Hurray! It has been updated again! Sorry it took me a while! Got a little busy suddenly! So here it is! Little Princess! I hope you like this chapter! I cannot tell you what time period this is, but surely you could figure it out that its not the same as before.

Tiny footsteps ran across tall grass with the sky a deep evening glow from the setting sun. Yet even with the magical shine from the sun, it felt as though the world had a mystical radiance to every little thing; as though it was life force that went beyond Mother Nature. A pastel colored dress flew behind a young spirit as she ran with all her might to the person she was searching for. Her eyes held the same spark as the setting sun, and only more so with the shine of her happiness.

"Link! Link!"

In a vast field of green, a man sat alone along its tall leaves, his colored tunic making him almost blend with the tall weeds. He was facing the large beautiful lake, not at all hearing the small voice calling to him. It was hard to blame him, for the lake was nothing but a glimmering spectra; white lights playing across the surface like fairies around a flower.

"Link!"

At last the man turned around, his heroic features calm and gentle. He smiled once he saw who was coming and stood up with open his arms out to her.

"Princess Zelda! There you are! I have been waiting for you!" he said, eyes shining with a carefree luster. The little girl ran into his arms so that he could pick her up and throw her into the air, chuckling while she giggled in delight. He twirled her once around, bringing a gleeful flush to her cheeks. Once they settled down back to the earth, the young princess rested on his shoulder, snuggling into his warmth. They stared out into the world without a care in the world. Nothing seemed wrong and nothing seemed possible to devastate this peaceful time.

"Princess…Zelda…"

Zelda blinked at his strange tone and looked up at his face. Then like the breaking of glass, her world suddenly turned dark and her hero was no longer there! She was all alone in the fields that slowly started to crumble into ash and stone. The waters turned into blood and soon a fire started to the east, where the forest stood proudly! The girl screamed as beasts of all kinds came rushing out, stampeding across the lands towards her! The heat was unbearable and try as she might, she couldn't move from the spot she was rooted to; she felt her feet stuck to the ground.

"Link?! LINK!" Zelda screamed. Suddenly her hero appeared on the backside of his horse! He galloped before her, leaping off with his sword drawn out! The girl felt no reassurance with him there for some reason. She only felt more fear building up inside. Why is that?

The man clad in green looked over his shoulder to look at the girl, and her eyes watered up. He smiled sadly at her and then turned to dash forward! Her eyes went wide as she saw her hero running away from her towards the fires and hoard of monsters! "No! Link! Come back! Come back!"

But her hero did not hear her. He kept running towards the fires and monsters, his battle cry ringing out in the air as saw the rest of the world fade away.

"LINK!!"

Zelda jumped from her bed, hand outstretched and panting! Her body was covered in a thin layer of sweat with her heart pounding in her chest. She looked around realizing she was in her grand bedroom, and the sun was starting to rise outside her window. Her sheets were twisted around her waist, the reason why she must have been so hot and saw the fires and thought she was stuck in place.

"Oh Link…" Zelda whispered, bowing her head down in sadness. Glancing over the side of her bed, she saw her trusted pet wolf had not awakened yet. Debating for a minute of what to do, she came to a conclusion that made her hiss in annoyance. "Oh, I can't sleep now." she mumbled angrily to herself. "I'm sure to have that dream if I do!"

Gently and quietly, Zelda stepped out from her bed, so as to not wake up her pet, who would surely start a racket if he was. She tiptoed to her closet and pulled out a long dark cloak, not even bothering to change out of her nightgown. The secret pathway she takes out of the castle would help her hide from unseen eyes.

Clipping the latch around her neck, she stepped towards the little door near her bed stand that wouldn't open unless she placed her left hand on it. At the touch of her hand, the Triforce symbol glowed in a yellow light and the door gave way. "Maybe a ride will calm me…" she said. As she descended the steps of the secret stairway, she felt her hand throb still. Holding it up curiously, she saw the triangle birthmarks still glowing. Biting her lip she told herself she was only riled up from her upsetting dream. So she ducked her hand back under her cloak and walked the rest of the way down.

