Author's note: I had a BIG writer's block for a moment. But I got over it, so that's why there's a chapter! Yay! I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 5: A Princess?

The snow had melted to the point where it had almost gone. Spring had risen that morning even though it still slightly clung to winter's bitter chill. The sky, however, still contained its same grayness, a shroud of depression. The Age of Darkness was long from coming to an end. The company of three had been riding for quite a while now, over the dead plains of grass, still with the touch of frost. They rode to the point where that there was no more snow, and they found flat desert.

"Why ride into the desert?" Ralph claimed, "There's nothing but-"

Ralph had stopped himself when he saw from what looked like a military camp. It contained tents that were brown and dull, boxes of who knows what, and gray rough rocks.

"...Sand AND a military camp..."

"I do recall hearing from my mother in one of her late-night stories that Ganondorf lived in the desert... it seems we have reached one of the military camps..." Link said lowering his voice to a whisper when they approached even closer.

Slowly, they crept closer to the military camp. However, Zelda could almost sense the sinister evil from it, not only evil, but strikingly familiar as well. As the image became clearer and the heat waves began to fade, they could see female guards, who wore purple garb and veils and all of them had tan skin and red hair. The company hid behind a tall rock and dismounted, barely covering them and they could climb up a little just see over it, to see whether it would clear of guards or not. To their surprise, they did, but a person of a higher authority came onto the scene. He wore green robes and his wrinkled face was veiled so only his bloodshot, horrid eyes showed. He seemed to be waiting for something... or someone...

Anxiously, Link and Ralph stared while Zelda couldn't bear looking at him. His presence made her ill, and she began to recall horrid memories when she had laid eyes on him. There was Ganondorf... and another... Both looked at her with smirks on their faces and they began speaking to each other of her.

"Milord Ganondorf, it was a wise idea to bring this girl... she has immense power..."

"I know, Agahnim... anyone who would want to take over the world would look at her as an important figure." He began, "You have been of important assistance to me... When I find the Triforce, you will be beside me, tasting the first breath of victory when it comes."

Zelda's head began to hurt and she clung tightly onto it with the sides of her hands. Link's gaze looked from the robed man over to Zelda and he touched her back to try to comfort her. Ralph eyed them briefly, but turned his gaze once more to the scene he was previously looking at. However, sweat began to break on his face when he saw a man of a far greater size than that he had ever seen. He had great black armor and a cape the color of blood, as is his hair too. He looked as if he had so much strength compared to the other man that he could break his bones with one squeeze.

Ralph, with his eyes wide open began to tug at Link's shoulder, still looking at the strongly built man. Link turned around and saw what Ralph was looking at as well and he widened his eyes as well. They began to eavesdrop on the conversation they heard between the two disturbing figures.

"Have you found the princess yet?" The strong man had asked the other.

"No, unfortunately I have not found her." The withered, scrawny man had replied.

The strong, big man grumbled, as if he was getting impatient. He took hold of the scrawny man's shirt angrily and began to lecture him in a deep booming voice. Even Link and Ralph flinched at the sound of it, and Zelda tightly shut her eyes, with the skin wrinkling in between her eyebrows.

"Now you have the burden of looking for the Golden Power and finding Princess Zelda! Agahnim, you scrawny creature!"

"Forgive me, Lord Ganondorf..."

Both Link and Ralph zoomed their heads to the side and saw Zelda and she seemed shocked too. She had quickly peeked over the edge and found Ganondorf standing there. She gasped as the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. Her necklace began to shine an eerie aura.

"I want you to follow her presence, and bring her to me... she's the only one who knows where the Golden Power is."

Ganondorf's head then zoomed to the side, noticing the evil power leaking from Zelda's necklace. The three quickly ducked their heads and mounted their horses quickly. Link and Ralph both drew their swords and told Zelda to stay put where she was and come when they give the signal. They charged out toward Ganondorf and Agahnim with both their swords out and jumped off their steeds when it was the right time, letting them go even further into the camp. They stood back to back, and they had parted Ganondorf and Agahnim. The moment was quick and not premeditated.

