A/N: I got the idea for this story after beating the game because I so desperately needed a direct sequel. I'm not quite sure how much anyone's going to like this story, but I thought I'd give it a shot, anyway. Enjoy. :D Tell me what you think! Message me or review!

So, this chapter is basically the prologue (hence the chapter title). Anyway, you really don't have to read this chapter if you saw the end of the game because the only thing I added was dialogue... Well, also, the end of the chapter is what they do after the mirror's shattered, so you'll probably want to read that. :3

Within the first seconds that they found themselves outside the castle, it was unbearably quiet. The two fated ones looked toward the castle with hearts slamming against their chests. And it seemed that only a second later that the whole thing went up in flames. He could hear her breathe catch and felt his own heart stop. They barely had time to register this event as, just a millisecond later, a demonic neighing broke through the soundless atmosphere. Just a few feet away, the dark-skinned man had appeared on the back of his demonic, black Gerudo stallion.

With a tone of utter disbelief, the woman beside him cried, "Link, look at what he's holding!" His blue eyes settled on the horrific sight of Midna's helmet, part of the Fused Shadows. Beside himself, Link shot his left hand back to the hilt of the Master Sword as the helmet broke into pieces and hit the ground. Link felt as if he had gone blind with anger because it seemed to him that there were many copies of Ganondorf's horse in the distance, only they were lighter... Wait a minute, those were a pack of ghostly horses, and Ganondorf was the leader! There was nothing that could be done; Those horses were going to stampede, and they were going to be killed. His eyes closed tightly as he waited for the pain to begin.

The pain, however, never came. Link glanced around wildly and saw that Zelda, who was still beside him, seemed to be praying. He looked into the distance as each one of the light spirits spurted out of water, each with an orb of light appearing over them. The lights transferred over to Zelda, and she found herself holding a quiver of light arrows. "Link..." She began in a soft voice. "Chosen Hero! Lend us the last of your power!" The Princess said to him as she bowed. He might have laughed at the fact that royalty was bowing to him if this wasn't such an important occasion. Link settled for a smile and held out his hand.

"Let's take down Ganondorf." She looked back up at him, smiled, and took his hand. A light flashed, and the next thing Link knew was that he and Zelda were sitting atop Epona.

"I'll use my light arrows to paralyze Ganondorf, but you have to attack him and keep him within my range!" She stated. Link nodded and tugged on his mare's reigns.

"Let's go, Epona!" The horse whined and lifted her two legs off of the ground when he tugged and then ran forward full speed. 'Funny,' He found himself remarking as they charged toward Ganondorf's black stallion, 'Epona bucks at the sight of a small Deku Baba, but she charges full speed ahead at the most evil man in this world.'

"Link!" Zelda yelled at him suddenly. There was an orb hanging above Ganondorf that suddenly hit the ground and grew into several ghostly horses. Out of pure instinct, Link swung at the horses as they charged, and both he and Zelda were knocked off of Epona. The princess rubbed her backside and watched the horses disappeared. Ganondorf glanced over his shoulder and had his sword slide to a stop. Such a kind action for an evil man. Link gave Zelda his hand to get to her feet and climbed back on Epona. Then, he helped her up, too.

"Alright, note to self: 'Steer clear of the ghost horses'." He heard Zelda give a small giggle behind him as she notched a light arrow into her bow. Link pulled on Epona's reigns, and she sped toward the stallion. Ganondorf sneered.

"I have given you an ample amount of time, if I do say so myself, to at least learn how to sword-fight from the top of your horse. You may possess the power of the Hero of Time, but you are certainly nothing like him." Something flashed in his eyes as he said this. Then, both he and Link were charging at each other head on with their weapons raised. Zelda might have liked to look away if she didn't have a job to do. As Link charged, Zelda aimed. When her arrowhead looked like it would hit the right spot, she released the bowstring, and the arrow whizzed past Link's ear.

