First of, let me say that this story was wonderful and among the stories here on this site, definitely belongs in the top tier of well written, well thought out, well executed stories that I have read among the Zelda fanfics.

One of the major qualms that I did have with your story was how quickly, and sometimes randomly, some events occurred. I especially loved the first few chapters of the story, on how you set up the setting of the whole western theme you had going on. However, after that, you really kind of put that idea on the backburner, with only the occasional reference to the western idea (mainly just Link firing off his gun and Link's hat). I really believe there could have been a lot more done with this theme, but I assume you didn't want this story to stretch out endlessly and envisioned an end, thus the way you wrote it.

Another thing I mentioned above was the seemingly random occurrence of events, like how Gannondorf suddenly joined forces with Link at the end, how Cecilia all of a sudden got the triforce of power, and the really random event of Zelda disappearing at the end and then reappearing out of nowhere. As a reader, in my opinion anyway, these happened a little too randomly for my taste.

The last thing was the fast paced of it all. Of course, this definitely has it pros and cons. Here, I'm mainly talking about the rapid retrieval of the three pendants and the sudden encounter with Gannondorf. I felt you just moved from one scene to another without reflecting on what happened before (though this varied a bit). But again, the fast pace meant a really good story that was constantly on the move.

Anyway, these were just critiques from a long-time reader of stories on this site. I have to commend you on the exquisite grammar used throughout the story, as it actually wasn't an eyesore to read.

Nevertheless, congrats on a great and original story. And thanks for sharing your work. :D

Wow. That... was quite a story. I wasn't able to review as much as I wanted to, but I would have reviewed every single awesome chapter in this amazing fanfiction if I had the chance.

I love how this story managed to include elements of just about every genre under the sun without being cluttered and - more importantly - still feeling like The Legend of Zelda. The western-ish setting made a good starting point, the sci-fi elements with the Goddesses fit without totally taking over the world, and the truce near the end was great.

I realize I'm mostly repeating my first review, but the two of you took a slightly unorthodox premise, ran with it, and wrote one of the greatest stories I have ever read, here or elsewhere.

Thank you both for this wonderfully entertaining fanfic!

This was a very interesting story. I first saw it in the archives and passed right over it, but after I became acquianted with your writing, I thought I'd give it a go. I'm glad I did.

Although, I never really pictured the story taking place in a more modern era (as in, in my head, they were still in the usual Hyrule). It was like when I read the book Inkheart, because there were all the medieval fantasy aspects to it, so when they got out their cell phones, I had to remind myself that it was set in the present day. Basically, whenever you mentioned something like newspapers or cameras or rifles, I had to revise my mental image, since they weren't in there. I don't think this was your fault, so much as my mental Hyrule being rather static(stuck in OoT, for the most part).

I liked your portrayl of the Goddesses. The fact that they came on a spaceship and several other aspects, especially the fact that the story appeared to be more fantasy until we met them, reminded me of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, because the first several books do appear to be fantasy, but, if you read the prequels, you find out that the planet was colonized 2500 years ago by people leaving their homes after a big space war who later genetically engineered the dragons.

You also reminded me how disappointed I was when I watched the creation-of-the-world cutscene in OoT. Din created *the world*, Farore made *all the life in it*, and Nayru... added law and order(and before there was life to adhere to any of it too). I'm glad that you added water and ice to that, since it was really anticlimatic in the game.

Another thing that I've noticed through careful reading of your works (and been meaning to point out), is that they are consistent with each other. I keep seeing little continuity nods sprinkled throughout the stories, like a story that mentioned Link's parents dying of plague when he was young and his moving out of Rusl's house as a teenager, referencing Slaughtering the Goat, but you wouldn't know that if you hadn't read it. I guess it's sort of a reward for people who read more of your stories. Also, in this story, when there was Link's mention of a dream in which someone was controlling him, and doing a bad job of it! Knowing that made the ending remark (STORY OVER. READ AGAIN?) a lot more funny and meaningful.

I'm sorry that this is not as long and detailed as some of my other reviews.

Keep writing!

Pepipanda

I most certainly shall read again! These last two chapters were fantastic and everything one could hope for! I would have reviewed last chapter, but I just couldn't stop reading and hurried to the next!

Okay, full story review: This is an exceptionally original and unique Zelda fanfic, well-written with many references from many games, done in a video-game style that is completely believable and refreshing. The only critiques I would have is that for a few chapters after Link left the gerudos, there seemed to be a loss of intensity, but it was regained and that really does not affect the overall impact of this story. Your take on Link and Zelda was true to character, more so than in many fanfics, and they're reborn-cycle is the best theory I've seen! All in all, this is one of my favorite fanfics to ever read, thank you both so much for sharing it!

Allendra

Well, this was definately an excellent story. Definately one for my favorites, which on this profile really means something.

Aw! That was so beautiful! Zelda and Link forever!

Now Link is dead! That is so sad!

Ganondorf bellowed. “Death isn’t that bad. You’ve tasted it before!” Liked that, definitely!

Yes,” Link agreed. “First we take care of Cecelia. We can kill each other later.” Haha, funny!

I really must congratulate you on this chapter! For me, at least, the last few chapters have been slow and lost the sense of epicness and urgency this story had held. But not anymore! This was pure brilliance! I love that Ganon is coming with them, that they're going after a psycho Cecelia, and that Link remembers everything! This chapter was absolute perfection, and you should be very proud of it!

That was amazing! Job well done!

Wow!

Link and Ganondorf working together? That's unheard of. You meant it when you said this was an unorthodox story.

I definitely want to see where this goes.

And how the hell did Cecilia survive?

Nice chapter, loved it!

...deep...very deep

I have to say i don't think i've read a story quite like this one before, very original and very entertaining. I'm a big fan of the Zelda series and also a VERY big fan of Trigun, which i'm guessing this story is modeled after. Now i was gonna wait till i read to the latest chapter for this review but i just had to get this down now. I personally like Navi and i'm a bit ticked that you started her off with the whole yelling 'HEY,LISTEN,LOOK' like she doesn't have a personality cliché. You redeemed yourself by giving her actual dialogue right after that and i'm relieved, just try to cut back on the cliché cuz it's just damn annoying. Other then that i'm really liking this story. good job.

Okay, review time.

A western/sci-fi Zelda is a rareity... alright, truth be told, yours (you two's) is the only one I've read. I have to say I was expecting a sort of an old western, stereotypical, town-wide gunfight. (The '10 Paces' challenge with the gerudo guy doesn't count.) Or is that in the near future?

That aside. The overal concept of this is well done, from the past incarnations of Link taking a page from TP, to the sci-fi-ness of the Goddesses on the current chapter. The incorperation of Medli into the hologram of the Sleeper Ship, and the appearance of Saria and the Kokiri were unextpected twists.

I guess the only real problem I have with this is the lack of description of certain characters, and enemies. You (two) tend to tell us what they are, but in some cases never show us. Or I believe you (two) could do a better job of it. It's not the case every single time, but it's every so often.

Still, this is a very good story.

Good chapter. I especially like the Arthur C. Clarke quote you snuck in there.