Dodongo's Cavern. It hasn't changed much over the years. Still just as dark and crumbling as ever. I wish I had a lantern with me, but I left it at my house back in Kakariko. It's too far to go back and get it now. Even the Master Sword's feint glow wasn't enough to light our way. Both Luna and I were stumbling over big rocks, small rocks, and anything else that wanted to get in our way. To think we're supposed to find the source of the hot springs like this.

"Hey, Link," Luna stopped me, "Any particular reason why we're doing this in the dark?"

"I don't have any light sources," I kept moving, stubbing my toe on a rock.

"Well then…" her footsteps sounded like they were getting further away, "We should probably do something about that, shouldn't we?"

"Like what?" I wondered, genuinely curious. I didn't have any matches or chu jelly. We didn't even have any chus in this part of the cavern yet.

Then, out of nowhere, a flash went off and a flame flickered in the light post outside the entrance. Luna stood by with a giant grin of success on her face, "Just like that."

"How did you do that?" I gasped, still in awe of what had happened.

"What?" she teased, holding three silver balls between her fingers, "Do big, bad, scary, Hylian knights not get fun toys like these?"

"Are they magic?" I took one from her, studying it closely. These could come in handy.

"They're a little bit of magic," Luna explained, putting the others back in her bag, "They're called spark beads. If you throw them down on some rock, it'll ignite a flame. A little something, something I made in my downtime around Ganondorf's castle."

"You made these?" I pocketed the spark bead and grabbed some wood for a makeshift torch.

"Yep," she helped light the room, "We have to use these sparingly. Each bead is only good for one charge. If you don't have any flint or bomb flower seeds, I can't make any more."

"It's a good thing there's a lot of bomb flowers in this cavern," I pushed the round stone door out of the way, the lava serving as our light, "How do you they work? Your spark beads."

"To make a long story short," Luna followed me deeper into the cavern, "The bomb flower seed acts as a wick and the flint is the ignitor. When you strike the bead, it's outer coating is the flint, so the friction causes a reaction that makes the bomb flower seed go off. That's how we get the good, yet controlled flame."

"And how do you make them?" Let's see…Door…Door…Should be around here somewhere.

"It's really simple actually," she explained, "Take the flint, melt it down. Then, pour in half a magic potion with the flint and stir. This is going to give the bead its potency. Once the flint and the potion come to a rolling boil, dip your flower seed in. Wait for the first layer to harden and dip it again four or five times. There you have it."

"That's brilliant, Luna," I applauded, "I know Dodongo's Cavern has no shortage of bomb flowers and flint. Maybe you can show me yourself."

"One day," Luna promised, "For now, we have a job to do. How well do you know this cave system?"

"Pretty well," I admitted, swatting off some fire keese, "If I'm not mistaken, the spring source should be right up here."

"Lead the way."

"Be careful, though," I warned her, "The bridges in this place aren't exactly structurally sound. The Gorons can swim in the lava. We can't."

"Are you saying I should just ride on your back?" Luna joked.

"No," I giggled under my breath, "Just watch your step."

These bridges have only gotten worse since the last time I was in here. It wouldn't take more than a swipe of my sword to snap some of these ropes. Or most of these ropes. What were the Gorons thinking? The chances of humans being in here was next to nothing. Until King Dodongo got a little out of control and a human more than half their size had to take care of it. One would think they'd reinforce these better. Oh well.

Even though my knowledge of these caverns was only matched by the Gorons who lived here, I had a map somewhere in this front room. It'd be nice to have it on hand. Luna and I tiptoed over the bridges, holding onto the ropes for dear life, praying to the goddesses that the bridge doesn't give out. Once crossed, we'd be perfectly safe. Everything else was built on stone. We're ok. We can do this. Now, water source…

"Link," Luna dredged behind me, "I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining, but when are we going to get there? It's excruciatingly hot in here and my feet are killing me. We've been walking around in this cavern for an hour and a half at the very least. You'd think we would've found it twice over by now."

"Here," I opened my bag and gave her a green potion, "This should help."

"Thanks," she took the bottle from me, downing it in one drink, "That was needed. You wouldn't happen to have any more of them, would you?"

"We need to ration them out," I shot her down, taking my empty bottle back, "We'll be alright. It's not too far from here."

"That's what you said twenty minutes ago."

"Really," I found a crack in the wall and put a bomb down. After the explosion, a few rupees and the door to the water source, "It's right this way!"

"Fantastic!" Luna followed close behind, "Where are we headed?"

"Right over here," I pushed the door open and held it for her, "After you."

"What a gentleman," she awed, "I'm surprised your princess hasn't snapped you up yet."

"It's not like I haven't tried," I admitted, "Maybe one day. But for now, let's take care of the Gorons, yeah?"

"That is what we're here for," Luna skipped through the doorway and I trailed behind. There it was. The pulse of the Goron hot springs. A bright, glowing ball shined in the middle of the room. I'm sure that a swing or two with the Master Sword and the hot springs will be brought back to life.

SLAM!

Both Luna and I jumped, startled by the door barricading us inside, "What was that?"

"I have no idea," she shook just as bad as I did, "Does this kind of thing happen often?"

"More than what you'd think," I nodded.

"Honestly, child," a voice echoed around the room, "Did you really think it'd be that easy?"

"Who are you?" I called out.

"They call me Cryoheim," he introduced himself, appearing out of thin air. He looked almost human, but at the same time, he appeared to be Gerudo. That's impossible, though. Ganondorf was the last Gerudo male born and that only happens once every one hundred years. Maybe he's not full blooded Gerudo, "My, my…I didn't know I'd be in the presence of royalty."

