A/N Two chapters in one day! Can you believe it? Ehehe… Actually, chapter four was so long that Lime and I had to split it, so if you were wondering why this chapter is so short, now you know. Oh and for some reason keeps deleting my space brackets, is there a way I can get it to stop? Cuz that is really starting to drive me nuts.

Link had tried just about everything to escape those stupid ropes binding him to the bed. He'd tried finding something sharp with no success, and the nearest rope was just below his collarbone, making it just a little too far to even attempt chewing away. So, by the time the Lynel had come to his room to announce that Dark Zelda had requested his presence at dinner, Link was still in the same position, now mentally exhausted from trying to think of ways he could escape.

Though saying he'd been 'requested' was a bit of a stretch. The lynel had just marched in, cut the ropes, and slung Link over its shoulder as he marched back to his master. The beast wasn't very gentle with him either; before he knew it, he had been unceremoniously dumped into a chair with the lynel hovering just behind him.

The way the creature eyed him was almost hostile, and it made him feel uncomfortable, so Link tried distracting himself with the scenery instead. He was at the end of a rather long table and above it was a golden chandelier. The windows were all framed with colorful stained glass as well.
As his eyes wandered around the room, he made mental note of where all the exits were. One directly behind him that he'd come from, one on the direct opposite side of the room, another just to his right, and if the situation got dire, he COULD jump through the window.
Link quickly discarded that last idea. He had no idea how high up he was and therefore jumping out of a window could mean certain death.

There were two ways he could go about trying to escape:
One, he could wait for the prime opportunity to make a run for it, though that meant he'd have to leave his equipment behind and be completely defenseless until he got back to Hyrule Castle.

Two, he could wait patiently and try to gain this lunatic's trust. As much as the thought made him cringe, she seemed to like him. Maybe if he played along, she'd let her guard down and he'd be able to learn where she was keeping his stuff. With his sword in hand, escaping would be a piece of cake.
"It'd be safer and easier to get out with my bag and sword." He thought. "I guess that means I'll have to start playing along until I can learn where they are."

Link sat up straighter, feeling more confident with a plan of escape. If he could get Princess Zelda to (almost) kiss him on several occasions, then charming her evil twin would be a walk in the park.

At the sound of approaching footsteps, he turned his gaze to the door.
The polished wood door swung open noiselessly, revealing his captor.
His heart skipped a beat. She really DID look like Zelda. (At least, when she was clean and free of any bloody stains).

Dark Zelda was dressed in a stunning gown whose color was reminiscent of fine red wine. Much like several of the Princess's gowns, it had a sweetheart neckline that exposed her shoulders with long sleeves and a hemline that brushed against the floor. Around her waist was a simple gold sash-style belt that was pinned in the center with a golden medallion with an inverted red triangle in its center. Instead of a tiara duplicate of the princess's, she wore a gold crown-like headpiece with a red ruby embedded in the center of a diamond shaped piece. The rest of the crown seemed to be made of similar diamond pieces, though these ones lacked stones.

The one thing that set Link on edge were her eyes. They weren't a meadow sort of green the way Zelda's were. They were a cold, heartless looking green. Almost like that of an animal.
He tried not to visibly shudder.

"Glad to see you could make it for dinner, Link." She said, flashing a pearly smile.

Link forced a smile. "Me too."

Dark Zelda sat down. "So, I know we got off on the wrong foot, but I was wondering if you, oh I dunno, wanted to start over?"

Well, that was easy.
"Sure. Let's just forget that first thing ever happened." He said.

"Wonderful." She waved in a moblin who came in holding silver trays filed with varieties of different cuisines.

"Do you have any allergies Link?"
"Nope."

Okay, yes; he had been kidnapped.
Yes, the girl across the table from him was a psychotic murderer.
Yes, he was playing nice in order to escape.

But dang, all that food smelled good.

Dark Zelda did most of the talking for the entirety of their dinner together. He gave short, simple responses to her questions and resisted any temptation to ask any questions. It was almost...normal.
Normal until the meal ended. Then the lynel picked him up again and took him back to his room while the Dark Princess followed, asking him how the meal was, if he enjoyed himself until they arrived at his room. The lynel then dropped Link onto the bed before Dark Zelda bade him good night, and shut the door behind her with an audible click, indicating that it'd been locked. Guess he wasn't getting out tonight.

Dark Zelda stood in front of a large mirror, looking herself over one more time. Not a hair out of place, her crown sat perfectly on her head and there wasn't a single imperfection or speck of dust on her dress.
Perfect.

While it's true that she was made from the reflection of Hyrule's Princess, and thus should have lacked one herself, she'd enlisted the help of the Triforce of power to enchant this one mirror to be the exception.
After all, she wasn't going to win Link's heart if she looked disheveled.

