Link stood silently in an empty white space, minus his sword, his shield and his kokiri backpack.

All he had was his Ocarina.

He closed his eyes, and to his pain, he saw all was still white. He began to wander, probably in a circle, but it was impossible to tell. No landmarks, no sky, no floor. Just... Nothing.

The last thing Link could remember was the sorcerer flinging him back into the well, and he'd been in that state ever since he'd woken up.

He'd probably only been wandering for a few hours, but it felt like days. The space was not hot, but it wasn't cold either. Link was not thirsty, and neither was he hungry. His back or his head didn't hurt either, or neither did he begin to feel tired.

A few possible hours later, and Link roared in triumph. The noise sounded heraldic and mystical in the surprisingly echoey space.

A symbol of a triforce lay etched into the ground before Link, directly at his feet. His victory was short lived, however. There was nothing else around.

Suddenly, a harp began to play from above. At least, it might've been a harp. From the way Link's voice sounded to him in that place, it may have well been a cello that had made the sound.

A figure with the Sheika's eye symbol on a glove walked from the right towards Link, carrying a golden harp etched with Sheikan letters on it. They had a face mask on to protect their identity, Link decided.

"Link." It was a feminine voice.

"Yes." Link replied, his voice now sounding normal again.

"You have wandered for many hours, yet you do not tire?"

"No."

"Then you truly must be the one I am to teach this to." She drew her harp across her chest and poised her fingers, ready to play. She waved her free hand towards link's belt. "Come on."

"W-what?" Link stammered, looking down at his belt. He became very embarrassed. "Oh." He said, and drew out his ocarina.

"Listen, then repeat after me if you can. This is a song passed down by the royal family."

The song was slow and melodic, and it rang with power. It seemed somewhat familiar to Link.

Link mirrored the song perfectly, and he couldn't help but stare in awe at his ocarina when it glowed.

Zelda's Lullaby

This is what Link heard drifting in his head.

"I'm sure this will aid you in your quest." The woman said, and turned around.

"Wait a second." Said Link, curiously. "Who are you?"

The woman turned back towards Link and laughed a little. "Oh, Link. You will find out in time."

A flash of light after the Sheika threw her hand down towards the ground caused Link to cover his eyes, and he was enveloped once more in a white light, this one more vivid and like the sun, rather than the hazy dream world he was in.

Link awoke by the well. He felt groggy again, and both his head and his back ached, he was both hungry and thirsty and he was tired.

Link looked directly ahead and saw a very familiar face.

"Hoot hoot ho, Link!" Said the owl, beaming. "I brought some water from Lake Hylia!"

Link stepped to his feet, smiling at the owl as he hobbled over to the bucket and began to dowse himself in the special healing liquid.

Soon Link felt much better. He drew his sword, hopped from one foot to the other and even took a swing at a bush- something he hadn't done since he'd left Saria.

"I forgot to thank you, Owl, for your kindness earlier. It would have taken me days to cross the field if you hadn't swooped in."

"Anything for you, my fellow friend of the forest!"

"I suppose you want to know what happened to me", Link began, "But I must tell you, it's a very long story."

"Go on, Link, fire away."

So Link told the story, not leaving out a single detail from the time he'd left the owl to his vision just before. The owl listened intently, cocking his head sharply to the side when Link told him of the sorcerer's betrayal.

"Well, Link, I suppose you'll want to pursue them. But I must warn you, it won't be easy catching up with them; they've had a two day head start. And besides, you're not nearly as equipped as you ought to be for facing him again, now he's even more powerful."

Link pondered the Owl's wishes. "I could stick around with you, Owl. But first, I'd like to ask around town to see if anyone knows which direction they've gone in. Maybe I can learn something about the town too."

"I think you have a good plan, there. How about I go wait at the entrance to Hyrule field whilst you cover the village? I need some sleep, and it would be a bit weird for an owl as large as myself to knock on someone's door, wouldn't it?"

Link nodded, and he patted the owl's head, and ran off to the 'target carts' to begin his interrogations.