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Previously:

"Please, step forward and remove your cloak." Princess Zelda said with a smile to the figure. The, small figure, Link presumed was a girl, put him on edge as she removed the cloak. He moved his arm back to unsheathe his sword if need be. Zelda noticed all the guards change in tension and suddenly felt a shift of move.

She removed her head piece of her cloak and smiled up to them. Link gasped, it couldn't be.

Midna had returned, in her full form.

An Enticing Offer

Chapter Four

Midna, standing there, blue and covered in the traditional Twilight symbols of her tribe that she commanded, as basically, the Twilight Princess. Link couldn't believe her eyes, she appeared to be just as she was when she left, and then destroyed the mirror of Twilight when she left. Link and Zelda looked at each other quickly as she approached. It was impossible for her to be here now, they couldn't possibly comprehend on how she would be back, or why she would be back for that matter. Confused, Link stood to her, as did Zelda.

"Oh you humans." She smiled a toothy grin to her old partners in crime. Midna was looking as regal as ever, and the guards around the room, were distracted by her, and at the same time, frightened of her. "Always thinking that anything new is a threat." She giggled lightly. Link knew that giggle well, when she 'enslaved' him to do her bidding as his wolf form to collect all the fused shadows from all the temples he could access at that time.

"You can calm down, your Princess and Hero know exactly who I am." She looked at all the guards and slowly made her way close up to the throne. Link and Zelda still said nothing, still at a loss for words. They weren't afraid, just flabbergasted at the sight of her.

"You two look confused." She stated obviously, making another mocking giggling sound. "Still astonished by how beautiful I am, huh Link?"

Link smiled at her, she was always full of herself, but he was happy to see her again. "Midna." Was all Link could say at the moment to her. Zelda looked at the two, she pushed her brunette hair out of the way of her face, and looked at her clearly. She had given up her entire being to protect Midna. She never regretted her decision to do so, she needed to be near Link at the time of his journey, or the Twilight would have never left, Zant wouldn't have been defeated, and Ganondorf would still create terror through Hyrule.

"Princess." Zelda acknowledged her as Midna turned towards her after making fun of Link once again, as she always had.

"Princess, it's nice to see you, awake, again." Midna said, trying to express gratitude to her. Something that Midna obviously wasn't that great at.

"It's nice to be awake again." She smiled at the other princess. Link took a look at the both of them. The two princesses, one of dusk and one of day, the two most different people in the entire world, standing together, starting to get into a light conversation.

"Princess? Is there no need to worry?" One guard asked, interrupting their conversation. Midna grinned at him, laughing almost.

"No, of course not," Zelda smiled to the guards. "Throne is over, guards close it up." She finished as she returned back to the blue woman in front of her. Link still a little in awe of both of them being so comfortable together took a second to shake things off, he knew he had to get back to work quickly and finish the rest of his jobs.

"One hour until shift change." Link yelled out to the guards in the palace, they all nodded, seemingly relieved that they were almost done. Midna looked over to Link and he waved quickly before disappearing out of the doors.

Zelda and Midna walked away, keeping a light conversation, even though she knew, that she needed Midna to tell her how she was here.

"Will you be staying for a while?" Zelda asked the other Princess.

"Yes, for a few days, then back to the Twilight, you know, they kind of need me." Midna said, flashing a toothy grin at Zelda. Zelda knew that she needed ask about the appearance, and that now was probably a good time too. She quickly summoned a house maid to get a room ready for Princess Midna.

"So, speaking of Twilight." Zelda started as Midna looked over to her. "How are you back? I saw you destroy the mirror."

Midna simply laughed. "There is more than one way of entering Twilight, just the one way has been a secret to the humans since it was created." Zelda nodded for her to continue. Hidden away somewhere in a distant land there is another portal, but, it's not for you to know of. Only the Twilight Princess can know it's true location."

"Why did you come back then? To the realm of day and night?" Zelda asked her curiously.

"I forgot something." Midna simply stated. Zelda sighed, Midna certainly didn't give away much detail as to why she was here, or how she got here.

"What?" Zelda asked. "Is it something that we can find easily?" Midna's smirk emerged and she laughed.

"Eager to get rid of me, Your Highness, why I just arrived," she laughed, "Why, Link had to deal with me for well over a month." Zelda sighed, something that she probably couldn't know about, but she would ask later.

"No of course not, and Link is a very loyal man. You should know that." Zelda said to her. "I will get the staff to prepare a room for your stay. Just try not to go out in Castle Town too much. The people are still terrified of Twilight."

