Chapter 13

Ordona's Fate

Midna was struggling with her many chains and bonds with several growls at Aragorn. Aragorn just chuckled at the creature.

"I demand to be free!" she snapped.

Aragorn rolled his eyes.

"Well, I demand that you be quiet, you insolent imp!" he grunted.

Midna hissed in fury. Meanwhile, Link was riding in peace with Ilia and Malon.

"Link, don't your friends in the other realm need your help?" Malon asked softly into Link's pointed ear.

Link turned to face the girl, no, young woman.

"I am needed here at this point, Malon. The Force is leading me back to Ordona. I fear that it has been engulfed by Twilight. I just hope we can reach the province before it's too late." He said as he scanned the land for anything out of the ordinary.

All of a sudden he shielded his eyes with his hand. He narrowed his eyes in concentration. He could just barely make out a great darkness seeping out of the nearby forest, the forest of Ordon!

"Great Scott, it's devouring the whole woodland!" he breathed in astonishment.

Link ran a hand through his hair in anxiety. He turned to Midna with a ferocious glare that could burn iron.

"I never should of trusted you, traitor!" he growled.

"What ever did I do to deserve such treatment?" Midna said innocently, which enraged Link beyond belief.

Link shook his head in defeat. He leapt off his horse and landed soundlessly on the ground. He boldly walked towards the forest. He stopped when he was within a foot of the Twilight. He, then, spun on his heel and faced his fellow travelers.

"What are you waiting for? We go forward! Move with haste!" he ordered.

Midna just cackled with merriment, before she realized that she too would have to enter the forest. She hissed in fury at the young hero.

"Who do you think you are, ordering us around, like this?" she hissed at him as she passed the hero.

Link just shrugged his shoulders.

"The Hero of Hyrule." Link said with amusement as he saw Midna bare her teeth at him.

He was roaring with laughter as he followed them into the forest. As soon as he had set foot into the forest, he was confronted by none other than, Vergere!

"Well done, Link! You followed your instincts. Twilight has indeed devoured the Ordona province. You must find the lost tears of Ordona, the guardian of this province, in order to drive away the twilight. Only then will you be able to meet with him. Choose and act!" Vergere whispered ominously as she faded into thin air.

Link stroked his chin in contemplation. He glanced over at his companions and saw that Aragorn had a tight noose on Midna. He nodded his head in satisfaction. He was glad that at least he had some control over the evil creature Midna. He sensed she was somehow evil. He shuddered at the thought. He strode up to his companions, who were still in their normal forms, not surprisingly. Midna was shocked by this however.

"Hey, why aren't you a wolf, Link?" she scowled.

Link smirked at her in return.

"I'm a Jedi Master, remember?" he laughed.

Midna let out a long low growl. She was not pleased by this change at all. Not at all! Something had to be changed and fast! She eyed the Hero's lightsabers with a gleaming red eye. Link caught her look and grabbed her by the neck. He had her raised in the air with a glower on his face.

"I have my eyes on you and my Jedi senses. Don't do anything you might regret, you hear?" he barked in her face.

Midna just spat at him, once again. Link dropped her, unceremoniously in a heap, next to Aragorn, who was still holding the leash. Link led the travelers deeper and deeper into the forest. They went on like this all day, until Link sensed that this wasn't where he needed to be. He needed to be in Ordona Village. He shook his head wearily and led his compatriots out of the forest.

"Sorry guys, looks like I got a false lead." He apologized.

The companions rode for the village all that night and finally reached the gates as the first rays of the sun were gleaming over the hills. Link got off Epona and transformed into a wolf, once again. He ordered the rest of the company to guard Midna while he investigated. He went off at a trot towards the gate. His senses told him that he wouldn't be able to get in that way, so he started to dig. After several minutes he was inside the village. He began to sneak past the guards at the gate and was soon at the ranch. Everything seemed normal in the village. Link shook with an ominous feeling. He made his way to the healing fountain. He padded softly over to the edge of the ancient fountain. As his foot touched the water, he felt instantly refreshed and energized. All of a sudden a great mist formed over the fountain encircling Link. As it cleared, Link was shocked to discover he was face to face with a giant white wolf-like being! It was the guardian of Ordona!

