Warmth. The warmth was back. Link felt like he was back in the chamber, floating through nothing.

What happened...where am I?

Yet, the warmth began to fade slowly unlike before when it just vanished. When it was gone, Link opened his eyes. A wooden ceiling came into focus. He laid in a bed covered by a thick blanket. A bark caught his attention. He looked over to his left to see a dark furred wolf wagging its tail. It leaped onto the bed and started licking his face.

Link laughed. "Okay okay I'm up I'm up."

Something flowed into his mind. A memory of him playing with a wolf with similar fur. Link sat up. The wolf remained on the bed, wagging its tail.

"...are you my wolf?" Link asked.

"She is not the same one you had before you slept," an elderly voice spoke.

Link and the wolf turned toward the door. There stood a short elderly lady with a large hat.

"Before I slept?" asked Link. "You mean...before I was in that chamber?"

The elderly woman nodded. "Yes. It's good to see you are awake after only a nights rest. I am Impa, elder of the Shiekians." She walked over to the bed. "It is good to see you again Link."

Link blinked. "You...know me?"

Impa sighed. "...so you have forgotten." A shame...I had hoped that he wouldn't.

"Sorry...I don't remember a lot of things," Link apologized.

Impa shook her head. "No need to apologize Link. You have been through a lot."

Link gasped. The memory of being stabbed popped into his mind. He looked down at his chest and saw...nothing. No wound. No bandages. Just the scar that he had on his chest before.

"I'm...alright?" Link asked.

Impa smiled. "Yes. You gave our warriors a scare with that wound. Yet it just seemed to heal on its own. I do not know how, but I wouldn't go pushing your luck with that. Just in case it doesn't work."

Link nodded. "Plus...being stabbed hurts."

Impa chuckled. "That it does."

The wolf barked again to grab their attention. Link smiled and pet her. "If this isn't the wolf companion I had before, then why is she so friendly toward me?"

"Well this is a descendant of your wolf companion," Impa replied. "Her name is Midna. Named after her dark fur matching the hour of midnight. It was better than the previous name you have given to your wolf companion one hundred years ago."

Link continued to pet Midna. "That doesn't really answer my question."

"She must just know who you are," Impa stated. "The wolves that we have raised and trained are quite intelligent."

Midna sat up straight with pride.

Link smiled. "Well...it's nice to meet you Midna." Midna barked. "So if you are Impa, does that mean I'm in Karkariko Village?"

Impa nodded. "Correct."

Link's face beamed. "Then you can help me get my memory back right?"

Impa blinked. "Who told you that?"

"I think he called himself Rhoam," Link replied.

Impa's eyes widened. The king? But he died...is his ghost unable to rest?

"Is something wrong?" Link asked.

Impa sighed. "Is there anything else he told you about?"

Link nodded. "Something about me saving this kingdom, but I think he had me confused with someone else."

Impa's expression saddened. No...he wasn't. "Well...he was right to send you here first, but I cannot help you recover your memory."

Link gasped. "What?! He lied to me!?"

Midna barked. Link looked at her. Her glare said it all: calm down. Link took a few deep breaths.

"...not entirely," Impa continued. "While I cannot help you recover your memory, I know a person who can."

"Oh...then why did he send me here?" asked Link.

"I'd imagine it would be do to the Yiga clan roaming around," Impa replied.

Link's expression changed to one of worry. "...Rhoam mentioned them...said they were not allies."

"Seeing how one of them stabbed you yesterday that is a good assessment," Impa stated.

"But...what would coming here do?" asked Link.

A loud rumble came from Link. He blushed.

Impa smiled. "Now isn't the time for that, I'll bet you must be hungry."

Link nervously chuckled. "...a little."

His stomach roared in protest.

Impa chuckled. "I'll have our finest cooks whip up a feast for you."

"Oh thank you," Link said with a smile.

"In the mean time," Impa continued, "please feel free to explore the village."

