CHAPTER SIX

Invasion of Ordon Village

Zelda and Mako had entered their gate prepared for anything, but the sight on the other sight was a surprisingly welcome one. They, Skull Kid, and Epona had appeared in a forest, a crystal clear fountain not far from where they stood. When they proceeded along the path and past a wooden gate, they found themselves descending down a hill into a small valley, and with that valley was a small but pretty little village. A river ran through the center with a few pumpkin patches dotted near its shores. Throughout the village were several surprisingly large houses, and as the four walked by, a few of the village folk looked up from the farming work. They looked surprised to see a Zora when Zora's Domain was on the other side of the country, and they looked even more surprised that someone as regal as Zelda had come to their town, but they nonetheless smiled and bid the travellers hello before going back to their work.

"Pretty nice little place, if I do say so myself." Mako said as he took another look around.

"Indeed." Zelda said with a smile.

As Skull Kid lightly tugged on her sleeve, Zelda turned to him.

"Where's Epona going?" he asked.

Zelda wondered this too as the mare stepped away from them, but as she looked where Epona was going, she grew evermore curious. Crouched in the nearby flowers was a very familiar figure: a young girl garbed in a frilly butterfly-themed dress, looking about ten years of age and having her blonde hair tied back in pigtails. She paid no attention to Epona as the mare approached, opting instead to search around in the grass for whatever it was she was looking for. It wasn't until Epona whinnied when she was a foot or so away that the girl finally looked up. The smile on the girl's face was perhaps one of the most adorable things Zelda and Mako had ever seen, and her cheery voice only added to this factor.

"Why, hello, Miss Horse!" she chirped as she stood up to pat Epona's snout.

Epona sputtered and gently nudged the girl, getting a soft laugh out of her as the mare's three companions approached the girl. Skull Kid in particular drew rather close to her, a little shy as anyone like him would be. The warm smile that the girl gave him when she saw him didn't help matters much, but he was at the very least able to answer her.

"Oh, my!" she said. "What a lovely mask!"

"Thanks!" Skull Kid said happily. "What's in your basket?"

The girl giggled and reached into the basket hanging from her arm, producing a small jar and holding it out for Skull Kid to get a good look. He gently took it and peered through the glass. Within the jar was a sizable mound of dirt with a few twigs and leaves jutting out. Flitting to and fro on the dirt was a small colony of ants, and nestled on one leaf was a tiny caterpillar picking parts of the leaf off and eating them.

"You collect bugs? That's so cool!"

"Thank you! …oh, pardon me. Where are my manners? I've forgotten to introduce myself!"

The girl spun in a circle on her heel and dipped into a tiny curtsey, all with that same adorable smile accompanying her rosy cheeks.

"You hold an audience with the princess of the insect kingdom! Agitha is my name!"

"Wait a moment." said Zelda. "I remember you! You fought alongside us against Cia!"

"Pardon? …oh, yes! I remember now!"

With that said, Agitha came rushing up to Zelda and curtseyed again. From one princess to another, it seemed, even if Agitha was only under the impression that she was a princess. Regardless of that, Zelda let out a soft chuckle and nodded her head in respect.

"It's wonderful to see you again, Princess Zelda!" said Agitha.

"You as well, Princess Agitha." said Zelda. "What brings you here?"

"Oh, I sent out invitations to many high-class bugs so they could come to my castle for a royal ball. It seems they got lost along the way, though."

"Well, that's not good. What bugs were they exactly?"

Agitha tapped her cheek for a moment as she pondered, Skull Kid tilting his head in curiosity as she did so.

"Well," she started. "I believe there were ants, mantises, snails…one of each gender, of course."

"What about spiders?" Skull Kid asked.

He didn't realize how ridiculous that question sounded to Agitha until she scowled and drew away from him like he was about to set off a bomb.

"Don't be ridiculous! Spiders have no place around me or in my castle! Carnivorous savages, the lot of them!"

Ignoring the fact that a lot of insects also eat other insects, Mako smirked.

