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I grip the reins on my stallion and before he can charge, Nabooru stands in his way. I roll my eyes and scowl, "What do you want?" her constant presence has been taking its toll on me. I understand I am her friend, but I did not realize she was always with me in my younger days.

She puts her hands behind her back and looks up at me with her amber eyes wide, "I thought we were going together… you promised," her eyes fill with sadness.

I want to race past her, but my heart pangs at the sight of her upset. I dismount and retreat to the stables. "I'm sorry," I apologize looking over my shoulder at the eleven year old with her pack hanging low to the ground. She stands in the sand waiting for my return with another horse.

I look down at her, "Where are we going to go?" I smile trying to hide my disappointment. I really wanted to be alone… but she was right, I did say she could come. The girl shrugs. I narrow my eyes, "Where shall we go? What shall we do?" I look around the fortress and then smile, "Have you ever seen Zora's River?"

Nabooru shakes her head. "Would you like to see it?" I ask with my hands on my hips. She nods with a smile. "Alright, then we shall go there," I laugh. I help her onto the tall animal and wait for her to be steady. I then mount my own and begin trotting down the path. It is too early in the morning for anyone to be awake, so no one will see us.

Nabooru takes the chance with the clear path and smiles at me. I know what she wants to do. I nod my head. "Ready?" she smiles bringing the reins close to her body; I nod and do the same. "Go!" she hollers squeezing her legs around the animal's sides. She takes off at the speed of light, but I know my stallion will pass her in a heartbeat. I take a moment, slide further in the saddle, and loosen the reins. I whisper into his ear and the rush of wind nearly knocks me back.

He runs faster than he ever has. His young, strong legs push hard in the sand as we leave Nabooru in the dust. She yelps as a wind sends the sand spiralling into her face. I have won this race and she knows it. I slow the horse down and look back at Nabooru. She rubs her eyes as her horse lazily makes its way to me.

I shake my head, "That's bad horse manners." Nabooru glares at me taking offense to my words. "You need to collect him," I furrow my eyebrows, "he's thinking he's the boss. You need to make sure he knows you're in charge." Nabooru shrugs not knowing what I mean. "Straighten your back," I mirror my words, "and tighten your legs- not like you're getting him ready to charge, but tight enough that the horse understands he what he is doing is wrong."

Nabooru nods and magically the stallion smartens his posture. She smiles at me triumphantly as she bobs up and down to my side. I shake my head and laugh. "What?" she furrows her eyebrows.

"One more lesson," I tilt my head and point to how she rides, "You see how you're bumping up and down?" she nods. "You need to move with your horse. Pretend he is an extension of your legs, not a separate thing. When you walk, your torso moves, doesn't it?" she nods again. "Well, move with him, not against him. He feels you fighting against his movements so, naturally, he feels that something is wrong. Try it, you will feel a difference," I nod.

As we make our way past Gerudo Valley and into Hyrule field, the sun slowly rises over the forest lining of Kokiri. Nabooru follows behind a few feet so I can be sure there is no danger. Strangely, there are no soldiers on the field this morning- or else they are hiding. We move along the perimeter of a ranch and move fast in the opening of the field. Nabooru follows close behind. I have warned her multiple times not to stray too far behind.

We approach a small stream and dismount. The horses then race away like they have been trained to do. It is so no one knows there are Gerudos near. Nabooru shakes her head, "I can't swim-,"

"It's only a shallow stream," I laugh.

"Then you go first," she says in a shaky voice. I roll my eyes and walk quickly into the water. It is refreshing to be in such a cool environment. The water only comes up to my hips- easily up to Nabooru's chest.

"See," I smile, "Come on, we don't have all-," I slip and fall into the water. I claw the liquid around me to get to the surface and gasp for air. There seemed to be a small drop… well, not small. I, standing nearly seven feet at my full height, can barely touch the bottom without my toes.

Nabooru steps back to the grass and shakes her head, "I'm not going." She looks to the north; "There's a bridge over there," she points, "why can't we use it?"

"It's too close to the castle," I say struggling to keep my head up. The weight of my clothing pulls me down. I step onto the mud before the drop and sigh, "Come one," I smile reaching a hand to her, "I won't let you drown." She furrows her eyebrows and shakes her head. "Is the Great Nabooru scared?" I laugh with water trickling down my nose. Her eyes flash and an eyebrow arches. I've hit a nerve.

She marches past me letting out gasps as the cold water nips at her. "Exhilarating, isn't it?" I smile raising my eyebrows. She ignores my words.

Nabooru turns to me, "How am I going to get past the drop?"

I make my way to her and laugh, "I could throw you," she rolls her eyes and looks to the other side of the stream. "Or push you… like a propeller," I make a whooshing sound, "you could cut through the water and land on the grass."

"Do you think that would work?" her eyes are desperate. She really wants to see Zora's river.

I shrug, "We could try." She nods and makes her way to me. I place my hands on the small of her back, "Are you ready?" she takes a deep breath and nods. I ready myself and push her with all my might. For a moment, her back arches out the water parting it behind her. She is screams as she flies across the stream like a dart. I try not to laugh as she slowly begins to sink. I wait a moment for her to come up. The water settles and she still hasn't emerged. I panic. What have I done?

