Chapter 1 Once Upon A Dream. . .

A/N: I WENT OVER THIS CHAPTER AND ADDED MORE DETAIL AND CHANGED SOMETHINGS AROUND. THE DISCLAIMER IS THE SAME. I'M GOING TO RE-DO ALL OF THE CHAPTERS BEFORE I UPDATE WITH A NEW CHAPTER. I'M SORRY FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING TO MY STORY. SCHOOL HAS BEEN GETTING TO ME AND I THINK I'M FAILING BIOLOGY. . . HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT I DID TO THIS CHAPTER, THAT IS, IF YOU RE-READ IT, WHICH I'M SURE ONLY A FEW OF YOU WILL DO. . .

Disclaimer:

Crying Princess: "I do not own Zelda or anything pertaining to the game."

Lawyers: 'nod there heads and start walking away'

Crying Princess: 'whispers' "Ha, that's what you think."

Lawyers: 'turn there heads around, glaring angrily at crying princess'

Crying Princess: 'blushing and says sheepishly' "What you think I said something?"

to be continued . . . .

It was a chilly afternoon when she got off the bus and started to walk home from school. She looked around and saw how the trees have already began shedding there leaves. The young girl sighed and watched as the trees and gave there dance with the wind and the colorful leaves gracefully made their way to the ground. Some of the trees were bare and looked like skeletons. She smiled and looked ahead where she saw her house. It was a small quaint house painted white with a metal chain fence where her brother seemed to be waiting for her. She waved to him and looked to her left.

Among the colored leaves there was a gold object that lay there. She gave a puzzled look and went over to see what it was. She was always the curious one in her family. She remembered her mom saying that old quote, 'Curiosity killed the cat.' She would always laugh at her and think nothing of it. She heard the crunch of the leaves as she walked through them to the gold object.

She finally made her way there and looked through some of the leaves to find a necklace. It was a gold necklace with a small gold charm dangling from it. She felt some of that chain slip through her fingers as she took a closer look at the charm. It was a triangular charm with an upside down triangle in the middle. She held it up as it shined in the sun. The light that reflected off of it made her close her eyes. She felt herself fall but couldn't do anything about it. But she noticed something. She just kept on falling. She didn't hit any ground that could have been beneath her. She quickly snapped her eyes open and saw nothing. The first thought that came to mind was that she had gone blind. Even when she had her eyes shut, she couldn't tell the difference. She still felt the necklace in her hand and noticed as it became warm. She felt sleep coming to her and gladly welcomed it. One would think that she would be frightened and would want to know what was happening, but she didn't.

When she woke up it was dark. "Where am I?" She asked out loud in question. She sat up when her head lurched and made her lay back down. She felt really dizzy and the headache that she was now receiving seemed to her that someone was taking a metal baseball bat and repeatedly hitting her with full force with it. She reached for her head to hold it when she noticed that she still had the necklace. She couldn't see anything, so she held it to her face and felt it within her fingertips. It was still warm and it seemed to glow in the dark. She felt as if she was lying on a soft feathery bed and felt the soft silk sheets that covered her. She could see that there was an open window behind her that let in fresh, cold air that seemed to sooth her and her throbbing head. The light that was coming through the window was dim and barely gave any light off.

She sat up and felt her head protest once more. She took the necklace in her hands and grabbed the clasp and put it around her neck. She lay back down and sighed. She looked around in the dark and saw a little glow coming from far off. As soon as the light got closer she could see that it was a little girl. She was wearing a white and pink dress that held the same symbol as the charm on her necklace.

She finally came up to her and saw what she really looked like. The girl that stood beside her bed was a young girl that looked to be about 10. She gave off the feeling of being warm and friendly. She had long blond hair that went below her waist. It seemed to sparkle in the candle light. When she looked in her deep blue eyes it seemed to have no depth to them. It seemed as if they kept going. Mystery surrounded her as well as the wisdom that she carried. She looked like she knew every answer to every question that anyone could every think up. She held herself with dignity and looked to be of royalty. She didn't seem snobbish and arrogant. She asked with a kind, sweet voice, "How do you feel?" She smiled warmly and looked at the girl.

After seeing her not answer, she nodded in understanding and said, "We'll talk tomorrow then." With that she blew the candle that she carried with her and quietly slipped out of the room.

