Okay, this chapter is going to be very cool. (Crosses fingers) I hope you all like it…I'll try to make it long too. Only about…what do you think? Two or three chapters left…Then comes my newest story…I have so far four more ideas for stories… (Slow down, sakume...) lol…here you are!

Chapter 11

(A light in the darkness)

Link approached the designated place with some hesitance…he wasn't quite sure what to expect…but he was ready for whatever happened…he hoped. Impa had explained all about the plan. All they needed to do was combine their magic. They should have just enough to send him to Ganon's lair. Which, according to her, was somewhere in the dark realm…

He felt a strange sensation take hold of him as he readied himself for the warp. It felt like half of him was screaming, "Wait! I changed my mind!" and the other half was saying, "He will pay." He shook it off and nodded to the council. He was ready. Impa returned to nod and slowly lifted her arms upwards into the air. The other sages copied this maneuver, one after another.

Link felt like his body was on fire. Just as he was about to cry out in pain, another feeling took hold of him. He smiled, closing his eyes to embrace it. It was just as if he was being enveloped in a silk blanket, being caressed by his…the feeling stopped. As he opened his eyes, he felt like he was in a nightmare…

A castle stood looming over him, sending shadows so far into the distance that they seemed to resemble an eclipse. The wind sent chills down his back as he approached the castle's "moat". Impa never mentioned this…the castle was on a hunk of rock floating above a "moat" of lava. He winced, staring at the swirling mass of magma below. "Now what?" he asked himself. An answer came, much sooner than he had expected.

"Link, are you there?" he heard a voice. He instantly knew who it was. It was Impa. But how could she talk to him? He didn't understand. He felt silly, but he closed his eyes and tried to focus on her. He amazingly heard her voice. No way…he was doing telepathy?…cool!

"Yeah, I'm here." He kept his eyes closed. The voice came back, but only for a moment and very muffled.

"We will…build a bridge…save…Zelda…re…mem…ber…" it faded out. He frowned.

"Remember? What did she mean by that?" he shook his head. As soon as he stood back, he saw something strange. A tiny, flickering blue light appeared beside him. It floated there for a moment; then shone in its own spot. Before he knew what was happening, six more lights appeared, each forming a piece of a bridge. He was dumbfounded. He very carefully placed a foot on it. He eventually placed his whole weight on it. It seemed to support him…so he uneasily made his way across the whole bridge. He sighed in relief and gulped…this was it. He slowly placed one foot in front of the other, praying somehow it would all make sense…

When he entered the castle, he knew for sure he was in a nightmare…everything was so dark and dreary…for just a moment, Impa's voice flooded back to him. It wasn't quite as muffled, but it was so quiet he could hardly hear it.

"Link, listen. There are five floors. You need to make it to the top! Keep going! You'll figure it out…Look for the light…" She faded. Link took a deep breath. He was surrounded by seven doors. Each one had a light flowing from it, blocking the stairway up. He nodded to himself, he was pretty sure of what to do. He somehow…knew. If he shot the energy ball at the end of each door, he had an idea they might dissipate. He decided to go into the forest door first.

"Wait…" he thought to himself. "That's weird…how did I know this was the forest door?" he ignored the "coincidence" and approached the door, it automatically swung open. He looked around the inside for a moment, and then casually entered the room. The door slammed shut behind him, causing him to jump. The room became black as night. He instinctively pulled out a fire arrow and held it in front of him. Using a new technique Zelda had taught him, he lit the end on fire, making a sort of torch. He swung it around, looking for anything that might cause the light to return.

He began to explore, taking small steps in a random direction. He found nothing to the left, but as he approached the right, he heard a small sound, like the whimpering of a puppy. He swung the torch closer, gasping in surprise. "Krystal!" the blonde jerked upwards, equally surprised. "What are you doing here?" he was bewildered.

"I…I followed you." She stammered. He could see that she was scared to death. "I…I jumped in the warp right along with you…I guess I arrived before you. I decided to explore as I waited for you. I ran across the bridge, and…" she blushed. "It kind of collapsed." He shook his head.

