Thank you for the reviews. After I had read through my story again after
writing, I must agree I did rush things a little bit. (Or a whole lot ;) )
I also realized there were some typos as well. I'll see if I can't find a
program that can do spellcheck for me since I am writing all of this with
wordpad. Microsoft Word doesn't like me. =P Anywho, since it seems this
time people are actually interested (after all, it's a fanfic on a great
video game ;) ) in my story, I'll slow down, take the time to describe
things, etc. Those of you who are fans of A Link to the Past may enjoy what
will be coming up soon. Please excuse the fact that I do not know the name
of that huge owl. Kaepora Gaebora or or something like that. But since he's
the only owl in this story, I'll just call him... hmm... I need a fancy
name for him... ah I know... The Big Owl! ;) Anywho, the chapters are a bit
short I know, but I kinda like the idea of having people in suspense. ;)
Nah, I made this one a tad longer, especially since I put more detail
length into certain scenes. One last thing, one typo I must clarify on in
chapter 1 is during the "message" Link got from Zelda. When it says "he
wasn't sure rather or not..." it should be she. I'm implimenting that she
has something she's hiding from Link. ;) (Yes you were supposed to know
that if you didn't catch on. =P)
Legal Stuff: I do not own The Legend of Zelda or any of it's characters. All rights are reserved to Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo, and all other respective companies. The only thing about this story that belongs to me is the idea of the story these characters are playing out. Nothing less, and nothing more.
*****Chapter 2 - The Nightmare of Time*****
Link had just reached the wooden bridge that connected the Kokiri Forest with Hyrule Field when he heard a familiar voice call his name. Sure enough, as he turned around, it was Saria. She was wearing the same Kokiri clothing as she alwas had, and her shimmering green hair adorned by the same hairband. She frowned forlornly, "So, you're leaving?" she said with a mock-sad voice. She giggled softly at the look on Link's face. "Don't worry Link, Zelda was serious when she said that all of us remember. I just wanted to see how you'd react." Link sighed in relief as Saria giggled softly again. She came up to Link and hugged him gently and he hugged her back. They were glad to see eachother again. They had been separated from eachother in the future for so long.
Saria took a step back and reached into the folds of her tunic and brought out... "The Ocarina of Time?!" Link exclaimed in amazement as he saw the blue ocarina with the silver band and Triforce emblem on it. Link searched his tunic but forgot that the Ocarina of Time had flown off with the three spiritual stones. Once again Saria giggled in amusement, "Of course not! I made this replica for you. There aren't any magical properties in it, but you can still play my song if you wish to talk with me while your away. I may be a Sage but I can't leave the forest physically." Grinning, Link put the ocarina up to his lips and began to play Saria's song. Saria rolled her eyes and laughed. But Link continued to play. Catching on, Saria brought out her pink ocarina and began to play along with Link. The two played in unison, Saria playing the main melody, while Link played a harmonious background. As they played, the creatures and insects of the forest seemed to enjoy this performance, and began to sway back and forth. A skull kid's flute could be heard adding into the ensemble from somewhere far off in the Lost Woods. Crickets began to chirp along with Saria's melody, while larks began to sing with Link's harmonious version. After awhile, both Saria and Link were out of breath, and stopped. "That was fun," Saria said, smiling, "you play very well!" Link smiled back and put the ocarina into that magical place in his tunic where everything seemed to fit. Link and Saria hugged one last time before Link waved farewell and walked off towards Hyrule Field. Saria stood by the rope railing of the bridge, watching Link disappear into the shadows of the tunnel. The forest creatures still making their calls which made the Lost Woods seem very sacred, even when you were frustratingly lost within them.
Link shielded his eyes from the bright sun as he emerged from the hollow log which served as a tunnel. He never could adjust his eyes quick enough whenever he left the Kokiri Forest. As he rounded the corner from the entrance to the Kokiri Forest, he wasn't expecting to see that large owl waiting for him on top of the overhanging branch. So when he DID round the corner, he fell backwards in surprise. "Hoo-hoot! Hello down there! Aside from the Sages, I also remember you and what you have done for us. Epona will remember you as well. The sun has almost retired for the day, you may want to stop at Lon Lon Ranch for the night." With that, the large owl gave another "Hoo-hoooot! Fare-well, Hero of Time, may Hyrule prosper in a golden age!" and spread it's wings to fly off. Link grumbled as he stood up and brushed himself off. When he looked up he was greeted by molting feathers. "Pffft! Yechhh! That owl's almost as annoying as Mido!" Link exclaimed as he spat out feathers. But the owl certainly wasn't lieing about the sun, it was well into the western horizon, and threatened to slide behind the pass which led to Gerudo Valley in a few minutes.
