AN: Thank you for your review, Sapphire Haven, and to answer your question, Izzy's 18.

Chapter 2: Down the Rabbit Hole

Izzy made it a note to avoid monsters that looked like venus flytraps. They stung her leg as she attempted to walk past them. Mido hit it with a deku stick, and she finished it off by stepping on it. Then, there were Deku Shrubs that attacked her with deku nuts. At this point, she had ripped a good pair of jeans. "This Great Deku Tree better be worth loosing my good Apple Bottoms…" she muttered

A few fights later and they were in a clearing, where a great tree stood. To Izzy, it looked like a regular tree that happened to resemble a human face. She sighed, hoping that all this was a dream. "Mido, why have you come?" asked the Great Deku Tree

Izzy just gawked at it. She hadn't thought of a talking tree. Loosing her balance, she fell on her butt. Mido looked back at her awkwardly, then back at the Great Deku Tree. "I've brought her." He said

The Great Deku Tree grabbed Izzy by his root and brought her up to get a closer look. "Nay." He said, "Thy child is too young."

"I really want to wake up now…" squeaked Izzy

A fairy came out of the Great Deku Tree and examined the girl. "Yup, she's too young to be Princess Zelda." She said

"My name's Zelda, but I'm no princess." Said Izzy

The fairy gasped as she saw the symbol on her arm. "Look!" she exclaimed, "She is the descendant!"
The Great Deku Tree turned Izzy to the side and examined the birthmark on her arm. "So thy child is…" he said

He put her on the ground and she just gaped at him. He opened his trunk wider to fit her body. "Enter, child." He said

'I'm getting real tired of this child thing…' she thought

"What is she supposed to do?" asked Mido

"If thy child is the real Zelda, then thy can pass this test." Answered the Great Deku Tree

"Test!" exclaimed Izzy, "What test?"

"Thou must show thy powers by defeating thy monsters and awakened thy Hero of Time."

"Eh!"
The fairy tugged at a few hairs. "Come on, we don't have all day!" she said

"Hey wait, I'm no princess!" said Izzy, "I'm just a girl who happened to be born with the name Zelda!"
Mido walked up to her and handed her Inza's ocarina. "Please try." He said

Izzy sighed and nodded. She was hoping all this was a dream, but apparently it wasn't. So, she had no choice but to do as the Great Deku Tree said. Walking in there, she felt a strange power. She wasn't sure what it was, but she was certain it wasn't anything good. Whenever she felt a power like this as a child, she would get scared, and run to her mother. In truth, she could always feel when a person was bad or good, she wasn't sure if it were a gift or a curse, because she had always lost boyfriends. "Hey!" yelled a voice, "Wait for me!"

The blue fairy flew up to her. "You can't go without me!" she said, "I'm the hero's guide!"

"Right…" muttered Izzy, "So where am I supposed to go first?"

"Up the stairs, we have to find a key!"

Izzy nodded and began to run up the stairs. As she did, she felt the dirt under her feet, and it made her cringe. Getting to the top, she was then confronted by spider's she had never seen before. "Stay away from them!" said the fairy, "Skulltula's will poison you!"

Four Skulltulas had surrounded her, and she wasn't keen on losing anymore pieces of clothing. She took a nearby rock and threw it at the creatures, one hissed and backed away. "Do these things jump?" asked Izzy

"Yes." Answered the fairy, "Very high."

"Great…"
Izzy made a leap over the two Skulltulas and ran to the nearest door. Pulling on it, she discovered it was locked. "We have to find the key first!" said the fairy

"Thanks for telling me, Tinkerbell." Grumbled Izzy

"Hey, my name's Navi!"

"Whatever, where do we find the key?"
Navi flew off and Izzy was left to deal with the remaining Skulltulas. She pulled a nearby Deku Stick and began hitting them each with it. She gasped when she saw more coming for her. Navi flew back and tugged on a few strands of her hair. "This way!" she said

"Ow!" screeched Izzy, "Ok, I'm coming!"

