A/N: Okay, before you read on I just need to let you know that, my friends on Midna Fan Forum, this fanfic merely shares the same name as our role-play. I am not writing a novel version of it, seeing as it is very dead. Some elements are the same as in the rp, but it is not our rp. Sorry, but read on anyway.

Twilight Rebellion

Without the Triforce's of Wisdom and Courage, the Twilight Princess cannot exist. Only the imp body that she resides in. Princess Zelda is dead. Midna is nothing but a common imp, thought as dead too. And Link's life is at stake for a misunderstanding...

A sickly red liquid oozed from a pale, limp body in the empty throne room of Hyrule Castle. The figure lay motionless, apart from the small rising of her chest. Her breath was deep and ragged and her heart beat slowly and shakily. She was alive. But barely. She was alive enough to hear the cries coming from the guards in the room next to her.

"So, he's going to be executed, right?" One voice said.

"Yes, he's getting hanged in two weeks. First we'll torture him for the remainder of his life. Let the people show him what it feels like to be killed." A second voice answered.

"What about that Ganondorf guy who was with him?"

"He was dead."

Midna lay in a cold sweat. If Ganon was dead, why was she still an imp? And who killed Zelda? The Princess tried to crawl closer to the door, but a searing pain in her side stopped her. She was bleeding. A lot. The sight of her own blood made her feel sick and dizzy, like always. Maybe it was due to the blood loss, as she was swimming in it. She was going to die soon unless she stopped the flow somehow. Maybe the guards would come in and see her. Maybe they'd kill her.

Put me out of pain if they did she thought, another surge of pain coursing through her tiny body. Why was everything going fuzzy? Why did she feel so cold? Was this it? Why was her brain still going, even though she was sure the rest of her body had stopped? If she was going to die why couldn't she now? Why... Midna's body became rigid and she felt her lungs empty from all the oxygen she had left. She tried to lift a hand but it was impossible. The imp's red eye moved slightly upward. Her last breath escaped her and the Twili fell silent. Even though he was dead, Ganon had won... but had he really?

- - -

"This man is a murderer!" A tall woman boomed, pointing a long finger at Link. The men holding him tightened their grip. Link grimaced, trying to hold back the tears that welled up in his eyes.

"He has killed your Princess, the Gerudo king and my daughter. He must be punished for his sins."

"I SWEAR, IT WASN'T ME!" Link yelled, struggling to get away from the cruel hand of fate. One of the men slapped him round the face.

"Silence. I am sorry ma'am." He said, giving Link the evils.

"No, no, let him speak. Who did kill them then?" The Twili Queen said, a smirk appearing on her bony face.

"It was Ganon!" Link cried "I would never hurt them, never! What kind off cold hearted man would kill the woman he loved?"

The Queen, Twilitia, raised her eyebrow and got closer to Link.

"Which one?" She asked. Link went red.

"I hope you don't mind your majesty. I had a thing for your daughter. It's okay. All we did was kissing and cuddling. We never shared the covers or anything." He replied, a hint of depression in his voice. He didn't want to think that his Midona was dead. He felt somewhere in his heart that she was still out there... Somewhere. Fighting for survival. And if not... Soon there'd be no-one left to tell the tale of the fall of Twilight. He was sentenced to death after being mistakenly accused for murdering Midna and Zelda, and for saving Hyrule from Ganon. Which was way too unfair. He was going to die in a fortnight. As the Twili Queen began discussing with Tanz, Princess Zelda's advisor, about Link's charges, the ex-hero began to pray in his head that Midna was still alive and that she would come and rescue him.

- - -

"So what is it then?"

"I don't know... You're the scholar Cherie, not me. Surely you know what it is."

Cherie sighed, and lifted Midna up from the pool of blood she lay in. The scholar's robes became soaked with the blood from the imp's body. Its wound was too encrusted with dried blood to bleed anymore, but the rest of it was still warm and wet. She adjusted her glasses and leaned over to study the creature. It was about three foot tall and still rather plump, even though it had lost so much blood. Its patterns looked Twilian, so it was probably one of the few still around. By its figure, it was probably a female, unless male Twilians had breasts and wide hips.

"I think it's a girl Twili imp thing." Cherie affirmed, turning to face the young man crouched next to her. The light of the moon was bouncing off his silver plated armour, dazzling her for a split second or two.

"Xandel? What is it?" She asked, surprised at Xandel's awkward silence.

He turned to face her, his midnight black hair hanging over his emerald eyes. He placed a heavily gloved hand on Midna's forehead and frowned.

"She's awfully clammy. I think we'd better take her back to my place and get her wounds tended to. I can sense a minimal amount of life within her, but in her condition, she won't make it if we leave her. We must make haste." Xandel said, standing up swiftly, taking Midna in his arms. His ally stood up too and the duo hurried off, staying in the shadows so they wouldn't be caught out by a guard or someone. Since Zelda had died, Hyrule was a dismal place, and was heavily guarded 24/7. Another royal death would be ghastly, since the Zora were the only other ruling race in the kingdom that were trustable, and they already lost their Queen. Losing Ralis would cause a Zoran war and Hyrule just couldn't cope with that. And the only person who could stop a war was due to be executed for the murder of a distant Princess, Zelda and Ganon.

"This place really is messed up..." Xandel sighed. Cherie glanced at him and nodded. Maybe the imp had something to do with it. Interrogation would be the only way to find out. But first they needed to ensure that she would survive to see the light of another day...

Please review; I'll need help with the upcoming chapters.