Chapter 2: Mikau the Zoran Hero
Time flew by like water in a river,
All grew old and they start to shiver,
Grasping the life as it faded away,
Souls flew high as they silently pray.
Time flied when you didn't notice it. Ten years had passed ever since the day that Mikau was born. He was a special little boy. Oh yes. He was not like ordinary Zoras with their weak fins and muscles and all. He was a Zoran Hero, just like his dad. But it wasn't just about being special. Ever since Mikau had gotten rid of his last tadpole trait, he had also inherited the characteristics of both of his parents. He had gotten the brains from his mother, and he had gotten the physiques from his father. With two large, pupil-less eyes like his dad, and the silver skin from his mom, Mikau looked like two different Zoras were being thrown into a giant blender and began to mix together to become a single Zoran Hero. Scary stuff wasn't it? Image yourself being created by two different people using blender and not genes.
Mikau had spent most of his time outside in the ocean playing around. He had made some friends in the mysterious underwater world. He had met Jabu Jabu, the giant belly-fish with a mouth so wide that it could swallow King Zora in a single gulp. Um... yes. Mikau had also made some Biri friends. Well, not exactly 'friends', more like pets. The jellyfish group followed Mikau everywhere. He had fun with them, but when he had annoyed them, the electric discharge from the transparent animals would usually shock him. Rumor has it that Biri taste good when they were alive and all...
One of the games that Mikau had always enjoyed was racing with Jabu Jabu Jr. With his specially designed fin blades that were around his arms, the young Zoran Hero could slice through the water easily. He was always faster than the gigantic fish. In fact, he could be faster than every Zoras out there. He could also pull off moves that seemed like impossible to do. But Mikau did it, and he did it without thinking. Try to imaging shooting through the air like a bullet toward a solid concrete wall. Then try to imaging that just before you crash into the wall, you suddenly lift your body upward in a ninety-degree angle at the very last second. That was what it was like when Mikau was busily glancing back at Jabu Jabu Jr. and had forgot to turn his head around. By the time that he did turn around, he had almost crashed into a reef pole that was sticking out of the ocean floor. What fun huh? Moving around as if there was no gravity. And yes, Jabu Jabu had a son. Meet Jabu Jabu Jr. *Author laughs*
Lynisana always stood near the entrance of the cave (their home). She watched Mikau swimming around, admiring his energy and his wonderful face. Her son's facial expressions were almost like Quin. So innocent... so gentle... so kind...
* * *
Everyone had his or her share of the fun for at least the first six years or so. Mikau however, had played and played and played for ten years before his mother had decided that he should get some education. What? He was a Zora! Or at least, a Zoran Hero. You didn't think that he was human did you? Even Zoras had to go to school.
Lynisana had told Mikau about her plans when they were sitting around a giant flat stone that acted like dinner table. On the table were three trouts, two salmons *(1), and ten Shabom. A delicacy really.
"So you see, I think that you need some knowledge in order to survive," Lynisana finished off her speech as she drank some algae from a shell.
Mikau aimlessly poked at his food as he thought about what his mother had said. "I don't want to go to Termina."
"Why?"
Mikau looked up at his mom. "I don't want to leave my friends."
Lynisana sighed as she reached across the table and held Mikau's hands. She watched as Mikau continued staring at her with eyes that didn't have pupils in them. "Mikau, please. We can't live like this anymore. Why, the food is getting scarce here. And I don't want to have to worry about your safety whenever you ventured out of this house."
"Mom. I respect your decision. But what you are planning to do is going to hurt me more than it does to you! What about Jabu Jabu and his son? We have a schedule next week or so about a picnic near Hyrule Lake, where a beautiful scenery awaits."
"I want you to think about it, okay? You don't have to answer immediately, but I want you to decide which is better: having fun for the rest of your life and ended up dead by some predators outside, or graduate from school and get a decent job in Termina." Lynisana released Mikau's small hands.
Mikau said quietly: "What would dad choose?"
Silence filled the water as a mother and a son looked at each other. Lynisana felt her throat went dry. She tried to talk but she couldn't. She felt a lump in the throat. Blinking away the tears that began to appear like floods, she stood up. "Think about it, okay? I wish that you will have your answers ready tomorrow morning." She left the dining room and headed for her bedroom.
Mikau sat there by himself. Had he said something that he shouldn't have said? He recalled seeing tears around his mother's eyes. Had he made her cry just because he had asked her about what would his long dead father do in order to make a tough decision such as this?
Why? Why? He didn't want to leave just yet... he still want to see Jabu Jabu. The fish was his only friend, even if Jabu Jabu couldn't talk to him. Mikau felt his heart being torn to pieces. He didn't want to leave; yet he didn't want to disappoint his mother either. What should he do?
Groaning in frustration, Mikau got up and slowly swam to his own room. He quietly went in and drifted onto the bed that was made up of fine lily pads. He sighed as he closed his eyes. What should he do?
~End Chapter 2~
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:::[NOTE]:::
(1) Don't ask me about how did Mikau and his mother get their trouts and salmons in the salty ocean water. First, I know that trouts live in fresh water. Second, I am not sure if salmons live in the ocean. I think they live near a shore or a waterfall of some kind. So...
