Zelda gazed over her fallen Kingdom. A tear escaped her eyes. After being dragged viciously to her room, the Bokoblin threw her on the bed before locking the door as he left. She now stood on the window sill of her bedroom. What good was she now? Impa was imprisoned and the princess had to yet to discover what use she would have for Ganondorf.

Ganon.. She was still in shock. The man had been around for almost as long as Impa. Caring for Zelda after her parents died. He had been like a father to her. Distant at times but loyal. Yet there was no denying, when she gazed into those Amber eyes, she could see his lust for power. It scared her to think what could have possessed the man.

The tears she had been holding in were finally released. What more could she do now? She was a prisoner. With no possible way to escape the castle, she was trapped. Finding the Hero of Time would be impossible now. Ganon's forces must have been behind the attacks at Kakariko Village and other vulnerable, and once peaceful, places. How long had he been plotting against her? And what plans did he have for her now he had her in his grasp? Zelda was frightened. She gripped the stone as a gust of wind nearly pushed her over. Once she had regained her balance she surveyed the situation once again. It may be impossible for Zelda to find the Hero of Time and guide him, but that spirit. The one from her dream, she hoped it was a sign that The hero, whoever he was, would be okay. If that shadowy figure was able help Link then she felt there still might be hope.

Feeling some strength flood her veins once more, Zelda stepped down from the ledge. Not today, she thought.

Ganon sat upon his throne, finally, he thought, the princess was captured and now he can become true king of Hyrule. After his imprisonment in the Twilight Realm, Ganon had sworn his vegence on the descendants of the Hero of Time and the royal family. It started with eliminating the king and queen. No one had suspected the man, he had taken them out so perfectly it was almost impossible to pin blame on Ganon. He had come into their services as their adviser a week before the King's death. He had planted poison in his meal, the effect of the poison caused the man to become delirious and take his own life. A month later, the Queen had become 'ill'. Many presumed from grief and not eating well. But little did they know that Ganon had implemented a different type of poison into her food, causing her body to shut down gradually.

It had been perfectly planned out, Ganon thought with pride. Next up was the little princess. After the funeral of her mother, Ganon had turned to face Zelda. Upon seeing her sapphire blue eyes filled with grief, he swore to protect her. He didn't know why, but there was something about her. Her innocence made the idea of killing her too cruel to consider. For that reason, he let her live. Caring for her, supporting her. On the day she came of age, Ganon had proposed to the Princess. When she said no, he was torn. His lust for vengeance returned once more and he vowed that she would pay. Ganon always got what he wanted. It took a lot of work, but his plan had succeeded and therefore payed off. He was soon to be King and no one could stop him.

Link was galloping through Hyrule fields. His comrades by his side. Eventually Link had gotten some rest. As soon as the sun had appeared over the mountains, Link had rallied up his friends and they had set off for Kakariko Village. He could see it now, just on the horizon.

"There it is! Come on!" Grinned the boy.

His comrades shook their heads. He had too much energy and enthusiasm.

A few minutes later they arrived, as they had gotten closer, the skies had darkened from a clear blue sky to dull grey clouds. In front of the gates to the village were some Bokoblins. Link climbed off Epona and held her reins, looking up to the sky above the village. There was some sort of jet black clouds forming, it looked dangerous but something about it made Link curious. It was like he was being pulled towards it.

"Wow! What the heck is that?" Shouted Darren.

"No idea but it looks bad." Replied Tom.

"Let's go find out." Said Link.

They tied up the horses to the fences along the rode and made their way towards the gates. As they approached, the Bokoblins saw them and growled. Charging forward with their weapons raised. Link felt ecstatic, finally, he thought, a battle. He charged into the fight, sword held in front of him.

Impa was dragged down to the castle dungeons and thrown harshly into a cell. The hard iron door crashed behind her and was locked immediately. Shit, she thought. She should have kept them moving. Now that Ganon had the princess, she worried for her safety. Impa also worried about her own safety. The dark king had no use for her, if he wanted her dead he would just have to say the word. She signed, walking over to the rusty mattress on the floor. She had planned to continue through the tunnel to exit Hyrule Castle Town. She should have thought, she said, ashamed. Of course it was only a matter of time before Ganon had discovered their location. Worse still, they had taken her weapons. Now the Shiekah had nothing to defend herself with, or anything to use for escaping. She was a mouse, trapped in a cage, waiting for death to come.

She signed, when she had been through the town, searching for answers she had come across some Bokoblins and archers. After taking them out, she had walked into what seemed an abandoned house. Only to find a family cowering as she walked in.

"Please, I'm here to help. Can you tell me what has happened here?"

They eyed her up, it was the mother who spoke first.

"We aren't too sure our selves, all we know is that a large man with cat like eyes stormed through, slaughtering everyone in his path. They were making their way to the castle, the man and his monsters."

Impa gulped. It was worse than she thought. It wasn't some petty revolution against the crown. It was an invasion from someone who knew the castle almost as well as she. Ganon.

If she hadn't spent so much time helping out the people of Hyrule in the town, she may have gotten back to Zelda with time to spare. They could have escaped before Ganondorf's minions found them.

