HEY EVERYONE! I FIXED A MISTAKE THAT I MADE WHEN I REREAD THIS CHAPTER. APPARENTLY I SAID THE GREEN HAD THE DEACTIVATED MASTER SWORD, THEN AT THE END I HAD SAID HE HAD THE GODDESS SWORD...LET'S JUST SAY I DERPED...BADLY...SORRY ABOUT THAT AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE NEXT CHAPTER UP SOON. SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE.

I do NOT own The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Skyward Sword, but i do own a character coming up named Bane the Hedgehog...just saying.

Opposites Attract

CH1: THE GODDESS SWORDS

—G-R-E-E-N—

"Gimme that back, Green!" Blue shouted, jumping to grab his blue hat that matched his blue tunic. Green was running around his and his counterpart's home, holding Blue's hat above his own head, laughing all the while. He loved to play pranks on his counterparts, all of whom he calls his "brothers" now, but Blue was especially fun to prank and poke fun at because he gave the most reaction that both didn't leave him disappointed from the lack of reaction, which Vio is known for doing, or didn't hurt to see the fast flow of frustrated tears down his face, which Red is very prone to. Blue gave the best reaction because he freaks out and chases Green.

"I swear Green, if you don't give that back," Blue warned, "I am going to tear out your thr-oof!" He was suddenly tackled by Green and pinned him to the floor, having a grin on his face that said "I have you now!"

"Get. Off. Me." Blue growled. Blue always had a short temper, so this was expected. Of course, Green didn't get off. He loved to see Blue struggle. For about two minutes, he watched Blue struggle with the weight on top of him. Blue gave up after that and just let Green sit on top of him, which Green thought was no fun, so he started to get up, but was taken down quickly by Blue, who flashed his canine teeth in a demonic kind of way and snatched his hat back, pinning Green to the floor this time.

There was the sound of someone clearing their throat behind them, and Blue and Green looked at the sourced of the sound. Vio was leaning against the wall, looking incredibly disapprovingly at the two boys. Red was standing beside him looking blank, his eyes red and puffy from what looked like crying. Red's eyes portrayed similarly to that of a depressed person on the verge of suicide: he looked like he lost the will to live. If it wasn't for the fact that Vio had him wrapped in his arms, he probably would've run to the kitchen and stab himself. He sniffed and looked at Green with a small and sad smile. Green knew for a fact that the smile was fake and forced; he knew that Red didn't want to smile, but did just to say that he was fine, which was a lie.

"If you two have finished your sexual intercourse now," Vio said flatly, smirking at the blush on both Green's and Blue's face, "we have poor Red to console. He just proposed to his girlfriend, who turned him down." Red winced at the word "girlfriend" and sniffed loudly. Blue jumped off Green and stood up, looking more than angry; Green could've sworn he saw a look of murderous rage flash on Blue's face.

"She did WHAT?!" Blue roared, "That conceded, spoiled rotten BITCH! Red, I told you that dating a rich girl when we are only just average in wealth was a bad idea!"

Vio glared at Blue. "You are now making this whole situation out like it was all Red's fault! How dare you! I agree that she's a bitch, but don't give Red that 'I-told-you-so' crap!"

Blue flushed a little. "Sorry Red…I didn't mean to make it sound like that…" Red nodded in response, but Green could tell that he wasn't really listening. "Um…so you, erm…loved her, right?" Blue asked with sudden shyness. Green facepalmed, while Vio just groaned at Blue's stupidity.

"No fucking shit, Blue." Green said scathingly, which surprisingly made Blue wince slightly. "If he didn't love her, why would he have gotten down on one knee?"

"It's not like that." Red said quietly. It sounded like Red hadn't spoken for a while, because his voice seemed dry and achy. "She's not a bitch—" everyone in the room dropped their jaws; Red had never even uttered a "dang it", so this use of profanity startled everyone, "and she's not spoiled rotten. She told me today that her father got caught stealing from a charity and has been back to Termina from where they came from. She had to go too if she wasn't married, so I proposed to still be able to see her. She said she couldn't do that, because she doesn't want to be a burden and liability. She wanted to be able to see her father, and that, even though she loves me, we can't be together." Red sniffed and a tear rolled off his cheek. Green got up and told Vio he would take over the consoling.

"That was a very nice thing to do for her Red," Green said softly, stroking Red's blond hair that so much matches his own, "and I am guessing this was public, right?" Red nodded. "Well then, other women will know what a kind and caring gentleman you are. You're sure to get someone new before long!"

