The Winds of Time
By Sonic TH
Chapter 1: The Adventure Begins…
Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah you know the drill…got no ownership over Zelda and such…
[Author's Note: To rectify the problem of having 2 main characters with identical names, we'll use this conversion to discriminate between each character and their individual actions:
OOOOOOO: anything below this means these actions are performed by Link from Ocarina of Time
WWWWWW: anything below this means these actions are performed by Link from Wind Waker (obviously "o" for "ocarina" and "w" for "wind")
---------------: represents a change of scenery
-W-W-W-W- or -O-O-O-O-: represents a change of scenery and change of character (with each letter matching the respective character)
WOWOWOW: designates if they do something together
W-O-W-O-W: designates a change of scenery but both characters share the actions
Okay? Clear? Let's move on…]
-W-W-W-W-
The column of light Link used to traverse time and space shined down onto a large stone circle with a Triforce logo in the center. When the light dissipated, Link found himself in a large shrine. He looked forward and saw 3 stones resting on a large stone pedestal. They glistened in the light that shot in from the surrounding windows.
"You have arrived…" said a voice from behind Link. He recognized it as the voice of Zelda. "You have chosen to save Hyrule. I am eternally grateful."
Link spun around to face her. Zelda was standing on the soft, red carpet that lay in front of the entrance.
"Princess…what is this place?" Link questioned.
"You are in the Temple of Time in the Kingdom of Hyrule," Zelda began. She walked past Link to the far end of the temple. She pointed at a door behind the 3 stones. A gold Triforce symbol glowed and pulsed above the frame. "That door leads to the sacred chamber where the Hero of Time recovered the Master Sword."
Link looked at his own sword. It still had the same power and feel of when he first wielded it.
"I have more to tell you," Zelda continued. "I am sorry that I did not tell you more during our first meeting but I had to ensure you would come.
I have a connection with the six sages of Hyrule. They are the protectors of the Sacred Realm and the power of the Triforce. However, recently, my connection with the Sage of the Forest, Saria, was broken. I began to sense a dark evil brewing in the kingdom. Then, a mysterious man who called himself Gardoc arrived at my castle. He requested to see the Hero of Time. We turned him away but I felt that same dark force in his presence. Then I made the connection that he was the new evil. I feared what may happen next. If someone of his evil obtains the Master Sword, he could easily revive the villain Ganondorf. I consulted the other sages and they too confirmed that he had evil intentions. Without the ability to communicate with the Sage of the Forest, the remaining sages feared she may have fallen to Gardoc. He must have entrapped her mind and is manipulating her body and powers to bring the Hero of Time to him. Link, you must defeat Gardoc. If he obtains the Master Sword that the Hero of Time wields, your future will be the one that comes to pass. Gardoc will release Ganondorf from his prison and cause the destruction that he originally envisioned."
"I understand, Princess. Where can I find Saria?" Link asked.
"I will teach you 2 more songs. The first is the 'Minuet of Forest'. It will allow you to warp from here to the Sacred Forest Meadow. That is where the Sage of the Forest resides," Zelda replied. She took out a harp and played the Minuet of Forest. Link repeated the song on his ocarina.
"Good. The second song is the 'Prelude of Light'. It will allow you to return here. If you are able to save the Hero of Time, bring him back here. I will remain here and wait for both of you to return. From there, you can plan your next move," Zelda finished. She played the Prelude of Light on the harp and Link once more repeated the notes.
"I wish you luck, Hero. This realm is relying on yours and the Hero of Time's safe return to this temple," Zelda said.
Link nodded. He raised the instrument to his mouth and played the Minuet of Forest. He was surrounded by green balls of light and disappeared from the temple.
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Link re-materialized at the Sacred Forest Meadow in front of the Forest Temple. He heard the sound of a struggle going on behind him. He turned around and unsheathed the Master Sword. It glowed and pulsated in his hand, telling him that there was evil in the nearby area. He saw someone dressed exactly like him at the bottom of the stairs fighting a man completely dressed in white. The warrior in green held the Master Sword as well.
