A/N: Thanks once again to ghosthunter013 and StarsAndCzars for the reviews! More reviews mean faster updates!
To ghosthunter013: Thanks, I know that when I read a story that has either long or unique names I go crazy throughout the entire story trying to figure out how to pronounce them! So I just didn't want anyone to get frustrated anytime a weird name popped up.
Disclaimer: Any characters not mentioned in the game that are mentioned here are mine. Anything familiar from Ocarina of Time belongs to Nintendo.
Chapter 5
Nabooru stared with wide eyes at the interior of the temple.
With much effort, she had finally managed to get her horse Blaze to enter the wasteland with her. She followed the flags as Ganondorf had said, and with a mighty leap of faith, Blaze jumped over the large pit of quicksand. Blaze was almost spooked because he could sense the phantom guide, as all animals were rumored to sense spirits. But with the help of the Sheikan lens, the phantom led her and Blaze to the Desert Colossus, where of course the Spirit Temple stood. To Nabooru's delight, there had been a small oasis with trees that supplied shade and a pond of water. Blaze happily drank from the pond while Nabooru refilled her canteen and splashed the water on her face and all over her body. Finally she tied Blaze to a palm tree close to the pond so he could stay cool.
And so now here she was, inside the temple. There were two giant cobra-like statues with ancient Gerudian writing depicted on them. Suddenly, two enchanted pots flew at her as if to attack her. Nabooru shouted out and ducked as they slammed and shattered against the wall behind her. Suddenly the sound of evil laughter filled the room.
"Enter if you dare challenge us." Said an elderly sounding voice nowhere to be seen.
"Turn back now if you'd like to live." Said a similar voice. Nabooru gulped but advanced forward.
"If you can hear me, my name is Nabooru of the Gerudo. I was sent here by the Gerudo King Ganondorf to retrieve his second and third-in-commands."
"Hee, hee, hee!" the voices laughed in unison.
In two poofs of black smoke, two witches on brooms appeared.
"Silly girl. She's a mere Blue and she thinks she can take us on when not even their king's top Elites could handle us!" said the one with an orange-red jewel on her forehead.
"Hee, hee! Yes, she is only a young girl, but you've got to hand it to her, Koume. She is quite brave to undertake a task like this." Said the one with a blue jewel on her forehead.
"Why are you ladies causing trouble in the wasteland? Aren't you Gerudos yourselves?" Nabooru asked.
"We are," said the first witch, Koume.
"But women in the desert don't even appreciate what we do. We keep the temple clean and presentable, we protect the fortress from sandstorms, and we even supply you women with weapons. But no one appreciates it, so we're getting you all back for it!" said the second witch. Nabooru frowned, not quite sure why the witches were acting like immature young children. Half the people in the desert weren't even aware of the witches' existence until they started causing trouble. How were Gerudos supposed to appreciate the witches when no one knew they even existed, except for possibly the few people that retrieve the weapons made for the tribe?
Nabooru's train of thought was disrupted as the two witch sisters clasped each other's hands and began flying in a tight circle.
"Ready, Kotake?" Koume asked.
"Ready Koume!" said Kotake.
"With my flame, I will burn her to the bone!" said Koume, throwing a fireball at Nabooru. Nabooru screamed and dove out of the way.
"With my frost, I will freeze her to her soul!" Kotake shouted, throwing a ball of ice at her. Nabooru, who was still on the floor from having dove out of the way of the fire blast, quickly rolled out of the way of Kotake's ice blast. Koume zoomed towards her. Nabooru got to her feet and took her Mirror Shield out just before Koume sent another fireball.
"Uh, Koumeā¦" Kotake started to say. When the fire bounced off the shield, Nabooru aimed it at Kotake, who screamed and fell off her broom.
"Oh, Kotake! I'm sorry!" Koume shouted, jumping off of her broom to check on her sister.
"This little girl's tough." Kotake said with her teeth clenched. "And she has the ancient shield."
"You're right, sister." Said Koume, standing up. "Okay, girl. We'll make you a little deal. You return the shield and those gauntlets to us in exchange for the two ladies we captured and we'll quit causing trouble for the Gerudos."
