By the way…

In the last chapter, it said "East Mountains" and "west portion of the mountains."

It's supposed to be "West Mountains" and "east portion of the mountains."

Sorry, I'm really lazy to go change it. =D

No… It couldn't have been Link. She must have been hallucinating! But how could Midna think about Link so much that she thought she heard him scream?

Nevertheless, she should see who it is they're ripping apart and shredding to pieces. Well, they haven't yet, but Midna was pretty sure it would happen.

Staying in a shadow, she crept towards to pile, and snuck beneath the beasts.

With dirty blond hair and a ripped tunic around the ankles, she saw him lie there, unmoving. His chest was barely rising with every breath he took, if he took any.

No, this can't be real! My mind is torturing me!

There was a missing piece of skin over his right leg, and it was bleeding at an alarming rate.

That's it, she knew she wasn't dreaming. And she should have believed Link when he said there was a war. And she should have listened to his plea for help. If she had, none of this would have happened.

Midna clenched her hands into fists, preparing magic. It was ready in a matter of seconds, but she didn't release it. She felt the magic tear open her flesh and she felt warm blood trickle down her fingers.

Still having the magic ready, she stood up and released it, and she hovered over Link to protect him.

"Link…" she managed between gasps. "I'm… sorry…"

No response. Not even a flinch to the sound of his name. He was deep in the depths of unconsciousness.

The shadow beasts that were the teenagers were repelled at the magic and were flown back. Then Midna gathered Link's lifeless body in her arms and warped herself to the East Castle Town entrance. Not bothering to turn them into shadows, she hurried inside and darted past the stunned crowds of people, and shot menacing glances at anyone who decided to stop her. Only one person could cure him.

She practically flew up the ramp to the castle. The guards put a hand out to stop her but when they saw the man in her arms, they decided not to.

"I must see Princess Zelda!"

"Umm…"

Clenching her hands until blood again rushed out of them, she listened anxiously to the guards.

"The soldiers of Hyrule have escorted her to somewhere safe. But can we—"

"Where is she!" Midna demanded.

"That is classified information, therefore I cannot—"

"You. Better. Tell. Me."

Dark magic Midna didn't recognize boiled within her. She brushed past the guards, and they yelped and jumped back.

"She possesses the power of electricity!" one shouted.

"We need her to run our refrigerators!" the other yelled.

Ignoring them, she ran inside the castle. These loons wouldn't know where to take Zelda except the prison she was locked in before, and Midna knew exactly where it was.

Darting inside the huge castle doors, she noted that everything had been fixed. At least she wouldn't have to go rummaging though Link's pockets for the clawshots.

She ran up the stairs and took the third left. (Hey, I'm just guessing where it was. It's probably wrong.) From there, she went straight, and turned left, and another left.

Again, the floor was fixed. So she ran up the fixed stairs and then went straight. (This part isn't true, I know it.) It was the tower. Finally. She went up the spiral staircase, and frantically pushed open the door.

(Link's POV) It felt as though he were floating. Nothing really hurt, but he knew what hope was left for him is frail and dying. He could hear some soft words, and it felt reassuring.

"I'm sorry…" the voice continued.

Link felt a pang of remembrance in those words of the voice. It seemed to come up out of no where and smack him in the face. The voice kept talking to him, calming him. Link knew that he should be up and fighting, to cling to whatever life he had. Yet Link had never had a relaxing day in his life. Well, not after the light spirit told him he had to save Hyrule. Like, no pressure.

Link's natural instinct was to whip out his sword and make and ending blow. But here in the arms of heaven, he decided to relax for once. It was hard, just feeling vulnerable, and yet it felt strangely… good.

Then the goodness was gone when he felt hard, cold stone. And the searing pain begins…

(Midna's POV) Ack!

Midna tripped over her own foot from running too fast. Link toppled out of her arms and landed on his back. Zelda whirled around at the noise, and her eyes shot open.

The Princess of Destiny was a very pretty girl. She was tall and lean, and had strawberry blond to dirty blond hair. Two parts of her hair in front were strung with a piece of thread winding down. There was a braid in the back that started just below her shoulders. Zelda had a clip in the back tying her hair together. She wears a crown of a sort, but not the typical one. It is a gold band that covers her forhead, and has spikes with a sapphire in the middle.

"Midna, what are you… Link!" Zelda stammered.

"He needs help! The shadow beasts—"

"Shadow beasts? But they are supposed to be slayed…"

"That's what I thought, but enough of this chatter! We need to help Link!"

"Yes, yes of course. We need a doctor!"

Zelda dashed over to a console hanging on the wall. She picked it up and pushed some buttons on it.

