That night, Spirit and Marie shared yet another vision; two golden triangles hanging in the air, and the sky being covered by a vast emptiness. The face of a man appeared; dark green skin, flame red hair, and a jewel on his forehead. As his maniacal laughter pierced the night, villages burned, and monsters rampaged across the land. Marie found herself waking up first with a gasp out of the dream, then sighing "Only a nightmare..."
Her breathing quickened from fright until she looked to her side, Spirit still sound asleep, causing a smile of relief to spread across her face. Beyond the culvert bars were endless fields, the sun poking over the horizon. The undead beings that loitered about outside took notice to this, burying themselves under the ground. Spirit still didn't wake, so she waited, preserving the relaxed moment of joy until he awoke with a sneeze; apparently ill from the dampness.

"Spirit, are you okay?"

"I'm fine... Just glad this wasn't a sewer pipe." he answered, chuckling slightly.

"Umm... Did you... Have an odd dream last night?"

"You too?"

She nodded "There's another evil force at work besides Zeetan."

Spirit looked at Marie, smiling "Well, whatever it is, we'll defeat it together!"

She spontaneously glomped him, forgetting Spirit was sitting right by the entrance. They both came tumbling out of the pipe, splashing into the river. She grabbed onto Spirit's arm, pulling him to the bank where he coughed up some water and scratched the back of her head, forcing a shy smile. It caused Spirit to chuckle.
"Sorry" she said, cheeks turning pink.
"It's okay!"
A wide smile came across her face, but she then noticed Spirit shivering.
"Oh, you're sick!" Marie said, placing a hand to his forehead. It felt slightly warm, and she went searching through her pockets, taking out a small vial "I always carry healing waters from the Blue Haven...It won't exactly cure you, but it'll give you some strength!"
He smiled "That's okay, it's just a little cold, that's all!"
She handed him the vial "Yeah, but it's best that you take it..."

He drank the mystic water and small amount of his strength returned almost instantly, upon which he stood up.

"Didn't I tell ya?" Marie said. She stood as well, taking Spirit's hand as they crossed the drawbridge into the city. They found themselves in a bustling marketplace, filled with all manner of carefree people. They seemed human, but their pointed ears set them apart.

"Whatever this new evil is, it doesn't look like we'll find it in a joyful place like this." Marie said. She then looked to Spirit, and noticed his eyes were shut "Is something wrong?"

His ears twitched. "I'm picking up something... It doesn't seem like it's dark, but it's still very powerful."

"Hum..." she closed her eyes as well "I sense it, but I just can't place my paw on it... it seems close... and almost... good?"

She turned around, and noticed a blonde man in a green tunic and matching pointing hat. They both pointed in unison "Him..."
"He doesn't dress like all the rest..." she took notice to his features, especially his blade. It had the symbol of three triangles, and a matching symbol on his hand, as she uttered "Triforce..."

"Umm... Can I help you?" the stranger finally said.

"That symbol, how did you get that!"

"I don't know if I should tell you... I've never seen anything like either of you before..."

Spirit walked up, confused about what was going on "We're new here."

The man smiled, looking at the two of them "Well, you both have honest faces. My name's Link."

"I'm Marie, and this is Spirit."

Link then stretched out his hand, showing the mark to Marie "It's called the Triforce of Courage. It suddenly reappeared on me just yesterday."

"It's definitely powerful, but I felt something different; almost elemental."

"Elemental..."
"Like the same thing I sense from Klonoa's ring... wind" she looked toward the sky with a concerned face, pointing "There!"
The same dark cloud from before loomed in the distance, making a funnel; a tornado. Marie stared transfixed, in some trance, and Spirit couldn't make her snap out of it for a few moments.
"Marie!" he shook her shoulder "We have to run, it's heading our way!"
The winds began to pick up, and Marie's eyes changed slightly, looking back towards Spirit.
"Sorry" she said, staring again "An elemental... I was trying to connect with it, unfortunately, it's a very evil force... we can't run from it..."
"Then what do we do?" Link asked, as the two prepared their weapons.
"We fight it!"

The tornado touched down, then dispersed; revealing Zeetan's latest aquisition.

"Well, well, well... New Hyrule marketplace..."

