GDL: Sorry about the hiatus

GDL: Sorry about the hiatus. Now we're back and better than ever…okay, not really. But still. We're back! I thank the episode of Pokémon Battle Revolution with Evil Ash for inspiring me to continue with this story. Yes, you heard me. POKEMON. THE EVIL NEW POKEMON!

Chapter 13: Everyone's FAVORITE Part of the Journey…Not

Link whined, "I really wish we didn't have to go back to the temple. What if we run into Ruto?"

Jade replied, "It's inevitable. We ARE going to run into that bitch. Can I dispose of her for you?"

After that remark, a sadistic look came upon her face.

Kado came into the conversation, "What's so bad about Ruto anyway?"

I came in this time, "She's a bitch. She's whiney, rude, mean, and-"

Kado cut me off, "I get the point. So, it's obvious that she's the water sage. There's nothing you can do about it. So, maybe we should just stop worrying about it and get on with the temple. The faster we get there, the faster we're done with her."

Link chimed in, "Kado's got a point. Let's just get this over with."

"I agree. Let's get through this already. Then, Jade can punch Ruto in the face."

Kado sighed, "You know, we're wasting time agreeing with each oth-OH WAIT! I forgot something! I have to teach you guys the warp songs for the past 2 temples!"

Jade chuckled, "Nice one, doofus."

Kado rolled his eyes at Jade and said, "Here's the first song."

Jade's POV

Kado pulled a violin out of who KNOWS where, soon after there was a bow to go with it.

I thought, 'How the hell did he fit a VIOLIN in his pants anyway? I understand an ocarina, but a violin? IT MAKES NO SENSE.'

My musings over the matter drowned out the fact that Kado was teaching us how to play the Minuet of The Forest.

Kado scolded me, "JADE! Pay attention!"

I scoffed, "What if I don't want to?"

Kado growled, "Then I'll hit you over the head with my violin. NOW PAY ATTENTION!"

I rolled my eyes and continued to listen to Kado yell at me about not being able to play the song.

I whined, "Now, can we just get the water temple over with? I'm sick of hearing these songs over and over again."

Kado smirked, "You could have many tries ago. I just wanted to see you struggle."

I yelled, "WHY YOU-"

He mocked me, "Ah, ah. You'll lose your guide if you keep talking like that."

Jade growled, "I really don't give a shit."

Kado ignored her and said, "Well, my job is done here for now. Seeya ladies and Link."

Kado disappeared with a deku nut, leaving us all alone.

Cat's P.O.V.

We made it inside the temple somehow, and found our ways to the stone that would take us to the real version of the temple.

Link said, "Well, girls, you know the drill."

Jade and I nodded. We shoved our swords into the stone, which took us through the portal. We ended up in an odd blue room. In front of us was someone who we all knew too well, sadly. It was Ruto, the princess of bitches—Link's fiancée.

Ruto cried, "LINKY! HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME AFTER ALL THIS TIME! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!"

Link stammered, "Uh…You see…"

I chimed in, "HE'S ENGAGED!"

Ruto yelled in anger, "ENGAGED?! TO WHOM?!"

Jade stated, "Link and Cat's parents made the proposal when they were born. It was their dying wish for them to be married."

Ruto's face faltered. She sighed and said, "I understand. I hope you're happy together…Anyway, now isn't the time to talk about love. You have to save this temple. I put my faith in both of you!" She disappeared after that. Link shuddered in disgust, and Jade was ready to punch Ruto in the face. I could tell that my eye was twitching.

I mumbled, "Let's just get out of here before we all rip Ruto to shreds."

Link agreed, "We need to get out of here as fast as possible."

Jade yelled, "AGH! I HATE THAT BITCH! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!"

I nodded. We ran on into the unknown of the temple.

We made it through a few random rooms where we found some keys and the compass. All in all, it was as dull as anything I'd ever done. After all, the Water Temple sucked.

Jade's POV

I couldn't agree with her more.

By the look on Cat's face, I could tell she was having serious issues with the temple. I smacked her arm and sent her a cheesy smile. She scowled and turned away. Obviously, it didn't work. Oh, well. Shrugging, I turned to Link. Maybe I could bother him for a few minutes.

"Hey, Link, buddy!"

Cat glared, but I wasn't sure if it was confusion or just jealousy. Were we still doing that fake girlfriend thing?

