Chapter 11-The Legend of Zelda

(Yep. It's time. Prepare for lots of references/ cameos!)

Still mentally reeling from Werlyn's tale, Link stared out at the crowd of beasts, gathered himself, and began to speak. "Hi. I think most of you here know me, right? Well, if you don't, I also come from somewhere else. Somewhere far away. Hyrule Kingdom. Now. This will take a while.

"...I'd like to say that it all began...a long time ago. You see, there was this demon called Demise that wanted to take over the Surface. Hylia, the White Goddess, fought him in a long battle. She emerged victorious. But, she loved someone, and that man died in battle due to his wounds. That man, was my ancestor. Hylia trapped Demise in the Sealed Grounds, and she lifted a part of the Surface into the sky.

"Many years passed. In time, the raised earth became known as Skyloft, and the Surface become nothing but a myth.

"But, about more than a thousand years ago, evil began to spread across the land again. By then, my line had passed through the ages, and one day, one of my ancestors, Christopher, changed history. He became the Hero of Skyloft, and, after going through much, eventually saved the girl of his dreams, forged this exact sword-" Here, Link reached behind him and unsheathed Demonslayer, showing it to everyone- "-And fought Demise. He was victorious, but not without a price. For, as he died, Demise put a curse on my line, his, and Zelda's. "For all eternity, your ancestors, mine, and hers will always be at war for the Triforce." And...We still are. To this very day.

"Now, lots of Heroes have come and gone. I'm the current one, the Hero of Magic. Why? Because I have a wand. Like this one." Link pulled out a wand. It had leaves etched into the bark. "Doesn't look like much, does it? No, what's really cool it that it's made of a phoenix feather. A wand has a core, which magic is channeled through. My core, the phoenix feather, is the rarest of the four you can chose from. My wand is one of a kind, having been used by most of the wizards in my family.

"Anyway, I found out something a while back. My ancestors aren't really my ancestors after all. They're my past selves. My past lives." Link turned to Zelda. "Zelda...All of those books you read when you were younger...all of the Heroes that were mentioned...They're me." Zelda shook her head. "Then if you were reincarnated over time….then...he was too….and me…" Ganon walked over to the two of them and nodded. "It is true. And it will continue to happen…" The Demon King looked down at the two of them. "...I have something that belongs to the two of you...Take your Crests. Right now, I have no use for them." From Ganon's outstretched paw came two small golden triangles.

The two triangles separated when they reached Link and Zelda and then went into their respective bearers. On Link's left paw, the Triforce of Courage slowly began to reappear. On Zelda's right, the Triforce of Wisdom.

"...Well. I think that in this life...there will be no war. But I think sometime in the future...in our next life….we will remember this…" Ganon nodded and soon everyone in the clearing began to wander off.

Soon, only a small group was left. Ganon, Praetor, Pinzer, Scorn (yeah, he was listening. He got there late. Blame the bats.), Delilah, Lagravis, and Tormak.

"...Are we all good now? No more fighting?" All of the group nodded. Then Tormak stood. "...We have a new problem…" "What kind of problem?" "...Well...I'm going to be blunt here-we have control over ourselves. They do not. For instance, your son has...well..." Fortunately, Lagravis seemed to know what Tormak was trying to tell him. The Lion King sprang to his paws. "...He did what?" Tormak nodded. "Yes. And I fear that the others have done the same...they do not know the risks…."

Then Ganon spoke up. "...What you speak of...has already happened here. Friends turn on each other…" "...Has...has my other son…" "Yes." Lagravis ran a paw down his face. "May I ask who?" At this, Ganon looked uncomfortable. "...Well...if her father found out…." "Well?" "Zelda. And from what I heard, they were some sort of Legendbeast. Both of them."

After learning this, Lagravis set off to confront his two sons. He didn't want them running rampant around the camp...not when feelings were so high...

He found Link first. So he took it out on him. "What were you thinking?! I know that you were gone for a long time, and you may have different...beliefs where you grew up, but that doesn't explain what you did." Lagravis stepped back a few paces. "...I can't explain it either...I...I wish I never did what I did...I didn't mean to...It's because I'm here, Dad! I've drifted too close…." Lagravis allowed Link to compose himself. "...There's two sides of an Animagus. That's what I am. And my friends. Man, and Beast. Allow the beast side to take over…." "So this, 'beast' part of you...got the better of you?" Link nodded. "I wish it hadn't...but it did." The two were about to speak more, but they were interrupted by two roars from the woods.

Link took off into the woods, Lagravis waited for a bit before following him, but even at the edge of the trees, he could hear his son berating the other. "You IDIOT! I TOLD YOU TO WAIT!"

The Woods

Link found himself looking at a giant bird. The thing had teeth. Very big teeth. A group of them had captured his brother and some others. To his dismay, Zelda was among those who had been captured.

Then, a few of the birds moved away from the cluster. What he saw shocked him. Werlyn was lying on the ground, not moving. ...What...Link raised his gaze from the prone Dragon to the flock of birds....So those must be Rocs….

Then the birds had the nerve to surround him. So, he unsheathed his sword, and starting swinging.

One of the birds had tripped him. Now, the supposed leader had its talons digging into his back. "Who are you?" The talons lifted a bit and a beaked face appeared. "None of your business, Lion. Rex, our leader, wants to speak with you. Get up." The Lion snarled up at the Roc. "Make me."

Lagravis reached the clearing in time to see the Roc lift one of his sons off of the ground, and hit him. Needless to say, his son retaliated.

He couldn't see much. He could, however, judge where the birds were and attacked them. That is, until one of them stabbed him with his own sword. And then kicked him.

A few hours later, the group found Lagravis walking back to the camp, carrying someone in his arms. It was Zelda. Everyone feared the worst. "...She's alive...but those savages took my sons...and that Dragon. Wherever they are now…" At that point, Zelda awoke.

"...He's gone?" Ganon nodded. "Yes. These, Rocs, as Werlyn called them, took him, Link and Laval away. Where, none of us know." Emotions were running high in the camp. Among those were Zelda and Li'ella. The two Lionesses had went away together, and had come back furious. They demanded that a rescue party be put together immediately.

Ganon, well aware of the perils of angry females (don't ask.), quickly agreed. So did the others. Because, in the Legends, Zelda had shown that she could hold her own. On multiple occasions.