She exited her room, taking the ever familiar path to the room where Link was staying. True, they had gotten off the wrong foot when she'd first captured him, but he seemed civil at the dinner she'd invited him to the previous night, and it seemed like he was willing to give her a chance at least.
Not that she needed it. Regardless of whether he liked her or not, he was staying with her.
The two monster guards nodded in respect as they let her pass. Once through she found that Link was still asleep. The only light in the room drifted in through the bared windows. The room was completely silent except for the sound of her walking across the room. The sound didn't seem to disturb the sleeping hero in the slightest. "He's always been a heavy sleeper." She thought idly, brushing a few strands of hair out of his face.

She found herself hesitant to wake him. He looked so peaceful. Eventually, she began prodding at him. "Wake up sleepy head."
Link mumbled something in his sleep and rolled over.

"Come on, wake up." she tried again.
He batted her hand away, mumbling again.

Dark Zelda shook his shoulder with force.
"Get up!"

"Wha-?" Link blearily opened his eyes and blinked a few times.
"Good, you're up." she smirked. "Come on, we've got plans today."
"Plans? What plans?" He blinked in confusion.

"You'll see." She smiled grabbing him by the arm and pulling.
'Plans' sounded vague and rather dangerous, but having no choice, Link got up and followed (or rather, was dragged) after her. Dark Zelda smiled like a kid in a candy store as she led him through corridor after corridor. Not for the first time, Link questioned the motive behind his capture. If anyone, Ganon usually tried to capture Zelda rather than him. As a matter of fact, the only time he recalled having been captured alone was when Ganon captured his body with a magic wand of sorts. Even that was an accident, though. He'd been aiming for Zelda.

He turned his gaze to the figure walking just ahead of him.
Why of all his minions, did Ganon send Zelda's doppelganger to catch him? True, out of the lot, she'd come the closest to bringing the Triforce to Ganon, but that had only been because of her deceitful appearance. Once he'd realized that she wasn't the real Zelda, she'd been defeated shortly after. Without that element of surprise, she was easily downed with a single blast. Wouldn't it have made more sense for Ganon to assign a more powerful monster to keep an eye on his prisoner?
"I guess she's smarter than most of them, anyway..." he thought. But it continued to gnaw at him: Why was he captured this time?
Then it hit him: Why not ask the source?

"So...What does ol' pig face want with me this time?"

"Huh? Oh him." She snorted " I disbanded from him weeks ago, heck, I even managed to get the Triforce of Power from him."

Link would have stopped in his tracks if the Lynel following him hadn't prodded him in back with it's spear.
She no longer worked for Ganon, and she had stolen the Triforce of Power from him as well! That meant that it must be in this fortress somewhere...
He felt the first buds of another plan coming into his mind. If he could just earn the doppelganger's trust, he'd easily be able to escape with both his stuff and the Triforce! Even better, once he got it back to Zelda, she'd have to kiss him for sure!
He felt giddy at just the thought.

...Although that meant he was gonna have to play along for a while.

"Really? Impressive." He said, hoping he didn't sound too fake.
"Indeed," Dark Zelda turned smiling at him, Link returned a forced smile.

"You really are adorable Link."

He didn't quite know how to feel about that statement. "Soo, where are you taking me?"

She smirked "why? Are you scared?" She teased, before he could retort she opened the balcony door reveling a red sunset reflecting orange across the rippling waves of the sea. Link blinked a few times, adjusting his vision before realizing what he was seeing. Dark Zelda pulled him on to the balcony with her. "Do you like it?"

"It's certainly a nice view." He mumbled.

Sure, he oozed charm when he was with the REAL princess. Why was it so hard to do with her double? Maybe it had something to do with the fact that, oh yeah, this woman is completely bonkers.
Said woman was beginning to edge closer to him, interrupting his thoughts.
"It is nice, isn't it? You can't get a view like this from Hyrule, can you?" She said, smiling.
But it wasn't a nice smile, it was more of a smirk. Like the "I've got you where I want you" look.

He swallowed, trying to carefully pick his words. He had to play nice, he had to make her think he liked her. Enough to convince her to trust him, anyway.

"Right. You can't." Link answered.
She edged even closer speaking softly in his ear and making his hair stand on end.

"Would you say that you like it better here?"

"Y-yeah, it's a nice place, really." He stuttered.

She smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Oh really?"

He forced a smile.
"Yup. Really."

She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. It took all his willpower not to flinch or pull away. Just like the last time she had kissed him, her lips felt cold and lifeless. It felt like an eternity had passed before she took a step back.

"Is something wrong?"

