I hope you like this story! Midna's back, in her true form, so….hope you like the story! Also, I don't like the names of the enemies that I made, but, I can't think of a better one at the moment, so, if you have one, please tell me! Now, let's start! All constructive criticism is welcome.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Legend of Zelda, or any other copyrighted material in this story.

Light flickered against the stone walls of the large chamber as frantic shadows moved across the cobbles. The loud cried of infants echoed in the chamber, giving the already bleak scene an even darker look.

Zelda, her hair tied back and glistening with perspiration, hushed her three children, while rocking them in their cradles as the storm howled outside the castle. Midna looked over at the scene, smiling sadly as she stuffed a saddle bag with provisions and necessities for the children. Link had left to get the horses and their provisions from the stables a short while ago.

They had to leave as fast as they could.

Zelda held her oldest triplet, William, a small boy with brown hair and curiously golden eyes. It scared Zelda occasionally when she looked into her oldest child's amber gaze, seeing fierceness that neither she, nor Link had ever possessed. She smiled at him, while he regarded her back, before pouting and turning away. Zelda sighed, William always knew when she was lying, or giving false encouragement. She set him back down in the ornate cradle, carved from the wood of Ordon's trees. She looked at her other two children, both crying desperately for their mother. Link appeared with water canteens and food for Epona slung around his shoulders. He walked over to Zelda and kissed her forehead tenderly, before picking up his second oldest, and his only daughter.

Oceans stared back at Link as he looked at his baby girl. They were clouded with tears, but still deep as ever. Lucille (Lucy, as her family (Midna included) affectionately referred to her as) had crimson, curly hair, which Zelda assured was fine, as her mother had the same shade. She sobbed quietly as Link held her, rocking her slightly, and let her tears dry.

Midna finished packing the provisions for the escape, and walked over to the group. She had been the children's nursemaid from birth, and loved them like her own. Midna had kept her promise, and returned to the world of light a few years later. She was, of course, furious with herself for missing the wedding, but, when she saw the babies faces staring up at her; she knew she would never leave. She postponed her duties as ruler of the Twili and had left them with a substitute that she trusted. Zelda had welcomed her into their home and she had been with them ever since.

She picked up the third, youngest and final child from the cradle. Mathias squinted back at her with green eyes, before cooing and reaching out to touch her fiery red locks. Midna smiled at the boy, and hugged him close. Mathias was probably the luckiest out of the three. He almost didn't make it when he was born, and had been frighteningly small. He is still a bit of a runt, but I love him anyway. Midna thought before turning to Link and Zelda and murmuring two words.

"It's time."

The three dashed across the courtyard, thunder and lightning flashing above them. The guards had been sent by Link to protect the Castle Town. The three of them knew that that was a useless gesture. It wasn't the people of the town that were in danger. Each of the three was carrying a basket that held their precious cargo. The thunder had caused the children to cry out again, but, they didn't have time to comfort the three now. The horses waited near the back gate, which led out into the LaNayru provinces' fields. They had to travel by horse, as the thunder and lightning disrupted Midna's warp magic. Unless it was short distances, she couldn't guarantee that they'd all make it in one piece.

Then the thunder shook the sky for a full minute, burying the courtyard in darkness.

When the lightning flashed, they were there.

Hanging from the trees, standing atop the walls and in front of the group, their enemy came into sight.

They were faceless, and, disturbingly had a humanoid shape. Their skin, if it WAS skin, twisted and turned like black smoke, and the only thing about them that was truly visible was a dark pair of sharp, sickly yellow eyes.

They were the Shadow Keepers. And they always appeared in great numbers.

Link reached for his sword, but Midna's raised hand stopped him. Midna then handed Mathias to Zelda.

In one fluid motion, Midna shot a spiraling blast of magic at the Shadow Keepers around the horses, which caused them to dodge. Those who were hit by the blast were sent, corkscrewing back into the wall, leaving spiraling indents in the stones as they collapsed. Midna then used warp magic to send Link and Zelda, along with the three children, across the field to the horses.

"Go! I'll catch up!" She cried, looking at her family.

Link looked at her, eyes clouded with disbelief. Midna then shot a cat-like grin to him, and he knew that she'd be fine. He lifted Zelda, who had gathered the children in her arms, onto Epona, and sent the horse into a fierce run. The children cried out from their mother's lap to their nursemaid, and practically second mother, who waved sadly in return as she saw the group grow smaller in the distance

Shadow Keepers darted with inhuman haste across the field to stop the group from escaping. They were stopped in their tracks when Midna appeared in front of them, using the same spell Zant had for instant, short range teleportation. She grinned at her opponents, before orange electricity began crackling around her.

The beautiful woman's aura crackled around her, forming like a twilit cloud behind her. She reached to her side, and wrapped a delicate hand around a sheath that held the same design as the fused shadows. From it, she pulled a curved, pure black katana with the markings of her people shining neon green against the polished onyx metal. She took a large, graceful sweeping stance before smiling at her enemies again.

"Who's first?"

Link and Zelda rode on desperately, tears streaming down the latter's face as she tried to comfort her wailing babes. She herself was in dire need of being comforted, but, she stayed strong.

"Where do we go now Link?" She asked, leaning towards her husband's shoulder.

"I've been thinking about that for a while." Link said, not taking his eyes off the path.

"We have to hide, which means that any of the main villages is out of the question, at least for now. The Shadows will already be looking for us in the towns and cities, and other beasts will already be tracking us across the fields. We have to go somewhere where they would lose our scent, and where the Shadows wouldn't be able to find us easily."

Zelda closed her eyes and wrapped her cloak around herself tighter, as if feeling the cold already.

"Snowpeak." She whispered.

There we go! I think it's a good start. I've had this idea for a while, so I hope it goes well. Also, I know Zelda's fan fiction base isn't as big as some of the others, so I'm not expecting many hits or reviews, but, if you're reading this…please review? PRETTY PLEASE WITH ORDON CHEESE?

Thank you

-Twilight Symphony