Beat shook his head in disbelief. He thought the mark on his hand was only an old story. He rummaged in his small bag and pulled out a small book he kept with him. He flipped through the book containing numerous legends of Hyrule, and soon found the section on the black Triforce. He read the basic facts on the origin of the marking known as the Antriforce, and realized it meant he was cursed. The words were faded so he couldn't find the cause of the curse or any ways of removing it. He sat down on his bed and thought of the stories of the evil marking on his hand. 
"Those who receive the mark of destruction, the Antriforce, will become a hollow shell of themselves whose sole purpose is to cause misery and suffering to others." Beat muttered. "Why me? What have I done?"

Link helped Archer to Mido's home and found the owner of the home beginning to wake up. He took the last bottled fairy and released it so it would heal Archer.
"Wha..? Where am I?" groaned Mido.
"Back at your house." answered Link bitterly. "I'm leaving again. Sorry to go right after arriving."
"You're leaving?" gasped Archer.
"Archer? You're okay?" murmured Mido.
"Yeah, he is. Now I'm gonna go. Take care." growled Link headed to the door.
"What happened?" asked Mido.
Link tensed up. "Saria was taken. I'm going to kill the people responsible, and bring her back." he spat.
Mido watched in silence as Link walked away. He could see no trace of the boy he picked on just a year before. Link didn't cry anymore, he stood his ground and fought. Link had grown to mature while he remained himself. Mido knew he had to change if he wanted to keep up with Link.
Archer ran out the door after Link, trying to catch up to his friend. But when he got outside he could hear the faint sound of an ocarina. There were spots glowing in golden light in the dirt around him. Archer tried to figure out what had happened, but he didn't know what to do.

The sun began to slowly rise as light seeped into the cracked window of the room Beat and Will rested in. Beat was still awake, unable to attain the peacefulness of slumber after figuring out what happened to him. Will continued to gently snore, making Beat slowly lose his temper. Beat got up and walked out of the inn. He headed toward the distant roofs of a church of some kind. He figured it would be silent there.

The boy that had been following Beat laughed in relief. He had lost sight of the boy earlier but he found him again. "Beat Grimsley, I've found you!" he laughed quickening his pace so he could do as his father had ordered.

Navi flew through the Kokiri Forest finding everyone in a state of worry. Saria had gone missing, and Archer had been left in charge.
"Navi!" gasped Archer as she flew up to him.
"Archer what happened?" asked Navi nervously. 
Archer quickly explained what had happened to the fairy, and when she heard Link had vanished leaving glowing light she knew he had went to the Temple of Time.
"Archer, I know where he went. I'm going to find him, and we'll find Saria." she stated confidently.
"Alright, just hurry. I can't keep everything under control for long." nodded Archer.
Navi took off flying towards the castle town once again. She had flown a lot more often than she used to, so she had to stop when she reached the exit of the forest. She panted as she rested on a branch of one of the thin trees that were along the entrance to the forest. She was going to need to reach Link soon if she wanted to help at all.

Link quickly ran off the alter in the center of the Temple of Time when he arrived. When he stepped out the door he saw someone running towards the temple. He couldn't see clearly through the dark of night, but the person looked like a boy in his mid-teens and was headed towards him.
The two collided and Link caught a glimpse of what seemed to be the Triforce on the other boy's hand and noticed he had golden eyes.
"Ganondorf!" growled Link drawing the Gilded Sword.
"Ganonwhat?" groaned the boy not noticing the blade pointed at him. "Who in the name of Nayru is that? And why do you have that thing pointed at me?" gasped the boy noticing the blade pointed at him.
"Who are you?" demanded Link.
"I'm just a traveler looking for information about this thing that appeared on my hand!" answered the boy holding up empty hands. "I was looking for someone that is pretty familiar with old legends. So I figured someone here at this building might know something."
"Oh, sorry. It's just so dark I thought you were someone that I knew." apologized Link.
"That how you greet people you know?" muttered the boy.
"Just the ones that have tried to hurt my friends." growled Link. "I'm Link, and sorry if I scared you."
"I'm Beat, and you didn't scare me, you just caught me off guard." smiled the boy. "So, I'm guessing nobody can help me in there." he sighed.
"No, sorry. I've gotta go, I hope I'll meet you again soon. Bye." waved Link running off.

As Beat watched Link run off it clicked in his mind. The fairy he ran into said something about a boy named Link. It was too late to tell his new acquaintance, so Beat headed back for his bed in the inn. Along his walk back he bumped into a boy with black hair, purple eyes, and glasses.
"Ha, I've finally caught you." laughed the boy.
Beat quickly heightened his defense fearing a threat from this stranger. "What do you want?" growled Beat.
"I want a boy named Grimsley," smiled the boy. "I have something that you deserved to get a long time ago." the boy then reached into a satchel and pulled a box out.
"I'm Grimsley." stated Beat flatly. "What's in the box?"
"A gift from your father." replied the boy.
"My dad?" gasped Beat.

