Somewhere I Belong, You'll be Right There Waiting
 

 
Author's Note: As I mentioned before, this is a post-OoT story WITH SPOILERS. You can even consider this as an extended ending adaptation of TOoT. I know I lot of you U.S. Zelda newbeis just got their hands on the 'cube version of The Ocarina of Time/Master Quest. So this note is especially for you guys: read this fic only if you've finished the game!
 
I'm using the lyrics of 'Somewhere I Belong' by Linkin Park, and 'Right Here Waiting' by Richard Marx in conjunction with this fic.
 
Disclaimer: Nintendo owns "The Legend of Zelda".
 
Somewhere I Belong" is owned, written, and composed by Linkin Park.
 
"Right Here Waiting" is owned, written, and composed by Richard Marx.
 
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<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Legend:
 
<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>[Times New Roman]...... means third person counter perspective.
 
<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Times New Roman.... indicates song lyrics.
 
<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Times New Roman....means normal narrator perspective.
 

 
Prologue I: Master Memories
 
He sat alone in a wooden chair; a candle illuminated the room with its small, red flare. He was gazing at the ground emotionlessly, deep in thought; so deep that he could drown in his own world of memories and emotions, never to feel the world around him anymore.
 

 

 
I had nothing to say,
 

 
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me (I was confused)
 
Why?
 
Why did I have to pull that damn sword and start all this?
 
Link remembered his first quest as a child. He had entered the temple of time, where that damn sword slept undisturbed. The sword of the evil’s bane, the Master blade, was the key to defeat evil, the only way to slay Ganondorf.
 
The magical sword was embedded in a pedestal at the center of the time chamber. Link remembered his child-self approaching the sleeping sword slowly as thoughts circulated in his mind:
 
[I can’t do it…the fate of Hyrule lies beneath my hands…I’m only a child…what can a child like me possibly do?
 
He stopped in his tracks, looking at the remarkable sword, and then lowered his head to face the marbled ground.
 
Be brave Link. You’ve gone far enough into this quest by collecting the magical stones and helping the tribes of Hyrule…you can’t stop now.
 
He lifted his head, gazing at the resting blade again, and started walking towards it once more.
 
Why me? I’m just a Kokiri boy with no parents…this is too much for me…what if something happens to me? What if I wasn’t the chosen one? All I’m doing is letting Hyrule down by trying…Letting Zelda down…
 
He stopped again, picturing princess Zelda in his thoughts. She was a beautiful girl indeed; her silky golden hair, her smooth pink skin, and her azure-blue eyes…everything in her was just stunning. He liked her…he loved her. He was confused; he didn’t exactly realize his feelings for her until now.
 
Does she love me too?
 
He dashed to the embedded sword, until he found himself face-to-face with its crystal blue hilt. The blade almost surpassed the height of the green-clad child.
 
If I don’t try, I’ll let people down…I’ll let Zelda down. She’s counting on me…that frightened look she gave me while getting away from that strange desert man…she knew that I was her only hope…I have to try…
 
The lad continued to gaze at the hilt. He almost thought that this sword had eyes. Suddenly, he broke his stare and looked over his shoulder as he heard a tinkling sound.
 
It was his guardian fairy.
 
A pink glow with wings tinkled again as she flew around in circles, sparkles of fairy dust trailing her. Navi was the fairy’s name. She flew to Link’s pointed ear and whispered in a gentle, feminine voice, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be here with you.”
 
Navi was not only his guardian fairy; she was also his true friend. Those words she whispered echoed in Link’s mind. They were words of love no doubt. Link wondered if she really cared about him this way…if his fairy really did love him.
 
I’ll do this for all the people who love me!
 
He brushed his thoughts away as he nodded to her, turning away and facing the Master Sword. Gripping the hilt with his two hands, he pulled with all his might.  To his surprise, the blade slid out of the pedestal easily. The swishing sound of the sword echoed throughout the temple of time as Link and his fairy were engulfed by a blue aura, which disappeared in a matter of seconds.]