"There's something we share in common. I could do without spiders putting webs all over the place for me to run into…" (here he shuddered) "Especially stinkin' Skulltulas."

"I know, right?!" Agitha cheered. "Finally someone who doesn't argue that webs are 'the strongest of natural fibers" like it actually means something."

"Uh-huh…anyway, I'm Mako. Our equine friend who introduced herself to you is Epona."

Epona sputtered again, getting another laugh out of Agitha who gently scratched behind her ears.

"A pleasure to meet you, Sir Mako! And you as well, Lady Epona!" Agitha said cheerily before she turned to Skull Kid. "And what's your name, young page?"

"Page?" Skull Kid replied, scratching the back of his head. "I'm Skull Kid. I don't know anything about any 'page'? What even is a page?"

"A young knight. I'm calling you a page because you look like a young knight, and it's always nice for knights to have something to…"

"Girls talk too much."

Agitha raised her eyebrow, not sure whether to be offended or to laugh at Skull Kid's brash comment (Mako and Zelda responding with the latter). She did, however, know an obvious villain when she heard one, and the sickly cackling immediately clued her in to the alignment of the violet-robed creature that suddenly popped into view.

"Already looking to spoil the fun, eh, princess?" Wizzro snickered.

"Oh, hush up, you little cretin!" Zelda growled, drawing her rapier and pointing it at the sorcerer. "You have no business here!"

"Don't I? This is a quaint little town. It would really be a shame if something happened to it…well, a shame for you. Me, on the other hand? I'd be happy to raze it to the ground!"

Mako and Zelda swung at Wizzro simultaneously, Wizzro himself disappearing in a puff of purple smoke and leaving a round of his vile laughter in its wake. As he vanished, the warriors and villagers heard loud shrieks from a fair distance away as a frantic man came charging down the hill screaming at the top of his lungs.

"Everybody get inside!" he shouted. "There's monsters on the way! GET INSIDE NOW!"

"And that's our cue." said Zelda, tightening her grip on her sword as she saw the first of the undead monsters start to come up over the hill.

The villagers rightfully fled, running into their homes and locking the doors praying they'd live to see the nightfall. As Mako and Zelda held their blades at the ready and Skull Kid's mask started to glow, Agitha skipped forward.

"Ooo, zombies!" she giggled. "Have they come for a ball? I'm sure we can find some lovely maidens for them."

"Uhhh…what?" said Mako. "Don't you notice the swords and the roaring and the bloody bandages and…well, the fact that they're zombies!"

"I noticed. The undead need love, too!"

"Riiiiiight…anyway, kid, get inside before you get hurt!"

In a strangely amusing show of defiance, Agitha put one hand on her hip and pointed at Mako like a mother scolding her child.

"Don't forget you are in the presence of royalty, mister! Don't take that tone with me!"

"I think what she means to say is that she's actually a fairly competent fighter, Mako." said Zelda, though smiling at Agitha's display. "Trust me, I've seen it. We can count on her."

Mako shot the princess a look basically asking whether or not she'd sniffing fairy dust. It wasn't just because Agitha didn't appear to have a weapon on her, but because of her age. He just couldn't accept the idea of a ten-year old girl taking on hordes of the undead trying to rip her face off. But he didn't get this far into his knighthood from doubting people's abilities.

"Alright," he finally said. "You're sure you can handle these guys? And I don't mean like a little sure. Are you a hundred percent positive you can handle them?"

"Mm-hm!" Agitha chirped. "The little bugs will be glad to help me!"

"Awesome."

The various undead soliders didn't even pay any attention to their environment. The moment they saw Zelda, they charged toward her and her small ensemble of warriors. Even if it was just the five of them, Zelda showed no fear. She mounted Epona and held her sword skyward.

"Now, everyone!" she shouted. "To arms!"

Mako led the charge, beheading the closest Stalfos, kicking its head away like a ball, and bowling over a good deal of the smaller monsters. A fury of slashes mowed down a good number of the beasts before him, and once Skull Kid brought a very interesting talent into the fray, it got even more chaotic.

