We're getting near the end, folks! Maybe about 6 more chapters, maybe less. But it's getting there!
R&R!
"So you'll go down the south side, off the central circle, and find a ledge? No."
"There are random ledges down in the open Twilight, Link. I've looked down it once."
"You don't know how far down it goes though! What if that's it?"
"It won't be it!"
"How do you know?!"
Link and Midna were continuously contemplating how Midna was going to find out if there really is something down in the Open Twilight. It may be a power that could change the world forever, or there could be nothing at all and she would die down there.
Zelda, on the other hand, was sitting quietly in the corner, thinking herself. Suddenly an idea sprouted in her head.
"We throw a rock down and see if it hits the ground!" she yelled.
Both Link and Midna stared at her for a moment, then continued arguing.
"It was worth a shot…" Zelda muttered.
This went on for ten more minutes, then Zelda had another idea.
"Why don't you just turn yourself into an imp so you can float again?"
Midna began to get frustrated. "Because I would need the Fused Shadows, which Zant stole from us and crushed, Zelda."
Zelda hunched her shoulders.
"What if there's nothing at all down there? What if Zant was just so powerful that he could get up? We might be overreacting," Link offered.
"No. That's impossible. He had only the powers of Twilight, not the amazing force that is down there. Ganondorf just added to it."
"So say there is nothing down there. How are you going to get back up?"
"The ledges."
"What if you can't reach them?"
"Link, just shut up! You're trying to make me scared so the plan would be off, or you would go, which you wouldn't. So just… just stop talking!"
"I'm not just going to throw you into the open Twilight without a plan or something to bring you back up!"
"Thanks for your concern, but it's not needed," Midna said severely.
"Hey guys…" Zelda called quietly.
"Do you not care? Do you not value your life?"
"I value it as much as anyone else does!"
"I have a plan, guys…" Zelda tried again, just a little louder.
"I'll bring a fairy, does that make you happy?" Midna yelled.
"A fairy won't bring you to safety, it'll only make you more alert as you plummet to the core of the world!"
"I can warp, you know!"
"Not while you're falling!"
"If I can't get out, I can warp when I'm on a ledge!"
"What if there are none?!"
"GUYS!" Zelda yelled, finally getting her voice to be heard.
"WHAT?!" Link and Midna asked at the same time.
"I have a plan."
"Zelda, we're not going to make me hold a chicken and jump off the edge," Midna sighed.
"It's not that."
"Hover boots don't last forever, Zelda," Link told her.
"I know."
"I'm not going to strap wings to myself…"
"Midna isn't going to just jump…"
"I know! I know! Just let me talk, okay?"
Link and Midna waited tensely.
"We connect a bunch of ropes together—"
"Absolutely not," Link automatically said.
"What? Why? I thought it was a good plan!" Zelda pouted.
"Ropes break. That means Midna would fall. Next plan."
"If we get special ropes! Like cable wires! The ones that are keeping the drawbridge from falling!"
"Those are chains, Zelda."
"The wire that runs inside the chains. Between them."
"Wait—chain sounds good," Midna said.
"How would we strap you onto a chain?" Link asked her rhetorically.
"We get more chains to hook on!"
"You'd fall out!"
"Hook them tight!"
"Link! Midna! Fighting won't do us any good. I think Midna's right- the chain idea sounds like it would work."
One look at Link meant getting a punch in the face. His eyes were blazing with fury- they were almost as red as Midna's.
Midna looked out the half-oval-shaped window and saw dozens of hundreds of people with swords and spears slashing at each other. It was getting red out there in the courtyard.
"Why don't we get some sleep? It's about time to, anyway. We'll get things set up tomorrow and the next day, and possibly the day after that, and then we'll start this adventure."
"Okay, but Zelda? Maybe you would want to deal with the war that is going on outside," Midna said bluntly, pointing with her thumb to the window.
"What do you mean?" Zelda asked, getting up to look out the window.
"Um, I mean the mass outside whose intent is killing each other."
"This stupid war! This war must end!"
"The Twilight got out again, didn't they…?" Midna asked, sounding bored.
"Midna, you need to be more responsible!"
"I was here, arguing about how to find the lost power deep within the Twilight! How was I to stop a fight?!"
"You need to spend more time in the Twilight Realm!"
"What the heck?! How is this my fault?!" Midna blazed.
"Maybe if your people didn't think we kidnapped you, this never would have happened!"
"I already told them that I was going to go to Hyrule for the sake of peace!"
"Yeah, and look how that turned out!"
"Zelda! Midna! What happened to "let's just get some sleep?" Let's just all go home. I think we need our space."
"Gladly," Midna muttered, warping to Arbiter's Grounds.
