At last, I'm finally working on a Saga that I really wanted to write! The Legend of Mario Saga! This one takes place before the events of the Descendants Saga. This Saga, as its name implies, is going to feature novelizations of my favorite Zelda games with my favorite Mario characters thrown into the mix. The order of stories is going to be by launch date with only a few exceptions.

Just to clarify, my favorite Zelda games are Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, The Minish Cap, Twilight Princess, Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword, A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes, and Breath of the Wild. Now for the exceptions: first one, Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild are the only games who are not going to be part of this Saga; they're reserved for a different Saga altogether. And the second exception, the Twilight Princess story is going to be after A Link Between Worlds instead of where it is mentioned above.

That's all the notes I can give to you. I'm actually very excited to begin this Saga, honestly. And what better way to start it with a Zelda game everyone knows: Ocarina of Time? ;D

Enjoy! ;)

Chapter 1: Destiny's Call

In the vast, deep forest of Hyrule… Long have I served as the guardian spirit… I am known as the Deku Tree…

The children of the forest, the Kokiri, live here with me. Each Kokiri has his or her own guardian fairy.

However, there is one boy who does not have a fairy…

(P.O.V. change)

Thunder.

A drawbridge from an unfamiliar castle began to lower in the dark, stormy night.

Another thunder.

A horse's neigh was heard, followed with galloping sounds.

The drawbridge was now fully lowered, and a certain young woman was standing in front of the castle, somehow feeling the raindrops soak her hair, skin, and clothes, as if this was all real.

"What… is this…?" she thought, looking at the castle with a puzzled expression.

Before she could make sense of what's going on, she looked inside the city beyond the lowered drawbridge to see a majestic white horse galloping towards her. She was quick to move out of the way as the horse ran past her, and she managed to take a quick glance at its passengers.

The one driving the horse was a strong young woman, with a young girl holding onto her. The girl took a quick glance at the puzzled young woman standing on the field with a somewhat sorrowful and fearful expression before the horse galloped into the distance until it was gone.

The young woman glanced after the vanished white horse, when she suddenly heard another horse neigh from behind her. Frightened, she turned around to see a darker horse, clearly not the gentle type, but its rider was far worse: a dark-skinned man with red hair and wearing dark armor. The devilish smirk on his face, along with his yellow-gold eyes standing out the most in the dark, gave a hint of evilness on this man.

And before she knew, the man slowly rose his left palm at her, conjuring some sort of energy blast in it. All she could do was widen her eyes in terror, paralyzed in fear. Everything went white…

"AAAAHHH!" …and then the woman screamed, waking up from her bed.

That woman just so happened to be Princess Peach.

"What… What was… that all about?!" she questioned between her panting. For as long as she could remember, she rarely has nightmares when asleep, and when she does, they always happen in the Mushroom Kingdom. But this one she just had was something completely new, since it didn't look like it took place in this kingdom. One obvious thing being that she didn't recognize her surroundings, including the people she saw in the dream.

The morning sun suddenly shined on the princess's face, enough to make her snap out of her sleepy trance. She usually kept the curtains in her room and the windows closed, but since it was hot yesterday, she decided to open the windows to let in some fresh air in order to cool down. Helping the fact that she was wearing a pink sleeveless nightgown instead of her other comfortable pajamas she likes wearing.

Deciding to think more about that nightmare for later, she got out of her bed and went through her normal morning routine, taking a shower and putting on her pink gown. After her breakfast, Toadsworth came to her after she stood up from her table.

"Good morning, Princess." he greeted. "Did you sleep well?"

"To be honest… not too well…" Peach lamented.

"Is that so? You had a nightmare?"

"I did. But for some strange reason, it was something completely different…"

"How it was?"

Peach told him her nightmare. After that, Toadsworth puzzled:

"Odd… And I just remembered that Toad came to me early and he told me that he also had a nightmare… which sounded similar to yours!"

"What?!" Peach exclaimed. "How could I and Toad have the same dream?"

"I have no idea. But just like all nightmares, once it's over, it's over, so don't worry too much about it, my dear." he then leaves.

"I hope so…" but Peach couldn't help but think: "Though that one felt so real! Like… it's telling me something that's about to happen in the future…"

"Princess!" her thoughts were interrupted when a Toad guard rushed to her. "Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi had just arrived here!"

"Really? I'll greet them right now." Peach replied, walking along with the Toad guard. "Open the doors!" she ordered.

The Toad guards then opened the castle's front doors, revealing Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi standing at the entrance.

"Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, what a surprise to see you here!" Peach smiled while bowing.

"Morning, Peach." Mario replied, tipping his cap. "Toad actually called for us to come here."

"He did? Well, let's go to the throne room and we'll chat there."

