Shinichi walked from the Zora Domain back to Hyrule Castle. His fairy, Ai could tell that something was bothering him. "Shinichi, what is it?" she asked.

Shinichi's eyes traveled to the sky. The clouds above were dark and churning, and they blocked out much of the sun's light. "Ai, I have a…bad feeling. Something…isn't right," Shinichi struggled to express what he was feeling, although it seemed he himself wasn't quite sure what that was.

"The Great Deku Tree said that you are sensitive to evil. If you feel that something is wrong, trust that feeling," Ai told her companion.

Shinichi nodded and sped up his space. As the two approached Hyrule Castle, they saw that the drawbridge was up. "That can't be right," Shinichi's frown deepened, "Its hours before sunset. Since I ventured from the Kokiri forest, I only ever saw the bridge up at night." At that moment, lightening flashed. Thunder rolled across the land and the darkness seemed to increase, making it look just like night. Shinichi's stomach did a back flip of fear, "Ai, this looks just like my dream."

The fairy, having never heard him mention any of his dreams, turned to him in confusion. Before she could question him however, the drawbridge began to lower at an alarming rate. Shinichi saw a beautiful white horse come racing out, Kaito and Jii were riding on the horse's back.

Shinichi was forced to jump to the right or risk being trampled by the horse. As he climbed back to his feet, he watched the horse race away. Kaito turned in his seat to look at Shinichi growing smaller and smaller. A combination of surprise and fear was on his race. Kaito lifted his arm and threw…something with all his might. Shinichi watched the object sail in his direction and watched it splash into the moat next to him.

The object was pushed from his mind when he turned to find the man in black armor, Gin standing behind him. The man wasn't looking at Shinichi, he was watching the blur that was the white horse growing smaller and smaller. Rather than looking angry that the two he was pursuing, for what else could he have been doing, were getting away, he had a strange smile on his face. A terrible smile that made Shinichi's insides clench in fear. "Hm, so I lost him," Gin said to himself. He turned his attention to Shinichi, either unsurprised or uncaring that he was there, "You, boy. You must have seen the white horse gallop past, which way did they go? Answer me!" Shinichi kept silent and glared defiantly at the man. The man chuckled, "So you think you can protect them from me….you've got guts kid."

Shinichi couldn't speak, but his body seemed to act on its own. His sword was suddenly in his hand, though he had no memory of drawing it. Gin's eyes sparked with sick amusement, "You think you can take me, boy? I like your attitude. But you are a pathetic fool. Do you not realize who you are dealing with? I am Gin! And soon, I will rule this land." Gin raised his hand, and with little effort, he shot a golden ball of energy at Shinichi.

The ball hit its target and for a brief moment, Shinichi thought his body was on fire. He screamed in pain and fell to the ground. The pain soon faded leaving behind just a memory and an ache in his muscles. When Shinichi picked himself up off the ground, the black horse was galloping away, probably looking for the white one carrying the prince and Jii.

For their sake, Shinichi hoped they were never found.

xXx

The dark clouds over Hyrule seemed to have disappeared with the man in black armor. Shinichi's eyes scanned the horizon but couldn't see a sign of the prince or Gin. Shinichi felt slightly numb, "Ai, the people of Castle town…"

The fairy shook her head sadly, "I don't sense much live energy coming from the town surrounding the castle. That doesn't mean much however, they could have escaped, perhaps seeking refuge in Kakariko village. But the king….I don't sense his energy at all."

'Kaito's dad…poor Kaito, and poor Hyrule. What will this land do without its king?' Shinichi thought.

"Come Shinichi, Prince Kaito threw something in that moat for a reason. We should see what it is," the small fairy told Shinichi.

Shinichi nodded and dove into the water. The water was pretty shallow, so it wasn't hard to find whatever it was he was looking for. His hand closed around something and he made for the surface. He climbed out and looked at the object in his hand, it was an ocarina.

