Lana and Cream ran out onto the field as fast as they could. Cream had been given upgraded fighting tech from Tails before she left her world and now she looked more like a cyborg bunny with an arm canon, a jet pack with a rocket, grenades and ammo at her sides, and a flying Chao carrying twin blasters and a small headset with a targeting screen by its right eye. Yeah, Tails thought that they needed a little upgrade before they headed into battle on unknown terrain.

Lana ran in carrying a Deku Spear, holding it outstretched as she ran forward. She shifted it back and forth between her fingers, closing in on a squadron of moblins that had made their assault.

"My turn!" she yelled. Lana swung the staff around her and into the leader and flung away the minions with the resulting blast of water erupting from the ground. She flipped it in front of her and slashed downward with the staff and let forth a humongous wave that washed away the next two squads.

Marine tilted her ears and heard a scream of terror. "Help! Help!" it shouted.

"Cheese, let's go!" Marine flew off for an abandoned fort that was being swarmed by monsters. Cheese followed, firing the blasters at anything on the way. Cream noticed a young girl who was surrounded by moblins and a King Moblin. Cream clicked her arm blaster and fired a barrage of small rockets that blasted the beasts into the dirt. Cream switched her ammunition quickly to her plasma Shield and landed between the girl and the King Moblin. As the Boss's weapon came crashing down, Cream lifted her shield and watched as the weapon disintegrated as it touched. Cream slammed the Plasma Shield into the King Moblin as the monster began to phase out of existence.

Cream deactivated her shield and turned to the girl. She was wearing a lightly colored sundress and she carried a basket of jars in one arm and a pink parasol in the other. She bowed as Cream approached.

"You don't have to curtsy before me," Cream said, a little embarrassed at the thought that someone else thought of her as superior to them.

"Thank you for saving me," the girl replied. "I'm Agatha, the Butterfly Princess."

"I'm Cream the Rabbit. This is my friend Cheese. We're looking for the gate of souls."

Agatha shook her head. "I don't know where that is," She beamed as she remembered something. "But I know how to find it."

Cream was confused. She and Cheese tilted their heads slightly as Agatha pulled out a large glass jar. She removed the lid and let out a beautiful butterfly which circled her a few times.

"This is a Goddess Butterfly. I can ask it to lead us where we wish to go."

She whispered her silent wish and the Goddess Butterfly flew into the air, flying a short distance over the enemy forces. Lana noticed the shimmering butterfly as it soared over the enemy's front line of defense. She ran after it, planting the curved end of her spear into a larger unit and pole vaulting over it and the squads behind it.

Cream and Cheese saw a small, red balloon floating in the distance, waving back and forth over one of the twilight keeps. Cream flew forward and entered the keep, instantly being assaulted by Darknuts and Bokoblins. She barely managed to avoid the axe from a Stalmaster and a Darknut's sword, but an Aeralfos fiery breath knocked her off balance, sending her higher into the air. She flew backward until she heard a loud sound.

BANG! "YEEEAAAUUUGGHH!" Something let out a cry as Cream and Cheese fell down to the ground. When she lifted her head, she saw a green-clad midget with a bag of rupees, a backpack, and a giant, red balloon holding out his hand to help her stand. She took it, and the elf lifted her up off of the ground.

"Tingle, Tingle, Kooloo LimPAH!" he yelled. "Tingle has not seen a friendly face in some time. I sell maps to help out my father. I could use a change of pace as business is slow now."

Cream nodded. "My name is Cream. We could use your help Tingle. Would you help us fight off these foes?"

Tingle danced around firing confetti all around. "I'll help any way that I can!"

With that, he ran, swinging around his bag of rupees and bouncing on enemies with his balloon. Cream pulled out a weapon that Tails had installed onto her armguard. Cheese hopped into an attached compartment just small enough for the Chao. Cream aimed it towards a cluster of monsters and let it fly, barreling through the forces and knocking them away. Cream ran after the living projectile, using her laser rifle to blast away other clusters that closed in on her.

Soon, Agatha, Lana, Tingle, and Cream caught up to the Goddess Butterfly. As they followed, another army, mostly of Stalchildren and Redeads, halted their pursuit. Midna, the cursed Twili, floated forward with the Goddess Butterfly trapped in a magic cage she had created.