"What royalty?" I argued, "We're not of royal blood."

"Are you sure about that?" Cryoheim set his sights on Luna, "Does he not know who you are, your highness?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Luna cringed at his proximity.

"Oh, how the mighty have fallen," he traced his finger along her cheek, "I was only sent to kill the boy, but I'm sure Ganondorf would love it if I brought his little princess home to him. He misses you."

"I've never met Ganondorf a day in my life," she played ignorant.

"This is getting to be tedious," Cryoheim rolled his eyes, "I'm not letting you bring the hot springs back, Luna. Not after what you did. This beautiful chaos for the sake of chaos has done wonders."

"That's it," Luna put her foot down, drawing her bow, "We're done here, Cryoheim. Do you want to settle this the easy way or the hard way?"

"Aww," he sang, "Look at you, trying to be tough. You're so cute. It's all an act, my dear. I know better. You're terrified of what he's going to do to you for running away. I can't kill you. That'd be putting a target on my back and quite frankly, you're not worth it. Him, though? You seem to have an attachment to him. And…well…He is why I'm here."

"You're not hurting him."

"And you're not taking her," I came in, unsheathing my sword, "Not without a fight."

"You hero types," Cryoheim took out a giant flaming sword of his own, "You really want to take me on?"

"Absolutely." Far be it for me to back down to a fight.

"Alright then," he shrugged, "I didn't want to make a mess, but you leave me no choice."

Cryoheim took his first swing at Luna and made a big mistake. He can't possibly hold off the both of us at the same time. With one big swing, Cryoheim spun like a top, his flames spreading with it. The blast was enough to send us both flying. Luna tried shooting at him with her bow, but he caught her arrow and snapped it in half.

"Honestly, Luna," he taunted, "You should know better. That's not going to work on me."

"Link!" Luna yelled, "On his neck or behind his knee! Your choice!"

Just as I went up to plunge my sword into his skin, Cryoheim's arm flew back and plowed me into the ground. His foot pinned me there, "You should know better, boy. You think you're going to get your princess back, but because you're not. And it's all because you aligned with the wrong side. Such a shame I have to clean up her messes."

I started to get dizzy and slip in and out of consciousness. I was just coherent enough to see Luna shove Cryoheim off me, "Link…Stay with me."

"Sentiment…" Cryoheim hummed, "How sweet. I didn't think someone so ruthless as the Gerudo princess would have a heart. Your reputation doesn't proceed you. Come along, Luna. I'd rather be celebrated than burned at the stake. Be a good girl and come with me."

"Link," she ignored him, patting my face, doing everything to keep me awake. Unfortunately, that wasn't doing much. I was so tired, "Link, don't you die on me."

"You have to do it, Luna," I begged, "Save her…"

"Stay alive and do it yourself," Luna ordered as a feint glow radiated around her, "Do you remember how I told you not touch me?"

"I thought…" my breathing got harder, "It was because…You didn't…Like me."

"I'll explain later," she promised, "But give me your left hand."

"Ok," I wasn't going to put too much stock into it. With what little strength I had left, I gave Luna my hand. At least she'd be here on my death bed. All of a sudden, I felt an energy pulse through my body. Not only did I feel completely better, but I felt stronger! And the light around Luna shined even brighter than before. Even the Master Sword let off more of a glow than before. Without any further hesitation, I drove the blade into Cryoheim's neck.

Luna let my hand go and drove her fist into his face, "How's that for being a good girl?"

"You think," Cryoheim choked out, "I'm going to be the only one? He's got us…scattered all over…Hyrule. There's…Nowhere for you…To run…"

"I'll be running straight for his castle soon enough," she growled with such a fire in her eyes, "And I hope he heard me."

Luna drew back her bow and hit the glowing ball in the middle of the room while Cryoheim drew his last breath. A rumble shook the ground above us and we had seconds to get out of here unless we wanted to be steamed alive. Fortunately, I knew a shortcut that would lead us right back to the Goron City ruins. But Luna was long gone before I was. She must have gone right through the caverns and back out the front. I'm sure we'll meet up again. After this attack, she isn't going to run off.

To no surprise, when I got out of the cavern, I found her sitting on the same rock she was on when she told me what she had done to the Gorons. This must be Luna's regular spot. At this point, it's nearly becoming a regular thing. I sat with her, not saying a word. We could both stand the rest. After all, we did just breathe new life into the Goron City. Hopefully, they'll be able to rebuild now that the hot springs are going to come back in a day or so. Things seem all wrapped up here, but one thing still burned on my mind.

"Luna…" I kept my voice down, so I didn't startle her, "You said you would explain later."

"Not now, Link," she sighed out, staring off into the ruins, "I'm not in the mood."

"But I have to know," I begged, "How did you do that?"

"I didn't do that," Luna clarified, "We did that."

"We?"

"When's your birthday, Link?" she asked bluntly, strangely taking me by surprise.

"July 26th," I gave her a look, "Why?"

"And on that day," Luna went on, "Was it a full moon that night?"

"I think so," I thought back to what the Great Deku Tree told me when I was younger, "What does that have to do with anything?"

"My parents named me Luna because I was born on a full moon," she elaborated, "I was born on July 26th, too. And there's one other thing I didn't tell you."

Luna put her right hand up to my left, making that glow happen again. It made me see spots for a second, but then, everything became clearer, "Luna…I think I've been seeing you in my dreams."

"Do you know why that is?" I shook my head, "Remember when Impa told us that the Triforce of Courage was split between a pair of twins born on the full moon?"

"Yes."

"Link," Luna smiled, "I think we need to talk…"