Peach led them to the throne room, where they found Toad standing there.

"Mario! Luigi! Yoshi! You actually came!" he exclaimed.

"Hey, Toad!" the addressed trio greeted.

"Toad, why did you call for them?" Peach asked.

"Because…" Toad let out a sigh before continuing, "Princess, this might shock you… Toadsworth told you about me having a nightmare, right?" Peach nodded. "Well… Turns out that Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi also had the same nightmare."

Peach gasped in total shock and confusion upon hearing this. Five people having the same dream at the same night?! How is that possible?

"Oh my goodness…" she breathed. "Guys, it's not just you. I… I also had the same dream as well."

"WHAT?!" the four boys yelled.

"You too?!" Luigi flinched.

"No way!" Yoshi exclaimed.

"Five people dreaming the same thing at the same night… That's very unlikely!" Mario stated.

"Yeah!" Toad agreed. "Something is not right here!"

Unknown to them, there was a cloaked person hiding behind the throne overhearing the whole conversation.

"The prophecy… It reached them too…" the person thought. "That means… They might be the chosen ones for the task!"

With a finger snap, the person made a parchment appear and silently tossed it towards the group, landing near Yoshi's feet. The person disappears.

"Eh?" Yoshi looked down to see the parchment. "What's this?" he picks it up.

"Where did that parchment come from?" Luigi wondered. "Whatever. What does it say?"

Yoshi unfolds the parchment and reads: "Find me at the castle's backyard. I know the reason behind your nightmares."

"…That's it?" Toad raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah." Yoshi replied. "No return address at all."

"Do you think we could trust whoever sent this to us?" Mario asked.

"Well, it did say that it knows about our situation." Peach pointed out. "And if we really want to know why, then we have no choice."

With that settled, the group made their way to the castle's backyard. There, they found the cloaked person standing in front of the fountain with its back turned.

"Ah, so you read my message. I was hoping you would come." the person spoke for the first time. Its voice sounded feminine, so everyone could assume it was a woman.

"Who are you?" Peach asked.

The woman turned around to face them as she spoke: "You are not ready yet to know my name or who am I, so just refer me as a sorceress."

"Why are we not ready yet?" Toad questioned with a hint of anger.

"Always wanting to know the answers right away, just like him…" the sorceress mused.

"Him?" Luigi raised an eyebrow.

"It's a long story… First, you want to know why you all had the same dream, right?" everyone nodded. "Well, it turns out that this isn't an ordinary dream. It's a prophecy. A prophecy that it's about to happen in a brand different kingdom, affecting only those sensitive to it. And if it also reached you… Then I guess it's time for you all to fulfill your destiny."

"What destiny?" Mario asked.

"You all must head into the different kingdom I mentioned, and help out someone else who also shares a similar destiny."

"Now just hold up a second!" Toad interrupted. "Who said that just because we had the same dream means we'll have to go somewhere else? We just want to get rid of this dream tormenting us!"

"Because fulfilling this task is the only way to stop these nightmares for plaguing you. And I also fear that something bad might not only happen to that kingdom… but it might happen to the Mushroom Kingdom as well. And if that isn't taken care of quick enough, both kingdoms will be at mercy."

"Oh no…" Peach whimpered.

"T-Then I suggest we head to wherever we need to go ASAP!" Luigi stuttered.

"I agree!" Yoshi agreed.

"Hold up." the sorceress said. "Before I send you to your destination with my magic, you must first listen to my instructions. Listen well." the group nodded, ready to hear what she has to say. "First, the name of the kingdom you're going to is called Hyrule. Second, the person you'll be helping out is a young boy dressed in green with a fairy accompanying him, but I'll make sure to send you right where he's standing. Third, as soon as you meet him, you must stick together with him throughout the entire journey. And fourth, I suggest you pack some of your Power-Ups, as your journey is filled with many obstacles you must go through. You got all that?"

"We did." Mario answered for them.

"Good. You can go ahead and pack everything you need. Meet me back here when you're ready."

The group then left the backyard and went back into the castle to start packing. They stored some Power-Ups, of course, but Mario and Luigi also decided to bring their hammers as well. Once they were done, they went back to the backyard where they found the sorceress waiting for them.

"You ready?" she asked. The group nodded. "Alright, I'll open up a portal leading to your destination."

With a wave of her hand, the sorceress opened up a golden gate in front of her. The group approached the gate in awe.

"I can't believe this is actually happening to us…" Peach breathed.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Luigi asked a bit unsure.

"Oh, you'll be fine!" the sorceress answered, strangely changing her serious tone to a chirpy one… before playfully pushing them all into the gate as they screamed. "Good luck!"

