Chapter Eight: Discovery

1esor2: Your reviews always make me smile! It'll be interesting to see what kind of punishment Link'll have for his kid. But I'm not going to jump right into that. Nadia has to outrun him for awhile, but I'll assure you, you got the wheels turning in my head for what will happen when Link finds Nadia. Enjoy the chapter.

Nadia's POV, North Clock Town.

I emerged from the cave. Rayne and Navi walked to me.

"What happened?" Rayne asked.

"The Great Fairy of Magic was killed." I announced.

"By who?" Navi asked.

"He looked… like a Gerudo. Ganondorf is sealed away though." I said.

"And it was strictly a male who looks like a Gerudo?" Rayne asked.

"I swear, I don't lie." I said.

"I just ask because the last male who was Gerudo was dead upon birth." Rayne said.

"Here in Termina?" I asked.

"Yeah, because long before you or Nadia were born I was helping Nadia's father fight off the Evil Gerudo King, Ganondorf." Navi said.

"Yes, here in Termina. Every Gerudo male born here is dead or dies shortly thereafter. It's a defect." Rayne said.

"Maybe this male isn't related to Ganondorf, Navi." I mentioned to the floating fairy.

"That could be true. Every male that is born dies, maybe… Rayne, enlighten us Hylians!" Navi ordered.

"Yes, fairy? Ma'am?" Rayne asked.

"Just do it, please." I said softly.

"It was about seventeen years ago when he was born. He died upon birth, but the body was taken away. There's no proof to his death." Rayne said.

"Navi? Could Ganondorf jump time and realms when he was king?" I asked the fairy.

"Most likely. Never saw it with my own eyes." Navi said.

I shivered and said, "Damn it. I think that boy was his son."

"Copper?" Rayne asked.

"That man who killed the Great Fairy called me 'Princess.' The only one who would know I was a princess of Hyrule…" Rayne cut off my thought.

"You're a princess?" Rayne asked.

"One revelation of many to come. May I finish my thought?" I asked.

"Sure." Rayne said.

"The only one who would know I was a princess of Hyrule is Ganondorf. Even though he's in the Evil Realm…" I trailed off.

"He could still look in on us." Navi said.

"Therefore, this Ganondorf character could very easily be the father of the guy who just whacked a Great Fairy and tried to off Copper." Rayne said.

"Damn, Terminians are smart." I noted.

"We catch on." Rayne smiled. I found a slight smile as I looked into Rayne's sapphire orbs.

"LOVEBIRDS! HELLO! HAVE A NEW THREAT ON THE HORIZON!" Navi snapped.

"Who said anything about us being lovebirds?" Rayne and I asked in unison.

"Just saying! Plus, Nadia. That aura's closer." Navi said.

"Closer? In Clock Town?" I asked Navi.

"To the south, headed east." Navi said. I looked to Rayne.

"We'll go through West Town." Rayne said.

"All right. Let's move." I said, letting Rayne lead the way.

Link's POV, South Clock Town.

I was about to drop Epona off in the stable when I heard a familiar whinny. I looked up and saw my daughter's red stallion alongside a gray mare. I felt my anger fume, but my hope rise.

Nadia was in Clock Town.

"Tatl, Tael? Can you find that fairy presence?" I asked.

"North. That's all I'm reading." Tatl said.

"Same here. Sorry Link." Tael said.

"Don't apologize. We'll head to North Town through East Town." I said. I settled Epona in the stable next to Caber. She and Caber nuzzled. I smiled.

"Sounds fair. We better move." Tatl said.

I ran through East Town, no one recognizing me. Tatl and Tael trailed behind me for a while before they stopped. When they did, so did I.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"Something's amiss." Tatl said.

"The Great Fairy of Magic's presence is missing." Tael said.

"We'll head there." I said, taking off. The fairies followed me. Within an hour, we all were in North Town. I saw the entrance to the Great Fairy's fountain.

"That's so weird. Evil…" Tatl said.

"Stay outside. Please?" I asked.

"No way! We're with ya till you find your kid!" Tael said.

"Fine." I said, entering the fountain. The pink light was the same, but there was blood on the floor before the fountain. I kneeled next to it and ran a finger through it. The blood was slightly warm still. My fear was that it was Nadia's.

"Link! Look!" Tatl said. I looked into the fountain. I saw a motionless Great Fairy. I walked through the water and kneeled next to her, touching her bloodied and beaten form. Her body was cold.

"She's dead." I said.

"Dead?" Tatl asked, sounding depressed.

"There's no way. Great Fairies just can't die." Tael said.

"I know. Someone killed her. Had to have." I said.

"Link? You don't think your kid did this?" Tatl asked.

"Nadia wouldn't kill her unless she threatened her somehow. But Great Fairies are gentle, benign. I don't think Nadia did this." I said.

"Then who?" Tael asked.

"I sensed evil when I entered Termina. A familiar evil. I think whoever caused the evil killed her." I said.

"It would make sense." Tatl asked.

You don't look like a true King… A male voice said. I stood up, drawing my sword. The light in the fountain turned red.

"Did you hear that voice?" Tael asked.

"I did." I said.

You do not deserve the throne, peasant! The voice said.

"Lay off and show yourself!" I snapped.

In due time, King of Hyrule… in due time… The voice disappeared and the lights turned pink again. I turned to the body of the Great Fairy, sheathing my sword.

"What do we do about the body?" I asked.

"Let it deteriorate. She'll become many fairies within hours." Tatl said.

"Seems fair…" I said. I stepped out of the fountain, but before I did, I stopped. I looked back to the Great Fairy once.

"I understand, there's some nostalgia here. But your kid's on the loose! Let's go!" Tatl said.

"C'mon Link! Get the lead out!" Tael said.

"Where to?" I asked.

"The west, heading south." Tatl said.

"So if we head south, we got her?" I asked.

"Yep, yep!" Tael said.

I started running to the South. If I were lucky, I'd catch Nadia.

Nadia's POV, West Clock Town.

Rayne lead me through West Clock Town. I had to admit, I had about enough running for one day. When Rayne stopped suddenly, I collided into his back. I fell right onto my ass, pain shooting up my spine.

"Rayne, what…" My question trailed off when I saw what he was looking at. He was looking at a ReDead. I had never seen one, only heard horror stories from my parents, in person until that moment. I immediately knew what had happened.

Rayne was paralyzed. I scrambled to my feet, drawing my sword and shield. I pushed Rayne away from the ReDead. I kept the Mirror Shield over my head, keeping my vision from meeting the paralyzing, poisonous gaze of the creature.

I let down my shield for only a moment, and met the gaze of the creature before me. I screamed as it shrieked. I fell victim to the paralysis it caused. I felt the ReDead's teeth sink into my flesh and tried moving, but I could do nothing.

Then I felt my birthmark pulse. The ReDead shrieked and it fell back. I felt my sword being taken from my hands. I stood still, unable to move or speak. I could feel, but couldn't move. I felt Navi land on my shoulder.

"Nadia! Damn it, kid, snap out of it!" Navi snapped.

Despite my best efforts to fight the paralysis, I started falling. While I was falling, I heard metal slicing through flesh.

My head hit the stone of the path, causing me to fall unconscious.

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Another cliffhanger! I felt like having one, so I added one! I don't have much to say about this chapter, but go ahead and leave me a review! Maybe add some suggestions for next chapter! I'm open to ideas!