"Link wake up....wake up Link. You are needed again. This time the fate of more then just Hyrule or Termaina is at stake. An evil unlike you have ever imagined is coming. I beckon you to come to me. You must once again resume your role as the hero of time".

Link woke up in a cold sweat. That voice, he knew that voice. It was the same one that called to him so many years ago. It was the voice of the Deku Tree. Link pulled off the sheets covering him and sat on the bed trying to clear his head. Was it just a dream? Was it all in his head? Or did the Deku Tree really beckon him again. He got up and went to the kitchen. He was living in Kakarito Village now, having moved there when he got back from Termaina. That had been over fifteen years now. Link was twenty four now. His life had been peaceful for those fifteen years. Ganondorf was gone, Termaina was out of danger and Zelda was queen of all of Hyrule. Peace has been a part of life for many years now. He was saddened to think that something could once again destroy that peace. He poured himself some Lon-Lon Ranch milk and sat at the kitchen table. As he sat there watching the sun rise he debated what to do. If it truly was the Deku Tree, then he must leave as soon as possible for the Kokiri Forest. Link decided that he had better go just to be sure. Link looked at the sunrise and sighed. He knew that if the Deku Tree had truly beckoned him, his life would once again change forever.

As he rode on Epona across the plains of Hyrule he remembered a time that seemed so long ago. It was the time of Ganondorf, when he had to travel through time and stop this evil. Link had a hard time combating him, he almost didn't succeed. In fact he would not have, had it not been for Zelda. She was the one who helped him along the way. She was the one who pointed him in the right direction, and it was she who held Ganondorf down so link could destroy him. He had not seen her sense her father died and she became queen eight years ago. He often looked at the castle and wondered how she was, what she was doing. He sometimes thought about going to the palace and trying to see her. He knew that was impossible though. She was queen and he knew would not have time for him. If only things could have been different.

The Kokiri Forest came into view and Link was hit with a wave of fond memories from long ago. A time when he lived there as one of them, unaware that he was much more then anyone thought. He had not been back here sense he had returned from Termaina, and wondered how his old friends were doing. They would not have aged like him of course, they were Kokiri. As Link got to the tree trunk that led into the forest, he dismounted Epona and tied her to a tree trunk. " Stay here girl, I will be right back." He whispered into Epona's ear as he pulled out a carrot for her. Link took a long look into the darkness of the entrance to the forest and took a breath before stepping in.

It was just as he remembered it. The sun was shining, the fairies were flitting about and the Kokiri children were running around. The air smelled like fresh grass and there was a song in the air. Link knew that song, he knew it well. It was Sarias song. He looked around to see if he recognized anyone and did not notice anyone familiar. He walked in the direction of the Deku Tree. Half way across the village he was stopped by one of the Kokiri. Link knew him, he was Mudo. " Hello Mudo" he said smiling. " Who are you, how do you know me" Mudo yelled jumping back. " It's me, Link" he laughed. " Link, is that really you" Mudo said inching a bit closer. " Yes it is, now please let me get by; I have been summoned by the Deku Tree". " Humrpumph" Mudo exclaimed. "I will never understand why he likes you so much" Mudo said over his shoulder as he walked away. Link walked to the other end of the Village and entered the sacred resting place of the Deku Tree.

It was smaller then he remembered. Granted, the Deku tree he was seeing now was younger then he was. When the evils of Ganondorf poisoned the Deku Tree, Link broke the curse. The Deku Tree still died, however and the Deku Sprout took its place. The tree that stood before Link now was that Sprout all grown up, just like him. The tree seemed smaller then he remembered though. He sat on the ground and waited. The Deku Tree would speak to him when it was ready. Link took out a lunch he had packed for himself and proceeded to eat. While he was enjoying his lunch he heard a familiar nosie. It sounded like...but it couldn't be could it? Link looked all around to see if he was right. For a few minutes nothing happened, just when Link was about to sit back down Navi came flying out of the forest at breakneck speed. Link was almost knocked over. Well he could never really be knocked over by Navi, he was 100 times the size of a fairy. Navi was in such a hurry, that he didn't even see Link. It wasn't until Link yelled in protest that Navi noticed him. " Oh thank the gods you are here" Navi exclaimed. " I was worried you wouldn't come". " Why would I not come" link asked. " I was worried you would dismiss the calling of the Deku Tree as just a dream." " I almost did" Link laughed, " but I thought I had better see just to be sure." There was a moment of silence between them. They had gone though so much together. This was the first time they had seen each other sense Link saved all of Hyrule. " Your looking well" Navi said buzzing around Link. " Thanks" Link said, " your looking..the same." "I will take that as a compliment" Navi joked. The two of them sat there for a few hours talking about their life, and what they have done sense they saw each other last. Link told Navi about his times in Termaina and Navi told Link about a land he had found. " By the way Navi, why were in such a all fire hurry when you got here" Link asked. " Oh my I forgot" Navi exclaimed. Navi jumped up and flew over to the Deku Tree and went inside. Link sat there alone for a few moments, and then decided he would take a nap. When the Deku Tree was ready, he wold call him forward.

Link had just fallen asleep, when the Deku Tree summoned him forward. Link moved closer to the Deku Tree as Navi popped out. " Thou hast come, thy courage is unparallel Oh Link of The Hyrule people. Thy courage and bravery hast been tested, not once but twice sense yee found the truth about thyself. I call upon thee again to test thy courage and bravery. There is a Evil, unparallel in this, or any other world. It is a creature of pure evil and darkness. It draws closer with each setting sun. Navi hast told me that it is worse then I originally thought. Its power is unmatchable. It will destroy not only Hyrule, but Termaina and the surrounding worlds as well. Thou must take up a quest to find the only relic that might have a chance to stop it. Thou must travel to the Far lands, beyond the land of Hyrule, beyond the land of Termaina, to a land known only as the land of nothingness. There you will find a holy relic that will aid you in defeating this evil. If thou should fail in thy quest, the lands will cease to exist. Thy journey will be perilous, and though thou art brave thou shalt need help. Go find 12 of those who have helped you in the past and one who has not, only if you are 13 strong wilt thou succeed in finding the relic and stopping the evil. Go now, and may thy quest be successful."



As Link walked away from the Deku Tree he began to wonder if he would ever find peace. He had found it for a short time in those fifteen years that followed his adventure in the land of Termaina. Now he was asked to once again risk life and limb to save life as he knew it. Would it never end? Link arrived back at his house and put Epona in the barn. She had been a faithful horse for many years now, but she was getting old. She didn't run as fast as she once did. He knew sadly that he would one day have to get a new horse. For now she was still strong enough to go on this quest with him. As he walked twords his house he noticed something was not quite right. The front door, had he left the front door open? He could have sworn he had shut it. Link unsheathed his sword and slowly approached the front door. He tried to calm himself. As he peaked around the door frame into the house he saw somebody move inside. Link pulled back quicky and tried to control his breathing. He had not felt this level of anxiety for a long time. He calmed himself down and prepared to rushed into the house. "Ok, on the count of three" he told himself. " One.....two....three.." Link rushed into the house preparing to do battle with whoever was in there. As he ran in and caught sight of who it was, he dropped his sword. " It..it..it can't be...your..your..but your dead."