"What?!" Link suddenly retorted, teeth clenched fists tight. He was aggravated.

Probably because of Ruto…

I grinned. "What's up, sweety?"

There was a low growl somewhere behind me. From my peripheral vision, I could see Cat had dropped a few steps back, fuming. Oops.

"Go away, Jade," Link complained, unsheathing his sword and looking positively grumpy.

"Sorry," I muttered, palms up, "Didn't mean to get you that angry."

"No," he shook his head slightly, "Shh. I hear something…"

The room we had entered didn't look like something out of Zora HGTV, with its chipped and moldy stone walls and uneven floor plan and water interior.

And wolves. At least, they looked like wolves. They had more of this bristly fish-skin look with bright yellow eyes and swishing spiky tail. There were gills on its neck, too, which meant the rising water that now gushed out from the struggling ceiling wouldn't do much good.

There were four of them- these creatures. And they were spacing us out one by one. Two of them had their eyes on Link, one on me, and another on Cat. Which wasn't good. Actually, it was terrible. And what was worse- my sais would be much too difficult to use this time. Damn.

"You guys?" I whimpered, "You see what they're doing?"

Cat wouldn't look up, but I could see how her shuffling had led her to the far side of the room, leaving me in the middle and Link to the other side.

"What do you mean?" Link asked, glancing up at me warily before returning to the wolves.

"I mean," I gnashed my teeth in reply as the water rose higher and higher, hand on the sheath of my sword, "That they're separating us."

"Ohhh," Cat narrowed her eyes at the wolf, baring her teeth just like it did to her, "You mangy fish!" And unsheathed her sword. The wolf pawed the water, splashing it into her face and jumped. Cat cried out, parrying to the side and using the sword to block her head.

"Jade! Watch out!" Link's voice just a murmur in my head as something sharp and slimy and cold bit into my arm.

I screamed in horror, then turned to face the ugly wolf that had latched onto me. I tried yanking free, but his teeth dug further into my arm, and I could feel the pressure building in my bones, ready to snap. I cried out again, then used my sword clumsily to get the thing off of me.

"Hold on, Jade!" And something from my peripheral vision went zooming past. It struck the wolf in the neck, and it released me with a yelp. I grinned in triumph, but no doubt, short-lived, as the thing yanked the arrow from its thick skin and tossed it in the water. It made a small splash, near the other wolf that now slowly encircled Link. Glancing towards him, I realized he was trying hard to pull free his sword from the head of the dead wolf.

"Ugh," I muttered, returning to the creature that was eyeing me with bloody interest, "You better not mess with Link, now. He'll kick your ass."

As if he knew what I'd just said, he turned his head and bounded after the Kokiri.

"Oh no you don't!" And I rushed after him, sword pointed toward his neck despite the very horrible searing pain up my arm, "This is between me and you, savvy!"

Cat's POV

Well, at least they were having better luck with the fighting than I was. This damned wolf was messing with me! Trying to blind me with cold water and then faking turns and growling and shaking my bones.

"Now, listen here," I scowled, "You're not making this easy."

It coughed. Or, maybe it laughed. If it was laughing, I wasn't sure if it was because of what I'd said or because he was storming toward me, now, ready to bite the crap out of my arm.

I jumped to the side in time, barely skirting past me so that it brushed my leg and almost tripped over my foot. I slashed at his tail blindly, and it howled in aggravation. Not even pain. His skin was too thick. I'd have to stab him deep to even get somewhere.

Laughing some more, the wolf slinked toward me- almost gracefully despite the water that had now reached up to my knees.

Wonderful.

Jade's POV

It turns out that Cat and I weren't the most important people in the temple. Turns out Link was just their man. After all, they were trying to get past me to get to him. How rude, right?

"I have a bone to pick with you," I growled at the wolf as I jumped into its way.

It snarled in response, and I crinkled my nose back.

"Don't ignore me!" I huffed, pointing the tip of my blade toward it, "Is this how we're ending it? Just like that? I thought there was so much more between us!"

"Jade!" Link snapped from beside me.

Oh, yeah. We'd sort of cornered ourselves. Nothing to be proud about.

"Right, Link!" I turned to him for a quick second, "I'm sorry, Link, but he's stolen my heart. No matter that he's trying to kill me. We're through!" And I patted his shoulder apologetically before turning to the wolf with a smile, "I'm with him, now."

