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Kaiya stood in the secluded area behind Castle Town with Link, Master and Ordon Swords in hands.

"So... like this?" Kaiya asked, swinging the Ordon Sword around to hit the tree behind her.

"Exactly." Link said, impressed. She certainly had a knack for swordplay, and was picking up the Hidden Skills even faster than he had.

"So..." she said again, sheathing the Ordon Sword and stepping closer to him, "Can I have my sword now?" she asked, gazing at the Master Sword.

Link laughed.

"Yeah, right, like hell you can have it right now!" he yelled, stepping back. "I had to work my ass off for it, and you will too!"

Kaiya sighed. "Crap. And here I actually thought you'd let me prove myself as a Hero... or would it be Heroine?"

Her father smiled at her before sitting down in front of the tree. "Want some lunch?"

She smiled back. "Yeah. I'm starved." she remarked, plopping down in the shade and leaning against the tree.

"So... I know Midna could never fare well in the sunlight... how do you do it...?"

She glanced at Link, her mouth full of food. She held up a finger, swallowed, and took a drink from her canteen before answering.

"It's alright. Kind of hurts a bit if I'm out in it for too long. 'S why I wear such long sleeves all the time." she explained, tugging on the sleeve of her dress. Link nodded.

"D'you think... We'll get there...?" she asked absently.

"I think so. You're the true leader of the Twili, after all."

Kaiya smiled before closing her eyes and leaning her head back against the tree. "So... where d'you think Ganon-dork's hiding the princess?" she asked nonchalantly.

Link laughed at her nickname for the Gerudo thief before wondering that himself.

"Maybe we could start... by going to Kakariko."

His daughter nodded before rising. "Okay, then. Let's go. Can we make it by nightfall if we ride hard enough?" she asked, mounting her horse. It had a thick, golden-brown coat, with a yellow-white mane and tail and a thick white stripe down her face.

Link nodded before strapping the Master Sword across his back.

"I'll race ya." she offered, grinning wickedly.

"You're on."

"Aiko!" she screamed, causing her horse to go at full speed down the path.

"Hey! That's not fair!" she heard her father yell, but she merely laughed as she bent lower over her horse.


They made it into the village as the sun was beginning to set, Kaiya entering the village first with Link hot on her heels.

"Ho there, Link!" the shaman cried out in greeting as they tethered their horses outside the Eld Inn.

"Hey." Link replied. "Long time no see, Renado."

Renado nodded. "And who is this pretty young lady?" he asked, holding out a hand to Kaiya.

"Name's Kaiya." she informed him, taking his outstretched hand and shaking it firmly.

"Well. Welcome to Kakariko Village, Kaiya-san."

She nodded once. "It's a pleasure to be here."

"Renado, I have to be honest with you... we didn't just come here for a visit." Link said seriously.

"Ah. And what might your reason for coming here be, then?" the shaman asked.

"Zelda's been kidnapped again by Ganondorf. We need to find out where he's holding her. We thought you might know something."

Renado's eyes darkened. "Why don't we go to my house?" he asked.


Sitting around Renado's fireplace, the three discussed the situation.

"I hear that he is holding her in the Arbiter's Grounds, in the desert. However, I have also heard that the guard around her has doubled, and Ganondorf slaughtered the Royal Family with intent to take Hyrule for his own. He may move her to Hyrule Castle before long."

Link and Kaiya nodded. "Can we seal him somehow, instead of justing killing him?" Kaiya asked.

"... What kind of magic surrounds this child?" Renado asked Link.

"She's half Twili."

The other man nodded. "Then perhaps she may be able to..." He turned to Kaiya. "If you can get some of Ganondorf's blood and yours on that shard of the Mirror of Twilight you wear, it will open a portal to the Twilight Realm. Once there, the Twili will seal him using their own magic."

And I will be reunited with Mother again! Kaiya added to herself.

"Renado, we really should head back to the Inn... it's getting late."

The shaman nodded. "I will see you two in the morning, then?"

Link nodded. "Of course. Thank you for all your help, Renado."


Kaiya stood in a place she was certain she had never seen, but was still familiar to her, somehow. She stood on a balcony, in a world that seemed was at twilight. Glancing down, she saw that her long hair hung loose around her, and she wore some strange black and white dress.

