Luna's arrow just barely grazed my ear. If she would've aimed a bit lower, it would've caught my earring and I'd be pinned to the wall. This wasn't her. I knew Luna wouldn't dare hurt me. She's saved and spared my life on several occasions now. There was no way she'd try to kill me now at the drop of a hat. Not the Luna I know. She ran off from Ganondorf because of that.

Once she got close enough, I looked into Luna's eyes. Their usual shimmering blue tone that had been replaced by a pitch black now faded into a smoky purple. Ganondorf. He had full control over her, didn't he? She's under his spell. Such a shame she was once so strong. And now, Luna's back to being his puppet. No. She's better than that. I know I can get through to her. I can kill the Gerudo princess once and for all. I promise you, Zelda. I will save you as soon as I can. But right now, I have to save my sister.

I must admit, though. For mostly using a bow, Luna's hand-to-hand combat was something to be feared. Blow after blow continued to pop something out of place. Impa and I have sparred barehanded time and time again, but Luna was a different monster. Then again, I'm sure Ganondorf's magic is fueling a lot of this, too. I grabbed her fist before it could hit my jaw again.

"Luna," I shook her a little, "You're better than this. You know you are."

"What's the matter?" she awed, "Now that you've seen the monster, you want to run? I've seen you fight bigger, Link, but you're scared of little old me? Fight me."

"No," I refused, "I won't."

"Pull out the legendary blade," Luna demanded, "And fight me!"

I unsheathed the Master Sword just as she asked me and let it clink on the floor, "No."

"Fight me!" Luna got her fist back, "Fight me, oh great Hero of Time! You're too much of a coward, aren't you? To think, a guardian of the Triforce. The Triforce of Courage, no less! Truly a twisted, cosmic joke. I guess even the Goddesses are allowed to make mistakes."

"Say what you will," I bit my tongue, "I still won't fight you, Luna."

"Why?" Angry tears started swelling in her eyes, "Why won't you fight me?"

"Because," I reiterated, "I know that, deep down, you're still in there. The girl that changed her fate, that fixed her mistakes. And I bet you helped the Kokiri, too, didn't you?"

Luna froze, her grip tightening on her bow, "What do you mean?"

"When it comes to me," I kept pushing, "Saria is very protective."

"Good for her," she tried to shake me out of her head, but I think I'm getting through to her.

"She told you to keep an eye on me," I went on, "She wouldn't say that to just anyone. Not unless she saw something in you. I'm sure you got bored hanging around the Lost Woods. You've been on this path to redemption since before we met and now, you're going to backslide like this?"

"Shut up!" Luna threw another punch at me, her blows softening. I am getting through to her.

"Luna," I settled her. Tried to anyway, "You know you're better than this. Get him out of your head."

"That's not happening," Ganondorf chuckled from his comfortable aerial seat, "That spell is quite powerful. You've lost her, child. And there is no getting her back."

"You don't give her enough credit," I held her face in my hands, "Luna, listen to me. You are so much stronger than this. Don't give in to him. Remember what you've done. What we've done. He used you as his pawn. You're not evil, Luna. You're just as much the Hero of Time as I am. Don't let Ganondorf win."

"I already have you in my castle," he boasted, "My princess is about to tear you limb from limb while I harness the power from yours. I'd say I've already won."

"No." For the first time in our lives, I finally got to hold my sister in my arms. I hugged her tight, hoping something would stick, "Come on, Luna. I know you're in there."

"How touching," Ganondorf rolled his eyes, "Do you really think a hug is going to help things?"

"Link…" Luna's body went limp, "I'm so tired."

"I know," I steadied her, a bright glow radiating around us, "Do you think you could hold on a little bit longer?"

"I don't know," she rested her head on my shoulder, "That spell took a lot out of me."

"Here," I took out a bottle, releasing a fairy. It fluttered around the two of us, "You'll be alright."

"Can't I just go to sleep?" Luna's started drifting off already.

"When this is all over," I promised, "I'm sure that, for helping save the princess, you could probably get a really comfortable bed in the castle."

"Hyrule Castle?" she sighed out.

"That's right," I bounced her a bit, trying to wake her back up, "Come on. Wake up, Luna. Let's take him out in the way that only we can."

"Just like Dodongo's Cavern?" Luna assumed, coming back around.

