This really took a while! But the final chapter is here!

Enjoy! ;)

Final Chapter: Legacy of the Heroes

The heroes stepped into the main tower, as they began to hear something echoing around the place. It was faint, but our heroes could still hear it.

"Is this an organ?" Toad wondered.

"Sounds like it." Mario confirmed. "It looks like Ganondorf and Bowser want to make a lot of tension."

"Well, considering the situation we're in…" Luigi remarked.

"Alright, let's not waste any more time." Link said. "Is everyone ready to take down Ganondorf and Bowser once and for all?"

"We're ready!" the Mario cast replied in unison.

With that, they made their way up, eventually reaching a spiral staircase. They proceeded to climb up the staircase as the sounds of the organ were getting louder and louder… until they finally came upon a large fancy door. Knowing this has to be where Ganondorf and Bowser are located, the heroes breathed deeply, ready to end this, and went inside.

They found themselves standing in a wide room filled with stained glasses on the windows and a red carpet was extending all the way to the organ, which was none other than Ganondorf playing it. Meanwhile, Bowser was standing at Ganondorf's side with his back turned to the heroes.

However, what caught the heroes' attention the most was the crystal holding Princess Zelda captive, hovering right above Ganondorf.

"Zelda!" the heroes yelled.

But then, before they could do anything, the back of Link's left hand suddenly began to glow, as the mark of the Triforce of Courage appeared. Meanwhile, the mark of the Triforce of Wisdom appeared on the back of Zelda's right hand as she let out a surprised gasp.

"Heh… You heard that, Ganondorf, didn't you?" Bowser chuckled darkly as Ganondorf stops playing the organ.

"Yes…" Ganondorf smirked. "The Triforce parts are resonating… They are combining into one again… The two Triforce parts that I could not capture on that day seven years ago… I didn't expect they would be hidden within you two!" Ganondorf then stands up from his seat. "And now, finally, all the Triforce parts have gathered here!"

Bowser then turns around. "And so have the other Grand Stars! That way, I can finally crush those pathetic fools!"

"Heh heh heh…" Ganondorf chuckled as he also turns around. "These toys are too much for you!"

"We command you to return/hand them to us!" Ganondorf and Bowser declared in unison, with Bowser saying the word 'hand', as they show the mark of the Triforce of Power and the Grand Ztar respectively before they let out a yell as a wave of purple energy flowed towards the heroes.

"Nnnngh… W-What's going on…?!" Link groaned as he and the Mario cast tried to fight off against the waves.

"W-Whoa!" Navi was thrown back by the waves. "Guys! I can't help you! Because of the waves of darkness, I can't get close! I'm sorry!"

"Navi, no…!"

Just then, the whole place changed into a wide open room, perfect for a dual boss battle.

"Hmph, let's just get this over with, shall we?" Bowser smirked, cracking his knuckles while Ganondorf let out another evil chuckle as he began to float in the air.

"Link, you handle Ganondorf." Mario spoke. "We'll handle Bowser!"

Link nodded, readying his sword and shield as he focused his glare at Ganondorf while the Mario cast took on fighting stances as they focused on Bowser. The final battle was about to begin.

Ganondorf made his first move by punching his fist on the ground, creating a shockwave that knocked down most of the platforms in the room while the heroes thankfully jumped to avoid the shockwave. After that, Ganondorf rose his fist up into the air, creating a ball of energy before sending it at Link.

"This again?" Link thought. "Okay, I guess." as he slashed the energy ball back… and Ganondorf smacked it back… basically, it obviously acted like a game of tennis not too much different from what happened back with Phantom Ganon at the Forest Temple.

Meanwhile, with the Mario cast against Bowser, Mario took out his hammer before running over to his archenemy and swung it down, but Bowser blocked the attack with his arm and dropkicked Mario away. Bowser then proceeded to breathe fire at them, but they avoided the stream of fire and Mario and Luigi quickly shot fireballs at him while Yoshi tossed an egg bomb at him.

