AN: Sorry for the wait in chapters... I still do not own Zelda, and this is purely fan made. I hope you all enjoy it!
Twilight Rain
Chapter Three
With a hushed awakening, Link felt himself being dragged from the bed he had fallen asleep on. A cool air hit his face and he opened his eyes to find himself surrounded by darkness. Letting out a yell, he fell on the ground.
After about a minutes silence there was a soft giggle. Link looked up into the face of Malon. Her face was hard to make out in the dark but there was enough light to see she was smiling. "Shh!" She whispered playfully, "You'll wake the rest of the camp up."
Nodding slightly Link got to his knees. He felt someone grab his wrist and Malon pushed him gently in his back. "It's only Saria. Just walk with her."
Link felt this was easy for her to say, her eyes were probably accustomed to such dim light. Ever since he was a child his night vision had not been the best – he had only experienced great visual senses when he was in the form of a wolf. Even as his mind complained, his eyes slowly realised dawn was approaching.
After what seemed like hours, Saria stopped pulling Link along. The light had become slightly brighter, revealing six stones upon which Saria was sitting on one. She gazed at Link, and smiled, her eyes glowing with eagerness. "You look asleep."
He grunted in response and Malon laughed. Saria's words were true – his face was pale with sunken eyes. His green clothes were creased and his expression was that of someone clueless. Saria motioned Malon towards her, and shoved a piece of paper into her hands. "You have to sing that, when I begin to play." Malon nodded, and Saria focused her attention on Link. "Using the power of the Ocarina, we're going to open a portal between this world and the world of twilight. As soon as you see the portal open – enter it." She raised an eyebrow, "Understand?"
Link nodded.
"If we can, we shall follow you through. I'm not sure where it will open up to. Is that okay?"
Another nod.
"Coming back should be easy. Even though the mirror on this side broke, the one on that side should still be intact."
Halfway through a nod, Link's head snapped up. Another mirror? His mind screamed out loud. Had Midna known about it? If she did know about it, had she perhaps shattered that one, the same way she had shattered his heart? His pulse began to race in anxiety, Midna's last act beginning to repeat in his head. He opened his mouth to mention this to Saria, but she stopped him by raising a hand.
"The mirror on the light side can only be destroyed by dark. The mirror on the dark side can only be destroyed by light." After this simple explanation, Saria began giving orders to Malon and Link, moving them around like characters on a stage. Malon was positioned on top of one of the six stones, with Saria still sitting on one. Opposite those two stones, Link stood between another two. The middle of the ring of stones was covered in grass, the grass covered in dew which was beginning to reflect the rising sun. Link smiled as it promised to be a sunny day. Saria gave a quick nod to Malon and raised the blue ocarina to her lips.
Her eyes closed, and a short melody escaped the small object. As the melody began to repeat, Malon closed her eyes following Saria's example and raised her hands to her heart. Watching curiously, Link could feel himself being entranced by the pairs performance. Malon's voice sang out clear, ringing across the area that Saria had led them to. The lyrics amused Link, later he was sure they went something like this:
Song of Storms
Hear our plea
Bind the worlds with your sweet tears
Show us a path, unite our hearts
Song of Storms
I beg of you
Goddesses protect us too
As we unite two hearts
The low sun in the sky was suddenly banished as deep grey clouds rolled in. Rain began to flood from the heavens which made Link gasp in slight surprise. After the song, he must have been expecting it.
From the middle of the ring, the rain seemed heaviest yet also the clearest. It seemed as if the rain was forming a mirror, or a sphere. Saria could be heard still playing the ocarina, yet the rain in the middle seemed to block out Link's view of the two girls. "Hurry!" A voice yelled, yet he was not sure if it had been Malon, or Saria, or even his own mind. Clenching his fists, he rushed forward, into the mirror of rain.
Link boldly stepped out from the portal, ready to see Malon and Saria grinning at him. Of course, their old magic had worked, and Link found himself standing in the familiar world of twilight – the place where light and dark met creating an eerie atmosphere. Quickly glancing around, Link realised he was in the throne room where Midna and himself had defeated Zant – the once self-proclaimed ruler of the Twili people.
A soft gasp reached his pointed ears, and he turned to face the throne. Upon it, sat Midna, her long legs crossed, her hands wrapped around her stomach. She was the only one in the room, and she looked bored. "Link?" She muttered, apparently shocked by disbelief. The boredom in her face had been returned with sheer shock.
He stepped forward, grinning wildly.
She stood up, a smile spreading across her face. Her beauty quite literally left her speechless.
As the two stared each other down, the fate that is reuniting lovers took control – the two rushed towards one another, arms spread out wide, ready to embrace one another after such a long parting.
As Midna got closer, Link felt his heart flutter.
Yet one of her hands raised higher, and panic spread across his face. The hand was brought down across his head. "Idiot!" She snapped.
Wincing in pain, Link looked up sadly in surprise. "I broke that mirror for a reason!" She snapped, yet her smile hid any threat of real anger.
"What was your reason?" an angelic voice asked from behind Link. Midna glanced up, and Link could see a green haired girl and a ginger haired girl reflected in her deep eyes.
"You were the ones who opened the portal?" She asked, her tongue darting across her lips. "You must be powerful magicians."
Saria shrugged, and Malon walked forward. "I'm sorry, but why did you break the mirror?"
A shadow of doubt passed through Midna's face and she smiled sweetly. "It was just an old myth passed through the Twili people." She shrugged and let out a short cackle. "It was told that if the portal between the dark and light were to be opened, the departed souls of the sinned would rise again. I guess we began to believe it, after Zant and Ganondorf ripped through the worlds, creating dreadful armies. But of course, a simple portal couldn't really mess around with a person's body and soul and bring them back from the dead." She laughed again, and Malon joined in half-heartedly.
Coughing, Saria's eyes widened, and Link could sense her fear. "We have to cut the reunion short then." Link started to object until he followed the green headed girl's stare. Midna gently swore under her breath. "I think those myths were right." Saria muttered, as the crowd of four stared at what looked like a body forming out of the darkness of the twilight; the body of Zant returning for revenge.