Alrighty, chapter four. Or three. Whatever. Prologues suck.

I'm looking at these chapters and even though they are recent and not prewritten, I feel as if I could really expand on Jakie's personality if I went into first person, so maybe in a few chapters it will become that.
Okay so this chapter: Jakie and Link basically go through Faron, which takes a lot longer than it should, gets the key, follows that toxic monkey, then completes half the temple, up to the mini boss. I was going to keep going but seeing as the chapter was already quite lengthly I doubt I needed any more beef. Teehee.

Thoughts on this chappie;
hurr. A lot longer than I expected, in a sense that just getting to that forsaken temple took a lot longer than I anticipated. The actual temple I didn't bother going into detail because it's long, annoying, and what not. So I just included the basic idea of this temple, which is FINDMONKEY. FREEMONKEY. KILLMONKEY.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own LOZ, Link, plot, or the monkeys.
... though having one of them as my personal slave would be quite amusing.

ENJOY.

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They were somehow back at the spring. Jakie shook her pelt once, watching in the reflection as her midnight black fur ruffled with her. Midna, still on her back, was holding the Vessel of Light out in front of her, the whole thing glowing. Link growled and stood closer to Jakie protectively, watching the spring carefully to see what would happen next.

Suddenly, the Vessel of Light slipped out of Midna's grasp and then melted into the spring, the Tears of Light dissolving into the water, causing the whole spring to glow the pretty and mysterious shade of blue. The dusk-stained colors of orange and reds faded to the natural blues and greens as the grasp of Twilight holding Faron Woods dissipated. Midna, now having returned to her shadow form, drifted upwards and tapped Jakie's muzzle.

"Are you happy now? Your world has returned to light. But I'm not gonna lie, I liked it better in twilight. Oh well," she sighed mellow dramatically. The two animals didn't say anything, though Jakie did feel a little inclined to agree. The colors were beautiful, nevertheless. Seeing the two speechless, Midna giggled. "Eee hee hee hee! Well, see you later! And why don't you look stunning?" And she vanished.

Before Jakie could even ponder about the parting words, the spring glowed again, this time gold. Then, an orb rose slowly from the center of the spring, similar to how it did in Ordon. As it continued to rise, a form similar to a monkey materialized, hugging the orb close in its smaller hands. Its tail was easily three times its body, looping around the ball and itself once.

"My name is Faron." It spoke, its rich voice deep and resonating. "I am one of the spirits of light who dwell in Hyrule. I use the life force of the gods to protect this forest." The monkey paused, its eyes seeming to look over her and Link. "O brave youths who have the power to change our future…" He eyed the form beside her. "In the land covered in twilight, where people roam as spirits, you were transformed into a blue-eyed beast." And then the head turned to Jakie.

"In your own life, you were unaware that you belong in a world much more complex than the one you were in before. The fact that the Twilight sought you out and brought you to this world remains the same.

"They were signs… they were signs that the powers of two significant beings rest within you both, and that they are awakening.

"Look at your awakened forms…"

Jakie gasped and looked down. She was standing on two legs. Two human legs. She was normal again! She welcomed the look of her creamy white skin and her slender hands. She felt her face, feeling her fingers trace the contours of her features, and then she felt her hair. She gasped in surprise as she realized how long it was, it was almost below her waist. And not only that, her once red streaks was now blue and ran along the whole length of her hair.

But what surprised her was her clothing.

She wasn't wearing what she was when she was first scooped into the twilight. She was wearing knee-high boots, made of fuzzy white material that she couldn't identify. She was also wearing leather short-shorts and a black tank top that was cropped right above her belly button. Over top her light layer of clothes was a black cloak with a large hood, something that reminded her of those old cliché sorority movies. She fidgeted with the clasp that was around her neck/chest area, before she looked at Link.

Her own eyes met his startling blue, the exact same shade when he was a wolf. He had sandy blond hair, that was rather shaggy and grown out. He was toned, and had a light color of skin. Over top was what seemed like a green garb, with heavy chain mail underneath and thick gloves that reminded her of falconers' gloves. On his back was the sword and shield they…er… borrowed from Ordon. She gave him a once over and felt him doing the same

"You two have been chosen by the gods." The monkey continued, causing their eyes to snap back at the Monkey. "A dark power rests in the temple deep within these woods. It is a forbidden power. Long, long ago, I and the other light spirits locked it away. Because of it's nature, it is a power that should never be touched by any who dwell in the light. But this world weeps beneath a mantle of shadows, and so there is no choice. You must match the king of Shadows.