The two wolves snarled and yipped and snapped, and then pounced. I yelped, rolling down to the ground- which meant, into the water. Out of habit, I held my breath, but it not only confused my movements, but slowed them down. I took a deep breath of fresh water, and popped back up.

The wolf wasn't pleased. I kicked water into its face, and then ran across the room.

"Hey, Jade!" Cat yelled almost giddily, looking up from the wolf that was bounding toward her, "What's up?"

"Ohhh, not much," I said, leaning against the wall, waiting for the wolf to quit with the dramatics and come toward me, "I couldn't stand to break Link's heart, but, I had to. I'm with Wolfie- uhh… Oh, why bother with last names? We're in love!"

She sent me an incredulous look in which I returned a smile.

"Kidding!" And then readied my fighting stance. My left arm, of course, hindered my movements further. I'd forgotten it for a while, almost like a dead arm. Just there; numb, useless. But, now, I could feel it burning, almost as if the wolf's grip was still there.

"You!" I glared at the wolf, "You broke my heart…"

No remorse whatsoever, as it barreled toward me. I shielded my left arm behind my back and parried, slashing vertically at its neck. It backed away, then retaliated once again. I evaded, a little too late, and fell down into the water. My left arm got somewhere in the middle, and the wolf snarled and snapped at it. Blood tinted the rising water pink, making me actually able to see how much exertion I was forcing on my arm.

I had to, however, as the wolf pummeled into the water after me. I took the little time I had to grab the hilt of my sword with both my hands, steadying it in the gushing current, and waited for the right moment.

It came in the split second that the wolf plunged down into the water right above me. His claws scraped my hands- almost my face, but it wouldn't matter what it did, it had found me and now it just had to pounce down a little closer.

Shouting above. Howling. Whining. The Wolf lifted its head an inch out of the water, distracted. I bared my teeth, and then shoved all the momentum I carried upward. The blade pierced the creature's neck- right below its jaw. Soundlessly, it fell into the water.

I moved away before it could bury itself on top of me, and broke through the water in time to see another wolf drop to the water- that was, not to mention, above my waist, now.

"Three down, one to go!" Cat hollered above the sound of streaming water.

I turned around three-sixty, finding something wrongfully missing.

"Uh, Link!" I called, turning to face him where he stood near Cat; "Where's the other wolf?"

They glanced at each other and I rolled my eyes, "Just gr-…" I didn't have time to finish, just as something pulled down on my injured arm. I yelped, being pulled down into the murky water where even my own blood had been obscured by the oily black of the wolves'.

There was a splash to my side, and another addition to pressure on my arm. Tag o' war. I felt like my arms were going to pop off- until the wolf suddenly let go, and I was pushed against the person pulling me.

"Ja-aade!" It was Cat yelling in the water, pushing me toward the surface.

We broke through the water, relief flooding us despite the fact that we could still breathe otherwise.

"What happened?" I asked, pushing hair away from my eyes.

"Link killed the dog, that's what happened!" Cat exclaimed, just as the said boy poked his head up the water, looking very much like a drowned cat.

I snickered, then pulled my face together and said, "Thanks, man. I owe you."

He sheathed his sword, looking absolutely suave even while floating in the water. I, on the other hand, not only had an injured arm but couldn't find the sheath at all. Cat had to aid me just a little. A little is all.

"So," I glanced down at my arm, "I'm hurt, you guys look dandy, and the water is rising with four dead carcasses below. What do we do?"

"Don't be so sarcastic," Cat huffed, "We'll figure it out."

"Yeah," Link chimed in, "After all, we've gotten this far."

"And without any fairy help…" I waited… Nothing. No retort. "Probably sleeping, again."

Cat lifted up her leather knapsack and peered inside. "Yup. Right on top of my lunch."

I laughed, then accidentally swallowed the bitter water. Coughing it out, I remarked, "Gro-oss. Let's get out of here."

Link glanced around, then dove under the water. A few seconds later, he popped back out. "The doors are sealed tight. It looks like we'll have to drain the water to get through."

"Hmmm…" And then I saw it. The eye glaring at me from way up high- a long, narrow tunnel in the very middle of the ceiling. It was dark up there, but there was a glint that wasn't too hard to miss. "Look at that." I told them, pointing up, "Looks like somebody's had an eye on us from the start."

