NOTE: Well, I had ideas based off of the previous events in Link's Shadow, and I feel it's time to put those ideas to use. This might be better than the first, or worse. I'm not sure.

It's going to sound a lot like he American Revolution, yet it's not, the ideas just make it out to be.

I'm also going to try and make the chapters longer if I can. As usual, feel free to comment or read, but either way, lets begin, kay?

The Legend of Zelda
Link's Shadow
A Dark Uprising

Chapter 1: Rebellious Payment

The sun was hardly up.

Shadows slowly began to move West, the sun coming up in the east, far over the horizon. No one in Hyrule was awake yet.

Except for two knights.



Horse's hoofs hit the ground, dirt and sand flew. Two knights rode neck to neck around a famous horse track in the town of Lon Lon.

One of these knights, a lieutenant, looked over to the other," Sorry, Will, but I'm afriad I'm winning!"

The man snapped at his reins, his horse galloped faster. The finish line was just there...

It was another tie! The two raced nearly every day, and yet it was nothing but one large tie.

Link, the one who was Will's friend, rode his horse into the stables, and into a stall. He leapt off, walking out the door. Will, his friend, caught up.

"How does that keep happening?"he exclaimed.

"I dunno, why ask me? My only intent is to race and win."

"Same." replied the other lieutenant.

The two began to walk down the track, talking about the current issues of the modern times. Link stopped a moment, remembering how five years ago he had killed his shadow and darkness.

"Hey,"he remembered," you hear about them trying to re-build the castle?"

"I think so, why?" questioned Will.

"Well, they've raised the taxes on everything..."

"So?"

"So? What do you mean? Kakirko and Ordon are in poverty! Rip-tide has lost a bit too much. People are protesting. Even Ganondorf gave a speech against the rising taxes, nearly half of Hyrule is against the re-building of the castle. They lost funds to build a village a few miles south of here, and the people living there had to leave because they couldn't afford anything. They tried leading a protest in the Castle Town but were forced back into their homes. Whatever this is, it's serious!"

"Well... I dunno, these things usually work themselves out..."

"I sure hope so, because Lon Lon hasn't thrived too much. People are living in the second floor of the church, for Din's sake! A few here couldn't keep their hous-"

"Yeah, yeah, I know..." replied Will, a tad annoyed.

"I dunno, but I sure hope it stops, so people can get back to their normal lives..."

"Link!" said a voice. Both men turned to see one of the villagers running to them.

A woman ran to them.

"Link, something great just happened!"

"What?"

"Come!" the girl, Malon told him. He and Will followed. At the gates of the town, there sat several knights and Princess Zelda.

"Well, Link... 3...4 years has it been?"

"five." Link corrected.

"Yeah, well, that's not why I came."

"Yeah?" he asked, raising a brow.

"I need you to set out to Ordon, and tell them to send a Burgess to Castle Town. There are some important issues to discuss."

"Alright.." replied Link.

Zelda and her knights rode off again.

"Well,"began Will," lucky! You get to go on another royal mission!"

Will wished he went on those missions, but Link was fast and could deliver the message strait and clear.

"Yeah. Yeah that's true." replied Link flatly.

Link took Epona from her stall, and rode away.

Upon riding to the Faron Woods, he saw a rock go passed him. He looked to hear screams. Angry citizens ran out shouting at Link. Link's horse reared back in fright.

"...unfair taxing..."

"...I hate you..."

"...leave us be..."

"...we're poor and you don't care..."

"...I hope you die a miserable death you..."

"...I LOST MY HOUSE..."

"...Unfair taxing..."

Link looked around. There was no way out. The protestors had surrounded him, screaming and yelling.

A rock pelted him. Then another one. And another one. The people were throwing random things like rocks at him. His horse reared back. He fell hopelessly to the ground.

More rocks pelted him. The villagers became dangerously close, still shouting.

He had to get them away, but he was surrounded. He had one last option. He drew his bow, placing an arrow in, he let it fly into the crowd. A man fell dead as a few people screamed. After about ten had ran, the others followed. Link was bleeding, along with his horse.

He rode to Ordon, delivering the news, and riding back to Lon Lon. Will was horrified.

"Well?" he asked.

"Riot..." Link replied.

"Seriously? What'd they do?" he questioned curiously.

"Threw rocks, knocked me off my horse..."

"WHOA! How'd they get away!?"

Link suddenly felt ashamed. He hesitated a moment before telling the truth.

"I...I...I fired into the crowd..."

Will looked shocked a moment.

"L...Link! But why? That was horribly illegal!"

"I had no choice! They were closing in on me, I was knocked off my horse. It was the only way to make them move!"

Will stood bewildered. His friend, savior of Hyrule, had killed an innocent protestor? The thought made a chill rush down his spine.

"Well... only because you are my friend, I won't turn you in..."

Link nodded slowly, taking Epona to her stall and feeding her, he left back to his house. Inside, he smelled something cooking. Malon, over a pot and fire, was cooking soup.

"Link!" she said, getting up.

"Yeah?"

"Where have you been, what happened, you're bloody!"

"Um... riot?"

"How'd they get away."

"I shot at them."

"WHAT!? HOW MANY TIMES? HOW MANY D-"

"MALON!" Link protested," They knocked me off my horse and were screaming at me and throwing rocks. I fired once, and killed one, okay?"

There was a long silence that night. Link ate his soup and went to bed after a bath to clean his wounds.

The situation was serious. If anyone besides his wife, Malon, and his friend, Will knew about what he did... he would probably be executed.

It was a dangerous world out there, and people were angry.

Link suddenly thought about what Dark Link would have sa...

Link walked over to a familiar stone. He opened a door and came to a beautiful land. Where children played and adults talked. Then he heard a voice.

"Wow, low..." He yelled, the people became wolf poeple. They began to close in on him, snarling and growling. One pounced-

"AH!" Link shouted sitting up. He was sweating all over. He knew it had been a nightmare. How he hated those things!

Malon did not hear, so he went down stairs, taking a seat. The same phrase echoed in his head as he sat by a small fire.

"Wow, low..."

He still remembered that time he had chased his shadow up death mountain to a fort and back, how his secret was revealed.

Everyone had forgiven him, as he was not himself when he murdered the kids. But, would they forgive him now? Would they see him as they one who had crushed and saved Hyrule? Or as a pure murderer by heart, killing the protestors.

They couldn't... it wasn't peacful... You know you were trapped he thought to himself. He shook his head.

What a week.

What a week, indeed...

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