Chapter 19

Everything went well for the next little while. Midna and I trained every once and a while, she taught me how to cook a few things not that they looked very good. I continued working on my cloning ability until finally two days before I "had" to leave I mastered it. Somehow Midna had not found out about my little practice sessions, I had hoped this would make my clone fit in perfectly. I saved up as much energy as I could, while also trying to wear out Midna so she wouldn't wake up as soon as I rolled out of bed. When I was sure she was asleep I rolled out and landed on all fours quietly sneaking over to my armor picking it up and sliding half my body and the armor out the door when I heard Midna groan and roll over I quickly bent over and placed the armor all on the ground and stood upright looking backwards quickly.

"Mm... Chris? Where are you going so late?" Midna asked sitting up slightly and rubbing her eyes. I closed the door and walked over to the bed.

"I'm just gonna go get some fresh air, I'll be back in like fifteen minutes okay?" Midna nodded and I turned again to go.

"Oh!" Midna said suddenly and rather loudly while scrambling over to her little bedside table, "I've been meaning to give you this, it's a precious treasure my parents gave to me shortly before..." After a brief pause Midna shook her head, "But anyways, I want you to have it, just please take it, I'm not sure why I feel so strongly I should give it to you now..."

"Hm, who knows," I said grabbing the trinket which I found to be a necklace with a dragon shaped amulet attached, the dragon was curled so it's body made waves and was about the size of my palm. I put it around my neck and Midna seemed pleased, "I'll never take it off." With that Midna almost passed out, her head sinking deep into her pillow. I made my way to the door and looked back as I opened it, Hopefully, she'll never even know I was gone, I thought closing the door and picking up my armor.

I ran all the way to the front entrance to the palace and threw my armor out on the ground. I focused every bit of me that belonged in this world and channeled it all into a clone I created with about five minutes of heavy concentration. I inspected the clone as it did the same, like a mirror, something seemed... a bit off but after talking with the clone I was sure it was fine. It promised to defend Midna and the Twilight with its very life so I told it to pick up the armor and put it on. Now should I go to Spira, its been suck a long time since I've seen Ri... or... should I go home... but theres... I was channeling the energy for a portal to Earth, I just wanted to see if the situation had grown worse or better there. "So close to done," I said feeling the energy begin to pulse in my hands.

A maniacal cackle nearly broke my concentration, "You fool! Did you honestly believe you had killed me? I really must thank you though, when you made this clone you forgot to give it any will power so it was a breeze to take control once you had finished inspecting it!" I turned my head to see my clone right behind me and then I noticed something that deeply disturbed me. My, or rather my clones hand had a faint glow of the triforce on his hand.

"Bu... But your dead! I saw Link impale you with the master sword for pittys sake, how the hell are you still alive!?"

"I'm not completely sure but your mind sustained me, and now as a thank you, I'm going to put an end to your miserable existence!" He rammed a single claw through my right shoulder and caused me to release the portal. A glowing hole in the air formed in front of me. That's not right at all, I can't go home with that,I thought feeling Ganon drain my power away with my own claw which he soon pulled back and I turned to attempt to reabsorb the clone and hopefully my power, as I felt the wound close very quickly. Just as I was fully facing Ganon I felt something sharp hit me across the left side of my face and a searing pain suddenly caused me to lose sight in my left eye and fly backwards through the air. My hand over my eye I passed through the portal but ended up on my feet in that spot still screaming in pain. Well glad I hid my cloak and that shard of the mirror, somewhere not even Ganon can find even with most of my knowledge, I thought suddenly noticing my screams were silent and Ganon's incredibly annoying voice had stopped.

I tried to turn my head but it wouldn't move and everything I saw with my right eye was a swirling mass of colours. I could not remove my hand from my left eye nor could I move any part of my body or speak. All right all right, remain calm, that portal just sent me to some timeless abyss from which there s likely no going back and I won't see Midna, my family or friends anymore... wait how the hell is that supposed to make me calm? It won't idiot but hey say it all you want. Who said that? You of course. Me? Well who the hell else could you be talking to, you're in a timeless abyss. This can't be happening if it is that creep is probably hurting Midna right now! Ha! That's not funny at all! No it wouldn't be were it possible, did you forget you did give the clone some will, and that is do not hurt Midna no matter what. Right, but what about the Twili they've already suffered and I can't imagine what Ganon that scum ball would do. Good point, nothing we can do though. We? Well if your gonna "think-speak" to yourself you might as well develop a second personality to talk to eh? Hey, I say eh, I'm the Canadian here, your the... timeless abyssian personality! Fine, fine... well what now? Um, know any good games? This is hardly the time. Well what the hell else are we supposed to do? ... What? ... Oh now your just gonna stop talking!? No I was thinking. About what? Well Midna. What about her, we trained her she should be all right and the clone can't harm her. No, no not that, it's just... on multiple occasions you, well, you know. Oh! Yea. Ohhh... well what about that? Do you think you and her could...? You mean... a kid? ...Yea. Well, I don't know, do you think Twili can? How in the timeless abyss am I supposed to know? Okay, just cause you were "born" here doesn't mean you can't say hell or the world. Thanks. No problem but I thought maybe you had a theory. Well yea but it's yours too? I dunno let's hear it. Midna is about as humanoid as you were so yes. Hm, almost, weird I guess you are a new personality, I think because we're technically almost two different species no. But they were human once too weren't they? Were they? Weren't you paying attention? Well... no! Tsk tsk you should know better. Hey I listened to Midna and that's what counts, she never mentioned anything about that... or wait! She did. She did! Yup. Yea, the night... oh... welllll ooook then. What? Well I could end up coming out of here a single father... Or a widowed man. Shut up! Fine I will. No don't leave me alone! Make up your mind. How long have we been talking? I don't know you didn't talk to me for what felt like days there. What? Days. You mean seconds? Nope, I guess being "born" here makes me feel the more approximate flow of "time" here. But it's a timeless abyss? Not quite, time is moving incredibly slow for you, outside years have passed, focus and you will feel it, feel it and you can return! I can't. There's no such thing. What? There never was. What the hell? Break it! Break what? You can do it! Leave me alone! Get out of here and you won't have to talk to me anymore! Are you sane? What? You sound like two people! Your hearing something from the other world, you've focused enough now force your prison to break and you can return, I warn you though it's been a long time in that world. Then I've got to return and fix the mess I caused!

