the legend of zelda the hero of time

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Re: ***My Zelda Movie Script***

The Legend of Zelda: The Hero of Time

A Scriptment

Overview

"The Legend of Zelda" is a stylized fantasy epic set in themagical land of Hyrule, where forests tower and castles dwell,and where, once again, the forces of good are pit againstthe forces of darkness.

In battling the evil that is infecting his homeland a youngboy is galvanized through hardship and becomes a man - afeat no other child from his forest had yet accomplished.Further, he becomes a hero, savior of his world, and uniterof its people.

Tonally, the film is a combination of many genres - action,horror, fantasy and romance. The world of Hyrule stretches

across every terrain - there are vast forests, speakingfairies, underwater cities, volcanic beasts, mountain-topadventures, and a castle in its center. The creatures thatdwell in it are often playful, mischievous, even dangerous -

but always fantastical.

Story

OVER BLACK:

A Hylian song plays in the background, on the Ocarina.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)The world is dark now... I cansee it in the air. I can feel itin the wind. I can smell it inthe grass... The beauty of myKingdom is fading, and there isnothing I can do.

EXT. PROLOGUE


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Three spirits descend from a bleak sky. One red, one blue,one green.

PRINCESS ZELDA(VO)It began with the forging of the

Great Land, Hyrule.

They rocket downwards, zipping past rain, until they find adark, unformed planet.

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PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)It was then that three golden

goddesses descended upon thechaotic land of Hyrule. They wereDin, the goddess ofpower, withher strong flaming arms,cultivated the land to create theearth.

The Goddess flies over the soil and forms Mountains instantly.Huge rockfaces sprout forth incredibly.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)Nayru, the goddess of wisdom, who

created the Sky.

The once bleak sky is turned a beautiful blue as Nayru fliesacross.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)And Farore, the goddess of courage,whose rich soul harbored all lifeforms.

Birds and animals come out of hiding. The world is createdin moments.

INT. TEMPLE OF TIME

The three of them stand around an altar in a huge, monolithicCathedral.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)To preserve the life that theycreated they forged a great


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TriForce, in which they placedtheir wisdom, courage andstrength - the power to governall things. For it was within theTriForce that they could live onin Hyrule throughout all time.

The TriForce is formed before them. In a brilliant flash oflight, all three of them, and the Triforce, VANISH.

EXT. HYRULE CASTLE TOWN

The ENORMOUS white city outside Hyrule Castle, bustling withlife.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)Since then, the Triforce has

become the basis for Hyrule's

providence. Where the Triforcestood became sacred land.

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A man robs a store in the Market.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)But it was in men's hands that

perfection became tainted. Thatbliss became despair. For men,above all else, desire power -and the TriForce was no longersafe in their hands.

INSERT: DEATH MOUNTAIN.

INT. DEATH MOUNTAIN

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)To protect it, they sealed theTriForce away in a Sacred Realm,away from the dangers and evilsof the physical world. And lockedit behind a seal with many keys.

The Great Door of Time slams shut.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)Three were given to the great


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races of Hyrule - the Kokiri, theForest Elves.

INSERT: A GREEN RING on a Kokiri's finger.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)

The Zora's, an aquatic race whodwell in the waters of Hyrule.

INSERT: RUTO swims around her Great Atlantis-like city witha necklace around her neck, it has a BLUE jewel in the center.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)And the Gorons, great miners andcraftsmen of the Mountains.

INSERT: KING DARUNIA clutches the small RED jewel in hishand, as he sits in his mighty throne.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)All in an effort to unite theraces. Instead, all it did wasdivide them further.

EXT. THE GREAT WAR

There is a great battle in the open fields of Hyrule, outsidethe Castle Walls.

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The Hylian Royal Guard, defends itself against the Gerudos,a thieving race, who have aligned themselves with a race ofGOBLINS - once men who long ago retreated to the UnderWorldand evolved into hideous, big-eyed creatures of the dark.

The battle is fierce, and many lose their lives.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)All other races ignored theHylian's plight, retreating totheir mountains or their watersor to the skies, as the FreeKingdom of Hyrule was falling totyranny and persecution.

INT. GANONDORF'S LAIR


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PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)King Ganondorf, the first GerudoKing in a Hundred years, uncoveredthe Historic Legend of the TriForce.

Sitting alone, in a dark cave near a massive fire, his face

is always hidden in shadow. Only his EYES glow, yellow asthe sun.

A small Goblin appear and stumbles in to the smoky dwelling,carrying under his arm a massive LEATHER-BOUND BOOK.

The Goblin presents the book to Ganondorf, and is swattedaway harshly once it is in his possession. Defeated, he tuckshis slimy tail between his legs - literally - and leaves.

Ganondorf throws the book onto the table and flips throughit angrily.

He moans with excitement when he finds the page he hassearched for. A page labeled "The TriForce." He nearlycaresses the page, which details the origin of this 'HolyGrail' in fine print.

Anger takes control of him again and his CLAWED HANDS slamthe book shut

EXT. THE GREAT WAR

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)

Ganondorf sought after it withall the power of his people. ForPower... was all Ganondorf desired.

Ganondorf looms over the battlefield, laying waste to thearmy with his powerful magic attacks.

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The King of Hyrule makes a desperate charge at Ganondorf. Apowerful sword fight ensues - The King wields THE MASTERSWORD, and eventually strikes Ganondorf down.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)It was in this moment, that PEACE

was restored.

The King drops his sword, and helps Ganondorf to his feet.


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Defeated, but spared the escape of death by the Noble King.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)Ganondorf was defeated, and allhis peoples were banished to aninescapable land in the Deserts

of Hyrule, where they have livedever since.

INT. HYRULE CASTLE

A new King sits now in the throne of Hyrule.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)But it was Ganondorf... who wouldserve another purpose.

He whispers into the King's ear.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)As aid to the Royal Council,Ganondorf now holds a differentkind of obsession - Politics. Butmy Father - the King of Hyrule -knows his enemy.

INT. TEMPLE OF TIME

The King SLAMS the Master Sword into the altar, locking itin place for eternity.

PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)Sealing the only thing that canopen the Sacred Realm inside theTemple of Time - where an evilheart such as Ganondorf's cannever set foot.

The King walks out, staring at the Sword glittering in thesunlight, and shuts the Door of Time.

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PRINCESS ZELDA (VO)Only the one who wields the MasterSword - the Hero of Time - shallopen the door. Peace, at last,held fast. But it was Ganondorf's


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heart, who never rested. Untilone day, a Kokiri boy, was calledto action...

EXT. KOKIRI FOREST

Massive, towering trees of incredible girth reside here,surrounded by amazing and unique plant-life everywhere. Theforest remains untouched except for the Kokiri, who dwell insmall huts atop the massive trunks. Ladders and ropes leadthem down from their dwellings, to mingle with the treesprites and fairies who also dwell in this magical place.

The Kokiri are a humanoid fairy race who are cautious, child-like in mentality and appearance, and secretive - they

believe they will die if they leave Kokiri forest, but indoing so, they will also never age. They will never grow up.They all wear green tunics and have pointy ears. Each Kokiri

has a Guardian Fairy, a small tinge of light that hoversaround them always, that acts as protector, friend and teacher.

LINK, a young boy of about 12, is introduced to us as hechases SARIA, a female Kokiri through the underbrush of theForest.

The two of them have this game down pat, and have clearlybeen doing it for years and years.

Saria hides amidst the thick foliage, while it is Link'sjobto find her. After some playful back and forth, Link

discovers her hiding spot and the chase resumes.

It is clear those in Kokiri forest have neither worries norresponsibilities. Their chase continues through morepopulated areas, disturbing a group singing and playing

wooden instruments in a circle around an old tree stump. Themusical group hoots and hollers, but nothing will get in the

way of this game.

It is worthy to note that Link is a unique Kokiri - he hasno fairy.

Still, Link playfully chases Saria deeper and deeper intothe Forest. Eventually, she stops and runs up to him.

SARIA(gasping)I want to show you something. Asecret!


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They sneak to the very edge of the Forest, and peer over theedge of a Cliff. A great, MASSIVE tree fills the entire

valley in the distance. Its trunk must be half a mile across.Its bark subtly forms facial features.

LINKWhat is it?

SARIAThe Great Deku Tree. It's saidthe Great Tree created Kokiriforest all who swell here. Itsroots stretched out and made theother threes, and their roots did

the same, and on, and on.

Link is awe-struck. He stares deep into the 'eyes' of theGreat Tree, like something draws him to them.

Suddenly, Saria's fairy scrambles about her face, speakingto her it seems.

SARIAFollow me! MIDO and the KNOW-IT-

ALL-BROTHERS are up to something!

She runs off without Link, who can't pull away from the GreatTree. After a long moment, he finally does and chases afterher.

Back in the heart of Kokiri, where most of the tree-huts areassembled and the Kokiri have developed a kind of 'network'of vines and branches for travel, Mido, the Kokiri Bully,and many other Kokiri have assembled for some kind of activity.

They have elected to play a traditional game where they mustchoose two teams. The choosing of sides begins, just as Linkand Saria return. The lines dwindle - and Link is the oddone out.

The two sides debate over which side wants him and finallyit is Mido, the bully who hates Link because of the attentionhe receives from Saria, who speaks out.

MIDOI don't want a fairy-less Kokirion MY team, or any other!


