So I'll consider this the halfway mark of the story even though it's not the halfway point for chapter count regardless I've been looking forward to writing this!

I own nothing except the stuff I made up!

Capitulus Septem: The Day it ended and began again

Ash, walked down the path. Marching towards the castle, singing our favorite theme. No not that one, "Dun, Da, da, dun, dada, dun, da, dun, dada, da, dun, dadun, dadun, dadun, dun, dun, dadadadun, dadadadun, dadadadadadun, dadadadun, dadadadadadun."

Meanwhile, Pichu, was trying to calm a frantic Hilda, "Come on, I'm sure they're not, actually engaged." He told her,

"Uh, yeah, they are!" Hilda stated, "That Zora engagement ring thing, she talked about, it's a real custom! Only the King can give it to you, and have it, not mean that!"

"Well, it's not like Ash knew; besides he's eight." Pichu replied,

"That won't, stop the Zoras! Once an engagement has been decided they'll wait to the age of consent then marry you on the spot! And if it's been decided, that your descendants are going to marry they'll make sure their descendants know!" Hilda squawked,

"We'll sort this out, once we've stopped Giovanni, Daisy may freak out, but she'll get over it." Pichu replied before turning and crashing into a now completely still Ash, "Chu?"

"Ash, why'd you stop?" Hilda asked. The boy merely pointed,

"There's smoke." He said in a flat horrified tone, Hilda gasped letting out an alarmed ring, from the castle smoke was rising hard and fast, it quickly occurred to the young fairy that Castle Town was in flames.

"We need to hurry!" Hilda stated as Dark Clouds billowed in the sky, just as Serena predicted, then came the rain. They raced towards the castle, but the Draw Bridge was up.

"Let me in!" Ash shouted, "Serena sent me, I've gotta get in there so we can stop Giovanni!" he shouted,

"Chu, Pichu!" Pichu shouted on his head, the door opened much to Ash's relief but he saw a sea of orange red and fire, he rushed away as a barrage of people, came rushing out.

"RUUUUNNN!"

"We, have to get away!"

"Giovanni killed, the queen and he's, taken over, Hyrule castle!"

"IT'S COUP DE TAT!"

"Ash!" called Clemont from a nearby cart, holding a crying Bonnie. "Quick, over, here" He shouted. But Ash didn't move. Instead he turned; however saw a Rapidash and a Garchomp rushing out on the former was Cynthia and…

"PRINCESS SERENA!" Ash hollered,

"Gasp! Cynthia, stop Rapidash!" Serena cried,

"I cannot!" Cynthia cried as she with a face mask on stared at the road in front of her, many of the Citizens were evacuated to, Kakariko Village mostly, women, elderly, sick, injured and Children. Many fight abled men and Pokémon, stayed behind to give the refugees time. She only hoped her magic would protect the town for as long as they would need.

"ASH, CATCH!" Serena shouted, throwing something into the air, it landed in the moat.

"What was…." Ash muttered.

"PI!" Pichu shouted, hiding under Ash's hat poking his head out. The boy turned to see an enormous Salamence, roared glaring down on him. Standing above it was a man he had seen and heard of many times.

"Ash….it's him." Hilda muttered. The boy nodded.

"Blast! I lost her." Giovanni growled, he suddenly saw the little trio staring up at him in fear, "You, over there! Boy! You, must have seen, a Rapidash and a Garchomp come past, here just now? Which way did they go!? Answer me!"

Ash took a couple of steps back, scared but gathered his courage when he remembered, Great Oak, Serena, Byron, Daisy all the people he had met, "Pichu!" he stated drawing his sword and shield.

"Chu!" Pichu stated, jumping from Ash's hat, to the ground, cheeks crackling with electricity.

Giovanni laughed, "So, you think, you and that puny electric rat; can protect them from me? That's cute. I like your attitude, but at the same time I find it annoying." Giovanni replied holding out his hand charging up a spell then blasting the two with it.

"AAAAAAAHH/PIIIIICHUUU!" they shouted skidding across the ground. Hilda gasped and rushed over to them.

"Ash! Pichu!" she cried.

Ash groaned he suddenly saw something that made his eyes widen with horror, "My Shield!" he shouted, watching the Deku shield burn.

"Pathetic, little fools!" Giovanni sneered, "Do, you not know, who I am? Do, you not realize, who you are dealing with!? I am Giovanni and soon I will rule the world! Go Salamence!" he shouted. The Dragon Pokémon roared and took to the skies.

