A/N: Chapter nine! CHAPTER NINE! *Does little dance* I haven't destroyed this story yet! IT'S NOT CRAP! I'm done. Sooo, chapter nine.... NEAT! Only... two more chapters to go... *Sniffle* I DON'T WANT IT TO END! But alas, every good thing must come to an end. BUT I DON'T WANT IT TOO! And I'm sure you don't either. Or maybe you do.... Why do you want that? DON'T YOU LOVE ME? Sorry, going threw this emotional thing... it'll be over quite soon, so don't worry. Anyway, GOOD PART TODAY! Feel free to jump for joy that it's actually getting exciting now. Anyway, I'm leaving for the country that hates me tomarrow, and won't be able to write nothing until maybe Tuesday... Maybe. Can't promise much, but I'll be good and put it up soon, so don't worry! Onto the chapter of MANY EXCITING PARTS! ONWARD!
BIG DISCLAIMER: Must I go through this with you people AGAIN? Haven't you gotten it in you heads that I DON'T OWN ZELDA? Do you think magically I'm going to come on and say I DO? Like I just got it or something? WELL TOUGH LUCK BUDDY, CAUSE IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN! Anyways, Rose and Lance are miiiiiinnnee! Yes, I do own them now, and if you want to use them in one of your stories, ask please. Emmy-Chan has characters in this story too. They are Adian and Rilian. They will enter shortly. So hang tight.
~Open to a New~
*You hear footsteps as the Zora's Domain is in view. Then Link, Emmy, and Nicki are spotted climbing the last bridge near the waterfall. They stop and sort out what is to be done. You see, Rose is in deep danger, and they are her last hope for survival.*
"Nicki and Link, you two should take the entrance. Link is welcomed there and won't be noticed. I will sneak in the original way Rose and I went in. Once inside, follow this map to the King's Chamber. There you should look for Rose. Good luck." Emmy hugged Nicki and shook hands with Link, then ran off to her destination.
"Come on, there's not much time, we must find her!" Link said with anger and hate. He couldn't believe his friends would do this to someone he had feelings for, someone he cared about.
"Right, so what's stopping you, play the Ocarina!" Nicki insisted.
*Link played his deep-blue instrument, and they entered the hallway leading towards their new-found enemies. They would have to go fast, Rose was running out of time.*
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*Rose is seen tied to a wooden chair in a small room. The drapes were a light-blue, and the seashells were the colors of the rainbow. (Can you guess what room she's in yet?) Two guards and Princess Ruto were in the room also. Ruto had in her hands, a dark green potion, marked with a skull and crossbones. It was the poisen Rose feared. The guards were taking turns asking questions. If they were not answered, they would whip Rose. Simple as that.*
"Who sent you here? Are you a spy?" The first guards stood holding his weapon in both hands.
"............" Was the reply from Rose. That was followed by a strong whip on her face. It left a trail of blood. A clean cut, if you will.
"TELL ME NOW! Or you shall suffer a terrible fate. One that a Gerudo long ago had suffered also." The second guard seethed. His crop was resting in his right hand.
".........I know. She was my mother, you damn fish! And you can kill me, but you won't win! We are too strong for you!" Rose shouted with extreme hatred at the Zora. He was taken aback, then whiped her again. That time across her stomach, which was bare, due to the Gerudo attire.
"Leave her to me." The Princess finally spoke. Her smile was one of a pure vilian. Obviously she wanted something.
"But.... We were told not to leave!" The first guard commented, only to be followed by a slap form Ruto.
"Never talk back to me! Now leave! Stand outside if you must!" Princess Ruto was losing her patience.
"Yes your Highness." Was chimed by both guards at the same time. They left Rose to the Princess, who was now walking towards her with a sly smile on her face.
"Hi Rose, we need to talk." The smile dissappeared, and Ruto opened the bottle.
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*Link and Nicki made their way down the damp hallways. None of the Zora stopped them, due to Link's popularity. Nicki wasn't stopped either, because she was walking with him. They found the hall that lead to the King's Chamber. They opened the door, and found it was empty.*
"I thought she was supposed to be here!" Link angrily said.
"Me too, so she must be in another room. Do you know where they might be keeping her?" Nicki tried to calm him down.
"No, if I did we would be there by now!" Link seethed at her.
"No need to snap at me, I'm trying to help her too you know!" Nicki yelled back. They were getting nowhere.