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Link, dejected, turns and walks away. Saria looks on, saddened.

EXT. THE POND

Link sits in a small wooden boat in the center of a VAST

pond, showing the massive scale of the Great Forest.

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He tosses a line attached to a rod into the water. He sighs,and waits for a bite.

But even the fish, it seems, avoid him.

LATER, He drags the boat up to shore. Saria greets him. Shewonders why he sulks, and he gives her a small piece of hismind.

LINKDon't you ever wonder what's

beyond the Forest?! Leave theKnow-It-All-Brothers in your dust?

Befuddled, she warns him that the Kokiri cannot surviveoutside the walls. Link, ever the explorer, finds this newsdisturbing, and questions it like a child questions his

religion. He vows to change this rule someday.

Someday soon.

INT. HYRULE CASTLE

The King's Chamber. The King and Ganondorf are already inthe throes of a heated conversation. Ganondorf is clad inhis Royal Black Armor, while the King, with his white beardand crown, wears his Silver.

THE KINGI will not invade a peacefulnation! The Zoras may have ignoredus in our time of need all those

years ago, but I will harbor themno ill will for protecting theirpeople from such a pointlessconflict.

GANONDORF


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Buy my Lord, they hide PreciousStones and minerals. They infectour Water Supply! Are thesematters not an Act of War outright?

As your advisor, you mustunderstand, whatever I do, I do

for the nation of Hyrule, andthat nation will not be threatened

by a school of FISH!

THE KINGGanondorf, I understand, and evenadmire your zeal, but peace hasexisted in this land for a hundred

years. What the Zora's do is noneof ourbusiness. They PURIFY our

water, not infect it. You'redismissed, Ganondorf.

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Ganondorf stomps out powerfully, but the King has one morething to say,

THE KINGAnd Ganondorf, make no mistake,you are only my aid because my

Father appointed you so. However,I do not rule over a land ofthieves, nor will I bow to one

who does.

Ganondorf stomps out once again, passing by a 12 year oldgirl, PRINCESS ZELDA.

GANONDORFYour Father is not well, my child.It is causing him to make veryRASH decisions.

PRINCESS ZELDAMy Father's decisions are neverrash. He cares only for the peopleof Hyrule - not the weight of hispockets.

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EXT. OUTSIDE THE CASTLE

A GERUDO THIEF, female (as they all are) awaits withGanondorf's horse at the castle gates.

GERUDO THIEF

Did you get what you came for, sir?

GANONDORFNo.

Ganondorf mounts his black horse covered in armor.

GANONDORFBut there are other ways to get

what I want.

His steed storms off into the setting sun.

INT. LINK'S HUT

Night has fallen on Kokiri Forest. And with it a light rain,something the Forest has never seen before.

Link stirs in his bed, nightmares. Lightning cracks. Linkhas visions of a fair-haired PRINCESS in distress, beingpursued on horseback by a stranger in black armor.

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Something dashes through the Forest. Zipping up and down andaround the tress. Hovering, unheard, over other Kokiri asthey sleep. Finally, it spins upward around a tree and findsLink, just as he gasps awake, in a cold sweat.

The Fairy, NAVI, zips around Link's head. But this is new toLink, he doesn't understand the language and swats at Navi."LISTEN!" it screams and grows brighter. Navi motions forLink to follow her.

Beginning to understand, Link grabs his floppy green hat andheads down a vine. He feels the rain and looks up at the sky,

wondering what has caused this rain.

Mido is huddled beneath a tree just outside the hiddenpassage to the Great Tree. At the sight of Link, he standsdefiantly and blocks his path.


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MIDOGoing to see the Great Tree again?Only those with fairies areallowed to see it - anyone elseis trespassing, and fall under MYpunishment.

Link points at Navi and, shouting above the rain and thunder,yells,

LINKThen what do you call THAT?!

He pushes a stunned Mido out of the way, who can only grumble,

MIDOIt can't be... it can't be yours!

You stole it!

Mido pushes Link from behind. Link pushes back,

LINKI've been summoned by the tree!

MIDOImpossible!

Mido grabs Link by his Tunic. Link pushes him back once again,and grabs a tree-limb, and snaps it back into Mido's face,knocking him down. Link runs into the forest quickly, guided

by Navi in the dark.

Link races through the Forest, narrowly avoiding treeswhipping by his head, as Mido screams at him in the distance.

He follows Navi to the cliff just outside the Great Tree.

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EXT. THE GREAT TREE

Link dashes down the cliff, sliding down the great slope,and walks up to the Tree. Link summons up his courage andtouches the root, but it crumbles just by his touch. Clearlysome magic at work here.

There's a strange sound. Link looks around but can't findthe source. It's EVERYWHERE. And again. Leaves begin to fall


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from the sky. Finally, the Great Tree MOVES, its eyes open -it comes to life. Link backs up, frightened, and trips

backwards. The Great Tree speaks.

It thanks Link but notes that it is already far too late. Acurse has befallen the soil of Kokiri forest. He is dying,

he tells Link, much to his dismay. A sorcerer and a thief inblack armor cast the dreadful curse on the lands using hisblack magic, and now all of Hyrule is suffering the effects.

Before dying, The Great Tree tells Link to visit PrincessZelda in Hyrule Castle, she will guide you further. Link

believes he will die if he leaves the forest, but the Treeexplains to him he will not - his parents were Hylian, whoorphaned him in the Forest, which is also why he was notgiven a fairy as his guide, until now.

The Great Tree can survive no longer and with a final

dropping of its massive leaves, it dies.

As soon as it does the world changes. The rain that was oncecalm transforms into a terrible windstorm.

Link returns to the Forest still in darkness, and in thethroes of terrible and unnatural weather. He returns to thesafety of his hut, where he begins to pack his belongingsinto a knapsack, but there aren't many.

Outside, the Kokiri are all in a frenzy. Saria enters hishut and notices that he is packing,

SARIAWhat are you doing?! Where areyou going? Link, tell me whereyou are going!

LINKThe Great Tree is dead. I must go.

SARIABut you'll die if you leave theforest!

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LINKSaria, I'm not a Kokiri, I never

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me what to do, and I have to seeit through.

She knows she can't follow. She gives him a ring off herfinger to remember her by, with a GREEN stone embedded in it.Link wears it proudly. He leaves.

EXT. FOREST

Link, in the depths of the Forest, screams at Navi over thehigh wind which way to go. She points him in the rightdirection.

He breaks past a line of trees and out into a VAST valley oflakes and rivers. Link sees the castle walls in the distance,and runs towards them; the very wind is his enemy.

The road is long, and Link spends several long nights huddled

beneath a tree as the wind and rain pound on him mercilessly.

EXT. CASTLE CITY

He finally reaches the city's door, and looks up at it inall its glory.

The White City of Hyrule, stretching up against a great hill,wrapping its white walls around. The Castle sits atop thehill, rising above all other beauty.

The Castle doors BURST open as Link nears it, knocking him

back.

A rider with a young girl on her back races away from thecastle on horseback. The young girl, Zelda, and Link's eyesmeet as she races off.

LINKPrincess...

She throws something into the lake at the last moment.

Another rider, clad in black armor, races after her on ablack horse, but it's obvious he will not catch up to them.

He halts his steed and gets off. His leather boots pound theground as he nears Link. His face is hidden under a black

veil, but his eyes glow yellow. Ganondorf.

He questions Link, but Link stands his ground, demanding afight. Link is courageous and will not let him pass.


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With a movement of Ganondorf's hand fire belches from the

ground beneath Link's feet. Link falls backward, frightenedbut relatively unharmed, if not a little singed.

GANONDORFA lesson. Not to be repeated solightly.

Ganondorf gets back on his horse and rides off into thedarkness he has created.

The elements continue to worsen, a snowstorm approaches.Link runs to the Castle door, but it is held fast- with no

way to lower it, and no way to enter the Castle City.

Link tries to weather the storm but it has become toopowerful and he must find shelter for the rest of the night.He finds a hollowed out tree just outside of Kokiri Forest,and sits inside it. Navi flies towards a pile of branches,drawing attention to them. Link understands, and piles themup just outside his new shelter. With a dash of magic Navisets fire to the logs. Link, exhausted, succumbs quickly tosleep, where he is haunted by dreams of a black rider.

He jumps awake the next morning. The storm has broken, but

the land has been left bitterly destroyed, cold and dark.

Link looks around, the fire has died away.

Something stirs amidst the Forest. Leaves rustle in severaldirections.

LINKWhat is this?! Navi?!

But she's nowhere to be found.

An OWL with a strangely long mustache flies overhead andperches on a tree. It cranes its neck at Link.

LINKWhat is this?

The Owl takes off again, flying over the dead fire, beforeflying directly INTO IT. There is a sudden burst of light,re-igniting the blaze, and RAURU appears, a stereotypical


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Hylian 'wise man' in a red robe.

Link sits back in amazement.

LINKWho are you?!

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Other figures appear from beneath the forest. One of them isIMPA, a royal bodyguard, and Princess Zelda herself.

LINKPrincess!

Zelda quickly tells the details of her escape from Hyrulecastle with the help of her bodyguard and friend, Impa.

LINKWhy is she here? It's too dangerous!

IMPASo is her Kingdom. Her Father

will no longer listen to reason.He seeks to invade all nationssurrounding Hyrule.

PRINCESS ZELDAIt's Ganondorf! He has bewitchedmy father with his black magic!It's why we had to flee. From myown FATHER, that fiend!