It was a dead hit. Ganondorf shrieked in anger and pain as the light washed over his body and made it impossible to move. He slumped forward on his stallion, who continued to dutifully gallop on. "Now!" Link heard Zelda whisper in his ear. She grasped his waist as he urged Epona to go four times faster than her current speed. He felt her hands leave him as he got onto the right of Ganondorf and swung. The sorcerer groaned in pain once more and urged his steed to move even faster. Zelda notched another arrow into her bow.

Link readjusted himself on his own horse and urged her to move faster once more. Zelda, as she had before, wobbled a little on the mare but aimed for Ganondorf's back as they closed in behind him. The arrow whizzed past Link's ear once again, and he urged Epona to go her fastest before swinging again. After getting hit and increasing his speed, Ganondorf tried his ghoul horse trick again, but Link managed to avoid it. After several more arrow and sword combinations, Ganondorf fell off his horse and slid in the ground, causing a dirt cloud to form around him.

"This time he has to be down for sure." Link muttered as he brought Epona a little closer before jumping off of her. Zelda scooted herself forward on the mare so that she could hold the reigns.

"In the past it has taken each hero many battles before they took down Ganondorf. And none of them even managed to kill him..." Zelda added in a whisper. She had confidence in Link; Besides, Ganondorf was extremely old, wasn't he? Surely he had to be getting weaker? Her eyes glanced at the dirt cloud as it dissipated, and Ganondorf stood up. 'Damn.' The triforce symbol on his hand was glowing. While Ganondorf held that symbol, he would never die... She looked up as a barrier appeared around Link and Ganondorf, knocking back Epona. "Hey!" The Princess shouted at Ganondorf; She notched another arrow. She hadn't been aiming to kill before, but now since Ganondorf was very weak anyway...

"Release that arrow, my dear Zelda, and I will slay you sooner than I had planned." Ganondorf told her in a sinister tone. "The saying is ladies first," He said to Link, "but you are sure to put up more of a fight than her. All I have to do is pin her down, grab her neck, and snap..."

"That's enough!" Link snarled so that the dark lord would stop listing the gruesome ways he would kill the princess. "I'll beat you before you even have the chance." He unsheathed his sword one more time, and Ganondorf smiled menacingly. The sky had suddenly become covered with dark clouds from the moment the dark lord had stood up...

Ganondorf laughed and held out the long sword before him. Now he looked like he had gone mad. "An impressive-looking blade...but nothing more." The fatal wound that the sages had dealt him was glowing as well as the hilt of his sword. "Would you hear my desire?" Lightning struck in the not too far distance as he unsheathed the glowing desire. "To take this foul blade... and use it to blot out the light forever. Starting with the hero who has managed to escape with his life for too long followed by the foolish wench who has been giving him the power to do so!" The sorcerer was speaking in such a carefully controlled voice that it was downright terrifying. Link frowned at the dark lord.

"Enough talk! If you have something to say, say it with your sword!" Link shouted. Ganondorf chuckled.

"If you are eager to rush to your death, then so be it!" He wasted no time and immediately charged forward with the weapon that was supposed to have ended his life. Link quickly raised his sword to block Ganondorf's; They began to push against the other's sword. Now was the chance to see who was the stronger man. With ease, Link began to push his hardest against Ganondorf's sword. He did this for a few minutes and was half expecting to push the man away when Ganondorf pushed all of his weight onto Link's sword. Sweat trickled down Link's face. He grunted as Ganondorf continued to push. "D-damn you..." Finally, Ganondorf pushed his hardest, causing Link to stumble backwards.

Ganondorf laughed before slamming his sword against Link's unprotected body; Link proceeded to hit the barrier, which sapped more strength out of him. "Link!" Zelda shouted before she knew she was saying a word. She quickly notched an arrow and aimed at Ganondorf.

"Put it away, Zelda." Link grunted as he crawled to a standing position. "I let my guard down; It won't happen again." He promised both Zelda and Ganondorf as he jumped in time to avoid Ganondorf's sword. He backflipped twice so that he was farther away. Ganondorf wore a smile as he took slow steps toward the warrior. Link stood totally still as he was approached.

