I don't own any of the characters in this story. All characters belong to Nintendo.

Author's note: I so badly wanted too novelise a video game, but Majora's mask was the only good one. I've beaten as Ocarina of time was taken by Arxane (which by the way, is an excellent Fanfic), Mario64 wasn't a good one, and J.K. Rowling did Harry Potter. I would greatly appreciate your suggestions and Flames would be good to improve the Fanfic. I don't want Flames like your a loser, or take this fic off (cough link101 cough cough)(He's my best friend but is against all my stories for some odd reason) so without further adieu, The Fanfic.

P.S. this is not a walkthrough, and gameplay will be altered.

Zelda: Majora's Mask (The Novelization)

Chapter 1: The Meeting

Link rode Epona through the forest. He had left Hyrule, the place that made him a hero, no a legend. His story was hidden, kept a secret from prying ears. However, when his quest was complete, someone had left him. Someone who he couldn't have overcome all the trials and enemies he had faced. He never even got to say thank you. So with the memory of Hyrule behind him, he set out on his adventure with his Kokori Sword, Hyrulian Shield, and A gift from Zelda, he set out in search of Navi.

* * *

Link walked his horse through the unknown forest, not sure of where he was. A breeze trickled through his brilliantly blonde hair, brushing it into a wave of clumped bangs.

The trees were unfamiliar. They were like strange giants, just towering over him. They seemed to bend down in the wind, as if inspecting him to see what to do with the young lad. They whispered with the rustling of their leaves, and created a shadow over Link, hiding the eye of Din, or Din's blind eye, Link didn't know which.

Epona seemed a little on the edge. Her bright copper coat was streaked with sweat. Terror sweat. Her white Tail kept swishing about, as if it was her personal radar. Her eyes and ears constantly moved in sync, sweeping the area for unknown predators. She kept twitching her muscles, as if to make sure they were still there, ready at her command to do whatever she wanted.

Link patted Epona to try to calm her down, and give her reassurance, but he was on the edge himself. He kept checking where his sword was, as if to ready it. His eyes and ears were just as twitchy, and he was sweating as well.

The only difference was: He knew that something was out there. And whatever was out there, knew Link was there too.

Suddenly Link stopped Epona. He had heard something. It sounded like the twitter of wings. It confirmed Links suspicion that he was not alone in this Forest.

His breathing started getting heavier. His heart pumped faster, keeping the blood flowing threw his brain, carrying the extra oxygen from Link's heavy breathing. The pupil of his eyes widened, allowing him to see clearer, and farther in to the dim forest. He could feel the blood throbbing in his ears. His muscles tensed, and readied for whatever might come. His bright green tunic was drenched in sweat.

Everything remained silent.

Epona had become as still as possible to allow his master to hear everything. She was on the alert as well. Epona however, heard something before Link did. Epona began snorting, and taking agitated steps back.

"Whoa. Easy now. Easy girl. It's all right. Nothing's gonna hurt you," Link said in a soothing voice. Link however, wished that someone else was soothing him, and telling him everything was going to be all right. Epona wasn't satisfied with Link's attempt to calm her and she reared back, nearly throwing Link off the saddle. Link grabbed onto the mane to prevent that from happening.

"Whoa. Hold it their girl. Easy now." But Link's voice had lost its soothing touch, and was replaced by a shaky voice.

Everything happened very fast after that.

Two bright Lights came, nearly blinding Link's widened pupils. Epona reared back in fright while Link was shielding his eyes. Link tried his best to stay on without holding anything, but failed miserably.

He was thrown off the saddle, and landed with a thunk against a tree. Link looked up, and saw the tree just towering over him. Link began to feel dizzy at the height. Link then saw two trees as his eyes became unfocused. Link had forgotten how to fight to remain conscious, and quickly lost that battle.

* * *

A figure stepped out from behind the tree. He wore a purple Mask in the shape of a heart. Glistening Spikes outlined the mask, it's point's razor sharp. The eyes of this mask were a brilliant shade of red with huge pupils. The mask seemed almost radiant, yet dull at the same time. The figure wore tattered clothing and a scarecrows hat. The mask cloaked his true identity. He approached Epona, who reared at the sight of him, and turned to run away, but the figure shook his mask. The mask then broke out in a strange purple light. The light was then directed at Epona and she calmed down immediately.

The stranger turned to the two bright lights that turned out to be fairies, one red, one white, and praised them, "Good work you two."

"Hah. This guy was a piece of cake. He didn't even see us coming," boasted the red fairy. The figure walked over to Link, and began to examine him. He looked at the sword and Shield.

The shield was blue, and outlined in grey with three gold triangles in the middle. The triangles were arranged so that they created one big triangle. The sword was small, with a red gem on the helm, but the gem didn't look all that valuable.