"Nabooru," I call trekking my way across the stream. "Nabooru," my voice has the amount of panic a mother does when her child breaks a bone. "Nabooru," I reach into the water searching for her. Nothing. I dip my head into the stream with my eyes open. I see her franticly moving her arms trying to make her way to the surface. I grip the back of her shirt and pull her to the safety of land.

She chokes as she grabs the grass almost in a hug. "I told you I can't swim!" she coughs.

"How was I supposed to know it wasn't shallow on the other side? I thought it was a dip!" I growl motioning my hands in a dip shape while watching her struggle for air.

She shakes her head, "I am taking the bridge back!" she sounds like she has a cold. She must have inhaled some water while down there. She rolls to her back and closes her eyes as she holds her chest. Slowly, her breathing calms.

I pull her up to her feet and laugh, "Now we're on an adventure!"

She flails her arms and stomps her foot once appalled, "I don't want to die on this adventure!" she wrings out her hair, "Next time it better be you in trouble!"

"Will you save me?" I smile batting my eyelashes at her.

She narrows her eyes, "I will wait until you think you are going to die before I even think to help you!"

I laugh and walk up ahead, "Come on, we're almost there. There's no time for growls and barks," I hear her let out a frustrated snarl.

We enter the small cove like tunnel and make our way to the other side. I see Nabooru's eyes widen as we pass the beginning of Zora's River. All is forgiven; the beauty of the river astonishes her.

"Just wait," I smile, "we're going way over there," I point to a stony area, "there's a water fall there. It's really quite spectacular." She nods and continues to follow. We climb over little ledges and, though Nabooru is hesitant, we walk through some water- of course, I am first to go. We climb up a spiralling hill and cross a small rope bridge. Nabooru finds joy in jumping her way on it. Every time she makes the thing bounce, I turn my head back with a glare. Regardless of how low it may be, I do not want to fall.

As we make our way around the curve, Nabooru's eyes widen. It is beautiful; the waterfall makes an almost ghostly mist form. The crashing of the water on the rocks is calming. The air is humid and warm, almost warm enough a newborn would be comfortable naked. I motion for her to follow and we make our way up the twisting bridge like earth.

Nabooru's eyes watch the waterfall, it is the only one she has ever seen; aside from the one in Gerudo Valley, but even that one cannot compare to the beautiful simplicity of this one. We hear birds happily chirp as we settle on the end of the land bridge.

Nabooru points to a higher land bridge beside us, "Can you lift me onto that?" her voice is filled with wonder and amazement. This is the Nabooru I have missed for years; when everything was new to her and she thought I was worldly.

I nod and stand to my feet. I hold her at her waist and steadily raise her. She grips the ground and pulls herself up. She looks down at me and smiles. This is the only time she will ever be 'taller' than I am. I motion for her to make room and pull myself up. I wipe the fresh dirt off my trousers and look around. The area seems so much bigger from up here.

"This is amazing Ganon!" her voice echoes on the stone walls around us. I smile as she races down the earth bridge and stops as she sees a pond in a small groove in the wall. She turns back to me, "It's beautiful!" her eyes are wild as she looks around the area. Her hair is glues to her face as she laughs hysterically. She sprints back to me, "How long have you known about this place?" her voice is filled with excitement.

I shrug, "It's been here for a very long time, I thought everyone knew about it." I point to the waterfall, "You see the small cavern in there?"

She narrows her eyes, leans towards it, and nods.

"That's one of the many entrances to Zora's Domain," I nod. Her eyes become saucers, not out of amazement, but out of fear.

She shakes her head, "We need to get out of here," she begins down the bridge, "It's not safe to be here-,"

"Nabooru, calm down," I grab her wrist and pull her back to the front of the waterfall. "Nothing's going to happen; Zoras aren't going to eat us!" I laugh, "They don't eat people-,"

"No, but they won't like knowing we're here," her voice is sober.

I narrow my eyes and shake my head, "Nothing is going to happen." She tries pulling away but I tug her back, "Calm down." I stomp my foot and she glares at me. "I'll prove it to you," I smile. Now what I did here was very cruel, but it was the only way she would have believed me.

I grip the back of her neck and hold her out in front of me facing the waterfall. "Oh, Zoras," I sing, "I have someone here to speak with you-,"

"Ganon, stop!" she struggles trying to release my grip.

"Oh, Zoras!" I sing again, "There's a little girl who would like to see you!"

"Stop it, Ganondorf!" she tries twisting my hand back but it does not work.

"Oh, Zoras!" I laugh this time, "I have a wonderful person here who would like to meet you!" I stand listening with my head cocked to one side. I laugh cruelly, "See, they aren't even home!" I let go of Nabooru and she throws herself away from me.

Her eyes glare at me with hate as I laugh. Suddenly, her eyes open wide and mouth drops open. I don't know what it was that made me look behind, but what I saw made me scream like I did when I was only a boy.

So, I'm not going to lie... I had a lot of fun writing this chapter...

And it's quite long...

I loved writing about the entrance to Zora's Domain, I really hope I got the beauty across... if I didn't... I am sorry

Hope you guys liked it!

I bet you all will guess right when I ask: what it was that made Ganondorf scream like a little boy?