I don't own the Legend of Zelda. Ok so I've been having these really good ideas for a Zelda fanfic and so I'm writing this. This is a different style to how I normally write so I hope this turns out ok.

"talking"

"Thinking"

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Just a few notes to help you understand the story. This is set centuries after OoT. Most of the characters are from OoT except they are only the descendants or reincarnations of them (whatever suits you). As such they don't know each other yet though they may have certain 'feelings' of trust or brief memory flashbacks.

I hope you like the story

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"HYAAA!!!"

The wooden plank split in two as a toy sword crashed down upon it. This was followed by another and another until the remains of wooden planks were scattered everywhere. At the very centre of this mess stood a young boy of around 10 years. The boy had a wild shock of dirty blonde hair and a set of stunning deep blue eyes. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he gasped for breathe, wiping it out of his eyes using his ragged green shirt.

"Link, dinner time" called a bearded man from a small building on the outskirts of a large forest.

The boy hearing this call ran over to the house with a large grin on his face. Food was always good after a workout training session.

"So what have you been doing in your free time Link?" asked the man.

"Practising my sword work Uncle Revlin" said Link.

"I see…….and why have you been practising so much?" asked Revlin.

"When I grow up I want to be a knight in service to the royal family of Hyrule" Link replied as he heaped his plate with beef stew and potato with a sprinkling of forest herbs.

"And why do you want to be a knight?" asked Revlin with a knowing smile.

"Well, I want to be great one day. You know, a sort of famous hero and I figure that being a knight will bring me close to that dream" Link replied innocently.

"You sure do have a big imagination Link" said Revlin before he grabbed his own food.

After that no-one spoke, the silence only broken by the sounds of the two people eating. Link finished his food first as is common for young growing boys, especially those who have been training all day.

"Uncle when are we going into castle town again?" Link asked suddenly.

"Well I guess we can go again soon, why?" asked Revlin.

"I hear that squires are being chosen during the Festival of Time next month and I want to see if I'll be accepted" Link said in an eager voice.

"Well if that's what you want, how could I ever refuse you nephew?" said Revlin ruffling Link's hair.

"Thank's Uncle, you're the best!" Link practically yelled in excitement before rushing off to wash the dishes in the forest stream.

"Ah Link, you have no idea how much like your father you are" said Revlin as he looked in the direction that Link ran. He then went to fetch himself a mug of ale when he heard someone knocking on the door.

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Link ran down to the stream to wash the dishes when he heard the soft splash of water. Cautiously he walked through the cover of trees while keeping in the shadows to see what was happening. The moon shone on the water showing it's calm tranquil beauty. Suddenly the head of a girl who appeared to be Link's age burst from the water. Her wet hair gleamed an emerald colour as the moon shined down upon it.

Link took a sharp breathe as he saw her, she was obviously bathing and he should go away to protect her modesty but he was frozen in place by shock.

"She's so beautiful" Link murmured.

The girls looked up suddenly as she heard Link's voice. She quickly rushed to a nearby bank hidden in shadow where she must have quickly dressed as she emerged with all her clothes on (you weren't thinking that Link would see her without any clothes on were you?).

"Who's there and what are you doing here?" she said in a determined voice as she held a deku stick.

Link stepped from the tree's with his hands held in-front of him to show he meant no harm.

"Hi, my names Link and I was just coming here to wash some things for my uncle, I'm sorry if I disturbed you" said Link in a friendly voice.

"How can I tell that you're not lying, you could be one of Mido's goons just trying to get information for him about me" said the girl.

"Ok I just want to say two things. One: Who the hell is Mido? Two: I don't even know your name, I've never ever seen you before" said Link.

The girl looked at Link for a bit longer before holding her hand out.

"I'm Saria, a Kokiri so you wouldn't have seen me before" said Saria.

"Well it's nice to meet you Saria" said Link as he grasped her hand in a friendly shake (isn't amazing how easily young kids become friends?).

While all this was happening a wooden object fell out of one of Saria's pockets. She went to pick it up but Link beat her to it.

"Hey, an Ocarina!" exclaimed Link. "I have one just like it."

"What do you mean you have one just like it?" asked Saria. "This was made by an ancestor of mine from a branch of the Great Deku Tree."

"What was your ancestor's name?" asked Link.

"Her name was also Saria, now answer the question" said Saria.

"Well Uncle Revlin said my father passed it down to me as his father did to him and so on back to when an ancestor of mine got it" said Link.

"You're an interesting person Link" said Saria. "And because I find you so interesting I think we should be friends from now on."

"You really want to be my friend?" asked Link.

"Of course I do, it's good to have friends" said Saria.

"I don't really have any friends" said Link with a sad voice.