"If you seek this forbidden power, then proceed to the temple in the forest depths." And with that, the monkey dissipated into millions of white sparkles that eventually faded into nothingness.

The two looked at each other, not finding words to say. Link cleared his throat first.

"Um, yeah. So I guess this is the first time we actually 'met' each other right?" His voice was rich, though a little rough. It seemed almost a little too old for his age, too much suffering, but Jakie didn't mind it.

"Yep. Um, I'm Jakie, so nice to meet you." She held out her hand, admiring her own porcelain skin. Before the Twilight abduction, she was never this ivory before. A slightly tanned hand grasped her own, the warmth of the hands surprising her.

"And I'm Link." He replied with a handsome smile. Jakie nodded with a smile of her own. "And are those eyes natural?"

Jakie cocked her head to the side, not knowing what he meant. She looked down at her own reflection, feeling surprise as her eyes were filled in with a mysterious shade of violet. There was no brown ring on the inside, just purple. Jakie blinked and reached up, gingerly feeling for her contact. There was none.

"Apparently yes? Strange, I used to wear contacts to get the color of my eyes." She didn't bother adding in the fact her normal vision was so bad her contacts were extra strong. It seemed as if, as a fox, her eyes and contacts merged. Well, at least it meant perfect vision.

Link didn't seem to be following. He merely scratched the back of his head. "Hey-"

"Hey yourself! Time's ticking, who knows what's going on with your friends and your world right now! We have no time to be talking!" Midna's voice growled indignantly from underneath the pair. The two were startled as the imp pulled Jakie's shadow and wrapped it around herself, creating a black silhouette of the imp. The only visible eye raked them both over once. "So you're the chosen ones and all that? No wonder you two took on the form of ferocious beasts." Her biting sarcasm didn't manage to slide by Jakie unnoticed.

"So, remember our deal? Well theres something you need to fetch for me." Link curled his lip at her tone as well. The imp however, grinned wider as she continued her little rant. "Hey look, so you wanna help your friends right? The way I see it, they might be in the temple… waiting for you to rescue them…" Link grabbed his sword angrily while Jakie narrowed her eyes. Midna's grin grew a little wider.

"Then good luck, O chosen ones." And with that last, bitingly sarcastic title, she vanished back into Jakie's shadow. Jakie realized she was starting to really not like Midna.

Link was practically bouncing, waiting to go. Jakie re-adjusted her cloak and signaled him to start walking. The two walked briskly through the woods, not bothering for much conversation.

"…Aren't your clothes cold?" Link brought up as they headed towards the little cabin where they fought shadow bugs earlier.

"No, for some reason it's actually cool. Like a little tingly but not uncomfortable." Jakie replied, before biting her lip, hoping she didn't say anything weird. Link only laughed slightly before seeing an afro man.

"So, it's the Ordonian!" The man said. Jakie noticed the birds pecking away at his afro, but she decided it was for the best she didn't ask any questions. "You seemed familiar, but then your clothes seemed kinda different, so I was thrown off for a second!"

Jakie shifted her weight from one foot to another, giving Link a look that clearly said 'You know this guy?' It was then when the afro man noticed her.

"And who's your friend? You didn't have her last time." Jakie felt a bit uncomfortable as she felt his eyes rake over her form. Link merely shifted into a slightly more defensive stance, causing him to change subject immediately.

"So, you want to go back to the temple? I locked the place, didn't want people to be getting hurt." He said. "But if you want to go, here's the key." He handed over a small key to Link, who took it before practically dragging his female companion away.

"Let's just go." He said, unlocking the doors and going inside. Jakie went in cautiously, feeling a little insecure in the dark. Luckily, Link pulled off the lantern that was hanging by his hip and lit it, causing some source of light as the duo began to feel their way around the cave.

