Sub-chapter One - Trouble at Lon Lon Ranch, Enter the Second Wizard

Link was eleven years old, and he had already helped so many people. He helped one set of Gorons by getting back their food source, another by freeing them of the cold winter. He saved two important Zora females, one a princess, one a role-model celebrity, he had helped so many other individual people, and saved them all at once as well, whether it be an evil king or a crazy living mask. Link went out of his way to help everyone else. But it wasn't always pretty, he once saved the Kokiri village, but his reward was to be thrown out. To complete his mission, he had to endure hardships no child should have to face. He was a hero, and his path was not the easy one.

One wizard had been defeated, that left six. Link thought about what they would be like, if they had powers like Magnus did, and if he could beat them. He held the shield Zelda had given him in his hands. It was round, about 20 inches in diameter, a picture of the Triforce was in the middle with three circles surrounding it. The Goddess Sword was laying next to him. He was in his room sitting on his bed. He remembered what Zelda had said to him about the shield. "Only a true hero can unlock its true power." He wanted to unlock its true power, to be a true hero, so he could protect people. "Okay," he said, "time to stop sitting around worrying about hero things, I'm going to go do kid things."
Link soon found himself walking through the marketplace. He saw a bunch of kids playing tag, they were his age, but it didn't look like fun to him. Ten minutes later he saw another group of kids, even older than he was, playing soldier, but it didn't look like fun either. He exited the market into Hyrule Field and began to head towards the ranch. He didn't go in though, he sat outside, leaning against the wall, staring into the sky. This was much more fun than playing tag or solider.
"Having fun?"
Link looked directly above. Zak stood on the wall, looking down on Link.
"Hey Zak, how's it going?"
Zak jumped down.
Link had never seen him not wearing his red cloak before. He wore an orange sleeveless shirt, and red pants. His boots went up to his knees, and his sword was neatly held in his belt. He didn't have a very muscular build, but you wouldn't know it if you saw him fight.
"So, I heard there was some trouble in the Forest Temple," he said.
"Yeah, I took care of it though. So we only have six wizards left to find. You have any idea where they could be?"
Zak shook his head. "No, but I would imagine they aren't hiding in any highly populated part of Hyrule. Maybe not in Hyrule at all," he said. "What's wrong Link, you don't look well."
Link thought for a moment. "It's nothing really, I just, don't feel like I'm eleven, I should find games and toys fun, but instead fighting and swords are fun for me. I don't think like a child anymore."
"Link," Zak said. "it's good that you no longer think like a child, if you did, Termina would be a lot flatter right now, and the Forest Temple and ice cavern would be in a lot worse condition. As to why you think like an adult, it's because you spent some time as one. Pulling the Master Sword was a life changing experience, and not an easy task. You shouldn't be worried."
Link stood up. He turned around to thank Zak but he had disappeared. "He reminds me of Sheik," Link said to himself as he entered the ranch.