LINKWhat has happened to Hyrule?! Whyhas it changed so?!

Rauru begins a speech about the death of the Deku Tree,stating that Kokiri Forest and the rest of Hyrule has lostits 'soul', its good spirit. This was all part of the evilGanondorf's plan to bring about evil and darkness to theland of Hylia. Rauru explains to Link the origin of theTriForce and its final separation into three parts - Power,

Wisdom and Courage. But if they are reunited in the Templeof Time, an all-encompassing power will be bestowed upon theentrant. It is Ganondorf's wish to use the TriForce to turnall of Hylia into an evil land, even worse than it is now.Rauru is one of Seven Sages destined to protect the TriForce,


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but Ganondorf has killed all those remaining.

In short, Link and his new companions must find the TriForcebefore Ganondorf does - or Hyrule is doomed. Now they mustquest to find it, but the road is hard and perilous. Butfirst we must find the Ocarina!

LINKThe lake!

Princess Zelda tells them that she threw it into the lake asshe rode off, just in case she was captured.

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EXT. LAKE

It is iced over completely due to the snowstorm. They allwalk onto the frozen water, it is quite sturdy.

Link looks up and sees an overhanging cliff.

He begins to climb it and they understand what he's going toattempt.

RAURULink! Don't do it!

IMPAHe's going to break his neck.

He ignores them and continues upwards. Zelda is the one whocomes to Link's defense, telling the others he knows whathe's doing.

PRINCESS ZELDABe brave... Just be brave.

Link reaches the top of the overhanging cliff, readyinghimself, and swan dives over the edge, into the lake.

The ice BREAKS at his point of entry and he crashes deepinto the water.

EXT. IN THE LAKE

He stays down, searching for the Ocarina, but the lake isdeep, and with little light to help him see.


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He pushes further down, struggling past the current. Finally,his lungs cannot bear it and he starts upward, but is heldfast! He's stuck on a bit of algae.

Just when he can't take anymore a hazy figure from the depths

approaches, swimming like a lizard in the water, a glowingfigure known as RUTO, a blue humanoid female sea creature,

who happens to be quite sexy. She comes upon Link and freeshis leg before kissing him, breathing fresh air through hergills and into his lungs.

She quickly grabs him by the hand and leads him farther down,deep into the depths of an ocean, not a lake, beneath Hylia.

A light begins to appear, and soon an entire Kingdomunderwater known as ZORA'S DOMAIN. Full of beautiful bluesand glowing lights.

As she continues to drag him other Zora's wistfully swim by.

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Finally, she finds it, at the ocean floor. She picks up theblue Ocarina and hands it to Link. He takes it and looks upat the huge swim above him, and shakes his head.

Once more Ruto grabs him and breathes life into his lungs.

Afterwards, she almost seductively bats her eyes at him. Shequickly swims beneath his feet, and using her speed, propelshim up through the ocean at great speed.

Link BURSTS through the hole in the ice, Ocarina in hand,and into the air above the frozen lake. He spreads his legsand comes down straddling the hole, breathing deeply, like a

badass.

LINKGot it.

Under the ice, Ruto takes one last long glance at Link beforeswimming away. Is she smitten?

They return to the Forest, where Rauru directs them. Linkwonders if he knows where the old man is going.

In the distance, they finally see some semblance ofcivilization. Rauru points to it.


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EXT. KAKARIKO VILLAGE

An entire CITY of bustling farmland and marketplace, walledin on top of a great hill. In the sky looms Death Mountain.The cityscape is dominated by a giant windmill.

RAURUHere, we will stop to rest our

weary selves. Drink and be merry -tomorrow the most difficult partof our journey begins.

Rauru cranes his neck to see the peak of Death Mountain.

INT. THE BARN

Impa trains Link in swordfighting and battle. Link, withouta sword, is forced to use a familiar wooden substitute

against a punching bag full of straw. Link is a very fastlearner, and strikes the bag so hard it ruptures, spookingthe nearby cows.

INT. STABLES

Link leaves his training to find Princess Zelda, as orderedby Impa. He finds her in the Stables, tending to the Horses.Brushing their hair, etc.

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PRINCESS ZELDATalon, who owns Lon-Lon not farfrom here, must have trained thesehorses. He trains the ones in theStables at the Castle as well. Noone breeds better horses thanthese, Link. Magnificent, aren'tthey?

LINKYou have a thing for horses?

PRINCESS ZELDAAll girls my age do. EspeciallyPrincesses. One day, we all wantour Prince to ride in on one ofthese and save us.


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Link joins the petting party and goes to touch one of thehorses - a young mare - but it backs away, neighs loudly,and bucks into the air wildly. Zelda acts quickly, grabbingit by its reigns, and shh-es it until it calms down.

She starts to sing it a song, and its eyes begin to quiet.

Link decides to help her, and pulls out his Ocarina. Hematches her tune (Epona's song) with the Ocarina, until thehorse is calm enough for both of them to pet it.

PRINCESS ZELDAThis one's strong. If not a little

wild.

LINKHe likes music though.

PRINCESS ZELDA

Yes, he seems to.

Epona, the horse, looks deeply into Link's eyes.

EXT. STABLES

Zelda tells Link the significance of this village.

PRINCESS ZELDAIt was Impa who opened this

village to the poor commoners ofHyrule. Too poor to support

themselves inide the Castle Walls,they had nowhere to go. Alot ofthe women were forced to join up

with the Gerudo thieves to survive.(MORE)

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PRINCESS ZELDA (CONT'D)Sensing their distress, Impa drovethem out, and the good people

were able to come back here, andlive off the land.

Link stares at Impa through the window in the barn, stilltraining.

PRINCESS ZELDA


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Exiled, my father invited her tolive with us in the castle, andshe became my personal bodyguard.Sheikah legend tells that, beforeshe left, Impa sealed a greatevil in the Bottom of the Well.

But I think it's just a story toillustrate her strength... Shemay be the closest thing to amother I've ever had.

LINKThen you're lucky. I've neverknown any mother.

PRINCESS ZELDAYou're a Forest boy. I thoughtthey just sprouted from the ground?

LINKI wouldn't know. The Great Treetold me I'm not a forest boy -I'm Hylian. Which means--

PRINCESS ZELDAYou must have a mother out theresomewhere.

LINKSomewhere.

Suddenly, there is a scream in the distance. Impa runs outof the Barn and wraps up the two little ones in her arms.

PRINCESS ZELDAWhat is it? What's happening?!

IMPAIn the barn! Quickly!

INT. BARN

The three of them hide under a mass of hay in the loft abovethe barn. A ROYAL SOLDIER enters and looks around.

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PRINCESS ZELDA


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The Royal Guard...

IMPAGanondorf has possession of allthat was once your Father's now.They will still obey his orders,

even if they are uttered from thelips of Ganondorf first. Even ifthose orders are to kill you,Princess.

The Guard stabs at the hay from underneath with a long spear,ust narrowly missing each of them by mere inches. Satisfied,

he leaves.

The three of them stand up and look out the window, as therest of the Royal Guard terrorize the Villagers, destroyinganything that gets in their way.

IMPAYou can both relax. They didn'tfind what they were looking for -they won't be back tonight.

INT. TAVERN

The four of them struggle to relax, and toss back a pint ortwo. But the air is thick, and despair weighs heavily ontheir hearts.

INT. GANONDORF'S CHAMBERS

A Vermin enters silently, as Ganondorf sits in his makeshiftthrone, pondering something.

VERMINWhat news, sire?

GANONDORFProceed as we discussed. Beginconstruction. I have some mattersto attend to with the King.

VERMINYes, long live the King!

It cackles as it leaves.

GANONDORFLong live the King.


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INT. THE KING'S CHAMBERS

The King sits glassy-eyed on his throne. Ganondorf kneelsnext to him, as he stares into the distance.

GANONDORFYour daughter has betrayed you,sire. She has fled from the Castle

walls. She is a traitor!

THE KINGMy daughter... is no traito--

GANONDORFYes, sire! She is! You MUST listento me.

THE KINGListen...

GANONDORFShe is in league with a young boy

who wishes to overthrow you! Shemust be punished!

THE KINGGanondorf, I am so tired. Please,leave me.

GANONDORFThe Princess, sire... Allow meto... retrieve her for you, rest

your weary mind.

THE KING...Yes.

The doors open, and THE TWINROVA TWINS, Kotake and Koume,enter quietly. Clad in thick, dark hooded robes, the Sistersnever reveal their eyes.

GANONDORFMy King, someone is here to see you.

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Ganondorf smiles, and the Twins approach the King.

INT. KAKARIKO VILLAGE, ROOMS

Rauru snores loudly as Link struggles to sleep. He stirs inhis bed, but wakens to gaze out the window.

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He hears a noise inside of the room, but is too petrified totun around. Footsteps, now, closing in. A hand clutches hisshoulder.

IMPAGet away from the window.

She pulls him back. Link notices Zelda exit the shadowsbehind Impa, as Rauru stirs awake.

LINKWhat is it? Have the Guardsreturned?

IMPAWorse. Gerudos.

The four of them pack their things as quickly and quietly as

they can.

IMPAWe must depart earlier thanexpected. This Village is nolonger safe. Not with Ganondorf'sreach growing longer every day.

OUTSIDE: Impa leads all travelers, sticking to the shadowsan close to the houses.

