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Author's Note: Ohmigosh wow! Sorry this took so long! But, I kind of had writer's block, and my teachers enjoy giving out hours and hours of homework, so I've really had no time to write anything. But, this weekend looks like it'll be pretty slow, so there may be another chapter before Monday. : )
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"So . . . this is the infamous desert?" Kaiya asked skeptically, brushing off her clothes.
Link nodded. "See that over there?" he pointed at a large structure in the distance. "That's where we're headed."
Kaiya nodded once, her bright eyes staring straight ahead before she suddenly leaned forward and took off running. Link stared for a second before following. Who knew she could run so fast? he wondered as she sprinted ahead.
At last, they reached a flight of stairs. Kaiya bent over and rested her hands on her knees, panting. Just because she was fast and could maintain a decent pace for at least fifteen minutes didn't mean that she didn't get worn out...
"You okay?" Link asked her, holding out a canteen. She wordlessly snatched from him and drank at least half of it before rising, wiping her mouth and answering.
"Fine, now." she replied with a smirk. "Okay, let's go!" she yelled suddenly, sprinting up the stairs, through the rock formations and a set of double doors up another flight of stairs. Link ran a bit slower... the area was fairly familiar to him. He stopped beside his daughter at the doorway.
"The last time I was here... this place was already fairly decrepit." he said slowly. She turned to look at her father as he stared straight ahead, into the darkness. "And that was almost sixteen years ago. So... be careful is all I'm saying."
Kaiya turned to stare into the darkness before nodding quickly. There was a faint burning sensation on the back of her left hand, over her Triforce. She clenched her fists, trying to ignore it. Her eyes narrowed as she stared nervously into the blackness that gaped ominously before her. The sun was sinking along the skyline quickly, and the air was becoming slightly cooler already. Her eyes closed briefly. "So then, why are we sitting here waiting? Zelda ain't gonna save herself, ne?" she said before opening her eyes.
"Right." Link said before they jogged into the darkness.
"Watch out!" Kaiya yelled, leaping into the air. Link ducked as her sword came down, hard, on the monster. It disentagrated, and Kaiya wiped her forehead with the back of her right hand.
"Nice." Link commented before inserting the massive key into the lock. It dwarfed even his hands, and Kaiya watched in awe as the chains fell away and the door slid open ominously.
"Ladies first." Link said, stepping aside and holding out one arm.
Kaiya sighed and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, okay, whatever." she said before entering.
The room was dark, cold, and quiet. Almost too quiet, Kaiya thought to herself, glancing warily around. Link stared around as memories came back to him of the last time he'd been in this room.
A booming, ominous laughter suddenly bounced off the walls as the lighting suddenly brightened to a dim glow. Kaiya's eyes widened in fear; Link unsheated his Master Sword and narrowed his eyes.
"So you've returned... Chosen Hero."
"So you've continued your evil schemes, even after all these years... Ganondorf." Link spat, tightening his grip on the sword.
"And who's this pretty lady?" the villian asked, his eyes falling on Kaiya. She felt the blood drain from her face as adrenaline pumped through her body and her blood simultaniously ran cold in her veins. She gulped.
"That is none of your business." Link snarled, furious.
"You know who she reminds me of?" Ganondorf asked, sounding slightly interested as he gave Kaiya the once-over. Her pupils dialated in terror at his gaze.
"Shut your mouth." Link growled.
"She almost reminds me of... Midna." A grin crossed the thief's face at Link's reaction to Midna's name- his sword almost fell from his hands, but then his grip tightened, more than before.
"That's enough!"
"But you know... the color of her eyes... is strangely identical to yours. Now, how could that be...?" he asked, his smirk growing.
"Alright, Ganondorf! You've done it now!" Link yelled, leaping up and letting out a feral cry. Kaiya very audibly gasped as the villain stopped Link's attack with one hand, grinning evilly.
"What...?!" Link said breathlessly before he was thrown across the room. He cried out in pain as he collided with the wall.