Knil was sitting under a tree with Malon.
"So then, I decided it was best to distract the fire snakes, and Link went and stopped Magnus, in the end it was really a team effort, even if it was my strategy," Link heard Knil say. Knil didn't admit it to anyone, but it was obvious he liked Malon.
"Hey guys," Link said joining them.
"Hey Link," Malon said.
"What's up, you don't usually come around here anymore?"
Link looked at the sky again. "I just needed to see some friendly faces," he said.
"What about Zelda?" Knil asked.
"She's been acting weird lately, she never leaves me alone. Last week she had me stay awake all night with her, just because she missed me all day when I was running an errand to Death Mountain," he said.
Malon giggled.
"What?" Link asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" she asked. "Zelda likes you."
Link was confused. "Well, of course she likes me, I wouldn't be her friend if she didn't like me."
Malon just giggled more. "No, I mean she really, likes you."
Link's face turned a light, almost unnoticeable pink. He never really thought about girls like that. He had always considered Zelda one of his best friends. Though he did remember when he pulled the Master Sword out. His adult mind was less dense than his child mind was, even if he didn't fell like a child. As an adult, saving Zelda was what drove him to stop Ganondorf, as a child it had just been his childish stupidity.
Malon and Knil continued to talk. Link just listened. He liked listening much more than talking. Even if he did like talking, what was he to talk about? Nobody knew of his adventures fighting evil, and nobody would believe him either. His life in the castle was just like his life in the forest, but with less work. He didn't have to find his food anymore, the castle cooks made him three meals a day, even four if Link wanted. Instead of going hunting and getting meat for all the Kokiri children, he went shopping with Zelda, or ran errands for the king or Impa. Nothing too hard.
A chill ran down Link's spine, snapping him out of his thoughts. He stood up, Knil must have sensed something too, he also stood up.
"You feel that?" Link asked.
Malon stood up, she was confused. "Link, Knil, what's going on?" she asked.
The sky began to get dark.
"It shouldn't be dark this early," Malon said moving closer to Knil.
"Malon, go inside. This might get messy," Link said drawing his sword and shield. Knil had done some fashion changes. He lost the black cap and let his hair go free. His black tunic and shorts became a sleeveless black shirt tucked into baggy white pants. Instead of using the dark Kokiri sword he received from Ganondorf, he used a wooden quarterstaff, magically enhanced by a great fairy.
"Greetings Link, the Hero of Time, the warrior who traveled through time to save both Hyrule and Termina, who fought bravely to save his home in the forest, just to be rewarded by being thrown out. The fiance to the Zora princess, the love of Zelda's life, the secret crush of the farm girl, and Forest Sage, the first person to beat any of us." The voice came from nowhere.
"What about me?" Knil yelled back. " I helped with kicking out of the forest and seven wizard things."
Good, Link thought, Knil and I have the best strategy for this situation. He keeps them talking, and I find the loser who thinks he so smart.
"Oh, really Link," the voice said, "Do you really believe that strategy will work?"
Did he just read my mind?
"Yes I did just read your mind."
Link gasped. "Knil, I don't think this is going to work."
"So, this fat mothafucka doesn't want to show his face. that's fine. Gives me more time to do his mom again. Yeah bitch, who's your daddy," Knil yelled into the air.
"You talk too much," the voice replied. A vortex opened up under Knil.
Link had seen this before. The witches had done this to Nabooru at the Spirit Temple. "NO!" Link yelled. Knil was knee deep already. Link threw his sword and shield to the ground and ran to Knil, grabbing his hand. He pulled as hard as he could. Knil was armpit deep in now.
"Hang on Knil, I'm not letting you go." He was pulling with all his might, but Knil kept going in deeper. Now only his arm was out. Link held on with one hand and pulled out his hookshot with the other. His hand was now starting to go in. the hookshot latched onto the side of the house. The voice was laughing now. Link's arm was in the vortex. His hand still holding on to Knil, but he was slipping.
"Damn it, hang on!" Link screamed. Malon was looking out the window, watching in horror. Link swore his arms were getting longer, but it wasn't long enough, his hand slipped and he went flying back towards the house. The voice continued to laugh at Link as the vortex closed. "NOOOO!" Link screamed. He ran to his Goddess Sword and his precious shield. "SHOW YOURSELF, YOU COWARD!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. "COME ON, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT MY SWORD CAN REALLY DO. DIN'S FIRE!" The Goddess Sword began glowing a fiery red, then it erupted in flames.
"I seem to have made you angry Link, but it's a fair trade. You took Magnus, and I took Knil." The sky began to clear up again. "Until another day." The sky was completely cleared now.
"YOU BASTARD, COME OUT AND FIGHT ME!"
Malon was in shock. She never heard Link swear or scream at someone, or get angry at all.
"Damn you," he said falling to his knees, dropping his sword and shield. The flame on the sword died down. A tear fell from his eye, but only one.
Malon came running out and kneeled down next to Link. She had many tears in her eyes. "Link, are you okay?" she asked. He didn't respond. He reached into his tunic and pulled out his gem. "snowhead Temple," he said, and disappeared.
Link appeared outside the Snowhead Temple in Termina. It was possibly the most peaceful and secluded place he knew of. He walked down the narrow path and sat in front of the owl statue.

Sub-chapter Two - The Everlasting Nightmare

Author's Note: Before anybody gives me any trouble about repeating parts, it's supposed to be like that, read the sub-chapter title.