"Bah! It takes more than fireballs and bombs to beat me, losers!" Bowser mocked… until he was hit by Peach's light beam. "AAARGH!" he yelled in pain. "What the heck?!"

"But you can't withstand light!" Peach smirked.

"GRRR! You'll pay for that!" Bowser snarled and charged after them.

Back at the volleying, Ganondorf finally gets hit by his own energy ball, so Link wasted no time and fired a Light Arrow at him, which shocked him greatly and he knelt on the floor as Link proceeded to slash at him repeatedly. Ganondorf floats back again, and this time, he charges up a more powerful attack in which he began to conjure a large sphere of energy. However… Link ain't having any of that since he saw that Ganondorf was exposed while charging up the attack so he simply fired another Light Arrow at him and the same thing from before happened.

But after the last barrage of sword slashes from Link hit him, Ganondorf decided to change things up a little. He stands up and summons a large sword.

"Not bad, kid! But I'm just getting started!" Ganondorf declared, holding his sword with both hands.

"So am I!" Link shot back as he ran forward to slash him, but his sword clashed with Ganondorf's as they struggled for a little bit until Ganondorf jumped back and tried to slash Link, but he jumped back to avoid the attack.

After getting hit by a lot of light beams from Peach, Bowser had enough of this and went all wild on them, doing a flurry of claw swipes at them. The Mario cast kept dodging and then Mario and Luigi attacked him again until Luigi uppercutted him high into the air with a Super Jump Punch where Toad created a mushroom trampoline to bounce high and release mushroom spores at him. This knocked Bowser down to the ground where Peach was ready to do a Peach Bomber at him, but he swiped her away as he got up.

Ganondorf leaps toward Link to slash him down, but he blocked the attack with his shield and tried to counter back, only for Ganondorf to kick him away. Link quickly got up and blocks a sword thrust from Ganondorf before slashing him repeatedly, but he kept jumping away until both of their swords collided with each other again. They struggled for a bit before leaping away from each other.

"You fight well, kid. I give props to that." Ganondorf said. "But this isn't enough to beat me! Why don't you just give up?"

"I'll never give up! EVER!" Link shot back, holding his sword and shield aloft as Ganondorf does a 'come at me!' taunt to Link, in which he responded by charging straight towards Ganondorf, only for their swords to collide yet again.

However, Link had a trick up his sleeve as he suddenly rolled behind Ganondorf and did a low sword slash to knock him to the ground, and because he was rather slow at getting up, this gave enough time for Link to fire a Light Arrow at him, stunning him down to the ground.

"Now THIS will end it!" Link declared before impaling his sword in Ganondorf's stomach as Ganondorf had a pained look in his eyes as Link removed the sword.

At the same time, Peach managed to stun Bowser again with a light beam, causing him to fall on his back on the ground as Mario came in by leaping into the air and hitting Bowser's gut very hard with his hammer as Bowser roared in agony.

Defeated, both villains slowly kneeled up while panting heavily as they kept a hand clutched on their chests as the heroes braced themselves.

"The Great Evil King Ganondorf…beaten by this kid?!" Ganondorf growled.

"And I… once again, have been beaten by these chumps…" Bowser muttered.

"Nnngh…!" Ganondorf groaned… before standing up and yelling loudly as his body began to emit a glow as the whole room began to collapse around them.

After a bright glow, the whole place was now reduced to rubble as the heroes found themselves standing outside, watching Ganondorf collapse to the ground along with Bowser, who also surprisingly survived the blow.

"Is it…over?" Yoshi breathed.

"Guys! You did it!" Navi came to them. "I was so worried for you! I wanted to help you, but I couldn't…"

"Navi…" Link smiled. "That's all right."

"Hey… look up there!" Toad pointed up, so everyone else looked up to see the pink crystal containing Zelda descending to the ground before it disappeared around her.

"Zelda is free!" Peach beamed as Zelda looked to them with a smile.

"Thank you, everyone." she said before turning to Ganondorf and Bowser unconscious on the ground. "Ganondorf… Pitiful man… Same for Bowser… Without strong, righteous minds, they could not control the power of the two relics…and…"

All of a sudden, the whole place begun to shake, catching everyone by surprise.