And then they were back at the area with those cursed toxic fumes. Jakie already felt the burning sensation at the back of her tongue, causing her to begin to cough slightly. Link gazed at her in worry.

"You're not affected by this, are you Wolf Boy?" Midna asked from where she was hiding in the shadows. Link shook his head as he placed a hand on Jakie's back.

"'M fine… just… keep going." Jakie managed to choke out, holding the sleeves of her cloak up to her face. Link supported her by lightly gripping her arms and helped her forward. Suddenly, a monkey came out of nowhere and grabbed the lantern, carefully placing it on the V of a tree branch it was currently holding. It began to spin it around, causing the fog to dispel. It made quick hand motions as if it wanted them to follow.

"Well I guess we have no choice." Link muttered, jumping off the little wooden platform and following the monkey. He watched worriedly as Jakie stumbled after him, still coughing from behind her sleeves. He made quick work of the enemies that tried to attack them as they crossed the fog. When they made it to the other side, the monkey dropped the lantern, now burnt out, before running past them and into the forests beyond.

Link gingerly picked up the lantern and sighed when he noticed it was out of oil. He then ushered Jakie out to the open space, where she began to calm her breathing.

"Sorry, I've always had a chest breathing problem since I was little." She explained, feeling guilty at the concern he was expressing for her. "I feel as if I can't breathe properly at times."

"It's okay; just don't leave my sight if you start having breathing problems." Link said consolingly. The two rested against an elevated wooden platform for a bit, much to Midna's distaste.

Along the way they stopped to buy a bottle full of lantern oil, and then went beyond towards the large tree. Jakie felt repulsion at the sight of the large web blocking their way, but with a swipe of his lantern, the webs began to burn and shrivel away.

"Ladies first." He invited with a mischievous smirk. Jakie flashed back a sarcastic smile before stepping into the darkness.

She was amazed at the sight that greeted her. The tree must've been hollowed out, as there was a huge cavern inside the tree. She noticed large, stringy looking plants that adorned the area as well as vines littering the walls. Behind her, she heard Link enter as well.

"Let's go." He said, drawing his sword. Jakie watched, her mouth hanging slightly open. She was just taking it all in, the vastness of the room and what was sure to come ahead, and still was completely defenseless. Link noticed her expression and laughed. He tossed her the bow and quiver. "There." Jakie caught it as he continued to walk, forcing her to have to catch up to him.

After watching Link defeat two gangly, imp looking monsters, they found a monkey that was trapped in a cage. It had a striking resemblance to the monkey that they rescued as animals, and as the one that stole Link's lantern. As Jakie pondered this, she realized Link had sliced open the wooden bars containing the monkey. The animal quickly climbed the vines and motioned them to follow. Midna appeared, already tutting as she warped the shadow of Jakie to become a silhouette of her.

"I think she wants to you to follow; and I think you should." Midna said simply before disappearing back into Jakie's shadow. Link grunted and heaved himself onto the vines, climbing them with ease. Jakie climbed them too with a little difficulty. She was more used to using her legs than her arms. When she was on the outcrop, the monkey began to motion for the door to be opened to the next room. Link did it, and they were now in a large room with a wooden platform on top. As the two ran forwards, a large spider suddenly dropped down.

Jakie let out a yelp and froze where she was. Link gave her a questioning look but she was frozen in place. Jakie felt terror rising up, she had never ever liked spiders and nor was she about to. Link seemed to understand that vibe, especially when the large arachnid clicked its pincers together, making her jump. Link drew his sword and began to clash with it, trying to get a weak spot. Finally, the arachnid gave up and dissipated with a puff of smoke. Jakie let out her held breath.

"Sorry, I… don't like spiders."

"Mmm." Was the only reply as Link now studied the platform they were on. Four torches stood on each corner of the room, two of them unlit. Link quickly swiped his lantern over them, causing them to catch blaze. Suddenly a loud creaking sound was heard and as Jakie watched, two platforms rose to grant access to the door north of the platform. The monkey ran across the platforms and waited for Link to open the door.