"I think we should ask Ruto. She would tell me anything, plus, she hates fighting, so she'll most likely be in her room away from the plans and weapons." Link logically replied.
"Good thinking, let's go." With that, they ran off down a different way and came to the two guards standing outside. One was listening to a wall, thinking they heard someone, while the other looked at Link and Nicki.
"What are you two doing here?" The first questioned, drawing his whip from his small belt.
"We are looking for the Princess." Link cooly replied.
"She's busy right now... with important matters, she isn't to be disturbed." The second guard said as he drew his head away.
"Tell her Link's here and she'll come right out!" Nicki said, half teasing, half serious.
"Can't do that, why don't you two just go home?" The guard said, getting angrier by the second.
"I'm sorry, we can't do that. Either you let us in, or we'll bust through you two, and let ourselves in. What will it be?" Link drew his sword and stepped forward. Nicki did the same.
*At that moment the two guards drew their whips, and got ready to fight. Nicki snickered at their weak weapons and lunged for Guard #2, while Link worked his techniques on the other one. Within minutes both guards were unconcious, and Nicki and Link where banging on the door.*
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*This is a little time before the banging on the door, so just bare with me please. Ruto is holding the bottle close to Rose, as they talk.*
"You thought your puny little army could beat us?" Ruto questioned, calmly.
"I still think that, Princess Fish, and I'm right." Rose sneered back.
"Do you really? Well, I think you need to take nap, here's the potion, why don't you drink it? Either that, or tell me what the Gerudo's weakness is..." Ruto looked away, then looked back. "What will it be Rosey dear?"
"Don't call me that. I would rather drink that potion and die then tell your foul-smelling self anything." Rose looked at her, stern and angry.
"So be it, drink up. You'll be knocked unconious immediatly, and then slowly will die. You'll feel everything. When it starts eating your organs, flesh, and bones, you'll feel it. Even if your knocked-out! The only thing that can save you is a blue potion... And well.... I took that away from you. Bye bye darling!" Ruto the forced Rose's mouth open and made her drink half the bottle. After that Rose had the strength to bite Ruto, then fall unconcious in the chair.
*Ruto laughs at the sight, then decideds she should return to her father. She is about to open the door, when she hears banging on it. She opens it up and finds a furious Link, and Nicki. She is immediatly questioned.*
"Ruto, what were you doing?" Link tried to be calm.
"Why, taking care of business that I've been wanting to do for a long time..." Ruto's smile returned.
"Where's Rose Mrs. Fish-breath?" Nicki drew her sword.
"She's dead, your welcome to go look at her." Ruto opened the door again, and then ran off before Link could strike her with the Master Sword.
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"I can't believe it..." Link stumbled in and collapsed next to Rose.
"She can't be dead.... I won't allow it..." Nicki teared up, the quickly pushed them aside.
"Rose... Please.... Come back... I.... I..... I love you Rose. I've been putting it off for months now. Every day I wished that you would be mine. Now your gone..... I......." Link cut off and started sobbing next to her. He stroked her hair and watched the unconcious Rose. Nicki had other plans....
"Maybe this'll work." Nicki held a bottle of blue potion. Every guard must carry one. "If she's still alive, then she'll survive this." Nicki said wishfully. She pushed away tears again, then opened the bottle and poured it in Rose's motionless mouth. Then they waited...
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*Emmy moves swiftly through the walls of the Domain. She stops as she hears another conversation. Hoping it was about Rose, she stopped to get information.*
"Now that the guards is disposed of, we have other plans. When are we to attack?" The King demaded.
"Because of lake of weapons, we're delayed until tommarrow." The Guard responded. Ruto walked in looking very pleased with herself.
"Why Ruto, what have you done that pleases yourself so?" King Zora questioned.
"I have killed my only fear. Now that she's gone, Link will be mine. If it weren't for him... I wouldn't exist. I love him father." Ruto sighed to herself and sat down.
"Just don't get too caught up with him, we have a war to win." The King said.
"That's it.... the weakness is Link!" Emmy whispered to herself. She turned around and ran back to the opening. She would win this battle, even if they had to cheat. She hoped they found Rose. She really worried now, and ran faster, wishing to hear that she was OK. Nothing was heard...
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"Please wake up.... Please..." Link whispered. He couldn't contain his tears.
"She has to, or.... I'll cry...." Nicki tried to be humorous, to keep from crying herself.