The rain poured faster, "We lost….We didn't even stand a chance." Ash muttered. "Hilda, what do we do?" he asked.

"I don't know," she replied sadly, "Pichu?" she asked the little yellow mouse was over by the moat. "What, are you looking at?"

"Chu!" Pichu replied pointing into the moat, they came over and saw something glimmering down below. Ash quickly dove and pulled it up. It was a beautiful pale metallic green with the white rings around the holes and mouth piece there were thin pin stripes of pink and gold.

"Is that?" Hilda muttered,

"Yeah" Ash replied. "I think this is, the…." He stated as his vision faded. He suddenly saw Serena in a large smoky hall, he didn't recognize.

"Ash, can you hear me? It's me Serena."

"Serena!" Ash called.

"Ash" She muttered turning to him sadly. "When you hold this flute, I won't be around anymore. I wanted to wait for you, but I couldn't delay it any longer."

"I don't blame you." Ash muttered.

"Ash, I don't think she can hear, what you say." Hilda replied.

"Chu" Pichu added. Not taking his eyes off of Serena.

"At least, I can give you the flute and this Melody." She replied she began to play it, it was rhythmic, and seemed older than the land itself almost ageless yet at the same time…. Ash repeated the notes learning the song of time.

"This song opens, the Door of Time. Play it in front of the Altar in the Temple of Time, you get there by going as if you were headed to Hyrule castle, but then, turn right. You should, see it right away. You three are our only hope! Please, you must protect, the Triforce!"

Ash blinked awake, and found himself right in front of the town, he turned and rushed into the destroyed town, as the rain had drowned the flames. He made his way towards Hyrule castle. Then as per Serena's instructions turned right, he saw the bodies of Clemont's father, and the older purple haired boy… "Oh no…" Ash muttered eyes watering.

"Chuuu Piiichuu." Pichu whimpered, almost ready to cry

"Ash, we have to keep going. There's nothing we can do for them now." Hilda stated.

Ash wiped his eyes, "Mm hmm." He nodded as he continued on. Towards a large church like building to the gardens had been burnt the ponds drained. Ash rushed forward into the door way.

"It's, the Hallway, from my vision!" Ash declared.

"Then, that must be the Altar, the Princess spoke of." Hilda agreed, flying to the Altar. "There are three hollows (holes) and an inscription here."

"What's it say?" Ash asked,

"It's written in, old Hylian. Ye, who, owns, three spiritual stones, play the Song of Time."

"Is that it?" Ash asked.

"That's how the inscription reads. Oddly it says nothing about placing them first." Hilda replied.

"Maybe, we don't have to." Ash replied pulling out the Time Flute and playing, the Song of Time. the stones rose from his pockets and perched themselves into their respective Hollows. They shone brightly as the symbol on the door of Time light up brightly going Red, blue, green to white before bursting apart.

"We did it!" Ash cheered,

"Pichu!" Pichu stated as they rushed towards it,

"Huh? Where's the door way to the Sacred Realm?" Ash asked.

"Remember Ash, it's a Temple so…Hey! Is that? It IS!" Hilda stated rushing towards the only object in the center of the room, "It's that Legendary Blade; The Master Sword!" Hilda stated excitedly ringing as Ash and Pichu came up.

"What's so special about it?" Ash asked looking at the sword that was about as big as him.

"It's also known as the evil banishing blade." Hilda replied that's when they got an idea. "You thinking, what I'm thinking?"

"Yeah!" Ash stated with a slight laugh, "There's no way Giovanni can beat us with this!" Ash stated as he started to pull it out, "Nrrrrggg, it's not. Budging!" he stated Hilda and Pichu tried to help him pull the sword finally came making them fall backwards as a blue light engulfed them.

The only thing Ash could comprehend now was, white smoke and coming towards them, was Giovanni who gave them a vicious slasher smile. "Fu, fu, fu,fu excellent work! Just as I suspected you held the keys to the Door of Time!" Ash tried to move where was that Master Sword? He had to find it, but he couldn't even move his arms. He tried to order Pichu's thunder shock but his voice wouldn't come he wasn't even sure his mouth was moving.

"Can't let….him….get….through…why…can't…I….move?!" Ash growled in his continually clouding thoughts.

"You have led me to the gates of the Sacred Realm. I owe it all to you boy!" Giovanni stated before laughing cruelly and loudly as Ash's world went black.

