Prologue
"Presenting their Majesties Link and Midna, King and Queen of Twilight!"

Their Majesties of the Twilight, hand in hand, entered the large ball room of Hyrule Castle as their names were announced to the public. Link, Hero and King, scanned the crowd before looking at his wife, who was heavily pregnant with their first child.

"I think I saw them over there," Link said, gesturing over toward the far side of the room. The people in question were their best friends Princess Zelda of Hyrule and her fiancé Matthew. Their wedding and coronation was to be the next day, and the wedding guests were gathering to have a dance before the ceremony. Link and Midna slowly made their way through the crowd, greeting people they knew, until they reached their friends.

"Oh, I'm so glad you could make it," Zelda said, hugging Midna happily like she would a sister. Link and Matthew exchanged their greetings as well.

"Let's go sit down so we can talk," Midna said. The others agreed, knowing not to keep the Twilight Queen on her feet for to long. They found an empty table and sat down.

"So how have things been in the Twilight Realm?" Matthew asked.

"Exhausting," Midna answered. Link laughed and received a teasing glare from his wife. Midna turned to Zelda. "The thing I found is that men have no sympathy or understanding for the trials of pregnancy." Her voice held a note of teasing in it, and Zelda and Matthew laughed.

"I have sympathy," Link said, look of mock hurt on his face. "Because you wake me up every morning."

Midna rolled her eyes. "No sympathy," she repeated jokingly.

"Other than that, everything's great," Link said, answering Matthew's question.

A few wedding guests came up to Matthew and Zelda, greeting and congratulating them excitedly. Link took the moment to look at Midna, who seemed uncomfortable. "Are you okay?" he asked with concern.

"Link, I'm fine," Midna replied. "I'm just tired. But the baby's kicking up a storm. It seems restless."

Link grinned. "Let's just hope the baby decides to wait until after we get back home." Midna nodded.

The wedding guests went on their way and Matthew and Zelda turned back to their friends.

"Are you still dealing with Zant's followers?" Zelda asked. Zant, the Usurper King of the Twilight Throne, had left behind a score of followers who had not stopped giving trouble to Midna and Link since the villain had been defeated the second time two years ago.

"Once in a while," Midna replied. "We have the most dangerous ones locked up though."

"Well," Matthew said, "let's just hope they don't get out...or it could spell disaster for both our countries."

But that was exactly what one Twili was doing: planning his escape. He was considered the most dangerous of Zant's followers. His tracking abilities through both magical and non-magical means was unparalleled. He hadn't used his magic much when he was free, but when he did, it was powerful, more powerful than his master's magic.

Already he had been in this prison for two years, his arms chained to the wall and a magical field around his cell to prevent him from escaping via warping. It seemed, this Twili discovered, that the magical field suppressed any magic controlling whatsoever. But he was patient. He observed the field, and noticed it did not go up to the top capacity when a guard brought him food. So he put his plan into action, storing up as much magical energy as he could during these lapses in power so that he would be able to escape not just the cell he was trapped in, but the whole prison, too. Then he would be free to punish the ones who mocked him and got him trapped here in the first place.

For two years, this had been his routine and would be until he got to full power. Months and years passed, and he caught snippets of news from the world outside this prison. He heard that the Queen of Twilight had given birth to a princess, and, three years later, to a prince. He heard that the light world and the Twilight Realm had allied so closely that they became sister countries and that visitors occasionally went to and fro between the dimensions. Years passed, and finally, the Twili knew his escape would be at hand the next time a guard came to give him his food...twelve years since his imprisonment.

He waited with baited breath, not daring to waste any of his precious energy. His head hung, and he took on the appearance of someone close to death. He heard the footsteps of the guard, and readied himself. As soon as he heard the door open and the magic field drop, he released his well-earned magic, heating the shackles around his wrists, looking up at the guard with menacing eyes. The air thrummed with his magic and the guard took a step back, ready to call for help. The prisoner activated step two, sending a bolt of magic at the guard and knocking him out. But the commotion was not unheard. Guards began running toward his cell, holding their weapons ready. The prisoner strained against his glowing red shackles, pulling with all the physical strength he had and felt them give. With a shout, he broke free of the right shackle, then the left one. Hot metal flew through the air, and the prisoner stood free. It was time for the final step.

Guards ran into his cell, but they didn't phase the prisoner. He gathered much of his magic to him and let loose a shock wave of magic, similar to that of his master's so long ago. The shock wave sent the guards flying backwards and blew a hole in the wall where once the prisoner had been chained.

The prisoner picked up a fallen guard's spear and jumped out of the hole, breathing the pure Twilight Realm air for the first time in twelve years. He looked around. The prison was on the outskirts of the Palace Village. With a sinister laugh, Dredloc warped to the Mirror of Twilight, the connection point between the dimensions, and entered the light world, knowing that there would be no one there to stop him and his revenge.

Author's Note: I know this may be confusing, but there's a serious time lapse here. It begins, with Link and Midna, two years after my other fanfic 'Twilight's Return' ends (before the prologue). Simultaneously with that wedding party the two attend, Dredloc is mulling over his escape plan yet again. Then, ten years pass, and, twelve years after Link and Midna and Zelda defeat Zant the second time and 14 years after Twilight Princess, Dredloc escapes and the story is started off officially.

I hope that cleared up any confusion. Please, tell me what you think! Please? *Puppy-dog eyes* Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story and thanks for reading!