The imp lifted part of his mask up as he reached into his pocket. Not enough for anyone to see his face, but enough that he was able to raise the horn he produced to his unseen mouth and blow hard. As soon as the sound rang out, five scarecrow-like marionettes with red eyes and creepy smiles dropped down from seemingly nowhere and formed a perfect shield around their master.

"Let's get 'em!" Skull Kid shouted.

Moving in perfect synchronization with their master, the marionettes glided along the ground, their arms outstretched and their fingers surprisingly sharp. When the masked puppet master began swinging his arms, they mimicked his every move and cut down all before them. Skull Kid thrust his hands forward, the marionettes bowling over all the undead creatures in their path as they charged, and when Skull Kid finally decided to cap off his impressive display and snap his fingers, the marionettes glowed orange. Then red. Then white before finally exploding and launching anything caught in the blast radius.

"Well, we certainly know that YOU can fight, buddy." said Mako, still trying to grasp A: where the marionettes had come from, and B: why they had exploded. "How about you, Agitha? I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but you've really gotta start showing off some proper fighting skills."

Agitha's response to him (frowning and blowing a raspberry at her Zora companion ) didn't impress him, but her response to the approaching enemies ready to run her through certainly did. As they approached, Agitha reached into her basket for a moment before flinging her arm forward. Just like that, a swarm of golden butterflies surged outward and slammed into the undead beasts, bowling them over as Agitha dashed toward the nearest Stalfos. As the skeleton raised its sword, Agitha frowned at it as though that would stop it.

"How rude!" she exclaimed.

It seemed she had more upper body strength than Mako gave her credit for demonstrated when she slapped the Stalfos hard across the face. It reeled backward, teetering about for a few moments before it fell over and clattered into a mess of bones on the ground. As dozens upon dozens of the monsters continued to approach her, she reached into her basket again and produced another oddity: a stag beetle. She placed it on the ground before her, a strange glowing circle enclosing the armoured insect as Agitha began muttering an incantation under her breath. The circle glowed brighter as the monsters drew closer, and once they were within range, she let loose.

"Now squish 'em!" she called.

With a bright flash of light, the beetle grew to the size of an adult Dodongo and charged forward. It bowled over every monster it came across, reaching into the nearby river with its mandibles and producing a large boulder which it then threw at the closest mob of monsters. As another mob closed in around Agitha, the beetle leapt high into the air, spreading the wings under its shell and surging downward with such a force that the shockwave it generated was enough to launch everything in its path. Agitha applauded her giant insect friend, swiftly catching it as it shrank back to its normal size.

"Well done, Sir Beetle!" the "princess" giggled. "Well done indeed!"

"Agitha, head sup!" Skull Kid shouted.

Agitha turned just in time to see a Stalfos raising its blade over her. As she was about to try and strafe out of the way, Zelda's rapier pierced the undead monster's skull and bowled it over.

"Keep your wits about you, Agitha!" Zelda called. "These beasts have no understanding of mercy!

"Okay…" Agitha said before squinting her eyes at the next approaching mob. "What the heck are those things?"

The creatures in question were tall, lanky, and mummified creatures quickly approaching as they dragged their massive blades behind them. Their red eyes locked onto their targets, but with their rotting mouths hung open and their entire bodies slouching over as they moved, it diminished their overall threat in the eyes of Mako and Skull Kid. Zelda knew better, however.

"ReDeads!" she called back. "Keep an eye out for when they roar! Those shockwaves will freeze you on the spot!"

As if on cue, the closest ReDead opened its mouth wider at let out a groggy howl aimed at Mako. The pale shockwave shooting from the beast's mouth reeked and felt cold as the young Zora just barely dodged it, but he nonetheless cleared it in time to toss one of his knives straight into the ReDead's skull. Like a moth to a flame, Mako bolted toward his knife and withdrew it.

"Sorry about that." he mocked. "You don't mind if I take this back, do you?"

