Link felt cold.
An absolute cold that seeped to his bones, constricting him, choking him. There was no air, no heat. Just complete, drowning darkness that whispered all around him.
He blinked, and fell back to the world. He breathed deep, coughing.
"Sorry about that. Zelda's shield thing was too painful," said Dark, reforming next to Link. "And I figured this was the fastest way to get the hell out of there."
Link pushed himself up from the grassy ground. He looked around, and saw they were around the middle of the way between Castle Town and Kakariko.
"Why-?" he started.
"I know, I should have brought you straight to Kakariko, but you were dying there and I had to pull you out of the shadows here. Any more time in there and you would have died," said Dark, standing up too. "Who knew air was so important?"
Link passed a hand through his hair. "Yes, that…Air is important," he said, and looked around his clothes for his ocarina. "We need to get back to Kakariko now. I'm calling Epona."
"Hey, calm down. She won't be able to take Sheik away from Oni. The guy's a god! He's the actual unmovable object," said Dark.
"That's what I'm afraid of."
"Uh?"
"Because Zelda is the unstoppable force, and if she wants to get to Sheik, she won't stop."