"I accept your deal." Nabooru declared. She handed Koume the said items as Kotake went into another room to fetch the Elites. Finally the two Gerudos were brought out, looking horrified.
"Hey, girl." Koume said to Nabooru. "You wouldn't mind telling your king to tell his people what we do for the tribe, and also if he would be interested, we could teach him some black magic."
"I'll let him know." Nabooru smiled at the two Elites, especially when it dawned on her that as soon as she returned to the fortress, her life would improve dramatically! "Shall we return then?" she said with a huge smile.
***
A huge celebration was held upon the return of the two Elites. There was bountiful food for the entire tribe, a bonfire, music, and even belly dancers. Everybody was singing, dancing, chatting, and laughing. Ganondorf even made an announcement that it was all because of young Nabooru. He even announced that starting the next day, she would be an Elite and also his new second-in-command. Nabooru smiled as everybody cheered and began chanting her name. She smiled even bigger when she saw the jealous glare of Kali.
Once everything settled down, Nabooru sat down with ganondorf to drink wine.
"Thank you so much for the celebration, Sire! This is the best day of my entire life!" Ganondorf laughed.
"For one, call me Ganon. And for another thing, get used to having good days. You are now officially the 'Elite-Elite'." Nabooru's eyes widened with the realization that her lifelong dream was finally coming true. She smiled and sipped more wine.
"Thank you, Ganon." Nabooru smiled. She liked calling him that instead of 'your highness' or 'sire'. It made her feel closer to him. Ganondorf stared at her for quite some time, causing her cheeks to blush slightly. Finally he broke the awkward silence.
"Come with me, Nabooru."
***
Ganondorf led Nabooru to the throne room.
"Why are we here?" she asked.
"For a little privacy." He said with a smirk, causing Nabooru to blush again. "Tomorrow you are to report here. I'll see to it that you are measured and fitted for your new uniform, which will be ready by the end of next week." Nabooru nodded.
"Thank you." Ganondorf smiled at her.
"So, you're finally getting everything you have always wanted, hmm?" Nabooru nodded. "Are you sure it's everything? There's nothing else you want? Because I can give you anything you want, Nabooru. You say it and you can have it." Nabooru blushed again. "You will be moving into the room across from my chambers. I can show you right now if you'd like. You can stay there tonight and we'll see to it that all your stuff is moved in tomorrow while you are being fitted for your new uniform." Nabooru nodded.
"Yes, I would like it very much if you could show me my room at this moment." Ganondorf nodded and led her out of the throne room.
***
"Wow! This is much more elaborate than my old room!" she said, jumping onto the bed. "No way! A comfy bed! This is all for me and it's okay???" Ganondorf laughed.
"Of course it's okay. You've earned all this." Nabooru ran up to him and smiled.
"Thank you so much Ganon! This means so much to me!" Ganondorf looked down at her and into her copper eyes with a soft expression.
"Good." He said, leaning forward and pressing his lips against hers. Nabooru jumped in surprise at first, but she soon closed her eyes and enjoyed the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his around her waist. They spent two minutes like that, kissing and embracing each other. Finally Ganondorf pulled off. He smiled at her. "Good night. Sleep well, Nabooru." He said, exiting and shutting her door for her. Nabooru excitedly ran and collapsed onto her new bed, hugging her fluffy pillows.
"Oh, I will." She whispered, falling asleep with a wide smile.
A/N: Yay! I love the romance!
So if you're familiar with Ocarina of Time, the witches are rather annoying and they do act like immature children even though they're like almost four hundred years old or something like that, so I thought it would be fitting for their characters to give them an immature reason for causing trouble in the desert. This is also how Ganondorf becomes acquainted with the witches and how he begins to study black magic. Also, this is how I figure the Silver Gauntlets and the Mirror Shield ended up in the Spirit Temple. The witches hid them in chests in both hands of the Goddess of Sand, both guarded by an Iron Knuckle (in which Link eventually has to fight to obtain the said items).
Also, about time Nabooru finally got back at her rival, Kali, for being so rude to her! Haha, sorry, but I just love it (even in movies) when the rival loses! But don't think this is the end of Kali! No way, nobody wins that easily (hint, hint).
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~Green Eyed Gerudo
