A/N: chapter 10 already, and this is Legend of Zelda not the real world just FYI things are different with Zora electric Eels, yes I'm sure they can shock themselves but they're not gonna go out and say it. Plus they have more immunity to electricity than other Zora. More mature electric eels can control the level of shock they give or voltage. Where as young eel would probably electrocute something if it wasn't trained properly. Plus Urbosa never shocked herself. So really magic is a BIG factor here
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda characters. I do own my OCS
Sidon followed Reiths' trail and her scent became stronger the closer they got. It infuriated to smell that lowlife interloper intermingled with hers. Link understood his position and he was trying to keep the prince from doing anything unnecessary reckless. The enemy was riding with her so they didn't know how far they had traveled. The tracks looked to be from an elk, and from its size it must be a northern breed. Zora didn't normally ride anything... maybe it was to throw them off? But Sidon swore he'd travel to the ends of Hyrule to find her and nothing was going to stop him. Link held onto the reigns of his horse with there supplies. It had everything they'd need for the journey, including the electro elixir. Links bow and quiver, and some clothes for Sidon in case their travels took them to cooler regions.
They walked for a good hour following the tracks as far as they would go, before Sidon would pick up hints of Reiths scent. It mostly followed the rivers before it branched off to one in a thick forest. It was thick with brush and Sidon had to cut a path. It wasn't before the sky above the started rolling with dark ominous clouds and lightning flashed above them. Links horse became uneasy and whinnied, pulling on the reigns and jumping about. Link put his hand on the horses white nose and pet it gently.
"Easy boy…"he said also patting Windsors light brown neck trying to sooth the beast. Windsor shook his head and snorted his creamy white mane falling into his face.
"Dammit the if it rains it will wash away the scent….. we have to move faster!" Sidon growled cursing under his breath. Link didn't like the looks of the clouds, something about them didn't seem natural. Was Sidon was in too much of a hurry to notice? They quickened their pace as much as they could and they thought they could hear something in the distance. A scream? But then the sky lit up and the two of them stopped dead. The horse reared up in fright and Link had to do all he could to keep him under control, so he didn't run off. He quickly tied the horse up to a tree getting any closer with him probably wouldn't be a good idea.
It didn't take Sidon long to connect the dots. The storm clouds the light, that all happened when Mipha was resurrected! Sidon took off in the direction the light came from and Link followed. "Its Reith!" Sidon huffed looking ready to charge in but Link jumped in front of him making Sidon skid to a halt. "Link! What in blazes? We have to save her!"
"Sidon we need a plan before we go in there weapons blazing." They didn't know what they were running into, and just charging in would be reckless and wouldn't help Reith at all. Link knew that he had to calm down. "We need to see what we're dealing with first." He knew Mipha was home worrying about them. It was the reason she asked him to go after Sidon in the first place. Zora were very protective of their mates, but a male in season was even more aggressive.
"You're right my friend as always…." He sighed in annoyance, to which Link just ignored due to the circumstances. To be frank he was surprised he even listened to him. So it was good to know their friendship still had some sway even when the prince wasn't thinking rationally. They took some supplies and headed off in the direction. Link wanted to scout first before they did anything else. When they reached the camp they couldn't believe how many Zora there were. He also noticed the river had curved towards them so it was nearby, which didn't surprise him any. All Zora settlements were close to some source of water. Sidon got up and Link grabbed his belt and drew him backwards when he was ready to go forwards. Being much bigger than poor Link he wasn't winning so he pinched the prince to gain his attention. Link startled him making him pull Sidon back onto himself.
Sidon snorted as Link glared daggers and Sidon blinked realizing he was on top of the smaller Hylian. Sidon jumped into a crouch mouthing apologies. But Link just dragged him towards a muddy embankment getting annoyed. He took a handful of mud and smeared it on the princes arm. Much to Sidons distaste. "You stick out.…" Link stated.
