First published
Link has beaten Majora and is searching for Navi in the Lost Woods when he
ends up in Equestria. The Hero of Time must fight any evil that gets in his way. Will the fate of Equestria rest on his shoulders?
Pony Link drawn by: Stellar Night22, The cutie mark is the song of time symbol and is not on there yet.
Link has recently defeated Majora and is now in the Lost Woods searching for Navi again.
He dismounted Epona and decided to go on foot. Link felt as if the trees were bigger than
they used to be, but he paid it no mind. He was reaching the end of the forest when he heard someone yell.
"Ahhhhhh!"
"Huh?"
Then something hit him on the head, HARD.
Twilight Sparkle and her friends watched as Rainbow Dash flew around doing awesome tricks.
"That was the most excellent most magnificent most brilliant trick EVER!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie as she bounced up and down
with glee.
"It sure was!" said Applejack.
"If you thought that was awesome, watch this!" said Rainbow.
She then did a bunch of loops which was followed up with zigzags and aileron rolls. (I'ts a Starfox barrel roll)
But when she did the barrel rolls, she lost all control of her flight, and fell straight into the Everfree Forest.
"Rainbow Dash!" yelled Twilight as they all rushed to her aid.
Rainbow Dash shook her head and looked beside her. She saw an injured colt.
"Oh no! No! Nononono! This can't be happening! Why him? Why me?"
She was frightened. What would her friends say? Would they forgive her?
Would the Wonderbolts still let her in?
These thoughts ran through her head for a while when she decided.
"It's okay! I'll just dispose of the body!" she said.
Before she could do anything else, she heard her friends come.
"Rainbow! Are you alright?" asked Fluttershy.
"Um guys?" said Rainbow Dash, "I think I just killed somepony."
"WHAT?!" they all said in unison. They all got a look at the colt. He was light green with a blond colored mane and tail.
He was wearing a green hat and tunic.
"Oh my..." said Fluttershy who was shocked to see how injured the colt really was.
"It's all my fault!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Now don't say that Rainbow Dash. It was an accident." said Applejack.
Twilight takes a look at him. "He's out cold, we should get him to a hospital." said Twilight.
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
"No!" (Insert dramatic downward camera view here.) "It can't be!" Rainbow Dash didn't want this colt to die.
"Rainbow, I know how you feel about this..." said Rarity reassuringly.
Just then a fairy that Link bottled healed him.
"Oh no! A parasprite! Quick, protect the food! Leave no crumb uncounted for!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
"Ugh..."
"He's alive?" said Applejack who was confused.
"How is that even possible?" asked Fluttershy.
"It's not!" replied Twilight.
"Ow my head!" said the colt.
"AHHHHH!!! ZOMBIE PONY!"
screamed Pinkie pie jumping into a pillow fort.
"Where am I?" asked Link, as he found himself in an unfamiliar building.
"You're in the Ponyville Hospital." answered a voice that was clearly femanine.
"What's a hospital?" he asked. "Ah!" yelled Link after he saw whom he was speaking to.
A violet unicorn with a dark purple mane with a pinkish stripe on one side. Another thing he
noticed about this equine is that it had wings. He also saw other equines.
A cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane.
A yellow pegasus with a pink mane that looked like it had been crying.
An orange equine with a yellow mane and a hat.
A white unicorn with a curled dark purple mane.
And a pink equine with a darker pink mane hiding under a pillow fort.
"What's wrong?" asked the violet unicorn.
"Whatever hit my head must have hit me harder than I thought."
"Why do you say that?" asked the violet one again.
"You look like multicolored ponies." he said
"Um... We are ponies." said the cyan pegasus.
"Oh, okay," replied Link. Then he asked, "Where is my sword?"
"A young colt like yourself shouldn't play with swords!" said the yellow pegasus with a quiet yet stern voice.
"You could really hurt yourself!"
"But i'm an excellent swordsman, And who are you calling a colt!?" he said pointing at the yellow one.
Then at the corner of his eye, where there should be a hand he instead saw a light green hoof.
"What?!" He started feeling his face and hooves. He ran toward a nearby mirror, but he didn't see himself.
He saw a light green colt with a blond mane blue eyes, and wearing his green hat and tunic. "Ahhhhhhh!" he yelled. He then felt another blow to the head.
The colt got up and rushed over to a nearby mirror and screamed.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Why are you screaming!?" yelled Fluttershy trying to allow herself to be heard.
(Pinkie hits the colt in the back of the head with a fire extinguisher)
"Pinkie!" they all yell.