Looking over to Midna, Zelda realized how short she was in comparison. When she had first met Midna, she was barely up to her knees, now she was at least 4 inches taller than herself, and appeared to also be older. Her red hair was tied back perfectly and her clothes were the exact same as when she had transformed back into her true form less than a few weeks ago.

"I make rules Princess, not follow them," she giggled as she continued on through the halls of the castle with her. "I left a fused shadow here."

"A what?" Princess Zelda asked as she looked over to her.

"Ugh, I suppose your beloved knight hasn't told you about them yet huh? Well I suppose there is no need to anymore, since there is no threat of Twilight." Cocking her head at Midna, Zelda wondered what Link hadn't told her about the adventure he had in the twilight. She didn't understand what the fused shadow was. "And I also have a present for Link, something that will allow him to turn back into the beast, if need be."

The beast, how Zelda had mostly seen Link until the very last phase of his journey, in which he had become human, and fulfilled the hero title by facing darkness head on. Zelda was thrown out of her thoughts when a housemaid approached.

"The, um, Princess Midna's room is ready." The woman said as she encouraged them to follow. Midna followed closer to the woman as Zelda stayed behind, knowing that she and Link needed to speak about this fused shadow.

Link walked to the main room of the knights. It was starting to fill up as the crowd came around, preparing for the new shifts to start, and the night to approach. He couldn't stop thinking about Midna and her sudden arrival. What was she here for? How had she got here? How long was she here for? Questions swam through his mind as he looked at the clock. Ten minutes until shift change.

"Alright, there is a list of groups and where each one will go. Tonight we will have extra defense on the castle. So group three instead of going into the streets, half of you will be going to also assist the castle grounds and courtyard." Link explained to all of them. They nodded, not needing an explanation as to why. They switched shifts as the day time guards came in and put away their swords, armor and shields, obviously ready to go home to their wives and children and enjoy their nights.

"The five men for training, come here." Link called. A few older men came by, well not older, but older than Link himself, about their mid twenties. Link explained the battle techniques he used like the Back Slice, or the Helm Splitter, but none of them caught on quiet like the younger boys such as Warren did earlier that day. The new generation of knights were certainly going to top the older generation this time around.

Practice wrapped up early, the trainees wanting to go home to their families which Link allowed. It was his first day, he could still be lenient. Sighing, he looked at himself in the mirror of the training room. His new green tunic with the crest of the castle on his chest, a brown cape like piece of clothing and his trusty hat.

His golden locks perfectly in place and his eyes blue, but with exhaustion evident in his eyes. It had been some first day, especially with Midna's arrival. He packed everything up and did his rounds about the castle, going to see each station of guards, encouraging them and continuing on to the castle to dinner. He didn't realize how hungry he was in actuality as he walked up to the dining hall. The only two there were Midna and Zelda.

"Link!" Zelda called to him, beckoning Link over to them.

"Princess, and uh, Princess." Link said as he walked over casually.

"Oh so now that I'm a princess I get a formal title huh?" Midna playfully said to him as he sat down beside Zelda.

"Pardon me, Midna." He smiled at her. It was nice to see her again, but she always had a motive, so what was it this time?

"Anyway Link," Zelda interrupted their smiling session. "Midna and I were just speaking about a fused shadow that was left behind." Link froze. He knew what happened if a creature got a hold of the shadow. It would be quiet the experience getting it back if this was the case.

"Yes, I am aware of what they do to mortals and creatures." Link gulped waiting to hear what was going on.

"I left the piece I used to wear on my head here," She stopped and made eye contact with Link. "You know which one, correct?" Link nodded and continued to listen as Zelda listened closely to the conversation beside her.

"Do you know where it is?" Link asked bluntly.

"Yes." Was all she replied with. Link looked at her, waiting for her to tell him where it was. "It's been taken." Link sighed, of course it had been taken, and he was most likely going to be the person to have to go and get it back, facing the twilight horrors once again, but at the same time it thrilled him, he was excited to get back into action.

"Who, or what took it?" Zelda asked intently on getting an answer. Midna looked at her as their food was placed on the table. A simple Hyrule delicacy, a type of chicken that was rare to the rest of Hyrule and the vegetables such as pumpkin that the neighboring provinces grew and were shipped here by cart. Link took a bite of his chicken as Midna began to speak yet again.

"In the Sacred Grove, which Link is familiar with, there is a passage to the past. But it has been tampered with. A new evil as appeared where the master sword once stood." She said motioning to his sword on his back. "A person, who has been consumed with it, had changed into a monster. Not as bad as Zant of course, but still, it'll be a challenge to get the fused shadow once again."

