~Your POV~
~Day three~
It was the last day before the beginning of my journey to Hyrule's citadel, truth be said, I sort of missed Castle Town. It's only been two years and I needed to see Telma, the inn keeper and a really close friend of mine. She's more like family actually.
But I felt that something was wrong, but I didn't know what. 'I don't need to worry, it's just a simple delivering, nothing hard to do...right?' I thought to myself as I was sitting on the grass of the meadow, watching Link chasing the goats to get them inside the barn. But the goats were acting weird lately, so I got up, clapped my hands at them, making them go inside. Link thanked me and I replied that there was no need to thank me.
Once finished, Fado thanked both of us and told us to be careful on the road, with that both of us were on our way home. We then met Bo, the mayor, and Ilia, I smiled and talked to her. When Bo asked me something, she turned to pet Epona. I talked with the mayor, until Ilia noticed that Epona had an injury on one of the legs. She yelled at Link then at her father, who tried to calm things down. I tried to do so too, but she yelled at me too. Ilia then guided Epona to the spring, telling her that she would feel better.
I sighed deeply and I turned to see Link staring at me "...Is something wrong, Link?" I asked, tilting my head to the side.
"You tried to calm her down, even if you knew how she is stubborn." I shrugged lightly, rubbing the back of my head.
"Well, at least, I tried." I smiled. "We should go after her, we need your mare for our journey." He nodded, looking to the way where Ilia and Epona went. He then started to jog towards the spring and I followed, the pit in my stomach increasing.
Near Link's house, we were stopped by Talo, who was asking Link to give him his wooden sword and he gave it, knowing about the troubles that kid could do with that weapon. We continued to make our way to our destination but I stopped, lost in my thoughts 'What's that strange feeling growing in me? What is in the spring? What is going to happen?' Link noticed that I stopped following him.
He turned to see where I was, and I was there, just standing, staring at nothing. "(Y/N)?" he made his way to me and gently touched my arm. The touch snapped me out of my thoughts and I shook my head. Link looked at me with a questioning glance. "Are you alright, (Y/N)?" I nodded slowly my head.
"Yeah, I'm fine... I just have this strange feeling about this..." I looked at the ground then back at him, giving him a reassuring smile. "Maybe it's because I'm stressed about going back in Castle Town!" He chuckled and smiled, taking my hand, towards the spring entrance.
I blushed at his act but didn't move my hand from his until we were at the gate, which was closed.
"Ilia?" I called. "Could you please let us in?"
"No! Link forced Epona to do too much work!" I sighed and turned to see Colin.
"Go through the hole on the other side, I'll try do make her change her mind." We nodded, softly smiling at the kid.
"Thank you Colin" Then we went to the side and saw the hole he talked about.
"Ladies first." Link said, I chuckled and shook my head.
"Nice try, Link, but no, I know you'll stare at my behind if I get in first." He blushed, looking away and rubbing the back of his head.
"Fine." He sighed, crouching and getting in the hole. I waited until he was on the other side and scrambled through. I got up to see Epona near Link and Ilia too, telling him to make her a promise. I kinda felt jealous, but she was my friend, who had a crush on Link too, and they looked perfect together. '(Y/N), you know that Link belongs with Ilia, and he probably doesn't feel the same you feel for him' I felt bad by telling myself those things, but some of them were true, Link deserved better than me. I snapped out of my thoughts when hooves were heard as they hammered the ground. Then I saw the biggest boar I ever saw in my life charging the gate.
Scared but still courageous, I searched to grab my sword on my back, but it wasn't there, I left it earlier in my home. I then saw Link being hit on the back of his head. I ran to try and get to him but only to be hit too. I fell unconscious, the hooves making the ground shake beneath me.
I regained consciousness as someone was shaking me. "(Y/N)! (Y/N)! Please wake up!" I rolled on my side and sat up, gripping my head.
"Link?" I looked up at the boy "What-" I was cut off by a sudden pull on my wrist, getting me up.
"We need to find Ilia and Colin! They had been kidnapped!" My mouth went wide open then nodded quickly and followed a running Link going towards Faron's forest. We stopped in front of a wall.
"What? it's wasn't there before! When did it appeared? AAAH!" Suddenly, I was grabbed by a dark hand coming from the wall and it dragged me through.
I tried to break free as the creature that took me was looking at my form curiously. A light suddenly came from my left hand, making it shriek in pain. I fell on the ground with a loud thud and grunted in pain then it was much worse as it travelled through my whole body. I screamed and knelt, putting my hands on each side of my head. I shrieked louder as my body began to take a new shape then I slumped on my belly, while I heard someone screaming in pain too, but I fell unconscious before I could make out who it was.
I groaned as I woke up, but when I opened my eyes, I saw big black paws, making me gasp, fully awake now. I looked at myself 'I, (Y/N), am now a black panther, the Goddesses only know how...' Then I noticed something shiny around the wrist of my front left paw: it was a chain connected to the ground.
I sighed internally then heard a deep growl coming from behind me. I quickly turned around and saw a wolf, it's fur was dark green and blue sapphire eyes 'Those eyes...they remind me of someone...but that's impossible!...well..I'm now a panther so maybe Link could...' and then I heard it talk.
~Link's POV~
I saw something move in the darkness, it appeared that it was a big black cat, cat, chained too, but it still could attack me. I took my attack position, ready if it tries anything. But it looked at me, curiosity in its (E/C) eyes and the cat seemed lost in thought. 'It can't be Y/N)...can it? but it's her eyes...I don't know, I should try to talk to it'. "Are you going to make a move or something?" I said 'Wow, best way to start a conversation Link'.
"...Link? Is that you?" The soft voice of (Y/N) rang in my ears. 'Oh Goddess, I've missed her wonderful voice!'
