Fear
A Zelda Poem
By Mr. Crash

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A sequel to "Life and Death...". Inside the mind of Zelda.

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I want to help...I _have_ to help... I can't just stand by...

The man is evil...he can't be allowed to conquer...

My dreams...yes, they speak the truth...he wants nothing but power...

I won't let him have it! Ever!

But...he's so dangerous...I don't want to get hurt...I fear for myself and others...the ones I love...I fear for them...

He'd do it...hurt the Royal Princess of Hyrule...he would...

And so I flee one night...on a horse...with Impa...

That monster! He follows me! No...I must get away...I can't let him have the Ocarina...

Who's that?...A boy...it's the boy who came to me...yes! I can entrust him with it...

And I throw it...I see the splash...and watch as the boy is confronted by Ganon...I fear for him...

And so I ride off...

Impa leaves me one night...she says she and I must disappear...and so I do...Impa leaves...using her Shadow powers...and I? I become someone else...

I must not let Ganon win! I watch as the boy goes to the Temple of Time...and places the gems in the pedastal...

No! He's being followed! But...I can't reveal myself...I watch in the shadows...

The boy goes into the room to claim his destiny...and I see Ganon follow...

The doors shut...and I wait...I wait for years...for a glimpse of the boy who was the Hero...

Ganon takes over Hyrule...where is the boy? I fear him dead...but he can't be! He's the Hero of Time! But...even heroes can die...we can all die...

He finally reveals himself...after seven years...and I am glad...I can feel my fear being washed away.......