Beyond the Boundaries

Disclaimer: You know what I'm gonna say. I don't own Zelda, just the creatures and the world of Hemix.

Chapter#5- Guardian Hex and the reunion!

The feeling came back to his lashes and he opened his eyes to see that his surroundings had changed entirely. Link saw that the world he was once in has vanished completely and was now a blend of darkness and of light, just as it was when the land of Hyrule was touched by Twilight. Almost exactly like it. Link examined his new surroundings and was now fully aware that he was no longer in Hyrule anymore, but in an entirely different world unlike his own.

Was this Tei's doing? Link wondered to himself as he tried to stand but was silenced when he lost his balance for some odd reason and fell on his face with a loud yelp. Link brought up his head up and saw furry padded feet beneath him. Wait…furry?! Link bolted up right and looked to his left and then his right.

Paws!

And fur!

Link saw that clawed paws held him up and brown and green fur covered his entire body, the shackle with the broken chain trailing behind it clinking loudly as he move his left paw. 'Well, this feels familiar.' Link thought sarcastically to himself as he moved around, trying to get his bearings as he tried to adjust to his beast form…again. Link shook himself and an animalistic instinct made his ears prick upward and he turned around. Behind him stood a beastly figure, its' shadowy frame towering over Link by ten feet, it looked like.

Link bared his teeth and let a warning snarl at the monster, getting himself ready for a possible battle. "Ah! I see you have finally woken up. I thought you were dead from the way you were sleeping." The deep rumbling voice came from the tall beast. Link focused his vision and got a good look at the big guy. He had two powerful looking front legs with black claws on each edge, a wild mane that seemed to trail down its back and merge with its spine. A metallic like helmet over its forehead and eyes, making it look like it was constantly frowning, with horns by each ear and a blade edged horn on its snout. Two powerful hind legs followed its front legs and a heavy looking tail trailed its rear and the seal of the guardian embroidered on its forehead and right shoulder.

"How are you faring, my friend? You fell pretty hard when you landed in Hemix. I'm glad you seem better now." The monstrous giant spoke softly and in a peaceful manner, not at all menacing like the monsters Link had met in the past. Link calmed himself down and stopped his growling. "Hmm...This is your first time to this world, is it not? Well, let me introduce myself. I' am Hex, the seventh great guardian of Hemix. Please feel free to explore this world to your hearts content."

Hex gave the perplexed wolf a welcoming grin and shot his head in other directions.

"Hmmm...That's odd. I don't see Tem or Tei anywhere in sight. Nor the other person they mentioned, the coming of another outsider, a dweller from the realm of Twilight. Would you know anything about this being of whom I speak?" Hex saw Links ears perk up at the sound of some one from Twilight being here and assumed Link possibly knew who it was.

"Ah, I see. Well, why don't we look around for them? I'm sure they couldn't have landed very far from where we are. I'll look this way and you-" Hex was cut off when he saw that Link had already taken off in the other direction. Hex let out an amused laugh and went on his way.

Link ran off into the distance and stopped to get Midna's scent. The only item he had to go by was the shackle on his left arm. He sniffed the metal clasp and got a faint hint of her scent still lingering on the metal. He howled in his excitement and ran into the direction of Midnas' trail. It was very faint but he could tell it was her. He was sure of it. 'Midna!'

ELSEWHERE...

Midna regained her senses and opened her eyes. She tried to move her head but something heavy weighed her head down and she almost lost her balance. Her eyes snapped open and she saw that she was sitting on a high branch in an old tree near a small bed of water, she presumed a lake. Midna raised her hands to feel what was weighing her down and what she touched was cold as stone. As she tried to figure out what it was that was sitting on her head, she looked down at herself and saw that she had small feet.

'Oh, no...' She thought to herself in dread. Midna jumped down from where she sat and looked at her reflection in the little body of water. Her eyes widened and her mouth gaped open as she couldn't believe the image before her eyes. She looked at her hands and saw that the were once again small, her body in the chibi like cursed form once again, her long neon orange hair once again tied back behind her head like a little girl, and her left eye covered by the eye part of the mask. (I'm trying to go with the GC version, since I've only played ZTP for the GC. Moving on…!)

