A/N: Hey! I wanna say thanks to everyone who has reviewed this story so
far. I've been looking forward to writing this chapter so I worked very
hard on it and I really hope you all enjoy! ^_^
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Tilkate gathered a few buckets of water and went into a house to wash herself. Zelda sat outside in deep thought. She had a bad feeling about Han. She hated that feeling too. Tilkate was in love with him, Link trusted him, and she considered him a really good friend. "How does he know all this stuff?" She asked herself over and over again. "He can't be trusted," a voice inside her mind told her. "Maybe," she halfway agreed. She looked at her reflection in the water. She looked terrible. She was dirty, her dress had tears in different places, her hair was messy. Then she realized something. "This place will be dark soon, once it's dark, all of Hyrule will be dark."
"Han!" Zelda called.
Han was startled when she suddenly addressed him. "Was she going to question me again?" He thought. He walked to her. "Yes, princess?"
"Princess? He hasn't called me that in a while. He must be nervous," she thought. "Go into the houses and gather bottles." She said.
"Bottles?" He asked.
"We're going to need clean water to drink while in the Dark World," she explained, "My pouch can hold hundreds of things."
He nodded and walked into the houses just as she ordered.
"Navi, go with him." She said. Navi nodded and flew off.
Han and Navi found about twenty bottles. He and Zelda began filling them with water. Tilkate walked outside. Her hair was down and completely wet. Han looked at her. She had long, beautiful, red hair. He thought it looked better down. Her dress was still dirty. He guessed she figured she would rather wear a dry, dirty, dress rather than a wet, clean (or as clean as she could get) dress.
Zelda filled the last bottle and put it into her pouch. "Are we ready to go?" She asked.
"Yes," the other four answered in unison. They all looked at each other.
They walked to the graveyard, climbed the stack of crates, and jumped back down into the mud pit. Tilkate got dirty again, but not as dirty as she was when she was pulled under by the FloorMaster. They hoped and prayed they would not run into any more monsters.
When they got back to the crystal, Tilkate used to Len's of Truth to find a safe way to the crystal. She held her sapphire and the purple light in the crystal faded into a dark purple light. She looked at the others, but she looked as if she were in a trance. She walked pass them without saying a word.
"Tilkate?" said Zelda. She looked at Han with a confused look. He gravely looked at her and followed Tilkate.
Monsters swarmed the next room, but didn't bother Tilkate as if they knew something. But the others were attacked the moment they walked in.
Tilkate continued her way out of the temple. She never blinked nor gave any expression what so ever. She used the sapphire to boost herself out. Instead of climbing the crates down, she kind of glided back down and gently touched the ground. She walked out of the monster-infested village and into Hyrule Field.
Tilkate held her sapphire high in the air. Clouds began the form in Hyrule. Suddenly a beam of green light shot out from the Kokiri area, a red beam came from Death Mountain, a blue beam came from Lake Hylia, a yellow beam came from the Desert Colossus, and a purple beam came from the graveyard in Kakiriko Village.
The beams joined in the middle of Hyrule and formed a large beam of light that shot high in the sky and shot back down on the ground. Waves of the Temples' colors spread like shock waves all over Hyrule.
Hyrule had now become the Dark World.
Tilkate gasped and fell to her knees. She looked around her confused. Everything was dark and dead. It looked like Hyrule, but at the same time it didn't. She stood up and turned around to look at Kakiriko's entrance. She gasped when she saw shadows going towards it. Shadows.. "This is the Dark World!" Tilkate thought aloud, "Zelda..Han!" She ran into the village avoiding the shadows at all cost. When she got there she screamed as she saw countless ReDeads roaming around. She clenched her sapphire tightly. She felt her knees tremble. She tightly closed her eyes and panted for breath. She fell to her knees hoping everything would go away. "I wish I never came here...I turned Hyrule into the Dark World.." She screamed very loudly as she felt a ReDead grasp its hands around her neck. She tried to push its slimy body away from her, but its grasp was too tight.
Just when it seemed Tilkate was going to die right then and there, her body began glowing blue. The ReDead moaned in pain and fell to the ground. Tilkate held her hands out and lifted her head. Waves of blue energy came from her body and killed every ReDead in the village.
She opened her eyes and panted for breath. She looked around at the countless ReDeads lying around. She quickly turned around when she saw shadows enter the village. She wasted no more time and ran to the Shadow Temple.
