Link was completely frozen. He couldn't grab his sword because his hands were trembling. He couldn't run because his legs refused to move. He couldn't speak because of the lump in his throat. He stood there in silence, Dark Link looking amused and smirking back at him, the eerie glow of his red eyes illuminating of his pale-white skin, staring into him with an awkward force. Link swallowed and tried to control himself. He was staring back, unable to look away. It was like looking into a mirror. An evil, maniacal, dark mirror.

"Well, Link? Are you surprised?" He snickered, his arms crossed and hung over his crossed legs.

"D-dark.... L-link?" Link mentally kicked himself. How could he be so weak? He never knew himself enough to think he would be a coward, until now. Link beat him before without this much fear, how come it was so dramatic the way he reacted now?

"Who else? And look at yourself, Link. Your a mess! You weren't like this last time. You didn't honestly think I died, did you?" He sneered evilly. Link shook his head back-and-forth and rubbed his eyes. Maybe this was some kind of nightmare, the ones were you don't have any self-control. He opened his eyes again. He was there. Link could tell, this was no dream, nightmare to be more precise.

"N-no. I didn't." Link lied. Why? Why was he this scared all of a sudden? He would probably just fight him again and win like he always does.

Dark Link closed his eyes and smirked. He got up from his position on the pedestal and brushed himself off. He slowly walked towards Link. Link's eyes widened and he jumped back, reaching back to grab his sword, instead he just fell back and landed on his butt. He winced and looked up to see that Dark Link was hovering over him, one leg on each side of his waist. Dark's arms were crossed and he looked down at Link with a serious expression. Link looked absolutely scared to death, Link wanted to stab himself, being so weak to him. Dark Link's serious expression changed to a smirk, showing his perfectly white pointed teeth. If it were possible, Dark would look just like a vampire, a evil, sadistic, vampire. Dark Link put both his arm's back on his side and closed his eyes with another smirk of amusement.

"Well, well, Link. You kind of disappointed me. I thought you'd be able to come in time for your precious village. Oh, well, too bad for them." Dark shrugged.

Link stared angrily back at him. Finally finding his courage he quickly reached for his sword and unsheathed it. He pushed himself back and kicked his feet at Dark Link, making him stumble back while Link hopped up, steady in a defense position.

"It's about time. I thought you lost your piece of the Triforce, that wouldn't have been good. I guess, I'll have to beat you now." Dark said smoothly.

"Like I'd lose to you!" Link spat back.

Dark snickered and put his hand out to his side and dark aura formed around his hand, molding it's shape into a dark replica of the master sword. He held his arm out, like Link did when he wanted a hawk to land on his arm, and like his sword, a replica of the Hylian shield formed. The blue part of his shield was black on Dark's. It had a dull silver outline and the Triforce was crimson, like blood. So were the rest of the designs, like the bird, bloody red. The master sword replica was also dull silver on the blade. The handle was black, the jewel on it blood red crimson also. Link charged at him with all his force, stabbing forward with his sword.

Dark moved slightly to his right and repeated the stabbing action to Link. Link did a back flip, dodging the attack. He landed in a crouched position, his fists on the ground preventing him from falling over. Dark charged at him again with no effort and sliced the air near him, Link jumped twice and rolled to Dark's back. He jumped back up and preformed a Back Slice, one of the hidden skills taught to him. He had cut through Dark Link and he groaned in pain. He turned quickly, slashing his sword at Link. Link ducked, crouching he swept one of his legs under Dark's legs, thus making him trip and fall on his back. Link stood up and hovered over Dark the way he did to Link. He pointed his sword under Dark's neck. Dark sneered angrily, holding himself up by his elbows.

Link huffed and held his position. Dark smirked again. Link saw his smile and quickly tried to stab through his neck. He stabbed the ground were Dark once was. Link, surprised, pulled his sword out of the soil and looked around frantically, positioned in defense. He heard Dark's ghostly laughter and quickly turned to see he was back were he began, sitting legs and arms crossed on the pedestal of the Master Sword.

"Very nice, Link. You've improved. And I see the old geezer taught you the Hidden Skills, right? Anyway, Link, you know I was only kidding when I said I was going to kill Ordon. I just wanted to see how you'd react. I found it amusing, and, congratulations! You actually landed a blow, but what can I expect? After all your just like me!" Dark stated, proudly.

Link looked at him with hate and sheathed the Master Sword. He put his shield away also and kept his distance from his clone.

"Come on Link, calm down. That was the only battle I was planning on so far. I called you here for a reason you know. Sit down somewhere, for now I'll be your ally." He said uncaring. Link softened his gaze and sat on a near-by rock, about five feet away from the pedestal. He leaned over and put his arms on his legs and looked at the ground.

"I'm a bit surprised myself, Link. I wasn't expecting you to be so cooperative for your 'evil clone'." He said, his tone low. Link looked up to see Dark staring at the sky through the trees. His eyes in the sun didn't glow as much and he could see the white part of Dark's eyes better. The sun reflected off of his skin brilliantly, like a god in black. Dark looked down and continued.

"Honestly, I was expecting a war, but really, I'm kind of glad you have a little trust in me, well maybe." Dark faced him and smiled, not a smirk of evil, but a real sincere smile. Link looked a bit surprised, not expecting such a sweet smile from someone like him. He had no choice but to smile back. Dark looked at him feet and lightly kicked a rock. Dark kicked his feet up and slammed them down on the ground. He got up and faced Link, his arms crossed around his own waist.

"Let's walk. I hate sitting for so long." Dark said annoyed.

"Like wise." Link said getting up, more gracefully than Dark. He couldn't believe he could talk so casually to someone he just wanted to kill, but something told him he wanted to say something important enough for him to listen. Dark Link lead the way back down to the temple area down the stairs. Link followed closely behind him.

"Link, do you remember the sisters Koume and Kotake?" Dark asked. Link looked up at him confused.

"Koume and Kotake?" He asked innocently. Dark groaned.

"Look's like I'll have to explain it to you." He said tiredly with a sigh. Link cocked his head to one side and put his finger up to his mouth curiously. Dark looked at Link and looked away quickly. Link could've sworn Dark's cheeks were red.

"Koume and Kotake are sisters and they're witches. Koume is the sorceress of flame, and Kotake, sorceress of ice. They are able to fight individually with elemental attacks or combine together into a more powerful form known as Twinrova." He said in a know-it-all manner.

"Twinrova? What do you mean like, fire and ice working together?" Link asked.

"Yes, it's very powerful. And this is a surprise- Twinrova is Ganondorf's mother." Link looked at him in shocked way and continued walking, now they were wondering around the Lost Woods.

"His mother?" Link said unbelievingly.

"His mother." Dark answered. He sighed and looked at Link seriously. "And they want revenge."