I stared vaguely down at the ocarina in my hands. It had been passed down in my family for generations. Supposedly, this ocarina had the power to open the Door of Time. With the help of the three spiritual stones, of course. That was one of the royal family's secrets. The Door of Time was said to be the enterance to the Sacred Realm. Inside the Sacred Realm were the Golden Triangles, better known as the Triforce. It was created when the three goddesses departed Hyrule after Its creation, and disappeared into the heavens above. My mother told me I must always keep the Ocarina of Time safe. I could never let it fall into the hands of evil. For if someone with a heart of evil touched the Triforce, it would split into three pieces. If they could get their hands on all three, Hyrule would plunge into an era of darkness and evil. If somebody with a pure heart gained posession of the Triforce, Hyrule would raise into an age of golden prosperity.

My name is Princess Zelda of Hyrule Kingdom. I have prophetic dreams that have never failed to come true. My most recent dream has been haunting me like a shadow, and I can't stop thinking about it. The minute Ganondorf Dragmire stepped into our castle, I was certain he represented the darkness and evil in my dream. However, my family didn't believe me when I told them he was not sincere in his offers. The only one who did was my Sheikah guardian, Impa. She shared the premonition and foreboding feeling I had been feeling ever since the Gerudo King had arrived in hopes of creating an alliance with my father. She too sensed that we would be departing the castle any day.

I was yet to meet the young person from the forest who held all hope for Hyrule. According to my dream, anyway. I was actually hoping I would get to meet this savior of Hyrule. Oops, I'm getting carried away with myself. According to my parents, my prophetic dream was nothing but a nightmare. I can still hear mother's skeptical voice in my head... I It was nothing but a nightmare, sweetie. Everybody has them. It's completely normal. Not all of your dreams are prophetic, dear. /I When she said that, I felt like I was going to throw up. There are few feelings worse than knowing your own mother is disapproving and skeptical of you. It also feels horrible to know that your parents are welcoming Hyrule's doom off of their doorstep and into their own home. Nobody ever believes the tales a child tells...

There could only be one reason Ganondorf Dragmire had come to Hyrule. He wanted to obtain the Ocarina of Time, the three Spiritual Stones, and of course, the Triforce. His problem was that he did not know who currently held these items. Not that it would be exactly hard to find the three stones. Same with the Ocarina of Time, actually. All he had to do was question Me, Mom, and Dad. It's not like he was going to get any answers from me, though. The thing I was worried about was him getting physical with us. What was I thinking? Of course he would get physical. He was going to try to conquer Hyrule for crying out loud! Still, I wondered when the person from the Forest would come. If they came at all. I had a feeling they would, and I would be waiting for them.

"Zelda!" a familiar voice called out to me from behind. I turned around, and sure enough, there was Impa. I grinned at her, but her face remained stern. My smile slowly faded in that way all smiles do when held for too long. I was in trouble. I could see it in her eyes.

"Princess Zelda, you skipped out on your lesson. For what? Spying on our guest?" she gestured angrily to the window I was looking through. Beyond the glass was the muscular and large figure of King Ganondorf. He seemed to be in perfect condition. Maybe he had been training before he came here. Plotting to take over Hyrule. He seemed to be such a pitiful man. The person from the forest would save us!...Once again, I am sorry for getting carried away with future events that haven't even happened yet. Even though I knew they would happen, even if I was just having a "nightmare". According to Ms. Perfect Queen yet Horrible Mother, anyway.

"I I am /I sorry, Impa. It's just that I hate him! I wish he would die!" I exclaimed angrily, my palms clenching into fists. Impa blinked at me, and I relaxed myself. I hung my head, just to let her know I was sorry for my sudden outburst as well.

"Princess Zelda, that is no way for a Princess to talk. Princesses do not wish death and harm upon anybody, no matter how evil they may be. Now, let us return to the study. You have a lesson to make up for. I have not yet finished schooling you in the language of the Sheikah, remember? There will be time for talk, but not right now," she said calmly, holding up a hand to silence my protests. She curled her fingers twice, gesturing for me to follow her. I then turned around once more for a last glance at Father and Ganondorf. Narrowing my eyes angrily and sending one more dagger-filled glare at the man inside, I began walking after Impa.