IMPAWe must go where they will notfollow. The Mountain.

The mountain is some distance up a great hill from Kakariko.Rauru, Zelda and Link all look exhausted.

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Impa looks around nervously, listening for anything.

IMPAFine, we stop here for the night.But no fires! I'll see if I can

fin us some food.

She draws her blade and carefully weighs who to give it to.She hands it to Zelda, fulfilling her prime directive ofprotecting the Princess at all times.

LATER: Impa still hasn't returned. Rauru is telling talesagain, but Link looks worried. So much in the open, an attackcould come from anywhere. A branch snaps.

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LINKQuiet.

Rauru reluctantly stops talking.

An arrow crashes into the fire and ignites, blinding themfor a moment. The attack begins. A pack of Gerudo thieves(all female, scantily clad) go right for the Princess. Linkis able to break their grip on her however, by smashing his

wooden sword into their hands.

For several moments the three of them are outnumbered 2 to 1,bumbling around in the dark as they are. They are notwarriors, but Zelda looks trained well enough by Impa andcuts one of them down with her blade. Rauru swings a stickhe found on the ground, hitting anything that moves.

Some kind of pyrotechnic goes off again, stopping Rauru andLink, before they are both attacked and knocked to theground- the Gerudos are trying to take off with Zelda.

Just when she seems lost, Impa screams from the shadows andattacks with furious rage. She shows her amazing battleskills and strikes down four more of the Gerudos before thelast one releases Zelda and runs off.

The night is quiet again.

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must not wait any longer, Rauru.

EXT. DEATH MOUNTAIN PASS

The climb upwards is indeed long and harrowing, the three ofthem nearly slip from the edge several times.

The higher they climb the blacker the sky gets, filled withan unrelenting black smoke from the fire pits below.

Soon, everyone is struggling to breathe.

After more climbing, the heat becomes unbearable, and itappears Rauru has fainted. Soon, even the warrior Impa statesthat she can go on no longer, and collapses into the dirt as

well. The heat continues to rise, as Link struggles mightilyto carry Lady Zelda up the Mountain, at times carrying herfrom his very knees.

But, at last, they reach the peak. The heat is unbearable,it makes those wavy lines across everything.

At last, even Link collapses with Zelda in his arms.

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Dreams of a Healing Fairy.

Link awakens some time later, and realizes his water jug isfull. He goes to take a drink, but instead gives a drink tothe Princess.

LINKPrincess... I can't... go on. Wecan't cross this.

PRINCESS ZELDAWe were never meant to cross it.

In the rock of Death Mountain is a secret door. Zelda pointsat it, and Navi pushes on it to open it, and it slides behindthe Mountain. The pack reels back from the smell of sulfurinside Death Mountain. Impa drags in Rauru, and feeds himsome of the water.

All of them descend a very steep stone stairwell. The heatinside, is much more bearable.


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LINKWhat was that?

RAURUThe reason the Gerudos fear thisMountain-top. The Great Fairies

perform miraculous feats to thosegood-of-heart, but do not crossthem if your heart is black, fortheir vengeance is unlimited.Come on, we've a long way to yet,even if I do feel better.

The Inside of Death Mountain is a labyrinth of stone passages.In the dark it would be impassable, but Navi shines brightly,like a beacon in the night.

Many hours are spent traversing the inside of the mountain.

From maze-like stairwells, to sheer rock-faces, they headdown, towards the base of the Mountain. Rauru tells themtales to lift their spirits and make the time shorter.

RAURUThe Gorons inhabited this mountainlong ago. A peaceful race, if nota little dimwitted, survived offof the very rocks inside thisMountain. Ganondorf was the one

who accelerated their mining -giving them better tools and

machinery.(MORE)

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RAURU (CONT'D)That is of course, until theymined themselves into extinction -every last fat one of them,starved to death. But they'vecarved us a path - I suppose weshould thank them.

Something stirs in the shadows. Young Link mentions this toRauru,

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darkness. Something stirs.

RAURUIt IS called Death Mountain for areason. This place was once agreat Kingdom to a great race -

now it is nothing more than agiant, hollowed-out tomb for thecreatures of the dark to rest in.To hide. Tread carefully here,Link. Tread quietly.

The road is incredibly long and difficult. Many days pass inthe darkness of the Mountain, and many are beginning toforget what sunlight looks like.

EXT. GERUDO DESERT

Ganondorf sits in his quarters amongst his people. The gerudonation is all women, very Arabian in culture, they are sandpeople, and live in tents so they're thieving ways can betransported easily like Nomads.

NABOORU, the second in command and lone wolf thief behindGanondorf, red eyes and gold hair. She is in the process ofgiving a lap dance/belly dance to her husband to please him,

yet he still looks very distressed.

NABOORUWhat troubles you, my King?

GANONDORFYour incompetence.

NABOORUHow have I wronged you, sir?

She continues the lap dance.

GANONDORFYour troop failed to capture theGirl.

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NABOORUBut they are your troop, sir. Youare our king.


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GANONDORFShe is only a girl.

NABOORUAnd you are only a man!

She suddenly withdraws a dagger from behind her back, andtries to strike down Ganondorf. but he catches her wrist andpulls her eye to eye with him. Her eyes show her uttercontempt for him.

GANONDORFFool!

He throws her off.

GANONDORF

Only every one hundred years is aman born in this country and youtry to kill him.

He hunches over her.

GANONDORFTried and failed. You're not evena true Warrior - you don't deserveto reign along with beside me.

NABOORU

the Gerudo have existed forthousands of years as thieves andNomads - it is our way! Yourpolitical aspirations hold nopart in our society!

Ganondorf laughs.

GANONDORFMy aspirations are far more thansimple political endeavors.

He holds her arms to the ground above her head, gettingwithin a breath's distance of her face.

GANONDORFSummon your women - they are goingto watch this.

He breathes on her neck. And drags her away by her hands,into another room.


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Construction looms in the distance.

INT. DEATH MOUNTAIN

(Somewhere along the way, Link disturbs something.)

And the creatures that inhabit this mountain awaken. TheSUBROSIANS, they have large glowing eyes, and always wearhooded cloaks. The Subrosians, employ many other creaturesas servants, including GOBLINS, vicious and nasty creatures

who feast on flesh of others.

There is a battle, the four are boxed in kind of 'tool shed'for the Gorons. Rauru, Zelda and Link use any item they canto defend themselves from the hideous Goblins, while Impahandles the more intelligent 'leaders,' the Subrosians. Butshe is stretched thin, and it is four against many. She doesher best to keep them safe, but the sheer numbers make itdifficult.

Rauru, on occasion, uses his limited magics to blind or burna few of the Goblins. But doing so seems to 'drain' him, andLink has to protect him from death on one occasion.

As the enemies numbers begin to dwindle, a POUNDING can beheard. Everyone, including the Goblins, stop in their tracks.A HUGE IRON-KNUCKLE bursts onto the scene, over ten feettall, is clad in multiple layers of armor and wields amassive Labrys, begins his attack on the quartet.

Impa dispatches a Subrosian, but sees the greater threat shemust deal with.

IMPAProtect the Princess!

She goes after the Iron Knuckle. Attacking with her sword,but it's armor is far too thick. Rauru returns to his OwlForm and claws at the eyes of the beast, allowing Impa toattack, and IMPALE one of its feet, securing it to the floor.

Link has positioned Zelda directly behind him, and isfighting off every Goblin he can with whatever he can find.He hides Zelda under a table for a short while. Just as hedoes, he sees above the Iron-Knuckle, a large piece of


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machinery hanging from a rope. He follows the rope across aseries of pulleys, until he sees it tied off nearby. Linkgrabs Zelda's blade and slices through the rope.

The piece of digging equipment FLATTENS the Iron-Knuckle,and the rest of them flee to regroup.

Impa retrieves her blade from the creatures foot. Marchingfootsteps approach.

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IMPAMore are coming! Flee!

They run, and are pursued by more Goblins, led by theSubrosians. Down corridors and more giant stairwells. Linkkeeps their numbers from advancing with his long-range bowattacks, allowing the quartet time to run.

Soon, however, their path ends, and they are boxed in. Agreat door, massive, sealed by a boulder, blocks their way.It takes all of them to move the boulder and enter door asthe villains advance closer, but once they do they enter --

INT. DARUNIA'S THRONE

Everything is massive here - chairs, tables, lamps, etc.They quickly seal the door behind them. Goblins can be heardclawing and pounding on the walls outside. But the sturdydoor seems to hold.

Apparently, the Gorons were a HUGE race of creature.Strangest of all, Darunia himself still sits in his throne,unmoving and presumably dead.

RAURUKing Darunia... Dead.

After eating so many boulders, the Gorons themselves havebegun to take on their appearance.

DARUNIAWho's dead?!

His head suddenly moves, and his booming voice echoes throughthe tomb like cannonfire.


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RAURUKing Darunia!

Rauru falls to his knees, bowing. He pulls Link and Zeldadown along with him.

RAURUHow can you be alive after allthese years?!

DARUNIAYears?! Haha, what years havepassed?!

RAURU100 years since the death of thelast Goron, sire.

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DARUNIAImpossible!

Darunia shouts, shaking the very walls. Link mutterssomething to Zelda,

LINK

I thought Rauru said they werepeaceful.

Zelda shakes her head, worried.

