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Chapter 2

Written by: KokiriCosmo and acebatman

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["Fi! Don't die on me! You can't die on me!" He demands holding her close.

A tear escapes his eye and lands on her cheek. He Leans down and kisses her on the forehead and her body slowly faded from the world.]

Twilight Princess Link~

Link had literally stayed up almost all night getting ready to leave the present and enter the past. There really wasn't that much to carry around except for his sword, shield, and adventure pack. He contemplated if he wanted to wear his green tunic or not. Did the hero's clothing even exist in the past? Why did the hero chosen green anyway? Not that he was complaining. A lot of people thought the color made him look like the exact replica of the original hero, including the signature golden hair. While thinking about what to do with the clothing, he randomly fished out a white tunic with red and teal patterns. 'Whatever- it's perfect', he chuckled in his head, tired of wasting time. Then he got a pair of tan pants out and put those on, tugging them into his boots.

In the end, he decided to put the green tunic in his adventure pouch. It was wise to carry two sets of clothes for obvious reasons. When Link finished everything he passed out on a hammock, laying his sword and shield on the ground. He could only sleep for a couple hours and he tried not to let the thoughts scatter his mind.

[...Black clouds filled the ominous sky. In the clouds he could almost see eyes within them, glowing red as though an inferno. Link was floating above a forest, not being able to control his movements. He could hear screams coming from the woods, and the farther down he looked, the more destruction began to overwhelm his vision. Red monsters were attacking a village, holding torches and throwing them at huts. The people were caught defenseless as their homes burned down. From behind the army of demons, Link could see a man in white giving them orders. His mantle was torn in places and his limbs were scorched in black. This wasn't no ordinary man, as he threw daggers out of the blue at a fleeing villager. It was horrible to watch and he had no idea what to do. It almost creeped him out of his skin as the man stared up at him slowly and whispered sadistically: "You can't save them..." Then he snapped his fingers and disappeared.

Link flinched as he felt his arm being chopped off! He writhed in pain, howling as the sky itself turned scarlet. The blood poured out of his body like a faucet and he couldn't stop the flow. He struggled to hold on to consciousness as the man he saw appear before him with a wine glass. He watched in morbid fascination as he drank the red substance from the glass. The man in white laughed without mercy, licking his lips, "The Triforce is mine. And once I retrieve the others from your ancestor, you and your descendants will seize to exist. If you try to stop me from reviving my master, I'll make sure I humiliate you relentlessly in hell. That's a promise..." He took the glass and squeezed it tightly, causing it to shatter like dust. Link whimpered helplessly as the man summoned a rapier and sliced his head clean from his shoulders...]

Gasping loudly from his rest, Link rolled out of his hammock, hitting hard on the wooden floor. His eyes were wider then they'd ever been in his life. He couldn't quit panting and his heart raced uncontrollably against his chest. Link stared up at the ceiling thinking about the man he visioned. Never has he met a person so ruthless... and sadistic. 'But this wasn't a human...' He fixed. Now Link was more concerned about this adventure and the enemies that ensued it. He took a shaky hand removing the beads of sweat that had formed on his pale face. The boy carefully began to stand up, and slowly started pacing around the house in circles. It was helping to calm his head, a little bit at a time. He was still tired, but after that nightmare, there was no way he could go back to sleep.

Link got on the floor and began doing some routine push-ups until he heard Fado, the rancher, beckon him. At least his color had returned to him. He opened a window, waving a hand, "Good morning."

"Good morning, Link. Do you think you could gather the goats, today? It's been a while since I've seen you and Epona work together. I'm just curious if your interested."

Link shook his head. "No... I'm sorry, sir. May be next time. I have important places to go soon. Hope you understand."

Fado nodded, "That's okay. I wish you a safe journey as always, Link. I'll let the town know."

Link smiled and thanked him. Once he was gone, the boy grabbed his belongings and took them out to Epona. He adjusted his equipment on his back, climbing on top of the red stallion. Tapping the horse's ribs, and moving the reigns right, they turned in the direction of the springs. The woods were peaceful and birds chirped their morning songs as the two made it to the gate of the fountains. Link opened the gate with a key the mayor had given him. Once inside, Link gave Epona a carrot drawing her closer to water. He made sure no one was around and locked the gate. If he was going to transport somewhere, Link didn't want to scare a random person. Sighing to himself nervously, he turned around mounted Epona once more. "Ready, Epona," Link asked his companion, pulling out the Ocarina of Time. "We're about to go on a long journey." The horse nodded her head as though understanding what he said. Link patted her neck lovingly and started playing the ancient instrument. A^A^

When he was done playing the melodious tune, a strange wind swarmed around the boy and horse. A portal in the sky opened, and Link watched as him and his horse became distorted in purple and blue sparkles, slowly getting swallowed by the rift...

The road to the past felt entirely new to Link and his body felt utterly weightless. It almost made him want to get sick, but he resisted the urge with meditation. At the end of the tunnel, he could see another portal opening up, revealing a deep wooded area. There were trees beyond what the eye could see. He landed in a spot where he could clearly see the Forest Temple right in front of him. But was it the Forest Temple in the past? Link surprised himself as Epona magically appeared next to him. He laughed at how nervous he was, and petted his horse. "Did you have as much fun as I did with that weightless crap? Ohh... my stomach." Link's face turned a lite hue of green and tried to relax, leaning on Epona. Eventually the feeling went away and he could stand without stumbling. "Alright, let's go, girl."

He got back into the saddle and started exploring the woods that used to be part of Ordon. As Link adventured more of the woods, he stopped, hearing a strange noise coming from a mushroom. Curious, he came closer to the odd-shaped plant, swiping at it with his sword. The horse got spooked, almost causing Link fall off but he held on the horse's neck trying to calm her. When the mushroom got cut, a funny looking bird-plant thing popped out from it's hiding spot, running as it saw the horse.

"Stop! I'm not going to hurt you!" Link yelled as the bird ran. It somehow paused at the sound of his voice and spoke.

"Kwee... Is that you, Link? Don't startle me like that! I never seen a monster like that before. It won't eat me will it?"

Link's furrowed his brows in confusion. "No... How do you know my name?"

"Well... You are Link, right? Your voice is familiar and I recognize the gold grass coming out of your head."

"Are you saying we've met?" Link scratched his head. "What are you exactly? I've never seen a creature like you where I live."

"I come from a race, called: Kikwi. My name is Machi. You have to remember who I am!"

"But... we never... Forget it! Have you seen any humans in this area, Machi?"

Machi rubbed his chin for a second, "Oh yeah! I've seen them around the big tree. A group of a dozen humans live there."

"Really? That's awesome. Thank you, Machi."

"But wait!" The Kikwi ran in front of Epona, starting to leave. "Before you go... They got attacked recently- last night actually! I don't think its good idea to head that way. Kwee."

Link stopped for a moment before taking in what Machi said, "Attacked...? What happened?"

"A bunch a red guys with fire appeared out of nowhere and ambushed the nice people. I don't know why they would do such a thing. I could've sworn you killed them all, but... something's not right."

"I know who did it. And he'll pay..." Link growled. "That bastard will get what's coming to him. I swear it." Without listening to another word to what the Kikwi said, he took off to find the village. If the man in white killed his ancestor, he was going to stop at nothing until he gasped his last breath. That's a promise...

I bet you guys wondered why I put the notes to the Song of Time in there? Because I wanted too! xD

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