"MMMRRRRRAAAAAAAAA!!!" I heard my own shout muffled then clear as day as I smashed out of what appeared to be a stone casing of myself. I kicked off the remaining bits surrounding the lower half of my body and took a deep breath. I noticed my eye still refused to open and reached up and felt a large scar on the upper left cheek, over my eye and up to about the middle of my forehead. "That bastard!" I yelled prepared to pursue my clone, or rather Ganon to the ends of the Twilight and back. The instant I took a step out the spot I had been standing for such a long time I was shocked to be stopped by an enormous shadow beast. I took a step back now, actually quite frightened, this one was different it's entire shape was intimidating. Don't be frightened mortal, I heard a loud booming voice echo in my head. "How the hell am I not supposed to be scared of a big ass shadow beast that can use telepathy!?" I am no shadow beast, or at least, I should not be... my form reflects the state of this world. Who I truly once was, I was... Midna's father. "Hey, whoa whoa... whoa... you expect me to believe you are Midna's father?" The creature nodded and I was slightly exasperated. "But where the hell did you come from? I thought you died? What is going on!?!?!"

Please let me explain, I nodded and took a deep breath to calm myself. I was once Midna's father, as you know I handed that trinket to her shortly before my death, that is because we all know when we are going to die. Something clicked in my brain as he said this but before I could demand another answer I was answered, Midna is not dead, however she gave you the trinket for one of two reasons, which will be determined now by you. You will undergo one final test, if you pass Midna has handed you that trinket merely because you are the true king of the twilight, however if you fail... then she has passed that down to the NEXT true ruler of the Twilight. I grew angry that I was being forced to go through more tests, my dear man you brought this upon yourself when you tried to leave the Twilight but keep Midna happy with a simple copy. Had you just told her what you had to do things may have gone better, now... I'm afraid for the sake of the test and according to the laws of the Twili, her safety... I must modify your very memory.

"Modify my... oh hell no, I've dealt with memory loss it's not fu... I... tired... sl...sleep" I mumbled my eyes suddenly growing heavy and closing.

Meanwhile inside the palace of the Twilight

"Bring me another drink, NOW!" Ganon shouted from atop his throne. Midna, being unable to control her own actions walked off to fetch her "master" a drink. "This world begins to disgust me, the people here submitted far to easily and worst of all the closest thing I have to someone to mock is that Twili woman but if I let her run around of her own free will she would have gathered an army... too bad the mind control doesn't allow them to speak freely." Ganon heaved a sigh as Midna came back with a large mug of an oddly coloured drink.

Ganon took a sip and spit it out and throwing the mug away disgusted. "Don't you people have any decent drinks!?!" Ganon said standing up and hitting Midna across the face with the back of his hand. Astonished he looked at his hand, "I... hit her... but that would mean... he's back..." Ganon let out a small bit of evil laughter.

Midna rolled over rubbing her face astonished she could finally think for herself again. "Stand up!" Ganon shouted at her and she found herself able to disobey. "I said stand up!"

"No."

Amazed Ganon tried to recast the mind control spell he had placed on Midna but it seemed he could not. "His return disabled the clones stupid safety will power but also drained me of some of my powers... how utterly frustrating."

"Who... return?" Midna muttered utterly confused.

"Shut up!" Ganon shouted raising his sword and bringing it down towards Midna who rolled out of the way. "Well if I can't cut you I'll just torture you to death with some magic." Ganon laughed. He raised his hand and a ball of dark energy appeared and flew towards Midna with incredible speed. A bloodcurdling scream echoed throughout the palace as Midna flew backwards her arm searing with pain. "Awe, did that hurt... too bad no one is here to save you, especially not that annoying "butler" of yours, he was such a nuisance... makes me all the more glad I ran him through." Ganon laughed louder then he ever had. Midna attempted to stand but could only lift herself a couple inches before falling back down and passing out. "Oh come now, I wasn't done. Maybe some more of my power will rouse you from your dream.

Ganon again raised his hand and a ball of energy shot towards Midna.

"How very rude!" echoed a voice from a shadowy figure that suddenly appeared between the ball of energy and Midna, striking the ball with the back of it's left hand it was deflected into a nearby wall. "To hit a lady, even with magic is an act of unspeakable evil, but to strike her when she cannot even fend for herself... there are no words for your corrupt act!"

"And just who... ah... could it be? You act quickly, so desperate to save your wife eh?" Ganon cackled.

"Wi... Wife?!" The figure turned around then back to Ganon, "I do believe your sorely mistaken my dear foul villain, I simply stopped you because of my deep and utter hatred for you, and all things evil at that, but mostly you."

Ganon blinked finding this revelation to be maddeningly confusing, "But... you, take your hood off!" Ganon shouted at the figure in his large cloak, big enough to be called more of a huge blanket with a hood then a "cloak."

"I refuse, no one needs see my face, and with that I must be off, something inside tells me I am not ready to face you... not yet," with that the figure turned around picked up Midna and vanished without a trace.