Link quickly used his tools he brought from Termina to help him climb into the castle. He knew it'd take a while, but he had to find Zelda. Sure he never went beyond the inner courtyard, but he figured she'd be in a room on a higher floor. He was just lucky that Impa had been the one to catch him sneaking around.
"You really need to practice the art of stealth." sighed Impa leading Link through the castle's silent corridors.
"Sorry, never really been inside this place." apologized Link sarcastically.
Impa silently smacked the boy upside his head, knocking his hat off. Link stumbled and reached to pick up the hat, but saw a boot step onto it.
"Now Impa, what in Farore's name are you doing?" smiled a man in knight's armor keeping his foot on Link's hat.
"This is an old friend's child. I am taking care of him, his mother recently passed away." lied the Sheikah.
The man shook with stifled laughter. "Well that's gonna be a problem. I thought you were supposed to protect our fair princess." 
"The princess already said it'd be alright. She's been wanting someone her age to talk with. Now let the boy get his hat Edmund." ordered Impa.
Edmund shrugged and walked off. Link picked his hat up and inspected it. The knight's boot had left several tears were Link had tried to yank it free. There was also a large footprint made of mud ground into it.
"No..." moaned Link. "Saria had made me that hat."
"Come along, we need to hurry. The princess and I already are semi-aware of what happened." urged Impa.
Link nodded and followed the Sage towards the princess's room.

When Navi arrived at the Temple of Time she didn't find Link. She only found an empty building with the doors partially open. She flew around to the front and found two boys seated on the steps talking about their fathers.
"So then your father asked my father to hold onto this pendant. He said that his son would get it someday." explained the older looking boy.
"But he was killed shortly after I was born. I've been told that by both my foster parents, and the Gerudo. He would of had to known I was gonna be a male." muttered the younger boy with darker skin.
"Your dad was pretty wise. He was the head of the King's knights, and was rumored to have met the goddess Nayru. He had that necklace I gave you made in Termina. He made that the symbol for the Grimsley family, a sword set ablaze. He never was able to use magic, but he was a master swordsman." exclaimed the older boy.
"Wow, my dad did all that?" gasped the younger boy.
"Yeah." nodded the older boy.
Navi got tired of listening to their conversation and flew off.

Beat noticed a small blue light flying past as he looked up. He thought about mentioning it to Kai, but decided not to.
"Thanks for telling me about my dad." nodded Beat getting up. "I appreciate it."
"No problem. I'm sure we'll see each other again. If not me, one of my, well I'll call them employees, employees will see you. Just a brief warning, avoid a girl by the name Alice Shade. She's a close friend, but short-tempered." laughed Kai hopping off the steps.
"I heard of her. Or at least an Alice like that. Some guy was sleeping in Hyrule Field and I..."
"Allen, it had to be that idiot." sighed Kai shaking his head. "Well, I'll be seeing you." he said as he walked away.
"Seeya." called Beat.
Beat decided to head back to the inn to try and sleep. He had relaxed since his panic. He walked silently through the streets, enjoying the soft sounds the town had at night. Water slowly trickling out of a broken barrel, the scampering of dogs padded paws on the cobblestone roads, and the clicking sounds of patrolling guards boots as they made sure nothing was wrong in the town. 
He entered the inn to find the tavern pretty empty, so he decided to get a drink. He sat next to a boy with dark green hair. On the other side of the boy was a girl that looked slightly older than him with the same colored hair.
"What can I get you?" asked the barkeeper.
"Anything that's not too strong." yawned Beat.
"Why? Liquor give you nightmares?" joked the girl.
"Sis, that's messed up." groaned the boy.
"Reggi, I was only kidding. You know that right?" laughed the girl.
Beat looked her over and realized she was drunk, her brother was trying to get her away from the drinks. "Yeah, I know." smiled Beat.
"Here you go, Din's Gift. It's one of our weakest drinks." nodded the barkeeper.
"Thanks." nodded Beat taking the glass.
"So what's your name?" asked the girl switching places with her brother.
"Beat. Yours?" stated Beat, sampling his drink.
"I'm Anise, and this is my brother Reggi. So what brings you here to this bustling town?" greeted the girl.
"Looking for information on some things." replied Beat setting his glass down. "I'm not completely sure about my dad's past, so I'm asking around for information on him."
"Well that's pretty stupid. Why not ask your dad?" yawned Reggi.
"My dad's been dead for fourteen years." stated Beat.
Anise then laughed at her brothers nervousness after that. "Forgive my brother, he's not completely himself." sighed the girl. She leaner up to Beat and whispered "He's a little drunk." into his ear.
Beat laughed at that and took another drink of the Din's Gift. "You two certainly are fun to know." 
"I'm  the fun one. Reggi here is only good for making things dull." laughed Anise, hiccuping.
"I'm sorry about her." sighed Reggi. "C'mon Sis, time for your beauty sleep." he said helping her up.
"But I'm still talking to what's-his-name!" moaned Anise.
"Sorry." sighed Reggi. He paid his tab and led his sister up the stairs to the rooms.
Beat laughed. He had met some pretty unique people in the short time of half a night. He finished his drink and paid what he owed. He was wiped out.

