Plot twist (insert evil laugh)!

So even though Sky's "evil" place isn't exactly evil at all, seeing as it's the spirit realm of Skyloft, it'll still be pretty bad for him because of what's on his head…and it took me about a minute to convince my computer redead is a word because it kept correcting it to be either redhead or reread. I mean, I don't think Castle Town was infested by redheads…right?

So here's my filler, I guess! Hope you all enjoy and make sure to leave a review!

And there's no way to leave this out:

The Zoras: THE LAND IS FLOODING! QUICK, TURN INTO BIRDS!

And to Guest #1 (I guess): YES! I love Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword…and of course, Hyrule Historia. ;3 Happiness overload x3

To Guest #2 (perhaps—maybe the same guest?): The Golden Wing sounds cool! And Ghirahim and Link…I wonder how that's going to work out. Sounds like a tricky story, but I'll look into it. ;3 And thanks!

To DarkKeybladePhantomofTime: Thanks so much! And epic. Name. ;3

IMPORTANT: What should happen to Time and Wind when they enter the Twilight? I think I know what I'm going to do with them, but I'll take any suggestions.

Chapter Eleven

Deciding

V.

The Great Sea is cursed…the endless night was fine, but the sharks are a completely different story. Then I reprimand myself. The endless night was not fine and it's happening right now!

I surface from the pull of unconsciousness. I sit up quickly, as do the other Links. My heart thuds in my chest loudly; I'm surprised they don't hear it. Each seems to gaze at a certain point: Sky at the islands high in the clouds, Time at Hyrule Castle and Castle Town, Twilight at the barrier of darkness enveloping the village, and Shadow at the poisoned land to the southeast.

"What is this?" Shadow murmurs, but we all pick up on it with our Hylian ears.

"I…this is what happened to Castle Town and Hyrule Castle when Ganondorf came into power…" Time trails off as we all glance at the town. "It's infested with redeads now…"

This is a dark spirit realm… Sky's voice suddenly echoes in our heads. He doesn't elaborate, and based on what Twilight has told me, he probably never will.

"This is the Twilight realm," Twilight says softly, his gaze now focusing on the village. "Anyone who might still be on that mountain are now turned into spirits…"

"And that's Death," Shadow whispers, almost inaudible. "I…I can't go anywhere near it…"

"And that's the Great Sea over there," I say, supplying my own information. "But it's cursed…the way Ganondorf cursed it to keep me from getting Nayru's Pearl…"

We are all suddenly greeted by anxious villagers.

"What…what just happened?"

"Why did the heroes screamed like that all the sudden?"

"What are those things?"

"Islands? In the sky?"

"What happened to our village?"

More shouts rose from the crowd, but the heroes did nothing to quell the cacophony of sound. We all stare blankly at our respective evils, our thoughts all jumbled together.

The Great Sea…I try to make it out, the wall of water stopping just short of Hyrule Field. Although the sun is still out, but behind the islands in the sky, the area over the Great Sea is once again dark.

We gaze for a long time, and soon the villagers calm down, instead waiting for us to make a decision, move, do something. We all turn around in unison and let our wary eyes fall upon them.

"We'll discuss this with any elders in the village," Time decides, his voice carrying over the stillness. "All those willing to protect and are able to please set up shifts around your people as we…talk about these matters."

Time is a good leader, I think to myself as a few elderly people stand and approach us. We make our way through the brush, accompanied by the clops of Twilight's crutches.

We finally reach a small clearing where the three elderly people who have accompanied us—an old woman and two older men—sit down with sighs on the ground. We sit next to them.

The old woman, a Hylian, speaks first. "I know that over there's the Twilight," she says. "I met someone back in my day that looks so much like…like you." She points to Twilight.

Twilight nods. "I can't believe I didn't recognize you at first, Telma."

Telma's face breaks into a smile. "So it is you, hon." She leans back, her eyes sparkling with barely suppressed happiness. "Now why haven't you aged as I grow old here?"

Twilight shakes his head. "Not now, Telma…" his cheeks are flushed a bright red. "We have more important matters to discuss…"

"Yes, please, do elaborate," one of the men say. "We wish to all know what it happening to Hyrule. But first, can you please explain why you are heroes?"

Slowly, all of us nod in unison, yet again. Time starts.

He explains that he was from a completely different time, going over vague details of his journey. He tells us of how he was sealed for seven years while Ganondorf made Castle Town the way it looks right now. He then says that he defeated Ganondorf and purged the land of evil.

Twilight starts, but slower. He says that when Ilia was captured, he followed her captors into the Twilight realm and transformed into a wolf, amid gasps from the other elders.

"The barrier will turn all but me, and hopefully ancestors and reincarnations of me, into spirits. With the exception of Zelda, of course," he says calmly while talking about the barrier.

He doesn't go onto his victory, instead nodding at Sky. The Chosen Hero takes a deep breath.

Shadow, relay what I'm going to say, he transmits in our heads.

Shadow nods and quickly describes our link and ability to telepathically connect. Then he repeats Sky's words.

"He…on his journey he underwent certain trials," Shadow says slowly. "They tested his spirit. These realms were dangerous because if he was hit or caught by…guardians? Yes, guardians, then his soul would shatter."

A shudder passes through the group. "Well that sounds cheerful," Time mutters. Then he turns to me. "Wind, describe your…sea. And how you're a hero, I guess."

"Right," I say, turning nervously back to the elders and holding the edge of my tunic. "I…uh…it all started when Tetra—no, Zelda—fell into the Forest of Fairies on Outset Island, where I lived when Hyrule was flooded and…"

"Hyrule was flooded?" one of the elderly men ask, his voice rising. "What do you mean?"

