Chapter 9
Rosie the Rampager
Zora's Domain was as beautiful as ever, and Zelda looked around in its beauty. She, however, looked for a very short time because Petenu kept pushing her to go. Zelda finally elbowed him and they continued to walk. When they walked into the Throne Room, Zelda's face changed dramatically to a "oh God no" face…as was Queen Marina's. Queen Marina of the Zoras has hated Zelda for years; as long as Petenu has loved her in fact. Queen Marina is the sole reason why Zelda almost never goes to Zora's Domain.
"What did you bring her for?" Marina demanded.
"To help me find Rosie."
"You could do better than her."
"Actually no I couldn't-"
"Yes you could."
"You didn't let me finish-"
"You don't need-"
"LET HIM FINISH HIS DAMN SENTENCE!"
There was silence in the throne room as Marina and Zelda glared at each other with wide eyes.
"And he's right; no one else would be able to help him because no one else has faced the woman who took Rosie; I have…well, not directly fought her, but I've been able to beat everything that she's sent against me."
"…I still hate you."
"As do I."
"…Guards, let them pass to Zora's Fountain."
The Zora guards moved aside so that Zelda and Petenu could pass through to Zora's Fountain. As they walked past, Marina gave Zelda the "I'm watching you" motion; Zelda did the same in a much more mocking manner with a scrunched face and bent over awkwardly. Marina made an ugly face, then turned back around shaking her head and rolling her eyes.
Zelda was rubbing her shoulders as she entered the Ice Cavern; she hated cold places, and the cold, and being cold. Petenu, however, did not mind all that much. Petenu had a frantic look on his face and it was starting to disturb Zelda, along with getting on her nerves.
"Pete, you need to settle down right now."
"I'm trying!"
"Well, try harder! We'll find her, I promise."
But simply getting anywhere proved to be a challenge for both of them as they kept sliding on the ice. Petenu slipped and grabbed hold of a rock and looked at Zelda.
"Zelda, this is going to be the death of me."
"No it's not! Okay, I'll come over to you."
Zelda slid over to Petenu and grabbed hold of the rock.
"Okay, we'll just have to take baby steps, okay?"
"Can I hold your hand so that we don't get separated?"
Zelda lowered her eyes at Petenu.
"Don't get any ideas."
"I won't, I promise."
Zelda looked at him for a while, then they held hands. When Petenu started laughing creepily, Zelda kicked him in the shin and started dragging him across the floor like a rag doll. They came to a large door with the Zora symbol on it; Zelda and Petenu opened the door together, walked in, and the door froze over behind them. Then they heard a deep grumbling noise issue from the ceiling. Zelda and Petenu looked up and saw that the ceiling was starting to crack, when all of a sudden a giant demonic Yeti fell through the ceiling.
The Yeti…looked really awesome, actually! He was about 30 feet tall with a giant armored helmet with spikes, a thick fur-leather jacket, giant wool boots and a humongous ax. The Yeti (who we'll just call "Deemo") roared loudly, then swung his ax. Zelda and Petenu jumped out of the way as fast as they could, and immediately looked at each other as though to say "WHAT DA HYECK DEW WEH DEW?!" when Deemo swung his sword again. They both slid under his legs and looked at his back; there was a giant scar on his back; That must be his week spot! Zelda thought, The question is, how do we hit it? Zelda first tried to think of ways to knock him down, when she looked down at her bomb bag. Well, can't think of much else to do, since he's so huge.
"Petenu!"
"What?"
"I'm about to pass you a bomb-"
"WOMAN WHAT DA HYELL ARE YOU PASSIN' ME A BOMB FOR?!"
"TO BEAT THIS GIANT YETI! I want you to throw it at his back, okay?"
"How heavy are the bombs?"
"Not very."
"…okay, pass me one."
Zelda took a bomb out of the bag and passed it over to Petenu. She got another one out for herself, when Deemo turned back around and swung his ax. Zelda and Petenu slid past and on the count of three threw the bombs at his back. Deemo yelled in pain and fell over. Zelda and Petenu jumped onto his back and started slashing at the scar. Deemo got up suddenly and threw them off, then swung his ax again. They dodged, Zelda passed Petenu another bomb, and they threw another set of bombs. They repeated this a couple of times until Deemo fell over and began to glow. Deemo slowly began to shrink about 20 feet, and he looked around.
"Oh, it's Deemo!" Petenu proclaimed, "He lives with his brother and sister up in the Snowpeak Ruins near Zora's Domain! That bitch must've cursed him…"
"Do you want to refer to her by her name Malicia or bitch?"
"Bitch, 'cause she's a bitch."
Zelda laughed as she followed Petenu towards Deemo. Deemo got up, turned around, sat on the ground and held his head.
"Uh, where am me?" he asked.
"You're in the ice cavern, Deemo."
"Uh, yeah. Me heard girl in trouble and me go save her!"
"You did?! Where did you hear her?!"
"In there-"
"HEEEEEEEEELP!"
"ROSIE!"
Petenu ran towards the door that Deemo had pointed to and tried lifting it. The door was extremely heavy.
"Somebody help me!"
Deemo and Zelda slid over to Petenu, and Deemo lifted the door as if it were nothing. The inside of the room was beautiful; an eternal night sky made up the ceiling and snowy mountains filled the room; it was a room of wonder. On the opposite end, Rosie was sitting on the ground completely tied up.
"Petenu, help me!"
"I'm coming!"
Petenu ran across the room towards Rosie but just then, Malicia appeared and sent Petenu flying with the outstretch of her hand. Deemo grabbed Petenu and put him back on the ground.
"BITCH!" he yelled, "LEAVE HER ALONE!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that…not until I get that sapphire."