Red shook his head. "I don't think I want to see anymore women…maybe I'll just stop dating altogether…"

"NO!" Blue suddenly yelled. Everyone looked at Blue and he blushed. "Uh, I mean, I want to have a nephew, you know. Or a niece."

Red smiled like he knew something Green or Vio didn't. He sniffed again and hugged Green tightly, who hugged back. Green told the others that he was taking Red into his—Green's—room, which was much to Blue's annoyance. Green led the poor boy to his bedroom and shut the door behind him.

Red looked slightly confused at the scenery. Green took a deep breath before talking. "Red, I have something to tell you," Green said flatly, "but you have to promise that you won't tell anyone this, not even Vio, or Blue, or the Princess, okay?" Red nodded. "Good. Now, um…you might hate me for this, but…I-I might've paid her to…leave the country. Before you scream at me," Green added before Red, whose face showed pure hatred and rage towards his counterpart, could interrupt him, "hear me out. I have a good reason to do this."

Red narrowed his eyes. With a snarl that was unlike Red at all, he said "Continue."

"Alright…I paid her because I caught her cheating on you. She was with some guy, holding his hand and making out with him. I waited until she was alone and said that I would tell you about cheating on you if she continued to see this guy. She said she was going to break up with you, but I told her that it would break your heart. So I told her that I would buy a plane ticket for her to go back to Termina and leave here forever. I told her what to say so that you wouldn't be too heart broken. She was a dishonest slut that didn't deserve you."

Red was silent for a long time before finally speaking again. "Thank you…" he said quietly, before sobbing. Green felt his heart crack in two because of the way his sobs sounded so sad and pathetic. He loved this boy like a brother, so to see him cry made Green want to cry. Before Green could console him, however, there was a loud BANG that ripped through the silence outside and the shockwave of the sound was enough to shatter the windows in the Four Sword Guard's home. Red instantly stopped crying and grabbed his version of the Four Sword. Just like the other three versions of the Four Sword, the handle was wrapped in a thin leather strap for a better grip on the weapon. The hilt was shaped like a golden crescent, shining like another light source when the candle light hit it. The blade itself seemed to glow slightly and the part connecting to the hilt looked like a diamond. The only difference between Red's and the other swords was that the gemstone on the handle was a ruby. Just like the other Four Swords, there was a precious stone attached: Red's was a ruby, Blue's was a sapphire, Vio's was an amethyst, and Green's was an emerald. Each one possessed a different effect: Red's made him semi-fire resistant, Blue's made him breath underwater longer, Vio's made him see secrets that the others couldn't, and Green's made him so that he can camouflage in forest and grassy settings.

Blue came storming into the room with Vio on his heels. "What the HELL was that?" He shouted. Even Vio looked a little panicked. They all looked outside the window. There seemed to be a large metallic container with a yellow button on top inside a smoking crater. The four heroes looked at each other and nodded. They all jumped out the window on the second floor. Green landed first, tucking into a somersault, and then Red hit the dirt after him, also tucking into a roll. Next was Blue, who was a so-off, doing a flip in the air and landed with one knee on the ground, ready to fight. Last was Vio, who just dropped out of the window and landed gracefully.

Green drew his sword, and the others followed their leader's example. The four Links walked over to the container. "Wonder what's inside it?" Blue wondered aloud. As if on cue, the yellow button moved downwards by an invisible force, and the sides exploded. There was dirt and smoke everywhere, making it incredibly hard to see, and Green could have sworn he saw a black figure jumping out of the container. Coughing, Vio tried to fan the smoke away.

"Just what in the name of Farore was that?" He said.

Suddenly, a new voice spoke out. "That was a creation a…friend of mine made." Said a dark voice. Green heard a snap and the smoke suddenly cleared out-of-the-way. Now Green could see who was talking. The dark voice matched its looks perfectly. He was staring at a black hedgehog that looked quite sinister with his quills turned upwards, streaked with blood-like stripes, ruby-red eyes that shone like blood, a frown that revealed that it had fangs, and the way it looked game Green the possession that it held a permanent scowl. However, its posture didn't look like it was trying to fight or take over the world. It actually looked shy and uncertain, like he was willing to fight only if he had to. There were golden cuffs on his wrists and ankles. It wore white gloves that were slightly torn and stained with blood and it had what looked like skates as shoes. There was a small tuff of white fur coming out of his chest. This hedgehog looked intimidating and powerful, but it wasn't going to push Green around.