Midna growled at the Hylians. "You should not have come here! Trying to poison my troops with your butterfly!"

Agatha explained how the Goddess Butterfly was supposed to work. Midna got cross with her, turned the holy insect loose and ordered an assault against them. She herself retreated to the bridge of Eldin, a pathway to the Palace of Twilight. Lana followed close behind her as Tingle danced around again, flinging the skeletal forces around into each other and clearing a path for Lana, Cream, Cheese and Agatha.

Lana created an ice wall using her Deku stick, blocking off Midna's retreat and forcing her to battle. Midna called Twili Wolf after Twili Wolf to do her own bidding, but in the end her demise came around by her carelessness to beware of Tingle, the unpredictable. Who knew that a balloon could hit someone so hard? Not me, that's for sure!

Midna struggled to speak, still plastered to the ground. "Why don't you just finish me off like that witch would have done? I have no purpose after this defeat."

Cream and Cheese tried to reassure her. "Look, Midna. Don't loose faith in yourself."

Lana giggled. "We do need a guide to find the Gate of Souls. We lost the butterfly companion."

Midna finally stood up with help from Cheese. "Now that you mention it, Zant was trying to hide something from me while I was attempting to retake the Twilight Palace. Maybe that's the Gate of Souls you're looking for."

Midna lead the way with Lana and Agatha close behind them. Cream held back while Cheese rested and Tingle sketched out another map.

"Tingle, why did you help us when you could have floated out of here before that happened?"

Tingle giggled. "I have believe that whoever helps me find my fairy will be one of those who pops my balloon while I float in the sky. I also think that you may know about someone who has a fairy and can help me find mine."

Cream frowned slightly. "Why do you still believe that there is a fairy out there for you? Is it hope?"

"Precisely, my furry friend!"

Cream laughed. "That's the same for me! I'm here all because I have hope that we can save this world."

Tingle chuckled. "Maybe I can share something with you. Would you take this?"

He held out a rare item that Cream instantly recognized. "Yes I would!"

He gave her the prize and she put it into a secret pouch that no one but she knew about. "Thank you, Tingle."

Tingle shook his head. "I have one more thing that I'd like you to help me with."

He danced around, yelling out as he did. "Tingle, Tingle, Kooloo Limpah!"

Cream asked what it needed help with and he replied with these two words: Sacrificial Assistance.

Readers, there is one more tale to tell before the three paths are intertwined again. Impa, Sheik, Blaze, and Marine.

Where are they now? Marching onward. The group had moved toward Death Mountain, home of the Gorons. Impa had some pressing questions for Sheik.

"Why did you follow me onto this battlefield when you could have gone with Link or Lana?"

Blaze piped in. "If you really are a Sheikah, who is your tribe's leader?"

Sheik replied without a glance. "Impa, which is you."

Impa shook her head. "Yes, and yet there is no one in my tribe named 'Sheik'."

Sheik turned as Navi flew into her hands. "Help! Princess Ruto's been abducted by Darunia, the Goron Chief!"

Blaze stepped closer, her hands outstretched. "What happened to cause this?"

Navi fluttered. "I don't know! Darunia used to be such a kind soul, but this royal figure named Zelda showed up and he's gone into a rampage since then."

Impa took a step away, spellbound by the news. "Princess Zelda?" She's still alive? she wondered. Is it all an illusion?

Blaze and Marine said their reply simultaneously. "I guess there's only one way to find out."

Sheik motioned for the troops to march on. "We've got a Zora Princess to save!"

Author's Note: BEWARE: IT IS LONG!

To those of you who are still reading, thank you all so much. I love all the feedback I've gotten, though it is limited. I'd love to know if I need to make these chapters longer or shorter, more detailed or have more events related to the missions themselves, etc. I do have three requests though. First, If you haven't already, check out the original game and play it for yourself or watch someone play it. I would love to see how you like the game. Second, Is it alright that I included Tingle into the storyline as a main character, or should I try to leave him in the background. I just now fell in love with his moveset, but I think that he's a character worth buying any game he's in and all games that he's playable(hint at DLC). Third, what other Zelda characters should I include that are not in the story mode or mentioned yet? Don't limit this to only characters that play a role(or are DLC) in Hyrule Warriors. Think about Zelda characters that YOU like and WHY you like them. I'll take the top two and find a good place for them on the team. Just write me a message.