Blue was shocked. He couldn't believe Vio. Sleeping with the enemy! "Don't yell blue. Why shouldn't I! Look at Vio! Look who he's sleeping with! The enemy god damn it!" Blue yelled at Green. Shadow's ear twitched. "Shhhhhh, Blue I know your mad but calm down. I KNOW I'M MAD!" Shadow started to wake up. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" Vio wakes up. "What's go- WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE? You lead the here didn't you." Shadow was furious. He thought Vio betrayed him again. "No! I told them NOT to come looking for me. JUST SHUT UP YOU FUCKING BITCH-SLUT!" Blue said very nasty. Vio was hurt by this and Shadow could tell. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? DON'T YOU KNOW THAT VIO IS ALREADY UPSET? HE CAME HERE BEGGING ME TO KILL HIM! Told you he was suicidal." Red whispers to Green. "AND ALL YOU'RE DOING IS MAKING HIM FEEL WORSE! IF ANYONE IS A BITCH, ITS YOU!" Green decided to intervene before Shadow killed them all. "Listen, we just came looking for Vio, we were worried by the note he left us. But we now see that Vio is safe here so we'll just be on our way. Good bye." They left the room with Blue muttering about Vio and Shadow. When they closed the door Shadow looked at Vio and started to calm down. "I-I'm sorry….. about saying you lead them here…. I just thought tha- It's ok Shadow….. I wouldn't have trusted me either. But I should have. Don't worry about it Shadow… now let's go back to bed," Shadow smirked. "I'm not too sure I want to go back to bed." And then Shadow was back on top Vio, kissing him.

Blue stormed out of the castle. "I CAN'T BELIEVE VIO! I WAS ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT HIM!" Green was a little shocked too but didn't say anything. The only one who accepted him was Red. Vio was his brother and if Shadow made him happy then who was he to stand in his way. "I can't believe I'm one quarter gay with my shadow," Green muttered to himself. That's when Red couldn't take it anymore. "CAN'T YOU JUST BE HAPPY FOR THEM?! SO WHAT IF VIO'S GAY?! SO WHAT IF HE LOVES SHADOW!? HE'S HAPPY, THAT'S WHAT MATTERS! AND IT'S HIS LIFE NOT YOURS!" "IT IS OUR LIFE!" They both said in union. Red just sighed and left. He needed to be away from them. Blue started to think about what Red said. 'Maybe he is right….'

Vaati has been watching the whole time. "DISGUSTING!" He spat. "But I might be able to have some fun with this." Then he started plotting. He was going to put an end to the light heroes once and for all. And possibly break his slave's spirit too.

The whole way home Blue was mocking Vio "Oh Shadow, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me really hard!" Blue said in a high pitched voice. "Ooh yes, Shadow, do it harder! I bet he's screaming Shadow's name right now!" After about another 10 minutes of ranting Green finally had enough. "JUST SHUT UP BLUE! NOBODY CARES THAT YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY MIGHT BE DOING! I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA EITHER BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING! So just let it go!" "Whatever" Blue said a little agitated. But then He started to think about what Red said earlier. 'What if Red was right after all…..'

Shadow and Vio came out of the bathroom with towels around their waists. They were both laughing and smiling. "That was the most fun I've ever had in a shower" Vio said to Shadow. Shadow grabbed Vio by the waist, pulling him close. Vio's towel dropped to the ground. "Well we'll just have to do that again." Shadow said with a mischievous smile. Then there was a knock on the door. Shadow lets go of Vio. "Who could that be?" Shadow said frowning. 'It better not be one of those Links again….. Especially not that Blue…' "Vio, you go wait over there." "Ok" Vio said, picking up his towel. Shadow went over to the door. "An urgent message from Vaati" The keese messenger said handing him a letter. Shadow read it and scowled. It said that Shadow was to go and retrieve a Death Flower for one of his spells. Those were all the way one the other side of the realm. Vio saw the look on Shadow's face and went over to him. "What's wrong, Shadow?" "I have to go to the other side of the realm and retrieve a death flower for Vaati." Vio never heard of Vaati but decided not to ask. "Hopefully, I will be back by nightfall." "Do you want me to go with you?" "No, that side of the realm is dangerous, I don't want you to get hurt." Vio wanted to go with Shadow but knew there was no use arguing with him. "Well, if it's that dangerous then take my sword, to protect yourself and my two red potions, in case you need them." If only Vio knew that he would need them more than Shadow. "Thanks, Vio" He said hugging him. He then got dressed and prepared to set out. He kissed Vio good-bye. "Remember I should be back by nightfall." Then he started walking away. He would take his Shadow Dragon but the death flowers can kill him. Vio waved as Shadow walked away. When Shadow was just a speck of dust in the distance Vio stopped waving. 'What should I do while shadow's gone?'

