Buffy stood in Ethan's holding the dress she got with a smile. She looks at Xander and sees his disapproving look. "I know, I know, it's not Spandex."

Xander nodded in agreement. No argument there. "True, but I think if anyone can make this dress work it would be you. But that wig looks ridiculous. Buffy you are too much of a beautiful blond to be lugging that black road kill on your head."

Buffy turned to Willow he can't be right can he? "What do you think?"

Willow thought about it. "If I disagree with you, will you let me be the ghost?"

"No" Buffy replied she's sick of Willow hiding.

"The wig is an ugly piece of junk." Willow replied.

Xander looked into the jewelry section and saw a set of earrings to his surprise would be perfect since she's going as a blond. "Here, something you can wear tonight with your dress, on me."

Buffy smiled and gratefully took them. "Thank you."

Buffy looked around as Ethan's spell took hold. The now princess looked around Sunnydale and being who she is heard Buffy whispering in her head. "Alright first we'll find Xander, then Willow, and then weapons."

The princess looked around and spotted a soldier shooting at the monsters. "Xander" Xander turned to her confusion clear in his face. "It's me, Buffy! Sort of."

Xander looked at her. "I don't know any Buffy."

The Princess rolled her eyes. "Xander, quit messing around. This is no time for jokes."

Xander pointed his gun at her apparently this woman knows something. "What the hell's going on here?"

The princess catches on quickly as to why Xander can't remember. With all her mystical power she can sense Buffy's presence in her. The soldier must not be able to hear Xander. "You don't know me?"

Xander lifts the rifle away from her. "Lady, I suggest you find cover."

The princess rushed him grabbing a side of his face in each hand as Xander glowed gold and magic rushed through him.

Xander looked at her and smiled. "Buffy, how did you do that?"

"I'm not Buffy. But I can hear her and she's helping me through this just as the soldier is in your head giving you advice now instead of the other way around." The Princess explained.

Xander thinks he felt his jaw drop looking at her left hand two dark yellow triangles and one brightly golden triangle. This is too weird even by Sunnydale standards. "Oh my god, Zelda!"

The princess of Hyrule nodded her head happily, according to Buffy he already knows who she is.

Zelda and Xander turn to Willow seeing the ghost run up.

"Guys what's going on?" She asked.

Xander stood mouth in awe. She was beautiful in that get up the red top showing her midriff leather dress. Wow who knew Will had it in her. "Will... new side of you."

Willow smiled he likes it. "Is it a good side?"

Zelda smiled while telling Buffy job well done in her head.

"Very good side" Xander replied almost in awe until a voice in his head replied. 'Drool in mouth soldier. I can't believe it took you this long to notice her. I figured it out in two minutes going through your memory.'

Xander tilted his head of all the voices it has to be that one. Great, he's going to have R. Lee Ermey in his head all night. He'll figure out his feelings for Willow when he can touch her. he looks around and sees demons still terrorizing the night. "OK, we need weapons for this."

"Agreed" Zelda replied as she closed her eyes and seemed to be in meditation.

Willow sneaked up to Xander's ear and whispered. "What's she doing?"

Xander shrugged he honestly had no clue.

They were answered when Zelda's entire dress turned white in light and seemed to scatter when she spread her arms. The white light on her body faded and turned into a blue bodysuit with a symbol of eyes on her hands leaving her fingers exposed. Xander watched as the scattered pieces of light reformed as seemingly clothing bandages and a mask as he got the idea.

"She's turning into Shiek" Xander answered.

Zelda looked at him now fully cloaked. "It's easier to run in pants. If it makes you laugh Buffy thought I was putting on a stripper show."

Zelda led the run as Xander and Willow kept close behind her. Zelda easily kicked down one of the demons blocking her path and the soldier instructed Xander on how to use his rifle to fight the ones coming behind them without killing anyone.

Xander came into the house short of breath with Zelda and Willow ran right through the door. Zelda took out ten demons without even breaking stride. "OK if you're such a badass, how come Gannon keeps kidnapping you?"

Zelda looked at him frustration clear on her face at the mention of the Gerudo king. "He has the triforce of power, think it through. And he only kidnapped me once!" Zelda quickly went upstairs pain clear in her face.

Xander frowned great a princess and he angers her.

'Nice going dumbass' The soldier remanded.

Willow watched the scene she was there all through out when Xander played Ocarina of time. "Didn't Link and Zelda lock him in the temple of time? Why is she upset about that?"

"Something like that." Xander said he has to apologize now. Even if doesn't realize what he did wrong.

Xander came in and saw Princess Zelda with a crossbow in hand maybe Buffy is rubbing off on her. "Can I come in?"

