Summary: Link is summoned on a new adventure to gather the three orbs: Dreams, Trust, and Love. As he is to gather them a new evil has aroused and has taken Malon with him to open the gates of Tranquility to take the bracelet of Tranquility and to wield it against all of Hyrule.
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Chapter 1: Summoning the Hero of Time
"Link, wake up! Link, wake up!" a small voice squeaked.
A boy, who looked the age of nineteen, groaned, "Huh…?"
"The sages want to talk to you, Link!" a faint blue light fluttered around him, bobbing up and down making it seem like it was being thrown around by an invisible force.
The boy, known as Link, shoved his light blonde fringe out of his sapphire orbs, groaning all the while. He looked out his window, staring at the sun dial outside his window, (A/N: I'm not sure if they used sun dials, but…a clock's not nearby his room so…) and growled fiercely, "Navi, it's five o'clock in the morning! What could they want at this hour!?"
The blue light sighed, "Link, just go!"
Link sighed inwardly, cursing to himself, "Fine." He quickly got up and pulled his usual attire over his head. His green Kokiri tunic, which he dearly cherished, his dark boots, his shield and sword, (A/N: He brought that because it might be an errand he had to run for them) his hat, and many other accessories. He quickly rinsed and did many things before stomping his way down the hall and staircases murmuring in his head about how stupid and how early in the morning it was. He finally reached his destination, which, by the way, was a chamber that was used for meetings. He opened the doors, growling under his breath, but was surprised to see that very few of the Sages had come. He scanned the room to see Zelda still dressed in her light pink nightgown, her golden locks splattered about. The Sheikah, Impa, was still dressed in her usual attire, rubbing her temples with her right hand. The last person that he saw was Nabooru, tapping her copper-like fingers on the surface of the table, making a slight rhythm.
"Where is everybody?" Link questioned, arching an eyebrow.
"Gone." murmured Nabooru, continuing her rhythm and sighing deeply.
"Gone!?" Link repeated, stroking his golden hair out of his beautiful eyes. His orbs had widened considerably and he was looking wide awake by now.
"Gone…" Zelda repeated after Link, looking as if she was about to doze off.
"Where'd they go?" Link asked, quickly stepping forward.
"To Rauru, Link…" Impa replied, "They're to be coming to us now…"
As if on cue, the rest of the sages, Darunia and Ruto, appeared, barging through the doors. Link looked at them for a while, trying his best to figure out what was missing. Suddenly, it struck him. Where was Saria?!
As if reading his mind Ruto said, "Saria's tending the Forest Temple."
"But…why?" Link asked, giving Ruto a blank stare.
Ruto rolled her eyes, "Didn't they tell you?"
"Tell me what?!" Link yelped, fully aware that Impa, Zelda, and Nabooru were hiding something from him.
"There's a new evil, Link," Darunia started, looking as if to choose his words carefully, "And the evil has let loose strange plagues into the temples…" Darunia saw Link's panicked expression and quickly continued, "Don't worry. The plagues haven't reached us yet, but they have already reached the Forest Temple."
"Well, what does the plague do?"
"Create chaos."
"Well, if they just create chaos then can't you just destroy them all?"
"Well, yes we can…but the more we destroy the more they multiply. We should be able to rid them soon."
"Then why are you so worried?" Link exclaimed, obviously confused.
"We think the plague is just to distract us from something bigger...more important…" Zelda answered, giving Link an intense stare, "We think the evil behind this…is using the plague as a diversion in order to gain something…something that we will not notice that is missing until it is too late."
-- At Lon Lon Ranch --
"Aw, shoot!" a girl muttered beneath her breath, staring at the grey and cloudy skies above her, "It wasn't like this minutes ago!" she stopped for a moment, "Oh, Goddesses! Stop talking to yourself, Malon! If you continue to do this, people will think you've lost it!"
A nagging voice in the back of her head replied, "Malon, you've already lost it…"
Malon snapped, "SHADDUP!" She pulled at some loose strands and said something inaudible. She stomped her way to the corral, groaning as the horses were growing restless. She quickly ushered the horses into the stables and before she knew it she saw her father running towards her.
"Malon, if you could…" her father started, but was cut off quite rudely.
"No."
"What do you mean, 'No'?" her father asked, his eyebrows knitting furiously.
"No means no, father." Malon replied.
"Please, Malon!" her father pleaded, "You just need to go to Hyrule and sell and deliver some bottles to the castle---" Once more, he was cut off.
"The castle…?" Malon murmured her question barely audible.
"Yes, yes, the castle." Her father replied.
"Alright." Malon snapped back, heading to the stables. She closed the door behind her, wondering why she was doing this.
The nagging voice returned, "For him of course…"
Malon snorted out loud, quickly stepped to an Appaloosa mare and quickly led her to the area where they kept the reigns. She quickly placed them on and led her out. As the mare noticed that it was going to storm, she started to spook and rear.
"Ack! No, Keira!" Malon quickly hushed the mare and slowly moved her towards the cart.
Keira was Malon's favorite horse and she was the daughter of Ulewa, a horse Link had given to her on her 17th birthday. But, that was two years ago…Malon was now a 19 year old lady that still looked after her father like he was a baby. Ingo had left the ranch on a vacation and would be back in a month or so. She quickly hitched the cart to Keira and both were soon off to the castle.
-- Back to the Sages! --
"All we know is that these…plagues... are a distraction," Link muttered, grumbling to himself.
