A/n: Here is the last interruption, known as the disruption, that will occur before the plot truly kicks off and they all meet. But this interruption is a doozy (the biggest chapter that will ever occur). Much will happen, Naomi and Amy will arrive in Hyrule, and Nameless will be named... sub plots will begin, etc. Link is meanwhile staring out of his little cell while Arian is tinkering with the bomb… their fate will be revealed in the next chapter. I hope you like this chapter Hyperfoxchild. You seem to be the only one reading it and you are AWESOME for that. I shall try to read something you posted as thanks. I'm so glad you liked it, and as heads up, Naomi and Amy are both in Termina from the game Majora's mask. Yeah, that game could never beat Ocarina of Time, but our plot is going to need to use that world's ancient history for a little something to be revealed much later. Keep reading please!
Chapter 4: The Disruption
The Hero of Time may be stranded in a cell, for the moment anyway, but things are still moving and stirring elsewhere. A presence will soon make itself known, but for now I will revert back to three of the six who must be known. There are many disruptions occurring throughout Hyrule and another land that will soon lead to something good, but for now, they are merely disruptions. So this disruption begins with the three alone, and will end with two together.
Disruption I: Pirate Problems
Naomi stepped shyly into the large chamber of Aveil. Aveil herself sat in her large, soft throne while her guards stood around her. When the pirate leader saw that Naomi had entered she snapped her fingers and the guards left the room. Naomi shuddered as she felt a breeze, caused by the swift movement of the departing pirates. Aveil sat up in her chair and smiled, amused by Naomi's fear.
When the guards were all gone Aveil spoke.
"Are you afraid, dear child?" Aveil laughed. Naomi gripped her upper arm tight when she heard Aveil's voice.
"To speak truth…" Naomi began, "I am a little, I mean… If you want me to be…"
Much to Naomi's surprise, all Aveil did was laugh. Not an evil laugh, but the one that she would use just after a good joke.
"Now what are you afraid of?"
"I don't want to be… exiled…" Naomi said. This was a constant fear of hers. Normally when a pirate was unexpectedly called to Aveil they would be exiled.
"Why would we exile you?" Aveil asked. Naomi began to breathe again, but then her mind wondered if this was just a mind trap, to make her feel relieved and then answer, telling them both exactly why they really were going to exile her. She could have just said she was nervous, but Naomi had to answer now.
"Because I'm not a real pirate… am I?"
This answer surprised both Naomi and Aveil. Naomi had said it, but she had been thinking about the fact that she had been swimming with the Zoras, she had also constantly been gone, days at a time. Aveil didn't say anything at first, too stunned by Naomi's response, but she took on a different character; one that was very strange for Aveil.
"Dear child," She began in an almost motherly tone. "True, you are not blessed with our red hair and our skin is dark while yours is nearly as pale as a Zora, but we would never exile you because you do not look exactly like us. The only reason I called you here is because I have a question."
Naomi breathed, but the fact that she had admitted to both of them that she didn't think she was a real pirate still bothered her.
"What is it?" Naomi asked, pushing aside her troubles. Aveil got off of her luxurious couch and approached Naomi. Her gloved hand wrapped around Naomi's slender shoulders, causing Naomi to stiffen.
"How do I begin…? Your mother and I are slightly worried about you." Aveil said.
"Worried?"
"Yes, we've heard you've somehow managed to travel to another world. Is it true Naomi? That you would keep something as strange as this from your sister pirates?"
Naomi froze, she had found something strange in the waters near the beaver's dam, but what could she say? If it really were a portal to another world, what would the pirates do with it? She did love her sisters dearly, but they were pirates.
"I found something strange, but I didn't think much of it… I suppose that's why I forgot to mention it—It turned out to be a bizarre project of those beavers." Naomi quickly said—another lie. The second in one day, why was her character suddenly changing? Ever since she had gone through that portal or cave if it were, she had felt… strange.
Aveil seemed satisfied with this response, but Naomi was suspicious of how quickly Aveil had let it drop.
"I'm sorry dear; I shouldn't listen to the rumors of the sea." Aveil said as she pushed Naomi out the door. Naomi turned back around to see it slam in her face.
'Strange,' Naomi thought to herself. Aveil had never before wanted anything to do with her, because she hadn't been born with the natural characteristics of a pirate. She may have been wearing the clothing of a pirate, but she had never been accepted as one of them.
