The Beginning of the End

[Legendseeker]

I figured to go ahead and post my stories here, just to let people read it. it's Legend of Zelda, so if I can't have it posted here, let me know. but here you go

Prologue
The wind blew softly, whistling a calming tune in Link’s ear as he and Epona rode down the path through Faron Woods towards the little village of Ordon. He sighed in relief as he thought about the recent events that had happened. Ganon attempting to take over Hyrule. Meeting Princess Zelda and many new people. The Twilight covering the land and everyone in it. It was all too much for him.
But it’s all over. Link thought as he went down the path. Ganon is dead and Hyrule is back to normal. I can finally return to my old life. He tried to tell himself.
But while Link thought all that, he knew it wasn’t true. Even after Midna left and destroyed the mirror of Twilight, he still felt something inside of him. He knew the wolf was still there, waiting. Waiting for its chance to escape and be free.
It must be have something to do with me being the Hero. Link thought, maybe it will always be inside me. I wonder…
Link stopped at his old home and got off Epona, fetched an apple, and fed it to her. She neighed in contentment and walked to her laying spot. Link watched her for a second, then turned around and pulled the image of the wolf into his head. Seconds later, he took off running on all four paws.
Wolf Link howled into the air. The sense of freedom swam through him in everyway. He still had his gift. He ran in the woods a few times, than headed back to his home and saw Epona give him a stern look.
“Is it really necessary to do that?” Epona said, huffing at him impatiently.
“Oh, come on Epona. Its not everyday I can change and be free. Besides, what harm can it do? I’m just having some fun, that’s all.”
“Well, still, you need to be careful Link. You know how everyone in the town feels about your wolf form. Especially Rusl.” Epona warned him.
Link sighed and transformed into his human form. He walked over to Epona and looked into her eyes. “I know Epona. That’s why I’m going to be careful. I’m going to get some sleep. I’ll see you in the morning.”
Walking into the house, he stripped down to his trousers and laid into bed. Barely a thought passed through his head before he passed out into the sanctuary of dreams.
***
In his dreams, Link was visited Ilia, his best friend, sister, and the mayors daughter. When he attempted to talk to her, he was interrupted by Ilia. Her voice was something amazing.
“Hello Hero of Light. You have done well in your quest to defeat Ganon and save all of Hyrule from Twilight. But your task is not over.”
Link just starred at her until she stopped. Then spoke. “Who are you?” You’re not Ilia.”
The Ilia figure smiled and said, “Correct. I am the Goddess Farore.”
Linked gasped and fell to one knee, kneeling in front of the great goddess. “I’m sorry goddess. I did not know.”
Farore smiled and said, “Stand my Hero.”
Link stood and faced the goddess. “What did you mean my task is not over? I stopped Ganon and forced the Twilight back to the Twilight world. Must I do more?”
Farore nodded, “Yes Hero, you must. But not until later in your life. I cannot tell you what will happen, but I will give you a clue.”
Link nodded and said, “What is it?”
“Be careful of those close to you. They will be used.”
Link’s eyes snapped open as he awoke from his dream. Sweat drenched him and he was tangled in his bed sheets. He untangled himself and sat in bed, his hand running through his hair. What Farore had told him still ran through his mind.
Be careful of those close to you. They will be used.
***
Morning came. Link stepped out of his house and squinted at the bright sunlight. Today is going to be a long day. He thought as he climbed down the ladder and started walking into town. Better go see everyone. They must be worried.
He arrived into town and stood there. First, he walked towards Rusl’s home and knocked on the door. Rusl opened the door and said, “Who‘s there?”
Link smiled and said, “Don‘t remember me?”
The door was thrown open and before he could object, Rusl grabbed him and gave him a big bear hug. “Link! I can’t believe it’s you!”
Uni stepped out of the doorway. “Link? Is that really you?”
“Yes. Yes it is. Hey Uni.” Link wrestled his way out of Rusl’s grip and gave Uni a gentler hug. “How’s the baby?”
“Good. We named her Abby. She’s a real handful.” laughed Uni.
Link joined in the laugh and said, “I’ll bet.” He turned to Rusl. “Is Ilia home?”
Rusl smiled and said, “Go on.”
