Link looked around the area again. He saw the girl, in his arms, and a weapon not far from her. He looked further off he saw another body. He wore a similar outfit to the girl; he assumed he knew her. "Come on." he picked up the girl, bridal style and walked towards the other person. He made it to the body and found that he was a boy, around the same age as the girl. "Hey! Dude? You okay?" Link asked, shaking the boy slightly. The boy's eyes opened to reveal a crimson color. He saw the girl in Link's arms. He went wide-eyed.

"Princess? Princess!" Sheik shouted. He went to get up, when the pain in his arm returned, worse than before. He grabbed at the wound and cringed. Link went to help him, but was stopped. "No! I'm okay! We need to help her!" Sheik got to his feet shakily, wiping some blood from the corner of his mouth. Sheik took a few steps and almost fell over again. "Dammit. My wounds are far more severe than I had anticipated."

"You sure you'll be okay?" Link asked walking to him.

"How dare you speak to me in such a familiar manner! I am her majesty's royal guard! You are some low life summoned here by mistake!" Sheik shouted at the boy. Link grew angry.

"Hey! I don't give a shit who the hell you are! No one insults me and gets away with it!" Link growled at the man.

"Insulent brat!"

"Rude bastard!"

"Enough you two." the girl mumbled weakly. They both looked down at her.

"Princess! Are you alright?" the injured blond asked.

"Yes, are you Sheik?" she asked. Tears welled in the corners of his eyes, then he nodded

"So long as you are okay, I am as well." Sheik took her hand in his. "So long as you still breath I am fine."

"I hate to break this up, but you both are bleeding to death." Link interupted.

"How dare you interupt her majesty! You shall pay dearly!"

"Sheik!" she shouted.

"Yes your highness?" Sheik quickly turned to her.

"Enough, the spirits summoned him here for me. He must be our savior, or they would not have traversed time's river looking for him." Zelda looked up at a confused Link.

"What do you mean savior?! I'm an idiot, a goofball, I can't even get a decent grade in Algebra!" Link shouted. "I mean, yeah I guess I have decent fighting skills, but I'm no savior!"

"If the princess says the spirits chose you, than I shall not argue, but I will say that if you get the princess harmed, then you shall pay dearly." Sheik said, glaring at the other blond with crimson eyes. Link took a small step back. "Now we need to find somewhere safe to hide ourselves, should Ganondorf find us."

"Ganondorf?" Link asked looking down at the princess.

"I'll explain later, just get me to the town please? Sheik will show you the way. I need some rest." the girl pointed off in the opposite direction from where they were. Her hand then fell limp and she once again embraced unconciousness. Link stared down at her, then at Sheik, who began to walk.

"Come now, it will take some time to get to the castle town, especially in our states." Sheik continued to walk off. Link noticed his sling loosening. He jogged up beside him.

"That sling, it's about to come undone." Sheik looked at the knot, and it was indeed true. The knot on his sling was loose.

"Thank you." Sheik adjusted it as best he could. "You said you had decent fighting skills, correct?"

"I guess, nothing formal, no actual style, just basic street fighting." Link explained.

"You mean that barabric street fighting?!" Shieik exclaimed. "That fowl form of brawling has no place in this kingdom!"

"It's all I can do." Link muttered. Sheik simply stared down at him.

"We'll need to change that as soon as we possibly can." Sheik winced a little at the pain in his arm. His eyes then narrowed and looked ahead of them. He pushed Link behind some large rocks and crouched down, peering around them. Link glared at him. "There's someone over there." Sheik motioned around the rock. Link looked around the rock to see two of the assassins standing and conversing amongst themselves. "It's the Gerudo."

"The who?" Link asked.

"The one's who did this to me and my princess." Sheik explained.

"So, the enemy?"

"If you want to put it so blandly, then yes, the enemy." Sheik said, pulling his sword form it's sheath. Link noticed this.

"Woah, wait! Theres no way you can take them both on. Let me help you." Link went to move, only to be shoved back.

"No, you're not trained for this. Stay here and if anyone comes near you, take her majesty, and run past me and head for the town. Once there, you should be safe for a small amount of time." Sheik pulled the sword from its place and attacked. He managed to hold them both off for a short while. But soon, the pain in his arm was to incredible and he collapsed from the unbearable sensation. Link saw this. Then the two men looked in Link's direction. Link panicked. He moved one rock and put the girl behind it. He then slid the rock back in place, keeping her out of view. Link jumped from behind the rock and threw himself at the two men. The two men, caught a bit off guard by the prescence of a random boy, took a few steps back. Link jumped in and swung with his left arm, connecting with one of their faces. He stumbled back.

"Annoying brat!" the other shouted. He pulled a sword form it's place and went to swing at Link. Link held his arm up as a defense. Link shut his eyes tight and waited for the impact. But he did not feel any blade slice open his arm. All he heard was metal hitting metal. Link opened his eyes, expecting to see the blond boy standing over him, defending him, but he was holding something. It looked like a shield. He ran back a few feet and looked at the shield. It was made of what appeared to be steel. The front had a silver border, with the majority being a cloudy, dark royal blue. There were two silver markings surrounding a set of three gold triangles arranged in the form of a pyramid. Underneath it was a strange red design. It looked like a bird.

