What If The Chain Ended Up In The Era Of The Hero That Lived 10,000 Years Before Wild? They Stumble Out

What if the chain ended up in the era of the hero that lived 10,000 years before Wild? They stumble out of the portal, and no one recognizes the eras they're in. At least, Wild thinks he doesn't. Until he turns on the slate...

And he gets a signal from a nearby sheikah tower

There needs to be an option for all of them please, I'd buy the entire series if they made an entire novel collection.

*reading the Four Swords Manga to refresh myself after taking yet another break from the Minish Cap figurine hunt, does a double take and almost drops coffee mug*

So was anyone going to tell me Four is the only Link with at least one alive parent still around who actually did something , or was I just meant to find this out by myself when going on a Zelda binge in preparation for TOTK?

Like, this man is a knight that gets captured and brainwashed by Vaati, duels his son thinking he is Shadow, but manages to snap out of it by throwing a dagger at Vaati while disguised as Zelda. He tries to curb Four's reckless tendencies and to remind him not to rush headlong into situations without his allies and to keep a cool head, it's not much but let that sink in like holy mother of Farore-

He couldn't have know that Link was really himself, he couldn't have know that Vaati wasn't actually the princess, yet he actually takes the gamble because even if he is exasperated by his son and isn't around much he actually cares. Honestly it arguably may not be much and their relationship will likely have some strain due to the brainwashing deal but it's something.

Just, let that sink in. Four is shockingly lucky in that department so good on him, him, Twilight, Time and Legend were arguably the luckiest in the parental figure/role model department (if we count Sir Raven for the time he was around after Link's uncle is gone, which I am doing so by the way, Legend really looked up to him and he's his ancestor and actually very hands on with helping him in the Oracle of Ages manga, a rarity in Zelda in general really and his uncle was also really nice. The only one who was quite as lucky to have a parent/role model actually help a lot in the plot was Twilight, because Time's Deku Tree dies pretty early in during Ocarina of Time after raising him with the Kokiri before the quest and thus can't offer him support and is, ya know a tree, kind of limited in action there). Maybe Wind too if we count Linebeck (this man stabs Bellum for the kid even though he's terrified and is disgusted with himself after the brainwashing for attacking him, honestly props and respect to the sea rat), I think we can also count Spirit if he's around due to Alfonzo? Though I haven't played Spirit Tracks in a bit so I could be wrong. Anyway, he's pretty darn decent and involved in the plot rather than just shoving it onto the Link's shoulders for one reason or another (unlike SOME PEOPLE. *Side eyes Gaepora in Skyward Sword for doing the bare minimum even though his daughter is missing and he's implied to have raised Link/Sky with her, side eyes King of Red Lions, side eyes BOTW's King Rhoam because he really wasn't helpful at all to either Zelda or Link and only did the bare minimum for the later, side eyes OOT's king for not believing is own daughter until Link/Time was already traumatized by the events of the game and coming in to spill the tea, side eyes- actually no, Dot's/Minish Cap and Four Swords' Zelda's father is actually half decent.), They could form a little support group or something.

... Now I want a fic where the Chain actually meets the guy and just, gets a lot of whiplash that "Wait a second one of us is NOT an adopted orphan in some fashion?", That or he just immediately integrates himself as a secondary father figure for some of the Chain members, give Time a bit of a break for a change in wrangling these chaotic green clad menaces (affectionate), someone to bond with Rusl and we can know someone other than Twilight has a decent father figure still around. That or the bigger and arguably more comedic whiplash of meeting Sir Raven, who looks like a young Time with hints of Sky what with the cloak.

I feel like the fandom as a whole really underestimates Wind.

Now I know that most of you will agree with just that, but hear me out.

Wind has been through a hardship that only Twilight would understand, and still, Twilight wouldn't fully understand it. Being a big sibling is hard, and being a big sibling to a child who's barely younger than you and who sees themself as your equal rather than looking up to you like the Ordon kids do with Twilight, is even harder.

When they look up to you, it's easier to advise them and guide them. They respect you and want your respect and admiration, they want your praise. Twilight has this. All the kids Twilight could/might consider his younger siblings adore him and want to earn his favor, so even if he wanted them to do the craziest ever crap to earn it, i can bet you they would do it.

Wind doesn't have that advantage. Wind's sister isn't afriad to mess with him She's seen him at his worst, and while she may look up to him at times, he's still just her brother, not somebody she would necessarily admire, because what on earth has he done (pre-adventure) to be admired for? Fall asleep under the sun and get baked like a crab? No, those two are too close in age, and too close to what I would like to call "the dreaded age" for there to be any sort of true awe from younger sibling to elder.

Wind is approximately twelve/thirteen during his adventure, and while for most kids, that's the age of dreaded rebellion and angst, but there's one thing Wind has that most kids that age don't: responsibility over the safety and provision of his family. he is the man of the house at 13 and you can bet that's a heavy burden to bear.

Granted, Granny does her all, but that is an old woman,a nd she is pretty frail. Yes, she oves them dearly, but when you get dow to it, Granny sn't capale of a lot of things anymore. If their house is damaged, it's going to be Wind fixing it. At that age, asking for help is nearly unthinkable unless the world is ending, so of course he's not goig to seek out someone else to help him. At best, EWind would have asked someone to teach him to do things so that he could take care of them at his own home.

Someone has to be the one fixing things and moving things and making sure they have s=food stuffs and just... Wind has the weight of his family on his shoulders guys. he has the weight of a grandmother who, loving though she is, likely doesn't see half of what he does, because adults rarely do. He has the weight of a sister he needs to guide and help to raise, but who still views him as her equal, thus making teaching moments and scolding impossible because there is that lack of respect for your elder.

Wind is out here trying to take care of his whole family. He is the man of the house, helping to raise a little sister beside a grandmother who likely has no clue how much he actually does because he never feels the need to bring up how much work he's done.

Wind is a responsible older sibling, who has to somehow fill the void of absent parents for his sister.

As someone who's been there and done that, the fact that Wind is still a bright sunshine child- sharing hope and smiles, rather then stress-crashing the moment he can- is proof that he really is so strong and mature.

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I have ascended, this is too adorable-

Link was raised by the golden wolf before he was found by the villagers. But what if we went a step further?

You could call this an AU haha

Anyway here Twi was fondly watched over by not only the golden wolf but also the heros shade and the fierce deity!

He collects Dads lmao