Through the Eyes of a Gerudo
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**Nabooru: Age 21, Gannon: Age 16, Link: Age 6 months in forest**
Nabby stares nervously into the study. Gannon has been sitting there going through the books for the better part of 5 years. She walks by into the kitchens, carefully looking behind her. She doesn't know if Gannon caught her spying on him or not. She grabs a snack and heads outside. The sun is strong, like usual. Guards are making their rounds, and the children are going about their training. One of the young girls tries to sneak up on Nabby, but she is quicker.
"Do it and you will be in the dungeon." She says. The youngster groans. Then she takes off. Nabby shakes her head, then looks over at the gates to the desert. Gannon is standing there with a couple of priestesses. The group heads out into the desert. A twinge of fear runs through Nabby's mind. What is he doing?
"Nabooru?" Nabby turns and sees Dalne behind her. "You all right?"
"Yeah." Nabby responds. Dalne doesn't seem convinced.
"Hey, come on a raid. It will get your mind off whatever is bothering you." Nabby nods, and they head off.
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**A few days later**
Nabby is sitting in the Spirit Temple. From inside a sealed room, she can hear Gannondorf plotting to capture the Triforce. He still doesn't know what the keys are besides the Royal Ocarina. The priestesses are saying something about a Kokiri Emerald, whatever that is.
"We can't steal from them, they are just children!" Nabby says to herself. Nabby has formed her own way of thieving; she will only take from someone who can defend themselves. She never goes to Lon Lon anymore, and the others don't seem to understand why she does this. She is a fair thief, if that even makes sense. But, what Gannon is planning, what in the world is he doing?!
"I have to stop him, King or not. But I can't let him know, just yet anyway." She jumps as she hears a sound. Quickly, she finds a hiding place. Gannon and the priestesses emerge from the room, and Gannon quickly seals it with a huge block.
"Will anyone be able to get through here?" Gannon asks the priestesses.
"Not without your permission or the Silver Gauntlets." One of them responds. Gannon nods. The group leaves, and Nabby comes out slowly. She makes sure they are gone, then tries to push the block. Won't budge.
"Gauntlets, who knows where they are in this huge place." She mutters. "It could take years to search this place. I don't have time for this." Nabby heads back out to the desert. Just before she reaches the Fortress, another guard comes running out.
"Nabooru!! Come quickly! Emergency!" she shouts. Nabby bolts into the fortress. Near the entrance to Hyrule field...................... is her mother. Lying motionless on the ground. The Medics are near her, but when Nabby comes up, they just shake their heads. Nabby kneels down next to her mother.
"Nabooru......" her mother says. Nabby fights back tears. "Please, don't let him......get.....it........" the Elder Nabooru lies back, and breathes no more. Nabby just stands there a moment. At 16, Gannondorf is considered ready to be crowned King. There is nothing she can do. What did she mean?
"Mother......" she whispers. One of the others comes and puts her hand on Nabby's shoulder. Nabby doesn't even look up.
"Nabooru..." One of the priestesses says gently, "We must prepare the funeral." Nabby bites her lip, but nods. She slowly gets up and backs away. As she is going by, she stops one of the priestesses.
"I want to talk to you alone when you are through." She says. The priestess nods, then helps the others prepare for the ceremony.
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**Night in the Desert: New Moon**
The moonless night is when funerals are held. Unlike Hylians, who for some reason decide to trap their dead in this realm, the Gerudo cremate, allowing the soul to travel to the Sacred Realm with no difficulty. The actual cremation is done in the fortress, in a special room. Here, under the cover of darkness, the ashes will be spread on the wind and the soul released. Nabby sits there, still fighting back her tears. Gannon seems to be feeling no emotion at all. If he is, he is hiding it very well. The High Priestess is speaking, but Nabby isn't hearing any of it. When the ceremony is over, one of the other Gerudo nudges Nabby.
"Come on." She says. Nabby mutely follows her over to the spot where they found Nabooru. The priestess she spoke to earlier is already there.
"Nabooru, you are now the second-in-command." The priestess says. "And you deserve to know this." She looks up to the top of the ledge. Nabby follows her gaze. "Your mother was pushed off there hard. That is the cause of her death." Nabby clenches her teeth.
"Who!?" she demands. The guard who accompanied her and the priestess both look down.
"We don't know." The priestess finally says. "And there is no way we can ever know. The King refuses to allow us to investigate." With a huge amount of effort, Nabby composes herself. She looks at the place her mother breathed her last breath.
"I will do as you ask." She says. Then she heads into the fortress.
