The next morning, the group was woken by a loud, excited scream.
"LINK!" Before Link could do anything, the source of the scream leaped on top of him, and he pushed them back to get a good look at who it was.
"Ilia!?" He said. Link was hoping to be out of Ordon before she found him.
"It's been such a long time! Where have you been? Who are your friends?" Ilia continued to attack him with a barrage of questions. Then Link realized something. She had seen Midna and Andima. There was no way of getting out of this now.
"How did you get in here?" Link asked.
"Uli said you and a friend were staying here! The man that lives here let me in!" She said. Link wished the other Spencer had been smart enough not to let her in.
"What's all the ruckus about?" Spencer asked, half asleep. He had been woken by Ilia's initial scream, as had everyone else.
"You must be Spencer! Has anyone told you you look just like the man that lives here?" Ilia asked.
"No... not yet..." Spencer said.
"What's this thing, Link?" When Link wasn't looking, Ilia had gone over to to the half-asleep Midna and picked her up by the arm.
"Put her down!" Link cried. Luckily, Midna was still drowsy enough not to care as Ilia dropped her back onto the sheets.
"By the way, the man that lives here has cooked breakfast!" Ilia said.
Andima got up and rubbed her eyes. "Sounds good to me."
Ilia let out a yelp of surprise. "These things are alive!?"
"What did you think we were? Dolls?" Andima said while putting on her helmet.
--
When they climbed the ladder out of the basement, the smell of breakfast hit them, and they were suddenley very hungry.
"What is that? Smells good." Spencer said. The other Spencer sat at a table which held six plates of toast and eggs.
"Least I could do for someone like you." He said with a grin. The group and Ilia sat down at the table. "So where do you plan to go today?" He asked.
"Oh, no where in particular." Link said. This was a lie, he knew they were going to go get the Master Sword, but didn't want to worry Ilia. Ilia was still looking at Andima and Midna, trying to figure out where they came from. Finally, she gave up.
"How long have you known Midna, Link?" She asked.
Link choked on his toast. He really didn't want to talk about it. "Well... It's kind of a long story..."
"I've got all day." Ilia said.
"Alright, fine." Link told her then of everything that happened from the day the twilight covered Hyrule, to now, skipping the uneventful five years in the middle. He didn't want to hide anything, so he even told her of his and Midna's relationship. Link's worries were confirmed then, because Ilia got up with a depressed look on her face. "I see." She said, then walked out of the house, slamming the door behind her. Afterwards, there was an awkward silence, which was broken by Midna.
"Don't worry, Link. She'll be fine. We have to go if we want to make it to Castle Town today." She said.
"Today? It takes longer than that to get to castle town on foot!" Spencer said.
"I have an idea." Midna said with a mischievous grin.
--
Soon, Midna, Andima, Spencer, and Link arrived at the entrance to the Sacred Grove. Link listened carefully. He could hear the Skullkid's song. "That way." He said, pointing in the direction of the tune.
After walking a fair bit, they met the Skullkid. "Hehehe, you want to go to my secret place? It's been a long time since we last played!"
"If you would be so kind. I'm sorry to say we haven't got time to play today." Link said.
"Aw, fine. Just make sure to come back soon!" The Skullkid said.
The group followed the Skullkid through a confusing maze of trees, bushes, and tunnels. Finally, they entered what was left of the former Temple of Time. They walked through the short passageway that had been opened by the Hero of Time centuries ago. Spencer, Andima, and Midna stood back as Link walked up to the holder. It was old and worn down, but the sword it held looked as if it was crafted yesterday. Link gripped the handle with both hands, and pulled. The rock of the holder had made the fit tighter, but after a few seconds, the Blade of Evil's Bane slid out and Link held it high. He recognized it's soft hum. He sheathed the sword, then walked over to the others.
"It looks as if I put it there today." He said with a smile.
"Of course, you know what this means." Midna said. She produced the shadow crystal.
"I was hoping you forgot about that..." Link said.
"Not a chance!" Midna held out the crystal. "Go on."
"Oh, come on Midna, do we have to-" Link started. He was interrupted by Midna.
"You want to make it to Castle Town today or not?" She said.
Link gave up with a sigh. Reluctantly, he touched the crystal. Almost immediately his knees bent the other way, he fell on all fours, and grew fur. He had turned into the Sacred Beast once again. Midna landed on his back.
"Haven't done this in a while, have we?" She said while a grin.
Spencer was looking at Link, trying to figure how just how it would feel to turn into a wolf when Andima spoke to him. "We should try it on you now, don't you think?"
He looked over to her, and she had already produced the shadow crystal of her own.
"Do we really need to?" Spencer asked with a sigh.
"If you want to keep up with Link and Midna, yes!" Andima said. Link and Midna were watching patiently. Spencer gulped, then took a deep breath. She reached out to the crystal, and hesitated. Andima wasn't about to let him cop out now, so she shoved it into his hand.
He immediately let go, but it had triggered what it was meant to do. Only Spencer's inner animal wasn't a wolf. His thumbs shrunk into his hands, his knees bent the other way, his feet became abnormally large, his ears grew long, he shrank to the size of a shoe box, and grew brown fur. He had turned into a hare.
Midna and Andima burst into laughter. Spencer looked up at Link, and saw that he was doing his best not to howl or bark.
'Well, this is degrading...' Spencer thought.
--
They spent the rest of the day running, hovering, and hopping through Hyrule field. It felt a lot different as a hare, not to mention the drastically changed viewpoint. He could ear much better, and smell better, too. Though that wasn't a very good thing sometimes. Bokoblins and the other beasts of Hyrule stink.
At sunset they arrived at Castle Town west gate. Spencer watched as Midna produced the Master Sword so Link could touch it and become human again. She was about to put it away when Andima nudged her in the side and pointed to Spencer. Midna gave Andima a look that told her 'Alright, fine...' and lay the Sword on the grass so Spencer could hop on it. Soon, he was standing on it, view point much higher than it had been a minute ago.
"I'm glad that's over." He said. "I hope I don't have to do that for a very long time." Andima gave a small laugh.
--
In the bar, Andima and Midna had chosen not to hide in shadows, so they were getting many strange looks from everyone. Spencer walked up to the counter with Andima.
"Four pints of your finest, please." He said, putting his rupees on the table. Andima nudged him and whispered something into his ear.
"Make that six." Spencer said.
--
"...So then I said, about time! You should have hic seen the look on their faces!" Spencer was a good ways into his third pint. Andima put an arm around his neck, leaning heavily. "So there I was, then this bozo comes crashing through the woods! I pick him up by the waste and he hangs there with the stupidest look on his face!"
Link and Midna watched from a nearby table. They had barely touched their drinks. It was too funny watching what happens when you intoxicate Spencer and Andima. Andima then gave Spencer a drunken kiss, which made him fall to the ground, bringing Andima with him. Everyone crowded around to see them. They had fallen asleep.
"I won't envy them in the morning." Link said. "I'll drink to that." Midna said. They clinked their glasses together and drank.