So he began searching through Link's Tunic. After a moment or to of searching through the many shrinking compartments of Link's tunic, he found an ivory white ocarina.

"Hey what a pretty ocarina," the figure pronounced

The red fairy looked at this ocarina admiringly, as if some unknown force drew him to it.

"Oh skull kid can I play it? Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase?" The red fairy begged.

The white Fairy immediately retorted harshly, "No Tael, you would probably break it. Then what would we do." Meanwhile, the figure was playing a few notes on the ocarina. He was an awful player, as the notes were shrill and ear piercing. The awful sound woke up Link.

Link slowly opened his eyes, and managed to get them into focus. His head hurt. It felt like the megaton hammer had just whacked Link upon the head. Link rubbed his head and checked to make sure nothing was broken. He could feel lumps rising like sand dunes where he hit his head.

He then he heard someone tooting at random notes on his ocarina. He looked up, and saw who was playing it. Surprise sprung from Links eyes as he saw this.

He immediately stood up, approached the figure cautiously, and asked, "Excuse me, could I have my ocarina back?" The figure turned abruptly around in surprise, and immediately hid the Ocarina behind his back.

"I'm sorry what ocarina?" He replied, obviously lying.

"My ocarina." Link was starting to get agitated by this guy playing dumb.

"I assure you I have no ocarina."

"Look mister, we can either do this the easy way, or the hard way."

"And what If I pick the hard way?" Link had had enough. Fuelled by anger, he lunged at the figure, but the figure leaped ten feet in the air, and landed on Epona. How in the world could someone jump so high? Link asked himself.

Link didn't have time to dwell on these thoughts. He immediately jumped and grabbed at the figure's foot, just as the figure booted Epona into a gallop. The figure, not expecting to be grabbed, was dragged part way off Epona.

Link was dragged like a ragged doll along the ground, while the figure did his best to hang on. The two fairies immediately began kicking at Links hand to get him to let go.

Link held on with all his might. His muscles screamed at him to let go. With his stomach being scraped, and hands being kicked, he didn't know how much longer he could hold on.

He tried to shout at Epona to stop, but his voice was inside his muscles, screaming. Link's eyes were shut tight. He knew if he opened them, an explosion of dust would penetrate his eyes and wreak havoc upon them.

After what seemed like hours, the exhausted Link finally couldn't hold on any longer, and let go. To Link's bad luck, he landed head first in a log, and blacked out once again.

* * *

Link opened his unfocused eyes, and took a moment to reorientate himself. He had hit himself pretty hard. He could feel more lumps rising on his head. Dizzy, he wondered where he was. Then he remembered that a strange figure had stolen his horse, and ocarina. He looked to where he thought they had gone, which was a large log. He ran into the log, hoping he wasn't far behind.

When he got through, he found a little clearing surrounded by a thick curtain of trees that Epona couldn't possibly get through. There was a passage at the other side. The problem was, the passage was up on a small ledge. The only way to get up there was to jump across log stumps that were littered about the meadow. Even though Epona was a very trustworthy horse, she could never pull a stunt like that.

Puzzled, and Frustrated, Link kept on searching for another exit. When he found none, he decided to check the passageway. He jumped up on one log, and then leaped across a gap between the log he had just jumped from, and another log about a foot higher. The logs were like big stairs for a giant to him, nothing more. He reach the passage way and immediately assessed the opening.

It was dark. Very dark. He had trouble seeing in the black, horizontal pit. So he closed his eyes, and waited till his eyes adjusted to the light. Link knew the importance of patience. He knew when to be patient, and when not to be. He knew he had to be patient now or he would never see through the dark void he was about to enter.

After about five minutes, he decided his eyes had adjusted. Link was disappointed when he opened his eyes at first. He could see nothing but dirt, rocks and...hoof prints.

His eyes widened in surprise. Epona had been here. Or was this some kind of trap. Either way, He on the right trail. He then sprinted onwards. I'm coming Epona he thought, as he ran onward, not even caring about his tiring muscles.

The tunnel grew darker, and darker, until he couldn't see his feet. Even though his eyes had adjusted. He kept on running even under these circumstances. He thought he could even hear the soft cackle of the strange figure.

Suddenly, his feet slipped from under him and he began to fall. Link just kept falling and falling. He couldn't see anything but his life, spinning before his eyes. He just kept twisting, turning, and flailing in a never-ending spiral. 'This is it,' he thought. 'My life is over.' His stomach began to twirl faster as he saw the ground rushing up to meet him. He braced for impact.

