Wow another update at last. You were all probably thinking that I had forgotten about you, but how could I ever do that when Navi is always saying the same thing over and over again until you do something about it. In this case she was telling me to update this story and I had to do it or I would have lost my mind........if I haven't already. Well I decided that I would explore some of the other characters in this chapter especially our main villain, the Dread-Lord Nightmare *sound of applause*. Yes well I decided that we can't have a full time Link festival, we need to have at least one cutscene where you can learn a bit more about the main villain. I mean if Ganondorf can have them then so can Nightmare. Well just a few more things and then I will let you go and do what you want, which is read this story and give it fantastic reveiws....YAY!!

Disclaimer: I already told you everything I know. I don't own the Legend of Zelda *WHACK*......
Unknown Voice: We know you are hiding something and we will get every single bit of information from you even if we have to bruise you a little.
Me:.........bastards

For those of you who have forgotten the key:

"doodlybug" = talking.
"thingamabob" = thinking.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx = transition in the story.
LARGE WRITING = Porbably a loud noise or I accidently hit Caps Lock.........nah I'm not that stupid.
normal writing = it's in the name.......normal
"More random talking" = Me really starting to annoy you.
*WHACK* = Navi has decided to take out her anger on me.......read my other stories for some lovely examples.

Ok I get the message, you want to read the story. Well guess what? I am going to........what do you mean I can't do that......it's too violent........but that's what makes it fun.......DAMN!!!!

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Far beneath Hyrule; deep in the flaming pits of hell where even the three golden goddesses dare not enter, the castle of the Dread-Lord Nightmare stood. Black, crumbling stone walls covered with dead vines and dried blood. Spikes adorned with impaled grinning skulls surrounding the entire building as warning to those who may evoke the lord's anger. Deep inside the castle, in a dimly lit but obviously ornately decorated room stood two figures. The first figure was immense in size but its features were indistinguishable as it kept fading in and out of sight, like an incorporeal spirit or ghost. The second figure stood shorter than the other one yet still towered above the average man at a hight six and a half feet tall. Black skull armour encased the figure from head to foot, and a large red cape hung from its shoulders. This figure radiated evil and power, a greater lord in this society of demons deep in the underworld.

"You say that a young boy with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes, clothed in a green tunic entered the temple, destroyed its monsters and then destroyed you, Seriador" the armour encased figure said in a dangerous, low voice.

"Y…yes Lord Nightmare" the ghostly figure of Seriador trembled. "But it wasn't just the boy. H…he had a strong presence within him that took over his body at one stage and destroyed my most powerful minions."

"Took over his body you say?" Nightmare whispered curiously.

"Y…yes. It took complete control over the boy and an aura of power surrounded him. His eyes were like burning sapphires and his left hand took on a glow of gold" Seriador answered in a hurried voice.

"This is a serious problem that has arisen. The queen of all great fairies has been released and he has earned the trust and support of the Kokiri and the Great Deku Tree. This boy has powerful allies indeed" Nightmare muttered to himself.

"Give me a legion of Stalfos and I'll destroy him this time my Lord" Seriador said with the will for revenge burning in his spectral eyes.

"I DID NOT ASK YOU TO SPEAK!!" Nightmare yelled as he flung a orb of dark energy at Seriador's spirit. The energy ball collided with the spectral figure and flung Seriador across the room.

"Mercy my Lord" begged Seriador as the dark energy coursed through his very core of being.

"You shall receive no mercy from me. You had your chance and you failed, just like you would fail if I gave you your warriors" Nightmare said in that low dangerous voice as he regained his composure. "There is more to this boy than you will ever know. Now leave; your presence even as a spirit disgusts me" Nightmare said again before turning away from Seriador with a dramatic swirl of his cape.

"B…but my Lord" Seriador began to stutter.

Nightmare did not even turn towards Seriador, just clicked his fingers and started to walk off leaving Seriador to look at several blasts of dark energy coming his way from no-where.

As Seriador's screams of agony echoed through the castle and outside, where demon's cringed at the sound; Nightmare smiled beneath his helmet.

"I know who you are boy and this time I won't be defeated."

