2: Back in Time

"Gold!" someone whispered. Gold opened his eyes and blinked. Lyra was standing right in front of him.

"Where…are we?" Gold asked.

Lyra said, "I think we're in Link's train."

Gold sat up. "What about Malladus? And the Song of Time?"

Lyra looked puzzled. "Song of Time? I don't know anything called that," she said. "Dialga knows the move 'Roar of Time'."

Gold stood up and stretched. "No, I remember now. Zelda played it on the Spirit Flute."

Suddenly, the door opened and Zelda walked in. "Glad to see you're awake." She smiled. "Should I explain how we survived the fight with Malladus?"

Lyra and Gold nodded in unison.

Zelda cleared her throat. "Okay. You see, I played the Song of Time to time travel to before the battle with Malladus."

Lyra stood with her mouth wide open, but she didn't know what to say. Gold looked out the window of the passenger car. "Where are we, Zelda?"

"In Link's train, going into the Dark Realm," Zelda replied.

Lyra started to speak. "Wait, wait, wait. How did we get here, again?"

Gold sighed. "Don't you remember when we were exploring Tohjo Falls? And when we found the cavern behind the waterfall? And when we teleported to the crack in time where Anjean was?"

Lyra thought a moment. "Kinda."

Gold sighed again. "Don't you remember when we were in Ilex Forest when we first met Anjean? And when we saved Link from Skeldritch? And by the way," Gold turned to Zelda, "–does the Song of Time include amnesia side effects?!"

Zelda thought a little. "Sometimes. It mostly happens if you were unconscious when I play it."

Gold turned back to Lyra. "So, Lyra, do you remember those events?"

Lyra thought for a couple seconds. "A little."

Suddenly, a hug one-eyed cave spider skydived onto the passenger car roof, causing the whole spirit train to shake violently. The creature hopped off the train and scurried away.

The next moment, Link opened the door to the car. "Prepare to battle!" he announced. Then, he, Zelda, Lyra, and Gold took their battle positions. Zelda controlled the train while Link stood on top of the train engine's roof with his boomerang to hurt the spiders. Gold was on the roof of the passenger car (which was slightly dented) while Lyra manned the cannon.

After a few seconds, the first spider appeared in the darkness and Link simply threw his boomerang to make it dizzy so Lyra could shoot it with the cannon.

Next, two more spiders came. Lyra shot one down and Link used his Whirlwind to blow the enemies back.

After a few more attacks, Link said, "I see the exit!"

Gold squinted and sure enough, he saw a faint light.

Zelda shouted, "Four spiders!"

Lyra looked up and saw four spiders headed for their train.