Chapter 2

The cold floor beneath me the sound of rain in the distance. I hear a loud bark that jolts me awake, that was too loud to be a dog bark... it could be a wolf? I look around, my surroundings have completely changed the lighting was a strange orange hue and there were black cube like particles floating around. I was in a stone room with one small window and the open side is barred off... I'm in a jail cell?

"Sean?" I call out as I search for my purse, but it was gone, so was my phone... and my grounding stone. I begin to panic, I run up to the cell door and try to open it, it doesn't budge. All of this brought a sense of nostalgia... have I been here before?

"Found you!" I was startled by a strange voice coming out from the shadows. I try to look out to see anything but in doing so I started to notice that colors were darker than one would imagine, I look down at my hands, even my skin looked darker, like it was almost night time but there was still a dim light. "Ohhh! Aren't you scary?" I hear from the cell next to me, the voice must be talking to someone but all I heard were growls. "Are you sure you want to be doing that? Snarling at me?" was she talking to the animal making those growls? "Well, that's too bad... I was planning on helping you... if you were nice." the growling stops, "Eee hee! That's much better! You Hylians are obedient to a fault, aren't you?" I thought the voice was talking to an animal... "Oops! But you aren't a Hylian anymore, are you? You're a beast! Eee Hee!" I hear a loud angry bark that echoes, "There, there, you be a good boy and calm down. No need to bite!" The one sided conversation I'm listening in on is really confusing me, Hylians? Beasts? What in the world is going on? Not to mention that somehow I've been completely calm through this entire situation. I hear the sound of a chain breaking then something pushing against bars followed by a shuffling noise, "Listen, I like you, so I think I'll get you out of here. But in exchange for my help, you do exactly as I say! So are we clear? Good, c'mon get moving!" A shadow walks towards me and I'm surprised to see a large gray and black wolf with strange markings walk up and a strange little imp like creature riding on its back. I back away from the bars as the wolf stares me down. "So someone else is in here..." the voice I heard earlier came from the Imp. Her skin was black on one side and white on the other and on her head was a strange stone mask covering one eye. Her glowing orange hair tied back above the mask.

"Uh..." I didn't know what to say, but the wolf just kept staring at me... it felt a little unsettling. Then the wolf looked back at the Imp and then back at me then started pawing at the cell door.

"What?" the imp asked as the wolf rams into the cell door, "You want me to free her?" and the wolf nods its head, "No!" the imp refused as the wolf sits down, "Let's go!" she demanded pulling at his ears but the wolf didn't budge. "Then I won't help you." the imp said but still the wolf didn't move and after a few minutes the imp gets angry. "Fine!" she said floating off the wolfs back then placing her hands together and with a loud snap the door unlocks. The wolf pushes the door open and walks inside then comes up next to me.

"H...hi there..." I said as the wolf bites my shirt than starts tugging on it, the strength of the wolf's pull is enough to pull me towards the door. "You want me to come?" I asked and the wolf nods its head, the wolf seems to understand me... well... it's not like I have any other options. I don't want to stick around here for that strange man in the mask to come back.

"If you two are done..." The imp said and the wolf walks out of the cell and I follow. We get to the door and I open it and we continue on our way. The air felt weird, it was cold... but there was something else I couldn't place it. We walk down towards an area that looks like an aqueduct. We stop when at a strange blue light floating in a corner. "Oh... well, well..."

"What is it?" I asked,

"It's a person." the imp said,

"I don't understand," I said,

"That was his spirit," she said as we continue walking, "Maybe it's someone from the other world?" the imp said with a chuckle. She seemed to enjoy making others confused, "There are lots of other spirits around here you know." she comments and we continue down, a small monster which looked very similar to the ones I saw in the mall jumped out at us causing be to fall backwards. The wolf quickly attacks the monster and throws it aside... I'm going to be a lot safer with this wolf than I would be on my own. The Wolf pushes my shoulder then looks at me with a worried look.

"I'm alright," I said standing back up and he continues to lead. We make it to an opening but it's gated off and the wolf starts crawling into a hole in the wall... I think I'll fit... I start to crawl through and am surmised that I do fit. We make it past the bars as we walk by another floating orb.

"It seems all of the spirits are soldiers, where in the world could we be?" she teased, but I didn't feel like playing her game, I just wanted to get out of here and find the authorities to bring the people who took me to justice... what am I saying, all these things aren't normal... how do I even know I'll get out of here okay? We continue to walk until we make it to a spiral staircase but the majority if it is in ruins making it impossible to climb. But we still continue walk up to the edge before the large gap in the stairs.

