Lana clutched her book to her chest nervously. She took a step back from the Link in front of her, grinning insanely. She didn't want to hurt him, but… She needed to protect everyone.

"Link, please," she begged desperately. "Cia is deceiving you. I know she tells you the things you want to hear, but that's what she wants."

"I knew it," Adult Link sighed in mock sadness. "You really are the boring type. What a shame. I guess I'll just get rid of you quickly."

Lana bit her lip. If this was what he wanted, so be it. She flipped her book open and summoned a lightning bolt with a flick of her wrist. However, Adult Link quickly rolled out of the way.

"Now that's more like it!" He stabbed his sword at her side, barely missing as she sidestepped the attack.

Lana creating a giant glass wall and tossed it in his direction. He easily shattered it with his sword, though one of the shards left a deep cut on his cheek. Lana winced at the damage she did, however small, but Adult didn't seem to notice it at all.

I'll just knock him out, Lana decided. Then I'll take whatever next as it comes.

She formed a cracking sphere made of pure electricity in her hands.

"I'm really sorry!" she apologized as she hurled it at him. Adult Link was too distracted in his mad state to react. He let out an agonizing scream as he hit the ground with a loud thud.

Lana's panicked breathing slowed as she took careful steps towards his limp body. She cautiously knelt next to him and placed a hand on his cheek.

"Sorry about that," she chuckled sadly. "Just stay here until everything's over."

She began to stand up, but was pulled back down by a hand gripping her wrist violently.

"I don't die that easy." Adult Link laughed at her manically. "I told you I wasn't weak. And yet you don't listen. Girls like you really are a nuisance."

He plunged his sword through her sleeve into the pavement, effectively pinning her to the ground. She attempted to rip the fabric in desperation, but to no avail. The sleeve refused to set her free. But since Adult Link used his sword to trap her, now he didn't have a weapon, right?

Just as she was thinking this, Link balanced a bomb on her head.

Never mind, she mentally groaned. She jerked her head to one side and let the bomb roll off.

Adult Link pouted and picked up the bomb, attempting to place it on her head once more. "Stay still, would ya? I'm trying to make this just a little entertaining. I've never blown anyone's head off before."

Lana continued to pull her arm away from its position, all while trying to keep Adult Link's explosive's off her.

"Oh, fine," he sighed. "I'll find another way. But while I do, hold this for me, would you?"

He placed the bomb next to her trapped arm where the free one couldn't reach and lit the fuse. Lana reached her leg out to nudge it out of the way, but Link brought his foot down on her knee violently. She shrieked in surprise and pain as she heard something snap.

"Now that's more like it!" Link pushed the jewel on his bracelet and became a child once more. "Well, that was fun. I hope you learned your lesson. I'll go see how my grandson is doing. I hope you won't mind having your arm blown off your body."

With that, he leisurely walked away, cackling madly. Lana took a moment to glare at his back, but she knew there was no time to waste. The soldiers around her didn't notice, as they were too busy trying to battle Volga's fire.

"Hey, you!" she shouted to the soldier nearest to her. He looked over and jumped in fear when he saw her.

"Bomb!" he yelled to the others. The war cries died down and were replaced by cries of fear. The soldiers scattered in all directions in an attempt to escape the explosion.

"Don't run! Throw it somewhere else!" She felt tears threatening to spill from her eyes. No one was helping her, and if her arm really was blown off, she wouldn't be able to fight. What was she supposed to do?

However, just before the fuse on the bomb ran out, a hand grabbed it and threw it up into the air where it exploded into a fiery red array of fireworks.

That wouldn't have just took off my arm, Lana thought, seeing the scale of the explosion. That would've killed me!

She gazed up at the figure squatting in front of her. His arms were folded over his kneels casually as if he didn't just save Lana's life.

"I'm very sorry about that," Wolf Link apologized expressionlessly. "I would've gotten to you sooner if there wasn't such a panic. Are you alright?"

He yanked the sword out of the ground effortlessly without waiting for an answer.

"There you are," he continued. "You go back to where you came from. It'll make things easier for both of us."

"I guess," she replied with a weak glare. "Help me up for a minute."

Wolf Link placed the sword on the ground, slipped his arms under Lana's body, and lifted her up.

"O-Oh, I didn't mean-!" she gasped, her cheeks beginning to burn.

"Your leg is broken," Wolf Link said matter-of-factly. "I'll raise you to a higher platform so you can call your troops back. Sound okay to you?"

Lana nodded as he stepped onto a large rock so everyone could see them.

"Troops!" Lana shouted as loud as she could. Her soldiers turned to her in curiosity, although they were all still panicked about the bomb. "Pull back!"

They began to race out of the temple. Wolf Link jumped down from their platform and handed Lana to a foot soldier.

"Wait," she called to him as he began to walk away. "Thank you for saving me."

Wolf Link turned back to her with a weary smile. "I appreciate that, but we're still enemies. Perhaps it will be me hurting you next time. Let's try to avoid that, shall we?"

Lana nodded in understanding. They were indeed on opposite sides. But that didn't change the fact that he had saved her life.