PRINCESS ZELDASomething's wrong. I can feel it.

DARUNIAMy kingdom thrives thanks to thegenerosity of King Ganondorf!

Zelda stands,

PRINCESS ZELDAHis voice... it reminds me of myFather's.

Link rises with her.

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Sir... you were sealed in. Youhave been here... for over onehundred years.

DARUNIABAH! Enough of this. I wish to

hear music! I WISH TO HEAR MUSIC!

Rauru whispers to Link.

RAURUThe Ocarina. Play something.

The banging on the door grows louder.

IMPAWe don't have time for this!

LINKWhat?

RAURUAnything! CALM HIM DOWN!

LINKI'll play something an old friendtaught me.

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Link plays "Saria's song." Immediately, a haze is liftedover Darunia's eyes. Zelda smiles as well. There is magic inthat Ocarina yet. his demeanor returns to the typical goronnature.

DARUNIADark have been my dreams of late.Friends... have you eaten yet?

They all rejoice. Darunia is back to his old self.

LINKSir... I'm afraid we have some

bad news.

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from King Ganondorf. He threatenedto seal us off from the mine, ifI didn't give him... something.

ZELDAIt WAS Ganondorf, that MONSTER!

He cut off their food!

The door begins to buckle. A MASSIVE HAND pounds through,another Troll.

RAURUWhat was it? What was the item?

DARUNIASomething precious to the mine.But he couldn't find it. Not even

with his magics.

Darunia reveals a Bracelet - he was sitting on it! An orangepearl is in the center.

DARUNIACome here, little one.

Link looks confused, but steps forward. Darunia puts thebracelet around his neck.

DARUNIAFor waking me from a nightmare I

could not even see, I give youour brightest light.

IMPAWe still need access to the mine!

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DARUNIAOf course.

Darunia presses a button, and the WALL behind him slidesopen - some kind of door. They all stand in wonder. As soonas the wall is removed they can feel the heat from below. A

volcanic pass, Rauru explains. The only way around DeathMountain.

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Everyone crowds around her - Darunia is lifeless once more.

RAURUHe is gone. In darkness so long,he just wanted to see the light

again. And so do we.

In the Distance, a massive door with the TriForce symbol on it.

RAURUThe Temple of Time... it's theonly way out of this Mountain.

IMPACome on!

INT. FIRE TEMPLE

The first floor is entirely a lava pit, the subsequent floorshave a kind of ventilation system leading upwards. TheQuartet have to ascend these quickly, still with enemies ontheir tail.

Subrosians, impervious to all heat, POP OUT like penguinsfrom the Lava pits. Only to be met by Impa's blade.

INT. OUTSIDE TEMPLE OF TIME

They scale a rock face and come to an impressive door, with

the TriForce symbol on it. Rauru explains that through thisdoor lies the Temple of Time, but he cannot go with them.Sages can exist in only one dimension and the Temple of Timeoperates on many. Zelda, however, agrees to accompany him.

IMPAHurry!

Their foes advance quickly.

Zelda hands Link the Ocarina.

PRINCESS ZELDAPlay what your heart tells you.

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Link plays the "Song of Time," and the massive doors creak


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open slowly.

Zelda and Link enter, the doors close behind them.

INT. TEMPLE OF TIME

Peace inside.

Inside is a MASSIVE Monastery filled only with an altar inthe center, beneath the 100ft high painted ceilings. In astone in the altar is THE MASTER SWORD, decorated with a

blue hilt, its blade shines most brightly above all swords.

Zelda looks on it in wonder, reading the inscriptions at thebottom.

PRINCESS ZELDAOnly the hero of Hyrule can remove

the Master Sword from its restingplace. But know this - only lightcan pierce the darkness.

PRINCESS ZELDAThe blade of Evil's bane!

Link steps onto the altar and yanks on the sword - it comesout! He raises it above his head, pointing towards the sky.It gleams in the light.

Suddenly, the entire mountain begins to shake. A massive

boulder destroys the front door of the Temple of Time.Through the hole, Link and Zelda can see Rauru and Impastruggling to stay on the ledge outside.

A rock falls from the ceiling and nearly takes them with it.Zelda and Link rush to their aid. Just then, there is a greathowl from beneath them.

RAURUThe protector of the TriForce!

VOLVAGIA appears, a Subterranean Lava Dragon snakes its waytowards them.

PRINCESS ZELDALink! The sword!

Volvagia attacks, it whips its tail at the intruders, butmisses. It splits the walls of the mountain in half and more

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LINKGet into the Temple!

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At his words Volvagia attacks once more, spitting fire atLink, who just manages to roll out of the way. But just ashe does, a massive boulder falls from the ceiling anddestroys the overhanging ledge Link is on. He just managesto leap and grab onto the edge, still clutching his sword.

Volvagia dips down.

Link looks below him and sees the Dragon, ready to swoop upagain. Link takes a long look at Princess Zelda - and lets go.

He holds his arms close to his body to pick up speed. Andlands right on Volvagia's back! He slashes at it with theMaster Sword. It howls and tries to snap back. But Linkswipes at it with the blade. Volvagia tries to throw Linkoff as they continue falling, but Link holds firm. The fireon Volvagia's back is burning Link and his clothes but stillhe hangs on. A final stab, stout and true, to the brain on

Volvagia. They plummet towards the lave pit below, as Linkholds on for dear life to the dying Volvagia. She is turningto ash before everyone's eyes.

The lava below is drying up, hardening, as she dies.

Link leaps from Volvagia just before a devastating impact,and drives the sword into the rock wall. He plants his feetagainst the wall and quickly begins to slow down. The sworddigs deeper and deeper into the rock as he slows. He finallycomes to a stop. He pulls the sword out and drops the last 20feet, and stamps through Volvagia's burning ashes, red-hotsword in hand.

He looks up 300 feet above him, as Zelda and the others lookover the rock face.

RAURU(quietly)Hello?

INT. TEMPLE OF TIME

Back at the Temple of Time, Zelda looks at him in wonder.

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There's still one more door toopen. Place the Master Sword inthe doorway.

There are three engravings of different jewels - one blue,green and red. Link looks at his hand and sees the green

ring Saria gave him, clutching the sword, it glows strangely.The red Bracelet Darunia wrapped around his neck glows inthe same way. He wraps it around the blade of the sword.

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LINKThere's one more.

Zelda's blue amulet begins to glow. She wraps it around thehilt.

ZELDAA gift from Zora... to my Mother.

Link drives the sword up to the hilt into the wall. The wallsshake and separate, revealing a glowing yellow light. Jewelsand gold line the walls like a treasure storage.

Zelda and Link look around - the room is endless, everyoneelse has disappeared. It's another dimension of time and space.

LINKIs it--?

PRINCESS ZELDAThe TriForce. Link, it's yours.

You got us here.

LINKI can't... I'm just a Forest boy.

A huge bellowing laughter interrupts him. Link looks into ahuge, antiquarian mirror. The glass ripples and changes, anda clawed hand shifts through. Ganondorf, reveling himself,pulls himself out of the mirror.

GANONDORFPerhaps I'll take it!

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An army of Goblins burst through the mirror behind Ganondorf.

They grab hold of Princess Zelda, as Link struggles to fightthem off, hacking and slashing bravely with his sword.Ganondorf caresses Zelda's cheek.

Meanwhile, Link has killed enough of the foot soldiers andhas charged towards Ganondorf, his sword stinging the groundas he runs, sparking.

Link swings the sword mightily over his head, but Ganondorfsidesteps it just in time - the sword SLAMS into the groundust beside him.

The slightest hint of fear in Ganondorf's eyes. He knocksLink away with a swipe of his hand.

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Ganondorf needs only to raise his hand once more and a circleof high flames surrounds Link. He cannot pass. Ganondorfgrabs ahold of Princess Zelda.

LINKNooo!

Link leaps through the flames. But Ganondorf and Zelda phaseout, and disappear, just before Link can reach them. A burstof light erupts from the TriForce, exploding, and knockingLink out in a blaze of white.

Dreams of a Healing Fairy.

Link wakes slowly to find himself looking up at Rauru and Impa.

LINKWhere are we?

RAURUThe Temple of Time. What's leftof it, where the Sages dwelt

before Ganondorf beganexterminating us. Now, I am theonly one to charge you with yourquest.

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What quest? Where is the Princess?

RAURUGanondorf has long sought morepower than simply being the Kingof the Gerudo thieves. And some

time ago, he uncovered a way toposses the TriForce - the veryembodiment of all power in Hyrule.But, in order to open the door heneeded three jewels, imbued withthe Spirits of those who createdHyrule. One was in Zora's Domain,

but unbeknownst to him, Zora hadalready passed that item down tosomeone more trustworthy -Princess Zelda. The other waskept secret by Darunia...

LINK--Ganondorf wanted to starve them.

After Darunia wouldn't give it tohim.

RAURUAnd the last rested in Kokiri,with a girl named--

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LINK--Saria.

RAURURight. you had the objectsGanondorf has been searching forall his life. The Ocarina, theMaster Sword, every one of themis required to access this Realmand the TriForce inside of it.

Which is why Ganondorf needed you.

LINKMe?!

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seen the ring on your finger. Andhe used you to get what he wanted.The TriForce. And Princess Zelda.

And now that he has control ofthe King, he can rule over all ofHyrule.

LINKThen it's over. He's won.

