The Forgotten Hero by bobthebigfatbovine
Summary: The world torn apart by Ganon is celebrating the victory over Ganon, but a dictator who comes into power curses the Hero of Time and gives Link a bad name. Now, 200 years later, his ancestor must clear his family name.
Categories: Fan Fiction Characters: Link (OoT & MM)
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Completed: No Word count: 3633 Read: 13947 Published: Sep 13, 2004 Updated: Nov 09, 2004
Chapter 1: A new Adventure by bobthebigfatbovine
Hey everyone. Chapter 1 is here. I plan to have a chapter every two weeks so expect chapter 2 in october. Please review it!!

It was just like any other day in Kariako village; the sun behind the clouds, Death Mountian erupting, rain, and the smell of brimstone in the air. Link was on his way to teh castle where he was to do a special errand for Erimgard Nonag. On the way out of the village, Link stopped in front of a house. "Come on Nolam! We're already late as it is!" A figure slowly opened the door. "Late for what Link? You must be thinking about things too much.
"Lord Erimgard requested us for a task!" Nolam looked suddenly awake. "Crap! We gotta go!" Link and Nolam ran out of the village as quickly as they could. As they aproached Hyrule Field, they could see the decimate wasteland that before their eyes. There wee tales of this field looking beautiful, but the so called "Hero of Time" destroyed the land making it a wasteland. If you were to go to Greudo Valloey and try to see a difference, you wouldn't be able to.
Link and Nolam stopped at the foot of the stairs leading up to Kariako Village. "Alright, Just like any other time Nolam. Anything that comes torward us, just pick it off." Link said as he unseathed his sword. "Right." Nolam stated as he prepared his bow. Immeditly they start running. After about two seconds of running, four stalfos emerged from the ground. Just as one rose up, Nolam released his arrow. The stalfos' head was completely removed from its body.
"Got one!" Nolam yelled as he prepared another arrow. Link then ran up to another stalfos and swung as hard as he could with is sword. The stalfos was ripped in half by the sword. As soon as the two stalfos fell, four more rose to take their place. "Damn. Nolam, just run! We can't take them!" Link yelled as he started to run. Nolam was soon to follow. Lucky for them, the stalfos were slow as heck. When they got to the castle, the gate was already open and about ten guards were standing there.
"Halt! Who goes there!" The center guard yelled. Link soon replied after catching his breath. "We were requested by Lord Erimgard to come for a task." Link panted. "I see. So you must be the cadets from Kariako with talent. Your late, we've been waiting for ten minutes." Nolam was quick to give their excuse. "Sorry sir. We ran into some stalfos on the way here and they are currently in pursuit of us." The center solider signaled to the archers at the wall.
"Well then, shall we go? The briefing might have already started." Link looked cofused. "But sir, what about the stalfos. I mean that the archers probably couldn't hit them from that dista–" Link was cut off. "Those archers are the best in all of Hyrule. Not one stalfos will step within a hundred feet radius of the castle." As the guard started walking, Link could hear the crys of stalfos' in the background. "Oh, by the way," the guard said, "it's not sir. You call me Captian Lepis or Captian recruits. I will explain why you are recruited later." Nolam and Link both had a look of glee on their faces. What they had been training for all their lives finally paid off.
After what had seem like a forever walking, Link and Nolam finnally reached to the Royal Army Headquarters. It was a little small than the castle, but it was enough to house an entire army. "Get in the main hall and find a seat you two." When Link and Nolam arrived in the main hall, they saw at least two thousand people. "Wow," Nolam said,"it looks like we weren't the only ones recruited. What do you think Link?" Link was staring off into space and snapped into reality. "What did you say Nolam?" Nolam was getting a little annoyed. "I said what do you think!" "Oh. Well first my heart skipped a beat when he said that we were in the royal army and now I would have to admit I'm a little scared." Nolam looked confused. "What is there to be afraid of Link?" Link was silent and Nolam got the point. "Oh I get it." Link then felt a little tug on his shirt. When he turned around, he was a little boy.
"Excuse me, but do you know when this presentation is going to start?" Nolam laughed. "What are you doing here little boy? Isn't this a place for grown ups?" Nolam soon regretted that statement. The little boy Nolam so hard in the face he was knocked on his butt. "For your information," the boy said in an angry tone "I am probably twice as old as you." Nolam got up and was in pain. "Jezz, sorry if I mistook you for a kid. Still, midigets shouldn't b–" Nolam was cut off just as the "kid's" fist went into his gut. He was looking infuriated. Link then relized who the kid was.
"Please excuse my friend. He doesn't know what a koriki looks like or let alone what a koriki is." The koriki looked a little relived. "Thank the goddess that everyone here isn't a complete moron. Anyway my name is Jacob." Jacob said with an extended hand. "Pleased to meet you," Link said as he took the hand "I'm Link and my friend here is Nolam." Jacob smiled. "Anyway," Jacob started, "do you know when they are going to start this presentation?" Nolam started to get up groaning. "You really didn't need to do that now did ya. I just say a little thing and I get the crap beaten out of me by someone half my size. About the presentation, how the hell should I know!" Jacob looked phycotic again. "And I will kick you ass if you don't shut up!"
You could easly tell that Jacob and Nolam were going to fight. Thankfully, the prestentation was about to begin. "Everyone stand and salut our Lord Erimgard!" a loud ominious voice said. As everyone stood, a figure slowly walked to the podium. He was wearing a dark cloak with a hood and royal garment. Nobody could see his face. As he faced the assembly of people, they all saluted him. "At ease and sit now!" Erimgard yelled.
"So, some you may have been wondering why you have been called here. Some of you may heard it is recruitment, others said that it was a special task. Well it is both. Over the years, I have lost soliders to death, retirement, or injury. Captian Lepis and I decided to finally recruit new members. Not just random people, but the best in all of Hyrule. Captian Lepis will now tell you of the task." Erimgard went to his seat as Captian Lepis went to the podium. "All of you already excel in combat so we need not to go through training. For your first mission recruits, more of a test actually, is a simple one. Rebels in the old Greudo fortress have finally retreated back to the Spirit Temple. Your mission is to capture the rebels if possible. Especially their leader, the Maiden of the Desert. If any resist, use all force possible, and you also have permission to eleminate any. We leave in two hours."
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