Link blinked in surprise as he saw the army he had formed cause hell on every creatures that were in the area. Some Keeses were seen biting and gnawing on the bones of the distressed Stalfos who were trying to swipe and shoo the out of control Keeses, some Keeses had called upon the brethren who were inside the area to help them take down their enemies and to Link's surprise no Keeses were fighting each other. The Icicle creatures meanwhile were making the lives of even the Like Like miserable by either picking them up or spearing them from the inside.

"Link we should take this time to deactivate the seals Ganondorf has on the area" Navi said, Link who was still transfixed at the mayhem which continued to unfold. He blinked before smiling.

"Right, let's go" Link said before running inside the room that had the Shadow Medallion seal. On cue in the Water Room Ruto was left balking in horror as she saw the familiar Icicle creatures terrorizing the room and the other monsters minus the Keeses who somehow were being ridden on by said creatures.

"In all my years… I never expected the Keese to be this… nice?" Ruto said with a weak smile as she witnessed how the Wolfos were now forced to retreat in fear despite being taller and stronger then their foes, unfortunately given the numbers they proved to be more than a nuisance to the distressed wolves. As she watched Ruto' mind now wondered to what was going on with everyone else.

Maemi glared at Ganondorf who now lowered the diamond she was in so they were almost eye level.

"I will only ask you one last time- where is the Triforce of Power?" Ganondorf bellowed in anger as Maemi remained unphased by his temper, instead she leaned on back part of the diamond with her arms folded which in turn left him more agitated.

"Again- YOU have it! Don't you? After all I didn't touch it, you beat me to it" Maemi snapped crossly causing him to glare and throw a chair against the wall near Zelda in anger. Zelda flinched and ended up releasing a small whimper at how that could have hurt her if she wasn't in the diamond prison.

"I know you have it or at least know where it is! So stop with these games! That so called Hero is coming here and I need all three pieces to complete my ambitions" Ganondorf said before punching the diamond, Maemi jerked forwards and backwards for a bit due to the force of the impact but remained as she was.

"What do you mean I have it? There's no mark on my hand" Maemi said "and if there had been wouldn't you think I would have been more smarter to keep hidden then be out in the open?" Maemi suggested to his disgust as she showed him her hands.

"Oh really?" he showed Maemi a fragment of the Triforce of Power, Maemi raised a brow not believing what she was seeing only instead of showing she was shocked she kept her face neutral "regardless of how small this fragment that I could only acquire seven years ago it served me well but I want the whole of it! I did not go through all of this just to have a piece of a whole relic" Ganondorf yelled at her. Zelda meanwhile went pale as she continued to hear the conversation. If that was true and he only had a small fragment then where was the rest of the Triforce of Power?

Maemi as she watched Ganondorf have a strop mentally thanked Dark for keeping her composed, the last thing they wanted was for this man to hurt or break her.

"Sorry to break your heart" Maemi said dryly before wincing as she felt electricity hit her from within the diamond. She felt Dark wince a bit as he took the brunt of it to her dismay.

"Dark…" at that moment Maemi could only feel more helpless as she heard his agonizing screams fill her ears in contrast to her weak whimpering. At that moment she wanted his pain to go away but they were trapped and unable to break free.

"You will tell me otherwise there will be nothing of you left for your precious sister or Hero to find" Ganondorf warned but instead of flinching from the threat she huffed.

"Do you worst" he raised a brow at how she refused to back down or break "I don't know anything so I have nothing to worry about, I'm just a normal person and you're an idiot! Ever wonder if Din had a contingency plan just in case someone did try to steal Power? If so how would I be aware of it? All I did was try to stop you and failed so basically you're barking up the wrong tree" Maemi added bluntly as she narrowed her eyes at him. Ganondorf soon laughed loudly which left Maemi and Dark who was recovering to question if he had cracked.

"This is amusing, to think that even after all this you still wouldn't talk? I know you have it or know something about the Triforce of Power's location and do you want to know why?" Ganondorf asked with a cruel smirk, Maemi meanwhile stared at him with a bland look.

