A/N: There is one paragraph that may be a little confusing, so I'll elaborate. As you may remember from part one, Aveil is technically Ganondorf's great granddaughter. Aveil's grandmother is Mia (anyone remember her from Ocarina?). Mia is Ganondorf's daughter from his previous life. The current Ganondorf was born into another family line.
"Mama, can I go with Papa to meet the other Gerudo?"
Zelda looked up from her breakfast at Baby's request. Would Baby be okay around that many strangers? Zelda trusted Ganondorf implicitly, there was no question he would take care of her. But a majority of the Gerudo only spoke their own language, and not being able to communicate might upset Baby. If she got over stimulated, there would be nowhere familiar for her to calm down at. Then again, Baby was naturally curious. Her favorite history lessons were those that centered on the Gerudo, and she had no problem exploring the forest on her own. Ganondorf would be there to comfort her and translate for her, and it was clear how overprotective he was of his daughter.
"You will protect her with your life and your 'special gift', I expect," Impa said while Zelda thought it over.
"Sheikah always did have a gift for stating the obvious," Ganondorf grumbled. "Of course I would, Mother." Impa's fist twitched under the table, causing Ganondorf to guffaw. He knew she thought very highly of him, but couldn't help teasing her. She was about to tease him back, when Zelda touched her forearm.
"Impa, will you be here for a while?"
"I have the week to stay with you, Shahzadi."
Zelda smiled. "Okay. Ganondorf, you may take Baby with you."
Baby hopped up and down in excitement, then ran over and hugged her mother. "Thank you Mommy!" she said, and kissed her cheek.
"...I think that's the first time I've heard her call you 'Mommy,'" Impa remarked.
Ganondorf held Baby's hand tightly as they approached the entrance to Gerudo Valley. "Now remember what I said, Pumpkin. The girls love meeting new people, especially children, but they don't all speak the same language as you. Me and my friend Aveil will help you understand them, okay? Don't be afraid to tell us if you're scared, okay?"
"Okie, Papa! Is Aveil your friend from when we first met?"
"You have a good memory, Baby. She is my general, kind of like how Nanny is Mama's general. She's really nice, and she's got a little baby named Neera that you can meet." Ganondorf picked Baby up as they crossed into the settlement, and headed straight for the fortress. Many Gerudo stopped to welcome their king home, intrigued by the little girl in his arms.
Eventually Aveil noticed the commotion, and came out to greet him. "About blinking time," she said, then stopped when she saw Baby. "My Lord! You can't just steal that little girl! Her mother is going to have a heart attack!"
"It's okay, Aveil," he answered in Hylian. "Baby, I'd like you to meet Aveil."
Baby shied away into Ganondorf's shoulder, unsure how to respond. Aveil, remembering she was blind, placed her hand on the back of Baby's palm to calm her. "Hello Baby, I'm Aveil. It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too," she answered, then smiled and rolled back into Ganondorf's shoulder. "Papa, she sounds really kind."
"PAPA?!" Aveil stepped back, stunned. She switched back to Gerudo. "Did she say 'Papa?'"
"Yes she did. Can't you see the resemblance?"
"I see the resemblance but I also see a lot of Hylian in her. In this life, yours and your mother's fathers were both Ordonian. Grandmother Mia had Hylian in her blood, but you died before you could sire any more children and were reborn into a different line. So even if you had a night of fun with one of the girls or an Ordonian, which goes against everything I know about you by the way, there is no way you'd have a Hylian baby."
"Let's go inside, there are some things to discuss," he said with a laugh.
Baby sat on the floor in the corner, playing with Aveil's daughter and husband, while Ganondorf and Aveil spoke in private.
"Great Goddess of the Sand, Zelda is alive?! "
"Yes, and she is the mother to my child. I still have problems believing it myself," Ganondorf responded. "Apparently the Hylian dog king and his council tried to poison her when they found out she was pregnant, and when that didn't work they imprisoned her and announced the murder. General Impa was able to fake a corpse and make them think she had actually died, then got her to safety in the forest."
"Did you say Impa? My mother was good friends with her, and always said she was the one Sheikah the Gerudo could trust," Aveil said. "It's fate then that she intervened. Breaking her oath to the Royal Family is serious business, after all."
Ganondorf scratched his chin. "She hasn't said it outright, but it's apparent she has lost faith in the king. Remember, Zelda is and always will be royalty, so in a way she really hasn't broken the Sheikah oath to the Royal Family."
"Well regardless, we need to safeguard Lady Zelda. Bring her here, the Gerudo will protect her."
"That is currently not an option," Ganondorf said with a shake of his head. "She has a weak immune system from the poisoning, and needs to stay in the cooler climate of the forest."
Aveil studied her king's expression. "You're hiding something. What are you planning?"
"Remember what I told you when I came back from Hyrule seven years ago? How the guards were starting to question their orders? How do you think they would react if they found out the truth, that their beloved princess was nearly assassinated by their own king and council?"
"There would certainly be an uprising, which could lead to a war."
Ganondorf smirked and looked over at Baby. "...I was thinking more along the lines of a coup. Zelda and the guards on their own against the council might not end well, but Zelda and the guards with the support of her husband's army would. I'm betting you and Fado might even be able to convince the Ordonians to back us up."
"The Ordonians have and always will be pacifists, you know that. Nothing Fado says to the village leaders will cause them to take up arms. But I know that they are very displeased with Hylian relations as of late," Aveil said. "Possibly even enough to stop trading with them. But I think you are missing one very important detail here, m'lord."
"What?"
"From what I know of Zelda, she's not one to start a war. I mean, she kept the kid from you and lived the simple life in the forest all these years. If she wanted to take the king down, she would have come to you right away. She probably knows we would treat her like the goddess she is, and blind or not Baby is our princess and quite possibly the Mother reincarnated. We will do anything for them, and would act against those who insult them."
Ganondorf thought for a moment. "True, I haven't suggested any of this to Zelda or even Impa yet. But I want what's best for her and Baby, and living alone in the forest isn't it. I will return to her side for now, and I want you to think of some possible actions while I am gone. If anyone asks who Baby is, tell them she is an orphan from Ordonia that I have adopted. Do not share what I've told you, even with Fado. The king never found out Baby was born or even that I am her father. This gives us an advantage."
"You have my word, Lord Ganondorf."
"I am ever grateful to have you as a confidant," Ganondorf said, patting her on the shoulder. "Baby! Come, let's retire to my chambers. I know a dirty little girl who could use a nice scrubbing, and I just so happen to have a big bubble bath that she can splash around in."
"YAY! Can we play leviathans again?"
Ganondorf laughed, and picked up his little leviathan. Once they left the room, Aveil turned to her husband and sighed. "It's always the big and burly ones who make the cutest parents."
A/N: I realize linking this to Ocarina opens up a lot of plot holes, since Link doesn't go back in time in that story and thus Hyrule never gets flooded. But for the hell of it, let's say that TP happens on the adult timeline. At some point Ganondorf will escape confinement in the Sacred Realm, and the descendant of Link and Sheik from Ocarina is the Link who kills Ganondorf in TP. That way everything fits all nice and neat, Ocarina Ganondorf is reborn as Blind Courage Ganondorf.
(If any of you actually read Ocarina and are wondering how the hell Sheik and Link had a kid, I have an explanation in a yet to be published coda!)