Because it was a new installation, there were some kinks to be worked out. No one responded for a while. As each moment passed, Midna felt herself becoming more and more twitchy. Here was a man whom she... cared about, and had almost bled to death. Help wouldn't come in time.

Then Midna must have heard an Angel's choir, because Zelda started talking.

"There is a man who needs help, stat! …A terrible wound in his right leg. The skin was peeled off of him, and he is going pale. …Thank you, and do hurry!"

Zelda put it down and tore off her gloves. She ripped them to shreds and put it over the wound. Blood soaked through the white silk and soon Zelda had red on her palms.

Looking around, Midna found a towel hanging on a rack. It was also made out of expensive material, but it was either lose a towel or lose a life.

Midna never knew how much Link meant to her. If it wasn't for Link, the twilight would have devoured the world, Zant and Ganondorf would treat everyone as slaves, and Zelda could have possibly been dead. But… Link stopped it. Link saved Hyrule.

Link had saved her.

And now it was time for Midna to stop being stuck up and save him. Midna realizes that without Link, she would be dead. She gets it now.

Now if only she had listened…

Footsteps pounded up the steps. Midna immediately readied some magic.

The door bust open, and in walked a guy in a white suit. "I'm here! So, where's the patient?"

Midna looked at the doctor, still having the magic ready. Then Zelda put a hand on her arm, and Midna let the magic away.

"Can you not see the bleeding man collapsed on the ground?!" she yelled at him.

"Um, I do not—oh my god!" The doctor looked down and whipped out a needle and thread. Zelda watched, but Midna looked away.

Instead, she stared at the red warmth running down her arm from where Zelda had touched her. Link's blood was trickling down it, mocking her. It was probably the last thing of Link she would ever see. She didn't really care that the last thing was Link's flesh. She let the blood roll down to her palm, and she rubbed her fingers in it.

Okay, now you're becoming obsessed. Snap out of it! Midna commanded herself. She wiped the blood on the floor, and some tiny pebbles stuck to her skin. She picked them off and looked at Link.

Midna didn't want to know how, but somehow there was skin back on the wound. It looked like it was messily placed there, and she shuddered. The thought was so repulsing.

Five minutes later, Link's wound was replaced by thread holding the new and old skin together. But he still didn't wake up.

"Is… is he going to be okay?" Midna asked quietly.

The doctor glanced at her oddly. He didn't respond and turned to Zelda.

"Your man might be better, he might not." Your man? "It's possible he may die. Extremely possible."

"I'm sorry, but did you say he was my husband?" Zelda asked.

"Well, he's not going to be its husband," the doctor muttered. "Now, for my pay. I'm thinking—"

Did he just call me an… 'it'? Midna thought.

"Get out," Zelda commanded.

"Pardon me?"

"Get out," she said, more firm.

"Uh, well, you see, I don't do this stuff for free…"

Midna didn't care what Zelda would say. She builded up electricity within her palms, then shot it at the doctor. He flew back against the wall and then slid down it slowly.

"You'll be going now," she told her, clenching her fists. Her knuckles turned white.

"Y-yes ma'am!"

Midna continued to glare after the stupid man until he left. Then she rushed over to Link.

"Link… Please wake up! Oh Link… I'm so sorry…"

"Midna, there is no use. He will wake up on his own accord," Zelda tried to comfort her. She put a hand on her shoulder, but Midna shrugged her off violently.

"What if he doesn't wake up? What if he lies here for the rest of eternity?!" Midna shot back.

Zelda was taken aback by Midna's outburst and stepped back. "He will wake up. The bleeding has stopped. His body will regenerate the blood he lost."

Midna felt Link's neck. It was cold, and there was no pulse. She pushed lightly on Link's stomach, uncertain of how to get it starting again.

"His heart isn't beating!" Midna shrieked. "He's dying!"

"Then what are we doing here? We must go to a spring!" Zelda cried.

"Which one?"

"We must put him in one that will cover him fully. So… to Lanayru Spring of Lake Hylia!"

Midna nodded, then took Link into her arms. Zelda grasped Midna's arm, and she warped them all to Lake Hylia.

They dashed over the bridge, ignoring Fyer asking them if they wanted a ride to the Watertop Land of Fantastication. (Um, is that right? I can't find out from YouTube.)

"Why is that cross-dresser waving at us…?" Zelda wondered aloud.

"This isn't the time to be thinking about him!"

They ran into Lanayru's Spring and Zelda nodded to Midna.

"Are you sure—"

"Midna, Link's time is running short. It is either now or never."

She took a deep breath and stepped up to the platform.

This spot had memories too. Well, nightmares are more like it. Right after the Lakebed Temple, Zant had appeared. Needless to say he hurt her, and suddenly she was limp on Link's wolf-form back, gasping for breath.

She took a deep breath and let Link roll out of her arms and into the waters of the spring.