Well, hi there! To be clear, this is Nira Rose talking/typing. Lanna's posting on DA while I post here, so we're doing our own ANs as far as I know... Anyway, I'm sorry I haven't been working on Shadowed Truth or Their World; college has been keeping be busy... Summer break's in a few weeks, though, so I'll have free time soon! Anyway, this is a collab I've been working on for a while with inuyasha 303, AKA LannaMisho on DeviantArt. It's a crossover of fanfictions instead of categories, between her fic The Links Return and my Shadowed Truth (the rewrite, to be clear)... The original idea was simple: Spirit (her white/shining Link OC) gets thrown into the Shadowed Truth version of Hyrule and meets Wish. And so this was born! Reading The Links Return and Shadowed Truth (rewritten) before reading this is advised... It's set further ahead in ST than I've written, so SPOILER ALERT!, and between chapter 11 and 12 in The Links Return.

Disclaimer: Neither of us owns LoZ. We own our plot, respective OCs, and respective copies of manga/games/etc.. That's it. In short: it's FANFICTION. Shouldn't that be self-explanatory enough already?

Enjoy!

Prologue

The walls between the worlds of light and dark were weakened. The new evil to impose itself on Hyrule disrupted the magic that flowed evenly between the dimensions. With the disruption, natural energy became wild and independent. Light and Dark clashed, mixing in harmony while struggling in opposition. The energy bubbled hazardously and space itself shuddered.

It was when that confliction met a peak, that Light reached out and wrapped itself around another source of energy. A source that lifted his sword to call for Light to purify the area. The magic coiled itself around him. A powerful magic. Power he hadn't felt since before his 'birth.' Pure Light energy that had filled him to bursting and for a single moment, left him unaware of anything else.

In the next moment his companions were gone and just like his birth he found himself somewhere new and unfamiliar. Unlike his birth, however, he had no idea why he was there or what he was supposed to do.

~...~

The sun was setting over Hyrule Field as a group of travelers gathered around a small campfire, chatting amiably. One member of the group seemed to be dozing off, but suddenly perked up, his pointed ears twitching.

"I'm g-going to go for a w-walk," that one said with a slight stutter, standing up and ambling towards the nearby woods. He was decked out almost entirely in whites and pale greys, his almost-blindingly white hair tinged with a soft lavender-violet at the tips. Judging by his height and childish features, he was a young boy, smaller than the rest of the group.

"Be careful, these woods get weird at night," another, a strange-looking Hylian teen with almost unnaturally pale skin, violet hair and flame red eyes warned lightly. "Try and be back by midnight this time, okay?" he joked, ruffling the former's snowy hair.

Wide pale-rose-pink eyes with a hint of lavender crinkled up cheerfully in response as the white-clad boy giggled. "Heehee! N-no promises~! S-silly Big Brother, there's n-n-nothing to worry about! I can defend myself j-just fine, and it's not l-like I'm alone..."

"Ptoo~!" a muffled sound came from beneath the boy's hat, sounding like it was agreeing with him.

"Heh... That's true. See ya later, then. Don't get lost in there!"

"I w-won't!"

With that, the boy ambled off into the woods, his steps gaining purpose- and the slightest trace of a limp- the moment he left sight of the camp.

'I sense something strange...'he thought to himself, fearlessly heading for the source of the power he had picked up on back at camp.

~...~

Something strange had happened. Something unexpected. Being magically abducted during his enlightening and transported without explanation, to a seemingly random location, had not been part of the plan.

Spirit, the light being sent by the three Goddesses of Hyrule to aid the heroes in their quest, looked around the wooded area in a final search for the others. Whatever had happened had separated him from his companions. However it had happened while he was at the mercy of Farore, the Goddess of Courage, so he accepted it without hesitation. It wasn't his job to question Her will. However it didn't seem like a good sign that his charges were no longer with him.

These thoughts registered in his head in a single moment as his strange, empty white eyes finished their search. The sun had just about set, but while the increasing darkness disturbed him, it didn't hinder his vision any. The light he naturally gave off illuminated his surroundings and he had strong eyesight. His expression didn't portray anything resembling confusion, worry, fear, or any other emotion; none of the feelings one would normally feel in a similar situation. Instead his face remained completely blank. His skin, which was a deep, dark tan seemed even darker than it was due to his pure white hair and clothes.

Upon confirming that there was no one else around, Spirit sheathed his sword and started walking. He didn't know where he was and he didn't know why he was there or how to get back. In addition, he didn't have any guidance on where to go next.

Still, he had the one instruction he had been given by The Golden Three: to bring the light back to Hyrule.

And that was his primary objective. He continued towards the nearest 'darkness' he could sense.

~...~

The boy limped resolutely through the rapidly darkening forest, homing in on a strong source of light. He didn't seem to have any trouble seeing where he was going, though he bore no torch or lantern.

"H-hello...? Is anyone th-th-there?" the boy called out after a while, doing his best to sound confident in spite of how nervous he was.

'Wh-what if this is a trap...?' he thought, suddenly apprehensive. 'M-maybe I shouldn't have come here. These woods are dangerous at night... Well, too late now, anyway...!'

"I f-feel your presence... y-your light... P-please, sh-show yourself!"

~...~

Spirit hesitated as a voice filtered through the trees. He had been with the Links long enough to know each of their voices by heart. The one that called out to him wasn't one that he recognized. His hand reached for the hilt of his sword.

There shouldn't be anyone around with an unfamiliar voice. Malachi, the new evil being corrupting Hyrule, had stolen everyone away. It was that which forced the others to embark on their journey. It was due to that evil that Red Link had cried to the Goddesses for help and they had sent him. Not that he could feel Malachi's presence in any direction any longer; the suffocating feeling of evil that had been all around before had suddenly disappeared. Likely it had learned how to hide itself from the small magic he had been given. Yet another delay to his mission.

There weren't supposed to be other people in Hyrule and it wouldn't be the first time Malachi had taken another's form in order to trick them.

However, at the same time, it wouldn't be the first person that Malachi had missed in his mass-kidnapping spree, either. Whatever called to him didn't feel like Malachi's tainted darkness, so he didn't draw his sword. There was no reason not to meet with the approaching stranger and he continued in that direction, not saying a word.

That's all for the prologue~... It's short, but that's because it's the prologue. :D Review please! We both like feedback! Heck, you could even ask us different questions individually if you'd like...