"How?" Maemi shrugged causing him to twitch at how she continued to act ignorant but kept his composure.

"Because thanks to this fragment I can sense the relic's linked to you, so tell me… did you touch the Triforce?" Ganondorf said now folding his arms, to his surprise Maemi shrugged.

"Naaaaah" Maemi said in a low bland tone while Zelda who had listened froze slightly as she remembered a moment when they were younger, she was sure it was a replica of the Triforce but what if? What if it was actually real and Maemi had touched it? If so why didn't it split back then?

Huffing he shook his head. His eyes soon went to Zelda and it was then ideas formed about how he could get Maemi to crack. Hearing his thoughts Maemi frowned mentally.

"You know Nabooru was pregnant before your surrogate mothers killed it right?" Ganondorf froze, all ideas he had thought of now left thanks to Maemi's words. Turning to look at the girl his eyes narrowed.

"Is this a joke?" he asked darkly only to see her shake her head to his shock.

"No lie, she left because she couldn't bear to see other women and children suffer from your cruel acts. Unfortunately they caught and used her as a minion after trying to suffocate and crush her stomach. Too bad no heir for you if anything goes south" Maemi said bluntly as he gritted his teeth in anger due to mixed reasons.

"Those- those witches! How dare they-" he paused to glare at her.

"And why are you telling me this now?" Ganondorf asked coldly.

"Thought you would want to know what your minions do behind your back, oh and I'm guessing Link has now entered your castle since the lights surrounding the windows have gone" Maemi pointed to his shock.

"How did he remove them so fast?" he yelled before moving to a part of the room in order to find out, what he saw made him twitch in anger and shock. "THOSE THINGS?!" he bellowed in anger.

Hearing and seeing what was helping Link get further into the castle made Maemi laugh hysterically.

"Seriously I thought they went to the Icy Cavern, who knew they would catch wind of this" Maemi said between laughs, mentally happy that Izzy was helping out as well.

"I will not be beaten by lower level weak creatures and that Hero" Ganondorf snarled as he glared at Maemi.

"Do be careful they will bite" Maemi taunted before wincing as he forced her to endure a stronger electrical pulse.

"That will shut you up, now you will speak about the Triforce of Power or else I will hurt your precious sister. After all… I do need one heir to rule the kingdom with" he said with a cruel smirk while she stared blankly at him once she recovered.

"Thank goodness I'm going to die first" Maemi muttered before wincing from the extra pain he inflicted.

"Don't be too sure, once I extract wisdom I could kill her without a second thought. That's the only reason why she's alive, just like you are alive thanks to Power" he said in a blithe tone.

"Don't care" Maemi said causing him to twitch once more at her nonchalant response.

"You will once-"

"Don't care" Maemi interrupted with a frown.

"Will you stop-!"

"Don't care" Maemi replied in the same blunt baby voice.

"Stop cutting me off-"

"Don't care" Zelda as she watched this blinked in surprise not knowing what to make of this. At this rate Link would be able to enter the room while Maemi had Ganondorf distracted, seeing how Maemi was helping in her own way left Zelda smiling.

"Don't care"

"I will kill your family" Zelda's smile vanished at the morbid comment.

"Don't care" Maemi said which almost made Ganondorf blanch at her remark, that had to be a lie…

"I will make your sister my queen"

"Don't care"

"I'll mutilate and murder that hero"

"Don't care"

"I'll force you to be my queen and make your sister my slave" Ganondorf said while Zelda went green.

"Ugh…" Maemi and Zelda said at the same time feeling shivers almost run down their spine thanks to the imagery, at this rate Maemi was about to gag violently from what he insinuated.

"Don't care" Maemi remained unphased on the outside.

"Stop that! It's annoying!" he said crossly.

