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The sound of waves crashing onshore, the smell of salt, and…the taste of sand…?

Ocarina slowly opened his eyes to find himself lying facedown on a sandy beach. Groggily he got to his feet, dusting himself off and spitting out a few grains of sand. Just where in the goddesses' great Hyrule was he?

"Ocarina, is that you?"

The Hero of Time turned to find Seasons walking toward him. The guy looked just as confused as he felt. "Yeah…" He scanned the horizon, spotting nothing but ocean for as far as the eye could see. The sun was setting in the distance, casting the small island in which they resided in warm hues of orange and red. A large spiral conch took up most of the island, marking it as one of the Great Fairy Islands of the Great Sea. But…how did they get there?

Seasons placed a hand on his hip as he looked around. "Not exactly what I would choose for a battleground. Perhaps that wasn't their goal."

"Hmph, course not. They wanted to send us on a vacation," scoffed a third Link sarcastically as he rounded the large shell.

Ocarina smiled, "Toony." Perhaps now they would be able to escape this island. The Great Sea was the young pirate's backyard after all. "Think you could get us out of here?"

The toon Link however, repaid the Hero's smile with a frown. "Do I look like Toony to-" He rolled his eyes, "Nevermind. I'm Tracks, idiot." Tracks looked away, not exactly wanting him to see his glare. He didn't like the Link, but he didn't want to worsen the relationship they already had. He looked up at Seasons subtly, making the Link glance down questioningly.

"R-Right… Sorry about that." Ocarina looked around awkwardly. There were just too many of those toon Links.

"You got a problem?" asked Seasons.

Tracks folded his arms, "Hmph. Duh. That crazy freak just showed up out of nowhere, something is up with the princess again, and now we're stuck on some stupid island. I'd call that a problem." He turned to Ocarina challengingly, "And just what are you going to do about it?"

The Hero of Time was speechless. What was up with this Link? Had he offended him somehow? No, this was their first official meeting and boy was it going south quick. "W-Well…"

"You're the leader aren't you?"

He looked at Seasons for a second before answering awkwardly, "Well, yeah…"

"Then act like it!" he snapped. So, this was the famous leader of the other Links? So far Tracks was far from impressed. The villain had been unleashed and all they had done was watch the pretty sunset in the background. Tracks scoffed. This guy was no leader.

Seasons hid a sigh as he turned to gaze at the ocean. He knew exactly where this conversation was headed. Tracks was part of the 'other' Links and therefore didn't trust Ocarina's judgment or leadership. Ocarina, the ever blind to things of this nature, was unaware of this and thus his confused reaction. It was just as he had feared. New challenges. New Links… At least the location was nice.

Ocarina frowned, "Listen, we're stuck on an island. There's not much I can do. What? You want me to light a signal fire or something?"

"You can swim, cant you?"

"Honestly…" Seasons rolled his eyes as he turned to the two. "Don't you think we have other more important things to worry about than bickering on how to survive Survivorman: The Great Isles?"

Ocarina nodded. Seasons was right of course. There were much bigger things to argue about. What had happened to the others? Were they, too, scatter across the Great Sea? What of Zelda? Ghirahim? Who were those other voices in the darkness? But more importantly… "Are those rain clouds?"

Seasons looked off in the distance and nodded, "Yup."

"At least they provided us with shelter. How generous," remarked Tracks dryly as he motioned to the shell.

Ocarina nodded. "Listen, Tracks, I don't know what I did to offend you, but can we save it for later? At least until we get our current situation worked out. We'll need to cooperate in order to-"

"Save it." Tracks turned his back on them, heading for the conch. Him work with a console Link. Funny. Real funny, Mr. Ghirahim or whoever was responsible for this. And Seasons… That guy just made no sense to him. Why couldn't he have gotten stuck with that idiot? Tracks jumped down into the cave below, the darkness hiding a small worrisome frown. Where was Minish?

Seasons shook his head, "Don't let it bother you. Its that…console/portable thing again."

Ocarina turned to him, not understanding, "But…that's so dumb. I don't-" He paused as the wind began to kick up. "We should head inside."

"Agreed."