The ReDead let out an unnerving moan as it fell backward and didn't move.

"Yeah, I didn't think so."

Another ReDead lazily slashed at Agitha, who simply stepped out of the way and giggled every single time.

"Come on, Mr. Zombie!" she laughed. "You have to try harder than that!"

The ReDead growled and lunged at her with its stiff arms, again missing when she stepped out of the way and continued taunting it. At last, it grew fed up and unleashed its paralyzing roar. With this being the only reasonably quick attack it had in addition to Agitha not expecting it, she had no time to get out of the way before she was frozen in place. An unnatural cold ran through her body as the vapour touched her tender skin, and when her muscles seized up and she found she couldn't move her arms and legs, she looked on in horror as the ReDead began raising its blade.

Luckily, one of the insect princess's comrades sprang to the rescue, pushing her out of the way just as her attacker swung its blade down at her.

"Are you okay?" Skull Kid asked after releasing a blast that sent the ReDead flying away, the reaction he got being the complete opposite of what he expected.

"Oh, no, my dress is filthy now!" Agitha whined as she spotted a tiny speck of dirt smearing the dress's hem and looked at Skull Kid like he was the worst person in the world. "And it's all your fault! Who do you think you are, pushing a princess aside like that?!"

"Uh, I think I'm the guy that just saved your life? I think the words you're looking for are 'thank you'?"

"Quit fooling around over there, you two!" Mako shouted. "We're not done yet!"

Skull Kid, though still irritated at Agitha's childish response to her rescue, hauled her to her feet and brushed the light bit of dirt off of her. Without another word, he turned and charged toward his undead foes once more, completely unaware that Agitha was looking at him with a mixture of gratitude for rescuing her, resentment for getting her dirty (completely failing to see the irony caused by her pastime), and something little girls tend to feel toward boys who are nice to them…

…hey, I think it's been well-established that Agitha's just plain weird, so don't give me that look!

As Zelda slashed away at the ReDeads and Stalfos from atop Epona's back, she failed to notice Wizzro suddenly rematerialize a short distance from her with the same vile grin on his face that just made everyone want to bash his skull in (if he had one, that is). He raised his hand toward the clueless princess, a violet aura starting to form in his palm until he heard the sound of a blade being drawn behind him.

"Don't even think about it, freak." Mako growled.

Wizzro's response was to fire a mighty pulse from his body, sending Mako sliding back enough to give him some space. Mako lunged at the dark wizard again, strafing out of the way of the spheres Wizzro tossed at him. The young Zora's smirk as he vaulted away from every attack at lightning speed was enough to irritate Wizzro out of sparing him, at last culminating in generate a massive hand from his chest.

"You wanna play rough, Zora?!" Wizzro shouted.

"I'm the king of playing rough, mac!" Mako laughed as he dodged the massive hand making a grab at him.

"Then you're about to be dethroned!"

"Y'know, I heard that you were real hammy, but that's just ridiculous."

It seemed it didn't matter. Mako once again let his cockiness get the better of him and tried to make a slash at Wizzro, only to be seized by the massive hand and slammed against the ground numerous times almost to the point of a concussion. The dark wizard laughed at his young opponent's suffering before throwing him away like a piece of garbage. As Mako hit the ground, he let out one small yelp of pain, unable to will himself to his feet against his dizziness. The cackling Wizzro began to home in on his target as a blade materialized into his hand.

"Not so amusing now, is it?" he cackled.

Wizzro had no intentions of showing mercy to the incapacitated Zora, but thankfully the young lad that suddenly appeared from nowhere had no intentions of showing mercy to Wizzro. A single slash with the blade that was far too large for him was all it took for Wizzro to reel backward in pain and glare at the boy in fury.

"Get out of the way, kid!" he growled. "You have to wait your turn like everybody else!"

The blonde-haired youth tensed the grip on his blade and furrowed his brow. He wouldn't let this monster intimidate him. He'd learned enough from the greatest men he knew to know this thing didn't deserve that kind of satisfaction.

