A short walk across the field and a longer walk over a rickety bridge had brought Link to a large staircase. He looked up at it, and a smirk appeared on his face.

"It's been a while, hasn't it?" Link looked down at the grass, and looked back up. He began to ascend the staircase. He was stopped short by a tickling sensation comin g from within his hat. He had almost forgotten.

"W...What'd I miss?" Navi said as she groggily floated from the warmth of Link's hair. Link repositioned his hat as he looked up at the glowing fairy. She had been silent for quite some time.

"And what wakes you up?" Link said sarcastically as Navi began to scope the scene. She was dumbstruck by where they appeared to be. Link noticed this utter confusion, and laughed in her expense.

"Confused? Well, you did miss a lot. I met Malon, a ranch girl. I broke into the castle of Hyrule, figured out that I was the master of time itself-"

"What?"

"I'll explain later. Anyway, after the fact, I met Princess Zelda, learned a song that I'll have to play way too many times, and got a note permitting me to pass the gates of Death Mountain. Let's go." Navi just shook her head as Link began to, once again, climb the large set of stairs.

"Your hair is really comfy, you know." Navi said as they ascended the stairs together.

The village hadn't changed from when Link had last seen it as a kid. People roamed the small town, chatting amongst themselves and entering various shops and houses. It was certainly a small community, but it was an active one. Link smiled. It was welcoming.

"So, we need to head to Death Mountain." Link told his fairy companion, who fluttered next to him and surveyed the town in an interested manner. "But there is some things I'd like to get done before we head off. Come on." Link strode towards the back of the town.

"Oh no, my cuckoos! You, young man, can you help me?" Anju looked at Link desperately, and Link frowned. He had forgotten about this, but he really needed the bottle that would come from this.

"Uh, yeah. Sure."

The last cuckoo was brought to its pen by a scratched, bruised, and bleeding Link. Anju looked at him with a mix of joy and empathy. Link, bent over with blood dripping from his arms, muttered an incoherent phrase, and slumped against the pen.

"That... was worse... than I remember..." Anju smiled down at Link. She was obviously enjoying herself much more that Link was. Even Navi was out of breath.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Anju was practically hopping up and down. "I can't believe you actually did that for me! How can I repay you?" Link stood up, repositioned his cap, and looked at Anju.

"You have a bottle." Link said, gaining a surprised look from Anju. She didn't know how Link knew such a thing. "That is what I want." Anju recovered from her shock, and the smile returned to her face. She figured he must have seen it in her bag.

"Sure! You know, I'm really sorry about this. I would have gotten them, but I'm allergic. Let me get that bottle." Anju crouched down and dug through her bag. Navi flew next to Link's ear.

"If she's allergic, then why does she take care of them?" Link looked at Navi, who was looking at Anju with a mix of amusement and interest. Link looked at her.

"Her brother. He loved cuckoos." Navi looked at Link, confused. She ignored his comment.

"Ah, here we are! There you go!" Anju held out the bottle. Link took it from her hand, and smiled at her.

"Thanks." He continued in the direction he started, and Navi flew close behind.

"Hey! Link! Where are you going? Death Mountain isn't in this direction!" Link waved his hand in the air. "Link! Where are we going?"

"The graveyard."

The pair entered the graveyard, and the sky itself darkened at the sight of buried generations of royalty. Link looked around, and came to a realization.

"Navi. We can't come here yet, come on." He ran outside of the area, and Navi followed behind, confused.

Outside of the graveyard, Link pulled out the fairy ocarina that his best friend had given him. He always thought back to Saria... and that moment... He shook his head, put the ocarina to his lips, and closed his eyes.

"What do you plan to do, exactly? Link opened his eyes again and pulled the ocarina away from him. He had almost forgotten about Navi. He couldn't leave her to wait for him.

"Navi, get in my cap, and hold on tight." Navi obliged, and hid inside of Link's green hat. He put the ocarina to his lips. He closed his eyes, and played the Sun Song.

The world around him began to speed up. People rushed by in a blur, the leaves and branches on trees vibrated so violently that they looked as if they would tear. Any sound or voice given off by anything was so momentary that it would be hard to tell if there was any noise. The sun shot across the sky as hours passed in mere seconds. The moon crept across the horizon, and the world slowed down.

Link opened his eyes as the song ended. The moonlight reflected from windows, and firelight illuminated from the houses and shops. Link smiled.

"It's okay now, Navi." Navi flew out of Link's hat, looking around in amazement.

"It's night? How?" Link ignored her and walked back into the graveyard. Once back inside, he approached the grave keeper, Dampe. Dampe looked at Link, as if he were expecting him.

"Now, what would a kid be doing in the graveyard at night?" Dampe said in a calm voice. Link stopped in front of him, and gave him a smile.

"I'd like to play your grave digging game, please." Dampe didn't answer. "Hello?" Still no answer. Link began to become mad. "Hey, old man! Answer me!"

Dampe twitched and shook violently, his eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he collapsed to the ground. Link stared at him, unsure of what to do.

"Um, are you ok? I'm not really a doctor, but this doesn't seem natural." Navi flew out of Link's hat in panic, and looked around frantically.

"Link, I sense seriously dark magic. Powerful stuff. We need to leave, now." Navi turned around, and stopped. She fell to the ground. Link began to panic, as he suddenly felt extremely claustrophobic. The ground beneath him and the sky above turned pitch black. Dampe and Navi disappeared in a puff of black smoke. Link was alone.

"HERO." A voice boomed out from the darkness, catching Link's attention. "YOU HAVE CROSSED ME IN WAYS I CANNOT SPEAK OF. YOU HAVE COMMITTED TERRIBLE INJUSTICES. YOU ARE FEARLESS, AND BRAVE, BUT YOU ARE WEAK. I AM POWER, I AM STRENGTH, I CAN DESTROY YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU LOVE WITH EASE." Link's energy was being drained with every word spoken by the unknown entity. He fell to his knees, his vision and hearing began to fade.

"YET, I WILL LET YOU LIVE. YOU CAN BE VALUABLE TO ME. HOWEVER, YOU MUST PROVE YOURSELF USEFUL. IF NOT, YOU DIE." The voice disappeared, and Link barely had enough energy to stay conscious. He collapsed to the ground. The last thing he saw before fainting was a distinctly heart shaped mask, with large, piercing yellow eyes.