A/N:Tee hee! I'm still on a roll! And no fangirls have murdered me yet! Sorry if the second half of this is a bit filler-ish, but it actually is important! Many thanks to Dea Letum, i-wish-a7x, and littlepidgey as always! Disclaimer time... I... don't... own!!! I do own my plot, made-up weapons, items, etc., and any OCs that may appear, as well as my made-up boss monsters, though. I guess I own the white-clad boy, huh? Maybe? Not really sure, since I've seen characters like him in other Four Swords fics... Anyways, enjoy!

The Links' personal Weapons (other than their swords and shields, of course!)

-Red has an ice rod, a fire rod, and a slingshot!

-Green has a boomerang, and he's pretty good with it.

-Blue has a hammer, of course, which suits his personality perfectly!

-Vio has a bow and a quiver full of arrows, and of course, his ever-present book.

-Shadow has... well, his weird shadow abilities, I guess? mimicking? Also has the Dark Mirror Shield.

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Chapter 10: Shadow's Lookalike

"(Vio) Wh-what are you going to do?!"

"(white-clad boy) Helwp h-hee-heewm. (Help him.)"

The boy clasps his hands together and closes his eyes, looking like he's praying. The tiny sparks of light that have scattered around the area begin to gather around him as he does so.

"(Vio) ...!"

'Is he...?!'

"(white-clad boy) T-t-ti-tiyme t-to w-w-wae-waeyke awp! (Time to wake up!)"

He opens his eyes and places both hands on Shadow's chest. Their glow brightens considerably, far outshining the luminous fungi growing here, and Shadow's body convulses violently as the strong energy begins to shoot through his system. Vio tightens his grip on him immediately, just barely preventing his head from bashing into the hard stone floor of the cavern. He hangs on tightly as his friend spasms severely with each pulse of power coming from the mysterious child's hands. On closer inspection, the white-clad boy is in fact see-through, and Vio's hand passes right through his arm as he steadies Shadow without the Violet Hero even noticing it, subconsciously cataloguing this information for later use as usual. The tiny sparks of light spiral closer and closer to Shadow's body, and suddenly disappear inside him with a soft *shwoof!* Shadow gasps suddenly, and starts coughing as he begins to breathe again, his body warming rapidly under Vio's hands. Vio's still holding him, sitting on the floor with Shadow propped up in a semi-sitting position in his lap.

"(Shadow) ...u-unnnh..."

"(Vio) ...!"

The white-clad boy fades out of view. He hasn't left, but is actually just going back to his previous floating position without being noticed, giving the two boys some privacy.

"(Shadow) ...You're... so warm..."

Vio does nothing for a moment, then hits himself across the side of his face, again.

"(Vio) OW."

A look of relief and joy fills his eyes as his face turns bright red at Shadow's words. The purple-haired boy laughs quietly, his eyes still closed.

'That sound... He slapped himself, to see if this was real or not... Haha... I'm tempted to do it, too, but I don't think it's possible to dream when you're dead, anyway...'

"(Shadow) Thought it was... a dream again, huh...? ...Vio... How did you...? How did you... bring me back...?"

"(Vio) I didn't."

"(Shadow) ...Huh...? Then, who...? ...!"

Shadow's eyes, back to their normal flame-red color at last, snap open in shock as a peal of tinkling, bell-like laughter echoes innocently through the air. Vio is startled by it too, having thought the white-clad boy had already left.

"(white-clad boy) *giggle!*"

He's floating in midair again, and is of course the source of the laughter. The boy giggles some more, then points at himself, smiling happily.

"(white-clad boy) M-m-me. W-wuh-wuh-wuz... m-me. (Me. (It) was... me.)"

"(Shadow) ...Wha...?!"

'He looks like...! He looks like ME! 'Course, he looks like the other "Links," too, but that skin, and the hints of purple in his hair...! Who or what IS this kid?!'

"(white-clad boy) S-sl-sleepy. G-g-gawtuh gowoo b-b-ba-bawck. Bye-bye! (Sleepy. Gotta go back. Bye-bye!)"

He disappears in a swirl of light.

"(Vaati) ..."

'That child... Amazing... Ugh, I hit the wall really hard... I'd better go now... Before they notice me, or I pass out again, Goddesses forbid...'

Vaati disappears in a swirl of wind...

~Back in the Dark Temple~

The white-clad boy rubs his eyes sleepily as he comes out of the trance he was in.

"(white-clad boy) M-m-mama Fawwowwe! I-I deed eet! I d-dee-dee-deed eet! S-so-sowoo h-ha-haw-haawppy! D-deed oo s-s-see? (Mama Farore! I did it! I did it! So happy! Did you see?)"

The voice echoes in his head again.

"(Farore) Yes, little one, I saw. You saved your other half perfectly, and just in time, too, with no hesitation or fear of failure. I'm very proud of you."

"(white-clad boy) T-t-t-ti-tiwwred, d-d-dowoo... (T-tired, though...)"

"(Farore) That's only to be expected. What you did normally isn't even possible. Rest for now. He'll find his way here eventually, even if I or one of my sisters has to prod him a bit."

