This is my first Fanfic so if it sucks to bad, please review about any thing just let me know what you think.

Disclaimer I don't own Zelda, yet

Chapter 1: Before Link

Introduces Zelda, Impa, King of Hyrule, and Ganondorf.

She dreamed a dream of terrible evil. Darkness threatened to overcome the realm of Hyrule. The darkness was seeking her, and there was nowhere to hide. Then a green light came from the forest. The green light wrapped around her, protecting her from the darkness. The green light struggled against the darkness, but it was to no avail. The darkness overwhelmed the light, and all of Hyrule was covered in shadow. Then she heard a laugh. A laugh so evil, so sinister that it chilled her to the bone.

Zelda awoke in darkness, her body covered in a cold sweat. She heard her door swing open, and a familiar voice called her name. "Princess Zelda! I heard screaming, what is it?" Zelda felt relief flood through her as she recognized her nursemaid, and lifelong friend, Impa. "It was another nightmare, wasn't it?" Impa queried. Zelda slowly nodded.

"The dreams are becoming more frequent", she said. Impa looked at her sadly. The royal princess had always had nightmares, but never bad enough to make her scream out loud before.

"Try and get back to sleep, little princess." Impa said. She started softly humming a lullaby. Zelda closed her eyes and fell asleep to the familiar tune.

"Time to get up!" Impa called. Zelda opened her eyes, and blinked at the golden sunlight streaming in through her window. "I know you had a rough night, but your father is having an important visitor, and he wants you to be there to greet this man." The little Hylian princess sat upright, fully awake. She liked meeting the strange foreign people her father invited to the palace. They were usually funny looking, and they always brought her presents! "Hurry up and get ready." Impa said. "He should be here within an hour!" Zelda walked over to her dresser, and stared at the tank on top. In it was a golden sea horse, a gift from the Zora ambassador who had visited two months earlier. Impa started brushing Zelda's shiny light blond hair behind her long pointed ears. "Now remember to be on your best behavior" Impa was saying.

"I know" Zelda groaned. She quickly got dressed and hurried to meet her father.

"Hello my, little princess!" said Zelda's father as she entered the throne room. He was a big man, who seemed much older than he really was. He was stern and usually looked somber, but there always seemed to be a twinkle in his eye when he was with Zelda. He was sitting in his throne, dressed in red robes, in front of a backdrop of an enormous red lion.

"Good morning father!" said Zelda. "Impa said someone is coming over today. Is he here yet? Who is it? When can I meet him?"

"Calm down, Zelda." said the King of Hyrule. Zelda noticed a strange look cross her father's face. "The man coming is named Ganondorf. He is the King of the Gerudo. The Gerudo live in the western desert. If you hurry to the western tower, you should be able to see him arrive. Scarcely were the words out of his mouth before Zelda started running off to the tower. Impa turned to the King, and said, "I do not trust this Gerudo, your majesty". The King stared at Impa.

"Whatever his intentions may be, this could be the only chance to keep the peace" the King said.

"Yes, that may be true but-"

"We will not discus this now"

"Yes your majesty"

Zelda climbed to the top of the tower and looked out the window she could see the beautiful hills of the Hylian plains, then over to the west three days travel was the desert. She could also see a small caravan of five riding horseback toward the city. She had often wanted to learn to ride but had never gotten the chance. These people were all dressed in black with reddish orange hair. The middle one was a large man with a jeweled headdress, His horse was large and black as coal. The sight of it scared her. which signified royalty. Zelda would one day where one, much like it, when she was old enough to inherit the crown. 'This must be the man father invited' she thought to herself as she walked down the tower's stairs and entered the throne room. Zelda watched as the throne room door opened. The large man entered with his four companions all of witch were female. He kneeled as he reached the front of the room. "I am pleased you have arrived" Zelda's Father said.

"So am I." the tall one said with a deep sinister voice. He had a receding hairline, which looked like it had been cut with a dull knife. "My companions and I are tired from our long treck, we took through the desert to get here. and we would like to get some rest be for we start. That is, if it is okay?"

"Of course," the king answered. Then with out another word he left the room with his companions.

The next day the strange man and the King talked together about many things. Zelda listened to so of what they talked about but got bored quickly. So she headed to the courtyard to think about her dream. What did it mean? The darkness, The light, what did they represent?

Through the window she could here her father and Ganondorf talking, she listened to what they said pretending to be a spy.

"Lord Ganon," said the King "the borderline robberies have got to stop."

"Of course my lord" Ganon's sinister voice echoed out the window. "We have already tightened are border security and we suggest that you do the same"

What they said gave Zelda an idea for a new game. She crept of of the courtyard and in to the garden. The guards where patrolling to keep any intruders out of castle. When the guard got closer she hid be hind a hedge. This was her kind of game. She ran past the next guard when he turned her back. 'This is fun she thought to her self. When she mead it to the back wall she took a rest and picked some flowers.

"Zelda!" as she herd her name and turned her head "Zelda!" came the call again.

"Oh, it is only Impa" she said to her self. "Yes Impa I am over here!" Zelda called back.

Imap came in to view "how did you get over here? The guards said that they did not see you pass"

"That's because I sneaked past them." Zelda bragged.

"Well it is lunch time, and your father would like it if you join him and Lord Ganon."

"How about I join father and Lord Ganon goes back to where ever he came from." Zelda said in a huff.

"I would agree, but it will not happen to day. Now lets get you some thing to eat.

As Zelda entered the dinning hall she saw the five foreigners siting at the table.

"Hello my little princess, how was your day?" the King said with a smile.

"I had some fun to day father," she replied "I made a new game."

"Oh, and how do you play?" Asked Ganon

"Well, I call it 'Palace Spy', and first I pretend to spy on you and father talking.

"That is vary rude, to eavesdrop" Ganon said with a glare.

"It was just a game." Zelda Glared back. "Any way, then I sneaked past the guards that where in the garden"

"Well that's vary nice Zelda," said the King.

"If I may say so your Majesty, that wont do." Ganon stated

"What wont?" asked the King and Zelda to at once.

"Her game of course, if a little girl can sneak past your guards then think of what an assassin could do" the Gerudo Lord replied. "The guards should be punished."

"Yes, yes, of course." Said the King. "I will see to it."

"But father they did nothing wrong"

"Yes dear, but suppose that was someone that was trying to hurt you. I would have to punish the guards if they let any one else past them,"

"But it was just me!" Zelda said upset.

"I know but that is no excuse." Answered the King.

"But they did nothing wrong!" she Shouted back. She stood up and ran out of the room.

"She does not seem to know her place, your majesty." Ganon said with a cold grin that no one noticed. "You let her get away with too much"

"Yes I suppose you are right." The King said quietly.