Ganondorf tapped his fingers on the armrest, his yellow eyes set into a narrow glare on a single soul kneeling before him. The little man had his head bowed and he pleaded out in a weak voice.

"Please Lord Ganondorf. My son has been missing for weeks! I beg for your assistance to search for him! He only wanted to get food from the mountains! Please! Beg of thee!" the poor old man said.

Ganondorf regarded the man for a minute; skinny, short, and very pale. But what little muscle he had showed he was a feeble farming man.

"And who might have put him up to the task of getting food?" Ganondorf asked in a dull tone.

The man looked up in alarm. "No one sire! He merely told me he'd be gone for a while for food! We were starving and deserate! I thought he would have survived-"

"SILENCE!"

The man quickly bowed his head in a whimper.

"You say you come asking for my help, yet it sounds like you were more than willing to send your only son off to get you some food." he said. He smirked seeing the sadness and horror playing on the father's face. Toying with peasants always gave him such a joy.

"No Sire! Never! He insisted! My wife was sick and I couldn't leave her side! He was my only hope to save her! But…" tears welled up in the old man's eyes and he bowed down to the floor again. "I don't wish to lose both of them! My Lord! Please, I beg thee! Please!"

Ganondorf placed his chin on his fist, staring off into the air. Black and red banners hung from the ceiling and he regarded them slightly with pride. After a pause, he turned to the old man, his face stern as steel. "No."

No words could describe the anguish and grief that came to the man's face, staring at the King of Hyrule.

"You had a chance to stop him. It was your choice to stay with your wife when you knew she was to die." he said and then waved his hands to the guards. "Take him away!"

The soldiers, obedient to life, walked forward and grabbed the man who was sobbing away. The dragged him away as though he was no more than a limb doll. He offered no resistance, his racking cries the only sound echoing in the throne room other than the clanking of armor.

The now King of Hyrule watched them go, his expression showing no grief nor victory. Once they left, he turned to look at his hand. A tingle was starting to grow on it and he frowned. Reaching to rip off the glove, he found the Triforce symbol glowing radiantly!

"Cursed Goddess's…" he grumbled and placed his glove back on and tried to ignore the annoying feeling of something lively burning on his hand.

Years had passed since the great battle on top of the Gerudo temple. The bodies of the monster corpses were nothing but dust and bone, crumbling away into the wind. The walls kept their eternal luster of perfection, as did the sacred shrine, that stood tall into the air while the towers of the temple remained taller, reaching towards the heavens.

Yet on this day, as the sun rose from the horizon to shine on the shrine, a striking brightness started to glow from within the stone! It grew bright around the Triforce emblem engraved on its side, flaring up to match that of the suns! Then suddenly, a large beam shot out from the emblem, striking the ground before it! It grew brighter and larger as the walls lit up from the spectrum and the corpses were blown away from such a powerful burst!

Slowly, the beam formed into a body, shaping from legs to arms and then finally a head! Then, like the dripping of water, it stopped shining, fading in the air from the flask! What was left now was a still body on the floor, lying still as the dead.

A passing bird, curious of the light, flew down to the spot to land on a hand. It chirped at the strange symbol bathed in an afterglow, and then hopped its way up the arm till it landed on its chin. A soft moan escaped from the body, ears on either side of the head twitching slightly. The bird hopped once more on its nose, cocking its head at its wincing eyes, shut tight from the morning sunlight. They flinched again and again at the bright rays coming down on his face until they slowly opened up.

"What…" he groaned. He blinked, not really registering that a bird was on his nose, but felt its tiny talons on him all the same. "Um…hello."