"Don't care" Maemi said before he growled angrily, slamming the diamond once more only with more strength he walked towards his organ and began to play, there was nothing. Not even the most atrocious threats made her crack, it was like she had gained a heart of ice or she had created a brick wall to prevent herself from giving up leaving him frustrated. On cue the door opened revealing a determined Link followed by a quiet army who leered at Ganondorf coldly. To Link's surprise the Triforce of Courage started to react with Zelda's Wisdom and the fragment of Power Ganondorf held. Maemi as she watched bit the inside of her cheek as she watched with a helpless look.

"Link…"

"The pieces are now resonating. They are trying to become one once more, the ones I failed to obtain seven years ago… I will obtain them tonight even if I have to tear the pair of you to pieces to gain them" Ganondorf said after he slowly stopped playing the instrument. Link looked at both princessed, to his shock Maemi had a few scuff marks and scratches which made Link angry at what the evil king had done to her.

"Are these toys too much to you?" Ganondorf asked in a sickly sweet tone before throwing his cape behind him "then you had better return it to me" Ganondorf said before using the fragment to attack Link.

"Link, his power is too much I won't be able to help I'm sorry" Navi cried as Maemi and Zelda could only watch with helpless eyes.

"Dark please help Link, forget about me for now. He needs help" Maemi said to Dark's surprise, she felt his reluctance before feeling him slip out the pendent. To her relief she watched him escape the diamond and hide within Link's shadow.

"Good luck you two" Maemi said while placing her hands together and began to pray for their victory.

Link opened his eyes to see Ganondorf hovering over the center part of the room, he quickly moved back as he saw the Gerudo male punch the ground causing parts of the platforms around the center to fall.

"Stay on guard, he will attack soon" Link almost jumped in surprise once he heard Dark's voice.

"Where are you?" Link whispered cautiously before feeling something odd, looking at his shadow he almost blanched.

"Don't make it obvious! Maemi asked me to help you so accept this truce for now. After all we do have the same enemy" Link nodded while gripping his sword tightly.

"Do you think the others are okay?" Link asked softly before hearing Dark sigh.

"For now, this room has been enchanted by Ganondorf using a fragment of the Triforce. Turns out he didn't get the whole of it which is good for us, for now" Dark replied as he helped move Link and parried the energy ball Ganondorf had summoned "Keep on guard! That almost hit you!" Dark scolded the flushing male before he shook off his shock.

"R-Right" Link muttered weakly as he began to parry the same energy ball back before firing an arrow at Ganondorf quickly in order to distract the male. To his relief it worked so when he parried again the blast sent Ganondorf to the ground.

"Nice" Dark smiled as Link jumped to the center part and slashed Ganondorf repeatedly who then took a sword and tried to defend himself. Link not anticipating this almost stumbled backwards had Dark not kept him grounded.

"Now we both know that was sloppy " Dark said dryly as Link refocused and attacked Ganondorf who now fell from the center platform and landed on the ground floor. Groaning Ganondorf sat up before glaring at Link who kept on guard. He watched the Gerudo jump up and swipe his sword at Link who blocked it with his shield, using this opportunity Link swiped his sword at the unsuspecting Ganondorf who did not catch the attack in time. He grunted as pain flared from the diagonal cut that hit his lower wrist, stomach, chest and right shoulder. As a result Ganondorf almost fell had he not forced himself to fight back with a sudden green energy ball that took Link by surprise. Wincing Link almost went off the platform had Dark kept him still, seeing how Link remained standing baffled Ganondorf before he tried to injure Link once more.

"Thanks" Link said before kneeling in order to block the incoming kick while using his shield.

The night blew harshly though the desert, bitter gales nipped and caused various articles of fabrics to flap violently as the night continued it's onslaught upon the Gerudo Desert. The fortress during that time was filled with watchwomen who soon went inside as the icy bitter feeling continued to grow leaving them unable to bear the outside anymore.