"Nopony's brain is getting eaten on my watch!"
Link rubbed the back of his head, for it really hurt. He opened his eyes and saw the cyan pegasus right in
front of him with a sad expression on its face.
"How are you feeling?" It said.
"I'm fine. just a little frazzled." said Link
"I'm Pinkie Pie! Sorry about hitting you in the back of the head, I thought you were a zombie!" said the pink one.
"It's alright, I forgive you."
"YAY!" she said with lots of exitement.
"Hi my name is Link."
"Hello Link, my name is Twilight Sparkle," said the violet unicorn with wings "and these are my friends, Rarity,"
"Pleasure to meet you!" said the white unicorn.
"Applejack,"
"Hey there!" said the orange one.
"Pinkie Pie,"
"That's me!" exclaimed Pinkie pointing to herself.
"Fluttershy,"
"Hi..." said the yellow pegasus.
"and Rainbow Dash."
"Hi i'm Rainbow Dash, and i'm very sorry for crashing into you."
"It's okay, I've been hurt worse."
"Worse!? Was it a bully!?" asked Applejack.
"No, it was monsters."
"You shouldn't wander into the Everfree little one! It's dangerous there!" said Rarity.
"Link, may I ask you a few questions?"
"Sure." said Link
"Where do you live?" asked Twilight.
"In a forest."
"The Everfree!?"
"No, It's called Kokiri Forest" said Link.
"Oh." said Rainbow Dash
"Where are you from?"
"I come from a land called Hyrule."
"Hyrule?" asked Twilight.
"Yes." replied Link.
"Why were you in the Everfree?"
"I was searching for my fairy companion Navi."
"What's a fairy?" asked Fluttershy.
"Let me show you." He said as he reached into his bag. he then pulled out a bottled fairy.
"Another parasprite!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
""What's a parasprite?" asked Link. (They explain)
"Oh no, this isn't a parasprite! It's a fairy. A special kind of fairy that can heal your wounds if you bottle them."
"You mean you died!?" said Rainbow Dash frightened.
"Yes," he replied. This made Rainbow shudder.
"Link, where are your parents?" asked Twilight.
"I never knew my parents, they died in a war a long time ago."
"Oh my..." said Fluttershy "I'm so sorry for your loss."
"It's quite alright." said Link. "Um, may I have my sword back?"
"Let's see... Lens of Truth, bow and arrows, hookshot, bombs, bombchu..." said Link to himself as he checked
his bag for all of his items and masks. "Oh no, not again!" he said facehoofing.
"What is it darling?" asked Rarity.
"Where's the Ocarina of Time?"
"Ocariner of Time?" asked Applejack who was confused.
"It's a very magical instrument that is a treasure to the royal family of Hyrule." said Link.
"If played, its magic will allow the user to travel through time!"
"Now I know of many magical artifacts," said Twilight. "but to travel through time for long periods of time would take loads of magic."
"Listen, if the Ocarina of Time falls into the wrong hand... er hooves, and that person or pony knew how to play it, he or she would become unstoppable!"
"Twilight?" asked Fluttershy.
They all turn around to discuss this.
"I don't know if we can trust him, but what choice do we have? If this instrument truly exists,
then we need to find it before somepony else does!"
"I trust him. He seems nice." said Fluttershy.
"Alright..." said Twilight "If Fluttershy thinks she can trust him, I don't see why I can't trust him." They all turn back around towards Link.
"Alrighty Link, lets go find that instrument of yours!" said Applejack.
"Then lets go, we haven't got time to lose!" he exclaimed. But before he could get anywhere, he tripped
and fell on his face. "Ow!" said Link as his face hit the hard floor. 
"On second thought, I need to learn how to walk..."
"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Rainbow Dash laughed at that statement.
The 6 ponies and Link head through the market place. Link was unsure of why the ponies
wanted to help, but he had to trust them. Just then three fillies walked toward them.
There was a white unicorn with a violet and pink mane, an orange pegasus with small wings
and a magneta mane, and a yellow equine with a red mane and pink bow.
"Hi Twilight! Who's this?" asked the white unicorn
"My name is Link." he said.
"Hi Link! I'm Sweetie Belle, and this is Apple Bloom and Scootaloo." she said.
"Its nice to meet you three." said Link shaking their hooves.
How am I shaking hooves when neither of us have fingers?
"What are you three doing here?" asked Rarity.
"We were going to get our cutie marks in pumpkin carving!" said Apple Bloom.