Tilkate looked down the passage and saw Zelda, Han, and Janie aggressively fight off enemies. Zelda looked like she was going to pass out any moment. She immediately used her powers to lift the two elves out. Navi and Janie simply flew out.
"What..happened?" Han asked trying to catch his breath.
"Hyrule is dark now," said Tilkate with extreme guilt.
"Good," said Zelda, "Now we can save Link."
They ran out of the village and approached Zelda's..no, Dark Link's castle.
"This is it," said Zelda, "Hyrule depends on what goes on in that castle. We must defeat Dark Link."
"Where in the castle do you think he is?" Navi asked.
"The South Tower," Tilkate answered.
"How did you know?" Han asked.
Tilkate didn't answer, but pointed to her sapphire. Han nodded and looked at Zelda. "I'm ready when you are." He said.
"Let's go," said Zelda.
They walked inside the dark castle and what they saw surprised them..there was a sword in the middle of the first room. It had a dark blue blade with an aura shining around it, the hilt was gold with sapphires engraved in it..it must have been Nindalla's sword.
"Wow...that sword looks even cooler than Link's sword," Navi breathed.
Tilkate walked in front of it and wrapped her fingers around the hilt. She slowly lifted it out of its stone and held it in front of her. She looked at Han and Zelda. She had a determined look on her face. "Let's go to the South Tower," she said.
They walked up a long set of stairs and saw a shadow at the top of the stairs. The shadow seemed to have not known they were there. Tilkate decided to test her sword on it. As she raised the sword, the shadow turned around and looked at her. It changed its body to look like Han's. As she brought the sword down, she stopped and gasped.
"Tilkate!" said the real Han, "Its not real! Kill it."
Tilkate still had a look of fear on her face and then struck down the impersonating shadow.
"Be careful," said Zelda, "Obviously the creatures in this place can mimic us."
They walked down a long hall meeting one shadow after another. One impersonated Janie and Han came close to killing the real Janie.
They climbed several sets of stairs and found themselves in a long hall. When they got closer to the south tower, they approached five shadows. They all impersonated Zelda, Tilkate, Han, Navi, and Janie. The real Janie threw her dagger at the impersonating Navi. The fake Janie threw the exact same kind of dagger at Han, but he was too quick for it and blocked it with his shield.
Zelda aimed an arrow at the very dangerous fake Janie. Then the fake Zelda did the same.
"Zelda, look out!" Han called.
Tilkate took out her bow and aimed it at the fake Zelda. She killed the shadow and Zelda was free to shoot the fake Janie. The only two left were the fake Han and Tilkate.
Han decided to fight his impersonator. They got into a heavy sword fight. Zelda and Tilkate easily got rid of the shadow Tilkate, but the fake Han was still left. Tilkate walked behind the fake one and stabbed it in the back.
"Back stabber," Han joked.
"Ha, ha," Tilkate replied sarcastically.
They walked into another room and Zelda immediately recognized it. "I was in this room," she said, "I walked into the next and found...Link." She then ran into the room followed by Han, Tilkate, Navi, and Janie.
"Well, well, how nice of you all to drop by," said the voice of Dark Link. He appeared in the room with a smirk on his face. "You fairies annoy me," he said and snapped his fingers. Navi and Janie were locked up in a cage over a bowl of deadly looking fish.
"It's over," said Zelda, "Where is Link?!"
"Aren't we hasty today?" said Dark Link, "Honestly I didn't think you would make it this far..one of you were supposed to be dead, but I'm glad he let you live so I can personally watch him kill you."
"What are you talking about?" Zelda asked.
"I'm talking about Han," said Dark Link.
Zelda and Tilkate looked at him. He had a look of terrible guilt.
"Now is the time to prove your worth," said Dark Link tossing Han a dagger. Han grabbed Zelda and held the dagger to her throat.
"Han, what are you doing?!" all four females ask in unison.
"Han has been working for me," said Dark Link obviously taking pleasure in seeing them horrified by the news.
"It's true," said Han.
"Don't kill her yet..I want you to explain the tragic story and then kill her knowing that she failed Link, Hyrule, and that her friend betrayed her," Dark Link smiled evilly.
"After the defeat of Abesh," Han began still holding Zelda at knifepoint, "Dark Link came to me. He had not got his body yet at that time..."