"noooo!" he thought weakly as his eyes slipped shut, sleeping in the fog.

LOS LOS LOS

"Ash…Wake up!"

"Ash, the Chosen one, you must Awaken!"

"Nrrggg, now? Can I have five more minutes?" Ash groggily asked however he suddenly remembered what he was doing, "The Door!" he shouted sitting up looking around he stood up. "Where are we? Hilda, Pichu?!"

"We're over here!" she replied, "But who's that!" Ash quickly turned to find a man in a brown robe, with a white slightly spiky white hair and an arrow head mustache that was also spiky. He had a hard glare.

"I am Rowan, one of the ancient Sages."

"I'm Ash." He replied in a friendly manner but the glare seemed to get harder and told him to shut up again.

"As, I was, saying..." Rowan replied, "Ages ago we sages, built the Temple of Time, to protect the entrance to the Sacred Realm. This is the Chamber of Sages, inside the Temple of Light."

"It looks really cool." Ash replied nodding as he understood. There were colored platforms one of which Rowan was sitting on that surrounded the middle grey one and glowing running water on the pillars and the floor Rowan's glare hardened again, "Sorry, please continue."

"Thank you; please wait until, I am completely finished." Rowan replied, "The Temple of Light, situated in the very center of the Sacred Realm, is the last strong hold against Giovanni's forces."

"Last?" Ash muttered, but yelped and covered his mouth.

"The Master Sword, the Evil destroying sword you pulled out of the Pedestal of Time was the final Key to the Scared Realm."

Ash gasped, "Now I remember! You've gotta stop Giovanni quick, he's gonna get the Triforce!"

Rowan didn't move, "Ash, don't be alarmed. Look at yourself." Ash did so and yelped in surprise his boots and Tunic were bigger, he had white tights and under armor underneath. On his hands were now large brown fingerless gloves. He then saw his face, the zig zags that were on it; were much smaller now his face was a bit more filled too. His eyes were much smaller and tufts of hair now hung over his ears.

"Whoaaa." Ash muttered in sheer surprise.

"Wow look, Ash you're big now! You've grown up. And Pichu evolved into Pikachu!" Hilda stated bouncing around ringing excitedly.

"Pikachu?" Ash asked looking around his feet spotting the pokemon, he was slightly bigger his body had gone from a pale yellow to a bright electric one, his ears mere thinner and more slender with black tips. The circles on his cheeks were now red, instead of Pink. He had brown stripes on his back and there was a jagged bit of brown on his now lightning bolt shaped, tail.

"Pikaaaa chuuuu?" Pikachu looked just as confused as Ash.

"The Master Sword, is a scared blade that evil ones may never touch…only one worthy of the title hero of time, can pull it from the Pedestal of Time."

They nodded, "So what went wrong." Hilda and Ash asked getting a glare making them yelp.

"Ash was too young to be the Hero of Time, Therefore his Spirit was sealed here for Seven years."

"SEVEN YEARS?!" the two screamed.

"Pi Pika?!" Pikachu shouted.

"I understand this comes as quite a shock." Rowan replied.

"Yeah, it does." Ash whined.

"However Ash, now that you're old enough, the time has come for you to awaken as the Hero of Time." Rowan replied. "Well, do you understand your destiny?"

"I think so…but what's happening outside?" Ash replied.

Rowan shook his head, "Though you opened, the Door of Time in the name of Peace, Giovanni, the Gerudo King of thieves, used it to enter this forbidden Scared Realm. He obtained the Triforce in the Temple of Light, and with it's power, became the King of Evil. His evil power radiated from the five temples of Hyrule and in seven short years, turned Hyrule into a world of Monsters. My power now only has little influence even in this Sacred Realm, namely this Chamber of Sages."

Ash blinked for a few seconds….before….

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

"WHAT, HAVE I DONE?! I'VE DOOMED US ALL, DOOMED US ALL, DOOMED, US ALL!" Ash screamed running around the Chamber of Sages sometimes rolling. "HOW DID THIS?! WHEN DID THIS?! WHY DID THIS?! AHHHH WAAAHHH AHHH!"

"Ash, Calm down!" Rowan shouted,

"WHAT HAVE I DOOOONNNNE!? I'VE DOOMED US ALLLLLLLLLL" Ash cried pulling down his hat a little.

