Booyaw. Chapter 2. Or one. Whatever. Within the next day. Because these were already prewritten, I just wanted to get them up.
Okie so thoughts on this chapter: Link's coming in, like actually this time. Again, this one's another prewritten one but I went back and revised a lot to make it match my current style. Yey.
Umm, just a quick note that the last chapter, this one, and the one that follows was all prewritten until about halfway through. After that, it's not prewritten anymore.
Umm, hurr. Well there isn't too many changes, I think, in the way the game works. A couple of my friends asked to be in it so I replaced some of the later characters with them... you'll see. And.. yeah, that's about it.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything. Not the characters, not the plot, not ME.
...saywhat.

Enjoy.

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

Jakie looked up at the sound of a door creaking open. The sleek black fox rose onto her four paws, with a new ice-blue metal wire around the left forepaw. As she watched, a grey-green wolf entered, pushing the door aside, with Midna riding it the same way she rid her, on it's back like a horse and his rider. Upon looking at the scene in front of him, the wolf began to growl. Midna laughed, her giggles bouncing eerily off the walls. Zelda turned around, and Jakie perked her ears interestedly. As soon as Zelda was facing the wolf, it stopped growling.

"…Midna?!" Asked Zelda cautiously as the imp steered the blue-eyed wolf towards her. It wasn't a question of who the imp was, but rather what she was doing.

"Eee hee!" She laughed, facing the princess. Jakie felt herself bristle at her tone, cold and mocking. Though she obviously knew what Zelda meant by her tone, she decided to rebuke by saying, "You remembered my name? What an honor for me…"

The wolf was silent, merely taking in the exchange. Jakie watched, her purple eyes searching the other two. She gazed at the wolf for a second, and was taken aback by how blue his eyes were. She quickly averted her eyes when she felt him look at her as well, taking in the fox shape. She concentrated on the conversation before them.

"So… this was the one for whom you were searching…" Zelda murmured. Her eyes flashed back to the fox, who met her gaze steadily. Jakie realized with a jolt that it was the exact same wolf that was once human, the one she watched transform into this state. Midna told her to follow him, and now she knew why. Midna was after him all along.

"He's not exactly what I had in mind, but I guess he'll do." Midna replied. She smiled as the wolf stiffened at her words. Jakie could detect the lie though, there was no way the imp would go that far if he wasn't any use to her.

Zelda bent down to go eye level with the wolf. "You were imprisoned?" She breathed. She noticed the chains that were attached to his right forepaw, and it jingled each time he moved a step. "I am sorry." Zelda said truthfully.

"Poor thing, he has no idea where this is or what's happened…" Midna said, putting her hands on her hips. "So don't you think you should explain to him what you've managed to do? You owe him that much…"

Jakie narrowed her purple eyes. She began to bristle as she sensed the princess take a long sigh. Instantly, Zelda plunged into a retelling of her castle being taken over by a man named Zant. Jakie could almost see the scene unfolding, soldiers standing in protection of the princess, when Twilight and Darkness invades just how it invaded her home, and swallowing everything near it's reach. Then, a deadly figure comes out and gives Zelda the ultimatum: surrender, or die.

As she listened, she understood that the orbs she saw earlier were the souls of the people who used to live there; the people who couldn't exist in the twilight so they passed on as spirits. Finally, Zelda revealed who she was to the wolf, whose eyes widened considerably.

"You don't have to look so sad! We actually find it to be quite livable! I mean, is perpetual twilight really all that bad?" Midna said, looking seriously at the princess. Jakie remembered the way Midna seemed to look at the Twilight-stained land rather lavishly, and she had to admit, aside from the ominous feeling it left, the colors were actually quite calming.

However Zelda's tone darkened and she gazed at the imp seriously. "Midna, this is no time for levity. The shadow beasts have been searching far and wide for you. Why is this?" At those words, Midna rose up from Link and turned her back on the princess. She crossed her legs in a sitting position and shrugged.

"Why indeed? You tell me! Eee hee hee!" She looked at Jakie, who froze, still bristling. Zelda noticed the silent exchange curiously but didn't question. Jakie was even more confused.

'Time has grown short. The guard will soon make his rounds. You must leave here, quickly." Zelda said urgently. Jakie got up with a start and shook her pelt once. She stretched her limbs out, trying to shake off the weary feeling that kept growing.

"Come here, fox." Midna addressed to the fox after plopping herself onto the wolf again. The animal gritted her teeth, but before leaving she buried her nose into the cloak in farewell. Zelda looked at her and petted her muzzle.

"You have yet to discover it… but once you do… I'm sure it will make a difference." She whispered to Jakie, who sighed and rubbed her nose against the hand. She turned and lightly followed the imp out.