During that time some mothers were tending to their children while others were training or sleeping for the evening as they had watch duty the next day. It seemed peaceful and yet despair filled the women knowing that this familiar yet deadly gale would cause some of their own to die tonight just as the scorching sun claimed it's own victims, it was sad and painful to watch as those who could not cope would perish either so slowly or if mercy would have it end their suffering quickly. To their dismay the cold continued it's slow torment.

As the rooms were occupied a shadow slowly walked through the hallways wearing a black cloak, unable to be detected the shadow continued it's walk towards a particular room. In that room swirls of dark magic filled the area allowing the shadow to locate where the source was, there in the room a mother who to the shadow looked exhausted. She had only given birth not too long ago and yet she had birthed a strong male Gerudo who would lead their people, to prosperity she could only hope and yet as soon as the shadow saw the baby sleeping in it's cot a frown formed. The corners of the shadow's mouth twitched as a long sleeved arm left the safety of the cloak, slowly approaching the baby pity filled the shadow as it was only a baby. It knew nothing of what it's fate would lead to, but the shadow could not turn a blind eye to the malice forming within the child. Knowing that the malice would grow and fester within the child until it became the new King of Evil or as some would say the Demon King.

"I… I never expected to come here, I never did Ganondorf. However desperate times come with desperate measures… you left me with no choice, you have to be stopped before you hurt anymore people. After all we gave you so many chances, even I gave you a means to try and start over but you refuse my hand. So… I need to finish this" the shadow mentally said with a soft melancholy sigh as they stared at the sleeping baby, pulling out a dagger which glinted in the night the semi pale hand gripped the dagger tightly and stood above the baby's cot. Staring down at it the shadow kept their eyes on him.

"You would do the same thing if you were in my shoes if I went out of control… right?" the shadow pondered as their focus grew to the point they slowly placed both hands on the dagger, closing their eyes they soon opened them and sent the dagger down quickly.

Riiiip

The shadow stared at the baby with bland eyes before turning to see the mother now look at them with stunned eyes.

"This child is marked with evil, what you do now is up to you… I've done what I needed to do" the shadow said before slipping the hand that held the dagger back in the cloak, turning on their heel they left the room leaving the stunned mother to look at the cot with a speechless expression.

Elsewhere

Three individuals stared with shock and perplexed looks not knowing what to make of the event.

"She… she had him, she could have ended this" a woman with red hair said while stuttering on her own words, at the same time the blue haired woman turned her head to look at her sister.

"Din… the cycle would have resumed, he would come back" the blue haired woman said with a sad look.

"But not if she killed him! If she had he would never come back, the cycle! It would have ended! So why?! Why did she not stop him?!" Din exclaimed still perplexed and unable to comprehend the after effects. A green haired woman looked at her sisters with a sad smile.

"Mercy my sister" the pair looked at the green haired woman who smiled softly despite the sadness that bled through them.

"MERCY?!" Din yelled not believing her eyes.

"Mercy and Compassion, he is only a baby and if she were to kill him then wouldn't that make her as bad as him?" Din gritted her teeth before grunting as she turned to look away. This wasn't suppose to happen! She saw the girl's fate, what she was about to do and she chose to avoid it. All because of her… personality. Sighing heavily Din felt a sad smile slowly form.

"Let's go speak to her, I want to test something" Din said surprising her sister.

"Oh yes, I too want to see how this unfolds if she does somehow pull this off and if she does. Then the future could be saved after all, however my lady- it will only create an alternate line if I am correct Lady Nayru?" a sly voice entered their eyes, rolling her eyes playfully the green haired woman shook her head.

"I see you already have made your mind up Puppet Master?" the green haired woman said with mirth in her eyes.

"You know me too well Lady Farore after all you give and sustain life, surely she has learned to walk on a more peaceful path and he was her last test. If I may be so bold- she passed very well" the Puppet Master said while a ghost smile formed on Nayru's lips, pride in knowing that this girl proved her worth, pride in knowing that she would be born as this girl's grandmother. In truth Nayru could sense wisdom, the willpower to do what is right and the emotional drive to keep her powers from corrupting her soul. It was rare and yet she knew from the Hero they had chosen that she would share some familiar traits while some would differ given who they were. Knowing that the girl would not be swayed to believe them but would still play an active role to help, despite not having a magical bone in her body the girl's life force still was flowing with spiritual power that some would deem as a threat.

