Chapter 3: Fleeing and Starting the Search
Cody's POV
Chris pulls me onto the back of a horse, Impa beside us on the ground. "Flee you two…Even now, I feel his evil coming. I shall hold him off." Chris nods and we flee. I hold her waist, not noticing the blush on her cheeks. I hear something and look back, gasping in fear as I see a man following us. "T…That man…I…I've seen him in my dreams!" I desperately throw my sword at him, to which he barely dodges. Chris makes the horse move faster and the man's could not keep up, us getting far away from him. I had been shaking since I saw the man. "It'll be okay…" She says softly and I hold onto her tighter, not noticing that we had gotten off the horse. She hugs me softly and I hug back, still shaking. "Shh…" She says softly and I start crying on her shoulder. She rubs my back as I say, "H…He…always…killed me in…my dreams…" "He won't kill you…" She says. I shake and she hugs me more. I start to calm, then gasp. "W…Who is leading the horse?" She looks at me confused. "W…We never got off…" I say. "You were crying and shaking so much that you did not notice." Chris says. "O…Oh…w…where are we?" I ask. "Near Zora's Domain." She replies. "Z…Zora's Domain?" She nods and motions me to follow. "Oh…I never told you my name…it's Cody." I say and she smiles softly, nodding again. I follow her into the domain and she yelps in surprise as a Zora glomps her. I jump in surprise and she chuckles. "Hey Azeris. Cody, this is my friend Azeris. He is the Zora prince. "Hi…" I say shyly. "Hello!" Azeris says. I was holding my shield in my hands, the Kokiri symbol plain as day. The prince grins softly and asks, "You're a Kokiri?" "Y…Yes…" I reply. "That's awesome!" He says. "Thanks…" "Sorry that I'm so hyper…I'm very excited…" "What for…?" I ask." "Well…as a prince, my marriage is arranged at birth…and since I can carry children as well, I am being married off to a man…I am meeting him today for the first time…his name is Jarvis…" Azeris says, blushing deeply. "O…Oh?" I was slightly confused by this, but hid it well. Azeris, however, still saw my confusion and asks, "Something wrong?" "No, nothing." I say. "You seem confused." He says and I shake my head. "I'm fine." "Alright…" He shrugs. I notice something strange. "Umm…I feel…and energy on you…what is it?" "I do not know…" Azeris says, confused. "Princess…can't you feel it?" I ask and she nods. "I can't tell what it is…" She says. "Try bringing it out somehow." I say. "How?" Azeris asks. "I don't know…try drawing a sword?" I suggest. Azeris nods slowly, drawing an imaginary sword from his side. A blue blade, strangely shaped, appears in his hand. The tip of it almost looked like it would fit in a keyhole. Azeris looked at it stunned. "I knew I felt something!" I smile. "Umm…What is this thing?" Azeris asks. "Princess?" I ask. "I'm not sure…I've never seen such a thing…" She says. Another Zora walks in and gasps. Azeris looks at him. "Jarvis?" "T…That's…a Keyblade!" He says in shock. "Keyblade?" Azeris asks. "Yes! It is a magical weapon that only a few chosen are selected to wield. Like myself…" He pulls his out magically. Azeris nods slowly, twirling his in his hand. "Careful. That thing can do some damage." Jarvis warns. "It will also open one specific lock in the world of Hyrule, same as mine." "Maybe this opens the Water Temple!" Azeris says. "Jarvis chuckles. "We are not about to find out without true need." Chris sighs. "We may have a need…Hyrule Castle has been taken over by a man named Ganondorf…" Jarvis frowns. "But…that means…" "It means what?" I ask. "The prophecy…" Chris sighs. "Prophecy?" I ask. "Yes…A boy shall come from the forest to save Hyrule using the power of the mystical Keyblades…" "Me? Keyblades? If that was the case, wouldn't I have used them from the start?" I ask. "Hey, I didn't write the prophecy, so we have to go with what it says." Chris says and I sigh, nodding. "I'm sure Ganondorf knows of the prophecy…We need the Master Keyblade…" Jarvis speaks up. "It is said that the chosen must collect the three Spiritual Keyblades to gain access to the Master Keyblade." Chris nods. "True. The Great Deku Tree has one, the Gorons have another, and Azeris, you know where the third is…Can you two get it for us while we get the others?" "Of course." Azeris says. "The Great Deku Tree has one? That must be why he wanted me…" I say. "You need to go there now." Chris says. "Not without you, Princess…I have a feeling…Impa would want you to stay with me…" Chris nods and heads out, me following.