"I'm not going anywhere until you get out of this village!" the boy shouted.
"Hmph. Big words from a little human. Who do you think you are? A knight?"

"My name is Colin, and I don't need to be a knight to take you down."

"Certainly not. You also don't need to be an adult for me to skin you alive, you little brat!"

Wizzro slashed at Colin, the surprisingly nimble youth rolling out of the way and countering with a short series of stabs. The young boy blocked, countered, and dodged whenever it was necessary, and after he landed a few successful hits and given Mako enough time to push himself to his feet and shake off the dizziness. As Wizzro lunged too fast for Colin to block, the young Zora blocked the blow and repulsed the dark wizard just in time, giving his rescuer a warm smile.

"Thanks, buddy." he said. "I owe you one. Whattaya say we show this punk how we do things downtown?"

"Downtown?" Colin asked with a raised eyebrow. "What the heck does that mean?"

"Never mind. Let's just kick his ass!"

Wizzro growled. He had expected some resistance from these people, but did they have to be so obnoxious about it? He hated humans and Zoras enough without them rubbing humiliation in his face.

"Two against one?" he asked. "That hardly seems fair. Oh, boys?!"

With a snap of his fingers, Wizzro summoned another massive legion of Stalfos and ReDeads, all lunging at Colin and Mako and all getting mowed down in their own special way. Whether it was by Mako's quick spin attack or Colin's slow yet strong single swings, the undead soldiers fell in droves at their feet. Wizzro suddenly jumped back into the fray, and with a loud cackle, he unleashed a massive beam of energy. As the beam approached its intended targets, however, a certain little imp glided in and caught in with one hand.

"You stupid little…" Wizzro growled.

He pushed harder, Skull Kid still effortlessly holding the beam back before finally redirecting it. The energy slammed into Wizzro and knocked enough energy out of him to force him to drift back down to the ground, and that was when Epona trampled toward him. It seemed it didn't matter what time or world one was in: getting kicked in the face by a horse was still one of the most painful things that could happen in a big fight.

"Not gonna lie, pal." Mako said, stifling a massive round of laughter when Wizzro went sprawling to the ground. "I kinda feel bad for ya 'cause that looked like it hurt!"

"Gee, you think?" Wizzro growled. "Ah, blast it all."

With the five warriors preoccupied with the steadily dwindling numbers of the undead, Wizzro demonstrated his cowardice and began fleeing. As Colin brought down another ReDead with a mighty stab, he spotted Wizzro out of the corner of his eye. He couldn't get away. Not after what he had tried to do here.

"Stop!" he shouted.

"Kid, hold up!" Mako called after him.

Too late. Colin had already broken into a sprint and had just about cleared the distance between him and his target when…

"Where did he…oh, crap!"

Wizzro had vanished just when Colin had raised his sword, and his place was a ring of the undead surrounding the helpless boy. He held his blade firm, ready to fight to the death if that was what it took. As the first undead monster raised its blade, however, something even stranger happened. It started as a soft ringing in the air, a shadow drawing Colin's attention skyward. High above him was a strange black-and-red portal, bits of black matter drifting down from it and settling into several piles on the ground.

The piles of matter suddenly took shape, revealing dozens upon dozens of Darknuts. Colin feared additional adversity, but breathed a sigh of relief when the knights attacked the beasts surrounding him. With their armour as thick as could be, the ReDeads and Stalfos had no hope of defeating them and fell to their blades in a matter of moments, as did the remaining undead forces pouring in from the other side of the valley.

Then Colin spotted their leader nearby, gazing around the battlefield with a somewhat disinterested look. Witnessing the monsters fall before her small yet effective army forced a smirk onto her violet lips.

"Good work, boys. Wouldn't expect any less from you."

She paid no attention to Colin until he pointed his blade at her. As expected from someone like her, she found it more amusing than anything else. She was sure he was a good kid when it really came down to it, but there was no way she could take him seriously when he could barely hold his sword right.

