Chapter 13
Zelda Awakens
Lost Woods
Kokiri Forest
Kingdom of Hyrule
December 7, 1255
Early Evening
Zelda had been lying unconscious in the Lost Woods for several hours before Saria found her. The young Kokiri softly shook the Princess.
"Sheik? Wake up! It's me Saria!" she said softly.
Her efforts were in vain! Sheik was out cold!
"Oh great! She's out cold! What am I to do?" Saria muttered to herself.
Silently Saria got out her Ocarina and began to play 'Saria's Song' over and over again. Finally the sleeping princess woke up. As she opened her eyes and saw the young Kokiri playing the ocarina she remembered everything.
"Saria! What happened? What spooked my horse?" she asked in utter confusion. "Relax Sheik! Your horse stumbled upon a skull kid and got spooked and made a bolt for it. Luckily for you I was there to catch him; he is tied up outside the Forest Temple. Come on let's go! We have urgent matters to attend to!" Saria said as she gently pulled Zelda to her feet.
When Zelda had gotten to her feet she followed Saria to the Forest Temple. They ran through the Sacred Forest Meadow avoiding the various enemies and made it to the entrance to the temple.
"Well, here we are! The Forest Temple!" Saria said to the Princess.
Zelda ran to her horse and untied him. After that was done she quickly got on with Saria behind her.
"Where to next?" she asked the Kokiri.
"We must go to Kakariko Village to find records of Link's father!" Saria replied.
They then rode off into the Lost Woods. They passed through the Sacred Forest Meadow in a breeze and quickly came out of the woods with Saria's help. As they came out of the woods Saria's little fairy, Helen, twittered in excitement.
"What is it little Helen?" Saria asked in surprise.
Her fairy never acted like this.
"They're here! Ride with haste!" the little speck of light said with urgency.
Zelda heard the desperate tone in the fairy's voice so she whispered in Ancient Hylian in her horse's ear and off they rode with great haste.
"Hold on! This is going to be a wild ride!" Zelda told Saria and the little fairy. They rode with great speed leaving the enemy far behind. They soon made it to the end of Kokiri Forest at dusk. There was fog all around them.
"Careful Sheik! Don't get lost! This fog is pretty dense. Just head in an easterly direction and I think we shall be alright." Saria advised.
Zelda nodded her head. She raised her hands and a brilliant light shone forth!
"May the Triforce guide us!" Zelda yelled in triumph.
They soon could see all around them. Saria's eyes widened.
"I never knew you could do that! That is totally spectacular!" she said in awe. Zelda just rode on into the night. About halfway through the night they stopped and made camp. As they got off, Saria untied some twigs from the horse. She quickly got a roaring fire going. Zelda then set up the mats and supplies.
"Alright I'll take first watch. Saria you'll take the next with Helen. Good night Saria and Helen!" she said as she took watch.
Helen and Saria were soon fast asleep on their mats and Zelda was on watch. Nothing out of the ordinary happened, so three hours later she woke Helen and Saria up.
"Time for your watch. Wake me up in the morning or if anything happens." She said as she fell asleep on her mat.
As soon as the princess was asleep a bunch of Moblins popped out of the bushes. Saria and Helen shrieked in terror. Zelda woke with a start to see a pair of Moblins standing over her. She immediately grabbed her sword and got up with a yell. She quickly killed the pair and made quick work out of the group attacking Saria and Helen. She had a fierce look in her eyes. She decided to keep watch with the other two just in case there were more. There were no more Moblins around so they set off once more for Kakariko. They rode with great haste fearing Kakariko was already under attack. They reached the village early the next morning just as the sun was rising.
"We made it!" Saria said with enthusiasm.
They quickly rode into the village and began to search for the Library. They quickly found it. The library was near the entrance to Death Mountain. Zelda left Saria and Helen to guard her horse.
"I'll be right back!" She said as she silently entered the library.
As Zelda went into the library she sensed she would find what she was looking for. She quickly found the book of records and scanned for Link's family. She quickly found it and a surprise as well! It turned out that Link's father was the King of Hyrule! That explained the absence of his mother and Zelda's mother as well! Zelda was Link's sister! She instantly regretted giving him that kiss last month!
"Eww, gross! I'm in love with my brother!" she said in disgust.
Now she knew what happened to her mother, the Queen! She quickly put the book back and left the library. As she came out of the library Saria noticed that Zelda had a thoughtful look on her face.
"What did you find Sheik?" she asked.
"Link is my brother!" Zelda said over and over again.
"He's your brother?" Saria repeated in amazement.
Zelda nodded.
"So his father is in the castle then." Saria concluded.
Zelda nodded.
"Well that solves that mystery! Now we must find the rest of the seven sages!" Saria said.
Zelda nodded.
"Well that is as soon as I have a talk with my father about this news." Zelda said. So they all got back on the horse and rode for the town of Hyrule.