No. Way.

A figment of Midna's imagination. She must be dreaming, in a deep sleep. Any moment Link would awaken her and they'd continue their journey to save Zelda, once again, from the evil. She and Link had never kissed, he'd never be enamored of her, as she was to him. None of it was real.

But it was.

Midna slowly floated down to the grassy edge of the stream and let her feet dangle in the flowing water. It must have been cold, for summer was ending and autumn approached, but she couldn't tell. She still felt numb.

She slowly brought her small fingers up to her cheek. The contact awakened her senses and allowed Midna to think more clearly. Ten minutes, Link had said. In ten minutes she was to play the Prelude of Light, to get into space, somehow. She found the whole idea rather strange. In a way, it was. Two songs of complete opposites causing one to warp to a half realm. The hymn of Light and lament of the Shadow.

Light and Shadow. Two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other. Just like she couldn't think to exist without Link.

Ten minutes. It'd be the longest ten minutes of her entire life. As the sky glowed and the sun rose overhead, she replayed she and Link's conversation in her head.

"Ah...I just didn't want to be in that depressing environment."

Midna froze as realization dawned on her.

She'd lied to him again.

/

Link gently landed on his feet as the warp concluded. He looked around in amazement. This couldn't be the Twilight Realm he had visited a month and a half ago!

The land was no longer bare and broken. Before, if you had fallen off the edge you would have tumbled into nothingness. Now, there was no edge to speak of, as the only thing Link could see for miles around were buildings and pathways, towering trees and rolling hills...It was no different then his own land of Hyrule aside from the darker tone of the word, from the lack of light. Link looked down and saw the two Sols glowing softly, illuminating the pathways that led in different directions; a town, a forest, a canyon, a castle. It sounded all so familiar.Link wanted to explore this beautiful new land, to enjoy a world bathed in twilight, but he knew that now was not the time.

He looked up at the sky. It was a dark, dark orange, streaked with maroon. Link knew it must have been nighttime here, for when the skies were lighter shadestwilight it signaled morning. It was just like in Hyrule; dark blue skies for night and light blue for day. The sky was lightening, which Link knew must mean that morning was coming. He must reach the throne room soon, before the Twili came out of there homes. He had told Midna ten minutes; he only had that long to find Ghalasat's throne room. He quickly, but quietly started running toward the massive, majestic castle down one of the roads; the Palace of Twilight.

/

Eight minutes left. Midna had floated into one of the abandoned houses, and was watching the clock intently. She wouldn't let Link down. She only hoped that he could avoid the Twili, to be able to get to the throne room and play Nocturne of Shadow. The throne room was similar to the Light's Temple of Time. The exact same place, but in different realms, to be more specific. Midna wished that she and Link had more time to plan this out. She could have mapped out all the secret entrances and directions. But she knew that he could fend for himself.

She just wished he didn't have to.

/

Link stopped in his tracks. He could see two Twili guards in front of the large square door that was the entrance to the palace. Running faster, as he knew that he didn't have much time left, he hid behind a tree and tossed a bomb at a nearby boulder. The booming explosion caught the attention of the guards. They nodded at each other, and one of them ran towards the explosion. Link cursed under his breath; he'd hoped that they'd both gone to investigate. He ran out from behind the tree and sprinted to where the other guard was standing.

"Hey! Who are you! Stop!" He heard the guards shout. Link dropped a bomb and became hidden by the smoke. He was surprised at their voices. Though they spoke the same language, they had very heavy, thick accents and talked with a different dialect. Although Midna had a slight accent, it was hardly noticeable compared to these Twili's voices.He quickly entered the palace. It was quite different looking, too, then it was the last time Link had been here. It was fully furnished and heavily decorated. There was no one here, so Link made a dash for the stairs where he remembered the throne room to be. He was pulled back by his collar into a shadow made by a pillar.