As Link made his way to Lon Lon Ranch, Saria's song played through his mind. The song was rather contagious, and he often found himself humming it even while he was making his way through one of the temples. He even accidentally called Saria while playing it on his ocarina. Although he was glad to hear the voice of his childhood friend, his intention was simply to play the song for self entertainment. But as Link's thoughts were wondering astray, his attention was brought back to the present as he saw something in the distance near Hyrule Castle Town. At first, he thought it was just the wind picking up dust, for a trail of it was making its way from a path that led out of the boundaries of Hyrule. But the trail of dust seemed to have a route of purpose, rather than random gusts of wind. As he strained his eyes against the setting sun to look closer, he could have sworn he saw a middle-aged man dressed in golden robes at the head of the trail of dust. Link figured he was tired, because the man was moving so fast it was hard to make him out. In a few seconds time, the alleged man was already at the bridge to Hyrule Castle Town, and made it inside just as the drawbridge began to close. The trail of dust was still settling as Link made his way up the steep entrance to Lon Lon Ranch. "Who knows," Link pondered to himself, "there's no telling what kinds of people live outside of Hyrule."
Link grumbled as he made his way to the door which led into the building which usually held a sleeping Talon and a bunch of Cuccos. But again, Link had forgotten that Talon was still asleep behind the crates outside of Hyrule Castle's delivery door. This made things a little easier on Link because it meant both Talon and Malon were gone, and Ingo was probably grumbling around, cleaning the horse stalls. Link lept up the stairs two at a time, and jumped into the large (to a seven year old) bed. In no time at all, Link had fallen asleep. "I wonder how that guy can sleep for several days straight." he muttered sleepily before drifting off into a deeper sleep.
"When these events were obscured by the mists of time... A mysterious wizard known as Agahnim appeared as from nowhere... and with strange magic powers he eliminated the good King of Hyrule..." Link was surrounded by a strange mist... "He cast spells on the soldiers and kidnapped young maidens..." A faint voice was talking in a monotone... "Help me... Please help me..." Link struggled to see where he was, that last cry for help sounded like Zelda, but all he could see were windows of vision in the dark mist. He was helplessly floating around at it's mercy... "I am a prisoner in the castle dungeon. My name is Zelda... The wizard, Agahnim, has done something terrible to the other girls... Now only I remain... Agahnim has seized control of the castle and even now is trying to open the sages' seal. I am in the dungeon of the castle. Please help me..." Link struggled to turn himself in what he thought might have been an upright position. When ever he could see one of the vague windows in the mist, he saw another scene. First, he saw the power of the Goddesses, the Triforce. In the next scene, he could see armies of men fighting underneath the golden light of the Triforce. But no one called it the Triforce, they called it the 'Golden Power'. In another window, he saw a dark wizard wrapped in green robes which hid his face. His hands were wrinkled and detailed with warts and veins. He was casting an incantation as a girl floating up from a bed infront of him. Streams of what looked like flourescent lightning flew from the wizard's fingers and surrounded the girl and in the next second, she was gone. The girl was Princess Zelda. He then saw Harkinian, the King of Hyrule, being destroyed by the dark wizard.
Next he saw the Master Sword. But it wasn't inside of a large temple, it wasn't even guarded by a large enchanted slab of a door. It was sitting peacefully in a pedistol in the middle of a forest. The blade was glowing in a light blue color, instead of the color of steel that it now possessed. He saw a young teenager walk up to it, and as he pulled on the Master Sword's hilt, three pendants floated from his tunic. As they glowed, they seemed to be flowing their power into the teenager's arms, and suddenly, the Master Sword was free of its pedistol and the young boy held it up in the air. Link wasn't able to get a good look at the boy, but something was oddly familiar about the boy's green garb and pointed hat. His vision seemed to become blurred. He was starting to wake up. But before he returned to conciousness, he saw Zelda in a transparent, sapphire crystal. The crystal shattered, and the shadow of a big bulky figure was holding a trident which had shattered the crystal.
Link awoke with a start, sweat streaming down his face. Outside it was raining hard, a large storm had blown in while he was asleep. A flash of lightning illuminated the room, casting odd shadows against the wall. Link could have sworn he saw that bulky shadow with a trident, but it was simply a hatstand with a pitchfork laying against it. Link realized he had been dreaming, but everything had been so vivid if you didn't count the hazy mist that was surrounding him in his dream. "Seven wise men?" Link pondered, "Descendants? Agahnim? Pendants?" Link suddenly felt too tired to continue on, it was still the middle of the night, so he instantly dropped back to sleep, thinking the entire thing was just a bad dream. But what Link didn't know was that there was a raven sitting on a branch just outside the window to Talon's room, watching Link. But in a flash of lightning, it was gone.
