Apologies

A/N: This is just a snippet of what is to come, followed by an explanation of future events regarding this story. Please read the author's note at the bottom.

Dipper came out into a shallow pool in a sunny courtyard. There were many guards, and many walls to hide behind.

This looks like a waiting game…

Mabel was nervous, but Dipper was patient. He'd hide behind walls and peek out every so often. When the guards' backs were turned, Dipper quickly snuck past them to the next wall. He had a couple of close calls; once when he accidentally kicked a pebble that made a surprising loud sound, And again when he couldn't stop in time and plowed into a bush. But it was a good thing he was wearing green; his Kokiri tunic blended with the castle flora perfectly.

Eventually, he came to a high-walled, circular garden. It was lovely. Flowers beamed at him from all directions, butterflies flitted and fluttered hither and thither. And a young girl crouched tensely at a far window pa- a young girl?!

There was a young maiden crouching suspiciously at a window across the garden. Dipper approached cautiously. She looked fidgety, like something on the other side of the window was bothering her. Dipper craned to see around her, overestimated, and fell over.

"Ouch."

The sound caused the girl to spin around.

"Hey! Who are you? What are you doing in my family's inner garden? And- is that a fairy?

"I sure am!" said Mabel. She did a Technicolor loop-de-loop in mid air to prove it.

"You… You're from the forest, aren't you? Then… Do you know anything about the Spiritual Tome of the Forest?"

"Spiritual Tome of the-"

"No, a knave like you wouldn't be privy to such information."

"What did you call me?"

"A knave. Peasant, servant boy, whatever you prefer. Your modest garb labels you as such. Had you any importance to you, your appearance would impose, rather than decompose." The girl held her nose and waved her free hand to indicate Dipper's less-than-pleasant-odour.

Indignantly, Dipper pulled out the Journal with the emerald green three on it out of his rucksack, and showed it to the blonde girl.

"Wait, you have it?! How did you- are you a thief?"

"No! It was… bequeathed to me. Why do you care?"

"Why do I… Th- that's none of your business… What do you mean by 'bequeathed'?"

A/N: It has been made perfectly clear to me by a reviewer (you know who you are) that, while I had the idea to combine Gravity Falls and Legend of Zelda (and not even that, really. Just seeing some art and imagining what could be possible) I'm not doing anything original with this idea. So far it has been the Ocarina of Time plot with Gravity Falls characters, and that's it. No new factors or mannerisms have made themselves evident in my writing. This is not the quality of work I want to be known for. I am going to need time to make this story into something respectable. I am going on a mission trip tomorrow, but since I don't want to leave those few of you actually reading this story hanging, here is the link to the new, higher quality story:

http: (forward slashes and w's) . fanfiction . net s/12050056/1/The-Legend-of-Paz-mark-II

It's just the prelude and first chapter so far, but I will endeavor to revise what chapters I have, and repost them with improved dialogue and situations, before continuing with the rest of the story. At some point I will delete this story, but not before everyone gets a chance to at least check out the new story. I won't bother asking you to review on this story anymore. That's for the revised edition!

Also, please hope and pray for my creativity. (and safety on the mission trip!)

So, that's all, folks! Please read, enjoy, and have a good day (or night)! Smile!