Knil woke up in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. His head was throbbing in pain. "Why am I here, I thought I was kicked out of the forest. Was it a dream?" he asked himself. He left the tree house and headed to the exit of he forest. Mido was blocking the way though.
"Move Mido, I don't feel like kicking your butt today." Mido didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Knil. "Mido, move!" Mido still didn't respond again. He pulled out a small sword and his eyes turned red. "Um, I think you can get something for that at lake Hylia," Knil said noticing his eyes. Mido jumped at Knil, Knil moved but wasn't fast enough. The sword put a gash in his right arm. "Mido, was never that fast," he replied taking out his quarterstaff.
Mido thrust his arm forward trying to stab Knil. Knil moved to the left and slammed his staff into Mido’s stomach. Mido's face remained motionless.
"What is this thing?" Knil asked. Mido began swing his sword horizontally at Knil like mad, Knil couldn't follow his movements. "Okay, if I learned anything from the real Mido, it's how to run away," he said turning around and running. "WOHA!" he said stopping. Saria was five feet in front of him. Her face was just like Mido’s, and she had an arrow pointed right at Knil. "Okay, probably should have treated these two a little better," he said. But it wasn't just them. Every single Kokiri appeared. They al had weapons ranging from swords to kitchen knives.
"Now, I have never even seen half of these kids," Knil said looking around. "This is definitely not a fair fight, it's like fifty kids, against one of me, with a headache. And where is Link?"
The children standing in front of the log tunnel moved to the side.
"I'm right here," Link said as he walked into the forest, his Goddess Sword in hand. "So Knil, up for some, SPARRING!" he yelled as he jumped twenty feet in the air. As he came down his sword erupted in flames. He slashed down, Knil held up his staff to block, but Link's sword slashed right through it, and into Knil's face, slicing him down the middle, charring his insides.

Link sat under the owl statue for two days. He didn't eat, he didn't sleep, he didn't move. He sat there. Finally, he moved. He stood up and looked into his hand. He was still holding his teleportation gem. "Romani Ranch." He disappeared in a flash of light."

Knil woke up in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. His head was throbbing in pain. "Why am I here, I thought I was kicked out of the forest. Was it a dream?" he asked himself. He left the tree house and headed to the exit of he forest. Mido was blocking the way though.
"Move Mido, I don't feel like kicking your butt today." Mido didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Knil. "Mido, move!" Mido still didn't respond again. He pulled out a small sword and his eyes turned red. "Um, I think you can get something for that at lake Hylia," Knil said noticing his eyes. Mido jumped at Knil, Knil moved but wasn't fast enough. The sword put a gash in his right arm. "Mido, was never that fast," he replied taking out his quarterstaff.
Mido thrust his arm forward trying to stab Knil. Knil moved to the left and slammed his staff into Mido’s stomach. Mido's face remained motionless.
"What is this thing?" Knil asked. Mido began swing his sword horizontally at Knil like mad, Knil couldn't follow his movements. "Okay, if I learned anything from the real Mido, it's how to run away," he said turning around and running. "WOHA!" he said stopping. Saria was five feet in front of him. Her face was just like Mido’s, and she had an arrow pointed right at Knil. "Okay, probably should have treated these two a little better," he said. But it wasn't just them. Every single Kokiri appeared. They al had weapons ranging from swords to kitchen knives.
"Now, I have never even seen half of these kids," Knil said looking around. "This is definitely not a fair fight, it's like fifty kids, against one of me, with a headache. And where is Link?"
The children standing in front of the log tunnel moved to the side.
"I'm right here," Link said as he walked into the forest, his Goddess Sword in hand. "So Knil, up for some, SPARRING!" he yelled as he jumped twenty feet in the air. As he came down his sword erupted in flames. He slashed down, Knil held up his staff to block, but Link's sword slashed right through it, and into Knil's face, slicing him down the middle, charring his insides.