"No no, it's all good." He hastily replied.

"Your blushing." she smiled

"R-really? I thought it was just hot out here, ehehe..."

Dark Zelda snorted "Geeze Link, when did you get so awkward?" She laughed.

"Aaah, crap she's catching on..." He thought. "I've got to try and be more casual."
Dark Zelda rested her head on his shoulder. "It's all right though, I think it's kinda cute."
Link faked a smile, and (hesitantly) stretched an arm around her shoulder.

"This is a pretty nice place you've got here...um, Princess."
She practically purred at his touch.
"So... Why don't you show me around? Seems like an interesting place." he continued.
Dark Zelda hesitated for a second. She didn't want him recognizing escape routes.
"I don't know about the ENTIRE fortress just yet, but I can show you a few places."

"Guess it'll take a little more charm to get her to trust me completely." Link thought. "Best to continue a careful approach."

"If you say so." He said.

"Don't worry hun, I'll show you those places eventually once I can be sure you won't make a run for it." she winked at him "So what did you want to see first?"

"W-well," He started, trying to think of somewhere that wouldn't be suspicious. "How about the...dinning...room?"

"Well, okay." she smiled gleefully taking him by the hand.
He tried to ignore how cold her touch was and obediently followed.

The dining room had changed little since he was in there last. In the center of the rectangular room sat a table, which was empty aside from a few (unlit) candlesticks. On each end of the table was a single ornate wooden chair. Only now did he realize how odd it was for such a large table to have just two seats. The room itself had three entrances: one at the top of the rectangle (which Link had come from) one at the bottom of the rectangle, and the final one was just to the right of the bottom entrance. The left wall was lined with stain glass windows, through which Link could just barely see the ocean.

She smiled at him "You seem to enjoy the dining room."

"Who wouldn't enjoy a room where they eat?" He shrugged.

She laughed "Fair enough."

"Where to next?"

"Well, I have an arena."

"Really? Interesting."
An arena...that could mean weapons, and having a weapon could be his ticket out of here.

"however, it's not finished yet, but you can still look if you like."

"Lead the way, princess."
She smiled turning left. Link tried to make a mental map of the place as the false princess led him through a maze of winding corridors. Eventually they came up to a heavy wood door that once opened, revealed a walkway atop a battlement. She led him across until he could see a large, circular stone structure. Looking about, it seemed to be in the center of all the battlements on this side of the building.
"I'm guessing you like it then?" Dark Zelda crossed her arms smiling coyly. "I had a feeling you would."
"Yeah, not every castle you see has it's own arena." He said.
"hmmmmm..." she scratched her chin in thought.
Link looked out over the arena and battlements again. All he could see beyond the walls was sea. Squinting a little, he could see a small black mass that he assumed must be the mainland of Hyrule. So that definitely ruled out swimming (though he would have left it as a last resort anyway). There had to be a way Dark Zelda made it to Hyrule Castle. Not only that, but a fast one. She'd managed to bring him all the way out here before he'd regained consciousness, which likely meant she hadn't used the traditional means of using a boat or raft to reach the mainland. That notion made it 10x less likely she even had a sea worthy craft here, so he could forget about using it to escape. Maybe she had an underground passage or something.

Dark Zelda looked at Link staring out at the sea, "I wonder what he's thinking about." she thought. Hopefully he didn't miss that miserable retch Zelda, especially after she went through all this work to impress him. He felt her staring at him before he realized they had both gone silent.
"So, uh, what else is there here?"
"well I have a garden, but I'm assuming you wouldn't care for that much." she said."I also have a library, but I know you aren't the bookwormy sort, so that would be no fun for you."

If she can't show me the other side of the building, then the Triforce of Power must be hidden somewhere over there..." Link thought. There proved to be only one problem left, and that was to gain enough trust for her to allow him to go over there. Unfortunately, that might take a while. Sure, he could tell she liked him, but not enough to let her guard down.
"There is a sitting room," Dark Zelda continued. "But you would get so bored in such a place. You have too much energy to spend your time sitting in a chair."

"Right." He agreed, finding it a bit creepy she knew his mannerisms. "What do you suggest we do, princess?"

She thought on it for a moment.
"Why don't we go for a walk on the beach? It's such a nice day." She looked over and smiled at him. "You would like that, wouldn't you? Come on." Dark Zelda grabbed his hand and led him back inside and down a few flights of stairs. "I could even have one of my servants bring us lunch when the time comes, wouldn't that be nice?"
Link just smiled and nodded.

