"So you are the only one of these Heroes from Far away that have breached the twilight realm?" Zelda asked.
"He says it's because he's 'accepted the darkness in him' and 'walks a road to dawn'. Whatever that means…" Midna said.
"I see. Then you and this...Link...might be the only ones to save Hyrule from the Twilight." Zelda said.
"So my friends can't help me?" Riku asked.
"Heh. Not yet anyway. You are the only one that can enter the twilight. Therefore, you are the only one that can purge it. They enter, they become motionless spirit orbs." Midna said.
"I see." Riku said.
"I'm afraid Midna is correct. Outside of the free spaces of Twilight, they cannot enter Zones of the Twilight realm." Zelda said. "But you...your affinity towards the darkness protects you from the Twilight's effect. You can enter and leave of your own free will."
"I figured as much." Riku said.
"You must leave now. The guard will be making his rounds soon." Zelda said.
"Alright." Riku said.
"I'm going to teleport you two back into the Ordon Village now. If this guy really does turn human, we gotta get him some equipment." Midna said.
"You can teleport us back into the village?" Riku asked.
"Yeah, but i cant go with you. One of the utter joys of being me, ya see. The light of your realm will kill me if I am exposed for long. So I'll be hiding in doggy's little shadow." Midna said as a portal appeared above them. "Good luck." she said as they broke into bits of twilight and went through it.
They soon appeared back in the Spring where Link had left before to the boboklin unto the Twilight.
"Riku!" Sora said as the others came up.
"We were so worried when you didn't come back through that Twilight gate. I thought one of us was gonna have to go in and get you." Gemini said.
"You wouldn't have been able to anyway." Riku said.
"Hey, what's with this Wolf?" Luffy asked.
"Its Link, isn't it?" Hope asked.
"I think so. He lost his human form and got trapped in this wolf form." Riku said. "I also met up with Midna. Shes currently in the shadow."
"So these guys are your friends, huh?" Midna asked from in the wolf's shadow as a spectral image. "Not really what i'd call a good looking or great bunch but I suppose these losers will have to make do."
"Man, this Midna's a bit brattier than the one we met." Lucy said.
"I know." Maka said.
"So, what do we need to do?" Hope asked.
"If this guy ever turns back into a human, and that's a really big if… we're gonna have to get some equipment for him. And I'm not talking about a flimsy wooden stick and a shield made of wood. Im talkin real Iron Forged, sword and shield." Midna said.
"So you want us to steal an Ordon Sword and Ordon Shield?" Nami said. "Fine. We'll do it."
And so the group did so, well, mostly Nami. After they got the items and gave them to Link, they were soon set upon by a dark beast.
"One of the monsters I saw." Riku said.
Link growled at it before he pounced onto it and killed it with his teeth and claws.
"Whoa!" Zinia said as the beast vanished through a portal of twilight. After that, a bright light shined behind them as standing before them was an ox like creature made of light with a sphere of it between its horns.
"O Brave youth...I am one of four light spirits that protect Hyrule at the behest of the gods. I am Ordona." it said. "The beast you killed is a Shadow Beast, a creature that was coming in order to take my sacred light."
"Great Ordona, we wish to continue with our friend Riku, but we can't continue on, not with the Twilight in the way." Hope said.
"I am sorry, but I cannot do anything to assist you. It is beyond my power as the twilight is in areas where my fellow light spirits have had their sacred light taken from them." Ordona said.
"Surely there must be someway for us to continue. We can't remain in ordon village forever." Mickey said.
"Perhaps your area of travel can expand...once the twilight has been cleared from Faron Woods." Ordona said.
"Alright. What do Riku and Link have to do in order to do that?" Zelos asked.
"By collecting the fragments light within the twilight, they can revive the light spirit there, as well as maybe returning the beast to his other state of being." Ordona said.
"Alright, we'll go for it." Riku said.
"Thank you, Keyblade Wielder of Darkness." Ordona said.
"Seems like a huge burden on your shoulders, Riku. Think you can handle it?" David said.
"I've had bigger burdens than this." Riku said as he and Link approached the Twilight. "Hope to see you guys soon." he said as he and Link passed through.
It was there that Midna had regained the ability to form her self.
"Aaaah, much better." Midna said. "So pretty boy, wolfy here can fight, but what about yourself? What're you packing?"
"My blade is all I need." Riku said summoning Way to the Dawn. "Midna, you know how right? To revive the spirit?" he said before tossed a strange vine like container.
"This is a vessel of light. Use it to collect the tears all over this place. Then use it to revive the spirit. That will dispel the twilight." Midna said.
Riku noticed the spheres of light all over the area. "I'll collect this light with Link...and return the area to normal." Riku said as they spread out.
They battle shadow beasts along the way and collected light spheres at the same time. It did not take long before the vessel was filled with tears. It was absorbed into Faron spring as the twilight around the Faron woods dissipated, returning it to light.
"Aw, but it was so great in the twilight." Midna said back in shadow form.
As the group was entering thanks to the twilight being lifted, a sphere of light rose from the spring as a squirrel like creature grabbed onto the sphere like it was holding it close.
"I am Faron. I am one of the spirits that protects Hyrule. By the order of the gods, I protect this forest. O brave youth. In the land of twilight where people were transformed into spirits, you became a blue eyed beast. That is a sign, the powers of the chosen one sleep within you and that they are awakening." it said. "Look at your awakened form."
"Huh?" Riku said before looking to Link as he was now human and in his signature clothing.
"Finally...back to human." Link said.
"So he IS Link? Well dang." Pinkie said as the groups arrived.
"Indeed. He is the hero with the power of the chosen one. The one who can save this land." Faron said. "Now listen carefully, your work in these woods are not done yet. In the forest depths, inside of a temple lies an object of forbidden power that must not be used by the ones who dwell in the light. But with the lands being bathed in twilight, I fear it is time for them to be uncovered. Retrieve this power within the temple...in the forest depths." Faron said before vanishing.
"Looks like were heading to a Temple together." Hope said.
"What a coincidence, i was heading there too." Midna said. "So whaddya say? We doing this together?"
"You're stuck with Link. It's not really a choice." Jexi said.
"Nope." Midna said. "Just make sure the guy with the crystal eye doesn't get any ideas?"
"And what, pray tell, is that supposed to mean?" David asked.
"I see the way you're lookin at me, Demon Hunter." Midna said. "You think you have a shot at killing someone like me."
"Don't be ridiculous. If I did, I would've gone after you already." David said.
"Hehehaha. That's funny. You don't have a shot at me no matter what you think." Midna said laughing.
"Let's just get this over with…" David said.
"Forest Temple, right? That's not far from here, so let's get to it." Rainbow said.