"W-What's happening?!" Link asked.

"Everyone, listen to me! This tower will collapse soon!" Zelda warned.

"What?! Oh, crap! They're trying to take us down with them!" Luigi panicked.

"You're right! With their last breath, Ganondorf and Bowser are trying to crush us in the ruins of the tower!"

"Then we need to hurry and escape!" Mario hollered as everyone else nodded in agreement before making a run for it.

On the way, not only the heroes had to rely on Zelda to open the doors, but they also had to deal with a few of Ganondorf's last bodyguards, being two Stalfos while Zelda herself gets trapped inside a column of fire. Thankfully, the heroes tore down the Stalfos quickly enough to keep moving until they eventually reached the exit.

As they ran out of the collapsing castle, they all watched it falling completely, with towers crumbling before falling down, roads breaking apart, and the main tower sinking alongside many explosions until the castle was reduced to nothing but a huge pile of rubble.

"*pant* *pant* We… made it…" Link panted as everyone else sighed in relief.

"Yes…" Zelda breathed. "It's over… It's finally over…"

"Thank goodness…" Peach whispered. "But I can't help but ask… What about Ganondorf and Bowser?"

"Do not worry, Peach. I and the six Sages will do our part."

That is, until suddenly, a loud noise was heard, startling everyone as they turned to the ruins of the fallen castle in alarm, with Link placing a protective arm in front of Zelda.

"What was that sound?" Zelda asked.

"I don't know…" Link awed. "But something tells me that it didn't sound like a good thing."

"Should we go check it out?" Yoshi suggested.

"Let's do it." Link nodded as he and the Mario cast walked forward… until a wall of fire surrounded the edge of the place, cutting the heroes' path to Zelda.

"Guys!" Zelda cried.

"Oh no! Zelda!" Link turned around in alarm.

"Uh, Link…" Toad trailed as he and the others were looking at the rubble with frightened looks.

Why? Because the rubble began to shake wildly… before Ganondorf and Bowser suddenly emerged out of the pile, their eyes glowing ominously in the dark.

"GANONDORF AND BOWSER?!" everyone yelled.

"THEY'RE STILL ALIVE?!" Link yelled.

"We… are not… done… YET!" Ganondorf and Bowser declared in unison as they showed the Triforce of Power and the Grand Ztar respectively and they both roared loudly as they were surrounded in a bright light.

The heroes watched in horror as Ganondorf and Bowser began to drastically change. While Ganondorf became a massive bipedal boar-like creature wielding two large swords, Bowser became a larger version of himself, albeit looking more fierce and ferocious and his claws and spikes were even more spiky than ever. Their hatred for the heroes dramatically increased, Ganondorf and Bowser were able to transform into Ganon and Giga Bowser respectively.

"WH-WHAT?!" Luigi yelled in horror.

"Has the Triforce of Power and the Grand Ztar gone out of control?!" Mario questioned.

"They're filled with Ganondorf and Bowser's hate for you, guys!" Navi stated. "There's no way they're going to hold me back again! This time, we fight together!"

"If that's the way they want to play, all right!" Link exclaimed, readying his sword.

However, with loud roars, Ganon starts swinging his swords wildly… until one of the swings actually managed to knock Link's Master Sword out of his grasp, landing all the way near Zelda.

"No!" Link yelled. "The Master Sword!"

"Link, how could you lose it?!" Toad questioned. "Without it, you can't beat Ganondorf!"

"I'll try to find a solution! You guys focus once again on Bowser!"

"Well, alright." Yoshi nodded.

"Please be careful, Link!" Peach said.

"Don't worry, I'll help him out!" Navi assured.

With that, the Mario cast approached Giga Bowser, already freaked out by his new appearance alone.

"So the power of the Grand Ztar along with his hate for us did this to him?!" Toad flinched. "That's so freaky!"

"You tell me…" Luigi nodded in agreement.

