Link awoke the next day in a startled sweat.The sage of light had reached out to him through a dream.Link quickly suited up and ran out to Hyrule field.He was going to spend the entire morning training ,figuring that Exica could send Saria to school by herself.Before Link could start training however,a messanger stoped by."Message for Link from her majesty Princess Zelda.Do you accept"?Asked the mailman."Why yes".Said Link."Important assignment for you,stop.Come to the castle right away,stop.Sincerely,Princess Zelda,stop".Read the mailman.Link quickly called Epona,and rode to Hyrule Castle.
"What's wrong Link,you look like you ate stale bread for breakfast".Asked one of the guards."I'm fine,don't worry.Can you let me through though,Princess Zelda wanted to see me".Said Link."Just a minute,i'll open the gate".Said the guard.The gate opened,and link started running twords the castle.As he walked into the princess' chambers,she seemed more worried and nervous than usual.Link humbley approached."What is it you have called me for your majesty"?Asked Link."Hello Link,I have a mission for you that......",Zelda began to trail off a bit.She obviously looked upset,so Link decided to ask her about what was wrong."Excuse me princess,but you seem uneasy.Is there a problem",Link asked politely."I,I had a terrible nightmare last night.I,I think it might have something to do with the fate of Hyrule.I envisioned that the world had become a dark and evil place.And I could then see the root of it.At first,it appeared to be you.But when I took a closer look it seemed to have an evil ora.Then you stepped in and started fighting with it.It was like you were battling a mirror image of yourself.It scared me".Said Zelda.Link thought for a moment.Could this some how be connected to the dark one who would emerge in three months?
"Unfortunitly that is not why I have brought you here today.You see lately Zora's Domain has been very quiet lately,for the past month or so actually.Then we suddenly got an urgent message from a Zoranian civilian yesterday.He told us that Zora's Domain had been taken hostage by an evil Zora terrorist by the name of Sagoen.We then lost contact with the Zora.Link,we fear much for the safety of our Zora-Hyrulian citizens.That's why it will be you mission to infiltrate Zora's Domain and stop this Sageon from further jeoprodizing the lives of those Zoras.Although as good as you are,you will require assistance.That's why the Deku warrior Twiggy Pine will join you on your quest.May the power of the triforce be with you Link.You are now dismissed.Oh and,you may want to stock up in the War Room before you leave".Said Zelda.
Link headed down to the war room.Although it's main purpose was stradegy in Hyrulian war times,it also was where all of the warrior's equipment was kept.There he kept all of his adventuring items.He always had to think before choosing what to bring ,because he couldn't bring everything obviously.His fairy bow was the obvious choice,then some bombs and the Lens of Truth.He also wanted to bring some fire,ice,and light arrows just in case.His sword and shield were usually the hardest to choose.He had four types of swords and two types of sheilds so it was always pretty antogonizing to pick.He finally decided on the Helix Sword which he got from his feirce deity mask long ago,and a Mirror Shield.He also decided to bring his Zora Mask,just in case.
Link then went over to the warrior shop next door to the castle.The warrior shop is a shop that was directly connected to the Hyrulian government,and since it was an outpost for warrior's ammo they usually sold goods at a very low price."I'm here to stock up Barns".Said Link."Whad'ya need laddie"?Said Barns the shopkeeper."Fourty arrows,ten bombs,and a couple of bottled fairies".Said Link."Alrighty mate,that comes to a total of fourty rupees".Said Barns.Link pulled out his Giant's Wallet and took out the money."Oh and Link,before you go chasin' dingos can I tell you somethin"?Asked Barns."Sure".Said Link."I got this Zora mate who runs a shin-dig in Zora's Domain.Tell em' that ol' Barney sent ya and i'm sure he'll give you a discount mate".Said Barns."I'll remember that Barns".Said Link.
Link decided to head home first before starting another one of his adventures.After all,it was pretty rude of him to just leave before telling Exica or Saria.He saddled up onto Epona and galloped back to his cottage near Hyrule Castle.When he got there he was greeted by one of Exica's "where have you been"?,kind of disgruntled looks."Sorry Exica,I was summoned by Princess Zelda".Said Link.Exica then eased up a bit."What is it this time Link"?Asked Exica."I can't really say much,except it's part of this big problem that's going on in Zora's Domain right now".Said Link.Exica grinned."So will you be doing this all alone all powerfull Hero of Time"?Asked Exica.Link smirked at Exica."Well actually Twiggy's assigned to it too honey".Said Link."Well be careful,I don't want you getting into any trouble".Said Exica.Exica then gave Link a kiss,and with that he was on his way to Zora's Domain.