As the two Links headed for shelter from the oncoming storm, another was brewing farther away in a small forest...


Twilight came to slightly dazed as he took in his surroundings. He was wet. It was raining, meaning they were no longer in the castle. But if they weren't in the castle anymore…where were they? Looking around he spotted nothing but forest as he searched for some clue as to what had happened. All he knew was that Ghira-jerk had shown up and then everything had went to hell. He clenched his fists angrily as he stood up. This was all Sky's fault. "Stupid idiot."

"My my, talking to ourselves now? Hm, one of the first signs of insanity. Perhaps I should fetch the men with little white coats? Then again, you'd be better at tracking them than I."

Twilight didn't even have to look to know who the voice belonged to. Leaning up against a tree was a smug looking Dark Link. His arms were folded casually as if arriving in a forest magically was no big deal at all. "What the hell are you doing here, Dark Link?" growled Twilight.

He shrugged, "Enjoying the scenery."

"Enjoying the scenery my ass." He glared at him through his wet bangs, the rain dampening his mood even farther. Why was Dark Link here? Where was 'here' anyway? Where were the others? What was- Twilight quickly turned as the bush behind him rustled. "Who's there?-!"

A low moaning sound came from the bush as a small Link appeared. He rubbed his eyes sleepily as he took in the two older Links. "Mm…still dreaming…" He yawned before plopping himself down on the ground, nodding off slightly.

"D-Dreaming?" Despite the company, Twilight smiled. At least this was a Link he could get along with. "Hey, Toony, wake up, man. This is no dream."

Dark Link rolled his eyes, "Some great sense of smell you have…"

"Huh?"

The small Link tilted his head to the side, his eyes closed as if asleep, "Of course I'm dreaming, Twi. If I weren't dreaming then you would be calling me by my real nic and not by the name everyone always calls me when we have our happy get togethers which by the way may or may not have been part of the dream too, not sure on that."

Twilight tried to digest the sleepy ramblings of the Link before him, "So…Green then?"

"That's Minish, dumbass," answered Dark.

Twi rounded on him, "I wasn't asking you!"

Minish yawned again before looking around, "Heeey… Where did Tracks go? I wonder if he's still sleeping around here somewhere even though I tell him not to just go out and pass out wherever he pleases because some people might take offense to it and that wouldn't be nice for his overall character if everyone hated on him." He frowned, "You know where he went?"

Both Twilight and Dark Link stared at the Link. This guy…how could anyone understand him? It was like his sentences just…fused together and ultimately didn't make sense. In the end, the two older Links both mentally agreed not to take him seriously.

Ignoring Minish's question, Twilight asked, "Dark, what the hell happened back there? Where are the others?"

"They're still sleep'en!" called out Minish.

Dark Link frowned, "I don't know, but they're nowhere near us, I can tell that much. Why don't you go feral and find them for yourself?"

"I'm being serious here, Dark."

"So am I!" replied Minish as he shot his hand up in the air.

Twilight sighed as he rolled his eyes, "Just what are you going on about, Toon- Minish?"

The young Link grinned. "We were all hang'en out hav'en fun at the party and all when bam zing all you guys started dropping like flies and boy was it kinda funny but not really cuz Tracks trashed out too. I told him not to drink more than his fill but does he ever listen to me, of course not, and then-"

"Whoa, whoa, hold up." Twilight held up his hand to get the Link's attention. He was afraid if he let him continue, he would ramble forever. "You're saying we all passed out? When did this happen?"

"You're not very smart, are you?" remarked Dark flatly.

"Shut up, Dark Link." Between Dark and Minish, Twilight didn't know who he wanted to smack more. Probably Dark Link.

Minish smiled, "Idk, Twi, but it was before the tongue guy showed up. Heh heh, he was he a real interesting person, don't you think? I think-"

Twilight tuned him out. They passed out before Ghirahim showed up? Why didn't he remember this? The last thing he remembered was…was… He was at the party and then… Ghirahim… Twilight brushed the hair out of his face as he tried to concentrate. Why couldn't he remember anything before Ghirahim's arrival?

