I promise, I still don't own any right's to Zelda.

Setting Out

Link felt the sun shine through his window onto his face waking him from his dreamless sleep. His eyes opened slowly as he complained incoherently at the sun for rising so early. He turned over and starred at the wooden wall next to him and sighed as he remembered his dream…no…his vision. His blue eyes outlined the cracks in the wood before he shook his head and through his blankets off. He would help Fado out with the morning chores before he would start to get ready for his new journey.

Link turned and sat up in bed stretching upwards with a loud yawn. He looked up at the Master Sword and the Hylian shield that hung on his wall. When Ganon was defeated he had planned on returning it to the ruins but Zelda had stopped him telling him that they didn't know what the future held or if Hyrule would need their hero again. She was right, he had already used it a few times to take down a few groups of Moblins that were under a different leader than the one that he had fought so many times before.

He stood up and walked over to his dresser taking out his Ordonian style clothes and put them on. He stretched up again and turned to leave. He looked down at his hand and could see the plain marking of his triforce of courage. The symbol that he was the hero chosen by the goddesses. He was the Hero of Hyrule…and of Twilight. That thought hurt him more than anyone new. How many times had he starred at the setting sun just so he could fool himself into thinking he was close to her? It didn't matter now, she was gone. She had destroyed the Mirror of Twilight to keep its evil from being used by anyone else.

Link shook those thoughts out of his mind and slid down his ladder before walking outside. He took a deep breath of the morning air and jumped off of his landing rolling when he landed to keep from hurting himself. He stood up and brushed the dust off of his clothes and walked over to Epona and quickly untied her from the post next to his house. The horse neighed at him and stood up on her back legs anxiously make Link laugh. She enjoyed a good adventure just as much as he did and he knew it. He brought his hand up to Epona's powerful neck and patted her affectionately. "Don't worry girl, you'll be running over Moblins and chasing bombskits soon enough don't you worry." Epona neighed again in response and Link couldn't help but laugh. In all honesty if it weren't for Epona he would have been lost in depression already.

Link jumped up onto Epona's back and patted her side with the side of his foot to get her to start moving towards the village. He wasn't in any hurry to start watching goats so he let Epona canter down the road. He smiled as he saw Colin with Talo right behind him followed shortly by Beth and Malo. Colin was laughing and had a triumphant smile on his face when he got up to Link. "Link! Link! I beat Talo. He challenged me to a swordfight and I used that technique you showed me. What was it called again…the Back Slice!"

Talo shook his head and crossed his arms trying to look like it didn't matter. "Yeah, well I let you win is all. I could've beaten you I just…didn't want to hurt you that's all." Talo looked between Link and Colin wearily as Beth smiled and stepped forward nudging Talo.

"Yeah right Talo, I could've sworn you had just taken a shower you were sweating so badly." Link laughed as the young girl giggled and nudged Talo again until her dropped his arms and rolled his eyes.

"Ok ok, fine. Congratulations Colin…But anyways, Link did you here where Colin's going tomorrow?" This time it was Colin's turn to get flustered as he tried to rush over to Talo to keep him from saying anything.

Link cocked his head to the side and raised an eyebrow as he looked at the two boys. "So where is Colin going tomorrow Talo?" Link said in an almost blanket question to anyone who wanted to answer.

"He's going to see his girrrrlfriend." Talo grinned wide as Colin's cheeks turn bright red.

"I think it's romantic." Beth sighed as she looked away obviously daydreaming for the hundredth time today.

"She's not my girlfriend…" Colin muttered under his breath as he looked down.

Link laughed and hopped off of Epona and walked with the children through the town. "So who's the lucky girl?"

Colin looked up at Link and kicked a rock that was in his way as he put his hands behind his back. "Well…She lives in Castle Town. Her name's Agitha, she said you helped her out a couple years ago with a ball she was throwing."

When Link heard the name he smiled and laughed slightly as he brought his hand to Colin's head and ruffled his hair. "Yeah, I helped her collect a few bugs and she rewarded me for it. She's a pretty sweet girl, a little odd but sweet. If you really want to impress her though, see if you can find a really rare bug out in the woods or try and make something shaped like a bug." Colin smiled and nodded determinately before thanking him and running off towards his house. Talo was right behind him saying if he was going bug hunting he wanted to help.