*****End of Chapter 2*****
Hoped this was equally as good as chapter 1, if not better. Reading over it, I noticed that not a whole lot of events passed as I wrote this chapter, but I figured it was better than having extra long chapters, or having short ones with no detail. But aside from this, please R&R it. I'm not exactly waiting for reviews before I write another chapter, but it's definitely encouragement. ;) Again, all reviews are welcome, complimentary and constructive criticism alike. Compliments egg me into continueing on, criticisms egg me into making them better. Anyways, thanks for reading chapter 2! 'Chapter 3 - A New Acquaintance' will being coming soon!
Legal Stuff: I do not own The Legend of Zelda or any of it's characters. All rights are reserved to Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo, and all other respective companies. The only thing about this story that belongs to me is the idea of the story these characters are playing out. Nothing less, and nothing more.
*****Chapter 2 - The Nightmare of Time*****
Link had just reached the wooden bridge that connected the Kokiri Forest with Hyrule Field when he heard a familiar voice call his name. Sure enough, as he turned around, it was Saria. She was wearing the same Kokiri clothing as she alwas had, and her shimmering green hair adorned by the same hairband. She frowned forlornly, "So, you're leaving?" she said with a mock-sad voice. She giggled softly at the look on Link's face. "Don't worry Link, Zelda was serious when she said that all of us remember. I just wanted to see how you'd react." Link sighed in relief as Saria giggled softly again. She came up to Link and hugged him gently and he hugged her back. They were glad to see eachother again. They had been separated from eachother in the future for so long.
Saria took a step back and reached into the folds of her tunic and brought out... "The Ocarina of Time?!" Link exclaimed in amazement as he saw the blue ocarina with the silver band and Triforce emblem on it. Link searched his tunic but forgot that the Ocarina of Time had flown off with the three spiritual stones. Once again Saria giggled in amusement, "Of course not! I made this replica for you. There aren't any magical properties in it, but you can still play my song if you wish to talk with me while your away. I may be a Sage but I can't leave the forest physically." Grinning, Link put the ocarina up to his lips and began to play Saria's song. Saria rolled her eyes and laughed. But Link continued to play. Catching on, Saria brought out her pink ocarina and began to play along with Link. The two played in unison, Saria playing the main melody, while Link played a harmonious background. As they played, the creatures and insects of the forest seemed to enjoy this performance, and began to sway back and forth. A skull kid's flute could be heard adding into the ensemble from somewhere far off in the Lost Woods. Crickets began to chirp along with Saria's melody, while larks began to sing with Link's harmonious version. After awhile, both Saria and Link were out of breath, and stopped. "That was fun," Saria said, smiling, "you play very well!" Link smiled back and put the ocarina into that magical place in his tunic where everything seemed to fit. Link and Saria hugged one last time before Link waved farewell and walked off towards Hyrule Field. Saria stood by the rope railing of the bridge, watching Link disappear into the shadows of the tunnel. The forest creatures still making their calls which made the Lost Woods seem very sacred, even when you were frustratingly lost within them.
Link shielded his eyes from the bright sun as he emerged from the hollow log which served as a tunnel. He never could adjust his eyes quick enough whenever he left the Kokiri Forest. As he rounded the corner from the entrance to the Kokiri Forest, he wasn't expecting to see that large owl waiting for him on top of the overhanging branch. So when he DID round the corner, he fell backwards in surprise. "Hoo-hoot! Hello down there! Aside from the Sages, I also remember you and what you have done for us. Epona will remember you as well. The sun has almost retired for the day, you may want to stop at Lon Lon Ranch for the night." With that, the large owl gave another "Hoo-hoooot! Fare-well, Hero of Time, may Hyrule prosper in a golden age!" and spread it's wings to fly off. Link grumbled as he stood up and brushed himself off. When he looked up he was greeted by molting feathers. "Pffft! Yechhh! That owl's almost as annoying as Mido!" Link exclaimed as he spat out feathers. But the owl certainly wasn't lieing about the sun, it was well into the western horizon, and threatened to slide behind the pass which led to Gerudo Valley in a few minutes.
As Link made his way to Lon Lon Ranch, Saria's song played through his mind. The song was rather contagious, and he often found himself humming it even while he was making his way through one of the temples. He even accidentally called Saria while playing it on his ocarina. Although he was glad to hear the voice of his childhood friend, his intention was simply to play the song for self entertainment. But as Link's thoughts were wondering astray, his attention was brought back to the present as he saw something in the distance near Hyrule Castle Town. At first, he thought it was just the wind picking up dust, for a trail of it was making its way from a path that led out of the boundaries of Hyrule. But the trail of dust seemed to have a route of purpose, rather than random gusts of wind. As he strained his eyes against the setting sun to look closer, he could have sworn he saw a middle-aged man dressed in golden robes at the head of the trail of dust. Link figured he was tired, because the man was moving so fast it was hard to make him out. In a few seconds time, the alleged man was already at the bridge to Hyrule Castle Town, and made it inside just as the drawbridge began to close. The trail of dust was still settling as Link made his way up the steep entrance to Lon Lon Ranch. "Who knows," Link pondered to himself, "there's no telling what kinds of people live outside of Hyrule."
