As she suddenly woke up as a tiny pony staring at two very familiar pairs of eyes, Ganondorf couldn’t really say she was surprised. Disgruntled and mildly annoyed, yes, but not surprised. She really should’ve remembered to put something to break the cycle of reincarnation when she made that ritual to escape from Hyrule all those years ago. So being reborn after the end of her last life was by no means a surprise.
Sure, being female this time around was odd. But at least it seemed that there wasn’t some destiny bullshit railroading her path in this life, so that was something. Not to mention that Link and Zelda were also here. That was another plus.
No curse, no meddling gods, no stupid destiny. Yes, things could definitely have been far worse. So she and her fellow Triforce Wielders just had to have an average childhood for a change. How hard could that be?
This is a non-canon sequel to my story The Power of Freedom, following the idea that after their first life in ancient Equestria the Triforce Trio gets reincarnated as the Cutie Mark Crusaders. (Yay!)
Reading TPoF is not necessary to read this, though it would make it more enjoyable in my opinion, all that is needed is to know that the Trio broke free from their original fate of endless reincarnation imposed on them by the gods of Hyrule, escaped to the pony-world and lived a full life as ponies in the early years of Equestria.
Also, since this is a non-canonical AU sequel, there will be no spoilers in regards to the end of TPoF here, so no worries in that regard.
Timeline-wise this story starts about two months before the return of Nightmare Moon.
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Clicking on this I didn’t even realize it was the writer of tpof! Your fic quality once again shines through in the newest installment! I’m super excited to see them deal with modern day Equestria!
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Happy to hear you liked it.
Also, the next chapter of TPoF has just been uploaded.
So, most important question first, does Diamond Tiara become a simple non-issue, or does Ganondorf see the, heh, "diamond in the rough"?
I sincerely hope the curse didn't follow poor Applebloom. Rage + CMC = results I dare not fathom.
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Oh, Appledorf will notice her alright! After all, good minions are so hard to find!
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Rest assured, it didn't. The Trio actually having 'normal' lives is a key component of this story. So no curse, no prophetized destiny (for them), etc, etc.
Of course, old habits do die hard. So that will be interesting as things progress.
Ganonbloom, Sweetie Zelda, and Scootalink... Uh oh.
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So they got there cutie marks when they gathered the tri-force together
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That can only end well.
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Precisely, yes.
Super strong start! Love how even without the "daydream" scenes you can absolutely guess who's who just based on the personality
Looking forward to BOTH Zelda stories being continued.
I wonder what Applebloom will think of "Harmony"s plan for the element bearers?
Just the summary had me hooked. After actually reading the chapter, oh man this is so good!
As if the CMC weren't trouble enough. Now they are literally trouble magnets in multiple senses. Scootalink alone is going to attract/seek out every monster in a 10 mile radius.
Lovely so far, I look forward to more!
Especially more Appledorf ridiculously over-tge-top blacksmithing.
and thus began the tales of appledorf, zeldabelle and scootalink
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HYAH!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
this is gonna be great 
I'm looking forward to nightmare coming and seeing the three foals with the same cutie mark as the tree best warriors she has ever met.
and I look forward to seeing the history books portray them
This looks like it's going to be so much fun :)
Your storys are always good and entertaining cant wait to see where this goes.
This bears looking at.
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"Dear Sister, I am telling you this because I love you. If a mysterious being of unknowable power chooses you as the bearer of ancient magic, run away and never look back."
Just wait 'til Twilight unwillingly becomes an Alicorn. Ganonbloom will likely have some choice words for Celestia.
Alright, this premise alone is amazing. I can't wait. The only problem is it will never update fast enough.
For we have none and will bask in and praise the suffering of all that stand around them much less against them
So, Appledorf, Zeldabelle, and Scootalink...
This should be very entertaining.
Simplemente maravilloso.
