Ganon sat on the roof of the fortress, looking out into the desert. As usual, he was alone, feeling very isolated among the Gerudo women. He was, of course, akin to a prince among them, being the lone male born to them in a century. But it didn't make his existence any less lonely. In fact, it made it worse, because everyone deferred to him, and no one would get 'close' to him.

Well, almost no one. "Hey, 'Dorf." Ganon tried to ignore Nabooru as she came up beside him. He wasn't sure why, when she was the only real friend he had, but she didn't seem to care. "Your 'moms' are looking for you." That was why.

Kotake and Koume were powerful sorceresses who often referred to themselves as Twinrova when working together. Which they did raising him. His mother had died in childbirth, so the two sorceresses had become surrogate mothers for him.

"Why do you think I'm up here?" Ganon replied.

"Don't worry, I won't tell," Nabooru replied. "Well, unless they make me…"

"I understand, Nabi. It's fine." Nabooru flinched when he called her that, but when she started calling him "'Dorf"…

"That creepy magic of theirs really scares me," Nabooru confided, sitting next to Ganon on the ledge. "What're you looking at?"

"The desert," Ganon replied. "Every once in a while, the sandstorms die down a bit, and you can see the temple…"

"It is pretty cool to see, huh?" Nabooru replied. "But I like to look off towards Hyrule, personally. Sometimes I can see something moving over there. I wonder what's going on? We haven't had any visitors through for a while."

"Well, we are bandits," Ganon replied, and Nabooru lightly punched his shoulder.

"Well, yeah, but there hasn't even been anyone to rob! The raiding parties are getting worried."

Ganon was worried, too, though he'd never tell Nabooru. He knew perhaps better than she just how long it had been since anyone had been seen from Hyrule. He also knew just how much the clan depended on the raids. "Maybe the Hylians are planning to starve us out…"

"Oh, it can't be that bad," Nabooru replied. "I mean, we had rain just a few weeks ago, so our gardens should be holding up."

"They probably don't know how much we rely on the food we steal, either," Ganon added, shooting down his own argument. "But then…"

"Aha! There you are!" They both jumped and spun to see Koume floating behind them. "Nabooru, you were told to bring him to the council chamber once you found him."

"S-sorry, ma'am." Nabooru stammedred. She was neatly brushed aside, however, as Koume swept over to Ganon.

"Come, we've much to discuss, Ganondorf." That was another thing he didn't like about his aunts, they always used his full name. Regardless, he followed her back inside, with Nabooru close behind. "Wait here, Nabooru," Koume told her as they reached the council chamber.

"Come on in, Nabooru," Ganon responded. "Koume, I don't care how private the matter is supposed to be, Nabooru can be part of it."

Koume leveled an analyzing glare at him, then at Nabooru, then back to him. He could have sworn that she was doing something magic, but he couldn't be sure. "Fine, come along."

She then opened the door, and the two youths stepped into the large room. There were only two empty chairs, one of which was quickly filled as Koume closed the door and moved to her spot. The other chair was somewhat larger than the others, which Ganon considered odd as he was smaller than any of the adults that filled the room. Nabooru hesitated, seeing that there wasn't a place for her, but Ganon motioned her to follow him, and had her stand next to his 'throne'. He'd have had her sit on it with him—there was more than enough room—but the women would've had fits, especially Koume and Kotake.

"Why are you here, child?" Kotake asked. "Out with you!"

"She stays, Kotake," Ganon said sternly. "I trust her more than most of the people in this room anyways."

Kotake leveled the same gaze upon them that Koume had before relenting. "Then let the meeting begin."

Ganon looked around to see just who was in the room. He was expected to see just what the orders of business would be, especially with how long it took him to get there. "It would seem that the primary order of business would be a scouting report, yes?"

Kotake and Koume nodded, and the scout/raiding party came forward. "There is…troubling news from the border, sir," the squad captain began.

"Troubling doesn't even scratch the surface!" one of the others interrupted.

"Hush!" Koume snapped. "Continue, captain."

"My lieutenant is right, I'm afraid," she continued. "Troubling is not nearly the word to use."

"What is the nature of the problem?" Koume pressed.