"As powerful as he is now, we can't let ourselves be defeated!" Mario declared. "Let us fight him in the same way we did before this transformation!"

"Right!" the rest of the cast nodded, getting ready to fight.

Giga Bowser roared and breathed fire at them, as it was bigger and dangerous than regular Bowser's flames, but they quickly avoided it. Mario and Luigi absorbed a Fire Flower and started shooting fireballs at Giga Bowser repeatedly, but he shrugged off the fireballs easily and used an icy Whirling Fortress, forcing them all to dodge, but unfortunately, Yoshi wasn't so lucky and got hit by the attack.

"Wah!" he cried before quickly recovering and throwing eggs at Giga Bowser, but he just brushed them off.

He then proceeded to swipe at them with his claws, in which the Mario cast would have been sliced to pieces had they not dodged. Mario and Luigi then proceeded to hammer Giga Bowser repeatedly but he kicked them away, disabling their Power-Ups, and spun around, which knocked Toad off his feet since he was hit by his tail, and uses Bowser Bomb at them, but they fortunately got out of the way in time.

Meanwhile, Link and Navi are still trying to locate Ganon's weak spot as Link kept continuously dodging his attacks.

"Navi, quick! I can't dodge him all day!" Link ushered.

"I'm trying as quickly as I can!" Navi replied as she was flying around Ganon, making sure she was also avoiding his attacks. Then, she saw that Ganon's tail looked a bit off compared to the rest of his body. "Hey, Link! I think I found it!" she called out.

"Really?! Where is it?!"

"The tail! Try going for his tail!"

After ducking another attack from Ganon, Link proceeded to run behind him and reach his tail. Unfortunately, Ganon wasn't dumb enough to know that Link was going for his tail and quickly turned around, striking an unsuspecting Link with his sword, as not only he was sent flying away but it also made a blood cut on his arm.

"AAAAGH!" Link yelled.

"LINK!" Navi cried out, flying over to him. "Link, snap out of it!"

But Link would not get up since he was badly injured. Navi looked behind her and saw that Ganon was approaching her and Link.

"Uh oh!" Navi gulped.

Because she was trapped behind the wall of fire, Zelda could do nothing but watch the heroes struggling to beat the two large beasts.

"If only I could help them…" she thought.

Just then, the Master Sword emitted a glow as a peculiar noise came out of it, catching Zelda's attention as she turned around in surprise.

"Your Grace…" the same feminine voice that had spoken to Link previously echoed from the Master Sword. "Toss me back to my Master…"

"Your Grace…? No one has never referred me as that…" Zelda thought as she walked up to the Master Sword. "But if that sword was giving me orders that'll lead us to victory…" she pulls the sword from the ground with a determined look. "…then I'll obey it!"

"Link! Please get up!" Navi called out as Ganon was getting dangerously closer to them.

"Nnngh…" Link groaned, struggling to get up.

"Link!" Zelda exclaimed. "The Master Sword! Catch!" she tosses the sword to Link's direction.

Then, as if responding Zelda instantly, Link manages to get up quickly and catches the Master Sword with his hand, leaving Navi surprised while Ganon had a look of disbelief on his face.

"Ganondorf… You're still… making the same mistake…" Link growled as he rolled under Ganon's legs. "Don't count me out… until the fight is DONE!" he strikes Ganon's tail with his sword, and since it was the Master Sword, Ganon roared in pain from that.

"Go, Link!" Navi cheered.

Back with Giga Bowser, it came to a point that he managed to grab Peach, leaving the rest of the Mario cast shocked.

"Agh! Let go of me, you monster!" Peach demanded angrily, but Giga Bowser's grip was too tight. Then, an idea came to Peach and she blasted Giga Bowser with a light beam, causing him to let go of her due to the pain.

"He's still weak to your light!" Mario exclaimed. "Peach, we'll distract him while you use your powers to good measure!"

"You got it, Mario!" Peach replied with a wink as everyone spread out, ready to distract Giga Bowser.

