I don't own Zelda, Nintendo does. I'm not making any money off this and I am only writing for my own amusement.

Link's Point of View

I winced when I woke up; everything hurt, and was suffused with an all consuming panic. I felt nauseous and dizzy. I was lying flat on my back, which was a change from my last position. What ever I was lying on was soft as well which didn't seem to fit the situation.

I opened my eyes and saw I was lying in a bed. Presumably a girl's bed, judging from all the pink. I couldn't see very far though because everything but my view of bed was blocked by a lace canopy. My heart thumped in my chest, I wasn't in the dungeon but this didn't necessarily mean I was better off.

My stomach churned when I heard Gannon's deep voice from outside the lace curtains. "Feeling better know, aren't we?" "Maybe I should have a look to see" I dove towards the other side of the bed, feeling that no matter what I did it wouldn't be quick enough to escape. I was wrong about that point as well as many others. My feet tangled in the blankets and I fell through the snowy canopy, landing painfully on my arm.

I looked up quickly and saw a form a good deal smaller than Gannon bending over me. "If you leap around like that you're going to break your stitches." he said in the booming voice which seemed at odd with his delicate looks. In fact maybe it was just cause I was sick and dizzy, but he looked an awfully lot like me…..

This increased my sense of confusion, not to mention it was painful lying on the floor with my wounds rubbing against it. "Where am I" I said hoarsely. "You're in Ganon's castle, in my room" he said. "In Ganon's castle!!" I screeched, "If I'm in Hyrule castle who on earth are you?!"

The man looked at me and said in a wavering voice "I'm Link and you might want to be a little quieter." It was at this point that I realized I was still locked up in the dungeon in the grips of a fever dream. After all what else could it be? I was in Ganon's castle but Ganon wasn't ripping me to shreds, covering me in lashes, or leering over me. And I was in Zelda's room talking to a dark version of myself with exactly the same name.

"Link" looked at me worriedly and asked "Maybe you'd like to lie back down? You really look pretty bad." "But" I muttered "How can your name be Link? That's my name." The apparition looked a bit staggered by that but replied "Well maybe it's just a very common name."

My doppelganger strode over and reached down to help me up and since I was dreaming this anyways, I let him. When he had me settled amongst the cushions he said "Perhaps you'd like something to drink." He walked over to a shelf and returned with two goblets of dark wine. One of which he handed to me. Unfortunately he waited till I was drinking to ask me a question. "Why is Gannon so interested in you anyways?

I choked on my wine. "I'm afraid I can't tell you that" I said. "I see" said the dark version of myself in a voice that mimicked Gannon's in such a terrifying close fashion. He waited for me to finish my drink and said "It really would be best if you rested. Perhaps you're hungry? I'll go fetch you something to eat." My shadow slipped out of the room and I heard a lock tumble into place.

I waited till I heard him walking off and staggered toward the window. When I reached it, I looked out and was struck by vertigo. Hyrule castle now rested on a cliff overhanging a pit of bubbling lava. What was I to do? I had to escape, not only would I die if I didn't but who would be left to resist Gannon?