As the two animals raced down the spiraling staircase, Midna immediately pulled on the wolf's ear, causing him to stop. Jakie nearly crashed into him from behind. "Not that way." Midna warned, as Jakie noticed a light come from the staircase below. Instinctively she began to bristle, feeling anticipation. Midna however, had eyed an open window from above. "Come on." She whispered, floating up to wait for the two.

Instantly, Jakie and the wolf focused and leapt, covering the seemingly impossible distance with ease. Jakie made a mental note that Link must've done this before to know what Midna wanted the two to do. Their pelts brushed as they squeezed together in the tight spot. Midna transferred herself to a roof below, and the two animals pounced down, landing side by side.

Midna made her way to the end of the roof, before turning around. "Eee hee hee! Well? Do you understand where we are now?" She seemed to be only addressing the wolf, who was narrowing his eyes. She turned her eye to the fox. "Well little fox? Was that interesting?"

'Not remotely.' Jakie thought. Midna began to grin.

"I guess a promise is a promise, so I'll let you go back to where you first tumbled into the twilight…" She was talking to the wolf again. His blue eyes lit up, but then looked a little uneasy. "And as for you," She murmured, looking at Jakie. "Maybe you should help our little doggy find his way. He lost people very important to him."

Jakie looked at the wolf questioningly, but he was carefully averting her gaze. Midna grew impatient with the blocked communication, so instead she whirled around and created an image of a boy, and another image of a girl screaming in a similar fashion. The wolf's eyes shot open at the sight of them, surprise and fear coloring the tone. Jakie was surprised at the strong reaction he gave off. The imp, who now appeared to be in the form of a sixteen/seventeen year old girl that Link seemed to know, continued: "Don't you want to help them? Because little Midna be happy to help you!"

Jakie narrowed her eyes. She could detect the undertone in her voice, the slight implication that Midna's words weren't exactly what they seemed. The wolf glanced up at her threateningly, he seemed to detect it too. "But…" Jakie knew this was coming, "Well, you'd have to be my servant, and like a servant, you'd have to do exactly as I say!" The fox began to bristle, and the wolf narrowed his eyes even further. Jakie didn't like this situation at all.

"Why don't you go back, take a little time, and give it some thought. Eee hee hee!" Midna laughed, leaning in on the pair. She looked at Jakie. "You're going to go with him." She commanded, before she snapped her fingers. Both animals dissolved into black squares that flew up into the sky.

..:::..

Once they fell down after the transportation, both of them were walking in shallow water. The first thing Jakie noticed was the colors of her surroundings. They were normal – not the odd, sunset-stained hues, but healthy greens and blues. She noticed the wolf was beside her, who seemed surprised at where he was. However, there was a faint hint of recognition as he surveyed his surroundings. The fox shook her slightly ruffled pelt and looked at him. "Who are you?" She barked, before realizing she wasn't speaking English. The wolf seemed to understand her, however.

"My name is Link." Replied the wolf in a series of barks and growls that Jakie could understand as well. "And you?"

"Jakie." The fox replied, watching the wolf tilt his head to the side. She assumed that her name was something he's never heard before. "Are you human?" she asked again.

"Yes, but not currently." He looked down at his Wolf form gingerly. The green-gray fur seemed to glow slightly with the sunset-stained surroundings they were currently in.

"I'm a human too." Jakie said hesitantly. He acknowledged her attempt to be helpful with a slight inclination of his head but still looked confused.

"I've never seen a fox like your colors before." Link barked, referring the midnight-black pelt and ice blue markings that adorned her. Jakie blinked and felt embarrassment flood through her system. Well, she would be asking questions too, if one were to walk into a seemingly deserted room in a warped dimension and find an animal with completely different colors there.

"Me neither." The fox replied, looking at her body. She couldn't help but to think something very significant was happening. Even Link had normal wolf colors – well, to a certain extent. Hers… weren't. "It's strange, isn't it?"

"Now that we all know each other," a disembodied voice that sounded exactly like Midna said, "Maybe we can actually get started." The two animals began to bark loudly at the open air, both implying why they weren't human. "Though you may have left the dark realm, you haven't returned to your former self, and you will not anytime soon." Midna explained. Jakie narrowed her eyes. 'Where is the voice coming from?' she thought.

"Eee hee hee!" The voice replied. Suddenly, the shadow underneath Jakie flew up, and twisted to a dark silhouette of the imp. Only the red and yellow eye was colored, though she didn't need to see it to know that Midna was grinning again. "Did you think I'd disappeared?" She turned to Link, who was already crouched in an attacking position. "Listen, there's another thing I forgot to tell you… don't think you can just run off and save your friends, because you can't." She said bluntly. The wolf growled fustratedly. Personally, Jakie didn't blame him.

