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Chapter 7

Link walked through the trees, sunlight falling through them as they thinned. The ground and air began to change around him. His eyes widened as the forest became nothing. It turned into a large, spacious field of grass, almost like the farm, but bigger. And as he stared ahead, he saw it. Twilight was everywhere. It was as if it was an oncoming storm, about to swallow him up any minute. The black and yellow clouds chilled Link. He looked to the west and saw the black cloud. He began to move towards it. The kids were so close. He was almost there.

Link gasped for air as his body ground against itself, and soon, he was bounding down the path on all fours. Midna giggled as she rode on his back, grasping his fur as he ran as fast as he could. Down the path, Link noticed a yellow smoke on the ground. He approached it, and saw his broken, wooden sword, laying in the middle of the path. Talo! He growled in his head, he let out a whimper, and sniffed at the yellow smoke. Talo, Malo, Beth, and Colin, raced through his mind as he could distinctly smell each of them from this sword. Link Could see a yellow trail before his eyes now, and concentrated only on that. He charged, Midna letting out a yelp as she almost flew back. Link slightly let out a whine again. He could smell them, as if they were there just three seconds ago. They had to be beat some shadow beasts, and then Midna warped him back to Faron woods to grab a bridge the shadow beasts had somehow taken. Link was warped back down onto the bridge, his feet forming first, and then the pixels forming the rest of his wolf form. He ran forward, and came to a stop in front of a tag. Two shadow goblins stood on the inside, as if keeping something inside. Link crawled under and came digging back up. The ugly beasts turned and Link already was jumping to their throats, his teeth ripping them apart as if they were toys. Midna giggled.

"Someone is a bit feisty today." Link just continued forward, ignoring the annoying imp. He could see some shadow beasts up ahead. He tore through them and looked upon the town. It looked run-down, and it looked even gloomier with the twilight pronouncing the shadows of the town. A raspy bell-like voice spoke from behind him.

"To the Hero...who was transformed into a blue-eyed beast...in the realm of shadows...in twilight...this way..." As soon as the voice spoke, Link knew it was the light spirit. Link walked forward into the large spring. It was bigger than Faron and Ordon Spring. The water rose above his ankles, his tail swishing through the water. The light spirit emitted a faint glow. The voice was bit different from Faron's, it was more deep, and airy. It spoke about his light, and then gave Link the Vessel of Light. Link turned, and walked out of the water. He approached the first building, a round circle like structure. He walked over to the side of the house and noticed a wagon. He growled to Midna, who in turn, helped him jump from the wagon, to the roof. In the middle of the roof, he noticed hay and some other crap. He walked over onto it and began sniffing it.

"Link are you sure you should be-" Midna began, but was cut off as the hay fell around Link's feet, a large hole re-opening below them. Link's back paws fell through the hay first, and then he went sinking down inside the structure. Link fell to the floor below, and was cushioned by a rug. Not much cushion, but it was better then the stone floor that the rug covered. Link stood and shook himself off, Midna falling back into her place on his back.

"You stupid dog! Watch where your stepping next time." She hit him roughly in the back, but got no response from the wolf. She peered down to see what held his attention, and followed his gaze to a group of spirits. A man with long black hair that hung in circular clumps held to quivering children. Another kid with blond hair stood in front of them, and smaller, baby-like one a bit more off to the side of the group. Link whimpered and took a step closer to the kids. A man spoke, and Link turned to him.

"Cripes..i don't see those black brutes anywhere." The man head a helmet like mask on, but it was raised so Link could see his scrunched up face. He had a red beard, and red hair. He had a belly on him, and Link could tell just by looking at the shivering man he was a coward.

"They've gotta be hidin' somewhere, waitin' for their helpless little prey to come out! Then they'll FEAST!" Link heard a whimper, and turned back to see a shiver run through Talo's body, and he scooted closer to the large Indian man, looking up to him for reassurance.

"We are safe as long as we remain in here, child. Be at ease." The big broad shouldered man spoke to Talo, his voice rough, but calming. The Red head smirked and looked at the other man through is small bottle cap glasses.

"Oh yeah? I wonder if the monsters out there agree with you... They sure didn't seem impressed by my bombs! How long do you think we can hold this sanctuary against beasts that strong, huh?" Talo shivered again, burying his face into the man's side. Midna watched as Link bared his teeth.

"He needs to shut up." Link threw it out so Midna could hear, and she smiled a bit.

"Once they attack, it's OVER!" Link watched Colin turn to face the annoying man, his face showing terror behind his little blue eyes. Link let a slow growl emit from the back of his throat. This man was going to get it for scaring these kids.

"Remember the lady from the general store? Just one of those things attacked her, and a whole gang from town went to save her!" Link's growl got louder as a shiver ran down Malo's spine, and he turned to the red haired man. Midna watched as Link's fur stood up a bit, his teeth bared and his growl vibrating his entire body.