*A gasp was heard from Rose, and Link and Nicki sat up straight. Link held Rose's hand whispering "Please...Please..." to her. Nicki was looking anxiously at Rose's pale face. Would she wake up? *
"Ahhh.... Whe-....Where am I???" A small voice was heard from Rose's slender lips. Link jumped and hugged Rose. She held him and sighed as she came to.
"Your alive! I knew you weren't dead!" Nicki jumped up and hugged them both. Happines tears streamed down each of their faces.
"Link...." Rose said softly.
"What? What is it Rose?" Link looked concerned. He worried Rose had heard what he said. And didn't feel the same way about him...
"I just wanted to say.... That I love you too..." Rose smiled at her love, and then Link held her closer. Nicki clasped her hand over her mouth, and sighed with relief.
"Finally. I was waiting for it to happen.." Nicki sighed again.
"I'm so happy your alive! And even more pleased that you love me..." He said quietly.
*Well, they ran away from the place as fast as they could. It was hard, but they found Emmy too. They all met and hugged and talked with each other. It was truely a happy day. Emmy told Nabooru her plan... Which had to do with Link. It was that they would tie Link up, and "Threaten" to kill him if the Zora's didn't surrender. Hopefully they would... but if they didn't.... Then they would hide Link in the Fortress until the battle had ended. We leave this chapter with this lovely chat.*
"I'm so happy that I'm alive, you wouldn't believe the pain I was in..." Rose said, now fully recovered.
"I'm also happy... For so many things. Most of all for you." Link stopped and gazed into Rose's eyes. They held each other, then, they passionatly kissed. They were the happiest they've ever been.....
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A/N: Awwww, I'm so proud! My chapter with a whole lotta' action is DONE! And the next two chapters are gonna be mushy-gushy. YAY! I love mushy stuff! Anyway, here's my questions: Will the Zora's fall for the Gerudo's little trick? Will Rose and Link REALLY be in love? What happened to Lance and Malon? Oh yeah, they're coming up in the next chapter! Oops! My bad. They were supposed to be in this one... but I couldn't figure out where the heck they would come in! Oh well, it's still all good. Now, here's a little thing I would like to call...: A plead from Magic! YAY! Here is my plea: PLEASE! IF THERE ARE ANY ARTISTS OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DRAW MY CHARACTERS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK! I LOVE PICTURES! PWEESE? And I'm done. Keep that in mind. Anyway, there' that little box down there... It's haunting you... It won't stop until you've reviewed... BOOOOOOOOO! AHHHH! You had better hurry! But long reivews will keep it away for good.. Your choice. ~Magic24
BIG DISCLAIMER: Must I go through this with you people AGAIN? Haven't you gotten it in you heads that I DON'T OWN ZELDA? Do you think magically I'm going to come on and say I DO? Like I just got it or something? WELL TOUGH LUCK BUDDY, CAUSE IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN! Anyways, Rose and Lance are miiiiiinnnee! Yes, I do own them now, and if you want to use them in one of your stories, ask please. Emmy-Chan has characters in this story too. They are Adian and Rilian. They will enter shortly. So hang tight.
~Open to a New~
*You hear footsteps as the Zora's Domain is in view. Then Link, Emmy, and Nicki are spotted climbing the last bridge near the waterfall. They stop and sort out what is to be done. You see, Rose is in deep danger, and they are her last hope for survival.*
"Nicki and Link, you two should take the entrance. Link is welcomed there and won't be noticed. I will sneak in the original way Rose and I went in. Once inside, follow this map to the King's Chamber. There you should look for Rose. Good luck." Emmy hugged Nicki and shook hands with Link, then ran off to her destination.
"Come on, there's not much time, we must find her!" Link said with anger and hate. He couldn't believe his friends would do this to someone he had feelings for, someone he cared about.
"Right, so what's stopping you, play the Ocarina!" Nicki insisted.
*Link played his deep-blue instrument, and they entered the hallway leading towards their new-found enemies. They would have to go fast, Rose was running out of time.*
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*Rose is seen tied to a wooden chair in a small room. The drapes were a light-blue, and the seashells were the colors of the rainbow. (Can you guess what room she's in yet?) Two guards and Princess Ruto were in the room also. Ruto had in her hands, a dark green potion, marked with a skull and crossbones. It was the poisen Rose feared. The guards were taking turns asking questions. If they were not answered, they would whip Rose. Simple as that.*
"Who sent you here? Are you a spy?" The first guards stood holding his weapon in both hands.
