CHAPTER 5
When Colin arrived in Hyrule Town, people were congregated into small groups along the sides of the road. They payed no attention to Colin, or to the four soldiers. One little boy saw a Triforce on Colin's right hand, but one of the passing soldiers put a finger to his lips, and the boy got the message, Tell no one.
The soldiers entered the center of town, turned left onto the west road, and stopped in front of the Hospital. "Where are we?" asked Colin. One of the soldiers said, "The Hospital. This is where Link is resting after the attack."
"What attack?"
"Ingo, the owner of Lon Lon, detonated himself inside the Throne Room." Another soldier said to Colin, "We'll talk about it at the meeting."
They entered Link's room to find him sleeping on the bed, with his doctor standing over him. Colin approached the Hero of Twilight safely, only to be shooed away by the doctor. She said, "He doesn't want any visitors." But his night terrors proved otherwise.
"I will not let you live Ganondorf," Link said in his dream. He was encountering the same battle 10 years ago (as depicted at the end of Twilight Princess). But this time, Link was losing. By the time Link was exhausted, the king of darkness swung his sword at Link's legs. The hero screamed in anguish. "No," said Ganondorf in his villainous voice, "I will live. And when I'm done with you, I will destroy this land and everyone in it." He approached Link and prepared for the kill.
Link woke up to find the doctor shooing away a few people. "Let them in, I can still speak to them," he said. She rebuttled with, "They're strangers. They shouldn't belong here." But when she moved away from the door, Link saw one of his old friends. "Colin?" Colin turned around and walked over to Link. Link looked at Colin and said, "You've grown up since the last time we met."
"Yep. I've grown up to be like you."
"So how's Ordon Village?"
Colin wished Link didn't ask that But before he could say something, one of the soldiers told him, "We need to go. Queen Zelda calls us." Colin said to Link, "Some other time then." Link lied down on the bed and told the doctor about his recent nightmare, to which she relieved him from his pain.
Colin was relieved to see his good friend after a long time. The soldiers led him to an abandoned Malo Mart. "People started to riot when they saw the real damage done by the corporation. Zelda authorized this store's end," the first soldier said. He knocked on the door. "This is Psi and his team reporting in." The door opened to reveal the abandoned store. "This way Colin," said Psi. The soldiers led Colin down a set of stairs, and into a room with a round table in the middle of it. Zelda stood to greet the soldiers. "Welcome back Psi, Rho, Upsilon, and Omicron." She looked at Colin and said, "Welcome Colin, son of Rusl." After speaking, Zelda addressed him to have a seat.
After a few hours, 10 other people arrived at the meeting, sat down, and waited for Zelda to give her speech. "We are gathered here to answer Ganondorf's threat to destroy Hyrule." Colin looked around the room, watching the other people shift in their seats. "How can we hope to stop him once and for all, without Link?" one man asked. Zelda, who was a little embarrassed, responded with, "While Link is without a Triforce..." Everyone gasped. Some were thinking, Have we lost one of Hyrule's finest heroes? Others whispered, "We're going to die, aren't we?" Zelda finally said, "...We have a new hero." Silence filled the room. "Show them your right hand, Colin." He stood up and raised his right hand, and turned it around so that everyone could see the Triforce of Courage. "It is true," said Sigma, "The hero's successor, as for told in the prophesy, shall be the same age as he."
Suddenly, they saw dust the roof above them fall. "Everyone outside now!" shouted Zelda. Colin rose from his seat, ran to and up the stairs, and opened the door. What he saw shocked him. "Stay down!" he warned. He didn't want anyone to see Hyrule Town burning into ashes.