The ocarina was a beautiful blue color and glowed with a mystical light. "Shinichi, this is the Ocarina of Time, the treasure of the royal family and the key to getting into the Sacred Realm," Ai told and Shinichi nodded. Her explanation was unnecessary; he already knew what it was. He could feel it inside him.

Actually, he could feel something else inside him as well. He felt warm, really warm. The warmth was growing inside him, spreading out from his chest. It was very pleasant feeling. He closed his eyes for a moment as he felt the warmth spread. Suddenly he heard Prince Kaito's voice, "Shinichi, can you hear me?"

Shinichi opened his eyes and saw the young prince turned away from him. He was about to reach out to the prince but realized that the edges around Kaito were blurred. He was looking at a memory. The prince was standing inside what looked like a temple, facing an alter of some sort.

"Shinichi, when you hold this Ocarina in your hand, I won't be around anymore," the prince continued. Shinichi's fists clenched, angry that he couldn't do anything to help the prince. "I wanted to wait for you Shinichi, but I couldn't delay any longer." The prince turned and faced in Shinichi's direction. The fairy boy noticed that the prince's eyes were closed and he had a sad frown on his face, "But I can at least leave you with the Ocarina of Time…and this melody. This melody…will open the Door of Time."

The prince raised the Ocarina of Time to his lips and began to play. The song was beautiful and Shinichi could feel a strange power from it. As he watched the memory, Shinichi raised the Ocarina, the same one the prince was playing in the memory, to his own lips and began to play.

As he completed the song, the vision began to fade. He couldn't see the prince anymore and he could still hear him. The voice was quickly fading as well and the last thing Shinichi heard from it the prince commanding him, "Shinichi, play the Song of Time in front of the alter in the Temple of Time. You must protect the Triforce."

xXx

It didn't take long for Shinichi to find the Temple of Time. He entered the building and ran to the altar. The boy took out the Ocarina of Time and began to play. As he played, the three Spiritual Stones floated out of his pockets and gently placed themselves at the altar. It was clear that the altar was made to hold the stones.

As Shinichi played, he noticed a door behind the altar. The door looked like the sun with its rays of light shining down to the bottom of the door. The symbol of Hyrule, the Triforce, was above the door and it began to glow. Shinichi finished the song, and the sun door opened.

The boy and fairy ran though the door and entered a circular room. The room was empty except for a raised platform with a sword set in the ground. Ai gasped next to him, "Shinichi…th-that's….the sacred blade. It's the Master Sword!" The tiny fairy flew over to the blade and examined it. "This sword is said to be able to vanquish any evil. It's legendary. It's been here the entire time!"

Shinichi slowly approached the blade. The sword must have been in here for centuries, yet the blade shone brightly as if it was forged only yesterday. The purple hilt looked sturdy and unused, despite the legends recounting heroes from the past using the sword.

Without thought, Shinichi reached out a hand and grabbed the hilt. The sword was about as long as he was tall and he had to use his second hand just to pull it from its holding place in the ground. The moment he pulled it from the ground, a strange blue light rose in a circle around him.

And then Gin was just suddenly there.

He gave the boy a very arrogant look, "Good job kid. I knew you would hold the keys to the sacred realm. I followed you and you led me right to the Door of Time. I owe it all to you, kid." He threw his head back and laughed. As Gin laughed, Shinichi felt his vision fading. He tried desperately to keep his eyes open, but it was no use.

The last thing he heard before everything went black was Gin's laughter.

xXx

"Shinichi…Wake up…chosen one…." Shinichi didn't recognize the voice that was calling him. He opened his eyes and saw that he was still standing on the platform that held the Master Sword. The temple surrounding it seemed to have vanished however. Six pedestals surrounded him, each one a different color. It was very dark and he couldn't see much, but waterfalls floated in random places around him. He couldn't tell where the water was coming from, it seemed to simply appear from nowhere. Over all, the place was very surreal and certainly not something one would normally see without the aid of various hallucinogens. Strange, he didn't remember eating any funny looking mushrooms going to the temple.

