Chapter 10

Return of Dark Link

Link and Alexis had awoken early the next morning, not wanting the Kokiri to delay them. After a light breakfast, they took their leave of the place like two silent shadows.

Once out in Hyrule Field again, they were able to converse freely, although they did not after the previous nights events...an awkward silence hung between the two... Epona stood waiting. Helping Alexis up, he climbed up behind her and they were off at a rapid pace, they needed to get to the castle as soon as possible.

The rolling plains and hills of Hyrule Field spread out before them and in the distance the silhouette of the castle could be made out against the horizon.

For a while, they remained in silence, neither knowing what to say, but finally Alexis felt she needed to talk to him.

"Who was that last night…Why does he have your face? What good is some old instrument to him?" she asked.

Link took a deep breath, "He is me…Only someone else…---"

Alexis sat there, staring out blankly, utterly confused.

Link couldn't see her face, but knew what she was thinking, "That may not make sense, but that doesn't matter right now. That ocarina…it isn't just any ocarina."

"Ok…what makes it so special?"

"You do not need to know that at the moment either."

"Are you mad?" she asked in a quiet tone.

Calmly he replied, "No. No, I'm not mad."

Alexis breathed a sigh of relief, Link smiled slightly as he heard this.

Link noticed for the first time something odd on the back of his gauntlet…The triforce symbol was there and one of the pieces were glowing! This was proof that Dark Link had gotten through to the triforce, but…it had split up because of his evil just as it did for Ganondorf, but without the seventh sage, who possessed Nayru's wisdom? Did Dark Link take the master sword? Several questions like this raced through his mind, but he stayed silent. The silence that once again reigned between them was no longer awkward, the atmosphere about them was a much lighter, thoughtful mood.

By midday they were very close to the outer walls of the town. In fact they were just going over the drawbridge and then it happened…The same swirling black vortex that had been above the inn appeared in the sky above the market area. Another black beam, like before, came crashing down with such force and such rapid speed that they didn't know what had happened at first. There was a loud boom as the beam made contact with buildings and the ground.

Epona reared up, as she was startled, and Link and Alexis were flung from her. Link landed painfully on his back and it didn't help when Alexis landed directly on top of him.

The smell of burnt flesh and wood drifted over them from the market.

Alexis didn't even realize she was on top of him, as she lay there lost in his blue eyes. He stared back at her the same way only hurriedly said, "Uh…This kinda hurts, ya know?"

"Oh uh…heh heh…sorry…" she quickly rolled off of him, only to almost roll into a sword sticking point down into the ground next to her neck.

"You two just look so cute together, to bad you'll both be dead shortly." A voice said; a voice Alexis had immediately come to utterly hate and despise.

Link shot up and had his sword out all in one swift movement, despite the annoying slight pain in his back from the fall. Dark Link stood before him, an angry smile plastered across his face. "I assume you have figured out by now that the triforce split when I grabbed it, and I also assume you posses Farore's courage, as I have Din's power, once your dead I will take your piece, finish off your new girl and then go get the wisdom piece, then none will be able to stop me." Dark Link laughed maniacally pulling his sword out of the ground. Link noticed Dark Link didn't have the master sword…A plan formulated itself within his mind. Alexis rolled away and then sprang to the side, out of the way of the two combatants.

"You say these things as if you have already won, that is not going to happen." Link said coldly. "You will not defeat me in battle and you will not harm Alexis, and she is not my girlfriend, just a FRIEND!"

Link's words hurt Alexis, she knew he loved her…right? Tears stung her eyes as she tried to hold the flood trying to break free.

Dark Link lunged for Link, but he had anticipated it and pushed off the ground using the powerful strength in his legs and front flipped over him, and then took off running towards whatever was left of the destroyed market.

What the heck is he doing! Alexis thought staring wide-eyed after him. Dark Link shot off after Link with amazing speed; he was like a bolt of lightning, a dark blur across the bright sunny day, he turned in front of Link, but Linktwisted to the side andout of the way.

Link had one thing in mind at the moment, if Dark Link didn't have the master sword, it must still be there and he was going to get it...

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Sorry about the wait peeps...I've just been doin a bunch of stuff lately lol. And I went to a friends house today and I got make-up put on me! I never wear make-up so that's why it's REALLY weird for me lol, the eye stuff keeps makin me blink lol...(whatever its called...lol)

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