A/N: Hello all, and welcome to my first fic ever, Heroes and Titans! I've been a long time Zelda fan, and recently watched all the way through attack on Titan, and loved it! I was browsing through fanfics and i found some interesting stuff, one of the, being an AoT x LoZ crossover that I enjoyed. Sadly it's abandoned, or at least hasn't been updated in several years, but it inspired me to write my own story for the first time. I've wanted to before with other series, but haven't had the motivation. This will be fun! But before we get started, I have a few things to clarify:

This story takes place in the AoT universe, and Link is the one crossing over. I want to preserve original canon from both series as much as possible, but in the event that something is unexplained or doesn't make sense, I will try to cover by implementing my own theories or creative liberties so that things make more sense. A small example is Link's Hookshot. If you aren't familiar with the Legend of Zelda, it's a recurring item in the franchise. It's a retractable chain with a hook (or in some cases, a claw) that latches onto things and pulls the holder to the target, or if the target is lighter than the holder, then it to them. This type of contraption in real life would more or less rip your arm off from the force necessary for it to work properly. The creative liberty I took here, is that that I decided to make Hylians (the race that Link is) more resilient to physical pain/stress. They may be built a little sturdier, but they could die to sickness or blood loss just like normal humans would.

When it comes to text and dialogue, "quotations refer to regular dialogue", and italics refer to a character's thoughts. Usually I'll end a trail of thought with "X character thought" or something similar, unless the character's thoughts are suddenly interrupted. It shouldn't cause confusion. If a seemingly random word is italicized, then that word or phrase is emphasized.

Lastly, the timeline of this story when Act I starts is post Majora's Mask, and pre Battle for Trost, but the day of. Let's get to it!

PROLOGUE I: Dawn of the Fourth Day

The first thing Link registered as he roused from his slumber was the sunlight. He opened his eyes to see the morning dew covering the window, drops of water slowly making their way down to the bottom. He sat on the edge of his bed to slowly wake up, and thought of the events of the last three days.

He noted the position of the sun. It appeared to be about 8 in the morning. He was still sore after his epic battle with Majora the previous night. Hell, it wasn't even 12 hours ago at this point. Luckily, he had the Fierce Deity's Mask to help him utterly destroy that cursed Mask once and for all.

The Fierce Deity's Mask was a strange, yet incredibly powerful mask. It granted the wearer the power of a literal god, enhancing one's strength to levels that were unattainable by a mere mortal. It was this mask that allowed Link to triumph in his battle against Majora after almost succumbing to his wounds beforehand. It was his last resort.

But with this godlike power, it takes a great toll on one's body and mind. The wearer will probably wind up sleeping for a full day after. Their body is locked in a stasis the whole time and is preserved as long as the mask is worn. The toll isn't extracted until after it's removed, though.

There isn't a time limit, either. The amount of time one can wear it depends solely on the person wearing it, and how strong they are in both body and spirit. If the wearer is strong enough, they might suffer moderate to heavy fatigue for a day. If they aren't, the mask will claim part their soul to make up for the energy cost, which will shave off part of their lifespan.

The most important part, however, is self control. With great power comes great responsibility. If one becomes drunk with this power, they will lose sight of their original goal in favor of abusing the power. If one has an iron will and a strong mind, they can resist temptation. A mere child would put up absolutely zero resistance.

Link has been through a lot though. He's endured more physical, mental, and emotional pain in one year than almost everyone experiences in their entire lifetime.

He's killed countless monsters.

He's failed to save people.

He lost the only parental figure in his life.

He lost his entire childhood in a cruel twist of fate, just to wake up afterward and find his home in ruins.

But he still pulled through and beat the odds.

He picked up his sword, and struck darkness right through it's heart and light prevailed.

All the blood, sweat, and tears that have been shed over the last year are combined to make the living legend that is the Hero of Time.

Shaking himself from his thoughts, he finally rose from his bed and got ready for the day. He threw on his now clean green tunic, courtesy of a grateful citizen of Clock Town, and made his way down stairs, where a complementary breakfast was waiting for him. The rest of the people staying at the Stock Pot Inn were still asleep, or hadn't returned from the evacuation from last night, so all of the tables were open. He chose to sit up at the counter when he noticed Anju coming back from the kitchen.