Knowing that this child could be a key that would help change Demise, maybe for the better? It was something to thing and hope for- right?

To say things could have gone better had been an understatement, to Maemi running from a collapsing castle caused by Ganondorf annoyed Maemi deeply.

"Why can't bad people just accept their loss gracefully?" she muttered as Link pulled her down the steps with Zelda following behind them in order to make sure her sister was safe.

"Your guess is as good as mine" Dark responded with what she felt was a shrug thanks to their link, to their relief despite the set backs they were close to the exit as they could see the bridge.

"Less talk more running, the castle is still going to crush us if we slow down" Link said while they removed the last obstacle and left the bridge, spotting the entrance that Link entered the trio had exited the castle to see it now flatten until there was nothing but rubble. Seeing this Maemi frowned while her heart grew sad. Despite the fact Ganondorf was bad, she really didn't want it to end like this. In the end he was like them, wasn't he?

"This is really bad, Link why did things have to be this way?" Maemi asked the burning question that even burned in his mind, feeling Zelda's hand on her shoulder Maemi looked up at her saddened sister who knelt down and hugged her.

"I'm sorry you had to go through this, even now you haven't aged and yet I can still see that you would never be able to change what is in your heart. It's not a bad thing but things have to happen for a reason" Zelda said softly as Maemi hugged her tightly.

"But sis, before all this. He only wanted to stop his people from dying, they were so oppressed and father did nothing but make it worse! He caused the civil war" Maemi said with tears in her eyes "so many people were unhappy, they didn't want to be ruled they wanted equality and the Gerudo wanted to leave the desert it was killing them! So why? Why did father have to be so cruel?" Maemi choked as she wailed in her saddened sister's shoulder.

"I don't know… but I promise to unite all the races, I will not allow what happened before to happen again. There will be true peace" Zelda vowed softly as she comforted her distressed sister, Link meanwhile surveyed the area with Dark in order to give the sisters some time to talk. As much as Zelda's sworn oath words rang true in his ears sadness in knowing that so much had been lost trickled in his mind. His family, the Deku Tree, the Gorons, Zoras, Gerudo- Nabooru included, so many people suffered oppression and even when one had tried to do the right thing they soon became corrupt due to the weight of Power. It was a saddening sight to see a once proud king who was looked upon by his people fall in such a tragic manner that even his own people revolted against him.

"And if there will never be any? What will you do then?" Maemi asked with a tearful look, Zelda as she observed her sister wiped her cheeks and nodded.

"Then I will work harder to assure it is done, no one should ever suffer such tyranny. No race or creed should" Maemi observed her sister before nodding.

"I will hold you to it" Maemi said before sensing a disturbance in the air. "I sense a dark presence" Maemi said to their dismay, Dark who had also sensed it felt his stomach churn as he recognized who it was.

"I'll check it out" Link said as he gripped his sword tightly, feeling Dark's worry left Link more uneasy. Strange that he would be in tuned with his dark half given how they only worked together once, yet it felt as if his mind was more at peace. He felt as if he could trust Dark to protect Zelda and Maemi, as a result he felt more focused than before. However he quickly panicked for a brief second as Ganondorf shot out from under the rubble, watching the weakened Gerudo pant heavily the male showed them the Triforce of Power before changing into a gigantic pig beast carrying two swords. At that moment however Maemi tensed up, fear entered her eyes as she took a step back. The sudden chill surrounded her but she cared not that Zelda now noticed her sudden change of mood, nor that Dark was yelling at her. Wanting to know why she was panicking instead of being close to Zelda. Instead her mind went back to the stormy cold night that involved her standing near the drawbridge of Hyrule Castle, her body tensed up as she saw the humongous creature that stood before her now stand once more facing Link.