"I am Link, Hero of Hyrule; I come to ask for help." Link growled as he bowed his head.

The great white wolf-guardian's eyes lit up and he smiled.

"Ah, Link, it's about time! Twilight bugs have been running amok in the village while you were on your quest. Destroy all of them and the Twilight on Ordon Village shall dissipate!" the wolf-guardian growled.

Link bowed his head with a low growl. He got up at once and started sniffing out the bugs. He was soon licking his lips in hunger.

"I smell bugs of Twilight, delicious!" he growled as he leapt forward in his hunt.

Ilia and the others soon showed up in the village as Link was bounding around, foaming at the mouth, looking for Twilight bugs. They eyed him with horror.

"Oh no, the Twilight got him!" Ilia gasped as she put a hand over her mouth.

All of a sudden Link stopped in front of her dripping saliva from his lips. Ilia gulped in terror.

"Nice Link, nice wolf." She said as she patted him on the head nervously.

Link let out a silent growl and bared his teeth. Ilia shrieked in horror. She dashed over to Aragorn and used his body as a shield. Aragorn chuckled and walked over to Link with a smile. He bent down next to the crazed hero and looked him straight in the eye.

"What is it, boy?" he asked the wolf.

"I smell a bug of twilight." Link howled.

All of a sudden, Ilia let out a piercing shriek as she was bit by the bug. She fell to the ground unconscious.

"Oh, no they didn't!" Link growled.

The company drew their swords and axes and advanced on the bugs of Twilight. Link had five in his mouth already, tearing them to shreds. Shortly after, the bugs were dead and the Twilight soon dissipated from the village. Link transformed into his regular form and turned to the others.

"Is she alright?" he asked in concern as he knelt over Ilia.

Ilia looked quite pale and were unconscious. Link turned to Aragorn with a tear in his eye.

"We need athelas, now!" he urged the king.

Aragorn nodded as he searched in his pouch for some. He sighed audibly as his search came up empty.

"I'm all out." He said in a whisper.

"I wonder if it can be found in Hyrule," Link mused.

Aragorn stroked his chin in contemplation. While Aragorn was pondering over this mystery, Link gently picked Ilia up and settled her on Epona.

"I'm going to take Ilia back to the village and get help. I'll be back soon." Link informed the company as he took Malon's hand and began to lead Epona to the village.

As Link neared the village, a hawk could be seen flying down from the mountains. It was none other than Link's old friend, Greyfeather! The Hawk landed in front of the Hero and bowed his head. Link gasped as Saria stepped off the hawk with a smile.

"Link, something is terribly amiss with our friends, the Gorons! Twilight has seeped into Kakariko! You must help us." She begged.

Link nodded his head.

"I will, Saria, I will. I need more time," he began but as the word, time, left his lips he was inspired.

He snapped his fingers in excitement.

"That's it! Time!" he yelled with glee as he started to dance.

Saria looked at Malon in confusion.

"What in Hyrule is he talking about?" she whispered.

Malon shrugged as she laughed at her friend.

"Who knows? But it's got to be something that will save Hyrule!" Malon said with a smile.

Link calmed himself and turned back to the two perplexed women.

"As you may remember, I was able to defeat Ganondorf last time due to time travel. Well, I may not be able to defeat the Twilight King with time travel, but I can sure as help things out a little with time travel!" he explained.

Saria was getting excited as she as well remembered the tale of the Ocarina of Time, for she was one of the Sages who helped in the overthrow of Ganondorf.

"What about this King of Twilight? Won't he find out you're traveling through time?" Saria questioned.

"He most undoubtedly will. I'll just have to be quick about it. But the question is, when will I go? The past or future? I know I can't interfere with anything or he'll know for sure." Link muttered.

Malon suddenly caught on to his train of thought.

"Use the Force to walk through time! I heard Aragorn talking about how Jacen Solo does it! The King of Twilight won't even know!" she exclaimed.

Link looked at her in astonishment.

"Well, it looks like the Force is with us! Come, Saria, we'll need all the help we can get!" he said as he took both the girls' hands and walked through an invisible portal through time.