"And what happened? She was already gone, and there were TWO monster waitin'!" Link watched as tremors shook a brown haired girl to the other side of the Indian men, and it took a second to realize it was Beth. Her face could not be seen, as she was staring intently at the floor, her hands gripping her knees as she shook.

"You connectin' the dots? That means that if we get attacked by them, then we'll be.." Both Link and the Indian Man raised their heads to look at the trembling coward.

"BARNES!"

"SHUT UP YOU FOOL!" Link's voice bounced around in his and Midna's heads, as The other man's voice reverberated around the entire room. All tension broke, and Beth hands went to catch her face as her sobs rang out, her breathing coming in short gasps as her body shook into her palms, which were now wet and dripping with her tears. The man, Barnes, Shook again, and some tears fell from behind his glasses, as he shut his mask over his face and fell to the floor. He kinda crawled over to the bigger man and spoke in a quiet, pleading tone.

"Look, Renado...all I mean to say is that it's risky here, too! Ain't you got some place we can hide?" Renado glanced up from the floor, glaring at Barnes from the corner of his eye.

"There is...a cellar." Barnes was instantly at Renado's feet, his mask flying up as he scrambled over to him, his teeth clenched, his jaw shaking.

"WHAAT! You've got a CELLAR? Where's the entrance, man?" Renado looked around the room, and Link looked with him. There was stairs flanking both sides of the front door, and the raised ledge ran around the entire room, combining the two staircases. There were little alcoves with unlit candles, and a statue in the center of the room.

"The entrance to the cellar is designed to open when all of the candles have been lit..." Barnes immediately had a stick with a flame burning bright on the end. He crawled hastily to a jar in front of the statue, lighting it, when a voice Link hadn't heard before eerily stopped the man on the floor.

"...I...would not do that." Link turned towards the voice. A girl sat next to Beth, sitting straight and proud, her face or body showing no signs of fear, her short black chin length hair swaying as she shook her head slightly. She looked around Beth's age, and Link was surprised to see her braver then the man on the floor. Her hands lifted from her knees and she made flying motions.

"When Father instructed me to secure the cellar, I saw insects like the beasts outside..." Barnes retreated from the statue, running back to his post at the window like the coward he was. Colin knelt in front of Beth and reached for one of her hands.

"Don't cry, Beth!It'll be ok!" The girl batted his hand away and turned to cry into Renado's side. Colin scooted closer.

"Link is coming to save us all" Midna sharp intake of breath was drowned out from Link's whine.

"Colin..." The boys hands were in little balls, the skin turning white around his knuckles. Link couldn't believe how much that boy looked up to him. Beth's crying stopped instantly, one eye opening to look up at Colin, hope spreading through the girl's face. Everybody's eyes grew a bit wide at Colin's bold statement, and Midna gave a slight chuckle.

"...I can feel it!" Talo smirked, and Link looked at him confused.

" These kids knew you'd come save them! What a hero! How sad, to be right in front of someone and not be noticed at all..." She giggled and patted patted Link.

"Colin does, Talo doesn't seem to..." Why do you not believe in me Talo? Link thought the last bit to himself. Midna giggled again, tugging on his fur.

"So, what are you going to do now? My lonely little hero..." Link grabbed the stick and set to setting light to the candles.

"How many do you have left?" Midna asked in a bored tone, Link walking on another roof a the town, it led to a path up on the rocky ledge the town backed up to in both sides. He watched as a bug zapped it's way over to a shack on the rocky hill, and Link followed. Crawling through a hole on the side of the shack, Link emerged into a warehouse of some sorts. Shelves Lined the walls up to the roof, with pots and boxes of all sorts cramming there way on them. A stick lay in the corner with a burning flame, and Link could see the bug he followed in the opposite corner, inside a old dilapidated fireplace. He charged the old thing hoping to scare the bug out. It's purple lights danced around it but it wouldn't come out. He then grabbed the torch to light the fireplace. Midna had noticed a paper on the wall and flew over to read it.

"Fla-mm-" She began as Link approached the fire place. She turned to announce her findings, and her eyes grew wide as Link threw the torch at the bugs.

"No LINK!" She screamed. The Bugs caught flame and rushes out of the fireplace. Midna screamed as one flew just over her head. She dropped to the ground and Watched as the bugs hit wall to wall, catching the flammable building on fire.

"What did you DO! She yelled at the wolf. Link looked at her, and a bug rammed his other side, knocking him to the ground. As he tried to stand, Another bug hit him, knocking him back to the floor. Smoke filled his nose, and his head spun. Midna wildly looked around for the way out.