"What! Vaati was released from the Four Sword!" Link exclaimed. Spirit and Marie turned to him "He's a wind mage who has lived for over one hundred years!"

"That I am, and I've been realeased by someone you two know very well."

Spirit ears perked "So, you've sided with Zeetan..." he said.

"His orders are to destroy you both, which I shall do with great pleasure!"

"Let me deal with him!" Marie said, turning to Spirit with a certain look on her face, a look of determination, leaving him slightly confused. She handed him the orb, whispering "he's an elemental, I already assessed a lot of his power, we're pretty evenly matched so I should be able to handle myself..."
He nodded, understanding, lying trust in her. She turned to Zeetan, raising an arm and clenching her fist, water shrouding her body. He stared on, the same look on his face, wind funneling around him, as their eyes locked onto one another.
"This'll be interesting" he broke the silence with a smirk "a showdown of wind and water, who shall come out victorious?"

Marie shot a massive stream of water at the mage, only stunning him slightly. He slowly tilted his head towards the determined goddess with a smirk.

"Time to show you some of my true power."

With those words, his body faded to pure darkness, taking the form of something not of this earth; a spherical creature, with one gigantic red eye, and many bat-like wings keeping its black body suspended. Before Marie could think, the creature caught her in a powerful vortex. Spirit watched in horror as his love was tossed about in the raging winds. Just then, the Gaia Ultima appeared in his hand, shifting into a new form. The blades positioned themselves into a windmill-like form, and began spinning rappidly. A tornado of light appeared out of it, and Spirit knew what to do. He tossed the tornado at Vaati, canceling out his own, and freeing Marie.

"Thanks..." she mouthed, leaping back into battle. The two clashed, blows of wind and water impacted onto eachother, and as strong as they seemed, both sides remained uneffected. Spirit noticed that what Marie said was true; both powers were equally strong. Once again Vaati assumed his original form, and Marie tried to land a punch. Shrouding her fist in charged energy, she swung at him with great speed but he caught her wrist. She pushed against him, struggling to get free in the quickest time possible, but then he raised his other hand, shrouded in darkness and let out a blast onto her chest. Her eyes dilated in immense pain and her body fell limp. He still held onto her body, and then glared at Spirit until a voice lingered throughout the battle field.
"Take her back to me..."
"What?"

"The goddess!"
Spirit's eyes dialated in shock and he leapt at Vaati, but his body faded away into the darkness, leaving the two heroes alone. Looking down at the orb in his arms, Spirit's eyes started to water, and he clenched his fist, pounding it upon the hard ground.

"No... I couldn't save you..."

"I have an idea as to where he may have taken her, but it's been lost for years." Link said. Spirit turned his head slightly, eyes wet from sorrow.

"Old Hyrule, but it's been lost under the sea for ages. The only ones capable of unsealing it are the goddesses of Hyrule."

Spirit shook his head. "If that's what it takes to get Marie back, I'm going to do it." he started to run off, but Link caught him by the arm.

"Lemme go!"

"What you want to do is impossible! The goddesses left this world eons ago!"

He shook his head "No, I know a bit more about goddesses than you think!"
"Are you trying to convince me, or yourself?" Link could tell that Spirit was in some denial due to panic "There may be someone who knows a bit... the bearer of the triforce of wisdom, princess Zelda..."
He turned towards the castle "She's not so far off either, in that castle there, but it's well guarded so we may have to do some sneaking!" he added "If we're caught, we may go to jail..."
Spirit nodded "Anything for her!"
Meanwhile, back in the lair of Vaati, Marie just fought off unconsciousness, looking up dully. Her vision blurred, but the voices around her sounded all too familiar.
"At last, I have you" she heard "your energy is mine! But first..." she felt a hand on her forehead "Let's see if you'll join me!"
She felt the darkness fill her mind, hearing a rhythmic chant "Join the darkness, give in..." over and over, but somehow, she resisted, a light emitting from her body that repelled his hand.
"Her heart's pure!" he said in an agitated tone "How useless, I could never control her... but..."
She felt a pain overcome her body "I can steal every last drop of your energy, and use it to destroy that pesky Gaia, once and for all!"
Everything began to spin before her, melding into when chaotic mess. Her head pounded, and she collapsed, her body falling against the cool, stone floor. Meanwhile, Spirit approached the grande castle of Hyrule.

