Thanks for the welcoming back reviews people. I really hope you meant them! I am now in the writing spirit, especially since I can't connect to the Internet right now, which is a little bit of a bummer. So I'll do you a favour and write chapter two! I hope you will enjoy these stories as much as I enjoy writing them. Here we go!



"Link?" I dropped the vase with a rather large smash

I heard movement upstairs and ran to the bottom of the stairs "It's ok!" I called up

"What was that?" I heard my mother shout back down at me, a little disorientated and drowsy "What did you do?"

"I just knocked over a vase mum!"

"Clean it up please, do you need help?"

"No, no, no, no!" that was the last thing I needed right now "I'm doing it now!"

"Well alright, call if you need help"

"Sure"

I sighed and fell back against the wall "Holy s*** that scared me" I rubbed my eyes and looked back at Link "Are you really there? Or is it me?"

He grinned widely, obviously finding me incredibly funny; he knelt and began to pick up the shattered glass "It's really me, kid"

I pulled him up off the floor and poked him around a bit, turning him around to get a good 360 view of his changes. Larger, more muscles maybe, a bit of unshaven stubble, dirty tights, more weapons hanging from him than usual.

"You're not exactly as I left you" I commented finishing my inspection, then punching him lightly "But definitely solid"

"Now considering what you just said perhaps I should return the favour" he looked at me sceptically, "Your hair is longer and shaggy, not flattering, your clothes hang loosely and make you look like a boy. You may be a little taller and a little wider but other than that you look the same" he paused and looked at me again "How many years has it been here?"

I counted again "Three"

"Is that all?" he seemed to be in shock "I guess time really is different" he grinned "I forgot for a while the difference"

I frowned, yes, time had flowed differently there, "How long has it been in Hyrule?"

"Ten years and 11 weeks and 4 days and 19 hours" he grinned

I stared, now that I thought about it, his face had become a little more lined. Of course, he'd be reaching thirty soon.

"Is that...so?" I said, and began to busy myself with the glass

"Yeah" he bent down to look me in the face "hey, you're not upset are you? Can't tease your elders and betters huh?"

I smiled warily "Age doesn't matter buddy, I can still tease you as much as I want. I'm older too you know"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, 17, almost 18 actually"

"Well, then, I retract"

We cleared up in friendly silence considering I was still in shock from his arrival this age jump, and he just because I guess he was glad to see me. I can think things like that anyway, I didn't really know what he was thinking as we threw the shards away.

So, why are you here?" I asked as we finished "Last time there was a reason, surely not to remind me that I did meet you and it wasn't a dream, hmmm?"

"How's Lucy doing?" Link asked innocently looking out of a window

"Hey, talk to me now or I'll never talk to you again wrinkly" I joked

He turned back and smiled a secret smile "Can you guess?"

"Well..." I realised there really was only one stupid reason "You need my help once more to save Hyrule because I know the games that were based on Hyrule"

"Bingo"

It was a little disappointing there wasn't another reason, like he wanted to visit for his own reasons, but what could I expect? He didn't want to screw up my life anymore than he should do. Especially in an exam year. I'd had enough problems with nightmares after the last 'adventure'

"What's happening this time then?" I stroked my cat, which seemed pleased for the attention "Tidal wave, zombies, what, what, what?"

"Termina business" he confirmed importantly

"Termina?" I raised an eyebrow "And why does it concern Hyrule this time? Epona get stolen again?"

"Hey that was only once" he retorted, "Anyway, it is our business as it's our mirror world, and I'm not good with this sort of thing. Termina goes, Hyrule goes, as you probably know"

I waved my hand "Sure do"

"Anyway, they don't really have a me over there so I have to save them as well" he shrugged "Theres some trouble brewing or something and I'm being sent over there by the sages to help out with some stuff. But..."

I screwed up my eyes suspiciously "But what...?"

He drew a big breath "Ifthingsgowrongwehavetostartalloveragain"

"What."

"Um...you heard right" he looked sheepish "Don't you know the rules?"

"Sure I did" I got up and strode over to him "You mean theres a chance the world there will END?"

He nodded.

"With me in it?"

"Unless we warp back three days"

"And you expect me to help out in something I have no idea what I have to do?"

