Zelda was shocked at how quiet everything was. She could no longer hear the clicking of wooden joints, or the child-like laugh that would forever haunt her dreams. It seemed as though everything in the world had taken a deep breath. She looked around as she came out of the strange wooden tunnel. There was a large open area and to the right of it were two giants standing guard in front of a door. Zelda looked to the left and saw what looked like ruins. She walked over to them and then climbed on top of them and faced a closed stone door that had a Golden Triforce painted on it. She smiled.

She began to sing "Zelda's Lullaby" to prove her connection to the Royal Family.

Colin couldn't remember if he heard Link come back from his walk the previous night. He had seen Shad and Hena return from the woods talking very rapidly about something, but had drunk too much with Eagus to think anything of it.

Colin walked to Link's tent to check on him, though the sun was only just beginning to rise. He opened the flap and found it empty. His eyebrows creased and his stomach knotted and flipped… Something had definitely happened; Link was always careful.

Colin scrambled from the campsite and made his way to the woods where the ruin stood. He didn't know what to expect. Maybe Link had fallen asleep? Seemed likely enough.

He walked through the woods and couldn't help but feel as though he was being watched, though he was the only inhabitant.

As he neared the Temple of Time, he could tell something was wrong. A body lay slumped in the half-open doorway of the temple. Colin quickened his pace as he realized it was Link. What had happened last night?! Had Shad and Hena witnessed what had occurred? Colin ran up to his friend who lay unconscious at the front of the temple.

"Link! My god, Link!" Colin tried as he shook him. His friend seemed to be out cold. He reached for his wrist to find a pulse.

Colin noticed a strange outline on Link's hand as he reached for it. "The Triforce..." Colin said out loud. He dropped his friend's hand. What had happened here! Who was Link?

He stood up and looked inside the temple. It was still dark in the early morning light. He looked down at Link and then dragged him into the temple where he could be sheltered. Colin looked around the temple. There was nothing special about it. Other than the wide-open floor, it housed a small alter and behind it was a sealed door with a Triforce painted on it. Colin turned back to Link. He was the closest thing to a family that he had since his parents disappeared when he was merely three years old.

Suddenly, Link's right hand - the one with the Triforce - began glowing. Colin rushed over to him.

"Link! Link, can you hear me?" He shouted. Link stirred as a blinding light erupted behind Colin. With his hand shielding his eyes, he turned around and beheld what he was seeing.

The Triforce on the sealed door was shining; pure and golden light emanating from both it, and Link's hand. Where were Shad and Hena?! Colin closed the temple doors and watched as the sealed door opened wide and a soft melody reached his ears. He saw a figure appear within the light.

Zelda watched as her singing caused the Triforce on her hand and the door to glow. Slowly, the door opened, revealing a golden light like that of the Triforce. Without a second thought, she walked through the door.

As she entered the golden light, Zelda felt nothing but warmth. Then suddenly, she felt her magic surge within every fibre in her body, temporarily numbing the aching pain in her shoulder. She breathed a sigh of relief as the pain left while she stood in the light. She had no idea what to do, so she lifted her right hand with the glowing Triforce into the air. She felt every ounce of her magic flow into the Triforce and then all the light from the world disappeared.

When Zelda reopened her eyes, she was standing in a dark room with an open door. She realized it was the Temple of Time on earth. This temple was very dingy compared to the one in the city around Hyrule Castle.

She noticed a figure standing at the opposite end of the temple and a faint glow of light coming from another figure on the marble floor. "Hello?" She called softly.

"Who's there?" A startled voice called back.

"I am Zelda, Princess of Hyrule," she said into the darkness. Silence met her ears when the person did not respond. "Hello?" She asked.

"Are you making that up?" He said. Zelda was shocked. Why would she make up who she was?

"Of course not!"

"Come where I can see you," the voice said as a door was opened, flooding the temple in early morning light. Zelda stepped from the room and moved down the steps from the alter. She removed her hood as she walked into the light. The figure was still standing in the darkness when the light touched her face. She heard a gasp.

"I am Princess Zelda," she said again, "And I have come for the Hero of Time." She finished as she looked at the figure on the ground with the glowing Triforce.

"I am Colin," the young man said. Colin… That name was familiar to her.

"Rusl's son…" She said out loud without thinking. She looked at the young man as he stepped into the light as well. He had blue eyes and long, grown-out blonde hair, pulled into a low ponytail.

"How do you know my father?" Colin asked in a shocked voice.

"He lives in Ordona Province of Hyrule." Zelda stated.

"In Hyrule…?" He asked.

"Yes. Now, can you help me with the Hero of Time?" She asked as the pain in her shoulder finally returned to her body.

"Link? Why do you need him?"

"He possesses the Golden Triforce of Courage, chosen by the Goddess Hylia to protect Hyrule in its time of need."

"So you have to take him?" Colin asked, getting almost protective of Link.

"I do, but I was injured. Could you help me take him to the Portal?" Zelda asked, motioning to the back of the temple with a nod of her head.

"Prove to me who you are." Colin said. Zelda sighed. This would cost her, she knew that. Her Triforce glowed as she focused her power into both of her hands and sent it out towards Link, as Colin had called him. She felt it envelop his body and she lifted with her mind and Link rose into the air, supported by nothing but her magic. She saw Colin's mouth drop from the corner of her eye. She quickly, but gently, lowered Link to the ground so she didn't collapse.

"Please Colin… Hyrule needs him," she pleaded, looking him in the eye. He sighed but nodded.

"If I weren't an archaeologist and specifically searching for all of this, I'd think you're nuts," he said.

"What does that mean?" Zelda asked.

"Not many people have heard of Hyrule is all."

"Everyone in Hyrule knows of earth, though."

"Well… People of the earth are all about change and moving forward. All this ancient knowledge is forgotten basically when a new computer game is released," Colin said and he lifted Link, who moaned, over his shoulders.

"A computer game?" Zelda asked as she followed Colin who began walking towards the room containing the Portal.

"Uh – never mind," Colin said as he ascended the stairs and walked past the door leading to the back of the temple. "Where do you want him?"

Zelda ignored him for a moment and walked into the center of the room so that she stood upon the Golden Triforce painted on the floor. "Right here with me," she said.

"So what exactly are you going to do?" Colin asked as he lowered Link to the floor who appeared to be coming to.

"I am going to activate the Portal back into Hyrule."

"With magic?" Colin asked excitedly. Zelda shook her head.

"No, I hardly have enough energy to remain standing," she said.

"You look fine," Colin said as he observed her. She pulled the hood over her head.

"I am a Princess; I must look poised at all times."

"Take care of Link, okay? He's all I have," Colin said somewhat reluctantly. Zelda smiled at him, which made Colin smile back at her.

"Of course I will, Colin. I will send your father to you too when the time comes," she promised. Colin managed a nod before Zelda started singing once again, activating the Portal into Hyrule.