind you, but something darker and far less kind. "I thought we could spare the time to visit our old friends. It's been quite some time since we've seen any of them." Still confused Navi asked, "but what about The Shadow?" At this question The Strange Link looked away and said in a very dark tone said. "The Shadow is none of your concern fairy." A little unsettled by his reply, Navi decided it may be best to stop asking questions.
Link walked solemnly up the path to Lon-Lon Ranch. The small establishment where he had first met his horse Epona. He had asked all around Kakariko village, as well as around Castle Town and the market, but no one had seen Navi, Epona, or The Shadow. As he made his way towards the gate that separated The ranch and the fields, he noticed a man running along the trails in the field. It was nothing strange, Link had seen this man many times. A runner who spent basically all of his free time jogging around the fields. Link ran to catch up with him. Hoping the strange man had seen some sign of his companions. As he approached the jogger he saw surprise on the man's face. "You!?" He said, "how are you here? I saw you not long ago at all riding your horse to the forest, yet here you are with no horse!" Link didn't bother to ask any questions he simply took off at a sprint towards the forest. When he arrived he found that the forest was different. The Kokiri people were a strange race who for some reason never aged, they remained children their entire lives. These people, who had helped to raise him as a child all had strange looks about them. Usually, upon entering the forests, Link was greeted by the sound of flutes and laughter. But now flutes were being used as weapons, and the laughter was cruel and heartless. A large group of the Kokiri children were decided to gang up on one. Link ran to break up the fight. He dragged the child away as he was pelted by rocks and sticks by the cruel gang. After getting out of range he checked on the child and found that beneath the wounds and bruises it was Mido, the self proclaimed leader of the Kokiri. During Links younger days, Mido had bullied him for just about any reason he could find. Link had sometimes found himself resenting Mido for that, but now he felt only pity. "Those jerks," Mido huffed refusing Links attempts to fix his hat, "they just attacked me for no reason." Considering that Link knew Mido quite well, "no reason" seemed like a bit of a stretch to him, but he allowed him to continue. "We were all playing a game with that guy on the horse, when out of the blue he yells, 'first person to break Mido's nose wins!'" To Link, by the look of it, someone had won quite a while ago. "We were all having fun, that guy can up with a new game where we smash stuff up, it was great! But then he turned out to be a jerk too." Link suddenly became aware of the state of the houses and huts in the Kokiri village, most had had their limbs ripped off and snapped, those that hadn't were covered in graffiti stating rude things about someone's mother, most likely carved with a sharpened stick or rock. As Link escorted Mido home, he watched as the gang of kids glared at him hatefully. He did a double take as, for an instant he thought he had seen their eyes flash red. He shook it off as imagination and brought Mido inside to let him finish his story.
LOZ CHAPTER 2
As Link opened his eyes he saw that night had fallen, and he was alone in the grassy field where the dark creature had stabbed him. Confused he looked where The Shadow's blade had torn through his chest, but the wound had healed. His tunic however was completely ruined. He felt for the jar where he had kept his captured fairies, who had the power to revive him should he ever fall, and found that it was was the last thing on his mind though as he realized that Navi was nowhere to be found. He searched the field for any sign of the fairy or the creature but no trace was left of either of them. He retrieved his ocarina, a gift he had received from princess Zelda long ago, and played the song that would allow him to speak to Saria, the sage of the forest. "Link?" Her voice drifted to him, from out of nowhere, as if the leaves and grass were whispering to him. "You're very lucky Link, had that fairy not revived you I don't think there would have been much hope for you. The Shadow has taken Navi, as well as Epona." As Saria told him this, Link finally noticed that indeed his horse was missing. Saria continued as Link chastised himself for not having noticed earlier that his faithful companion was gone, "I'm not sure what The Shadow intends to do with them, but your friends are in need of you once more, you must save them." With that Saria's voice drifted away with the wind. Link picked his sword up from the ground and wiped the dirt off of it. The Master Sword, the legendary blade wielded by The Hero Of Time. Link had used this blade to slay countless creature of evil. Now he would use it to slay a true monster, The Shadow. The Shadow was Link's most formidable foe, no matter how many evil sorcerers or undead beasts he killed, The Shadow always returned. Each time more and more powerful, Link had always been able to put the creature down, but this time it had gotten the best of him. Link had never heard the creature give a motive. It always attacked before even attempting. That in itself was something that made the creature unique. Where other enemies made a point to smash something, cast a spell, or give some ridiculous speech, The Shadow simply attacked. On the rare occasion it did speak, it simply told Link that he would lose. This time, it seems, it was right. Link sheathed The Master Sword, and started to run, though he quickly stopped. He had always had Navi to give him an idea of where to go. Now he was on his own. He decided to head first to Kakariko. A village not far from the forest where he had been raised. It was possible he would learn something from the gossipy villagers that inhabited Kakariko. So once again setting off at a run he made his way across the field, silently praying to The Goddesses that he would soon see his companions safe.
