'Link… Link… Wake up, Link…' Zelda calls out.
'Ughhh… I'm trying to sleep…' Link thinks with a moan.
'Link… It's time for you to awaken…' Zelda calls out.
'No. No thank you. Warm cozy bed…' Link thinks.
'Open your eyes, Link… Open your eyes…' Zelda pleads.
'Fine…' Link thinks and begins to open his eyes.
Link was asleep in a bathtub. However, now the warm water is being drained from the tub. Link groans.
'You've been sleeping in that bathtub for one hundred years!' Zelda says.
'What…? NO! YOU STOLE MY BATH WATER!' Link thinks angrily.
'Hyrule needs you… I need you…' Zelda says.
'I needed that bath water, Zelda…' Link thinks.
Link gets out of the bathtub since it is empty now. Nearby, there is a treasure chest. Instinctively, Link rushes to open it.
'I do love treasure! What could be in this box?!' Link wonders.
Much to his disappointment, the treasure chest only contains a set of old clothes.
'This isn't treasure…' Link thinks.
Link makes the old clothes disappear to who knows where. Then, he climbs a set of stairs. Standing outside is none other than Santa Claus!
"Ho ho ho! I see you have finally awakened!" Santa calls out when he sees Link.
'Santa Claus!' Link signs to Santa.
"Santa Claus…?" Santa asks, looking around.
Link points frantically at Santa. Santa looks around again, still not understanding what Link is talking about.
"Santa Claus isn't real…" Santa says.
'You are Santa Claus,' Link signs.
"…regardless… A lot has changed since you've last seen the world… If you'd please pay attention to the device on your hip, I'll help you figure things out…" Santa says.
'Thing on my hip?' Link asks.
Link looks down and notices a strange tablet hanging from a string on his underwear. His eyes twinkle excitedly.
'A cheese grater! Just what I always wanted!' Link declares excitedly.
"Uh, that is not a cheese grater…" Santa says.
'What can I do with my new cheese grater?' Link asks.
"Take the tablet and place it in this device here," Santa says, motioning at a display of some sort.
'Will it give me cheese?' Link asks.
"No. But it will do something," Santa says.
'I want cheese,' Link states.
"Hurry up and put the tablet in the device!" Santa begs.
'Fine, you selfish jerk,' Link says.
Link puts the tablet into the device and it sucks it in. Link stares with his mouth open a bit. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake all across Hyrule! The animals freak out and scramble for their lives.
A huge tower sprouts out of the ground, knocking Link over. Santa appears to be unaffected by the earthquake.
'What in Hyrule did I just do?!' Link asks.
"Ho ho ho! Go outside and see for yourself!" Santa says.
'Okay, Santa,' Link says and walks completely outside.
"Now, go to the top…" Santa says.
'No. I do what I want,' Link says and runs off in a random direction.
A random bokoblin kills Link with a single blow from its club. Link reappears near Santa.
"Now, go to the top…" Santa says again in the same exact way.
'Fine. You win for now, Santa,' Link says and begins to climb the tower.
Link spends a few minutes climbing the tower only to find that Santa is already up there.
'Santa?! How did you get up here so fast?!' Link asks.
"Link… When you were sleeping in the bathtub… Did you hear a voice…?" Santa asks.
'Yes. I heard a voice. Then she drained my bath water,' Link says.
"Did you happen to recognize the voice…?" Santa asks.
"…" Link replies.
"…that is what I thought…" Santa says.
'Wow, it sure is beautiful up here…' Link comments.
"Get a good look at everything… This is the Great Plateau… Everything that the light touches…" Santa begins.
Link cuts him off with a loud yawn.
"…are you still thinking about sleeping in the bathtub?" Santa asks.
'Say, wait a moment, what is that shadowy place over there?!' Link asks, pointing.
"That, my boy, is Hyrule Castle… It once was ruled by the king of Hyrule… Unfortunately… That thing over there ruined everything!" Santa yells.
Santa points at a dark blob arising from the castle. The dark blob swirls around the castle ominously. A shiver runs down Link's back.
"That thing is Ganon… Pure malice…" Santa says, "And that is why we need you."
'Okay, let's put the tower back down now,' Link says.
He tries to shove his tablet into the device again but nothing happens.
"Link. I need you to use your Sheikah Slate to scan for shrines… Come find me near the abandoned temple once you have done so and I will give you something great," Santa says, "And don't you dare think about jumping off of the Great Plateau. You will become a pancake."