Link rushed to Ilia’s house and knocked on the door. It flew open and there stood Mayor Bo, holding a giant pan and yelling, “I swear, the next person who disturbs me and my daughter during breakfast, I’m going to-” He stopped and starred at Link, then said, “Link. It’s you…”
“Link?!?!” came a small voice behind Mayor Bo. Bo stepped aside and Ilia walked forward. Her and Link starred at each other, then she screamed, “LINK!!!” and tackled him onto the ground, hugging him to death. Link coughed as he hit the ground.
“Ilia… I missed you too…. But you gotta… gotta let me BREATH for once.” Link managed as he was being strangled.
Ilia let go of him and they both stood up. “Sorry Link. I’ve just missed you so much. I didn’t know if you would be back.”
“Well, I’m back. So it’s all ok.” he stepped forward and drew Ilia towards him. Ilia put her head against his chest and whispered, “I’m glad you’re back.”
Link looked down at her and said, “Me too Ilia. Me too.” And everything felt the same once again. Things were back to normal.
***
Deep in the afterlife, Ganon watched the scene in front of him as he stood on a cliff. He silently cursed as he saw the Hero live in front of him. “Oh, how I wish I could get my hands around his little neck…” Ganon whispered softly as he watched. He needed a plan to get out of here. And he had the perfect one.
He used some of his remaining power from the Triforce of Power to look through the future. He wasn’t looking through his future, but his greatest enemy’s future. And sure enough, he found what he was looking for. He smiled to himself.
“I’ll use the Hero’s own weakness against him. This time, I will win.”
So, he started his plan of return. It would take awhile, but he could wait.
Time to die Hero…
16 years later…
Link awoke to the sound of little kids running around in the house. He groaned, walked to the window, opened it, and shouted, “Settle down kids!!”
“Sorry dad!!!” they shouted back. Link shook his head in amusement and turned to his wife. Ilia laid there on the bed and smiled at him. “You know, they remind me of someone I know.”
“Hey, they didn’t get that from me, ok? They got that from your side of the family. Always gotta be hard headed.” Link said. Ilia laughed and kissed him.
“Better get to work. I’m taking Jacob into town to get some stuff, then we’ll head to the spring and let the kids swim around for a bit.”
“That sounds good. You get going. We’ll be ready by the time you get back”
Link smiled and said ok, kissed his wife, and headed out the door. Outside were his twins kids, Bo and Jena, playing with the dog Wolf. Link smiled at them, then turned and saw his eldest son, Jacob, practicing with his sword on the old practice dummy Link had constructed so long ago. He’s getting good. thought Link as he watched Jacob flip over the dummy and cut its head off.
“You know that doesn’t compare to a moving target, right?” Link shouted at his son. Jacob looked up and laughed. “NO! But it’s better than nothing, right?”
Link laughed. “Right. Now get your stuff together. We have to head into town.” Jacob nodded and slid his sword into the sheath.
Link jumped down the ladder and looked at the twins. “Now, you two be good for mom now. Do what she says and we’ll go to the spring after me and Jacob get back. Deal?”
The twins shouted, “Deal!!!” and started back at playing with Wolf. Link and Jacob laughed and headed walking for the village.
They ran into Rusl, the kids godfather and Link’s oldest friend, walking down the street with Abby. Abby had grown beautiful in the 17 years of her life. Jacob instantly grew nervous and tried to make himself bigger as they walked past. Link shook his head and said hey to Abby and Rusl.
“Hey Link. Jacob.” Rusl nodded to them.
“Hi Link.” Abby gave Link a big hug and looked at Jacob. “Hey Jacob.”
“Hey Abby.” Jacob stuttered and started to grow red on his cheeks. Abby laughed and started to get nervous too.
Link and Rusl looked each other in the eye and tried to start a conversation to ease the nervousness in the young kids. But when it looked like it wouldn’t work, they said goodbye and left. Jacob started getting more relaxed.
“Why don’t you ask her out?” Link asked his son as they waited for the clerk at Malo’s Mart to get their stuff. Jacob started and looked at his father. “What?”
Link laughed and said, “You heard me. Why don’t you ask Abby out? It’s clear they you both like each other. Just do it.”
Jacob looked down and said, “Well, I want to. But…”
“But what?”
“I don’t know. I mean, she’s beautiful. Every time I see her, I tell myself that I’m going to ask her, but I can’t seem to.”
Link smiled, “It’s ok son. It happens. I was the same way with your mother. But you will be able to.”
Jacob nodded, “Yeah.”
