Dearest god that took me way to long to write! Wow it took me forever to work in all the little pieces and guess what I realized at the beginning? I SUCK at writing fight scenes. I'm absolutely horrible. And holy crap I just had a horrible time writing this chapter. Lol I couldn't think of Midna's advisors name so I tried Farore backwards to see if it would work. It came out Eroraf and I cant pronounce anything correctly to save my life so I took out the Ero and stuck it on the end of the raf so thus was born Rafero! Just oh my god your lucky I didn't end the series right then and there I was soooo frustrated! Argh but I couldn't do that to you guys! I hate it when people don't finish their stories. So read and review because I like to hear from you all! speaking of which…
SilenceHD: I'm glad you get it now! Sorry for confusing you… oops? :)
Miss Tentative: I HATE ILIA TOO! I'm made her marry Link cause… OH almost gave it all away! Nvm I'm such a tease! ;P
So without further complaints here it is… chapter four!
Disclaimer. I still hafta write one. I don't own legend of Zelda or its characters. HOWEVER! I do own Mitaku, Farore and Rafero! ALL OF THESE PEOPLE FTW XD
"My name is Sheik." The stranger said, jabbing a finger at the hero "and I am here to test your will to fight. With out it… Hyrule will fall."
"Goddesses damnit…" Link thought, massaging his aching jawbone. "This guy wields no weapons… but his mastery of hand to hand combat is incredible!"
"Did you not hear me HERO?" Sheik said. "I am here to test your will to fight. And you are not fighting. I have no choice but to beat the crap out of you!" with blinding speed, Sheik swung his leg high into the air to land a kick on Link's head. With a clang of metal Link lifted his shield to block the blow.
"You want a test?" he snarled at Sheik. "How about I cut the soul out of your body with my sword? Then we'll see if I've lost the will to fight."
With the last word Link grabbed Sheik's foot and twisted to the side throwing the man into the wall of the great bridge. Sheik struck the wall with enough force to shatter bones but, to Link's surprise; he got up as if unharmed.
"Well well well…" Sheik coughed, blood beginning to drip from a cut on his face. "Lets see if you truly mean what you say." Sheik drew a sword and began circling the hero, every so often lunging in to penetrate his defenses.
"This isn't like every boss battle I've ever fought" Link thought frantically. "He's a person. He has no special weakness I could use to defeat him. No magic eye or gem to mark a weak spot. Guess this one will be swords only." Sheik raised his sword to attack and Link smashed the Hylian shield into his face. The hero jumped to the side and rolled behind Sheik so he could score a back slice. Sheik leapt away with the grace of a dancer. He soared through the air and laughed as the hero stared, landlocked. He had no way to fight if he couldn't reach his target. Sheik's feet touched the ground long enough to push off into another towering leap. Link pulled out his bow and loosed an arrow at the Sheikah's face. The arrows saw-like edge ripped through some of the bandages that concealed Sheiks other eye. Now it was a full blown brawl, Sheik showed no sign of tiring as he smashed away at the hero's defences. Link could only hear the blood pounding in his ears and could only see sweat dripping into his eyes. He would have to end this soon or he would be finished. Sheik leapt into the air, far above the hero's head and drove his sword down. Suddenly, he was hit in the face by something that exploded into his eyes. Sheik fell flat on his back, his sword flying out of his hand. He looked up to see the hero of twilight loomed over him, sword in one hand and a slingshot loaded with deku baba seeds in the other.
"Unbelievable! I was foiled by a slingshot?" Sheik rolled out of the way just in time to miss getting stabbed in the head with Link's sword. Sheik stood unsteadily and started to back away, rubbing seed fragments from his eyes. Being at a loss for breath, Sheik could almost avoid all Of Link's strikes. By the time he had regained his air, Sheik was covered in shallow cuts, each bleeding furiously. Black spots blurred the mans vision as Link kicked his feet out from under him.
