"OW!" Toon Link exclaimed as he landed on the ground. He heard giggling and turned around. Red was sitting on Vio.

"Sorry, Vio," Red said, climbing off. Vio said nothing; he just stood and brushed himself off. Then he smiled at Red.

"These stupid brambles won't let go!" came a voice. The three Toon Links turned and burst out laughing at the sight of Blue stuck in some brambles. "Yeah, it's hilarious," Blue said, rolling his eyes. "Now get me out of here!"

"Gee, I don't know," Red said, grinning. "You can't hit me like that."

"Just wait 'till I get my hands on you," Blue muttered crossly.

"You know, Red was right. Maybe we should leave him here," Vio said, turning to Toon Link, who was still laughing uncontrollably.

"I'm serious! Get me out of here, now!" Blue screamed.

"All right, all right," Vio said, chuckling again. "Hold still or you'll never get out." Blue stopped squirming and the Toon Links set to work. Soon, they freed Blue and set out towards the jungle beyond. Drawing their swords, the Toon Links cut through the thick jungle foliage until they came to a clearing.

"That's weird," Toon Link said. "You don't usually see a random clearing in the middle of the jungle."

"Are we going to die?" Red whispered.

"You're an idiot." Blue stated matter-of-factly, turning to Red.

"Tell yourself to stop being mean to me!" Red whimpered, turning to Toon Link.

"Don't call him me! That's an offensive term!" Toon Link snapped back.

"Oh, and what's so offensive about being me?" Blue asked, turning on Toon Link.

"Everything!" Toon Link replied. The argument escalated as the Toon Links yelled at each other. Suddenly, there was a very familiar puff of smoke and Yuriel appeared. Vio, being the only one not involved in the argument, was the first one to notice him.

"Uh…guys? He's here…hello?" he asked, nervously tapping Toon Link's shoulder. Toon Link shooed him away, not bothering to look up. "Uh, guys?" Vio shoved Blue to try to get his attention. Blue did nothing. Vio tried again. Yuriel just stood there, staring at them. "GUYS!" Vio cried, shaking Red.

"Ow! Stop shaking me, Vio, that really hurts!" Red cried back, spinning around. The others stopped for a second, before turning back to their fight. Red, however, spotted Yuriel and froze. He whimpered.

"Hello, little red hero," Yuriel said, extending a tentacle to Red. "I'm Yuriel. What's your name?" Red stared at him.

"AHHHHHHH! He's here, guys, Yuriel is here!" he screamed, whipping out his sword. "Vio, why didn't you tell us?!" Vio rolled his eyes as the others turned slowly towards Yuriel.

"Oh, so now you show yourself, you monster!" Blue cried.

"Oh, now I wouldn't call myself a monster. Shadow or demon is more like it," Yuriel said, grinning.

"Well, no matter what you're called, you'll be called 'dead' soon!" Blue called, rushing towards Yuriel. Yuriel reached out and wrapped a tentacle around Blue's neck.

"Blue!" Red cried, about to run forwards. Vio laid a hand on his shoulder.

"All I ask is that you join me, and I'll let him go. If it takes you to long to decide, he'll die, though." Yuriel grinned.

"We'll never join you, you monster-demon!" Toon Link called.

"Oh, well. I'll just have to kill him. Such a shame-he looked like such a strong boy," Yuriel said. He looked down. "You'll join me, right?" he asked Blue. Blue drew his sword and swiped at Yuriel's tentacle. Yuriel dodged. Vio stared at Blue. With a gleam of understanding, Blue fell limp, pretending to be dead. Yuriel cackled evilly and dropped him. "Time's up," he whispered, vanishing.

"Haha!" Red exclaimed after Yuriel had gone. "Yuriel thought he could outsmart us, eh? Well, he can't! 'Cause we're fast, we're mean, and we can do-hey, what's that?" Red pointed to the edge of the clearing, where a pair of large bright blue eyes was visible.

"Hello?" came a feminine voice. A young girl came out of the jungle. She had hot- pink hair and she wore a reddish-pink dress and pink heels. She had big, blue eyes and rosy cheeks, and she had pink lipstick on. "Who are you?"

"We could ask you the same thing," Vio said, stepping cautiously forwards.

"I'm Sydney," the girl said, her face suspicious. "Your turn."

"I'm Vio, that's Toon Link in the green, that's Red in the-well, in the red-and Blue is the one lying on the ground," Vio said, his own face reflecting Sydney's suspicion.

"Is he gone?" Blue asked, sitting up and gasping for breath.

"Blue! Yay, you're alright!" Red cried, running over to Blue.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. All-" He paused to breathe. "All thanks to Vio, I guess." Vio nodded. Sydney's eyes grew huge and she ran over and collapsed next to Blue.

"Oh my goodness, are you OK?" she asked, her suspicion replaced with shock.

"Um…yeah, I think so. Had me for a pretty long time, though."

"Who? Who had you? Wait, I'm thoroughly confused now."

"Yuriel. You're telling me you don't know who Yuriel is?"

"I never…wait-OH MY GOODNESS, YURIEL! The same Yuriel that killed my best friend, Jack? You BATTLED him? And…I'm guessing…you won?"

"Well, we didn't exactly battle him…" Blue replied.

"Is he dead?" Sydney cut in, cocking her head, a questioning gleam in her left eye.

"Um, duh. If he were dead, he wouldn't be able to say something and disappear in a puff of smoke," Blue said crossly.

"Excuse my curiosity," Sydney snapped.

"Gladly," Blue said, rising to his feet. Sydney rose as well.

"Is there something wrong with you?" she asked harshly.

"Yes," Toon Link cut in. Blue glared at him before looking back at Sydney.

"No, there is absolutely nothing wrong with me. Are you trying to be an idiot or were you just born that way?" Blue asked, narrowing his eyes and grinning. Sydney's mouth dropped open and a wand materialized in her hands.

"Do you really want to say that?" she hissed through gritted teeth. The sun on the top of the wand began to glow, and Sydney gripped the blue handle tighter.

"Uh, yes. I do. You know, you're awfully pretty," Blue added, drawing his sword. "I really would hate to hurt you. But, if you want to battle, then kindly include me."

"Oh, come on! Do you really think this is helping things? We need to find my brothers!" Toon Link exclaimed angrily. Sydney snapped her head towards him. The wand slowly disappeared.

"Your brothers? What happened to your brothers?" she asked. Toon Link's head hung and his eyes closed.

"I…I think they were teleported somewhere else in this world." Toon Link replied. Sydney looked sympathetic.

"By Yuriel? We have to get them back, then!" Sydney shouted, racing into the jungle. "Follow me!" she called over her shoulder. Blue shrugged and ran after her and Vio and Red followed as well. Toon Link looked up at the sky.

"Don't worry, guys," he whispered. "I'm trying to find you." He raced after Sydney and the others.