"Welcome home, Kaiya-chan." A melodic voice addressed her. She spun around to see another woman walking towards her- tall, thin, curvy. Long red-orange hair, even more bright than Kaiya's own. The woman smiled at her, and she knew her in an instant.

"Mother...?!"

The other woman nodded, then strode over to her daughter and clasped their hands together over the Mirror fragment.

"Save Zelda." Midna told her. "Save her, for we owe her a great deal. Seal Ganondorf away. Send him here, but do not come here with him. You must take this Mirror fragement to the original frame, in the desert. Place the shard in the center of the frame, and the Mirror will re-form for you. Then you can return home and stay with me, my child."

Kaiya nodded once before she opened her eyes to stare at the ceiling of the Eld Inn. Light filtered in through the windows; but it was merely the grey light of dawn. In a bed across the room, Link snored soundly, the blankets in a heap on the floor. Kaiya smirked and rolled her eyes before getting out of bed and walking donw the stairs to the kitchen. After digging around in the freezer, she found some bacon and a skillet. She began to cook it over the stove, so that her father would have a hot meal waiting when he woke.

Finally, he came down the stairs, rubbing his eyes.

"Do I smell bacon...?" he asked. She was already eating at one of the tables.

Kaiya nodded, mouth full. She swallowed and pointed at the plate on the counter next to the stove. "I made you some, so you'd have a hot meal waiting when you got up."

He smiled at her. "Thanks."

She shrugged. "We've got a big day ahead of us."


A few hours later, they were packed, and rode hard and fast out of the back gate of Kakariko.

"So, which way are we going?" Kaiya called, riding out in front.

"We'll have to have some... rather odd means of getting to the desert." her father informed her, "But it's not impossible. Just ridiculous."

She nodded, the wind whipping her long hair out behind her and her overlong bangs away from her face.

They tethered the horses in front of the building a little later, and entered, each picking up a Cuccoo and paying their way. Kaiya landed gracefully on an outcropping of rock; Link, on the other hand, was not nearly so lucky. He let go too early, and promptly fell beneath the surface of Lake Hylia.

"Honestly." Kaiya muttered, shaking her head and diving in after him.

They clambered on to another outcropping to catch their breath.

"You're a very good swimmer." Link noted.

"Thanks," she breathed, "it's always been fun for me."

Suddenly, a fence of red light formed around them, and a portal opened up in the sky.

"What?!" Link cried, springing to his feet as five Twilit Messengers fell from it.

"What are those things?!" Kaiya cried in terror.

"They're called Twilit Messengers." Link explained. "And I haven't seen one in over fifteen years!" he cried out, attacking one. Without warning, a second knocked the Master Sword from his hand, sending it flying and almost whacking Kaiya's head off.

"Watch it!" she yelled, taking it up and slaying one of the monsters. Her Trifoce suddenly began to glow, as did the blade. "Huh?" she muttered as a bright, white light covered her.

"Kaiya!" Link yelled, sprinting towards it- but then realized there was no cause for alarm.

Kaiya stood proudly over the body of the slain Messenger, her long hair tied loosly just past her shoulders. Her clothes now matched her father's, but the green tunic fell to past her knees, slit up the side to the middle of her thigh. The front of the green tunic also dipped lower, cut in a V-shape, and the whole outfit hugged her curvy body. Her chain mail jingled slightly as she moved to kill the next monster. She looked at her father; her big blue eyes were outlined with smoky black makeup, making her resemble her mother even more.

"What? Am I so beautiful now that ya don't have any words left?" she asked jokingly, touching a nerve without realizing it.

With all the Messengers vanquished, the portal and the bodies dissipated. They walked to the canon that would send them flying.

"What can I do for you two today?" the man asked.

"Oasis Flight." Link said firmly, placing the money in his hand.

"Oookay..." he said, allowing Link and Kaiya to step inside. The door sealed shut as the music began to play, and Link and Kaiya were launched in to the Gerudo Desert.


Author's Notes: Hello, lovelies! Thanks so much for taking the time to read this monstrosity... xD;;

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