Dark's POV:

My sword carried my mouth down to the floor with it as my eyes set upon the caved in wall. At first, there was nothing floating in my mind, all thoughts held hostage by my shock. Shock that -Then... If... What? My legs went rogue and stepped inside the disarranged room. Nothing was the same; It was all mixed and broken, as if a bull had rampaged the cell. I gazed all around the room at the disorientation-All I could do was examine my surroundings with an open mouth. Tables were overturned and busted, hay lay everywhere, wall were cracked and crumbled upon forceful impact, and eerie constant drip from the ceiling echoed in the silence.

Then, it hit me.

As soon as I saw my boy's dagger laying bloody on the floor, I felt my heart pulse once more. I fell to my knees and covered my mouth.

No...

Not my little 4...

I shook my head, reaching for the dagger. My eyes were well-trained, I knew blood when I saw it -It was familiar blood... The hero's blood. Link had come to collect her, so soon compared to the previous kidnaps -And he had taken my young'n with them. So many scenarios ran through my head -The villagers were burning him alive, Link was torturing him, Zelda was sealing him inside another dimension, the sun was scorching him to a crisp! My heart was beating so quickly, it might have burst had I not jolted up and began running back to where I had come from. Call it surrogate fraternity, but my instincts took control of me and I was ready to face even Ganondorf to get my little 'un back.

Saying a quiet spell to myself, my body morphed into that of a dark beast -The dark wold. I hurried along the sewers on my much aster legs, my teeth baring at the thoughts of what I would do to anyone who hurt him... But the easier question would be what wouldn't I do to them...

I couldn't even begin to imagine what I would do if anything happened to him... What I would do without 4... It was hard enough Arty was taken from me -I wouldn't be able to take another loss like that.

4's POV:

We all stepped into the large faded blue tent as Zelda led the way. It was pitch black inside from the thickness of the material that surrounded us, but as Zelda lit the lantern in the middle of the room, the room lit up to show a rather spacious and comfortable room. There were piles of blankets layed out like a bed in the middle, and three folded blankets on the side arranged in such a way to lead one to believe it was for gatherings. It was. She directed us over there and we took our seats. Refusing to sit near the man, I chose to sit on the ground beside Zelda's seat.

"Where to begin..." Link chuckled, running his fingers through his hair. I rolled my eyes -So annoying... Zelda sat up and rummaged inside of a bag a ways off. When she returned, she was carrying bandages.

"I suppose we can begin by fixing your wounds... You two did a number on each other," She sighed, rubbing her fingers on some sort of liquid solution and rubbing it along the cuts. He cringed and made a pained face. "Oh, stop being such a baby."

"It stings," He whined.

"The pain you put on Uruk was much more, Krutkyu (1)," I hissed. He cocked his head to the side. "You really don't remember the moblin you killed -My teacher..." Something about his stupid shrug made me want to attack him again, and I would have, too, if I had not been so tired.

"Kid, I have killed a lot of moblins-" He replied. Zelda shot him a look -I stood and pointed my finger in his face.

"When Dark gets here, I swear to Ganondorf that you'll pay for that..." I hissed. Zelda took my shoulders and sat me down.

"We are not here to argue. We are here to discuss our current and future situation," Zelda leveled us. "And if Dark happens to show up, we can discuss things with him, too."

With that, she finished up with Link's face and moved to mine. I pushed her hands away; I didn't need a human to heal my wounds, I wasn't helpless. She nodded with a sigh and sat in her seat once more. I pulled my knees to my chest and rested my chin on my knees. Link gave a soft smile and glanced at Zelda as he crossed his legs and folded his hands. His face was so punchable, my fingers were itching.

"Look, we know you have been taught to side with the dark... And to hate the light... But hear our plight -As my son?" Zelda began. I rolled my eyes and hugged my legs. "We lost the Shadow Rebellion; However, we still have a chance to take back what is ours." I scoffed.

"your's? You mean ours -We only took back what you stole from us," I corrected her. She shook her head.

"Actually, kiddo, a long time ago, the we lived in harmony, monsters and humans, and-" Link rebutted. I spit on the floor beside him -The universal sign of disrespect and disgust.

"I don't need a history lesson from you, ya elf-boy," I hissed. "And you're the monsters -We're creatures of shadow." He chuckled at me, I clutched my fists. "What's so funny?"