BOYOYOYOING. He bounced up and down a bit, and then stopped. HE HAD BOUNCED. HE WAS ALIVE. He and looked at where he had landed. It was a flower. A very strange flower. It was huge and was as soft as the princess's bed. It had large, round, pink pedals, and a brown, soft middle. It seemed no more then an inch of the ground, but it seemed to occupy so much space beneath it. He jumped up and down a bit, testing its springiness.

Suddenly, bright lights illuminated the room. Link shielded his eyes from the light that pulsed around him. He looked slowly towards the source of the light, and there was there was the figure, floating in mid-air with the two fairies on either side. Anger suddenly overtook Link. It boiled inside of him and was so hot he was near explosion.

Link drew his sword, readied his shield, and spoke fiercely, "Where is more horse and my Ocarina?" He thinned his eyes, showing that he wasn't messing around. The figure began laughing his head off, not taking Link's intimidation seriously.

"Ha! Your horse was so lazy and didn't listen to a word I said. So I did you a favour and got rid of it for you. Hahaha!" He taunted, not even paying attention Link's surprised face. The surprised Link turned into an angry Link, and that's when the boiling Link exploded.

"You bastard!" Link shouted, as he jumped at the figure, swinging his sword in a graceful arc, but the figure simply shook his mask, and Link flew backwards landing on the flower again.

"Fool. Do really think you can defeat me as I am now? I, Skull kid, have the great Majora's mask. Nothing can defeat me. And now, I think I'm gonna have a little fun with you." Link took this as no intimidation. He had defeated much bigger and more powerful things before then a mere Skull kid, he just had to figure out how.

Skull kid then began to shake his mask. Lightning bolts ripped across the mask in a silent storm.

Link prepared to launch his next attack, but suddenly had a headache attack. The headache was so immense, that he doubled over and went on his knees.

He suddenly had visions of Dekuscrubs. Giant Dekuscrubs, that were bigger then him. They had huge noses that seemed to be there mouth as well. They had no body, just two short stubby legs attached to their head. They had autumn leaves as their hair, which hid their hands. They also had brilliant orange eyes. Shiny almost, illuminating the black void that Link was entrapped in.

They surrounded Link, moving closer, and closer, shaking their noses at him. There leaves rattled, like maracas, teasing the headache Link was having. More and More came, creating a wall. Then, it all stopped. The headache was gone.

He looked around, Almost forgetting where he was. Then he spotted Skull kid laughing his head off. Except, he was higher then usual. He grabbed his sword from his scabbard, but he grabbed nothing but air. Suddenly he noticed that his arm was made of wood!

He looked down into a puddle and screamed in horror, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He had been turned into a baby Dekuscrub. He still had his green hat, his tunic, and some of his blonde hair, but everything else was changed. His body was made entirely of rough wood, but at least he had a body unlike a regular Dekuscrub.

"Haaaaaahhhhhhhahhahahahah! That's a good look for you! You'll stay here looking like that forever! hhhahhhhhhaahahaaaaaahahahah!" Skull shouted, as he floated away, laughing his head off the entire time.

Link's boiling quickly resumed and he started to head after him, but the white fairy came up to him, and started kicking him in the head. Normally Link could withstand such an attack quite easily, but Dekuscrubs were weak creatures. Especially baby Dekuscrubs. So Link found himself on the ground very quickly.

Suddenly the red fairy yelled, "Oh no! Sis!" and a wooden door closed in front of the fairies face, blocking the white fairy's exit. The white fairy flew up to the door and began kicking, and bashing the door while yelling for skull kid, but she got no answer.

"Serves you right you stupid fairy," Link said savagely.

"Hey what's with you? Why am I even talking to you? I have a brother to look after," the fairy retorted.

"And I have a horse to find, an Ocarina that means the world to me, and I want my body back. When you have all my problems, then you can complain," Link said while approaching the fairy. He swatted at the fairy and headed toward the door, trying to figure out how he was going to get it open.

"Grrrrrrr. You don't have a little brother that doesn't know how to take care of himself do you?"

"Obviously you can't take care of yourself either, or you wouldn't have to steal people's things either, am I correct?"

"You still don't have a brother to take care of."

"Did you ever have a kingdom you had to take care of?"

"What?"

"I had to save a kingdom because some princess, was too dumb to realise what she was going to put me through."

"You don't mean Zelda do you?"

"Yes. That was her ocarina you took, and I have to get it back."

The white fairy thought about what he said, and she suddenly felt sorry for him. She had been a little mean to him, but Skull kid had done most of the damage. And now he was venting his anger on her because of it. She completely understood for some reason.

She still had to get to her brother, so she tried one last desperate attempt.

"Hang on a second. I can help you find Skull kid."

"Are you asking me for an alliance?"

"Yes. You don't know anything about him and I do. I know where he's probably going."

"You do now do you?"