"Just like Dodongo's Cavern." There you are, Luna. Welcome back, "Do you feel good enough to do it?"

"I think so," she nodded, taking my left hand in her right.

The power of the Triforce charged through both of us in a way I've never felt before. Was this its true power? My body regained all its stamina and I could take on Ganondorf alone if I wanted to. However, it'd be more of a poetic justice if Luna, at one time the Gerudo princess and Ganondorf's right hand man, who was sent to kill me in the first place, and me, the Hero of Time, the thorn in his side, sworn protector of the Princess of Hyrule, to take him out together. A blinding light emanated around us as a ball of pure energy materialized between us and flung it toward Ganondorf, knocking him down from his high horse.

"How…?" Ganondorf tried to get up, "How did you do this?"

"A pair of twins born under the full moon," Luna regained her strength, "The Triforce of Courage split between the two. That is why you wanted me to kill Link, isn't it? So I'd take his half? No. That's not happening. Link gave me the one thing you never could."

"The other half of what's rightfully yours?"

"No," she grabbed her bow and set an arrow in it, "He gave me family. He gave me love that you'd never know. I now understand why Shira told me to go with you when she died. To study you. To learn your weakness. And ultimately, to bring you down."

"You wouldn't dare, Princess," Ganondorf stood back up, "You wouldn't touch me."

"And why do you say that?"

"Because," he raised her from the ground without laying a finger on her, "You're. Mine."

"Link…" Luna struggled for breath.

"Put her down!" I demanded, picking up the Master Sword again.

"And what will you do?" Ganondorf kept her in suspension, "With only half your power, you couldn't hope to hurt me. Your little sword couldn't give me the slightest papercut."

"Link…" Luna wriggled in his grasp, "Bow…My…Bow…His…His neck."

I ran over to grab Luna's bow from under her and aimed it at Ganondorf's neck. My bow skills were never terrible, but they were nowhere near as good as Luna's. For right now, they'd have to be. Ganondorf was keeping Luna in the air, making sure her life would drain from her eyes. She was growing dizzier and dizzier by the second. I had to hurry. I ran around him while he was distracted and landed an arrow in his neck.

Once the arrowhead went into his skin, he dropped Luna. She was exhausted. Alive, but exhausted. You deserve the rest, Luna. Go ahead and take a knee. I think I can handle the rest. I set up my next arrow, ready to plunge it into Ganondorf again. I shot the same spot in his neck, making him writhe yet again. Not only that, but Zelda managed to fall from her prison as well. One more. Just one more shot and he's gone.

With one swipe of his hand, Ganondorf knocked Luna's bow out of my hand and knocked me down to the ground. This was exhausting. I needed another potion, but I might have been out. This was killing me. I felt like I was on my last leg. Then again, so was he. All I needed to do was get my hands back on Luna's bow. However, I couldn't reach it. But Luna could. And she succeeded.

"I'm not your princess," Luna spoke hoarsely, "I'm not your puppet. I'm not your pawn. Not anymore."

Just like that, Ganondorf's eyes shut eternally. Finally. It was finally over…

"Link…" a soft, sweet voice chimed, "Are you alright?"

"Zelda…" I came to, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," she shook me off, "What about you?"

"Here," Luna pulled a potion out and put it to my mouth, "Drink this."

I downed the bright blue liquid and started feeling a hundred percent again, "Thank you."

"Who are you?" Zelda looked over at my savior.

"Forgive me, your highness," Luna turned on the formalities, "My name is Luna."

"You're the Gerudo princess," she assumed, turning slightly hostile.

"Not anymore," Luna promised.

"Zelda," I settled her, "She's my sister."

"You have a sister?" Zelda gave me a look, "Are you sure that potion wasn't poison?"

"I wouldn't kill him," Luna got defensive, "I've had that chance and I'm not taking it."

"Come on," I got up, stumbling a few steps, "Let's get back to the castle. I'm sure there are a few people that would love to see you safe, Zelda."

This was it. It's all over…

A/N: Hi, guys. First of all, James, you're still a good dude. And I reward you with one virtual hug that can also be redeemable if we're ever to meet in real life. And Trevor, you're awesome, too. You get that same virtual hug. Next week is going to be the last chapter. Just as a heads up. Now, I'm going to go to bed. See you next chapter! xx