Link opened up his eyes. The sun was high in the sky, and he wondered how late he had slept in. Yawning, he stood up on all four paws and stretched. He cringed as he put weight on his right shoulder.

Paws.

His heart dropped as he realized he was in his beast form. He gave a howl and ran around in circles, limping, barking and yelping in confusion.

Wha-what's going on? The only one who can turn me into a wolf is-

"I found you!"

His ears perked up. That voice...it couldn't be... He whined, and looked around for the source.

"Ooh, aren't you scary! Eee hee, are you sure you want to be doing that? Running around in circles everywhere like a psycho? Well, that's too bad. I was planning on helping you...if you were nice."

That was exactly what she said...

He felt a hard thump on his back. Glancing up, he saw the familiar face of Midna, one eye closed, grinning with her arms crossed. He froze.

"Guess the joke's over now, huh?" Midna laughed, and changed him back into a human. She floated in midair as Link transformed. He stood and stared at her, mouth hanging open, blue eyes wide. He broke into a grin.

"M-Midna?!"

"Of course it's me, you dolt."

"How-How did you get back? I thought when you broke the mirror...You look so different without that Fused Shadow on your head. I...I'm really glad you're back, Midna." He rambled. Link couldn't remember a time when he had felt so happy. He couldn't stop smiling.

"Slow down! One, I don't know, two, that's what I thought, but apparently I was wrong, three, thanks, I guess, and four...I'm glad to be back, too." And she was. She grinned, the only genuine smile she had given in more than a month since she had returned to the Twilight.

She noticed he hadn't commented that she was an imp again. His grin, the way his whole face smiled and his eyes shone...something told her that he didn't care, that he might not have even noticed. She wanted to hug him, but wasn't sure how he'd feel about that. Instead, she giggled and punched him in the arm. He threw his head back, laughed and returned the punch, lightly.

"How'd you find me?" Link asked, his voice light and cheerful.

"I followed your horse." Link spun around. Sure enough, there was Epona, munching on some grass. He walked over to her and petted her glossy brown coat.

"Hey, girl." He knew his faithful friend would find him. He unhooked the two small burlap bags attached to her saddle and opened the lighter one first. It was filled with bread, cheese and fruit. In the morning's excitement, he hadn't realized how ravenous he was. Sitting down under the large tree in the cool shade, he began to eat.

"Want some?" He offered Midna. She grinned again, nodded and took the food. It was the first decent thing she had to eat for almost two weeks. Sitting down next to him, she took a bite of the bread and closed her eyes.

"I'm officially in paradise. Food paradise."

"Seriously? I would've thought that you would eat better food than this, being princess and all." Link said casually, handing Midna an apple and taking one for himself. She froze.

"Um, the cooks at the palace are really terrible." She answered, stammering slightly. She didn't know why, but she didn't want to tell him what had happened. She felt...ashamed.

"So...What's with the whole black fire thing around Castle Town?" Midna asked, remembering the sight she had seen while following Epona through the fields.

And so he told her everything. His letter from Zelda, the smoke, the curse that made him pass out, and the Treasure of the Sheikah. He described the discovery he made at Impaz's and the run-in with the abnormally large number of Bokoblins. The only part he left out was his and Ilia's little chat in the Ordon and Eldin spring.

"...And I have no idea what to do with it." Link finished. He took the harp out of it's box and showed it to her.

Midna took it in her arms. In this form the harp seemed huge and extremely heavy. Leaning it against the tree, she played a scale. It was similiar to hers, except it had a much lower pitch, and the Triforce symbol was on the opposite side.

"Link...look." Midna snapped her fingers and her harp appeared out of her shadow storage.

Link's eyes widened. "You have one too...so that must be the other harp that Zelda was talking about. It's twin must be played from both realms..." He said, quoting the princess and looking at Midna expectantly

"But I don't know how to get back to the Twilight. I don't even know how I got here. All I did was play this song on the harp and I appeared in the Temple of Time. In this form." She sighed and hooked her long bangs behind an equally long ear.

"Hey...there's this story...legend, actually...of a great hero who traveled through space and time using an ocarina to save Hyrule. The Hero of Time. He had the help of a Sheikah...maybe these harps have the same effect. It makes sense, after all." Link told her. "Show me the song you played."

Midna played, but left out the last note, just in case she should warp again.

"Hey! That was the song the Howling Stone!" Link said excitedly. "The one right outside the Lost Woods!" Midna nodded in agreement, remembering the faint whistle she had heard, but not paid much attention to, as she passed exited the woods.

"The Hero's Spirit...you don't think he could be...?" Midna asked him and raised an eyebrow.

"I don't know...when we met we really just focused on the sword techniques, I didn't get much background information on him."

"But he knew the song...if the Hero of Time really did travel through time and space...then who else would know the songs?"

"Well...there's only one way to find out. Let's warp to the Northern Faron Woods, it's the fastest way there."

"I can't, the Shadow Portals closed when I broke the mirror, remember?" Midna reminded him. "So our best bet is to play the song again, and see if it warps us to the Temple of Time.

"You play." Link said, motioning toward his shoulder. Midna nodded, and played the song again. The harp started glowing.

"Here, grab my hand." She did, and the light surrounded them. She felt herself float in the air, a whirling sensation filling her core. Midna gritted her teeth, feeling the energy leave her body as she gently touched the ground. She felt Link next to her. Hand still interlocked with his, she let herself once again black out.

Another long chapter. Sorry 'bout the wait! More will be explained in the next chapter, and I'm debating whether or not to add a new perspective in. Got a lot planned for the future. Check out my poem/twoshot/story/thing, He, She.

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Ilia getting her memory back

Link rushing Midna to Zelda

The resistance saving Link from the arrow at Hyrule Castle

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-Peaches732