Naomi shrugged it off and then remembered why she had returned to the pirate's fortress in the first place. Quickly she ran to her room and pulled out fifty rupees from her pillow. By the time the sun had reached its afternoon position Naomi was out again, swimming back to Lucian's sea lab.
Naomi quickly scaled the ladder for the second time that day. She had been out early this morning for the eel egg. The eels fed before the sun came up, and Naomi was there just after, so they would be too full to consider eating her, not that this would be a problem. Naomi knew how to handle many sea animals without any fear of them attacking her. Now she was out again, paying Lucian for his potion. She could get Lulu to pay her back soon, but she knew that Lucian would want the rupees sooner than Naomi would.
The pirate walked casually through the door to find Lucian humped over writing paper and pen. He was vigorously writing something and didn't bother to look up to see who had entered. Naomi rolled her eyes and decided it was best not to bother him.
She set the rupees down and began to walk out the door, but she stopped abruptly when she heard Lucian yell.
"Hold on Naomi!! I'm almost done!" He shouted. Naomi peeked back inside the door to see him stuffing his papers into a glass bottle.
"There." He said.
"What is that?" Naomi asked, stepping back into the lab.
"Oh this? Do you remember that scientist you said you found? You know—Thrucian I think it was?" Lucian said. Naomi nodded with curiosity.
"If you could, I would like you to deliver this to him." Lucian said as he thrust the bottle into Naomi's hands. "I put some specimen of the sea in it, and I'm hoping that if this Lake Hylia really does exist, I might get some specimen from it for myself as well."
Naomi smiled as she tucked the bottle into her bag. This might be a chance to get away from the pirates for a few days. She now also had an excuse to try to go through it again, and if anyone asked where she was, all Lucian would say is that he had sent her on a little errand. Lucian was a very private man and was constantly suspicious of people, who he assumed might steal his work.
Naomi bid farewell to Lucian and dove back into the waters to head for the beaver's dam.
Disruption II: The Wandering Ones
Nameless took long strides up a giant hill of Hyrule field. She was beginning to feel better, after washing at a small pond just past the bridge. She also found that on her hips hung two shining swords. Engraved on their hilt was the only clue to her identity—Aura Arma. She knew it was of another language but she couldn't remember which one, or what it meant.
She reached the top of the hill and looked down at the landscape. It seemed there was a castle, but the drawbridge had been brought up. A volcano was seen near it and then there were giant walls surrounding some type of abode. None of these things were familiar, and what if they were bad, as they were in Gerudo valley?
Nameless decided it would be best to wait for a friendly face to appear, if she grew desperate for food she would hunt someone down, but for now she was not hungry, just tired.
Naomi reached a waterfall that ran into a deep pool near the beaver's dam. The two furry mammals stood on a ledge and peered down at Naomi as she stepped up to the clear water.
"Naomi!" cried the whiskered face of the younger brother. "Are you here to sing for us today?" The older brother smacked his sibling on the back of the head.
"Of course not you idiot!" It said in its beaver voice. "She's way too busy for that."
Naomi laughed, for some reason they kept confusing her for Lulu's daughter. She didn't know how they could confuse a pirate with a Zora, although, Naomi didn't fit the description of a pirate. Still, the two beavers would often ask Naomi to sing for them, she did once, and she didn't understand why they continued to ask.
Naomi declined from singing today due to her mission to the place called Lake Hylia. She quickly waved a farewell to the beavers and dove into the water. Naomi swam down to the very bottom and looked back into the small, dark hole that had one day appeared far below the waterfall. It was very strange, the first time she went through it, because she hadn't expected the hole to be so deep. She had reached her hand inside, expecting to feel the wall, and she felt the flow of the current push her all the way in. It wasn't long before she had opened her eyes to a sparkling lake of clear blue water. A house sat on a ledge near where she had awoken. It was this very house that belonged to Thrucian, the scientist to whom she was now delivering a letter.
She sat in front of the little black cavern. This time the pirate girl was a little more hesitant. The darkness of the crevice was intimidating, it was only curiosity that had made her reach into it before, but now she knew what would happen. Was she really traveling to another world? And would she be able to find her way back this time? Naomi pushed away these fears, knowing that if she lingered on them too long she would never be able to gather the courage to swim into the unknown darkness.