"Ah...!" Kaiya cried out, reaching a hand out toward him as Ganondorf took a few steps closer to Link's crumpled form.
"You think that you can use that sword to defeat me...? Don't make me laugh! Only the true wielder of the Master Sword and the Triforce of Courage can banish me from this world, and it is clearly not you."
Link's eyes narrowed as Ganondorf put his sword against Link's neck so quickly that no one else saw it.
"No!" Kaiya cried, placing her hands together, left over right, and began to shout as a bright blue-white light surrounded her.
"Kurayami wo kesu hikari yo, uchuu chuu de taiyou ni mitasareru monotachi yo, yuke! (1)"
"Huh?" Ganondorf muttered, barely dodging the blast of magical energy that shot out from Kaiya's hands and destroyed the wall.
Kaiya curled her lips up in rage, her eyes changing from blue to orange and yellow as her brilliant hair flopped into her face.
"Leave," she snarled dangerously. "Release the Princess and leave this place."
Ganondorf let out a cackle. "You think you can defeat me? Just try!"
Kaiya let out a feral cry before throwing her hands down to her sides, the throwing her left arm straight out towards her enemy as five bolts of light shot out from her fingertips. "Yuke!(2)" she cried out, sending five bolts of blue light at Ganondorf before sprinting over to her father.
"Are you alright?" she asked, voice more melodic than usual. He nodded before holding the sword out to her.
"Kill him." he said darkly. "Show him no mercy."
She nodded once, then gripped the sword in both hands before turning around to face Ganondorf. The sword began to glow immediately at her touch, and her Triforce was on fire now.
"So..." he muttered, unsheathing his own sword. "You're the new Hero?"
"Yeah, got a problem with it?" she spat, raising the sword above her head and allowing the glow to become brighter before she slashed the air. "Yuke! (2)" she cried out, releasing another magical attack, which Ganondorf blocked with his own.
"You'll need more than Twili magic to defeat me, child." he said darkly, rushing towards her, attempting to bring his sword down on her. She blocked at the last second.
"Don't underestimate me." she growled before pushing him back and launched another attack, this one with a loud snarl over a verbal command. This one actually hit the mark; the bones in Ganondorf's left arm cracked sickeningly. He glanced down at his injury before glaring at Kaiya.
"Why you little... !" She smirked, then leapt at him, cutting into his shoulder before jumping back.
"What did I tell you?" she said dangerously before cutting him across the back. He cried out in pain as blood gushed over the floor.
"Saiyonara(3)... Ganondorf." she said quietly before plunging the Master Sword into his heart.
Link rose, watching warily as Kaiya pulled her sword from Ganondorf's body after it collapsed to the floor. Kaiya's eyes faded back to their normal color as she wiped Ganondorf's blood on his robes, then held out her free hand expectantly.
"What?" Link asked.
"Give me my sheath. This thing won't fit in my old one." she said simply, unbuckling the Ordon Sword from across her back. Link sighed before trading with her.
"I probably shouldn't let you have this..." he muttered as she strapped the Master Sword across her back, humming to herself.
Midna stood on her balcony, leaning nochanlantly on the railing, her head resting on her right hand, eyes half-closed. It's been nearly sixteen years... why haven't I heard from him? Or her? I don't know what my own daughter's like... does she still look like me? Or has she grown up to be more like her father...? she wondered. Geez, Midna, you're pathetic. she told herself angrily. Why does it upset you so much? I mean, c'mon. You left her with Zelda because it was the right thing to do- so she wouldn't freaking die! The Twilight Princess sighed before straightening up and stretching her hands over her head with a loud yawn. Then her eyes snapped open and her fists clenched. What was this feeling... this presence that suddenly invaded her thoughts? She could definately recognze Link, the Triforce of Courage, and the Mirror shard, but what was that other...?
It has to be Kaiya! It has to be! Midna thought desparately, her heart beating faster at the thought of finally meeting her daughter. She crossed her cold hands over her heart... Link would be with Kaiya, too...