She ran and jumped a ledge, only to catch it with her hands. Navi tried to pull her up, but the fairy was just too small to do it. Izzy pulled hard and sighed as she sat there for a moment. "Come on!" said Navi

She got up and sneered at the fairy. Then, she saw the key caught in a web. She went over to it and detangled it, getting it out. When she turned around, she was faced with a Giant Skulltula. She screamed for a moment and took a few steps back, right into the wall. She saw it's giant teeth snapping at her, and she wished she didn't drop the Deku Stick on the jump across the ledge. Izzy took her foot and did a roundhouse kick, something she learned from self-defense classes in school. She ran straight for the ledge and jumped again. She caught it with her hands and as she did, she felt something bite her in the ankle. Looking down, she saw a Skulltula. She pulled herself up and ran to the door. She was jumbling with the key as the remaining Skulltulas came for her. She opened the door and slammed it shut, almost missing Navi's wing. She sighed and slid down to the dirt ground. Looking down at her bite, it was turning purple and swelling a bit. "Perfect…" she muttered

"There's a trunk over there." Said Navi

She looked up and saw a trunk, followed by a small moat and one platform. "So how do you propose I get over this?" asked Izzy

Navi flew over to a small platform "Step on this and jump." She said

Izzy stepped on the platform and she heard a ticking sound. The platform came to the one side and Izzy jumped on it. She saw a rolling log with spikes coming for her, so she laid on the ground. Her hair tie was broken and she jumped on the other side. She pulled her hair loose and sighed. Navi flew over to the chest and Izzy just rolled her eyes. She opened it to reveal a slingshot. She gave Navi a death glare. "What the hell am I supposed to do with this!" she yelled

"Take a Deku Nut and hit that target." She answered

Izzy looked up at the target and looked around. "And where am I supposed to find a Deku Nut?" she asked

She looked at the pots around her and began smashing them. One revealed a magic bottle, another had a Deku Stick, and another had a Deku Nut. Aiming, she fired it and it hit the target. When it did, the water and log disappeared, and there was a large hole. She gaped at it, and then looked at Navi. "You've got to be kidding me…" she said, shaking her head

"It's the only way out." She said

Izzy took a few steps back and sat on the ground. "I would really like to go home now." She said, "This has got to be a dream."

"Izzy, this is no dream, this is real." Said Navi, "You can't back out of this."

"Listen, where I come from, this is just a medieval story! None of this really exists and I don't believe in legends!"

"Well maybe you should start. This is your destiny; you can't back out of it. You're the only one who can awaken the Hero of Time."

"Then what will happen to me after that?"

"I…don't know…but you have to do this. We're all counting on you. Zelda chose you to be her descendant for a reason. Nobody ever asks for things to happen to them, but it all happens for a reason."

Izzy merely nodded. "You're right." She said, "Let's go."
Taking a deep breath, Izzy jumped down the hole. She didn't stay quiet forever, she ended up screaming all the way down, and so did Navi.

Dark Link made an evil smile as he walked through the Lost Woods. He could sense Zelda's power, and he was determined to bring her back to his master, alive. He jumped up into a tree and noticed the small Kokiri Forest. Her energy trail stopped here, but then moved on. He jumped past the trees of the Kokiri Forest and stopped at a trail. He gave a sly smirk. "Perfect…" he muttered, "So not only will I find her, but I'll get one key to the gate of time."

He jumped down to the ground and was met with a Deku Shrub. It threw a Deku Nut at him, and he merely sliced it in half with his sword. The others ran in fear, recognizing what killed their comrade. He walked through the maze with ease, blasting the boulders with his dark magic. At the end, he found the Great Deku Tree, and Mido. The Kokiri had been sitting next to the tree, resting from tending to Izzy's needs. When he heard the laugh, he immediately got up, his Kokiri Sword ready. "Where is the doppelganger, little man?" asked Dark Link

