Link, Travie, and Reggi all panted as they fell on their backs. They managed to fight off all the creatures buying their friends time to escape.
"That was hellish." coughed Reggi.
"Every time we came close to killing them all one would howl and bring every downed one up." added Travie.
"I'm just glad we managed to guarantee the others are safe." sighed Link.
"But you know, those dark clouds are all over the place now." moaned Reggi sitting up. He pointed towards Kakariko, indicating the dark clouds over the mountain.
"Over by the Lost Wood's too!" gasped Travis.
"So those ones we fought were a diversion!" growled Link.
"What if the others are trapped by one of those things?" gasped Travie.
"They were headed towards Kakakiro, let's go!" urged Link getting up.
The other two rose and followed Link towards the village they just left behind.

Beat found Clock Town better than he had imagined. Kafei showed him several places of interest, including the great fairy fountain.
"If you need help either seek me at the mayor's residence, or see the Great Fairy." advised Kafei.
"Sir, I've got bad news." called Viscen running up to them.
"Don't tell me what I think you're about to say!" growled Kafei. "He escaped, didn't he?"
"Sorry sir." sighed the captain.
"Damn it!" roared Kafei. "Every time we catch him he manages to slip away!"
"If I may, the best way to catch a thief, is with a better thief." suggested Beat.
"What are you saying young man?" asked Viscen.
"Well, I can wait outside a place he's known to steal from, and follow him. I steal everything back, and then drag him along with me." explained Beat.
"Why should we trust a pirate like you?" growled another guard.
"Pirate?" murmured Beat. "Oh right, Termina's Gerudo live on the sea. I'm a desert Gerudo. I am no pirate, I am a thief." explained Beat.
"Leave him alone! He's actually managed to track Setton through the swamp, unlike all of you!" hissed Kafei.
The guards looked away shamefacedly. Beat laughed and followed Kafei to the only inn in Clock Town.
"Oh, Kafei! Welcome!" laughed the innkeeper.
"Hi Anju." nodded Kafei. "Do you still have that extra room for a special guest of mine?"
"Of course. Is this young man your guest?" nodded Anju.
"Sort of. He needs a place to stay and he's a friend of Link's. He is going to stay for the Carnival of Time." explained Kafei.
"Ah, so you are the Anju Kafei spoke so highly of. I must say, you are just as he described. Simply radiant, with a glowing smile." laughed Beat.
"Oh Kafei!" cooed Anju running around the counter. She ran up to Kafei and embraced him in a tight hug. "You always speak so highly of me!"
Kafei smiled thankfully at Beat who simply smiled.
"I owed you." mouthed Beat.

Richard and the rest of the group found themselves surrounded by an army of skeletons.
"Damn it." muttered Richard. "We're down four of our best, and two of the remaining twelve can't fight."
"Hey, ten of us can handle these boneheads." laughed Alice nervously.
"Really? At least two would have to stay and watch Penny and Gwen." snapped Strafe.
"Well, how about Ivy, Ai, Richard, and I make standoff?" suggested Vak.
"Not without me!" growled Kai.
"My sister isn't staying!" snapped Strafe.
"Strafe snap out of it. They need me to use my shadows. But I will need someone to guard me." sighed Ai.
"I'll protect you." nodded Allen.
"Anything happens to her and I'll kill you." warned Strafe.
"I wouldn't show my face around you guys anyway." laughed Allen.
"Truly heroic." yawned Clovis appearing behind them with a flash of lightning.
"What the?" growled Kai drawing his blade.
"I'm here to..." he stopped when an arrow whizzed past him and clipped his ear.
"Get the hell away from them!" snarled Will.
"Whose wearing the mask?" thought Richard.
"Tch, fine. We'll do it the hard way." hissed Clovis. He snapped his finger and a large arc of electricity struck the center of each cart.
After the smoke cleared Clovis stood in the charred remains.
"Oops." he muttered wiping his blood off of his ear using a rag.

Link fell to his knees as he watched the lightning strike the carts. Travie and Reggi looked on in horror as their friends were struck.
"Damn it! We let them fall into a trap!" sobbed Link.
"I don't know, why didn't he just do at the beginning after they took Beat?" reasoned Travie.
"He's got a point." nodded Reggi. "I think he sent them somewhere else. But for now, we should check out Kakariko, those clouds give me a weird vibe." 
"Let's try to avoid going near the carts remains."  suggested Travis.
"Yeah, let's do that." sighed Link. He got up and slowly walked towards Clovis.
"Woah, hey we said around not through!" gasped Reggi grabbing Link's arm.
"Yeah, that's what I was doing." mumbled Link.
"No you were trying to get yourself killed by Clovis!" snapped Travis.
"I was?" yawned Link.
"You are out of it." sighed Reggi. "Hey, he knew them better than we did, it probably put him in shock." growled Travie.
"It's not that. I'm just exhausted." sighed Link.