"Get ready to greet the gods" the hero growled. He lifted his sword to finish sheik off…
~~~~~~~~Someplace else…~~~~~~~~
"Midna…" Mitaku sniffed slightly. Tears were beginning to form at the edges of her eyes. Midna's story was so sad. It was almost unbearable to hear.
"Yes…" Midna sighed starting to cry again. "He's the only thing that been on my mind for the past three years. I couldn't have cared less about all the problems the kingdom has been facing arose. I kept refueling myself with false hope only to have it drained again as another day passed." The princess whipped her face with her hand in an attempt to dry her tears. "I hate him…" she whispered.
"Midna" Mitaku cooed. "Surely you mustn't mean tha-"
"Oh but I do…" Midna rasped, her voice getting louder as she spoke. "I hate him… I HATE him… I HATE HIM!" the princess choked on her sobs and sat down again pulling her knees into her chest. Mitaku pulled a blanket from the bed and wrapped it around herself and Midna.
"Sweetie… it'll be alright!" Mitaku whispered into her friend's ear. "You can get over it." Midna stiffened as she spoke.
"Don't you think I've tried?" she snapped. Mitaku looked hurt and Midna cursed herself for losing her temper. "I'm sorry but I can't forget him." she looked around the room to the three fused shadows that sat on her dresser. "The magical shadows I use to keep the creatures at bay remind me of how we searched the land of Hyrule to find them." Midna waved her hand through the air. "This palace reminds me of when he came to the realm of shadows to defeat Zant." The princess buried her head in her hands as she took out the small shadow crystal she kept on a chord around her neck. "This…" she continued "is the curse Zant placed on him. When it was banished from his body via the Master Sword it took the shape of this crystal." She let her charm fall back into place on her neck. "I kept it so that I would remember him."
"Midna…" Mitaku sighed in exasperation. "If you want to forget him you won't succeed if you keep things that remind you of him." she held out her hand as the princess looked up with teary eyes. "c'mon…" Mitaku sighed as Midna shook her head frantically. "Give it here Mimi." Midna's tears began to flow again at the sound of her childhood nickname. She took off her necklace and handed it to her friend.
"Don't touch the crystal…" she said her voice thick with tears. "I don't know what would happen to you if you did."
Mitaku nodded and held it by the chord and walked over to a box on the dresser. When she opened it she found other things inside from the world of light. A dried flower, a patch of wolf fur and a golden bug that, miraculously, was still alive. It tinkled with soft light and it made several clicking sounds as it flew out of the box and around the room.
"No!" Midna cried as she trapped the bug in a ball of magic to prevent its escape. She lowered it into the box as Mitaku put in the shadow crystal. Mitaku started to hum a small, sad melody of a spell and the box shone with a bright blue light.
"There" she said sitting down as Midna stood up to examine her treasure box. "It's done."
"MITA? WHAT THE HELL?" screamed the princess as she feverishly tried to open the box. The golden bug inside tinkled its agrivation before Midna settled down. "I didn't say you could have it all… what did you do to the box?"
Mitaku motioned for her friend to sit with her. Instead Midna sat in her lap and resumed crying into her shoulder. Mitaku struggled to control the blush that was slowly spreading up her face.
"I- uh…. Ummm… I put a locking spell on it." She said, stuttering slightly. "Only I can open the box now."
Midna's tears soaked through Mitaku's cloak. Goddesses this girl can cry! I don't think she has ever cried in front of someone before. This must be really serious to have her so worked up! Mitaku stroked Midna's hair absent mindedly before saying "Mimi you need to dry your tears and open your eyes! There are plenty of people in this world… THIS world who could love you more than…" Mitaku avoided saying the hero's name in fear of further agitating her princess, "more than you ever thought possible!"
Midna stopped crying and looked into her friends eyes. "You're right." She said, voice quavering. "I have to be strong for my people and for myself." She stood and briskly dusted off her skirt. "I've lived for three whole years without him! I can do anything!"