"I finally found you" she remembered it's labored bone chilling gluttonous voice,

"…It's going to eat me" Maemi's body shook even as she took another step back. Fear continued to fill her to the point she narrowly missed the Master Sword land behind her, impaling the ground due to the force of the now monstrous Ganondorf's swings.

"What to do with you now that you're all alone?" it's cynical tone continued to echo in her mind "Shall I kill you now and take your powers away? Or should I let you suffer slowly?" Teeth now gnashing together as fear took on a new level, it took everything in Maemi's power not to flee. Link could handle this demonic presence and yet it could easily break through the fiery barrier, attack Zelda and kill her.

"I don't want to be eaten" Maemi's voice shook violently as Dark continued to help Maemi break free from her inner turmoil, soon images of what happened filled Dark's mind halting him to the spot. Despite being in the pendent that contained no solid floor he was left uncaring if he fell, dread and fear- her emotions continued to surround the traumatized child to the point she wanted to leave. How could he not fault her for that? Instead anger and disgust, confusion even filled his mind at how Ganondorf had somehow found a way to kill her before they even met. As his mind continued to relive those moments Link had blocked the sword with his shield, at that moment he faltered from feeling Dark's anger which was being directed at Ganondorf. Taking a second to escape the attacks Link then looked briefly at Maemi and Zelda before blanching, Maemi was close to the cliff.

"Maemi get away from the cliff! Don't take another step!" he yelled as he dodged the swords, to his dismay Maemi didn't respond. Instead she said something that made his blood go cold.

"He's going to eat me…" Turning to look at Ganondorf anger coursed through Link only instead of letting it blind him, he channeled it to help him focus on finding a way to fight back. In the meantime the Master Sword was still out of his reach so he had to find a way to get it back.

"Maemi please don't move, you'll fall" Zelda pleaded as she knelt down and grabbed Maemi's shoulders "we won't let him hurt you"

"He was there… that night, he tried to eat me" Maemi's voice shook, her voice very faint but it was enough for Zelda to hear. Turning to look at Ganondorf Zelda swallowed now knowing why Maemi was panicking.

"Maemi, he can't hurt you. Link and I will not let it happen, Dark won't let it happen either. We can stop him, if we don't he'll hurt more people and we won't want that to happen" Zelda said while Maemi continued to shake like a leaf, it truly did hurt her to see her sister like this. She had only been a child, she no doubt had a home and had been forced away from it for strange reasons. Now to be greeted by her nightmare once more it would no doubt set Zelda on edge.

"Do not be scared" a voice echoed in Maemi's mind causing her to go still, "the Demon King can only be stopped by my master but I need to be taken to him. The chances of him winning against the Evil King will be even greater compared to now as his chances without me have dropped drastically. Will you help me?" the soft voice said, as odd as it was she could understand the strange language the voice was speaking. Slowly she felt something touch her finger tips causing the scared girl to look at the Master Sword that stood behind her.

"A child of Courage chosen by the Goddesses- can only wield my power, I can sense untapped power within you. A familiar presence that is similar to my masters and so, I will entrust you to bring me to my master" the voice said calmly leaving Maemi more baffled as she focused now solely on the sword and not Zelda who was speaking to her with frantic tones. Touching the handle she pulled the sword from the ground effortlessly but admired the sword in more detail since she had not been able to before. Despite being simple it's aura left her feeling safe around the weapon, was there something within the sword? Was that who she could hear?

Slowly Maemi looked at Link and Ganondorf's demonic form, her hands now tightened on the sword as she swallowed thickly.

