A/N: Okay, before you start reading I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who has been reading/ reviewing this story! Even if you didn't review, I'm just glad to know you liked it enough to read it to the end! Okay, enough with the mushy stuff. This chapter is one of the more serious ones for obvious reasons. Okay, without further ado, I present to you the final chapter of Link and Midna Come Alive Literally!

Oh, and for those of you who don't really remember who Veronica and Chelsea are, they're from cooking class in the chapter Shakespeare and Brownies. I meant to put them somewhere in the later chapters, but they sort of just dropped off the face of the Earth . . . heh heh, oops.

Goodbye Link and Midna

The next day after school, Link and Midna were in my room looking at more Zelda videos online while I was in the kitchen getting a snack, when the doorbell rang. I opened it to find Chelsea standing outside holding a hand mirror.

"Hey, Chelsea. What's up?" I asked.

"Oh, I was just bringing you back that mirror I borrowed," Chelsea said, handing me the mirror.

"Thanks," I replied, examining it. I wasn't sure why, but something about it just didn't seem quite right. It was sort of old and it was completely grey. It had swirling designs on the back of it that seemed very familiar, but I just couldn't place where I'd seen them before.

"Well, I gotta go. See you at school!" Chelsea said, waving as she ran to her sister's car that was parked in the driveway. I waved back and then I shut the door. I went upstairs and opened my bedroom door to find Midna riding on Wolf Link's back and holding onto his ears instead of his fur, looking very ticked off.

"Hey guys! Stop running around!" I yelled, walking over to my dresser and putting the mirror in one of the drawers. Link, startled by my sudden outburst, tried to skid to a stop, but he only managed to run into the wall and fall over. Midna floated up off his back and shook her head.

"What happened now?" I asked.

"He called me fat again!" Midna yelled, pointing and accusing finger at Link, who shook his head and stood up.
I didn't call you fat personally! Link thought angrily. I just said that some people make you look fat in the videos! You didn't have to pull my ears! Link flattened his ears down and growled at Midna as if she was going to attack him again.

"You guys need to calm down," I said. "Midna, turn Link back into a human." Midna complied. "Now, no more watching Zelda videos online, alright?"

"Aw, Alex," they both whined at the same time.

"No."

"You can't tell me what to do! I'm the princess!" Midna yelled.

"And I'm the person looking after you," I replied. "Now listen to me before I send you over to stay with Jake."

"You wouldn't kick us out, would you Alex?" Link asked.

"Maybe I would, maybe I wouldn't. You wanna find out?"

Link and Midna both grumbled something unintelligible as I went over and turned off my computer. I spent the rest of the afternoon listening to Link's tales of the things he did while trying to save Hyrule while Midna kept telling him to shut up because she'd already been there and didn't want to relive those experiences. I brought dinner up to my room that night and when we all were finished we got ready for bed and went to sleep.

It was the middle of the night when we were suddenly woken up by a strange sound. As soon as we sat up it stopped.

"What the heck was that?" Midna asked.

"I don't know," Link replied, scratching his head. I glanced at him when I saw a light out of the corner of my eyes.

"Link, your hand!" I said as I saw the Triforce on Link's hand glowing. He looked at it and his mouth opened in shock when he saw it glowing too. He put his hand down to get a better look and it stopped.

"Uh, why did that mark on your hand just glow?" Midna asked, leaning on Link's shoulder for a better look at his hand.

"I have no idea," Link said. He put his hand up and the mark started to glow again. He stood up and I stood up as well. He walked forward and it started to glow brighter. He stopped when we got over to my dresser. He waved his hand over it and the mark glowed brightly and then it dimmed. He waved his hand again and the same thing happened. He put his hand over the spot where it glowed the brightest and I noticed it was right over a drawer. He opened it and pulled out the mirror the Chelsea had given back to me that afternoon. Midna gasped slightly as we noticed the same designs that were on the Twilight Mirror appear on the mirror's surface.

"What are those designs?" Link asked looking at them closely.

"Those . . . those are from the Twilight Mirror!" Midna exclaimed, grabbing the mirror out of Link's hands. She closed her eyes as she held it and it looked like she was concentrating on something.

"Midna?" I said.

"Link, this thing . . . I think it can take us home!" Midna said, opening her eyes and smiling.

"Really?" Link asked eagerly. "Are you sure?"