"Well you're gonna have to leave empty handed, biotch!"
"No…I will get it…even if it means the death of someone…let's start with you two."
Malicia walked behind Rosie who was shaking and crying in fear, put her fingertips on her forehead, and Rosie's pupils went blank, then she closed her eyes and fell over. Petenu's jaw dropped.
"I'll enjoy seeing you die." Malicia said with a smile, and she disappeared.
Rosie then began to shake violently as her figure began to morph: her beautifully shaped head narrowed and grew horns and a snout; her perfect figure grew large and fat; the giant gorgeous fins on her back slowly turned into bat-like wings; a giant tail was starting to grow from her coccyx; her legs and arms shortened and grew fat, large and stout; her entire being began to grow in height until she was a giant ice dragon. She got up and roared as icy fire issued from her mouth. She immediately reared her head around and looked at Zelda, Petenu and Deemo with her large, narrow, almond-shaped eyes that were still a light gray; Deemo screamed in fear and left yelling "MONSTER! MONSTER!" and left Zelda and Petenu to their own. They looked up at Rosie right as she shot a breath of icy fire. They dodged, and Petenu turned to Zelda.
"WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?!"
Zelda flipped through her mind for ideas, when she thought about some fights she had read: the fight between the Hero of Time and King Dodongo and the fight between the Hero of Time and Twinrova. She immediately took out her bomb bag and passed it to Petenu.
"I'm going to try and get her to open her mouth without it shooting fire; when I give the signal, I want you to throw a bomb into her mouth, got it?"
"Got it!"
Zelda then jumped out from behind the rock they were hiding behind and caught Rosie's attention. Rosie shot a breath of icy fire at Zelda, which she deflected with her mirror shield. Rosie began to hack and cough from her own attack.
"Go!" Zelda yelled.
No response.
"PETENU!"
"Oh, was that the signal?"
Zelda jumped out of the way from another attack and glared at Petenu.
"WHAT THE **** IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
"I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE SIGNAL!"
"OH MY-" Zelda made a face palm, then glared at Petenu again, "Okay fine, when I yell 'Now, Petenu!' you throw a bomb, got it?"
"Got it."
"You better."
Zelda jumped out of the way, and deflected another attack.
"Now, Petenu!"
Petenu jumped out from his hiding and threw a bomb into Rosie's mouth. She swallowed the bomb, then belched in pain and fell over. Zelda quickly ran up to Rosie and began striking at her with her swords. Petenu, knowing that even though he was hurting his fiancée also knew this would free her, began cutting at her as well. Rosie got up, and blew another breath of icy fire. Zelda and Petenu dodged; Zelda waited for her to blow again, but right as she was getting ready to blow, Petenu threw a bomb too early. Rosie froze the bomb, which fell and exploded violently. Zelda and Petenu fell backwards, and Rosie reared and hacked and coughed.
"PATIENCE, PETENU, OR YOU'LL GET US ALL KILLED!"
"I'M SORRY! I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD THROW ONE WHILE SHE WAS INHALING!"
"THAT WORKED FOR THE ORIGINAL HERO OF TIME BECAUSE KING DODONGO TOOK FOREVER TO INHALE; ROSIE'S MUCH QUICKER!"
Zelda took out the Gale Boomerang, threw it to clear the smoke, and it also made Rosie's head spin. Rosie's head bobbed back and forth, then she shook it and blew another breath of icy fire. Zelda deflected it, Petenu threw a bomb, Rosie swallowed it, and Rosie fell over unconscious. Rosie began to glow and turn back to normal as Zelda grabbed the heart container that was starting to fall and gained more strength. Petenu ran up to Rosie and held her in his arms. Rosie slowly began to wake up, and she looked into her fiancée's eyes and smiled.
"You saved me."
"Because I love you."
"You…you do?"
"Yes Rosie…I do."
Rosie shed a single tear, then pulled Petenu in and (yes) made out with him right there. Zelda looked and gagged, PDA.
"Hey you guys? Sorry to break up your love fest." Not really, she thought, "But we should be heading back."
"You're right, we should." Petenu said. He was starting to help Zelda up when he remembered something.
"Zelda, don't you need the Zora Sapphire?"
Zelda's eyes widened.
"Oh my Goddesses you're right! But, how'd you know?"
"I've overheard you and Link talking about it a couple of times."
"Oh…well?"
"Rosie?"
Zelda almost forgot: the Zora Sapphire was like an engagement ring in the Zora Royal Family. I don't want to take Rosie's engagement ring… she thought, but I need it.
Rosie walked up to Zelda and smiled.
"I'll give you the sapphire on one condition."
"What?"
"That you give me that."
Rosie pointed to Zelda's Zora necklace.
"Petenu's friend Sohka made that, he's better with metal than Petenu. I personally really liked it."
"Oh, well...sure you can have it."
Zelda was fine with this because under her shirt she was wearing another necklace given to her by Petenu that was also the Zora symbol; this one however was made out of fish bones and was given to her by Petenu when they were only seven. Zelda took off the necklace, gave it to Rosie, and Rosie took from her pocket the Zora Sapphire; Zelda gasped. Maybe it was the room, but the Zora Sapphire looked extraordinary! Zelda took it and held it in her hands.
"Thank-you."
"You're welcome."
Zelda held the Zora Sapphire in her hand once she left Zora's Domain; it was such a deep, rich blue…the same color as Link's eyes. Zelda always thought Link had the most beautiful eyes. She then started to think about Link, and how happy he was going to be once he saw that she had gotten all three spiritual stones. What Zelda didn't know, however, was that Link at that very moment had experienced the most disturbing moment in his entire life…and Zelda was soon going to share it.