"............" Was the reply from Rose. That was followed by a strong whip on her face. It left a trail of blood. A clean cut, if you will.
"TELL ME NOW! Or you shall suffer a terrible fate. One that a Gerudo long ago had suffered also." The second guard seethed. His crop was resting in his right hand.
".........I know. She was my mother, you damn fish! And you can kill me, but you won't win! We are too strong for you!" Rose shouted with extreme hatred at the Zora. He was taken aback, then whiped her again. That time across her stomach, which was bare, due to the Gerudo attire.
"Leave her to me." The Princess finally spoke. Her smile was one of a pure vilian. Obviously she wanted something.
"But.... We were told not to leave!" The first guard commented, only to be followed by a slap form Ruto.
"Never talk back to me! Now leave! Stand outside if you must!" Princess Ruto was losing her patience.
"Yes your Highness." Was chimed by both guards at the same time. They left Rose to the Princess, who was now walking towards her with a sly smile on her face.
"Hi Rose, we need to talk." The smile dissappeared, and Ruto opened the bottle.
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*Link and Nicki made their way down the damp hallways. None of the Zora stopped them, due to Link's popularity. Nicki wasn't stopped either, because she was walking with him. They found the hall that lead to the King's Chamber. They opened the door, and found it was empty.*
"I thought she was supposed to be here!" Link angrily said.
"Me too, so she must be in another room. Do you know where they might be keeping her?" Nicki tried to calm him down.
"No, if I did we would be there by now!" Link seethed at her.
"No need to snap at me, I'm trying to help her too you know!" Nicki yelled back. They were getting nowhere.
"I think we should ask Ruto. She would tell me anything, plus, she hates fighting, so she'll most likely be in her room away from the plans and weapons." Link logically replied.
"Good thinking, let's go." With that, they ran off down a different way and came to the two guards standing outside. One was listening to a wall, thinking they heard someone, while the other looked at Link and Nicki.
"What are you two doing here?" The first questioned, drawing his whip from his small belt.
"We are looking for the Princess." Link cooly replied.
"She's busy right now... with important matters, she isn't to be disturbed." The second guard said as he drew his head away.
"Tell her Link's here and she'll come right out!" Nicki said, half teasing, half serious.
"Can't do that, why don't you two just go home?" The guard said, getting angrier by the second.
"I'm sorry, we can't do that. Either you let us in, or we'll bust through you two, and let ourselves in. What will it be?" Link drew his sword and stepped forward. Nicki did the same.
*At that moment the two guards drew their whips, and got ready to fight. Nicki snickered at their weak weapons and lunged for Guard #2, while Link worked his techniques on the other one. Within minutes both guards were unconcious, and Nicki and Link where banging on the door.*
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*This is a little time before the banging on the door, so just bare with me please. Ruto is holding the bottle close to Rose, as they talk.*
"You thought your puny little army could beat us?" Ruto questioned, calmly.
"I still think that, Princess Fish, and I'm right." Rose sneered back.
"Do you really? Well, I think you need to take nap, here's the potion, why don't you drink it? Either that, or tell me what the Gerudo's weakness is..." Ruto looked away, then looked back. "What will it be Rosey dear?"
"Don't call me that. I would rather drink that potion and die then tell your foul-smelling self anything." Rose looked at her, stern and angry.
"So be it, drink up. You'll be knocked unconious immediatly, and then slowly will die. You'll feel everything. When it starts eating your organs, flesh, and bones, you'll feel it. Even if your knocked-out! The only thing that can save you is a blue potion... And well.... I took that away from you. Bye bye darling!" Ruto the forced Rose's mouth open and made her drink half the bottle. After that Rose had the strength to bite Ruto, then fall unconcious in the chair.
*Ruto laughs at the sight, then decideds she should return to her father. She is about to open the door, when she hears banging on it. She opens it up and finds a furious Link, and Nicki. She is immediatly questioned.*
"Ruto, what were you doing?" Link tried to be calm.
"Why, taking care of business that I've been wanting to do for a long time..." Ruto's smile returned.
"Where's Rose Mrs. Fish-breath?" Nicki drew her sword.
"She's dead, your welcome to go look at her." Ruto opened the door again, and then ran off before Link could strike her with the Master Sword.