"We also know that they're trying to get the Bracelet of Tranquility to wield it against Hyrule." Nabooru added a slight edge in her tone of voice.
"But who wants the bracelet? I mean, it's just a bracelet protected by the Temple of Tranquility..." Link paused, getting several angry glances cast his way, "…right?"
Nabooru snarled, "This is no ordinary bracelet, Link. For the Hero of Time…you sure do have a thick head."
Link chuckled at her comment.
Nabooru continued, "This bracelet contains many things, Link. If it falls into the wrong hands…all of Hyrule is most likely to be doomed." Nabooru turned away from them, "This bracelet…it holds the powers of the Negative Nightmares…." Nabooru paused, "You do know the story about them, don't you?"
"Everyone has to know…" Ruto started, quickly realizing her mistake when she noticed that Link was turning scarlet, "What is it, Linkie-dear?"
Link seemed to be quite interested in the floor before replying, "I-I don't know t-the h-history…" he stammered, obviously embarrassed.
"Well, the Negative Nightmares are invincible warriors that had almost the same powers as the sages. They were created by a corrupt Gerudo man…known as Danbu." Nabooru paused before continuing, "He had a large army consisting of banished Hyrulians who wanted to destroy the King and his kingdom. His wife, Haru, suspected many things from him. When he assured her that he was going to destroy all of Hyrule and many worlds and places not yet known she broke all ties with him and reported him to the High Authorities. They soon called the Sages to help seal the warriors and for ten long years a hard battle was fought. Haru recorded what happened every day on the battle field, from the gruesome details of her people getting their arms and other body pieces ripped or slashed off, to the light details of the overcome. As she continued her book, she found out she was pregnant and her son was soon to be born. When they were on the seventh year, she bore her child, Baka, and left him in the hands of her mother. She wrote that on the tenth year they had finally won and had embedded a gold bracelet with magical gems which contained the Negative Nightmares and their powers."
Link's eyes were wide with astonishment.
"Now there's a new evil arising and is going to be trying to get the bracelet. We suspect the evil has had a connection with Danbu before…" Nabooru added, "Fortunately, the telling of how to get there are in riddles and I already have the answers…" her smug grin quickly turned into a frown, "But…we're not sure if the evil knows the answers to the riddles or if they even got their hands on it. This brings us to the fact…" Nabooru paused slightly, "that we must hurry and get whatever he needs to open the gates before he does."
Zelda nodded, "Will you please tell Link his mission?"
"My…mission?" Link asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Yes, your mission," Impa said with a stern tone.
"Well, to get to the Gate you must go to the Temple of Faith, awaken the Sage; learn the song in which the Sage shall show you, then, go to the Temple of Radiance, awaken the Sage, learn the song and soon head over to the Temple of Sincerity where you will awaken the Sage and learn the song. They will each hand you an orb in which is needed to open the Gates."
"That's it?"
"While you are doing this we shall be searching for the key to opening the gates. Every now and then we will talk to you telepathically and hand you clues in which we have gotten."
Link nodded.
Impa's stern expression slowly turned into a smile, "You may go and rest, Link. Tonight your journey shall begin."
Link started to walk out of the room and up the many halls and stairs before he felt something touch his shoulder. He jumped from surprise.
"Sorry!" a quiet voice apologized.
Link turned to see Zelda who looked a little bit flushed as if she had run for quite a while, "That's alright, Zel…"
Zelda grinned, "You know, I really hope you be careful when you go and save Hyrule again…" As she was speaking, she slowly started to lean towards him.
"Of course I'll be careful!" Link smiled, but it quickly faded as he saw Zelda lean closer, her lashes batting seductively. He backed away from the Princess and started to stutter, "Ah…w-well, I m-m-must be on my way, Z-Zel! I'll see y-y-you t-tonight!" without waiting a response, he ran up to his room.
Zelda grinned. Her plan was to make Link realize that people actually did like him. She obviously knew that Malon literally worshipped where he walked, so maybe if she got Malon jealous...Malon would finally make a move. Ah...the sweet sound of match-making.
-- To Malon --
Malon was humming her deceased mother's song to herself as Keira crossed over the draw bridge and went into the market. She was quite happy that she went early for there were no townspeople to accidentally run over. She finally reached the gates and the soldier finally let her through, after she paid him ten rupees, and finally reached the entrance of the castle. She quickly dropped off the large bottles of milk near the kitchen, but when one passes by an area they always go to, they must at least stop and chat before leaving or it would be terribly rude. She talked to one of the cooks about how her life had been lately, if she had fallen into the snaring trap of a man, and about her family. As soon as they were done talking, Malon rushed back to Keira and quickly started to ride away. As she slowed Keira into a trot she thought she caught a glimpse of green. She longed to see him again, but her hopes were easily given up as she went out of the castle walls and back to the plain ranch in which she lived on. She knew it was too late to say those words to him. Malon was not much of a blunt person and if she had said it to him, she would have embarrassed him and herself. She sighed heavily and cast the castle one more glance before heading to where she belonged.
Ah…well, that's a good stop for now, huh? XDD Yeah, well, please R&R! And every time I'm done with a chapter I'll reply to your reviews! ^-^ I know I didn't get many, but it doesn't matter. As long as people like my story I'll continue. Oh, and sorry if you notice the spacings all weird and some errors...my computer's being acting up and...yeah. o_O;
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