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*CUCCOO!!!!!*

Link's eyes suddenly opened and he bolted upright from the bed where he was lying. He quickly regretted this as pain coursed through his body and he collapsed backwards again. Link slowly raised himself into an upright sitting position and looked at himself. He was wearing a simple long shirt which through which he could feel the mass of bandages covering his mid section where Seriador's blade had struck. He could barely move his heavily bandaged right leg and even little movements caused shocks of pain. All of the minor wounds that had been received in the battle had been washed and cleaned to prevent any infection.

"Someone's patched me up pretty good here but the question is who?" Link thought to himself. "The last thing I remember was opening the Kokiri's cell and then I was attacked by something and lost consciousness."

Looking around Link took in his surroundings. He was in a circular shaped room that appeared to have been made entirely out of wood. A small circular wooden table sat in the middle of the room with a few small chairs surrounding it. On the table was a vase filled with beautiful forest flowers. He was lying in the only bed though there was a mattress and rugs on the floor showing that someone had been sleeping there recently. Light filtered in from various opened windows through which the fresh, crisp morning air blew in. A desk sat across one side of room beneath an ornate mirror hung on the wall above. Against another part of the wall was a small kitchen area and stove upon which sat an iron pot. A pleasing smell was rising from this pot which earned a loud growl from Link's stomach. Dispite the pain it caused, Link managed to swing his legs out of the bed and tried to stand up. He quickly lost his balance from the inability to use his right leg fully and soon ended up lying on the floor.

Never the one to give in, Link crawled across the floor and made his way into the kitchen area where he managed to pull himself upright using drawers set into the kitchen bench. Looking inside the pot Link saw a stew which appeared to be made from an assortment of forest herbs, vegetables and some meat. Noticing a bowl and a ladle on the bench, Link quickly spooned some of the stew into the bowl, looked through the drawers for an eating spoon and then lowered himself into a comfortable sitting position on the floor. Just as he raised the first spoonful of stew to his mouth, the door of the house opened and admitted a familiar person.

Saria gasped as she saw that no-one was in the bed. She dropped the empty bucket that she was carrying which made a loud *THUMP* upon hitting the floor. Saria looked around with a look of worry on her face until she heard the unmistakable sound of someone eating coming from behind the kitchen bench. The door opened again to admit the figure of Fado.

"What's wrong Saria? I heard a noise and……where's Link?" Fado asked hurriedly.

Saria motioned for Fado to be quiet and then proceeded to creep over to the bench where she then tapped Link on the shoulder. Looking up from his stew Link saw Saria standing with her hands on her hips looking down at him.

"Umm, hi Saria…..Surprise" Link said sheepishly through a mouthful of stew.

"Link, you have just spent an entire day lying unconscious in my bed with me worried about you and when I come back from doing some early morning chores I find you sitting on the ground happily eating my breakfast. What do you have to say for yourself?" Saria said with mock anger.

"……I was hungry"

Instead of making her angry, this statement brought a smile to Saria's face which then proceeded to a tear of happiness. Suddenly Saria threw her arms around Link and hugged him tightly, ignoring his discomfort created by the bruises she bumped, tears of happiness streaming unchecked from her sapphire blue eyes.

"I missed you so much Link" Saria said as she held onto Link even tighter.

At this point in time, Fado decided that it would be best if she left the room for a while. Fado opened the door and stepped outside with a massive, mischievous grin on her face.

"Wait till the other girls hear about this" she thought to herself and gave a slight chuckle and she wandered off with a slight skip in her step.

Back inside the house Saria continued to hug Link who grimaced as his right leg began to cramp up. However, the pain was not as bad as it probably should have been. For some reason, Link didn't seem to mind at all that he could not move to ease the cramp.

After a few more minutes Saria let go of Link and smiled at him. Link grinned at her and then tried to stand up, only to fall down again and spill some stew on his head (by the way, the stew is not hot, just nice and warm). The sight presented there, with stew dripping down Link's face, brought a large giggle from Saria, which then turned into an even larger giggle and soon a full scale laugh riot. Shaking his head and sending stew flying everywhere, Link lunged at Saria and fell over again resulting in even more laughter from Saria. However, Link managed to crawl forwards a bit and grab Saria's legs, tripping her. Saria managed to alter her angle of descent and ended up falling on top of Link, earning a groan of pain from the blonde haired boy.

"I'm just too good for you to beat Link" Saria said as she continued to sit on Link.

"That's just because I'm wounded" Link grunted as he tried to catch his breathe.

