Crossing Worlds Chapter 1: The Crossing, a Legend of Zelda + Forgotten Realms Crossover fanfic

Snuffex: Hah, I'm back didn't take me as long as I thought it would to put this part up. Alright I do know that I got the imp's name wrong. Ask if I care and I'll say no. But, I will be sure to write her name correctly in the future.

Disclaimer: I own neither Zelda nor the Forgotten Realm books/characters. I'm poor and have no life you will get nothing if you sue me.

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Chapter 1: The Crossing

Hoofs pounded restlessly on the ground as Epona moved at the command of her friend. Her power frame quickly ate up the ground as they traveled. Her white mane whipping out behind her as she enjoyed the freedom of running.

Her partner let out a whoop of delight as she effortlessly cleared a fence that just happened to get in the way. He weighed little to the beast as she smoothly ran, and even with all of the equipment the two carried they were still making good time. Already the two were in deep in the forest.

The Calling was down to a dull drone in the back of the ancient hero's mind, now that he was on the move the call had become more bearable for him. He had been traveling for a little less then a week. He traveled deeper and deeper into the Faron Woods, into a place that was once called the Lost Woods. Now though the name had been lost to time not even the resent Zelda reincarnation remembered was the name of this dark and imposing forest was once called.

Link was the only one that remembered what it once was, a bittersweet smile touched his lips as he came to a small clearing. He slowly stopped Epona and climbed down from her back. Even after so long the clearing remained unchanged. He walked to the center of the clearing and sadly gazed at the two stumps that were there.

They were far too small for him and they have been for a very long time, so long he fact that he could hardly recall a time when he could sit comfortably on one. Once, when he was a normal ten-year old he had gladly played with skullkid that resided there.

A brief flash of colors and sounds moved through his mind so quickly that he was left dizzy by it. Epona neighed and brought him back to the present. He shook off the bittersweet feelings and climb back onto Epona's back. She quickly trotted out of the clearing, and they were once again heading deeper into the woods.

Link gave one last glance back at the clearing. Playfully, gentle sunlight touched the stumps and the small sound of childish laughter gave a goodbye to him. A tree blocked his view and he turned forward with a sigh.

Sunlight dimly pierced the gloom of the forest to outline the ancient temple that stood before the blonde elf. It had been weeks since he had passed that small clearing and he was exhausted. He grimly looked at the collapsed stairs, cracked columns, and broken walls that made up the entrance.

Vines covered the entry way and the pedestal that had once proudly shown the Royale Family's Seal. Link climbed off of Epona, and calmly took his weapons and tools off her back. After that he pulled of her tack and the rest of her riding gear. Epona gratefully shook herself glad to be free of them. Link smiled and patted her neck.

Looks like you will be on your own for a while. Can you handle it? Epona nudged him in the shoulder then lightly nipped at his golden hair.

Silly, elf. It I who should be worrying, you are forever getting yourself into trouble. He sadly smiled at her and scratched behind her ear.

This time I don't know what will happen. Distressed he threw himself around her neck and hugged her furiously. Then buried his face into her white mane. What if I never see you again?

The thought terrified him. She was the one constant in is long life. The only companion that had not abandoned him, and the thought of losing her here was almost too much for him to bear. Tears pricked his eyes, and he buried his face deeper.

Ah, Love do not cry, for I will never abandon you. She nipped his hair again. No matter where you go, even if it is through time a space itself I will always answer you call.

The devotion she was showing gave him the courage to pull away from her. Chocolate eyes gazed into his. What he saw there was unconditional love for him. He gently kissed her muzzle, and gave it a last pat.

Goodbye for now, Love.

Link nodded then turned away and pulled out one of his claw shots. The sound of metal lodging into the side of one of the crumbling walls rung out through the clearing. Closing his eyes he briefly. Then snapped them open with determination. He pushed the release and felt the sensation of weightlessness.

Boots hit the wall lightly and knees bent to compensate for the impact. Pushing a hidden button with his thumb the claw released the wall and he fell to the floor. Once again his knees absorbing the hit.

His sword flashed once and then both the sword and the wielder were swallowed by the shadows of the temple's entrance.

The Call was back it re-entered him as soon as he passed through the main entrance and entered the main hall. It rapidly filled his being. It flowed through and consumed him until he was hardly aware of his surroundings anymore.

In a daze he walked down the stairs and to the center of the room. The four lanterns that opened the way to the underground were unlit. Without a thought his left hand flashed briefly and in a burst of magic, fire blazed in the lanterns.

Glazed blue eyes watched as the ancient platform raised through the floor. Link slowly stepped onto the platform and let it take him lower levels of the temple. The trip was a short one and as soon as the magical platform touched down Link moved to get off.

As soon as his foot touched the floor a jolt ran through his body. Fire spread from his left palm and filled him connecting with the Call. His body was now completely out of his control. He felt like a outsider in his own body, the voices were stronger now no longer resounding in his head.

