Ocarina of Time Story

The story of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time revolves around the evil wizard Ganondorf's rise to power and the hero's quest to defeat him and bring peace to the land of Hyrule once again. The game opens with the hero's mentor and protector, The Great Deku Tree, sending a fairy, Navi, to inform the hero about his new responsibilities. Navi escorts the hero to the Great Deku Tree who explains that Ganondorf has come to the land of Hyrule and is vying for power. He asks the hero to retrieve the spiritual stone of the forest that lies within him, thereby opening the first dungeon for exploration. After the hero retrieves the stone, the Great Deku Tree reveals that he is doomed to die because of a curse that Ganondorf cast upon him and asks that the hero travel to Hyrule Castle to meet the Princess Zelda after which he dies. The hero leaves his home in Kokiri Forest, but is stopped by Saria on the bridge leading out. She gives him an ocarina and tells him to remember her. The hero then travels to Hyrule Castle and indeed meets Princess Zelda, who asks him to travel to the Gorons' home to collect the spiritual stone of fire and the Zoras' home to collect the spiritual stone of water. She also explains to him about a dream that she had in which all of Hyrule is covered in dark clouds. After this meeting the hero is taught the song Zelda's Lullaby on his ocarina by Impa and is shown the way to Kakariko Village, which lies beneath the Gorons' home in Death Mountain. He collects the spiritual stone of fire from Dodongo's Cavern and the spiritual stone of water from inside the great fish Lord Jabu-Jabu and returns to Market Town. At the gate he is stopped by Ganondorf and warned not to interfere in his business. The hero receives the Ocarina of Time and continues, undaunted, to the Temple of Time where he receives the Master Sword.

After removing the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time, the hero falls into a deep sleep for seven years during which time he is trained and taught by Rauru, the sage of light. When he awakens he discovers that much has changed during the seven years he spent sleeping. He meets his equal, a mysterious hero named Sheik, who reveals that Ganondorf has taken over the world and released monsters to overrun it. She tells him that he must travel to and explore the five temples to awaken the five other sages, who will lend him their power to defeat Ganondorf. The hero travels to each of these temples and awakens its sage, often finding that the sage is a friend or acquaintance, and collects their power in the form of a medal. With these medallions in hand, the hero travels to the Temple of Time once more where he discovers that Sheik is actually Zelda. Ganondorf comes and captures the princess, but not before she provides the hero with her own power in the form of the Light Arrows. The hero travels to Ganondorf's castle and discovers that Ganondorf has locked all the sages in seperate rooms. Link saves all the sages, and proceeds to Ganondorf's room, Ganondorf then confronts him for a final showdown, in which he utilizes the power hidden in the Master Sword and the light arrows to weaken and then defeat Ganondorf. However Ganondorf, in his dying throes, uses the last of his power to damage the castle causing it to collapse. The hero and Princess Zelda manage to escape, but before they can leave the ruins they are confronted by Ganon in his true form. Ganondorf disarms the hero, forcing him to resort to light arrows and anything at his disposal. He manages to knock Ganon out for a few seconds, buying him enough time to retrieve the Master Sword, The hero defeats him once again, and the hero, with the aid of the Princess Zelda and the six other sages, traps Ganon in the Sacred Realm. The Princess thanks the hero, but explains that he has a bigger destiny than that which he has already faced and returns him to his childhood.