Mitaku stood up slowly only to be tackled to the ground in an infamous Midna bear hug. She felt her heart trying to beat its way out of her chest and a blush spread across her face once more.
"Oh I just love you Mita!" Midna cried. "You're the best friend any twili could ever have!"
"Yea… friend"
~~~~~~~~Great bridge of Hylia~~~~~~~~
"Get ready to greet the gods" the hero growled. He lifted his sword to finish Sheik off…
"Wait!" cried a female voice. Link, hearing the voice but not looking away from Sheik, hesitated for a mere moment to long. Sheik punched the hero right in the nose, grinning in satisfaction as he felt cartilage breaking under his fist. Link flew back a couple feet, blood spurting out of his nose as Sheik stood slowly, ambling overt to the ground where his sword had landed. Sword in hand, He walked over to the hero and leaned in, pulling down the bandages that hid his face. Link recoiled when Sheik kissed his forehead tenderly. Blood flowed to his face as Sheik stood back and smiled to himself.
"What the hell man?" the hero squealed (Yes… squealed…) as he whipped his forehead vigorously, careful not to touch his broken nose.
"Man?" Sheik asked, sounding insulted. "I am most certainly NOT a man." Sheik pulled off the remaining bandages that concealed his identity. "I am Zelda."
Link looked at his princess blankly. Zelda was about to say something else when the hero's eyes rolled into the back of his head. Whether it was loss of blood or sheer shock at her unveil, Zelda wouldn't know. Nor would she care. All that mattered now was the collapsed hero at her feet.
~~~~~~~~Zelda~~~~~~~~
When I insulted him he snarled at me. When I attacked him he showed no mercy. I saw in his crystal clear blue eyes the pure unadulterated hatred of a feral beast. I was afraid of the man who had risked everything to save me once, but I couldn't show it. I had to be strong! I couldn't back down after traveling this far, that's all I've ever done. He couldn't see the real me, he had no idea to whom he was growling at. He had almost killed me… TWICE! I even punched him in the face so hard I broke his nose. So to see him, beaten and broken down, was almost crushing.
"I did that…" I kept thinking to myself. I hadn't even thought to bring any red potion with me when I left the castle.
"What an idiot I am!" I cried, thrusting my fist into the ground, again and again. "Damn, damn, damn." I ignored the pain that spread up my arm and into my shoulder, numbing the whole limb.
Great. Just absolutely perfect.
I heard someone cough behind me. I whipped around to see the Hero of Twilight sitting up and going through his pockets. He pulled out two bottles full of red potion and handed me one.
"Cheers" he said, nodding to me. He took a sip of the potion and the small scrapes on his arms sizzled with the ancient healing magic. They closed up swiftly leaving only the faintest trace of a scar. The hero felt his nose gingerly and winced in pain. I immediately felt hot guilt rush through my body.
"I did that…" I thought as Link looked over to me. I expected to be reprimanded for my actions but I was even further surprised when he said…
"Hey can you help me get my nose back in place?"
I thanked the goddesses Link didn't seem to be mad at me. So I moved over to him and waved my hand over his face. The triforce of wisdom glowed out from under the glove that covered my hand. It sought out the ancient healing magic that its previous wielders had once used. Images flashed through my head showing me the people who had held the triforce of wisdom in ages past. I saw a woman who looked like a former princess. She was wearing the same ancient disguise of the Sheikah that I was wearing now. She had let the bandages that concealed her identity fall around her shoulders. The harp she played was the same as my own. 'The harp of the Sheikah' was what my father had called it before he passed away. He told me it held powers only visible to the one who bore the triforce of wisdom. I had yet to discover them but it seemed like now could be the best time. The princess for whom I was named looked straight at me and whispered "Welcome Zelda. Listen to the song that I shall play for you for it will heal all but the most deadly wounds". I felt a tug at my mind. I felt like this former princess was trying to force her experiences into my brain. I watched the princess pluck a few notes on the harp and I hummed the melody a couple of times so I would remember. "The song of healing…" the spirit whispered in my ear. I gasped and broke free of the hold my triforce had on me. I reached for my harp that lay hidden in my shoulder bag and played the song over and over again until the spell solidified itself in Link's body. He glowed bright white and as quickly as the light had come it vanished, leaving the hero completely free of wounds. He put a hand to his nose and smiled. He looked more like himself. I however, remained badly cut so I reached back for my bottle of red potion. I turned to Link and lifted the bottle into the air.