"Good morning, Link!" she said cheerfully, and then started walking back to the kitchen.

"Morning, Anju," he said as she walked away. "And thanks for the breakfast."

She returned with two plates, one big and one small, and a bottle of milk. She knew it was one of Link's favorite beverages. On the big plate was a helping of scrambled cucco eggs and some hash browns, and the small plate had two strips of bacon. Anju set them down in front of him.

"No problem! This is on the house, as well as your room rental for the last three days. It's the least I can do for everything you did for us here in Clock Town."

Link was a little surprised at the kind gesture, but then he remembered it was Anju. She was one of the nicer people here in Termina. He almost thought about paying anyway, since he had the rupees, but then he remembered all the people who came back and how many needed places to stay. Business definitely wouldn't be slow for at least a week.

He dug into his wallet and pulled out a red rupee. He slid it across the counter Anju was cleaning, and she caught it by reaction and fixed Link with a look of confusion. He smiled slightly.

"Consider this a tip for the kindness you showed me throughout my stay here. I've got more money than I know what to do with, anyway," Link said.

Anju looked a little flustered for a second. "O-oh. Well, thank you. I guess even with all this business, I still have to maintain the Inn, so maybe I can save up to treat myself sometime," she said shyly.

Link finished his breakfast, and sighed contentedly. Definitely better than some of the scraps or other things he had to eat while on the road. He sipped on his milk bottle while making small talk with Anju, savoring its freshness and cool temperature.

"So what do you plan on doing next?" Anju asked him curiously.

Link had mentioned he couldn't stay in Termina after he took care of Skull Kid and Majora, so she wondered where he could possibly go. Almost no one dared to venture beyond the border. The neighboring lands were already dangerous enough, with Snowhead's seemingly infinite mountains and tundra to the north, the poisonous swamp to the south, the Ikana Canyon and desert to the east, and the raging Great Bay Sea to the west.

Link thought for a moment. This would normally be an easy question, but things were always complicated with him. See, he wasn't exactly from Termina. He didn't even know Termina existed until he got here. Link was from a distant land called Hyrule Kingdom. The thing was, though, was that he wasn't even sure that Termina was even real.

Sure, it felt real, but some things just didn't add up. Everyone in Termina was someone that already existed in Hyrule. He even remembered at the beginning of his journey around Hyrule, he helped that Anju recover her lost cuccos because she was allergic to them and couldn't touch them. When he ran into her completely by chance here in Termina, she didn't recognize him at all, and she thought he was insane because she had never owned cuccos in her life.

"I'm not completely sure," he said, slightly uncertainly. "I think I want to travel around this land and explore more before I return home. See new things, meet new people. As cozy as Clock Town is, it's just too small for someone like me. I need to get out there and see the world, you know?" He gauged her reaction.

"But you can't leave!" She cried out. "It's too dangerous out there! Even more so, the lands out there are uncharted and unknown, so who knows what dangers await unfortunate travelers out there!" She said quickly.

"That's what makes the experience worth it, in my opinion," he said distantly. If there's one good thing to come out of his cursed journey through time, it was the valuable experience and thrill of adventure he came to know and love.

"And how cool would it be to discover something new, never before seen by anyone? To be the first person to draw a map of an area? To find hidden treasures and other cool stuff? To be the first person to sit and eat lunch under that 100 meter tall tree? Who knows? There could even be other civilizations or settlements out there that have never seen people! Don't even get me started on the landscapes! Sure, I've seen plenty of mountains, my fair share of oceans, and crossed vast deserts, but I know there's more!" Link was getting pretty passionate, even though this speech was partly a lie. He didn't really want to explore that much, he just needed a reason to leave and return to his home.

Anju was listening, almost stunned at his sudden change in tone. He didn't usually show this much emotion. In fact, Link has always been rather reserved since he got here. It was strange, but nice, to see the usually stoic "Hero of Termina", as they called him, act so comfortable. Maybe he was under stress from the threat of the Moon, and just didn't have time for emotion.

