NOTE: Here is the next chapter. I will hopefully be adding chapters every day for the next month, since I have off for holiday break. Please review!

Chapter 2

The sun could be seen rising above the mountains. As it rose, its rays shone on cityscape of Hyrule City, glistening off of various skyscrapers and the magnificent jewel of the kingdom: Hyrule Castle. A lone figure could be seen on the highest tower's balcony. She was a beautiful princess with long brown hair flowing down her back, gleaming green eyes, and had rosy cheeks. On the back of her right hand glowed a small yellow triangle. She wore a dark blue robe which had intricate designs over it. As she turned, one could see the Royal Family crest on the back. She walked back into the tower and vanished from the public's eye.

On the opposite side of the kingdom lies the quaint town of Ordona. It is surrounded by forests and is at the very edge of the kingdom, marking the boundary between Hyrule and the rest of the fair planet. At the very edge of the town, there is a lone tree with a simple treehouse at its peak. This treehouse has stood here since the town's humble beginning, when it was still known as Kokiri Forest. For time immemorial the Hero of Hyrule and his descendants have lived here.

A young man of 18 can be seen peering out the window at the town as it awakens. He has short dark blonde hair, green eyes, and is dressed in a simple tunic. He stifles a yawn and turns away from the window. He believes it just to be another normal day in the kingdom of Hyrule. He walks to his kitchen and begins to make breakfast. He cracks open a couple of cucco eggs and fries them on the stove. Next he makes himself some toast, and pours himself some Lon Lon Milk, and sits down at his small kitchen table. As he eats, he wishes he had more adventure in his life.

Princess looked at her watch. It was nearing 7. She ran a hand through her brown hair and looked at herself in the mirror. She had better get ready. She didn't want to be late to that meeting regarding the artifact that had been found in the Gerudo Desert. There was a loud ringing sound coming from her hologram unit that was sitting on her desk. She picked it up and flipped a switch in the front.

Prince Colin's - her twin brother - face appeared above the unit. "Good morning, Zelda. Just wanted to remind you that the meeting is at 8:30. See you at breakfast." he smiled as he vanished. Zelda smiled as she began to get ready. This was going to be momentous day for Hyrule.

Zelda decided to wear a lovely blue dress. She combed her long brown hair, and grabbed her all-purpose notebook computer. It was about the size of an old fashioned notebook, and about the same width too, if not thinner. She could do about almost anything with this notebook. She quickly checked her schedule on it.

"7:45 - Breakfast with Colin. 8:30 - Artifact Meeting. 9:00 - Hyrule Council Meeting. 10:00 - Sparring Lessons. 11:00 - Queen Lessons with Impoc. 12:00 - Lunch with Colin. 12:30 - Horseback Riding Lessons Lon Lon Ranch. 1:30 - Tennis with Colin. 2:00 - Afternoon Tea with courtiers. 3:00 - Diplomacy Lesson with Impoc. 4:00 - Security Council Meeting. 5:00 - Dinner with Colin. 5:30 - After Dinner Stroll in Hyrule Park. 6:30 - Studies in Castle Library. 7:30 - Interplanetary Council Meeting. 9:30 - Council of the Sages. 11:30 - Bed." A computerized voice read from her notebook. Zelda sighed. She wished, just once that she could live a more relaxed and simple life.

Zelda walked down the hall and stood at a pedestal. She pressed the 'Dining Room' icon on the touch screen. A beam of blue light briefly enveloped her before she vanished. She reappeared in another beam of light in the dining room. Her brother, Colin was already sitting at the table eating some fried cucco eggs, some bacon, and a short stack of hot cakes while reading the Hyrule Daily News on his notebook. He glanced up and smiled as he saw Zelda. He motioned to an empty chair next to him, where Zelda's breakfast was waiting. She nodded and sat down.

Colin took a sip of his Lon Lon Milk and went back to reading the news. Zelda poured herself some milk as well and activated her notebook turning it to the news section. The front page headline read: Strange Alien Artifact found in Gerudo Desert. She quickly skimmed over the article. She already knew most of it already. The next article was on the increasing violence in Hyrule over the past week.