"I calculate that once the Evil King has been defeated, he will not be able to harm you anymore. The Sages' seal will be strong enough to imprison him in the Forbidden Realm; do not be scared of this form. If you allow fear to consume you, it will only leave you unable to move forwards" the voice said as it's aura continued to comfort Maemi, giving her some courage to take a step forward. Slowly she took another step followed by another until she soon ran through the barrier to Zelda's surprise. Releasing a battle cry Maemi immediately charged at Ganondorf and severed his tail causing him to scream in agony, blood stained the floor due to the serious damage caused by the blow. However Maemi cared not about the stain or smell that entered their noses, instead her mind was solely focused on protecting Link and stopping Ganondorf. Blinking in surprise Link froze to see Maemi holding the sword given that only he was the only one chosen to wield it. Her eyes as he observed them were now steely and calm, more calm than Dark's and Zelda's leaving him more curious as to what provoked this sudden change. Maemi soon glared at Ganondorf as she moved into a crouching position the same way she observed Link numerous times, her mind was now focused on one thing now that she was moving with the spirit of the sword- take down Ganondorf. To weaken him until Zelda and the other sages could seal him away. Spotting Link she nodded and blocked one of the large swords with the sword in her hand, using the momentum she pushed back and rolled before throwing the sword to Link.

"Take it!" Maemi yelled before quickly grabbing her bow and fired a Light arrow at Ganondorf's head causing him to scream from the searing pain. Seeing this chance Link attacked Ganondorf until the monstrous form was now on the floor due to the last attack, to their relief Zelda was able to subdue the demon allowing Link to stab at Ganondorf's head right where the jewel was. It was then a flash of light surrounded them leaving them now suspended above the clouds.

"Thank you child, you did well" a voice said in Maemi's mind as she now realised what had happened, she had pushed past her fears and helped stop Ganondorf.

"I need to make up for what I have done" Zelda had said with a guilty look taking Maemi by surprise "and for that I must send you back in time to reclaim your lost child hood" this however didn't sit well with Maemi.

"Oh knock it off Zelda!" Maemi snapped startling the pair and Dark. "Link can't go back, if he does and Ganondorf comes back then who will stop him? Seals don't last forever you know! So wise up and use your common sense, that's how we got into this situation before remember? You didn't listen to me when I said don't get the spiritual stones and now we're here with a ruined kingdom and less than a handful of people from each tribe" Maemi said sharply causing Zelda to swallow and look away weakly, tears almost welled up in the woman's eyes knowing that Maemi was right. She hadn't listened and just like her father she had caused an unforgivable act to occur. She had caused Ganondorf to take over because of her folly. But she had robbed Link of his childhood. Wasn't there a way to make things right?

"I… I can't stand by and allow Link to suffer"

"He already went back once thanks to the Master Sword, his mind is grown up but his body is of a child. How would it work Zelda? He can't go back to how things were it can't work like that" Maemi stressed.

"And why not?" Zelda snapped without meaning to while Link looked at them, mentally he was thankful that Maemi was standing up for him. He did want to stay and yet… part of him wanted to go back and prevent the whole madness from ever happening. Yet Maemi struck a good point, what if Ganondorf did come back? There would be no one to help stop him. The whole of Hyrule would suffer as a result.

"Living in ignorance can only do so much sister, who will help take over Link's position if you want him to go back that badly? Who?" Maemi snapped leaving Zelda conflicted.

"…It will be okay-oh and when you meet his dark side give him this- a part of his power is inside the stone, it will keep you safe" Maemi paused as she looked at the pendent with a curious look, now that she had thought about it. It was strange that her future self had given her such an item "he isn't so scary when you get to know him. He is just sad and lonely, like we are"

"That's it…" Maemi looked up at Zelda with a newfound idea on how to help Link stay and yet let him go back without any worries "that's the answer! It was with me the whole time" Maemi's eyes softened as she held the pendent softly.

"Have Dark stay behind, if Link wants to go back then Dark must stay" this stunned the trio who were now speechless from her words.

"But… but why?" Dark asked not believing what he was hearing, however sensing Maemi's content emotions left him unsettled.

"Future parallel me gave me this pendent, she told me to give this to Dark and yet he was safely hidden inside instead of being able to wear it. She must have known the conflict we were having and chose to help give us a new direction to take" Maemi said with a fond smile as she stared at her pendent. Silent the trio looked at her while Dark as he remained inside the pendent became sad. He didn't want to part from Maemi and yet, he knew that she trusted him to help keep everyone safe. He would see her again for sure and that was what he would cling on to- hope.