They were greeted by a blast of wind against their faces. Jakie flinched and scrunched up her face, not that it did much to help. She could just barely make out a weak-looking bridge that connected the current tree they were on to the one across the abyss. The monkey scurried onto the bridge, before what seemed a bit like cackling noises froze it in it's tracks. On the other side of the bridge was a white monkey, holding a boomerang that was glowing a ghostly purple. It laughed crazily before throwing it, the ebony-white blade slicing each of the supports to the bridge loose. The monkey that was attempting to cross screeched in surprise as it barely managed to return to their side of the gap. Jakie looked and clicked her tongue. There was no way to cross now.

Having returned back to the previous room, the monkey suddenly leapt onto the rope that was over top the gap that blocked their way to the western room.

"What the heck?" Jakie said. Link's expression mirrored her words. The monkey began to swing back and forth, clapping her small hands expectantly.

"I think she wants us to jump."

"Is she crazy?!" Jakie exclaimed at Link's quiet epiphany. "No way, I don't trust a monkey-"

"It's not like its an abyss, you know? There is ground below us." There it was again, the teasing smirk. Jakie liked it, but not when it was irking her. She fumed silently as Link leapt off the platform, catching the monkey's hands as he swung back and forth, before letting go and flinging forwards, managing to land solidly on two feet on the other end. He then turned around and waited for the female to do the same.

Sighing and wondering if she had become completely mental, she mirrored his actions. It wasn't as frightening as she first imagined, and was certainly manageable, she thought, as she managed to land on the other side as well.

The duo made their way through a water-swamped area, sidetracking here and there to gather keys to the next few rooms. As they went along, they managed to free another monkey. They then returned to the same room they started out in and went to the other end to free two more monkeys there.

"So now what?" Jakie asked, sitting down and leaning against the rough wooden railing back in the main room. She was tired; she had been walking for hours though she wasn't doing any of the fighting. She wiped off the thin layer of sweat that developed over her forehead and her eyes were weary. Link sat down across from her and took out a crumpled piece of paper that served as a map. He observed it as Jakie rested, closing her eyes briefly. She was so damn tired, and hell she would've slept right there and then if Link hadn't shook her roughly.

"I think we sort of have to go to that room."

"You're crazy." Jakie replied instantly. Link didn't flinch, he was prepared for these types of comebacks. "You're insane. Did you not see? That flippin' monkey flippin' cut the bridge. How the heck are we supposed to get across?"

Link glanced at her, giving her a hard look. Jakie stared him down, before realization dawned on her.

"Oh god no! Are you insane?! That's so-!!"

"It worked before." Link said calmly, trying to soothe the female who was currently freaking out. "Thanks to our monkey friends we managed to free the rest of them, so…"

"Dude, there was solid ground beneath us when we tried to cross those gaps. That has a freaking hole-!!"

Link sighed. "Can't you just trust me?"

Jakie stopped ranting and stared into his blue eyes with her own violet. They held each other's gaze for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, she broke the moment and sighed in frustration. "Fine. Fine. But if I freaking fall and di-!"

"Yes, yes." Link dismissed, his tone lightening completely after Jakie caved in. He pushed himself up and pulled the protesting female with him. The four gathered monkeys glanced up at the blond, before understanding what he had in mind and instantly hung themselves, one by one, across the wire that was stretched on top of the abyss.

Shit, don't look down, don't look down… Jakie began to curse loudly as Link crossed the gap with ease. Jakie had a little more trouble, once or twice she felt as if her hands would slip due to their clamminess and her own unwillingness to cross. However, the monkeys had a strong grip and she managed to get to the other side with only a few minor heart attacks.

"Never flipping again.." She breathed furiously as Link lead the way into the next room, slicing the keese and the deku babas in half.

The next door opened with ease, but as soon as they were in, gates flew down barring their escape. There, in the middle of a ring of totem poles, was that cursed monkey who cut the bridge in the first place. It seemed surprise at their sudden barging in, but then with that stupid boomerang of his cut down some deku serpents and began to hop around the totem poles. One of the enemies managed to latch onto Link and bite his legs. Jakie grabbed an arrow and fiercely plunged it repeatedly into the… thing… savagely until it dropped dead.