"This is not, dignified behavior, for the Hero of Time!" Rowan snapped.

"DOOMY, DOOMS OF DOOOOOMM!" Ash screamed, arms flailing.

"Forget it you're never gonna reach him like that." Hilda told Rowan. "Pikachu, better hit him with Thundershock." She commanded.

"Pika!" he nodded, "Piiiikaaaaa Chuuuuuu!" he shouted unleashing a much more powerful bolt of electricity that hit Ash he screamed and yelped when the attack ended he fell over smoking his foot twitching.

"Or Thunderbolt….either or." Hilda muttered,

"Ash, calm down, at once!" Rowan commanded.

"Calm down!?" Ash snapped jumping back up, "I wake up to find, that not only have I been asleep for seven years, but during that time Giovanni , took the Triforce used it's power to become even more powerful, which sent Hyrule to pot and everyone I knew or met, is either dead or enslaved somewhere! AND YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN?!" he half screeched.

"Yes because there is still hope!" Rowan replied. "The power, of the Sages, remains. When the power of all five Sages is awakened, the Sage's seals will contain all the evil power in the void of this realm."

"So it's never seen again right?" Ash asked calming down a little.

Rowan nodded, "I am Rowan one of the Sages, and your power to fight with the Sages, makes you the Hero of time. The Hero of Time chosen by the Master Sword."

"Whoaaa." Ash muttered,

"Pikachu." Pikachu breathed from his shoulder.

"Keep my Spirit with you! Find the other sages and add their might to yours!" Rowan replied holding out his hands.

Coming down, in a blink of light and spinning, was a small emblem. A white rounded triangle with silver lining, three yellow dots at each corner and three long beam shaped horns coming down Ash grabbed it and showed it off between his index finger and thumb.

Ash got the Light Badge, the time has come for him to awaken as a the Hero of Time as Rowan adds his power to Ash's!

"Find the other Sages….Save Hyrule!"

LOS LOS LOS

The blue light finally vanished around them the group looked around as the now fifteen year old Ash inspected his surroundings. "We're back in the Temple of Time! But have seven years really passed?"

"I don't know. It also looks like you won't be able to use some of the weapons you found as a kid either." Hilda replied,

"What?!" Ash replied pulling out the Boomerang, it was much smaller now. "Awww. But that just leaves me with Deku Nuts, Bombs and my Sword! What am I gonna do?"

"I don't know, chances are, we'll find more suitable weapons for you in the temples." Hilda replied, "For now, let's get out of here."

The group headed towards the end of the hallway when Pikachu's ears perked, "Pikachu!" he stated pointing Ash instinctively turned and pulled out the sword, standing there was a boy about Ash's age, with Gold colored eyes with black hair just above his chin, wearing a white hat, with a face mask over his nose. It seemed to attach to his neck between a large black collar. He wore a blue armored vest with white pin stripes and a Shekiah symbol on the front. He also wore black pants and white boots.

"Who are you, one of Giovanni's?!" Ash snarled,

"You have no need to fear me, I have been waiting for you, Hero of Time." the boy replied, "When Evil rules an awakening voice, from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, one, in a Deep Forest. One, on a, High Mountain. One under a vast Lake."

"I know, Lake Zelda, Death Mountain and Kokiri forest!" Ash cried out.

The boy nodded, "One within The House of the Dead, and one in a Goddess of Sand. Together with the Hero of Time, the awakened ones will bind the evil and return the Light of peace to the world. This is the Legend of the Temples, passed down by my people the Shekiah."

"That's right male Shekiah have gold eyes girls have silver, I should've known!" Hilda stated,

"I am Calem, a survivor of the Sheikah."

"I'm Ash, this is Hilda and Pich- sorry Pikachu."

"Pika, pikachu!" he declared.

"As I see you standing there, with Pikachu and that legendary blade, the Master Sword, you really do look like the Hero of Time. If you believe the Legend, you have no choice. You must go look for the five temples and awaken the five sages. One sage is waiting for the Time of Awakening in the forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you know." Calem explained, "But because of the Evil power in the Temple she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred Realm."

"So, I know her?" Ash asked,

"She's gotta be, one of the girls from Kokiri village!" Hilda deduced.

"That doesn't narrow it down there were lots of girls in that village." Ash pointed out.

"Yes." Calem replied, "But wasn't there one you were close friends with, one that could always find her way to the Sacred Forest Meadow, or get through the Lost Woods without being turned around?" he hinted.