RAURUOrdinarily, yes. Ganondorf's hearthowever, was unbalanced; he couldonly absorb the tablet it desiredmost - Power.

LINKWhere are the other two tablets?

RAURUThat, Link, is your quest. And torescue Princess Zelda. And todefeat Ganondorf once and for all.

LINKbut how can I? He's so strong now...

RAURUIt's true. Seven years ago you

were not capable enough to wield

the Master Sword and strike downGanondorf...

LINKSeven years?

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RAURUbut the world is very differentnow. As are you.

Link looks at himself - he is now 19.

LINKI don't... I don't...

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There's more.

Link looks to the corner, where a pile of jewels and armorlies.

Link suits up in a silver chain-mail suit of armor. A Hylian

shield. A Hylian bow and a quiver of arrows. Stronger bootsand belts.

Link has changed from a Forest boy - into a Hylian man.

RAURUBut first we must leave this place.

We must return to Kakariko, butthe land has changed much in seven

years.

Link and Impa begin to leave.

RAURULink... I can't go with you. Imust stay in the Sacred Realm now.Ganondorf has been searching forme for seven years, if he findsme... there will be no Sagesleft - and there is still much Ihave to do. Impa will serve as

your guide now. She is... wise inher old age.

Impa smiles.

Link and Impa leave the Temple of Time, as Rauru wavesgoodbye from inside.

EXT. BACK OF DEATH MOUNTAIN

Link is shocked at the desolation of his land. The sky isnow black, whereas once it was blue. They lands are yellowand dead, and the heat is nearly unbearable.

IMPAGanondorf's power is far reachingnow.

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IMPACome. Our path lies beyond theLost Woods!

Link and Impa descend the base of the Mountain.

EXT. OUTSIDE LOST WOODS

The Woods are dense, black as the night inside.

Link looks behind him, the peak of Death Mountain now has agreat ring of black dust around it.

IMPAMany men have lost themselves inthese woods. Tread carefully -and do not believe what your eyes

tell you!

LINKWhat evil has befallen these woods?

Impa cuts a path through the thick foliage with a machete.

EXT. INSIDE LOST WOODS

The tress in this massive dark forest stretch up as far ascan be seen. A narrow path has been carved out through thetrees, however.

LINKThis forest is old. Very old.There is something here with us!

Impa continues on.

IMPADeath. Keep moving!

INT. GANONDORF'S TOWER

Princess Zelda stands, the pinnacle of calm, chained to thefloor in Ganondorf's highest tower. Her garb was once

beautiful and Royal, now however she is clad in Black Dress,with darker hair. She has aged into a beautiful woman, buther eyes speak of her sadness.

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GANONDORF

Princess... how much longer shallwe keep up this charade? Thepeople ACHE for their Queen toreturn.

Silence.

GANONDORFHow much longer will you defy me?

Zelda remains silent. Stone cold.

GANONDORFAnswer me!

Fire erupts in a tornado around her.

Yet, she doesn't even flinch. The fire recedes.

GANONDORFOf course, you could just letdown your hair!

Ganondorf laughs.

He approaches her, and caresses her cheek with his dark hand.

She looks at the Moon.

GANONDORFIf you want to see your people,then so be it. I only ask onething in return.

PRINCESS ZELDAMy King.

Zelda smiles at Ganondorf coyly.

EXT. INSIDE LOST WOODS

Link and Impa chop down a brush patch with their blades.

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direction.

IMPAJust keep moving forward. Thetrees lie.

Link looks around.

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LINKNo. We've been here before! We'regoing in circles!

IMPA

I have spent the last seven yearswaiting for you! Jumping throughtime was easy for you, but I hadto WAIT, while my Princess was

being held captive in that Dungeon.I was her protector! And Icouldn't even save her. Now sherots in that place. So follow me,or I leave you to lose your mindin these woods.

Impa travels on, Link follows behind closely.

LATER, the Woods begin to feel like they're closing in.Getting thicker. It's difficult to even swing the macheteand sword.

But with one final swipe they break through. An open area...familiar to Link. Impa stands aside.

Link takes it in slowly, not recognizing it at first. Thevines, the network, the roots of the trees. They're all there,but everything has gone so horribly wrong.

EXT. KOKIRI FOREST

Blanketed in shadow and despair after seven years of hardship.

Link looks shocked.

Someone emerges from the darkness, and slowly approachesLink. A 12 year-old girl in a tattered and faded green tunic.Saria. She's half his height now.


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She tugs on his chain-mail. He bends down to see, notrealizing who she is at first.

SARIAWho are you? Have you come... to

help?

LINKSaria?...

SARIAHow do you know my name? A boy, a

boy left here 7 years ago. Haveyou heard from him.

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Link stands and covers his mouth, tears well up in his eyes.

He leaves her and walks around his old home.

The huts are ready to topple over. The gardens are all butdried up. Every single Kokiri he finds is filled with despair,even the once cocky Mido misses the warmth of the sun.

LINK

The tree...

Link takes off through the Forest, running at breakneck speedthrough the brush, cutting his face of tree limbs andtripping over vines, all in an effort of haste.

Then he finds it. The Great Tree.

Dried up. Dead. Withered. Brown.

The Master Sword falls out of Link's hand and he falls tohis knees, weeping.

He grabs a handful of soil, and sees how dead every leaf,every grain of sand is. His sadness turns to anger, and hesqueezes the sand in his palm.

INT. LINK'S HUT

Link sits in his old bed, tiny as it was, caressing an oldheirloom he left in his room.


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Impa quietly climbs the ladder and enters.

IMPAI'm sorry.

Link is silent, staring at the thing in his hand.

IMPANow you know what we're fightingfor.

With that, Impa leaves, leaving Link to wallow in seven yearsof despair.

LATER, Link climbs down and finds Impa waiting for him.

LINK

It's time to go.

LATER, Link takes one last long look at his old homeland,before heading off.

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EXT. SPECTACLE ROCK

Impa and Link rest in the area known as Spectacle Rock, alabyrinth of razor-sharp rocks at the rear base of DeathMountain. They are forced to take shelter from the elementsin a cave for the night.

INT. GANONDORF'S CASTLE

In the pit of the castle, the bogs, the furnaces, Ganondorfand dark Zelda walk side by side across a path of darkness,still in discussion.

DARK ZELDAIf I were to be your Queen, would

you not split your power with me?A Queen, after all, deserves tofill her heart with such thingsas her King. Or haven't you anyleft?

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The fires around them grow along with Ganondorf's anger. ButZelda, still on the ground,

DARK ZELDAI, too, have some power, my King.

She blasts a torrent of magic at Ganondorf, but it is fartoo weak to injure him. But then again - it was never meantto. And he laughs. As does Princess Zelda.

The blast was only a defiance of his will, a strong-willedwoman is Zelda, something King Ganondorf appreciates in abride.

GANONDORFNot until we are wed.

He grabs her wrist and yanks her up and into his arms.

GANONDORFA wedding present, perhaps. Fornow, I have something to show you.

INT. GANONDORF'S "FACTORY"

Ganondorf has had seven years to turn Hyrule Castle into hisown dark Kingdom. Steaming lava pits and catwalks line theMain Interior. While, just outside, a great pit has been dug.

His Vermin orchestrate the ordeal. The pit is a giant network

of activity, every thing has a job to do.

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From the top of his Tower Ganondorf watches these Vermin"give birth" from the tainted soil to a new and improvedcreature. Larger, and far more powerful than his ordinaryhenchmen.

Pull out, to reveal the THOUSANDS of them already created.

Ganondorf has genetically-engineered an ENTIRE ARMY - thetrue power of the Tablet of Power.

GANONDORFAll this will be yours, once weare married... Queen Zelda.


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DARK ZELDAThen I accept.

Zelda kisses him.

Zelda seems troubled.

DARK ZELDAWe'll have to do something aboutHIM.

Zelda refers to her aging Father, the King, sitting in histhrone. He hasn't been moved in seven years, and hisappearance reverberates that.

GANONDORFEvery child must outlive theirparents.

DARK ZELDAThen I'm halfway there already.

Ganondorf laughs.

Zelda slowly walks up to her father, crouches, and whispersinto his ear.

DARK ZELDAIsn't it BEAUTIFUL, Father?

Silence.

EXT. SPECTACLE ROCK

Morning.

IMPAWake up.

Link stirs awake.

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IMPAWe must leave. Something follows us.

LINKHow can that be?


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IMPAGanondorf has had seven years toprepare for your return. Who knows

what evil he has wrought in thattime.

LINKSpies?

IMPAPerhaps. The very birds may beour enemy.

LINKThe very wind.

IMPA

Indeed. Come, Kakariko isn't farnow.


They come to the walled-in Village.

IMPAHospitality has been lessened inKakariko since Ganondorf corruptedthe King. Do not expect to be

welcomed here.

INT. KAKARIKO VILLAGE

The Village is more rundown than its previous incarnation,but much of it still stands as it was.

IMPAA few years ago I had to employseveral carpenters to rebuildmany of the houses after it wasransacked by the Gerudos.

LINKWhy haven't you tried to free thePrincess in the seven years I wasgone?

IMPAWhy do you think they attacked myVillage?


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Zelda and Impa walk along the main path - Villagers slam

their doors at the sight of these "outsiders.'

IMPAGanondorf's evil has affectedeveryone. It IS everyone. Itspread like dust in the wind,like water in rain. But these areGOOD people here. They can help us.

