Author's note: Yay! Another chapter up! This one is a BIG... I mean BIG part of the plot... ... ... It's a pretty cool chapter too. Enjoy!

Chapter 7: Sage's Awakening

Zelda had set her gaze upon the blue sky filled with the soft clouds. Her gaze was empty and hollow; she just stared into the emptiness of the sky wondering, but not knowing what she was thinking of. Her hair was combed neatly and she wore a tearra on her head with a red ruby in the front. On her arms she had gloves that went up to the elbow and she had a dress that went down to the floor. She had turned around and made her way out of the castle she was in. Was this her life as a princess?

She rode on a white mare toward the horizon, as if she was going to meet someone, but she could not figure out whom. Zelda couldn't control herself either; she was just going forward on her white mare. Eventually she had reached a summit with a view looking out to the sparkling ocean. Zelda dismounted and walked forward a little. On the edge, there was a man with a reddish brown cape that was torn to the grass and feathers were all around him. He had long brown hair tied back at the top of his neck, and she had noticed his hair was incredibly long. He had turned around to look at Zelda and for a brief second she saw his yellow eyes that rather looked like a bird's.

Her vision flashed and she saw the owl encased in ice in the midst of darkness, then a deep voice that filled her mind, "Seek me out." That was all she could hear from it. All of the sudden she was just looking up at the sky, waking up from her awkward dream. Zelda sat up for a while, digesting what had just happened. Then it at last came to her; the owl must have something to tell her! She could sense at first that the owl was trying to tell her something before, but she did not have the power to hear it properly.

"That's it!" She blurted out.

She had immediately turned toward Link to wake him. She shook him gently as he had gradually opened his heavy eyelids. He had found Zelda shaking him and he sat up quickly, "What's wrong?" He said quickly, concerned she might have been in danger.

"Link... I've had another vision... We must go back to the mines in your town!"

"Why?"

"There isn't time to talk! Wake Ralph, we have to go now!" Zelda said as she got up and started rolling up her blanket and putting all her things on the back of her mare.

They had set out quickly that day, due to Zelda rushing them, and they had turned around and quickly headed back toward the town. Zelda rode side by side with Link and Ralph as they retraced their path from the town. Link had never seen Zelda like this before, not only did he sense anxiousness coming from her, but worry as well.

Zelda knew that there was something coming... something terrible... and it was to strike soon. She knew not what it was, or even who... but all she knew was that she was to follow her visions. It made her feel rather silly actually, chasing dreams. One would call that utter nonsense, but even though Zelda felt a bit silly, she knew she had to follow.

Her hair flew back behind her as she leaned forward at the galloping of her steed. She clenched tightly onto the reigns as her eyebrows were slightly curved upward due to her worry. Once in a while, Link would eye Zelda to make sure if she was still all right and didn't have any dizzy spells. The rising sun reflected on his piercing blue eyes and as it made his sun touched hair shimmer. He was ready to draw his sword at any time if there was to be an attack. Ralph felt the same he kept his eye out on the road as his red hair blew behind him and his blue cape flew backward. All of them knew that something was going to change and change dramatically.

It had taken two days without food or rest to reach the mines in Link's town once more. Zelda had leapt off her steed and ran toward the mines before Link and Ralph. Both of them had gotten off after her and brought her horse to a halt, because she had jumped off it while it was still going, and followed her into the deep darkness of the cave. They had caught Zelda looking down at a whole and nearly stopped dead to see her jump down. Link and Ralph rushed to the hole of dark abyss and gazed down.

"Zelda!" Link called for her.

"Jump!" They heard a voice distinctly say.

Link and Ralph looked at each other before both gulped and jumped down, one after another, holding their breaths. Surprisingly, they had met with the ground when not expecting to land at all. Link could feel someone grasping onto his arm, he knew who it was once Zelda lit a small light in her hand and. She clung to him tightly, he felt her stiff, snow-white hands and cold breath upon his shoulder. Ralph was there too, on the ground rubbing the back of his head and flinching as if he had hurt it or something.

The three looked around, trying to find the something Zelda had wanted to see. Suddenly in the corner of Zelda's eye, she noticed something glowing. Turning her head quickly in the direction, she at last saw what she was looking for. She had left Link's grasp and rushed toward it. Link and Ralph had attempted to approach, but Zelda had stopped them, before stepping even closer. The icy figure flashed and Zelda began to feel a power running through her. It was felt by Link and Ralph as well. The ground began to rumble and Zelda ran back, taking both Link and Ralph's arms and trying to find a way back up. Link had felt a bit awkward, all of the sudden it seemed she knew more than him. They had taken a while before they had found a path upward, and all the while Ralph was panicking due to the rumbling getting louder and louder. When they had made it outside, Zelda told Link to take them on top of the mines.

"The owl... it's awakening..." She exclaimed as they made their way up.

