Um... Be shocked and amazed. I have nothing to say.

Diablo1123: Goats were just the first animals that came to mind aside from cows that appear in the Zelda universe... but now that you mention it, I do have a lot against goats. D:

Lady.Zayriah: That was my goal. :p

la generala: YES! ISN'T THAT GREAT?! :D I always hate how things typically associated with girls are girls when personofied-that is sexist. Plus, I like guy characters better. Also, I suppose anyone would be butt naked if they had fallen through five or six layers of atmosphere and miraculously survived without being burnt to a crisp. It's just a damn shame good-looking, naked men don't fall from the sky more often. D:

A young woman wearing the pointed hat of a witch walked down the road. Over her blue robes she had a pack containing a very large, thick, and old book. She had been walking only half an hour but she already felt deathly tired. She pushed a lock of her blond hair behind one of her pointed ears and then just plopped down on the road. She sighed deeply and pulled her hat from her head, then gazed upward at the sky.

The night before she had seen it… A flash of brilliant light traveling through the sky and landing in the field. Syrup and Maple had told her about stars, so when she saw that falling star she knew… she knew it was a star being! And if she could find the star being and convince it to grant her wish…

She smiled. She would find the star being and she would have her wish granted.

She came out of her thoughts when the sounds of a horse driven wagon came into he ears. Down the road was the source of the noise and she figured it might be a good idea to try and catch a ride with this person. Though she was determined, she was tired. Carrying around such a heavy book of spells too didn't help any. She stood up as quickly as she could and waved to the wagon, making sure to hide her hat behind her back with her other hand. It slowed to a halt as it got nearer.

The man guiding the horses then said, "Ho' there missy! Needing a ride are you?"

She nodded and smiled, "Yes, if it's not too much trouble to you, sir."

With a hearty laugh the man said, "It's no trouble at all to help a young lady in need! Hop in the back, but I hope you don't mind company."

She smiled again, "Not at all. Thank you, sir." After that she walked around to the back of the wagon and climbed into it. For the most part the wagon had hay and other farming tools. There was even a bag that smelt of what she was sure were animal droppings, which she made sure to keep her distance from. The boy sleeping in the cart, though, didn't fit in with the contents of the wagon at all. He was perhaps her own age and dressed in the green tunic of a page. She had no doubts that a page was what he was since near him were a sword and shield. She also couldn't help but notice he was good looking too.

The man driving the wagon asked if she was okay back there and she answered yes. The wagon then began to move, causing its contents to wobble and shake as it advanced. She made herself comfortable and placed her hat down. She slipped off her pack and dragged her spell book out, deciding it a good time to review some of her magic.

"Don't witches normally ride brooms?"

The comment caught her completely off guard. She was sure she had jumped out of her skin for a moment. She looked over to the page that had been sleeping. He had one eye open and it was staring right at her.

"Well?" he asked.

"Um… It's a common misconception, really…" she started, "Not all witches can control a broom…"

He shrugged and didn't ask anymore questions, but not that he was awake, she had a question for him.

"What's a page doing so far away from the castle?"

He frowned and shifted uncomfortably, "What everyone else doing at the moment… And I don't like being called a page… it makes me sound like a kid."

"Sorry," she said, "What is it everyone else is doing?"

He gave her a puzzled look. "Are you stupid or something? You had to have seen that star fall last night. It's why you're here, isn't it?" he told her.

She tried not to seem too taken aback. She had never been spoken to like that… but that wasn't why she was so surprised. She never for a moment thought that other people had seen the star fall. She felt like an idiot, because no one could miss something that bright in the dead of night. For her to think that she was only one of a few people searching for the fallen star was moronic.

She hung her head in disappointment.

The boy chuckled and he said, "I guess we're rivals, then."

She gave him a small smile and nodded, "I suppose we are."

He sat up straight and stretched with a wide yawn. When he was done he looked back at her and said, "I'm Link."

"My name is Zelda." she replied.

He nodded, "So Zelda, why are you looking for the star?"

She forked an eyebrow. "That's a bit of a personal question, isn't it?" she said.

He shrugged. "I have no problems saying why I'm looking for it."

"Really?" she asked almost a bit disbelievingly, "What will you wish for if you find it, then?"

He smiled widely and then rested a hand on his sword. "My wish is to surpass my father, in strength and bravery… I want people to see me as Link-not the son of Lancast-just Link, a great swordsman in my own right."

"Your father was also a swordsman?" she asked.

He nodded, "Yes, one of the greatest in Hyrule. I'm proud to call him my father but… having such a great man for a father makes it a bit difficult to live up to his reputation." he explained. "Do you have family?"