"I do stand out a bit…But do we really have to use this?" Sidon asked and Link gave him the most annoyed looked he could muster. Sidon merely grumbled as he helped Link camouflage himself so he wasn't so noticeable. Being bright red and white did have its disadvantages when trying to be stealthy. When they were done he was a goopy mess but at least he didn't stand out like a black sheep in a flock of white.
"Alright enough of this meandering, let's find Reith!" He whispered angrily at all these setbacks. Link sighed. Sidon had never been on a rescue mission before especially for someone he was so close to. Link put his hands on his hips, there was just no pleasing him and he definately had to learn to be more patient. At this rate he was going to get them both caught... They kept low and looked around the camp seeing different structures, but finally Sidon spotted a cage off on the outskirts of the encampment, with a white body lying inside. Sidon moved faster as Link watched for enemies with his bow drawn before they finally reached the back of the cage. "Reith?" He whispered but she didn't respond and Sidon was doing all he could not to freak out.
"Stand aside." Sidon looked back seeing Link holding the master sword and it made short work of the bars. Sidon reached in and pulled her into his arms. That's when he noticed the bloody bandages on both her arms. He caressed her face accidentally getting mud on her pearly scales. She opened her purple eyes slightly looking up at him weakly.
"Si….Sidon?" she murmured softly. "Is that you?
"Oh my pearl what have they done to you?" Sidon said in such a hurt and scared tone it even gave Link the feels.
"You came for me…" she said barely above a whisper managing a smile as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Of course I did, I would be crazy not to, I love you Reith." Sidon said as he kissed her gently. "I'm so sorry, I broke my promise to you. I should have been there to protect you." Reith could hear the guilt in his voice. She was about to comfort him but was cut off.
"Oh how very sweet, the prince has come to save his princess." Link swung around with an arrow pulled back on his bow aimed right at the female voice that spoke. The golden horned eel hybrid with the same symbol on her forehead as Reith laughed. "That's funny that you think a simple arrow can hurt me Hylian." She wore a transparent sleeveless robe that came up around her neck and sparkled much like the gold of her scales. And jewelry with precious stones encased in gold. Sidon leveled his gaze at her.
"Are you the one that did this to my Reith?" Sidon asked.
"You mean Larona? No my commander merely borrowed some of her power to resurrect me from the dead. She'll recover." the female stated.
"Her name is Reith!" He growled.
"Hate to burst your bubble but it isn't, that's just what those Hylians' called her, the ones that harbored her, sickening, her name is Larona and she is the illegitimate daughter of the Leviathan king. Mind blown away yet?" she snickered at Sidons face.
"That still doesn't answer the question, who are you?" Link asked pointedly never lowering his bow.
"Oh can't you see the family resemblance? I'm the legitamate daughter, so you would say I'm Laronas' older sister Levelah." She announced. "Well half sister. Different mothers you see." Sidon growled as he stared angrily at her.
"Why on Hyrule would you do this to your sister!?" He demanded. "And then lock her up in a cage!?" He snarled. Her smile faded.
"Ooo snippy aren't we? Because I needed her powers…. Nothing more…" she said coldly.
"If this is how you treat your family your parents must be proud." Link said and she glared death at him.
"Mind your tongue you filthy little Hylian..." She hissed before turning back to Sidon.
"Why dont you forget about her and come join me? I could use more soldiers with your strength Prince Sidon. Why not save yourself so much trouble dear prince?" Sidon merely spat at her.
"No, unlike you I am loyal to those I love and care about." She smiled mockingly and Sidon glared at her.
"Aw too bad, but I do enjoy doing things the hard way. Though I probably should mention this before you even try doing anything to me." She twisted her own arm right where Reith's wound was and Reith in turn wriggled in pain in Sidon's arms, making a small pained noise. "We're linked by a blood spell so if you wound me she'll in turn suffer the same fate."
Sidon growled louder. "Enough witch!" He yelled as Voltar appeared at her side. Sidon looked over at Link seriously for a moment. "You have to heal her so that we can escape Link we're wildly outmatched. Who knows what she's capable of…." Sidon said finally thinking rationally. "I'll hold them off while you do that." He set Reith down gently next to Link and stood up giving the eels a serious gaze. More of them showed up and Levelah merely smiled.
