Disclaimer: Must I really put this?
It's the freaking prologue! sigh
You already know I don't own Zelda anyway.
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Prologue:
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--------And so Hyrule finally enjoyed a time of peace for
years to come. The remainder of Ganondorf's followers were hunted down and
destroyed, and the damage done during his short-lived second reign was
repaired. Unfortunately, when the island with Hyrule Castle landed, it landed
the wrong way and the castle was backwards, but with a little help from some
sorcerors, it was turned back the way it was.
--------Shadow Link left in search of Princess Zelda. Where this journey would
take him, nobody knew, but he did manage to scare many children along the way.
It seems old habits die hard, although he did manage to avoid killing anybody
this time. Most assumed Ganondorf dead except for the very few who actually
knew him. A few odd cloaked figures were captured by Hylian soldiers as cult
followers of the Gerudo King, though when interrogated they spoke of nothing
but cryptic messages about the apocalypse of Hyrule. Each one of them also
had a strange marking burned into their wrists, an odd, catlike eye with fire-like
markings around it. They also refused to answer any further questions as to how
many more of them were hiding in the kingdom or what the odd markings on their
wrists meant.
--------As for our young Hylian hero, well...
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--------Deep bells rang through the Zoran caverns amidst the tropical music. It had
been a few years since the second Ganondorf incident, and the crimes of murder Link
comitted had been forgotten. As for his crimes against the Zorans, including several
counts of kidnapping their heir to the throne, were all explained and dismissed by
Ruto. After all, she was their princess, the daughter of the King, and we all know
how hard headed the young zoran could be.
--------Dressed in a long white dress shimmering with blue tinted crystals, the
future queen of the Zorans stood beside a Hylian who was for once in a dark suit
instead of a usual tunic. The entire Zoran population was floating in the lake in the
main room, looking up at a floating platform where the two stood before the Zoran King,
who was reading something in an ancient Zoran language. A few guests from other races
were invited, including the family of the Malon ranch and several Kokiri that were
friends with Link. Though the young girl from the ranch didn't seem extraordinarily happy
of the union, she looked practically cheerful compared to the Zoran populus. In case
you somehow can't tell by now, the two were finally getting married, and though Ruto had
convinced her father to perform the ceremony, the rest of her people weren't so enthusiastic
as the bride and groom. This was the first case of two races mixing in Hyrule in centuries,
and the majority of the Zoran people didn't like it one bit. Unfortunately for them, as the
pair before the altar kissed, there was nothing more they could do about it but continue
their hateful glares.
--------The crystal platform floating above the doman slowly lowered untill it was beside
the main path leading out of the Domain. A few people were cheering at the pair and throwing
rice at them, though the vast majority was silent in annoyance. Link sweeped Ruto into his
arms and took off running, both of them laughing as they ran out of the Domain. Link leapt
at the falls when they reached the exit, holding Ruto securely in his arms as they flew past
the cascading white water, the roaring of the falls filling their ears, the heavy water pounding
against them not seeming to even phase them - after all, the pair had been in and out of
this passageway for years. Link looked down to prepare to land on the archway over the river
as usual, but in a flash of deja vu, he saw someone there waiting for him, clad in pitch black
armor with a golden shining Tri-Force emblem on the center.
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--------Link landed right in front of the tall redhead, who seemed a little shorter than
Link remembered now that he was an adult again. The Hylian Hero set Ruto down on her feet
and drew his blade as Ruto hissed, her fingernails extending like claws. "Garland..." the
newlyweds said at the same time. The Gerudo man smirked, clapping his hands slowly, no
longer a demented black skeleton - he looked the same way he did when they had first met,
although slightly older.
--------"There's no need for that, boy." the Gerudo laughed. "I'm here to congradulate
you two - it is my duty as king and ambassator of my people, after all, to see the marriage of
the princess of our closest allied nation."
--------"Cut the crap, Garland, I know you're up to something." Ruto said as Link put away
Biggoron's blade - for those of you sitting there, wondering why Link brought swords to a
wedding, well, if you had as many enemies as Link, you would, too.
--------"Why would you say a thing like that, princess?" Garland said, feigning a look of
sadness as if her words hurt his cold heart. "I just wanted to have a pleasant chat with
the both of you before you got too wrapped up in your honeymoon..." he smirked.
--------"Bug off, you're the last person I want to see alive and well." she said, grabbing
Link's hand and beginning to drag him away down the path beside the Zora's River.
--------"Fine, just walk off. I'll get by somehow..." Garland said, trying to sound like
he was hurt. "I'll get by somehow... I'm sure there's a nice rock somewhere to keep me
company..."
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--------Ruto stopped all of a sudden and turned to glare at Garland, who returned her an
amused smirk.
--------"Yes, go find a nice rock to talk to." Ruto said, continuing to glare at the
new king of the Gerudo. "And leave us alone."
--------"You're too busy for your old buddy?" Garland said with a laugh.
--------"Let me put it this way, 'Stryker,'" she said with disgust, "if you get so much as
within eyesight of us while we're away, I'll kill you."
--------"Stryker?" Link said, looking back at Garland in confusion. "But he's.."
--------"Come on, Link," Ruto said, seeming to forget her current state of anger as she
dragged Link some more. "it'll take the whole day just to get there as it is..."
--------"Have fun you two." Garland said, continuing to laugh as he walked into Zora's
domain. "Have fun while it lasts..."
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To Be Continued
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