"What in the world?" Link marveled at the mysterious shield. It was light, yet seemed sturdy. Link looked up again to see that the two men came charging at him again. In a panic, Link held up the shield and the two attackers' swords hit the shield. He pushed back, causing the two attackers to stumble backward. Link held the shield in front of him and charged. he crashed into the two and they fell. Link stood over them. He took the shield and smacked it against their skulls as hard as he could. He looked down and saw their faces bleeding. He backed away, realizing what he had just done. "Oh lord." he muttered. He then heard coughing. Looking to his side he remembered the blond boy. He ran to him, only to be told to stop.

"Come closer and you'll set it off." he said. Link looked around and saw nothing.

"Set off what?"

"The trap they set." the older boy pointed to Link's feet. Just in front of his left foot was a thin wire, nearly invisible to his eyes. "Don't move. Just back away slowly. Retreive the princess and let's get going."

"R-Right." Link stuttered. He backed away and went back to the rock sancuary he had placed the girl in. He slid the rock out of the way and looked at her sleeping face. He noticed a strap of, what appeared to be, leather on the ground near the rocks. He attached it to the shield and He picked her up again and walked back towards the other boy, stepping over the trip wire in the process. "So, we need to head to the town?"

"Yes. But we must be stealthy. If we are discovered, we will surely be killed." Sheik explained. Link physically gulped. "If you were chosen by the gods, then prove that to me now. Prove your worth to the protector of her majesty." Sheik added.

"Uh, yes sir." Link said tentatively. With the girl in his arms, Link made his way down the path with the older blond boy. Their trek was long and arduous. They were walking through the rocky area with a castle on it's horizon. Soon they came to a space betweentwo large rocks. They walked through the makeshift gate and came out into a large field. It was a vast field; all that could be seen was grass with mountains and a village off in the distance. "This place, what is it?" Link asked.

"Hyrule Field. I connects all places in the kingdom. But you can learn more about that later. We need to get her highness to the village." Sheik began to run off towards what looked like distant rooftops. Link was amazed the man could run in his condition. Link ran after him.

"This village, it wouldn't happen to be called Kakariko would it?" Link asked. Sheik turned towards Link, a bit surprised.

"How do you know of the sacred hidden village?" Sheik haulted. He turned and glared at the blond. His crimson eyes were menacing.

"I studied it in school. I was told it fell centuries ago." Link explained. Sheik looked at him, puzzled.

"What are you speaking of? The education system would never tell about the hidden village. It's the hidden village for a reason. And what do you mean that it fell centuries ago? It was never attacked until today!" Sheik argued.

"I'm only telling you what I was told! You don't need to complain!" Link retorted. He looked back down at the princess. "Look, now is not the time to be arguing, we need to get her to this village so they can take care of her, and you." Link looked at the man's arm. Sheik saw this and put his hand over the wound.

"This is nothing, we need to get the princess to safety. Then we can come up with a plan of attack against Ganondorf." Sheik scanned the surrounding area. Link assumed he was trying to find any enemies. Link suddenly froze up. His stare went blank. His face was expressionless. Sheik turned back to him, and noticed the boy's blank expression. "What is wrong?" Sheik almost demanded. Link gave no response. "I asked you a question!" Still no reaction. "Dammit child, answer me!" No response still. After a moment. Link's eyes opened again. The once dark blue color had now lightened to a royal blue, and they had a slight glow to them. He set the girl down in the soft grass. Link looked around the ground and saw something. He knelt down and plucked it from it's place. It was brown, and shaped like a horseshoe. Link put it to his lips and blew into it, emitting a sound. He played a small tune on the grass. "That's horse grass. But only one horse still recognizes that noise. To bad it never comes to whoever uses it. It only comes to it's master." Sheik scoffed at Link.

"Wait for it." said Link. Within a few seconds, a horse's whinny could be heard coming in closer. Sheik watched as a copper colored horse made it's way towards them. It's mane was as white as snow. "Hello Epona, did you miss me?" Link asked petting the animal. It neighed in response. Sheik looked a bit shocked.

"Amazing," Sheik muttered, "simply amazing. Only Raven could ever call that horse."

"Who do you think is calling her now?" Link said turning to him. Sheik looked a bit surprised. No. It couldn't be. Was it possible?

"No. It cannot be you. You died over a year ago. Raven, you can't be alive." Sheik took a few steps back.

"I never claimed I was my old friend." Link turned and looked at the sky. "I am a spirit borrowing the body of this boy." The blond put his hands in his pockets.

"I can see that Raven."

"I miss the realm of the living. The sun is so beautiful here, just like-" The blond's head shot in Sheik's direction, "Felicia! How is she doing? Is she alright?"

"The house was lost. But she is alright." Sheik answered. The other boy sighed in relief. "And so is Faye." The boy's eyebrow went up.

