Through the Eyes of a Gerudo
Disclaimer: The usual.
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**Nabooru: Age 15, Gannon: Age 10**
"And then Nayru created all life in the world," Nabooru is saying. She is retelling the Gerudo legend of the Triforce for all of the younger ones, including Nabby and Gannon. "She created the Hylians, then felt they were too soft. So the Sheikah were created to protect them. They created the Kokiri, but kept them children so they would always be innocent. The Gorons were created to protect the Fire Temple in the volcano. The Zoras were created to keep the water pure. Then they looked down on Hyrule. All the races they had created, they felt something was not right. And they realized what. The desert was completely empty." Nabooru pauses and looks around. "A strong race was needed to balance out the rest. So the Gerudo were created to be that strong race. Along with our first King, the goddesses gave us the Sacred Scriptures, which are the basis for our law." She stops for a bit again. " When they were satisfied with their work, they left this world, and the Triforce was left in the place where they left. This sacred relic holds the power of the Goddesses themselves." Everyone looks around. Gannon decides he wants to know more about this power. As they disperse, Nabby goes up to her mother.
"Is it really that powerful?" she asks. Nabooru nods.
"That is what the legends say. But we can't get to it. We don't have the keys to the Sacred Realm." Gannon comes up.
"What are the keys?" he asks. Nabooru thinks a moment.
"I'm not sure what they all are, some kind of stones, and the Ocarina that the Royal Family of Hyrule keeps. If you really want to know, I think we have some books in the Fortress that may have it." Gannon nods. Nabby gets a bit nervous. She doesn't like the look he is getting. Gannon goes into the fortress. Nabby debates whether to follow Gannon, then decides against it. Whatever it is, she probably doesn't want to know. She wanders around for a bit, until she hears someone call her name.
"Yes?" she says. When she turns, she sees Relan coming up to her.
"Feel up for a raid?" she asks. Nabby nods. Maybe this will get her mind off of this.
"Sure. What is the target?" she asks.
"Just a simple one. We need a couple of horses from Lon Lon to use as training horses." Relan replies. Nabby thinks a moment.
"Can I bring Delane and Wwloene?" she asks. Relan nods.
"They are standing by already. Leave when you are prepared." Nabby nods, then goes to prepare the raid.
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**Two days later**
"That's 5 times this month. And they still won't get any security." Dalne says. Nabby is snacking on some grilled Leever. "What gives?"
"Who knows." Nabby says. "Maybe they like us stealing from them." The two teens stare at each other for a moment.
"Naah." They say at the same time. Then Dalne grabs Nabby and throws herself and Nabby down.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" Nabby asks. Dalne points to the scorch mark on the wall behind where they were standing. It is still smoking. They look in the direction the blast had come from. Gannon is standing there with the Head Mage. She is yelling at him about controlling the direction and flight of the magic. Gannon doesn't seem to be paying much attention. Nabby just rolls her eyes and walks inside leaving Dalne wondering what is going on.
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**Next day**
"I can do this." Nabby says. She took her mom's longshot and special glasses and headed out to the desert. She won't get her own until she can do this. Her official 16th birthday. Time for this stupid ritual. Make it to the Spirit Temple. How hard could it really be? True, she has never actually been in the desert before.....but it can't be that hard, can it? She stands a moment at the gate. After a deep breath, and a quick prayer to Din, she heads out. She easily crosses the "Sinking Sea" with the hookshot, then carefully finds her way to the poles. The sandstorm that is always raging isn't helping any. It takes her 4 hours to reach the midway point.
"Good thing there isn't a time limit on this," Nabby mutters. She goes up to the top of the mini fort there and puts on her glasses. A Poe comes out and just floats in front of her.
"May I help you?" it asks. Nabby knows the routine.
"I am Nabooru, Daughter of Nabooru, Leader of the Gerudo. Guide me to the Spirit Temple." The Poe looks at her.
"And if I refuse?" it says.
//I hate this part// Nabby thinks. "If you don't, I will have no choice but to defeat you and force you." Nabby's hand goes to her scimitar. The Poe somehow grins.
"Don't worry, that won't be necessary." It says. "I will guide you." Nabby is confused, but follows. After about an hour, they are still going.
"Tell me you are leading me in circles." She says. The Poe shakes its head.
"Actually, if you go off this path, the desert will claim you." It says. "Oh, and....." he stops to turn to Nabby, who was just nailed by a leever. "Whoops, too late." Nabby glares at her guide, then pulls her scimitar out and nails the next leever that came near her. After about another hour, they reach the entrance to the Desert Colossus. The Poe disappears, but Nabby knows the trial isn't over yet. With her Scimitars out, she approaches the Temple. She scans every possible point for enemies. And finds them. Three Elite Temple Guards come down from the cliffs and attack. Nabby downs them all, not dead but immobile. Then she books it for the temple. When she reaches the entrance, she is greeted by Gannon (same height as Nabby, Gerudo Males grow faster because they don't live as long) and her mother.
"Nabooru," her mother starts, "You have done it. You have made our race proud." She hands Nabby a choker. "Wear it with pride. For you are now a true Gerudo."
"And when I get the Triforce," Gannon says. "I'll consider making you my wife." Nabby bows at her king, but something about that statement makes her shudder. However, in a few short months, she would find out why.
