(Green Pig:- Part 2 is UP!!! And thank you so much to all my wonderful reviewers of chapter 1!!! It was the first time in months and months that I received more than 2 reviews for something, the happiest thing was that I received these all after this story had been up one night! Thank you so much! I really do live on reviews, this is really sad but I have to say, that getting 4 reviews after one night was so amazingly nice and unusual for me that I almost started crying with joy! Yes I.C. Fire I just know you're laughing at me now and calling me a pathetic and stupid child but I'm a very sensitive person who just wishes people noticed her more!!!!…ahem, she knows what I mean. Thank you so much!!! Please don't forget to review!!! Make me happy!!!!)

DISCLAIMER: 'The Legend of Zelda', 'Link' and all other characters and things from the game 'The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time' do not belong to me.  I'm just having a little fun.

The Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time

Seven years is a long time away from Reality

By Green Pig

The Hero of Time

Morning approached and dawn arrived to the sweet chirruping of the birds.

…Warm rays of sunlight on the back of my neck…

…A gentle breeze…

…Her soft voice…

"Do you think we could remain friends forever, Link?"

Yes, yes I always will.

"Will you visit me more if your quest was over?"

…When will it end…?

…I can't make promises…

I promise. I want to see you and Epona,

This isn't right,

I can't lie to her.

"I want to see you more, Link."

Yes, yes of course.

More lies,

I shouldn't lie,

Not to Malon.

"How old are you Link?"

Ten, I'm not sure.  The Kokiri don't age, I think I'm ten.

"I'm ten too! We can be best friends! Can we be best friends, Link? Can we?"

…Yes…

Yes.

Yes.

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"Hello? Link? Wake up fairy boy!" Link snapped his eyes open and saw Malon standing over him with a bucket full of milk hung over her left arm. "Good morning link! You were really deep in sleep, I think you should get to the castle quick, I heard my papa talk about some sorta trouble up there.  With that new man, Gorndorf or something."

Ganondorf, yes I can guess what he's up to.

Link didn't waste time, now that it was morning he felt incredibly guilty for leaving his return to princess Zelda so long.  All the time he had spent running around Hyrule, exploring the towns and hidden holes, swimming in the lake and travelling over the field lapping in the sun.  It was all a waste of his limited time yet there seemed to be so much to do and so much time to do it in – he hadn't realised just how long the princess had waited for his return.

"I've got to go Malon, goodbye."

"Goodbye Link! Will you come and see me again soon?"

"Of course! I'll be back tomorrow!"

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Link ran to the castle as fast as he could, feeling anxious that princess Zelda would get very angry with him for being so late, dark clouds descended over Hyrule.

A storm… or perhaps, something else?

He suddenly realised that the castle gate was up but before he could wonder why when it was still daytime – though those clouds certainly made it look like midnight – the rain began to fall and Link felt irritated for having to remain here in the middle of the field when he could have been inside the castle town keeping dry.

The gate opened, hit the other side of the moat with a heavy 'clunk' and then Link heard the horse.

CLIPITY-CLOP-CLIPITY-CLOP-CLIPITY-CLOP-CLIPITY-CLOP (A/N yes I know it's not a very intelligent description but it'll have to do, besides the horse really does sound like that)

It was the royal horse! There was Impa driving and who was that behind her? It was Zelda! Why were they in such a hurry to escape the town?  Link jumped out of the way of the horse's thundering hooves, he thought to chase after them and find out what was happening but Zelda turned and threw something over her shoulder, it landed in the moat missing the person she had meant to throw it to completely, then they were gone, disappearing into the distance over the field.  Link was confused, worried, then right up behind him a larger, meaner looking horse fastened with silver and black harnesses drew to a halt, snorting loudly and chucking its head up to relieve its tension – obviously the man riding above it had been in hot pursuit of Impa and Zelda.

He looked down and noticed Link for the first time.

"You there! You boy, did you see which direction the royal horse went?" He didn't like this man at all – it was Ganondorf whom Zelda had warned him about before.  Link withdrew his sword and stepped back, ready to fight him if it was needed.  The man with the fiery red hair and cruel malicious eyes began to laugh.

"So… you think to protect them from me?" He laughed again, held up his hand and a black ball of magic formed in his palm, Link had only a few seconds to worry if he could avoid it/deflect it or how much it would hurt, could hurt, if he couldn't avoid it/deflect it.  Too late, it hit him full in the face and he was thrown back across the grass.

"I am Ganondorf! I shall rule this kingdom and no-one, not you; a pathetic little boy, can stop me!" With that he reared up his horse and charged off into the distance hot on the trail of Impa and Zelda.  Link watched, anger and pain welling up inside him, he wanted to curse out loud at the man for being such a jerk but he knew that would only make him angrier.

What was it she threw to me and fell in the moat?

Link leapt into the water and fished about for the blue ocarina, the moment he brought it out of the moat he heard princess Zelda's voice and saw, in a vision, the young royal standing before the altar inside the Temple of Time.  She offered him the Ocarina of Time and taught him to play the holy song to open the Door of Time.

When he came back from the vision, he was still floating in the water, but he knew what to do and headed off back into the town to do what princess Zelda had told him to do; open the Door of Time and protect Hyrule from the evil Ganondorf.