Link grumbled as he made his way to the door which led into the building which usually held a sleeping Talon and a bunch of Cuccos. But again, Link had forgotten that Talon was still asleep behind the crates outside of Hyrule Castle's delivery door. This made things a little easier on Link because it meant both Talon and Malon were gone, and Ingo was probably grumbling around, cleaning the horse stalls. Link lept up the stairs two at a time, and jumped into the large (to a seven year old) bed. In no time at all, Link had fallen asleep. "I wonder how that guy can sleep for several days straight." he muttered sleepily before drifting off into a deeper sleep.
"When these events were obscured by the mists of time... A mysterious wizard known as Agahnim appeared as from nowhere... and with strange magic powers he eliminated the good King of Hyrule..." Link was surrounded by a strange mist... "He cast spells on the soldiers and kidnapped young maidens..." A faint voice was talking in a monotone... "Help me... Please help me..." Link struggled to see where he was, that last cry for help sounded like Zelda, but all he could see were windows of vision in the dark mist. He was helplessly floating around at it's mercy... "I am a prisoner in the castle dungeon. My name is Zelda... The wizard, Agahnim, has done something terrible to the other girls... Now only I remain... Agahnim has seized control of the castle and even now is trying to open the sages' seal. I am in the dungeon of the castle. Please help me..." Link struggled to turn himself in what he thought might have been an upright position. When ever he could see one of the vague windows in the mist, he saw another scene. First, he saw the power of the Goddesses, the Triforce. In the next scene, he could see armies of men fighting underneath the golden light of the Triforce. But no one called it the Triforce, they called it the 'Golden Power'. In another window, he saw a dark wizard wrapped in green robes which hid his face. His hands were wrinkled and detailed with warts and veins. He was casting an incantation as a girl floating up from a bed infront of him. Streams of what looked like flourescent lightning flew from the wizard's fingers and surrounded the girl and in the next second, she was gone. The girl was Princess Zelda. He then saw Harkinian, the King of Hyrule, being destroyed by the dark wizard.
Next he saw the Master Sword. But it wasn't inside of a large temple, it wasn't even guarded by a large enchanted slab of a door. It was sitting peacefully in a pedistol in the middle of a forest. The blade was glowing in a light blue color, instead of the color of steel that it now possessed. He saw a young teenager walk up to it, and as he pulled on the Master Sword's hilt, three pendants floated from his tunic. As they glowed, they seemed to be flowing their power into the teenager's arms, and suddenly, the Master Sword was free of its pedistol and the young boy held it up in the air. Link wasn't able to get a good look at the boy, but something was oddly familiar about the boy's green garb and pointed hat. His vision seemed to become blurred. He was starting to wake up. But before he returned to conciousness, he saw Zelda in a transparent, sapphire crystal. The crystal shattered, and the shadow of a big bulky figure was holding a trident which had shattered the crystal.
Link awoke with a start, sweat streaming down his face. Outside it was raining hard, a large storm had blown in while he was asleep. A flash of lightning illuminated the room, casting odd shadows against the wall. Link could have sworn he saw that bulky shadow with a trident, but it was simply a hatstand with a pitchfork laying against it. Link realized he had been dreaming, but everything had been so vivid if you didn't count the hazy mist that was surrounding him in his dream. "Seven wise men?" Link pondered, "Descendants? Agahnim? Pendants?" Link suddenly felt too tired to continue on, it was still the middle of the night, so he instantly dropped back to sleep, thinking the entire thing was just a bad dream. But what Link didn't know was that there was a raven sitting on a branch just outside the window to Talon's room, watching Link. But in a flash of lightning, it was gone.
*****End of Chapter 2*****
Hoped this was equally as good as chapter 1, if not better. Reading over it, I noticed that not a whole lot of events passed as I wrote this chapter, but I figured it was better than having extra long chapters, or having short ones with no detail. But aside from this, please R&R it. I'm not exactly waiting for reviews before I write another chapter, but it's definitely encouragement. ;) Again, all reviews are welcome, complimentary and constructive criticism alike. Compliments egg me into continueing on, criticisms egg me into making them better. Anyways, thanks for reading chapter 2! 'Chapter 3 - A New Acquaintance' will being coming soon!