Hey there readers! Sorry I havn't updated in so long. I'v been really busy studying for finals. Plus, I'v been playing through Halo to jog my memory on everything that happens in the game. So you'll have to wait for me to update Hyrule, We Have a Problem. But, I'm starting a new story (YAYNESS). If you read my bio, then you know that I LOVE Linkin Park. Almost as much as I love the Legend of Zelda... almost. And of course, I bought Minutes to Midnight the day it came out. And the awesome music inside inspired me to write this fic. But let me make one thing clear, this is NOT set in modern time. This is still a medievil fantasy fic. Anyway, I plan to put the lyrics of at least one Linkin Park song in each chapter. Now enough of my ranting, on to my newest fan fiction. Oh, and I do not own the Legend of Zelda or Linkin Park.

CHAPTER 1: GIVEN UP

It was a tranquil and peacfull day in Ordon Forest. Birds were singing, the squrrils were bussily gathering nuts, and the people of Ordon Village were enjoying the warm rays of the sun. Yes everything was perfect, so long as you ignored the deafeningly loud scream/singing coming from the Ordon Springs. It sounded like this, of course it was also accompanied by equally loud (if not louder) guitars, drums and the sound of someone clapping and jingling keys at the same time...

"Wake in a sweat again.

Another day's been laid to waste.

In my disgrace.

Stuck in my head again.

Feels like I'll never leave this place.

There's no escape.

I'm my own worst enemy.

I'V GIVEN UP!

I'M SICK OF LIVING!

IS THERE NOTHING YOU CAN SAY?!

TAKE THIS ALL AWAY!

I'M SUFFOCATING!

TELL ME WHAT THE (BLEEP) IS WRONG WITH ME?!

I don't know what to take.

Thought I was focused but I'm scared.

I'm not prepared.

I hyperventilate.

Looking for help somehow somewhere.

And you don't care.

I'm my own worst enemy.

I'V GIVEN UP!

I'M SICK OF LIVING!

IS THERE NOTHING YOU CAN SAY?!
TAKE THIS ALL AWAY!
I'M SUFFOCATING!

TELL ME WHAT THE..."

The singer, who was Link, was interrupted by the fact that a fairly large rock had hit him in the forehead. Knocking him straight to the ground. "What, againe? This is the fourth time this week that he's been hit with something." Vaati, the bassist, said angrily. Link struggled back to his feet and drowzily said, "Oh hi Admiral. Bad news, we seem to have struck an iceberg." After that, he passed out completely and landed on his face.

"Well, I guess that meens practice is over for today." Vaati said. "Midna, if you will." With that, Midna put her palm out and dissolved the band's various instruments. The same way that she had stored Link's weapons during his adventures in the Twilight Realm. Vaati picked up the uncontious singer and began walking back to Link's house, wich had been recently dubbed "Hyrule Park Hall", with the rest of the band.

Now, I should probably take some time to explaine how the heros (and villains) of Hyrule came together to form a band. Well, it all started when Link got fed up with all the slow, girly music that he was playing. He was good at playing the ocarina, but he felt like there was something else out there. He eventually picked up singing, he did have strong lungs due to all of the screaming he did on his previous adventures. He told Zelda about his fealings about music, and it turned out that her views were exactly the same.

At a young age, Zelda started to build up alot of stress. I guess it just comes with the job of being a princess. And alot of the time, she worked her stress off by sevierly beating the guards. Eventually, Impa taught Zelda how to play the drums. So she could whale on something as much as she wanted, withought causing any bodily injury to anyone. So, she agreed to be Link's new drummer. She also mentioned that while she was being held captive in the Twilight Realm, Midna showed her a few strange instruments from her world. And she suggested that they try to reopen the portal to the Twilight Realm to ask Midna if she would help them.

And so began the pain-staking project of rebuilding the Mirror of Twilight piece-by-piece. Link and Zelda both developed permanent scars on their hands from rebuilding the mirror. However, they were finally able to open the portal to the Twilight Realm. Alomst immediately, Midna came running out of the opening. Praising the Goddesses for freeing her. She explained that her people were no longer the party-loving drunks that she remembered. Zant had changed them into people that had nothing better to do except stand around all day going "aaauuuggghhh". So she immediately accepted Link's offer to join his band. As it turned out, Midna played instruments that were called the keyboard and the turn-table.