Zelda weakly nodded clearly upset. "Buffy needs to learn the joys of a longbow. More accurate and much faster reload time."

Xander sat down in bed. "I didn't think asking about Ganon would upset you, last I heard you and Link sealed Ganon away with the help of the seven sages."

Zelda wiped tears from her eyes wondering how this stranger knew that. "Do you remember what I did after that?"

Xander thought on it for a moment but then realized it. "You sent Link back to the past to reclaim the youth Ganon's evil stole."

Zelda nodded regaining her composure as the blue suit turned back into her fluffy dress. "Well after a short time of peace he got out. And because of my own actions, Hyrule no longer had the Hero of Time to save them."

Xander looked at her Gannon loose no Link not a good mix since he's the only one that ever seems to be able to do something about him. "Oh man, then no one could even wield the master sword; there was no way to even fight back."

Zelda got to her feet. "The gods knew that as well. And to stop Ganon and maybe punish me, they flooded my kingdom. If I had known what I knew now. Even not knowing Gannondorf would return. I would have never let Link go. He never even knew his dau…"

Xander's eyes widened and cut her off. "Whoa… that's one thing that was glossed over... you mean you and him."

Zelda looked at him. "He was a teenage boy we saved the whole world, we celebrated."

Xander looked at her in shock. "He had the mind of a nine year old you royal pedophile!"

Zelda frowned. "He grew up fast but he grew up in the light temple."

'That would explain why his muscles didn't atrophy' The soldier commented.

Xander rolled his eyes. "Excuse me one moment." He decides to think real loud. 'What's on your mind soldier boy?'

'I was going through Ocarina of Time in your head. It explains how Link was able to keep a grip on the sword or even walk after seven years. He must have been training for seven years instead of a coma like the game said.' The soldier explained.

'Well why didn't they just go with that and show us?' Xander asked.

'Would you be interested in doing the same thing 2555 times' The soldier replied.

Xander shrugged seeing the point as he turned to Zelda. "So why'd you let him go if he already had lived his childhood?"

"I wanted everyone else to live free of pain, free of Gannon. I got greedy and did I ever pay for it."

"'The road to hell is paved with good intentions."' Xander and the soldier replied simultaneously.

Xander grabbed Buffy's weapon chest and took a sword for himself. Zelda smiled and took the arrows for herself and Xander watched as they glowed gold. "Hey you're making light arrows."

"No, I'm not." Zelda replied as they transformed again into shining silver.

"Whoa, what are those?" Xander asked looking at the craftsman ship of the new arrows.

Zelda loaded up the arrows in a crossbow. "Silver arrows, if Ganon ever came in contact with these there wouldn't be anything left."

Xander looked at the arrows. "Well then why didn't you kill him before Hyrule flooded?"

"I tried." Zelda assured him remebering the cowardice of her people. "None of the soldiers had the courage to stand with me. And I couldn't hold down Ganon with my magic and shoot him at the same time. I tried, I failed. I only hope my father was able to get Tetra out on a lifeboat before the world drowned."

Xander grimaced realizing what fail likely meant. "I'm so sorry."

Zelda got to her feet. "I'm not a goddess I know that now. Come on Buffy's recommending we see Giles to end this gloomy tale."

The three walk heading for the library. When they're stopped by a familiar voice. "Buffy what's going on?"

Xander sighed seeing Angel with Cordelia. "It's Halloween run a muck dead boy."

Zelda looked at Angel. "He will not be harmed." Everyone looked at each other in confusion as Zelda grabbed each side of the vampire's head with her hands as his eyes glowed yellow then white as Angel fell to the floor and Angelus was destroyed.

Angel looked at her. He feels lighter the voices in his head the constant demon it's gone. "What did you do to me?"

"I purged the demon from your mind by breaking your curse and blessing you with your soul." Zelda answered. "But I want you to remain a vampire because we both know you still have some sins to atone for."

Angel looked away and weakly nodded. "Thank you"

'Like what?' Buffy asked not believing that evil thing was in Angel, tasted like chalk.

Zelda shakes her head. "Not now Buffy."

The four walk to Sunnydale High and hear another set of footsteps behind them. Zelda turns around and looks at Spike. "Walk away Spike, and I'll let you live."

"Tough talk from a wee little princess, I can smell you girl you're not the slayer anymore, you can't hurt me." Spike announced to everyone.

Xander and Angel each stepped in front of Zelda but the princess just nudged them aside and aimed her crossbow at Spike's stomach.

"Would you like to test that theory?" Zelda asked.

Spike smiled seeing the metal bolt and how badly it was aimed. "Take your best shot pet."