Ganondorf began to chuckle slightly as he stepped closer to both of them. Link was face-to-face with Ganondorf, and oh, how he longed to crush his head then and there as he stood before him. However, his actions were interrupted when Ganondorf began to speak to him.

"So you are the one who brought Zelda out of my grasp that night..." Ganondorf started, "Yes, you're Link... I had hoped you were long gone and with your parents."

Link's eyes turned to a deep glare of anger. He tightened his grip around the handle of his sword and gritted his teeth and growled at Ganondorf. His pupils seemed to constrict when he had mentioned Link's parents and he began to charge at him, with his sword over his head.

"CURSE YOU!!!"

Ganondorf had grabbed him by the neck when Link was about to strike him and his actions were so quick, Link did not see them coming. Agahnim had taken hold of Ralph as well as the female guards enclosed around them. Ganondorf held Link in the air as he was gasping for breath.

"Do you seriously think you can compare to me?" Ganondorf's grip around Link's neck tightened.

Zelda saw this and began to charge out on her horse as well, "Stop it!" She had held out her hand and without realizing it, had released a blinding light from her hand. The guards had fled from its glory and Agahnim had released Ralph and stepped backward as Ganondorf dropped Link to the ground. Link looked to where the light was coming from and found Zelda riding forward on her white mare. His eyes were wide as he tried to shield them from her light and he looked to Ralph who had gotten up and began to run in the direction the horses had went. Link followed Ralph's actions and when Zelda had cleared the area, the light had seized. Both Link and Ralph had jumped on their horses as they quickly escaped the military camp with haste.

It took a while before anyone could catch their breath. They rode through the sands of the desert, still in shock of Zelda's action as well as her being a princess. Zelda rode in front before Link had gone to her side and curiously questioned her.

"Zelda... are you really a princess?" He asked.

"I don't know..." She said with her head down, everything was so confusing at that moment.

"And that power she used back there, what was it?" Ralph asked with curiosity.

Link knew exactly what it was from the stories his mother had told him, but he never believed that they were true, to mention he never dreamed of seeing it either.

"It was magic..."

"M-magic?" Ralph replied curiously.

"Only certain people are born with it... Zelda is one of them..."

"I had no idea... everything is so blank... I can't even recall ever being a princess... neither using this magic you both speak of." Zelda said bewildered.

With that, their conversation had seized and they continued to ride through the desert under the gray sky and through the land of great mountains and grassy plains. Everything seemed so open and mysterious. It even seemed that the world was so empty that they were the only ones inhabiting it. It was then after they had discussed her power that Zelda was suddenly reminded of the owl encased in ice.

Author's note: Is it getting exciting? What will happen in the next chapter? Please REVIEW! By the way, for those of you who don't know who Agahnim is, he's from "A Link to the Past" and he's the evil wizard who uses the maidens to break the sages' seal.

Special thanks:

Brownblade: Well, look at that! You're first on the list again! Thanks for the thanks from the thanks! Keep reviewing!

Kat-SageOfWisdom-princessZel: Sugar is good when used properly (I like chocolate...mmm...). There will be more fluff between Link and Zelda! It will probably be a while until the truckload though. Thanks for the review!

Jamie: Thanks! Here's the chapter you've been waiting for!

pen-gurl: Yay! Thanks for the review! I told this story to my friend... and Inu-chan was so involved in the story, I found it funny!

LadyofDemons45: Thanks for reviewing! I'm having so much fun writing this! (Who's Agent Smith? Is he a writers' agent or something?)

Crescent-Wish-Forever: Thanks for the review! Yes, Ralph needs to be in a fan fiction so I put him in; he seems like an adventurous fellow. And I do think Link and Zelda are the perfect couple! YES! Link x Zelda forever! (MaLink/SaLink/NaLink/RuLink fan fictions disturb me...)