"What now?" I asked,

"I guess I have to do everything for you..." she flies over to the next part of the stairs, then her orange hair grows taking to shape similar to a hand then the hair reaches over to us and grabs me and pulls me over to her. Then the wolf jumps over following us.

"Could you warn me next time?" I said still getting my bearings.

"What fun would that be?" the imp grinned, we continue on until we make it to the top, "You'll figure out where we are through here." she said as I open the door and it leads to the outside. We look around... it looks like we're on the roof of a castle... this was starting to overwhelm me. My head started to throb, something's not right... I start to spiral as I'm brought back by the wolf rubbing his nose against my hand. I try to focus on something else, like the strange color of the sky, the orange colors reminded me of dusk... just clouds, no light... "So, we we're finally able to get out. And look at the sky! Isn't the black cloud of twilight looking beautiful today? Do you know where this is?" she asked but both the wolf and I shake our heads. "You still don't know? Look, there's someone I want to introduce you to, head over to that tower" she said pointing over to a nearby tower. We climb down and head over, passing by another spirit. "This whole spirit thing is new to you isn't it?"

"Yeah..." I said,

"You'll get used to it." She said as we continue along and finally make it inside the tower through an open window. Landing inside on a set of stairs and we climb up and enter the door at the top. We walk inside to see cloaked figure standing on the other side of the room looking out of a large stained glass window. The wolf jumps in front of me and growls at the cloaked figure but the imp just laughs. The cloaked figure turns towards us and just looking at the person causes my chest to throb, like it was reacting to something. The wolf stops growling and walks towards the figure and the imp rolls her eyes.

"Midna?" The person said, it was a woman's voice, it sounded soft and gentle, and it made me feel calm.

"You remembered my name? What an honor for me..." The imp said, so her name is Midna, I never got to the point to ask her.

"So, this is the one you were searching for..." she said,

"He's not exactly what I had in mind but... I guess he'll do."

"And who is this?" she looks at me.

"Ah! I'm Pura." I said bowing my head then wondering to myself as to why.

"We found her in the cell next to us." Midna said as the woman kneels down to the wolf and looks at the broken chain attached to his front leg.

"You two were imprisoned?" we both nod, "I am sorry..."

"Poor things, I don't think either of them know where they are or what happened." Midna said, "So don't you think you should explain it to them? Twilight Princess." she giggles, so the woman in front of us is called the Twilight Princess...

"Listen carefully... This was once the land where the power of the gods was said to have been sent away. This was once the kingdom of Hyrule." My chest throbbed as I grab onto the collar of my shirt, I know that name! All of this! I know but I can't put my finger on it... "But that blessed kingdom has been transformed by the king that rules the twilight... it has been turned into a world of shadows, ruled by creatures who shun the light. Twilight covered Hyrule like a shroud, and without light the people became as spirits. Within the Twilight, they live on, unaware that they have passed into spirit forms... All the people know now is fear... fear of a nameless evil... The kingdom succumbed to twilight but I remain it's princess..." she pulls her hood back showing her beautiful face; her long dirty blond hair adorned with jewels, her ears were pointed like elf ears. "I am Zelda," she said and again I'm hit with nostalgia.

"You don't have to look so sad! We actually find it quite likeable! I mean, is perpetual twilight really all that bad?" Midna said,

"Midna... this is no time for levity. The shadow beasts have been searching far and wide for you. Why is this?" Zelda asked,

"Why indeed? You tell me." she brushed off the question,

"And you," she turns to me, "Why is it you were not turned into a spirit? Or why were you imprisoned for that matter?" she asked,

"I... have no clue... one minute I was staring down a strange man in a mask, then I was in that cell..." I said as she looks at me shocked, she quickly walks up to me and grabs my collar. She pulls it down enough to show my strange mark, "Hey!" I pull out of her grip,

"What was that?" Midna asked,

"It cannot be!" She looks towards the door, "We don't have much time the guards will be making their rounds soon." she goes back over to the wolf. "Protect her!" she said as the wolf nods. I'm extremely confused as to what is happening at this point. Does she recognize this mark? "Go!" she said as the wolf turns around,

"Wait! Do you know me?" I asked,

"No... But I've heard all about you... You must remember who you are." she said as the wolf grabs my shirt and starts pulling me out of the room.

