Well, first I'd like to apologize to Dez384 ('duh', funny!) for the assuming of gender I have done in the past. All references to you have been changed to reflect the male gender. Sorry I made the mistake twice, but I just barely got your review. I am deeply embarrassed -_-' But, you said you're not offended, so no harm done!
As I have pointed out in the past, and I quote "Ugh. I can't believe I just typed that. CUTER? I need to go wash my hands. As a guy, I feel extremely strange having just typed that." and "Thank you, but as a guy, I find it to be extremely disturbing to hear Link being referred to as 'sexy'." But, hey, I don't expect anybody to pay detailed attention to my 'author's notes' (coughrantscough), and if you're not offended that I assumed you to be... than I'm not offended that you missed that. Like I said before, no harm done, right?
Since this story takes place in the OoT future (*wonders how that was missed considering that Dez384 read the switch, in which Link traveled back in time a few times*), it is indeed, as you put it, "the hot teenage Ruto, not the chubby ten year old version of Ruto". Which I can't disagree with, even though I'd never put it in those terms. I never write things like that the way that they go through my head. I mean, go back to the Aging Kokiri chapter 3 of the Deity's Escape. I wrote that Saria's figure matured, even though what I was thinking and implying was that, well, to put it a few more... impolite... ways, she grew boobs, she became r4|3d, her chest poofed out, she filled out to at least a C cup, etc. Wow. Am I allowed to say that? *disclaimer flashes along bottom of screen*
As I have said before, if any of you are offended in any way, or feel that what I write is not rating-appropriate, e-mail or IM me or put it in a review before you use the 'report abuse' button. That way, I can fix the problem without the whole story getting deleted. Okay? Okay. *end disclaimer*
That's better. Last things, yes, Ruto and Miku are both Hylians, I'm sure that Darunia has a wife (whatever that has to do with this), but I'm not going to even think about going into the issue of female Gorons (like female dwarves for anyone who's seen the Two Towers, haven't gotten far enough in the book yet to know if it's in there or not), and I believe that while Impa is way too old for Link, Nabooru doesn't seem to be that old to me. I mean, even though she did seem to be about the right age for adult Link when he encountered her as a child, she didn't seem to age much in those seven years. I blame it on being trapped in Iron Knuckle armor. If you still think she's too old, tell me and I'll fix it the way I fixed Ruto being a Zora. *grins devilishly* Now, I've gone on long enough. Time for the next chapter!
Note: I've decided to try and record everyone's whereabouts at the time of this chapter all in one chapter, so if it's a little long or confusing, don't worry 'cause I feel the same way!
Father of Time
Chapter 2
Day Fourteen: Morning
Zora's Fountain
"I really am sorry, Ruto. I still feel like this is all my fault." Link was still feeling extremely guilty about turning Ruto into a Hylian.
"Don't worry about it, Link. I think I may have accidentally wished for it to happen, anyway. It's okay. I'll adjust." Link still was looking apologetic, seeing Ruto standing there, still getting used to breathing with lungs only rather than having both gills and lungs. "I'll be all right. Now, I'm sure you need to get settled in at home again after your honeymoon, if you could still call it that."
Ruto and Miku
Everyone used a warp song to get to the temple nearest to their home, forgetting about Miku. "What's wrong, Miku? Why didn't you leave with the others?"
"Well, I don't want you to be bothered by this, but I don't really have a place to stay right now. I figured I'd just hang around here for a while before I go back to the ranch to crash on Link's couch." Miku tried not to look into Ruto's beautiful eyes.
"I think I have a better idea. Grab my hand." Miku placed his hand in Ruto's, and both felt a warm buzz spread from said hands. Ruto used her sage powers to take them both to Lake Hylia. In a nice spot on the shore, she created a house. "Link and Malon will probably want to have some alone time for a while. You could stay here, if you want."
"Thank you, Ruto." Miku finally looked up into Ruto's eyes and he couldn't take it anymore. "Ruto... Ruto, I think I've fallen in love with you."
Ruto was on him in an instant. "I love you, too, Miku! I haven't been able to take my eyes off you since I first looked at you!"
"You know, it looks like that house is big enough for two."
"Well, is that an invitation?"
"More like a request."
