Shadow Zelda appeared in front of Bellum.
"Did you finish the job?" he asked her.
"No, she didn't fall for it. Then she ran away on horseback."
"Crud… Well there's always the next day… We'll have Princess Zelda behind my bars soon."
"Thanks, Master. What happened to Darius?
"Locked up."
"Excellent…"
"I'm thinking of another person to summon…"
"Like who?"
"That the question."
"Huh… Ask Shadow Darius. You've locked up bitch I would consider a threat."
"Shadow Darius!"
"Coming!" Shadow Darius had been watching the prisoners.
"I'll be back," he growled. He left them and went to answer Bellum's call.
"Vio! Have you thought of anything?" Blue asked impatiently.
"We could try to trick a Shadow into letting us out. Maybe Shadow should talk to them since he is one of them."
"Ok, I'll do it," Shadow agreed.
"But how could we trick them?" Darius asked.
"Dad, you're too far away for me to whisper to, but it's actually quite simple," Vio assured him. "But for the plan to work, we need the most naïve guard around here."
"Who would that be?"
"Not your shadow, maybe a Phantom?"
"But a Phantom might be too strong, and some can warp," Shadow pointed out.
"True… maybe if we're lucky, Shadow Ryan will guard us. I think he's our best shot."
"What if Shadow Ryan doesn't show up to guard us, ever?"
"We'll just have to hope…"
"Hey, remember the apprentices?" Red reminded them.
"That's true… maybe they'll come through," Green agreed.
"It's good to have a back up plan," Vio told them.
"I wonder what's happening now…"
"Who knows? They could be halfway off a ledge right now," Blue said doubtfully.
"Don't think that way!" Red said in a hurt tone. "Be positive, we've been through a lot and we're okay right now. We're more fortunate than you think."
"I'm back," Shadow Darius grumbled.
"I can see that," Blue said glaring at him.
"Master Bellum asked me if there's anyone I wanted to summon out of the Dark Mirror."
"Oh snap... Well who did you choose?"
"No one. Who else do we need? We got Shadow here locked up, we've got regular me locked up, Shadow Ryan is around, and Shadow Zelda is here."
"Shadow Zelda?" Green gasped.
"Of course. Even the sweetest and naive princess still has a shadow."
"Normal dark forces can't hurt Zelda, don't worry Green," Vio pointed out. "She's got some kinda light shield."
"Normal? We're everything but normal."
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Zelda had ridden so far, she was kinda lost. She was now riding into a small village. Hardly anyone was outside, it was already dark.
"I guess I better check into a local inn..." she decided.
As Zelda was riding along, she came across another young girl carrying a bucket of water. The girl had short wavy pretty blonde hair and big blue eyes.
"Excuse me, do you need a place to stay?" the girl asked Zelda.
"Yes, do you know where I could find one?"
"Just come with me. My name is Elne."
"Okay."
Elne led Zelda back to the inn and helped her dismount.
"Thanks, do you know where I could keep Levika?" she asked Elne.
"Yeah, there's a stable in the back. Has anyone ever told you that you look exactly like Princess Zelda?"
"That would be because I am Princess Zelda."
"Really? What are you doing out here?"
"Long story... I'd like to rest a little first."
"Oh yes, sorry..."
After Zelda got settled, she and Elne talked at the bar.
"Green and the others were captured?" Elne seemed shocked.
"Yes, do you know him?"
"He was here before, the Links saved the town from these horrible monsters."
"I didn't know that."
"So now they're captured, the castle is probably in shambles, and you were almost killed by your shadow self?"
"That's pretty much it."
"So what are you doing now?"
"Just running away from them and staying safe. What could I do?"
"If you want, you can stay here. I have some extra clothes that you could wear."
"I guess I could stay here, until something goes wrong."
"Ok. The clothes should kinda hide who you really are, no one would suspect Princess Zelda would be around here."
"Thanks, I really appreciate it," Zelda smiled.
"Do you need anything else? It's getting pretty late, I think I'll go to sleep soon."
"No, you can leave. It's best if I get rest too."
"See you tomorrow, I'll bring you the clothes."
Again, it's the plot. Nothing great, but it has to be there for the story to make sense.