Naomi held her breath and placed her hand into the small crevice once more, in hopes that she wouldn't need her courage and she would be able to allow the current to push her through once more. The water did rush up around her, but this time it did not push Naomi through, but instead waited for her to decide whether or not she would willingly partake in swimming blindly into the mysterious opening. Naomi braced herself again and moved onward. A feeling of relief passed over her when she let everything go and passed into the unknown darkness.
Disruption III: A Dragon's Mistake
Amy remained as the compass, changing directions several times and leading them to a far and strange land. It was early afternoon and Amy opened her eyes to see the long expanse of green below them. They were above a large wooded area that seemed to go on forever.
She stared down at the forest, her eyes beginning to adjust to the small details that she could see. After a long while, she noticed that there began to be large gaps in the trees, as if there were small meadows in between them. As they grew closer and closer, she saw that the woods were finally beginning to end, as well as their journey.
"Here! He's near here, over the water… possibly." Amy said quickly, snapping her eyes shut. The feeling was a bit hard to determine, since she had lost her focus, but she could walk to Ignus' true position after landing, since it didn't seem that Daruitha had many other landing options.
"That is the great Hylian Lake." Daruitha bellowed. Amy sat up and looked out over Terrin's shoulder to see the great lake in its entirety. Daruitha flapped her wings, willing herself to be faster. "Hold on!" she cried out.
Before Amy had any idea what was happening, she found that they suddenly shot straight down, and the scenery began to grow larger. She quickly grabbed onto Terrin and clung to him fearfully. He chuckled to himself as he steered them down to the upcoming island.
Easing herself onto the ground, Daruitha's carefully let them off of her back. Amy stared at the sight before her.
There was a large tree before them, and a strange platform underneath them. Amy stretched her legs and breathed in the air. It was indistinguishably cold to her lungs. She had grown accustomed to the humid air of her home.
"My! Isn't this a lovely place?" Terrin murmured. There was a large lake that surrounded the island, and it was so clear that you could see all the way to the bottom. There was a small bridge extending from the island that led to an even smaller island. Another bridge connected that island to the mainland. Amy stared in wonder.
The sound of a struggle drew her attention away from the scenery.
"What-…..What's that?" Amy muttered. Suddenly, a rather small dragon fell right on top of her.
"OOF! Ignus!!" She cried, touching the small dragon's head. Ignus immediately began to lick her face happily. Amy let out a muffled yelp.
"Okay! OKAY! I missed you too!!" She pushed him off of her. Terrin was laughing out loud while Daruitha simply stared at them in amusement. Ignus let out a grunt and Amy listened intently. She sat up.
"I'm so happy you found me." Ignus said in choppy words. The dragon was very young, just recently trained by Amy. Though Amy had trained many dragons before, it had been Ignus who became hers when the bond of their heritage had brought them together. Amy comforted the poor dear.
"Why did you leave Ignus?" She asked delicately and slowly so he could understand.
"Man… stole the stone. I had to go after him." Ignus looked off into the distance. "Too many people. I got scared." Amy nodded.
"As you should have been," came her reply. "Where did he go?" She asked Ignus. The little dragon looked back to her.
"He went to a big castle, hid inside the big, stone walls where all the people are."
"How did he get there from our island, or even onto our home?" Terrin queried. Ignus looked down and began crying.
"What, what is it Ignus?" Amy kneeled down beside him. His tears were embers, flaking from his fiery eyes.
"It's Ignus' fault." The small dragon said. "After bedtime, I went exploring, like what Amy said she wanted to do. I wanted to find a safe place we could go to. Where we could explore, but I met the man there, he tricked me into taking him back to the island, and then he stole the jewel." Ignus sobbed. Amy rubbed his head, she couldn't help but feel to blame, with all her nonsensical talk of leaving the island to explore the world around them. She now understood that this world obviously wasn't safe, and these men were obviously treacherous.
"How did he get back off, without anyone noticing?" Terrin asked again. He was frustrated with Ignus, but sympathetic of his sorrow. However, he would beat the poor thing if Ignus had taken this man off the island as well.
"He made a toy. He said he was making it for Amy, but it helped him fly off the island." Ignus sniffed. "I didn't notice until he was very far away, it was late at night, and as soon as I realized the stone gone, I tried to find him."