Dark Link flexed his fingers idly as he waited for Twilight's slow brain to catch up. As soon as Ganon had appeared, the Link had known exactly what was going on. Everything, from the darkness to Ghirahim's appearance, had been all a dream, a nightmare. It was a clever diversion so that their enemies could move forward with their plan. But what was their plan? They already had the princess, that much was obvious. Were they after the Triforce? The Light force? Or was it simply revenge?

"Dark Link. Can you contact anyone? Anything?"

"Of course not. If I could, do you think I would be standing here chatting with you?"

"Dammit." So they were on their own. He sighed. A rainy forest stuck in the middle of nowhere with Dark Link and Minish. Whoever was behind this, they sure were out to get him. Despite that, the Link knew exactly what had to happen next. They needed to find out where they were and where the others were. They needed to dispose of the villain and fix this problem and for that they would need a leader. He grinned. Finally, it was his time to shine. "Alright!" Twilight pumped his fist, psyching himself up for the challenge ahead. "First we have'ta figure out where we are!"

"We're in Old Hyrule on the outskirts of Hyrule Castle," commented Dark flatly.

"W-What?-! Why didn't you say so sooner?-!"

"You never asked."

"Why you- Tch." Twilight ignored him. "Anyway, in that case, we should investigate immediately."

"Oh yes, go running straight for the enemy stronghold without any information. Brilliant." Dark Link regarded Twilight coldly as he said, "While you're at it, why don't you go ahead and fall for every trap they throw at you and rid of us your stupidity."

Twilight clenched his fists angrily, "What the fucking hell, man? I'm trying to get us going and you keep dragging us down."

"You're dragging yourself down. I'm simply being realistic."

"What the hell do you have against me anyway?-!" shouted Twilight.

"What do I have against you?" He grinned, "Nothing. You're just easy to bother."

"Why you son of a-"

Minish smiled to himself as he watched the two Links bicker. "Hee hee, you guys are just like Tracks 'n Shadow."

"Fine then! Do your own thing for all I care!"

"Trust me, I plan to."

"Trust you?-! I wouldn't trust you if my life depended on it!"

"Then I suppose you're going to die. Pity."

Twilight reached for his sword. It was only then did he fully realize that they were truly alone. Usually by this point Ocarina would have spoken up, preventing them from getting physical, but not here. Ocarina wasn't around to tell him what to do. He could slice Dark to pieces and no one would be the wiser…except Minish of course. But who cared about Minish?

Dark Link eyed him coolly. Was he really foolish enough to draw that blade? If the pup couldn't even beat the Hero of Time, there was no way he would stand a chance against his strengths.

For a long while the two Heroes stood at the ready, prepared for the slightest chance of an advance, but none came. Instead, it was Minish that made the first move.

The small Link stood up and stretched, finally convinced he wasn't dreaming anymore. "Alright guys, if you're finished with your happy family time I think it's a ripe o' time to be getting out of this here rain unless everyone likes getting sick all at the same time so that no one can nurse ya back ta health so! I propose we head off to the house a ways back and seek refuge! All in favor…move out!"

And with that he was off.

Both Dark and Twilight stared after him perplexed. Was this Link for real? Minish the party leader? No way in hell.

Twilight quickly ran after him followed by a slower Dark Link. This party sure was dysfunctional but at least they were headed somewhere familiar unlike another unfortunate trio…


"And what of the path up ahead?"

The violet clad Link sighed. "Nothing. Its blocked as well."

"Strange…" Knight tilted his head slightly in thought as he tried to remember the terrain. They were in Northern Hyrule, a place not too often visited by any of the Links save Brunette. According to memory, this path should have been cleared out by the Link ages ago. "What could have caused this…?"

"Mudslide perhaps?" Vio stood next to him, scanning the area like some ecstatic tourist though he tried to hide his excitement. This was his first time in Northern Hyrule and he found it fascinating. New creatures and fauna to study…! Now if only he had a map… Perhaps he should make one and-

Their third member remained stationary, his mind racing to find answers to questions he only half understood. How did Ghirahim survive? Did that mean Demise was alive as well? What of Zelda? Where were they? What did he mean, he would come back 'again and again'?

