CHAPTER TWO - The Journey of a Lifetime
"You'll need to take this," said Zelda handing over the Ocarina of Time. Earlier she had taught Link a song that he could play when he wanted to return to the present. She had told him that it was a difficult spell to perform, and that he could only play the song once. After that, it would be very hard to return to the future again. He would have to wait until Ganondorf was defeated, however that was going to happen.
"Look," Zelda said. "From what I have seen, Ganondorf is up to his usual tricks, trying to seize control over the world where he is now. When you have killed him or whatever you are going to do, you'll need to bring him back here. Then I will make sure that his spirit is imprisoned for all eternity, and in the right place too."
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Link was a bit nervous because the plan sounded, well, unbelievable.
"It has to," Zelda replied. "It's our only hope. Our world may be safe, but what about the world of our descendants? We can't leave the evil of Ganondorf with them; I would hate to wish that on anybody. And Link, you are probably the only person who knows how to stop him. He will take the future by surprise, and they might not know how to deal with him." Zelda walked through the Door of Time and into the chamber. Link sat down on the stairs and realised the huge responsibility on him. He was used to it, for he had had the weight of saving his own world on his shoulders before, but it was always going to be a hugely daunting thought.
"Okay, we're ready!" called out Zelda. Link stood up and passed through the Door of Time. He walked onto the platform and stared at the Master Sword, a blade that had already helped him through so much.
"The spell is ready," said Zelda. "When you pull that blade out of the pedestal, you will be transported into the exact same time as Ganondorf. You will appear in this exact same spot, however I am not sure what it will look like in the future." She suddenly ran up and gave Link a hug. "Please be careful. I know that you can do it!" She ran back down the stairs. "Whenever you're ready!"
"Okay," Link hesitated. "I'll see you...soon, I guess... I hope." He turned and with hardly any effort he hoisted the sword out of the pedestal. Instantly there was a bright flash of light, which blinded him completely.
Ganondorf couldn't believe his luck. After that stupid kid Link had nearly killed him, the Sages mustn't have even been able to trap him away forever. They had merely sent him through time. And he still had the Triforce of Power.
It hadn't taken him very long to establish where he was and regain his power. He was in the future, in a year that they called 2000. Sure, the buildings were different, there were a lot of strange new devices and technology that could do things without magic, but the people were still the same. Speaking of magic, it had died out. Things were very different now, but Ganondorf was still going to rule. He knew that his magic was an advantage, as long as he kept it hidden. Ganondorf used his magic to transform his appearance whenever he went
out in public because nobody wore armour anymore, they wore blue pants called jeans, and jumpers and suits and shirts. Ganondorf like his new clothes and found them comfortable. Now all he had to do was recruit some people who would help him.
Link found himself standing outside on a long slab of concrete that looked a bit like a road. He was holding the Master Sword, and saw that he was back in his adult body again. As he looked around, Link nearly fainted in surprise. The buildings around him were huge, and some rose up high into the sky. Gone were the vast plains of Hyrule Field. The buildings seemed to go on forever. There were tall thin poles everywhere, which had long wires stretched between them.
Strange noises almost deafened him, but there was one familiar sight. Rising up tall into the distance was a mountain. Link knew it had to be Death Mountain.
Suddenly, he heard a loud, harsh honking noise and looked around. Heading straight for him was a vehicle, however it was not drawn by a horse. Link suddenly realised that it was heading very fast and jumped out of the way just in time. A person leaned out from the side. "WATCH IT YOU FREAK!!!" called out the man, who was wearing the weirdest clothes Link had ever seen. The people of the future must be very rude, he thought, as he walked over to the other side of the road, just in time, because more and more cars rushed past him. Link recalled Zelda's words, "You will appear in this exact same spot, however I am not sure what it will look like in the future." He stared at the black patch of
concrete and wondered how anyone could have ever gotten rid of the Temple of Time. Things sure were different here.
Link found himself standing outside of a large building, and suddenly the sound of a bell rang from inside. After a few more minutes, the doors opened, and many children and teenagers streamed outside. About a dozen stopped and stared at him. Link began to feel uncomfortable, but he didn't know where he should go. He heard laughing, and someone said, "Maybe he's trying to look like Peter Pan!" but Link didn't understand what it meant. His clothes were very
different, he soon realised from the stares and laughing, and Link decided that he would try and find some like theirs as soon as possible.