Terrin nodded slowly. Amy forced on a smile and hugged her Ignus.
"Don't worry, Ignus." Amy comforted, feeling as though she must be as brave as her little dragon, considering this whole ordeal was her fault. "I will retrieve the stone. You just go back with Daruitha and Terrin, no sense in endangering you, I can blend in at least… And…" She turned to Daruitha. "I will… ummm… send out a signal when I've got it. Now go, tell them that I know where it is, but please, don't let them blame Ignus. This was all my fault." Amy said, giving Terrin a hug. Both Terrin and Ignus disagreed, but Amy wouldn't hear of it, she sent them away, promising them that she would be okay. With no time to lose, he simply smiled and got back on Daruitha with Ignus. She quickly lifted off the ground, and before Amy knew it, they were gone.
"Well… I guess that's that…" Amy muttered to herself merely for the sake of self-assurance as she turned towards the small bridge. Ignus had gone after this man without hesitation, and now Amy knew that she had to do the same. She must find that stone and rectify this whole matter.
Disruption IV: The Other Zoras
"Dear dear…. What was your name again?" asked the strange scientist at Lake Hylia.
"It's Naomi." The little wet pirate girl said with a smile. "And you are Thrucian, correct?"
"Yes, yes." He said as he opened up the bottle and paid little mind to Naomi standing at the door, her clothes and hair were dripping on his floor.
"My goddess." He said after thoroughly going through the contents of the bottle. "Is it possible?" He asked Naomi, the little girl returned his question with a bewildered look. "I mean, is it possible?!" He asked again only this time shaking Naomi.
"I don't know?!" She exclaimed. "What is possible?" The scientist then starting laughing with joy.
"Dear girl… err… Naomi, I'm sorry I didn't believe you before, you see you wear the clothes of a Gerudo, and they are thieves in these parts." Thrucian said. "But to think that there is really another world out there…" He dreamily looked out the window and explored the possibilities. His eyes then came back to rest on Naomi. "Oh. You dear, you, you said you ran errands for Lucian often yes?"
Naomi nodded her head timidly. Thrucian smiled again, showing his crooked teeth.
"Then you wouldn't mind running a very small one for me would you?"
Naomi shook her head and smiled without exposing her own teeth at all.
"Where to?"
It was only a moment later that Naomi found herself back in the water, heading towards a place Thrucian called Zora Hall. Naomi felt comforted by the fact that even here there were Zoras. In her bag she held a message. It was apparently a prescription that had somehow gotten delivered to Thrucian. There was apparently a Goron, or moron, she wasn't exactly sure what he had said, but either way the moron or Goron needed eye drops.
Naomi found the small Zoran passage in the lake that Thrucian had been talking about. It was surrounded by stone with large pillars jutting from the water, hard to miss. Naomi swam through the dark little passage until light came flooding back to her eyes. Zora hall was beautiful, complete with a long waterfall that filled up the clear pool. The only thing that seemed strange to Naomi was the fact that there were no Zoras. She swam over to a little strip of rock that sloped upwards, acting as a pathway, and began walking. A sign indicating to a shop stood in front of a closed door to the side of the ramp-like rock. Naomi at first thought she could see dark little eyes staring at her behind the thick sheet of glass that stood as a door. She stared a moment longer to see if her visions proved true when she felt the point of a sharp fin touch her back, a painful sensation validated that this could not be a hallucination.
"I should have known you would go straight for our shop." Said an angry Zoran voice.
"I-I… What did I do?" Naomi asked incredibly alarmed.
"The question is what didn't you do? You Gerudo's are all the same." He said grimly. His strong Zoran arm reached around and grabbed Naomi's neck. In panic, the little pirate began to kick and scream, but the Zora had already gotten a good grip on her.
"It's no use fighting Gerudo." He yelled. "Now the king shall decide your fate."
The Zora dragged Naomi up several flights of stairs until he threw her onto a platform. Naomi looked up to see she was at spear point to several other Zoran guards, but what surprised her the most was when she laid eyes upon the largest Zora she had ever seen. He sat proudly atop the ledge to a small waterfall and menacingly eyed Naomi.
"Did you really think you could steal from the Zoras, Gerudo?" He asked in a deep and powerful voice.
"I'm not a Gerudo!" Naomi yelled back, she felt incredibly insulted, never before had she been so maltreated by the Zora. "I am a pirate!"