They had spent all day on the beach. The entire time Dark Zelda insisted on holding his hand as they strolled. Much like dinner the previous night, she did most of the talking. He tried to talk more than before, but still had a hard time giving her answers she'd want to hear.
As the sun began to set, she had stopped him so they could admire it just as they had done with the sunrise that very morning.
Just like that morning as well, she had leaned in and kissed him on the cheek before resting her head on his shoulder.

As they made their way back inside, she yawned. "I'm getting rather sleepy; shall I lead you back to your quarters?"

"Sure, I'm about ready to pass out myself." He said, stretching his arms. Maybe if she believed he was exhausted, she wouldn't post a guard outside his room...
and that would leave him able to search the rest of the complex for his weapons and the Triforce of Power. Dark Zelda smiled taking him by the hand once again, leading him through the dining room then finally to the room he was being held in. She opened the door for him "Don't let the bed bugs bite." she smiled with a wink. "Oh, and I had a change of clothes on your bed."
"Oh. Thank you. Good night." He forced a smile and waved as she closed the door behind her, with the familiar sound of the lock clicking into place.

This became his daily routine for many days to come: Wake up, pretend to like Zelda's Doppelganger, get locked into room, go to sleep, and repeat.

She would spend most of her days with him, often talking about the castle, how nice he looked, how this place was so much better than Hyrule, etc. It was almost painful for him to listen to her insulting his homeland and talk about how "cute" he was. Nonetheless, Link put up with it. Gaining her trust was crucial to his freedom. If she trusted him, she wouldn't feel a need for him to be guarded whenever she wasn't with him, and this would give him a chance to snoop. Unfortunately, his progress was slow.
But one night, it seemed he would have his chance.

After an extravagant dinner, Dark Zelda walked him back to his room as usual, bid him a good night, and shut the door behind her. However, this one time, he heard no 'click' indicating it had been locked, nor did he hear any curt orders to guard the door. Had she left him in his room without any means of ensuring he'd stay there?
Perfect.
Link crept over to the door, pressing his ear up against it.
No sound.
He peeked under the door.
No shadow of a guard.
He waited a few more minutes.
Still nothing.
He carefully pulled the door open and peered out into the hall.
Nothing was there except for the silent flicker of the torches.
He couldn't believe his luck. She'd just left him there; completely sure he wouldn't try anything. He punched the air. His escape wasn't far now!
Once over his initial excitement of potential freedom, he silently made his way down the hall.
A little further down the hall he saw a red glow eminating from the right. He tiptoed further down the hall, making sure to make as little noise as possible. He initially thought the source of the light was just down that hall, but realized it was coming even deeper into that wing of the building.
Link continued further down a few more hallways, the red glow getting more intense each corridor he went down.
Then he finally came to the source of the red light.

It was obviously a throne room, much like the one Ganon had in the Underworld, but far more regal looking. Just behind the throne, there was an enormous hourglass-like jar that was eerily familiar looking. He realized why it was so familiar looking: it was almost exactly like Ganon's evil jar, complete with a swirling vortex of mist inside.
But what caught his attention was on a pedestal in front of both the throne and the jar.
The Triforce of Power.
It hovered slightly above the pedestal, emitting the red light that had brought him to this room. The light that it cast off was intense, yet not bright. Making sure no one was watching, he hoisted it up. Unlike the Triforce of Wisdom, the Triforce of Power was noticeably warm, even hot in his hands.

"You think yourself worthy of my power?"

Link jumped at the deep voice that suddenly came from the glowing Triforce in his hands.

"I-"

Before he could even muster a reply, the Triforce flew out of his hands and zipped across the room.
Right into the grasp of Dark Zelda.
She looked eerily beautiful in the crimson light, her blonde locks looking as though they were on fire and her eyes staring at him like that of a predator who'd just cornered it's prey.

"Oh, Link." She cooed. "I was hoping you'd stay in your room like a good little hero. I suppose not."
Link stared in shock, how long had she been there?!
"I really should have left a guard in front of your door." She continued. "I was hoping I could trust to you stay put. She let out a sigh. "But I guess not. You've left me no choice, now."

"No choice for what?" Link unconsciously began backing up as she walked towards him. He felt his heels hit the bottom of the throne as she came closer.
"H-hey what are you-" He gasped she pressed her index finger against his forehead.
The sensation he felt was near indescribable. It was like a hot flash of light had pierced his mind, but instead of pain he felt a dull throbbing sensation.

"You are mine." She said calmly.
He couldn't move. He was fixed in place. He couldn't even speak. His forehead felt hot where her usually cold skin touched.

"You belong to me." She continued.
He couldn't think. Why was he here again?
His lip trembled.

"I...am yours..."

She gave him a small smile.
"Good."

A/N Kudos to Lime, kudos to Lime. Ahem, we appreciate you reviews btw.