This is a short chapter. Sorry, but I want the next chapter to have surprises too.

"Master! They're getting away!" Shadow Ryan exclaimed.

"Let them go, I'll have them soon. At least I have their masters. Back to the Water Dome!"

Bellum disappeared along with Shadow Ryan and the Links.

--

"Okay, is everyone here?" Alex asked.

"Yeah," Ryan confirmed.

"Phew... we all got away safely."

"Are you sure we're well hidden for now?"

"Yep."

"Shouldn't we be trying to save our mentors?" Matt wondered.

"Now that I think of it... we should be," David agreed.

"Hey, before we do any of that, shouldn't we have a plan?" Jess asked them.

"What's there to think about? We kill them with swords," David plainly said.

"Did you not see what happened? When Blue tried to use his sword, there was no effect."

"That's weird..." Matt agreed.

"Why do you think that happened?"

"I don't know..."

"That's because Bellum is not an ordinary monster." The apprentices turned around to see Bino.

--

"I can't believe we got caught!" Green exclaimed with disbelief.

"Zelda's prediction was right..." Vio realized.

"Oh really?" Blue asked sarcastically.

"I wonder where Red went..." Shadow wondered.

"Guys, I'm over here." Red was in the cell next to Shadow's.

"Red! So that's where you ended up..." Green said with realization.

"How did you get captured?" Vio asked curiously.

"Well..." Red told them about Shadow Ryan popping out of nowhere, the Phantoms getting him, and Alex fleeing.

"We weren't taken by the Phantoms, but by that huge squid guy," Blue told Red.

"What happened to the Phantoms?"

"Alex stunned them."

"Wow, I'm a good teacher then!"

"This is not the time guys, how are we going to get out of here? Got any ideas Vio?" Green asked hopefully.

"Not yet, I need time to think.

"You're never getting out of here." Shadow Ryan walked into the hall.

"What the hell do you want?" Blue questioned.

"I'm just here to tell you that you will most likely never get out, you will be stuck here as we take over Hyrule, and your apprentices will be joining you soon. Then you'll all rot here in the Water Dome's prison."

"So you're here to lift our spirits aren't you?" Green asked sarcastically.

"Yeah, and also I'm here to offer Shadow a position."

"What?" Shadow gasped.

"If you betray the Links, Master Bellum and I will allow you rule Hyrule with us, and you will be set free of this prison. Don't you miss being evil? C'mon, what do you say?."

Everyone stared at Shadow, awaiting his answer.

--

"Bino... what are you doing here?" Matt asked suspicious.

"... Maybe he's stalking us!" Alex suggested.

"For once, maybe Alex is right!" David agreed. "Bino, why are you stalking us?"

"Aw, thats not nice, you're supposed to do it like this. Bino, what the hell are you doing here? Are you stalking us?" Ryan corrected.

"Oh shut up, he's not stalking us," Jess snapped.

"Geez! I just came to tell you whippersnappers about the Bellum guy..." Bino told them.

"Ok, tell us then!" David said impatiently.

"To defeat Bellum and save your mentors, you need this sword called the Phantom Sword."

"And...?" Matt cued for him to continue.

"And what?"

"How do we get it?"

"Um... I don't know."

"I know you know!"

"See ya kids!" Bino ran awkwardly away from the apprentices.

"I didn't know he was still able to run," Alex commented.

"Yeah, I thought he was too old," David agreed.

"Do you guys know what the Phantom Sword is?" Ryan asked.

"Nope."

"We could go back to Hyrule Castle and look it up in the library," Jess suggested.

"Shut up Jess, no one likes you."

"Actually, I think that's a good idea," Matt agreed. "But isn't Bellum there?"

"I don't know..." Ryan said with uncertainty.

"I don't want to check," Alex whimpered.

"I vote Jess checks," David stated.

"Oh whatever, I'll just go." Jess walked out of their hiding spot.

"Hmmm... everything looks fine. OH MY FREAKING GOD!"

"Wah!" Alex screamed.

"Oh my god!" David shouted back.

"Huh? What?" Ryan asked confused.

"What is it Jess?" Matt asked worried.