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Link grunted as he ducked and rolled underneath the metal claw that had been fired at him. He closed the distance between himself and his attacker very quickly, which clearly caught them off-guard. The attacker swung the other clawshot straight for Link's head, but he caught his arm, and threw a fist right under the attacker's jaw.

The attacker's head flew back for a moment, almost flinging the mask off its face. Its nose was exposed for a few seconds before the attacker pulled the mask back down, and ducked underneath Link's right hook. Immediately, the attacker violently jabbed Link's chain mail covered stomach with the clawshot.

The feeling of that hunk of metal hitting his stomach was not a pleasant one. Even with the armor protecting him, it still hurt like hell. With both hands, he grabbed the back of the attacker's head, and rammed his left knee right into the mask. The old wooden mask cracked, but the beak on the mask almost split his knee open. His anger kept the pain at bay briefly however.

Midna flew over, her hair quickly transforming into a big fist, until suddenly, an arrow slashed open her shoulder. If she was not moving at the time, it could've struck her right in her chest. She let out a shriek, unintentionally getting Link's attention.

As Link looked back to her, the attacker swung the clawshot right into the side of his head. It sent Link stumbling to one side for a moment, dazed as he dropped to one knee. "Midna! Hide!" he yelled out to her. He didn't care what happened to him so long as she was alright.

"Kill her!" the attacker yelled out. The attacker sounded a little masculine, but still fairly androgynous.

Midna saw purple skinned creatures in the trees, aiming their bows at her. She saw three at least. She dove right into Link's shadow as they released their arrows. None hit her, but the arrows almost struck both Link and the attacker. She quickly emerged from Link's shadow, and flew up into the trees. From the shadows and leaves, she struck. She knocked one right out of the tree, sending his unconscious body down to the ground below.

The man quickly pulled his hand back, about to strike Link with the clawshot once again, but in an instant, Link stood up and swung first. He did not strike with just his fist. In Link's hand was a big rock, which easily broke the man's mask, and knocked him down onto his rear. His face was exposed now, blond hair, blue eyes, and a bleeding nose and forehead. He looked to be somewhere in his early twenties with near perfect skin. Whilst he was on his back, he took aim with both of his clawshots, and fired.

Link tilted his head to one side to avoid one metal claw, but the other grabbed tightly onto his right ankle, pulling his foot forwards. He tried to stand his ground, but he quickly found himself being dragged and forced onto his back. The metal claw dug into his ankle, but his boots stopped any real damage from occurring. When he felt the claw releasing him, he found himself wanting to bash this man's brains in with a rock. He might not have a proper weapon to fight against this guy, but that wasn't going to stop him from finishing the job. As they both stood up, a bokoblin's body crashed down in between them. Its face was completely smashed in as a result of Midna's wrath.

The man could see that his minions were dying, and soon, he would be the one outnumbered. He aimed straight for a tree branch, and fired. The clawshot pulled him away from the former guard and the imp, giving him enough distance to make his escape.

As much as Link wanted to kill that man, his mind turned to Midna, who he saw floating towards him. "You're bleeding!" he quickly pointed out.

"It's just a scratch... You're bleeding too," she replied. She could see his hair at the side of his head becoming damp with blood.

Link was far more concerned for her. "I've been through worse. Ganondorf hits a lot harder than that guy..." He walked over to the bullbo, going through their stuff. He pulled out a jar of chu jelly. "We should get these wounds closed up."

"And get to that sword before he does!" Midna hastily added.

"Your safety comes first," he replied as he opened up the jar. He gave it to her before searching his bullbo again, grabbing a bulblin bow. He took a quiver full of arrows from one of the dead archers nearby. He couldn't let that guy get the drop on them again. Next time, he would be ready for him.

Midna quickly ate up the jelly, not wanting to waste anymore time. Besides, she didn't want to let that guy get away. He almost got her killed. As soon as her wound healed, she put the jelly away. "Come on! Let's finish him off before he becomes Ganondorf's new Zant!"

"I wouldn't worry about him too much... He's not as strong as Zant was."

Together, they pressed on. Link was eager to reclaim his clawshots, and his sword. Midna just wanted to get the sword, and get their new enemy out of their way. They stuck close together as they made the rest of their journey through the woods on foot. The woods felt a lot different than he remembered them, there was a lot more plant life trying to eat him. He avoided most of them, and put an arrow through others that got a little too close for comfort.

"These plants really hate us," Midna said with a faint giggle. "Good thing most of them can't even reach us."

"If we're lucky, maybe one of them will eat up the guy that attacked us."

"If they do, I hope it isn't quick." Midna floated on ahead for a moment, scouting for Link.

"You see the sword yet?" Link asked.

Midna shook her head. "No... Are you sure this is the right way to the sword?"

"It has been a lifetime since I last saw it, so no, I'm not sure."

"Great, we could be walking out here for ages!" Midna crossed her arms as she looked out to the trees ahead.

"I remember there was some sort of shortcut to that sword... I just cannot remember if this was the right way." Link knew that they may very well have to camp out here for a few days or more before they find that place again.

Midna was not happy to hear that. She just wanted to get this sword, and get out of here. Every moment they spent lost out here was another moment Ganondorf spent making sinister moves. Just as she thought they were going around in circles, Midna floated up into the air, above all the trees. She scanned the area, and eventually spotted something. "Hey, I think we've found it!"

