- Hyrule -
"Link! Link, no!" she cried speaking in rapid Elvish in her hysterical state. "You can't leave me! You can't!"
The girl stood fairly tall with long flowing blonde hair that fell in her face, but her amethyst eyes could be seen through it; eyes that made her unique for an elf.
"Sairalinde, listen to me!" yelled a handsome Elf in a green tunic. He, too, spoke in Elvish. He had bright blue eyes and had long blonde hair as well. "We each have a place in the world. I am destined to be the Hero of Time and I cannot deny that."
"But you can't, Link. You can't just leave me again." She yelled with tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Saira, I know you don't want me to leave, but you have to fulfill your destiny as I do. You are the last Hylian elf seer. Here we must depart."
"Link. You are my brother. You promised to take care of me"
"And I will." He said, "I will. But you must go to Hogwarts. You must develop your skills as I must, but we have to go our separate ways to do that"
"But why? Why can't we stay together?"
"Search inside yourself and you will see"
At this moment, her head snapped upward and her eyes glazed over to white. She was having a vision.
"Saira! Saira! What do you see?" Link said holding her up
"I see people! Elves, wizards, witches! All people are coming together. The worlds are colliding. There is a ring, a locket, and, and Ah!" she screamed collapsing.
"Saira! What is the last thing you saw?" Link said pulling her close.
"I saw" she sobbed, "I saw the death of many"
"Link" It was Princess Zelda disguised as a Shiekah named Sheik. Link did not know it was Zelda but Saira did. "Link, we must hurry."
"I know," he said. Zelda left them alone to say goodbye. "Saira, my dear little sister. We must fulfill the destinies put before us. You must go to Hogwarts and learn all you can. Be careful and trust no one. I've been told by the headmaster at Hogwarts and he says you will begin as a fourth year student."
"I don't want to go," she cried into his shirt.
"I know, but you must. We must"
"That's such a good argument," she said smiling weakly.
Link laughed slightly, "Here," he said pulling something out of his pocket. "Take this and keep it with you always. It is a gift from our mum. I was told to give it to you when I felt you were ready to have it. It is foretold to have significance in the future."
It was a locket. She tried to open it.
"It's stuck," she said
"No, it's not. It can only be opened when there is no other hope in the world. It must be combined with the treasures from our neighboring worlds. Only then will it spare us from darkness"
"What are the other treasures?" Saira asked curiously wiping her eyes.
"Think about your visions. The High Elf Ring is the treasure of Middle-Earth and this locket is the treasure from our world. The treasure from Earth is unknown to us. We think the headmaster at Hogwarts may know. Trust your visions. They don't lie. Keep me informed whenever you have one."
"I will" She hugged her brother
"Saira, it's time." Zelda was back.
"I must leave you now, but don't forget that I love you. Here, take this too." Link handed Saira an ocarina.
"But Link, Saria gave you this"
"And now I'm giving it to you. Play it when you feel alone. I'll be able to talk to you with this." He hugged her again. "Go with Sheik to the Temple of Time. It will take you to the magic world of Earth"
"Goodbye" Saira said sadly
Zelda held her hand out. "Sairalinde. Come."
Saira took her hand and they disappeared then reappeared in the Temple of Time.
"Go to the platform. You will first be transported to Lothlorien. Lady Galadriel asked to see you before you started school. Do you understand? You must follow her instructions." Zelda told her in a tone as though Saira wouldn't understand.
"I understand. I'm 14, not 5" Saira said spitefully.
"I know, but you don't know what your part to play is. You don't realize how important you are"
"That's because no one will tell me," she yelled before she was suddenly enveloped in white light. The next moment, she was standing in a beautiful forest city where intricately carved buildings were in every level of the trees.
"Welcome Alatariel of Hyrule."
Saira turned around and saw one of the most beautiful elves to ever grace her sight. . She was tall with long blonde, wavy hair. Her eyes were as bright as Link's reminding Saira that it would be a long time before she would see him again but they lacked the warmth and loving feel she saw in Link's eyes.
"How do you know that name?" Saira whispered in Elven because that's what the elf lady spoke to her.
"Everyone in this world knows the name of the Hylian elf Seer." Galadriel said in an all-knowing manner.
"Why did you call me here? I'm just a kid"
"You are a 'kid' now but one day. One day." She beckoned Saira to follow. "I'm sure you've been taught the history of Middle-Earth."
"I have"
"Middle-Earth has been to hell and back because of the One ring and many do not want history to repeat itself. But there is something worse, which is hard to believe possible. However this ring," She held up a box and opened it. There was a beautiful silver ring with Elvish script engraved into it Saira didn't understand. "This is the last of the great rings. It is the High Elf ring. When the time comes, it will join with other treasures of the dimensions and rid the world of darkness. Very few citizens of our world have the bravery to help after the ordeal with the one ring. Unfortunately, the treasure of Earth was lost to us" She closed the box and continued, "We do not even know what it is. We need your help to find the lost item."
"Why? Why me?"
"This is what has been foretold. You and your brother are the chosen ones of Hyrule"
"No. I'm fourteen. I can't. I won't." She backed away, "My brother is supposed to be the Hero of Time and my parents are famous and I don't even know them or why. Why my family?"
"No one really knows. You must accept your duties." But Saira continued to back away until she ran into someone.