~~~~Flashback~~~~
Han was unpacking his luggage in his new room in Hyrule castle when a dark, shadowy creature appeared in the room.
"Who are you?!" Han demanded.
"I am Dark Link, I have come with a proposal."
"What kind?" Han asked.
"I've seen you fight in battle. You're just the man I'm looking for. Link promised you a spot in the Hylian army correct?"
"Yes," Han answered.
"I can give you better!"
"How?" Han asked.
"I have no body..yet, but when I do, I plan to come back to Hyrule and take over it. I wish to make it my world, the Dark World, and Hyrule into one! I can give you an army greater than Link's pathetic army! It's an offer you shouldn't refuse..."
"What if I do?" Han asked pretending not to be interested.
"I'll kill you of course..believe me, no one in Hyrule will be alive once I attack."
"I'm listening," said Han.
"Tilkate is the key to make our dreams come true. Make sure nothing happens to her. Become her personal bodyguard. We can't afford to lose her."
"I will not fail," said Han.
"So you're in?"
"Yes," Han answered.
"Good.."
~~~~End flashback~~~~
"He then came to me again once he had his body," Han continued, "He asked me if I was still loyal to the agreement. I did not want to go back on the agreement. I was getting so much power. I was to be second in command of the Dark World." He then looked at Tilkate's tear stained face. "I know the difference now..Love and power has always been the main issue in most people's life. I now know what I want..I want love!" Before anyone knew it, Han flung the dagger at Dark Link hitting him directly in the chest.
"Tilkate, now!" Han shouted.
Tilkate ran behind Dark Link and raised her sword high. Dark Link made himself look like Link for he knew it would be hard for Tilkate to kill him looking like Link. She hesitated and fear spread across her face.
"Tilkate! Kill him now!" Han shouted.
The aura around Nindalla's sword grew bright as Tilkate drove it into Dark Link's back. Dark Link screamed in pain and his body began glowing bright. Han kept his grasp on Zelda for fear that she would get hurt if he let her go. Tilkate pulled the sword out and stumbled backwards. Dark Link's screams faded and he disappeared.
The room fell silent. Tilkate panted for breath and dropped her sword. She looked as if she fought one hundred ReDeads with her eyes closed. Han released his grasp on Zelda. Zelda then ran to Tilkate's side. "Link.. is in the room behind me," said Tilkate. Zelda nodded and ran into the room.
Tilkate looked at Han. He didn't look at her for her gaze pierced his heart like a dagger.
"Tilkate I---"
"What was going through your mind when you kissed me?" She asked.
"I feel so terrible for what I've done," he said. "When we kissed, I felt even more terrible. There were times during he journey that Dark Link wanted to make sure that Zelda died...but I couldn't let her because I started caring for you all. I swear I'm not trying to justify what I did, but I just wanted to let you know."
"Dark Link promised you so much," she said in a toneless voice, "why did you stab him?"
"Remember in the Shadow Temple when I spoke in that different language to that creature?" he asked. She nodded, still not giving any expression what so ever, "Well," he continued, "the reason it got so angry with me because it knew that I was betraying Dark Link by helping you all a few times. Tilkate, I don't expect you to forgive me, but please believe me when I say that I would change everything I did if I could. I love you and that's why I betrayed Dark Link in the end."
"What did you say?" She asked.
"I'm sorry," he answered.
"No..you said you love me," she replied.
The two fairies were still trapped in the cage, but the deadly fish had disappeared with Dark Link did. They pretended not to listen, but couldn't help but smile when Han told Tilkate that he loved her.
"I love you, Tilkate," he said.
"You could have had everything you wanted," she said, "but you let it go for me?"
"I would give anything to be with you," he said, "I don't care about having my own army. None of that matters anymore. I just want to be with you. I don't want to lose you."
Tears swelled up in her eyes and she ran to him and embraced him. "I love you too," she whispered, "And I forgive you." A sigh of relief came from him and he held her tight as if he would never let her go. She pulled slightly away from him and looked deep into his eyes. He leaned his face closer to hers and softly caressed her lips with his.
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"Link!" Zelda gasped when she entered the next room. He was up against a wall, unconscious. To her surprise, he even had his body back. She ran in front of him and saw that some invisible force was holding him. She used her powers to release whatever was holding him. She held out her arms and let him gently fall to the floor. She held him in her arms and looked at his lifeless face.
