Disclaimer: I don't own the zelda characters.

A/N:Alrighty, here's the 12th chapter. Wow 12? That's my lucky number!!

A scream pierced the air, and Malon stumbled backwards, clutching her arm, her swords clanking to the ground.

Blood was dripping down her arm, and running over the back of her hand.

The other woman, was a purple blur as she rushed at Malon, both swords raised.

Malon ducked and put her foot out, and the gerudo tripped and landed on her hands and flipped herself back onto her feet.

Malon rushed and grabbed one of the swords on the ground, the other arm limp by her side.

The redheaded girl made a wild swing at the gerudo's head, but was kicked backwards, and landed on her backside on the floor, finding at sword to her neck.

The gerudo laughed coldly, You may rival me in archery, but you have much to learn to be a swordswoman. (A/N: Hah! Swordswoman!)

Malon nodded, and said through gritted teeth, Yes, I noticed.

The gerudo took out a bottle and opened it, a pink fairy flying out of it and circling around Malon's arm, then disappearing in a puff of smoke.

Malon stood and moved her arm out in front of her and smiled.

The gerudo gave malon a toothy grin and unsheathed her swords again, Care for another go?

The swords seemed to jump into Malon's hands, she picked them up so fast.

Malon replied, lunging at the gerudo once again.

The gerudo kicked Malon's feet from underneath her and the girl landed on her face again.

Don't make so much noise, and stay on your toes. The gerudo commented, thrusting down the sword at Malon's back.

Malon rolled away and jumped up, swords above her head.

Now don't make your move so obvious, don't let me know what your going to do.

Malon nodded and suddenly swung around and twirled meeting the gerudo's swords, and staring straight into the other woman's face.

The gerudo brought up her knee but Malon dodged sideways and tried to swing around again, but the gerudo suddenly backflipped, her feet bashing into Malon's chin. Malon's head was thrown backwards, she thought her neck would snap.

Malon backed away, dazed, small tears forming in her eyes, and her teeth gritted.

The gerudo grinned and swung the sword down at Malon's head, who dodged sideways and swung weakly, but very fast at the gerudo's head.

The gerudo tried to jump back, but the sword slashed her deeply across the cheek.

Malon saw her chance and lunged at the gerudo slicing her arm and knocking her backwards in one movement.

Her sword met the gerudo's neck.

Good...very good. The gerudo gasped.

Malon put her sword down and dropped them on the floor, and dropped to her knees, gasping heavily.

Be here tomorrow, at dawn. The gerudo said, and left without another word.

Malon lied back on the cold stone floor, trying to catch her breath.

Who would have thought' Malon said to herself.

A ranch girl, rivaling the gerudo's in archery and learning to be a swordswoman'.

She smiled and stood up, grabbing her swords and thrusting them back into her belt.

She heard the gong being rung and exited through the north door, and walked silently through the hallway.

The gong was the sign for meals. All the gerudos ate together, and told daily news of what had happened, or what to look out for after that.

When Malon entered the dining hall, it was already packed with gerudos.

She sat at one of the emptier tables.

Malon didn't talk much to the gerudos these days.

The gong rang again and two gerudos, dressed in red, passed out the food onto the tables.

There was a mad scramble and alot of shrieking for the one to get the food first.

Malon knew that this was one of the things she'd never get used to, she'd just have to accept it.

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After they ate, a gerudo dressed in white stood up on the stairs and cleared ther throat importantly.

Malon sighed, the news was just usally about who the gerudos had killed that day, or who had gone up in rank'.

All right you girls listen up! The gerudo yelled across the room.

T'night we got some special news that you all should listen extra careful to! The woman's eyes darted across the room and landed on Malon.

Yestaday, a' midnight there was an attack. She said more quietly.

It seems tha' Ganondorf's men have slaugtha'd at least 100 to 200 of hyrule's knights, leaving only abou' 20 or so left. She said even more quietly.

Out of those uns 10 were captured. An ou' of the 10 left 9 were converted to ganondorf's side. Gasps echoed throughout the hall.

The only reason we got this information is cause of tha' one that escaped. She shook her head.

An that un died righ' after e told me. She cleared her throat.

Of the ten of em tha' was taken, I know fa sure that one of em is princess Zelda. Tha other un is probably tha hero of time. She was looking straight at Malon again.

Many others turned to look at her, but she barely noticed.

One thing kept going through her mind,

He's alive! He's alive! I have to go save him!'

I say tha' we pu' in a vote to see if we shou' go an save The gerudo said, interrupting Malon's thoughts.

Aye! We should go and save them! Called out one from the crowd.

A loud roar of approval echoed through the hallways.

They all stood up and started to leave but a small voice cried out,



Malon had stood up on one of the large tables.

You can't just barge in to his castle! She cried out.

An' why not!? A voice called from the crowd.

If there were 220 hyrule knights, who were all defeated by ganondorf, do you think that it is possible that 70 gerudo women could do it? She said, half not wanting to believe what she was saying.

There was silence in the hall.

Malon looked down at her feet and climbed down off the table, and left without another word. Her heart aching too badly to stay.

A/N: =) I thought it would be cool to make Malon a swordswoman, and I'm tired of her not being able to beat ppl up! Please review! please please please please?