"Link," Mr. Deku said, putting his hand on Link's shoulder. "You are the Hero of Time."
"I know," he said, standing up, sword in hand, looking a lot more confident than he really was. "What do I fight for?" Link wondered. "What's worth fighting for?" he asked himself.
"Heh. You'll pull through, no matter how difficult the situation is," Mr. Deku grinned. "Now, I think you may want this," he said, rooting around a crate of various bits and pieces. What he pulled out was a shield, much too big for a child. It had a metal edging, and blue backdrop, the same shade as the sheath of the sword. It had the Triforce and a red phoenix-like creature on it. "Take this Hylian Shield and begin your quest. The Sacred Tree in the park. Take your sword and thrust it into the ground in front of the tree and the way shall open," Mr. Deku instructed. "Also, take your ocarina from Saria with you on this journey. It will be useful. I guarantee it."
"Alright," Link nodded.
He ran up the steps to the room to get the ocarina. It was an old treasure Saria had given him a long time ago. When Link opened his drawer however, he found a chain mail tunic with a note attached to it alongside the ocarina. "It will be handy, and no matter what you do, do not ignore Navi's wise advice!" it read. Link smiled and got ready. He put on a belt with a small leather pouch, and tried his best to make the sword fit on his back in the scabbard he used for school in the fencing club. He also claimed his gauntlets and boots for a more useful purpose.
After he was all ready he set off for the local park. On his way he passed the Q-Stuffs Market yet again, and this time he stopped to buy a bottle of Lon Lon Milk. ("You never know when milk is handy!" Link said to justify it to himself.)
At the park, he passed no one. All was silent. Too silent. Link drew his sword cautiously, and stepped as silently as possible. His precautions were a genius idea as it turned out. A twig snapped behind him, and Link whipped around, swinging like a mad man. It was halted easily with a metal bracer.
The metal bracer belonged to a ginger-haired man with dark greenish skin. He wore large amounts of leather and black metal. His cape trailed behind him like a wave of darkness.
"I'm honored to meet the new Hero of Time," the man said, grinning devilishly.
"Who are you?!" Link yelled in shock, backing up with the sword aimed at the man's throat.
"Who am I? My, it's quite clear that your teachers don't educate you young children properly," he laughed deeply.
"Who...are…you?" Link panted. He was on the edge, not just from the sudden attack, but because of the aura of evil this man gave off.
"I suppose I may as well tell you." The man said, burying his head in his hand. "I am the Great Ganondorf, King of the Gerudos!"
"Huh? Ganon…dork?" Link said, obviously confused.
GanonDORF, you imbecile! You're lucky I didn't kill you just for that!" Then he cast a spell and simply disappeared into the trees.
"Well excuuuse me, princess!" he shrugged and continued toward the Sacred Tree.
When he got there, Link realized he had never thought about how big the tree actually was. "Man, you could fit a dungeon in there, with two floors and a basement!" he said, amazed as he stared up at the branches.