A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed! It means a lot to me because this is my first story. Enjoy!

Justin Time: Thanks a bunch for the review, and keep up the good work with your story!

I don't own anything to do with Zelda except my copies of OoT and MM.

OoOoO

Link had a weird feeling that someone was watching him as he set up camp. Even Epona was looking around, wary, and she usually ended his feelings of being watched by not caring about what was around her. After lighting the fire, which was a good tool to scare off any unfriendly animals, Link had had enough of this silent watcher.

"Stop skulking around and show yourself!" he called out, his hand resting on his bow. Something snorted in the darkness, and Link heard footsteps coming towards him.

"I'm impressed. Most people would not have even had the inkling that I was there," a white haired woman, leading a light grey horse, remarked. Link studied her; she seemed familiar for some reason.

"And what can I do for you, Lady Sheikah?" Link asked politely, his hand still on the bow. The woman picketed her horse near Epona and untacked him.

"Well, I wouldn't mind sharing your fire for the night. Then, I'm afraid; I need to escort you to the Temple of Time in Castle Town. The Sage of Light wants to meet you." She walked over and sat down opposite of Link, who had removed his hand from his bow at the mention of the Sage of Light.

"Why does the Sage want to meet me?" he asked, confused. The woman shrugged.

"He did not say. My name is Impa," she offered.

"I'm Link." The Sheikah nodded, and Link wondered again if he had met her before. She seemed to know him, but he was almost positive that he had not met her. He thought back to all the people he had met on his travels, but could think of no one who even slightly resembled the tall woman.

Impa had noticed Link studying her, but said nothing on it. Instead, she kept an eye on the two rabbits she had spit and put above the fire. While they waited for them, Link pulled out his ocarina and began to play softly. Impa's eyes sparkled appreciatively as a lively tune filled the air. Magic surrounded him, but nothing happened, for he had not given the magic a purpose. Instead, it swirled around him, seen only by those who knew what to look for.

"That's a nice instrument you have there," she commented. Link smiled, and removed the ocarina from his lips.

"Thank you. An old friend gave this to me just before I left Hyrule for the first time quite a few years ago," he said, and proceeded to play some more. Some of the songs Impa knew; others she did not. Soon the rabbits were done, and Impa reached over to remove them. A sudden blast of wind extinguished the fire, and more blasts followed it. Link looked at Impa alarmed, and then turned his gaze to the horses. Epona and Aeron, Impa's horse, were snorting, searching for the unseen attacker.

"Magic's being used!" Impa shouted over the wind's roar. "Saddle your mare and let's get out of here!" Link nodded, but before either of them could move, magic surrounded them, freezing them in their tracks. Link covered his ears, tears streaming from his eyes. Something was causing him immense pain. Impa had no time to think on what it was, for her attention was caught up in the nauseating lights that surrounded them.

From afar, the three witches spied on the two.

"The Sheikah is caught up in the spell," Lacsis muttered.

"No matter, she will just go along with the Hero of Time," Atro declared, "This way the Princess is either unguarded or in the hands of a lesser warrior."

"Perfect for the return of Lord Ganon," Cloto cackled, "We need the Princess's blood to release him, this makes that task easier." The three cackled, and then raised their hands in the air, chanting to finish the spell. With a snap, the spell was completed; Impa and Link were sent far away from everything they knew.

When Impa woke, she could hardly remember the harrowing journey. They had traveled through a world of light, not unlike the path to the Sages' Chamber. But these lights were nauseating and hypnotizing, luring one's gaze in until they were sick and confused. It had been a long journey as well, causing the trip to be even worse than it could have been normally.

She tried to stand up, but her legs would not support her. Several more times she tried until at last she could stand successfully. The world spun for a moment, but it soon settled down. She took in her surroundings; everything was different. Instead of the tall grassed plains of Hyrule where they had once stood, she was in the middle of what had once been a battlefield. The land was rocky; huge boulders were everywhere, some looked like they had been thrown to form walls around an area. Dead still littered the plains and scorch marks were everywhere. She knelt down and inspected one by her feet.

This looks like it was left by a deku see! she realized, surprised. A sudden noise caused her to look around, wary. She shifted her weight, causing several small pebbles to move.

"Dammit Impa, don't just stand there! Help me," came an angry voice. It was Link, and it sounded like he was on the other side the large rock beside her. She walked over and found Link hunched over, clutching his stomach.

"I am going to kill whoever did this," he muttered as Impa helped him stand. He grabbed his head with his other hand as a sudden, throbbing pain hit him.

"And then I am going to have a serious talk with Zelda about sending someone back in time." Impa raised an eyebrow; it seemed that the strange journey had released Link's memories, and he was not a happy about it.

"I assume you remember too," he began, "Otherwise Rauru wouldn't have sent you. I am going to kill him if he knew this was going to happen," he added in before conintuing, "Did you feel this awful?"

Impa shrugged, "I had a headache for a few days, but that was all. Zelda, Ruto, and Saria had really bad ones from what they told me. They did not regain their memories as soon as the other sages and I did, so from what they said and the looks of your headache, it seems that the longer it takes for the memories to be released, the worse the headache." She looked around some more, trying to get a bearing on where they were. In the distance, she could dimly see a forest, but it was hard due to all the smoke.

I guess they're burning their dead, she thought, and turned to Link.

"You're the world traveler," she stated, receiving a glare, "Do you know where we are?" He looked at her, shocked.

"I thought you realized. We're in Hyrule, Impa. The question is not where we are, but when we are."

"Damn it all," she muttered. Someone had done the unthinkable; they had altered the stream of Time. No wonder Link felt so horrible; he was tied to Time so strongly that he most likely felt any misuse of it.

"Impa," Link said weakly, "I-" He never finished, for he had fainted. Impa managed to catch him before he hit the rocky ground.

Great, she thought darkly, I'm in some time not my own, and the only person who could help is now unconscious. Goddesses, what did I do to deserve this? She spotted a cave not far away and half dragged, half carried Link there. Laying him down, she then went and pilfered a few cloaks that were not too damaged from the dead littering the field. She apologized to their spirits and thanked them for the cloaks. She covered Link, and then found a niche in the wall, covered in soot. There were no dead in the cave, so she took the chance that no one could see a fire if it was in the niche. With the fire lit, the cave became more livable, and she moved Link closer to the fire. He groaned in pain as she moved him, but there was nothing she could do for him. All there was left to do was sit and wait until this sickness passed. So she sat, staring out into the darkness, trying to guess which time they were in.

Unknown to Impa, she was being watched. Her watchers were undead, and they longed to go and attack the Sheikah and her helpless companion. For when Link had collapsed, the three witches had sent a message across the Time stream to the Skull King, telling him of the arrival of the Hero of Time and of all the rewards he would get from Ganon if he could kill the young man. Fortunately for Link that would be the only time they could do something like that, for they no longer had enough magic to do such a thing again. Also, the undead that surrounded the cave could feel the fire and were loath to go anywhere near it. So they sat and waited, watching the two with unblinking eyes. While the threats of the Skull King were great, so was their fear of fire.