Smoke rose over the little village. Link's mother shook her son, desperately trying to wake him.

"Mother...?" he murmured sleepily.

"Get up, Link. Get dressed, here are your sword and pack. Quickly now, you cannot stay here!" his mother urged.

"What's going on?!" Link asked, suddenly aware of the smell of smoke that hung in the air, "Are we being attacked?" He fastened his sheath to his belt, slinging his pack over his shoulder. The boy went to the door, drew his sword and started toward the flames on the hill.

His mother grasped his wrist, "No, Link! You must flee for your life! For Hyrule!"

Link pulled away, gazing at his mother in astonishment, "I can't abandon the village! I'm going to find Ganondorf: the flames are coming from there. He could be hurt!" The thought of losing his friend overwhelmed Link, and he dashed up the hill, disappearing into the smoke.


"Ganondorf! Ganondorf, where are you!?" Link called. Smoke and ash filled his lungs, causing a coughing fit. He spotted his father and a few burned bodies nearby. His father was fighting a losing battle, he could tell, but Link couldn't see who was overwhelming him. Link bent over, his lungs burning as they tried to expel the ashes. He heard his father cry out, and his attention snapped immediately back only to see, to his grief, a sword through his father's heart. Link drew his own, ready to face the murderer and faltered.

Ganondorf, with a pleased grin on his face, tore his sword from the warrior he felled. He laughed aloud, a terrible thing to witness. He paused, then looked straight at the place Link had hid.

"I know you're there, Hero. Are you angry? Do you wish to kill me?" he taunted, "But, you're Link; and you think I am your friend. You are foolish and blind, I was never your friend, coward."

Link gritted his teeth and stepped out of hiding. Tears had made tracts on his dusty face.

"I will fight you! Your destruction ends here!" Link declared.

Ganondorf laughed again, "You can't defeat me, fool! You should've heeded your mother, Link, for I will crush you, I will take everything from you, all you hold dear will go up in smoke. It will vanish, swallowed by my darkness, and you will be powerless to stop me! I'll cut your life short, and then Hyrule will be mine forever."

Ganondorf came on, and the two boys began to fight. Link was overwhelmed by the new dark power Ganondorf wielded, and quickly lost ground until they fought before his mother's very eyes. Ganondorf kicked Link to the ground and made a motion with his arm. Link's mother and his little home burned up instantly. His twisted grin grew wider as he approached Link, who struggled to stand, scrambling backwards, fear in his eyes. His foe raised his sword for the final blow.


It was some time before Link got up again and resumed his blind sprint away from the place that his home had been. He traveled for three years, tracking Ganondorf until he came to Hateno Village. The villagers welcomed him and encouraged the young man to stay awhile.


There it is. This is all I will post for the time being. If you wanna know what happens to our boys, let me know and I'll try to finish this!