Link entered the ranch house. Romani saw him and jumped into his arms, giving him a tight embrace.
"Oh Link, I haven't seen you in at least a month. Where have you been?" she asked.
"I've been busy trying to save the world, but right now I'm really hungry, do you have something to eat?"
Cremia was sitting at the table. "We always have food for you Link."
Link sat at the table eating a big slice of apple pie, and drinking a glass of Château Romani. Romani sat three inches away, on his left, and Cremia sat across from the two. Link told them what was happening. He told them what happened to Knil.
"So, what will you do next?" Cremia asked.
"I plan on talking to an old friend first, she spends her time in the forest where I used to live. She always had a lot of helpful information about my enemies and helped solved problems. I think she can help me find this wizard. I think Knil will come back if I kill him."

Knil woke up in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. His head was throbbing in pain. "Why am I here, I thought I was kicked out of the forest. Was it a dream?" he asked himself. He left the tree house and headed to the exit of he forest. Mido was blocking the way though.
"Move Mido, I don't feel like kicking your butt today." Mido didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Knil. "Mido, move!" Mido still didn't respond again. He pulled out a small sword and his eyes turned red. "Um, I think you can get something for that at lake Hylia," Knil said noticing his eyes. Mido jumped at Knil, Knil moved but wasn't fast enough. The sword put a gash in his right arm. "Mido, was never that fast," he replied taking out his quarterstaff.
Mido thrust his arm forward trying to stab Knil. Knil moved to the left and slammed his staff into Mido’s stomach. Mido's face remained motionless.
"What is this thing?" Knil asked. Mido began swing his sword horizontally at Knil like mad, Knil couldn't follow his movements. "Okay, if I learned anything from the real Mido, it's how to run away," he said turning around and running. "WOHA!" he said stopping. Saria was five feet in front of him. Her face was just like Mido’s, and she had an arrow pointed right at Knil. "Okay, probably should have treated these two a little better," he said. But it wasn't just them. Every single Kokiri appeared. They all had weapons ranging from swords to kitchen knives.
"Now, I have never even seen half of these kids," Knil said looking around. "This is definitely not a fair fight, it's like fifty kids, against one of me, with a headache. And where is Link?"
The children standing in front of the log tunnel moved to the side.
"I'm right here," Link said as he walked into the forest, his Goddess Sword in hand. "So Knil, up for some, SPARRING!" he yelled as he jumped twenty feet in the air. As he came down his sword erupted in flames. He slashed down, Knil held up his staff to block, but Link's sword slashed right through it, and into Knil's face, slicing him down the middle, charring his insides.

In a flash of light, Link appeared in front of the Deku Tree. He prayed none of the Kokiri children would find him.
"Link!" Navi yelled flying towards him.
"Hey Navi, how are you?"
"I'm doing fine, how's the castle, and Zak, and Aloc, and Knil?"
Link's face saddened at the mention of his name. he explained what happened. Navi thought for a moment. "I'll try to search for this wizard using fairy magic. You should talk to the sages and see what they know," she said. Link agreed.

Knil woke up in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. His head was throbbing in pain. "Why am I here, I thought I was kicked out of the forest. Was it a dream?" he asked himself. He left the tree house and headed to the exit of he forest. Mido was blocking the way though.
"Move Mido, I don't feel like kicking your butt today." Mido didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Knil. "Mido, move!" Mido still didn't respond again. He pulled out a small sword and his eyes turned red. "Um, I think you can get something for that at lake Hylia," Knil said noticing his eyes. Mido jumped at Knil, Knil moved but wasn't fast enough. The sword put a gash in his right arm. "Mido, was never that fast," he replied taking out his quarterstaff.
Mido thrust his arm forward trying to stab Knil. Knil moved to the left and slammed his staff into Mido’s stomach. Mido's face remained motionless.
"What is this thing?" Knil asked. Mido began swing his sword horizontally at Knil like mad, Knil couldn't follow his movements. "Okay, if I learned anything from the real Mido, it's how to run away," he said turning around and running. "WOHA!" he said stopping. Saria was five feet in front of him. Her face was just like Mido’s, and she had an arrow pointed right at Knil. "Okay, probably should have treated these two a little better," he said. But it wasn't just them. Every single Kokiri appeared. They all had weapons ranging from swords to kitchen knives.
"Now, I have never even seen half of these kids," Knil said looking around. "This is definitely not a fair fight, it's like fifty kids, against one of me, with a headache. And where is Link?"
The children standing in front of the log tunnel moved to the side.
"I'm right here," Link said as he walked into the forest, his Goddess Sword in hand. "So Knil, up for some, SPARRING!" he yelled as he jumped twenty feet in the air. As he came down his sword erupted in flames. He slashed down, Knil held up his staff to block, but Link's sword slashed right through it, and into Knil's face, slicing him down the middle, charring his insides.