"I just have this feeling that if I try to warp back to Hyrule using this, we'll actually be able to get there," Midna explained.

"We can finally go back and save Zelda!" Link said happily, taking Midna's hands in his own.

"And don't forget about defeating Zant and getting my throne back!" Midna added. They smiled happily at eachother before Midna glanced over Link's shoulder and her eyes met mine. Her face fell as she looked at me.

"Oh, but . . . we'll have to leave Alex and everyone else back in this realm," Midna pointed out, and Link turned to look at me.

"It's okay," I said. "I'm glad you guys found a way to get home. I mean, that's what you've been trying to do ever since you got here, right?" Midna smiled sadly at me.

"Let's stay until tomorrow," Midna suggested turning to Link. "That way we can say goodbye to everyone before we leave."

"Alright, sounds like a plan," Link said, smiling at Midna. They put the mirror back on the dresser and we went back to bed. We didn't get much sleep, however, seeing as how Link and Midna were so excited about finally being able to get back and finish their quest and I was thinking about how life would be without them. I'd gotten so used to them being around all the time, I wasn't sure what I would do when they were gone.

* * *

The next morning we got ready for school a little slower than usual, trying to savor every moment of our routine. Midna and Link both wore the same outfits that they wore on their first day of school. We went out to the bus stop and I remembered how Link had thought the bus was a monster. We got on and sat down, Midna and Link looking at the floor dejectedly. Jake got on next and immediately picked up on our mood.

"Why do you all look so depressed?" Jake asked, sitting next to me. "We're just going to school."

"It's not that, Jake," Midna said sadly.

"Man, you even sound depressed," Jake pointed out.

"Jake, stop joking around," I said. "Link and Midna are leaving." Jake sat there for a moment, deciding whether to believe me or not.

"You mean you guys found a way to get back to Hyrule?" he asked, and Midna and Link nodded. "Well that's great!"

"We'll probably never see you again," Link said, looking up at Jake sadly.

"Oh. I guess . . . I guess I never thought about it that way. So, this is the last day we'll ever spend together?" Link and Midna nodded again. Jake frowned and then his head snapped up and he smiled. "Well then, let's make this your best day ever!" They smiled at him.

"Thanks, Jake," Midna said, resting her head on Link's shoulder. Link took her hands in his and held them in her lap. Just then the bus stopped again and Serena and Erin got on.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Serena asked as they sat down.

"Link and Midna are going back to Hyrule," I explained.

"Seriously?!" Erin asked. "You know how to get back?"

"Yeah," Midna sighed, and Link squeezed her hands reassuringly.

"Then why do you look so sad?" Serena asked.

"Because this is the last time you'll ever see us," Link replied.

"That's why we're going to make this their best day ever," Jake said.

"Jake, you sound like Spongebob," Serena said.

"Oh yeah, no more Spongebob," Link remarked, looking down.

"Thank the Goddesses," Midna muttered, and then she smiled as Link glared at her.

"See, you guys are already starting to act like yourselves again," Jake said. "Just try to forget about your, uh . . . 'little trip.'" They nodded once again and we spent the rest of the bus ride in silence.

When we got to school our classes seemed like they weren't long enough. Lunch time came too soon.

"You're leaving?!" Veronica asked after Link had told everyone at the table the news.

"Yeah, my parents came back from their trip overseas and we're going back to live with them again," Midna explained.

"When are you leaving?" Veronica asked.

"Today, after school," Link replied.

"But, that means we won't get to see you tomorrow! Or the next day! Or the day after that!" Chelsea said, actually looking sad for once.

"Sorry, as much as we'd like to stay, we really have to get back," Midna said.

"That's so sad!" Chelsea remarked. She nudged Veronica with her elbow when her twin didn't say anything.

"What?! Oh, well, I guess we'll all sort of miss you," Veronica said, rolling her eyes.

"We'll miss you guys, too," Midna said, smiling. We all spent the rest of lunch reminiscing about all the fun times we had in school. The bell rang and we went off to our next class. It seemed that the rest of the school day passed in a blur, and all too soon the bell signaling the end of school rang. Link and Midna said goodbye to everyone one last time before getting on the bus. They rode away from the school for the last time and when it was our stop, they said goodbye to Serena and Erin again before we got off with Jake. The doors closed and they waved as Erin and Serena drove out of sight. Then it was only Jake and I left.