"Cheers" I said as I downed the red potion to its dregs.
~~~~~~~~Midna~~~~~~~~
Midna walked the corridors of the palace of twilight slowly. After talking with Mitaku she had used all her pent up frustration to make those foul beasts wish they were never born. She looked up at the ceiling, smiling as she passed by.
"There are still entrails stuck to the walls." She said to one of the twili who was cleaning the sides of the room with care.
"Of coarse princess" he spluttered, blushing slightly as the princess critiqued his work before tuning back to the walls.
Midna walked to the nearest window to gaze at the sunset. Far below she could see twili marching on steadily to the palace. No doubt they were coming to seek shelter from the beasts. Midna's hand instinctively fell to her throat, searching for her charm to ease her thoughts. It was not there. Hysterically, Midna searched her brain for any reason she may have removed it, or any time it may have somehow fallen off. It was a couple of minutes before Midna remembered that Mitaku had locked away her treasures from the realm of light. Slowly, her heart rate dropped to a safe level and her breathing evened out, but aggravation creased the twilight princess' face. Curse her. Midna returned to the window to watch the last drop of sun set on the horizon.
"Link… wherever you are… please be safe and be happy." A solitary tear dripped down her cheek and landed on the windowsill. "Goddesses know I am neither right now."
~~~~~~~~Lake Hylia~~~~~~~~
Link tossed a stick into the fire before sitting down again. He watched Zelda pace around the fire while talking to herself. He had managed to catch something about the sages and magic. Not unusual things to be talking about when you were the princess. Finally Zelda plopped down across the fire from Link and let out a heavy sigh.
Either this news will be really good or really bad.
"Link I need you to find some things for me" Zelda said.
Link rolled his eyes dramatically causing the princess to laugh on punch him lightly on the shoulder. "Here" he laughed, rubbing his shoulder "mark the places on my map and I'll be back in a few days."
A guilty look crossed Zelda's face. "Actually Link… it may take you more than a few days." Link just stared at her with his piercing ice blue gaze leaving the princess short on breath. Feeling a blush spread across her face, Zelda coughed and looked away saying "first you need to talk to the sages. They can tell you where to find the fourth fused shadow." Zelda reached over Link to grab his map hoping that her heartbeat wasn't as audible as she thought it was. She unrolled the map and pointed to 5 places across hyrule. "There are also some glass tears containing magic spread across the land. You need to find them. One is in Ordon, two are in the Faron Forest, one is in Kakariko village, one is in Lake hylia and the last is Hidden in the Zora's Domain."
"Wait…" Link said shaking his head lightly. "Glass tears?"
Zelda sighed "Yes."
"Tell me what all of this is for" Link demanded, staring into Zelda's eyes. The princess squirmed under the intensity of his gaze. She tried to look away but couldn't. It was like the hero had some magic in is gaze that held her eyes to his.
"We need to cross into the twilight realm to find out what's going on there. The sages have informed me that darkness is seeping across the void."
It was almost too easy to see Link's thoughts turn to Midna. His eyes sparkled deep within their crystal blue depths, a stupid looking grin plastered itself across his face and his pointed ears perked up a bit. Oh yes Zelda knew exactly what he was thinking about. Link was thinking about seeing Midna again.