Link visited Darunia, Ruto, Impa, and Nabooru. They told him they knew nothing. Saria was a problem. He had looked in the Sacred Forest Meadow, but she wasn't there. Warping into her house was risky too, she might have guests there. He was unsure how to get into contact with Rauru, and Zelda was busy doing the princess thing. Her father was throwing a party for an ambassador of Jesterpool, the land Zak was from. He decided it was best to search on his own. He searched Death Mountain, Lake Hylia, Zora's Domain, Hyrule Castle, Kakariko Village, the graveyard, the five temples, and Lon Lon Ranch.
"Dammit, he knows everything I do, everything about me, but I don't know squat about him. He has to be somewhere in Hyrule. He wouldn't hide in Termina, the timeline there is different than this one. He has to be in an obvious place. Somewhere I wouldn't be able to find him," Link thought to himself. "THE FOREST!" he yelled as he pulled out his gem.

Knil woke up in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. His head was throbbing in pain. "Why am I here, I thought I was kicked out of the forest. Was it a dream?" he asked himself. He left the tree house and headed to the exit of he forest. Mido was blocking the way though.
"Move Mido, I don't feel like kicking your butt today." Mido didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Knil. "Mido, move!" Mido still didn't respond again. He pulled out a small sword and his eyes turned red. "Um, I think you can get something for that at lake Hylia," Knil said noticing his eyes. Mido jumped at Knil, Knil moved but wasn't fast enough. The sword put a gash in his right arm. "Mido, was never that fast," he replied taking out his quarterstaff.
Mido thrust his arm forward trying to stab Knil. Knil moved to the left and slammed his staff into Mido’s stomach. Mido's face remained motionless.
"What is this thing?" Knil asked. Mido began swing his sword horizontally at Knil like mad, Knil couldn't follow his movements. "Okay, if I learned anything from the real Mido, it's how to run away," he said turning around and running. "WOHA!" he said stopping. Saria was five feet in front of him. Her face was just like Mido’s, and she had an arrow pointed right at Knil. "Okay, probably should have treated these two a little better," he said. But it wasn't just them. Every single Kokiri appeared. They all had weapons ranging from swords to kitchen knives.
"Now, I have never even seen half of these kids," Knil said looking around. "This is definitely not a fair fight, it's like fifty kids, against one of me, with a headache. And where is Link?"
The children standing in front of the log tunnel moved to the side.
"I'm right here," Link said as he walked into the forest, his Goddess Sword in hand. "So Knil, up for some, SPARRING!" he yelled as he jumped twenty feet in the air. As he came down his sword erupted in flames. He slashed down, Knil held up his staff to block, but Link's sword slashed right through it, and into Knil's face, slicing him down the middle, charring his insides.