"Faster Child of the Goddesses, Faster!"

"You must find the Path!"

"The Path to another world! Hurry!"

His body was now running. Through the many corridors and halls, following an unknown path. Into the room that Link so long ago had fought Ganon's shadow in. The picture that had once started that fight hung in tatters on the wall, but that didn't matter.

What did was the wall behind it. Etched on the surface of it was the Goddesses' Triforce. But, it was not the one that the Hero was familiar with. Instead of the three pieces that represented each of the Goddesses there was a fourth piece. An upside down silver fourth piece that was located in the middle of the three gold pieces, making the Triforce whole.

"There!"

"The Door Way!"

"Open It!"

And it was then that he knew who the voices belonged to. It was the Goddesses.

"Please Hero! Hurry!"

"Both Worlds will fall into Chaos if you do not!"

"Find the missing piece!"

His left hand moved on its own. Fingers lightly grazed the surface of the image. Instantly there was a reaction. The Triforce on his hand and the image both flared to life temporarily blinding him. The light spread from the image to engulf and swallow the section of the wall he was facing. Stone melted away to uncover a reflecting surface and Link was soon looking at himself.

Link froze in that position, hand raised and lightly touching the mirror.

"You have found it!"

His image was wiped away at the sound. It was soon replaced by three women. His legs became weak and he knew that if he had control over his body then he would of fallen to his knees before the power and majesty of the three women that were looking at him.

"Beloved Child you have come." Farore the Goddess of Life, Spirit, and the Earth, and creator of the Triforce of Courage, was the one in the middle. Her glowing green eyes held the kindness of a mother gazing at her only child. Mint green hair flowed down here shoulders and back, but kept of her ageless face by a golden crown.

"Finally, I almost thought that he would never show up!"Snapped the short red haired Goddess on the right. Her orange eyes and golden eye on her forehead flared in annoyance, and gazed at him as he were a bug. He new instantly that this was the creator of the Triforce of Power and the Goddess of Fire, the Sun, strength, Din.

"The summons were vague. But all that matters now is that he is here." The voice flowed like a gentle river out of the long ocean haired women on the left. Her endless blue eyes pierced through his soul. She was Nayru the Goddess of Water, Law, and Air and creator of the Triforce of Wisdom.

The Naryu turned back to Link. "We have no time for this. Hero we will open the way into another world. There you must find the missing piece of the Triforce."

"Chaos will tear both this and the other world apart if the Triforce of Soul is not brought back to this world." Din's voice coursed with power as she spoke.

"After the first breaking of the Triforce the middle piece was lost to us. The effects of that lost is now starting to throw off the Law of this world, and has already caused great turmoil to the Law of the other world." Farore's gaze dimmed in sadness.

"So far our power has balanced the Law in our world, but soon even our power will not be enough to stop the tipping scales. The Triforce needs to be completed. Not only for the Law of our world but to restore the Law in the other."

"We shall open the Path, when you reach the other side look for the one with violet eyes and dark skin. He will lead you safely through that world. One of the Goddesses of that world has offered this one as a guide."

"The Triforce of Soul is hidden in what is called the Underdark. Be careful Child, there are many dangers, one Goddess you must be extremely wary of is Called the Spider Queen Lolth."

"Because you are the holder of our Triforce this Dark God will do anything to get a hold of it if she finds out about its existence. Take extreme caution while in the Underdark, for this is the Spider Queen's realm."

"Know this, the breaks in the Law over there will start to mend while you are over there because the pieces will once more be in the same world. But that will not save this one. We created the Triforce to be the Law of these world."

The three gathered power and each glowed with their respective colors. "One final thing, the Triforce of the Soul will grant one wish, and one only, to the one who first touches it. Now, it's time to go. Take care my Favored Child."

There was a bright flash of color, and power ran ramped throughout causing violent tossing winds through the room. The Triforce surrounded Link in a golden bubble protecting him from the Goddesses' power.

The mirror warped becoming a dark vortex. Bright lights swirled within it in dizzying patterns. The path settled down and Link was left facing a wall of stars. His left hand was still glue to the surface of the once mirror, though now what use to be a solid surface now rippled like water under his hand.

The ripples moved faster until the blanket of stars was moving like the waves of a sea. Then the stars reached out and grabbed hold of his hand. It was then that Link regained control of his body. The path moved possessively up his arm and soon covered up to his shoulder.

Even though he wanted to something within his being stopped him from struggling against the invading pathway. That was until he felt a violent tug on his trapped arm. Link tried to pull his arm out of the pathway. Another tug was his answer this one more demanding then last. Now he was half through the path and half out of it, the next tug was the last, and the blanket of stars swallowed with out a cry.

Snuffex: Alright this is the first real chapter. It's longer then I wanted to make it, a lot longer. So coming up in the next chapter Link meet Drizzt! This is going to be fun to write. Let me know what you think of this chapter.