"Link..Link, please wake up!" She pleaded. She pressed her ear against his chest. His heart was still beating. She put her hand on his cheek. "Link," she whispered. She then knew what she had to do. She held his hand and closed her eyes. The Triforce of Wisdom and Courage began to glow. She opened her eyes when she heard him cough. "Link!" she said. He slowly blinked his eyes open. "Zelda?" He whispered. Tears streamed Zelda's cheeks and she firmly placed her lips on his. After a few seconds of the passionate kiss, he broke it off and looked at her. He put his hand on her cheek and smiled. "I knew you would come," he said. "What happened to Dark Link?"
"Dark Link is dead," she answered.
"What about Han, Tilkate, and Navi?" He asked.
"They're all fine," she answered.
He slowly got up with her help. "I'm so tired," he said, "I was slowly dying. I would have died if you didn't save me."
"I'm pretty exhausted too," she said.
"So did you ever see that doctor?" he asked.
"When did I ever get the chance?" She laughed.
Zelda and Link walked back into the other room and saw Tilkate and Han embracing.
"Tilkate and Han?" Link asked. Zelda nodded.
"Link!" Navi exclaimed. Han and Tilkate broke their embrace and looked at the Hero of Time. Han turned away.
"We should leave them alone," said Tilkate. She then freed Navi and Janie from the cage and walked into the other room.
"What's wrong?" Link asked. Han sighed and explained everything.
"I'll understand if you kick me out of the army and castle," said Han as he ended the story.
"What you did was very wrong," said Link, "However, you did save my wife's life and if not for you, Tilkate would not have got the perfect chance to defeat Dark Link...everyone deserves a second chance." He then looked at Zelda. "What about you?" he asked. She smiled and nodded.
"You two are giving me a second chance?" Han asked with a smile. Link and Zelda both nodded, also smiling.
Zelda looked at Link and removed the sheathed Master Sword and handed it to him. "I've been waiting to return this to you," she said. He put the sheathed sword over his shoulder. "I'm just glad to have you back," he said.
Tilkate, Navi, and Janie then entered the room.
"Who are you?" Link asked Janie.
"I am Janie, Mister Link," she answered.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Janie," he said.
"No, please, just call me Janie," she insisted.
"Only if you call me Link," he replied.
"Deal," she said.
After a few minutes they decided to make their way out of the castle. Hyrule was still dark and Han was the only one who knew how to fix it without traveling back into each temple. Leaving the castle was not hard for all the shadows fled when they sensed that their king was dead.
"How do you bring back the Light World?" Link asked when they walked outside.
"The three of you are going to have to put your powers together," Han explained, "Stand in the middle of Hyrule Field and concentrate all power."
Link and Zelda mounted Epona and Tilkate and Han mounted their horses. They then rode to the middle of the field. When they got there, they dismounted their horses. Han, Navi, and Janie stood back. Link, Zelda, and Tilkate walked forward. Zelda and Link held hands because their powers were stronger if they were physically touching. Tilkate put her hands on her sapphire and closed her eyes. Link and Zelda lifted their hands. The three concentrated as hard as possible.
The clouds above them began to circle. The beams of multi-color light shot towards the Five Temples. Han, Navi, and Janie could sense the light coming back to the world. Zelda and Link began trembling from exhaustion. A bright light covered the entire land. Han shielded his eyes from the light. The ground started to shake a little from all the power that was being used at the same time.
After a few moments, Han uncovered his eyes and looked around him. Hyrule was back to normal. Tilkate opened her eyes and gasped. Link fell to his knees and Zelda passed out from exhaustion.
A/N: Hey I hope you all liked the chapter! For those of you who did not catch the hints of Han's betrayal, here's a recap: On their way to Death Mountain, Tilkate saw something was troubling Han. In the Fire Temple Han knew who should cross the collapsing bridge first. In Zora's Domain, Tilkate caught Han "drowning a bug" Han had just been scolded by an image of Dark Link in the water for not letting Zelda die during that part with the bridge and Han slapped the water to shut him up. In the Shadow Temple Han knew how to get down to the passage with the crystal, he also knew to use the Len's of Truth to see a safe spot around the crystal, and he knew how to talk to that creature and the two out of three of the understandable words the creature said was "Dark Link." I think that was all the hints. I can't remember exactly. Oh well. Anyway, the last chapter is coming soon!!