"You did last time?"

I paused.

"Will you come?"

"Sure"

"What was that?"

"Sure" I grinned, finally something to soothe my itches

"Uh...great" he smiled and I really did see lines crinkle that were never there before, getting old, was he?

He broke my train of thought "What?"

"I said, is Lucy coming?" he repeated "It was fun last time"

I thought about it. Maybe she'd want to, but last time she'd been hurt much more than I. Maybe it was better to leave her. I could always come back for her.

"I don't think so" I said "I can always come back to get her..." I stopped "Do you WANT her to come?"

He blushed, embarrassed maybe "I just wondered" he replied breezily

"Sure" I went out of the door "Let me grab my bag and 'the stone'"

"Alright"

I quietly crept past the sleeping family members' doors and grabbed a backpack. I couldn't remember where the one I'd taken last time had gone. Had I left it there? I couldn't remember. I shoved a few good things in, clothes, pants, girly stuff etc. things I could think up on short notice and returned downstairs with the weird feeling of déjà vu.

"You know, you don't swear as much as you used to" Link observed as I pulled on my comfortable trainers and jacket

"I've grown up" I winked and pulled on my backpack "Are we going?"

"You're sure about leaving Lucy?" Link asked carefully

"Yeah, she's got work to do anyway" I smiled and held my stone up "Ready"

"Here we go"

All at once a feeling of weightlessness washed over me and I saw the blackness fall over around us. We were once again falling into the hole down to who knows where. I closed my eyes as the air streamed past and weighted for the ground to hit.

And I did. Again. It was hard, bumpy, rocky and every other discomfort that I could think of to curse at this very moment. I opened my eyes. It was bright and sunny, typical Hyrule I guess, grasping a few rocks I pulled myself up and caught sight of Link laughing at me.

"Shut up" I hissed

"Look where you landed" he giggled

I looked at my foot. Cowpat. Great.

"Laugh and die fairy boy" I growled

He laughed. I turned up my nose and began to clean my shoe. Not before wiping my shoe on his lovely tunic.

We didn't speak all the way to Hyrule castle from the where we landed in Hyrule Field.

When we finally drew up to the castle, I marvelled at how it was exactly the same in everyway as I remembered it. Apart from the blood splatters and such, it was crisp as a clean starched shirt.

"Are we talking yet?" I said sideways to Link

"Depends if the smell comes out" he replied just as sideways

I grinned and looked once more towards the open drawbridge. We were about a metre away when a tumult of noise threw itself out the Draw Bridge and town right towards Link. I dodged as a trio of children threw themselves upon Link and sent him tumbling backwards into a patch of thick grass.

"Daddy!"

"You're back!"

"Mummy is going to thrash you!"

I stood stupefied as this group wrestled on the floor. Three little blonde boys, clad in green, little green hats and little brown boots kicked and punched their father and giggled as loudly as he himself laughed.

He grappling all three and tucked them under his arms, forcing them to be still. They noticed me for the first time. They seemed as dumbstruck as I was at this moment in time.

"Who are you?"

"Are you a prisoner of war?"

"What are you wearing?"

I folded my arms and frowned hard at Link, who went bright red under my gaze.

"Hey..." he stuttered "Surprise"

"Link!"

I spun around to find a very cross Zelda striding her way across the wooden planks with a just as annoyed Impa a few paces behind.

Showing the no mercy that only a mother can, Zelda tugged the kids away from their father and pulled Link up. Fearlessly staring him in the face, her eyebrows twitched fiercely.

"You crossed dimensional rifts without permission!" she accused "I know you wanted some help but no one can cross without permission"

"Darling..." Link put up his hands defensively "I was. I was just. Er. I was."

"Doing exactly as you wanted to. As always" Zelda sighed and finally turned to me with a smile "Men are so selfish sometimes. Welcome back"

"Thanks" I said slowly "Someone explain this to me again"

"We're kinda..." Link put his arm around Zelda "We're sort of married"




Wow, so Link's got married finally, and has three clones! NOOOOOOOOOO! Isn't it scary??? This chapter sets up stuff doesn't it? I can bring in old characters later on in the story if you guys want, I'm open at the moment. I only have a rough outline. Read, review be happy!