Power
Wisdom
Courage
So it did
Maybe, the biggest problem would be getting the materials, but you just got access the formerly Green Wonder's adventurer powers and the Princesses information gathering abilities so it might be possible to achieve now
This looks like it's gonna be fun
The Triforce Wielders as the Crusaders? Twilight won't stand a chance!
I love this so far and look forward to more!
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I have this silly image of Twilight arriving at Ponyville to oversee the Summer Sun Celebration preparations. Only to find the town prepping for battle instead, or at the least Suring up the towns defenses. And when Twilight asks a Ponyvillian whats going on is told. "The Golden Trio, has alerted us to a danger set to return tonight so we are preparing because nine times out of ten when they warn us about something they tend to be right even if they are just fillies"
So if this is a non-canon sequel does that mean that the other fic is complete and should have the complete tag instead of an incomplete tag on it?
Oh wow. Sorry thought I’d followed you sense chapter 2 of the other story...
Glad I tripped across this!
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Or they might fight Nightmare Moon them selves
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...No? TPoF isn't even near done.
I wonder if they'll go talk to the princesses
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Happy to hear that.
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Appledorf: I'm not touching that! I still remenber what happened the last time I touched a fate bound artifact!
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Ponyville will never be the same.
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Happy to hear you liked it.
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The Legend of Zelda: The Three Crusaders.
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raritywink:
Appledorf: Moonbut, is that you?
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Glad tohear, hope you enjoy it.
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Well, truth be told that feeling would reamin even if I uploaded weekly, wouldn't it?
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Indeed.
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Yes, it shall.
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CMC material gathererrs! Yay!
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Yeah, Twilight's views on the crusaders will be fun.
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Not quite, this is a take from a 'possible' alternate ending to TPoF. It isn't 'canon' as far as the other story is concerned.
TPoF is still ongoing normally.
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Happy to have you here.
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Indeed.
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Correct. It is too good for its own good.
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I know, because I feel the same about stories I really like.
I just realized - They're clearly going meet Celestia and Luna later in the main story, and doubtlessly have some effect on the Heartswarmings eve story. To not have that change would be like if Joseph and Mary met Conan the Barbarian and the Bible just never mentions it. Twilight at least should recognize their cutie-marks, and Celestia would be very interested in old acquaintances of hers reincarnating. Wouldn't this tell us how they're going to impact things in events the main story hasn't gotten to yet? I know you said no spoilers, but I'm not sure how you're going to manage that while still making it seem believable. Or maybe you have two different ideas for how that could go, and one will be used for the canon story and the other used here?
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Yes, this is precisely it!
When I first thought out TPoF I had two paths to take as far as the ending went. This will be using the path I didn't chose.
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Well, TLOZ does have that canonical split timeline.
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The three times split canonical timeline you mean.
Well this should be very interesting now that cmc have the memories of link zelda and Ganondorf and not only that in the mind of the Cutie Mark Crusaders this should be very interesting how this will work out and how would the family will react to this?
Friendly reminder of the background pony from Flutter Brutter with a green floppy hat, a Heart Container cutie mark and a cartful of Rupees. Also that Scootachicken has been crossed over with Cuccos more than once.
Yes a new chapter! The same day as the very first chapter, and I was still waiting impatiently for this!
I can't wait until the Terrible Trio announce their new memories and identities to their sisters, and whether they'll be believed.
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I never specified how many or how varied of a split it was. Just that it IS a canonical split.
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Yes, this will be fun.
Especially since ponies like Ganondorf wouldn't even think it important to tell their families that unless prompted.
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I am aware of both of them. Actually playing with the idea of making a joke using that Background Pony. Like Ganondorf and Zelda wondering if Link managed to split himself into multpiple parts, again.
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Indeed.
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True.
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How did you learn to make these alloys? Ah've never even heard of them!"
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"I learned it about 5,000 years ago, from the smiths of the desert Gerudo tribes."
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"Oh, did I not tell you I'm the reincarnation of an ancient Dark Lord yet? I could have sworn I mentioned that at some point."
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Pretty much that, yes.
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A very entertaining crack fic indeed.