"(white-clad boy) O-o-okayee! I-I ho-howppe i'sss s-s-soo-soowoon! (Okay! I hope it's soon!)"

"(Farore) In the meantime, why not work on your speech, hmm?"

"(white-clad boy) Awww... B-boeweeng... ...B-b-ba-bawt, I-I-Iyeel t-tw-twyee HA-HAWRD! Weel h-hawrd! (Awww... Boring... But, I'll try HARD! Real hard!)"

She answers him warmly in his head, like a real mother would.

"(Farore) I know you will."

~Several hours earlier, at Zora's Domain~

The sun is setting over the kingdom of the Zora people. The Zora girl who picked up the odd kitten is in the throne room, speaking to the king.

"(Zora girl) Father, I'm back, zora! I didn't find the monster, not yet, but I'll try again tomorrow!"

"(King of the Zora) My dear Ruto! Please, stop this foolishness, zora! I don't want to see you getting hurt! Leave this matter to the warriors, it's their job, zora!"

"(Ruto) No, father! How many times do I have to say it, zora?! Let Rutela be the princess, the heir to the throne, zora! I am a warrior! I'm not suited to all that wimpy girly-girl stuff, zora! And I'm not a guppy! (A/N: Wow, managed to put in an Ocarina of Time manga reference... "I'm not a guppy" is apparently the Zora equivalent of "I wasn't born yesterday!" or "Don't treat me like a baby!", I think.) I can fight, zora! I practice hard, and I can beat all the other trainee warriors easily, zora!"

"(King of the Zora) Wh-wh-whaaat?! Y-y-you've been... You've been training?! Training as a warrior behind my back, zora?! Even though I strictly forbade it?!"

Ruto glares unyieldingly at her father, not budging one bit.

"(Ruto) Yes, I have! And I don't regret it, not one bit! I will protect this kingdom with my own fins, zora! And not even you can keep me from doing it, zora, even if you are my father, even if you are my King! Deal with it, zora! My decision is final! I'm going back out there tomorrow, too, zora!"

"(King of the Zora) R-Ruto... My dear little Princess... You've never acted like this before...! What's gotten into you, zora?"

"(Ruto) Nothing's 'gotten into me,' Father. I just decided to stop hiding the real me, zora!"

"(King of the Zora) ... O_O"

'I-is this... That dreaded phase of a child's growth...? Yes, it is... My dear Ruto has become a teenager!! T_T '

"(King of the Zora) I-I forbid it! You are not to be a warrior, zora! I completely, absolutely forbid it!!"

"(Ruto) Oh, stick a fin in it!"

They glare at each other, seemingly at a stalemate.

*rustle, rustle*

"(Ruto) Hmm...?"

Her father notices that Ruto is carrying a small bundle.

"(King of the Zora) Ruto, what's that you have there, zora?"

"(Ruto) Oh, I almost forgot! I found this kitten trying to swim when I was at Lake Hylia. It was so cute, and seemed to like the water, so I brought it with me."

She unwraps the bundle a bit and the kitten dazedly peeks its head out, mewling faintly.

"(King of the Zora) A kitten, zora? I wonder what it was doing there?"

"(Ruto) I don't know, but it sure is cute- hey!"

"(odd kitten) Mewww!!!"

The kitten jumps out of her arms and falls flat on its face on the floor, paws splayed out spread-eagle fashion and trembling a bit, too weak to support its weight. It split tail swishes back and foth in frustration as it tries to get up, failing miserably.

"(Ruto) Huh? It has a weird tail, zora! The poor thing's exhausted, and probably hungry, too. Father, I'm going home. I'd better give this little kitten some food and treatment, zora. And I'm still going to Lake Hylia tomorrow!"

Ruto scoops up the kitten and runs off, leaving the room.

"(King of the Zora) Ruto, w-wai--! ... *sigh...* She never listens, zora."

Another zora girl comes out of her hiding place. She'd been eavesdropping. She looks a lot like Ruto, but is shorter. It's obvious that the two are sisters.

"(King of the Zora) R-Rutela?! You were listening, zora?!"

"(Rutela) Of course, Father. After all, Sister isn't going to change her mind, so you should leave her be, for your sake and hers."

"(King of the Zora) Rutela, you know very well that it's dangerous outside of Zora's Domain, zora! And yet you're saying I should just let her go?!"

"(Rutela) Did that stop the first Ruto, when she went and hid in Jabu Jabu's belly in order to follow her own dreams, zora? Big Sister is like her, I think."

"(King of the Zoras) *sigh...* You're probably right. How can two sisters be so different, zora...?"

"(Rutela) I'm guessing that was a rhetorical question, zora. ...Ah! The time! I have to go finish my daily chores, Father, sorry!"

Rutela runs off, leaving her father alone to be amazed at his two daughters as always.

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A/N: Tee hee! White Link is cute, mysterious, and talks funny! And don't forget the kitten that likes the water! XD Please review, and no flames, unless I really deserve it!