"Faye?"

"Your daughter Raven. Though she should have been named Lynette or Macy. She is the very quintessence of her father." Sheik smiled behind his cowl. The other blond's eyes became blurred.

"I'm so happy," He quickly wiped away the tears. "that she is okay. And I have a healthy baby girl as well." He sniffled. "Here is the Blade of the Kingdom getting sappy over his family."

"It's normal for a man to be happy about his family." Sheik said calmly. "But we really need to be getting Her Majesty to the Hidden Village." The two looked down at the sleeping princess.

"I know. Epona." The horse came back to his side. "I want you to listen to this boy. He shall be your new master. I thank you for serving me. Now you must serve him. And Sheik!" Sheik's head snapped up.

"Yes sir!"

"Take care of this kid. He's only going to be able to save this land with a good teacher. And judging from your appearence, you are being reckless again. Try and calm yourself and stop trying to be the hero. Leave that to the real heroes my friend. Take care." The light blue glow faded from the teens eyes and they returned to their dark blue color.

"You take care too Raven." Sheik quietly added.

"Who the hell is Raven?" Link asked. Sheik stared at him angrily. Link noticed the horse. "Holy shit! Where did this thing come from!?" Link jumped behind Sheik.

"I have to train this baffoon?" Sheik muttered under his breath. "This horse is named Epona. She once belonged to the head of the Royal Guard. However he died a year ago defending Lake Hylia and the Zora River. I have been instructed to give her to you."

"You mean, Sir Raven's horse is being given to me?" Link asked, gently running his hand on the hors'es caramel colored fur.

"Yes." Sheik paused then cocked an eyebrow. "Wait, how do you know of Sir Raven?"

"Raven the Fearless, as he is remembered in the history books of my time, has been rumored to be the ancestor of someone in the tri-town area where I live. It's said that the heir or heiress can't leave that area because Sir Raven's soul is holding the family there." Link explained. He picked up the unconcious girl and placed her on the horse's back. The small caravan began to move towards their original destination. "It is said that he died defending the main waterway transport system for the entire kingdom. Unknown to him, he had a child named Faye with Lady Felicia, the daughter of a noblemen. It is told that because Raven wasn't of noble lineage, Lady Felicia disgraced her family and she was disowned. Unfortunately, the noblemen's other children were killed during the war, and thus he had no more grandchildren, leaving the soul heiress to the noble history gone. All other nobles and their families were said to have been killed, and thus, no noble lineage was left and the kingdom became a land of peseants." Link explained. Sheik looked at him.

"No nobles left? Surely that's not possible. The Royal Family must have survived."

"If I remember correctly the King was killed when the invaders seized the castle." Link explained.

"Dammit." Sheik clenched his working fist. "What happened after that?!" he demanded. Link took a step away from him.

"I don't know. We were going to learn about that later on." Link looked away. Sheik clenched his eyes shut.

"Dammit! First I almost let her majesty die, and now the King is dead. I am not fit to be Sir Raven's replacement." Sheik said solemnly. "I am not fit to be considered the greatest member of the Royal Guard."

"There's something you need to remember though," Link began, "she is still alive. So you failed once. Sure it'll hurt you, but right here and now, we need to make sure we don't fail in saving this girl. If we do that then things will be over." Sheik walked quietly and listened. Link was right. He has failed once, and right now, he must make sure he doesn't fail again. "Now how much longer until we get to this hidden village? The both of you need to get some medical attention, and quickly."

"Well, if I remember correctly, on foot it will take us the rest of the day, maybe even into the morning." Link looked down, a bit saddened by the words. "However, if we rode in on Epona, we might be able to make it there sooner."

"That's a great plan, but there's no way in hell all three of us can fit on this horse. Maybe two of us, but not all three." Link looked at the horse, then back at Sheik.

"Boy, what you fail to realize is that my body has been trained to perform far passed that of a normal person's peak performance. Even in my current state, I can still keep up with a charging horse." Sheik walked passed the horse. "You do know how to ride a horse, right?"

"Well, yeah. I haven't ridden one in a while, but I'm sure I'll do fine." Link said, mounting the steed. "By the way, you never actually told me your name." Sheik cracked a smile behind his cowl.

"Sheik. My name is Sheik." he said, looking up at the boy.

"It's nice to meet you Sheik." Link smiled at the blonde. Link turned his attention back to the horse and the girl in his lap. "We need to get going. The longer it takes, the higher the chance for this girl not making it is."

"That's the Princess! Not 'this girl'!" Sheik shouted angrily. the two stared at each other again before Sheik leaned away. He took a breath. "You are right. Let us get going. We need to make sure her majesty is alright." Link nodded at him.

"Yes sir!" Link said. Sheik began running next to the horse. He soon started to pick up pace. Link looked at the injured boy in shock. He was right, he could perform far beyond normal limits, even in a severely injured state. Soon, the horse had to gallop to stay even with the other boy. The sun began to set as the two took off towards the dense area of trees.