Knight suppressed the urge to do something violent as the look of complete helplessness crossed Sky's face. Instead, he hid his glare with a smile saying, "You're not still worrying about things are you? I told you, everything will work itself out."

Vio nodded, "Knight's right. This isn't exactly the first time something like this has happened. We'll find our way back and regroup. From there, dealing with this current crisis should be easy."

Sky nodded, still not wholly convinced, but for now… He turned his attention to the giant wall of rocks and dirt in their way, a determined look on his face. "The place we need to be is on the other side of this wall, right?"

Knight nodded. "Yes, however as you can see, the way is blocked." He turned his attention west. "We'll have to take the long way around through Moruge Swamp."

Vio frowned, "A swamp…?"

"Ha! No need!" Sky grinned as he donned his Mogma Mitts. "Just give me a quick sec or two and I'll have this path cleared out in no time!" After a quick wink, he set out clearing the path. He wanted to prove to them that he wasn't just some helpless noob with all the questions, but more importantly, he wanted to prove that he had a place amongst them. He was the new guy out of seventeen vets; fitting in wasn't going to be easy. He'd just have to help out in anyway he could and if clearing this path was the first step to acceptance, well hell yeah, bring it!

Vio sat down on a fallen tree as Sky set to work. The new guy wasn't the only one with questions. What were their enemies planning now? According to Knight, Ghirahim wasn't the only one behind this. A new enemy, by the name of Nightmare, was working against them. Who or what this entity was, he didn't know; Knight was vague on the details. The only thing the console Link had told him was 'Nightmare is an exponentially dangerous opponent. Never drop your guard'. Vio frowned. That could be said about any of their enemies. There had to be more that he wasn't telling them. But what?

"A-Almost done, guys!" panted Sky as he continued to clear a path. This was nothing compared to what he had to deal with in the Fire Sanctuary.

"Knight, just what exactly is your plan once we've cleared this path?" asked Vio.

"We'll make our way to the town of Mido. From there we can acquire a boat. Hopefully…we can perhaps find a way to reunite with the others by searching the Great Palace. I don't think we'll find anyone simply traveling at whim."

"What makes you so sure?"

"I'm not sure."

Truth was, Knight wasn't sure of anything. Ghirahim had returned, but why? How was Nightmare involved in all this? What other villains were behind this? What exactly had happened to the others? Were they alright? What of the Princess? Just what were their enemies planning…?

"Alright! All clear!" Sky wiped the sweat off his brow, smearing some dirt on his forehead in the process. He smiled at the other two, happy that he was able to be of some use. "Now we just have to head to that town, right?"

Vio nodded, "Right. Knight, since you seem to know your way around here, mind leading the way?"

"Not at all."

Soon the three Links were well on their way to Mido however, they didn't get far before they encountered their second problem.

Sky halted in his tracts as he gazed at their new obstacle in wonder, "Wow, this place looks just like Faron Woods after the Water Dragon flooded it."

Vio sighed, folding his arms, "Looks like we get to travel through a swamp after all…"

Knight gripped his sword uneasily. Something was wrong in Northern Hyrule. First the path is blocked and now they find the land flooded? Sure you could mark it off as simply natural disasters but these lands had been trouble free for the past decade. Something evil was at work here. "Be on your guard."

And with that, the trio headed forward into the swamp. Though they may be entering a bog, another group of Links were exiting one…


"Ugh…that was so gross… Way worse than the southern swamp…"

"Oh stop your whining you baby."

Young Link glared at his 'companion'. "Shut it. And what was the deal with pushing me in, anyway? Jerk."

"Is that anyway to thank your savior?" Shadow Link grinned as he said casually, "I was simply pushing you out of the way of danger. I thought I saw a Rope so naturally I did the first thing that came to mind."

"Thought I saw a Rope my ass…" grumbled Young Link. He wiped some scum off his tunic before scanning their surroundings. They had just come from a swamp and now they were in some kind of meadow or something. "Hey Shadow, recognize this place?"

He shrugged as he placed his hands behind his head, "Maybe."

Young Link resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Yes or no?"

"Yes or no, what?"

The young Hero of Time glowered at the grin he was receiving. "You know what? Forget you, hmph."