Zelda smiled sadly and shook her head. "No… And I guess you could say that is my wish," she said. She brushed a bit of her hair that had drifted to her face back behind her ear before continuing, "I never knew my actual birth parents. When I was a baby I was left with the witch Syrup and her granddaughter Maple. They're like family, but they aren't… I guess my wish is to find my real family-if they're still in this world, that is."

"Ouch, sorry I asked." Link said with a slight flinch.

The young witch shook her head, "No, it's fine. I didn't even know my real family so there's no use in being sad if I never knew them."

"Hey, you two back there! We're getting near the village!" the wagon driver shouted out from the front.

Link and Zelda climbed over a hay stack to see the village gates in front of the wagon. "Kakariko Village" was written over the gate in fading paint and villagers could be seen hustling and bustling through the buildings. As soon as the wagon was through the gates, it pulled over to the side and stopped. The two young people clambered out of the wagon, Link being polite and helping Zelda down.

"May the best one find the star first." Link told her.

She nodded, "Yes; good luck to you."

They shook hands and then went their separate ways after thanking the wagon driver.

Zelda really had no idea where to start. Being raised as a witch, she knew a lot of things about many different magical creatures. Star beings had little information but she did know what they looked like. They were white in just about every aspect. They were stars after all. If they weren't bright then how could they illuminate the skies in the night? But just because she knew this didn't mean she knew how to go about find a person. She really didn't know the first thing about tracking a person down, never mind a star.

As she walked through the village, she made sure to keep her ears open. Link was right when he said that just about everyone had seen a star fall the previous night. No doubt there would be a lot of conversations about it and if she was lucky she might hear something. Maybe there would be some news of a strange looking person who had come into town or something of the sort. But all she could hear were people just speaking about what they saw the previous night. She thought of asking questions but then a realization came to her. If people had seen a strange looking person, or if they had already found a star, they wouldn't be speaking of such news aloud. Things like that would be the type of things housewives gossiped about in hushed circles. She gripped the rim of her hat remembering how nobody would be talking to her anytime soon.

Link felt that for a witch, Zelda was pretty. He also didn't think witches would have any interest in fallen stars either. After all, they already had magic. But for her particular reasons, he supposed it was understandable. Still, a sob story wasn't going to get him to stop looking for the star. Sure, he didn't have a clue what a star being looked like but he would definitely find it. And hopefully, after he found it, his teacher wouldn't be too angry. This trip he had made was unplanned and he never did give any notice to anyone that he was leaving. But he had to be the first to find it and when he did… he'd be even greater than his dad!

Before he could get started on looking, however, he had promised the wagon driver he'd help him unload. That was a part of the deal he made with the man and while he may not have been a "true" swordsman, he still felt compelled to keep his word. After all, how could he become a true swordsman if he didn't keep to his promises?

As he unloaded one of the bales of hay, he could have sworn he saw someone he knew rush past. Placing the bale down for a moment, he looked at the rushing man and figured out where he had seen him before. He worked at the Castle; he was a messenger and he seemed to be on edge. The messenger ran into a building and Link noted that other people had noticed the presence of a royal messenger. He overheard a whisper that the messenger had run into the mayor's office. He grimaced in his mind. He had an idea of what the messenger was going to report and if it was what he thought it was…

Brushing the grim thought to the back of his head, he picked up the bale and started lugging it over to the other bales. If he started thinking about things like that then he would lose focus. The best thing to do now would be to ignore the messenger. After all, it might not be what he thought it was…

No sooner had he thought that then the messenger came back out with an entourage of town guards. The guards then started ordering everyone to head to the town square. If it had to be announced to all the townspeople then it was something big… and he didn't like it. If the news was what he thought it was then it was coming at the worst possible time.

He followed a flock of people heading towards the town square. The crowd thickened and surrounded a blank area with only the messenger in the center. Guards kept the townsfolk from getting too close but Link managed to make his way to the front. On the other side of the crowd he could see Zelda looking at the messenger nervously. She didn't seem to notice him.

"Attention people of Kakariko!" the messenger said in a booming voice, "Attention people of Kakariko! I bring unfortunate news from Hyrule Castle! As some may have heard, the king has fallen ill… but the extent of sickness had been determined… The king of Hyrule is dying!"

Link frowned. That was just what he hoped the messenger wouldn't say… If life was complicated before, that news just made it worse. He knew the king had been in bad health lately… His teacher told him that he might even be dying-and that had just been confirmed a moment ago! And now that it was true, he had bigger things to worry about…