The ground was still rumbling when they had gotten to the top and it wasn't long before the ground in front of them burst and an owl, big and strong, flew up into the air. The three of them stared in amazement at the creature, its brown feathers were gorgeous, and its wingspan was broad. The yellow eyes it had seemed to glow with fire and is talons were sharp and fearsome. When it had flown up into the air, the dark jewel that hung on a chain around Zelda's neck shattered, making Zelda flinch and quickly cover her face. Link and Ralph's gaze turned from the owl to Zelda and saw that she began to fall backward. Link held out his arms for her to fall in and sure enough, she had fallen unconscious.

Zelda's vision was completely filled with blackness as she could hear Link's voice fading into the nothingness that engulfed her. He was screaming her name, but she didn't bother to wake up, for it seemed she was rendered paralyzed. She then heard the sounds of waves from the sea and the blackness faded into the dream she had two moons before, except now the strange man had taken one step closer to her. For a while they stared as if there was nothing to say or do, but the silence filled by the waves was soon gone when the man began to speak.

"Your highness... I bring you dreadful news..." He claimed, "Ganondorf has escaped the ancient sages' repel and is seeking the Golden Power once more."

"Can't you protect it? You are a sage too, Kaepora Gaebora, are you not?" Zelda had replied in a somewhat worried tone.

The man's face turned to sadness; "I am merely a reincarnation of a sage with only the little traces of magic left... I am nothing more. And I am bound to only one fate... to sleep and lay dormant in darkness."

Zelda lowered her head, trying to think up another solution, "But there must be another way!"

Kaepora Gaebora slowly turned around to look at the sea and sighed with the breath of the wind, before turning back around and speaking to Zelda once more, "Princess... there is another way... You carry the blood of a sage, you are a descendant... your powers will awaken in time, but it is not this day. You will soon decide the fate of the Golden Power."

Zelda's eyes were widened as she held both of her hands to her chest, feeling her beating heart pound with shock. How could such a heavy burden be upon her shoulders? She had thought all the sages had perished, so no one knew where the Triforce lay dormant...

"Wait... all the sages have perished, therefore no one know were the Golden Power... the Triforce lies! How can I know?"

"True... all the sages who knew are gone... but you in due time will learn where it is. Now I must take my leave, good-bye, highness..." Kaepora Gaebora said before a green mist had surrounded him.

Before Zelda's eyes, he had changed into an owl. He had lifted into the air and had flown off as Zelda ran to the edge of the summit reaching out for him, "Wait!"

The image had blackened once again and Zelda could see a mountain over a plain of grass that surpassed the high, gray clouds. Her vision went above the clouds and unto the very top of the mountain, where she saw three statues of maidens, each holding a golden triangle in their hand.

"Here lies the Golden Power..." She heard a quiet whisper distinctly say.

Zelda's vision blackened and she heard the same voice of Kaepora Gaebora speak once again. The voice surrounded her, and it was so deep, it seemed so overpowering to her. It spoke loudly and thunderous, and it shook everything around her, it was so strong,

"Awaken, Zelda, Sage of the Golden Power!"

Zelda remained in Link's arms, breathing lightly as he was trying to shake her awake. However, he had stopped when an aura surrounded her and wings grew on her back. Link lifted his hands from her as she had descended into the air. Link was rather shocked, but amazed at the beauty of the sight as Ralph continued to stare as well with his mouth gaped open. Sparkles flew from her wings and she had shot open her eyes and once a flash of light had struck, she began to soar through the skies. Link couldn't call for her he was so amazed, he could only let out a weak,

"Zelda..."

The newly awakened sage soared high above the clouds and looked down at Hyrule. The sky was a clearer color above the gray clouds, and the dull sun looked down at her giving her a light that made her sparkle, it seemed, to mortal eyes. It was sudden for her, and she could not comprehend it at first. What had happened? Her memories were returning too quickly to her.

Link and Ralph had began a search for Zelda. They rode side by side with Zelda's mare beside them, rider-less. That quick moment had changed them dramatically, who was Princess Zelda? That was the most common question thought.

Author's note: What did you think of that? Oh... just to inform you... the story is no where near over. It's almost to the second part of the story though. Next chapter is going to be extremely neat. The fantasy is really starting to come in now.

Special thanks:

Brownblade: Hey! You're first on the list again! Thanks for the review!

Ri2: I based the opera scene in this fan fiction on the one in FFVI... so yes... Except I made a few variations of my own. Thanks for the review!

pen-gurl: (bows) Thank you! Thank you! Thanks for the review! And I'm glad you find this story interesting!

Kat-SageOfWisdom-princessZel: Heya! I really hoped you liked this chapter! (Fluff is coming... coming... it is approaching... soon... fluff will strike... heh, heh... that's after a couple of chapters though.) Thanks for the review!

Crescent-Wish-Forever: FF is cool! Yessss! Cloud is cool... one of my favorite FF characters aside from... from... (drools out of amazement) SEPHEROTH! Any who... The truckload of fluff between Link and Zelda is coming closer! Thanks for the review!

LadyofDemons45: I think I'll stick with just the TV version of the first one... Anyway... I think Zelda would have a very good voice if she would sing! And believe me... you'll get plenty more if you keep reading this story... (huff puff... goodness... man, this story's going to be one of the longest fan fictions I've written!)