"The border…" the captain hesitated again. "The border has become impassable!" she finished in a rush.

The room exploded in noise.

"What?!?" Ganon shouted.

"How can that be?" Nabooru had a look of near horror on her face. The other women in the room were little better.

Ganon noticed the worried faces of his silent 'mothers', sitting across the hall from each other. That meant two things. First, the problem was likely magic in nature. And second, they hadn't had a clue. For all their magic power, they'd not sensed a thing from the strange barrier.

"ORDER!" Ganon shouted. The room instantly fell silent. "Ok, we know the problem. What are we going to do about it?"

"What can we do?" someone wailed.

"HUSH!" Kotake rarely raised her voice (Koume was the hot-head) so it had a startling impact when she did. "There is only one thing we can do, I'm afraid. And Ganon, you're the one who'll have to do it." The room sounded hollow after she finished speaking, everyone looking at their prince.

"If there's nothing else to be attended to at this time?" Koume asked, though it wasn't really a question. They all nodded that there wasn't, though. "Then the meeting is adjourned. Be on your way, and do what you feel necessary to prepare for the worst." The women leaving were surprisingly calm as they filed out of the room. Ganon suspected that there was a touch of magic involved in that.

In a matter of moments, the only ones left in the room were himself, Kotake, and Koume. And, he realized when he felt some pain in his hand, Nabooru. He also realized that he was squeezing her hand as tightly as she squeezed his.

"Now, dear," Kotake said looking much more kindly at Nabooru, "I'd really recommend that you leave now…"

"NO!" she shouted, startling herself with just how loud she was. "I…I want to help…"

"I don't think that…" Kotake started, but Koume cut in.

"There is a way, sister. She may not like it, but there is a way."

"What way?" Nabooru asked, surprisingly more sure of herself.

"We'll talk about it later," Koume said. "First, Ganon, your task…"

"Will begin in the training hall," Kotake finished. "It is time for you to truly realize your heritage. Go and fetch the sword of the Gerudo Hero, or…"

"You'll never survive any of the other challenges you must face." Koume said, finishing for her sister. "From there, you'll need to visit the desert temple."

"It's possible to get there?" Ganon asked. "Every time I've tried, I've just ended up back here."

"The sword will make it possible," Kotake told him. "After that, I'm afraid we cannot see the path. But it may yet reveal itself."

"What about me?" Nabooru asked. "How can I help him?"

"Not as you are, that's for certain," Koume laughed. "You'd be more a liability than an aid."

"Hmph!" Nabooru scoffed indignantly.

"Ah, that's what you're getting at!" Kotake exclaimed, realization of her sister's plan donning on her.

"What? What is it?" Nabooru asked, suddenly nervous.

"What, backing down now, dear?" Koume asked, tauntingly.

"N-no…" Nabooru stammered in response. Her stance, however, was very brave, much more convincing than her voice.

"Okay, then. Hold still. This may be a bit…uncomfortable," Twinrova said in unison as they combined their powers.

"Whaaaaaaaahhh!!" Nabooru began to scream as a bright light enveloped her. Ganon jumped to his feet to try and stop whatever was happening to his friend.

But before he could reach the trio, the light faded. And Nabooru was nowhere to be seen.

"Wah! What happened?!?" Ganon heard Nabooru's voice, but couldn't see the source. "YOU SHRUNK ME!!"

"That's not all, dear," Koume said, smiling. "try moving."

"Huh? What's that supposed to me-eeyah!" she squealed suddenly. "I'm…flying!"

"You're glowing, too," Ganon said, finally spotting her. "You're…you're…" he couldn't say just what she was, though it was on the tip of his tongue.

"She's a fairy," Kotake finished for him. "Which should be very helpful for you indeed, Ganon."

"Once I get used to flyyyyying!" she squealed again, tumbling into Ganon.

"Easy, Nabi," Ganon said as he picked her up off his shoulder.

"Stop calling me….y'know, actually," she hesitated, " let's go with that for now. It seems kind of more fitting for this body."

"Ok, now, head out to the desert, you two," Kotake counseled.

"After retrieving the sword from the training grounds," Koume replied.

"Alright, then let's go," Ganon said, motioning to Nabi who quickly followed behind.