The bird gave a musical chirp at his bright blue eyes before taking off into the air! Not at all finding the strength to smile at the tiny creature, he instead tried to sit up, only to grunt and hiss. "Oh…that hurts…" he said, grabbing his stomach. He then jumped when he remembered he was lying on the stone floor; which is, if he remembered correctly, was not right. "W-Wait! Where am I?!" he cried out looking around. His blue eyes scanned the area but nothing registered in his mind. Sitting upright completely, he pondered very hard.

"I remember… the meadow" he breathed, holding his head. It was starting to throb from thinking so much. It felt as though the more energy he used, the more he felt drained. "I…relaxing with-" he stopped to gasp! "Princess Zelda!" He jumped to his feet, no longer aware of his pain. "Princess Zelda?! Princess Zelda! Where are you?!"

Panic surged through his body when no answer came to him. His sharp eyes couldn't see any sign of blond hair or a little dress fluttering in the wind. His ears couldn't hear the pitter-patter of tiny feet or even the sound of her sweet little voice. Desperate to get any response, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "PRINCESS ZELDA!! ANSWER ME!!"

All he received was the echo of his cry and the howl of the mighty winds blowing through the coliseum. He tried shouting again, but he got the same results every time until his throat was hoarse and dry. After a long while of screaming at the empty walls, he gritted his teeth, thinking the worst that came over the princess in his hour of being asleep. And he fought so hard to protect her too! He doesn't even remember what happened to him or to her!

With an angered cry, Link threw a fist to the ground! Feeling the sting of his swing only made him cry out even louder! "It was trap! You fool! You were in a middle of a trap and couldn't see that?!" he yelled to himself angrily. Tears formed behind his tightly shut eyelids, yet he fought to keep them in. But the thought of the young maiden in the hands of danger only brought them out to fall at his knees.

"Princess…forgive me…"

The knight sat in a pathetic slump for a long while, wallowing in self pity. However, it wasn't long before he took a breath and looked out into the world with narrowed wet eyes. He angrily wiped at them and searched his surroundings.

Seeing as there weren't any signs of monsters, not even the corpses of the ones he defeated, he logically assumed that someone came and took them all away along with the princess! Being in a more hysterical mood than he usually was as well, made him think someone evil took her and claimed the dead bodies for their own in a sick and twisted way. Link growled. More scenarios entered his mind, not at all helping his racing heart and breaking sweat.

"I got to find her! Have to…warn…the King!" he said, trying not to grimace at the pain shooting through his body. He forced himself steady, holding his side where most of the pain emanated. Little did he know, or remember, was that was the exact spot he was struck down from.

As Link exited the temple, the shrine he left behind dimmed away in its marvelous glowing, and now remained still like it had before. No evidence of its magic was left except for the knight walking away without a scratch. That was the only sign that there was any true magic left in Hyrule.

Link stumbled out of the exit, cursing loudly. The pain was starting to dissipate, letting the young man breathe easier, but he still felt the sting at his side. When he moved his eyes to the meadow, he still saw no sign of the princess. He searched for any monsters, but strangely enough found no signature of any. Not a footprint or dropped weapon. Bringing his hands to his mouth, he whistled once into the air, waiting to hear his steed to come galloping to him. But nothing came. His earlier worries were started to grow as he searched once more for the princess. They only took monsters and the princess but his horse too?!

"Princess!" he shouted, holding his hands around his mouth. He tried and tried again, letting his voice travel over the chasm in which he stood over. In a way he was glad no response came to him; at least none from deep within the chasm.

Link moved to search over the meadows, climbing on a rock with some difficulty. "I must be sorer than I thought…" he mumbled, rubbing his side. He took his perch and scanned the meadows, blinking in surprise. A few things caught his eye that seemed…different.

"When has that been there?" Link asked. The thing in which he spoke of was an odd house sitting at the very center of the lake; a floating house that had a large wooden bridge leading to it. Everything on this house and bridge was painted brightly in many colors, making it look ridiculous in the knight's eyes. Although it did look faded away with years of rain and water, and he had a feeling it had seen better days. But all this made it stranger to the knight. Wasn't there a stampede? Wasn't the meadow cleared of any life earlier?