Thanks Sunshine Stargirl for beta-reading and helping me add a few things.
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Tilkate gathered a few buckets of water and went into a house to wash herself. Zelda sat outside in deep thought. She had a bad feeling about Han. She hated that feeling too. Tilkate was in love with him, Link trusted him, and she considered him a really good friend. "How does he know all this stuff?" She asked herself over and over again. "He can't be trusted," a voice inside her mind told her. "Maybe," she halfway agreed. She looked at her reflection in the water. She looked terrible. She was dirty, her dress had tears in different places, her hair was messy. Then she realized something. "This place will be dark soon, once it's dark, all of Hyrule will be dark."
"Han!" Zelda called.
Han was startled when she suddenly addressed him. "Was she going to question me again?" He thought. He walked to her. "Yes, princess?"
"Princess? He hasn't called me that in a while. He must be nervous," she thought. "Go into the houses and gather bottles." She said.
"Bottles?" He asked.
"We're going to need clean water to drink while in the Dark World," she explained, "My pouch can hold hundreds of things."
He nodded and walked into the houses just as she ordered.
"Navi, go with him." She said. Navi nodded and flew off.
Han and Navi found about twenty bottles. He and Zelda began filling them with water. Tilkate walked outside. Her hair was down and completely wet. Han looked at her. She had long, beautiful, red hair. He thought it looked better down. Her dress was still dirty. He guessed she figured she would rather wear a dry, dirty, dress rather than a wet, clean (or as clean as she could get) dress.
Zelda filled the last bottle and put it into her pouch. "Are we ready to go?" She asked.
"Yes," the other four answered in unison. They all looked at each other.
They walked to the graveyard, climbed the stack of crates, and jumped back down into the mud pit. Tilkate got dirty again, but not as dirty as she was when she was pulled under by the FloorMaster. They hoped and prayed they would not run into any more monsters.
When they got back to the crystal, Tilkate used to Len's of Truth to find a safe way to the crystal. She held her sapphire and the purple light in the crystal faded into a dark purple light. She looked at the others, but she looked as if she were in a trance. She walked pass them without saying a word.
"Tilkate?" said Zelda. She looked at Han with a confused look. He gravely looked at her and followed Tilkate.
Monsters swarmed the next room, but didn't bother Tilkate as if they knew something. But the others were attacked the moment they walked in.
Tilkate continued her way out of the temple. She never blinked nor gave any expression what so ever. She used the sapphire to boost herself out. Instead of climbing the crates down, she kind of glided back down and gently touched the ground. She walked out of the monster-infested village and into Hyrule Field.
Tilkate held her sapphire high in the air. Clouds began the form in Hyrule. Suddenly a beam of green light shot out from the Kokiri area, a red beam came from Death Mountain, a blue beam came from Lake Hylia, a yellow beam came from the Desert Colossus, and a purple beam came from the graveyard in Kakiriko Village.
The beams joined in the middle of Hyrule and formed a large beam of light that shot high in the sky and shot back down on the ground. Waves of the Temples' colors spread like shock waves all over Hyrule.
Hyrule had now become the Dark World.
Tilkate gasped and fell to her knees. She looked around her confused. Everything was dark and dead. It looked like Hyrule, but at the same time it didn't. She stood up and turned around to look at Kakiriko's entrance. She gasped when she saw shadows going towards it. Shadows.. "This is the Dark World!" Tilkate thought aloud, "Zelda..Han!" She ran into the village avoiding the shadows at all cost. When she got there she screamed as she saw countless ReDeads roaming around. She clenched her sapphire tightly. She felt her knees tremble. She tightly closed her eyes and panted for breath. She fell to her knees hoping everything would go away. "I wish I never came here...I turned Hyrule into the Dark World.." She screamed very loudly as she felt a ReDead grasp its hands around her neck. She tried to push its slimy body away from her, but its grasp was too tight.
Just when it seemed Tilkate was going to die right then and there, her body began glowing blue. The ReDead moaned in pain and fell to the ground. Tilkate held her hands out and lifted her head. Waves of blue energy came from her body and killed every ReDead in the village.
She opened her eyes and panted for breath. She looked around at the countless ReDeads lying around. She quickly turned around when she saw shadows enter the village. She wasted no more time and ran to the Shadow Temple.