"Remind me of Dark when I first met him," He replied. I stood up, but Zelda pulled me back down. "Hehehe, just like Dark. Look, coming from someone who has seen someone like you change, you need to learn to calm down." I scoffed.

"Why, so my love can be killed, too? No thanks -I think I'll listen to my own advice," I retorted. He exchanged glances with Zelda. They shook their heads and turned to face me once more.

"Honey, we need to explain some things to you. Hyrule was once a place where the light, shadow, and twilight lived together under light. We were all light-dwellers, even though our shapes were very much the same form they are today. Despite our differences, we lived in harmony. But when,one day, we found out about the triforce, we became tainted and slaughtered each other for it. Your father gathered all of the beast -Except for a majority of the gorons and zoras- to fight on his side. They nearly destroyed us, when the Goddess Hylia separated the humans from the beasts. Many years passed, and we eventually returned to reign over and keep peace in Hyrule. The Goddesses blessed the Humans as the keepers, along with the select races to assist us -And the beasts were exiled to the shadow realm. many more years passed, and the Twilighters and their magic were exiled to the twilight realm. Thus, Hyrule became split into thirds. On one side of the coin was the light, on the other was the dark, and the piece holding us together was the twilight realm," Zelda explained. I took it all in, shaking my head. That's not what I had heard at all.

"This must all be so much on you... Zelda, why don't we wait a little while to explain the other part? He's had a rough day..."Link suggested.

"I don't need your pity..."I grumbled, he smiled again.

Zelda nodded and stroked my hair lovingly. Her touch was the only familiar thing around me... It was... Comforting. Comfort was a nice feeling; like when I was five and first began training, and Uruk was there to hug me afterwards, or when he died and Dark had stayed guard by my door all night because I was afraid the murderer would come and get me. Dark... I missed him... I felt regret for all the times he had tried to ease my frustrations and I pushed him away. I should have treated him better. I should have treated Uruk better.

I had once told Uruk I hated him.

At this thought, as we exited the tent, I nearly threw up as the weight in my heart swam in my stomach. I shook my head of the thought. Then, Link's hand was on the back of my neck, guiding me like a playful uncle. I pushed him off and gave him a disgusted look.

"Piss off..." I hissed. Normally, my language wasn't so full of profanity -Although, my phony bravado must have been the cause of my obscure speech.

I followed him as he led me to a group of people circled around a table intimately staring at a piece of paper. When we approached, they gave me unwanting looks, obviously bothered by my presence -Nay, my existence. I didn't care, I hated them just as much. Link wriggled his way in and put his arms on two of the men's shoulders.

"Good evening, gentlemen," He chirped. "What say you of our current situation?"

"It's looking bleak..." The elder of the group dressed in a long orange robe replied grimly. Link frowned and stood behind me with his hands on my shoulders.

"That's why..." He said. It was the damn code amongst adults again...

Dark's POV:

Back over the river once more, my wolf senses clicked in again -But the thing was... I knew exactly where they were. I always knew where they were at all times, because Link and I were as brothers -I was his shadow. Truth was, I had never been created by Ganondorf, there were no shadows created by anyone. We were truly born of our light beings. The treasured times I had spent with him, Zelda, Telma, and my sweet had been too much on my heart to seek them out and destroy them as my orders had been for twenty long years. I could never bring myself to do such a sinful act.

I ran with the trail of odor, rather than followed it, as my thoughts took over my consciousness. I had often visited them, just watching over the humans as they scrambled to rebel. Rebellion. They were planning it, that I knew full well. I knew what their plan was, I just never knew they would be brave enough... I never knew they'd go out of their way to kidnap my...

Four... I chuckled. He was probably putting up a nasty fight. That boy was so stubborn. Sometimes, he reminded me of myself -Such a colorful and free spirit, yet trapped inside of a cage. Aye, he might have never seen his father, but his eyes were always on his son. Always. Ganondorf probably knew that his son had been kidnapped, as well. As the old triforce holder, he would have this ability.

Ah, yes, another secret.

Ganondorf no longer had his triforce. Neither did Zelda. I wondered if Link had it -I could never stay long enough to find out.

His triforce was pretty useless alone anyway.

(1): Shadow slang -It's a bad word -_-