"Awaken our young hero!" A male voice softly whispered.

"Who are you?" I managed to speak, my voice awfully coarse.

"That is not important now, for when the time comes, you'll know."

"Why did you call me, 'hero?' I'm just a normal girl."

"Or what you think, O young one."

"Seriously, who do you think I am? And why are you talking to me!"

"Please, just listen closely. Demise is back alive and roaming this dear world you love too much. I would suggest you find a way to find your parents as quick as possible."

"Parents?! You mean...they're alive?"

"Yes, young one. They shall guide you towards your destiny. Please, just go!"

"But how!"

"Hylia guide you, young hero…"
"WAIT!"

I awoke with a small gasp. The room was cold and my bed was...well, soaked with sweat. I propped myself up, my tired arms being barely able to lift me halfway. Four-thirty my clock shone with bright, crimson numbers. How long was I asleep? I just went to bed at twelve sharp. Huh, I thought to myself, better get going then. I hung my feet over the left side of my bed, right over the air vent on the floor. The hot air rose to warm my gelid feet, nearly pale from the lack of sunlight. I then look over to my mess of a desk; the thing was aloft on the wall, with my HD LED TV mounted on it, with that hunk of metal, for a computer. I hopped in my chair and hopped on. I check my usual, with an email from one of my best friends, Darwin.

Hey Aaron,

I've been experiencing difficulty sleeping lately. I know I'm sending this email at a pretty late time, but I know you check your emails in the morning. (NOT STALKING YOU. I'VE JUST LOOKED AT THE REPLIES IN MY INBOX AND HAVE SEEN HOW LATE YOU STAY UP. PROMISE.) Anyway, I kinda wanna talk about it in school, with Jaybird and you, just to see if you have similar problems. Also, Jay's been able to get into a website that the official government keeps hidden files. Apparently, for one, it has crappy security. Second, you apparently have a life OUTSIDE the city. We'll talk more later. :P See you.

Emai sent from hybridseapheonixmaster132291 gmail.com 5:34PM

I shrugged. Sent last night, but what the hell does he mean? I have a "life outside the city?" Hm, well, I'll just ask him when I get to school. Plus, I hope he knew if the government wanted to really keep it a secret they would just store the printed version and wipe any of the typed documents clean. It's that easy. Unless their security department is really stupid and/or don't care. I shook my head and shut down my console. I raised myself out of the chair and all of a sudden had a flashback.

An image had just flashed in the back of my eyes. I could barely make it out. A moderate looking woman, most likely in her thirties, tears flooding down her cheeks and staining her golden locks of hair that draped down from her hood, with shining blue eyes that dashed back and forth. What the hell...I couldn't barely make sense for it myself. Who was she? My mother? Why would she be crying like that? What was more strange and alien, I still remember what she cried out. Barely. "I can't let you take them". Them? As in both me and Atticka? I was too puzzled.

So to shake it off, I decided to take my morning shower. I still could feel a stinging heat on the back of my hand. This feeling just made me quiver at the thought of it. As I got out of the shower, I checked the clock on the top of the doorway: Five o' Clock. I looked down. Didn't feel like five. "Time is like a river." I muttered to myself. As I walked down on the lofty stairs of ours, I noticed that my mom was the only one up at the moment. She was cooking (obviously), a sweet aroma of bacon and pancakes filling up in the air. I grinned as the smell filed into my nose. I sat down at the table, hearing her make a small giggle to herself. "Someone's up early, huh?" She began.

"I couldn't sleep last night", was my reply, "So I decided to come down here."

"Must've been a bad one. Your dad has been experiencing the opposite."

"Because he enjoys me like this. Hasn't that become apparent?"

"He's just too full of himself. He'll clean up his act soon, dear."

"That's what you always say." I mumbled. As mom was finishing up the breakfast, the other three members of our family came down: My sister, annoying little brother, and my asshat of a dad. My sister had a sinister look upon her face, but tried to cheer up when she saw me. "Good morning, my sister." She smiled in a cute manner. "Back at you. You look like you slept well." I replied. "Nah. I woke her up. She was pretty angry." I glared over to Richay. "Did I ask you? I think someone needs to clean up his act." Atticka placed her hand on my shoulder. "Hey, can I talk to you on the way to school?" She was worried. I could tell with the strain on her voice. So I calmed down and replied, "Yeah. We're gonna leave here soon anyway."