"I'm coming, Impa," I said with a defeated sigh,"I shall wait for you, child of the Forest," I whispered the last part, and I knew Impa hadn't heard me. My eyelids lowered in boredom. It wasn't that the Sheikah language was boring, because I actually enjoyed learning it. Just not today. Today, I was supposed to be spying and planning. I know that seems a little akward, but how was I supposed to be able to outwit Ganondorf if I knew nothing about him? I strolled along behind Impa, lost in my own thoughts. We had soon come to the library, and I was a bit shocked. I hadn't even been paying attention to where I was going. I gazed up at the glass dome above us. But before my eyes met the sunlight, they traveled up shelves and shelves of books. Books on just about everything imaginable!

Impa had laid three or four books out on the table in front of us. Very I ancient /I looking books. It made sense though, considering the fact that the Sheikah race was dying out. The language had been written down years ago, becuase not many people tried to understand the Sheikah these days. There were hardly any Sheikah left to try to understand. The large and dusty books on the table were filled with the language. There was just simply not enough information on the Sheikah to write down in a book. They were mysterious shadow people that kept to themselves.

"Now, what are the three key things to learning the language of the Sheikah?" Impa questioned me. I thought for a moment and then replied. Her voice seemed to drone on with other things. Unimportant things. I zoned out, thinking about Ganondorf. Would he attack Hyrule? What if he harmed Mom and Dad? What if he didn't represent the evil in the dream? No, I was sure he did. What if aweful things happened? What if I couldn't prevent them from happening? What if nobody ever appeared from the forest to rescue Hyrule? There were so many what ifs, my head started to hurt. I closed my eyes for a minute, trying not to think about them. My voice seemed to be replying to Impa's questions, but it didn't seem like I I /I was talking. Soon enough, she shut the last book.

"You are dismissed, Princess Zelda. Run along, but don't get into any trouble. Otherwise, I will be recieving a complaint or two from your mother and father," she said with a very serious tone. Sometimes, Impa could act like she had a stick up her butt. The truth was, she was just an ordinary Sheikah (well, maybe not I so /I ordinary), but she kept a serious mask on when giving me lessons. She was very serious about her job, for as a Sheikah, she was pledged to my mother and father. Underneath the stern and solemn face, she was a warrior by nature that loved danger. Sometimes I felt sorry for her, considering the fact that she was a lone Sheikah among the Hylians. She did not know where the remaining Sheikah were, because they cannot be found unless they wish to be found. Years ago, she probably would have been able to seek them out. However, working in a castle had waned her skills.

I walked out of the library's large wooden doors. I found myself in a familiar corridor, lined with paintings of past generations and ancient tapestries. Some of them even contained images of the Triforce threaded into them. I then made my way into the castle's courtyard, and took my place at the window. Sure enough, Ganondorf and my Father were still talking about their soon-to-be alliance. It sickend me to know that Father was the only sincere one in the deal. Ganondorf Dragmire was nothing more than a plotting, scheming, power-hungry-...I really need to get myself under control. I laid my chin to rest in my palm as I leaned into the windowsill, thinking about what I knew was to come. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me.

I turned around swiftly, preparing myself for battle. Impa was tutoring me not only in mental knowledge, but also how to fight. The sight before me was startling, shocking, and relieving. Before me stood a boy about my age, garbed in green. A blue light hovered above his head, and I stared at it for a moment. Cocking my head to the side, I watched it fly around in cir-...That's when it all hit me. I gasped in shock when I realized what the blue light was.

"Is that...is that a real fairy?" I stood mesmerized, concentrating on the fairy's every movement. I stepped forward, reaching my hand out to touch it. The fairy flew once around my hand before flying right up into my face. She was so close (yes, it was a she) that I could see every detail of her facial features. The fairy hovering before my very eyes was a petite female. She had very short, boy-ish, green hair, but it still looked good on her. She also wore the smallest and greenest tunic I had ever seen in my entire life. Not that I had seen many tunics, because Father hardly I ever /I let me outside of the palace walls. The boy who I assumed was a Kokiri raised one blonde eyebrow at me, and my attention reverted to him.

"No, it's not a fairy. It's actually a Zora," he said, his voice dripping with friendly sarcasm. At first, my expression changed to slightly hurt, for I only wanted to be friends with the boy before me. Then, I smiled when he grinned at me, and I knew he was only playing around. I opened my mouth to introduce myself, as I had been taught to do, but he beat me to it.