She also pondered his words. He really did want to leave, to go and explore the world. He was the adventuring type, after all. And his combat and survival skills were certainly unmatched. "Well, who am I to try and stop you? You've proven yourself capable of surviving, and you really have nothing anchoring you to this place, anyway." Anju said.

Link smiled again. "I'm glad you understand, Anju."

"Of course."

Link stood up after finishing his milk, handed it to Anju who set it aside to clean later, and he made his way back to his room.

He walked up the stairs, glad that conversation went as well as it did. The last thing Link wanted was for yet another adult to try and hold him back. This happened all the time in Hyrule, and even in Termina, but less often. The people here seemed to either care less,minding their own business, or actually recognized his strength.

Opening the door to his room, he took a look around. He didn't have much outside of his equipment to bring along, and most of it he could attack to his belt. Other miscellaneous supplies would go into the packs on his trusty horse, Epona.

Speaking of Epona, Link hasn't gotten to spend much time with her as of late. He loved his dear horse, but she couldn't handle the terrain that he had to travel. Mountains, sand, snow, and water. Not good for a horse. She still got excited when he did come by the Romani Ranch occasionally to rider her and stretch her legs, and run aorund in the open fields of Termina. Sometimes he'd spend an hour doing laps around Clock Town if he had time to kill.

Over the course of about 20 minutes, Link had gathered his Gilded Sword, a finely crafted masterpiece of a sword he treasured very dearly, his hefty metal "Hero's Shield", as Princess Zelda had dubbed it, his bow and quiver full of arrows, Fire, Ice, and Bomb included. He also grabbed his Hookshot, a golden colored contraption that sprung a chain to latch onto objects and pull himself to them, or them to him.

He packed his saddlebags with spare food, and other necessities, including his enchanted bottles. These bottles would keep anything stored in them preserved and from spoiling. They also maintained temperature, too. He made sure to stock up on potions, and saved one for a serving of Chateau Romani, the Milk Bar's specialty drink. Chateau Romani is alcoholic beverage mixed with the famous milk from the Romani Ranch. It's quite popular.

While kids under 17 weren't legally allowed to drink alcohol, or even be allowed into the Milk Bar without a guardian, Link was able to gain access by helping the owner of the bar out with something. At first, he wasn't allowed to drink, but he explained that he wasn't a normal human like them. Link is a Hylian, a race of people almost identical to humans. Think of them as just enhanced humans. Stronger, faster, better reflexes, longer lifespans, and as if they couldn't get any better, more efficient organs. This meant his liver could filter out alcohol like it was nothing, unless he drank practically an entire barrel of the stuff. Link was able to best all of the towns strongest drinkers in drinking contests easily because of this fact. The best part? When the last man dropped to the floor, he was only slightly tingly.

Last but certainly not least, he grabbed his Fierce Deity's Mask off the wall he mounted it on.

With all of his stuff packed, and a final goodbye to Anju, Link made his way out of the Stock Pot Inn. He looked up at the sun to check the time. It was probably about 10, and he decided if he wanted to cover any kind of ground before dark, he had to leave at least before noon. Untying his horse and leading her away from the newly built stable near the Inn for travelers, he made his way back to the Clock Tower and took a long looks at it.

This damn Clock Tower is where everything began, Link thought bitterly, almost getting a little angry. His anger dissipated as fast as it came.

Sighing, he opened the huge double doors, and walked through.

It was just as eerie as he remembered. The creepy silence, only the sound of dripping water that had Hylia knows what in it, and the damp, mossy stone. The Happy Mask Salesman left Termina as soon as Link destroyed Majora's Mask, a little upset since it was his most prized possession, but happy either way because it could no longer fall into the wrong hands.

Link and Epona made it down the wooden incline, and started down that dark tunnel he came through three days ago. He still couldn't believe all this too only 72 hours. Technically it wasn't, since he used time travel with his-

Link very abruptly felt around his belt for that pouch. That case he had clipped to his waist the held his absolute favorite possession. He held his breath.

The Ocarina of Time.