"You think you can make the shot, Link?" Cat asked, swimming right below the tunnel to get a better look.

"It would have been easier had there been a surface to stand on," he said, taking out his bow, "But I guess I can try."

"The current will push you aside," I said, "You won't get a clear shot, "And even if we tried to keep you still- we'd be moving."

"Then," Cat sighed, eyeing the golden eye, "You're going to have to climb up there and shoot it."

Link grumbled something incoherent.

"What, Link?" I asked innocently.

"Nothing." He muttered.

"No, I thought you said something," I prodded, raising my eyebrows, "What is it?"

"Nothing… It's just that I…" He trailed off.

"What?" Cat said this time.

"I said that- I just said that I- I'm a little claustrophobic," he finally replied.

"Oohh," I smiled at him, "Is that all? Well, don't feel bad…" And then, closer, I said, "Cat's afraid of spiders. Can you believe that?"

"Hey!" She retorted, pushing me aside, "Oh, yeah? Well, Jade's afraid of heights- and clowns!"

I gasped, "Oh, no, you didn't!"

"Guys…"

"Too late! I did! Hah!"

"Guys-…"

"Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah?!"

"Guys!"

"Yeah! And what are you going to do about it?!"

"Guys!"

"What?!" Unanimously, of course.

Before he could reply though, Link's head had disappeared, and mine had very nicely hit something hard and rugged. The ceiling.

"Oww," I mumbled, rubbing my head very slowly because of the water.

For a while, then, we waited, but Link was turning around in slow circles, and the water was rising higher up. It would reach all the way up the tunnel if he didn't hurry up. And I really wasn't going to wait around for him either. So, grabbing hold of his shirt collar, I pulled myself up to his eye level, which meant going through the tunnel of course.

And, no kidding, it was a small tunnel. Maybe eight inches of space between us at most. I had to hide my annoyance at him for that part.

"What are you doing?" He asked in exasperation.

"Giving you a head's up that we're dying of boredom down there," I remarked, "Why aren't you climbing, yet?"

"Climbing?" He repeated, glancing up.

"Yeah," I said, "You have to get over your fear, already. You're a hero, Link, and now, if you want Cat to notice you, this is the place to start."

He cocked an eyebrow, then glanced down, which made him bump his head into mine. I yelped, and he quickly lifted his hand out of the water to steady me.

"You okay?" He asked, searching pensively at my head.

I swatted him away, "Yeah, man, but I doubt Cat is. She probably thinks we're sharing a 'bonding' moment right now."

"Uh?"

"Oh," I sighed, "Just get up there, already, Link! Just think, the sooner we get out of here the sooner we get away from Fish-fa—I mean, Ruto."

A thumbs up, and I was one-handedly pushing myself back down into the water. With the aid of two angry hands.

"What were you doing?" The words were distorted, but Cat's angry phrase was enough to make out.

I shrugged, feigning a dreamy smile, "Just ma- uh, giving him a boost of confidence."

She scowled, and then swam a few feet away. I chuckled, and then winced. My arm was unutterably pulsing with pain, now. As Link scrambled up the tunnel, just his boots visible, I floated over to the nearest wall and rested.

The sudden swoosh of water pulled me away from the wall, sending me spinning and spinning along with the current. A flash glimpse upward and I realized Cat was in the same spin as I was. I wanted to wave up at her, but three things stopped me: the dizziness, the pain in my left arm, and the fact that she was probably irritated with me.

Big time.

Cat's POV

How could she? How could she even dare? I thought- I thought she would understand- or at least see what I was going through- but, no! No, she just had to have the nerve… And him, oh! He was the one out of them both that angered me the most. I had thought we had something back in the Fire Temple… Hadn't he seen it? Felt it- at all? What? Did he think my face turning a tomato every time was because Jade made some stupid joke about my walking abilities?

Oh, please…

If he knew… If she knew…

I just couldn't stand here like this- more so, spinning in circles, over and over again. Where was this end? Where would it stop?

How could I show him without it being so obvious, anyway? Goddesses, it would have been so much easier if I could just talk to Jade about this…

The ground was hard on my side when it finally came crashing down upon us. I hadn't had time to prepare, but it must have been even worse for Jade since she'd landed on her arm- seeing as how she'd cried out in pain. All other thoughts vanished when I ran to her side, hoping to help her up.