"Yes, so why don't we become partners for now? My name is Tatli. What's yours?"

"It's kiss my butt and go away."

"OK, not a good start."

"Actually it started when you spooked my horse."

"OK, a definite bad start. Can't we just leave that behind?"

"Fine. On one condition."

"Shoot."

"Would you help me defeat him?"

Tatli was shocked, not expecting this from a little kid. She almost forgot to answer. She'd never seen a kid so anxious to get revenge, but maybe he had other reasons. Zelda would only give gifts to whom were good friends, or worthy of them. Sure she made not have lived in Hyrule, but everybody talked about her everywhere.

Tatli still had to get to her brother, so she quickly agreed.

"OK I'll help you. Now lets get going," She said impatiently.

Link examined the door, and found an odd knothole. It was deeper then most knotholes he seen, and looked like a branch was cut from the inside, even though knotholes shouldn't grow branches. He pressed it lightly with his hands and the door slowly raised.

He walked down the passageway, and out into an opening. From what he could see, He was up on a ledge, and below him was an endless pit. Another of those soft flowers was in front of him, and the exit was on the other side. Link could see there was no way to jump over. Even if he had brought his hover boots, there was still no way to make it. Link thought this might be the end.

Then Tatli chirped up, "Link, since you're a Dekuscrub, you can use this flower to fly to the other side."

"I can what?"

"You can fly. Stand on the flower," Tatli ordered. Link did this, feeling a little ridiculous, but when he stood on it, he sank a bit. How come I didn't sink when I was human? He asked himself.

Tatli interrupted his thoughts, "Now do a spin, and you'll drill yourself into the depths of the flower."

Link thought this was the most ridiculous thing he had heard all day, but he did it reluctantly. He had learned some dancing lessons from Zelda, and did the best pirouette he could. Just as Tatli said, he sunk into the flower, with just his head poking out the top.

He ducked his head below, and noticed the root was sprung up together, like a spring below his feet. He also noticed two flowers on either side of his hand. They looked like a smaller version of the giant Pink flower, but the pedals were much stiffer, and they had a stem on them. He examined them, and noticed that the head of these two flowers, rotated. He then got the idea.

He jumped to the best of his ability, and was sprung up by the root. He pulled out the flowers, and they spun like a windmill. He then glided to the other side of the chasm, landed, muttered a small thank you to Tatli, and headed to the next passage way.

When he rounded the corner, he noticed that the corridor was oddly twisted, but as he walked along the floor, his body twisted with the floor. It was as if his centre of gravity changed as he walked. He had seen this before in the Forest Temple back in the Lost Woods, so it came as no surprise to him.

Link got to the end of the passage, and entered a room full of gears and pulleys. It was a giant machine. Link wondered what these gears could be running. He was so transfixed on how massive they were, he didn't noticed the door behind him closed ever so silently.

Link headed up the stairs and went towards a giant door with strange symbols on them, when he heard a voice from behind him.

"Something terrible has happened to you. I can help you recover your old body," An unfamiliar voice whispered. A body stepped out of the shadows. A man with squinted eyes and bright red hair appeared. He was wearing a purple tunic, and on his back, was a gigantic bag filled with what looked like masks. He looked almost scary, but kind at the same time.

Tatli immediately didn't like him.

"How should we trust you?" shouted Tatli.

"I assure I mean you know harm."

Suddenly Link remembered him. "Aren't you the happy mask salesman from Hyrule?"

"No, I am his twin brother."

"OK, I trust you. Now you said something about getting my body back?"

"Yes, But."

"I shoulda known. There is there always a catch?"

"Well, because you need a magical instrument."

"Oh that's great, mine was stolen."

"Well just retrieve it."

"Easier said then done."

"Can you do it?" Link sighed. It seemed the only way right now.

"Yes, I probably can. Is there anything I can do for you?" Link said knowing it was polite to return a favour.

"Yes. I know the Skull kid stole your Ocarina, so while your getting it back, can you also get the mask back that he stole from me?"

"That's asking a lot you know."

"I'm quite sure you can find away."

"I'm quite sure I can," Link muttered under his breath sarcastically.

"One more thing."

"Yes?"

"I'm only here for three more days before I have to leave. After that, there is no way you can get the mask back to me, and no way you'll be able to get your body back."

"Alright, I'll do my best." And with that, Link headed toward the door.

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Next chapter: Link realises he's just not retrieving that mask because the mask salesman wants it back, but for a much more important reason. Review what you think.

Author's Note: I know that the Mask man is from Talmina, but I couldn't think of another way for Him to gain Link's trust so it's just going to have to be changed.

P.S. I hope your happy that I spaced it. When the revised chapter two come, it will be spaced as well.

Word Count: 3 989!