Chapter Two – The Secret
Link faced the Sage and they stared at each other for a long time.
"Is there any way for me to return?" Link asked hesitantly. He wanted the sage to say yes but he didn't know what to expect from these people.
"When there is more than one world, there is always a way to get to it. Of course, now that the Twilight Mirror has been destroyed, it will be harder." The Sage replied. "In order for you to return to the Twilight Realm for what I'm guessing is not forever, then you must look for a way to return to either world whenever you choose. The mirror is broken and I'm not sure there is hope for it to be fixed."
"Are you sure there isn't anything that can be done to fix the mirror?" Link asked, hoping for suggestions.
"It would take an enormous amount of power. Power that we Sages have lost long ago. I'm sorry Link, but I don't know how we could possibly restore the mirror. Unless the Twilight Princess could help, I see no possible way."
"Then we just need to combine the sages power with Zelda, Midna, and mine and we could restore it right?" Link asked. It seemed like a logical idea to him.
"That's not exactly what I meant Link. It could take centuries before the Mirror is able to return to its natural state. You found the mirror in shards, now it's in pieces." The Sage looked unsure of what he was saying.
"There is a way." Link and the Sage looked behind them, another Sage had appeared. Link looked at him with faded eyes.
"How?" Link asked just wanting an answer now. He was getting tired of people being unsure of how to get there.
"You need to restore the Twilight Mirror." The Sage simply said.
Link sighed. "It's impossible." Link said, looking at the Sage who told him that. The Sage looked away.
"What can be broken can be fixed in time." The second Sage said. "There are a few people in this world who know of the Mirror. They have studied it, learned its powers. You will simply need to locate these three people and have them tell you its secrets."
"Sounds easy enough." Link said with relief.
"No. It isn't." The Sage quickly replied. "These people have separated long ago. I doubt they will ever agree to meet together. Especially without a good reason."
Link stood there, quiet for a moment. "You don't think anything could be happening in the Twilight Realm do you? I mean, aren't you able to know what goes on there?" Link looked at the two Sages who looked at each other for a while.
Soon all of the Sages appeared, looking anxious. Link began getting his old self back, knowing they weren't telling him something important.
"What." Link asked. His voice had turned serious.
The Sages looked back and forth at each other, obviously deciding if they should tell him.
"You see," A Sage began, "When Midna destroyed the mirror it caused something unexpected to happen. The mirror caused our world to slightly collide with the Twilight Realm. This opened a portal, if you will, that allowed the monsters and other creatures to crawl into the realm."
"Are you saying that that's the reason there have been no monsters in the fields?" Link asked. "And is the Twilight Realm in trouble?"
"Yes and…yes. We have been trying to figure out how to help but we really need those three researchers." One of the sages answered nervously.
"Link. We didn't want to involve you in this because of your recent journey but now that you are aware of the situation we are guessing you won't leave it alone." Another Sage said.
"I could never just back away from this." Link shook his head. He knew he had to find them. The three people who would restore the mirror. It would be hard, especially coming from a big adventure. And this time there would be no Midna. Link shook his head again. He couldn't get her out of his head, and knew he needed to at least have a real goodbye.
"Okay." A Sage began. "Then I will mark down on your map the locations of the three researchers. It will be hard persuading them, but tell them we Sages have sent you and they might listen." After the Sage marked down the locations Link took a look at the frame.
'I'm coming.' He thought to himself and left the Chamber. Link rode the Bullbo out of the desert, which was easy since there weren't any monsters around. It was odd, not having to swing his sword while riding or take out his bow. Even the Bullbo seemed nicer and was riding a lot smoother than the times before. It wasn't too long ago that Link had started helping Hyrule and the Twilight Realm. He thought back to when he first met Midna and Link was a wolf trapped in that cell. Link couldn't help but smile. Midna was different then, she was only using Link for her own needs. But then Midna changed and Link felt that he did to. Link shook off the feelings and returned to Lake Hylia. He sat next to Epona.
"I'm going on another crazy adventure Epona." Link said and Epona whinnied. He knew she didn't like the idea of it. "It shouldn't take me long this time. I just have to find three people and get them to restore the Twilight Mirror." Epona nudged him. "Don't worry," Link laughed. "I'll be careful."
Link took a good look at the map and the three places that the Sages marked down. One was at Lake Hylia, the other at Zora's Domain, and the third one at…Ordon Village. Link double checked the map and the mark were clearly set on Ordon. Link thought he knew everyone there but maybe they weren't telling him everything. Link decided to head to the first researcher, the one right here, in Lake Hylia.