Shadow continued to grin as he followed Young Link down a man made path. Did he know where they were? Sure, course he'd know the world of that idiot Minish. Was he going to tell Young Link that? Hell no. Toying with him was way too fun. As for why the heck they were there in the first place… Shadow shrugged to himself. He could care less. Ghirahim or whatever? He was just another Ganondorf looking to control things. Why should he care if the world fell to ruin?

Young Link kept his eye out for any trouble that might cross their path. A villain shows up and then they're cast into another world? Seems like Oni was right in investigating things. "Shadow, do you have any idea what Ghirahim may be planning?"

Shadow kept his grin in place as he said, "Maybe."

"Tch." Young Link whipped around, unsheathing his sword and pointing it at Shadow, "Listen you, we don't have time for this. Just answer my questions. I know you know the answers. So fess up."

Shadow merely chuckled, "Oh, I don't think you know what I know if you know that I know because I simply don't know, you know?"

Young Link lowered his sword slightly in confusion. "…eh? N-Nevermind. So…you don't know?"

He shrugged, "I don't know. I thought you said that you know that I know therefore you should already know if I don't know."

He stared at him blankly.

"And since I don't know, I simply cant tell you." Shadow walked ahead, a smug look on his face.

Why? Why of all people did he have to get stuck with Shadow Link? The guy was nothing but trouble. Did he really know or was he toying with him? Young Link groaned as even more questions went through his mind.

"Don't worry little hero," waved Shadow, "Im sure you'll get your answers in due time. That's your thing, right? Time? Then again, you're just a poor little copycat. A pretend hero wannabe always overshadowed by the true Hero of Time." He sighed, "So…sad…"

Young Link gripped his sword tightly as he cut him off, an angry glare on his face. "And what about you? You're nothing more than Dark Link's little lackey. And a weak one at that!"

"Oh, I'm the weak one?" Shadow scoffed. "I'm not the one who had my ass handed to him by Dark Link. Nor was I the one who let my guard down during the final showdown thus getting kidnapped and forced to do evil's bidding."

Young Link grit his teeth, "Who told you about that?"

He made a frown as he said mockingly, "Young Link, everybody knows about that."

"Why you-" Young Link moved to punch him but failed as Shadow simply disappeared. "You bastard!"

Shadow laughed as he materialized in a nearby tree, "Heh, you're just like Blue. Quick to anger and oblivious to his surroundings."

"Wha-?" Quickly Young Link dodged to his left as he felt something sharp knick his right shoulder. What appeared to be a fox-like demon carrying a dagger stood opposite him, readying for another attack. "D- Shadow!" He sent a quick glare to the other Link but he was nowhere to be found. "Geh, screw this!"

The Hero of Time stepped to the side as the Keaton attacked, slicing through the enemy as he did so. The creature fell limp before bursting into swirls of darkness.

"Hmph. Wanna take off? Fine. I can do things all on my own." He sheathed his sword roughly and continued on the path. Who cared about that black Link anyway? Figuring out where he was and where the others had gone to were more important than worrying over some loser idiot.

As Young Link headed off on his own, another Link was wishing to do just that…


Blue absolutely refused to look at the Link walking by his side as he glared off into the distance. This day just couldn't get any worse, could it? First Green was being a butt, then that tongue guy, and now…

Brunette had a not so pleasant scowl on his face as he took in their new surroundings. Just where the hell were they? Hyrule? Northern Hyrule? What were these weird things on the ground? They were metal…and weird… What was their purpose? A boundary? Who the fuck cared? He glanced at the small Link beside him. At first he had thought it was Toony but this blue kid was anything but.

When both Links had come to they had awoken to discover themselves in a forest of some kind. Following the weird tracks on the ground, they had wound up in a large field with even more strange tracks littering the landscape.

"Hey!" Blue turned his glare on Brunette. "No walking ahead of me!"

"Lay off. I'll walk how I like."

"And whats with that attitude?-! Acting all superior just because you're a console!" Blue pointed at him accusingly. "Im not bowing down to you, got that?"

"Where do you get off? Talking to me like that? You have any idea who I am you third rate handheld?"