Or when he made an attempt to threaten her and came off as more adorable than scary.

"Demon! You're here to ransack our home, too?!" he yelled.

In truth, he was trying his absolute best not to look scared out of his wits. Wizzro was one thing what with him being no more than a short mass of a cloak, but this woman literally towered over him, staring down at him with her leering yellow-and-red eyes and instantly making him regret those harsh words. Her sly smile didn't help matters much, regardless of her being probably one of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen in his life.

"How cute." she chirped. "And that's not sarcasm, mind you."

Colin gritted his teeth and clenched his grip on his sword before charging headlong at her. The woman chuckled to herself before gently swaying her hand. All of a sudden, it felt like Colin had just slammed into a brick wall, his sword skittering away in an instant. Even know that he was dazed and unarmed, he still tried to look tough as he raised his fist. The woman simply smirked.

"You know, that really isn't any way treat your rescuer." she said. "Don't I get a thank you?

She didn't. Nothing but a fiery glare as Colin tried to keep his cool. She laughed before gracefully stepping forward, bending over and gently stroking Colin's chin with her fingers. Colin didn't know why he didn't move away, but maybe it had something to do with the two Darknuts standing behind him with their blades still drawn.

"What's your name, sweetheart?" the woman asked.

"Colin." Colin said defiantly, just barely hiding the intimidation welling up in him.

"Colin, I'd like you to look into my eyes for a second. Tell me. What do you see?"

"…I…I don't…what do you…"

"Aww, what's wrong? Am I scaring you?"

Colin didn't need to answer when the woman heard the distinct sound of a sword leaving its sheath. She nonchalantly looked over and leered at the angry man pointing his blade under her chin. She at first wondered how this man even had it in him to try and stand up to someone such as her, but she was able to put two-and-two together fairly quickly, particularly when Rusl spoke.

"Back away from my son right now, witch."

The woman smirked at him. She had been wondering where the boy's father had been this whole time, and she definitely admired his courage and love for his son. Still, that didn't change the fact that she was who she was.

"Dare I ask where you were this whole time while your son was fighting undead monsters out here?"

"He is a brave boy." Rusl said, never once taking his eyes off her. "He could have very well killed you."

"Really, now? Could have fooled me."

Before things could get any worse, a regal voice called the woman's name.

"Princess Midna."

Midna turned her attention to the approaching Zelda and her company, a wave of familiarity washing over her in an instant.

"Princess Zelda!" she chirped in an oddly haughty tone. "How good to see you again. I, uh, hope you don't mind my cavalry here."

"Certainly not. Thank you for your assistance. We weren't expecting Wizzro to bring such an army with him to a small village like this."

"By now, that shouldn't surprise you. Anyhow, back for another witch hunt?"

"Actually, no. We…"

Before Zelda could say anything more, one of the Darknuts tapped Midna on the shoulder.

"Forgive my intrusion, my queen." he said. "But we should not waste any more time here. We cannot risk him getting beyond our vision."

"Yes, I know."

Midna turned to Zelda and her company and gave a quick nod.

"Sorry I can't chat. I have a little business to attend to elsewhere. I'd really appreciate it if you didn't interfere. He seems more…agitated this time."

"He?" Zelda asked. "…Zant?"

"Hit the nail right on the head. Now excuse me. I gotta go bury the nail alive."

Without another word, Midna turned and led her army away and out of the valley, leaving the townspeople to steadily come out of their homes and breathe a collective sigh of relief. Colin meanwhile took the time to try and calm down after such a close encounter the femme fatale of a princess. Rusl showed just as much concern as a good father would, kneeling in front of his son and checking him all over for injuries.

"What in the world were you thinking, Colin?!" he said in a panic-stricken tone. "You could have gotten yourself hurt out there!"

"I know, but…" Colin started. "I had to help."

Zelda smiled and placed a soft kiss on the young boy's cheek. He promptly flushed bright red.