The door burst open to admit a very angry Mido who stormed in and stared at the sight.

"What are you doing to Saria?!!" Mido shouted at Link.

"I'm not doing anything freckle face, she's the one sitting on me" Link said with a little grin.

"Why you smug little twerp, I'll teach you to mock the Great Mido!!" Mido shouted as he walked towards Link with fury on his face.

"Little…I'm bigger than you Freckles" Link said in an amused tone.

"Stop fighting you two!" Saria exclaimed loudly, resulting in both boys to close their mouths and look at her. "What do you want this time Mido?" Saria said with a hint of impatience in his voice.

"I'm not saying anything in front of that loser" Mido said while glaring daggers at Link.

"That 'loser' as you call him, saved everyone's lives. Now say what you are going to say now or not at all!" Saria exclaimed with annoyance in her voice.

"It's two more days until the Kokiri Ball Saria and…" Mido began to say.

"I keep telling you no, now go away and leave me alone" Saria said.

Mido looked at Saria and then at Link. As he looked at Link he mouthed the words "I'll get you" before he turned around and stomped outside, slamming the door behind him. Saria mouthed a simple 'thank the goddesses he left' before looking around at everything inside her house. Stew was spattered across the kitchen floor and the bed covers were a crumpled pile where Link had thrown them off whilst waking up.

"Now that all that has been settled, you should go back to bed and rest your leg Link" Saria said as she wandered over to a nearby cupboard that I forgot to mention earlier, and pulled out a mop.

"Can you help me up and over to the bed?" Link asked.

Saria turned towards Link and with a little grin said "No" before she turned around again to start cleaning.

"But, I'm injured" Link said trying his best to sound like he was in pain.

"If you managed to get my food then you can surely get to the bed by yourself" Saria said with a little giggle.

"Well it was worth a try" said Link before he started crawling back to the bed. When he got there, he pulled himself up and onto the comfortable mattress and dragged the bed covers off the floor and on top of him. Before closing his eyes, a little grin appeared on Link's face.

"I hope you don't mind having stew all over your pillows" Link said before settling down to sleep.

As his breathing quickly became a regular beat Saria stopped mopping and looked at him. Bandages all over him, stew dripping from his hair and onto the pillow, lying in a slightly curled up position like an innocent little kitten. To Saria he looked every bit the Hero she had often dreamed of years ago before she had even met him.

"It's strange how familiar this scene is, like it's already happened before" Saria thought with a little smile creeping across her face. Shaking her head as if to clear it, Saria went back to her mopping.

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"Link………Link the chosen one. The one who bears the full power of your ancestor and the might of the Tri-force of Courage……...Awaken now!"

Link's eyes shot open and he looked around in alarm. He was no longer inside of Saria's house or anywhere near the Kokiri Forest for that matter. Clouds….a bed of thick clouds and fog everywhere he looked.

"Link!"

Link jumped at the sound of the voice calling his name, but no-matter where he looked he couldn't see the speaker. The fog shifted slightly to reveal a skeletal figure wearing old and cracked armour encrusted with dirt, dried blood and covered in vines. An open helmet with a sort of cross shape on the top adorned the figures head showing the grinning skeletal face of the figure and one eye socket glowing with a red light. A large round metal buckler was being held in one hand while in the other was a long, gleaming steel sword of ancient design.

Link looked around for a weapon when he saw the Gilded Sword sticking out of the ground/cloud next to him, with the Hero's Shield resting against it. Reaching for his weapons Link noticed that he no-longer had any wounds; his right leg was in perfect working condition and his side no longer had the large gash. Grasping the Gilded Sword, he pulled it out of the ground/cloud while flipping the Hero's Shield into the air which he then quickly caught and slid onto his right arm. Twirling to face his opponent, Link bent his knees slightly in a battle ready pose.

The skeletal figure took on the same pose though his spoke of a slightly more defensive fighting style. Link edged forwards a little, trying to judge his opponents abilities but with no success.

"Only one way to find out how he fights" Link thought to himself before suddenly charging towards his opponent and bringing his sword in a downwards diagonal slash. The skeletal figure blocked this with it's sword before bringing its shield around into Link's gut, knocking the young Hero backwards onto the ground and winding him. Instead of going in to finish Link, the figure stood still and lowered its sword.

