The Princess' Prophecy
Impa entered the Castle's Courtyard where a young girl in royal attire and a young boy in a green tunic were conversing. She decided not to interrupt the two and merely watched the two curiously.
Suddenly the young girl looked up over the young boy's head at her. "Impa!" she called. Impa nodded her head in acknowledgement. "Link," the young princess began, "Impa will lead you safely out of the castle." The young boy, Link, nodded, and then started towards Impa. Impa watched the child with curiosity. The boy stopped in front of her, and then watched as Impa placed her hand to her lips and started whistling a tune. Link immediately knew what this meant, and took out his ocarina and followed along.
"Remember this song. It is the Royal Family Song," she instructed. Link nodded. Impa looked out over the courtyard at the young princess again. Upon meeting her gaze, the young princess nodded as if she knew what Impa were thinking. Impa ruffled her brow with concern then directed her attention to Link. "I'll lead you out of the castle," she said. "It would be troublesome if the guards caught you."
Standing on the town's bridge, Impa and Link looked out upon the puffing volcano above the village known as Kakariko Village. "You're looking for the spiritual stones, aren't you?" Impa asked. Link looked up at her serious expression and nodded. Impa closed her eyes as if she were trying to block out some pain she was feeling. "Lately the people of Kakariko Village have been restless. They fear the mountain will erupt soon. Head up the mountainside. There you will find the Goron tribe. They will direct you in the right direction. Oh, and before you go, get yourself a better shield," Impa said, pointing at Link's fragile, wooden shield. "I fear that one won't do for what's ahead of you."
"Okay," Link said, a serious look upon his face.
"Take care." Impa backed away from Link and disappeared back into the town walls.
Link started off towards Kakariko Village.
"Princess Zelda, how have you been during my absence?" Impa asked, striding back into the Castle Courtyard.
"Restless," Princess Zelda replied, biting her lower lip. She turned to Impa to say something, but then closed her mouth at the troubled look on Impa's face. "Impa?"
"It's nothing, dear child," Impa replied with a weak smile.
"What happened? Where have you been?"
"I had a mission to fulfil. Nothing young children should worry about," Impa replied.
Princess Zelda still looked intent on knowing, but the look Impa was giving her told her she shouldn't pry anymore. Princess Zelda's shoulders dropped and she hung her head. "Impa, I've been having strange dreams lately. That boy you just saw was in my dreams, but there was also another, one much young than him, but its glow was too faint. I couldn't tell who it was. And the Gerudo's Lord from the west has come here to swear allegiance to my father, but I fear he is here to take the thrown. I don't trust him," she explained.
Impa placed a gentle hand on Zelda's shoulder as she peered into the window Zelda had been peering in all day. There, kneeling before the King, was the Gerudo leader, Ganondorf.
Princess Zelda looked up into Impa's troubled face. Impa realized Zelda's gaze and met her eyes with a warm smile. She turned the princess away from the window.
"C'mon, princess. Let's go walk through the gardens, shall we? It's not healthy to be peering into a window all day."
Author's Note: Okay, so this chapter was kinda rushed(I apologize) and some of the material may not correspond with OoT very well. I'm sorry, just bear with me.