"I'm okay," she wheezed, "Just…just need some red potion or something…"

I cringed, "We don't have any…"

"Ugh," she muttered under her breath, "Damn Kado. I bet he drank all of it."

"You like him, huh?" The words came out of my mouth before I could stop them, and I quickly shook my head, hoping it would rid of them.

But, she'd obviously heard it, and replied, "He's a jerk, Cat. I don't know what you see in him."

"Absolutely nothing," I remarked, kneeling down to help her up, "That's why I'm going to break up with him after this."

"Really?" She voiced, sitting on the ground and cradling her arm, "Too much for you?"

I snickered, "Not enough for you?"

"Ready to go?" Link interjected from the end of the room, an open door waiting for us.

"Yeah," I replied, outstretching my arm for Jade to take. She smiled, and I helped her up, "Are you going to be okay with your arm?"

She shrugged, glancing down at the blood that oozed out of the puncture wounds, "I need to bandage it."

There was a tearing sound from ahead of us, and I looked up to see Link tearing a piece of his tunic.

"Here," he began, walking toward us before gently taking Jade's arm, "I'll help. I've dealt with these kinds of wounds before. It should be easy to stop the blood flow."

Guiltily, I stepped aside, and into the room beyond.

Jade's POV

I'd have to come to Link more often with my problems. He was bandaging up my arm like nothing. I smiled happily, knowing not having to deal with a bloody, open wound would be wonderful, and aimed to share this happiness with Cat. She wasn't beside me any longer, and I frowned. But, nonetheless, turned to Link at the chance.

"Okay, Link," I whispered to him, "I think we can quit with the whole 'we're together' thing officially after this. Not only is it getting absurd, but Cat's breaking it off with Kado, you know?"

His eyes widened at this, blue gleaming, "Really? Do you mean- it worked?"

"For the most part," I whispered, "Even if Kado still wants to be with Cat, we won't let him. I'll make sure Cat knows we're ending the relationship. It's between the two of you, now, savvy?"

He smiled ruefully, something I hadn't seen before, and replied, "That sounds like a great idea, Jade." He then handed me back my arm, and I cradled it again near my chest.

"Thought so," I said, "I could just feel the heat radiating off of Cat."

"You guys going to just stand there, or are we going to kick some Boss booty?" Cat's voice resonated throughout the room, and I turned to the entrance of the doorway Link had left open. The brunette stood there, wet hair askew, but beaming brightly with a jeweled, golden key in her hand.

"Hey!" I remarked, "Where'd you get that?"

She laughed, and then sing-songed, "Secret…" And, hoping I hadn't heard correctly, she'd added, "Unlike other things…"

"Ugh," I muttered, glimpsing up at the ceiling as if it were the clear blue sky, "I hope Ruto doesn't get any ideas from this…"

Cat replied, "Ruto's too depressed about what we told her, she's probably just crying her eyes out not caring what we do in here. Now, let's get on to the boss room."

Anonymous 3rd Person P.O.V.

Unknown to Link, he was wounded as well. He didn't know what that wound would open up for him. A shadow on the wall became mobile. It made a b-line straight into said wound. He let out an ear piercing yell—more like a shriek. It was so loud that it bounced off every wall in the room that they were in at the time. Cat ran over to Link with worry written all over her face.

She yelled, "Link! Are you okay?!"

He just kept yelling out in pain. What made her even more worried was when he just stopped out of nowhere. It was like an ominous silence. After the silence that seemed to suffocate the two females, he said out of nowhere,

"I'm fine."

He walked away. Just like that. It didn't help the anxiety within the hearts of Cat and Jade. What was worse was that a menacing laugh came from the bottom of Link's throat.

Cat shrieked, "Link, what's wrong with you?!"

He laughed an evil laugh, "You're more gullible than I thought. You actually think I'm your precious Link. That is such a laugh."

His eyes turned a deep crimson color. It wasn't Link at all. It was Dark Link.

He continued, "If you want your precious Link back, come to my chamber."

He took the boss key out of Cat's hand and unlocked the door. He went inside, leaving Cat and Jade to themselves. They didn't know what to do. Their friend was just taken right under their noses. Link was taken; of all people. All they could do was hope that they could take him on without hurting the vessel that Dark Link took over.

Cat's P.O.V.