"That must be the Hero of Time," Link said to himself. He was almost stunned to see that the legends were true but his mission took precedence. He pulled out his Hero's Bow and knocked a Light Arrow onto the handle. He shot a single arrow, striking the attacker in the back.
OOOOOOO
Link was about to be thrown into the portal when all of a sudden, the portal closed and Gardoc dropped him. He was barely conscious but he managed to see someone dressed in green just like him jump at Gardoc. His sword was unsheathed and it looked like it was glowing. Before Link could verify what had happened, he passed out.
WWWWWW
Link ran down the steps and jumped at the man in white.
"Ahh! What's this?" the man said. He raised one hand and a blue orb of energy appeared in it. However, before he had a chance to use it, Link slashed him with the Master Sword. The man stepped back out of range, unscathed.
"Are you the evil fiend they call 'Gardoc'?" Link shouted at him. He rested in a fighting stance.
"I am he, who are you?" Gardoc replied.
Link said nothing and ran at him with another slash. Gardoc teleported behind him before he could strike. He stared at the young warrior's sword and was suddenly taken aback.
What is this? TWO Master Swords? How can this be? He thought. Ganondorf only said there was one such blade.
"How did you get that sword?" Gardoc said.
Link turned around and looked at him. "It is not of your concern but it is the element of your defeat…"
"Forgive me, but I must be leaving you," Gardoc replied. He pulled out a small vial from his cloak. Gardoc raised the small container of liquid above his head and threw it onto the ground. It exploded and a smokescreen resulted. When it cleared, Gardoc had vanished.
"Where did he go?" Link growled. He looked around him and saw nothing. "It doesn't matter…"
He put the other warrior's Master Sword back into its scabbard and slung his shield onto his back. Link wrapped his arm over his shoulders and took out the Ocarina of Time. He played the notes of the Prelude of Light and they both vanished from the Sacred Forest Meadow.
-O-O-O-O-
"Link, are you alright?" a voice said that sounded like Navi's. "I was worried for a bit back there."
"Link, what happened?" another voice asked, who sounded like Zelda.
Link woke up to find he was inside the Temple of Time. He held his head as he got up off the ground.
"I…I…Gardoc! What happened to him?" Link asked, still confused about what was going on.
He turned around and to see the warrior who saved him from Gardoc. He questioned the warrior's unusual choice of clothing, which bore many resemblances to his own.
"Who are you?" Link asked.
"My name is 'Link'…" the young man said. "You must be the 'Hero of Time'"
Link was stunned to find someone who dressed exactly like him as well as sharing his name to stand right in front of him.
"Link, this boy is from many years in the future. He comes from a time where the world is covered in a gigantic sea," Zelda told him. "In his time, Ganondorf was returned to this realm by Gardoc and was the one responsible for covering his world with water. This boy stood up against Ganondorf to save the world he knew from his wrath. He was the warrior after you to take up the Master Sword to protect the world. I brought you two together because Gardoc's evil simply will not relent at the sight of the Master Sword. However, I believe that both of you could defeat the evil one. The Master Sword in his time had lost its ability to conquer evil and he renewed its strength as well as recovered the Triforce of Courage. I returned the Master Sword to him in same condition that it was in when he fought Ganondorf. Your sword contains different properties than his. I believe that together, the combined power of your swords could vanquish Gardoc and stop him from ever releasing Ganondorf."
Link's Master Sword was starting to glow in the presence of his counterpart's. He looked at the other Link's sword. It had an aura of white light surrounding it.
"So, together, we can bring down Gardoc?" Link asked finally.
"I believe so. If you take down the evil sorcerer, Ganondorf cannot be released from his prison and therefore will not enter Link's world."
"I am known as the 'Hero of Winds' from my time," the other Link said.
"Well, then we shall destroy the vile wizard and save Hyrule…" Link concluded.
NEXT CHAPTER: THE HERO OF TIME AND HERO OF WINDS BEGIN THEIR SEARCH TO FIND GARDOC!