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Spoiler Alert!: If you haven't beaten Twilight Princess yet, turn back now!

Zelda stared absently out the window of the tower, lost in reminensce of the events several months ago. Hyrule being cast into twilight. Meeting Midna, who was revealed to be the real Twilight Princess, and Link, who ended up saving both Hyrule and the Twilight Realm alike. The very morning after Ganondorf's defeat, Midna had feld for her home with a last tearful goodbye.

Had it really been ten months ago?

Zelda sighed, and turned her big green eyes back to the dying fire. The glowing embers reminded her of Midna's eyes. Such a fierce woman she had been. It was a shame her friend had felt the need to destroy the only link to this dimension...

A fist pounding on the door quickly jerked Hyrule's princess from her reverie. She inhaled quickly and rushed to the door of her chambers. She cracked it a bit, only to say firmly, "Who goes?"

"Zelda! Open this door!" A voice she hadn't heard in months - and thought she would never hear again - demanded. Zelda threw the massive door open.

"Midna-chan! What...? How...?"

"I'll tell you in a minute! Please, may I come inside?!" Her normally fierce face was desparate.

"Yes, of course!" Zelda ushered her old friend into the room, pulling out a chair and placing it close to the fireplace. "Midna-chan, please, sit down. I'm sure your journey was very difficult..."

Midna smiled sadly at her friend, and Zelda noticed for the first time the small bundle in her arms. Midna clutched the beautiful cloth closer to her chest and sat down.

"I've got some explaining to do, don't I?" she asked with a quiet chuckle.

"Yes, you do." Zelda said, smiling for the first time. "Would you like to explain to me how you got here without the Mirror?"

Midna chuckled a little louder this time. "Zelda, you're hilarious. Nothing is impossible for the true leader of the Twili. Opening a portal from the Twilight Realm to Hyrule is easy for me."

Zelda sighed. "Midna-chan. Why are you here? ...Not that I don't enjoy seeing you, of course, but... How could you disappear for so long and then expect us to welcome you back with open arms?"

Midna let out a cackle. "But you did, didn't you?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. "And besides, Zelda, you should know me by now. There is always a method to my madness." She grinned wickedly.

Just then, a small whimper came from the bundle. Both Midna and Zelda stared at it- Zelda wide-eyed with surprise, Midna with a gentle emotion crossing her face.

"Midna-chan... what is that?!" Zelda cried, pointing a slim, pale finger at the bundle of beautfiul fabric in Midna's arms.

"... This is what I came back here for. If I had known before I left, I would have stayed, but... Zelda, when I left here, I was pregnant."

Zelda choked on her own spit, coughed several times, and finally drained a glass of water before repeating, "Pregnant?!"

Midna nodded. "I had been keeping my daughter in the Twilight Realm with me, but... Zelda, she's half-human. She can't stay there."

Zelda's eyes widened again as she gasped quite audibly. "It's... it's Link's, isn't it?" she asked sadly.

Midna nodded again before brushing the fabric away from the baby's face. "I tried to keep her with me, but... she just can not survive in that world. It simply isn't possible for someone with human blood. Even Link had a hard time while we were there. And even then... she is far too human for the Twili to even accept her as one of their own, let alone their leader, when she grows up."

Zelda rose and walked over to Midna's side to get a look at the baby. Bright locks of red-orange hair - darker than Midna's, but still vibrant - framed her tiny face. Her skin was much, much paler than Zelda's, but darker than Midna's by quite a bit. The little girl suddenly yawned loudly - reminding Zelda of when Midna would grow bored while she was in Hyrule - attempted to stretch, and opened her massive, clear blue eyes. Upon seeing Zelda, the child gave an adorable, crooked little half-smile and laughed.

"Midna-chan..." The princess of Hyrule turned to look at her friend with tears in her eyes.

"So... like I said, she can't stay with me. At least, not like she is now. Maybe, when she grows up, she can come back..." Midna stared softly into her daughter's eyes.

"Midna-chan... it's Link."

Midna's eyes turned fearful, and darted up to Zelda's face.

"He's not dead, is he?!" she asked in a terrifyied whisper.

Zelda shook her head. "No, no. He's not dead. But after you left, he... he disappeared as well... no one knows where he went, what he planned to do, or when he intends to come home. But, the fact remains that he is not here."

A tear slipped from Midna's eyes. "Zelda, I know this is incredibly rude of me, but... my daughter will die if she stays in the Twilight Realm. She must stay here. However, I can not abandon my people again. Zelda... can you please... take care of her...? Or find someone who would be willing? Please, I implore you. Protect my daughter, please!"

The blonde woman smiled and closed her eyes. "Midna-chan, you know that I will always love you as my sister, and Link as my brother. How could I not help your child? Besides... I already have someone in mind..."

Midna rose, smiling gratefully at her friend.

"I knew I could count on you." She said. "That's why I came to you first instead of trying to find Link." She passed the child to her friend. "I must return home now, before someone realizes that I am gone..." She took something out the folds of her dress. Zelda recognized it immediately- a chunk of the Mirror of Twilight, hanging from a leather string. Midna placed it around her daughter's neck before kissing the baby's forehead. "I am always with you, my child... always. Someday, you will come home, to your true destiny..." Midna looked up at Zelda and rose to her full height. "Zelda... a thousand thanks, again."

"Midna-chan... how did you get a piece of the Mirror?"

Midna smiled her crooked little half-smile. "Anything's possible for the true leader of the Twili. With just that to go on, not only will a part of her true destiny always be with her, but she will be able to make her way back to the Twilight Realm with that." The Twilight Princess turned and walked toward the heavy door. As she palced her hand on it, she heard Zelda gasp. In a flash, Midna was by her side again.

"What is it?" she asked desparately.

"... On her left hand...! Link's triforce...!" Zelda cried out.

Indeed, the mark of the Triforce was on the baby's left hand, the bottom-right triangle glowing brightly for a moment until the entire mark faded to be just a tatoo on her hand.

"Does that mean Link's lost his...?"

"Dunno." Midna shrugged. "But, she's his heir, so it makes sense that she'd have it." She walked to the doors again. As she was halfway out, Zelda cried out to her.

"Midna-chan, wait!"

Midna turned around. "Yes...?"

"... What is her name?"

Midna smiled sadly.

"Kaiya." She informed her friend.

Zelda nodded once.

"Do not worry." she said soothingly. "I will take good care of Kaiya-chan until her father returns here."

"Thank you, Zelda. I'm sure we'll meet again."

"As am I."

Midna took her leave as Kaiya promptly began playing with Zelda's hair.

Author's Notes: Wow, this probably the longest prologue I've ever written... xD;;