Impa left the house. Midna jumped off the bed. Link removed his blanket and stood up. He stretched out. He put on the clothes he had from before. Midna waited by the door. Soon both stepped out into Kakariko Village. Children were running around with some wolf pups, some adults were picking herbs, another pair were tending to the cuccos, and some adult wolves seemed to be resting with a few more patrolling.

"Wow," Link said in quiet awe. "Such an incredible place."

Link's attention turned to the top of the hill where he spotted a shrine. His stomach roared in protest.

Link nervously smiled. "Maybe after I eat." Midna barked. Link watched her stroll ahead. She turned around and barked again. "You want to show me around?" Midna wagged her tail to confirm. Link smiled. "Lead on."

WwwwwwW

Deep in the Gerudo Highlands, the lair of the Yiga could be found. James and Tim walked through the entrance, looking rather displeased.

"I can't believe that old man had us running around the plateau for hours," Tim complained.

James sighed. "Give it a rest alright. How could we have known the king from one hundred years ago hasn't found rest yet. We got fooled and fooled good."

"Try explaining that to Chief Kohga," Tim replied. "He isn't going to like hearing this."

"Hearing what exactly?" said a cold voice.

Tim and James froze. In front of a holding cell where a Gerudo warrior resided was none other than Kohga, leader of the Yiga. He turned to face them. His mask covered his face, yet his icy glare could be felt through it.

"H-Hey Chief," Tim stuttered. "A little torturing today?"

"Depends on what you have to tell me," Kohga stated.

James and Tim began to sweat.

"Um...we know...that the hero has awakened," said James.

Kohga tapped his foot. "And?"

"Wait...you knew Chief?" asked Tim.

Kohga slammed his foot down. "Of course I knew you idiots! I saw the ancient towers rise from the ground! Now, did you find him and end his life?!"

Tim and James bowed. "We are so sorry."

Kohga sighed. "Of course you didn't. You two are so incompetent."

The Gerudo warrior chuckled. "It must be so hard to find good help these days."

Kohga turned to face her. "You find the situation you are in to be funny?"

"Yeah," the Gerudo replied. "After all, now that the hero is awake, you and your clan will fall along with that calamity."

"I wouldn't be so sure," spoke a new voice.

Everyone looked toward the source to see another Yiga member limp into view.

"Jordan," Kohga stated. "What happened? You are injured."

"It was those damn Shiekians and that wolf with the dark fur," Jordan replied.

"Aren't you usually more cautious?" asked Tim. "That seemed like a careless mistake for you to make."

"This coming from two buffoons who can't track down one man," said Kohga.

"Aw what's the matter?" the Gerudo asked sarcastically. "Don't like dogs?"

"Laugh all you want to now," Jordan stated. "But lets see if your spirit holds up when you hear the news."

"What are you talking about?" James asked curiously.

Jordan chuckled. "The hero is dead."

The Gerudo's heart sank. Kohga began laughing. James and Tim stood in awe and silence.

"That is wonderful news!" Kohga bellowed.

"No," the Gerudo stated. Her voice trembled with disbelief. "That can't be."

"I stabbed him through the chest," Jordan gloated. "I know I hit a vital spot."

Kohga laughed. "This is wonderful news. Now, we just need the Thunder Helm, and to kill that Zora princess and all will be set for the Calamity." Kohga glared at James and Tim. "You two are lucky that this news was brought to me. Now, we need a plan of attack to kill Mipha."

Jordan chuckled. "Do not worry. Kevin is taking care of that. She won't live to see the moon rise."

The Gerudo passed out from shock. Kohga could only laugh from joy.

WwwwwwW

A younger, no scars, Mipha began cleaning her trident by a pond. She sat quietly with only the sound of water echoing through the silence. Oblivious to the world around her and the visit from the royalty of Hyrule castle down in the domain below.

"Ouch," cried a young voice.

Mipha looked up to see a young Hylian boy by a rock wall of the mountain. He stared at his hands both had a deep gash with smaller ones around it drew blood.