Mario jumps up to Giga Bowser and uppercuts him on the jaw, but he punched him away. Thankfully, Mario manages to recover fast once he landed on the ground as Peach unleashes another light beam at Giga Bowser. Toad then absorbs an Ice Flower and shot ice balls at Giga Bowser, only for him to melt them by breathing fire at them before doing a fiery headbutt at Toad, knocking him away and disabling his Power-Up.

Luigi charges up a Green Missile to smack into Giga Bowser, which actually turned into a misfire so it really did some damage on him, but then he backhanded Luigi away and was about to do a Flying Slam with him, only to get hit by another light beam.

While this was happening, Link was doing a great job continuously hitting Ganon's tail while avoiding his sword swings. The process continued on until Ganon finally fell on his knees to the ground as the same thing happened to Giga Bowser once he was hit by a lot of light beams.

"Finally, he's down!" Link exclaimed.

"And so is Giga Bowser!" Navi pointed to the downed Giga Bowser.

Just then, two light beams came and each struck Ganon and Giga Bowser as they roared in pain. At first, the heroes thought they were coming from Peach, but they actually came from Zelda, who had both arms extended in order to unleash the attack.

"Zelda?!" Link exclaimed in shock.

"I'm using my power to hold them!" Zelda replied. "Link, you use your sword and deliver the final blow to the Evil King! And Mario and friends, release the Grand Stars and return the Tyrant King back to normal!"

The Mario cast did just what Zelda told them to do and released the six Grand Stars, as a beam of their respective color shot out from them and struck Giga Bowser as he roared in pain before changing back into regular Bowser.

It was at this moment that the Master Sword glowed again, catching Link by surprise as the same feminine voice spoke to him:

"Master, you're at maximum power. Use me to finish off the demon king!"

Without any hesitation, Link holds the Master Sword aloft, ready to end this once and for all, and does a few slices at Ganon's forehead before finally impaling it.

"Six Sages… Now!" Zelda declared as she rose her hands up into the air, creating a ball of light. "Time to seal Ganondorf and return Bowser to the world he came from!"

At the Chamber of the Sages, the six Sages heard Zelda's pleas as Rauru spoke up:

"Ancient Creators of Hyrule! Now open the sealed door to send the Evil Incarnation of Darkness into the void of the Evil Realm, and send the Tyrant King back into his homeworld!"

The six Sages then used their power, first blasting beams of light at Bowser in order to send him back to the Mushroom World.

"GRRRAAAH!" Bowser roared. "The nerve of you…! Stupid Mario and friends… Do not think this is over… I'll be BACK!" he then disappeared completely.

With the first task fulfilled, the six Sages used their power again, this time, to open the door to the Evil Realm. Ganon soon found himself getting sucked inside the white void created by the Sages and because he was too weak to even move, he was sucked into the void with ease.

Inside the void, Ganon changes back into Ganondorf as he was floating around with a look of intense hate in his face.

"YOU… CURSE YOU…ZELDA! CURSE YOU…SAGES! CURSE YOU…HEROES!" he yelled. "Someday…when this seal is broken… That is when I will exterminate your descendants! As long as the Triforce of Power is in my hand…" he then is sent flying away into the depths of the void, never to be seen again… Well, we hope.

We now move on to a clear blue sky, where apparently Zelda and our heroes appear to be floating… somehow. Anyhow, it seems that peace has finally returned to Hyrule, but that also means the end of this adventure.

"Thank you, everyone…" Zelda smiled. "Thanks to you, Ganondorf has been sealed inside the Evil Realm and Bowser has returned to his home! Thus, peace will once again reign in this world…for a time."

"At least it will be enough time for everything to be fixed, right?" Link replied, which earned a giggle from Zelda before she put on a frown.

"Zelda? What's wrong?" Peach asked in concern.

"All the tragedy that has befallen Hyrule was my doing… I was so young…I could not comprehend the consequences of trying to control the Sacred Realm. I dragged you into it too." Zelda lamented. "Now it is time for me to make up for my mistakes…"

"Zelda, you don't have to…" Link frowned.