Green pointed his sword at the hedgehog. "Who are you?" He demanded. "What are you?"

The hedgehog smiled slightly, showing his fangs. "You would be surprised how many times I've been asked that." It joked. "The name I was given was Shadow the Hedgehog *. I am the cure to all diseases, controller of time and space, and the immortal Ultimate Life-form. And I am not going to attack you…unless you attack me first." He added, eying the tip of the emerald Four Sword.

Shadow looked back at the other three. "Now, which one of you is the Hero of Time?"

—R-E-D—

"Why do you want to know?" Red demanded. He didn't trust this guy, mostly because of his looks, but also the way he seemed to shine with pride when he called himself the "Ultimate Life-form." It was almost like he was indirectly gloating, which he witnesses many villains doing. A lot. Shadow rolled his eyes.

"Answer my question, and I'll answer yours." He said.

"We ALL are." Green said. "I'm the original. I pulled the sacred sword of the royal family out of the pedestal and my personality split into four people. We became the Four Sword Guard for the Princess Zelda. My name is Green Link, the original." He gestured towards Blue. "This is Blue Link, the short-tempered powerhouse." He gestured towards Vio. "This is Violet Link—" Vio flinched at the name. "the smart one." He then gestured towards Red. "And this is Red Link, the emotional, happy, upbeat and peaceful one, and one of my closer friends." This earned him a scowl from both Vio and Blue, and a blush from Red.

Shadow tilted his head in confusion. "So…you're ALL the Hero of Time and the bearer of the Triforce of Courage?" He asked. They all nodded. Shadow shrugged. "Fine. I wanted to know because I have something to give him." Shadow snapped his fingers and a sword appeared in a green flash of light. Its handle was dark blue with turquoise lines crisscrossing diagonally in a way that looked like a handle grip. The hilt was the same dark blue, with wings on its sides and a large yellow gemstone in the middle, glistening like a star. The blade itself protruded up from the gemstone and got wider a little ways up to the tip. On the blade was the Hyrule insignia and something that all the Links bear: the Triforce.

"Awaken, Heroes of Time, by gripping the sword that forces all even to return to whence they came." A monotone yet mystical voice suddenly said from the sword's handle; even Shadow looked startled. "Grab the Master Sword, Green Link, and watch as it turns into four."

Hesitantly, Green grabbed the Master Sword. In Red's opinion, it didn't look like a sword that would smite evil. The colour of evil is purple and black, and the colour of the hilt is close enough. Shouldn't smiting evil with light mean the colouring should have been white, or gold?

When Green grabbed the sword, the blade seemed to glow with power. Then Red gasped loudly. "Green!" He shouted in panic. "Look! Look at your left hand!" Green did as he had been told and looked down. His eyes widened.

They all had what looked like a scar of the Triforce with the right triangle coloured the lightest. But now, on Green's Triforce, it shone golden, with the triangle that represents courage glowing brightly. Another golden light caught Red's attention out of the corner of his eye. He looked at his own left hand and the Triforce was also glowing. It seemed all four Links had their Triforces shining like that.

The Master Sword started to emit a blinding white light that engulfed not only the blade, but the entire sword itself. Red had to cover his eyes because the light was becoming painful. When he saw the light fade under his eyelids, he looked up to see that nothing was changed other than a bemused Green and a grim Shadow. Red suddenly found that he was holding a new weight in his hand…one that felt better than the Four Sword that he was used to carrying. He looked at the sword he was holding and his eyes widened. This sword was new. He held a much smaller sword that seemed to glow cheerily. The handle was a turquoise colour with what looked like a small fleur-de-lis on the bottom of it. The hilt was the same colour and had a jade gemstone in the middle of it. The blade came out of the jade and green design that looked like a rupee was on it on both sides. The blade in Red's possession was, in his opinion—

"Beautiful…" Red said aloud. "This sword is gorgeous!" He looked at Blue and Vio and saw that they, too, held the same sword. They all seemed happy with the sword's balance and weight.

"Wow, this is a lot more powerful than the Four Sword." Blue stated, looked like the happiest boy in the world. "It's heavier, I mean."

Vio raised an eyebrow. "Really? I find it a lot more balanced for a sword so small." He said. "I feel like it's actually perfect for my strategic style of fighting."