Link appeared where his old house used to be. The tree was entirely gone. The zombie king had completely destroyed it. The rest of the village seemed to be rebuilt though.
"Link." Saria came running over. "How did you get in here, you will get into a lot of trouble," she asked.
"I need to search the forest. If I create a distraction can you lead everyone back into the fairy fountain?"
Saria nodded.
A mad Goron came rolling through the forest, knocking over fences, and almost hitting the Kokiri.
"Everyone, we're under attack, we need to get to the fairy fountain!" Saria yelled.
The Kokiri all left their houses and ran into the Lost Woods. When they were all gone the Goron stopped. He stood up and removed his mask. Link took his place now. He began entering all the houses. He got to Mido's house and hesitated. He felt something weird inside. He entered and was immediately thrown back out.
"I knew it," he said.
Mido walked out. His eyes were glowing red. "Yes Link, you figured it out," Mido said. "I'm not a real being, I'm a parasite who needs a host body, and I chose Mido, I never thought you would be clever enough to find me though."
"where's Knil?" Link asked.
Mido smiled. "No hello Link, I thought you were a friendly guy. So, you want Knil back, okay, I'll be happy to send you into a nightmare like his. It'll be fun."
Link drew his sword.
"Do you want to hear about the nightmare I sent Knil into, it's a pleasant one where he is repeatedly killed by you. Quite clever if I do say so myself. Now what about you? Should I make you dream of killing Knil, or Knil killing you, what if I put Zelda or Malon or Romani in it."
Hatred grew inside Link. He would beat the stupid parasite out of Mido, then use his Goddess Sword to banish him to the gap between dimensions, just as Ganondorf did with his phantom.
"I have the perfect one, here you go enjoy." Mido held up his hand. A vortex opened up underneath Link. But he didn't sink.
"If you know all about me, then you should remember what I got in he Shadow Temple. The hover boots."
Mido looked at Link's feet. "Yes I remember, but those boots were from the other timeline, you can't have them now," Mido replied.
"I had another pair made for me. They fit me perfectly, your stupid vortex can't suck me in, if I don't touch the ground." Link smirked. "Oh and watch out."
Zak ran up behind Mido and grabbed him. Being so short, Mido was unable to get free.
Aloc soon walked into the picture. "Link, I'm going to alter this portal. It should take you to wherever Knil is, but I will only be able to keep it open for ten minutes." He used a piece of paper with one of his transmutation circles drawn on it. The portal turned red.
"Okay, I'll be back." Link took of his hover boots and jumped in. Mido finally broke free of Zak and drew a sword. He ran at Zak, who tried to move. Mido was too fast though. He put a deep cut into his arm. This would be the fiercest fight Zak would have had in a while.

Sub-chapter Three - Kicking Mido's Ass, Goodbye to Good Friends

Knil woke up in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. His head was throbbing in pain.
"Why am I here, I thought I was kicked out of the forest. Was it a dream?" he asked himself. He left the tree house and headed to the exit of he forest. Mido was blocking the way though.
"Move Mido, I don't feel like kicking your butt today." Mido didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Knil.
"Mido, move!"
Mido still didn't respond again. He pulled out a small sword and his eyes turned red.
"Um, I think you can get something for that at Lake Hylia," Knil said noticing his eyes. Mido jumped at Knil, Knil moved but wasn't fast enough. The sword put a gash in his right arm.
"Mido, was never that fast," he replied taking out his quarterstaff.
Mido thrust his arm forward trying to stab Knil. Knil moved to the left and slammed his staff into Mido’s stomach. Mido's face remained motionless.
"What is this thing?" Knil asked. Mido began swing his sword horizontally at Knil like mad, Knil couldn't follow his movements.
"Okay, if I learned anything from the real Mido, it's how to run away," he said turning around and running. "WOHA!" he said stopping. Saria was five feet in front of him. Her face was just like Mido's, and she had an arrow pointed right at Knil.
"Okay, probably should have treated these two a little better," he said. But it wasn't just them. Every single Kokiri appeared. They all had weapons ranging from swords to kitchen knives.
"Now, I have never even seen half of these kids," Knil said looking around. "This is definitely not a fair fight, it's like 50 kids, against one of me, with a head ache. And where is Link?"
The children standing in front of the log tunnel moved to the side.
"I'm right here," Link said as he walked into the forest, his Goddess Sword in hand. "So Knil, up for some, SPARRING?!" he yelled as he jumped twenty feet in the air. As he came down his sword erupted in flames. He slashed down, Knil held up his staff to block, but the sword never hit his staff.

Link, the real Link, blocked the attack. His Goddess Sword had a small cyclone of wind surrounding its blade, the first power of Farore's Wind. The bad Link jumped backwards. The color in him disappeared, and became a transparent black color, but still looked like Link.
"It's Dark Link," Link said.
"Link, what's going on, where are we?" Knil asked.
"Don't worry about Knil, just head over to Mido's house and jump into the vortex, it should take you back to the real world."
Knil turned to run but the Kokiri were in his way.
"Now, I'll take care of you," Link said, the vortex around his sword began spinning faster. "I'll use the next power of Farore's Wind, banishment." He ran at Dark Link, and slashed with his sword, the second the cyclone hit Dark Link, he disappeared.
"Now for you small fries." Link swung the sword vertically, the cyclone blasted all the Kokiri away. "come on knil, lets go."