"Alright, I will go in the morning and retrive the shadow." Link said as he had just swallowed a bite of pumpkin. It reminded him of his previous home.

"It will take both of your skills and my own. I have a feeling this fused shadow has a different effect on the person in command of it now." Midna explained.

"Mine as well?" Zelda asked confused by the statement. A trip to a sacred grove, with Link and Midna? She had no skills but the power of light arrows. One of her gifts from the goddess.

"Yes, I did say both." Midna rolled her eyes as Zelda looked unhappy about the gesture. "We leave tomorrow at dawn. Pack light, I don't have the ability to transport in this realm anymore, so we will travel by horse. Luck for me, I brought mine along. It is in the stable with your white horse and Epona."

"I see." Zelda said, not sure how she felt about travelling for at least a day to the sacred grove. Then to have to fight against a person? She didn't know if she could go through with it, but Link and Zelda seemed as if they were ready to go, already discussing details.

"We don't want to have a huge commotion over this, so I suggest the two of you say that you're going on a trip to the provinces, to check up on things after the Twilight. Which you'll have to do anyway after this." Midna explained.

"Alright." Guess Telma's surprise visitor would have to wait for him for a week or two. He looked over to Zelda. "Princess Midna and Princess Zelda, I will be going to tell Warren that he is in charge for the next week."

"Warren? The young boy?" Zelda asked in surprise.

"Yes, he is the only one I trust with the castle for a while." Link smiled. "He has bravery and determination. He will keep the kingdom safe." Zelda nodded and allowed him to continue on. Midna stood up.

"Well the food was, different." Midna stated. "I'll be off to bed, see you at dawn Your Highness." She laughed as she walked away and into the darkness of the corridors, leaving Zelda alone. At least this evil would be over before it truly started, she had to thank Midna for that, it would be like old times for Midna and Link, but she couldn't help but think that she was going to be somewhat of a third wheel on this journey, until of course that Midna left and they would then be obligated to check on all the provinces, including the new Peak Province since there was a village that had been discovered a few days ago there.

It was time to get on and packing. Zelda walked up the stairs and saw Link standing there, with a bag in his hand.

"Link? I thought you were going off to Warren?" Zelda asked slightly confused.

"I did, and I got you this." He said pointing to the royal clothe bag in his hand. "You've been downstairs for almost an hour." He added.

"What's in the bag?" Zelda asked curiously.

"Since we are going on this long adventure, I thought you might need a more suitable attire." Link smiled at her. He handed her the bag and smiled, leaving as he did so. How had he gotten clothes so fast? She walked into her room once Link was in his and opened the bag slightly. She was purple, the purple of the top half of her dress. She took it out. It looked like Link's Tunic, but longer making a skirt to go around her thighs. It was almost identical to her dress, but shorter and apparently much easier to get around in. It had a pair of black tights to go with it, and the Hyrule symbol, just like the tie on to her dress, on her outfit. It came with purple boots to match and a small side pouch.

How did he get this so fast? It had to be one of a kind. She smiled and tried it on, it fit perfectly. She grabbed her arrows, and she placed them on her nightstand. Sleep came reluctantly to her, she was ready to go in the morning.

Link and Midna were already up and downstairs, packing nothing but what they were wearing and Link's sword and shield.

"So Knight Commander huh? That's kind of a coveted position you have there." Midna said with a smirk.

"Princess Zelda asked me two days ago to come back to the castle, I accepted." Link simply said as he looked over to her.

"She asked you to come back to be with her, not to guard the castle." Midna simply stated as Zelda walked down the stairs. In her new and much easier to get around in outfit, and bow and arrow in hand. She greeted both of them and walked to the stables.

"Ready?" Zelda asked both of them. Link nodded with Midna.

"Let's go." Link said as he got onto Epona and started to ride with the two princesses following straight behind him. They were off to Faron Woods.

So, any good? Well I hope you like it. PLOT TIME. :) And you have some Link and Zelda going on. Zelda and Midna friendship. Well who has the Fused Shadow? I guess we will find out. Well you will, I know who already!

Hope you liked the story, please review, give me a shout through PM, whatever you would like. This was a pretty fast update, so expect another in a couple days since I do have to work tomorrow. See you guys around. Thanks for all the excellent reviews so far.

OH and trust me, there will be more explanation to everything, just didn't want to blow everything in one chapter! PROMISE!

~Taylor McDonald