The Legend of Zelda: Differentiation

written by TZM

Authors note: this is my un-edited version, not saying it has guts and nudity, but that it still retains alot of the spelling as well as grammatical errors that people love so much. If you can manage to look past this fact, please enjoy. Also, I started writing thsi story 2 years ago, and you can quite litterally see my writing skills growing as i wrote this story. So, without further adue, here it is.

Prologue

A cloaked figure stood within a deserted area within a wood. It was raining furiously, pouring down as if to drown the earth where it was. It had been raining for several days, however, nothing to be seen as abnormal. The figure still stood within the clearing, as if the pouring rain was nothing. The figure had a certain elegance to it that suggested a female figure underneath, one that was high of stature. The cloaked woman was waiting here for a particular reason, or a particular person to be exact.

From the shadows came another cloaked figure, however, this one was more heavyset and had broad arms, a frame closer to that of a males. Despite his heavyset frame, he walked with a brisk step, for there was a good amount of urgency for their meeting. As he came closer to the elegant figure, he slowed his pace then finally stopped right in front of her.

"I am pleased to see you again old friend," came the voice from the womanly figure, her voice soft and soothing, however, it had a commanding element that made it different than other woman's voices. "However, I would have wished to meet with you under better circumstances." a small chuckle radiated from within the man's cloak, deep but raspy, a hint at his old age.

"We had to meet now before the circumstances could worsen, otherwise what we are planning to do could never be accomplished." The voice was of the man, sounding matter of fact but kind as well. "You know what this means if we accomplish our goals, do you not?" the man asked, as if the question had been nagging at him for quite some time.

"I understand." the woman answered. "We have already angered the three, but this will enrage them." The two figures spoke to each other, as the rain poured ever faster onto the ground. "We are trying to do nothing but save our people, and if they would become angered by such a thing would prove that they did not care much for us in the first place."

"I have seen what they are planning to do…" said the man, catching himself before telling more than needed.

The woman looked up to meet the mans eyes, catching him off guard." Do not worry about telling me such things, you have told me enough, if you told me any more, you could risk angering the three even more than we have already done.

"I just hope they will allow us to try to save our people…"

"If not, they are even more foolish than we may believe." another chuckle came from the man. "It is not good etiquette to speak badly of your creator."

A smile appeared under the woman's cowl which covered her face.

"When your creator tries to destroy your people, a person tends not to speak fondly of them." The man smiled as well, mirroring the woman's.

"You are wise Princess, and you care about your people. You will make a fine queen of Hyrule someday." With that the woman's smile faded.

"If there is a Hyrule left…"

"Do not worry, we will succeed in our goal."

"I hope…"

"If a person only hopes and never does something, they will never amount to anything."

"That is why we must succeed…" The rain got ever more threatening, violently striking all that it touched. The two figures stopped talking and observed this.

"We are running out of precious time princess, we must start." the man spoke, still watching the rain fall.

"Yes, we must before it is to late." With that the two figures parted, however they did not leave the clearing, instead they stopped and turned around to face each other. They both raised their hands out in front of them, as if grasping at the air that flowed there. Simultaneously, both of the figures began to speak an ancient tongue that had been thought long gone. It was the language of the ancient Hylans, and was being used to call upon their inner powers. A glowing orb formed within each of their hands, emanating with a golden light that pierced the darkness around them.

Suddenly the two orbs burst forward and struck each other between the two figures, churning together to make a vortex between them. They still held their hands reaching forward, continuing to speak the words which made this happen. Suddenly a figure appeared from within the vortex, took a few steps and fell.

The two stopped suddenly, seeing the figure falling. The figure was that of a man, and he lay naked on the ground. The womanly figure turned away as she noticed this, and the manly figure took off his cloak and rapped it around the naked man on the ground, clothing him. After the cloak was laid upon the figure the two knelt besides him.

"It's him Rauru, it's him…" she stopped, suddenly choked up with the emotions that the words brought with them.

"Yes we have returned him back to the land that of which he belongs. Welcome back Link, Hero of Time."

Chapter 1

"So how is he?"

"I don't know, it's been 2 weeks… and he still acts as if we were strangers to him…"

"He was gone for 5 years… we are strangers…"

"Could it be that he had made loved ones in that other world?"

"I don't know… all I know is now we have a warrior, a hero, who is not willing to accept his duties…"

"He has lost his will to fight, something, or someone has changed him…"

Link, the Hero of Time stood within what used to be his house, 5 years back. The childhood memories came back to him as he stood within the house, as he tried to remember this place which was at one time his home. His memories filled within him, and the little ramshackle of a house which he stood within changed, returning back to the way he remembered it. A small boy lay on the bed below a window within the house, whimpering from a bad dream that had been plaguing him for some time now. Link looked down at the boy, watching the tears in the boy's eyes do the crying that he was no longer able to do. The boy was himself, at the age of 12. An age for him that was of reckoning. It was at that age that he met a fairy named Navi, and during the same day, he set out onto an adventure that would change his life.

