Author: HI! Thanks for thinking about reading this fiction! (Though I hope you don't stop at thinking about it) I've actually gone through and reedited all the chapters to this fiction, added a few minor scenes and fixed so odd dialogue, however I'm still not entirely sure if I've gotten all the typos and continuity errors (such as the wrong name for a person or place) so if you catch anything PLEASE tell me!
Disclaimer: …wow haven't done one of these in a long time…I do not own any of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time characters or locations…I only own myself (Nera) and Her grandfather…Kamon and the Sellswords mercenary group belong to my brother (if you like the name "Sellswords" please don't use it… my brother wouldn't like it at all)
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His name is famous
His courage is renowned
His skill with the sword is Legendary
However, most do not know what really happened. The Truth Behind the Legend
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Chapter One: New Beginning
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Forgotten Forest
Deep in the trees of the lost woods, a small green-haired woman with a dainty pink faerie floating around her head wanders about in search of someone.
"Link! Where are you?" Saria called as she continued to wander about. 'That boy is so annoying!' she thought as she looked around, brushing her green bangs out of her face.
"LINK!"
"What's with all the shouting?" came a small voice behind her.
Saria turned around to come face to face with another person dressed in raggedy clothes the colors of the forest. "Oh! hello! Have you seen Link anywhere?" she asked the Skull Kid as she glanced around.
"Yeah, he and Navi just left"
"Do you know where they went?"
"Navi said something about going to see a horse…whatever that means"
"Oh not again!" Saria complained, "Link knows he's not supposed to leave the forest! He's lucky I don't tell the Great Deku Tree every time he does this!" Saria then turned around and stormed off towards Kokiri village mumbling something about stupid boys and immature fairies.
Hyrule Field
Out of nowhere a small blonde boy in a green tunic appears running towards a large ranch in the middle of the vast grassy landscape.
"Hey Link wait up!" calls a small light blue fairy as it chases the boy.
Link slows down and stops just as Navi the fairy catches up. Link looks at the fairy and rolls his eyes.
"Yeah! Yeah! I know 'you're too slow' well its not exactly easy to keep up with YOU! Ask Saria if you don't believe me!" she replies to the mocking glance.
Link impatiently gestures towards the ranch at the top of the hill and starts running again.
"We…Hey! wait!" Navi shouts as she chases after him.
Link and Navi arrive at the entrance to Lon Lon Ranch; just as they are about to go in Navi notices something.
"Hey look at that! Malon must have visitors!" Navi says as she flies over to an old wagon parked on the side of the road. "Seems kind of strange to park there huh? I wonder who it belongs to?" Navi pondered as she looked at the old rotted wood.
Link, who was also curious, cautiously headed into Lon Lon Ranch to see for himself with Navi hovering above his shoulder. They walked up to Malon's house, the large wooden building across from the barn, and looked in the front window…sitting at a table was Malon's dad, Talon, a big man with a kind face. Across from him was an old man with a bald spot in his thinning gray hair. Next to the old man was a little girl with long brown hair, pretty olive skin, and a lavender dress. The little girl looked sober as the old man explained something to Talon, who kept nodding in acknowledgement. Suddenly someone grabbed Links shoulder and he spun around, his fists up ready to fight.
Standing behind him was a girl with long reddish-brown hair wearing a simple white dress. "Whoa! Relax Link its me!" Malon giggled as she let go of his shoulder.
Link grinned as he relaxed his fists. He then glanced curiously at the window then back at Malon.
"They'll be in there for a little while, come with me and I'll explain what's going on." Malon said as she headed towards the field next to the house.
Malon walked past the gate towards a spot of shade under a small awning at the far end of the fenced in area. She sat down and asked Link and Navi to join her.
"The old man and the little girl are my fathers friends…sort of…the girl's name is Nera and the old man is her Grandpa. Her dad, Mage, used to help here at the ranch several years ago…then he moved to Clock Town… according to my dad that's the last he ever heard of them until now…when we got up this morning they were at our door…They came here to ask if they could stay with us …from what I heard, Mage passed away and they decided to move back here, but needed a place to stay."
Link played with a piece of grass as he listened to Malon. When she was finished, he looked at Navi and nodded.
"How long will Nera and her Grandpa be here?" Navi asked as she circled around Link's head.
"I don't know but I guess they will be here for a while…" Malon replied.
Suddenly they heard Talon call out "Malon! Come here!"
So with that they headed towards Malon's house. When they got there, Nera was waiting outside with Talon and after a few introductions; Talon asked if Link and Malon would like to show Nera the Ranch. Both Link and Malon nodded. Talon then walked with Nera's Grandpa to the barn discussing horses.
"So…what do you want to do first Nera?" Malon asked after her dad had left.
"Um…I don't know…"Nera shyly replied.
"Lets show her Epona!" Navi suggested when Link pointed to the stables.
The three headed over while Malon explained how Epona was really shy and that Nera should be nice. They entered the stable and wandered over to a beautiful chocolate foal with a blonde mane and tail. Epona shied away from the group until Link pulled out a cream-colored ocarina and played a soft melody. Nera was surprised when Epona came towards them and happily neighed.
"What a lovely tune…" Nera softly said as she watched Link reach up and pet Epona.
"My mother taught me that song, and I've always sung it around the horses," Malon explained, " Epona especially loves it, she knows that I am good and so whenever she hears the song she feels safe. When I met Link I taught it to him so that Epona would know not to be afraid of him"
"May you teach me the song too?" Nera asked.
While Link was happily petting Epona, Malon taught Nera to sing her lullaby.
"Come on Nera lets go look at the rest of Lon Lon Ranch!" Navi said as she followed Link out the door. The girls giggled and chased after.
They spent the rest of the day exploring the ranch. They laughed at the silly cows and played tag in the field. Spent hours just chatting about funny things they've seen and even played a game of catch-the-fairy with Navi. Hours later the sun began to set upon the horizon. Navi insisted that Link should head on home so the children said their goodbyes and parted for the night.
Kokiri village
"Link where have you been!" Saria asked when Link and Navi came in after their long day.
"You really want to hear what happened? It's a long story!" teased Navi
"Yeah sure why not?" Saria said with a laugh, and with that they climbed up the ladder to Link's tree house. Later Saria left and Navi and Link settled down to sleep.
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Author: ok so it was a little cheesy…I just needed to bring in my character and explain a few things…it gets better…really it does…please read the rest…and I beg of you! Please R&R!