"No time!" Midna said as she grabs me with her hair and we jump back out of the window we first entered from. Now we're back on the roof but we're just walking since the guards never found us. "I guess a promise is a promise so I'll let you go back to where you first tumbled into twilight... But are you really sure you should be going back? Are you sure you aren't forgetting anything important?" she said as she spins around and changes into the image of a small blond boy and then into the image of a girl my age. "Do you want to save them?" the wolf nods, "Well, in that case little Midna would be happy to help you! But..." There's a catch... "Well, you'd have to be my servant... and like a servant, you'd have to do exactly as I say! Why don't you go back, take a little time, and give it some thought." she said as it feels like I'm falling apart as the surroundings around me go dark as it feels like I'm put back together but now were in a completely new place I've never seen before. The cloud of twilight is gone and we're standing in a large spring.

"What just happened?" I asked,

"I teleported you to a new place." Midna said, "Oh, that's right... I forgot to mention one thing... I look over at the wolf's back, I hear Midna's voice but she's nowhere in sight. "Thought you may have left the darkened realm, you haven't transformed back to your former self... and you won't anytime soon! Now why could that be?" she giggles, that's when I notice the wolf's shadow, she's still riding the wolf's back but inside his shadow, I guess she can't be outside of the realm of twilight. "So remember, do what I say. For now I want a sword and shield, that'll suit Me." she said... I wish I had my bow and quiver... The wolf walks forward but then stops and looks at me. He puts his paw down then looks down, looks back at me and then sits down...

"Do you want me to wait here?" I asked and the wolf nods. I sit down next to the spring and he walks off just as it gets dark. At this point I was starting to feel silly following after a wolf and a strange imp... But that woman... she knew about the mark on my chest... was this the place I was taken to seven years ago? She told me to remember who I am... Am I not the same person? All I can remember is the women's face from my dream... the person who took me from the mall... then I was locked away... I've been locked away before, but not in a cell... The spring begins to glow just as the wolf gets back.

"Wait..." I hear a voice, "You who have been transformed by the power... of shadow..." it said as the wolf walks into the spring, "Come to me..." the wolf walks to the center of the spring, then, large pillars fall from the sky as a strange wall blocks me from the wolf.

"Hey!" I call out jumping to my feet.

"Beware... A shadow being... it approaches..." as the same creature I encountered at the mall appears. The wolf doesn't hesitate to fight it until it collapses and falls to pieces of twilight. The pieces return to the sky and the spikes disappear. I run over to the wolf to see if he's okay and the spring begins to glow again as the stones at the back of the spring are covered in glowing writing as a large ball of light appears, and an elk like creature made of the same light appears around the orb, it floated in the middle of its antlers. "O brave youth... I am one of the four light spirits that protect Hyrule, at the behest of the goddesses. I am Ordona, the black beast you slayed was a shadow being. It had come to seize the power of light I wield. My brethren in Hyrule have already had their light stolen by these fell beasts. The entire kingdom has been reduced to a netherworld ruled by the cursed powers of darkness. The blight will not stop with Hyrule, before long the entire world of light will fall into the hands of the king who rules the twilight. To save this land from the king of twilight the lost light must be recovered. There is but one who can revive them and redeem this land... you... you still have not discovered your true power... Those transformed by twilight usually cannot recover their original forms... unless... if you were to return to Faron woods where you were first transformed... if you were to revive the light spirit... There by the power of the light spirit, you may find the means to regain your other state of being..." Ordona vanishes.

"What in the world is happening!?" I snap, "First, Midna asks you to be her servant, then Zelda and now a bunch of light spirits are asking even more from you? Can no one do anything for themselves?" I said taking a deep breath, "Sorry but it's a bit annoying that all of this is happening and all the people we've meet just want more from you." I said as the wolf grabs my shirt and pulls me along. "Okay, okay!" I said as we walk along and make our way past a bridge and then were stopped by a strange wall blocking our path.

"Hey... Look... the Faron woods you know so well... they're covered in twilight. You two might not be able to come back here, but... do you want to go?" Midna asked and the wolf nods then they both look at me.

"Apparently, I'm with the wolf so yeah..." I said as a shadowy like form of Midna enters the strange wall and her hand like hair reappears and grabs the wolf then pulls him through, "Maybe I've changed my mind..." I said as the hand appears again and grabs me and pulls me through... back into this... this realm of twilight.