'Perfect' Vaati thought. Everything was going according to plan. Shadow would be gone, leaving the hero to him. Now all he had to do was send the dream to the other heroes and Shadow would take care of them soon enough. Then all the heroes would be eliminated, so nothing could stop him. And his slave, well one broken slave is one obedient slave. Especially a heart-broken slave.

The other heroes had been home for about one day. They were all in their tents, sleeping soundly. All of a sudden, they had a vision, but each vision was different. In Green's, Vio was chained up, bleeding 'Help me, Green' Vio said. In Red's, Vio was dangling over a pit of lava, slowly being lowered in. 'I DON'T WANNA DIE!' Vio screamed. And in Blue's, there was Vio, laying there motionless. He was covered in blood. Dead. And his eyeballs were missing. All three of them shot out of their tents, each screaming, "VIO'S IN DANGER!" Blue was only a little worried. "Well Shadow can save him, after all." "BLUE! Now is not the time! We have to save Vio!" "Oh alright. Let's just get this over with." And then they went off to save Vio. If they had checked to see if they had the same dream, they would have known something was amiss.

Vio had just decided to go to the library. He was just about to leave their room when somebody came in with a big grin. He had a bag with him, but Vio didn't know what was in it. "This is Shadow's room. You're not supposed to be in here." "Well I don't have to follow those rules he sets up." Vio gulped. Shadow had his Four Sword so he had no way of defending himself. "Who are you?" "Oh, you don't recognize me," He said with an evil grin, "I guess that's because you have never seen me in this form before. You probably know me as Gufuu but in this form you may call me Vaati." "GUFUU!?" Vaati smiles and uses his magic to slam Vio up against the wall. "I can't believe you were so stupid." He slams Vio up against the ceiling. "Did you really think that Shadow would forgive you?" He slams Vio against the floor. "You heard him it. 'I will never forgive you' yet you were so blind as to fall for him." Vio starts to cough up blood. There were bruises all over him. Vaati picks up a knife and drags it down Vio's cheek. "He never liked you, he never loved you." "Y-yes he did." Vaati smashed his head up against the wall, leaving a huge gash in it. "Just accept it, he will never love you…." Vaati forces a potion down Vio's throat. Vio's mind started to become all hazy. "W-what was t-that?" It was a potion to erase your memory. That way when you're dead you'll have no memories to look back upon." Vaati slams Vio up against the wall again. Vio's blood was now splattered everywhere. "I hope you enjoy your death." Vaati picked up three large knives. He stabbed one in each of Vio's arms and the last one in his gut. There was blood spilling out of Vio but Vaati just left him hanging there. "Good-bye, Vio." He laughed and left. 'Why Shadow…' Then everything went dark.

Shadow was on his way back with a bunch of Death Flowers. Then a messenger flies down with a note from Vaati. Shadow re-read it to make sure he was reading it right. The note read:

Dear Shadow,

Your friend Vio has left to go to the portal. He is meeting up with the other links to destroy the Dark Mirror. You must go to the portal and destroy them before they get the opportunity.

Yours truly,

Vaati

Shadow couldn't believe this. He loved Vio. He thought Vio loved him. But it was all just a trick. Shadow wanted to cry. But not now. He had to kill them. They couldn't destroy the Dark Mirror. 'I can't believe I fell for Vio's trick again… I should have killed him when I had the chance. Now I'll get to kill all four' He wasn't too far away from the portal but it was in the opposite direction of the castle. The other links had just stepped out of the portal and started walking. Then Shadow appeared in front of them "SHADOW! Where's Vio?! Is he ok?!" "DON'T TRY TO FOOL ME. I FIGURED OUT YOUR PLAN!" "What plan?" Red asked very confused. He didn't know about a plan. "Don't act dumb! You came here to break the Dark Mirror! Vio's probably on his way right now!" "VIO IS IN DANGER! THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE!" "No he's not don't lie!" Shadow draws Vio's sword. "Shadow why would Vio give you his four sword if he was going to betray you. Or the potions. And why would he leave his boomerang with us." Shadow stopped in his tracks. They were right! But that meant….. VIO! Shadow started running toward his castle. Then he dropped the Death Flowers and called his shadow dragon. Then when it landed he got on it and he urged it forward as fast as it could go.