"What a fool you are." Ganondorf whispered. Link's eyes blazed with determination as he seized his shield and slammed it against the unsuspecting Ganondorf. He faltered for a minute, but it was a minute too long. Link managed to get in a jump strike that made him hit his own barrier. Ganondorf's face no longer looked amused. "I am through playing games!" He spat as he rushed at Link with the same motion as before. This time, Link was ready. He blocked and began to push as hard as he could as fast as he could, and it worked. Ganondorf stumbled, giving Link an ample amount of time to strike him.

Link went in for another attack that caused Ganondorf to hit the barrier again and fall to the ground. "The final blow, Link!" A relieved Zelda called to him as the barrier dissipated and she came running to him. He nodded to her. Link pulled up the Master Sword as he jumped and slammed it down, into gaping hole in Ganondorf's chest. Ganondorf's scream of agony was almost unbearable. The clouds began to disperse, and Link jumped away from the body.

Ganondorf, however, would not end it there. He slowly got up and glared at the pair of them. "After all of these years... Do not think it ends here! I have not watched times change so much just to have my victory torn away from me!" It was obvious that he was having trouble breathing as he was heaving loud breathes through his mouth. "The history of light and shadow will be written in blood!" He spat at them. Ganondorf tried to move forward, and Link only kind of placed himself between the Dark Lord and Zelda. Then, he stopped. First, Ganondorf stared blankly at his hand, only to cry as he watched the Triforce of Power fade. He looked up and stared blankly for a moment. For no apparent reason, a minute later, his eyes rolled back into his head, and he fell to the ground.

Link only spared him the slightest glance before he looked to the sky in the distance. The sky was beautiful now; The sun was shining and the light spirits were looming over the nearest hill. He had to do a double-take. They begun to disappear and that was when he noticed a small speck of black sitting there. "Midna..." He began in an unbelievable whisper. Zelda turned to direct her eyes to where he was looking and also saw her. Without a warning, Link took off as fast as his weak legs would carry him. Zelda held out her hand and opened her mouth to say something, but then decided against it. She turned around and yanked on the hilt of the Master Sword. It made a squelching sound as it came lose from Ganondorf's body, complete with dripping of blood.

When Link reached the top of the hill, the figure no longer looked like Midna; The figure was taller and it had a long cloak draped over its back. Link stared in shock as it stood up and turned around. "What? Say something!" The woman ordered. Yes, it was definitely Midna. Her hair was much longer and pinned in a somewhat complicated manner. Her eyes were long, beautiful, and orange. She had tribal markings on her forehead. And, most importantly, she was much taller. Link gulped and blinked. Her shirt covered what was important and her black skirt went all the way down to her ankles although it was high-cut at the sides. "Am I so beautiful that you've no words left?" She teased with her same old charm. Link smiled after his shock disappeared.

"I...guess so..." Was all he could find himself saying.

"Midna, please, do you have to leave?" Zelda asked the Twilight Princess. After Link had discovered her in her true form, Midna had warped him and Zelda to Hyrule field, which was now empty of all its beasts. At least, most of them. Midna smiled.

"I have been away from my people for too long, but I do owe you both for everything you've done for me." Midna replied with a sad smile. "You two are so selfless, and you taught me how to act the same; I owe you so much."

"You can always visit." Link offered; Midna only smiled in response.

"I'll warp to the Mirror Chamber...--"

"You can't leave without a proper goodbye, Midna." Zelda remarked as she waved a finger in the Princess' face.

The sun was setting once they were in the mirror chamber. "Midna, there was a reason why the Gods' left this mirror here. They wanted Twilight and Light to be connected; To be allies. I know that is why they left the mirror here. It was their desire that we should meet!" Zelda insisted to Midna, who had her back turned as she stared at the wall in the distance.

"...Maybe you're on to something, Princess..." Midna said in a heavy voice as she turned her head toward Zelda and Link. "...but I don't think they wanted us to meet like this. My people surely have not forgotten how we were rejected and shipped off to another world. And your people will not forget about the evils of the twilight any time soon... If many of your subjects think like you, Zelda, then maybe you'll do alright." Midna turned herself so that her back was the only thing facing them, then she stopped on the stairs of the mirror.

