Chapter#2: Passing the years with a friend.
Link had lost his best friend, and he didn't know what to do. All he could think about was who that evil man was. Why did he want him? All he knew was that he would pay for killing Saria. If it took him all his life he would pay.
Link didn't know where to go. So he stayed in the outskirts of the forest until he knew where to go. He didn't want to leave the forest but he didn't know what else to do.

All he had with him was the sword of the Korki that the Great Deku Tree had given him, and the memory of him saying to him, 'Link, take this in memory of all of us. Never forget. never forget,' It was night now and Link needed his rest, he had a long journey to start the next day. *******
"Link... Link... wake up Link."

Link sat up and there right in front of his face was a fairy.

"Finally! I thought I was going to be here all morning. Come on get up we have a long journey before us," said the tiny fairy.

"What the...who are you?" Link asked jumping up.

"OH! Sorry about that, that was rude of me. Hello, I'm Darla the Deku Tree sent me to help you on you journey," Darla said introducing herself, "Now come on we have a long way to go," And with that Link and Darla set out.

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Link and Darla had been walking all day. They were now very tired, and it was getting very dark they knew they needed to sleep but they couldn't stay there out in the open. As they came over a hill they saw their refuge, Lon Lon Ranch.

They get to the ranch but the gates were locked shut. They thought they were out of luck until morning, so they settled down in front of the gates and were about to fall asleep.
All the sudden Link heard footsteps approaching, and They were then surrounded by a gang of Geurdos.

"Aww...looks like a scared little lost boy," their leader chuckled.

"Maybe we should give him something to be scared of?" another said drawing her sword.

"Ok, but the rest of you come with me to the castle. YAA!!!!!!!!" the leader said ridding he horse to the castle leaving three others to rob Link.

Link drew his sword, "Oh look he has a little sword," One laughed.
"I'd like to see you try to come near me," Link said full of courage.
One of them took a lunge at him hitting him in his side. Link fell over in pain. He looked down at his once green tunic, now crimson from the blood loss.

Staggering to his feet, he lunges at one stabbing her hard, causing her to back off. Two of them ran off but one wouldn't give up.

She kept attacking Link cutting his left arm and slicing his right leg.

He was fading fast, and he fell to his knees. She came to him and put her sword to his neck giving him a nice scar.

"Men have been pushing us women around for too long. Hyrule was created by us and will be ours aga..."

She was cut off by an arrow flying into her heart. She staggered backward and fell to her knees, then to the ground she was dead.

Link was weak from his loss of blood he passed out right there. A shadowy figure emerged from the ranch and carried Link's limp body inside.
An evil laugh arose, "In our next meeting Hero of Time you won't have a savoir."

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Link woke up to the sound of singing. He looked around and Darla was nowhere to be found. He looked at his bare chest to see it was skillfully wrapped with a bandage, with his blood seeping through.

Looking at it Link was reminded of his fight last night. He didn't remember much. What he did remember being attacked by a gang of what appeared to be all women. He wondered who they were, but more importantly where was he and where is that music coming from? He had to find out.
He tried to stand but sat back down. The pain was too much. He had to see where the music was coming from. He tried again he winced in pain but stood anyway.

He went outside. The singing was coming from the corral. There she stood she was so beautiful, her singing full of emotion. He kept waking towards her like he was being pulled to her. He suddenly felt weak, and fell down in pain.

"Oh no! Ingo, Father come and help!" she cried out.

A large man came and picked up Link and carried him to the room he was in earlier. Link was conscience but he couldn't move. They laid him in the bed and another smaller man came with some medicine. He gave Link the medicine, and Link fell asleep.
When he woke she was there looking at him.

"Good to see you again," she smiled.

"What... where am I? Who are you?" Link asked trying to sit up.

"I'm Malon and you are at my fathers ranch, Lon Lon," Malon said matter-of-factly, "Last night you were at the gates when a gang of Gerudos attacked you. The rest of them attacked the castle it doesn't look good. You were injured badly so we brought you in here. That was over a week ago, you have been asleep for a while. So who are you I didn't catch your name?" Malon asked.

"My name is Link. I come from the Korki Forest," Link said introducing himself.

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The years passed and Link grew stronger, and taller too.

One day came it was his birthday, his eighteenth birthday. Link was in bed thinking about when he was in the forest playing tag with Saria. Link knew he had to finish his journey soon.

He could feel the evil rising in the north. When Darla came back years ago she told him she had to go do some work for the Deku tree. Link knew he would miss her but he also knew she would be back. He was hoping she would be there to help him.

He and Malon were inseparable; when Link was strong enough he worked with Ingo all day.

At night he would go to his window, and watch Malon while she sang.

The gates to Lon Lon Ranch were barely ever open anymore. It is like they were trying to keep someone or something out.
"Link! You have to leave the ranch now!"

*********** "Darla what do you mean I have to leave?" Link asked worried.

"Evil has come to Hyrule and you have to stop it," Darla said sadly. Link nodded understanding.

All he was thinking about was saying good-bye to Malon. It was night, and as usual Malon was at the corral singing.

He walked up to Malon she was so beautiful he didn't know if he could bear to leave her.

"Link? What are you doing ou..." Link cut her off.

"Malon, I have to leave."

"Oh," Malon said shocked.

"I don't want to leave you," Link said hugging her; he never wanted to let her go.

"I know." Malon said reassuringly, trying to conceal her tears, "Don't you go forget about me Link," Malon said about to cry.
"I couldn't if I tried," and with that Link kissed her forehead and started to leave.

"Link wait!" Malon said running to him.

"Link I want to give you something let me see your ocarina," Link handed her his ocarina.

Malon took the ocarina and played a little tune. Then a tan horse with a white mane came running up to her.

"Link, this is Epona. I want to give her to you."

"Malon, I...I don't know what to say." Link said surprised.
"Say you'll take her, and come back soon." Malon said smiling.

"Ok, I'll take her and I will came back as soon as possible." then Link mounted Epona and left Lon Lon Ranch, knowing he would return.

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Darla told him that he needed to go to Hyrule castle to see the princess.

Link didn't look back and rode as fast as Epona could.

When he arrived at the Castle gates, it was a sad site. The gates were now broken down, the town was even worse.

The town was burnt, and then there were these zombie-looking things, Darla informed him they were re-deads, swarming all over the place.

Link knew he had to try to fight them. He took out his bow and shot one, but it didn't die. He tried again. Still it didn't die. They were surrounding him. He had to get out. He drew his little sword, now about the size of a knife to him, and stabbed a couple, just enough to make a path, then ran to the only shelter he could see, the Temple of Time.

He ran into the temple, and locked the doors. They wouldn't give up. They were pounding on the door to make it almost burst, yet Link somehow felt safe.
He turned around to see a girl about his age wearing beautifully made clothes kneeling at an alter. Speaking in a tongue he didn't understand. She turned around and looked at him.

"Who.who are you?" Link could tell she was scared, by the way she was stuttering.

"I am Link I was sent to the castle but I was attacked and so I ran in here. Sorry if I scared you," Link said concerned.

"Oh, it's ok. I just get startled easily these days. Oh, sorry I didn't tell you, I am Zelda, the princess of Hyrule."