"Are you related to the Princess of Destiny?" he questioned honestly. I had to fight hard not to snicker at his question. Was I related to the Princess of Destiny? I didn't even know who the Princess of Destiny was!

"I am sorry, but I don't know who the Princess of Destiny is. However, my name is Princess Zelda, heir to the throne of Hyrule," I said with a corky smile and animated voice. My parents and Impa had taught me that that was the proper way to introduce yourself when you are noble. I don't quite understand why noble people had to be so much more proper. To be honest, sometimes I wish I was a Sheikah. Living a life of battles and adventure would be amazing! But...I would miss the good things about being a Princess.

"Oh," he said quietly with a defeated tone. The flashing light of the fairy caught my eye once more, and I decided to question the Kokiri. I had a nagging feeling that I had met him somewhere before...

"Are you from the forest?" I asked, not bothering to keep the eagerness out of my tone. He looked at me in surprise before answering my sudden question.

"Yeah, how did you know?" he asked me, even though I thought it was a pretty stupid question. He was short, he had blonde hair, he had a fairy, and he wore green. I mean, c'mon! Kokiri was written all over him. Now, if he had that emerald...

"Your fairy. Your clothes. Some other things as well," I said with a shrug, trying to conceal my excitement. I might actually be able to get my plan into action! Hopefully, he was the one from my dreams. I was pretty sure I was. However, I couldn't let him know that I had been expecting him,"do you by any chance have the emerald of the Kokiri?" I asked him the second question that would decide if my thoughts were correct. His blue eyes widened slightly, then returned to normal.

"...Yeah, I do," he replied with a confused expression. My face broke into a huge smile when I heard this, and I nearly jumped out of my skin. I saw him take a step back from me with a suspicious look in his eyes, but I chose to ignore it. The problem was, I could not I completely /I reveal to him what he was to do. I could only tell him of the journey he would make if my plan went the way it was supposed to. Destiny would decide if he figured the rest out for himself or not.

"Come here. Do you see that man of the desert?" I beckoned for him to peek through the window, so he walked forward and peered through. Then, I noticed his confused expression and realized that Kokiri never left the forest. How was he supposed to know what someone from the desert looked like? So I decided to inform him before he began to feel stupid,"his name is Ganondorf Dragmire, King of the Gerudos. Also known as the desert people. Ganondorf is the one in the black. Basically, the evil looking one," I said casually as the Kokiri stepped back from the window and nodded.

"I don't think I got your name, Mister," I said to him. He opened his mouth like he was about to say something, but then he closed it. He still had a glint of suspicion coating his eyes. I sighed. If this guy wouldn't trust me, how was I supposed to convince him to get the Spiritual Stones for me? Then, his face relaxed.

"Link," he said calmly. I nodded in acknowledgement, then I made my decision. I was going to tell him of my dream and what I thought Ganondorf was up to.

"Link, I have something to tell you," I said bravely, feeling slightly nautious as I began the story. Oh man, I was going to feel so stupid if I Link didn't believe me. It took a while to get the whole story across, but eventually I made it. He just sat there, staring off into who knows where.

"Link? Will you I please /I go and collect the other two Spiritual Stones for me? Ganondorf must not get his evil hands on them! Please?" I couldn't help it. I needed him to do this so badly, I gave him the puppy-eyes. Though I later learned that I hadn't had to do that. He agreed without hesitation.

"Okay," he said with enthusiasm. I knew my eyes lit up, because I nearly screamed. I was I that /I excited. We might actually be able to get the Spiritual Stones before Ganondorf! Link took a step back, and I knew I was overdoing it. I couldn't help it! I was really really happy.

"Okay, Link! Come back with the Goron's Ruby and the Zora's Sapphire! Hurry!" I said with a little too much drama. Just then, Impa appeared in the courtyard. My eyes widened in surprise, but relaxed when she spoke. Link also looked a little taken aback. I was guessing he had never seen a Sheikah before. His reaction was a bit more than I had expected though. As soon as Impa appeared, he had snatched the short sword from his back and grabbed his sheild. He was ready to fight. However, I laughed because I knew he stood hardly a chance against Impa. I was impressed with his courage, though.

"My attendant Impa will guide you out of the castle," I nodded to Impa and she nodded back. She was supporting me, and I was glad. I knew that she was more supportive of me and my dreams as well as beliefs than my mother had ever been. Then, I turned around and laid eyes upon the man (if you could call him a man) of the desert once more.