So, I really got into writing mode. Here's the next chapter. (Two chaps? In one day? :O What is this world coming to?)

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A day may come when I own Zelda! But it is not this day! An hour of awesomeness for me and (honestly) probably the end of the franchise! But it is not this day. This day I write! The fiction of the fans!
(Really feeling the LotR today. And no, O Guardians of the Copyright, I don't claim to own that either.)

"Hey! You're back! Did you fix your sword Wind?" I asked as soon as Wind and Twi reappeared through the trees.

Wind gave me a huge smile and drew his sword. It now was identical to mine and Twi's.

"Yay!" exclaimed Zelda, while Tetra smugly said, "Knew you could do it."

Twi's Zelda stepped forwards. "Link," she addressed Twi, "I'm glad you're back, but we need to teach you how to use your swords to travel across dimensions. Our time here grows short."

Twi looked at her quizzically.

My Zelda explained, "The Three called us out of our times and worlds. It is now almost time for them to send us back."

"We need to go to the general area where my Link and World, as you guys call him, came through," Tetra put in. "Us three can use our magic to warp there, once you tell us where it was. You guys will have to ride that..." she seemed to look for a word, "horse... thing... quickly."

"We can warp too!" Wind blurted.

All of the Zeldas raised an eyebrow. That's kinda scary. I thought one Zelda was intimidating enough...

Twi explained, "Midna can warp us using a Twili portal. However, it requires the change."

Tetra and my Zelda looked even more confused. However, Twi's Zelda merely said, "Ah."

"What? What change?" I inquired.

Midna came out of Twi's shadow and seemed to silently ask something. He nodded, and she brought out a spiky object. Hmm... looks like some sort of dark magic construct which has been contained. Midna touched Twi with it. He howled in pain and shape-shifted into a wolf.

"WHAT?!" I exclaimed along with Tetra and my Zelda.

"Yep," said Wind nonchalantly, "If one of us Heroes encounter some Twilight, the Triforce of Courage turns us into wolves."

"How do you know that?" I asked.

Wind tried to look casual, but was hemorrhaging smugness. "Oh, nothing. Just that we had to change to get to the Sacred Grove."

"You've done it before? What's it like? Any permanent changes? Enhanced sense of smell? Better hearing?" I babbled as Twi shifted back.

Wind looked a bit taken aback. He recovered himself and was about to retort some cocky answer when Twi interrupted, "The first time's the worst. It hurts like nothing you've ever experienced, World. Your bones deform and move and you feel like your entire body is being consumed by brimstone. You feel absolutely certain that you are going to die. And then it's over. Enhanced hearing and smell, degraded eyesight. After the first time, it's painful but bearable. That is what Wind is suggesting you do. Does that answer your questions?"

I gulped. Twi looked a bit scary.

"Link," said his Zelda, "I never knew that's what you had to go through. I'm so sorry. Sorry that I put you through all of that."

Twi mellowed out. "Princess, I am the Hero. I am destined to have a painful journey. You made the right decision. To save everyone in Hyrule."

Zelda's nod was barely perceptible.

Twi turned back to me. "Anyways. Are you willing to endure that ordeal, World? We could also take Epona. It'd take longer, but not much."

I looked away and bit my lip. Looking back at Twi, I replied, "We'll warp."

Twi nodded, with a mixed look of pain and approval. "They appeared in South Hyrule Field at the bridge. Let's go," he said to everyone. The Zeldas disappeared in showers of golden light. Midna touched Twi and Wind with the magic, then touched me. It was just like Twi had said. In that instant, I was dead sure that it was the end of me. And then it wasn't. The smells! The sounds! Midna called on her magic, summoning a portal composed of black squares and blue spirals. She directed our bodies into it, and we were suddenly at the bridge where I first entered this world.

Twi and Wind shifted back.

I didn't.

Wind gave me a weird look. "World? Why aren't you changing back?"

I whined.

"OH."

Wind and I looked at Twi. He rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed. "I forgot to tell him how to change back."

Midna rolled her eyes. "Leave it to the Hero to think of everything except the most important part."

I looked at them expectantly.

"You just use the Master Sword," Wind told me. "Just think about touching it and it'll turn you back into your usual Hylian self."

Hylian?! Focus, Link, you can ask them in a second. I concentrated on the Master Sword. Suddenly my bones shifted, but as Twi had said it was much less painful than the first time. In a mater of seconds I was back to normal.

"Great," began Twi, "Now we ca-"

"HYLIANS? You guys are Hylians?!" I practically squeaked.

Everyone else made confused faces.

"Yeah..." said Wind like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "Aren't you?"

"Nope. In my world, Hylians died out centuries ago. I'm Hyrulian. Although I'm rumored to have Hylian ancestry through the Knights of Hyrule."

"Huh," Twi grunted.

"Look, this is interesting and all, but we're on a schedule." Midna said.

"Yeah," said Zelda. "I know it's an amazing discovery, but my time here is nearly gone."

"Oh, right," I replied sheepishly.

Twi's Zelda began to explain, "In order to cross worlds, the three of you must all focus on the same world. The name Termina should be enough to get you there. Point your swords towards an area where portals have formed and focus on your need to get to Termina. The Master Swords should handle all the necessary calculations."

"Wait, back up," demanded Wind. "Whadda ya mean, 'should'?"

Tetra answered him. "Well, no one's every done this before. This is all theory we're working on here. There may be problems once you actually try to cross. But according to the Goddesses, they're not very likely."

"That's reassuring," Wind muttered, his tone oozing sarcasm.

"Well, you'd better get started. Time's up," said Tetra.

The three of us looked at the Zeldas. They had begun to glow faintly and become transparent.

"B-But I don't want you to go! Can't you come with us?" Wind pleaded.

Tetra laughed. "Our part has been completed. The rest is up to you. It's your destiny to save reality. Ours is to point the way."

The Zeldas faded even further.

Tetra spoke to all of us, "May you have the power to persevere."

Twi's Zelda said, "May you have the wisdom to perceive."

My Zelda smiled. "May you have the courage to prevail."

As they faded away, they said together, "And above all else, may you have hope."

And they were gone.

"Zelda," I whispered, "I will see you again. I promise."

After a moment, Midna quietly spoke. "We should probably go."

"Yeah," agreed Twi.

He drew his sword and Wind and I followed suit. We pointed the Master Sword towards the bridge. Twi closed his eyes in concentration, while Wind screwed up his face so he looked like he had just eaten a lemon. I stilled my mind, and concentrated with every fiber of my being on 'Termina'.

The swords began to glow more and more brightly. A purple vortex opened in front of us.

Hyrule disappeared.