Disclaimer: I own NOTHING of Zelda or Inu Yasha.
Note: That flashback is from Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons manga. It's not from word to word, so I'm not copying!
Chapter 6: The nightmare
Yawning from the big day he had, Link continued along with the journey. It seemed that leaving Hyrule seemed yesterday, or just an hour ago to him. He wondered if he could come back someday…
The group reached a well.
"Well, I'll be gone for a bit." Kagome said as she went down.
And she jumped down.
"What the…?" Link muttered.
"Kagome is from another era, and she came from the well." Miroku explained.
"FROM the well? Huh…" Link winced.
Link decided to jump in to give it a try.
"Link! Wait up!" Inu Yasha called, but too late, Link went in and disappeared, but as he fell, his Tri Force was shining, and that blinded Inu Yasha and stopped him from following.
Link didn't seem to have consciousness for a little bit, but he woke up and wondered where he was. He was actually from another well, but all seemed different…
Looking at his surroundings, all he saw were trees and grass. That was it. Just a plain, peaceful field. He kept on walking, and as he did, he saw a village.
The village, however, didn't look peaceful at all. All the houses and buildings were collapsed, and no survivors were there.
Suddenly, he heard someone moaning.
It was a soldier.
"Hrk…!"
Link moved towards him.
"Are you okay…?" Link wondered.
"I have… failed to… protect… Hyrule… and now here…" The soldier moaned.
"Hyrule…?" Link repeated.
He took a boat and brought him to Hyrule. It was a mess as well… and the castle was in flames.
This… is impossible…
He checked around his surroundings and looked at many graves there were.
"Who… did this?" Link questioned the wounded soldier.
"One mysterious, yet full of evil… he was filled with shadow… I do not know his name, but he slayed many of my brothers and my family… and I managed to survive, and went on to another land…" The soldier explained, "If the Hero Link was here… he would have been able to… save our people…"
Hero Link? ME?
Link thought and wondered and worried about Hyrule, his homeland.
They both cruised back to the land the soldier came from, and the poor soldier couldn't take the pain he had anymore, so after he got ill, he soon died, when Link was there.
May you rest in peace… Link thought as he buried the soldier's dead body to the ground, and made a grave.
He went back to the well, but didn't jump into it, he sat on the edge. He gave out a sigh.
Every second I'm here, I think of Hyrule… I miss everyone… is everyone okay? Is everyone safe? Link had questions wandering in his mind.
Zelda... Link called her from his mind and heart.
Link…? Link…? Is that you…? Princess Zelda spoke from her heart.
Zelda… how is Hyrule…? Link wondered.
Zelda: It's fine… Why do you ask?
Link: It's nothing… and the quest is going great.
Zelda: That's good to hear. Please come back as soon as the quest ends…
Maybe this place was just an imagination or some sort, or something that will predict the future. He hoped it was just an imagination.
Link sighed once more, and jumped back in.
Was that jus an imaginary world…? Am I just seeing things?
He was back and his friends were there.
"Link! You saw Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked.
"Er- no." Link replied.
Inu Yasha looked as if he was confused.
"You didn't…?"
"Uh… no."
Inu Yasha stared at Link suspiciously.
"I'm not lying." Link looked flustered now.
Inu Yasha faced Link away.
"You really won't believe me, will you?" Link asked with an anime style sweat drop.
"Whatever…" Inu Yasha concluded just like that.
The Inu Yasha we all know just don't conclude things like that until people gets full, complete answer, right? Isn't this odd?
The Hylian decided to conclude that way as well. After all, he didn't want to start an argument, although Link did make a lot of them in his life… by accident.
I remember every argument…
Begin Flashback
The annual swords tournament was coming up soon. Link didn't want to enter, being a clumsy, stubborn fool. But more importantly, he was too lazy, and he thought that the Tri Force on his left hand was really just… a mark. But his grandpa always made those kinds of fantasies that the mark will make him the greatest swordsman in Hyrule, or maybe even the entire world.
"We're gonna aim to pass with just one blow, so from today will be a crash course!" Link's grandpa encouraged his grandson.
Link said nothing for a few seconds, about forty or so, but he then opened his mouth and replied, "No."
His grandfather winced.
"What?"
"I have no clue how magnificent our ancestor was, so why does MY life have to be decided on that? It's just boring if I have to be a swordsman and can't do whatever he wants!"
"Wha… What did you say…?" Grandpa questioned with anger as he was shocked of what his grandson said.
"I want to live a more interesting life! And if I am going to be a swordsman, I'm gonna be an adventurer!" Link determined with great confidence, and didn't know how his grand parents would react.
"I WON'T ALLOW IT!"
Link ran off from the barn and yelled, "I'm definitely not gonna take that swordsman test tommorow!"
And ran more and more.
End Flashback
We should be glad we aren't seeing the Link that was long ago, who was just simply reckless, clumsy, lazy, and stupid.
Okay, forget about the past…
Link sighed and let the misery go.