Tilkate looked down the passage and saw Zelda, Han, and Janie aggressively fight off enemies. Zelda looked like she was going to pass out any moment. She immediately used her powers to lift the two elves out. Navi and Janie simply flew out.
"What..happened?" Han asked trying to catch his breath.
"Hyrule is dark now," said Tilkate with extreme guilt.
"Good," said Zelda, "Now we can save Link."
They ran out of the village and approached Zelda's..no, Dark Link's castle.
"This is it," said Zelda, "Hyrule depends on what goes on in that castle. We must defeat Dark Link."
"Where in the castle do you think he is?" Navi asked.
"The South Tower," Tilkate answered.
"How did you know?" Han asked.
Tilkate didn't answer, but pointed to her sapphire. Han nodded and looked at Zelda. "I'm ready when you are." He said.
"Let's go," said Zelda.
They walked inside the dark castle and what they saw surprised them..there was a sword in the middle of the first room. It had a dark blue blade with an aura shining around it, the hilt was gold with sapphires engraved in it..it must have been Nindalla's sword.
"Wow...that sword looks even cooler than Link's sword," Navi breathed.
Tilkate walked in front of it and wrapped her fingers around the hilt. She slowly lifted it out of its stone and held it in front of her. She looked at Han and Zelda. She had a determined look on her face. "Let's go to the South Tower," she said.
They walked up a long set of stairs and saw a shadow at the top of the stairs. The shadow seemed to have not known they were there. Tilkate decided to test her sword on it. As she raised the sword, the shadow turned around and looked at her. It changed its body to look like Han's. As she brought the sword down, she stopped and gasped.
"Tilkate!" said the real Han, "Its not real! Kill it."
Tilkate still had a look of fear on her face and then struck down the impersonating shadow.
"Be careful," said Zelda, "Obviously the creatures in this place can mimic us."
They walked down a long hall meeting one shadow after another. One impersonated Janie and Han came close to killing the real Janie.
They climbed several sets of stairs and found themselves in a long hall. When they got closer to the south tower, they approached five shadows. They all impersonated Zelda, Tilkate, Han, Navi, and Janie. The real Janie threw her dagger at the impersonating Navi. The fake Janie threw the exact same kind of dagger at Han, but he was too quick for it and blocked it with his shield.
Zelda aimed an arrow at the very dangerous fake Janie. Then the fake Zelda did the same.
"Zelda, look out!" Han called.
Tilkate took out her bow and aimed it at the fake Zelda. She killed the shadow and Zelda was free to shoot the fake Janie. The only two left were the fake Han and Tilkate.
Han decided to fight his impersonator. They got into a heavy sword fight. Zelda and Tilkate easily got rid of the shadow Tilkate, but the fake Han was still left. Tilkate walked behind the fake one and stabbed it in the back.
"Back stabber," Han joked.
"Ha, ha," Tilkate replied sarcastically.
They walked into another room and Zelda immediately recognized it. "I was in this room," she said, "I walked into the next and found...Link." She then ran into the room followed by Han, Tilkate, Navi, and Janie.
"Well, well, how nice of you all to drop by," said the voice of Dark Link. He appeared in the room with a smirk on his face. "You fairies annoy me," he said and snapped his fingers. Navi and Janie were locked up in a cage over a bowl of deadly looking fish.
"It's over," said Zelda, "Where is Link?!"
"Aren't we hasty today?" said Dark Link, "Honestly I didn't think you would make it this far..one of you were supposed to be dead, but I'm glad he let you live so I can personally watch him kill you."
"What are you talking about?" Zelda asked.
"I'm talking about Han," said Dark Link.
Zelda and Tilkate looked at him. He had a look of terrible guilt.
"Now is the time to prove your worth," said Dark Link tossing Han a dagger. Han grabbed Zelda and held the dagger to her throat.
"Han, what are you doing?!" all four females ask in unison.
"Han has been working for me," said Dark Link obviously taking pleasure in seeing them horrified by the news.
"It's true," said Han.
"Don't kill her yet..I want you to explain the tragic story and then kill her knowing that she failed Link, Hyrule, and that her friend betrayed her," Dark Link smiled evilly.
"After the defeat of Abesh," Han began still holding Zelda at knifepoint, "Dark Link came to me. He had not got his body yet at that time..."
~~~~Flashback~~~~
Han was unpacking his luggage in his new room in Hyrule castle when a dark, shadowy creature appeared in the room.