"Sorry I'm late" A very handsome elf replied to Galadriel. He was tall like most elves with long silvery blonde hair braided on the sides. His eyes were bright blue and had Saira mesmerized. She'd never seen anyone like him and a sense of familiarity surrounded his presence.
"Alatariel, this is Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood"
He smiled and nodded at her.
"As I was saying," But Saira couldn't take her eyes off Legolas. He noticed and even though he seemed amused, forced her attention back on Galadriel.
"Sorry" she said quietly turning her head away.
"Alatariel –"
"Please" she interrupted "Call me Saira"
"Saira you said you're only fourteen. This is only partially true. Your soul is hundreds of years old. This life you have now is fourteen but your soul is nearly as old as Legolas or myself, and your maturity only increases my belief."
Saira liked the sound of that. Technically she was as old as Legolas? Deep down Saira knew she was going to have to do what Lady Galadriel asked but she didn't want go willingly.
"Here" she said, "Take the ring" she handed the box to Saira. "And take this cloak. When you wear it, it will blend with your surroundings. It's like camouflage. It will be useful one day."
"Thank you" she said trying to sound defiant as she stepped back after receiving the gifts.
"Remember, it is now your mission to find the lost treasure. You have a part to play and we shall do all we can to help you. Legolas will be your guide. He will protect you. Evil lives in all our worlds. I fear one day they will join together in an attempt to destroy the worlds... Legolas" she beckoned
He stepped forward
"Her journey begins now. Do all you can to protect her. Albus has a place for you at Hogwarts so that you may remain if you wish."
He bowed his head then turned to Saira who blushed at the sight of him. Once again he had a look of amusement on his light face.
"Shall we?" he said and started walking.
As they walked, Saira mustered up her courage in order to ask where they were headed.
"Saira, is it?"
"I thought everyone here knew me"
"Who said I didn't? I was making sure I was pronouncing it correctly. You are right, though. Everyone here knows you but they know you by your Elven name, Alatariel."
"I'm not used to being called by my formal name"
"I noticed" She was glad to see he was smiling "We are going to a sacred place. It has no name and is only supposed to be used for the most important of beings for immediate travel."
"Well I guess that must say something about me"
"You hold more cards than you think" he said thoughtfully
"I have yet to be dealt a good hand"
He laughed at this.
"We should reach the sacred place by nightfall and arrive at Hogwarts around 8:00 or so. Pick your horse"
Saira hadn't noticed that he'd led them to the stables. She looked the rows up and down. She always had a special gift with animals. She found the most beautiful horse, which ironically turned out to be Legolas'.
"You have good taste," he said
"I'm sorry. You take her"
"No. I told you to pick the horse you wanted. We have similar taste it seems"
She blushed again and lowered her head
"Don't be embarrassed. He said lifting her chin up. "C'mon. Let's get you up" He helped her onto the horse. "Can you ride well?"
"I have been riding since I was five," she said playfully.
"Just asking" he mounted his horse and they were off.
They rode for quite some time before they decided to stop for a rest near a stream. Feeling slightly more comfortable, she attempted to start another conversation. She felt an odd connection with him as if she's known him long ago and just forgotten
"My brother told me all the history of Middle-Earth. He said you were part of the Fellowship."
"I was. Those were dark times. I was actually reluctant to accept Galadriel's mission until she told me it was for the Hylian Elf Seer. I then felt like I couldn't refuse."
Saira sat quiet.
"Is something wrong?" He asked looking at her with his eyes directly upon her
"Oh, it's just that everyone thinks I'm so special but I'm not. I'm just a fourteen-year-old girl, who, now, apparently has a really old soul that has been through a lot. No one will explain what's going on"
"Listen, its not that they don't want to, it's that we really don't know ourselves." He touched her hand to comfort her.
Just then he head sprang up and eyes glazed again.
This time she just saw flashes, barely even visible. It wasn't the future though, but the past. She saw a beautiful woman that looked like an older version of her, even with the same amethyst eyes. Next she saw a flash of Legolas and then it unexpectedly stopped.
She gasped and fell over only to be caught by Legolas who was ready and waiting. Her head ached as it often did after she had a vision.
"Thank you" she said holding her head.
"Are you alright?" he asked
"I'll be fine. Visions aren't the greatest comfort" she lifted herself off him "Can we go now?"
"Have a drink of water first"
She did. "Thanks again"
They walked over to where the horses were tied and he helped her on again and soon they were off in their odd yet comfortable silence. They went for about an hour in silence then he asked, "So what did you see?"
"Nothing of importance" she said simply.
"Doesn't have to be important. I'm here to protect you not make fun of you"
"Well in truth, I'm not sure what I saw really" she sighed, "It was flashes. They didn't connect. One second I saw a woman with amethyst eyes. She looked just like me… then I saw you. I don't understand it"
Legolas became quiet and Saira noticed
"Did I say something?"
"No, well…. I'll explain later, but not now"
Saira was confused but nodded when he looked at her. He turned and stared ahead with his elf eyes. "Even though you are a Hylian elf," he said, "Do you share the same powers of senses?" He was wondering if he senses were heightened like his and whether she could see far ahead.
"The only difference is that I'm from a different world and that some Hylians possess special qualities that makes them unique. I don't see anything though," she added
They came to what looked like a dried up oasis but the surrounding start to blend together as if it were a painting. Shapes began to form until a doorway appeared. There was Elven writing that read:
Only those pure of heart
May enter the sacred realm
Speak the words of old
And enter without fear