"I think mine is very light." Red said happily. "It'll be easier to defend myself with this sword than the Four Sword, that's for sure."

"But...what happened to the Master Sword?" Green asked a little sadly. He was holding the same sword that Red, Blue and Vio was holding, but with a emerald-like gemstone in it. Shadow's face showed confusion.

"What the heck just happened?" Shadow said frustrated. "Can someone explain to me what that was!"

Suddenly, as if on cue, a small ball of blue light shot out of the handle of the Master Sword. The ball then took the form of a woman. Her eyes were pupil-less and had a plain face that happened to be blue. Her body was slender and on her chest was a yellow gemstone that the Master Sword used to have. Her legs were blue as well and long. Her cloak either covered her arms really well, or her cloak was her arms.

"Hello, Master Green." She said in that monotone voice. "The name I was given by the goddess was Fi. I am your guide and helper. You must be wondering what happened to the sword you hold. To give the others a sword that also smites evil as well, I had to rip the full power away from the Master Sword. What your counterparts are holding is called the Goddess Swords, the Master Sword's original state without the Flames of Farore, Nayru, and Din."

Red was very confused. "Hang on," Red said to express his confusion, "why did it turn into four swords, then?" Fi acknowledged him with the same blank expression like she had Botox injected into her forehead.

"It has been cursed, Master Red." She said in the same monotone voice. "An evil by the name of Ghiriham had cursed the sword that killed him. Somehow, he was resurrected and he found where the Master Sword sleeps. He cursed it so that the next in the line of the Link ancestry would have his sword devolved into the Goddess Sword. However, I cannot explain how it turned into four swords. There is a 97% chance that this happened because there are currently four Links."

"This evil you mentioned, Ghiriham," Vio suddenly said, "where does he come from? How can we kill him?" Fi turned to Vio.

"I cannot say how to properly destroy the Demon Lord, but there is one who can tell you."

"Great! Who?" Blue demanded. Fi turned to him, sending visible shivers through the blue-clad hero.

"The one you need to seek is Ghiriham's master, Demise. Unfortunately, Demise has lost his essence and has been reincarnated as the evil Gerudo, Ganondorf. When Ghiriham found out, he attacked the Gerudo, pulling down his fortress and destroying his evil minions. Ganondorf held a grudge on him and there is an 86% chance that he will help you in destroying him…for a price."

Red looked at the others. Then he looked back at Fi. "Okay, but how do we get there?" He asked.

"Speak with Shadow the Hedgehog. He will know where the Gerudo lies." She looked at Shadow, who had gone pale.

"How did you…" He started, but then he stopped. "I believe he's in the castle's dungeon, having Zelda capturing him."

Shadow looked at Green. "Take this with you." He said, handing Green a Pan flute. "I made this myself. I call it the Chaos Flute. If you ever need my help, play this song…" Shadow put his fingers to his lips and whistled a tune that was kind of heart racing **. Green repeated the tune perfectly like he played it his entire life.

"That's called Song of Shadow. If you play that song, I will Chaos Control to your position and assist you in any way possible. And here, take this on your journey." Shadow handed Green a small book. "It's a book full of magical songs that will help you in the future. Good luck." And with that, Shadow pulled out a green gemstone shaped like a diamond and held it aloft.

"Chaos…CONTROL!" He shouted. The green gem started flashing and flowing until it engulfed the hedgehog. The light was too much for Red, who covered his eyes. When he noticed that the light died away, he saw that Shadow the Hedgehog was gone.

"We should go and speak with this Ganondorf character, eh?" Green said, putting his Goddess Sword away. Red and the others looked at him with a nod and sheathed their own swords. As a team, the four heroes of Hyrule walked towards the Castle Grounds.

* So what if I referenced Sonic the Hedgehog here? It's my story, and Shadow's my all time favourite character.

** By the way, if any of you have played Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle), Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, or Sonic Generations (3DS), then you'll know the tune of Vengeance is Mine (Radical Highway).

There will be a lot of references to other video games and books, so be prepared. Please review so I can know what to fix if there is anything that NEEDS to be fixed. Please do not leave negative comments. Thank you!

PS: The next update to this story may take a while to be finished, so just bear with moi! I'll be getting into a thicker plot full of evil, awesomeness, and, of course, secrets that Red and Blue have been hiding. And NO! They are NOT secretly dating...not yet anyway... :)