"Come at us prince, show me what you're made of!" she said in an amused tone. Sidon scoffed grabbing his weapon and ejecting it to full height.
"This will be your last mistake…" he muttered.
"Or will it be yours?" Levelah interjected before Sidon ran in to attack. Levelah watched him, he was strong. He took out her soldiers as well as took shocks like they were nothing. But she figured he'd taken the elixir that makes one resistant to electricity. Not the pain, but yes she could use him, and just think the look on Laronas' face. She smiled wickedly to herself before she started chanting in that same strange tongue Voltar had before. Purple magic swirled around her hands as she aimed towards Sidon.
Link looked up as he was healing Reith and she starter to come around. He didn't like this idea but it would be better if she could walk out of here on her own. Sidon was holding his own against the eels but out of the corner of his eye he saw Levelah casting her spell. His eyes widened as he realized who her target was. "Sidon! Look out!" As the prince turned the magic shot from Levelahs hand hitting Sidon square in the chest. He stumbled back dropping his weapon as more Eels came down on him. Link was about ready to jump in but Reith grabbed his arm and looked at him seriously.
"Run! You have to find my father, he's the only one who can stop Levelah! He resides on an island off the coast of the Lanaryu sea. It's very far off but you can't miss it if you keep your compass headed straight west from the Lanaryu cliffs beach, now go." Link didn't like this, leaving them behind like this. But he'd taken on more than this before. He heard a roar from Sidon, looking back and watched as he thrashed against the his captors. But the witch ordered them away and Sidon was sitting holding his head. She walked casually up to him and stroked his face and he slowly stood up and opened his eyes growling. "Calm yourself, I shall give you blood. Kill the Hylian." Levelah said darkly. Suddenly Sidon looked over at Link with a feral look in his now black eyes, there wasn't a speck of gold left in them, they looked like they were dilated. He snarled showing his razor shark teeth.
"Run Link!" Reith urged. And he knew right then he couldn't hurt his friend and he couldn't carry Reith. But Sidon was under some sort of powerful spell, and he wasn't in his right mind and could very easily hurt him. He had no choice now and he knew what he had to do.
"I'll be back for you both!" He promised as he ran and Sidon leapt after him. His only advantage was he was faster on land. He had to get to his horse and fast. Luckily they hadn't left Windsor far. Link could hear Sidon crashing after him, whatever she had done to him he was out for blood. And he didn't care who he got it from…. Even if it was from one of his closest friends. Link found Windsor right where he'd left him and he struggled to get the reigns untied before Sidon caught up to him! He could see Windsor was getting nervous at the sound the approached them and he got the reigns untied and jumped on his back as Sidon jumped out of the brush. Link kicked Windsor to go quickly and the horse turned to run but not before Sidon swiped Link on the side with his claws almost knocking him off. But he was able to hold on as the horse gained speed they lost the crazed prince, much to his relief. This was crazy! All of it! But he wasn't going to stop until he made it back to the Domain.
Levelah smiled as Sidon returned with blood on his claws. She walked over to him unafraid. "Good boy." She said as she traced the scar on his head flipper. Reith looked horrified hoping that he hadn't killed Link. Perhaps it was just a wound? She glared at Levelah and growled.
"He's not a dog!" she yelled as Levelahs' lackeys subdued and pulled her over.
"He is my doggie now, he does as I command when I command it with no argument. I could even steal him from you if I so chose. I bet he's a great bedmate am I wrong?" Reith snarled and struggled fruitlessly.
"You heartless! What did I ever do to you!?" Reith asked on tears flowing down her cheeks.
"Why nothing, except you were born…." Reith looked confused.
"What does that have to do with anything?" she asked.