Ash blinked it came to him but his mind was instantly filled with the image of poor Dawn, trapped in some kind of tree monster's hands with Giovanni smirking over her as his monster continued to crush her. "No need to worry!" she shrieked her voice betraying her catch phrase.

"THAT'S WHEN I WORRY THE MOST!" Ash yelped hands on his face as he rushed out heading to Kokiri forest, Calem with blinding speed grabbed Ash by his new shirt collar. "Lemme go, lemme go, lemme go! I GOTTA SAVE HER LET ME GO!" Ash shouted flailing around, but it did nothing to move Calem.

"Ash calm, down equipped as you are now, you won't even be able to enter the temple." Calem stated.

"You, all, want me to calm down but I can't…my friends." Ash muttered tears threatening to fall, "I have no idea what happened to them over these past seven years and the only news I've heard is that Dawn…." A piece of paper was put into his line of sight.

"Since you, clearly believe what I am saying, you should head to Kakariko Village. Dig around you should find something to help you, but if you stop at this address, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised." Calem replied.

Ash looked at the piece of paper. "This is…Calem? Calem!" he called the Sheikah boy had vanished.

"You do believe don't you? You must leave this place quickly! No one idles, in what was once Castle Town for very long and lives." He suddenly saw a female Meowth, sitting there.

"Raaaaoow" she replied walking out, she turned to him and meowed again. Ash nodded and followed the minute he stepped out of the temple gasped in shock. Everything was dead in a deathly orange light. "Rrrroowwww!" the Meowth called leading him to the end of the stairs he followed she sat refusing to go further, but used flash to hit a whole bunch of Redeads who were patrolling the area.

"Let me help you with that!" Ash stated, pulling out the Time Flute, only to get swiped, at by the Meowth who hissed, "What, you do that for? The Sun song would work better than that move!"

"She saying it's not safe to play that here, let's just move quickly." Hilda stated,

"Okay!" Ash replied, running through he quickly moved by the frozen Redeads. Shivering as he went remembering his last encounter with one. The Meowth quickly lead them around through the destroyed gates. "We're almost there!" he stated after the tension flowing through them bubbled up it instantly went away, when they emerged near the entrance of Kakario village which had a glowing gate with a seal on it.

"We made it." Hilda muttered, "Huh? Where'd that Meowth, go."

"Pikachu?" Pikachu muttered titling his head Ash however took out the piece of paper again.

"This is telling us, to go to Cilan's restaurant but why? And how would that pleasantly surprise me?" Ash asked.

"I don't know, but we're not getting any answers standing here." Hilda replied zipping up the steps through the gate Ash and Pikachu following the little trio was unaware that they were being watched.

"That Cursed, Shekiah!" Giovanni snarled from his throne Persain noted this and sat letting out a comforting rowl, "Well Persian, now you know why I wanted them all wiped out. But that boy and the Princess's attendant, they're always evading me." He snarled breaking his wine glass in his hand.

"Master?" a girl with Eggplant shaped and colored hair with a couple of braids, Dark skin and brown almost soulless eyes, wearing a black shirt and skirt came forward. Followed by, a Haxorus and a Dragonite. Both shared her soulless gaze. "I'll kill him. I know where he is and where he's going. It'll be easy, seeing how clueless he is right now. Better get it done before he gets his bearings in this time period." The two Pokémon grunted in agreement, bowing just as she did.

"No, this boy is a major threat, I understand that Iris, make no mistake. However, I think, letting him go on this quest, will flush out a certain someone out of hiding. The very same reason we let those fools in the resistance have hope." Giovanni replied petting Persian.

"So, what do we do? We can't just let him, run around without knowing how far he gets!" Iris argued.

"No we can't." Giovanni agreed, "I want you to keep tabs on this boy, don't reveal yourself, keep tabs on him, do not engage him unless I say so. And if you see Cynthia or her meddling protégé kill them!"

"As you, command; Giovanni, Great King of Evil" Iris replied. The evil king sneered in response.

Okay and the Adult Saga beings! I've been waiting a while write Ash's freak out. also I truly believe Ash is at least Fifteen going on Sixteen, (Though there's a video that says mathematically he should be sixteen already.) never believed BW's garbage about Ash being ten again I chalked it up as a translation error then, I learned the BW started out as a reboot, hence the reason Ash was even stated to be ten after fourteen years in the first place.