"Link…" the princess said, grabbing the hero's hand. Link blushed and tried to reclaim his hand gently but Zelda's grip remained firm. "Link" she said again "tell me what Midna means to you. And don't lie to me… Do you love her?" Zelda could feel Link's heart rate pick up and the flush in his cheeks spread to the rest of his face. After a few awkward minutes spent with Zelda holding the hero's hand, she knew he would never tell her so she changed the subject.
"You will be needing help to find the tears and navigate the dungeons." Zelda said, releasing Link's hand and picking up her harp. The princess started to play again, her fingers flowing gracefully across the strings. When she finished a bright yellow and gold light flashed before them blinding both. Link automatically lifted his hand to block the bright light. The glow slowly started to dissipate, revealing a beautiful woman with ivory skin. She had a thin piece of fabric tied loosely around her waist and a tattoo of a vine on one arm. She was topless but by some stroke of magic her teal hair covered every inch of her body that was considered unsuitable to be seen in public. Pearly wings fanned out majestically from her back and she smiled when she saw the hero. Link grinned back in acknowledgement. He knew exactly who she was.
"Link" Zelda said standing to bow to the woman. "Allow me to introduce the Great Fairy."
"We have met" the Great Fairy said, her voice sounding like the tinkling of millions of bells. "He came to test his strength in the cave of ordeals."
Zelda looked at the hero in awe. No one ever returned from the cave of ordeals. This proved just how strong Link was. She tore her gaze away from the hero to face the Great Fairy who, much to the princess's displeasure, was smirking at her. Zelda frowned and said "Link needs a companion to aid him in his quest… someone who is reliable, strong and can easily help track down magic."
The great Fairy pursed her lips thoughtfully. She sat down at the edge of the lake, submerging her feet in the cool water. "The only one who could handle such a task would be a fairy." The queen of fairies narrowed her eyes at the princess "and not only that but you need a fairy of the royal family, a fairy who is a descendant of the ones who served the Great Deku Tree."
Zelda nodded firmly, keeping her stare even with the Great Fairy's. After a short silence the Great Fairy chuckled "you ask much of me Princess Zelda! I would attend to your request and go with the hero myself but seeing as I have a kingdom to govern I am a little busy." She waved a hand lazily through the air and within moments thousands upon thousands of fairies had appeared at the queen's request. Link stared in awe at the hundreds of brightly glowing orbs that flew around his head greeting him with a series of tinkling sounds. The Great Fairy waved her hand through the air again saying "Hush children hush." Once the last fairy has silenced itself the Queen spoke again. "These are my children" the fairy said proudly, dividing her loving gaze between every single one. She beckoned with a finger and a fairy whizzed up to her. This fairy was the only one that glowed blue among the others that glowed pink or white.
"She is the only royal fairy amongst my children" said the Great Fairy, holding out her hand for her daughter to settle herself in. "All the others are healing fairies who would rather spend their time lazing about the Light spirits' springs than rule over all fairies as their king or queen. So I shall send my only heir with you on your journey." The blue fairy turned red with what Link assumed to be anger. The fairy argued with her mother for several seconds before sighing and flying over to perch herself on the hero's shoulder. "Be warned" said the Great Fairy, a dark presence entering her voice. "Should something happen to my precious daughter you will not be spared any of my wrath."
Link shuddered slightly at the thought as Zelda turned to the little blue fairy on his shoulder. "What is her name?" the princess asked, holding out her hand for the fairy to rest on.
The Great Fairy giggled slightly as she addressed Zelda. "Let her tell you herself! She speaks hylian very well!"
Link turned his head to his fairy and asked her name. Wings tickled his ear as the fairy rose from his shoulder and flew around his face to look him in the eye.
"My name is Navi" she said as if that fact was obvious "and I don't like you."
Link gaped at her as Navi flew back to his shoulder and sat down. (He assumed she sat. Link couldn't really see what she looked like under the blinding blue glow.) The great fairy turned her attention to the hero as he grumbled to himself about his new companion.
