My the Legend of Zelda Childhood Friends au! I always thinks its sad that the three is bonded to fight, so since I was, twelve I been thinking in this. I WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY AAAA
The story: Ganondorf is the last and only survivor of the Gerudo clan, who mysteriously disappeared without a trace beyond the abandoned sand houses. Thus, Ganondorf is adopted by Hyrule's knight army General, who is Link's father and they grew up with together like brothers. Due to the work of the General, Link and Ganondorf, practically grew up in the castle, and became good friends with the princess Zelda.
Since birth, She has been “cursed” which makes her health very unstable. And so, she is confined to the castle walls, yet she dreams of exploring Hyrule, its mysteries and its people. From there, Ganondorf and Link make a promise to become great warriors, so that the three can explorer Hyrule together. Zelda, not wanting to be left out, goes on to train magic and other arts on the pretext that it might help her better combat her condition.
Years go by and the three are grown up and strangely things began to happen around Hyrule. The land is being infected by Ganon Malices, Creatures are popping up and attacking merchant and adventurers on the roads, at the same time, Zelda feels her condition drastically worsen, as well as its celestial powers. Deducing that the three situations may be connected, Zelda, along with Ganondorf (Who is acting weird and always looks worried) and Link, set off on a secret journey to find out what is going on, and especially to find a cure for Zelda's curse.
But what they discover is much more terrible than they imagined. The past of the Gerudo people, the truth of Zelda curse and of the land of hyrule, and the tragedy of the holders of the Triforce.
Basically, a road trip AU. Slight zelink, but the main focus is the friendship between the three and how they deal with the whole “friendship vs. Fate"
More informations below if anyone is interested.
Zelda: Since birth, Zelda has a disease / curse that makes her very unstable. And despite what her father, the king says, she knows it's not a simple disease and is sure to be linked to her mother's death. Always confined to the castle, her only friends are his guardian Sheikah Zethp and Link and Ganondorf.
Their powers are focused on magic and weapon casting. Usually, she is the strategist and "mother" of the group, along with Ganondorf, the general, also acts as an AoE Mage, but due to the weakening of her magic, she has been using other means of combat. Strangely, the disease / curse affected her more in her childhood and pre-adolescence, being right now, affecting her magic more than her health.
Link: Link was 6 years old when Ganondorf came into his life and, despite the boy's quiet and antisocial attitude, they gradually became even better friends and brothers.
Like his father, Link began training at an early age, but his fate was sealed when he removed Master Sword from its pedestal at 14. Which gave him the task of exploring Hyrule and finding new enemies and challenges. From there, Link travels around the world for a whole year, returning only at the end, which unfortunately distances him from Zelda and Ganondorf. However, in one of his travels, he ends up witnessing Malice corrupting the land and immediately returns to report Zelda and the King.
Link specializes in various sword arts, but has become very inventive and creative in his fighting, using various means, from bombs to pieces of wood. It is also very reckless and always receives warnings from Ganondorf and Zelda.
Ganondorf: Ganondorf remembers nothing of his life before being adopted by Link's father and moving to the castle. Being the last acquaintance of his race, he is often followed by prying eyes and the enormous weight that the future of his culture and clan is in his hands. However, growing up in Hylian customs, Ganondorf does not know what a Gerudo is, and strangely, there is very little information in the historical books; as if the clan had been erased from history.
Ganondorf also suffers from strange nightmares since childhood. Where a voice is always prowling in his head, showing images of what appear to be other lives, where he faces Zelda and Link.
He then trains with Link and later becomes the Hyrule Knights General. Since Link has embarked on his journey, Ganondorf often feels lonely and the strange voice in his dreams has been increasingly frequent, so he seeks Zelda's company, which always seems to calm him down, as well as the voice in his head like a light that dispels all evil.
Ganondof due to his formation as a general, is the group leader and the Tank. Just like Link he is formed in many martial arts, but prefers to use two-handed swords and spears.