He looked around some more and noticed an elder man standing on one of the golden pedestals. He wore long robes of different warm colors. The man began to speak, "Hello Shinichi. I am Agasa and I am one of the ancient sages. Ages ago, we ancient Sages built the Temple of Time to protect the entrance to the Sacred Realm...This is the Chamber of Sages, inside the Temple of Light...The Temple of Light, situated in the very center of the Sacred Realm, is the last stronghold against Gin's evil forces. The Master Sword-the evil-destroying sword that you pulled out of the Pedestal of Time-was the final key to the Sacred Realm. The Master Sword is a sacred blade which evil ones may never touch...Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time..."

Shinichi's head was spinning with all of this new information. And what was that last part? Was Agasa saying he was the "Hero of Time?" He nodded to the ancient sage to tell him that he was following so far. He had a feeling that Agasa wasn't done and had more to tell him.

"However, you were too young to be the Hero of Time...Therefore; your spirit was sealed here for seven years. And now that you are old enough, the time has come for you to awaken as the Hero of Time! Well, do you understand your destiny?" Agasa paused for a moment.

"Wait, so I have been inside this temple for seven years?" Shinichi questioned.

"Shinichi, I think you need to look at yourself," Ai suddenly spoke up.

"What are you…" Shinichi asked before he looked at his hands. When had they gotten so big? When had the ground gotten so far away? Since when was he this tall! "I'm an adult!" Shinichi spoke with surprise.

Agasa seemed impatient to continue, "But, remember...Though you opened the Door of Time in the name of peace...Gin, the Gerudo King of Thieves, used it to enter this forbidden Sacred Realm! He obtained the Triforce from the Temple of Light, and with its power, he became the King of Evil...
His evil power radiated from the temples of Hyrule, and in seven short years, it transformed Hyrule
into a world of monsters.

My power now has only little influence, even in this Sacred Realm... Namely, this Chamber of Sages. But there is still hope...The power of the Sages remains. When the power of all the Sages is awakened...The Sages' Seals will contain all the evil power in the void of the Realm...I, Agasa, am one of the Sages...And...Your power to fight together with the Sages makes you the Hero of Time! The Hero of Time, chosen by the Master Sword! Keep my spirit with you...And, find the power of the other Sages and add their might to your own!"

Shinichi nodded, "So basically you are saying that it was my destiny to take the Master Sword and vanquish Gin. Gin managed to get the Triforce and turned Hyrule into a world of living hell. And the only way to overthrow him is to gather the power of the six sages, you being one of them. Oh, and I'm an adult now. Is that all?"

Agasa nodded approvingly, "take this Light Medallion. It is the first of the six medallions that you must recover. The other five sages hold the others and you will be presented with the medallions when their power awakens." The medallion was about as big as his head and was golden in color. On one side was the Triforce symbol, and on the other was a relief of three circles and three triangles in alternating order.

The light increased in brightness and Shinichi closed his eyes to protect them. He heard Agasa, but the sage's voice seemed to be fading, "Go and find the other sages. You must save Hyrule!"

When Shinichi opened his eyes again, he was standing back in the Temple of Time.

xXx

Shinichi took a moment to fully examine his body and test moving in it. Too suddenly age seven years was quite a shock. But he was a Kokiri child, wasn't he? So it shouldn't even be possible to grow up at all.

A new voice behind him answered his unasked question, "The Kokiri race cannot age. They forever remain children in both mind and body. The fact that you have aged says that you are not one of the Kokiri."

It was something Shinichi had begun to suspect, but it still was a bit of a shock to hear. "I guess it all makes sense now. Why my fairy companion came so late, why most of the other Kokiri shunned me, why I was able to leave the forest in the first place…" he admitted sadly.