"But we came up short." added Scootaloo with a sigh.
"What's a cutie mark?" asked Link.
"A cutie mark is a representation of ones special talent." answered Fluttershy.
"And when the time is right, your cutie mark will reveal itself." added Twilight.
"Like this bad boy!" said Rainbow Dash pointing to her flank.
"Do you have a cutie mark?" asked Apple Bloom.
"If he had a cutie mark he wouldn't have asked!" argued Scootaloo.
"Listen, if I did have a cutie mark I wouldn't notice." said Link.
"What?!"
"What?!"
"What?!"
"You wouldn't notice?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"I've been too busy saving the world." said Link.
"Cool!" exclaimed Apple Bloom. "Um... Is it all right if we check?"
"I guess so..." said Link. He then slightly pulled up his tunic.
"What is it?" asked Apple Bloom.
"I have no idea." said Twilight.
Link motioned his head toward where they were looking. "I know exactly what that is!" he said.
"What? What is it?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"That's the symbol on the Door of Time in the Temple of Time."
"Well that's cool, I guess." replied Scootaloo.
"Where were you all off to?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"Oh yeah," said Twilight. "We were searching for Link's Ocarina."
"Have you seen it? It's a blue purple color and is oval in shape."
"Hmm... I might have seen it in Flim and Flam's shop over there." said Scootaloo.
"Thanks!" said Link as he headed in that direction.
Link headed toward the shop. Hopefully he would find what he was looking for.
"Hello little one!" said Flim
"What can we interest you in?" asked Flam
"I'm searching for an instrument." replied Link.
"An instrument you say?" asked Flam.
"Yes, an instrument."
"Well then you've come to the right place! We've got a full selection of instruments!"
Link took a look at the shelves. There were many different instruments. There were trombones, pianos,
harps, trumpets, drums, and many more instruments. His eye soon caught a glimpse of something on
the top shelf. A blue purple ocarina with three triangles forming a triangle on the mouth piece.
"That's it!" exclaimed Link pointing to it.
Flim looked where Link was pointing and said "I'm afraid you probably wont be able to afford that!"
"How much?" asked Link.
"200!" said Flam.
Link pulled out a HUGE yellow Rupee. "Sorry little one, but only bits will suffice." said Flim.
"What are bits?" asked Link.
"You don't know what bits are?" asked Flim.
"Very odd!" said Flam. "Tell me, where you from?"
"I come from a land called Hyrule, where the currency is Rupees." said Link. "There are different color Rupees
that have different values." He then reached into his Giant's wallet and pulled some out.
"Green Rupees are worth one rupee. Blue Rupees are worth 5 rupees. Red Rupees are worth 20 rupees, Purple Rupees are worth 50 rupees, HUGE Silver Rupees are worth 100 rupees, and HUGE Yellow Rupees are worth 200 rupees.
"Very interesting." said Flam
"Why so expensive?" asked Link.
"It's unique!" exclaimed Flim
"And as hard as we try we can't seem to play it." said Flam.
"It's impossible!" said Flim.
"Well it belongs to me, so I know it's not impossible to play." said Link.
"Prove it." said Flam.
"Okay then. Let's bet on it! If I win, you will have to lower the price to 20!" said Link.
"And if you win, you'll get to take those 200 bits from us!"
"WHAT!?" yelled Twilight as she heard this.
"Don't worry Twilight, just trust me on this." said Link determined.
"Trust you!? I barely even know you!" she said.
"You're on!" said Flim handing Link the ocarina. When Link held it, it turned into a lyre.
Link then played The Song of Healing on the lyre.
When he finished he was back to normal. A mask fell on the ground. It resembled a pony.
You've got the Pony Mask! By putting on this mask, you can take the form
of a young colt! Take it off to revert back to your original form!
"Link! Where did you go?"
"I'm right here," said Link.
"Wait, you're a human?"
"No, I'm actually a hylian. Very similar in structure to humans."
"Anyways, that didn't count because it turned into a lyre!" said Flam.
"Oh really?" said Link with a smirk. "This is a song that my
very best friend taught me." said Link as he lifted the ocarina up to his mouth.
Link then played Saria's Song.
"Okay! Okay!" said Flim giving up. "That'll be 20 bits!"
Twilight payed them 20 bits and they rejoined the others.
"That was very foolish Link!" said Twilight.
"Hey! I wouldn't have done it if I wasn't sure about it!" he said.
"Well just make sure to consult with us before doing something like that again!"