"As romantic as this is, I'm not staying in here, I'm getting out!"Midna flew towards the hole at top speeds. Link looked up to see a bug right above the exit. It sat and was burning a shelf right above the hole, it it was about to fall.

"No Midna DON'T!" Link got up and began to stop her but another bug swooped down and knocked him off his feet. Midna turned to Link's plea and the bug gave a push on the shelf. Midna looked up to the crack of wood and the shelf fell on top of her. She fell to the ground, knocked out. Link. An exploding light lit the room, and Link looked over to see a small, pale black and white arm laying beneath a shelf.

"Midna!" He got up, looking around for a bug and noticed them withering in corners and on shelves, the fire finally catching up to them. Link crawled over to the unconscious imp. He pushed the shelf off of her and gently grabbed one of her small arms into his mouth, being careful not to hurt her. He tugged her through the crawl space, another explosion going of, followed by one two seconds after. It's going to blow up! Link pulled and kept pulling the small girl till the were at least far enough so that the heat didn't bother Link anymore. He dropped Midna's hand and nudged her limp body.

"Midna? Hey... Midna! C'mon wake up!" He growled and nudged her, but got no response. Link's breath's became shorter and shorter, and his vision had blotches of black in it.

"Mi...d..na" He fell to the ground, his vision going completely black. She has to be ok.Midna slowly lifted her eye-lids open, the smell of burnt wood and stone filling her senses like a black cloud.

"Li-Link?" She groaned, lifting her throbbing head to see where she was. Not far off, was an empty space of burnt pieces of everything imaginable, the remains of the shack she had been in not that long ago. I'm...Safe? She then noticed something brush her stomach, and looked down to see Link's muzzle on her small belly. His breaths were heavy and drawn out, so she knew he was just sleeping.

"Link?" She poked his neck, and the beast's deep ocean eyes opened to stare at her.

"Midna...your ok...that's good." He breathed a sigh, and stood. He shook his fur and limped over to the remains of the building, where three pure blue lights danced around the remaining structure. Did he...Save me? She bit her lip, and a random thought of Link holding her hand flashed through her head. A light blush burned her cheeks, and she shook the thought away. So what if he did. The kid saves everyone! Link trotted back over, and bended down, allowing Midna to climb up.

"Lets get the rest without burning anything else"

Link looked up at the blue and white sky, all traces of twilight gone. The ball of light rose and a pair of rings grew from it, flowing out into the air, a body formed next and soon a bird like thing hovered of the glowing light fixture before landing back to perch on the ball. It's face reminded Link of an owl's, but it's body looked strong and like a falcon. It's voice was airy and light, but deep in pitch, like thunder.

"My name is Eldin. Oh great hero chosen by the gods. The dark power you seek lies in the sacred grounds of the proud mountain dwellers. But already those grounds have been defiled, draped in shadow and seeded with evil.You must go to these sacred grounds and cleanse them." the spirit rose, and folded itself into its wings, the body fading from sight, and then bursting into specks of light. Link turned back to the town, looking at it with new eyes. The ground and rock walls that surrounded the town were a light brown, and he could see red lines through the mountain ledges. It was truly beautiful in its own way. His feet sent red dust clouds, making little swirl patterns. He heard a slight gasp, and turned to see the door to the circle dome wide open, and Colin stood in the doorway, his eyes wide with awe. Beth and Talo peeked from the side. A grin spread across Colin's face as he began to run.

"Link?" In a matter of seconds Talo was out the door pushing Colin out of his way, Causing Colin to fall face first into the ground. Beth followed right behind Talo, the kids giggling with joy. Soon Malo was waddling towards him, his long robe dragging in the dirt.

"See Beth? I TOLD you Link would save us!" Talo cheered. Malo looked at his brother with disgust. Link hugged Beth, and then looked up to look at Colin, still laying in the dirt. He looked up at Link, seeing him watching him, then pushed himself off the ground and ran to him. Renado followed behind Colin, who ran straight into Link's awaiting arms.

"Your are the one from Ordon whom these children spoke of? We are well met. I am Renado, shaman of this town. And this..this is my daughter, Luda." Link nodded down to the little girl who smiles back at him. Barnes, feeling forgotten, walked away. Colin Looked back up to Renado, smiling.

"The beasts took us and left us to die...but Mr. Renado found us. We don't remember much, all of a sudden everyone was captured, and then...until now...it's been like.." His face dropped, fear replacing his joy, and Malo finished his sentence

"...A nightmare." Link hugged the two boys again as Renado spoke.

"Mm...Nightmares are everywhere these days, it seems. This village has certainly seen it's share of recent hardships. The dark beast attacked, but even worse was the sudden and inexplicable change in the mountain-dwelling Goron tribe. They had long been our friends, but suddenly treated us as foes. Even now they refuse to permit us entry into their mines. It strains the limits of belief...to think that such a gentle and proud tribe could change so suddenly..It makes me wonder if something in those mines is the cause of this change." He turned back to Link, a smile returning into his old face.