He let out the breath when he felt it, exactly where he left it. He reached into the soft pouch and carefully pulled it out and gazed at is deep blue beauty. The ceramic felt smooth, and cool since he hadn't used it all day.

Epona seemed to realize he seemed distracted, and nudged him to keep going. She wanted to get out of here as soon as possible so she could run as fast as she wanted, with no fences or gates to stop her. She was a free horse.

When he felt Epona's nose on his elbow, he snapped back to reality and started walking again. After a few more minutes, they emerged from the tunnel into a forest clearing. He recognized the tree stump he passed while chasing the Skull Kid who stole his horse. They continued along the path, turning the corner into another tunnel.

Before they could even set foot in the tunnel, the light at the other end of it slowly darkened. Epona started to get nervous and slowed her pace. Link fed her an apple to try and calm her.

Link pulled out and lit a lantern, and hung it out in front of him. Epona was getting more anxious as they continued. She's always been afraid of closed spaces and dark areas, but we just passed through that other tunnel without a problem. What's different this time?

He rested a hand on Epona in an effort to soothe her, and that usually worked. She kept getting more nervous. Link heard a branch break, and he gasped as he turned around, holding the lantern out in front of him. Nothing. Epona let out another low groan.

Weird. Why am I starting to get nervous now? It takes a lot more than some darkness and creepy ambiance to scare me. Eventually, Epona stopped walking forward altogether, and starting making very distressed sounds.

"Whoa, Epona! What's the matter, girl? Do you hear something?" Link asked with worry evident in his voice. He then heard the telltale sounds of magic being cast. It sounded kind of different to him though. More like something being charged. He immediately drew his sword and shield, his guard up. The sound was above him now. He looked up and saw flashes of every color, headed straight for him and Epona.

"Epona! Run away!" Link yelled desperately. She did so, but just around the corner. She was still concerned for him. Then, suddenly, she came racing back and reared up on her hind legs trying to fight off something that Link himself couldn't see. Epona wound up getting caught in the magic effects too, and they both started to float. She was letting out very distressed and desperate cries now, but couldn't do anything.

"Ugh! I can't move!" He struggled as hard as he could, but whatever this magic was, it was too strong. He may have been slightly experienced in the magic field, but against a powerful sorcerer, he was nothing. As they rose higher, Link was starting to make out where the magic was coming from.

"It's some kind of portal! Really hope someone through there can help us," he said, worried. "because it looks like we're going there."

The reached the portal. Link could almost make out an image, it almost looked like a wall of some kind. He wasn't too sure though.

He tried to reach for his Ocarina as a last ditch effort, and he grabbed it. He couldn't play anything though, since he couldn't move at all.

As soon as they reached the portal, Link felt a burning sensation throughout his body. It wasn't painful, just mildly uncomfortable. Epona was still squealing.

Once he passed through it, he fell to the stone ground hard, and landed on his stomach. Dazed, He tried to look around, but everything was blurry. He saw people in the distance, but couldn't make out any faces. He saw someone with a messy black bob run up to him before he lay back down. As the person, who he assumed was a girl, leaned over him asking if he was okay, he looks into his hand he could suddenly move again, and he saw the Ocarina of Time, with a crack on the side.

He blacked out.

Well? What'd you think? That does it for Prologue I of Heroes and Titans! Sorry if it seemed like Link rushed a little, to get out of Termina. I didn't want to spend too much time on it, as it's not the point of the story, but I think it came out well enough. But my own opinion still only counts as one, so please be sure to review and tell me what you liked, didn't like, etc. Also, I'm sure you can guess who ran up to our hero before he blacked out. Next time, we'll get Prologue II, which will be the events leading up to Link's appearance in Trost from the AoT cast point of view. Until then, which shouldn't be long by the way, have a good one!

Update 3/1/20: Fixed a few typos, and added a word I completely forgot.

I'm not sure if when you're following a story you'll get notified of when I update a chapter. Not when I add a completely new chapter, that much I know. If you get a random notification that says I updated, but there's no new chapter, then that means I replaced one that fixed errors or typos like this one.