"Is this it!"

"Yeah, Hyrule castle... I'm an old friend of Zelda, but her guards have been acting strange lately." Link explained.

"Hmm... Maybe the darkness has even reached this world..." Spirit thought to himself. They both spotted a lone guard, clad in full, red body armor.

"That's not one of the usual guards! That's a Darknut!"

Spirit gave a puzzled look.

"They're enchanted suits of armor, a calling card of an old friend of mine..."

"Vaati?"

"No, someone much worse..."

Suddenly before it could even attack a great bolt of lightning struck from the sky, obliterating the enemy. Before the two appeared a small, child-like being with crystal-colored skin. She floated down to them with a four-armed doll in her arms, smiling innocently. Link instantly recognized her.

"The queen of fairies..."
"Link, Zelda is safe in the deepest sanctums of the castle, but you must hurry!"

He nodded, pointing Spirit toward the castle gates "You go inside, I'll catch up to you!"

Spirit rushed off as Link stared across at an advancing mob of Darknuts. The young Gaia was almost at the gates, but a mass of energy sent him flying backwards. His vision blurred for a moment, but he soon caught sight of someone; the man from his nightmare. He stood tall, dressed in a black robe, and holding a massive trident.

"Is this what the castle guard has been reduced to; a cat?" he said sarcastically. Not giving any more thought, he kicked Spirit aside, and blasted through the gates. The Gaia lay wounded, but still holding tightly to the precious orb; its safety meaning more to him than anything, the world around him becoming darker by the moment.

Back at Zeetan's lair at the bottom of the endless sea, Marie stared weakly, clinging onto consciousness. A hope still lingered in her heart, and Zeetan hated this feeling she had, trying to eliminate it through torture. He held a dark hand in front of her face, letting the energy flow around her, how it sapped her little strength but kept her from falling unconscious. She could only blankly stare on through the pain, vision blurring, until he snapped, and she felt a sharp blow to the head before blacking out completely.
"Why?" he asked agitated, turning to the unconscious body as if expecting an answer "This hope in her heart! It must go away!"
"There's no breaking her..." one of his cronies said "I have worked with her, her heart's just too simple, her emotions child-like, it's impossible to do so..."
Meanwhile, Spirit felt the world returning to him, and found himself within the safety of the castle walls before Link and a mysterious girl with long blonde hair, elegantly dressed in pink.
"Link?" he uttered, trying to rise. He felt a sharp pain in his heart, a pain that doesn't come from injury, but an intuition "Marie..."
He rose to his feet, but then hunched over, wincing from fresh wounds. He fell over, the lady catching him as he started to tear.
"She's in great trouble..." he said, a hint of sorrow in his voice "and I'm too weak to help..."

"Hold still." The woman said, placing her hands above him. A blue energy started to pour into his body, returning some of his strength.

"Spirit, this is princess Zelda." Link said.

"We've known eachother since I was merely Tetra; the pirate captain." she said, a bit of humor in her voice "Anyway, I understand you seek the power of the Triforce."

"Yes..." Spirit said solemnly.

"Unfortunately, Vaati has control of the Triforce of power, and its energy is weak without all three."

"However, Zelda noticed a power within you; a uniting force. With it, you may be able to channel the energy of the Triforce pieces her and I posses"

"Enough power to possibly make a wish..."
He tilted his head, a confused expression on his face "Wish?"
"With all three pieces, one can have whatever they desire, but maybe the same can be done with just two, a simple wish..."
They reached out toward him, the triforce symbols glowing. Two triangles appeared before him, and he laid his hand on each, closing his eyes. He seemed to know what must be done, an instinct as he spoke to the goddesses.
"Farore, Nayru, hear my wish..." he said, Link never remembered telling him their names, but somehow Spirit knew "Please return to me the one I love, caught in all the evil, she needs guidance back to us..."

The symbols glowed in response, blinding the three. As the last bit of light faded away, Spirit felt something in his arms; the battered, drained body of the goddess. He held her closely, her injured state shocking him, but he managed to smile seeing she returned.