Red

As Red skipped along the rooftop, he pondered Blue's strange behavior. He had looked so sad, it made him upset too, though he hadn't said anything. Now, however, he was so joyful he felt like he was almost about to burst with happiness. He had sometimes wondered whether Blue really cared about the rest of them. Now he knew that deep down, Blue really did care for them all. He just tried not to show it.

He skipped along, trying to hum a song, but bunny throats didn't exactly work that way. It came out as more of a purr, which, Red thought, at least shows I'm happy.

Eventually, the group reached an open window that led into a smaller spiral staircase.

"Up there," the imp pointed up the stairs, "There's a door at the top. The person I want you to meet is in there."

"Yay! We're almost there!" Red cheered.

"Finally," Blue grumbled, "I hope this trip was worth it."

Clambering up the stairs, they eventually reached a double-doorway. Pushing open the doors, Red spotted a cloaked figure staring melancholy out of a large window. The figure looked so depressed Red wanted to run over and comfort them as best he could, but he didn't think his friends would be too happy about that.

The imp giggled, and the figure turned to look at them. It was a young hylian woman, though Red couldn't tell who- not that he knew any girls in this time anyway. Her face was hidden behind a black scarf, like she was dressed for a funeral. It made Red sad, and want to cheer her up even more.

"Midna?!" the girl gasped.

"Eee-hee! You remembered my name? What an honor for me…" the imp said. So her name was Midna.

"So there are the ones you were searching for…" the girl gazed at all of them with her shadowed blue eyes. They seemed somewhat similar to… Zelda's.

"They're not exactly what I had in mind, but… I guess they'll do," Midna stroked her chin thoughtfully.

The girl crouched down so she could look into the animal's eyes better. Then she noticed the chain on Gray's leg.

"You were imprisoned?" she gazed sadly at the floor, "…I am sorry."

Red, unable to see someone so sad and not do something, hopped timidly forward and nuzzled his face sympathetically into her cloak. The young woman glanced down and smiled softly at him.

"Poor things, they have almost no idea what's happened to them…" Midna said, sounding sympathetic, but she was smirking the whole time, "So, don't you think you should explain to them what you've managed to do? You owe them that much… Twilight Princess! Eee-hee!" She giggled as if she had made a great joke.

The girl looked down and lightly stroked Red's ear. It felt nice. The woman smiled sadly behind her scarf again, before tuning somber again.

Gazing at everyone now, she said, "Listen carefully…" they all nodded.

"This was once the land where the power of the gods was said to slumber. This was once the kingdom of Hyrule. But that blessed kingdom has been transformed by the king that rules the twilight… It has been turned into a world of shadows, ruled by creatures who shun the light. Twilight covered Hyrule like a shroud, and without the light, the people became as spirits. Within the twilight, they live on, unaware that they have passed into spirit forms… All the people know now is fear… fear of a nameless evil… The kingdom succumbed to twilight, but I remain its princess," as she finished explaining, she stood up and lowered her hood and scarf, revealing a very familiar face.

"Zelda?" Green asked in surprise. Indeed, she looked almost exactly like a grown-up Zelda, except her hair was brown, straight, and styled differently.

"I am Zelda," she confirmed unintentionally. She, being a hylian, couldn't understand animals.

"How is that possible? We're from a completely different time!" Blue exclaimed.

"If you bother to think about it, our Zelda is descended from a long line of queens who were also named Zelda," Vio explained, "This could be her ancestor."

"What do you mean?" Gray asked. They had completely forgotten to explain their predicament to him.

"We are from a different time. We don't know if we were sent to the future or past, nor how far, but I'm guessing the past," Vio elucidated.

"Oh," Gray said when Midna interrupted their conversation.

"Well this is all very interesting, but I want to know why you-" she looked at Zelda- "look so sad. We actually find it to be quite livable!"

"Livable?! You call sewers and dark skies livable?" Blue exclaimed. Ignoring him, Midna continued.

"I mean, is perpetual twilight really all that bad?" the imp grinned and stretched.

"Midna, this is no time for levity. The shadow beasts have been searching far and wide for you. Why is this?" Zelda asked as Midna floated up in the air, sitting cross-legged and facing away from her.

"Why indeed? You tell me! Eee-hee! Just then, footsteps and talking was heard in the distance.

Zelda stood up in alarm and explained hurriedly, "Time has grown short. The guard will soon make his rounds. You must leave here quickly."

"Will you be okay?" Red asked, but unfortunately Zelda didn't speak rabbit. Midna ushered him out of the room, saying,

"She'll be fine, let's go!" She jumped onto Gray's back and they charged out of the room. They ran back to the window and clambered out not a moment too soon. The guard had just started climbing the stairs. As they clambered out onto the roof, Midna floated ahead and did a few flips before coming to land in front of them.

"Well, I guess a promise is a promise, so I'll let you guys go back to where you first stumbled into twilight… But… are you really sure you should be going back?" she teased.

"Of course!" Blue snarled. The imp sat back and grinned, focusing on Gray.

"Are you sure you aren't forgetting anything important?" she prodded, "How about… the children? Ilia? Eee-hee! Do you want to save them?"

"O-of course! I have to!" Gray gasped.

"Well in that case, little Midna would be happy to help you! But… well, you'll have to be my servants… and like servants, you'd have to do exactly as I say!"

"What?!" Green gasped. Blue and Gray obviously didn't like the idea either.

"Forget it!" Blue growled, "I'm not being anyone's servant!"

"But we can't just leave everybody in danger!" Red protested.

"Red's right, she's our only way of navigating the twilight," Vio agreed, "I don't like the idea of being anyone's servant any more than you do, but she's our only chance."

"Why don't you go back, take a little time, and give it some thought? Eee-hee-hee!" Midna suggested.

Without warning, everyone dissolved into twilight squares and flew into a portal in the sky.