Disclaimer: I do not own "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" or any of its characters

Hey guys, sorry for the late update. I'd be lying if I said I was writing one of my other books this entire time. Truth is, I've been lazing around my house doing absolutely nothing when I wasn't working. I have been writing one of my other books in hope to try to get it published or started before summer's over but not the whole time. Anyways, you've waited long enough so I guess I should get to the chapter.

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"Midna," I mumbled. "I…"

"What happened? How did Ganondorf cross over without the Mirror of Twilight?" Midna asked.

"He used the triforce of courage that resides within Link to revive his own power. Those who possess one of the three parts of the triforce can travel between worlds," the sage repeated.

"But how did he come back. He mentioned something about sacrifices," Zelda said.

Midna closed her eyes and I could see her pain. I wanted to console her but I was worried that now wasn't the right time. There were more important things at hand and if I… now just wasn't the time.

"He used my people. He took their lives to resurrect his own," she said with tears in her voice. It took all of my willpower not to hold her.

"Do you have any idea what his plan is?" Zelda asked.

Midna chuckled and lifted my heart as well as her own. "What else do you expect from Ganondorf? World domination. He's left the Twilight Realm in ashes and now he wants this world. It'll be the same here. If he can't gain control, he'll destroy this world and everyone in it."

"What happened?" Zelda asked.

Midna's face turned emotionless

~*~ Midna's POV

Earlier in the Twilight Realm…

I've missed this place but I can't help missing him. Why didn't you say anything, Link? I was sitting on my throne as memories filled my mind. I remembered him standing at the opposite end of this very room with me at his shoulder. Both of us determined and angry. "Oh, Zant. How corrupted you were," I mumbled.

"Princess!"

I looked up from my lap and saw one of my people frantically running towards me. "What is it?" I asked.

"It's chaos! Something is killing the-"

Then I watched in shock as the Twilit being before me began to choke and fell to his knees. I jumped from my seat and ran to his side. "What's wrong?!"

"It's… it's him… he's b…" his voice trailed off as he fell to the ground and vanished.

I stared, confused and worried. What was happening in my kingdom? "Him?" I mumbled. Then it struck me. "No, it can't be!"

"But it is."

I turned quickly to my throne and saw the vile Ganondorf seated with his blade.

"I must admit, you're quite smart to realize who caused this. Although, you're still naïve enough to not be able to stop me," Ganondorf said.

"I seem to remember a moment like this, Ganondorf. You were sitting in the throne of Hyrule Castle which, just like now, is a throne that you don't belong in and I stood here with the Hero of Twilight. We defeated you last time so what makes you think this will be any different?" I asked.

"Because I do believe that the so called 'Hero of Twilight' isn't standing beside you this time, is he? True as it may be, you did lead him to me but I remember that when you tried to be the hero and face me on your own, you fell and if not for those damned Spirits of Light, you'd still be dead. You may have helped him but Link was the one who defeated me. Without him, you'll die and so long as he stays ignorant to the power he holds, he won't be able to save you," he said.

"Ah, but if you please, go back to that moment in your memory when we fought and see if you can spot the difference between then and now," I said. I waited for him to respond but he didn't seem to know the angle I was coming from. "Then, I was a mere imp and my powers were reduced to almost nothing compared to what they are now."

"I'd like to see you prove that." He drew his sword and charged at me.

I waved my hand and, using my twilight powers, I sent a ball of black in his direction. The ball collided with him and sent him back into my throne, destroying the stone seat. "I believe I've proven my point," I said.

Ganondorf stood slowly from the dust and rubble. "Yes, I'd say you have. Oh well. If this world won't be mine then it simply won't be," he said as he vanished to black dust. And with his disappearance, I heard screams of my people from outside the palace. I ran to a window and saw creatures of the twilight attacking everything that moved and destroying everything that didn't. The guards attempted to fend them off but every time they'd lower their numbers to one, the remaining beast would shriek, waking his comrades back to war. And every time a beast shrieked, the guards cringed and covered their ears, letting down their guard which resulted in many of them being a slaughtered. I watched in horror for a moment before I ran through the palace chambers. As I ran, the three Fused Shadows that remained in my possession floated out from under my cloak and spiralled around me. Their power was greatly diminished without their fourth counterpart but it was still strong. When I breached, the palace doors, nothing was left. I couldn't find a single living Twilit being. "My people!" I cried.

The twilight creatures turned to me at the sound of my tortured voice. They all charged at once, waking me from my reverie and bringing me back to what was important. I held my hand up and a field of orange light covered all of the open ground before me where the creatures stood. Memories filled my mind as I remembered the last time I used this power. I could almost picture a grey and black wolf charging though the crowd of monsters, killing everyone it touched. I couldn't help but smile. Then, when the monsters were gone and the wolf that was a figment of my imagination vanished, I remembered that I'd never see him again. I forced myself to forget the memories. "It's only been a day and my heart is already broken from his absence," I mumbled.

I looked around the grounds of my home and winced at the sight of the mangled corpses of my people. Then I saw the portal light up. "How?! I destroyed the mirror?!"

~*~ Link's POV - Current Time

"And now I'm here and I guess Ganondorf is too," Midna said.

"We have to stop him," I said with determination.

Midna looked at me and I could see a faint smile before she frowned. "But how? We don't even know where he is?"

"That never stopped us last time," I said. "After all, he said it was us as a team that defeated his last time and now you're even stronger than before."

This time, she smiled brightly. "You're right. We can beat him. And this time, we'll strip him of his power."

"Both ours and your world would be better off if you held the triforce of power, Midna," Zelda said.

"Well, looks like we've got some work to do," Midna laughed.

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Well, there you go. Hopefully it won't take me as long as last time but I won't make any promises. Reviews please! Let me know if you what you think. I want to know if you think I should bring on a LinkxMidna moment in the next chapter or if it's too early.