Chariton fell to the ground, his dagger flying out of his hand, and Ganondorf put his own dagger to Chariton's heart.

"Are you going to kill me now Ganondorf?"

"I think that would be obvious traitor. An attempt at my life is bad enough, but I don't hold grudges on my account. Killing Master Giffard just because he saved me though, that's something I won't forgive easily."

"I never killed him Ganondorf."

"Don't lie, you're dagger is still encrusted with his blood!"

Chariton stared at Ganondorf, but there was no fear in his eyes "I never killed him. I'm not really sure why I went along with Armel's plan to kill you Ganondorf. I never wanted to kill you, but I'm not sorry. Armel was my brother."

Ganondorf snarled "You're brother?! Let my sisters kill me if I ever turn to such evil as Armel did! And mission of the coming of age may not mean much to you, but-" He plunged the dagger into Chariton's chest "to me at least, you were my brother too."

Chariton eyes went wide and clouded over, and he was dead, not even a scream passed his lips. Ganondorf left the dagger where it was and the maniacal look returned to his face. Perhaps it was just a trick of the light, but his skin seemed to turn even sicklier as he let go of the dagger's hilt.

Though he didn't notice her, Nabooru stood in the shadows of a nearby building. She had seen the entire battle, and their words were branded into her mind. She closed her eyes, but tears leaked out from under the lids. Not for Chariton, but for the Ganondorf she had once known. The Ganondorf that had been killed by the gerudo sorcerer.

"You wish to be destroyed if you sink to Armel's level? Very well brother, I will obey you're wish. You already have far surpassed him."

The shadows began to wrap around Link, and as they did Midna faded. She didn't seem to notice, even though Link called out her name. And then Link was somewhere else.

It was a lake covered with fog, a single tree in the center. He made his way towards the tree, but there was nothing there. He ran his hand over the tree's bark, and turned around.

There was someone walking towards him through the fog, but Link couldn't tell who. He shifted his weight and drew the master sword, just in case it was an enemy. Then the figure emerged from the fog, and both their faces turned to shock.

The other boy looked so much like Link that they could have been brothers. Link might have thought he had come across his brother, except that the similarities didn't just end at their features. The other boy was dressed in the same outfit, and even had the shield. Both of their faces turned serious at the exact same time, and they raised their swords. That was when Link noticed the impossible of the other boy: he had the mastersword as well.

There was only one mastersword, so the other boy couldn't be real. He was just a warped reflection. They both attacked at the same time, their meeting with a clang.

The other boy mirrored his every movement, his every blow. Link soon realized that he couldn't win in a sword battle, and his hand went for his bow and arrows…

…bow and arrows that weren't there. Link realized, too late, that Midna was carrying his extra weapons with her twili magic. It was the only way he could bring everything, but it was pretty useless when she wasn't around. Link looked back up to the boy quickly, just in time to catch a little blue light fly away from the other boy's head. Whatever it was, they had been conversing. The boy took a page out of the book Link had been trying to use, and pulled out a different weapon. It was a giant hammer, and he rushed Link with it. Link jumped back and the hammer hit the ground where he had just been standing. It sent shockwaves through the ground, and Link fell down as soon as he his feet touched the ground. The boy ran at Link again, and this time the hammer connected. The metal of the hammer slammed into Link, and he suddenly felt the floor below him dissolve.

Link raised his arm to try and grab something as he fell, but there was nothing to grab. Then he noticed something strange about his arm: it was transparent and black. He examined himself, forgetting he was falling, and found that he looked exactly like a see-through version of an interloper. Even as he noticed this, the darkness around him faded, and he was standing where he was before, Midna at his back.

The darkness around both of them dissolved, and they found themselves in a new grove, instead of ruins, this one had two stumps in the center. Skull Kid was dancing on the higher one, playing his little tune on a flute.

He stopped "Hee hee! Welcome to the lost woods!"

There was a sigh from behind them "Skull Kid, did you have to give them so much trouble?"

"Yes. Oh and I caused trouble for mr. not-a-kokiri-after-all too!"

"You're an idiot Skull Kid, and that's not a compliment."

Link and Midna turned around, and found themselves face-to-face with a green haired ten year old girl.

She smiled at them "Hello again you two!"

Midna blinked "Again? I think I'd remember you."