"What did you call me?-!"

"Hmph." Brunette folded his arms as he glared down at Blue, "You need ta learn to respect your elders, kid."

"There's no way in hell Im going to respect an old geezer like you!" Blue stuck his tongue out at him. "Im way better than you, any day!"

"Yeah right. You're nothing without your clones."

Blue unsheathed his sword, "Then why don't I prove it to you right here right now?-!"

"Oh-ho! The kid thinks he can take me. How cute…" Brunette ignored him as he glanced around. This kid was dumb. Way worse than that brat, Young Link. At least the lil Hero of Time would be focused on what they should be doing. Bad guy unleashed. Something's wrong with the Princess. Troubled times lay ahead. But he couldn't do anything until he knew where he was, and the midget was proving to be no help at all.

"Draw your weapon!" yelled Blue angrily. He wanted to prove once and for all that the handheld Links were just as good as the consoles. If he could beat the first Link then that would settle everything! Then he would go off, find his friends, and slay this evil, proving that they were way better! He already knew where they were: New Hyrule. The train tracks were a dead giveaway. The only thing out of place was…

"Hey… Midget-"

"My name is Blue!"

"Yeah, Blue, whatever. That, uh…orange-ish barrier of 'don't touch me, I look dangerous' look familiar to you?"

Blue tore his eyes away from his opponent to stare at the obviously out of place barrier on the horizon. "Of course I've never seen it before. You think I'd go to Track's world of my own free will? That guy's just as bad as you!"

He raised an eyebrow. "Who the hell is- Nevermind." Brunette gave the barrier a frown. For some reason he felt as if he should know what it was. It looked almost as if the sky at- And then it hit him. "Oh fucking goddess…"

"Hey! Don't you go using language! Shouldn't you, as an elder, wish to keep such things from children's ears?" He frowned at him mockingly.

"Drop it."

That thing on the horizon… It was a barrier alright. A Twilight Barrier. And there was only one person he knew that could handle such a thing. Unfortunately for them, the Link they needed was in another castle.

Speaking of castles…


"No dice! Darn. I thought for sure that would work… Sorry, Green."

For the third time that day, the Hero of Winds smiled, "Its Toony!" He gave the real Green an apologetic smile.

"My bad!" Red smiled back sheepishly.

Green smiled back at the other two. It was kinda awkward, what with having another green clad Link around, but it wasn't bad. Though he didn't particularly like it when Red called him 'Toony'. Still, far more important things were weighing on his mind to bother with who's who. Where was Vio and Blue? Were they alright? And the other Links… What had happened?

Red rested against the lone tree on the path to Hyrule Castle. Their plan to go to Hyrule Castle and meet up with the Princess in order to figure out what happened…totally didn't work. Red sighed slightly. She really was missing. And with no signs of the others…

"Alright, so plan one didn't work. No biggy." Toony grinned despite their situation. They were in Hyrule. He got that. More specifically, he thought they were in Ocarina and Young Link's Hyrule though he wasn't positive. Why were they there, though? The others? "So you guys are positive you don't remember anything?"

Red shook his head, "Nu-uh. That tongue guy showed up and that was it." He gave Green a frown, "I couldn't find you guys anywhere then the next thing I knew, we were here."

Green nodded. "Same for me."

Toony forced a smile through his sigh. This was just like last time. Bad guy running around, all of them scattered… Least their memories were intact. But why bother with dividing them in the first place? Toony shook his head. He didn't understand villains sometimes.

"Alright, I think the most important thing is teaming up." Green clenched his fist determinedly. "We have to find the others and regroup as quickly as possible. That Link…er, the new one…"

"Sky?"

"Yeah… He knows about this new villain, right?"

Toony nodded, "Ghirahim was the villain from Skyward Sword along with…" He trailed off. Did that mean Demise was back as well…?

"Along with what?" asked Red curiously.

He turned to the Four Sword Links seriously, "There's this guy, Demise. He's way more powerful than Ghirahim. From what Sky told us, he's sort of like Ghiry's boss."

"Oooh!" Red grinned, "Like how Ganon was the main boss of Four Sword Adventures! A secret villain!"