"Take care of her and yourself" she said, her form starting to dissolve into thin air. "I will be watching over you. Should you need healing, my children at the light spirits spring would be happy to oblige." The queen of fairies disappeared in a shower of gold sparkles along with her children leaving the princess and her hero sitting in complete shock.
Navi rose up from her perch again and started to fly around the fire. "Finally!" she cried, landing on the ground in front of Link. "I've always wanted to see what was outside the palace walls!" Navi flew back to her spot on Link's shoulder "mother must be very concerned about the fate of this land. Otherwise she wouldn't have let me even come here." The hero exchanged a worried glance with the princess before either moved from their positions. Navi merely resumed taking the outside world in as she flew around above their heads. Zelda coughed to get the young hero's attention.
"You should get some rest." She said before turning her head away. "I would help you find all of the tears but I've already been away from the palace for long enough. If I don't return I'll set the castle into a panic."
Link laughed quietly at this "yea…I can almost imagine the look on Farore's face when you come stumbling into the palace looking like that." Zelda looked down at herself: her clothes were bloodstained, muddy and torn. It was nothing a simple repairing spell couldn't fix. But she would have to wait until her magic replenished itself. Zelda had used it all in healing Link.
"Well I'm going to get some sleep before heading out" The blonde looked up at Navi as he spoke. "And I think you should do that same" he told her when the fairy continued to fly around frantically. "You're coming with me so you should get some sleep as well. I can't have my partner half asleep if we end up in deep trouble with some bulbins."
Navi muttered something unintelligible as she floated down to look the hero in the eye. "What do you suggest I sleep in?" she demanded, poking Link in the nose with a tiny finger. "I'll have you know I won't sleep on the ground."
Link swiped at the fairy hoping to spend her spiraling away from him but she dodged it with ease. She snorted and grabbed the tip of Link's pointed hat, pulling it of his head effortlessly. "Never mind I'll just sleep in this."
The disguised princess yawned. "Mind if I share your fire?" she asked. The hero shook his head and Zelda presented him with one of her two bedrolls. "I know you forgot yours." She explained as the blonde looked at her curiously. He accepted the bedroll and sat down to take off his boots and gauntlets. Link snatched his hat out of Navi's grasp and spread it out for her to sleep in. The fairy flew into the opening in his hat and curled up on her side. After a while Link realized that her glow had faded. Worried he checked on the little fairy to see if she was okay. Navi was sound asleep and snoring softly. Her glow had only slightly faded and, seeing Link's concern, Zelda came over to sit by the hero's side.
"That happens when they sleep" said the princess, resting her head on her hand.
Link stared at his fairy. Now that her glow had subsided he could see her every feature. Her skin was the same crystal clear blue as Link's own eyes and her hair was a lighter sky blue. Navi's bangs fanned out regally to further accent her blue mid back locks. To the hero's dismay she was totally nude and Link blushed looking at her. But, same as her mother the Great Fairy, she seemed to lack parts that Hylians considered unsuitable to be showing in public. Recovering Navi and still blushing, Link backed away slowly and crawled inside his bedroll. Once he was situated and the color in his face had lessened the hero looked up at the sky. He was barley conscious of Zelda joining him by his side as he stargazed.
"Sooo…" she whispered, looking at Link, her gaze softening. "I have yet to meet your daughter." Link coughed and looked to the princess.
"Yea that's right you almost met her but Ilia was being pissy that day…"
"What's her name again?"
"Midia."
"Unique!" Zelda said smiling to herself. "I don't think I've ever heard of anyone having a name like that."
"Actually…" Link said recalling holding his daughter for the first time. "Her name is the result of putting Midna and Ilia together."
Zelda grinned evilly in the dark. "Yes! He's opening up" she thought.
He chuckled to himself "It was either Midia or Ilda."
"Wow… you are so committed to remembering Midna you base your child's name off of hers."
"Yea…" Link trailed off. Letting his thoughts wander.