(Link's POV) By order of Zelda, Link ignored the fight that was going on in front of him and trotted out on Epona for Ordon Village. He knew he wouldn't sleep a wink- knowing what was going to happen to Midna sooner or later.
It sounded like a suicide mission. Drop Midna onto a ledge and find some power that Zelda brought up out of no where which made Midna interested. What did the power even look like? Would it obvious with a glowing neon sign saying, "I'm a source of power! Take me with you!"? Probably not.
Would it be glowing? And how would Midna know how to get it out? She wouldn't be stupid enough to touch it without knowing what it would do to her, would she?
And what if… If it turned her mind into a black hole like it did to Zant…? How would Link deal then?
He remembered his words to Midna that day in the Gerudo's Mesa.
"But… if I go insane and turn into something… evil… will you do what's… necessary?"
Link shut his eyes. He would have to kill her. He swallowed hard. It was too painful to think about.
Think of sleep… only of sleep… Link thought. And later, he did, but had terrible nightmares.
At 5:52, Link awoke. The only images he had last night were of Midna- an evil Midna. She had no pupils- just straight black eyes. Her skin color was opposite- the white part was on the dark- and it was Link's job to kill her.
And he did.
Breathing in stuttered gasps, he sat on his bed holding his head, unsuccessfully trying to calm himself down. Finally he stood up, wiping off his clothing and went to the creek in Ordon Village. He dunked his head under into the cold water and then rubbed the water over his arms and legs.
"Link!" a woman cried. Looking up, he wiped the water off his face and greeted Uli with an unexpected smile.
"You're in a good mood today, aren't you?" Uli asked with a smile.
Link nodded back.
"Well, I hear Fado's looking for you. Something about rounding up goats."
Link laughed. "At the ranch?"
"Of course. Where else?"
"Just checking." Link started to head up towards the ranch, when she called back to him.
"Oh, and Link?" he turned around.
"Colin said hi."
Link smiled and nodded and walked towards the ranch.
He turned left and walked up the ramp, and said hello to Bo. Fado greeted him right when he walked in.
"Hey! Link! Hey, welcome back to Ordon! So… you wanna round up the goats like old times? They still ain't listenin' to me!"
Link smiled and nodded. "Sure."
He took out the horse whistle Ilia had given him and blew on it. Epona showed up almost instantly.
"Heeeey… That's Ilia's, isn't it?" Fado smirked.
"She gave it to me," Link said, not wanting him to get the wrong idea.
"You guys still…" Fado asked, smiling.
"No," he said severely, leaving out the fact that he's… engaged.
Fado stepped back, but coughed back a smile. Link jumped onto Epona and rounded up nineteen goats, but got bucked off Epona when the twentieth rammed into them. Finally he got them all in, and received the goat milk from Fado. Finally he got to leave. As soon as he got onto Hyrule Field, the postman called for him.
"Mr. Link! I have a message for you! A royal message!"
Link wearily smiled and took the message. It was from Zelda, obviously.
"Dear Link,
I was wondering when you would want to have the wedding. I mean, love lasts forever, so we don't have to rush, but when would you like it?
Love you more,
Zelda."
Link choked on the last bit- he couldn't say that back to her. He didn't mean it! Great, what trouble did he get himself into now?!
"What news is this? A wedding?!" the postman asked, standing up as far as he could to see the letter.
Link threw the letter in his pocket and kicked Epona's side. She reared, and the postman stepped back. With an icy glare, Link and Epona galloped away.
(Midna's POV) Midna woke up the next morning to a cold, hard stone floor. She was positive that she had fallen asleep on her bed. She doesn't recall that she sleepwalks. And… and where was the replica of the Mirror of Twilight hanging on her wall?
"Hey… what's going on?" she asked out loud. She tried to stand up, but she looked behind her to find her wrists and ankles bound together.
"Hey! Get me out of here!"
Using her electric ability, she broke her binds and stood up.
This room had no windows, and the walls were solid concrete. The floor was clear- she could see about 20 floors down.
A loud screech made her clutch her ears. Twilight magic was expanding over a rectangular area, and the area opened. It was a door.
A figure was emerging out of the shadows. It appeared to be just a little taller than her.
"Midna… Look at you! You're all grown up now…" the voice said.
Midna's eyes grew wide. She knew that voice. The figure came into her perfect view.
"Surprised, are we…"
Zant punched Midna square in the face. She staggered back, then he kicked her in the stomach.
"No one will be stealing my throne tonight…"
One more punch to Midna's cheek and she fell to the ground, unconscious.
Okay, so I actually like this chapter. Really. Not lying. So… you gonna review? =)