However, they still needed two cruical components, a guitarist and a bassist. But the only guitarist that Link knew had been beaten to death by Gerudo pirates seven years ago. But help came in an unusual way. The sages held their counsils in the Sacred Realm and kept constant communication with the Evil Realm, so they could tell when one of them was up to something. But lately, there had been unbearebly loud noises coming from the Evil Realm. Link went to go and listen to the noise, and it was undoutably the sound of guitars. Link ordered to have the entrance to the Evil Realm reopened. Of course, this was out of the question. But Link managed to charm Ruto, Saria, and Nabooru into opening the entrance. That, coupled with Zelda and Midna's power, was enough to open the portal. Shortly after it was opened, Vaati and Dark Link flew out and slammed into the wall adjacent to the portal, with their guitars following. The portal was closed immediately after that, Link was going to check if the two were all right. But it became obvious that they were just fine when they jumped back onto their feet (despite the extreme pain in their backs) and shouted praises to the Goddesses in every language they knew.

When Link asked for an explanation for the noise, they told him that they needed to do something noisy to avoid listening to Ganondorf's daily evil rants. So, they picked up playing the guitar. They also agreed to joining Link's new band, and they swore an oath of eternal alliegence to Link for saving them from Ganon. It was a bit of a relief to find out that Vaati, despite his monotonouse voice, was also a fairly good singer. And could do some vocals when they needed it.

Link decided that they would need appropriate gear if they wanted to be taken seriously. The guys wore black jackets, black pants and black boots. Link and Dark Link (or D.L. as he wanted to be called now) also wore black hats. Vaati didn't have his Minish Cap anymore since it dissolved after Zelda made her wish for peace and happiness and all that crap. Link also wore large, circular sunglasses (similar to the ones Chester Bennington wears). Zelda and Midna wore black knee-length skirts with black blouses. Midna had ditched her headdress since it contained too many bad memories. Now, the black wasn't because because they were gothick. It's because they were an alternative rock band. What do you expect them to wear, pink fluffy bunny costumes?

Anyway, after they named their band Hyrule Park, they began practicing at Link's house. But the citicens started complaining about losing their ability to hear. And apparently it was having a "negative affect" on the kids. They had started dying their hair and clothes black. Talo also started combing his hair in front of his right eye like Vaati. They were also becoming increasingly aggresive. Just last week, Colin, Talo and Beth had beaten a monkey to death after it tried to steal a bottle of milk. And Malo was arrested for biting a customer at Malo Mart, who was trying to haggle with him. So Mayor Bo told the band that they were no longer allowed to practice within city limits. So Link suggested that they practice at Ordon Springs, wich was outside the village. This worked, but the villagers eventually started throwing heavy objects at them to make them shut up.

Now, let us rejoine the band inside Hyrule Park Hall. They had pinned up different lyric ideas and album cover pictures. Link was lying on a couch holding an ice back against his head. The rest of the band was busying themselves with tuning their instruments. The door swung wide open and D.L. came in holding a flyer and said "Guys, I have just discovered our first big break." He slammed the flyer down on the table were the rest of the band could see it. "Telma is holding a Battle of the Bands at her bar? When did she start doing that?" Zelda said, scanning over the flyer. "I don't know and I don't care." D.L. said. "But check it out, there's a first place prize of 5,000 rupees. With that kind of money, we could afford to get an actuall practice studio. Since Zelda gave up her princesslyness and doesn't have any claim to her family fortune anymore." "Look, we've been over this. I didn't know that my cousin wanted any part of my kingdom." It was true. After Zelda left to join the band, her cousin Tetra took over her throne by claiming that Zelda had been mauled to death by rabid Deku Scrubs. "Well, what do you think bro?" D.L. asked Link (he had started calling himself Link's identical twin brother). Link sat up and said, "Not only are we going to join this battle. We are going KICK... SOME... ASS!!!"

END OF CHAPTER: 1

Well there it is, the first chapter of my minds latest concoction. Sorry that this was mostly about the bands history. But I promise, the rest of the series will not be one big flash-back like this chapter. For the next chapter I was going to have them play "Bleed it Out", but tell me if you want them to do something else. Oh, and if you havn't bought Minutes to Midnight yet, stop wasting time and go get it!