Meanwhile, in Hyrule…

"Navi… Navi, where art thou? Come hither…" an elderly voice spoke, which belonged to the Deku Tree in Kokiri Forest. A small blue fairy, presumably Navi, flew over to him.

"You called for me, Great Deku Tree?" Navi asked.

"Oh, Navi the fairy… Listen to my words, the words of the Deku Tree… Dost thou sense it? The climate of evil descending upon this realm… Malevolent forces even now are mustering to attack our land of Hyrule…"

"Oh no… That's horrible…"

"For so long, the Kokiri Forest, the source of life, has stood as a barrier, deterring outsiders and maintaining the order of the world… But…before this tremendous evil, even my power is as nothing… It seems the time has come for the boy without a fairy to begin his journey… As well as the five people who are not from this world… Hopefully the sorceress I sent has found them… The youths whose destiny it is to lead Hyrule to the path of justice and truth…"

"So I must search for the boy, then?"

"Yes…" he paused for a moment before continuing, "Navi…go now! Find our young friend and guide him to me… And once the five people have arrived, guide them to me as well… I do not have much time left. Fly, Navi, fly! The fate of the forest, nay, the world, depends upon thee!"

"Right!" Navi begins to fly away. "We won't fail you, Great Deku Tree!"

By flying right between Mido's legs, Navi arrives at Kokiri Village, greeting a Kokiri girl sitting on top of a shop along the way, as well as somehow bumping into a fence. After that, she flies inside probably the tallest tree house in the village, where the boy she must look for lives.

Inside, Navi flies slowly towards the sleeping boy and calls out:

"Hello, Link! Wake up! The Great Deku Tree wants to talk to you! Link, get up!"

"Mmm… Five more minutes…" Link mumbled in his sleep.

"Hey! C'mon! Can Hyrule's destiny really depend on such a lazy boy?"

With a yawn, Link groggily stands up and looks up at the one who woke him up.

"A… fairy?" he thought.

"You finally woke up! I'm Navi the fairy!" Navi said. "The Great Deku Tree asked me to be your partner from now on! Nice to meet you!"

"Wait, your partner?!" Link flinched. "Are you for real?!"

"Yep! Anyway, the Great Deku Tree has summoned you! So let's get going…right now!"

"The Great Deku Tree wants to see me? Alright…" as Link began to walk out of his house, he thought: "Why would the Great Deku Tree want me so suddenly? Oh well, at least I'm now a real Kokiri!" however, he didn't notice where he was going… and fell off the platform he was on. "WAAAAAUGH!" he screamed, faceplanting on the ground. What made this more embarrassing was that his friend, Saria, was standing there and winced at this.

"Oh dear…" she trailed. "Link, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine…" Link replied, getting up. "Anyway, what are you doing out here, Saria?"

"Oh, just came here to say good morning." then, she noticed Navi flying next to him. "Wow! A fairy! Finally, a fairy came to you, Link! That's great news! I'm so happy for you! Now you're a true Kokiri, Link!" Link smiled sheepishly at that.

"Hello! My name is Navi!" Navi greeted.

"Hi!"

"We're kind of in a tight schedule right now. I'm guiding Link to the Great Deku Tree."

"Is that right? The Great Deku Tree has summoned him? It's quite an honor to talk to the Great Deku Tree! I'll wait for you here. Get going! Go see the Great Deku Tree!"

"Okay! I hope this doesn't take long!" Link replied and left. Unfortunately, there happened to be someone blocking his way as usual…

"Hey, you! 'Mr. No-Fairy'! What's your business with the Great Deku Tree?" it was Mido. "Without a fairy, you're not even a real man!"

"Hey! What's the big idea?!" Navi flew up in Mido's face. "The Great Deku has summoned Link! JUST LET US THROUGH!"

"What?! A fairy?! Say what? The Great Deku Tree actually summoned him?"

"That's right." Link nodded firmly.

"Whaaaaaaat?! Why would he summon you and not the great Mido?"

"Well, he would if you weren't acting like a big jerk."

"This isn't funny…" Mido muttered, crossing his arms. "I don't believe it! You aren't even fully equipped yet! How do you think you're going to help the Great Deku Tree without both a sword and shield ready?"

"Says the one who also doesn't have any equipment…" Link sweatdropped.

"What? *sigh* you're right – I don't have my equipment ready, but… If you want to pass through here, you should at least equip a sword and a shield! Sheesh!" Link's eye twitched before retorting:

"Fine! I will go find a sword and a shield! Just so you wait!"

"HA! Like that would ever happen." Mido scoffed as Link turned away, growling in frustration.

"Man, Mido always get in my nerves at the worst times possible…" he muttered.