I thought to myself, "Why is it that the men I fall for are always taken from me. I thought Jesse was for me; but he turned into a coward and ignored me. Now Link is taken from me. Is there no man meant for me in this world? Am I just meant to be a lonely soul forever left in this world? I just don't understand it…"

Jade interrupted my thoughts, "Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to fight for the man you love?"

I replied, "I suppose you're right, Jade. Let's get in there."

Jade nodded. We walked through the door that was known as the boss door. Inside was a room we knew all too well—the illusion room from the water temple. I should have known that we'd find him there. Leaning against the tree in the middle was Dark Link…He was waiting for us.

Dark Link smirked, "I must say, I'm impressed. I figured you'd be too afraid to even step foot in here without Link. Well, let's get this show on the road."

Dark Link unsheathed the master sword. It looked the same, except the jewel in the handle was red and the triforce on the blade was upside down. He was going to slash at me, but I pulled my sword and shield out just in time. He continued to attempt to slice and dice me, but I continued to block.

Dark Link mocked, "What's the matter, scared?"

I spat, "NO! I just know that Link's in there somewhere, and there's no way I'm hurting his body, even if a bastard like you is controlling it."

He gagged, "Aw, It's so cute I could just THROW UP."

I mumbled, "Yeah, whatever."

After another round of him attacking, and me blocking, he actually yawned from boredom. This shocked me, and he took it as his time to attack. He knocked me over with the end of the handle on his sword. He thought he had knocked me out, so he ran over to Jade.

Jade screamed, thinking it was the end.

I yelled to DL, "WAIT! IT'S ME YOU WANT, LEAVE JADE OUT OF THIS!"

I got up, even though my body was trembling from the pain. All this did was pleasure him even more.

I thought, "It's sick what Ganondorf created with that mirror."

(a/n: In Four Swords Adventures, Dark Link was created by Ganondorf getting hold of the dark mirror, where he used the power of the mirror to create a copy of Link; forever known as Dark Link.)

He asked, "Want some more? Fine, I'll fight with all my power."

I looked over at Jade. She was PO'ed that she couldn't help. This gave him the opening to bring a powerful blow to my stomach. It was so powerful, that it knocked me into the wall. It immobilized me, but it didn't knock me unconscious.

He smirked, "not so tough now, huh?"

He made a gash in my face with his sword. From there, he went to my arms, my chest, and other places. He knew he had the upper hand, and he was going to take it.

He asked, "Why don't you just give in now? It'd save you a lot of pain."

I yelled, "NEVER!"

A sadistic smile came upon his face, "As you wish."

Not so far away, but far away enough so they couldn't see…

Kado's P.O.V.

I didn't get it. Why she was fighting the fact that she had to fight. But she didn't. I thought I knew why, but then again, I didn't want to know why.

Because she's doing it for Link's sake...

Yeah, I knew that much. She was doing it for him. All for him. That she loved him...was a little harder to endure. Somewhere, though, I knew it was the truth. Had to be. I think the only reason she ever agreed to being with me was to make him jealous. I laughed at that. Were we in some ways the same? Blinding ourselves to some sort of truth that nagged at us, all the while making false presumptions of others and taking them for granted... Maybe... But, I knew myself more than I knew her, and I believed that I knew Jade, too. I didn't, however.

But, it would have to do. It wouldn't end well, like this fight. Maybe, anyway, but it wasn't as if I could do anything about it- just like Jade, who now stood in the sidelines, eyes narrowed at the scene before her. Helpless. I knew how she felt. Goddesses, she wouldn't believe... I shook my head from those thoughts, and then smiled more to myself than to anyone, pondering if in anyway she had meant what she'd said, and then- if I could ever change those views she had on me.

Then, I turned away from her, feeling just as useless as she did, to continue watching the scene as Dark Link continued to pummel her with slashes from his razor sword. This hadn't begun well at all. I wondered then, if it would end the same way, as well.

Dark Link's P.O.V.

I knew that Cat was hurt enough that I could make the final blow.

I laughed menacingly, "I hope you enjoy these moments, for they'll be your last."

I put my hand out and said, "The heart of the triforce will be mine."

A voice in the back of my head yelled, "Don't hurt her anymore!"

I yelled back to the voice, "What makes you think I'll listen to you?!"