Impa finally finds an old friend, Talon, the Stables-man,and chats him up.

After a short conversation about the past, there is anEXPLOSION in the town well, sending water high into the air.

VILLAGER 1The Monster has returned!

VILLAGER 2Flee! Flee!

The horses break free from the Stables, and start destroyinganything that gets in the way of their panic stampede.

LINKWhat is it?!

IMPAThe Well! Go! I'll get the horses!

Link runs to the well to find it still full of water - hecan't go down there.

He runs into the Windmill and finds the water control. Heturns on the Windmill and effectively drains the well.

He runs back to it and jumps in, landing crouched, with hissword already drawn.

INT. WELL

The well isn't a well at all, it seems. More like anunderground chamber - a tomb even.

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travels, until finally, several stories underground, he feelslike giving up his mission altogether - not of just this

well, but of rescuing Zelda and stopping Ganondorf. Until herealizes that the reason he feels this despair is BECAUSE heis down here. There is a beast down here, and it's beensucking the life out of the Villagers above its head for the

last seven years - so the villagers will be sure to neverrise up against Ganondorf.

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Link continues on and bests the Beast known as Bongo Bongo,a large ghostly, cyclopean creature with the ability to turnitself invisible. Link must face the fear of the dead, andtrust in his abilities to defeat it.

Link uses a mirror to see past the invisibility and 'blindly'uses his bow to fire an arrow into its single eye in orderto kill it.

INT. KAKARIKO VILLAGE

Link claws his way from the well, slimy and scathed, butunhurt. The Villagers of the Town instantly appear in betterspirits.

VILLAGER 1

He killed the monster!

VILLAGER 2Three cheers!

VILLAGERSHip-hip - HOORAY. Hip-hip - HOORAY.Hip-hip - HOORAY!

That night there is a party in the Village. Link informsImpa that the Beast was sapping the life out of them to keepthem here, to keep them from rising up against its master,Ganondorf.

LINKGanondorf was cautious enough tokeep these people under histhumb - I think he's afraid ofthem. Afraid of what they canaccomplish, together.


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Link and Impa spend the next several days repairing theVillage to pristine condition, doing construction, buildinghomes, and tending to those crazy cucoos.

THAT NIGHT, Link catches Impa as she tries to sneak out infull battle gear.

LINKWhat are you doing?

He sees her weapons.

LINKYou're not headed where I thinkyou are.

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IMPAYou asked me why I waited sevenyears while my Princess was beingheld captive. The truth is, I was

AFRAID. Afraid of what Ganondorfwas capable of. But I see nowit's all tricks and magics.

LINK

You'll never make it inside thewalls.

IMPAYou'd be surprised what us Sheikasare capable of under the guise ofnight.

LINKYou'll never succeed. It's suicide,and you know it.

IMPAYour time will come to make alast stand. For me, that time isnow.

LINKI won't let you do this. I'llstop you.


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IMPANo, you won't.

She sees right through him. They're both warriors and she'smade up her mind already.

LINKNo, I suppose I won't.

Impa vanishes, seemingly into thin air, amidst a could ofsmoke.

LATER, Link stays up the entire night, distressed under thestars. Impa won't be coming back. He's on his own.

He walks around the Village, and finds MALON, Talon's littlegirl, tending to her morning chores just before dawn. He hasa chat with her about her father and this Village.

It spurs him to act.

THAT MORNING. Link stands on a pedestal in the center oftown and calls an assembly of every villager. He gives agreat speech about finally lifting the darkness that's beencovering the lands for the past seven years.

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LINKAnd it starts here! Ganondorfsent his monster here to makesure you wouldn't get involved.He's AFRAID of you! All of you!If the members of this Village

ban together we can form a nationstrong enough to take back thecastle and overthrow Ganondorf'sreign!

The vote is split however. Many are enthusiastic. But theother half are merely realistic.

VILLAGERWe are but mere peasants. Whatare we to do, defeat the Royal

Army with nothing but pitchforksand logs? It's SUICIDE.


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Link thinks.

LINKSometimes marching into battle inthe throes of defeat is powerfulenough to change the enemy's

outlook on his position. If wecatch him off-guard we cansurprise him and take back theRoyal City!

VILLAGER 2This is madness! He wants us allto charge to our death, and for

what? For NOTHING. To accomplishNOTHING. Who is this man anyway?

An OUTSIDER, that's who! He isnot one of us!

VILLAGER 3He defeated the monster!

VILLAGER 2What monster?! That fictional'beast' at the bottom of the well?Did anyone SEE him beat anymonster?!

VILLAGER 4Yeah! He just wanted our trust.

He's one of Ganondorf's men, heis! Sent to destroy us, FOR GOOD.

Talon jumps up there with Link.

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TALONImpa, the founder of this Village,trusted this boy! Shall we ignoreher wishes as well?! What if he'strying to save us? What if we CANstop Ganondorf and his men, isn'tthat WORTH fightin' for?! Isn'tthat worth DYIN' for?

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VILLAGER 2Then let him prove his worth!

LINKHow?

VILLAGER 4A joust!

LINKAgainst who?

INGOI'll do it!

Ingo, a large farmhand, climbs the pedestal and stands besideLink.

INGOI trained those horses when Taloncould no longer do his duty! Iknow how to ride them!

VILLAGER 2Then it's settled!

LATER. Link goes to the Stables to find his horse for theDuel and has another cutesy conversation with the young Malon,rumored as it were that they end up together.

Talon is out in the filed, tending to the wild horses. Oneof the Mares seems unusually out of control, and it'sdifficult for Talon to control the reigns.

Link walks up to them. He sees the eyes of the horse andrecognizes them.

He walks up slowly to Epona, at first only humming Epona'sSong. As the horse calms his hum changes to a song, Linksings it as best as he can, soothing the beast. It's finallycalm enough for him to grab the reigns from Talon.

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TALONWell, I'll be. That's the wildesthorse I ever caught.


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LINKYou had her long?

TALONShe keeps escapin'. Always comes

back though. Never could train her.

Link hops on Epona's back. Talon's jaw drops.

TALONYou'll... need a saddle.

LINKI don't think I'll need one.

Link kicks the horse and she takes off like a bolt oflightning around Lon Lon Ranch. Epona stands on her two backlegs triumphantly, glittering in the sun.

Link dismounts.

LINKI think I've found my horse.

TALONI think you've found more than that.

LATER. The Town Square has been transformed into a RenaissanceFaire of sorts. A group watches the Jousting Field fromoverlooking bleachers on one side.

Ingo emerges first, clad in a suit of armor, mounts his horseand readies himself.

Link emerges, also clad in a suit of armor befitting thistype of match, and caresses Epona before mounting her. He'shanded his Jousting Rod and readies thje appropriate position.

Of course, Link wins the Joust in an explosion of wood andsplinters upon Ingo's breast plate.

The crowd cheers as Link dismounts Epona and removes hishelmet. It is customary to strike the final blow, but Link

would never kill an innocent man. Instead, he helps him tohis feet.

He looks to the crowd, and they all cheer for him. He'sbrought them together. They chant his name.


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There is a sudden scream. The crowd looks up - Impa'slifeless body hangs by her foot from the over-hanging signat the Entrance.

Link quickly cuts her down - she's beaten to a bloody pulp,but she's alive.

INT. INN

Impa's recovery room.

She finally wakes up. Link comes to her side and asks herwhat happened.

She tells a tale of her journey towards the Castle (in

flashback form), and how much it's changed. She was capturedand tortured, and from her Tower she could see GanondrofBREEDING his new army.

TEN-THOUSAND STRONG.

EXT. SECRET MEETING

Lon-Lon Ranch.

Link, Malon and Talon, and the 'head' villager sit bycandlelight in the Stables of Lon Lon.

Link tells them Impa will recover, but the information shebrought back is distressing at best. Ten-thousand perfectlybred killing machines against a thousand villagers is notthe odds Link expected. They will lose, unless they can amassmore soldiers. Once they do, they can draw Ganondorf's'attention from his door', so that Link can enter unnoticedand destroy Ganondorf in the epic clash of wills.

TALONBut that will do us no good if weall die in the process!

Talon protests.

(SOMEHOW), the point comes up about the King of Hyrule. Heand the Royal Guard are all but under Ganondorf's control -and if they can be freed, we'd have some actual soldiers onour side.

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Twinrova - if they're killed, The King and his men will befreed.

But Twinrova lies on the other side of Hyrule, past theHaunted Wasteland (a massive desert where men face their ownnightmares) and into the Desert Fortress where the Gerudo

army rests, and Twinrova sleeps.

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Of course, Link must take up this new quest.

But, suddenly, there are screams coming from Kakariko.

They race out of Lon Lon and see the FLAMES in the distance.


The Village is burning down. Ganondorf's new army of Orcs issetting fire to the buildings.

Link takes up his arms, and kills as many of the Orcs as hecan. This is a very tough battle for him, and he's woundedin the process(flesh-wound). These new Orcs are built for

battle - they are ferocious and tough to kill.

Link tells Talon to gather up the Villagers, they are

fleeing - the enemy knows they are here now. Link is burdenedwith the duty of scooping up Impa's wounded body and carryingher on his shoulder out of the Village.

TALONWe must head to Windfall Island!To the boats!