She smiled. "Okay." She stood up and grabbed her bag. "Oh, leaving so soon, my dear Atticka?"

"Yes, father. We need to leave here anyway. It's almost five-thirty."

"Okay, dearling. Just be careful!"

I slammed the door shut. "You know he treats you like an object, right?" I asked her. "Yes, I do." My sister replied, shaking her head. "I seriously need to talk you. I've been having nightmares ever since Jay told me that leaked story of the kid in the woods." Her eyes glazed over, almost as if she lost track of time. She stopped suddenly when her eyes filled with shock then terror. She bursted into sudden tears. I nestled her in my arms and let her continue. "It's just too much. Blood is spilt, flames are set ablaze...the worst part about it is the terrifying human screams that cry out in agony! It's horrible Aaron! I just can't stand it!" Her wail echoed throughout the whole neighborhood. I pat her head and tried to get more information out of her. "Atticka, did you see any figures whatsoever in that dream?"

She looked up with puffy red eyes. She only managed to say, "Y-yes. A giant...reptile looking man with dark eyes. H-h-have you s-seen him?" I nodded gently. Letting go lightly, I allowed her to free her arms and rub her eyes. We finally reached our destination, the bus stop. We sat down synchronized, and she started to smile slightly. "Aaron," Her voice regained strength,"I've always felt comfortable around you. You're my only true family, huh?" She looked up again. Her dark blue eyes seemed to have brighten up, which managed to put a smile on my face as well. "Yeah. I'll protect you no matter what. Let it be the most powerful demon in this world or a plain out douche. I'll always be on your side." (I need to say that. It just breaks my heart to see her in tears.) Atticka's face lit up immediately. And our vehicle arrived too, loud and obnoxious children heard from ten miles away, as it's burn tires made squeals along the road. It stopped perfectly in front of the bus stop. The uninviting doors opened to us as it's guests, revealing the priggish look of the bus driver and walked down the aisle, kids with disgusted faces on until we reached where Darwin and Jaybird were sitting. I sat down Atticka right beside me. The bus accelerated forward.

I looked behind me to speak to my friends. "So Darwin, I got your email. What the hell were you talking about?" I asked my ginger hair friend. He shrugged. "Don't you usually see the time the person sent the email?"

"Not that, idiot! The whole secret files thing. What do you mean, a life outside the city!" I nearly yelled at him. He made short laugh and said this: " Basically, it's been recorded on camera that there is a land outside south of us from the Lanette Woods. Someone's been going around on their fancy trips to record what's out there and stuff. Jay also managed to find a few documents based around your background and where you actually came from."
"It's kinda obvious they weren't our real parents, Darwin. I know that I'm royal blood and all, but I'm still awaiting for you to answer my question."

His cat green eyes just darkened beyond belief. "Apparently your father had more planned than thought. He seriously was considering you to become a knight for Hyrule. I'm going to be straight up honest, I think he's taking the right track with you. But that's me."

"A knight, huh? Sounds interesting, but why me? Wouldn't he train me lightly?"

"That's what I thought. However, as Jay read on, he told me that he had a whole course literally set up for you to train. I think he's was serious. No jokes at all."

"But yet," replied my dark skinned Jaybird,"His head defense knight, Fenstright, took it very lightly. In fact, he even poked fun at both his top knight and your father. I think he's going to be an obstacle."

"Ofcourse. I ain't gonna put with any shit this ass is planning to throw at me." We all laughed for awhile, then pulled up to our destination. School.

When we disembarked off the bus, I first saw the last of my group, Mitch. He turned around (and had his usual mask on), and greeted me. "So, Darwin, my dad managed to seize a map of the world. It only has two lands on it, but it's perfect for planning an escape route." Darwin's eyes became bright like daylight when he heard the word map. Mitch whipped it out and showed our current location and our goal. "It'll take a few days. I know some basic hunting skills, Aaron could be lead and defense, while you two can postion us. Right?" We all nodded. "But what about Atticka?" Jaybird asked. "She's a pretty awesome cook. I'm sure she'll be in used that way." I looked over to her to see that my sister's face was illuminated with the color red. "Well, he's gotta point, sistah. You are superior to all of us when it comes to cooking." Jaybird attempted to calm her down. The deary bells rang to announce the final day of school. The festival was today as well. So It wouldn't hurt to participate in that, right?