The strange skeletal figure suddenly spoke "A sword holds no strength unless its wielder has courage."

Link slowly got back to his feet and put away his sword and shield before looking the creature in the eyes (if it has them) and asking "Who are you?"

"Who I am is of no importance right now young Link. All you need to know is that I am here to train you further in the art of sword play and teach you the fighting techniques used by those who carry the blood of the Hero within them" the figure said in a flat, even, and non-emotional tone of voice.

"Wait, what do you mean by those who carry the blood of the Hero within them?" Link asked quickly.

"It means what it says it does and nothing more than that. Now enough speaking, if you are to save Hyrule from this rising darkness then you must learn how to fight even better. The skills you have learned already are impressive but you still have a long way to go until you are ready to recover the other sword shards, reforge the Blade of Mirrors and take on the Dread Lord Nightmare" the figure said again.

"Me, take on Nightmare and his most powerful monsters? But all I was doing was saving a friend and then I was going to return back to the Slayers and help them fight against the monsters attacking Hyrule" Link said. "The King is going to send out other soldiers to go help the other places in need."

"He didn't send soldiers out to help the Kokiri and unless you have already forgotten, Seriador was one of Nightmare's most powerful monsters. Inside of you is a great power that can be used for the good of Hyrule and its people. I am here to help you master it but only if you make the decision to take matters into your own hands and do what you know is right in your heart. A soldier fights for what he is told to, a hero fights for what he feels he should deep in his or her heart. Will you let Hyrule fall to the darkness because you believe that the King has everything under control? Remember that even a tiny grain of sand can tip the balance, will you tip it in favour for the good of Hyrule?" the figure said before patiently standing and waiting for an answer.

Link stared at the figure and then turned away and looked at himself.

"Should I believe him? Is there really a power within me?........I can't do this, I'm not special no-matter what others might think…….but then I will be betraying the trust that Sir Klingr showed me when we first met, the trust that the Head Slayer showed me when he presented me this sword, the trust Uncle Revlin showed me when he presented me with this shield, the trust that Talon, Malon and Ingo showed me when I was with them and they lent me Epona. How can I sit back and let others do what I know I can do to help everyone I met? I will not betray the trust that has been given to me……if I did then that would also be betraying the friendship that I share with Saria" Link thought to himself.

Link clenched his jaw and his face took on a determined expression. Without another word Link turned back towards the skeletal figure and drew the Gilded Sword and Hero's Shield.

"You have made your decision, now come at me" the figure said before readying itself in a battle ready position and raising its sword in a salute.

Link did the same and the sound of two swords clashing together in harmony soon began to sound through the heavens.

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Hyrule Castle, a structure of great beauty and military might. Each stone of this magnificent building had been expertly cut and laid in place before being strengthened further by spells cast by ancient magicians' centuries ago. Guards stood at every doorway and patrolled the grounds endlessly; magical traps were ready to be set off in case enemies breached the walls. This Castle had grown over the years to become an almost impenetrable fortress, perfect for protecting the Royal Family of Hyrule who resided inside. However, King Daphnes Nohasen Hyrule worried endlessly as he pored over the reports sitting on the desk in his study. A half empty jug of wine sat on the desk next to a plate which once held a loaf of bread, some cheese and a small portion of roasted beef. As Daphnes took a sip of wine from his glass a small creak could be heard as the door to his study opened. Daphnes spun around quickly, years of military training with the guards in the days of his youth coming back to mind. However, no enemy stood in the doorway; no shambling redead or cackling stalfos. In the doorway stood a young girl of approximately 11 years of age; a strand of her blonde hair fallen loose over one of her sapphire blue eyes.

"Father, I had a dream" the young girl said as she walked towards Daphnes.

"Was it another nightmare Zelda?" the King said as he picked up his daughter and sat her on his knee like he used to do when she was five.

"No father, it was a good dream. No, it was more than a good dream; it was like it was really happening" Zelda said with a slight sparkle of joy in her eyes.

"Is that right Zelda?" Daphnes said as he thought over the fact that previous princesses of Hyrule had been known to have dreams of prophecy or had the ability to look in on people of great importance.