When she awoke she could tell it was morning from the beams of sunlight spilling through a large open window behind her. She noticed the same window from the night before. She sat up and felt the morning breeze blow her hair in its direction. Her hair was a medium brown and came down a little after her shoulders. She looked around the room and saw its contents. There was a large mirror and table that held a water dish and a towel next to it. There were also colorful tapestries that covered the bare, gray stone walls. On the floor lay a large carpet. The room itself was as big as any room she had every seen. It looked as if she could have fit her whole house in it. She looked, for the first time, at the bed that she lay in. It was huge. It took up almost half the room. You could have fit ten other people in it without being cramped.

She stretched her arms and yawned. She felt better than she did last night. He head didn't hurt and she was able to sit up with no problem. She threw her legs over the bed and reached down to touch the floor since the bed was about as tall as her.

The girl noticed that she was wearing a long, dark green silk gown. It was as soft as a kitten's breath. Her feet were bare and she could feel the soft carpet beneath her feet. She made her way across the large room and came to the door. It was a big wooden door that was almost as big a chapel door going into a cathedral. She reached for the handle and felt the ruff, cold texture in her hand and pulled on it. To her surprise the door easily opened up for her.

She looked down the hallways and saw no inhabitants around. You could feel the breeze that came through the open windows in the hallway. The place was large and beautiful. It reminded her of a castle. Could this really be a castle?

She began to worry as she noticed something. She didn't know how she got there. She didn't know her name. She didn't remember anything of her past. She bit her lip in worry. Was this where she is supposed to be? Should she really be worrying about it? Did she live here all her life and just not remember? She shook her head as she felt as it started to hurt again. She didn't want to think about it anymore, so to rid the thought she began to explore the castle and occasionally stop to look at the different tapestries that lined the wall stone wall. Some were happy and colorful. Others were dark and gloomy.

She came to a big opening and noticed that it was a garden. It was a circular room and you could still see the walls and its glassed window's pretty easily. The different colors and the light from the sun made her shade her eyes as she looked around. She then noticed the same girl from the night before. She was standing on the other side of the garden on a stone platform looking though one of the glass windows.

The girl in the white and pink dress turned around and faced her. "We were waiting for your arrival." She said as she looked at her and smiled. The girl in the silk green dress looked at her in confusion. She started to walk towards the one in the long, white and pink dress. What did she mean by 'we?' She then saw another person that had been standing somewhat behind her. He was wearing a green tunic and had a green hat that matched. When she got close enough she noticed that he had short blond hair and deep blue eyes. He also had a sword and shield strapped across his back and other weapons that hung from his waist. He looked to be at least 13 years old.

The blond headed girl stepped up and said, "I was wondering when you were going to wake. Here, let me introduce myself. My name is Princess Zelda. My father is the ruler of this land, Hyrule. This is Link," as she said this, Link stepped forward and smiled. "Let me explain something to you before I ask you a favor. Once long ago, the three gods made this place. One of the sky and the water was Nayru, earth and fire was Din, and the forest was Fareore. They sealed their powers into, what we call, the Triforce. It is what protects this land. The three represent a trait: one is courage, another is strength, and last is wisdom. My ancestors have dedicated themselves to protect it just as we do now. If evil would obtain it Hyrule will fall under its control and perish. If evil would obtain all three of the triforce symbols, then it would be almost unstoppable." She sighed and continued, "There is also another. A legend that none have heard, and the ones that have heard of it do not speak of it. It is said that there is another, although, one wouldn't think it would be one at all. It is the center, hollow piece of the Triforce. A sage once said that the holder of this peace would bring hope when there is none. When Hyrule was at its knees. Its last stand where no hope was slightly possible. It would appear. They didn't say when or where or the description of the person, if it's a person at all. Very little is known about this legend and that is probably why so few know about it." She smiled as if she knew a secret that none could have known about, "When we found you, you were in the Temple of Time, and dressed in weird clothing. The guards brought you hear and I persuaded my father to take you in. We changed you and dressed you. You slept for 3 days. We thought that you may never wake, but you did." She smiled even more widely, "My father thinks it is nonsense, but I believe that the evil that is said to take Hyrule has come. We must get to the Triforce before it does. That is why I must ask you if you will join Link in saving Hyrule." After that was said all was quiet.