"And we are eternally grateful for your help, Colin." the princess said. "But your father is right. What you did was brave but very dangerous."

"Man, forget that." Mako scoffed. "You're tellin' me THAT was Midna? The 'Twilight Princess' I've heard so much about?"

"Yes. And?"

"…well, she's a beauty, I'll give her that much, but really? She doesn't seriously expect to get a boyfriend acting like that, does she?"

If they could see Skull Kid's face, they would see that he had raised an eyebrow and had the thought to say something that would crash and burn Mako in an instant, but Rusl spoke first.

"In any case, welcome to Ordon Village, Princess Zelda." he said with a small bow. "My name is Rusl."

"Well met, Rusl." said Zelda. "I'm afraid we can't stay, though. My comrades and I are seeking the Palace of Twilight…and unfortunately, our means to entering the palace seems to want us to stay far away."

"I see. Nonetheless, you don't really have a choice in the matter by the sound of it. By the looks of it, she should be heading for Kakariko."

"Thank you. It might take some time getting there, though. This Hyrule is much different from our own."

"Your own?"

Mako and Zelda found it rather cute when Agitha tried her best to explain it to them, rambling on for a few minutes and trying to tell Rusl and Colin about the adventure she had been on with Zelda and the rest of her army. However, it seemed she had only succeeded in confusing them even more. Once Rusl had finally heard enough, he stepped in.

"Look, Kakariko is a really long ways away from here and you may not realize but you're all tired from that big fight. Why don't you all stay here in Ordon for the night and we'll take you there in the morning?"

"Are you sure that's okay?" Mako asked. "We're gonna get in some pretty nasty scrapes on the way to the Palace of Twilight."

"No, no, it's alright. I have to head to Kakariko to drop something off for a friend of mine, anyway. Colin and I will be glad to take you there."

Zelda smiled and nodded.

"Wonderful. Agitha, would you like to come with us as well?"

As though Zelda even needed to ask.

"Of course! I'll need a royal cavalry on the way back to my castle, and it's always great to travel with a bunch of friends! I'd be glad to help you in the meantime!"

"Excellent." said Rusl with a smile. "While you're here, I'd appreciate it if you could try to explain your story a little better."

"But I just explained it!"

Somehow they all got the feeling that this was going to be a long night.

Hoo, boy, sorry this one took so long. School's kinda starting to take its toll on me, but I'll get through it.

You know how I said last chapter that I would be a Kokiri if I were any race in the Zelda series? Well, time for another confession: as weird as she is, I'd love to have Agitha as a little sister. I realize this might make me lose a few man points, but I don't really care. She's just so damn adorable!

Another confession relating to the actual games: Twilight Princess is not only my favorite Zelda game. It's my favorite game of all time. Yeah, there's some parts about that kinda suck. The graphics are pretty dated (though to be fair, the game is almost ten years old now, so of course they are), the Lakebed Temple and the City in the Sky wound up getting me stuck more than a few times, Midna can be a bit annoying all though she's still a very likable character, and as cool as he is in the game, Ganondorf is kinda phoned in. Regardless of that, unless Zelda for Wii U does something to top it (which it looks like it very well might), Twilight Princess will likely stay at the top of my list for a pretty long time to come.

And yes. I would like a Twilight Princess HD provided they added some new stuff to it. Anyhow, enough of the sentimental stuff. Next chapter, we make for Skyloft!

SOUNDTRACK SO FAR

Musou test in the Faron Woods- "In the Greenwood" from Hyrule Warriors

Link, Mako, and Shanya versus Phantom Ganon- Phantom Ganon's battle theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Ambush on Hyrule Castle- "Under Siege" from Hyrule Warriors

Reinforcements- Legend of Zelda main theme (Hyrule Warriors version)

The Omega Fairy- "Kumite" from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Hyrule Warriors version)

Saria, Sage of the Forest- "Saria's Song" from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (look for a version by TheOnlyDeerAlive.)

Invasion of Ordon Village- "Hyrule Field" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Hyrule Warriors version)