"Lana," the soldier holding her said. "Are you sure we should pull back so early into the battle?"

"I'm sure," Lana replied. "But now we know who we're really working with. Next time, we'll strike back even harder."

Meanwhile…

Wolf Link rejoined his counterparts, Cia, and Volga to watch the rest of the army retreat. He secretly prayed for Lana's safety, as she was no more than a mislead victim. She would see the truth soon enough, hopefully even before their next encounter.

"You all did very well," Cia praised. "However, things will only get worse from here on out. We no longer have the element of surprise on our side. But, for now, we're safe. Let's go get some rest."

"Good! I'm damn tired," Young Link yawned, stretching his arms. "But first, can I have a moment alone with my grandson?"

"Do you need me too?" Sky Link asked.

"No, you're useless." Young Link waved everyone out of the hall and shut the doors. "And don't you dare listen in on our conversation!" He sat calmly in a bench against the wall and patted the space next to him. "Come on. Let your granddad tell you something."

Wolf Link sat next to Young Link nervously, wondering if something was wrong.

"I saw you save Lana," Young Link told him. "And I would be very proud of you."

Wolf Link cocked his head curiously. "'Would?'"

"Yes." Young Link patted his grandson on the shoulder. "You are very selfless and kind, helping someone on the opposite side. It shows that you are truly the hero everyone says you are. People think the strength of a true hero comes from a blade, but it really comes from in here." He placed a finger on Wolf Link's chest. "And kindness like that is something I could only wish to have."

"Really?" Wolf Link gasped, elated that his ancestor, a previous hero himself would say something like that to him.

"But then there's the issue that I was the one who did that to Lana," Young Link finished.

Wolf Link blinked stupidly. "What…?"

"You see, son, I've gone a little crazy since saving the world as we know it. I got stuck in this land called Termina. Without going too into detail, there was this mask called Majora that threatened to crush Termina with a creepy-ass moon in three days. And, so, I had to save everyone. Again. But the Goddess of Time graced me with the power to travel back in time. Do you know how long I had to stay in the same three day cycle?"

Wolf Link shrugged a shoulder. "I dunno."

"An entire year," Young Link answered. "It's very difficult to save anyone when everything you accomplish gets erased when time resets. But after a year of planning everything, I finally got it all finished and I was sent to the moon. That's where I got this…"

He took a mask off his belt and showed it to Wolf Link. It looked like an older version of his grandfather, but with white hair and face paint.

"This is the soul of a god sealed inside a mask," Young Link explained solemnly. "Majora told me the spirit inside is evil, but I don't believe he was always that way. I think he was someone like you and me who was possessed by Majora and used as his plaything. I'm sure Majora would've turned me into the same thing if I didn't defeat him. But now the darkness of the mask is threatening to corrupt me, much like what if happening to Cia."

"Is that why you tried to hurt Lana," Wolf Link asked worriedly.

"Yes," Young Link replied. "But around you, I feel…calmer. Like a missing part of me has been returned. And perhaps it has. My grandson, can you do me a favor?"

"Anything," Wolf Link answered seriously. "You're my family. And that's what family does, right?"

A smile crept onto Young Link's lips. "I suppose. Anyway, it worries me that I don't feel any remorse for what I did. I snap so easily. So I want you to stay around me, especially in battle, and make sure I stay sane like I am now."

Wolf Link was taken aback at this sudden mature side of his ancestor. Regardless, he decided to protect his grandfather, even if for the sake of the ones he would hurt.

"I promise I'll do whatever I can to help you," Wolf Link replied.

Young Link grinned and patted his grandson's hair. "Good boy."

"You don't have to treat me like that," Wolf Link laughed. "I'm not a-"

He was cut off by the questioning expression Young Link was giving him. "A dog?" he finished. "Uh-huh. Well, anyway, I suppose we should head back and get some sleep. Let's go."

He stood up and took Wolf Link's hand, but his descendant stopped him with a sharp, "Wait. If that mask is corrupting you, why not just get rid of the mask?"

Young Link turned back to him with a dark, unreadable smile. "Because it has too much of a hold on me already."

*Okay, now we get some reason as to why Young Link acts so weird.

Young Link: I thought it was a secret to everybody.

-_- Stop with the fourth wall breaks.

Wolf Link: But it's dangerous to go alone!

Volga: What does that even have to do with anything?!

Like father like son, I guess.

Sky Link: How come I'm never shown for more than five seconds?

Because no one even likes your game!

Sky Link: D:

I'm just kidding. I actually really like SS! And from what I've seen, even though the game is kind of unpopular, the incarnation of Link himself is pretty popular. And let's face it, guys. If SS is the worst Zelda has to offer, we're in a good place.

BTW, Hyrule Warriors Link is coming up! We have Young, Wolf, and Sky Link, but what should he be called? I'm having a little trouble figuring it out…

Young Link: Scarf Link! :D

No.

Cia: Sexy Link!

That's Wolf Link's other name!

Wolf Link: …Ah.

Young Link: He's arrogant and stuff. Why don't we just call him Jackass Link?

Sky Link: Sounds good to me!

Bah… This isn't going well. Until the next chapter!

K bye.*