The girl in the green silk gown didn't know what to think. The first thing was now that she knew that she didn't live here, so now she had no idea who she was or anything her past. She didn't know what to think about what the princess had to say. She wanted her to go with this stranger and save this place called Hyrule? This was a dream. It had to be. There was no other explanation for it. None of this was real and she would wake up and remember every thing. Like her friends, family, her name, her past. She wouldn't be lost. She would be home and every thing would be okay. That's it. She shook her head in response to the princess's question. Why not? She had nothing else to do. So this nightmare couldn't get any worse. This adventure would keep her busy before she woke up.

Princess Zelda smiled and grabbed her hand, "Come. Lets go get you some things that you might need." She then turned to the boy in green and said, "Wait here. We shouldn't be too long." She smiled again and started to lead the way down the hallway. They kept walking for what seemed forever. They went left, left, and left again then right, right, left until she gave up on trying to remember the way they were going. They finally stopped at a regular wooden door. The princess opened it and motioned for her to come in.

She gasped as she saw the contents that lay within the room. There were all kinds of weapons that lined the wall. Some were swords and lances and she saw some that she couldn't name. She followed the princess to a regular wooden box. She saw many other boxes, some big and small, but all of them were painted and gold except for this box. She pulled out a silver key and unlocked the small box. She saw as the princess bent over and picked up an item. She turned around and showed it to her. There were some clothes similar to what the boy was wearing but they were different in a way, "Here, put these on." The princess commanded. Princess Zelda turned around to give her some privacy, and while she was getting dressed she pulled out another item. She turned around to see that she was dressed and handed her the item that she had pulled out of the trunk. It was a sword. She unsheathed it and looked at in wonder. It was more beautiful than any of the swords that she had seen around the room. It shined in the light and made her close her eyes in the brightness, but when she looked at it closely she saw that it had the Triforce symbol on it. There was gold that lined it and sparkled like anything she had every seen before. The sheath was just about as pretty as the sword if not more. It was black and had the same symbol on it as the sword. It was painted with gold and silver leaves on it and some strange writing on it that she couldn't read. Princess Zelda saw her look at it and the writing, "It says, 'For hope to all.' It is the ancient writing that only the royal family can read. I'm still being taught it, but I can still read it pretty well." She smiled warmly; she liked to smile apparently, and took out something else from the box. It was a shield. It was large. Almost as big as herself. It was silver and blue with the Triforce on it, "The other symbols that you see on it are the three elements: Water, fire, and earth." The girl looked at it more closely and saw the three symbols on it besides the Triforce. One was green, another was red and the last was green. "They resemble what the spiritual stones look like. You are to gather all three and bring them to the Temple of Time. I believe Link has already got the one from the forest. You must go to Death Mountain next and retrieve the other one. Then go to the Zora's Domain and get the other one from the king." She nodded her head in understanding as the princess helped her put her weapons on.

After that was done they headed back to where Link was waiting. Before they went in, she noticed that Princess Zelda went up to one of the guards and whispered into one of their ears. She watched as the guard walked off, turned around to her and waved for her to follow. She followed until they reached where Link was, "I will give you some time alone and when I come back I will hand you a letter that will let you by the guards near Death Mountains." She said this as she made her way across the garden leaving the girl and the young boy behind in her wake.

Link looked at her and saw the new clothes that she was dressed in. The clothes that she now had on were something similar to his except different in a way, "Hello, what's your name?"

She didn't know what to answer. She didn't know. She wanted to know, but she didn't, "Umm. . . I don't remember. I mean, I don't remember anything of my past. . ." She trailed off not wanting to say anymore. She looked down sadly not wanting to see the reaction on his face.

He smiled softly at her, "Its okay." He watched as she looked up and smiled back. . .

She walked in to see them standing together talking. There wasn't much that the girl could talk about since she didn't remember much, but she did listen to what Link had to say. She noticed that he did have blue eyes like Princess Zelda and blond hair. He was taller than her and, what she thought, maybe about a year older than herself.