Disclaimer: I don't own it. You expected something else?
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**Nabooru: Age 21, Gannon: Age 16, Link: Age 6 months in forest**
Nabby stares nervously into the study. Gannon has been sitting there going through the books for the better part of 5 years. She walks by into the kitchens, carefully looking behind her. She doesn't know if Gannon caught her spying on him or not. She grabs a snack and heads outside. The sun is strong, like usual. Guards are making their rounds, and the children are going about their training. One of the young girls tries to sneak up on Nabby, but she is quicker.
"Do it and you will be in the dungeon." She says. The youngster groans. Then she takes off. Nabby shakes her head, then looks over at the gates to the desert. Gannon is standing there with a couple of priestesses. The group heads out into the desert. A twinge of fear runs through Nabby's mind. What is he doing?
"Nabooru?" Nabby turns and sees Dalne behind her. "You all right?"
"Yeah." Nabby responds. Dalne doesn't seem convinced.
"Hey, come on a raid. It will get your mind off whatever is bothering you." Nabby nods, and they head off.
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**A few days later**
Nabby is sitting in the Spirit Temple. From inside a sealed room, she can hear Gannondorf plotting to capture the Triforce. He still doesn't know what the keys are besides the Royal Ocarina. The priestesses are saying something about a Kokiri Emerald, whatever that is.
"We can't steal from them, they are just children!" Nabby says to herself. Nabby has formed her own way of thieving; she will only take from someone who can defend themselves. She never goes to Lon Lon anymore, and the others don't seem to understand why she does this. She is a fair thief, if that even makes sense. But, what Gannon is planning, what in the world is he doing?!
"I have to stop him, King or not. But I can't let him know, just yet anyway." She jumps as she hears a sound. Quickly, she finds a hiding place. Gannon and the priestesses emerge from the room, and Gannon quickly seals it with a huge block.
"Will anyone be able to get through here?" Gannon asks the priestesses.
"Not without your permission or the Silver Gauntlets." One of them responds. Gannon nods. The group leaves, and Nabby comes out slowly. She makes sure they are gone, then tries to push the block. Won't budge.
"Gauntlets, who knows where they are in this huge place." She mutters. "It could take years to search this place. I don't have time for this." Nabby heads back out to the desert. Just before she reaches the Fortress, another guard comes running out.
"Nabooru!! Come quickly! Emergency!" she shouts. Nabby bolts into the fortress. Near the entrance to Hyrule field...................... is her mother. Lying motionless on the ground. The Medics are near her, but when Nabby comes up, they just shake their heads. Nabby kneels down next to her mother.
"Nabooru......" her mother says. Nabby fights back tears. "Please, don't let him......get.....it........" the Elder Nabooru lies back, and breathes no more. Nabby just stands there a moment. At 16, Gannondorf is considered ready to be crowned King. There is nothing she can do. What did she mean?
"Mother......" she whispers. One of the others comes and puts her hand on Nabby's shoulder. Nabby doesn't even look up.
"Nabooru..." One of the priestesses says gently, "We must prepare the funeral." Nabby bites her lip, but nods. She slowly gets up and backs away. As she is going by, she stops one of the priestesses.
"I want to talk to you alone when you are through." She says. The priestess nods, then helps the others prepare for the ceremony.
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**Night in the Desert: New Moon**
The moonless night is when funerals are held. Unlike Hylians, who for some reason decide to trap their dead in this realm, the Gerudo cremate, allowing the soul to travel to the Sacred Realm with no difficulty. The actual cremation is done in the fortress, in a special room. Here, under the cover of darkness, the ashes will be spread on the wind and the soul released. Nabby sits there, still fighting back her tears. Gannon seems to be feeling no emotion at all. If he is, he is hiding it very well. The High Priestess is speaking, but Nabby isn't hearing any of it. When the ceremony is over, one of the other Gerudo nudges Nabby.
"Come on." She says. Nabby mutely follows her over to the spot where they found Nabooru. The priestess she spoke to earlier is already there.
"Nabooru, you are now the second-in-command." The priestess says. "And you deserve to know this." She looks up to the top of the ledge. Nabby follows her gaze. "Your mother was pushed off there hard. That is the cause of her death." Nabby clenches her teeth.
"Who!?" she demands. The guard who accompanied her and the priestess both look down.
"We don't know." The priestess finally says. "And there is no way we can ever know. The King refuses to allow us to investigate." With a huge amount of effort, Nabby composes herself. She looks at the place her mother breathed her last breath.
"I will do as you ask." She says. Then she heads into the fortress.