Link pulled the sword from its pedestal. He could feel the power rushing through him…but why did he have a bad feeling?

"No!" Meghan yelled from behind him.

"Traitor! Meghan, you will work for me! Not him. But for now, this kid has helped me into the Sacred Realm.

"I won't let you go in…"

"You can't stop me!"

"Oh yes I can." Now all Link saw were white lights. He heard a sound like a grunt, and a thud. He knew that Gannondorf had pushed Meghan. "Thank you, Link. You have helped me into the Sacred Realm. I'll be sure to give you credit when I become king of Hyrule…"

That's all he remembered.

Seven long years later

Awaken, Hero. It is time to wake… He heard a godlike voice saying to him. Only, it was a female voice. So it was Goddess-like.

Link's P.O.V.

Wait, is that even a word? Uhh…

"You have woken." Or, something like that. I can't remember what he said.

"You've like, aged dude. Look at yourself, like, don't wig out." He said. (I may be paraphrasing.)

Normal P.O.V.

"Link, don't be surprised when you look at yourself." Link looked at his arms (Like the only spot he could see) he let out a small gasp.

"What…what happened to me?"

"You have aged seven years." And so, Rauru explained the whole deal with aging, and his destiny and so on.

"Do you understand?"

"I think so."

"Good. Now, fulfill your destiny! The ones in black wait…" the next thing he knew, he was once again in the Temple of Time. He stood for a second, remembering what had just been said.

"Link, has it really been that long? I mean, I know you've aged, but…it's just too hard to believe."

"I don't know Navi." They began to walk towards the place where the Door of Time used to be. But halfway there, Link heard sounds like someone just took a step. He instinctively pulled his sword from its sheath.

"Time has changed, Link." A male voice said from behind. But he was certain he heard two people there…he turned.

"You have changed." The voice continued. He saw two people. One looked like the Sheikah he met…was it seven years ago? Only he had seen a girl. This one was a boy. His long legs and thin figure told Link that he was built more for speed and accuracy, not strength and force like he was. (Now that he thought of it.)

The girl was wearing clothes almost identical to the boy's, with that same style that looked like the outfit was made of clothes all wrapped around her body. The differences were she was wearing all black instead of blue, and she had gauntlets on her hands. She had a black, semi-transparent cloth wrapped around her head, concealing all but her eyes and some bangs falling through the opening. He would have thought she was a boy too, except for one detail. He noticed the features of her body, not purposely, but just because he happened to and she was wearing tight clothes.

"Seeing you now with that sword, you really do look like the Hero of Time." Sheik observed.

"Who are you?"

"I am Sheik, survivor of the Sheikah." So, he is a Sheikah. Link thought. " And this is someone who you know already."

He took another glance at her. The moment he saw her eyes, it struck a memory from his past. They were the darkest eyes he had ever seen, an almost black color. In the slight darkness of the Temple, she could see a slight glimmer of recognition in his eyes.

"Is it…" The girl put her hand on the cloth on her head, and pulled it gently from behind. She unwrapped the whole thing, letting out a length of glossy, brown hair that looked black in the Temple. She threw the cloth aside, and began to speak in a harsh tone.

"Now that we're done with the formalities, can we get this over with?" She cried.

"It's Princess Meghan." Link whispered. She seemed so different…the innocence of her eyes was gone, all that remained was hatred, or saw it seemed.

"Get this straight. I'm no Princess." She said rudely, stepping towards him.

"Peace, Meghan." Sheik said, putting out his arm to stop her from reaching Link. "Let us explain."

"By us, you mean you. I'm not explaining anything about any unnecessary destiny or anything." Despite her rude, disrespectful words, Sheik retained his calmness.

"I mean let us explain." The girl sighed and took a seat on the steps to the pedestal. "Now, let us begin." Link, unsure of what was going on between the princess and the Sheikah, replaced the sword and prepared for a long explanation. But he did not get one.

"To be blunt, you must awaken the sages one from the-"

"Patience, Meghan." Sheik said. "We can't skip all the important details of a mission."

"Mission?" Link said.

"Mission. Yes, sure. OK, let's go happy Skippy and tell about the MISSION! Let's just pretend that I'm NOT being hunted and that I LOVE to stay in one place for the LONGEST time telling some story that we all don't really care about. You said you wouldn't do that, SHEIK. You said you wouldn't."

"Meghan, please. Retain your composure for just a bit longer. I assure you, nothing will happen."

"Easy for you to say. You have not an idea what I have gone through."

"Do relax, Meghan." Sheik said, closing his eyes. "There will be a time for arguing, but it is not now."

"A…time?" Meghan said, as though this statement was hard to believe.

"Yes."

"If I may interrupt…" Link started.

"Link, let us explain. This girl," he motioned towards the Princess who seemed to be calmer now. "Is not truly a princess by birth, but a princess at heart. She is your mother's best friend's daughter." Link was confused. His mother…but I thought I was Kokiri!

"How is that…"

"A great war between the people of our land separated you from Meghan. Neither of you remember, but it is the truth. While your mother sought tranquility within the Kokiri Forest, her mother found it within the castle walls. She was but a newborn, and you were a small baby."

"But…my mother…she died. As did yours." Meghan said very quietly and sadly, while looking down into her lap. "It was sad when I learned of it, seven years ago." As he gazed at her sadly, she looked up into his eyes. For once in the whole time they were there, her eyes gained the innocence that they should have held. She once again looked like the princess he had seen seven years ago. "All of my parents died."

"All?"

"The king, the queen, my mother, my father, all dead." Meghan recited the list of names sadly. "But I…" she faded away.

"You what?" Link asked.

"Never mind." She smiled at him, the first time since they were there. "Let us tell you things you may find useful." She said, standing to walk towards Sheik.

"Well, to begin…"