"Well, buddy, I guess this is the last time we'll see eachother," Jake said, walking over and patting Link on the back.

"Aw, Jake!" Link cried, throwing his arms around Jakes shoulders and starting to bawl.

"O-okay, dude, you can let go now," Jake said, awkwardly patting Link on the back. "You can let go now . . . aw, what the hell! I'll miss you too, Link!" Jake hugged Link back and Midna and I just stood there, watching them. Eventually they broke their embrace and Jake turned to Midna.

"Why Jake, are you crying?" Midna asked, smiling slightly.

"What?! N-no! I just -sniff- I got something in my eye! In both eyes! At the same time!" Jake said, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Uh-huh. Come here," Midna said, spreading her arms out and Jake went over and hugged her.

"Bye Jake," Midna said.

"Bye Midna," Jake said, letting her go. He gave one last smile to Link and Midna before turning and walking back towards his house.

"See ya!" Jake yelled, just before going around the corner. We just stood there for a moment before turning and walking into my house. I turned on the TV and started up the game while Link went to get his stuff on.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye," I said after Link had gotten his tunic, sword, and shield and Midna had turned back into an imp.

"Yeah, I guess it is," Midna said. She floated over and hugged me.

"Hey, I want a hug, too!" Link yelled, running over and hugging us both very tightly.

"Ugh . . . Link, you're crushing my spine!" I said.

"Not to mention mine!" Midna added.

"Oops. Sorry!" Link said, letting us go.

"No problem," I said, trying to get my breath back after having it squeezed out of my lungs.

"Well, goodbye," Midna said as she floated over to stand next to Link, who had picked up the mirror.

"Bye," I said as Link thought of Hyrule Field and it appeared on the mirror's surface.

Link waved as Midna started to warp them there. They dissolved into black squares which then floated up into the ceiling and disappeared. I gasped as the mirror fell to the floor and shattered as soon as Link's hand disappeared. I looked at the TV screen as the Hyrule Field music started to play. I saw Midna and Wolf Link appear on the screen. I picked up the remote and tried to make them move, smiling when the controls worked.

As I was standing there trying to remember where they had to go next, Midna turned to look back at the camera just like she always did when you left Link standing there. The only difference was that Link turned to look at the camera as well. Midna smiled and waved at the camera while Link's mouth turned up in a wolf grin. I smiled and waved back, not knowing if they could see me or not. They turned back around and Midna yawned as they waited for me to make them do something. I remembered what they had to do and started to play.

* * *

Three days later . . .

Link, Midna, and Zelda were standing in the Mirror Chamber next to the Twilight Mirror. I had been playing the game pretty much whenever I had free time and I had finally made it to the end. Link and Midna had never made any other sign that they knew I was there or that they knew they were in a game since the day when they went back. The scene zoomed in on Midna, now returned to her true from.

"Well . . . I guess this is farewell, huh? Light and shadow can't mix, as we all know," Midna said. She looked at Link. "But . . . Never forget there's another word bound to this one."

The camera turned to Zelda.

"Shadow and light are two sides of the same coin . . .," the Princess of Hyrule said. "One cannot exist without the other. I know now the reason the goddesses left the Mirror of Twilight in this world . . . They left it because it was their design that we should meet." She turned to look at Midna. "Yes . . . That is what I believe." Midna smiled at her.

"Zelda . . . You're words are kind and your heart is true. If all in Hyrule are like you . . . Then maybe you'll do alright," Midna said. "Thank you." She turned to the camera. "And thank you, Alex. If it wasn't for the time I've spent in your realm, which made this journey longer than it surely would have ever been, I would have never realized how much I needed to be with Link." She smiled and turned to Link again. "Well, the princess spoke truly: as long as the mirror's around, we could meet again . . ."

A tear started to fall down Midna's cheek.

"Link . . . I . . ." She brought her hand up as if to wipe the tear away and brush it forward, then she dropped her hand and let the tear fall to the ground.

"See you later." She turned and stepped into the portal. Link smiled at her and she smiled back as she dissolved into squares and went back into her realm. The scene zoomed out, leaving Link and Zelda standing next to the whole, not even cracked, Twilight Mirror.

I just sat there, shocked, realizing that Midna had somehow found a way to override the programming in the game. I saved the game and watched the end credits play. I turned off the console when the credits were over to go tell Jake what had just happened.

I never deleted that game again.