Mipha rushed over. "Are you alright?"

The boy nodded but was on the verge of tears. "I'm...alright."

"Please let me see your hands," Mipha stated.

"I'm fine," the boy said.

Mipha gave him a stern look. "No. You are not and you will show me your hands."

The boy stiffened. He hesitantly showed her his hands. Mipha placed her hands over his and a soft blue light covered them. The boy stared at them in awe as the pain began to fade. Neither said a word. Soon the light faded.

The boy looked at his hands and smiled. The gashes were gone and so was the pain. "Wow."

"There you go," Mipha said with a smile. "You need to be more careful."

"Oh thank you," the boy spoke happily. "Thank you very much."

Mipha giggled. "You are welcome. But what are you doing up here?"

"Learning to climb," the boy replied. "It isn't easy but I'm learning to do it."

Mipha smiled. Soon it reversed. "Where are your parents? They must be worried about you."

"Dad is meeting with the king," the boy replied. "I never knew my mom."

Mipha saddened. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."

The boy smiled. "It's okay. Oh I never told you my name. Link."

"Nice to meet you Link," Mipha stated. "I'm Mipha." Link looked back to the wall. "Uh...what are you doing?"

"Going to try again," Link replied.

"You are just going to get hurt again," Mipha protested.

"I will not if I'm more careful," Link argued.

Mipha shook her head. "No you won't because I'm not letting you." She grabbed him.

Link frowned. "Let go."

Mipha shook her head. "No."

"Let go."

"No."

Link pulled against her, yet she over powered him and held firm. Both continue to argue back and forth.

Mipha's eyes slowly opened. Back in the inn and back to the present. She slowly sat up. Gaddison, who sat next to the bed, smiled.

"Welcome back," Gaddison stated.

Mipha rubbed her head. "What happened?"

"Rivan knocked you out," Gaddison replied. "In order to make you stop. Granted I did ask for his help...but I still didn't think he would go that far." Mipha remained quiet. "I'm so sorry."

Mipha gently placed a hand on Gaddison's head. "You were right to stop me...I...was out of control. You were not at fault...I just...wanted to see him again."

"We know that," Sidon's voice called out.

Gaddison and Mipha turned toward the source. Sidon, Teba, and Harth strolled into the inn and over to Mipha's bed.

"But it was still reckless," Teba stated.

Harth nodded. "Indeed."

"Which is why I asked Harth here to find a fairy for you," Sidon said with a smile.

Mipha looked down at the wound on her leg. Only...it wasn't there. No bandages, no scar, gone. Mipha stood up, put all her weight on it, and no pain burst forth.

Mipha smiled. "Thank you."

Harth shrugged. "Only had to search three Great Fairy Fountains."

"Just don't go getting yourself hurt needlessly," Teba stated. "We need you to get that hero back into shape."

Mipha's expression softened. "...Link..."

Teba rolled his eyes. "Yes yes we know his name. You only have told us about one hundred times."

Gaddison's face soured. "Hey...this is important to her alright."

"And the fate of the kingdom isn't?" Teba asked. "We need him back in action as soon as possible. While I don't like the plan that your princess here came up with, Sidon made some good points."

Harth sighed. "You've complained about this enough. It's hard enough with the Gorons breathing down our feathers, but adding you on top of it is too much."

Mipha blinked. "Did something happen at the meeting?"

Sidon nodded. "In short, told them your plan, Gorons not happy with it, wanted it to go faster."

"You have until the next Blood Moon to find him and get your plan into action," Teba stated. "Depending on the progress, we will let you keep at it. However, the monsters are getting stronger by the day."

"Then there is the Yiga clan," spoke Harth. "They are getting bolder and bolder."

Sidon gaze turned downward. "They were there in order to kill you Mipha. We got lucky when back up arrived when it did."

"Good thing you didn't go alone," Gaddison stated.

Sidon nodded. "Yeah. Bazz was a life savior."