Disclaimer: The usual.
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**Nabooru: Age 15, Gannon: Age 10**
"And then Nayru created all life in the world," Nabooru is saying. She is retelling the Gerudo legend of the Triforce for all of the younger ones, including Nabby and Gannon. "She created the Hylians, then felt they were too soft. So the Sheikah were created to protect them. They created the Kokiri, but kept them children so they would always be innocent. The Gorons were created to protect the Fire Temple in the volcano. The Zoras were created to keep the water pure. Then they looked down on Hyrule. All the races they had created, they felt something was not right. And they realized what. The desert was completely empty." Nabooru pauses and looks around. "A strong race was needed to balance out the rest. So the Gerudo were created to be that strong race. Along with our first King, the goddesses gave us the Sacred Scriptures, which are the basis for our law." She stops for a bit again. " When they were satisfied with their work, they left this world, and the Triforce was left in the place where they left. This sacred relic holds the power of the Goddesses themselves." Everyone looks around. Gannon decides he wants to know more about this power. As they disperse, Nabby goes up to her mother.
"Is it really that powerful?" she asks. Nabooru nods.
"That is what the legends say. But we can't get to it. We don't have the keys to the Sacred Realm." Gannon comes up.
"What are the keys?" he asks. Nabooru thinks a moment.
"I'm not sure what they all are, some kind of stones, and the Ocarina that the Royal Family of Hyrule keeps. If you really want to know, I think we have some books in the Fortress that may have it." Gannon nods. Nabby gets a bit nervous. She doesn't like the look he is getting. Gannon goes into the fortress. Nabby debates whether to follow Gannon, then decides against it. Whatever it is, she probably doesn't want to know. She wanders around for a bit, until she hears someone call her name.
"Yes?" she says. When she turns, she sees Relan coming up to her.
"Feel up for a raid?" she asks. Nabby nods. Maybe this will get her mind off of this.
"Sure. What is the target?" she asks.
"Just a simple one. We need a couple of horses from Lon Lon to use as training horses." Relan replies. Nabby thinks a moment.
"Can I bring Delane and Wwloene?" she asks. Relan nods.
"They are standing by already. Leave when you are prepared." Nabby nods, then goes to prepare the raid.
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**Two days later**
"That's 5 times this month. And they still won't get any security." Dalne says. Nabby is snacking on some grilled Leever. "What gives?"
"Who knows." Nabby says. "Maybe they like us stealing from them." The two teens stare at each other for a moment.
"Naah." They say at the same time. Then Dalne grabs Nabby and throws herself and Nabby down.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" Nabby asks. Dalne points to the scorch mark on the wall behind where they were standing. It is still smoking. They look in the direction the blast had come from. Gannon is standing there with the Head Mage. She is yelling at him about controlling the direction and flight of the magic. Gannon doesn't seem to be paying much attention. Nabby just rolls her eyes and walks inside leaving Dalne wondering what is going on.
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**Next day**
"I can do this." Nabby says. She took her mom's longshot and special glasses and headed out to the desert. She won't get her own until she can do this. Her official 16th birthday. Time for this stupid ritual. Make it to the Spirit Temple. How hard could it really be? True, she has never actually been in the desert before.....but it can't be that hard, can it? She stands a moment at the gate. After a deep breath, and a quick prayer to Din, she heads out. She easily crosses the "Sinking Sea" with the hookshot, then carefully finds her way to the poles. The sandstorm that is always raging isn't helping any. It takes her 4 hours to reach the midway point.
"Good thing there isn't a time limit on this," Nabby mutters. She goes up to the top of the mini fort there and puts on her glasses. A Poe comes out and just floats in front of her.
"May I help you?" it asks. Nabby knows the routine.
"I am Nabooru, Daughter of Nabooru, Leader of the Gerudo. Guide me to the Spirit Temple." The Poe looks at her.
"And if I refuse?" it says.
//I hate this part// Nabby thinks. "If you don't, I will have no choice but to defeat you and force you." Nabby's hand goes to her scimitar. The Poe somehow grins.
"Don't worry, that won't be necessary." It says. "I will guide you." Nabby is confused, but follows. After about an hour, they are still going.
"Tell me you are leading me in circles." She says. The Poe shakes its head.
"Actually, if you go off this path, the desert will claim you." It says. "Oh, and....." he stops to turn to Nabby, who was just nailed by a leever. "Whoops, too late." Nabby glares at her guide, then pulls her scimitar out and nails the next leever that came near her. After about another hour, they reach the entrance to the Desert Colossus. The Poe disappears, but Nabby knows the trial isn't over yet. With her Scimitars out, she approaches the Temple. She scans every possible point for enemies. And finds them. Three Elite Temple Guards come down from the cliffs and attack. Nabby downs them all, not dead but immobile. Then she books it for the temple. When she reaches the entrance, she is greeted by Gannon (same height as Nabby, Gerudo Males grow faster because they don't live as long) and her mother.
"Nabooru," her mother starts, "You have done it. You have made our race proud." She hands Nabby a choker. "Wear it with pride. For you are now a true Gerudo."
"And when I get the Triforce," Gannon says. "I'll consider making you my wife." Nabby bows at her king, but something about that statement makes her shudder. However, in a few short months, she would find out why.