"(Y/N)! Yes it's me!" She seemed to relax a bit and took a few steps forward until we both heard a giggle.
I turned to the sound, growling and so did (Y/N). The sound came from an imp with some sort of helmet on it's head. It giggled again, floating towards me but I growled louder.
"I found you!" We growled louder. "Oooh! Aren't you scary?" It giggled. "Are you sure you want to be doing that? Snarling and glaring at me? Well that's too bad... I was planning on helping you...if you were nice." I looked at (Y/N), who looked back at me and nodded. Then we both sat, not relaxed though, this imp could do anything to us. "That's much better! You humans are obedient to a fault, aren't you? Oops, but you AREN'T a human anymore, are you? You're a beast!" It giggled again, I could see (Y/N)'s tail batting angrily from the corner of my eyes.'Goddesses, this giggle is so annoying!' The imp touched (Y/N)'s chin and lifted it up, and she tried to bite the little creature.
"There, there, you be a good girl and calm down. No need to bite!" The imp uses some weird magic and a force broke our chains. "You look kind of surprised! Eee hee hee! So! I bet you're wondering, where exactly we are?" The creature said while it came through the bars of the cell, and it was now on the other side."Well, I'll make a deal. If both of you can get over here, maybe I'll you! Eee hee!" It stretched, yawning. I looked at (Y/N) then around, trying to find a breach or a hole.
"Link, I found something." I turned and went to her, seeing a hole on the ground, near the door cell. I smiled internally and rubbed my head against hers, flushing from the inside, as did she, but I couldn't know that.
"Great! Let's go!" I dug in. Once I was out of the hole, I felt something sitting on my back and I made a few circles, trying to get this annoying imp off me.
"Hmph! I guess you're not completely stupid after all!" I heard a snicker behind me and turned to see (Y/N) looking at us. "Listen! I like you both, so I think I'll get you out of here. But in exchange of my help, you have to do EXACTLY as I say!" The imp said, pulling on my ear. "So, are we all clear? Now, come on! Get moving!" We then ran through corridors and we also had to make a few detours. Once we were out, what I and (Y/N) saw was...terrifying: the sky was some sort of orange and there were black rectangle things floating in the air. "So, we were finally able to get out. And look at the sky! Isn't the black cloud of twilight looking beautiful today? Do you know what this is? You STILL don't know? Eee hee hee!" 'Maybe she can't hear us...'
"I-I...it looks like Hyrule's Castle...but it's not..it can't be.."(Y/N) said, disbelief in her voice. I went over her and nudged softly her side and she looked at me.
"Look, there's someone I want to introduce you to...but I'll need you to go to that tower to do it!" The imp said, tapping her heels on my sides. (Y/N) sighed and nodded, walking on the platforms to go to the tower, we listened to a spirit, scared of monstrous birds and saying "Our poor Hyrule Castle!". (Y/N) looked at the ground, sadness in her eyes. We climbed some sort of stairs and jumped on the other platform then we both heard a loud trumpet noise. We quickly turned around towards the noise and a big black bird with a red head attacked us. We dodged its attacks and killed it, and ran towards the tower, killing other weird birds.
(Y/N) nearly fell off the roof several times, but she managed to climb up, with or without my help. The determination that I could see in her eyes was so great, I really wondered if she ever fought in her life.
Once we were at the tower, we jumped in the window and climbed up the stairs, going through a door. There was someone near the window and they were wearing a black coat, covering their head.
I growled and heard the imp chuckling then they turned towards us. I stopped and saw (Y/N) walking towards the figure, so did I. (Y/N) crept closer to the figure, still cautious.
"Midna?!" the person said. I turned my head to the imp, which I heard chuckling.
"Eee hee! You remembered my name? What an honour for me..." The person knelt beside (Y/N), seeing the chain at one of her feet. They put a gently hand on her head, rubbing between the round ears.
"...You were imprisoned?...I am sorry."
The person and the imp talked a bit, telling that the figure had something to do with what happened. I caught a name, coming from Midna.
"...Twilight Princess! Eee hee!" The 'Twilight princess' looked at the ground in shame and looked at me then at (Y/N).
"Listen carefully..." And she told us how everything happened, her encounter with the Twilight ruler and the choices given by him for all the people of Hyrule: Life, or Death. She also told us that all the people in Castle Town are now spirits, fearing a nameless enemy.
I turned to see (Y/N): she was looking down, realizing that if she didn't go in Ordon, maybe she would have been one of these spirits. I turned back to the 'Twilight princess' "The kingdom succumbed to twilight, but I still remain its princess..." She took off her hood, revealing the Princess Zelda. I saw in the corner of my eye that (Y/N) looked up then bowed to the princess. She turned to her and knelt down, patting her head again. "No need for that, young one..." she smiled lightly, but sadness and shame could be seen in her eyes.
Midna and Zelda talked a bit but then she turned to us "Time has grown short. The guard will soon make his rounds. You must leave here, quickly." We nodded before we made our way to the exit. The guard was already there, so Midna got us out by where we entered.
We got out, and she got off my back. I turned to (Y/N) and trotted towards her.
"Hey, (Y/N)...are you alright?" she looked at me and looked around then shook her head. Before I could say anything, the imp called us.
She told us that she will get us back to where we first tumbled into twilight. I looked in shock as she turned into Colin then Iria, imitating their screams. "Do you want to save them?" Midna, in Iria form, asked me, smirking. "Well in that case, little Midna would be happy to help you! But...Well, you'll have to be my servant...and like a servant, you'd both have to do exactly as I say! Why don't you go back, take a little time, and give it some thought. Eee hee hee!" She then teleported us.
END OF CHAPTER 1
