Wow, people seem to like this story, so of course I will continue it! The rest of the chapters will probably be a bit shorter than that last one. In fact, the last one was going to be longer, but I saw a potential cliff-hanger and I took it!

And remember, I am planning on going back to the first chapter and doing some power-proofreading! It will be better!

And now for the second chapter of The Priestess of Time!

(((((Temple of Time)))))

"Spiritual Stones go there." She said, pointing towards the altar. "Good luck."

Link walked toward the altar, standing in front of it. He pulled out an ocarina and started playing. Thalia, still huddled in the curled position at the moment, slowly looked up. 'It's the Song of Time.'

There was a grinding noise behind her. Thalia stood as she turned around. The door of time was opening.

Thalia stood, mouth gaping. She could have sworn her heart stopped. This brat was the hero. The Door of Time was opening. She could have her name in capital letters and her own portrait in the temple!

Thalia smiled as she slowly followed the small boy. 'Link was his name?' She closed her eyes and slowly stepped past the doorway. And stood there. She slowly opened one eye. She went past the Door of Time and nothing happened. Wasn't something magical supposed to happen? She blinked as her smile waned away. Well, this was crap. Nothing happened.

Thalia looked up to see where the boy had gone. He was standing in front of something. She briskly walked forward and looked at what he was standing near. Once again she felt a sense of awe overcome her. It was the Master Sword. If she wanted to see anything this was it. It wasn't the Sword of Time, it was: The Master Sword! It was the first thing in her life that didn't end in "of Time". It was great.

As the boy walked toward the sword, Thalia remembered her place. She smoothed down her dress and stood up straight.

"Link." He turned toward her. "You are the proclaimed Hero of Time, whether or not you knew this before. It is your job to save Hyrule from the evil that threatens it. You will protect it, or die trying." 'Hopefully the former' Thalia added in her mind. "This sword, the Master Sword, is the bane of the existence of evil. Take it Hero, and realize your destiny." She bowed to him as she slowly backed towards the door.

'Finally, my life has meaning!' Thalia threw herself a party in her head as the boy walked forward. His hands started for the handle of the sword.

Suddenly, the bright light in her face left. She felt as if she was falling, not into bliss but into fear. Her heart started to beat erratically. Sweat formed on her brow, and she had trouble breathing. Her mouth was dry and she couldn't move or speak. She had felt this before, when she went to the palace. It was the feeling of pure evil. She had felt it only once before, when she met the King's most trusted advisor, Ganondorf.

Sure enough, just as this thought got through to her, he sidled up next to her. Her eyes looked to her right, meeting his. She looked away as soon as their eyes met. He walked past her, towards the young boy.

Thalia tried to speak, tried to move, tried to make any noise to break her from this spell of fear. Ganondorf walked up behind the boy, silent as a whisper. As the shadow of the Desert King fell over the boy, he turned and gasped. Ganondorf went to hit the boy over the head.

Thalia never found her voice, but she did find her legs. She quickly ran forward and grabbed the boy, dragging him away from Ganondorf just as the man's hand came down, smashing the stone in front of him. He came towards Thalia at an incredibly fast pace. She pushed the boy one way, going the other and praying that Ganondorf would follow her.

He didn't.

Running into the wall, he quickly pushed off towards Link. Thalia yelled something. It was either a warning for Link, or something aimed for Ganondorf that I am not at liberty to repeat. He grabbed the boy, who screamed (Thalia was caught off guard for a moment at the high pitch of his voice). Ganondorf removed his sword from his scabbard, putting the edge to Link's neck. Thalia looked around the room for something, anything, that could help her. Her eyes fell on something that caused an evil glint to enter her eye.

The Master Sword.

Completely forgetting her training having to do with 'only the Hero may touch the Sword', she sprung for it. Just as Ganondorf went to swing his sword and decapitate the poor boy, Thalia pulled the sword from the pedestal.

Oh, well. I guess she wasn't paying attention during all of her lessons.

(((((4 years later)))))

Arise, Priestess.

Thalia slowly opened her eyes. She then shut them as a bright light assaulted them. She groaned as she sat up, mumbling profanities.

"Who turned on the sun?"

Thalia felt groggy and couldn't really feel her limbs. 'It's like I've been asleep for five years.'

Only four, actually.

Thalia gasped as the booming voice entered her mind, reminding her of a god. She blinked rapidly, looking around her frantically for the source of the voice. A man, with white hair and red robes appeared a few feet in front of her. He was certainly a sight to behold, and if this was the man who spoke, he looked every part the god, much like he sounded.

"Who are you?"

I am Rauru, the Sage of Light. My body has long since vanished, but my soul remains safely here, in the Sacred Realm. In the past four years, since you took the master sword from the Pedestal of Time..." 'Yeesh, more time stuff.' "Ganondorf has taken control of Hyrule, using the Triforce of Power, which he stole from this holy ground when you removed the sword.

"So, what do you mean four years?"

Your soul has slept for four years, enough for you to mature and take up the Master Sword, so to rid this word of evil. It is your job to save Hyrule from the evil that threatens it. You will protect it, or die trying. This sword, the Master Sword, is the bane of the existence of evil. Take it, and realize your destiny.

(Thump) Thalia fainted.

(((((TBC)))))

I couldn't help but make Rauru's speech similar to Thalia's (when she was speaking to Link).

By the way, any bold is a sage talking (not the person, the sage).

Next chapter: Thalia meets Sheik and finds out why she is hero. She also finds out what happened to Link, the original hero, before heading to the Forest Temple.