"Chill out, Link. I'm sure the Great Deku Tree can wait a little bit." Navi said. "As I was searching for you, I heard that you can get a shield from that shop over there." she directed Link to the shop. "But I don't know where to find a sword yet…"

"Well, then I'll go for the shield first."

Link then went around to collect some Rupees and went into the shop to pay 40 of them to buy a Deku Shield. Now all that's left is a sword. After looking around the forest for a while, Link spotted a small hole on the wall at the Forest Training Center. He easily crawled through it thanks to his small size.

On the other side, he had to travel around a short maze with a giant boulder rolling around for some reason. Eventually, he came upon a tree stump with a treasure chest on it. He opens it up, and…

Da da da da!

You got the Kokiri Sword!

"That's a sword? It looks more like a knife due to its size." Navi pointed out.

"Oh whatever. Let's just go shove it and the shield right on Mido's face." Link smirked and walked back to the small hole. But before he could crawl through it, all of a sudden, the same golden gate from earlier opened up from behind him… and Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Toad came out of it.

"AAAAAHH!" they screamed.

"What the-… GAH!" Link turned around… only for the Mario cast to land on top of him.

*THUD!*

"Ouch…" Navi winced as the gate closed.

"Ow…" Luigi groaned, lifting his head. "Did she really have to shove us in there…?"

"Is everyone alright?" Mario asked.

"Yeah…" Toad mumbled.

"Uh, guys… I think we just landed on someone." Yoshi trailed, pointing down. The rest followed his pointing finger and were shocked to see that they landed right on top of a young blonde-haired boy wearing green clothes, so they quickly got off of him.

"Oh my, we're so sorry!" Peach apologized. "Are you okay?"

"Never…better…!" Link groaned as he got up.

"Oh, Link! I'm so glad you're not hurt!" Navi flew up to him before they both turned around to face the Mario cast. "And who are you all? You don't look like you're from here."

"No, we aren't." Mario shook his head. "By the way, I'm Mario."

"I'm Luigi, Mario's younger brother." Luigi said.

"I'm Yoshi!" Yoshi said.

"I'm Toad." Toad said.

"And I'm Peach." Peach said. "We all came from the Mushroom Kingdom, and I'm its princess."

"Mushroom…Kingdom?" Link raised an eyebrow. "Never heard of it."

"Hmm, that does sound other worldly…" Navi mused, flying closer to them. "And judging by their clothing and appearances, they do seem to be from another world."

"At least you believe us." Peach smiled. "Hold up! You still haven't said your names yet!"

"Oh, sorry! I'm Navi, a fairy!"

"I'm Link." Link added. "Nice to meet you all, I guess."

"Wait, if you're from another world, how did you get here?" Navi asked. Mario and his friends then explained everything that happened before they got here. Link and Navi were astonished after hearing their story.

"That's kind of freaky…" Link blinked. "That dream you mentioned? I had the exact same dream too."

"WHAT?!" the Mario cast flinched.

"Another one?!" Toad blinked.

"Is the number going to increase even more?" Yoshi wondered.

"Please, no. I'm starting to get freaked out by this…" Luigi trailed.

"You tell me." Link threw in. "I wonder what could this mean?"

"Wait… The Great Deku Tree told me about five people from another world coming here too… Could these people be them…?" Navi thought. "In that case…" she then spoke, "Maybe it's fate that we all bumped into each other."

"Well, we're only here to fulfill a task that a certain sorceress passed on to us." Toad said with a shrug. "Speaking of which, where are we anyways?"

"This is Kokiri Forest." Navi answered. "Anyways, we were about to go see the Great Deku Tree."

"The Great…WHAT Tree?!" Luigi blinked.

"Great Deku Tree. Why don't you come with us? That way we can show you!"

"Sounds like a good idea, Navi." Link said. "But first… I need to do something."

Seconds later…

"Eh, what's that?! Oh, you have a Deku Shield… And what's THAT?! IS THAT THE KOKIRI SWORD?!" Mido yelled.

"Yup. Told you I could do it." Link smirked.

"GOOD GRIEF! Well, even with all that stuff, a wimp is still a wimp, huh? I, the great Mido, will never accept you as one of us!"

"Oh, put a sock in it!" Link thought bitterly.

"Shoot! How did you get to be the favorite of Saria and the Great Deku Tree? Huh?! Grumble…grumble…" Mido grumbled as he moved out of the way, not bothering to even look at the new faces standing alongside Link, being the Mario cast.

"Well, maybe if you didn't have an ego as big as your head, maybe you would be more likable…" Link thought before motioning the Mario cast to come over.

They all went down the path leading to the Great Deku Tree, unaware that a great journey was about to unfold…

To be continued…

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