An Arising Darkness, Part Four

I sat with my head in my hands next Ruto.

"I think it is safe to leave the temple now," she told me. "If you need my, help, just call for me."

"Okay," I said. "Thanks. Um, I think I'm going to need a little help with the whole idea of swimming out of here."

"Oh, right!" Ruto exclaimed. She grabbed me by the arms, and swam out of the temple, then quickly brought me to the surface of the water. She then swam me over to the shore.

"You should go home," said Ruto. "We'll handle this."

"Okay," I mumbled, wanting to help. I slowly trudged back to the ranch.

*****

At home, I was sitting on bed. Why couldn't I be the heroine? I knew what was going on the best...hey, THAT was an idea.

I quickly got on my coat and ran out of the ranch. I started running towards the Koriki Forest.

*****

After passing a tumbling rock I finally got to the treasure chest the Koriki were hiding. It was the Koriki Sword! Okay, so it was pretty small. Yet, it was a sword. I'd purchase a Hylian Shield at the Hyrule Market.

Once I arrived at the market, I went quickly to the shop I needed to go to (it was called the Bizarre or something) and bought my shield. I was already to go. I, Malon, was going to save Hyrule. And then...then maybe Link wouldn't think I was just some farm girl. So, then and there, I set out.

I ran around the field stupidly in circles for a while. First things first. I needed to get a horse from my ranch. So I quickly ran home, grabbed Brownie, this brown horse we have, and left. Hmmm...I should go to the Gerudo Fortress. I could get by somehow.

*****

After bringing Brownie over a huge jump, I landed in Gerudo Valley. I wasn't going to let them throw me in their jail. I was strong. And I was on a horse.

"Hi," I said. I saw the Gerudos glaring at me, recognizing me from earlier. So if they thought Nabooru was loyal, what would they think about their former leader coming back? "Ganondorf, your former King, has returned."

The guards looked at me fearfully.

"How can we be sure this is truth?" asked one guard.

"I don't lie," I said. "He and Na- ermm, that is to say, He and this other person who brought him back tried to drown. I was luckily saved by Ruto, the Water Temple's Sage, and Princess of the Zoras. You can ask Ruto, you can ask the King, you can ask anybody."

The guards looked at each other and then nodded.

"Alright. We will believe you. But why are you here?"

"I'm here," I said, "because I need an alliance. And this might be where Ganondorf wants to fall back on now, before he attempts to take over Hyrule again. But you can't let him!"

"We are not forming alliances with Hylians. We don't form alliances," said a guard.

"Fine, if you don't form alliances," I said, frustrated, " then at least let me join as an honorary member of the Gerudos. You let Link, the Hero of Time, last time!"

"That was different!" exclaimed a guard. "We are emphasizing the words Hero of Time, here."

"Well," I said, "who's to say there's no Heroine of Time? Right? Come on. I can help you guys with your horses. I'm very good with them. And you owe me that after I KNOW you stole a horse from my ranch!"

The Gerudos blushed and then looked at each other. Then, out of the big crowd of them, one stepped foward. Uh-oh. It was...

"You will not be joining our group," said Nabooru. "But we will make sure you stay." And then she laughed.