"What do you see?!" he yelled up to her.

"Looks like ruins! Looks familiar! Follow me!" She drifted back down and immediately started leading the way. She dashed through the air, gracefully avoiding the trees as she wizzed past them.

He followed the imp as quickly as he could. She was a little faster than him seeing as she didn't have to jump over fallen logs, but he didn't fall too far behind. He sprinted as fast as he could, trying to catch up with her. He hoped that she was leading him in the right direction. Within a few seconds, he found himself coming to a sudden halt just outside of a clearing. In the middle of the clearing was a stone, the same stone that he pulled the sword out of. Unfortunately, the sword was not there. "I could've sworn I left it here! I remember coming back here to return it..."

"Maybe your memory is a little fuzzy?" Midna suggested.

"Maybe..." Link was trying desperately to remember his visits to this place. It was possible he placed it somewhere else, but he wasn't sure where it would be. "I should've known it wouldn't be this easy."

Midna heard something rustling in the bushes nearby. Almost immediately, she turned her gaze towards the source of the noise. "Something is over there!" There was no telling what was making that sound. It could've been an animal or another archer for all she knew.

Link looked towards the bush, his grip tightening on his bow. At first, he thought it could be some sort of wild animal, but as he heard something in the trees too, it quickly became clear that it was no animal. He immediately raised his bow and let loose an arrow towards the the bushes. "Run!" he yelled whilst turning in the opposite direction. He ran in a zig-zagging pattern towards the foliage they had walked past to get here. As he ran, arrows quickly followed him, narrowly missing. He ran into the bushes, but one arrow found itself lodged in his right forearm. He let out a brief yelp, but he did not stop running. Once he had put a good distance between himself and those archers, he stopped zig-zagging and started running straight back towards Ordon. The adrenaline was keeping most of the pain at bay, but he couldn't ignore the wooden shaft of the arrow wriggling around in his arm because of his movements. Each step he took just brought him closer to screaming out in agony. He gritted his teeth, and just kept moving. He only stopped moving when he was exhausted to the point where he could no longer take another step. He came to a sluggish stumbling stop. He dropped to his knees, gasping for air before taking a quick glance at his right forearm. It wasn't good. Blood drenched the arrow, and trickled down to his hand. Blood droplets dripped off his finger tips, staining the leaves below him. As painful as it was, it wasn't his first concern.

"M... Midna!" he finally managed to yell.

The imp immediately flew out of his shadow, having jumped into it right when Link told her to run. "That damn man must've gotten to the sword first! I thought only you could pull the sword out of that stone!" she yelled in frustration, before turning her attention to the arrow sticking out of Link's arm. She covered her mouth with one hand as she noticed how much blood was escaping the wound. "We can't just leave that inside you..."

"That's exactly what we do, until we can get to the bullbo... I don't know if it hit anything important. It could just start gushing blood as soon as we take it out... We still have some chu jelly left over..." With his other hand, Link wiped sweat away from his brow. He was still recovering from the long sprint through the woods, still trying to catch his breath. He forced himself up to his feet. "Come on, let's get to the bullbo before they take that too." He looked down to his left knee, feeling it aching so painfully. It was then he noticed the blood. He had forgotten he cut his knee during the fight with that man. After walking and running for so long, it was extremely hard to not notice it. It was a good thing they still had plenty of jelly left.

One day later, Link and Midna were both back on the bullbo, riding through Hyrule field. Link lifted up his arm, looking at the hole in the chain mail. "That arrow tore right through my armor. Maybe I should buy something that can actually stop them. It's a shame we spent a lot of rupees on that jelly, I don't think I have anywhere near enough left to buy a suit of plate mail."

"We could do what we used to do, and smash every pot we see," Midna happily replied with a soft sigh. She was getting a little nostalgic.

Link chuckled as he thought back on just how many pots he had slain. "That's not a bad idea. It worked out well for us last time."

Midna's mind was cast back to their past life once again, remembering all the things they used to do together. She was pulled out of those nice thoughts however when she saw black smoke in the distance. It looked to be coming from Castle Town. "That must be Ganondorf's work."

Link knew she was most likely right. He hoped that it was just a small fire that had erupted, but it looked like more than just a small fire. He wanted to check out what was going on, but he knew that it would probably end with the guards confronting him. However, they maybe too busy dealing with everything else to even notice him sneaking in. "Whatever is going on there, we need to stop it before he assumes control of the entire castle."

Midna knew that they should try to stop whatever was going on there, but she also knew they couldn't face Ganondorf when they were so ill-equipped to deal with him. "How are we going to do that without all those tools and weapons we needed? If we fight him now, you're just going to end up getting beaten down again, or worse."

"I've already died once, and I don't plan in dying again any time soon. You're right, I can't face him yet, but that doesn't mean we can't attempt to stop whatever he has planned for Castle Town. He's been one step ahead of us a couple of times now, I say we should hit him back."

Midna smirked, she wanted a little revenge after everything Ganondorf had put them through. She wasn't just going to sit back and take everything he throws at them. "Let's go see what he's up to."

Author's note: Link hasn't quite gotten into his groove quite yet, but he's getting there. Thank you all for reading! More to come in the near future! Thank you again to BigBossSonic for editing for me!