I clenched my fist, and to my satisfaction, Cat started screaming in pain. Before I could continue on with her death, Jade yelled,

"Stop you bully!"

She charged at me with her sword. I merely telepathically grabbed her by her throat and flung her against the far wall. I laughed an evil laugh, and went back to Cat's torture.

"I won't let you get away with this."

"What makes you believe that you can do anything? I've got control over your body."

"This."

While I was attempting to rip Cat's heart out of her chest, an extreme burning sensation came from my chest. From there, I was engulfed in light. I screamed out in pain. After a few minutes of extreme pain, I lost control over Link's body all together.

Link's P.O.V.

I was finally given control over my body. The master sword was mine again. I stabbed the shadow known as Dark Link with my sword, and his shadow was engulfed by the light of the Master Sword. He was gone for good. I looked across the room and saw a small body trembling on the floor. I heard weeping coming from said body. I walked over to the body and realized that it was Cat. I put a hand on her shoulder, and she yelled out,

"NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!"

She then slapped my hand away, which deeply hurt me.

I whispered, "Cat, it's me, Link…"

Cat's P.O.V.

I heard a voice that was full of guilt, sadness, and a bit of worry. I looked up to see the face of a man. His eyes, they weren't the deep crimson of evil. They were the deep blue that you could get lost in for hours…There was no longer a look of malice on his face. All that remained was a look of sadness and worry.

I cried out, "Link! It is you!"

I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him tight.

I cried, "I thought I lost you for good, Link."

He wrapped his arms around me and said in a voice that was only slightly above a whisper,

"Shh…It's alright, Cat. I'm here now…"

I just cried into his chest until no more tears would come. I was just glad that he was okay now…

Jade's POV

It was good seeing them together. More than good. It was extraordinary. I could finally feel peace. No more faking make-out sessions with Link. Thank the goddesses… Though, I had a feeling the aftermath with Cat was going to hurt a lot worse than my entire body felt just then. Getting my arm nearly torn off, almost suffocating to death, and then being thrown against a wall wasn't a trip to the beach.

Hardly a trip to the beach…Maybe a trip to the sun… Pretty…right? All those gaseous explosions creating light and bubbles…bubbles…huh… of reds and greens and yellows and oranges….

"Jade?" Was the sun speaking to me? Wait, I could see it!

"Come here, sun!" I croaked dazedly, my mobile hand reaching forward to pick up the ball of light. But then, it suddenly disappeared, and I cried out in frustration. Especially when something soft yet warm grabbed my hand. It didn't feel like the sun should, but it felt great against my aching skin and bones.

"Son? I'm not your son… Do you even have a son? Oh, forget it… Jade, are you all right?" I recognized the voice almost instantly. Well, if you counted five minutes as "instantly".

"Oh, no," I cried out in half-hearted horror, "Not you, Kado. Go away."

I saw his face before me, hazel eyes wide and concerned. If it was an expression I had wanted to see I had no care for it any longer. The world was spinning and I was on a giant balloon carrying me away.

"You're hurt, Jade," he said softly, "Don't move."

"You don't move," I remarked, "I don't need you to save me."

He snorted with laughter, causing the balloon to pop. "Unfortunately, this time, you do."

"No. I don't." I mumbled, feeling him shuffling with my injured arm. I tried to pull away, but the pain worsened, and I gave up. "Fine. What are you going to do, anyway? Heal my arm with your goddess-gifted special abilities?"

"Well…" He trailed off, a smile gracing his lips.

I watched silently, now, as he undid the rest of the bandage to reveal the puncture wounds on my arm. Dry blood had encrusted most of the area, tinting my skin a dark red. I grimaced, disgusted, but also too dizzy to do much else. While he placed his hand on my arm, I shuffled my legs. He sent me an irritated glance and I shrugged innocently.

"You have to stay still, Jade," he told me, "Or else your arm will not heal properly."

"Fine," I huffed, "Do your stuff."

And he did. I wasn't sure how, but his healing abilities had me silently begging for him to heal the rest of me- just so I could kick his arse the next time he tried to be heroic with me... But, I didn't. Instead, I reveled in the surge of warmth that emanated from his palms, engulfing the rest of my arm to a dull throb that beat along with my racing heart. Kado must have noticed this, because as the seconds ticked past, a steady smirk made way into his expression. I felt like I'd just lost our silent battle, and I knew if I wanted to get him back, the last thing I would ever need from him was his healing powers.

