1 Desert Night
Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Nabooru made her way carefully through the passage. Link had been able to show her an underground route to get in. Saria is a little way ahead, scouting. Link and Ruto are behind her. When they reach the courtyard, they hide and stop. The place is filled with fairies. Nabooru shakes her head. Link gives an almost inaudible sigh. Ruto has a look of concern on her face.
"How do we get by all of them?" she asks. Up ahead, Saria has stopped in some plants. Her green clothes and hair allow her to blend in perfectly. Nabooru nods. She definitely has some skills. She then looks up at the balcony to see Impa looking right at her. She quickly motions for her to looks somewhere else. When Impa turns away, she then turns to Ruto.
"The moat is right on the other side of the wall. You're a Zora, do something about it." It takes a moment for Ruto to figure out what she means. Then she uses her Zora powers to make a huge commotion outside. Just like they wanted, all of the fairies rush outside to see what is happening. The moment they are gone, Saria and Link jump up and run to the secret passage. Nabooru looks around one last time, then follows Ruto into the passage.
**Chamber of Sages**
Draunia and Rauru are sitting there. In the center of the room, there is a small glass-like cage. Draunia stares at it like it may run away if he doesn't. Rauru just sighs. He then turns to a small panel to check on the others.
"Hey Draunia?" he calls. Draunia finally looks up. "Where's Sheik?"
"He said he had to do something at Lake Hylia."
"ALONE!!??" Rauru turns to Draunia. Sheik isn't the most powerful of people. If something happened to him…
"He isn't a baby Rauru. He can take care of himself." Draunia says. Then he goes back to his staring contest with the cage. Rauru just sighs.
"I hope so…"
**Lake Hylia**
Sheik is standing on the lone island over the Water Temple. In his hand is another glass-like cage. He stands there, waiting. And waiting, and waiting. Finally, his target comes into sight. A certain small, black/purple fairy who so foolishly accepted his invite. Boy is his sister gonna be mad!
Tael comes up and stops a few feet in front of Sheik. They just wait, staring each other down.
"Tael, you must stop this." Sheik finally says.
"And who are you to say this?" Tael responds.
"This…" Sheik is lightening fast as he captures Tael in the cage. Tael starts ramming against it, trying to get free. Then he tries some magic, which is also useless. Sheik smiles under his bandages. One less thing to worry about. He vanishes with the cage.
**Back with the main group**
"Do you know where you are going?" Nabooru asks. Link looks down. "Don't tell me, you have never actually been down here before have you?"
"OK, I won't tell you." Nabooru never liked Link's idea of humor. She sighs. Saria and Ruto look at them.
"So now what?" Saria asks. "They won't be held off much longer." Nabooru tries to think. Speed is what they need. There must be something they are missing here. And Ruto is the one to spot it.
"Hey, isn't this the Royal Crest?" she says, pointing at one of the passages. They all come over, and when they look up, the Royal Triforce Crest is on the ceiling. They run down the corridor.
**one hour later**
They have finally made it up to the exit of the passage. Nabooru carefully opens it, and sees Zelda's room. And a ton of fairies. Impa is there as well, smiling like always. Nabooru thinks it is time to put Gerudo powers to the test now, and creates a commotion far enough away so they would be out of sight for a bit. Just like before, all of the fairies rush to see what is going on. (A/N: Intelligent, aren't' they? ^_^) The group moves the rest of the way into the room.
"Nabooru!" Zelda cries. Nabooru quickly goes over and puts her hand over Zelda's mouth.
"Forgive my rudeness, but we don't have time." Then the whole group then vanishes.
**Chamber of Sages, Hail Hail the gang's back together!**
All eyes are on Sheik's… present… and Tael is not happy about it. But after about 3 hours of demanding, pleading, and yelling, he is finally quiet.
"Tael…" Link says, "What is this all about?" Tael stays silent. "Please Tael." Tael finally breaks his silence.
"I will speak to no one but that b@*&! Farore." He says. Link sits down hard. All of the others are shocked. Nabooru jumps up, scimitar drawn.
"No one refers to Lady Farore like that!" she says. Tael sits there, completely calm.
"What are you going to do, slice me in half? Do I look like I care?" he sounds like he is complete control. Nabooru is still ready for blood. Impa comes up behind her and "gently" gets her to sit down and put the sword away. They all look at Tael, then each other. Now what?