He turned to the owner of the voice. It was a boy about his age wearing a strange outfit. The first thought that came to mind was ninja, but why would a ninja wear so much white? The boy was maybe a head taller than he was, and wore a body suit, like an exoskeleton of some sort, that clung tightly to his body. Shinichi couldn't help but blush at the site of the other boy's well toned chest. He was able to see every curve, every muscle, even every breath the boy took. His wrists were wrapped tightly in bandages, although that seemed like more of a fashion statement than because of injury. His head was also wrapped in a bandaged turban, but some dark chocolate locks of hair still escaped to cover some of his face. A single violet eye peaked out from behind his hair. The rest of his face was covered by a cowl.

(AN: for anyone not familiar with the game, I highly suggest you look up "sheik" just so you know what the hell I was talking about in the paragraph above.)

"So if I'm not a Kokiri, what am I?" Shinichi asked.

The boy seemed to roll the question around in his mind, "my guess would be a Hylian. Though that doesn't explain why you have a fairy. She may have come late, but you still have one. And you were able to enter the Kokiri forest. Normally, when someone enters the forest, they turn into a monster. Nobody is allowed to live in the forest except for the children."

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but who are you?" Ai asked. Shinichi's cheeks turned faintly pink. Here he was chatting the day away with a total stranger, what the hell was he thinking?"

The boy smiled, or at least Shinichi thought he was smiling. The one eye he could see looked happy at least, "I am KID, last survivor of the Sheikahs."

"Oh, uh I'm Shinichi," why was it suddenly so hard to think? This must be those hormone things he had heard about. He was supposed to be forever a child; he wasn't suppose to have to learn about these strange feelings. It was so unfair.

Ok, that damn eye was defiantly smiling now, "I know who you are, hero." This only caused Shinichi to blush harder. "I am here to help you on your journey. I have some information I think you will find helpful."

"I think we can trust him, Shinichi. I don't sense any evil intentions coming from him," Ai informed. Shinichi nodded.

"This is the legend of the temples passed down by my people, the Sheikahs. When evil rules all, an awakening voice from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, who dwell in the five temples. One in a deep forest...One on a high mountain...One under a vast lake...One within the house of the dead...One inside a goddess of the sand...Together with the Hero of Time, the awakened ones will bind the evil and return the light of peace to the world... If you believe the legend, you have no choice. You must look for the five temples and awaken the five Sages..." KID recited.

"Looks like we have some traveling to do," Shinichi told Ai. The fairy nodded, not really caring. If she got tired, she could simply ride under Shinichi's sock hat. Ah, the perks of being small.

"One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you
know...Because of the evil power in the temple, she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred
Realm," the Sheikah told the boy.

Shinichi frowned in confusion; he didn't know any sages, did he? But it sounded like the person wouldn't know they were a sage until they heard the call. He blinked in realization, "Do you mean Ran?"

Instead of answering, KID simply smiled before telling the boy-turned-adult, "Before you go to the Forest Temple, I would suggest you go to Kakariko village, or more specifically, the graveyard in Kakariko village. There you will find an item that will surely help you into the Temple."

"Thank you KID, I know your information will be a great help," Shinichi told the shadow ninja.

"I would do anything to help such a handsome man in need," the eye winked. Shinichi sputtered and KID threw his head back to laughed. The last Sheikah threw something on the ground and a cloud of smoke covered him. When the smoke floated away, KID was gone. His voice echoed around the Temple, "I'll see you later, Hero.

xXx

Thank you everyone that is reading this. Despite the fact that the plot is pretty much written for me, this fic isn't exactly easy to write. The hardest part of trying to sort out what goes into the fic, and what doesn't. Average playing time for the game is about 50 hours, I think. That's a long game! There is so much in the game that I have to ignore for various reasons.

Also, to all my readers unfamiliar with the game, might I suggest youtubeing the melodies? Not required, just a suggestion :)

The melodies' names are listed below:

Zelda's lullaby

Song of Time

(in later chapters)

Saria's Song

Minuet of Forest

Bolero of Fire

Serenade of Water

Requiem of Spirit

Nocturne of Shadow

Prelude of Light

(possibly in a chapter)

Epona's Song

Song of Storms