"But I can't just keep you with me…I…" he sighed. "Come on." He motioned for her to follow him.

"Link, I'm not going home!" she made a serious face. "I'm here to help you and that's that!" she nodded.

"Whoever said I was taking you home? I don't know how to get home…" he looked back towards her. "So are you coming or not?" She nearly exploded with excitement.

"Yeah! Let's do this!" Link inwardly smiled.

"Look out! A spider!" he yelled, pointing to her shoulder. She screamed bloody murder.

"Where? Where?" she crouched down, shaking.

"Oh, wait, never mind. It's just a piece of lint." Link chuckled.

"That's not funny…" Krystal growled. "Link, you are not funny!" she yelled. Link grabbed her and held his hand over her mouth. She struggled, mouthing mean things to him and telling him to let her go.

"Be quiet…" Link's attitude had changed to a deadly serious tone. "Don't…move." His eyes darted around the dark room, he whispered in her ear. "We're not alone…"

Okay, lots of things to say…yeah, I know it was short, but I'll post the next one soon. The castle will be about three or four chapters…changed my mind…Okay, on to the next business. Warning! After reader replies are major spoilers for the new Zelda game, "Twilight Princess"…If you don't want to spoil the plot, don't read this…how do I know you ask? Well, (chuckles) I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you…

GoldenSunGeek: Yeah, I'm glad you liked that part; I thought it was funny too! Yeah, no more school for me, kind of…still have a little, but it shouldn't hurt too much! And, yeah, she has to be kidnapped sometime…geez, when is she not?

Zekoi: Thank you! (giggles) Yup! Trying to make them suspenseful!

Themasterofskittles: Eeeeppp! Don't kiss me! Lol. Yup, that's the basic gist of it. So glad you like the cookies! I've always got more!...;)

Queenie64: Oh yay! Cake! So happy! (eats in one bite) yay! Thanks for saying the chapter is great! Hope they are always to your liking!

ShadowLink50: 0.0…yeah. I agree with the "Go Link!"…but the ummm…magical balls of yumminess?...okay!

Tizami: Hi there! So glad you like it! I did have a good birthday! Thanks! (gives you a huge rainbow-colored gift basket) And, naw…don't wanna play off of that plot…it makes it too easy!

Krazieshadowninja: Yes, I have that disc too! Only I'm also lending to someone at the moment…isn't it cool? Anyway, thanks for the compliment and everything! (sits back to listen to Link singing happy birthday to me for the fortieth time)…

Sapphirethewindwolf: Well, be happy! For I am making it longer than planned! Ta-da! And also, I'm going to start my other story…just for the heck of it…;)

Somesaytheworldwillend: Yay! Someone thinks I am dedicated! Hee hee! That's great!

Meowzi: Of course I will do more! I would never end it right there! Yes, it's creepy too! Oh well…here's the next chapter!

Opia-fire: Yay! Everyone thinks my story is interesting! Thanks for the happy birthday! I did have a great one!

BakOtaku: Awww…don't be jealous. I think your story is just as deserving! At least, I love it! Yup! Check out my new story…hope you like it…

Huanir: Oh my goodness! (swoons and blushes) Well, thank you! Thank you very much! I don't think they are THAT deserving…but thank you once again…;) Oh, and I won't really be allowed to email you…but I'm sure we'll figure something out…maybe you could leave a review about it in a category no one reads or something…lol.

Warning! Here come the spoilers! Don't read if you don't want to spoil the plot/random information…

First of all, the story starts with Link as a stablehand/sheephearder…he seems to have an amazing connection with animals… (Supposedly this all happens after the windwaker) one day he is sent to the festival in Hyrule. On the way, he stumbles upon the "twilight realm" a limbo of sorts…where everything is dead. It's all in black and white in the game. Then, he discovers he's changed into a wolf. Why he changes into a wolf specifically, I don't know, but he does. He is captured and put into a cell. Eventually, he's busted out by a female creature named Midna. She rides on his back. All I know is there's a new weapon by the name of "Gale boomerang" that's pretty cool. If you have any questions, let me know in your reviews…I'll try to answer as best as I can…