"I'm home!" called Kai closing the main door to his building. "Who's here?"
"Woah, you actually came here." grumbled Allen pushing himself out of a chair.
"Kai! You're back!" cheered Alice running down tue stairs towards him.
"I should've known you two would be here." laughed Kai receiving a tight hug from Alice. "Did Travie leave already?"
"Yeah, like right after he checked in. Said you found that person you'd been looking for." yawned Allen. "Rancher didn't find anything out yet."
"No surprise there." sighed Kai. "What about you Alice? Find anything?"
"Actually, yes. I found out where Keith went. I sent Apollo out there after him." smiled Alice.
"Where'd Keith go?" asked Kai.
"Back to Jinlax." answered Alice. "Apparently Jay is there."
Kai clenched his fists at the name of his cousin. He knew what Jay would be doing there. "Are Keith and Apollo recruiting?"
"Nope." stated Allen sitting back down in his chair. "Too focused on catching Jay. They want to be able to say they beat a Candre."
"Idiots." muttered Kai. "Jay is way too unpredictable."
"That's what Allen told them." sighed Alice.
"I've got the scar to prove it." growled Allen.
Kai nodded in agreement. "You two head to bed. I'm gonna be up awhile. Thanks for taking care of the place."
"Right." nodded Alice.
Allen stayed behind though. "You can't fool me. You're worried about those two. Relax, in Jinlax Keith knows his way around. He's from there, remember?"
Kai smiled. "Right, that stubborn TerraSlider won't get lost."
"Now get some sleep in your own bed. I bet you'll be hating inns for awhile." laughed Allen.
"Actually it was an inn that helped me. I'll tell you about it in the morning." yawned Kai.

Link sat in the Princess's room and saw she had grown slightly while he was gone. Her hair had grown more and she was starting to develop curves. Link shook those thoughts from his mind as Zelda started talking.
"Link I'm sure you're aware of what happened." sighed the princess.
"Saria was kidnapped by some weird monsters when I went to the forest. I'm sure the other sages are at risk too." answered Link. "I'm not worried for Impa, she can handle herself, or Rauru since he's in the Sacred Realm. Nabooru can probably defend herself pretty well too. It's Darunia, Ruto, and you I'm worried about."
"Well we know that she is alive for now, we just need to find her quickly. The forest is getting upset without it's protector." warned Impa. "Link, I know you're experienced in fighting, but you may need help in this."
"I know, but I can't just wait for somebody to walk up to me and say 'Hey, I wanna fight a strange powerful monster hoard that's kidnapping Hyrule's Sages.' It takes people with real fighting talent!" sighed Link.
"Well, Kakariko is preparing to hold a fighting tournament. Perhaps you'll find people there." suggested Impa.
"How long until it starts?" asked Link.
"Two weeks." Impa replied.
"That's too long!" growled Link.
"No, it's gives you time to warn the other sages and prepare." argued Impa.
"Besides Link, my father invited travelers from the neighboring country to join." added the princess.
"Other country?" repeated Link confusedly.
"Jinlax. The king signed a treaty with their ruler. They have some strange races out there, Kindleys, Aquaris, Vakans, TerraSliders, Shido, they're all strange." muttered Impa.
Link thought about the strange boy he met at the temple. Maybe he was one of those races. He said he was a traveler. "Fine, I'll wait. I'll go warn Ruto first." he sighed.
"Wait! Link before you go, Navi came by recently. She was looking for you." exclaimed Zelda.
Link stopped in his tracks after hearing that. "Navi? She's looking for me?" he murmured. "I'm looking for her after I warn Darunia and Ruto!" stated Link determinedly.
"Wait!" ordered Impa. "Edmund will start asking questions if you leave right now. Stay for the night and I'll escort you outside so he won't try to mess with you."
"Edmund? The knight we have in charge of law enforcement?" asked Zelda.
"He tried to stop me from bringing Link here." explained the Shiekah.
Link pulled his hat off and inspected the damage. "If he entered that tournament, I wouldn't mind getting to fight him." growled Link. He tucked his hat into his belt and gritted his teeth.
Impa guided Link to a bedroom close to her own and told him to get some sleep. He hated to admit it, but he was tired. Too many things had happened that day. He collapsed into his bed and quickly fell asleep.
While he watched the same nightmare occur once again, he realized the boy he helped into the castle was the same boy he had just met. Beat was tied into this whole occurrence somehow.