No matter how much she dwelled on it, Impa could not change the past. Instead of sitting here doing nothing, she decided to remain calm and calculate a way to escape her prison before anything worse could happen.

The boy had blacked out. When he awoke, he was in the village. The sky was darker here than in Hyrule Field. He stood on his paws and looked around. His paws? Link looked down and was shocked to see he was furry. He indeed had paws instead of feet or hands. This was strange. Last he remembered, he had fought the Bokoblins and his comrades had jumped over the fence. Link had followed them and they had stepped into the inky darkness that was behind the gates. Next thing he knew he was awake and some sort of animal.

Link turned his head to try and get a better look at himself, he had a tail, and from what he could see, light brown mixed with dark brown fur. He wasn't an expert on animals but from the looks of it he was some sort of dog or wolf. Why had he transformed into a wolf? And how did he get back to himself? Link signed, but it came out strangely as he was an animal. He looked down to his paw, to his dismay, the mark on his hand (or paw) glowed faintly before disappearing. What did that mean? Had it protected him? Never before had the mark disappeared, it had always stayed on his skin like a tattoo of some sort, but right before Link's eyes it had disappeared.

The boy had become a beast. Just as she had thought, he was the chosen one. She lay on top of the large building, gazing down with curiosity at the 'hero'. It was apparent to her that the boy had no idea of his true identity. Even as a wolf he looked confused as to what had happened. Silly human. His friends, sadly, had not been so lucky as to be protected by the goddesses. Two of them had disappeared, being torn apart by the twilight, and the other three had turned into beasts. Not the same as this boy though. They had become Twilight Spawn. There was no saving them now, she thought.

With a sign, she jumped off the building and landed in front of the confused little wolf. He jumped, clearly not expecting her appearance, before growling.

"Shh, don't worry. Link, is it? I've been watching you."

He still continued to growl, lunging at her small form. She simply teleported from that spot to one behind him. He seemed confused at his empty jaws.

"Over here, wolf boy!" She teased.

He spun to face her. Confusion in his eyes.

"If you had let me finish talking, I would have told you that I'm a friend. I'm not here to hurt you, Link. I didn't do this to you. My name is Midna. I'm here to help."

Midna? Link had been shocked when the small imp had landed in front of him. Her tiny form only just the same size as his wolf one. He had no idea what this thing was, perhaps an enemy? She had some sort of oddly shaped helmet on her head, only revealing one, catlike, eye. He lunged. His jaws were empty as he landed, where had she gone? He turned at the sound of her voice and there she was.

A friend? Her razor sharp fangs and odd form gave off the impression of something the boy should be attacking, not listening to. Despite this, he listened. Midna. But where had his friends gone? Why was he a wolf and what the hell happened to the village?

Confusion and fear sparked his mind, he began barking and growling. No matter how hard he tried, no words came out. The tiny figure rushed towards him and clamped his mouth shut.

"Shh. They'll hear you!"

Hear me? Who? What was going on..

Seeing his confusion she elaborated. "Your friends. Two of them didn't make it but the others did. Sadly the goddesses didn't care to protect them and they were transformed, like you, into beasts."

Beasts? They were wolves too? He needed to find them! Link shuffled backwards with excitement. Seeing this Midna signed.

"Not like you. They're not wolves. They turned into something called a shadow beast."

A shadow beast? This didn't sound pleasant. Link barked, what was going to happen to them? And what did she mean blessed? He didn't see how turning into a monster made him lucky.

"Feels weird not being able to talk for once, huh? You're probably wondering what I mean by blessed. Well, the goddesses bestowed the mark of the Triforce on you at birth. Triforce of Courage to be exact. That mark means you are the chosen hero of the goddess. The prophecy of your world states that the 'Hero of Time' would reincarnate once more when evil fell upon the world."

Link tilted his head.

"That's you, wolf-boy! You have the Triforce of Courage. You may not be able to see it now but in your human form it's there. It protected you against evil, the twilight. Your friends weren't so lucky. One of three things can happen to a 'unprotected' human upon entering a twilight realm. They are either torn apart, like two of your friends, or turned into ghosts. If they're ghosts they have a chance to be restored back to their original forms once the land is restored. But the third is being turned into a shadow beast. Your friends are gone, Link. You are destined to save Hyrule alone."

When Midna had finally finished, Link had to lay down to process her words. His friends were gone? Darren, Tom, Earl? All five of them? This made the boy sad, they didn't deserve this. If this was the goddesses sick way of punishing him, he wasn't amused.

"Now that you're updated on the whole situation, why don't we make a start on saving this village, hmm?"

There wasn't another choice he assumed. Link nodded his furry head. Midna landed on his back with a thud. Link was outraged. He wasn't a horse, she couldn't just ride him when she felt like it! He bucked and kicked in an attempt to shake her off, but to no avail.

"Stop it, wolf-boy. In return for my advice in your upcoming adventure, you have to let me ride you. My tiny legs can't walk everywhere themselves you know." She teased.

Link growled to himself. If it meant getting this obscene curse off him, then he could abide by Midna's rules.. For now.