"In any case, you must take these children and flee this village before more nightmares descend. I, of course, cannot leave my village in such a time. There is no telling what may happen to us here. But it's my job to coax the Goron's back from their recent change of heart." The kids looked up at Link, and Beth spoke up.

" Come on...Link..Can't you do something?" all kids nodded their heads, and Colin looked into Link's eyes with his hopeful expression.

"There must me something you can do!" Link thought for a moment, and smiled.

"I'll be back. I bet there is something I can do." And with that he was running. He could already hear Renado shouting for him to come back, but it was too late. Link had made his decision. Midna rolled out from under his feet, her red eyes wide with shock.

"What are you doing?" She asked. Link smirked.

"You want that fused shadow don't you? You heard the spirit! It's up there. Gorons or no Gorons, I guess I need to get it don't I?" He smiled at her, and she smiled back slipping back under his feet.

Midna sat back, rolling across the ground as Link's shadow. He is...helping me. He wont come out and say it, but there is something different. Ever since the fire...he's been acting..different. He found the kids, why hasn't he ditched me yet?

"HEY! No Humans Allowed!" A deep rumbling voice thundered ahead of Link, who had just climbed some ledge with fish netting on it. Midna watched as a rock like creature rolled itself into a ball and came rolling down the path right for Link. The young boy gave a smirk and stood as if he was stopping a charging goat. The rock hit into Link, and Link tried to grasp it, but his fingers slipped around it's body as if it was water. The rocks forced bashed into the boy and sent him flying of the edge. On the way down, he grabbed to the net, escaping his deadly fall. He dropped to the ground in shook his head.

"There's no way I'm getting up there Midna." He sighed.

"LINK!" A voice rose from the path leading back to the village, and the young boy trudged back down the path. Why must he always be the hero?Midna searched the face, but it held no emotion. She just couldn't figure this boy out.

" Ah, how fortunate you are in one piece! I saw you heading up the mountain trail, so I was worried. Are you trying to reach the Gorons of Death Mountain? It is far too dangerous, Link!" Link gave a small chuckle, scratching his head.

"Yeah..Sorry for the scare." Renado looked at him for a minute, then let out a long sigh.

"But... I do know one person who was able to best them and earn their trust..." Link looked at the man, a new spin on his idea going through his head.

"Who! Where can I find this man?" Renado smiled, and shook his head, a laugh escaping his dried, cracked lips.

"His name is Bo. You may know him as the mayor of your hometown, Ordon."Link's mouth fell open. Bo? MAYOR BO! First it was giggle. Then Link was roaring with laughter.

"My mayor? He beat the Gorons." Renado laughed with Link.

"Yes, yes. Now go. And tell the children's parents they are safe." Link shook hands with the man, then continued down the path to town. The air was blowing, creating clouds of dust to move in waves through the town, almost like a light fog. He walked past The last house, when a sound filled his ears. Are those...hoof beats? Link turned around to face the direction he had come. Dust flew through the air as a chestnut brown ran around the corner, white hair flapping wildly around it's head.

"EPONA!" Link called to his horse that was barreling down the road to him. Something is wrong. Link watched for a moment before realizing what was not right. She wasn't slowing down. Not for him, not for anything. Link jumped out of the way as his horse charged right through the spot he had been standing. Link rolled back onto his feet and ran to the horse, who was rearing up at the moment not more then four feet away. He grabbed the back of the saddle, and spread his legs, jumping the horse from behind. Epona reared as she felt someone in her saddle, and Link lost his balance, gripping the front of the saddle as his legs were flung from under him. Epona ran, frightened with the new weight, and Link held on for dear life. She reared again and Link took this moment to grab the flailing reigns, and reposition himself into the saddle. He calmed her in an instant. He climbed back down and rubbed the horse's nose, giving her a light kiss between her ears as she nuzzled her head into his shoulder.

"That's my girl. I missed you too." Link cooed to the animal, who snorted in return. Midna rose from his shadow and looked at him with a bit of admiration.

"Not too shabby? Look it's getting a bit dark. Maybe you should stay at the Inn for the night." Link scratched Epona in all her favorite places.

"Yeah I guess. Hey, Midna?" She looked at him and answered him.

"Yeah?" The boy smiled at her and started walking towards the Inn, Epona in tow.

"Thanks for the compliment!" He waved a hand back at her, and her cheeks grew red. She yelled after him

"THAT WAS NOT A COMPLIMENT! Who does that boy think he is...Me, The queen of Twilight? Complimenting him? He wishes.!" She muttered the last few bits under her breath, following after him, and returning to his shadow.