"But I insist, Link. You must lay the Master Sword to rest and close the Door of Time… However, by doing this, the road between times will be closed…" Zelda then extends her hand to Link. "Link, give the ocarina to me… As a Sage, I can return you and the others to your original time with it."

"You can send us back…?" Luigi whispered. "Are we going home…?"

"Hold on a second!" Link interfered. "I didn't fight because I and my friends were drawn into the conflict… I fought…to save you, Zelda." he had a saddened look on his face because he didn't want to say goodbye to Zelda after everything he had done for her.

"*sigh* I understand that. But… With my father gone, I must rule over Hyrule." Zelda said cresfallen. "It is a great responsibility…and honor." she then rose her head back up. "Besides, heroes aren't needed during peacetime. You and the others should be back to your homes…where you're needed the most."

"She's right, Link." Mario told Link while putting a hand on his shoulder. "You're still technically a child in the body of an adult. And as for us, we do not belong in this world to begin with. Soon we'll eventually part ways as well."

Link looked at Mario's friends, who were all mirroring his expression, and then back at Zelda. He knew there was no other way; since the beginning of the adventure, once all of that was taken care of, he had to part ways with them one day. He eventually gave in, and kneeled down in front of Zelda while placing a clenched fist on his chest.

"I am the Hero of Time." he said. "No matter where or when I am, I will fight for Hyrule… and for Princess Zelda." after that, he stands up, takes out the Ocarina of Time and hands it to Zelda.

"Peace has returned to Hyrule… It is time for us to say good-bye…" Zelda breathed sorrowfully as a few tears escaped her eyes while taking the ocarina. "Now go home, everyone. Regain your lost time… Home…where you are supposed to be… The way you are supposed to be…"

After wiping out her tears, Zelda closes her eyes and plays her lullaby on the ocarina, which causes a blue beam of light to engulf the heroes. Then, they began to ascend as they looked down at Zelda tearfully before they faded away.

"Link… Mario… Luigi… Peach… Yoshi… Toad… Thank you…" Zelda's voice echoed. "Good-bye…"

Everything for the heroes felt like they were floating in an endless void, possibly being the flow of time taking them back seven years before. They couldn't see anything, just white all around them. In fact, they didn't know if they were even awake or not, but they could still feel their consciousness.

"Everyone, you're magnificent heroes!" Navi's words came as an image of her showed up in front of them, but strangely enough, they couldn't reach out to her or even move. "Your homes will be safe with you there." she then begins to fly away from them. "Link… Mario… Luigi… Peach… Yoshi… and Toad… I love you all!" she eventually disappears into nothingness.

"Nngh…" Link groaned as everyone's visions returned to normal, and they found themselves standing at the Temple of Time near the Pedestal of Time, with the Master Sword already placed back in it.

"Hey, we're back at the Temple of Time…" Yoshi breathed. "And Link's back into a child…"

Hearing Yoshi, Link looked at himself, seeing that he was once again back into a child, but he knew this time it would be permanent.

"I've been waiting for your arrival, heroes." a voice came from behind as everyone turned around to see the same cloaked sorceress that had brought the Mario cast into Hyrule.

"Oh! It's the sorceress!" Toad exclaimed as the sorceress walked up to them.

"So she was the one who sent you into this world at the very beginning?" Link asked, earning a nod from the Mario cast.

"It is a pleasure to meet you too, Hero of Time." the sorceress said. "You might already know why I came here. It's time to send your new friends back home."

"Yeah…" Link frowned. Witnessing two farewells at once? Well that's certainly not fair for him…

"Link…" Peach whispered as she and the others looked at him sadly.

"Looks like this is goodbye…" Mario frowned.

"It has been an honor helping you out in this adventure…" Toad said.

"Guys… I'll miss you." Link replied.

"We'll miss you too." Luigi lamented.

"And we'll never forget about you or this adventure." Yoshi finished.

After this exchange of words, the heroes shared a goodbye group hug as they had tears streaming down their eyes. The sorceress couldn't help but also feel sad about that, though we can't really see that since her face was hidden in the hood.

