Outside HyruleCastle

There is a huge gathering. Many humans are present, as well as representatives of the Gorons, the Zoras, and a fairy for the Kokiris. Everyone is looking at the King, who has his young daughter seated to one side of him, while on the other side sits Rauru, the Guru of Light. Nexus, who keeps his head down so that his cannot be seen, is standing behind the King, and he holds the Ocarina of Time on a velvet pillow. In the background, the Temple of Time can be seen, but it looks brand new, and with good reason; it is. Rauru's workers have just completed construction three days ago. The representatives are each holding their respective Spiritual Stones: the fairy holds the Kokiri's Emerald, the Goron holds the Goron's Ruby, and the Zora holds the Zora's Sapphire.

King: People of Hyrule, I am honored that you have all shown up today, for today is the 17th birthday of my daughter, the Princess Nona. As with the tradition, she will receive a great gift that will be blessed by the Wise Wizard. Rauru, the man who has given us this glorious temple for the three Spiritual Stones and the Master Sword, has the great duty of making this Ocarina a royal treasure. Master Nexus, please bring forth the Ocarina.

Nexus walks up to the King and presents the Ocarina to him.

King: Master Nexus has spent nearly a month perfecting this instrument. I know that his hard work will be echoed in the beautiful music that it shall play.

The King gives the Ocarina to Rauru, who performs a small ceremony. The Ocarina begins glowing, and the crowd is mesmerized. As Rauru finishes the ceremony, the Ocarina stops glowing, but it is given a permanent shine. Everyone claps. The King holds up the Ocarina, and then presents it to his daughter. The crowd then disperses. After most of the people have gone, Nexus approaches the King.

Nexus: My liege.

King: Splendid work, Master Nexus. I am sure that you wish for your compensation.

Nexus: Yes, sire, but I also wish to speak with you about a man who wishes to be counsel to you.

King: Follow me.

The pair start walking. The King leads Nexus into his castle.

King: Now I know that I promised you 50,000 rupees for the job, but…

Nexus: Please, sire. This man, he yearns to be your counsel. I think that he would be great for the job. He is very qualified.

King: Times are a little rough now. I can only give you 100 rupees. I'm sure that you'll understand. Guard! Bring forth Nexus' payment.

A soldier gives Nexus a small sack of rupees.

Nexus: But, this isn't even 10% of what we agreed on.

King: It's all I can do for now. Thank you, again.

The King and Guard walk away. The Stranger, Majora, materializes in front of Nexus.

Majora: Wow, he screwed you good, kid. Sorry I couldn't tell you about it.

Nexus: (His voice shakes with anger.) You knew about this?

Majora: To be completely truthful, I never wanted to be a counselor. But I couldn't tell you about this, so I had to find a way for me to give you the power.

Nexus: Why didn't you tell me?

Majora: Can't change what's supposed to happen… too much. Plus that little toy may come in handy. You have no idea what kind of power that Wizard gave it.

Nexus: I don't care. All I want…

Nexus picks his head up to reveal his eyes, which are now pure white, just like the Fierce Deity's Mask.

Nexus: Is revenge.

Outside the Castle

A brilliant blue flash erupts from the Castle, and people scream in pain. Majora laughs.

GerudoValley

Link and Epona have reached the bridge leading to the Gerudo fortress. The bridge is guarded by three Gerudo guards, and initially, they won't let Link pass into their country.

Link: I have business with Lady Nabooru. You must let me pass immediately.

Guard 1: You're joking, right?

Guard: Men aren't allowed into our land. Especially a boy as shrimpy as you.

Link: What about the Gerudo King? He's a man.

Guard 3 (Annoyed): Big exception there, kid.

Guard 1: Now run back home to Mommy before we're forced to escort you back.

Nabooru arrives, and she is obviously angry at the guards.

Nabooru: Have you twits forgotten what I told you?!

Guard 3: Our orders are clear. No children or men are to enter our borders, under pain of death.

Nabooru: I told you that if any boys that fit this kid's description arrive, they are to be brought to me immediately. Come on, Master Link.

Link: Thanks, Nabooru.

The three guards are very annoyed, and as Link passes them, the second guard tries to poke Link with her sword. However, Link is too quick for her and he quickly draws his sword and cuts off her hand. The guard screams in agony. Nabooru is very amazed at Link's speed. Link also cannot believe he was able to defend himself so quickly.

Nabooru: Wow, kid. I knew you were good, but I never realized how fast you were.

Link: I guess I didn't either.

Gerudo Fortress

Nabooru has escorted Link to a central chamber in the fortress. Two lesser guards have served the pair water and fruit.

Nabooru: So what brings you to my desolate part of Hyrule? Miss me already?

Link: I wish it were that simple… or good for that matter. We have a big problem. This thing I recently fought, Majora, has resurfaced and is trying to free Ganondorf from the Sacred Realm.

Nabooru: Wait, how recently did you fight this Mojo guy?

Link: Majora.

Nabooru: Right, Majora. Anyway, didn't you just finish something four days ago?

Link: Long story. Involves a parallel universe and time manipulation. If we have time, I'll tell you about it later. Anyway, Majora is a demonic spirit. When I last fought him, he was using a representative mask to possess a Skull Kid. He tried to destroy a place called Termina. I thought that I killed him, but not only did he survive, he's made his way back to Hyrule, and he wants to double his chances by releasing the King of Evil.

Nabooru: I see. And you need me to…

Link: To help out the other Sages and try to think of something to stop these guys.

Nabooru: Of course. When do we leave?

Link: Right now. Get a horse ready, we're going to the forest to meet up with everyone else.

Sacred Forest Meadow

Link, Malon, Navi, Tatl, Saria, Darunia, Ruto, Impa, Nabooru, and Zelda are standing around in a circle at the base of the ForestTemple.

Link: It's good to see you all again, and let me extend my thanks to all of you for coming all this way to…

Darunia: Think nothing of it, brother. The protection of this realm takes precedence over anything else. It is us who must thank you for summoning us in time to plan against the first strike of this new enemy.

Malon: So what do we do now? What can the six of you do to stop it?

Impa: Nothing.

Malon (Slightly scared): What do you mean nothing. I thought that Link said that the Sages were the ones who sealed Ganon in the Sacred Realm in the first place. Surely you can do it to this Majora thing.

Saria: What Impa meant was that the six of us can't do anything because there are seven Sages. We need Rauru, the Sage of Light.

Ruto: The thing is, I don't think he exists on this plane of existence.

Malon: Huh?

Ruto: It's a little hard to explain.

Link: I think I know where we can start looking, though. It's just a hunch, but I think that we can somehow channel him in the Temple of Time. That is where I met his spirit the first time. Actually, it was the only time I've met his spirit. At least that was the only time we had a significant discussion.

Zelda: Yeah, I think that I read that Rauru built the Temple of Time over an older temple. One that was devoted to the Three Goddesses. I think that, in times past, people who sought guidance brought gifts to the Goddesses and they would appear to them with aid.

Malon: So what do we do?

Link: We dig.