Toony blinked, "I…guess." The other games really weren't his strong point.

Green folded his arms. "So where is this Demise? Did he send Ghirahim to the Castle?"

Toony frowned, "Im not sure… If what Ghirahim said is to be believed…" Worry crossed his face as he reflected on the Demon Lord's words.

"So long as one of you silly Links pulls forth the Master Sword…"

Was that it? The moment he was resurrected? But he was sealed with Demise, wasnt he...? So it didn't make sense that Ghirahim would be operating alone. What was he up to? Why-

The Hero of Winds was forcibly taken out of his thoughts as Red poked him in the face. The crimson Link smiled as he said cheerfully, "Come on. We're all Link here. Whaddaya think'en?"

"Well…" He glanced at Green to make sure he was listening as he said, "Sky defeated both Ghirahim and Demise then sealed 'im in the Master Sword. Ghirahim is running around but...where is Demise? I know I don't know anything about him but it doesn't make any sense at all that he's not behind this!"

Green was silent. All this talk about sealing villains in swords was beginning to make him wonder about Vaati, the evil Wind Mage. Was it possible that he too had been…?

Red looked between Toony's confused face and Green's worrisome one. It was kind of odd, seeing the same person with different expressions, though at the same time it brought a smile to his face. "Don't worry guys. Like Green said, we'll find the others and work this out. Together, nothing can stop us!"

Just as he said that, a knight came rushing up the path headed for the castle. His armor had several scratches in it and he ran with a slight limp. Once he spotted the three Links however, he slowed to a halt. "A-Are you…th-the Hero, Link?" His breathing was labored and he gazed at them almost pleading as he clenched his weapon in a death grip.

The three Links all looked at each other with frowns. Yeah, they were Link, but which one did he want? Regardless, if someone was in trouble, they were there! That's what being a hero meant.

Toony nodded, "That's right, sir. We're here to help."

"Th-Thank the goddesses…" The knight straightened up, leaning on his lance for support. "Demons- The Dark Lord, he's returned!"

Red tilt his head to the side, "Dark Lord?"

"Ganon…?" Toony clenched his fists, a grim look on his face. "Where? Where is he?"

"Death Mountain. I was stationed at its base when-"

"Say no more." He turned to Green and Red. "Lets go!"

They nodded to each other before taking off after Toony.

Once they were gone, the knight cast aside his weapon, a self satisfied sneer on his face as he straightened up. Though he spoke aloud, his voice was far from masculine as he said, "Such foolish creatures…and so naïve…"

"Veran."

The 'knight' turned his gaze towards the one who had spoken. The small Wind Mage looked far from happy to be there. "And what is it that you want, mage?"

He glared at the knight before him, "What do you think it is you are doing?"

"None of your business."

Vaati narrowed his eyes but said nothing in return. Picking a fight with Veran, ally or not, was not wise. Still, what was she planning, sending the Links after the Demon Lord? Leveling the playing field perhaps? Either way, in the end, there would be only one villain left standing and that villain would be him.

Veran cast herself out of the knight's body, materializing into her true form. "Don't you have a kingdom to destroy?"

"Don't you go telling me what to do, Sorceress." He turned his back on her, readying to depart for that Usurper's world. "I'd stay low if I were you. Wouldn't want to do anything that would compromise your Master, lowly dog."

"Hmph." Veran turned her gaze to the still unconscious knight as he disappeared. The three Links would go after Ghirahim and stop him from resurrecting Demise. Once that was done, Lord Ganon would have nothing to fear. Then soon that Wind Mage would fall, the Mask, the Beast, the Creature…as for Zant and Onox… As long as they were useful, they would live. Nightmare was a problem no one dealt with. Even now, none of the them knew exactly which world it was wreaking havoc on.

Veran grinned to herself. "And even if Ghirahim bests those Links, that's three more we no longer have to deal with." She chuckled darkly, "Now to deal with those two parading around my new world… I'll show that mage just exactly how it is you take over a kingdom, properly."

She then vanished, leaving no trace behind.


The parties are set! The lines are drawn! The villains are doing...things! Whats next for our Heroes?-! A lot of…stuff, lol

Till next Chap!