Well, I remembered what I was gonna say! Princess Zelda in all games has powers of Precognition and Telepathy, which is how she contacted Midna in the last chapter and how she spoke to Creepy Shadow Dude in her dreams. Just lettin the people who haven't played Ocarina of Time know.

"No! Zelda? Hello?" Midna shouted out into the night. "Zelda!" No answer. She angrily shot a sphere of magic towards the side of the cliff. A large chunk of rock tumbled down into the bottomless abyss. Fuming with both confusion and anxiety, she crossed her arms, sat down, and let the cool air whip around her face, extinguishing her rage.

Only I can seize the power of Shadow...

"What does that mean?!" Midna muttered to herself. Something told her it wasn't basic Twili magic. Maybe magic as Ruler? She didn't even know if she even had that power anymore, due to the circumstances, and she dared not try to use them without purpose. The Fused Shadows came to mind briefly, but she brushed them away quickly. Those had been destroyed.

Was it even Zelda who contacted her in the first place? The voice sounded like hers, but...maybe she was just hallucinating. Hearing things.

No. No, Midna was positive it was her.

I'm sorry I've put you in this position..., she had said.

Sorry?! Zelda had saved her life! What did she have to be sorry for? Midna felt the stress rush back into her, infiltrating her mind and blocking out other thoughts. It was too much.

I can't do this anymore! I can't uphold all these responsibilities, I can't figure out all these stupid puzzles, I can't handle this, I can't... Tears sprung to her eyes as she thought of Hyrule being destroyed, losing her kingdom, Zelda and Link being killed, because of her. All because she couldn't do anything to help them, Midna envisioned. I don't know what to do! Goddesses, please help me! I can't take this! The burden on her shoulders wore heavy, ensnaring her senses. Her head was sore, heavy and throbbed with each thought as her hands covered her ears, trying to shun the noise that wasn't there. She felt helpless, uncontrollable, out of touch with the world around her. After awhile, she managed to regain composure, breathing deeply. Feeling spread back to her limbs.

I can't lose control of myself like that.

I can't. The words stuck in Midna's mind, ate away at her insides. She felt like a burden, useless, without a purpose. Empty.

A faint lament and a glow of light in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Wiping away the tears that blurred her vision with the back of her hand, she turned around. Link's wolf form slowly morphed from transparent to solid and he floated down to the grassy cliff.

"Hey..." Midna walked over and stroked the shaggy hair that jutted out from behind his ear. "How'd it go?"

Link shied away from her hand and gave a pitiful whine. He lay down with his head on his paws. Midna felt her heart skip a beat. Something was off. She transformed him back into a human. He was silent.

"Well?"

"He wasn't the Hero of Time. Just a soldier. That world I was in is called Space, and it's apart from everything else. The spirit guards the world, and about a month and a half ago a shadow that had been in there for a long time suddenly gained a whole lot of power."

Midna's heart jumped yet again, this time not because of the news, though that struck her too, but because of Link's tone. His voice was flat and cold.

"A month and a half ago. That's when I-"

"Midna, why did you destroy the Mirror of Twilight?"

Midna bit her lip. A surprising question. Link's eyes challenged hers; they held a hurt that unnerved her.

"You know perfectly well why I did what I did...to prevent evil from taking over both realms ever again...it was my duty as Ruler of the Twili to see that nothing like that ever happened. But it was all for nothing!" She was suddenly filled with an anger, the same anger she felt at the demise of Zant.

"Although the Twilight Realm isn't in any kind of danger, at least that I know of, Hyrule is on the verge of being destroyed. And I feel like it's my fault!" Midna yelled.

"But you aren't ruler anymore!" Link raised his voice. "You didn't even tell me! What happened?"

"I was kicked out!" Midna's voice broke and the tears returned , still active. She turned away from him. "They think I'm up to something! I, we, saved all of their lives, their world, and they exiled me. Because I broke their laws about consorting with light-dwellers!"

Link looked taken aback. He'd never seen Midna look so distressed. He realized how torn she felt.

"But I thought I was the "Divine Beast" or whatever, from the legend? They treated me with kindness while I was in the Twilight Realm..."

"Yeah, but, apparently as soon as you left, they went back to their light-hating ways! I didn't know that when I made the speech!" Midna retorted, wringing her hands

"Speech?"

"I gave a speech about how we defeated Ganondorf and such."

"Oh." Link said lamely. He sat down against the wall off the cliff and pushed his hair out of his face, frustrated. "Midna, why didn't you tell me?" She crossed her arms, and was still facing away from him. Silence.

"...I don't know." Her tone was unsure.

More silence.

"Are you mad?" A rather childish question. Midna regretted it the moment she finished speaking. She turned towards him. He sighed.

"No, it's just...I'm not sure, Midna, I thought we were closer than that."

We are, Midna thought. Another awkward silence rose between them.

"While you were gone..." Midna said suddenly. She explained the message she had gotten from Zelda. She had made up her mind to never keep a secret from him again. It wasn't worth it.

Link listened silently.

"The power of shadow. Are you sure you don't have any idea what she was talking about?" Midna nodded.

"Then we'll find out, sooner or later. I have to return to the Twilight Realm." He said slowly. Midna's eyes widened as she drew in a sharp breath and closed her eyes as he told her the reasons why.

"There isn't any other way. Once I reach the Twilight, you will need to play the Prelude of Light when I play the Nocturne of Shadow. Then I'll get into Space. I'm not sure how, but that's what the spirit said will happen."

"You can't go into the twilight, Link. It's dangerous." Midna spoke up and pleaded.

"Yeah. I've never faced anything dangerous before." Link scoffed, though he grinned. He looked up at her. Though it was dark in the night, his blue eyes shone brightly, comforting Midna.

"The sarcasm is rich." She teased, happy that the same old fire between them had been rekindled.

"Well, I don't know about you, but if I'm going to fight an evil, unknown power, I'd like to get a good night's sleep. We can travel to my house from here; it's not too far." Link said. Midna nodded in agreement. There were still some questions that needed to be answered, but she could wait 'till morning.

It was a rather quite walk back to Ordon. Not an awkward silence like before, but a somber silence. Unknowing, was the future. As Link turned a corner after passing the cave in Faron, he nearly ran into Coro.

"Hey, it's Link, the Ordonian! How've things been for ya!" He greeted cheerfully.

"Alright, I guess. How 'bout you?" Link replied, shaking the oil-salesman's hand.

"Strange. Weird stuff has been happening again lately. Something strange has been going near my house. Look!"

He pointed towards the pathway to his home. Link took a few steps and peered around the corner.

"Creepy, huh? I don't know what the heck it is, but I ain't going near it!" Cora rambled on. Link was still. His mouth fell open in shock.

Black fire blocked the pathway to Hyrule Field. And it was spreading. Quickly.

Yay! Twentieth chapter! Very happy, thanks to all of you, who made this story happen!

Well, I did great at my audition and got an awesome part, thanks to you guys for the support!

Long chapter today. I was rushing a bit, I'm so darn busy lately, so I hope it turned out ok.

Hurricane is coming by where I live tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Thanks again!

-Peaches732