They got their stuff and headed back home. The twins were jumping up and down when they saw their father, bugging him about going to the spring. Link looked at his wife and asked, “Were they good?”
“Well…” Ilia started.
“We were good daddy!! We were, we swear!”
Ilia smiled. “They were good.”
Link kneeled in front of his kids and said, “Are you ready to go?”
“YES!!!” they both shouted.
Link stood up and said, “Well? What are you waiting for? Let’s go.”
Everyone left for the spring. While walking down the path, Link was smiling. I can’t believe how lucky I am. Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine. He looked up and examined the sky. Something was watching him, studying him. At first, he thought it was the goddess’, but something didn’t seem right about it. He felt evil invade him. A thought ran through his mind. It’s happening. Farore’s warning. I think it’s coming true. He looked down at his family and fought back panic. Not now.
***
The evil eyes that Link had felt were coming from no other than Ganon himself. He stood on his usual spot on the cliff, watching Link in the water below. He saw Link stop and look up at the sky, directly at him. He knows I’m watching him…
That did not upset Ganon. His plan was nearly complete. All he needed was to motivate his prey. And he knew how.
Soon. My time is soon…
***
When they arrived at the lake, Bo and Jena immediately ran into the water with Wolf and started splashing around. Jacob laughed, changed into something more comfortable, and joined his siblings in swimming. Link and Ilia set up a spot and laid together, watching their kids play together.
Ilia sighed and said, “What a family. I can’t believe this is all true and not a dream. You know what I mean, right Link?”
Link looked down at his wife, “Of course I do. This is the life I’ve always wanted for us. And now it’s true.”
Saying that, Link truly felt happy. This what he wanted. But some things stayed with him. The memories of his adventure still plagued him at night. Like the Twilight world. He still visited it at night. All the Twili that had suffered under Ganon…
No. I will not think of that. My life is here now. Ilia, Jacob, Bo and Jena. They’re my life now. Not all that.
He settled back down and continued watching his kids. Suddenly, a bright light shone above him. He looked up and thought it was the sun, so he ignored it. But then he looked back up at it, intrigued.
Something was strange about this light. He felt evil power coming from it. The wolf within him came up and he growled softly at it. Ilia heard him and looked up at him, concerned. “Is everything ok?”
Link came to and looked down at her. “Yeah, everything’s fine.”
“You sure?”
“I’m sure. Now, let’s go join the ki-”
A shout came from the spring, “DAD! JACOB‘S GONE!” Link jumped up and looked at the spring. Bo was jumping up and down, pointing at a bright spot. Link noticed that the light had moved to where he was pointing and stayed there. He could barely see Jacob.
“Hold on Jacob!!!” Link yelled and sprinted to the spring, worry eating at his heart. Not my son. Please…
***
Jacob felt strange. He was floating in something that was like air, but it felt like water. Something was happening, he could feel it. But he didn’t know what. In the background, he could hear his family shouting for him. But he didn’t seem to care.
In front of him, he saw a figure appear. It was Abby. “Abby? What are you doing here?”
“I am not Abby. I am The Great Fairy and I came to you to talk to you.”
Jacob started at that. He had heard of The Great Fairy, but never dreamed he would meet her. He was even more surprised when he heard what she said next.
“I wish to talk to you about your father, Link.”
“My fa-father? What does he have to do with this?”
Abby/Great Fairy smiled and said, “Everything. Now, let us begin.”
***
When Link got to the light, it instantly vanished and his son fell into the deepest part of the spring. Link dived into the water and pulled his son up seconds later. He dragged him onto the shore and started trying to wake him up. Fearing the worst, Ilia took the twins and tried to get them not to see their brother. After many attempts and losing his hope, Link saw Jacob coughed up water and started breathing. Link sighed in relief and turned to his wife.
“Let’s go home. He’s ok.” Ilia smiled, then started crying. They all headed home, Link carried Jacob.
When they got back, Link put Jacob into his bed. As he started to leave, he heard Jacob whisper something. Something that terrified him.
“Ganon is back.”
***
Ganon smiled. It was all going exactly as he planned. Link’s son was going to wake up and realize that he needed to free himself. Luckily, he had motivation. And he knew what he was supposed to do.