The entire Village heads out, leaving a burning Kakarikobehind them. Link laments at the loss, but the road is long,and they must move. He loads Impa's unconscious body ontoEpona, and they set out into the wild.

The road is long and slow, wounded women and children makeit so.

But finally they come to a series of small row-boats on theNorth-Eastern Ocean shore.

They sail for days, through storms and heat, but eventuallythey come to the (moderately) inhabited shores of Windfall


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Island. There is semblance of civilization, but it is a newcolony. Apparently, Impa foresaw the destruction of Kakarikoone day, and developed this sister colony to protect themfrom their enemies to the West.

They settle in. It is a long time before Impa fully heals.

Even then, she seems emotionally scarred by her defeat.

Link fishes off a dock, and FINALLY catches a fish.

Link and Impa begin fortifying it once she is healed. Underhis guidance, she begins to train the Villagers in basiccombat skills. He is looking more and more like a generalevery day.

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Link finally sets out on his quest to the west Desert, usingtheir larger boat as a faster means of transportation that

won't be interrupted by Ganondorf's Orcs and Moblins.

At first the seas are gentle, but spies send Ganondorfvaluable information and from his Tower, seeks his magicupon the open seas. He creates a terrible thunderstorm thatpounds Link and his small boat. A single massive waveeventually cripples Link's boat, destroying the sail, andturning it turtle.

Link drifts for days on a log of wood.

Eventually, a PIRATE SHIP spots him, and picks him up.

They hold him captive, stripping him of all his weapons andpossessions. The Pirates are one named TETRA, a female Pirate

who plunders the Great Sea for its plentiful treasures.

Apparently, there were many Pirate fortresses in the Westernshores before Ganondorf took them from them.

Link says then, that they have a common enemy - it isGanondorf that Link fights against.

TETRAA losing battle. I have seenGanondorf's new army of Moblins,and you, a Forest boy, stand nochance.


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LINKBetter to fight for freedom thanto let it fail altogether. Iassume a PIRATE values his freedom,moreso than most.

TETRACorrect, you may be, but freedom

we have on the water, unlike some.

LINKAnd what of off it?

I want some kind of swashbuckling attack on the Pirate ship.The Moblins and orcs attack, and Link helps to save them.For it, the Pirates take Link to the edge of the Westernshores and put them in his debt.

Link comes to shore and is left by the Pirates. The HauntedWasteland is far off, but they are still afraid of it. Itreally IS Haunted, and all men fear what secrets it may hold.

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Link plays Epona's Song and she emerges soon thereafter. Shemust have followed him.

THE DESERT is equal to the Sahara in its size and deadliness.To cross it takes a monumental effort, and Link and Eponawill barely survive it.

During their crossing, the pair encounter an ENORMOUSsandstorm. They retreat to a Desert structure, and justmanage to outrun it before they are swept away. Link coversEpona with his tunic to protect her from the sandstorm oncethey are in the moderate shelter.

The sandstorm over, they begin their journey again. Linkdrops a horse-feeder that WAS full of water - now it's fullof muddy sand, and completely useless, and thereforediscardable. This, of course, a lack of water, makes theirourney even worse.

Just when Link's body is beginning to fade, he begins tohallucinate. It is here the Haunted Wasteland lives up toits name and Link must face his own nightmares.

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PYRAMID. In front of it, is a giant stone Statue of a GERUDOQUEEN, who must have reigned before Ganondorf. She is sittingin a Buddha pose - this is the entrance to the Gerudo Temple.

Link is met inside and captured by The Gerudos. They surroundand question him - but he escapes before they can do him any

harm.

Link heads up to the center of the Pyramid, where Twinrovaassuredly resides.

He finds Twinrova, who transforms to their true state, byoining together into a more monstrous and terrifying form.

Link battles it, but falls under its terrible spell, hisbrain 'about to fall into nothingness.' But, in a bit ofsurprise, Nabooru, who tried to question him earlier when he

was caught, attacks Twinrova and sets Link free of its spell,allowing Link to chop off its head and destroy it.

Nabooru then tells Link what we already know, about herdespair over what Ganondorf has done, and his politicalaspirations of total domination, which the mighty AmazonianGerudos do not share.

She vows to help Link kill him any way she can. An army isforming....

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LINKNews must make it to the King ofHyrule! The Nations of Hyrulehave united against a common foe!

We meet on the Island of Windfall!Tell him to make haste! We go to

war against Ganondorf!


Queen Zelda cries out.

QUEEN ZELDATwinrova... She is dead!

Zelda weeps out loud in the huge castle.

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Ganondorf tours his Factor of soldiers as more of his Moblinsare created.

They've begin to arm themselves, getting geared up for battle

Ganondorf gives a speech and they march out, and a troop of

them marches out. 100 only.

PHANTOM GANON bursts from the Castle doors and rides outahead of them, their General for the time being.

EXT. WINDFALL ISLAND

Great Ships crawl across the horizon.

Link greets them along they shore, as The King and a largeRoyal army march in from the sand.

They are greeted with great reverence, and it is good to seethe King up and about once again.

The King is the first to say that they must take back theCastle. But Link retorts

LINKIt will be for naught if Ganondorfis allowed to live. He haspoisoned this land with histyranny, and he must be destroyedif Hyrule is to be restored to

the beauty it once held.

Link intends to march with his army, right to the Castlewalls, and take on Ganondorf's army head on.

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If they can break through the outer defenses it will be allthe opening that Link needs to storm the Tower and take onGanondorf one-on-one. And destroy him.

THE KINGBut, with all we can muster, weonly number in the hundreds.Ganondorf's army numbers in thetens of thousands! What hope isthere?!


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LINKThe Gerudos will answer our call.

THE KINGThe Gerudos?! Thieves from theDesert lands?!

LINKWe share a common enemy.

THE KINGWhat of the Gorons? Or The Zoras?The Ritos?

IMPAThe Gorons are extinct. Zora'sDomain has not been free of theice since the great Tree died.

THE KINGThen, we are alone...

LINKNot alone. Together, we may showGanondorf that the peoples ofHyrule will not go quietly intotorment and death! I would ratherdie fighting than to spend anotherlifetime under a black sky.

Link and the King come up with a killer strategy, one thatgives them 'the edge' that they need to turn the battle intheir favor. It has to do with funneling them down theMountain pass to the West of Hyrule Castle, then boxing themin from the other side.

They are attacked by the Moblin party shortly thereafter.It's the mini-battle before the big battle. Even against ahundred, the fight is difficult, and several lose their lives.But, The Kings men show their valor using their many skillsand weapons to drive them away from the town and defeat themon the beach.

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Amidst the fight, Phantom Ganon rears his head, strikingfear into everyone around them - except Link, who charges inon Epona to meet him head on. They are both knocked from


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their steeds (Epona chases the other one away) and they areleft to battle on the sand. Phantom Ganon uses a long spearas his main attack, and teleports to a different locationseveral times, making the fiht difficult for Link.

Link is struck down. PG's boots pound the ground as he draws

near to Link, for the final blow.

The sound of bows being stretched. PG looks up to find adozen Hylian Guard on the rooftops, their arrow pointed downat him. He tries to strike Link quickly but is met instead

with a flurry of arrows. He falls to his knees.

Link beheads him and he vanishes.

LINKJust a Phantom!

Link's army pulls itself together and begin to march towardsthe Castle.

Ganondorf watches from his Tower.

Link's army is greeted by a messenger - Dark Zelda. She looksdownright evil, carries a sword, and warns Link to turnaround or die.

They don't and an enormous battle begins. There is more toGanondorf's army than sheer numbers - including a number ofIron-knuckles, and other large, powerful enemies. Ganondorf's

army also uses catapults and other devices.

Eventually, Link's army is driven back to the sea. The enemycrosses through the Mountain pass to attack them, which

bttles their numbers, and makes them easier to attack. Fromabove, archers rain arrows upon them, and rock avalanchesare started, which fall and crush them.

Still, wave after wave keep coming, and their strategy seemsto be failing. Link's army has reached the coast, with nomore room to run.

Then, they see Great Ships in the distance. An army ofPirates and Gerudos quickly exit, and charge alongside theRoyal Army.

TETRAWe bring friends!

Several hundred ZORAS rise from the ocean depths to join thebattle. The Gerudo Warriors box in The Moblin army at the


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Mountain pass, and soon, a small victory has been won.

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The new army marches once again to the Gate, and this timeare greet with a forty foot armored Gate Guardian. Impa diesfighting it, but Link is the one who destroys it. Link issaved by Epona during the fight, who slashes through Verminand Moblins to reach him in time.

As Link stands over her as she dies, Impa exclaims that she'snever seen anyone so brave, as she looks into Link's eyes.She knows he has the TriForce of Courage.

Link's army breaks through the outer wall, and enter the

Castle City in droves. They are met by MORE Moblins and alsoRE-DEADS, who have the power to paralyze their victims bylooking at them. Teamwork must be employed to defeat each ofthem.

During the melee, Link slithers away, and heads past HyruleTown, towards the Castle.

EXT. GANONDORF'S CASTLE

The Castle isn't the beautiful, white thing it once was -it's been transformed into a black monolith, towering over a

river of lava under a black sky. Link enters through theonly door. And makes his way to the Tower.


The basement of the castle is like a dungeon, with cells andfire pits. The castle is more like a cave now, with only afew reminders of the beauty that it once held - charredstatues and burned tapestries.

Link finds himself above Ganondorf's

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