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Author's Note: This is the second chapter being revised. It is longer than the original, and I intend to keep it that way. I hope readers are enjoying this chapter. I know that I am. :D
Time flew by like water in a river,
All grew old and they start to shiver,
Grasping the life as it faded away,
Souls flew high as they silently pray.
Time flied when you didn't notice it. Ten years had passed ever since the day that Mikau was born. He was a special little boy. Oh yes. He was not like ordinary Zoras with their weak fins and muscles and all. He was a Zoran Hero, just like his dad. But it wasn't just about being special. Ever since Mikau had gotten rid of his last tadpole trait, he had also inherited the characteristics of both of his parents. He had gotten the brains from his mother, and he had gotten the physiques from his father. With two large, pupil-less eyes like his dad, and the silver skin from his mom, Mikau looked like two different Zoras were being thrown into a giant blender and began to mix together to become a single Zoran Hero. Scary stuff wasn't it? Image yourself being created by two different people using blender and not genes.
Mikau had spent most of his time outside in the ocean playing around. He had made some friends in the mysterious underwater world. He had met Jabu Jabu, the giant belly-fish with a mouth so wide that it could swallow King Zora in a single gulp. Um... yes. Mikau had also made some Biri friends. Well, not exactly 'friends', more like pets. The jellyfish group followed Mikau everywhere. He had fun with them, but when he had annoyed them, the electric discharge from the transparent animals would usually shock him. Rumor has it that Biri taste good when they were alive and all...
One of the games that Mikau had always enjoyed was racing with Jabu Jabu Jr. With his specially designed fin blades that were around his arms, the young Zoran Hero could slice through the water easily. He was always faster than the gigantic fish. In fact, he could be faster than every Zoras out there. He could also pull off moves that seemed like impossible to do. But Mikau did it, and he did it without thinking. Try to imaging shooting through the air like a bullet toward a solid concrete wall. Then try to imaging that just before you crash into the wall, you suddenly lift your body upward in a ninety-degree angle at the very last second. That was what it was like when Mikau was busily glancing back at Jabu Jabu Jr. and had forgot to turn his head around. By the time that he did turn around, he had almost crashed into a reef pole that was sticking out of the ocean floor. What fun huh? Moving around as if there was no gravity. And yes, Jabu Jabu had a son. Meet Jabu Jabu Jr. *Author laughs*
Lynisana always stood near the entrance of the cave (their home). She watched Mikau swimming around, admiring his energy and his wonderful face. Her son's facial expressions were almost like Quin. So innocent... so gentle... so kind...
* * *
Everyone had his or her share of the fun for at least the first six years or so. Mikau however, had played and played and played for ten years before his mother had decided that he should get some education. What? He was a Zora! Or at least, a Zoran Hero. You didn't think that he was human did you? Even Zoras had to go to school.
Lynisana had told Mikau about her plans when they were sitting around a giant flat stone that acted like dinner table. On the table were three trouts, two salmons *(1), and ten Shabom. A delicacy really.
"So you see, I think that you need some knowledge in order to survive," Lynisana finished off her speech as she drank some algae from a shell.
Mikau aimlessly poked at his food as he thought about what his mother had said. "I don't want to go to Termina."
"Why?"
Mikau looked up at his mom. "I don't want to leave my friends."
Lynisana sighed as she reached across the table and held Mikau's hands. She watched as Mikau continued staring at her with eyes that didn't have pupils in them. "Mikau, please. We can't live like this anymore. Why, the food is getting scarce here. And I don't want to have to worry about your safety whenever you ventured out of this house."
"Mom. I respect your decision. But what you are planning to do is going to hurt me more than it does to you! What about Jabu Jabu and his son? We have a schedule next week or so about a picnic near Hyrule Lake, where a beautiful scenery awaits."
"I want you to think about it, okay? You don't have to answer immediately, but I want you to decide which is better: having fun for the rest of your life and ended up dead by some predators outside, or graduate from school and get a decent job in Termina." Lynisana released Mikau's small hands.
Mikau said quietly: "What would dad choose?"
Silence filled the water as a mother and a son looked at each other. Lynisana felt her throat went dry. She tried to talk but she couldn't. She felt a lump in the throat. Blinking away the tears that began to appear like floods, she stood up. "Think about it, okay? I wish that you will have your answers ready tomorrow morning." She left the dining room and headed for her bedroom.
Mikau sat there by himself. Had he said something that he shouldn't have said? He recalled seeing tears around his mother's eyes. Had he made her cry just because he had asked her about what would his long dead father do in order to make a tough decision such as this?
Why? Why? He didn't want to leave just yet... he still want to see Jabu Jabu. The fish was his only friend, even if Jabu Jabu couldn't talk to him. Mikau felt his heart being torn to pieces. He didn't want to leave; yet he didn't want to disappoint his mother either. What should he do?
Groaning in frustration, Mikau got up and slowly swam to his own room. He quietly went in and drifted onto the bed that was made up of fine lily pads. He sighed as he closed his eyes. What should he do?
~End Chapter 2~
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:::[NOTE]:::
(1) Don't ask me about how did Mikau and his mother get their trouts and salmons in the salty ocean water. First, I know that trouts live in fresh water. Second, I am not sure if salmons live in the ocean. I think they live near a shore or a waterfall of some kind. So...
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Author's Note: This is the second chapter being revised. It is longer than the original, and I intend to keep it that way. I hope readers are enjoying this chapter. I know that I am. :D