"It seems like the attacks are growing more violent every day." she sighed as she read the article. Colin looked up from his reading and nodded. "I fear for your safety, Zelda. If this is what we think it is, the castle could be attacked any day now."

Zelda nodded sadly. "I just can't believe the peace we have had for a thousand years is truly over. I thought with the death of Ganondorf, it was all over for good." Colin nodded sadly. "We all hoped it was over. But, it was a false sense of peace, and we grew too relaxed in our security. I just hope the Hero will return." he said, draining his mug.

Zelda nodded as she took a bite of her eggs and returned to the news. The next article was on Global Warming. She laughed to herself. First they were predicting Global Cooling, and now ten years later, they had switched to this. What would they think of next. She scanned the article, and not seeing anything of worth, turned to the next page.

It was the 'Obituaries' page. She scanned the page and let out a gasp as she came across her long-time friend, Marin's name. Marin was an elderly woman who lived on Lon Lon Ranch. She had just turned 100 last week. Apparently, she had died of a heart attack late last night. A tear slid down her cheek. She wished there was no death in the world. She couldn't help remembering her parents. They had died ten years ago in a mysterious accident.

She turned to the next page. It was the 'Sports' page. She scanned through the page. She wasn't too interested in trivial matters like this. She chuckled when she saw that the Kakariko Cuccos had been beaten 30 -1 to the Kokiri Deku Shrubs. She turned to the last page of news, the 'Business' section. She sighed when she saw that the stocks had fallen again. And, with that she finished the last of her eggs, finished her coffee, and bade farewell to Colin, and left the dining room.

She stepped up to another pedestal, pressed the 'Main Gates' icon on the touch, and vanished in a beam of light. She reappeared in the main hall by the Gates. A security officer looked up, upon seeing it was the Princess, waved.

"Morning, Ingox. I'm just on my way to the Artifact Meeting in the Historic Quarter." she greeted him as she pressed her thumb to a security panel by the gates. He nodded as he watched her place her eyes in the retinal scanner. Once it beeped, she spoke her name into the voice ID panel.

"Authorization Approved. Have a good day, Princess Zelda." an automated voice said from a small speaker by the Gates as they swooshed open. Zelda waved to Ingox and walked outside. A hovercar was waiting for her. It was red, and had the Royal Family crest painted on the side. She slid into the backseat and told the driver her destination.

"Yes, Milady." her driver said as they flew into the early morning traffic of Hyrule City. Following close behind them was Zelda's security team. They all rode on hover bikes, which had flashing red and blue lights.

All of a sudden there was a loud explosion. Zelda's hover car was rocketed feet into the air and landed with a thunderous thud on its side. Zelda leapt out of the vehicle and looked around for the source of the explosion. It was useless, for miles around all she could see what thick black smoke. She walked around to the front of the hover car to check on her driver. What she saw made her pale. He was dead. Zelda could see a gaping bullet wound in the center of his forehead.

She tried to reach Colin on her earpiece radio. All she got was static. Whoever was behind this attack must have blocked all the radio transmissions! She looked around to see what had happened to her security personnel. She gasped when she saw all six of their bikes lying charred ruins on the ground. She looked around for the bodies and was shocked to see that they were barely recognizable, due to the explosion.

She covered her mouth with her hands, it was trembling. "Someone, anyone, help!" she cried. She bowed her head in remorse and fear. She would be the next target, she feared, if she didn't move soon. She began to run away from the massacre and head for the Castle. She passed several shocked civilians. All had fear-stricken looks on their faces, a mirror of Zelda's. She continued to run, thankful she had been put through all those military drills by her father when she was growing up.

Thirty minutes later she finally reached the castle. She was stunned to see the same thick black smoke from the earlier explosion surrounded in as well. This was her home! She stifled a sob as she looked around for anybody that could help. She just hoped Colin had survived the attack. She didn't know what she would do if he had died.

She tried her radio again. Blast! It was still blocked. She started to panic. Hyrule was under attack! She had nowhere to run to. All of a sudden she remembered her history lessons with her mother, and all the bedtime stories she had been read. Stories of long ago. Stories of her ancestors. Stories of their magical powers gifted to them by the Triforce of Wisdom. Gifts of telepathy, foreknowledge, wisdom, and light. Could she have the same gifts? After all, she did have the Triforce of Wisdom glowing on her right hand. She looked at it. It was glowing far brighter than it had ever done.

