Tori was in a place she didn't recognize.

It was really bizarre... She also wasn't in control of herself. No control over her movements at all. The only thing she could do was take the abnormal area in as she moved on her own through the corridors of what appeared to be a castle.

After a few minutes, she had arrived on some sort of balcony. Wait-why a balcony? "You're back..."

Fortunately she moved to whoever said that. She revealed herself to be a beautiful woman. "I understand your lust for rule, but you cannot. The decision has made-" "That decision is not suitable for my liking," Tori heard herself say, "Kneel before your new king."

What the hell was she saying?! The woman glared. "Have you lost your mind?! You were denied the throne. I am the ruler now!" she snapped. Tori felt herself give a smug grin. "Very well then," she unwillingly said, "If you wish to act like a little pest, than maybe you should be one."

With a wave of her hand, Tori knocked down the woman. To her horror, the beautiful woman was transformed into a short, stubby implike creature in the blink of an eye. After recovering, the creature went wide eyed, inspecting herself. "My apologies, princess, but your new powers as ruler are officially gone. I now am the most powerful. And as my first act as king... I BANISH YOU FROM THIS CASTLE, YOU FILTHY WHELP!"

Tori then kicked the former princess off the balcony. "Send my regards to my subjects..."

What did she just do?!

Tori awoke in a cold sweat. A nightmare...

Looking at herself she could see that she was back to normal, thank god, but what in the world was that? It seemed a little familiar... Shaking the dream from her head, Tori glanced to the window next to her to be greeted with the morning sun. She always had hated mornings. Normally she would just fall back asleep for an hour or two, but that nightmare really got her awake. Groaning, Tori flung herself out of bed and stretched a bit. It was awkward returning to being five-foot six when you grew about eight or so inches taller.

But it was her. And that's what Tori was content with. Stumbling out of the guest room, she used her memory to guide her to the dining room. Still... No matter how much she tried, Tori couldn't forget that dream. Maybe Nayru could give her some answers?

Before she knew it, Tori had arrived. It had seemed as though she was late as the goddesses and Daniel were already there... Including the girl that tried to kill her. Tori put on a nervous smile. "Looks like I'm fashionably late, hm?" she joked. Din raised an eyebrow, "You seem cheery for someone who almost got killed last night."

Faore then looked away in obvious embarrassment. Nayru, however, was studying Tori intently. "... Well, as I had said last night, Din was out gathering more like you and Daniel. Two to be exact," Nayru said to her. Daniel showed clear excitement, "Are they here? Where are they? Who are they? You told me much about the warriors!"

"Calm down, they both are coming any second now," Nayru laughed. As if on cue, two people walked in. A girl and a teenage boy. Both were quite confused about what was going on. They both looked towards Daniel and Tori... And Tori's eyes widened.

"Zack?!"

"Tori?!"

The teen and Tori ran up to each other, both beaming with enthusiasm. "Tori, you have any idea what's going on?" the boy, Zack, asked. Tori just returned with a nervous grin. "Eheheh... Yeah..." she replied, "I'll just say that I'm freak."

"Aw, don't say that."

"You'll take that back when you see, dude. Really. And apparently I'm a dude to top it off."

Zack was officially lost. Nayru just shook her head and pulled him to the side, probably to explain better. The girl walked up to Daniel shyly, "Um... Who are you? Do you live here too?" she whispered as she watched Zack's face slowly get serious.

Daniel smiled and shook his head. "No, I'm from Earth too. Same with Tori over there. Once Nayru's done explaining to that Zack guy on why he's here, you're next... What's your name?"

"Tess Hoddins. And you?" "Daniel. Daniel Trudeau."

That's when Tess gasped. "I know you! aren't you that boy genius?" she asked. Daniel nodded. "Yeah. That's what people call me I guess," he replied with a light laugh. Inside, however, he hated being known as 'that boy genius'. That was all anyone paid attention to when it came to him, including his dad. The only one that didn't was his mother... She treated him like a regular kid for ten years. Then she left... His dad bribed the judge to give him full custody of Daniel (he found that out a month later). Now he was known as that very title and barely his name. Even if he was referred to his name, it was always 'Daniel'. No Dan. No Danny. Daniel. "Hey, what's wrong?"