"Who are you?!" Han demanded.
"I am Dark Link, I have come with a proposal."
"What kind?" Han asked.
"I've seen you fight in battle. You're just the man I'm looking for. Link promised you a spot in the Hylian army correct?"
"Yes," Han answered.
"I can give you better!"
"How?" Han asked.
"I have no body..yet, but when I do, I plan to come back to Hyrule and take over it. I wish to make it my world, the Dark World, and Hyrule into one! I can give you an army greater than Link's pathetic army! It's an offer you shouldn't refuse..."
"What if I do?" Han asked pretending not to be interested.
"I'll kill you of course..believe me, no one in Hyrule will be alive once I attack."
"I'm listening," said Han.
"Tilkate is the key to make our dreams come true. Make sure nothing happens to her. Become her personal bodyguard. We can't afford to lose her."
"I will not fail," said Han.
"So you're in?"
"Yes," Han answered.
"Good.."
~~~~End flashback~~~~
"He then came to me again once he had his body," Han continued, "He asked me if I was still loyal to the agreement. I did not want to go back on the agreement. I was getting so much power. I was to be second in command of the Dark World." He then looked at Tilkate's tear stained face. "I know the difference now..Love and power has always been the main issue in most people's life. I now know what I want..I want love!" Before anyone knew it, Han flung the dagger at Dark Link hitting him directly in the chest.
"Tilkate, now!" Han shouted.
Tilkate ran behind Dark Link and raised her sword high. Dark Link made himself look like Link for he knew it would be hard for Tilkate to kill him looking like Link. She hesitated and fear spread across her face.
"Tilkate! Kill him now!" Han shouted.
The aura around Nindalla's sword grew bright as Tilkate drove it into Dark Link's back. Dark Link screamed in pain and his body began glowing bright. Han kept his grasp on Zelda for fear that she would get hurt if he let her go. Tilkate pulled the sword out and stumbled backwards. Dark Link's screams faded and he disappeared.
The room fell silent. Tilkate panted for breath and dropped her sword. She looked as if she fought one hundred ReDeads with her eyes closed. Han released his grasp on Zelda. Zelda then ran to Tilkate's side. "Link.. is in the room behind me," said Tilkate. Zelda nodded and ran into the room.
Tilkate looked at Han. He didn't look at her for her gaze pierced his heart like a dagger.
"Tilkate I---"
"What was going through your mind when you kissed me?" She asked.
"I feel so terrible for what I've done," he said. "When we kissed, I felt even more terrible. There were times during he journey that Dark Link wanted to make sure that Zelda died...but I couldn't let her because I started caring for you all. I swear I'm not trying to justify what I did, but I just wanted to let you know."
"Dark Link promised you so much," she said in a toneless voice, "why did you stab him?"
"Remember in the Shadow Temple when I spoke in that different language to that creature?" he asked. She nodded, still not giving any expression what so ever, "Well," he continued, "the reason it got so angry with me because it knew that I was betraying Dark Link by helping you all a few times. Tilkate, I don't expect you to forgive me, but please believe me when I say that I would change everything I did if I could. I love you and that's why I betrayed Dark Link in the end."
"What did you say?" She asked.
"I'm sorry," he answered.
"No..you said you love me," she replied.
The two fairies were still trapped in the cage, but the deadly fish had disappeared with Dark Link did. They pretended not to listen, but couldn't help but smile when Han told Tilkate that he loved her.
"I love you, Tilkate," he said.
"You could have had everything you wanted," she said, "but you let it go for me?"
"I would give anything to be with you," he said, "I don't care about having my own army. None of that matters anymore. I just want to be with you. I don't want to lose you."
Tears swelled up in her eyes and she ran to him and embraced him. "I love you too," she whispered, "And I forgive you." A sigh of relief came from him and he held her tight as if he would never let her go. She pulled slightly away from him and looked deep into his eyes. He leaned his face closer to hers and softly caressed her lips with his.
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"Link!" Zelda gasped when she entered the next room. He was up against a wall, unconscious. To her surprise, he even had his body back. She ran in front of him and saw that some invisible force was holding him. She used her powers to release whatever was holding him. She held out her arms and let him gently fall to the floor. She held him in her arms and looked at his lifeless face.
