Great Bay, UNDERGROUND
Kim landed with a soft thump on the damp floor. She shook her head and stood up, walking over to a table. Where the hell was she? She sat in a chair and looked at the strange spinning orb in the centre of the table. 15 years of experience in magic prevented her from touching it, but she looked at it closely. All of a sudden, a voice came from it. "You have 3 questions. Use them wisely." "Link..where is he?" She leant forward, watching it change color from pinkish gray to blue to yellow. "The one you call Link is looking for you. He is at Great Bay." Kim gasped. He was looking for her. She smiled, and then snapped out of it. What would she ask next? "Can... you take me home? I wish I could go home.." It changed colors again and the voice sounded uncharacteristically sympathetic. "No, we do not have that power.however, your host, Marth, is also looking for you. He is under the Imperius curse-" Kim gasped, "and is currently under Ganondorfs power. Be careful." "Please.. Oh, my.I have to get out..." she stared around at the skulls littered here and there. "I wish I could get out of this place." The orb spun around her. "Well done..you are wise, my child. You are the only one who has not been tempted by greed and power." There was a jolt and Kim lay, panting slightly, at Mai's feet. "Come on, I will take you back to Marths place."

Great Bay "Where is she? Surely, she's gotta be here, right?" Link stood in the saddle, peering around the beach. A sea breeze blew around his ankles and he dismounted, tethering Epona to a wall. He walked to the shore and stared out at the horizon, shading his eyes from the daylight. "Well, you gotta look, Link..." Tatl said, irritably. "So-rry!" Link said, looking offended. "I am worried about her, you DO know that, right?" "Yeah yeah. Listen, maybe if we ask that Zora over there he can help." Tatl said, jumping a little again. "Hmm. She looks friendly enough," Link replied, pushing his hair back again, "I'll go." He jumped off Epona and walked towards the sea. "Yes?" Mai looked up at Link, quickly disguising her surprise. "Kim.Have you seen her?" Link looked at the Zora with such sadness in his eyes that she had to give up. "Marth. His castle." Link nodded and ran back to his horse. "We have to follow him. Who knows what has happened to Kim." Tatl whirled around his head. "Hes up by the snow mountain. I can see it through the mist." Link nodded. Turning determinedly, he sped up towards the stone castle.

Snow Mountain Temple

"Kim." Marth took the pale elfs hand gently. "Marth! I-" he held a finger to her lips. "You need to rest.I.I can tell that you are troubled.is it Link again?" Two tears spilled down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Marth. But I need to see him again." Marth frowned, but when Kim looked up it disappeared from his face. "Do you have a communications satellite? My friend, she lives in." Marth nodded. "The 3rd door from the left. You'll see it clearly." Kim nodded and uncurled from the overstuffed chair. Standing up, she smiled weakly at him and walked off. The door closed. "Stupid girl." He smirked and walked over to the huge window. "Any time now, and that fool Link will be running after her. Well, It'll be too late then." He shook his head. What did he just say?

Communications room, 2nd Tower

"Kim. You ok?" "Yeah. How are you? Did you have any leads on Link?" "Uh huh. Mai contacted me. I've printed off a chart that will follow him around. Right now, I can tell you that He's in the Goron village." "Can you get it to me somehow?" Kim shifted in her seat. "No can do, Elf girl. Unless we find a suitable transport area." Mo scanned around the room that was bugged. She zoomed in on the chimney. "Kim? Can you remove the flue? I think we can get it through there." Kim frowned, standing to check the grate on the huge fireplace. "well?" "I think I can. Let me see." she fiddled with it blindly until she felt it twist and drop slightly. "Got it." "Ok, stand back." Mo tapped a keyboard quickly, nodding a greeting to Artemis as he walked in the room. A rush of warm air filled the room, choking Kim slightly with the ash. A second later, a dusty map lay on the floor. Kim picked it up gingerly, blowing on it. She saw a green dot moving around towards the temple, and her heart lifted. She ran towards the window and peered eagerly out. Spring was coming to the mountain, and small green shoots of grass were sprouting, as well as the tiny snowdrops that scattered on the crisp, frost covered grounds. She smiled. Turning, she put a hand on the doorknob and twisted it. Nothing happened. She frowned, twisting it again, the other way. Still nothing. She panicked. "MARTH? Marth, can you hear me? I'm locked-ahh!" she stumbled backwards and felt a heavy hand muffle her voice. She was dragged back and knocked into a corner by a heavy figure. "Quiet." The tall person kicked her down and she crouched, frightened, in the corner. "Any minute now, and..Yess." he flashed an evil smile out the window. Kim desperately wanted to see if it was Link but she couldn't move, for fear of being hurt. "Well. Do you want your little elf boy now? Even though he cant help you?" The man scraped a long black fingernail under her chin and Kim gulped, wriggling into the corner again. She looked up through misty eyes and gasped. "Yes, Its me." He flicked the nail into her chain and forced her to look upwards at his evil face.