"And what brings you all the way to our watery home, pirate?" The Zoran King asked with the same overpowering vocals.
"I came with a request from the old man at the sea lab. His note is in my bag."
One of the Zoras, presumable the rude one who had stuck his fin in her back, stepped foreword and began to rummage through her bag. He pulled up the note and showed it to the Zoras around him.
"She speaks truth." He said, seemingly on the side of the frustrated Naomi, but then he took a side that Naomi did not favor. "But this letter could lie. The Gerudos will stop at nothing to get what they want and there is no level of villainous trickery that they have not achieved."
Unfortunately for Naomi the other Zoras began to believe in what this young skeptic was saying, and before Naomi could say a word she began hearing the mutterings of what her punishment might be.
"Do I have no right to speak for myself?" Naomi asked near tears.
"And what could a Gerudo say in her defense? All words that come from their mouths are lies." Said the cynic Zora.
"Is there no test, or trial that I might endure so I can prove I am a friend to Zoras?" Naomi exclaimed. The zealous young crowd muttered amongst themselves. After a long discussion among the Zoras, the king finally spoke.
"There is one challenge that we will allow you to face." He said sternly.
"I'll take it…" Naomi said hesitantly. Why couldn't they just ask Thrucian, send a messenger? Although she thought that the incredulous Zora would probably think of another excuse as to why this wouldn't work. She imagined something like 'she probably has him bribed or 'they are threatening his life for their benefits.' Naomi knew that the only way out of this mess was to face whatever challenge they presented.
"Blindfold her!" The king yelled. Naomi then felt herself being dragged back into the waters, seeing only shades of blue through her opaque blindfold. She saw the shadows of many Zoras swimming alongside her. They set her down at the bottom of some body of water and removed the blindfold, a process which they did very quickly, possibly assuming that she could not breathe underwater.
Naomi saw all of the Zoras standing around and above her, blocking her view of anything around them except for a large underwater opening with a grate as its cover. Several Zoras were now working on removing the metal bars.
"Go in there and seek the blue jewel that once belonged to princess Ruto and bring it back to us. Only a true friend of the Zoras is able to navigate their way through our temple." Said the spunky Zora. He then shoved Naomi through the now open doorway and the little pirate swam up into the temple.
Nameless walked on past the castle to a little river that ran under a bridge. Up several flights of stairs there was a town, so it seemed, but she didn't feel like facing people at the moment. What would she say? Looking up, the lost girl saw an apple tree growing over a fenced ledge. After a quick drink from the river she decided to climb up to the ledge and eat. Soon after her snack she found herself napping in the shade of the tree.
There was the blue shining jewel. After much exploring Naomi was able to finally navigate her way through the temple's multiple passageways to the altar of the Zoran sapphire. Relief flooded Naomi as she stepped towards the glimmering stone. She was fairly sure she remembered how to maneuver her way back out. And that was all she had to do now, grab the stone and leave the temple, hopefully forever.
But something caught her eye, underneath the nearly clear blue gem. It was writing, written by a Zoran hand. The unique curves of their written language were a distinct characteristic of the Zoras. Naomi attempted to decipher the language, remembering the quick lessons that had been given to her by Lulu.
"A symbol of my engagement to the Hero of Time…" Naomi read with staggering diction. "It was he who had saved my life… Ruto!"
"I wonder if the Zoras know this!" Naomi thought. The little pirate girl then retraced her path back to the entrance of the temple.
To the Zoras it was inconceivable that Naomi had actually found the stone. The little, blue fish men smiled and rejoiced at the welcoming of a new friend. Quickly, Naomi was whisked away to Zora's hall. This time the king welcomed her graciously.
"Terribly sorry, my friend, but we Zoras live in hard times. The Gerudo's are enemies to all here, and you, little pirate, are dressed as one." The king began. Naomi found it easy to speak politely this time.
"Many apologies for my outer appearance, but this is the normal attire for my pirate culture, I had no idea that it looked like your hated Gerudo's." She said shyly. The Zora king smiled.
"Then we will provide you with some Zoran clothes so that you are not mistaken again." The king said. He then clapped his hands, which sent two Zoras running off to fetch something. "We have some clothes that might fit you, they were going to be my dear Ruto's, but I am sure she wouldn't mind you borrowing them."
