The Legend Of ZELDA: Return of The Hero Chapter 3: What Fell From The Sky
"Well, The camp's set up. We'll just rest. I'm feeling kind of dizzy now, Heh." Link chuckled, laying back onto the grass.
"L-Link I think you should come look at this," Ilia said, pointing outside the tent. Link got up, looking at what she pointed to.
A dark figure marched across the plains, towards their camp, holding a sword in hand. It had dark features, a black tunic, and bulging red eyes.
The figure broke into a run as Link jumped out of the tent, drawing the Master Sword and Shield. The figure slashed at him, Link blocking it with his shield and knocked the figure off it's feet, it charged back at him, bashing him into the wall of the mountains. "Aghh.." Link hissed, feeling dizzy and his sights blurring. He got to his senses, running back over to the figure. "I.. am Dark Link." Dark Link said, looking angry with a hint of laughter.
"Huh," Link mumbled, blocking him from the tent. "Pfft. It's worthless trying to fight me. Turn back now, for I can destroy what's left of your precious little realms." Dark Link growled. "Never, We'll save them!" Link retorted, pointing his sword at him. "Hah. Think you can really beat me? I almost knocked you out cold in one fatal punch to the chest. You're just worthless." Dark Link retorted back, making Link gulp. "Wait. YOU'RE the one causing all this drama? You make me laugh!" Ilia stepped out of the tent, "And even if we wanted to, the gods blocked the only way out."
"Wrong. I did. And I can send you crashing back to your realm, I can paralyze you easily. And I know everything Link knows, and I can tell what his next move will be." Dark Link yelled. "Still, we won't give up until the realms are saved from you, Dark Link!" Link retorted.
Dark Link sighed. "I guess there's no convincing you, so I guess I'll end it here. Right Now." Dark Link said, raising his hand, opening up a portal.
"Heh, So long, Hero. Ahahaha!" He laughed. Shoving Link through the portal, and grabbed Ilia. "Ilia!" Link screamed, as he was thrown into the portal, and disappeared. Ilia was dragged to Dark Link's Castle, sending his minions to burn what was left of the camp.
-Ordon Village-
"What... What is THAT?" Talo screamed. Link soon came into view of the townspeople, hearing him scream as he plummeted for ground.
The villagers screamed as he yelled, "Take Coveerrrrr!", and crashed into the window of his house. The villagers gathered around the house, watching as he got up from the window, groaning as he gripped his head. Link gasped, looking around when he saw his surroundings.
He fell from the window on the second floor, falling onto the dirt. "Ugh," Link groaned. "Link! You're back this early? Did you save the Realms?" Collin began to ask, "Wait, where's Ilia?" Link frowned. "No, I didn't, and Ilia...was kidnapped by my dark self, in the Realm of The Gods. Seriously, She was. By Dark Link. He threw me into this realm, sending me crashing into my house..." Link explained, being serious when people began to snort. Collin frowned, turning to the others. "Come on! He's telling the truth! I know Link so well to know that he's being serious here, so we need to aid him as he needs it! You should be believing him anyway, because he is your Mayor!" Collin shouted at the crowd, making everyone agree with a cheer, going off to do their work. "Thanks Collin, but now, I'm going to Hyrule Castle to request an audience with the Princess, Zelda." Link said, jumping onto Epona's back, and riding off to Hyrule.
-Hyrule Castle, soon after-
Zelda heard a knock on her door. "Princess, A boy in green is requesting your attention in the Audience Chamber. Do you accept?" A man asked. She msiled when she heard "boy in green." "Yes, I will be down shortly." Zelda replied, walking down to the throne from her room, sitting down as Link approached her. "What is it, Link?" Zelda asked, waiting for some good news. "Bad news," Link frowned, "Have you heard about the Realms' soon to come doom? Well, The guidepost and I went to the Realm of The Gods, and came across... Dark Link. He kidnapped Ilia the Guidepost, and sent me back to Ordon through a portal..." The room was silent, until Zelda calmly spoke,
"That is indeed terrible news, and by Ilia, do you mean the one that Midna gave her power to?" Link nodded, and Zelda frowned.
"Who knows what Dark Link will do with such power, if he didn't have a reason to take her, he would send her back too." Zelda said.
"Ahaha, Interesting, and true, I would." A fimiliar voice laughed, and they both turned around, seeing Dark Link walking up to them.
"Dark Link! Give me back Ilia!" Link growled, sheathing his sword and shield. Dark Link only laughed, dragging her in front and tossing her towards him. Ilia was unconsicous. Dark Link raised his hand, showing Twili Magic and the Triforce of Power. Zelda gasped, and Link also gasped, running over to Ilia. Dark Link laughed, grabbing Link with his power and threw him into a wall. He picked up Zelda after, also tossing her into a wall. Dark Link turned around, begining to walk away. Link charged behind him, and he turned around, picking him up again, and smashed him into the stone floor. Dark Link left through a portal, laughing. Link and Zelda gathered around Ilia, trying to wake her.
"Link," Zelda began, "The time has come... To awaken the true powers of the Hero of Time." She grabbed his wrist, using the Triforce of Wisdom to affect the Triforce of Courage, causing the boy in green to grip his head. She left go, stepping back and watched the boy kneel on the floor. He screamed as all of the memories of the Hero of Time were crammed into his brain as he glowed. Link looked around as the pain went away, finally falling unconsicous. Many moments later, he woke up, gripping his head again from when he hit the stone floor.
"Link, you've been awakened as the true Hero of Time. Look at yourself..." Zelda said, and Link obeyed looking at the armor and stared into a mirror as he looked at his armor. It looked exactly like the Magic Armor he held. "That Armor was the sacred armor you collected two years ago from Malo Mart. It was so powerful, only the Hero of Time could control it's inmense energies. Which made people's treasure disappear as they wore it." Zelda said. "Ilia will never wake up without the power that Dark Link stole." Zelda mumbled. "Not even the Triforce of Wisdom or Courage can wake her up. Only the Triforce and the magic that was taken from her can, because I suspect of that was how she fainted.
That power became a vital piece of her soul. When Ganondorf lost his Triforce with the Master Sword in his chest, the pain became unbearable, killing him instantly." Zelda said again. "Then... I have to stop Dark Link alone. Even without Ilia, I hve to try." Link said, gripping the Master Sword. "You have been also equipped with all of the Hero of Time's items from his previous endevours during the time when the Temple of Time was unlocked, and sealed once more. All I can give you is this map of the Realm of The Gods that I have found. Now, Go." Zelda said, sending him back into the realm, taking a look at Ilia before vanishing from the realm, back to the camp where he had come from.