"Go away, you have no business here!" said Mido

"Strong words for such a little man."
Dark Link used his dark magic to slam Mido into the Great Deku Tree. He proceeded to the tree, but was blocked by a shield. "Thou shalt not pass this point!" said the Great Deku Tree

"We'll see about that." Said Dark Link

He summoned his dark magic and began conjuring up a spell. Mido got up, sword ready to fight. "Izzy…Navi…hurry up…" he said

Izzy groaned and sat up. When she looked around, all she could see was one flame. Navi got up to fly, and flew into a wall. Izzy picked her up. "It's dark." Said Navi

"No crap, Sherlock." Answered Izzy

She looked around and picked up a Deku Stick. Lighting it, she walked in the direction that the corridors led her. Izzy accidentally stepped on a trap, and she found herself jumping from a trap of poisonous needles. Feeling dizzy, she fell on her butt. Navi flew down to her ankle and noticed that she was bitten. "You were bitten by a Skulltula!" she said

"So?" said Izzy, getting up and cringing at the dew that had formed on the back of her pants

"We have to wake up Link quick and get out of here!"

"Link? Is that is name?"

"Yes."

Izzy sighed and kept walking, making sure to keep her makeshift torch near her. "Weird…" she said

She got dizzy again and pressed her hand against the wall to rest for a minute. She had pressed another trap, and heard a rumbling sound. She turned around to find herself being chased by a boulder. Finding a convenient opening, she stood in there and found herself getting ready to drop. Luckily for her, she grabbed the ledge when she did. She pulled herself up and coughed a bit. Navi felt her forehead. "You have a fever!" she said

"Shut up, I have a headache." Said Izzy

Walking forward, she saw a strange light. The triforce birthmark on her arm glowed and Izzy felt lightheaded. "Izzy?' asked Navi

The girl merely walked and there laid the tomb of the Hero of Time. He was just floating there in perfect slumber. Izzy brushed a few strands of his hair out of his face. "Izzy?" asked Navi

She placed her hands on Link's forehead and chanted a few words. "Zelda…" muttered Navi in awe

When the incantation was complete, Navi saw Zelda's spirit float out of Izzy's body. Izzy regained conciousness and looked up at the spirit above her. She looked her over a bit and her eyes widened. "I know you!" said Izzy, "I've seen you in my dreams! You protected me as a child! I knew you weren't my imagination!"

Zelda nodded and floated down to Izzy. She placed her hands on Izzy's shoulders. "I've protected you all these years because of your destiny." She said, "Now it's time to face your destiny."

"But…I don't know what to do…" said Izzy, dropping her head

Zelda cupped her chin and made her looked up in to her glassy blue eyes. "I know it's been hard on you all these years." She said, "With so much denial of your family, and your gift. Now, you have to help Link restore this land to the way it was."

"Restore it?" asked Izzy, "But how? I don't even know how my powers work."

"You do, you knew as a child and you've never forgotten. All those adventures you went on, exploring other areas. It's always been inside you."

"I remember…them…from so long ago…"

Zelda kissed her forehead and floated up. "Believe in yourself." She said

With that, Zelda's spirit disappeared. "You knew her all along?" asked Navi

"For a time…" answered Izzy, "She protected me when I was a child, and I forgot about her when I turned 13. Call it a curse, but my mother had a bad case of denial and made me forget about her."

The body on the ground stirred and awakened. His bright blue eyes searched the room, and eyed Navi, his old friend, and a girl that resembled Zelda. "Zelda?" he asked

"Not the princess but that's my name." she said, extending a hand

He stood up with her help and she felt her head, the headache coming back. Izzy felt woozy and fainted into the arms of Link. Link looked down at the girl and then up at Navi, giving the fairy an awkward look. "What's going on?" he asked

"Her name's Zelda, but we call her Izzy." Answered Navi

"Izzy?"

Navi flew past Link and the hero took Izzy up into his arms. "Do you remember your way back?" asked Navi

"Yeah." Answered Link, "We have to find the Spiritual Stone of the Forest."

"Well, since we're on a search mission, let me tell you the details…"