Daniel jumped and looked to Tess. "Nothing," he lied, "Just a bit tired is all. Anyway, I believe everything is ready for our discussion now that everyone is here."

Nayru nodded to Daniel as Zack slowly walked back to Tori. She gave him a grin. "So, I guess she gave you a pretty good run down on what's goin' on, huh?" she said. Zack shook his head, "I'll believe when I see it. You gotta be playing some sorta joke."

Tori glanced over to Din with a smug smile. Seeing what she was going to do, Din returned the smile and gave a nod of approval. "Alright, Zack," Tori said, "You're a skeptic? Well, how 'bout I show you something..." "Ooh, that sounded pretty dirty."

With a laugh, Din transported both Tori and Zack to the "training grounds" for a presentation. This resulted in a facepalm from Nayru. "To think I would have to babysit rather than teach..." she groaned. Daniel looked to Tess, sheepishly smiling. "Um... Do you want to see for yourself too?" he asked, which resulted in a nod from the girl. This decision made Nayru rub her temples out of pure annoyance and follow suite of Din.

This left Faore to be the only one in the massive room.

"... Why is it always me who gets left behind? Stupid youngest sister syndrome..." she merely grumbled. Faore then flashed off to the Plateau herself.

Zack was freaking out.

Mainly because of the fact that he was on a pillar that reminded him of the third colossus' arena in his favorite PS2 game ever (AN: Props to whoever gets the game). "Welcome to the Plateau of Mirages!" Din announced, patting Zack on the shoulder. He simply returned with a nervous smile, "R-right..."

Tori approached him, then gave him a smile. "You ready to see why we're here?" she asked? Zack just returned a slow nod. With that, Tori closed her eyes. With a moment of meditation, she opened her eyes once more to find herself wearing the helm again... And taller than Zack, which was a nice thing to cross off the bucket list. Zack screamed, falling backwards. "Wh-who the hell are you?! What did you do to my friend?!" Zack demanded, his gray eyes wide.

... Okay, she couldn't pass this one up. "You wish to know?" she answered, making her temporary high-pitched voice deep (which was actually pretty easy for some reason), "The girl you call 'Tori' doesn't exist. You have made friends with me. I am your friend. I now can show you my true form."

"WHAT?!"

That's when Tori received a sharp smack from Nayru. Tori then lost her dramatic voice, "What was that for?! I was just playing around! When didja get here anyway?!"

"That is not a good way to play a prank, Tori. You are only supposed to sync for training purposes for the time being here. Not for your entertainment," Nayru snapped. Zack then looked back to Tori. Upon noticing this, she sighed. "Alright, I really am Tori. For serious here," Tori said with a shrug. Zack, however, wasn't convinced. "P-prove it then! What did I do with you yesterday?"

Too easy. "Trick question, dude. You weren't with me yesterday because you were busy going to the movies with your girlfriend," Tori replied without struggle.

"When's your birthday?"

"July fourteenth."

"My birthday?"

"March twentieth."

"How much do you weigh?"

"Fuck you."

Zack's mouth went wide. "It... It really is you... But... How-" "Because she is the counterpart of the one you see before you," Nayru interrupted. Zack spun to her. "To answer your next question, yes. You also are here because you are indeed one of the counterparts like Tori."

After a few seconds, Zack fell to the ground. "You're kidding me... I can take a lot, but this is too much to take in. C'mon, you got the wrong guy!" he said with a shrill voice, his dark brown eyes darting back and forth to everyone around him. Nayru simply shook her head and knelt down to him. "No, Zack. This is real. If you wish to accept it, do exactly what I say," Nayru instructed, "This goes for Tess as well."

Tess jumped, then slowly approached Nayru as Zack up from the ground. "Close your eyes. Forget your surroundings. Forget yourselves..."

Both of them did as instructed.

I'm gonna be a jerk and leave it there xD I'll let you guys try to figure out who they're gonna be~