Zak and Mido charged at each other, they swung their swords at speeds un-seeable by the naked eye, but Mido was faster. He nailed Zak in the left arm, then in the chin, then in he smashed the hilt of his sword into Zak's stomach. He fell to the ground, coughing up blood. Zak had never lost a battle, let alone been struck by an opponent.
"Now I'm pissed," he said standing up. "Phoenix fist." Zak held up his hand. It glowed red. "Cheetah's speed." His feet began glowing yellow. "Now I'm going to kick your butt." Zak charged twice as fast as before, swinging with both his fist and sword, Mido dodged everything though, then kicked Zak in the shin, causing him to fall again.
"Come on Zak, I expect better from you," Mido taunted. He tried to charge, but his feet didn't budge. Aloc performed a transmutation, fusing Mido’s shoes to the ground.
"what," Mido said.
"PHOENIX FIST!" Zak landed a punch in the nose, burning his skin. He continued to punch, smashing up Mido's body. He threw one last punch, Mido caught his arm though.
"You will make a much better host body Zak." The parasite began entering into Zak's body, his hand glowed purple, then the glow began to spread up his arm.
"NO!" Zak slashed with his sword, slicing off his own arm, stopping the evil being from taking control of his entire body.
"ZAK!" Aloc yelled, he couldn't run to help him though, if he moved too far from the portal, he would be out of range, and the portal would close trapping Link inside. Zak fell to the floor, blood gushing from his body. He didn't scream though, he didn't cry either. His pride wouldn't let him. Mido had fallen backwards. The dark wizard had left his body, and was now trapped inside Zach's dying left arm. He was surely finished.

Link and Knil appeared in the portal.
"Are we back?" Knil asked. "HOLY CRAP!" He saw Zak.
They ran over to him. Link tore off a large part of his tunic and used it as a bandage. When it was secured, he grabbed Zak’s remaining arm, and used his stone to transport themselves to castle infirmary.

Zak had his arm in a real bandage now. He had made the cut above his elbow. He wouldn't be fighting much now. He would be making a long and difficult journey to his home land, Jesterpool. The path to Jesterpool started in Death Mountain, then continued along Bandit Canyon. It was full of thugs and bandits, hence the name. Then a long boat ride down La Bruja River. Many strange things happened on the river. People disappeared, ghosts attacked people, and many other things. After that, it was a long walk across Jester Field. The journey was a dangerous one, but the medical field was more advanced in Jesterpool, they could possibly get a synthetic arm there. So, to protect Zak, Knil and Aloc would go.
Link was unable to bring them there with his necklace, he had never been to Jesterpool, and that was one of the limitations of the gem. So Link took them to Death Mountain Trail.
"I'll see you in a year," Knil said, shaking Link's hand.
"Yeah, make sure to keep you and Zak safe, Aloc too."
Zak had already started up the mountain.
"Well, we best be going, Zak doesn't like to wait. See ya later Link, be sure to give us a call," Aloc said holding up a replica of Link's gem.
"Right," Link replied shaking his hand. They hiked up the mountain. Link waited until he couldn't see them anymore.

Rather than teleporting, he walked home. It was a beautiful day, and he wasn't getting enough exercise using his gem. Kakariko was pretty quiet today. The new shooting gallery was about a week from being completed, Link was exited about that. As he began walking down the stairs leading to Hyrule Field he heard Zelda's voice.
"Link, are you there?"
Link pulled out his gem. "Hey Zelda, I'll be back at the castle in five minutes," he said.
"Good, daddy is having another party and he wants everyone to meet you."
Link smiled. "Okay, I'll hurry." He put his necklace back under his tunic, then ran out into the field. He may have five more wizards to beat, and no-one to assist him, but he still had Zelda, and that is all he needed for now.