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"I can't believe it..." Link stumbled in and collapsed next to Rose.
"She can't be dead.... I won't allow it..." Nicki teared up, the quickly pushed them aside.
"Rose... Please.... Come back... I.... I..... I love you Rose. I've been putting it off for months now. Every day I wished that you would be mine. Now your gone..... I......." Link cut off and started sobbing next to her. He stroked her hair and watched the unconcious Rose. Nicki had other plans....
"Maybe this'll work." Nicki held a bottle of blue potion. Every guard must carry one. "If she's still alive, then she'll survive this." Nicki said wishfully. She pushed away tears again, then opened the bottle and poured it in Rose's motionless mouth. Then they waited...
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*Emmy moves swiftly through the walls of the Domain. She stops as she hears another conversation. Hoping it was about Rose, she stopped to get information.*
"Now that the guards is disposed of, we have other plans. When are we to attack?" The King demaded.
"Because of lake of weapons, we're delayed until tommarrow." The Guard responded. Ruto walked in looking very pleased with herself.
"Why Ruto, what have you done that pleases yourself so?" King Zora questioned.
"I have killed my only fear. Now that she's gone, Link will be mine. If it weren't for him... I wouldn't exist. I love him father." Ruto sighed to herself and sat down.
"Just don't get too caught up with him, we have a war to win." The King said.
"That's it.... the weakness is Link!" Emmy whispered to herself. She turned around and ran back to the opening. She would win this battle, even if they had to cheat. She hoped they found Rose. She really worried now, and ran faster, wishing to hear that she was OK. Nothing was heard...
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"Please wake up.... Please..." Link whispered. He couldn't contain his tears.
"She has to, or.... I'll cry...." Nicki tried to be humorous, to keep from crying herself.
*A gasp was heard from Rose, and Link and Nicki sat up straight. Link held Rose's hand whispering "Please...Please..." to her. Nicki was looking anxiously at Rose's pale face. Would she wake up? *
"Ahhh.... Whe-....Where am I???" A small voice was heard from Rose's slender lips. Link jumped and hugged Rose. She held him and sighed as she came to.
"Your alive! I knew you weren't dead!" Nicki jumped up and hugged them both. Happines tears streamed down each of their faces.
"Link...." Rose said softly.
"What? What is it Rose?" Link looked concerned. He worried Rose had heard what he said. And didn't feel the same way about him...
"I just wanted to say.... That I love you too..." Rose smiled at her love, and then Link held her closer. Nicki clasped her hand over her mouth, and sighed with relief.
"Finally. I was waiting for it to happen.." Nicki sighed again.
"I'm so happy your alive! And even more pleased that you love me..." He said quietly.
*Well, they ran away from the place as fast as they could. It was hard, but they found Emmy too. They all met and hugged and talked with each other. It was truely a happy day. Emmy told Nabooru her plan... Which had to do with Link. It was that they would tie Link up, and "Threaten" to kill him if the Zora's didn't surrender. Hopefully they would... but if they didn't.... Then they would hide Link in the Fortress until the battle had ended. We leave this chapter with this lovely chat.*
"I'm so happy that I'm alive, you wouldn't believe the pain I was in..." Rose said, now fully recovered.
"I'm also happy... For so many things. Most of all for you." Link stopped and gazed into Rose's eyes. They held each other, then, they passionatly kissed. They were the happiest they've ever been.....
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A/N: Awwww, I'm so proud! My chapter with a whole lotta' action is DONE! And the next two chapters are gonna be mushy-gushy. YAY! I love mushy stuff! Anyway, here's my questions: Will the Zora's fall for the Gerudo's little trick? Will Rose and Link REALLY be in love? What happened to Lance and Malon? Oh yeah, they're coming up in the next chapter! Oops! My bad. They were supposed to be in this one... but I couldn't figure out where the heck they would come in! Oh well, it's still all good. Now, here's a little thing I would like to call...: A plead from Magic! YAY! Here is my plea: PLEASE! IF THERE ARE ANY ARTISTS OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DRAW MY CHARACTERS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK! I LOVE PICTURES! PWEESE? And I'm done. Keep that in mind. Anyway, there' that little box down there... It's haunting you... It won't stop until you've reviewed... BOOOOOOOOO! AHHHH! You had better hurry! But long reivews will keep it away for good.. Your choice. ~Magic24