Link made to speak, but Midna turned around and spoke to him instead. "Link, thanks for everything," she said to him with her small, sad smile. "Sorry for giving you such a hard time in the beginning."

He smiled and chuckled lightly. "No harm, no foul; You'll have plenty of time to make up things to Zelda and I by helping us rebuild Hyrule Castle..." Her smile started to look painful. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath.

"Link, I..." A tear trickled out of the corner of her eye and down her cheek. "I, um..." The tear began to flow through the air. "Er, see you l-later..." Her voice broke as she pushed the tear along through the air. The tear flowed through the currents until it hit the mirror. Zelda and Link's eyes snapped to the mirror as it began to crack.

"Wha--...? Midna!" Link looked toward her. "What are you...? Why...?" His expression was painful to look at. Zelda swallowed hard as the mirror cracked all over so that there was no whole piece left. Her eyes swung over to the other princess as she ran to the top of the stairs, onto the platform.

"Sorry." Midna could only get herself to whisper. The light of the mirror engulfed her body. She stared at her only two friends as her body began to fade away and transferred into the larger portal. 'Link, I...love you.'

Link and Zelda both snapped their attention back to the mirror as the sound of it shattering echoed throughout the area although they thought everyone in Hyrule should have heard it. They looked back toward where Midna had disappeared with hopeless expressions on their faces.

"Only the true ruler can shatter the mirror...which is why Zant could only break it into pieces." Link repeated what Midna had once told him. He was leading Epona, who was carrying Zelda, toward Hyrule Castle. The three of them were extremely exhausted from the day.

"Link, you can stay in the Castle if you'd like... Of course, there really isn't a single place suitable for anyone to sleep in, but..." Zelda muttered from atop the mare.

"Actually, Zelda..." Link said as he allowed Epona to stop and look up at the princess. "Why don't we head over to Kakariko village? They won't fuss over your presence and we can come back to the Castle in the morning..."

Zelda seemed to consider this option. "Well, I would hate to sleep in the place where I was imprisoned after finally being freed... and I do not wish to deal with the fuss of the villagers... Yes, alright. Lead the way, Link." She added with a small laugh. She pushed herself back a little bit as he climbed back up.

"Sorry, girl." He apologized to Epona as she snorted at being ridden at full speed again. "I promise that you'll get a good night's sleep in a day or so; There'll be tons of carrots in it for you." Link added as he patted her head. This seemed to cheer her up a little.

It seemed to take too long to get to Kakariko in Link's opinion. When they reached the village, night had fallen, and Zelda was sound asleep behind him with her arms wrapped around his waist somewhat. Much to his luck, when they came near the inn, Renado seemed to be sitting there, waiting for him. "Link!" He shouted when he spotted Epona closing in on him. "And, oh, dear... Princess Zelda?" Renado quirked an eyebrow. "Is she alright?" Link nodded.

"We did it, Renado; We defeated Ganondorf!" He exclaimed. "Ilia, Colin, and the others... Were they...?" Renado nodded.

"Yes. Rusl came to get them earlier." He replied. Link nodded once more.

"That's good to hear. I'll be joining them in a few days' time." Epona snorted disdainfully. Both men chuckled.

"Yes, yes... Well, I suppose that you and the Princess would like to stay here to rest up for the night? After all, you're going to have to face those mobs of people congratulating you tomorrow." Renado said with a small smile. "If you two need it, I can heal you in the morning." Link nodded his thanks and nudged Zelda a little. Her eyes opened a little.

"We here?" She asked groggily. He chuckled as he slowly hopped off of Epona and helped Zelda down. Link turned to face Renado.

"You are officially the only Hylian that knows how unladylike the Princess can ask, consider it a privilege." Link joked. "Could you take Epona to the spring? Maybe she can feel a little better that way. Ah, how Ilia would yell at me..." He added with a small smile. Renaldo led Epona away by the reigns and Link led Zelda into the inn and up the stairs inside, somehow.

A/N: Like I said, nothing special...but that's what I have so far. Tell me what you think, please. D: But, please be nice. I'm awful at grammar and I was half-asleep when I wrote this. -If you have any ideas on a good title, message me or tell me in a review...