Here's another chapter of my first story on here. I kinda got writer's block and I know it's not my best work. I really know as much as the characters right now.

Disclaimer: Don't own NiGHTS or Zelda. I just own the Gatekeeper and Kris.

"I talked to the Gardenkeeper some more after you left," Kris told him.

Link's eyebrow jerked up. She continued, "He explained a lot. Long story short, these things called 'Awakers' can bring her back, but they only exist in the Dream World. He thinks there's something over there stopping them from bringing her back."

Link sighed. "So what do I do?"

Kris thought for a few seconds and answered, "I think we should try and find out who put Zelda to sleep."

Link arched his eyebrow again. "'We'?"

"Oh, don't tell me you thought you could leave ME outta this," Kris gave him her trademark crooked grin.

"Why don't you stay here and keep an eye on Zelda while I go?"

Wow. He really thought he could convince to not go with him.

Silly boy. Had he learned nothing these three years?

"Link, contrary to your beliefs, the Gardenkeeper is trustworthy, and besides, if I know one thing about you, it's this: you tend to nearly get killed every time you go without a partner." She gave a half-bow. "Allow me."

Link sighed in tired exasperation. "Kris-"

"Link," she cut him off. "Do I have to name all the times I've saved your butt?"

That did it. "Fine," he groaned and motioned with his head. "come on."

His young friend smirked again. Score one for Kris.

1 Full Day later…

"Great idea, Kris," Link muttered sarcastically. "Find whoever put the spell on Zelda. Only we don't know who that is or where they are now. That was smart."

"I wouldn't be talkin' if I were you, pal," Kris snapped. "It took you 24 hours to think of all that." She followed up with her signature smirk.

Link was sorely tempted to stick his tongue out at her. Instead, he grunted and turned away. Something caught Kris's eye.

"Hey! It's her again!"

Link looked up. "It's…what's-her-name…NiGHTS!"

Kris shook her head and focused on the approach on the "shooting star". The harlequin-like creature made the same entrance she had made before and floated in front of them. Link held his breath anxiously.

"Zelda?" Link asked. "Is she here?"

NiGHTS shook her head. "Not this time. She doesn't even know I'm here. I came to help you."

Kris smiled. "Great. Much appreciated. But how long can you stay?"

"Indefinitely. Why?"

"Didn't Zelda say you could only stay so long?"

"When I'm dualized with a Visitor. By myself, I can stay almost as long as I want."

"Ah…"

"So," NiGHTS sat in midair. "What to do first?"

Link and Kris exchanged glares.

"We don't know, exactly."

NiGHTS cocked her head, confused. Kris explained, "We don't know who put her to sleep, or how, or where that person is now."

NiGHTS blinked. "Wow. And you just ran off like that?"

"Yup," Kris jerked her head at Link. "His idea."

Link scowled. "Well, you can't expect me to sit around doing nothing."

"How about sitting around getting information?" Kris countered.

"Since when were YOU the one to come up with good ideas?"

"I dunno, maybe when I got through puberty."

Link lowered his eyebrows. "Right."

NiGHTS watched the exchange with large, curious eyes. "I thought Zelda said you were friends."

"We are," Link answered. "It's just more of a…brother-sister friendship. Which comes with sibling rivalry."

"Oh," NiGHTS nodded. "I think I know how that is." Her eyes lit up. "You know, I could help you. I've been spending time with Zelda ever since she showed in the Night Dimension."

"How is she?" Link asked anxiously. Kris rolled her eyes. Again, showing affection for Zelda only when she's not around to get it.

"She's fine," NiGHTS replied. "She's really sad about not being able to spend time with you, Link."

Link's eyes widened. Kris was willing to bet her beam sword he was getting warm fuzzies right now. "She said that?"

NiGHTS shrugged. "Well, no. But I can tell she misses you."

Kris cleared her throat. "So, you were saying you could help us."

NiGHTS nodded eagerly. "Yeah. I mean, I've been hanging out with Zelda."

"You said that already."

"So, I saw what happened from the Dream Gate."

"The Dream Gate?"

"Yeah, it's the gateway between the waking world and dream worlds."

Link shook his head. "Okay, moving on."

"Right," NiGHTS leaned back into a reclining position. "So, anyway, I was at the Dream Gate with a friend of mine…"

NiGHTS flew in large, slow circles around the Plaza below.

"Bored, bored, bored," she griped. "I wish a Visitor would show up. There's nothing interesting around here."

"Ah-hem," A brown owl dressed in a purple suit coat fake-coughed.

Nights rolled her eyes. "You're not interesting, Owl."

Owl was in the middle of lecturing her on how interesting he was when the air quivered.

"A VISITOR!" NiGHTS squealed in delight and whizzed right past Owl.

"HOO! How rude!" Owl hooted in indignation and flew after NiGHTS to also greet the visitor.

The visitor was quite…exotic, with pointy ears and a long elegant dress. NiGHTS was in her face in seconds.

"HI! Welcome to the Night Dimension."

"Agh!"

"OW!"

NiGHTS rubbed the spot between her big eyes. Owl glimpsed a fading handprint under her fingers and retreated a few inches.

"What was that for?" NiGHTS asked grouchily.

"Sorry," the girl whispered cringing. "I'm really sorry. Reflex."

"It's okay," NiGHTS stopped rubbing. "Say, what's your name? Mine is NiGHTS.

"I'm Zelda," Zelda smiled.

"Well," Owl popped in. "Now that that's settled…ahem-"

NiGHTS rolled her eyes. "Oh, no, Owl, not that lecture about the Night Dimension and all that. I'll just show this one around, okay?"

Owl opened his beak.

"Okay! See ya later! Come on!" NiGHTS zipped over the dry fountain into the woods. Zelda raised one eyebrow and smiled, amused by this creature.

Owl appeared by her side. Zelda turned to him. "You'll have to forgive that rascal's… enthusiasm."

Zelda nodded and laughed. "Oh, I've dealt with worse. A scheming, over-ambitious twelve-year-old, for example."

"Hm." Owl had absolutely no clue what she meant by that, but shrugged it aside.

"A scheming, over-ambitious twelve-year-old. Now I wonder who that could be?" Link pretended to agonize over who that description reminded him of.

Kris just stuck her tongue out and made a raspberry sound at him.

NiGHTS giggled. "So then Zelda followed me to…"

"HALT!"

All three jumped to attention and looked around wildly. A small army of men stood with sharp weapons pointed at them.

One stepped forward, "You're under arrest!"

Wow, I just referenced one of my own stories. And if anyone's confused on Kris's age, it's about fifteen or sixteen. It really has nothing to do with "Game-on!". I just loved NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams and Zelda, noticed no one else had written a NiGHTS-Zelda crossover, decided to do it, then stuck Kris in there so I didn't botcher any canon characters. Please review.