"Ugh...my head…" Rainbow said coming too before seeing Midna on the ground. "Midna!"
She got to her and saw she was in bad shape. "Oh man… You got blasted by a lot of light back there. How long you think you'll last?"
"She's unconscious. She can't hear you. But she won't last long." Riku said as Link, stuck in his Wolf form got her onto his back.
"Brave Youth…seek the princess within the castle. She is the only one to help you." Lanayru's voice said.
"You nuts? Without Epona, we can't get her to Hyrule fast enough." Rainbow said.
"We're outside castle town. And Link and Riku's already on the move." Jexi said as Link ran on all fours with Riku by his side as they headed for castle.
"Still, that Zant really got us, didn't he?" Zaveid said.
"It just shows how powerful he is." Aelita said.
"I expected some of us to be able to retain our forms in there." David said.
"Maybe… our resistance to it just wasn't strong enough." Colette said.
"Yeah, that would make sense..." David said.
"There are just some things we can and can't do. We just gotta accept that." Indigo said.
With Link and Riku, the two of them entered the castle and the tower but didn't see Zelda inside. Until Midna fell off Link with Zelda by her side.
"Please...tell us...how we can lift the curse on the wolf." Midna said.
"Midna." Riku said as Midna weakly grabbed at Zelda.
"You need him right? He is the only one to save your world. So please...help Link." Midna said.
Zelda looked to the wolf as she looked at him and sensed the power inside him. "The power that binds him is a different kind of evil then that of twilight. Head to the sacred grove and recover the sword of evil's bane that was made by the ancients. The Master Sword."
"Also….one last thing….could you tell him...where to find the Mirror of Twilight?" Midna asked as Zelda gasped.
"Mirror...of Twilight?" Riku asked.
"Midna, I think I understand just who and what you are." Zelda said as she was sending her power into Midna.
"Link! Riku! Stop her!" Minda said, but it was too late, the princess had vanished but Midna has been returned to normal.
"Zelda…" Riku said as Midna looked sad as well before jumping onto Link.
"Come on. To Faron Woods!" Midna ordered as they headed out of the castle. As soon as they rejoined with everyone outside, a large diamond of twilight encased the castle preventing any sort of entry.
"Guess we won't be going back anytime soon." Hope said.
Midna growled at this before calming down. "Come on. We're going to the Faron Woods." she said.
"To obtain the Master Sword, I'm guessing." Scott said.
"Seems like it." Ramona said.
They ventured forward into the forests where they came across an area known as the Lost Woods. By carefully traversing the woods with caution, they soon came across a pedestal with a familiar looking sword inside of it. Link approached it in his wolf form. It and the sword soon radiated with one another before Link let loose a pained howl before the darkness inside him took form of some crystal.
"This was it?" Riku asked before they saw Link in his human form grab onto the sword and pull it out with ease.
"The sword accepted you as its master?" Midna said.
"Of course it did. None of us can wield it." David said. "It's pretty much been that way for quite a while."
"And what about that crystal?" RIku asked.
"If he were to touch it, he would become a beast. We should toss it, although, with this, Link could transform into a beast at any time he wishes. Let's keep it, as a way of thanks to Zant." Midna said. "Now that that's out of the way, I was wonder if you guys could take me something called the Mirror of Twilight. It may as well be our last link to Zant."
"If we even knew where to find it, we could." Sectonia said.
"It would have to be somewhere unexplored." Robin said pulling out a map of Hyrule. "And the only place that is unexplored is the Gerudo Desert."
"That place again?" David asked.
"Again?" Link asked.
"Let's just say the last time we were there, it was for the most part unenjoyable." David said. "I kept getting sand in my eyes."
"That was because there was a massive sandstorm. Besides, you have a hat now so you don't have to worry about that." Ming said.
"It's worth a shot. Besides, there aren't any settlements out in the desert so it's not like we have to stop somewhere." Zinia said.
"Oh boy…" David said.
"Just power through it, Dave. We don't really have a choice in the matter here." Zelos said.
"You can survive a day or two in the desert." Zoro said.
"Very well...let's get going then." Midna said.