The memories left him and the house changed back to the shambles that it had become within his 5 years leave. How could 5 years change a place so much?… he thought to himself. This place was the last place he was able to live a normal life… now it was merely a place that held old memories that meant little to him now. Finally he started back down the ladder that led from his house to the ground of the once kokiri forest.

As he finished his climb down, he saw the forest as it was now, dead and no one in site. The kokiri had left the forest and had gone to another land to stay. The magic of the forest had died, and perhaps the kokiri with it… This place was once his childhood home, he had friends, Saria…, enemies, Mido…, and loved ones within the forest but now… they were all gone. Just as well, he thought now. They didn't mean much to him anymore, nothing really did. He was never truly… happy.

Princess Zelda stood within her bed chamber, looking at the sun setting through her window. The sun set was the most beautiful thing she had every seen, the amazing shades of orange and yellow, as the burning ball named the sun set itself upon the earth in the horizon. Such joys were few and far between for her, for it had been sometime since she felt as if the world was at peace… that was before she and Rauru had brought him back. Link, the Hero of Time.

Something was wrong however, he seamed to be a changed man, he was no longer the happy boy she once knew so long ago. The boy who had cared for a friend so much that he had to go and find her…but now he seamed to care for nothing that this world held for him. Sometimes she wished she knew what happened to him, what had changed him from the friendly boy she knew, to the distant mysterious man she knew now. What could have been so amazing that it could change a person so much?

Their was a sudden knock on her door, and she turned. Their was Link, standing within the door way, the same saddened expression on his face that he always held.

"They were gone too…" he said to her, never minding that she stood in front of him with little else but her sleeping gown on. This came to no surprise to Zelda now, he never seamed to show emotion towards anyone. Their was no "thanks" that had been given to her and Rauru on the day that he awakened within his bed to find himself returned to the land of his heritage. He merely got out of bed, dressed himself and walked out the door, despite his weakness from being asleep for two weeks.

"Where should I look next Zelda?" Zelda chuckled to herself, he never did call her princess, however he still respected her as if he was another of the citizens of Hyrule. He never saw himself above others, even after what he had gone through to be where he was. Currently he had been trying to find someone that could help remind him of his caring for the others within the land. It had been a suggestion that she had given him, in hopes that he would find it within himself to care once more…

"I should have known, after the Deku Tree died, he left no offspring, and the magic of the forest died. The Kokiri have probably all died…" she said to him. "those poor children…"

"They were only children to you because you got older, remember once you were the same age… I've decided to go search the Lost Woods, I probably won't be back for a couple of days." said Link, starting out the door.

"Wait!" stammered Zelda, "Your going out again? So soon? Why don't you rest and relax awhile?" She was starting to think this "finding a friend," thing might not be as good as she had hoped.

Link looked back and gave her a cold stare, a stare that gave her shivers down her spine.

"If I stay and relax, I will not be at my best… I have to keep at edge in order to fight…" With that he left her standing.

Princess Ruto of the Zoras floated within a shallow pool inside what was known as Zora's Domain. She floated upright, as her fins on her arms and legs simultaneously moved back and forth in perfect symmetry, moving so that she looked as if she was standing within the pool. She floated their, pondering on what to do.

Several days ago, one of the Hylan messengers had come with the news that Link the Hero of Time had returned to the land of Hyrule. At first, she was ecstatic… he was back! The hero of legend had returned! But then after it had sunk in…why had he returned. That was not said… she was told that he probably would not return from his journey, that no man could go into the Forbidden Woods and come out alive, and yet he some how came back, however 5 years later.

Link the Hero of Time had been her betrothed, he had been her fiancé. However, she knew that it was for naught and told him, before he left that their would be no marriage and they don't knead to be together. It was a childish act of telling him to marry her… children did such things, and he being a child of equal foolishness agreed to the marriage so that he could get the spiritual stone of courage. She didn't understand it at first… he never came back… until a couple of days ago.

During this time that Link had disappeared, she had a chance to ponder the actions that had taken place. Did he really care that they had made this agreement? Did he understand the vow e had made? Who knows… After a year of wondering, she saw him for lost… After all, it was a childish dream… that two children had made together… well… one more than the other. Who knows…

After pondering this for awhile, Princes Ruto made up her mind… she would go see him. To see if he remembered her… and if he ever cared about her…