Searching for the Mask of Majora

Prologue

The woods were quiet, dark, and somewhat scary. Epona's hooves crunched the leaves underfoot, making the sounds echo through the forest. Sitting atop her, Link looked around as she stopped to sniff the ground. The trees rose high into the sky, blocking out the sun and letting little fireflies float around to create some source of light.

From behind the trees, something moved, but in the darkness of the woods, it went unseen by the young hero in green. Epona lifted her head and then stood on her hind legs, knocking Link down to the ground in surprise. The creature which startled the auburn horse patted her, whispering, "good girl," and turned to look at the young boy. "Such a small boy," the thing mused, grabbing him by the biceps. "I think I'll have a lot of fun with this one." Orange eyes glowed brightly as it threw Link onto Epona's back. It climbed up on her itself, and dug his heels into her sides, signaling her to go onward into the darkness of the forest.

Link blinked his blue eyes open, groaning softly as he put a hand to his head. Where am I? He thought, looking around. First thing he noticed was that he was laying on top of a pink flower in the middle of a shallow pond. Or, at least, he hoped that it was shallow, but considering his lack of strength, he wasn't about to test it out. Sitting up, Link tried to look around, carefully lifting himself up onto his feet. It was pitch black. Steadying himself, a bright light flashed from across the room, and the hero covered his eyes with his arm.

He looked forward and saw a strange creature floating in the air, laughing lightly. "I hope you slept well," it said, the voice high and ear-piercing.

"Who are you?" Link asked, clenching his fists at his sides. He just wanted to go home.

The thing seemed to ignore what the green clad boy said, and cackled, "That horse of yours doesn't listen to a word that's said to it." Link's eyes widened as the creature looked at its hand orange eyes reflecting boredom. "So I did you a favor and got rid of it."

"What?! Why would you do that? Of course Epona wouldn't listen to you! She knows who her owner is; and it's not you!"

The thing laughed, throwing its head back and shaking uncontrollably. "You're such a joke, kid! You care about an animal? What a stupid thing!"

Link took a step back, his brown boot sinking into the water and soaking some up into the fabric. His brows furrowed in anger as his hands shook, lightly tapping his hips. This monster had taken this too far. Link wouldn't mind if it had kept Epona in a small confined space—as long as he knew she was okay—but to get rid of her without even telling him? That was just too much for the Hero of Time. He charged, screaming, but the thing just thrust a hand out, stopping the boy in his tracks. "Fool! Do you think that you can defeat me in your current state?"

Link growled, trying to fight through the magic that this creature was projecting. "I swear, if I had the Master Sword—"

"What good would that you?" it asked, and the boy in green's mouth snapped shut. "My power is far greater than that of any sword. And now," he pushed his face close to Link's, and the boy could faintly smell the scent of pine trees emitting from this monster. "You're my prisoner."

"I hope you're joking, because it's not funny."

it chuckled, snapping it's fingers, sending the boy away. "Oh, it's not a joke, hero-boy."

Day 1

I've been here for a day. The monster introduced himself as Skull Kid, and the name sounds so familiar to me, but I can't place it. He gave me a journal, saying that it would be smart to write about my adventures and the days I spend in this...prison. I don't know what exactly he means by that, but he assured me that he won't ever read it.

The good news is that I get some food every day. As long as I get to eat something daily so I don't die of starvation, it's alright.

My legend starts back in Hyrule, in a small forest of the Kokiri. I was found there by the inhabitants, and I was raised by the Deku Tree and Saria. They were my closest friends, and even though I was the only one that continued to age, they remained by my side. Eventually, the Deku Tree was cursed, and I managed to save him, however he died. My adventure started there...

Day 46

...Ganondorf...that name seems too familiar...I re-read some of these entries, and I don't remember half of the names that I have written on these pages. Who is Saria? And Ruto? And Zelda? I can't remember any of these names. The more I write in this notebook, the more I can't recall. When is Skull Kid going to let me free?

Link looked up when the door to his cell blew open, and a hand reached out for him. He shrunk back, but the hand only stretched more, grabbing his wrist. Keeping a hand on the binding of his journal, Link allowed himself to be dragged out of the room he had been staying in for a while.

The back of the person in front of him was lean and covered in a burgundy sweater. His head was covered by his hood, so the hero couldn't see the color of his or her hair. He went through another door, and the Skull Kid floated right in front of them, shaking his head. "You betrayed me."

"And? You left us first." Link looked up at the tall figure, finally figuring out that it was in fact, a male. "And then you just take this kid and keep him locked up? What kind of magic did you use on him?"

The creature shrugged. "It doesn't matter, does it?" He extended his hand to Link, the purple mask shaking. "Before you leave though..."

Link fell to the ground, the notebook landing next to him, open to one of the pages he wrote in. He clenched his head, screaming. His brain felt as if there was a giant party going on, but instead of humans, there were Deku Scrubs, all looking at him with menacing eyes. He tried to run away, but one caught up, jumping on his back.

Returning to reality, Link looked down and noticed his stubby hands, before lifting his head of in time to see Skull Kid laugh and disappear, leaving a large circle door behind him. The person next to him picked him up the waist, grabbed the notebook and ran through the door, setting down only when he thought it was safe. Link walked forward, down the spiral hallway, and into a place where a giant waterwheel spun in front of him.

He ran to the water, crouching down in front of it and looking at his reflection. What met him was a saddened wooden face, large glowing orange eyes looking into his own soul. He began shaking his head frantically. "No, no!" his voice was now high pitched, scaring him. "This can't be me! I don't look like this!"

"Skull Kid cast a spell on you," the man explained, flipping his hood down as the door behind them closed on its own. In the limited darkness, Link saw that the man had black hair, cut relatively short. "I brought you here to see a friend of mine. Maybe he knows how to get you back to normal. Do you have any weapons?"

"Weapons?" Link asked, cocking his head to the side. The man lightly hit his forehead with the journal, before pointing up a ramp. "Come with me."

They began walking together, up the ramp. At the top, a girl in off-white and a man with a large pack with masks stood, seemingly in the middle of a serious conversation. "Tatl, we're back."

"Tael!" she cried, running up and hugging the man. "Thank Goddess you're okay!" she turned to look at the little Deku boy. "Who's this?"

"Skull Kid's latest toy."

"Skull Kid?" the strange man stepped forward, bending down to look at the hero. Link stepped behind Tael, scared of the sudden close proximity. "That imp who stole my mask?"

"The very same. He cursed this boy here, and he doesn't seem to have any memories. From what I saw when I skimmed this notebook, he was a hero of the land he came from. Which is named Hyrule."

The man's face brightened. "You're from Hyrule?" What was Hyrule? Link didn't reply, only tried to hide even further into Tael's clothing. "Poor boy. I know exactly what that imp did. He destroyed Link's memories and his trust."

"How do you know my name?"

"He knows everything," Tatl whispered from next to him.

"You can call me the Happy Mask Salesman." He spread his arms out. "Welcome to the Clock Tower."

This is Shion! I'm finally back in the LoZ part of FFNet!

First LoZ story is what seems like forever. Hopefully this one doesn't suck ass.

My goal for this story is to use no curses, and to keep it as in-game timeline as possible. Meaning that, yes, there will be time travel, no, this is not Doctor Who. And no, I am not a part of that fandom.

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