"What…" he started before he was interrupted by a voice!

"Oh, what a strange looking boy! Oh yes! Very strange indeed!"

Link whipped around, and nearly fell back at seeing a small creature wearing a ragged red clothes and an old and pointed hat that all seemed to look like to be made of leaves! What's more was the creature had on no face; just two bright yellow eyes stared at the knight curiously! It stood no taller than a couple of feet, making Link believe it was a tiny child.

"Oh, erm…" Link stuttered, gaining his voice and asked, "Young boy, have you seen a little girl around here?"

The creature tilted his head; his black skin seemed to have its own eerie radiance in the daylight. Not at all skin, but shadow. Link was beginning to grow cautious when the creature laughed. It echoed within itself, as though more than one voice was laughing with it.

"Oh I was right! I was right! You are very strange!" it cried out while kicking the air with its pointed shoes. Link stared at the thing as it hopped on its feet from the rock it sat upon. "Why do you look at me as though I'm a stranger to you?"

"Um…" Link started unsure.

"Because it is YOU who is more stranger than me!" he said. Suddenly the creature disappeared like a wisp of smoke, startling Link before the child reappeared behind him. "Wouldn't you agree?"

"Alright, enough!" Link shouted, throwing a finger at the creature's face. "Are you one of the monsters that attacked me?!"

Yellow eyes blinked and crinkled from an unseen smile. "Oh no! I wouldn't attack you! What do I look like? A stupid Goron? Or a pathetic Zora? Please!"

Link's eyes twitched and he reached for his sword to unsheathe it! "I warn you! I am very good friends with the Gorons and the Zoras! I do not take kindly to insults of my friends!" he threatened, pointing the tip of the blade to the creature's neck.

The creature looked alarm at the weapon pointed at him, blinked as he saw a good look at it, than sighed in relief for some reason. Link blinked. "Do you think I will not try and harm you?!"

"Oh young hero! I am not worried that you would hurt an innocent! No, I only worry for those who do not bother to fret over the innocent!" the creature sighed, shrugging somewhat. "But that is the way things are and have been for some time."

Link stared at the creature confusedly. "What? What do you mean? And who are you calling hero?" he asked, truly lost and confused.

"I'm sorry hero!" the creature cried out jumping into the air like he was no heavier than a leave and floated down on another rock, one that was a safe distance from his drawn blade. "But a little girl I did not see! Maybe the weeping lady would know!"

The knight eyed the little creature oddly. "Weeping…Lady?"

"Why yes! She is down there!" the creature said happily and pointed down the winding roads to the Lake's edge. Link followed his hand to see there was someone on horseback near the lake, merely standing there in the grassy plains.

"But how would she-" Link started only to stop. The creature was no longer there, but in his place was a single bright red leaf. He reached for it, turning it over curiously before tucking it into his tunic. When he reached back to put his blade away, he winced again and grabbed his side. "Ow! That still hurts…" he hissed, putting pressure on the unseen wound. Right then, Link noticed something else!

His tunic. It held no scratches; it had no holes or even as little as a stain! It looked brand new, when he knew it certainly wasn't! He had worn the tunic for many years and he was sure that at least some tears were made on his journeys. Or maybe even in his last battle!

"Ok…now I'm starting to wonder where I am." he mumbled to himself, rubbing his head. He looked around once confused. "Am I really awake?"

He then tried again to put his sword away, doing it slowly and biting back the pain. Once he did so, he started his trek down the hill side, going along the winding path to the meadow, towards the "Weeping Lady".

Yay! Link lives! But what is this?! Things have changed?! Ganondorf if King? Zelda has a pet wolf? Oh deary me! It boggles them mind don't it? Hee hee hee! Hoped you enjoyed it! More to come soon!