"My very own prince shall come from that moon to carry me off from all the bad things in life. It was from a bedtime story my mother used to read to me. I know, it sounds kinda childish now that I look back on it. I sing because it helps me cope. I work because it helps the ranch. Yet...I don't know what to do to help myself. Oh, my prince, where art thou?"

(Malon)

Chapter Six
"Flashback"

"This is horrible..." Link whispered. He set down another bundle of flowers on a small grave. They were inside the Kokiri Forest. There were so many memories here...Link knew that he'd remember this moment even if he didn't want to. Saria stood behind him with the little boy they rescued. She spoke, "...I know. The Kokiri were struck second—right after the ranch."

Link looked down at the rows and rows of graves before him. There, in front of him lay Mido, Kiri, and everyone else he had grown up with. "...Mido never deserved this."

Saria held the little boy tightly as she spoke to Link, "...Link, we have to go to the Forest Temple. We'd warp there, but the warp point was destroyed."

"I know...Hyrule Castle, Lon Lon Ranch...she's gotten to everything." Link recited solemnly "...how is she able to do all this?"

"The Triforce..." Saria whispered, "...the Triforce gave her the power she needed. She's turning out like Ganon before her."

They all stood there in silence.

"Link..." Saria started. Link replied quickly, "I know. Let's go."

The three of them walked into the Lost Woods, the boy tagging along wearing an uncertain face. Finally they reached another familiar spot. This was a place Saria had dubbed: "Saria's Secret Spot". The name was from the mind of a child, now Saria looked at the world differently. Violence always produces change in people. That's the sad truth of life.

Everything was left as it was.

...Everything.

It was just as Link remembered it. Saria noticed, "I tried my best to leave everything the way it was after you disappeared. I wanted to let you have something to come back to when you came back. I never lost hope. I went through all this hell, but even through all this, I had always told myself, 'Link'll come back. He'll save us again.'"

Link let a tear slide down the side of his face. Saria took a deep breath, "Let's go...theres something I need to show you inside the temple."

Link nodded, wiping the tear away.

They walked into the temple. The torches hanging along the walls illuminated the rooms. They reached the main section of the Forest Temple. In the center of this room was the familiar elevator that Link used to reach Phantom Ganon and Saria.

The three of them boarded the elevator and it took them down.

As they reached the basement, they trudged onward until they reached the site of Phantom Ganon's battle. Around them, portraits of various people were hung along the walls. Link didn't recognize any of them.

"Why are we here?" Link asked. Saria turned and looked at the place where they had just come from, "There are people here eager to meet you."

Footsteps were heard. There was a small group headed straight for them. Link kept his eyes fixed on the hall they were to come from. He saw the first figure, then a second. A third, fourth, and fifth figure arrived. Link noticed that the last was in a wheelchair.

The figures stopped in front of Link, their faces still hidden in shadow, they were all armed. Saria watched all this silently.

The figure in the wheelchair came forward, showing its face.

Link looked horrified, "Malon?"

Malon nodded, "Nice to see you again, Fairy Boy." Her legs were gone, and there was a bandage wrapped around one of her eyes, she looked horrible.

Link stood there, stupefied. Malon tried her best to smile, but she couldn't, "Link, don't worry, it's not as bad as it looks."

"How...Zelda, did she-" Link started.

Malon nodded, "-yes...she did. She came to the ranch looking for you, when I told her I didn't know where you were, she killed my father. Ingo ran off. I tried to run, but she caught me. She tied me up to the wall and tied my legs to the horses."

Link couldn't believe this either, but the more he was hearing, the less like Zelda this was all starting to describe.

Malon continued, "After that...she took her knife and grabbed my head, she-"

Link couldn't take the details, "Please, stop..."

Malon closed her eye and stopped. Link looked at Saria and Malon, then at the other figures in darkness. "Who are they?" Link asked Malon.

Malon replied, "They are the rebellion. They were formed to combat Zelda and save Hyrule. They are the Red Lions. I'm part of them. Our leader is someone you know. He has been waiting for you along with the rest of us. He is the King of Red Lions."

The leader stepped forward bringing his face out of shadow, "Daphnes Nohanson Hyrule."

Link stared in shock and instinctively kneeled in respect, "Your Highness..."

Daphnes looked at Link and placed his hands on Link's shoulders. Daphnes pulled Link to his feet, saying solemnly, "Please Link, don't kneel for me. It would be a grave insult to the people of Hyrule. I am only the leader of the Red Lions. It's my way of fixing things."

Link looked at Daphnes and nodded slowly, "...Your daughter-"

Daphnes interrupted, "Yes. As much as it pains me, I must look after my people. I must place the millions of lives taken as top priority. Zelda has done horrid things and she must be stopped. The Red Lions were formed to stand up to her, but unfortunately, the Triforce has made her too strong. We need another holder of the Triforce to go against her. We need you, Link."