"Freaking idiot!" Jakie snarled as Link made quick work of the other deku serpents. She shot an arrow at the monkey's butt, causing the creature to fall off the pole. Link then ran up to it and began to slash his sword into the monkey. After many long strokes of his sword, something on it's head seemed to drop off; Jakie recognized it vaguely as something similar to the twilit bugs that were keeping the tears of light captive. As soon as it disappeared, the monkey regained cautiousness. He glanced sheepishly at the pair before running off, having dropped his boomerang.

Link was putting away his sword and picked up a pink heart that was on the ground. He winced and gingerly pushed it into his wounds, watching them seal themselves and restoring his leg, good as new.

Meanwhile, Jakie walked over to the boomerang. Midna's shadow suddenly appeared, blocking her way with one outstretched hand. "Careful Jakie, this boomerang hasn't been purified yet, touching it migh-"

"Shaddup." Jakie rolled her eyes and swatted Midna over the side. The imp snorted and floated over to Link, who was now walking towards her. Jakie watched the shadowy aura that was still coming from the boomerang, but when she held her hand out infront of it the aura suddenly dissipated. Jakie felt Link and Midna's eyes trained at the back of her neck as she made to grab the weapon, but before she could it raised up with a miniature tornado. A voice filled her ears, sweet and melodious.

'I am the Fairy of Winds who resides in this boomerang.' It said, filling Jakie's mind with a soft, windy sensation. 'Thank you for freeing me from that terrible grasp of evil. I hope you can use this boomerang well on your quest.' Jakie let out a light gasp as the boomerang lifted up and floated gently into her hands, the winds it stirred causing her own long hair to flutter slightly.

"Wow..." She murmured in awe, weighing the boomerang in her hands. Though she could tell it was made from heavy material, it felt light and airy, which struck her as strange. The blond haired boy behind her tapped her lightly on her shoulders.

"Ready to move?" He asked. She whirled around, nearly smacking him in the face with the amount of hair she had.

"Please, lets get going. I'm sure this will come in handy and the monkeys will be satisfied." Midna interjected, appearing before them once more. "Besides, I still want to find my stuff, and you want to find your stuff, so let's go together."

Jakie tilted her head to the side, not liking the imp's tone. Midna disappeared back into her shadow as the two continued to find a way to leave the room. Link then spoke up.

"Maybe it has to deal with that?" He pointed to the fan-like contraption on the ceiling. Jakie handed him the boomerang, which he threw. It swirled viciously but didn't do anything to make the bars rise. He tried a couple more times but to no avail. Link caught the boomerang laboriously, his sapphire eyes shining in bemusement. "I don't get it, why won't that little tornado thingy appear?"

"Let me try." Jakie suggested, plucking the boomerang out of Link's hand regardless of his reaction. She closed her eyes and allowed that strange, isolated feeling to wash over her. A pleasant cool rose from the pit of her stomach up to her eyes, where once more she saw a projection of what was happening in front of her but with a blue tinge to it. She concentrated that blue to focus and cover her boomerang. She then saw what looked like a little white orb with translucent wings trapped inside the ivory bark. She let her 'blue' touch that fairy, and winced in surprise as it's wings began to flutter madly. She heard a gasp from outside her little world and, when her eyes opened, found out the boomerang she was holding moments ago was now hovering in front of her with whirlwinds coming out of it.

Smirking, she grasped the boomerang and threw it at the ceiling. The weapon circled around the fan once on it's own, the winds from the whirlwinds coming from it causing the fan to rotate quickly. The bars that blocked the doors lifted suddenly, allowing them access once more.

Link gave her a dumbstruck look. "From now on, you're operating the boomerang." He said with a touch of admiration coloring his tone.

"Fine by me." Jakie replied, a proud grin still plastered on her face.

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Alright so I hope it's apparent that only Jakie can use magic, and Link's just a human. *snorts*
Mmk so definitely the rest of the temple will be in the next chapter, though the next chapter most likely won't be as long as the previous ones because it really is just the rest of the temple plus boss. Unless I include some like, drama that happens during and after the boss. DUN DUN DUN DUNN.

Hurr, some closing comments I guess?
well this one wasn't prewritten so you can already tell it's much better than the previous ones, though for the previous ones I have gone back to edit. Umm, yeah, that's about it.

And see that down there? That green clickable button? Yup, it's calling you.

~CK