The wounds soon disappeared with only a trace of dried blood as a reminder, leaving my arm healthy and anew and completely pain-less. I smiled giddily, flexing my arm and my fingers.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" I heard Kado ask, and I slowly turned to him, guilt washing over me.

Yeah, I wanted to tell him. I was in a lot of pain. A little more mentally than physically, but I couldn't tell him that, and I couldn't tell him why. Mostly because I didn't know why, or how…

Finally, I shook my head, feigning a small smile for him. "No." And he nodded in understanding before getting up. As he turned, though, I stopped him. "Um, Kado…?"

He looked over his shoulder, "Yeah, Jade?"

This time, there was no doubt in my mind, no irritation or horrible hostility bottled up. I smiled, "Thanks."

Kado replied, "No prob. Just make sure that doesn't happen again."

He disappeared after that. He probably went to find Ruto or something. I looked over at my arm again, still astonished that there was hardly any trace of the wound I obtained in battle. I was actually amazed at what he did.

I breathed, looking up at his retreating form, "Wow…"

Link's P.O.V.

I didn't want the moment between us to end. Yet, I knew it had to.

I smiled and said to her, "Cat, let go for a sec. I'm going to get you something that will heal your physical wounds, at least."

She nodded, and I let go of her and placed her on the ground. I went over to the heart container and picked it up. She cocked an eyebrow at me, but I placed the heart to her chest, where it went into her body and slowly but surely healed the wounds she obtained. She gave a faint smile to me, but it was a smile at least. I smiled back, and then went over to see if Jade was alright.

I asked, "Jade, you okay?"

She replied, "Yep. Kado healed me, actually. Is Cat okay?"

"She will be, physically. Mentally, I'm really not sure…I'm not even sure if she'll forgive me for what happened…"

Jade said quickly, "Link, I don't think she blamed you in the first place. She was more afraid that Dark Link took you forever. She endured what she did for YOU, Link. Not just because she wanted to defeat Dark Link. It was so she could get you back."

"You really think so?"

Jade smiled, "I know so."

I smiled back and walked back to Cat with Jade in tow. Cat looked down at her feet, as if she was intruding on our moment or something. I walked over to Cat and asked,

"Feeling better now?"

She replied, "Yes, thank you. Mentally, I'll manage. Can we please just get out of here?"

"Sure thing."

I took Cat's hand and led her into the blue light that would get us out of the temple. Cat's face turned a red-ish color. I wasn't sure why. Jade followed a few steps behind us, but she was happy about something. Maybe she was thinking about how she was going to murder Ruto.

We landed on the little island at Lake Hylia with the water symbol on it. Ruto and Kado were waiting for us.

Kado said, "Took you guys long enough."

Ruto said, "I see you successfully defeated the temple. I'm proud of you. Especially you, Cat."

Cat asked, "Me? Why?"

Ruto replied, "Because, you passed the test that was put upon you?"

Cat asked again, "Test? What test?"

Ruto explained, "A test of your will. Dark Link took over Link's body. You could have killed Link to extract Dark Link out of him, but you didn't make a single strike. You almost lost your life, but you continued to endure it, for Link's sake. And I see that as something to truly honor. You deserve the triforce piece of water. And I believe you deserve Link, as well."

She raised her arms over her head, and the 4th triforce piece appeared on Cat's necklace. I could tell Cat wasn't really paying attention to that. She was staring at some random thing beside her. And I could tell that the heat in my body rushed to my face, yet I smiled anyway.

I asked Kado, "Well, where to next?"

He replied, "I believe we should go back to Kakariko and spend the night there, and then head to the shadow temple."

Jade, Cat, and I all nodded in agreement. We waved goodbye to Ruto and headed for the exit of Lake Hylia. Somehow, I knew things were going to change after what happened in the water temple. I just didn't know how.

GDL: And that's a rap. I wrote the beginning, xbluxmoon wrote most of the dungeon, up to the boss key. I wrote the fight with Dark Link. Xbluxmoonx re-wrote what I put for Kado's p.o.v. She wrote Jade's p.o.v. at the end of the boss fight. I wrote Cat and Link's p.o.v.'s after the fight. This also is the longest chapter out of all of GoTN. Yay for us. Anyway, R&R, pretty please?