"Well there's the fact that your whore mother Unara stole my mothers place, seduced my father. And then she had you. And Father just loved you, more than me more than my departed mother. Whom he didn't even try to bring back from the dead! So I ordered you killed and your mother killed but you survived lucky for me huh? Father was so beside himself with grief from the obsession she put him under he sentenced me to death! His own daughter! All because of you! But my faithful Voltar kept my body safe until he could find a way to bring me back."
"Did you ever think for a second that their love was genuine, and father was just trying to move on and that your mother didn't want to be brought back!?" Reith explained angrily.
"Preposterous….. Chain him up and put her in the metal cage. The wood cage won't hold her anymore obviously…." The lackeys bowed and Sidon went with them and Reith fought to get a response from him.
"Sidon! Sidon! Please hear me! Don't go with them Sidon! Sidon!" Reith continued until they pushed her into the cage with straw and a tub of water. It made her feel like an animal. They slammed the door shut and locked it. She put her hands around the bars and watched as the put the chain around Sidons' neck and locked it. He growled at the lackeys making them jump back and he began to pace like a beast. She leaned back, just some months ago she was a nobody Zora without a past and now she was a princess, in a cage seeing the Zora she loved being teased by those lowlife eels…. Please Link hurry…. She thought to herself.
Link got back to the domain a lot quicker than when they had left. He rode up the streets startling Zora folks as he went until he made it straight to the palace. He jumped off Windsor feeling the searing pain of his injury that he'd ignored up until now and ran into the palace. Link stormed into the throne room, much to Mipha and the kings surprise. "Link? How was the.." Mipha noticed the blood and his blue tunic was shredded, she immediately got up and ran over to him. "WHAT HAPPENED!?" She pulled up his shirt to see the claw marks on his side.
"The enemy was stronger than we anticipated… the leader is some kind of a Zora witch and she did something to Sidon. He's completely under her control. He attacked me while I was trying to escape... I had no choice…." He said clenching his jaw and fists. Mipha looked concerned at the wound pressing a cloth against it to stop the bleeding.
"Oh no, brother..." Mipha said looking to her father who was just as concerned, before she returned her attention to the wound. "Have you the energy to heal this yourself?" Mipha asked. He looked pretty exhausted already.
"I used a great deal to heal Reith. She was pretty worse for wear…. And I don't think Sidon is in any danger right now. She seemed more interested in having him apart of her army." Link answered and Mipha nodded.
"Someone fetch Tula with haste!" she ordered and a guard jumped up and ran out the door to fetch the physician.
"Tell us everything that transpired there my boy." King Dorephan ordered gently. Link nodded and started from when they left to when he came stumbling in the throne room. King Dorephan looked positively shocked. Reith is a princess just like we had suspected, and not just any princess, the daughter of the lord of the sea! And we have to find him!
"Father?" Mipha said looking concerned. "How are we suppose to achieve such a feat? No one has ever crossed the reef…. Not even the ocean clan."
"Well then he will need a strong Zora to accompany him.. " the king said crossing his arms.
"Who should it be?" Link asked.
"Well my boy I'd think you would know the obvious answer." Link blinked and looked at Mipha who smiled. "No it will not be my daughter, it will be I who accompanies you on this adventure."
"You? But your Majesty, you're…" Link began.
"Too old? More like more experienced and I know what's out there. You'll have a better chance with me than anyone else. " Dorephan explained and Link sighed.
"But father?" Mipha protested.
"No Mipha I need you here, I'll be fine and we'll be back before you know it right Link?"
"Yes your Majesty. When do we go?" Link asked.
"As soon as your wound is taken care of and you change into your Zora armor." Link nodded as Tula rushed into the throne room followed by the guard?
"Your Majesties, I heard there was someone here who needed my assistance!" Tula asked as she scanned each of them until her eyes landed on Link. "By the goddess, what happened?" she asked as she hurried over and check the wound. "Come lay down this needs to be healed before you lose too much blood." Mipha helped him over to a place where they could lay him Dow and Tula and Mipha both helped him take off his tunic. The slash was deep but it didn't go deeper than the muscle. Tula held her hand over it and got to work healing.
A/N: This was certainly a little more action packed. please review