"Yes father. In the dream there was a village in the forest. It was a truly beautiful place father with little spirits and fairies fluttering around everywhere. There were no adults there father, only children. Amongst all of these children I saw one who was slightly out of place. It was a boy of about my age dressed in a green tunic with a little blue fairy flying over head. He had blonde hair and blue eyes, and he carried a sword gilded with gold and a shield with a design similar yet different to the Hylian Shield used by the guards. There is something special about that boy and he seems familiar though I can not quite remember where I saw him" Zelda said as she watched her father's facial expression.

As Daphnes listened to Zelda's retelling of the dream, it was as if a bright ray of light had suddenly found him. Hope gleamed in his eyes and a smile came across his bearded face. He removed Zelda from his lap and stood from his chair. He then hugged Zelda as tears of joy fell from his eyes. As Zelda started to wonder what was happening, her attendant Impa, a powerful Sheikan warrior entered the room looking for Zelda.

Seeing the King crying Impa immediately asked if something was wrong. Daphnes shook his head then stood up taller and prouder than he had for the past few days since Nightmare had appeared during the meeting.

"Impa, I want you to go to the Kokiri Forest with a band of guards as quickly as possible" he said.

"But sir, at the meeting you said that we weren't going to help the Kokiri" Impa replied.

"If I am correct in my thinking, the Kokiri won't need saving, no go and prepare the guards, Zelda will tell you everything she told me and then you will understand" Daphnes said before striding to the door and walking out in the direction of the Castle Courtyard with almost a skip in his step.

"Zelda what did you tell you father to get him so excited?" Impa asked as she and Zelda started to walk off.

"Well it started like this Impa" said Zelda as the two continued to walk towards the barracks.

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Meanwhile, high up on a large volcano set within a large range of mountains stood two large, boulder shaped figures. The setting sun cast its rays over the two figures and onto some of the strange shaped plants that crew nearby. The two figures looked outwards, over the village nestled at the mountain's base and towards the hazy castle in the distance.

"It's still getting colder brother, I don't know how much longer it will be before the magma in Death Mountain starts to harden" the smaller creature said to the other in a deep, booming voice.

"This cold is un-natural goro. I have a feeling that this has to do with the evil that Sworn Brother Daphnes warned us of" the other one said.

"The young ones cry out in their sleep now, the bomb flowers are slowly getting worse and worse and most importantly the areas for the gourmet rocks in Dodongo's Cavern is slowly getting blocked off. Unless something is done soon we may perish brother" the smaller creature said again.

The larger and more muscular creature nodded in agreement before turning to walk back inside the cavern entrance in the side of the volcano behind the two creatures. However, as it turned something caught its eye. For some reason the forest that lay to the south of the mountain seemed different, almost brighter.

"What is it you see brother?" the smaller creature asked.

"I don't know. However I have a strange feeling that there is something special in that forest right now. I don't know why but it just gives me a good feeling in my stomach and I always trust my stomach" the big creature said before turning back towards the cave entrance and walking in with the hint of a smile forming on its weathered face.

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Well I hope that you all liked that. My two favorite parts of that chapter were when I was giving an insight into what Nightmare was doing and the other one was of course where Link ate Saria's stew....kinda reminds me of how I would probably act in that situation *grin*. Tell me what your two favorite parts where when you review.....yes review. Just press the green button that is below this text and you can tell me how much you love my story......or hate it if that's the case. Just a few more notes before I finish. The skeletal warrior that is training Link in the clouds is of course a Twilight Princess reference. However, I am taking the character and twisting around his role a bit to fit in with my story to add what I believe will be a real twist when I write it. Secondly, right now I am listening to a very fascinating song. This song is a soundtrack composed for the first chapter of this story, THAT'S RIGHT THIS STORY, CHAPTER ONE!!! This soundtrack which I found to be incrediable (your thoughts may vary a little) was made by a member of this site: 'The One Who Remains Unknown' or as I like to call him Towru. If you wish to download this soundtrack I have included the link on my profile.

I really loved what Towru did with the music to make it fit in with the actual chapter. The songs are remixed versions of Zelda music though you actually only hear a little bit of the actual Zelda music in the overall remixed version. No one better start sueing him or else.

Well if you ever want to tell me something you can PM me and if you have any queries about the soundtrack then I'm sure that you can PM The One Who Remains Unknown or ask me to ask him for you. Well that's enough yabbering on my part. Hope you enjoyed the story and don't forget to review. Until next time!

~LinkHammer~