"NOT AGAIN!!!! ISN'T ONCE IN A LIFETIME ENOUGH?!?" She cried out to the heavens above as she realized she was back in her cursed imp form. Midna sighed heavily and wondered what she should do next. "Where is that little creep Tei? I'm gonna have his head for this!!" Just as Midna was ready to float off in a blind rage, she heard a distant howl coming from the opposite direction. She stopped and turned back.

"It can't be…" Midna merely mouthed the words, afraid to believe it was who she thought it was. She tried to turn her head away, telling herself it was all in her head when another howl echoed from over the horizon. "Link…?"

As if in a trance, Midna flew in the opposite direction, hesitantly at first then in an instant, Midna was rushing through the air without any regard to what flew past her. In her mind, Midna was calling out to him, wanting so desperately to see his handsome face once more. She flew faster, increasing her velocity almost to the point where her lips and cheeks were flapping in the wind. "Link! I'm on my way!"

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Link ran over vast fields and through rugged terrain in his desperate search for Midna. Although the jagged ground and loose gravel bit unmercifully into the pads of his paws, he wouldn't let anything deter him from finding her again. This was as nothing compared to what they had to endure all that time ago. Link was looking forward to seeing his dear friend again and he even hoped that this would be the best opportunity for the two of them go on another adventure…together.

He pressed on, not slowing down for anything. Link only stopped to dart his snout into the air and find the faint trail of Midnas' scent. Once he found it, Link howled and ran off in a dash, growing fondly impatient with the familiar aroma.

In the middle of the vast plains of Hemix, Link came upon a lush forest, filled with life and varieties of vegetation. In this sort of situation, if Link was in a hurry, he would side-step this sort of place but the trail leads into the forest and seemed to go straight through. Link continued on, following Midnas' scent.

Midna followed the echoing howls faithfully, believing that her hero of light is waiting for her arrival at the source of the animalistic cries. Just as she was picking up more speed, she stumbled upon a vast and lush forest smack-dab in the middle of the plain. Her first action was to just go over it but then another howl reverberated through the forest leaves', telling her Link was close by.

The scent grew stronger as Link ran towards the core of the forest, telling him that Midna was near. His heart hammered in his chest as his adrenaline increased and his strides becoming faster and quicker. Link came to a clearing and then a quick flash of pain shot into his head as his head crashed into a hard object, jarring his mind and making him think he could see little Poes fluttering around his head. Link shook his head and jumped to his feet, baring his teeth and growling out a warning. Once his vision cleared, he could make out a small black body no bigger than Colin, with a big grey color on the head and a hint of orange trailing behind it.

Midna rose to her feet and steadied herself by laying her hand on a nearby tree. "Owww! Dammit! That hurt, you son of a-" Midnas' tongue bunched up in her mouth and she was speechless at the sight her eyes beheld.

"L-Link!!!" Midna threw her little arms around his snout and buried her face in his fur as tightly as her strength allowed, unwilling to let him go. Link wanted to take her in his arms so badly, it made his heart ache but seeing as how he was in his current state, he had no arms to embrace her with so he had to settle for nuzzling her small body that was pressed against him.

Link let out a content whine as Midna continued to hold on to him, nuzzling her with is neck.

"I...I can't believe it's really you. Link...I've missed you so." Her words were cracking with the threat of tears rising behind her eyes. Hearing her voice again was music to his ears. Then out of nowhere, the birds of the forest flew away in a frantic evacuation as did the other creatures of the forest.

Midna and Link looked around in surprise and looked to each other. Midna took her place mounted atop Links' back and they rode off in the direction where the creatures were fleeing.

Just as they were barely exiting the forest, Hex crashed through the trees, sliding a long ways before stopping in front of Link and Midna, battered and badly messed up. Hex raised himself on shaky legs, grinning up at the two beings before him. "Well…unh! I found t-them. Only… they are not themselves anymore."

His grin fell from his face as Hex collapsed on to the ground, his strength completely drained.

Link and Midna looked at the forest and a huge monstrous form burst forth from the fiery carnage that was once a virile forest, what was once full of life was now full of white fire. The monster rose up from the shattered earth, emitting a menacing laughter as it rose to its full length.

With a broad, toothy grin, the monster asked in a booming voice, "So…WHO WANS SOME!?!?!???"

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A/N: Sorry for not updating soon enough! A lot of stuff has been going on but I'm not one to make up excuses. Only ONE more chapter until the big "Love scene". Keep reading and tell me what you think! Reviews are very much appreciated!!