She started to talk to him about everything that had happened over the years. They shared stories like old friends long into the night. Eventually Zelda passed out of exhaustion "Do I love Midna?" Link thought to himself, over and over again, remembering what Zelda had asked him. The last thing he saw before slipping into unconsciousness was Midna's sad eyes as she departed from the world of light.
~~~~~~~~Midna~~~~~~~~
"PRINCESS!" cried Rafero, Midna's most trusted advisor. "THE BEASTS! THEY ARE ACUMULATING AT THE GATES!"
Midna nodded to the terrified man and beckoned Mitaku to join her. "Up for a little extermination?" she asked.
Mitaku smiled the devil's smile. "Let's kick some ass" she said, taking Midna's hand before sprinting down the hall to the gateway.
~~~~~~~~Link~~~~~~~~
In his dream Link was lost.
He was lost in a forest where the trees, bushes and grass were all blue and the sky was a pale orange and yellow color. He searched frantically for the exit but none could be found. Just as he lost all hope a hand reached out from behind a tree and beckoned to him. Link walked around the tree to find Midna standing there with her trademark grin spread across her face. Link could feel tears beginning to well up in his eyes as he pulled Midna into a bone crushing hug. She rested her head on his shoulder as both cried silent tears of joy. Once Link had regained control of his emotions and dried his tears, he pulled away from Midna so he could look at her. Water sparkled at the rims of her ruby red eyes and she smiled when she saw the look of happiness on his face. Link put his hand on her cheek and Midna leaned into his touch. She placed her hand on top of his
"Link." She whispered "I… I lo-"
A flash of black and Midna lay crumpled on the ground, an arrow like thing sticking out of her back. Link couldn't believe what he was looking at. The twilight princess laid barley conscious at his feet as Zant revealed himself from behind a tree. Link hardly remembered moving but the next thing he knew he was crouched over Midna with his sword drawn, snarling at the former Usurper King. Zant cackled and disappeared leaving Link alone with Midna. Link dropped the master sword and tuned his attention to the black thing sticking out of her back. It sizzled menacingly and when Link touched it poison dripped out of its end.
"Link… help me…" Midna rasped, wincing in pain when Link lifted her into his arms.
"Don't worry…" he said trying to contain his anger and sadness. "We will find someone! I won't let you die." Link felt Midna's heart beat unevenly as her eyelids began to droop. His heart began to rip in two, watching his beloved Midna begin to die. Suddenly, her heart started to race and she opened her eyes.
"LINK WAKE UP!" she screamed as she shook him. "WAKE UP, WAKE up, wake up, wake…up…" Midna's voice faded into silence when Link opened his eyes.
He saw Zelda bent over him, worry creased on her face. "Where you having a nightmare?" she asked.
"Yea…" Link sighed whipping the sweat off of his forehead. He looked around. It was still dark out but by the look of the orange light in the distance the hero could tell it was almost morning. He shook the remains of his nightmare out of his head and began groping around in the dark for his boots. Letting out a small smile of success, Link put on his boots and began searching for his gloves. Link swatted his hat aside in his search waking Navi. The fairy lifted herself out of the hat slowly and turned red.
"MOTHER OF THE GODDESSES!" she screamed, her normal blue glow fully replaced by a red one. Apparently Navi was not a morning person. But her light was all that Link needed to find his MIA gloves and reclaim his hat. The fairy continued to swear and curse at the hero, flying around and occasionally stopping to punch or kick him in the head. Link ignored Navi and packed his belongings. He handed the bedroll he had borrowed to Zelda and sighed.
"Well I will see you as soon as I find all the tears and the fourth fused shadow." He said looking at his map to make sure they didn't miss anything. He tucked the map away in his pocket and was about to speak when Zelda threw herself at him.
"Don't do anything stupid…" she whispered into Link's hair. "It could be much more dangerous this time."
