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Chapter 5

A dark figure wandered the trails that led towards Hyrule, soon he would be there and soon he would see her. His horse was at his side as they walked on. Blood dripped from his side, "Zelda" he kept repeating as his voice got softer and softer every moment.

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Zelda's eyes slowly opened and she groaned, she was outside of Hyrule's main boundaries and she highly wonder what she was doing here.

"So you're finally awake are you?" came a voice from above her.

Zelda looked up and saw Korari standing before her, "Korari?" she asked as she sat up.

"Korari?" he asked, "what a pathetic name, I can't believe such a wise little Princess wasn't able to see it."

"See what?" Zelda asked.

Korari leaned in close and whispered "I'm not Link."

Zelda gasped and her eyes opened wide. "How...you...I don't get it."

He looked at her before taking out a small glass bottle, Zelda gasped when she saw Navi floating around trying to get out. "Hey you," she cried, "let me out of here!" But he just threw her at Zelda who caught the bottle.

"Who are you" she demanded, "tell me."

"I am Link's dark incarnation," he said as a black glow surrounded him, and in a flash he was replaced by a dark figure. "I am Dark Link" he said.

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The figure slumped down but his horse nudged him and he immediately got back up. The horse neighed and the figure nodded "you're right girl, I can't stop I have to see her again." Slowly they continued on. "Huh?" the figure looked down and saw that the triforce piece on his left hand was glowing, "what?" Not wanting to think about he jumped on his horse and cried "Epona you must run as fast as you can to Hyrule!" Epona neighed and ran off.

'Zelda,' the boy thought, 'I'm on my way."

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"So then that's why your triforce piece didn't glow, it was because it's not real!" Zelda cried. Releasing Navi from the bottle Zelda looked at him in anger.

"You mean...you're not Link?!" Navi cried. She couldn't believe herself, she had been tricked into thinking that this fraud was the boy that she had traveled with during their journey to save Hyrule.

"Heh," Dark Link laughed, "no I'm not."

Then Navi shook "now I remember you," she said, "you attacked us in the Water Temple."

"Very good Navi," Dark Link said.

Zelda just looked at the two confused, "I don't get it."

"You don't need to Princess," Dark Link said holding up his sword.

Zelda's eyes shook in fear "Navi," Zelda said, "fly as fast as you can, go find Link!"

"Okay" Navi said and flew off.

"Don't you think it would've been better to send the fly off to get help?" Dark Link asked.

"I did send her to get help," Zelda told Dark Link.

"Oh but I mean someone that will be able to save you before it's too late" Dark Link then brought down his sword. "What?" his sword stopped in mid-air.

"I still have enough power to protect myself," Zelda said, "and that power will hold as long as it can." Zelda however, didn't realize how weak her body was at the moment.

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"Link!" Navi cried out as she flew past trees and bushes, "Link! Where can he be?" Navi hit a tree and after shaking her head a little she flew once more. Suddenly out of nowhere a horse flew right past her, Navi decided to fly after it. So she flew as fast as she could until she was head to head with the rider. "Link!" she cried out in happiness.

"Navi?" Link said turning his head but refusing to stop, "is that you?"

"Yes," Navi responded, "you must hurry to held Princess Zelda!"

"What's wrong?" Link asked her urgently, he had, had a strong feeling that something was wrong.

"Remember Dark Link?" Navi asked.

"Yeah," Link said, "how could I forget?"

"Well he's back," Navi said, "and he's been impersonating you."

"What?!" Link cried out in shock.

"Yes and now he's about to kill Princess Zelda!" Navi cried. That was all Link needed to hear, he pushed Epona to the max.

'I'm on my way Zel" Link said as they flew past the trees until they finally reached saw a light.

"She's on the outer boarders of Hyrule" Navi said.

"Okay," Link said, "let's go Epona!"

Epona neighed and ran off until they reached the boarders where the saw Dark Link bring down his sword straight towards Zelda. "Zelda!!!!!!" Link called.

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Zelda's protection shield finally disappeared and she collapsed in exhaustion. All her energy was gone so there wasn't anyway she could keep up her shield. "Link," Zelda said, "Link."

"So any last words Princess?" Dark Link asked raising his sword once more.

A tear fell down Zelda's cheek and she said "help me Link."

"What pitiful last words," Dark Link said and brought his sword down towards her.

"Zelda!" they both turned and saw a figure riding a horse headed their way, "Zelda!" the cried again.

"Link?" Zelda said and as the figure came into more focus she smiled and cried, "Link!"

Dark Link smirked and said "looks like he'll get the pleasure of seeing you die" then Dark Link brought down his sword.

"No!" Link's sword had stopped the attack just in time and Link's sword was pushing Dark Links back.

"Link" Zelda said.

"Zelda I want you to run as far away from here as you can" Link instructed.

"Link," Zelda said, "I can't."

"Why not" Link said as he pushed back the sword that Dark Link held.

"My legs...they won't move." Zelda said in fear.

"To bad!" Dark Link cried and took a swipe at Link.

"I beat you once Dark Link," Link said, "and I'll do it again!"