"Well you do now" said Saria. "I have to go soon or the other Kokiri will start looking for me, so I'll see you some other time ok" she said before she started heading back deep into the forest

"Ok, cya Saria" said Link as he waved to his new friend.

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"Are you sure?" said Revlin.

"Yes, he has finally escaped and is currently regaining his power from his base of operations. We need to reseal him away" said an unknown voice.

"But the Blade of Mirrors shattered when the hero delivered the final blow" said Revlin.

"We just need to get the sword reforged and then destroy him once and for all now that we understand exactly how to" said the unknown voice.

"Only the ancient hero can enter the forge of Mithdrakas the Smith" said Revlin.

"Yes and our analysis indicate the hero will be a boy of around 10 years. When the young boys go to become squires at the Festival of Time we will test them by asking then to touch the case with the sword fragments and then we'll know if the hero is within them" said the unknown voices.

"I understand, you must go now Daphnes or Link will come back and find you" said Revlin.

"Farewell my friend" said Daphnes.

"Goodbye old mate" said Revlin as the Daphnes walked out the door, mounted his horse and rode away into the night.

"Please, don't let the hero be Link" said Revlin. "He is too young, too innocent. He doesn't deserve to have that taken away from him".

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The weeks passed by and the Festival of Time drew closer and closer. Link started to notice that Revlin had been withdrawn and worried of late, almost like some heavy weight was resting on his shoulders. Revlin wouldn't talk about it with Link; he would only gaze out across Hyrule with that worried look on his face. Meanwhile Link practised his sword play and was even starting to try using his Uncle's old hunting bow. When he wasn't doing that he was playing with Saria in the forest.

"Hey Saria, I'm going to Hyrule Market tomorrow" Link said excitedly.

"Why?" asked a curious Saria.

"Well I'm hoping to become a knight in service to the Royal Family and the first step towards that is becoming a squire. The knights are choosing squires tomorrow and so I'm hoping I'll be chosen" Link said.

"Oh……will you be able to come back and visit me" Saria said hopefully.

"I never thought about that. I don't know if I will be able but I'll try" said Link.

"Well if you don't come back I want you to have something to remember me by" said Saria. "I want to teach you my song."

Link pulled out his ocarina and listened for Saria. Saria raised her ocarina to her lips and blew. The notes sounded out crystal clear and beautiful. Link started tapping his foot to the music before raising his ocarina to his lips and playing a counter melody. The two ocarinas glowed bright green as their music mingled once again after such a long, long time.

"Wow" said Link after they finished playing.

"You can talk to me anytime now, just play my song and we can communicate" said Saria with a smile.

"Ok Saria, I'll still try to visit you though because that's what friends do" Link replied as he held out his hand.

Saria then surprised Link by running up and hugging him.

"Not just friends Link. We're best friends now" said Saria with tears in her eyes.

"Don't worry Saria, I'll save you from him!!" yelled a new voice.

The voice came from another young boy up in a tree with freckles and spiky orange hair, dressed in green forest clothes (the boy, not the tree). He grabbed a vine and attempted to swing down with no success.

*THUMP*

Link tried hard not to laugh but had no success whatsoever. The other boy picked himself up and flushed a deep angry red.

"No-body laughs at the Great Mido!!!" he shouted angrily before charging Link with a deku stick.

Link sidestepped the charging Mido and swung with his wooden sword that he always carried with him. The wooden sword hit Mido's backside and sent him tumbling into the ground. This brought about a new set of laughter from Link which enraged to Kokiri boy even more.

"I'll teach you a lesson!!!" yelled Mido before charging at Link again.

The fury of Mido's attack caught Link off guard and the deku stick hit him hard on the side of his head.

"Mido stop!!" yelled Saria but Mido wasn't listening; that was a bad choice for him.

Long days of practice came to mind as Link cleared his head and readied his wooden sword. The two boys met with a loud sound of wood against wood. Mido tried to swing around and hit Link's side but Link moved quickly and deflected the blow while delivering his own strike to Mido's foot. Mido limped back towards Link and went for a hit to the head. Link dodged and the force of the swing unbalanced Mido, sending him back to the ground before Link stepped on Mido's hand. Link grabbed the deku stick and was about to snap it when he had a sudden thought that it might prove useful sometime later.

"Mido what are you doing here!!?" yelled Saria.

"Protecting you from this filth" Mido spat.

"He's not filth, he's my friend!!" Saria yelled again before slapping Mido and storming off.

"This is your entire fault Hylian" sneered Mido before he limped back into the forest while rubbing his face where Saria slapped him.

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The day of the Festival of Time arrived and Link and Revlin went to Hyrule Castle Town Market. The houses had decorations strung everywhere and the people wore exotic and sometimes scandalous clothing. Link looked around with wonder as Revlin came out of a magic shop with a small belt bag.