"Goodbye, Link…" the Mario cast spoke in unison.

"Goodbye, my new friends…" Link sobbed before they all broke from the hug.

With that, the sorceress opens up a golden gate and motions for the Mario cast to enter it. Upon taking a few steps towards the gate, the Mario cast looked at Link one last time before they all stepped in and the gate closes. Now only Link and the sorceress were the ones standing in the Temple.

"I know it's sad to part ways, Hero of Time." the sorceress told Link. "But you must be happy that they're back home."

"I know that." Link nodded. "And I'm happy to be back to my own time as well."

"Figures." the sorceress giggled. "Farewell, Hero of Time." she then disappears.

Now being the only person standing in the Temple of Time, Link turned around to see the Master Sword in the Pedestal of Time as well as the Grand Star of Time still hovering above it.

"No matter what, I'll always remember my friends whenever I look at the Grand Star of Time." Link thought while smiling. "One day, maybe in another reality, we might see each other again." he turns around, ready to leave the Temple. "Guys… Thank you for everything." Link then goes down the pedestal's stairs, eventually leaving the Temple of Time.

At the Mushroom Kingdom, in the entrance to Peach's Castle, we can see a lot of worried Toads standing around because their princess, the Mario Bros and their dinosaur partner, and the captain of the Toad Brigade have been missing for quite a long time. Just then, a golden gate opens up, catching the Toads by surprise, and the Mario cast walked out of it.

Knowing that they were the ones who've been missing, all of the Toads bursts into cheers of happiness as some of them even rose a banner that had the words 'WELCOME BACK!' written on it.

"About time you all came back!" a voice said as the Mario cast turned around to see none other than Princess Daisy walking up to them with a wide smile. "Just WHERE have you been?! I and all of the Toads were worried sick about you!"

"Daisy! We didn't expect you to be here too!" Peach beamed. "And sorry for making you all worried."

"Boy, you won't believe what we've been through all this time!" Mario exclaimed. "We just had an incredible adventure!"

"I did get scared a few times, but aside from that, I had fun!" Luigi smiled.

"Wait, WHAT?!" Daisy's eyes widened. "You guys went on an adventure and you didn't tell ME?!"

"We didn't have time to tell you that and we didn't know we would be going in an adventure in the first place!" Toad defended.

"We can just tell it to you." Yoshi said. "How does that sound?"

"Yes, please!" Daisy begged. "And do not miss any single detail while telling it!"

"Okay, okay!" Peach giggled. "Let's go to the castle and we'll begin!"

They then started to walk into the castle. Unknown to them, the sorceress showed up somewhere hiding on the castle's roof.

"Don't worry, heroes. In case another catastrophe strikes Hyrule once again, I'll gladly send you back there." she thought. "That way, you shall always be close to the Chosen Hero."

We then cut to Hyrule Castle's courtyard, during the moment where the young Princess Zelda was still looking out in the window keeping a close eye on Ganondorf during his visit to the castle. Then, she suddenly heard footsteps from behind her as she turns around… and saw Link standing there.

Zelda looked surprised as we could expect, especially since a stranger had entered the castle without being seen by the guards. That is, until she saw an odd mark on the back of Link's left hand, revealing that he still holds the Triforce of Courage despite being sent back in time.

That, was where it finally hit her. It seems as time passes, so does memories.

The End

It has been quite a while since I first uploaded this story, right? So now I'm glad it's finally finished! Thanks once again for your support and I hoped you enjoyed this story!

RECENT EDIT: Since I ended up cancelling Majora's Mask, I'll announce that the very same cast of this story will be back, this time, venturing into the wild open seas... with so much to explore. I'm of course talking about The Wind Waker! Plus, my Zelda OC, Luka is also going to make an appearance!

You know, now that I realized, this Saga is going to feature a different Link in each of its stories. Remember, the Link from Majora's Mask is the same one from Ocarina of Time, so there won't be any repeating Links throughout the Saga (well, except for its final story).

Until next time! Fairy out!