"Just over that bridge," She pointed to a large wooden bridge that stood suspended between to large clefts. Jakie could tell there was a wall of darkness, similar to the one that began to swallow her land, on the other side. "The land is covered in twilight. Last time a shadow beast pulled you through the curtain of twilight… But if you want to go that way this time, you'll need cooperation of someone FROM the twilight … like me!" She added as an after thought. Jakie didn't like the way this was going, nor did Link. "So… you really have no choice but to do as I say." She finished. Both animals gazed at her with some anger in their eyes. She didn't seem to bother, but instead decided to make a cryptic comment.

"Saving your friends and all that… Well, it'll depend on your actions… Because you can never trust words, you know. Right now, I want a sword and shield that'll suit you and you." She looked at the wolf, and then to the fox. "You do understand me, don't you? Eee hee hee!"

"So what do you plan to do?" She asked both of them mockingly. "While you're here dawdling, the twilight continues to expand, like it did for your world." She pointed a black finger to the fox. "Come on, hurry it up!" With that said, she returned back into Jakie's shadow.

"A sword and shield?" Jakie asked Link, who now straightened up from his crouching position. "Where will we find that?"

"Well, I was taught by a swordsman how to use a blade and a shield, he might one we could each borrow." Link replied thoughtfully. Jakie felt some doubt though.

"But would he know it's you since you're a wolf?" The fox asked, genuinely curious. There would be no way they could get their hands on a sword and a shield if the barer thought they were savage beasts. Link seemed to be thinking the same lines.

"I don't think he will." He replied doubtfully. Jakie sighed wearily.

"How will we do this?"

"Well, I had a sword I had to deliver earlier, before I was taken into the twilight." He explained. "Maybe we could get that?"

"Just one?" Jakie asked, wondering what she would use. Granted, she didn't know much swordplay save the brief unit she did on jousting and the few lessons she took when she was younger, and she did assume she was only staying until she was able to go home, but she would feel safer if she had a weapon at her disposal. The wolf thought for a moment.

"Well…"

"Nevermind, it's alright." Jakie replied, trying to sound optimistic. "I'll find a way to help you, but for now, let's just get that sword." She flexed her paws, itching to get going. Link nodded.

He led the way into the village where the torches were lit, casting an ominous glow from where they were. The duo padded quietly in, trying to sneak around the people and avoid the torchlight that would get them caught. They found a house where they listened in to a brief conversation that revealed the shield was inside, before breaking in. Midna flew to the metallic shield bearing the Hyrulian crest on it. "Found it." She said, a snide look on her shadowed face. She floated on the ledge above, waiting for both animals to jump there. Once they got the shield, they hunted for the sword. They found it in someone's house, where it was resting on the couch.

"Well, that was pretty easy." Jakie commented as they laid down in the grass, out of sight. The sword and shield lay beside them. Link suddenly rose from his sitting position, startling the fox slightly.

"Wait here." He barked quietly, waiting for the fox to nod in response. He leapt away, heading towards another house. Jakie was curious, but didn't say much She only watched as the figure grew smaller, before she saw him burrow under what she supposed was a soft patch in the ground and disappeared.

Finally, the wolf returned with something in his jaws. He dropped it to reveal a bow and quiver. "Do you know archery?" Link asked. Jakie thought to the few lessons she'd had as a human, and during those few lessons she was often praised by her determination and her aim, which wasn't too bad.

"A bit." Jakie confessed, taking the bow in her jaws to get a feel for the weight. Manageable, she supposed. Link nodded in approval.

"Then it will do." He pushed the quiver towards her. Jakie set the bow down beside the arrows and gave the weapons a quick once-over. The bow was old, made of a twisted tree branch. It was painted with reds and greens, and each arrow had a steel tip with two feathers from each end. "It's not the best quality." Link confessed. "But once we find a better one, we'll get it for you."

"Hold on." Jakie said in alarm. Did he intend for her to stay with him, through out his entire journey? "What do you mean?" Link froze for a moment. Jakie said quickly, "I mean, I know what you mean, but…I don't live here. I live in a different place. I just want to go home."

"You won't help me?" Link said quietly, seemingly slightly hurt. Jakie felt a little ashamed. He must be lonely, being the only one (other than her) that didn't become a spirit in the twilight, and had his friends kidnapped. "We're both animals, the only two animals that were humans at one point. I think we were meant to work together."

"But this isn't where I live! I do want to help you Link, but I don't belong here." Jakie tried to justify. Jamie and Hunter must be worried sick by now, if they weren't consumed by the twilight. She felt fear for them rise at the base of her stomach, she didn't want to lose them too.

The wolf thought for a moment. "How about you help me first and together we'll find a way to get you home." He bargained.

