Lightning exploded in the sky. Thunder crashed, resounding in a deep-
throated call over the plains of Hyrule. There I stood, helpless, as a
dark, ominous cloud descended over Hyrule, completely shutting out any
possible light. The storm raged on. With every flash of lightning, every
clap of thunder, a part of my beloved Hyrule died. Clap. Lake Hylia
drained. Boom. Death Mountain exploded in a fiery eruption that resulted in
a glowing Ring of Fire that crowned its peak. Flash. Monsters of all kind
walked free over the once golden land, taking away the homes of others in
order to take up their own evil abodes where once no evil had dwelt. Clap.
As I watched in horror, my very home, Hyrule Castle, was restored, replaced
by a vast gaping pit that quickly filled with seething lava. Boom. The
Castle Town, once a merry busy place, was destroyed. Hundreds of people
fled in a thundering stampede past me, some to be swallowed up by the evil
storm. What was left of the peaceful, once happy people of Hyrule ran,
terrified, to Kakariko Village. Crash. Zora's Domain froze, and Lord Jabu-
Jabu vanished. Blinding tears began to run down my face. Suddenly, as
suddenly as the storm came, a piercing light broke through the storm. The
clouds vanished, and Hyrule was restored to its peaceful self. I looked in
the direction from which the light had come: the direction of Kokiri
Forest. Slowly, the light diminished, revealing a figure, little taller
than I, dressed in green, and followed by a fairy did. But what most caught
my attention was the green stone he held: The Kokiri's Emerald, also know
as the Spiritual Stone of the Forest.
I woke with a gasp. I was not outside, nor was that horrible storm over Hyrule when I looked out the window. Instead the first rays of sun broke over the mountains, coloring their upturned faces red as the first rays of dawn's light seeped through the jagged peaks. It was not the first time this had happened-I had had that dream almost every night since Ganondorf, the king of the Gerudo came to make an alliance with my father. I ran out of the room.
Down the halls I sped, turning this way and that, mounting the steep narrow staircase that led to the tower. At last I reached a door, which I yanked open and fled into Impa's reassuring arms. "Oh my goodness, Zelda, what happened?" she asked, concerned. " Oh Impa, Impa, I'm so scared. It happened again. I had that horrible dream again. I-" "Shhhhh, Shhhhh, Zelda. Now, tell Impa just what happened. Come on now, it's all right." But I was inconsolable. I couldn't take it anymore. I had had that dream before, but not so clear. Not so horribly clear, with Hyrule being destroyed right before my very eyes. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get those horrible pictures out of my mind. As my eyes and my mind cleared a little, I was able to tell Impa the details of my dream. As she listened to me speak, grave concern was clearly visible in her clear ruby eyes. "Oh, dear..." was all she could say in response. I knew that she took everything quite seriously. She took it as a prophecy, like all my dreams were. But the frightening thing was that my dreams were never wrong.
Later that day, after we had both calmed down, Impa was helping me get dressed. "Now, dear, let me see your eyes," she was saying. "Hmmm. still red. Now hold still-perfect! OK, you're all ready!" I looked in the mirror. As always, my eyes were the clear blue Impa had made them. Actually, I had red eyes. My mother was a Sheikah, Shira to be exact. But she had died protecting Impa when I was just a baby. I got my red eyes from her. Impa always said that my mother was very brave. "Impa?" I asked. "Hmm?" "I need you to do something." "Of course, dear. What is it?" "I think that my dream will come true soon. I can feel it." Impa stopped, and dropped the pair of shoes that she had been holding. She looked at me with a grave look on her face. "Go on.." She said quietly. I noticed that she looked pale. "The boy in my dream.. He may very well be the One that Rauru spoke of." "You mean." "Yes. I think that he is destined to be the Hero of Time. Yet.." ".." "Yet, he will not be able to prove himself. In my dream he was but my age." "Of course. I will teach him the Melody of the Royal Family so he can prove to others his connection with your prophecy." "Oh, Thank you, Impa!" I was overjoyed to hear this. Even though the time would come soon that the horrible vision in my dream would soon happen in reality, at least the future Hero of Time would be able to show that he was connected to the Royal Family. I finished dressing, then went to go play my ocarina.
Later that day, I knew, my father had a meeting with Ganondorf. Something told me that this man had evil intentions and a black heart. This suggested to me that he represented the clouds in my dream. I had to keep an eye on him, and I knew exactly how. Stealthily I crept out into the castle courtyard and over to the window that looked in on the Throne Room. As all of my father's diplomatic business was done in there, so would today's meeting.
Still as stone I stood, peering in through the window, when someone spoke.
"Uhh.excuse me?" I turned around to see a boy in green staring directly into my face. He had startled me, but he didn't need to know that. "Who are you?" I asked. "How did you get past the guards?" He was going to answer when I saw something that immediately caught my attention. "Is that.. Is that a FAIRY?!" I asked dazedly. "Uh, yeah," he answered. "What about her?" I had to. I had to tell him my dream, so I did. I left out the more hideous details, though. He didn't scare me enough as for me to terrify him. He already looked uneasy at being in the castle.
