Link tentatively shook Kamari's shoulder. "Hey… You o.k.?" He shook a little harder. "Hey, wake up!"

Kamari groaned. She pushed herself to her knees, holding her head with her right hand. She suddenly shot up, looking out over the tower's boundaries. Her whole body language screamed 'Frantic'.

"What's wrong?"

Kamari stopped. "I was right. It WAS him. He's behind this…" Kamari shuddered a little.

"Who?" Link asked, nervous.

Kamari turned to face him. "I, um… You'll see…" Kamari looked at the Temple. "We both can't get across. Link, could you go to the Great Fairy and ask her how I can go with you?"

Link gapped at her. "You are NOT going in that temple with me! It's too dangerous!"

"I am so going!" Kamari said stubbornly. "You aren't going to leave me behind and go exploring that temple without me! Who knows what's in there now?"

"That's why you can't go!"

"I have to go!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes I am! The only way I'll concede is if the Great Fairy can't get me across with you. Or, if she says it's to dangerous for me."

"Fine, but the only way I'll let you come is if the Great Fairy says it's safe enough. O.k., you wait right here. I'll be right back."

Link put on the Deku Mask, then hovered to the Great Fairy's Spring.

As Link came into the Fountain, the great fairy spun into existence before him. "Oh, strong young one! I am the Great Fairy of Power! What do you ask of me?"

"I want to know if there is a way for my friend to follow my into the Temple that will not put her in too much danger," Link replied.

The great fairy smiled. "Have her wear the Great Fairy's Mask. All will be made clear." She vanished.

Kamari giggled with delight. "I get to wear the Great Fairy's Mask?! Cool!" Link handed it to her.

As soon as the mask was on, a brilliant flash of Light was sent forth from it. Kamari screamed, her voice rising in pitch yet going down in tone. When the light dimmed, a little green fairy lay crumpled where Kamari once stood.

Link gingerly picked up the fairy. She looked up at him.

"Li-Link? When did you… Get so big?" Kamari asked, still dazed.

Link lowered his head. "I didn't get big. You got small. You turned into a Fairy."

"WHAT?!?!?!" Kamari shot up, hovering an inch above Link's hand. She looked down at herself. "I'm Tinker Bell!" She turned around in the air, examining her wings. "My wings are blue…" She floated down to land on Link's hand again. "So, how do I look?"

Link gapped at her. "You're-! You're-! Absolutely beau-"

Kamari kissed him on the cheek before flying to hide in his hat.

"-tiful…" Link rubbed his cheek. 'What is this feeling?' He asked himself. 'What does that kiss mean? And what do I do about it?' He clenched his fists. 'Damn, why is it girls are more complicated than monsters and dungeons put together?!'

Link Put on the Deku Mask, and flew over to Woodfall Temple.

Kamari peaked out from under Link's hat. She looked down - a big mistake. "Holy shit! What the hell are-" She blinked, and looked again.

"...Dark Boes..." Kamari sleazed, growling low. She glared at the shifting black shapes as they slithered about the floor of the temple's first room, their glowing red eyes always on her and Link. She razzberried them - they continued to hiss.

"What are you doing up there?" Link asked when she rassberried.

"I'm greeting our hosts properly," Kamari replied as they landed. "I don't like Boes..." She rassberried again as the door opened.

Kamari gasped when she saw the next room. "Oh, no... The water... The flower..." She looked sorrowfully at the polluted water and the cold lamp on the folded in flower. "Could you light the lamp with a Fire Arrow? I think we need to go to the boss's room..."

Link looked up at her after taking off the Deku Mask. "You sure sound like you know your way around..."

Kamari flushed. "I'll explain-"

"Later? I know!" Link fired his arrow and hopped across to the next room.

Kamari watched as he expertly made his way up and around to the great doorway. She fluttered in front of his face before he could open the door. "Link," she began, taking off her mask and returning to normal. "Would you let me borrow the Great Fairy Sword?"

Link blinked at her. "What? Are you worried? As long as you're a fairy you should be safe..."

Kamari smiled. "Thats true, but I'm not worried about myself, so how is that going to help?" Link blinked at her. "Alright. Let me borrow the sword and I'll tell you some of my story when we come out... Deal?"

"Deal!" He brought out the Great Fairy sword. "Just don't hurt yourself, all right?" Kamari nodded. They went through the door together.

At first, nothing happened. Link looked left and right, but he couldn't see anything. Kamari immediately looked up. And she froze. Her eyes got wide.

"Rinku...Kage..."

Link froze. "Wh-what..?" He looked at her. Her eyes were still on the ceiling. Link got worried. "Kamari?!"

"SHADOW LINK!!!" Kamari screamed, pointing with her sword. Link followed it. He saw himself sitting in a niche high on the far wall, crouched like a cat and smiling like a wolf. His skin was pale as death, and his eyes were red. His black tunic seems to move in a nonexistent wind.

Shadow Link jumped down. He moved like lightning for Link. Link lunged. They collided with sparks. Kamari stayed back. She concentrated on the pattern of their attacks.

Shadow blocked Link's sword strike with his own, then smashed into Link with his shield. Link was sent backwards. Shadow used a jump strike, but Link rolled out of the way and got up. Link stabbed. Shadow blocked with his shield. Link backflipped, and Shadow mirrored. Then Link and Shadow got into a deadlock. One would push the other back for a moment, then the two would go back in place, an even match.

Kamari watched, feeling helpless. Then, suddenly, Shadow kicked, sending Link flying into the far wall. Shadow Link laughed, walking slowly over to him.

Kamari took the chance. Throwing her full weight into it, Kamari attacked Shadow Link. He had forgotten her. His sword and shield both came up, and were knocked clear across the room. He landed on his back, the wind knocked out of him. Kamari put her sword in position for the final blow. Shadow Link sat up, and looked at her. He was resigned to die.

Kamari looked back at him. She tightened her grip on the hilt, gulped, then tried to make herself deal the death blow. But her body wouldn't move. She looked away, but she still couldn't do it.

Finally, Kamari made her sword go forward, but it went clear to the right of Shadow Link's head, slicing off a few golden hairs from his head. She fell forward, kneeling into his body, and, with her right still holding the hilt of her sword, touched his cheek with her left hand.

"Link..." She breathed, her face only inches away from his. Her eyes closed. Shadow Link sat still, looking up at her in confusion. Then he reacted on the impulse to pull her closer.

Link sat up just in time to see Shadow Link disintegrate into tiny sparks of darkness, which swirled around Kamari before floating up and away.

Kamari was on the floor, leaning on her sword that was stuck in the wall. She looked so defeated that Link ran to her to help.

"Kamari! Kamari! What happened?!" Link shook her shoulders. She didn't even blink. "Kamari?! Kamari?!?!?!" He shook harder. Kamari slowly turned to face him.

"I-" she stood up, pulling the Great Fairy Sword out of the wall, all in one smooth motion. "I-" She closed her eyes. She didn't make another sound until she opened them again. "I'll tell you part of my story now..." She leaned in to whisper in his ear. "I came from far away...to find you..!"