Naomi then remembered the message in the temple at the mention of the princess's name.
"You mean Princess Ruto?" Naomi asked so that her next question would not sound so abrupt. To this the Zoran king affirmed as being true and Naomi continued with her next question. "I found a message from her in the temple, have you seen it?"
The Zoran hall went into an uproar of whispers.
"You mean you didn't see her? But then who gave you the stone?" The Zoran king asked with worry. Naomi stiffened and realized that maybe that wasn't the best thing to ask. Naomi shook her head and then responded to the second question.
"I found it on a pedestal; it was over a plaque that was signed by princess Ruto." Naomi said, her voice faltering from nervousness. A long silence from the king followed Naomi's answer.
"What did it say?" asked one of the Zoras for the king.
"It said… uh… Oh I remember, 'A symbol of engagement to the Hero of Time… it was he who… who… oh yeah, saved my life'." Said Naomi, the Zora's remained silent for yet another moment until the king broke the silence.
"But where was Ruto? She should have been there… Where could she have gone and why is she engaged to the hero of whatever…" The Zora king said as his blue complexion slowly turned red.
"I'm sure the Princess went in search of her fiancé. Maybe she got worried about him." Naomi said in hopes of quieting the anger of the Zoran king. This seemed to settle him.
"Good then," He finally said. "Then it is settled, you will find our Ruto. Seeing as how you are a dear friend of the Zoras."
Naomi's jaw dropped and she was at a loss for words. To say no would be like saying she wasn't really a friend, and how could she say no? Slowly, and reluctantly, Naomi nodded her head to agree to this.
"Now quickly let us get you dressed, pack you some food and send you on your way." The King ordered. But before Naomi could be dragged away to ready herself for the search of a lifetime she turned the king once more.
"If I should find her fiancé before her, how would I know it was him? What does he look like?" Naomi asked.
"Hero of time I do not know about, but I do remember a nice little boy all dressed in green. He had saved her from the mouth of Jabu Jabu, he had blonde hair and large blue eyes, and he had large pointed ears… and I think I do remember a large blue puffball…" The king said. Naomi rushed out to grab her clothes before the king finished. When she went out of hearing range the king finally finished. "But that was many years ago…" He said after Naomi was already on her way.
Disruption V: This is the last one I promise
Amy coughed loudly, inhaling the fumes of the smoke from the old man's pipe.
"So you're sure that this is Hyrule Castletown?" She asked meekly. The old man with one glowing eye nodded slowly. 'okay…' Amy thought. 'I guess I shouldn't have wasted my time asking this guy…'
"Err well… Thanks!" She yelled over her shoulder as she ran out of the small house and into the busy marketplace. She ran into a taller man.
"Oh." She said sheepishly as he stared down at her. "Sorry about that. I… have bad vision." She ran to the nearest restaurant to ask questions to lead her to the thief and hopefully mooch some food off of somebody.
Turned out Goron was the correct name. The Zoras had been nice enough to fill out the prescription there and Naomi was able to run straight up to the mountain through Kakariko village. The eye drops had been taken out of the ice cave, so Naomi had to hurry before it defrosted and spoiled. Sadly, she turned down the guards attempt to converse with her to hurry up the mountain path leading to the infamous death mountain. There, the giant Goron took his eye drops and thanked Naomi for her trouble. Then the little pirate girl ran all the way down the mountain, thinking of the princess's fiancé, the little boy all dressed in green.
The guard at the gate reopened the metal bars for Naomi to walk through. This time Naomi stopped to listen to all that he had to say.
"Beautiful time of year this is, so where did you say you had come from?" The guard asked casually.
"Well I hadn't actually said it yet, but I'm from a little place near what you call… Lake Hylia." Naomi said with a smile.
"Well let me tell you one thing. For a foreign traveler like you it's important to know who's who. I just want to tell you to look out for these women we call Gerudos. They have…"
"So I've heard." Naomi stopped the guard with a smile. "Don't worry, the Zora's have me well informed. I do have one question though."
The guard nodded, happily hoping to be of service.
"I was wondering if you have seen a boy with blonde hair all dressed in green, running around this place. I don't know much about him but I'm supposed to find him for the Zora princess." Naomi said. The guard nodded.
