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“Link!!!” She runs over and roughly lands on the ground beside me. She tightly wraps her arms around me and I can't help to not cry out as pain courses through my veins. Upon hearing my discomfort she quickly let's go.

“Sorry Link. I guess I'm just excited to see you again.” Her light blue eyes stare into mine and I see something foreign flash in them. Pain. I can't tell if it's for me or it's her own and for some reason this deeply bothers me. Before I can contemplate it anymore she pulls me from my thoughts by gently placing a hand on my check. I struggle but manage to lift up my own shaky hand an lay it over hers.

I savour the peaceful moment but know that I have to ask her what has happened.

“Zelda. Zelda what happened? What's goi-”

“Shh just try to relax Link. It's OK, you're safe here,” she takes a deep breath and continues, “I could sense you were in trouble. I don't know how I knew I just felt it. Anyway I sent Impa out to look for you. She's a Sheikah. The Sheikah were asked, by the goddess, to protect...to protect me. She found you and you were ugh well you were in really bad condition. We didn't think you'd make it. Yet somehow you did.”

“So what happens now?” She thinks for a few minutes before answering.

“Well you need to recover some more and then continue on what you were doing before. Impa told me that you and I both have very different missions that are both very important. She also said that they're somehow connected, though she wouldn't explain anymore. Anyway I should let you get some more rest. Goddess knows you need it.”

She stands up and begins to walk out of the room. Just before she leaves she turns back around to me.

“Goodnight Link” She gives me a reassuring smile and gently closes the door. The sleep that I had been fighting off during her speech I now welcome gladly.

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The room is dark and reeks of something I can't quite place. I can feel air moving around me but can't feel the ground beneath me. It is then that I realize I am dangling from restraints. I struggle wanting desperately to be anywhere but here. I hear a noise behind me and I attempt to turn around and see what caused it but the restraints do not allow it. Suddenly a diabolical laugh tears through the air and I immediately know the source of the noise.

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I jump awake and quickly examine the room to make sure that my dream, or rather nightmare, was all in my mind. Across the room I see a shadow that seems to be moving and I hastily through the covers off me and somehow manage to get to my feet. The wall contacts with my back and I stop. Then I realize that the shadow is walking toward me. The shadow steps into the light and I feel my heart stop beating. I open my mouth to scream but nothing comes out and once again, just like in my dream, a terrible all to familiar laugh tears through the room.