Mipha placed her hand on her chin. "That is a problem. We may be running out of time faster than I thought. I will have to tell the blacksmith to hasten that project I gave him."

Sidon smiled. "He completed it while you were napping."

Mipha smiled. "That is wonderful. Speaking of which, where is Rivan?"

"Drills with Bazz," Gaddison replied.

Mipha and Sidon shivered.

Teba blinked. "What?"

"Never mind," Mipha stated. "I'm heading over to the armory to try it on then. I assume he has my trident as well?"

Sidon nodded. "Yes."

"RAID!" shouted a soldier. "ENEMY RAID!"

The five turned toward the entrance. Soldiers were scrambling as a volley of shock arrows soared toward the domain from three directions. Most didn't hit anyone while a few soldiers were hit, and very few civilians were injured. The main entrance to the main bridge had Goblin archers, around twenty, with shock arrows with a Yiga clan member, Kevin, commanding them to fire. Moblins wielding From the other entrances were more Goblin archers with Moblins rushing the bridges.

"How did beasts get so close?!" Teba shouted.

Sidon frowned. "With the awakening of the towers and shrines, our patrols came back to report to the king of their locations."

"They didn't let the chance go to waste," Gaddison stated.

Mipha scowled. "Teba, Harth, can you two take to the skies and try to get as many archers as you can?" Teba and Harth nodded. "Sidon, you and Gaddison start passing out those elixirs to the other soldiers."

"At once," Gaddison saluted. She grabbed her spear and rushed in.

"What about you Sis?" asked Sidon.

"I'm going to gear up and take out that Yiga member," Mipha replied.

Teba and Harth ran out and took to the skies. Sidon rushed toward the main entrance while Mipha headed to the armory.

Teba and Harth soared in a circle pattern but opposite directions without flying into one another. Both began to take shots at the archers as they passed by over head. Gaddison and Sidon were quickly handing out elixirs, Rivan and troops were fighting off Moblins attacking from the west.

Bazz however was the only one defending the main entrance. A Moblin reached him and swung his weapon. Bazz jumped back, rushed forward and pierced the Moblin's skull with his spear. It disappeared in a puff of purple smoke. Two more Moblins were closing in. Bazz rushed them and stood between them. Both swung at him. Bazz ducked and the Moblins hit each other off the bridge. A third Moblin slammed his club into Bazz. The force sent him flying backward and landed on his back.

Bazz slowly got to his feet. A shock arrow pierced his shoulder as others landed around him. He howled in pain as he pulled out the arrow. Sidon arrived and gave him a yellow elixir.

"Sorry I'm late," Sidon stated.

Bazz chugged the elixir. He tossed the bottle aside. "Apology accepted."

The Moblin that attacked Bazz went for Sidon. Sidon rushed him and landed a swift upper cut. Bazz sprinted and pierced his chest. The Moblin growled in pain. Sidon put his hands together and slammed the top of its head. It disappeared in a puff of purple smoke. They stared down the bridge to see ten more Moblins rushing them. Along with another volley of shock arrows.

Sidon grunted. "This is going to hurt."

Someone ran past them, leaped into the air, and spun her trident like a fan and deflected the arrows that threatened to hit Sidon and Bazz. Some arrows hit a few of the Moblins rushing them and were paralyzed. Three were still making their way. Mipha landed.

Sidon smiled. "Nice armor."

Mipha stood up. She wore a silver chest plate with the Zora symbol on the center. However, where their should have been blue jewels, yellow ones took their place with decals being blue mixing in with the silver like water. She donned bracers on her wrists of similar design and leg armor on her thighs. Finally, on the fins on the sides of her head she wore topaz earrings. Her Lightscale Trident shined brightly.

"You two help the others hold up the other defenses," Mipha ordered.

Bazz gasped. "Your highness. You can't think to take on that many alone."

Sidon smiled. "Alright Sis."

"Prince Sidon!" Bazz said in shock.