Fortunately, he believed me, but still looked confused. I suppose he was wondering what this had to do with him. Soon I would explain everything. When I got to the part about the green stone, he reached into his pocket. "Oh, you mean this thing?" he asked. "I don't have any clue what it is, but since the Deku Tree obviously thought it so important, I held onto it." I nearly collapsed. Did he mean to say that the only reason he kept the spiritual stone of the forest was because a tree had told him to?!
Eventually I explained to him the evil intentions of Ganondorf, the Legend of the Triforce, and my plan to save Hyrule. At last, he understood. I handed him a letter that I had prepared, and told him to talk to Impa, that she would guide him out of the castle. I watched from a distance as Link, as his name was, learn the Melody of the Royal Family. But, as he left, I saw him turn his head and catch a last glance at the Princess who had laid this quest upon him.
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I woke with a gasp. I was not outside, nor was that horrible storm over Hyrule when I looked out the window. Instead the first rays of sun broke over the mountains, coloring their upturned faces red as the first rays of dawn's light seeped through the jagged peaks. It was not the first time this had happened-I had had that dream almost every night since Ganondorf, the king of the Gerudo came to make an alliance with my father. I ran out of the room.
Down the halls I sped, turning this way and that, mounting the steep narrow staircase that led to the tower. At last I reached a door, which I yanked open and fled into Impa's reassuring arms. "Oh my goodness, Zelda, what happened?" she asked, concerned. " Oh Impa, Impa, I'm so scared. It happened again. I had that horrible dream again. I-" "Shhhhh, Shhhhh, Zelda. Now, tell Impa just what happened. Come on now, it's all right." But I was inconsolable. I couldn't take it anymore. I had had that dream before, but not so clear. Not so horribly clear, with Hyrule being destroyed right before my very eyes. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get those horrible pictures out of my mind. As my eyes and my mind cleared a little, I was able to tell Impa the details of my dream. As she listened to me speak, grave concern was clearly visible in her clear ruby eyes. "Oh, dear..." was all she could say in response. I knew that she took everything quite seriously. She took it as a prophecy, like all my dreams were. But the frightening thing was that my dreams were never wrong.
Later that day, after we had both calmed down, Impa was helping me get dressed. "Now, dear, let me see your eyes," she was saying. "Hmmm. still red. Now hold still-perfect! OK, you're all ready!" I looked in the mirror. As always, my eyes were the clear blue Impa had made them. Actually, I had red eyes. My mother was a Sheikah, Shira to be exact. But she had died protecting Impa when I was just a baby. I got my red eyes from her. Impa always said that my mother was very brave. "Impa?" I asked. "Hmm?" "I need you to do something." "Of course, dear. What is it?" "I think that my dream will come true soon. I can feel it." Impa stopped, and dropped the pair of shoes that she had been holding. She looked at me with a grave look on her face. "Go on.." She said quietly. I noticed that she looked pale. "The boy in my dream.. He may very well be the One that Rauru spoke of." "You mean." "Yes. I think that he is destined to be the Hero of Time. Yet.." ".." "Yet, he will not be able to prove himself. In my dream he was but my age." "Of course. I will teach him the Melody of the Royal Family so he can prove to others his connection with your prophecy." "Oh, Thank you, Impa!" I was overjoyed to hear this. Even though the time would come soon that the horrible vision in my dream would soon happen in reality, at least the future Hero of Time would be able to show that he was connected to the Royal Family. I finished dressing, then went to go play my ocarina.
Later that day, I knew, my father had a meeting with Ganondorf. Something told me that this man had evil intentions and a black heart. This suggested to me that he represented the clouds in my dream. I had to keep an eye on him, and I knew exactly how. Stealthily I crept out into the castle courtyard and over to the window that looked in on the Throne Room. As all of my father's diplomatic business was done in there, so would today's meeting.
Still as stone I stood, peering in through the window, when someone spoke.
"Uhh.excuse me?" I turned around to see a boy in green staring directly into my face. He had startled me, but he didn't need to know that. "Who are you?" I asked. "How did you get past the guards?" He was going to answer when I saw something that immediately caught my attention. "Is that.. Is that a FAIRY?!" I asked dazedly. "Uh, yeah," he answered. "What about her?" I had to. I had to tell him my dream, so I did. I left out the more hideous details, though. He didn't scare me enough as for me to terrify him. He already looked uneasy at being in the castle.
Fortunately, he believed me, but still looked confused. I suppose he was wondering what this had to do with him. Soon I would explain everything. When I got to the part about the green stone, he reached into his pocket. "Oh, you mean this thing?" he asked. "I don't have any clue what it is, but since the Deku Tree obviously thought it so important, I held onto it." I nearly collapsed. Did he mean to say that the only reason he kept the spiritual stone of the forest was because a tree had told him to?!
Eventually I explained to him the evil intentions of Ganondorf, the Legend of the Triforce, and my plan to save Hyrule. At last, he understood. I handed him a letter that I had prepared, and told him to talk to Impa, that she would guide him out of the castle. I watched from a distance as Link, as his name was, learn the Melody of the Royal Family. But, as he left, I saw him turn his head and catch a last glance at the Princess who had laid this quest upon him.
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The End- Part Two coming soon!