To be continued…
Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Nabooru made her way carefully through the passage. Link had been able to show her an underground route to get in. Saria is a little way ahead, scouting. Link and Ruto are behind her. When they reach the courtyard, they hide and stop. The place is filled with fairies. Nabooru shakes her head. Link gives an almost inaudible sigh. Ruto has a look of concern on her face.
"How do we get by all of them?" she asks. Up ahead, Saria has stopped in some plants. Her green clothes and hair allow her to blend in perfectly. Nabooru nods. She definitely has some skills. She then looks up at the balcony to see Impa looking right at her. She quickly motions for her to looks somewhere else. When Impa turns away, she then turns to Ruto.
"The moat is right on the other side of the wall. You're a Zora, do something about it." It takes a moment for Ruto to figure out what she means. Then she uses her Zora powers to make a huge commotion outside. Just like they wanted, all of the fairies rush outside to see what is happening. The moment they are gone, Saria and Link jump up and run to the secret passage. Nabooru looks around one last time, then follows Ruto into the passage.
**Chamber of Sages**
Draunia and Rauru are sitting there. In the center of the room, there is a small glass-like cage. Draunia stares at it like it may run away if he doesn't. Rauru just sighs. He then turns to a small panel to check on the others.
"Hey Draunia?" he calls. Draunia finally looks up. "Where's Sheik?"
"He said he had to do something at Lake Hylia."
"ALONE!!??" Rauru turns to Draunia. Sheik isn't the most powerful of people. If something happened to him…
"He isn't a baby Rauru. He can take care of himself." Draunia says. Then he goes back to his staring contest with the cage. Rauru just sighs.
"I hope so…"
**Lake Hylia**
Sheik is standing on the lone island over the Water Temple. In his hand is another glass-like cage. He stands there, waiting. And waiting, and waiting. Finally, his target comes into sight. A certain small, black/purple fairy who so foolishly accepted his invite. Boy is his sister gonna be mad!
Tael comes up and stops a few feet in front of Sheik. They just wait, staring each other down.
"Tael, you must stop this." Sheik finally says.
"And who are you to say this?" Tael responds.
"This…" Sheik is lightening fast as he captures Tael in the cage. Tael starts ramming against it, trying to get free. Then he tries some magic, which is also useless. Sheik smiles under his bandages. One less thing to worry about. He vanishes with the cage.
**Back with the main group**
"Do you know where you are going?" Nabooru asks. Link looks down. "Don't tell me, you have never actually been down here before have you?"
"OK, I won't tell you." Nabooru never liked Link's idea of humor. She sighs. Saria and Ruto look at them.
"So now what?" Saria asks. "They won't be held off much longer." Nabooru tries to think. Speed is what they need. There must be something they are missing here. And Ruto is the one to spot it.
"Hey, isn't this the Royal Crest?" she says, pointing at one of the passages. They all come over, and when they look up, the Royal Triforce Crest is on the ceiling. They run down the corridor.
**one hour later**
They have finally made it up to the exit of the passage. Nabooru carefully opens it, and sees Zelda's room. And a ton of fairies. Impa is there as well, smiling like always. Nabooru thinks it is time to put Gerudo powers to the test now, and creates a commotion far enough away so they would be out of sight for a bit. Just like before, all of the fairies rush to see what is going on. (A/N: Intelligent, aren't' they? ^_^) The group moves the rest of the way into the room.
"Nabooru!" Zelda cries. Nabooru quickly goes over and puts her hand over Zelda's mouth.
"Forgive my rudeness, but we don't have time." Then the whole group then vanishes.
**Chamber of Sages, Hail Hail the gang's back together!**
All eyes are on Sheik's… present… and Tael is not happy about it. But after about 3 hours of demanding, pleading, and yelling, he is finally quiet.
"Tael…" Link says, "What is this all about?" Tael stays silent. "Please Tael." Tael finally breaks his silence.
"I will speak to no one but that b@*&! Farore." He says. Link sits down hard. All of the others are shocked. Nabooru jumps up, scimitar drawn.
"No one refers to Lady Farore like that!" she says. Tael sits there, completely calm.
"What are you going to do, slice me in half? Do I look like I care?" he sounds like he is complete control. Nabooru is still ready for blood. Impa comes up behind her and "gently" gets her to sit down and put the sword away. They all look at Tael, then each other. Now what?
To be continued…