That was her last thought before the strange presence that she knew to be Kaiya grew stronger and Midna felt the Mirror of Twilight reform before both Link and Kaiya's presences were both most definately in the Twilight Realm.
Kaiya descend gracefully into the Twilight Realm, landing crouched on her feet. Link however, lost his balance and tripped over his own legs. Kaiya threw her head back and laughed, a beautiful sound. She then glanced around; the Twili that had been standing around the area where they had landed were staring at them in awe.
"Who are those people?" one asked another.
"Dunno." the second replied.
"Excuse me!" Kaiya called to them, jogging over. "Could you please direct me to the Palace of Twilight?"
The two Twili exchanged a look. Then, the first one who had spoken took a step closer to Kaiya.
"We would be happy to escort you." it said with a bow. Kaiya bowed her head a little.
"Thank you so very much." she said gratefully.
Link stared, wide-eyed, at his daughter as she jogged back to him.
"That nice guy will take us to the Palace of Twilight." she informed him, her glee obvious on her face and in her voice.
"This way." the Twili said, walking away.
"Sorry! C'mon, father!" she said, tugging on Link's sleeve.
"Hey, Kaiya," he muttered to her as they walked, "I have to tell you... during the fight with Ganondorf, and when you've been talking to that Twili... I don't know if you know you're doing this, but it sounds like you start speaking Japanese when you do."
"Huh?" Kaiya stared at her father. "I had no idea."
"It's true." the Twili leading them informed her. "We Twili only speak Japanese, though we understand all languages. Only the Twili who live in the palace, however, can write."
"Hm." Kaiya remarked. "How odd. How could I be speaking a language I don't even know...?"
"You are part Twili, yes?" their guide asked Kaiya.
"How'd you know...?"
The Twili smiled. "I can sense it in you. Besides, there must be something special about you and your companion... most humans would be unable to move by now, and evne if they were Japanese-speaking, we have put our twist on it... only native Twili can understand it. So, I figured you must be one of us, if you can speak with us so easily." He turned around to look at Kaiya. "Tell me... you wouldn't, by any chance, be related to Midna-sama?"
Kaiya's breath hitched slightly. "... How did you know...?"
"Truthfully? I was instructed by Midna-sama herself to take you to her. She told me to look for a blonde-haired, blue-eyes man and a woman with long, red hair and bright blue eyes, and take them back to the Palace of Twilight with me, even if I had to drag you two back by the hair."
Kaiya chuckled. She liked her mother already, and she'd never even met her.
Kaiya, Link and their guide soon came to a stop in the front of a set of beautifully crafted French doors.
The guide slowly opened the door.
"Midna-sama?" it called. "The two whom you have requested have arrived."
"Wonderful. Bring them in here." a voice answered, possibly the most beautiful sound Kaiya had heard in her life and a sound that Link would recognize anywhere.
The Twili bowed and held the door open for Kaiya and Link. Once they were both inside, it closed slowly behind them.
While Link turned back to stare warily at the door, Kaiya could not take her eyes off of the woman standing against the balcony wall with her back to them. Hypnotized, she took a step forward.
"Mother...?" she called out tentatively.
Midna turned around, allowing an impish grin to illuminate her beautiful face.
"Okaerinasai(4), Kaiya-chan." she said warmly, embracing her daughter.
Translation Notes:
(1)- Kurayami wo kesu hikari yo, uchuu chuu de taiyou ni mitasareru monotachi yo, yuke!: Japanese to the effect of, "Light which extinguishes the darkness, all things that thrive in the sunlight! Go!" The command that Kaiya uses to activate her Twili magic.
(2)- Yuke!: "Go!" in Japanese.
(3)- Saiyonara: Japanese for "Goodbye".
(4)- Okaerinasai: "Welcome home" in Japanese. Used here because Midna was welcoming her daughter back to her home.
Also note that bold-printed English indicates that the dialogue would be spoken in Japanese. Meaning that Link had absolutely no idea what was being said. xD