"Colin, hear me. It is I, Zelda. Help me!" she tried. She waited in silence for a full five minutes. Nothing. She began to panic again. This wasn't working. Then she remembered the legends of long ago that told that whenever Hyrule was in trouble, there arose a Hero. A Hero who bore the Triforce of Courage. Zelda remembered her mother telling her a tale of her ancestor summoning the Hero to her rescue. Well, what did she have to lose?

"Hero of Hyrule, hear me. It is I, Princess Zelda. Hyrule needs you. I need you. Help us. This is our most desperate hour!" she sent out. She began to count down the minutes. All she could do now, was wait.

Arturius Skywalker was doing his daily run around Ordona when he thought he heard someone calling him. "Hero of Hyrule, hear me. It is I, Princess Zelda." the voice said. He looked around. No one was around for miles. He scratched his head. This was eery.

"Hyrule needs you. I need you. Help us. This is our most desperate hour!" came the voice again. He began looking around. He was starting to get a bit unnerved. Before he could do anything else, his radio came on with a breaking news bulletin.

"Breaking news from Hyrule News Network. Hyrule is under attack. Hyrule City has been hit by multiple explosions. Hyrule Castle itself has been hit. Princess Zelda and Prince Colin are missing." the announcer said.

This was too weird. Mere seconds after the strange call he had heard, Hyrule was under attack and Zel-. Arturius gasped. It was becoming clear to him. The call he had heard had come from Princess Zelda. She needed his help! But, he wasn't a hero. What could he do.

"Artie! Artie! I must speak with you at once!" a shrill voice said breaking into his thoughts. He looked up to see Sarah. She was a young Ordon girl, a few years older than He. She had long auborn hair, and was dressed in a simple green dress. Her hair was curled.

"Sarah, did you hear? Hyrule is under attack and Princess Zelda and Prince Colin are missing!" he said in a rush.

"Yeah, I know awful isn't it?" she said.

"The strangest thing happened moments before the news though, Sarah."

"Oh?" she said, like she knew.

"Wait, did you hear Zelda's voice too?"

"No, I just had a hunch."

"What did you want to talk to me about?"

"Just about your destiny."

"My what?!"

"You're not from here, Artie."

"Excuse me? Is this some kind of practical joke? This is not the time for jokes, Sarah. I have to find the Princess."

Sarah smiled at this. "Great! Before you do though, there are things you need to know. Things about your family, about you, and your destiny."

"Ok, walk with me and tell me. I need to get changed and head out within the hour." Arturius said as he began walking to his house.

Sarah nodded as she followed him. "You're an alien from a far away galaxy. Your parents left you here to keep you safe until the appointed time. They left me with a notebook and a hologram that will explain everything. They also left me with a few of your father's weapons, and most important of all - his lightsaber. You see, Arturius, your a Jedi." she finished as Arturius was finished dressing in his house.

"A jedi? What in Hyrule is that?"

"It's all in the notebook and in the hologram. Just keep them safe." she said handing him them and the weapons.

Arturius put the notebook and hologram in a small pouch strapped to his leather belt. He hung the lightsaber on the right side of his belt, and holstered the guns. He had on his green robes over his bullet proof vest. He strapped his ear radio to his right ear. Sarah looked at him with tears in her eyes.

"You really are the Hero of Hyrule." she whispered.

All of a sudden, Artie noticed a strange sensation on his right hand. He looked at the back of it. He could hardly believe what he was seeing. Glowing on the back of his hand was the Triforce of Courage. "Wow." he whispered.

"Come on, Artie. We have a Kingdom to save!" Sarah said walking out the door.

"You're coming with me?"

"Of course, someone's gotta watch your back!" she teased.

He nodded as he followed her down the rope ladder. He dug the keys to his hover bike out of his pocket and pressed the red button on them, gunning the engine to life. It was a midnight black bike with a picture of a white horse painted on the side. He hopped on, and patted the seat behind him. Sarah hopped on, and put her arms around him.

"Hold on, this is going to be a wild ride!" Arturius smiled as he gunned the engine and sped through Ordona.