"Yes Miss Twilight."
"So let me get this straight, you're from another world?" asks Applejack. Link nods yes.
"I should write to Princess Celestia about this!" said Twilight. "To the castle!" Twilight teleports everypony to the outside of her castle.
Link gets a little dizzy because of this, but soon shakes off the feeling. "Wow... teleportation, nice!"
"Please do warn us next time..." said Rarity.
"Oh, um... Sorry..."
"Wait... why is everyone inside? It's a beautiful day!" said Link.
"You know, I was just wondering the same thing!" said Pinkie.
"Wait... I didn't tell you?" said Rainbow Dash.
"Tell us what?" asked Rarity.
"There's supposed to be scheduled rain in Ponyville today, but I guess the pegasus ponies are running late."
"Pegasi control the weather?" Link asked
"Well of course they do silly!" said Pinkie Pie. "I mean how else will Equestria get it's water?"
Link pulls out his ocarina and plays The Song of Storms. It then starts to rain.
"Whoa!.. How did you do that?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"It's magic." said Link.
"Awesome!" said Rainbow Dash.
In the castle
"Spike!" called Twilight.
"Yes Twilight?" said the purple dragon. "What is that!?"
"This is Linkie! He's from another world!" said Pinkie.
"It's Link..." said Link who didn't like his nickname. "Say, aren't you a dragon?"
"Why yes! I am a dragon!"
"Spike, please send a letter to Princess Celestia!" said Twilight
"I'm on it!"
"Twilight, is there a place in this castle where I can get a map of Equestria?" asked Link.
"There sure is!" she said. "Follow me!"
Twilight lead him to the library, where they searched for a book with a map.
"Let's see... Map of the Night Sky, Map of the _______, Ah! here we go! Maps of Equestria!"
Twilight also found a book labeled Dangerous Creatures of the Everfree and beyond.
Link took a look at the maps and copied them when he noticed something.
"Blast! I can't read any of this!" The young hylian slammed his hands on the table with frustration.
"Wait a minute, the mask!" he exclaimed, slowly reaching into his bag. He pulled out the pony mask and held it in his hands before slowly putting it on.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Twilight came running back into the library after hearing that loud scream.
"Link! Is everything alright!? I heard a scream and I wanted to make sure you were okay!"
"Yes I am quite alright... It's just painful to change forms."
"Why did you change back?"
"Because I couldn't read those words." he said pointing at the labels on the map with his hoof.
"Oh thank goodness!" she said with her hoof on her chest.
When she left, Link took a gander at the other book beside him, that Twilight picked out for him.
He read about Ursas, timberlands, manticores, and even changelings.
There was a knock at the front door. Link put down the book and went into the room
nearest to the door to see. Spike opened the door to see the princess of the Crystal Empire.
"Hi Twilight!" said Cadence.
*GASP!!* "Cadence!"
Link watches as they do their special greeting.
"Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!"
"Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!"
They both laughed. Link let out a smile seeing this.
"It's great to see you again!" said Twilight. "What are you doing here?"
Just then, two more alicorns stepped in.
"We're here to see this guest of yours." said Celestia.
"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!" said Twilight bowing
down in respect.
"Now Twilight, you don't have to do that every time we meet!" said Celestia.
"Yes, we are all equal here." added Luna.
"Sorry!" said Twilight.
"Where is this guest?" asked Cadence. She looks to her left to see a light green colt.
She walks over towards Link. "Oh how cute! He's so little!" she said reaching her fore hooves around him.
"Huh?" Link had little time to react as Cadence have him a big hug. As Cadence hugged him, the terrifying screams of Redeads ran through his head. The very thought of Redeads latching onto his back trying to bite him, gave Link the chills. Link shuddered at the thought.
"Oh my gosh!"she said putting Link down "I'm-I'm so sorry! Did I hurt you?"
"No I'm fine, just having bad memories."
"I'm sorry!" said Cadence.
"I thought that you said he wasn't a pony." said Celestia motioning her head towards Twilight.
"Oh... well let me just remove that!" Celestia, Luna, and Cadence were awestruck when Link grabbed what seemed to be his face at the time, and pulled off a mask.
"How'd you do that?" asked Rainbow.
"Yes, how did you do that?" asked Celestia with emphasis on the word did.
"It's magic, but how I came across this magic is a LONG story."
"We've got time! In fact, tomorrow we all have a day off!" said Luna.
"You all really want to know?" asked Link.
"Yes!" Answered everyone.
"Well... let me start at the very beginning..."