Link saw the girl as she had mid-length brown hair and deep emerald eyes. She was pretty. He turned away from their conversation and looked towards where Princess Zelda came walking in followed by someone. When she got there, she handed them an envelope and said, "This letter will allow you to go up Death Mountain where the other spiritual stone awaits you. Let Impa, my bodyguard; take you out of the castle so that you won't be seen here." She nodded and smiled as she continued, "I wish you luck on your journey." Princess Zelda said this as she backed away and left leaving then with her nursemaid and bodyguard. Impa was tall with gray hair. She looked intimidating but with a sweet face. She raised her arm and threw it down sharply as a light surrounded them. When they were able to see each other, they noticed that they were outside. They both looked up at Impa, "In that direction lays Death Mountain," they both looked as she pointed in its direction, "give that letter to the guard at the gate and he should let you through." She smiled and said one last thing, "I would like to teach you a song. It has been past down through the royal family for centuries. I used to sing its tune to Princess Zelda when she was little. It's called 'Zelda's Lullaby.'" Impa raised her fingers to her lips to whistle the tune. They both listened as Link to out his instrument and played along with her. Impa smiled and nodded to Link. She then threw her hand up once more and threw it down sharply as a light appeared and she disappeared.

Link looked at the girl beside him as she asked, "What was that thing that you were playing?" He laughed and pulled the instrument out. It was a tan color with green surrounding the mouth piece. With its tan color it shined in the sun. It had many holes in it that played a tune. "It's called an Ocarina. My friend, Sarah, gave it to me before I left out for the castle." She nodded her head in understanding. Link turned around and started out for Death Mountain. He turned his head to see if she was following. She ran to catch up with him and stopped when she was next to him. He looked at her as he asked, "You don't remember anything, right?" She nodded her head in response, "Then you don't remember your name, right? How about we make up a name? Do you know any you like?" She shook her head, "No. I don't know any." He looked at her and smiled, "Then how about Yuki? Do you like it? It was the name of one of my friends that disappeared in the Lost Woods where I grew up. The name means Luck or Snow." She thought it over and nodded her head, "It's nice I guess. . ." He smiled as he looked over at the horizon.

The sun was setting in the sky making it a red and deep orange color. A wolf howled in the distance as it became night and the stars rose in the sky and the moon came up in the opposite direction that the sun set in. Link looked worried. He knew what was going to happen if they didn't get to the village below the mountain in time. He looked over to Yuki as she stared up at him. "Unsheathe your sword and get ready." Link said as Yuki looked up at him, "Why? What's wrong?" She then looked at the direction Link was looking in as she saw something rise from the ground and growl. It had yellow piercing eyes. As it got closer she followed Link's example and unsheathed her sword.

Yuki saw as it got closer and gasped. She saw dark decaying skin showing off it dark colored bone. The wind blew as she smelt a horrible stench. It was something she had never smelt before. She wanted to gag at its smell. She heard more come up from the ground and growl with the others in chorus. Pieces of skin fell to the ground with a sickening thud as they moved towards her and Link. She heard there bones pop and snap in protest against one another. She saw that the skeletons had the head of a wolf almost with fangs. Some had missing legs or arms making some walk weird. She shook as she covered her nose from the horrible smell. She was going to puke. Link stepped forward and with one swift cut he sliced one of the monster's heads off sending many different pieces of dead decaying skin flying in Yuki's direction. She jumped back, but still got the aftermath of the cause. Not only did she get it slung across her face, but all over her arms and cloths. Getting the smell of the decaying skin up close made her turn around and gag. Links looked over to her and herd the thud of the monster's head reach the ground. He ran over to Yuki to help her. He grabbed her arm and took her over to the moat and threw Yuki in. He looked back to see them following and jumped in. The water was warm and refreshing as he reached the top and gasped for air. He looked to his left to see Yuki holding on to the side of the moat. She was breathing heavily as she pulled the dead skin that still tried desperately to her. Link swam over, "Are you okay?" He asked as he smiled. She gave him a look of disgust and sighed as she tried to pull her self out of the moat. She looked around and saw that the monsters had disappeared and the sun started its rise to the sky. She rang out her clothes as she heard Link pull himself out from the moat. He went ahead of her and picked up her discarded sword. The colored light from the sky seemed to dance upon it.

He brought it back to her as she looked up and took it, "Thank you." He nodded in response and smiled as he turned around and once again headed towards Death Mountain, "Are you coming or not?" He asked as he saw that she wasn't following. She smiled and ran to catch up with him. She was really starting to like him.

To Be Continued. . .