Link was thankful the sun hadn't risen yet. Otherwise Zelda would have seen the hero's face go totally red. She released Link from her embrace only to pull him closer to her once more. But instead of hugging the poor guy she kissed him. Hard. Even Navi ceased her complaining in shock. Link was so surprised he couldn't even move, Zelda gave him no room to breathe and he was just now realizing what every soft blushing look the princess had ever given him meant. Zelda molded her lips around Link's unmoving ones trying to get him to interact. When the princess finally broke for air Link raised his hands in front of his face to block her. The hero grabbed her hands and slowly twisted his way out of Zelda's grasp before turning away. His heart felt like it was about to explode and his face was as red as blood.
"Sorry Princess" Link said as he walked away. "But there is someone else in the twilight realm that I'm searching for.
~~~~~~~~Midna~~~~~~~~
Standing at the gates to the palace of twilight Midna watched Mitaku focus her magic at one of the snarling beasts. Midna was currently using all her power to block the creatures' entrance into the palace. Mitaku shot a ball of white light into the center of the mass of beasts. The ball exploded causing several creatures to fall the ground, dead. Midna could feel the malice of the monsters as they stared at her friend, screeching their anger. The sound broke the concentration of both Midna and Mitaku causing the girls to fall to the ground with their hands over their ears. Midna's shield spell faltered and the creatures began flooding the gates in a mad attempt to destroy Mitaku. The girl began to frantically shoot a ball of light at each beast that neared her but this only increased their anger. Midna swirled her fused shadows about her to draw out their power. Since she had departed from the light realm without the one Ganondorf had taken from her she could no longer multiply her ancestral magic to its fullest extent. Instead she morphed the fused shadows into a sword and sprinted over to her friend to help stave off the monsters. She slashed through anything that approached her. She could remember Link using his seven secret skills to handle even the largest of armies with ease. If he were here these monsters would not have a chance. "NO Midna. Don't think like that. He's not coming to save you. You are NOT Zelda. You will REFUSE to be a damsel in distress!" Suddenly Midna had an idea.
"MITA" the princess shouted to her friend. Mitaku grunted in response, continuing to defend herself from the onslaught of monsters. "MITA I NEED YOU TO FORM A SHEILD SPELL" Midna shouted, slicing a beast in half. "I HAVE AN IDEA!"
Mitaku immediately dropped her offensive position and raised a shield spell holding it in place with difficulty. "MIMI I CAN'T HOLD IT VERY LONG!"
Midna raised her sword high above her head and focused every last drop of her power into it. She remembered how Link had swung his blade through the air with ease, the Mastersword's power ricocheting off of multiple opponents. The jump strike was what the hero of time had called it. Once all her power had been focused into the fused shadow sword, Midna launched herself through the air in the same second Mitaku lost control of her shield. The princess swung her blade through the air the exact same way Link had and brought it down across the head of an oncoming creature. The magical power the sword had built up exploded out in every direction, whipping out every beast that was in the courtyard. Green goo erupted from each monster coating the floor and the two girls. Mitaku stared at her princess in awe as Midna fell to her hands and knees her weapon taking the shape of fused shadows once more. She gasped for breath while Mitaku helped her to her feet.
"Where did you learn THAT?" the mage asked her princess, removing some goo that covered her face with one hand. Midna looked out over the battle field to ensure that every monster had been destroyed.
"In the world of light" she said simply. Mitaku flinched at the pain that lingered in Midna's voice but the princess continued. "I learned it from him."
Mitaku wisely decided to drop the subject as she limped with the princess down the halls to inform the people of the outcome of their fight.
OK PEOPLE! READ AND REVIEW! If you have trouble picturing Navi I think she looks a little like this… .com/watch?v=IqY22m93Yqk
The best picture is about 2:24 in. It's getting a little confusing so feel free to ask me anything. Soo that it! Until the next chapter! Expect it to be even later than this one was because school starts soon! As in tomorrow… XP bleh. But I did get started an it earlier! My editor took a while to go over this one. Luvs ya rissy!