"Link..Link, please wake up!" She pleaded. She pressed her ear against his chest. His heart was still beating. She put her hand on his cheek. "Link," she whispered. She then knew what she had to do. She held his hand and closed her eyes. The Triforce of Wisdom and Courage began to glow. She opened her eyes when she heard him cough. "Link!" she said. He slowly blinked his eyes open. "Zelda?" He whispered. Tears streamed Zelda's cheeks and she firmly placed her lips on his. After a few seconds of the passionate kiss, he broke it off and looked at her. He put his hand on her cheek and smiled. "I knew you would come," he said. "What happened to Dark Link?"
"Dark Link is dead," she answered.
"What about Han, Tilkate, and Navi?" He asked.
"They're all fine," she answered.
He slowly got up with her help. "I'm so tired," he said, "I was slowly dying. I would have died if you didn't save me."
"I'm pretty exhausted too," she said.
"So did you ever see that doctor?" he asked.
"When did I ever get the chance?" She laughed.
Zelda and Link walked back into the other room and saw Tilkate and Han embracing.
"Tilkate and Han?" Link asked. Zelda nodded.
"Link!" Navi exclaimed. Han and Tilkate broke their embrace and looked at the Hero of Time. Han turned away.
"We should leave them alone," said Tilkate. She then freed Navi and Janie from the cage and walked into the other room.
"What's wrong?" Link asked. Han sighed and explained everything.
"I'll understand if you kick me out of the army and castle," said Han as he ended the story.
"What you did was very wrong," said Link, "However, you did save my wife's life and if not for you, Tilkate would not have got the perfect chance to defeat Dark Link...everyone deserves a second chance." He then looked at Zelda. "What about you?" he asked. She smiled and nodded.
"You two are giving me a second chance?" Han asked with a smile. Link and Zelda both nodded, also smiling.
Zelda looked at Link and removed the sheathed Master Sword and handed it to him. "I've been waiting to return this to you," she said. He put the sheathed sword over his shoulder. "I'm just glad to have you back," he said.
Tilkate, Navi, and Janie then entered the room.
"Who are you?" Link asked Janie.
"I am Janie, Mister Link," she answered.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Janie," he said.
"No, please, just call me Janie," she insisted.
"Only if you call me Link," he replied.
"Deal," she said.
After a few minutes they decided to make their way out of the castle. Hyrule was still dark and Han was the only one who knew how to fix it without traveling back into each temple. Leaving the castle was not hard for all the shadows fled when they sensed that their king was dead.
"How do you bring back the Light World?" Link asked when they walked outside.
"The three of you are going to have to put your powers together," Han explained, "Stand in the middle of Hyrule Field and concentrate all power."
Link and Zelda mounted Epona and Tilkate and Han mounted their horses. They then rode to the middle of the field. When they got there, they dismounted their horses. Han, Navi, and Janie stood back. Link, Zelda, and Tilkate walked forward. Zelda and Link held hands because their powers were stronger if they were physically touching. Tilkate put her hands on her sapphire and closed her eyes. Link and Zelda lifted their hands. The three concentrated as hard as possible.
The clouds above them began to circle. The beams of multi-color light shot towards the Five Temples. Han, Navi, and Janie could sense the light coming back to the world. Zelda and Link began trembling from exhaustion. A bright light covered the entire land. Han shielded his eyes from the light. The ground started to shake a little from all the power that was being used at the same time.
After a few moments, Han uncovered his eyes and looked around him. Hyrule was back to normal. Tilkate opened her eyes and gasped. Link fell to his knees and Zelda passed out from exhaustion.
A/N: Hey I hope you all liked the chapter! For those of you who did not catch the hints of Han's betrayal, here's a recap: On their way to Death Mountain, Tilkate saw something was troubling Han. In the Fire Temple Han knew who should cross the collapsing bridge first. In Zora's Domain, Tilkate caught Han "drowning a bug" Han had just been scolded by an image of Dark Link in the water for not letting Zelda die during that part with the bridge and Han slapped the water to shut him up. In the Shadow Temple Han knew how to get down to the passage with the crystal, he also knew to use the Len's of Truth to see a safe spot around the crystal, and he knew how to talk to that creature and the two out of three of the understandable words the creature said was "Dark Link." I think that was all the hints. I can't remember exactly. Oh well. Anyway, the last chapter is coming soon!!
Thanks Sunshine Stargirl for beta-reading and helping me add a few things.