"Are you crazy? You think you can just rush up there like that?" She hissed. The she was a girl with piercing red eyes, wearing a blue suit with tufts of blond hair sticking out of her helmet. A scarf was around her chin and mouth She certainly wasn't a native of the Twilight Realm, due to her skin tone. Over the suit she wore a long Twili cloak, traditional with a hood, long draping sleeves and detailed turquoise patterns.She shoved an identical one into his arms.

"Put it on! Hurry, you only have five minutes left!" She pointed to a clock on a nearby wall. He did as he was told. The cloak fell past his fingers and brushed the tops of his boots. With the hood pulled up it covered most of his head. She tied a scarf similar to hers around his chin and positioned his hair so it fell over his nose and eyes.

"Now go! You've got a half-decent disguise now, don't stop to talk to anyone, just go!" She pushed him towards the stairs.

"Wait!" Link whisper-shouted. "Who are you?!"

"I..." She hesitated. "...Sheik. My name is Sheik." The girl said simply, and threw something on the ground. With a flash of light, she was gone.

/

Four minutes left. Midna's eyes were still glued to the clock, following the minute hand. She nervously tapped the wall, in an attempt to block out the silence, to not feel as alone as she was.

It wasn't working.

/

Three minutes left. Link spun around on his heel and sprinted up the stairs. He opened a door and came out onto the balcony that overlooked the town. The twilight was significantly lighter, which Link took to mean that it was morning time. Keeping his head hunched down low, he dashed past the other Twili, who gave him peculiar, somewhat suspicious looks. Link rode a platform up a couple of floors, and headed towards the door where Ghalasat's throne room was. There were three guards in front of it.

"What business do you have with King Ghalasat and Queen Karana?" One of them asked in a thick, deep voice. At least that's what Link thought he had said; the Twili's accents were difficult to understand. The guard blocked the door with a spear that had loops of magic pulsating through it. Link was silent. Then, he suddenly drew his sword, which still glowed with the power of the Sols, and knocked the weapon out of his hand. The magic traveled from his weapon to Link's and burned like nothing he'd ever felt before. His legs felt weak and his head throbbed. Gritting his teeth, he knocked back the other two guards who had started to attack him, and threw open the door.

/

One minute left. Midna continued to count off the seconds in her head as she played the Prelude of Light. She reappeared in the Temple of Time, where she would wait just a little longer.

/

King Ghalasat bolted up in his chair, as did his wife, Queen Karana. Link was surprised at what he saw. Two Twili sat in large thrones at the end of the room. Many guards were scattered about the room. And the room itself was heavily decorated and detailed. It was absolutely beautiful. The man, who could not have been older than thirty, stood up. When he saw Link his expression hardened. He held a hand out, a silent reminder to the guards to hold off on their attacks.

"State your name and purpose."

A silver clock that hung overhead told Link he had thirty seconds left. However, he had made a mistake by looking up at it, for the hood on his cloak fell down.

"A light-dweller!"

"He has the eyes of the beast from the legend!"

"How did he arrive here?"

The guards readied their spears. Link felt a presence in the room, a calling. He knew that it was now the time to play the Nocturne of Shadow. He took the harp off the hook on his sheild where he had stored it.

/

Midna, with trembling hands, played the Prelude of Light from the Temple of Time as she counted off the last few seconds in her head.

5...4...3...2...1...

They both started to play.

/

Ok, the site won't let me use lines for perspective breaks. Sorry. So, you can see here that I changed between Midna and Link's perspectives to show what the other is doing at the same time.

Wooh! As of now, I have 103 reviews, which is A LOT, especially for an active story. I'm beyone shocked it's going so well. Lady Shadowcat submitted the hundredth review.:) I'm very pleased with how the story's going on so far, thanks to all of you guys for being so kind and supportive!

Ok, my Twilight Princess Novelization from Ilia's POV is being read by my beta and should be up in the next day or two. It is titled, "These Things Will Change," inspired by Taylor Swift's new song Change.

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