Jakie felt his desperation reach out to her, knowing how he wasn't looking forward to the journey ahead alone. "Alright then." She said, giving in against her better judgment.

The wolf smiled. "Alright, let's get going, shall we?" He stood up and gazed over the village of Ordon once more with anguish. The fox nodded, her pelt bristling in anticipation.

..:::..

The two animals made their way to their bridge. Before they could go on it, they passed the spring they first landed in. Immediately, a voice beckoned them.

"Wait…" It said. "Come… to my spring…"

"You have… been transformed… by the power…of shadow… Come… to me…" Both animals went forward, beckoned by the voice. As soon as they went in, large rocks fell from the sky and red runes connected them making a barrier trapping them within. Both animals tensed and began to growl.

"Beware…A shadow being… it approaches…"

A portal opened up in the sky, black with red runes. Jakie recognized it as the same portal that had dropped that monster who kidnapped Link. A Shadow Being similar to what appeared earlier fell from the sky. It landed on all fours, looking like an ape.

Instantly both animals spread out, Link was in front, Jakie was behind. When Link saw an opportunity, he leapt on the creature and began to take vicious bites. Jakie, watching, instantly had an idea. When the creature tried to throw Link off, Jakie ran in and began to nip angrily at its legs. Every bite she took she could see the black change to red. Quickly the being slumped over, defeated. As the two animals watched, it dissolved into a bunch of squares, which rose to form a portal, this time teal blue.

Both animals, slightly weary after the fight but otherwise in perfect condition, padded closer to the spring. Suddenly the rocks began to light up with bright colors and a ball of light rose from the spring, with whites and yellows swirling inside. Slowly, a goat materialized, the ball of light in between its horns. It seemed to gaze at the two animals thoughtfully.

"O brave youth…" It said. "I am one of the four light spirits that protect Hyrule at the behest of the gods, I am Ordona. The black beast you two had slain was a shadow being, it had come to seize the power of light I wield.

"My brethren in Hyrule have already had their light stolen by these fell beasts. The entire kingdom has been reduced to a netherworld ruled by the cursed powers of darkness. The blight will not stop with Hyrule. Before long, the entire world of light will fall into the hands of the king who rules the twilight."

Ordona turned to Jakie, who was listening intently. It seemed to give Jakie a sad look; one of remorse. "Midnight Ice, who takes form of a mischievous fox," it began. Jakie froze at what it called her, not understanding why she suddenly felt a chill down her spine. "Your false world has already been swallowed by the dark power. That world and Hyrule have both been consumed, and it will continue to spread." Jakie barely registered what it said. 'False world'? What did the spirit mean? She was about to question it but the goat continued.

"To save your land from the king of twilight, the lost light must be recovered. The three light spirits who have lost their light must be revived. There is but two who can revive them and redeem this land…" The goat looked at the two animals. "You-O chosen hero, and Midnight Ice."

"You both have not discovered your true power…" Ordona paused, giving Jakie another sad look that she still didn't understand. "Those transformed by twilight usually cannot recover their original forms, unless if you were to return to Faron Woods where you were first transformed… If you were to revive the light spirit…There, by the power of the light spirit, you may find the means to regain your other state of being…"

The goat dissolved and the light dissipated, changing the light from day to night once more. Link turned around to leave but the fox was still at the spring, standing as still as a statue.

"Midnight Ice…" Jakie whispered slightly self-consciously. The name rolled off her tongue fluidly and she almost felt a part of her that embraced that title. She didn't understand it though; the grave feeling she had of the name. Link padded back over to her and nudged her side, giving her a weird look. "I'm not really sure what to make of this either." The fox confessed, shaking her pelt vigorously. "Let's keep going." The midnight-black fox began to leave the spring with the grey-green wolf following.

They both broke into a run, crossing the bridge and over towards the twilight wall. As they got closer, the grey walls of stone around them changed color to a midnight black. Before they could continue their journey, the shadow of Jakie rose and twisted into the shape of Midna.

"Hey… look. Faron Woods, y'know, where you transformed," She gestured the wolf, "They're now covered in Twilight. You might not be able to come back from here, but… Do you still want to go?" The wolf and fox nodded in unison. "Alright… but don't say I didn't warn you." The black form floated over to the twilight and passed through it, leaving ripples where she entered like liquid. Then, a large, orange, liquid-like hand reached out and grabbed the two animals, dragging them into the darkness which was Faron Woods.

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

Whoo hoo, that's another chapter done, everyone.
So now you know the characters, though you should already, and the going ons and shmeck. Next chapter will feature them entering Faron Woods and conquering the twilight bugs. Smex.
Yup, so clicky that little green button down there.

You know you want to.

~CK