"I normally see a boy with that description around the castle. I would suggest staying there over night if you don't see him when you get there, he normally comes and goes but he's never gone for long. There's an inn there run by my sister, if you tell her I recommended it to you then I'm sure she'll give you a discount." The guard said. Naomi smiled and thanked him for the wonderful advice.
She went on her way and casually walked back through the town. But someone at the stairs leading to the field stopped her before she could go down.
"Excuse me, little lady." Said an overly buff man with bright red hair. "You can't go down these stairs without paying a toll." Naomi looked around in bewilderment.
"Oh, I'm sorry, how much is it? Oh, and I missed the toll coming up it, do I need to pay double?" She asked as she innocently dug through the bag given to her by the Zoras. Her new fish friends had supplied her with several rupees and other things. The red haired boy leaned in.
"It's one kiss…" He whispered. Naomi took a surprised step back. Some boys sitting around the gate laughed a little, even the guard standing by the post let out a little chuckle. Naomi sighed.
"Well then I guess I can't take the stairs…" She said with complete seriousness. Her mind was concentrating so hard on finding the boy in green that she couldn't think about much else. So she automatically turned to the stone wall and began to climb up it, much to the surprise of the boys. Of course the guard was doing all he could to hold back his laughter.
Meanwhile, poor Nameless had awoken on the other side of that very ledge that Naomi was climbing. Nameless stood up and looked off into the distance towards the castle, contemplating on whether or not she should attempt to go there. Rocks began falling into the water behind her but the rush of the stream drowned out the sound. More rocks were slowly rolling down the steep sides of the cleft as the little pirate girl clumsily slid towards the field.
"Why is this happening to me?" Nameless began to say out loud. "Why can't I remember? If there is any Supreme Being out there please, give me a sign as to who I am!" It was after this shout that she heard the sudden rustle of the tree branches. She turned around just in time to see a rock being catapulted from the tree limbs in her direction. A sharp pain ran through her head as the rock crashed into her forehead, a blow that ended her consciousness.
Her eyes blinked rapidly to try and clear the blurry images. She saw blue… and a beautiful coppery color. The vision began to become complete. It was a girl wearing an elegant blue dress that had been roughed up quite a bit. She had flowing copper hair and she seemed to be staring at the lost girl with wide blue eyes.
"Where am I?" the lost girl asked before saying anything. The girl in blue grew a worried look.
"You are in Hyrule, I think. Do you remember anything?" she asked. The lost girl nodded.
"Yes, I remember a rock hitting my head…"
The girl in blue sighed with relief.
"Thank god, well actually, I mean I'm sorry. At first I thought I had given you amnesia. I was climbing over the wall because I didn't want to pay the toll price, I have this thing about kissing strange men…" nameless passed her new companion a dazed look as the strange girl explained her story. "Any way, I accidentally knocked this large rock off the ledge just before I jumped down and it bounced off the tree into your face… I'm terribly sorry…" A long silence followed the girl's apology. "My name is Naomi." She said, undaunted by the awkward moment. "What's yours?"
"Umm… how do I put this?" The girl began. "I don't know…" Naomi's face dropped back into a worried expression.
"Oh no. You do have amnesia. Well, do you have any identification of any kind on you?" Naomi asked fretfully.
"I have these two swords," replied the lost girl. "They seem to have some writing on them." She pulled one out of its sheath and showed Naomi the engravings on the hilt.
"Aura Arma …" Naomi read out loud. "It doesn't sound familiar, maybe it's your name." The lost girl shook her head.
"It's another language… I think. I can vaguely remember some things."
"Well, maybe we should just call you one of these for now. Until you remember your real name." Naomi suggested. To this the lost girl agreed.
"How about Arma?" Naomi asked. The girl cringed at the sound of it.
"I think, actually, I would prefer Aura." The girl, formerly known as nameless, said with a smile. Having somewhat of an identity comforted her.
"Alright then, Aura. I'm going into the castle and will possibly stay the night there. I'm sure I have enough rupees for us both to have food and rooms, if you would care to join me." Naomi said with a smile.
"I don't want to intrude." Aura replied shyly.
"I insist." Naomi's last words were said as she pulled Aura to her feet. Soon enough the two were on their way to Castletown, both in search of something. Naomi hoped to find the mysterious Hero of Time, while Aura hoped to find herself.
A/n: I told you it was a doozy, I hope it was a good doozy though. Please R&R.