The time is coming. Not long now…
***
Link stopped at the doorway. He hesitated, but knew he had to. It was the only way. He had to be sure. He knocked.
A servant answered the door. “Who is it?”
“I need to see the Queen. It’s urgent.” Link said.
“And who are you?”
He smiled, “Tell her it’s Link.”
The servant straightened up and said, “Right away sir.” He ran off.
Link stood there waiting. Minutes later, the door swung back open and Zelda stood there, in a nightgown. “Link? I wasn’t expecting you. It’s been forever. How are you?”
“Good. I’ve been good. Look, I need to talk to you. It’s important.”
Zelda looked confused. “Come in and have a seat.”
“Thanks.” Link stepped in and sat in a chair. Zelda sat in front of him. “What do you need to talk about?”
Link hesitated again and thought, Should I? But he knew the answer.
“It’s Ganon. I think he’s back.”
Zelda gasped. “What makes you think that?!?!”
Link took a breath and started his story…
***
Jacob awoke in a panic. Everything the Great Fairy had told him came to him in waves. He needed to leave. He jumped out of bed and snuck into his parents bedroom. In there, laid his dads old green tunic and his sword. Jacob took them, trying not to wake his mother. He left the room, putting on the tunic and putting the sword on his back. He walked out of the house feeling more powerful.
Jumping on his horse, he grabbed the reins and started off, heading for a destination known only to him. I will free you father. I promise.
***
Ganon looked at the boy. He smiled to himself. The boy has grown. His plan was working for once.
Nearly time…
***
Wolf Link ran as fast as he could, his heart pounding as fast as he could. No. This can’t be true. Please, don’t let it be true.
He stopped short of his house in front of the Ordon spring and transformed into his human self and ran the rest of the way. He turned the corner and saw Ilia standing there. She noticed him and ran into his arms, crying.
“What’s wrong? Rusl wouldn’t tell me.” Link asked, worried.
Ilia looked at him and said, “Jacob’s gone. He took your old green tunic and your old Ordon sword. I don’t know where he went. I’m so sorry…”
“Shhhh… It’s ok. It’s going to be ok. I promise.” Link said.
In the back of his mind though, he knew otherwise. My son is going to hunt for Ganon. I must search all of Hyrule to save him.
“Ilia.” She looked up at him. “I’m going to go look for Jacob. I promise, I’ll bring him back. I swear.”

[Diomedes]

Wow, this looks like it could become a pretty good story, can't wait for more!

[Audo]

Aw, I got excited for a LOST fanfic, by the title. ;-;

Uh, everything being centered is extremely unnecessary, and takes away from the writing.

[khfreak17]

omg u need to write more. that was really good