Beat found himself enjoying a warm supper with Kafei and Anju's family. He sat next to Kafei who gave him several warnings.
"Now don't try the soup, or the boiled fish." whispered Kafei.
"It can't be that bad." replied Beat. He reached for the plate of fish and saw Anju's face light up as he reached for it.
"Oh Tortus, the poor fool." muttered Anju's grandmother.
Beat took a bite of it and smiled.
"See? Nothing bad happened." suddenly Beat gagged.
"Second door on the right." sighed Kafei.
Beat sprinted down the hall as Anju started to cry in her seat.
"Oh Tortus, what has cursed your daughter to make her such a horrid cook?" sighed Anju's grandmother.
Kafei laughed as he got up. "I'll see if he's okay."
"Anju dearie, please stop." comforted Anju's mother.
"Why does everyone hate my cooking?" sobbed Anju.
Kafei soon returned with a pale looking Beat.
"I'm okay." groaned Beat, "and it tasted good, up until I tasted vinegar. And mustard leaves, and…"
"I think we get the point." sighed Kafei.
"Some soup will make it better." muttered Beat.
"No!!!" gasped Anju's grandmother, but it was too late.
Beat took a spoonful of soup and gagged once again. Kafei grabbed his face to hide his laughter. Anju started to cry even more, and her mother gave up.
"I'll be upstairs." stated the retreating woman.
"Wait push me too!" called Anju's grandmother.
"I will grandmother." sighed Kafei. He then pushed the old woman to her bedroom.
Beat crawled into the dining room and tried to pull himself back into the chair.
"Sorry, I'll help clean up." moaned Beat.
"No, you've gone through enough tonight." sighed Anju. "You can go to your room, I'll clean up."
"C'mon I'll help you up." smiled Kafei, returning to the table.
"Thank you." laughed Beat weakly.
Anju was soon left alone in the dining room. She checked to see if anyone was close by, and seeing as nobody was around, tried a spoonful of her soup. She choked and ran to the restroom.
"No wonder everyone hates my cooking!" she gasped.

Link and his friends reached the village as the sun began to set.
"Well, I'm pretty sure that wasn't here when we left." groaned Reggi.
Sitting in front of the entrance was a giant black wall that seemed to be made of light. Travie tried to touch it but Link held him back.
"Don't try anything until we know what it is." hissed Link.
"Sorry, curiosity got me." sighed Travie.
"What is it anyway?" yawned Reggi poking it with a stick.
"I don't know. Try breaking it with one of your bombs." suggested Travis.
"I'm all put out of bombs, sorry." sighed Reggi.
"Argh, what are we gonna do?" growled Travie. He then kicked a stick at the wall and watched it bounce off of the wall unscathed. "It didn't damage the twig. My turn." he laughed.
"Travie no!" shouted Link.
But it was too late. Travie ran at the wall and jumped up at it. He was bounced back and groaned in pain.
"Ow, that hurt." grumbled Travis.
"Which part?" asked Reggi.
"My ass, I fell on it." growled Travie.
Link then smacked Travie and said "You idiot! What if that could have killed you?"
"I guess I didn't think it through." sighed Travie. "Sorry."
Link then turned to see a hand shoot out of the wall. Before he could warn his friends it grabbed him by the head and dragged him through the wall.
"Link!" gasped Reggi.
Travie tried to grab Link but missed and fell on his face. "Damn it!" he growled.
"Now we've lost everyone!" groaned Reggi.
"Just me and Reggi. Great." grumbled Travis.

Richard woke to find he and his friends in a familiar place. They had been brought to the castle town. But something didn't seem right. No children played in the streets, no peddlers were selling their goods.
"Hey, what are you doing? Get inside quickly!" shouted someone from a shop. He held his door open and motioned for Richard to come in.
"My friends are still out cold!" called Richard. 
"Fine, everyone come help." ordered the shopkeeper.
Soon a several men came out and carried the unconscious travelers inside. Richard was hurried inside and soon given a cup of tea.
"Richard, good to see you." sighed a big man.
"Cyril? What are you doing here?" gasped Richard.
"The town has been attacked. Strange creatures came and seemed to be looking for something. A lot of guards and knights fought. They didn't stand a chance." sighed a young woman.
"What about the royal family?" asked Richard. 
"They hadn't left Kakariko." replied a roughed up guard.
"Isaac is that you?" asked Richard.
"Yeah, one of the few that made it out." groaned Isaac.
"Ugh, what's going on?" yawned Allen waking up.
Soon all of the travelers began to wake up. The refugees introduced themselves and soon informed the rest of the Sage's Army of what happened.

Inside the castle two men sat at in the throne room. Clovis sat in the King's throne and laughed. "This turned out perfectly! Not only did I conquer Hyrule in the name of the Skull King, but I also proved to Jacob that I'm better than him!"
Zant sat in the other throne and laughed along with his commander. The pair knew they had done what they were told to. And now they were reaping the benefits.
Jacob and Edmund sat in a sitting room and conversed about Clovis surpassing them.
"I think we should ask Skull King to move Clovis to another position. Maybe we should send him to where we sent Grimsley." suggested Edmund.
"You know, that may actually work." laughed Jacob.
"Too bad I won't be sending Clovis out there." growled Skull King.
"Ah, my lord!" gasped Jacob bowing down.
Edmund bowed along with Jacob, but felt a hand fall on his shoulder.
"I'm sending all three of you. Jacob will be in charge. Go to Termina, and start causing trouble for the Gerudo. Grimsley will surely go to save his race." laughed Skull King.
"My king that is a brilliant idea!" agreed Edmund.
"I know, now get moving. I'm leaving Zant in charge here." growled Skull King.
The two Sins bowed and then vanished inside a spiral made by Jacob's magic. Skull King stood alone and turned to the window.
"So, Wraith, have you found yourself a body?" he stated.
The light filtering through the window vanished as a large shape blocked the window. The voice then laughed cruelly. "My King, I have no need for a surrogate anymore. My body has returned to me!"
"Good, I need you to go to Termina, assist Jacob. Do this soul eater, and I'll free you." laughed Skull King.
"Milord, I will do it!" laughed the massive form as it flew off.
"Now, Grimsley has no chance. With three Sins, my soul eater, and the soon to be fourth Sin, he will be nothing but a memory soon!" cackled the King.