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"Father, I'm going to feed Jabu Jabu." A young Zora, hands full of fish, goes up the pathway to the Great Fountain.
"Be careful Ruto," The Zora king scoots so that his daughter can pass. It takes Ruto awhile to get up to the entrance, so they have a little chat.
"Father, who was that man?"
"He was from the desert, dear."
"What did he want?"
"Nothing," he snaps, "carry on with the feeding," Ruto doesn't budge. "Ruto, either I have a servant do your task, or you do it now." Ruto lets out an irritated breath. She walks past her father with a, "hmph."
Outside it is bright out. Clouds lace the azure sky, with the break of dawn at the base. Her eyes skim the familiar place. The tree that holds a secret, and the great fairy that lies just after the tree, hidden by a sheet of rock. Then, the forbidden cavern. Ruto recalls the time she snuck in there once.
Damp, and dark, it smelled of wood rot. Awful odors mixed in with hardly visible light filled the room, choking the life out of her. She had lost her way for hours, days even. Her mind started to slip into fear, making her unaware of her surroundings. She moved too quickly as she was searching for the exit, and tripped over the stalagmites. Landing on a single stalagmite, it pierced her left arm which caused her to let out a shrill scream. The last thing she saw was two pale blue arms scooping her up. Then she awoke the next day, at her personal rest spot, her arm bandaged, with her worries cast away.
Ruto makes her way to the great Jabu Jabu. He's a whale of an enormous size. He wears the royal garments that her mother made long ago. Her mother had a valuable possesion that she intrusted Ruto with. She gave it to her a moment before she passed on to the great heavens. The Great Heavens was a place that all the creatures in the world would go to when they passed. It was a beautiful place, where Zora's swam in the sky, where Gorons ate all the rocks they could fill their stomachs with, and where the Kokiri could play all day.
The stone her mother entrusted her with was a beautiful set of three saphires held together by a gold edging. She kept it on a gold chain around her neck at all times because it meant a lot to her. It was the only possession her mother had given her. A momento as you could say.
Ruto pressed on to Jaba Jabu. She laid the fish at his mouth, and waited for him to react. She rested by his side, and noticed that he looked sickly. His royal blue color had dimmed to a murky blue-ish brown. She rested her hand on his snout(rostrum is the actual term), and began to rub it.
"Oh Jabu Jabu, you don't look so good." He made a funny sound, and opened his mouth, sucking up the fish. Then her gold chain was picked up in the air, along with the stone. Ruto tried to hold it in her hand, but the chain broke off before she could. She watched as her sapphire went down a whale's throat.
"Oh!" Ruto gasped, and stood by Jabu Jabu in shock for quite some tine. She hurried out of the fountain, and found herself hurrying down the pathway from her father's quarters.
"Finished feeding him Ruto?" All that was on her mind was the stone.
"Yes," she responded quickly, and headed to the store to purchase a bottle.
"What's it for princess?" The shop owned took the bottle off the shelf, and held it before he gave it to her.
"I wanted to catch a few fish for Jabu Jabu with it."
"Well, why not buy a fish here, we have them fresh." Ruto shook her head, and put her hand out for the bottle.
"Suit yourself." Shrugging, the shop keeper hands her the bottle.
"Do you have any paper?"
"Why yes, I do." Ruto smiles, and hands him 100 ruppees. He hands her the paper without any questions this Ruto makes her way out of the shop, Ruto's ears catches a few words from him.
"Strange kid."
From her dad's quarters she grabs a vile of ink, and her favorite writing quill. She writes on the paper.
"I am in Lord Jabu Jabu's belly. Come and help me.
Don't tell my father,"
=Princess Ruto
After she finishes writing, she rolls up the paper, and places it in the bottle. Then she walks over to the diving area and throws the bottle in the waterfall.
With the note in the bottle thrown, she heads up the smooth coral colored path, leading to the the Great Fountain. Without fear she walks over to Jabu Jabu, places a fish by his mouth, and shuts her eyes as she's sucked in.