Link as he listened to this felt some relief fill him, knowing that he could leave anytime without regrets or fear of what could happen allowed him to gain closure. However- he didn't want to part with the sisters. Sensing his unease Maemi smiled.

"Why so sad? I'm coming with you Link" Link blinked in shock while Zelda felt her stomach drop, watching Maemi smile as she held his hand she squeezed it tightly "I feel as if I am no longer needed here, for now there is no danger so I can go now. Plus I have a sister to tell off when we go back" Maemi said as she looked at Zelda who was just about to object, a sad smile formed on Zelda's face before she broke down and pulled her sister into a tight hug.

"How can you be so strong? Why doesn't this upset you? I don't want you to leave" Zelda wailed as Maemi patted her arm.

"Zelda… I'll never leave you, I'll be back someday but in the meantime you have a kingdom to fix and Dark will be there every step of the way. I trust him and he's really nice, in a way it's like seeing Link's twin brother given that they are one in the same" Maemi added before kissing her sister's head.

"Be strong sis, be strong for Impa, be strong for everyone but don't push too hard or I'll be very mad" Maemi pouted causing Zelda to laugh and cry at the same time.

"O-Okay…" Zelda smiled softly as she pecked her sister's cheek "I love you" Zelda said faintly while Maemi nuzzled her in return.

"Love you to, live a happy life and don't go putting yourself into a situation that's bad" Maemi said before going to stand beside Link, looking up at her brother figure she nodded with a content smile that left him admiring the child he came to call his sister. Soon Zelda stood up and brushed her dress skirts, the pendent on Maemi's neck started to glow and soon Dark stood beside Zelda with what looked like an calm blank expression but Maemi could sense that this was upsetting. He didn't want her to leave and yet, they had their roles. Their time for now was over but they would always be in the other's hearts. Handing the Ocarina of Time to Zelda Link nodded briefly at Dark who returned the gesture, their ears were soon greeted by the soft melody of the Ocarina which soon sent Maemi, Link and Navi back to seven years.

Once the trio had vanished Zelda's hands shook as she covered her face with her hand, tears ran down her face as a sob left her lips. Watching her Dark placed his hand on her shoulder, his own heart was torn from what he had to lose and yet… he had gained things in return. Priceless things that he would treasure no matter how bad things were.

"Let's keep a secret" a finger was placed to their lips as they looked at Maemi who smiled softly at them "do you think you can look after something for us? But you must promise not to tell anyone that you have it"

Clapping her hands together Maemi made a small prayer as she knelt before the Master Sword, her hair now up to her lower knees was pulled into a messy bun like ponytail. Wearing a wide sleeved blue dress with white sleeves and black shoes, Maemi focused solely on making a wish.

"I want to forget everything, please seal my memories away until they are needed Fi. I know it's a harsh thing to do, but I have a promise that I have to fulfil and I would rather live in ignorance than have others use those who I care about to make me hand it over" Maemi said mentally as she continued to speak to the sword.

"Maemi? Maemi where are you?" Zelda's voice echoed in the entrance, slowly she walked through the temple until she saw her sister approaching her with a kind smile. "Maemi there you are! Link is going soon and you're hiding here" Zelda said as she grabbed her sister's hand and walked towards the door.

"Honestly! What am I going to do with you?" Zelda asked wearily as Maemi continued to follow, curious as to why her sister wasn't speaking Zelda stopped to look at her "is something wrong?" blinking Maemi smiled still, only her eyes showed uncertainty which left Zelda more confused.

"I'm sorry… but who are you?" Maemi asked in a kind but polite voice.

My apologies for it being rushed, my mind had literally left the building. That and the times I wanted to write got blocked ^ ^'

Looks like OOT has come to a close, what will happen next?

Have a good evening