"Link, I believe that you are old enough to have one of these" said Revlin before handing the bag to Link.

"What's it do?" asked Link.

"This bag can carry any amount of items and still have plenty of room. When you place an object in there it will disappear. To summon an item you want just place a hand in the bag and think about it, and the item will appear in your hands if you have collected it" said Revlin.

"Cool" said Link before taking out the deku stick he had taken from Mido. He put it in the bag and sure enough, it disappeared. Link then put his hand in the bag and thought about the stick. He felt the rough wood in his hand and pulled the stick out.

"Thanks Uncle you're the best" said Link.

"I remember your father had one and so I thought that you should also have one" Revlin said with a smile.

"He did?" asked Link.

"Yes, your father had a great many strange items" said Revlin.

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Name: Link.

Age: 10

Relatives: Revlin the Hunter.

This was the form that Link filled out for his application. Revlin went over to speak with someone he said he knew and left Link with all the other boys who had signed up to be squires. These boys all came from the upper class as could be seen from their fine clothing and soft hands.

"What do you want peasant?" one boy sneered.

"I'm applying to be a squire" said Link as if he didn't notice the insult.

"You a squire? I don't think so" said another boy said with a laugh.

"Well it's not like you have the capability to think so your opinion doesn't really matter" Link curtly replied (ooooo you got chipped; salt, vinegar and all the toppings).

"How dare you insult me" the boy sneered.

"How dare I don't" Link replied quickly.

"We don't like you peasant" said another boy.

"Good because I don't like you either" said Link.

"You want to fight about it" said another.

"If you lot aren't afraid about fighting a peasant like me" Link said before drawing his wooden sword.

The other boys grabbed ornate jewelled knives that they carried with them and walked towards Link.

"It's not like anyone will miss him if he's dead" said one boy.

This may have turned out a bit messy for the posh lads if a knight and a rich man hadn't walked by and seen the encounter.

"What are you lads doing?" the knight said gruffly.

"This peasant insulted us and our honour" said one boy.

"You never had any honour in the first place" said Link angrily.

"See!!" said another boy. "He still slanders us even in your presence."

"How dare you speak so to those better than you" said the rich man before back handing Link.

Link rubbed his face where the man's hand had hit him and suddenly was filled with anger, indescribable anger.

*WHACK*

Link's fist broke the rich mans nose and sent blood spraying across everyone nearby.

"I may not of the upper class but I'll always be better than you" said Link with a grin.

The knight looked at the rich man and then at Link. A smile broke out on his face.

"I like you kid and because I do I'm going to invest you into the order of Slayers" the knight said.

The pansy posh boys looked at the knight like stunned mullets. Link looked at him pure joy on his face.

"What's a slayer?" asked Link.

"A slayer is a warrior who battles the monsters of Hyrule. Knights are the more glorified versions but slayers are the real heroes. I used to be one myself and am still respected by them so I have a fair bit of authority" said the knight.

"Why would you do this for me?" asked Link as the two walked away from everyone else.

"Ok lad, the thing is that you're different. I can see in your eyes that you have the spirit of a warrior and I don't want that to be crushed. Also I want you to be prepared, I don't know what for but it seems that destiny will throw you against impossible odds and you need to win or something terrible will happen" the knight said.

"Wow……….by the way I'm Link" said Link holding out his hand.

"Link, that is a strong name; the name given to the Hero of Time centuries ago. Well Link, my name is Klingr" he said grasping Link's hand in a hand shake.

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"Link do you wish to become a member of our prestigious order?" a scarred and veteran slayer asked.

"Yes" Link replied.

"Do you vow to destroy all evil and protect the innocent?"

"Yes"

"Do you swear never to falter during your quest for good?"

"Yes"

"What do you believe were the values of the Hero of Time?"

"What?"

"What do you believe were the values of the Hero of Time?"

Link was stunned; he didn't know what to say. Suddenly a tiny voice played through his mind, a voice that sounded like his yet wasn't.

"…….Courage………and Love" Link said.

"Are you sure?"

"I have never been surer of anything in my life" Link said with a determined nod.

"Interesting……….well I now welcome you as a slayer. Time for you to commence training; for the next year you will train and then……then you head out and do what a slayer must do!"

"What would Uncle Revlin think?" thought Link.

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"So you are going to be like your father Link" Revlin thought from his house as Klingr told him the news of Link becoming a Slayer. "May the tri-force of courage guide you".

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Well what did you guys think? Was it good? Was it bad? Am I annoying? Please review and tell me. The second chapter is currently being worked upon so once I recieve some reviews I can post it.

cya: LinkHammer