"No, wait, this is in a different dimension!" I say swiftly. "My sister, Aryll, was captured by a giant bird because Ganondorf was searching for Zelda and…" I explain my entire quest to the elders and other heroes.

After I finish, they stare at me for a little. I say, somewhat indignantly, "What? Your quests were heroic too! And…perhaps a little strange."

"So should we tackle these all head-on and try to destroy whatever their source is?" Time shakes his head. "We don't even know what we're fighting right now…"

"It seemed like several…things," Twilight says. "There were several voices."

"Voices?" Telma asks Twilight.

"They somehow got into our heads at the same time," Twilight and Time say together, then stop and grin at each other.

"I think we should split up," I say. "Get rid of the evils from our times. Maybe we should bring along another hero to help or something, but this time isn't supposed to have the Great Sea…"

"I think Wind's idea is a good one, personally," Time says, then turns to Telma and the two others. "Can we get some input?"

"I think you should do what you think is right, as long as it's for the best for Hyrule," Telma says flat-out, and I find myself respecting her more. She isn't blunt, but is motherly and sensible.

"I agree with Telma," one of the older men agree, and the other nods.

Time says, "Well it appears we should get the most devastating first so—"

Shadow leaps to his feet. "We save Death for last."

Time looks slightly taken aback at his sudden outburst. "Well…okay…" he then continues, "We have to have strong fighting forces. We'll put…Shadow and Sky together, and us three as a group," he says. "We'll each take on two of the evils so…"

"We'll take Twilight and the Great Sea," Twilight says unexpectedly. "That way Shadow and Sky can have Castle Town and…the spirit realm."

I nod slowly with it, and Sky's face grows sour. It does make sense, but the only flaw is Time.

"Time…they don't know about Castle Town, though," I say, and Twilight nods, ready to jump in when I need it. I can tell we're thinking along the same lines. "So why don't you aid us in, perhaps, one of our evils and the other you can travel to Shadow and Sky?"

"What do you mean?" Time asks, confusion clear in his gaze.

"Wind and I think you should probably help us in…say, the Twilight that now covers the village…" Twilight says, easily picking up where I left off. "Meanwhile, Sky and Shadow can take care of the spirit realm. After that, Wind and I go to the Great Sea while you join Sky and Shadow since you know Castle Town better."

Time nods, warming to the idea. "That…sounds about right."

"When we all get done with one of our evils, how about we meet back here?" Shadow suggests. We all nod.

"But what if one of us die?" Sky suddenly speaks, his voice soft and hoarse. It is filled with foreboding.

"I…" Time trails off. "The timeline might be disrupted…and it might affect the Links that are descended from that one Link that died…"

"So you mean to say, if something happens to one of you I'm affected?" Shadow asks. "Although I hate the thought, it might be a good indicator if one of us is in danger."

"So, for example, if a temporary—hopefully temporary—curse is placed on Sky, we're all affected?" Time asks, receiving nods from all Links but Sky, who shudders.

"If anything happens to me, you're all okay," Shadow says. "But then again, there's Wind. He's from a different dimension…"

"…and I'm descended from the Hero of Time, which means you and Twilight won't be affected if something happens to me," I finish for him.

"So that's it," Twilight says. "Everyone get ready. Wind, Time, I'll tell you more about the Twilight in-depth. I suggest you do the same to Shadow, Sky."

Sky nods and we split up after thanking the elders. Telma wishes to have a word with Twilight, who stays behind reluctantly as the rest of us leave. I don't want to leave him, the first hero I have met. Instead, I wait from him out of earshot.

When his crutches announce that he's coming to me, I spin around to face him.

"So what are we going to do?" I ask him as we walk to where Time sits on a rock, scanning the land for any signs of danger. "With the Twilight, I mean."

"We'll leave in the morning, so we can have a night's sleep," Twilight says, settling down next to Time, who doesn't move. I sit next to Twilight, shivering in a sudden breeze. Twilight pulls me closer with one arm.

"So how about the Twilight?" Time asks, still not dragging his gaze from the ruined fields. "You said it turned regular people into spirits…would it do the same to us?"

Twilight considers this for a moment. "No, I don't think so. I'll be forced into wolf form, but I'm not sure about you two. You'll probably revert to Twilight forms, too."

"I might be a wolf!" Giddiness fills me, but I push it down. "Uh…I mean…"

Time lets out a low chuckle. "Glad to see one of us is excited. Not that I have a fear of dogs or anything…" He's obviously joking, but I can see he's just a little nervous.

"Mmm…" Twilight trails off. "But you were fine with me!"

"Still, being turned into one is a completely different story," Time shudders. "I could just go with Sky and Shadow…"

"You're not backing out now!" Twilight pulls on Time's ear, the Hero of Time with no choice but to go with it, almost crashing into Twilight. "Come on, I'd've thought the Hero of Time would be more man…"

I watch them walk away, laughing. No, more like Twilight's walking away and Time's being dragged with him by the ear. How Twilight manages this with crutches is beyond me.

I smile and turn back to the foreboding wall of Twilight. Tomorrow we'll go in…tomorrow I'll start my next adventure.

Grinning, I turn back around and follow the trail Time left in the undergrowth.

Sorry for the shorter chapter! I'll get a longer one up next! And...my other fanfiction: Of Hogwarts and Twilight...that's on hold for right now. I'll get back to it later once I'm done with a good portion of this one. If anyone is reading this that knows my Of Hogwarts and Twilight, then there's why I'm not getting the chapters in faster. Sorry!