Zelda nudged Angel and Xander closer to her then fired. The arrow impacted on Spike and the blond haired vampire exploded like a water balloon from hell with blood, bones and guts raining down on Xander and Angel. With Buffy, Willow and Cordy safely protected as the other demons fled.

Xander looked at the goop on him. He hasn't played the original Zelda for years he forgot Silver arrows could do that. "Well, he's dead."

Angel was shaking chunks of guts and bone off his black jacket. "You think?"

Zelda, Willow and Cordy wait in Sunnydale library. They went to see Giles and after Cordy said she got her costume from Partytown and they all got theirs at Ethan's Giles told them to stay here but Willow went with him. Xander and Angel came in towels wrapped around their necks in Sunnydale gym gear.

"Clean yet?" Cordy asked.

Xander thought on it. "Three more ought to do it." Xander and Buffy held their heads as reality sunk back in."

Buffy quickly plucked the earrings Xander got her off her ears. A whole costume changed thanks to triforce earrings god bless them. "Thanks Xander, you saved my life."

"It's what I do." The carpenter quipped as he looked around almost sadly. "Where's Willow?"

Buffy moved her hand and Xander was wrapped in a blue crystal. She pointed to Cordy and the same thing happened as the two teens disappeared as Buffy nearly collapsed.

Angel looked around in shock but caught her before her head smacked the floor. "Buffy what have you done?"

"I sent Cordy home and I sent Xander to where he was needed." Buffy replied.

Xander looked around where Buffy sent him and saw Willow walking down the steps with her boo. She comes down with a smile and throws the thing in the trash.

Willow was taken back seeing him here. "Xander, how'd you get here so fast?"

"I think Buffy thinks I need to be here." Xander replied. "So am I the world's biggest idiot? I mean I had this incredible girl right here and I ignored her until she wore something new."

Willow smiled a bit. "Idiot is such a strong word."

"I wouldn't rule it out though." Xander quipped not believing it took a red number like that to get him to open his eyes, but not always. "You ever wonder what would have happened if Buffy showed up five minutes later when she came back this year."

"We'd be vampire kibble." Willow suggested but she knows what he means she was so nervous and happy at the same time she thought he was going to kiss her.

Xander looked at her nervously. "I kind of want to find out. If you want to?"

Willow looked at him. She loved him long before Buffy came to town. "I-I do, do, of course I do. Big, with the finding out. Just where do we go from here? I mean you said sister's lips."

Xander smiled and held out his arm. "I did, but maybe I needed to grow up from being Buffy's whipping boy first. You're a beautiful intelligent, funny woman that I should have seen a long time ago. So can I start making it up to you, the way I remember that night there was ice cream."

Willow smiled and took his hand. "Ice cream sounds good."

Buffy came in and sat down on the bed exhausted not believing how much that magic took out of her. She and Angel are going to a hotel in LA this weekend to exorcise a demon. She could feel the guilt pour off her still boyfriend when she told him how he left those people to die. Angel can't ever make it right but he can stop that thing from hurting anyone else with her help. She knows all about bad ideas thanks to Zelda's memories and letting people help, it's not his proudest moment but he does regret it. And that's enough to show her he's still a good man.

Buffy fell asleep and woke up in an alost mystical room from feeling the power of it she sees six giant medallions scattered across the floor ones for forest, fire, water, light, shadow, and spirit. Buffy realizes she's somehow ended up in the chamber of sages seeing Zelda pointing to her hand.

"We have a serious problem." The Hyrulian princess announced.

Buffy looked down and the saw the triforce of wisdom on her hand Giles is going to flip when he sees this it will be funny when his head does a 180 twist and breaks his neck realizing she's the wielder of the triforce of wisdom. "So what am I doing here?"

"When you became me you brought the triforce into your world. Power and courage will find their hosts soon you need to be ready and learn how to properly wield my magic so you don't tire out after two spells." Zelda answered. "What do you wish to learn first?"

Buffy smiled the one that will make her job fifty times easier. "Din's fire."

Zelda nodded and wasted no time she'll train Buffy in her sleep to fight the coming darkness if either piece of the triforce picks an evil person Buffy's world might suffer the same fate her's did.

Author's notes

Zelda is owned by Nintendo

I played OOT and realized, pardon the pun, but time has made it a depressing game.

Adult Timeline: Everyone drowned, strongly implied Saria, Darunia and the others died horribly to replace the original seven sages.

Child Timeline: Everyone is oblivious to how close it came to ending; Gannon kills the current water sage is banished to the twilight realm setting up twilight princess, and Link can't adjust to being a kid again and shuts everyone off, loses Navi, and without a fairy in the lost woods eventually becomes the Hero's shade.