Navi awoke to find herself seated on someone's shoulder. Which was strange in itself because she didn't like sitting on shoulders, not Link's anyways. He moved around to much and she always found herself being tossed around. As she looked at her surrounding she found that she had somehow ended up in Clock Town, a place far from where she had been when Link- Link! She looked at the person whose shoulder she sat and found that indeed it was Link, yet it also wasn't. She couldn't explain it. But he had a strange look about him. His hair appeared wilder and his tunic and hat were dirty, and torn. Navi looked and saw that Link's sword also appeared strange. It looked worn and old. The Master sword, even after the harshest of battles, always looked pristine and new. It was, after all, a magical blade. And Link never looked so beaten and weary. He too, always looked pristine. Navi had attributed that to his status as The Hero of Time. Can't have heroes running around all scruffy looking now can we? The Strange Link spoke to Navi in a voice that was harsh and cruel, which was even stranger since she had never actually heard Link speak, "So you're finally awake Navi. You've been asleep for quite some time now."
"How did we end up in Clock Town?" She asked, "This is all the way in Termina! That's about as far from Hyrule as you can get!"
The Strange Link smiled, not the kind, warm, and brave smile she had come to know and love mind you, but something darker and far less kind. "I thought we could spare the time to visit our old friends. It's been quite some time since we've seen any of them." Still confused Navi asked, "but what about The Shadow?" At this question The Strange Link looked away and said in a very dark tone said. "The Shadow is none of your concern fairy." A little unsettled by his reply, Navi decided it may be best to stop asking questions.
Link walked solemnly up the path to Lon-Lon Ranch. The small establishment where he had first met his horse Epona. He had asked all around Kakariko village, as well as around Castle Town and the market, but no one had seen Navi, Epona, or The Shadow. As he made his way towards the gate that separated The ranch and the fields, he noticed a man running along the trails in the field. It was nothing strange, Link had seen this man many times. A runner who spent basically all of his free time jogging around the fields. Link ran to catch up with him. Hoping the strange man had seen some sign of his companions. As he approached the jogger he saw surprise on the man's face. "You!?" He said, "how are you here? I saw you not long ago at all riding your horse to the forest, yet here you are with no horse!" Link didn't bother to ask any questions he simply took off at a sprint towards the forest. When he arrived he found that the forest was different. The Kokiri people were a strange race who for some reason never aged, they remained children their entire lives. These people, who had helped to raise him as a child all had strange looks about them. Usually, upon entering the forests, Link was greeted by the sound of flutes and laughter. But now flutes were being used as weapons, and the laughter was cruel and heartless. A large group of the Kokiri children were decided to gang up on one. Link ran to break up the fight. He dragged the child away as he was pelted by rocks and sticks by the cruel gang. After getting out of range he checked on the child and found that beneath the wounds and bruises it was Mido, the self proclaimed leader of the Kokiri. During Links younger days, Mido had bullied him for just about any reason he could find. Link had sometimes found himself resenting Mido for that, but now he felt only pity. "Those jerks," Mido huffed refusing Links attempts to fix his hat, "they just attacked me for no reason." Considering that Link knew Mido quite well, "no reason" seemed like a bit of a stretch to him, but he allowed him to continue. "We were all playing a game with that guy on the horse, when out of the blue he yells, 'first person to break Mido's nose wins!'" To Link, by the look of it, someone had won quite a while ago. "We were all having fun, that guy can up with a new game where we smash stuff up, it was great! But then he turned out to be a jerk too." Link suddenly became aware of the state of the houses and huts in the Kokiri village, most had had their limbs ripped off and snapped, those that hadn't were covered in graffiti stating rude things about someone's mother, most likely carved with a sharpened stick or rock. As Link escorted Mido home, he watched as the gang of kids glared at him hatefully. He did a double take as, for an instant he thought he had seen their eyes flash red. He shook it off as imagination and brought Mido inside to let him finish his story.