Before Link can object, Santa leaps off of the tower.
'SANTA!' Link exclaims.
Santa then glides away because, unlike Link, he has a glider. Link stares on sadly for a moment. Then, he begins to climb back down the tower. Not far from the tower, there are the ruins of a temple.
Near the ruins of the temple, Santa has set up camp. He has a fire pit and some roasted apples. Link sneaks up to the fire pit and takes a roasted apple in his hand.
"HALT! I HAVE CAUGHT YOU RED HANDED!" Santa calls out.
Link panics and eats the roasted apple.
"Ho ho ho! I'm only kidding. Take whatever you need," Santa says, noticing the fear on Link's face.
'Whatever I need?' Link asks.
"And whatever you want," Santa adds.
'I'm going to steal all your food, old man!' Link announces.
Santa stares on as Link grabs all the roasted and regular apples lying near the fire. Then, he grabs the torch.
"While you're at it, could you go to my house and fetch a recipe? I'm a bit hungry," Santa says.
'No. I do what I want,' Link replies.
Silly music begins to play as Link lights the torch on fire. Santa stares on in surprise as Link steals the fire. Link then proceeds to running around the Great Plateau, setting everything on fire. The silly music then ends.
'I hate nature,' Link thinks to himself, 'And I hate old men.'
"Ho ho ho! I see you have discovered how fire works!" Santa says, standing in the fire as though the fire doesn't exist.
"AHHHH!" Link yelps audibly.
"Listen, I want you to find the three shrines on this plateau. You should have recorded them while you were atop the tower…" Santa says.
'Oops,' Link says.
"What do you mean "Oops"?" Santa asks.
'Nothing,' Link says and grins.
"Find the three shrines, get the items from them, and meet me where they intersect. Then I will give you a paraglider, and the information you need to proceed," Santa says.
Santa vanishes before Link can reply. The fire slowly dies off, leaving stuff charred and blackened. Link grins from ear to ear. The silly music begins again as Link runs around and completes his tasks. The music ends again as Link comes back to the abandoned temple.
"Ho ho ho! Boy, I'm standing on a roof! Come up here and talk to me!" Santa calls out from the roof of the temple.
'Well, how in all of Hyrule did you get up there?!' Link asks.
Link then scrambles around, trying to figure out how to get up on the roof to see Santa. That is when he discovers that he secretly has super strength that none of the other Links ever had! Quickly, he climbs up the side of the broken down temple like Spider-Man would. Santa Clause turns to face him.
"Well done, lad… I suppose you truly are the hero from one hundred years ago," Santa says.
'One hundred years ago?' Link asks.
"Yes, one hundred years ago… Hyrule prospered and peace abounded… Then, the age of calamity took everything… When all hope was lost, there were two who still stood… Link, the hero, and Princess Zelda… My own daughter…" Santa says.
'What?' Link asks.
"I suppose I never introduced myself… I was…" Santa begins.
'Santa Claus,' Link says.
"No! I'm not Santa Claus! I was Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule! And as Hyrule died, so did I…" Santa says.
'Santa,' Link says.
"I need you to save this land…not for my sake, but for my daughter, Zelda, whom has been waiting one hundred years for you to get out of that darned bathtub!" Santa says, "When you said you heard a voice, it was her voice that you heard."
'So your daughter drained my bathtub water?' Link asks.
"You know what? Take this glider, save Hyrule, and reunite with my daughter. I'm done," Santa says and gives Link the glider.
'Thank you, Santa! How did you know I wanted this gift?!' Link asks.
"Go!" Santa yells.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Link yelps as he leaps off of the roof with the glider.
Santa sighs in relief as Link disappears.
"He's unstable… Looks like I'm going to need a back up plan…" Santa says with a groan.
Standing nearby for no reason at all are four children. A Rito, a Goron, a Zora, and a Gerudo.
"Children, I have a job for you," Santa says, rubbing his beard.
"Whatever you wish, your highness," the children say in unison.
"Take these items and follow that guy who just ran off in his underwear. Don't let him out of your sight, but don't let him know you are following him," Santa says, "And whatever you do, do not interact. Just try to keep him focused."
"Yes, your highness!" the children say.
"Good luck," Santa says and vanishes entirely.
"Uhhhh, where did that underwear guy go?" the Rito asks.
"Uhhhhh…" the other children say.