Sidon looked at him. His eyes said it all: trust her. Bazz hesitantly nodded. Sidon and Bazz left. Some of the archers fell from arrows to the sky. Kevin was shouting at the archers to shoot down the Rito.

Mipha began casually walking toward the three rushing Moblins. The first one reached her and swung down his weapon toward her. Mipha side stepped around him and pierced its back with her trident. It disappeared. The other two swung their clubs toward her. Mipha leaped through the middle and twirled her weapon, hitting both in the head. She gracefully landed, and the two Moblins smoked into nothing. The seven Moblins that were paralyzed shook it off and began rushing toward her.

Another volley of arrows soared toward Mipha. She jumped up and twirled. Arrows hit her armor and bounced off, some were smacked away by her trident, while a few scratched her. She landed with a bow and stood back up.

Kevin growled. She should be paralyzed even with a thunder elixir and those earrings protecting her!

Mipha continued to stroll forward. The first of the Moblins reached her. Mipha dodged around it and stabbed it, side stepped another one with another attack, a third one she pierced as she continued to move forward. She flowed around the Moblins like water with grace and dealt a death blow to each one. Once on the other side, all seven disappeared in purple smoke.

Bomb arrows soared toward the archer Goblins. The entire row wiped out simultaneously as Kevin covered his eyes. The smoke slowly cleared. Mipha rushed through the smoke and thrust her trident forward. Kevin quickly dodged but was scratched on the arm. He drew a great thunder blade.

"You will die on this day Princess Mipha!" Kevin shouted.

Mipha twirled her trident around, and struck a battle stance. She rushed him. Kevin dodged. He swung his weapon, leaving an electric charge in the air. Mipha ducked. She swung the pommel end of her trident and nailed him in the side. Kevin grunted and swung his weapon down. Mipha rolled back and dodged. She thrust her weapon forward. Kevin blocked it with his great blade, sending an electrical current through the weapon.

"Gotcha!" Kevin shouted.

Mipha began taking lightning damage, but nearly as much as Kevin thought she would. Mipha stuck the pommel end into the ground to lessen the damage. She kicked him in the gut forcing him back. She removed her trident from the ground and rushed him. Kevin disappeared in red smoke. Mipha stopped her advance. Kevin appeared behind her and raised the great blade over head. On instinct, Mipha twirled and thrust her weapon. She pierced his chest causing him to drop his weapon. She removed her weapon. Kevin fell to his knees.

"How...how are you this powerful?!" he shouted.

The battle had been won. The other entrances were defended, all Moblins and Goblins slain. Mipha began walking back toward the main bridge.

"Return to your master," Mipha spoke. "And tell him that you failed."

Kevin began to laugh. Sidon, Bazz, Teba, and Harth arrived on scene.

"What's so funny?" asked Teba.

"Do you think this is a victory?" asked Kevin.

"Yeah," Sidon replied with a smile. "Your troops are dead and you are defeated."

"What if I told you that your hero is dead?" asked Kevin. The group could nearly hear his smug smile.

Mipha stopped in her tracks. The other four were silent with shock. Kevin laughed again.

"...he isn't dead," Mipha spoke.

Everyone turned toward her. She gazed up into the sky.

"Are you sure?" asked Harth.

Mipha smiled. She turned to face her comrades. "I am sure. He is still alive."

The others seemed to calm down. Kevin though grew furious. "LIES! JORDAN STABBED HIM! HIT A VITAL ORGAN! WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE!"

He grabbed his great thunder blade, stood up and rushed Mipha. One swift motion, her trident thrust forward, and pierced Kevin in the face.

"I gave you a chance," Mipha said with a kind tone. "You didn't take it. That is on you."

She pulled her weapon out. Kevin fell to the ground, lifeless.

Teba sighed. "You should have done that from the start."

Sidon smiled. "That isn't my sister's style. So, what is next Mipha?"

Mipha smiled warmly. "To Kakariko Village."