Link sighed as he watched the kids and looked up to find him already next to Bo's house. He thought about telling Illia about his journey but decided it would be best to tell her before he was leaving instead of so early before he was leaving. He jumped back onto Epona and rode up into the field.

He saw Fado looking up at him and smiled as he ran over to him. "'Bout time you got here. I was 'bout to start worryin' somethin' happened to ya." Link shook his head and got off Epona again causing her the shake her head and neck in frustration at Link getting off and on her. She had done the same thing when they were riding around Hyrule looking for those blasted Owl statues.

Link walked up and patted Fado on the shoulder and turned towards the barn. "Nope, the kids decided to wake up early this morning and tell me about Colin's social life." He thought about it and couldn't help but feel happy about it. Ever since they got back Colin was the first to be at Link's house when he would train the kids with the slingshot or the sword. He was ore sure of himself now, he wanted to get stronger and protect Ordon like Link did. And of course Talo saw it as a challenge and kept right there with him.

Link stepped into the barn and one at a time unlatched the gates to each of the pens and "whooped" the goats out into the field. As he got the last goat he stepped back into the field only hear a sound that he was surprised didn't give small children nightmares. "HEEEEEEEEEY LIIIIIIINK!" Link turned towards the road and saw the mailman running up to him. He was obviously out of breath as he took out a letter. "Mr. Link I have 1 letter for you. It's from Princess Zelda. Well, my job here is done. Onward to mail!" Link took the letter and watched as the mailman ran back the way he had come.

Link looked down at the letter with the triforce seal on the back and took a deep breath. What was it that Zelda sent him a letter, he knew about the danger already. He opened the envelope and took out the parchment inside and started reading:

Dear Link,

I understand that you are most likely busy preparing for your journey. However, there is a piece of information that you might find valuable if not pleasurable. Last night I was visited by the Goddess Farore and was informed of something that will change Hyrule forever. Please, before leaving for the desert come by Telma's Bar. I will be there with a friend you might be happy to meet. I'm sorry for such the short notice but you must come as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Princess Zelda

p.s. If you still have the thorn that changes you into a wolf bring that with you. I would like to place that into the Hyrule Museum.

Link rose an eyebrow while reading and sighed as he folded the letter and put it back into the envelope. Fado saw the look in Link eyes and shook his head. "Go on Link. I got things covered here. If the princess needs ya then the princess needs ya. Aint nothin' I can do 'bout it." Fado shrugged but smiled at him thinking the princess and Link were an item.

Link nodded and run up to Epona and jumped on her back. "Thanks Fado, I'll make it up to you when I get back. I don't know when that'll be either. Tell Illia I'm sorry and I'll write to her and the kids when I get the chance." Before Link could hear Fado's response he turned Epona around and rode back to his house as fast as he could. Before running inside and changing into the Hero's garb that Ordona gave him at the beginning of his quest.

He reached up and grabbed his sword and shield placing them on his back before going down into the basement and collecting his various weapons and wallet he received from Agitha when he found all 24 of the golden bugs. He took a deep breath and climbed back up the ladder and walked outside before jumping on Epona.

He looked back at the path to Ordon and wondered if this was the last time he would see his home. He shook his head and looked down the other path towards the Eldin Province and Hyrule Field. He kicked Epona in the side with a hiya and started out towards Hyrule.

Author's Notes: Wow, three chapters in two days…I hope they're worth it. I don't know. But yeah, so the Everquest story on my girlfriends and mine account is currently postponed until we can figure out a name for it has 2 chapters already done and might have a third before we figure out a name. But yeah that's that.

And if you saw Extreme Makeover Home Edition today (Jan. 11, 2009) That actually took place in the town I live in. It was pretty exciting. Traffic was a little odd at the beginning, but McDonald's sure got some business. Lol.

Well, enough of my ramblings. Just remember responses are always welcome in ANY fashion. And please, if there is anything that bugs you about my writing, or you think I should work on please tell me. And also, I've been wondering if I should incorporate some kind of dungeon system in the rp. So if you plan on following my story tell me what you think, and if you think there should be dungeons, how many? Again thanks for reading and Peace.