"Granted." Ruto and Miku went inside and shared their first kiss before getting everything situated. When they were finished, they all sat down to get to know each other better. Miku thought that this was strange, getting to know each other after declaring their love for each other, but in the back of his mind, he realized that sometimes Hylians could look at each other and suddenly know more about the other person than they knew about themselves.
While they were talking, they were interrupted by a knock on the door. It was Saria, slightly dripping. "Ruto, Miku, Zelda's called us all to Lon Lon Ranch. She has something important to tell everyone. Come with me." The three of them warped back to the forest, where Fado was waiting to go to the ranch with all of them.
Link, Malon, Fado, Saria, Tael, Zelda, and the fairies
Everyone warped to the Sacred Forest Meadow. They were all starting to leave before Link realized something. "Miku! I completely forgot, he doesn't have a place to stay! I have to go back and get him!"
"Link, don't worry about it. Ruto will take care of him," replied Malon.
"Ruto? But why..."
"Link, I know you couldn't see it, but they like each other. I'll bet you 50 rupees they'll be living together in a house by Lake Hylia by the end of the day."
"You don't want to take my money."
"It seems kind of strange that there's four of us, now," said Fado.
"It's the least strange for you, Fado. You've always had two brothers. There were three days where I only had Link, and Link was an only child for his whole life before that." Tael looked a little perplexed by the whole idea. "I guess that we'll just have to get used to it. Besides, somehow I get the feeling that that infernal gauntlet isn't quite finished copying us. Is that all it does, make a copy of us whenever it feels like it?"
"No. Before you were around it un-switched the farm girl and the princess, created a mask that will bind them together until it is destroyed, and after, it created two masks that switched us and destroyed the Fierce Deity. Plus, in the past, it sealed off the six great terrors of Termina in masks. I'd say that most of that is unrelated to replicating me."
"Well, I guess that answers my question." They arrived at Link's treehouse, where everyone but Fado and Saria departed for their homes.
Fado and Saria
Once everyone had gone, Fado and Saria started talking. "What do you think will happen to us, now? I mean, will we start aging and die, now?" Saria asked, a look of worry on her face. As a Kokiri and a sage, she never had to worry about her own mortality.
"Link told me about his conversation with the goddesses. They said that all of us, meaning all fourteen of us who were just at Zora's Fountain, are immortal and will never age any more than we have."
Saria was relieved. "So I get to live forever with someone this cute?"
"Got that right, Sar. You think the others will be angry when they find out that we eloped in Termina?"
"Nah. I get the feeling that Tael and Zelda did the same thing. I'm not worried for them getting it from the rest as I am for them getting it from the king. I mean, the princess of Hyrule eloping in a parallel dimension? He'll probably be so ashamed that he'll set up a second wedding."
"Yeah, I know what you..." but Fado was cut short when Saria heard her song being played and fell into a telepathic trance. "What's up?" Fado asked when she snapped out of it.
"That was Zelda. The king has died. She's queen, now."
"I'm not sure if that's good or bad news."
"Well, Zelda did love her father, but they never really spoke to each other much, and when they did, he never acted very affectionately, so I guess it's not too bad for her. At least she won't have to go through the big wedding, now."
"Does that mean that she told you that they did elope?"
"Yeah, that's what they were doing the day we went to Woodfall. The day we grew up."
"It seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? That's funny, since it was only two days ago."
"Yeah, but with how many times we went back in time, it's been more like three weeks."
"True, but since the time we spent in the temples was sped up, it was shorter than that." They spent a little more time, just chatting about meaningless things before they decided to go meet the others on the ranch. Saria left to get Ruto and Miku, while Fado just waited in the treehouse for them to get back.
Tael and Zelda
As soon as they got back from the forest, Zelda had to rush to Impa to see what had happened while she was gone. For the first time, she saw the Sheikah with tears in her eyes. "Zelda... It's your father. He died of a heart attack in his sleep just after you left. We tried to contact you, but you must have already been in Termina by then."
"Where is he? I want to see him," Zelda managed to choke out. She was taken to her father's throne room, where the king was in a glass coffin, preserved. "I loved him and all, but we were never very close. This isn't affecting me as much as it should, and I feel bad about that." Zelda wasn't even crying.
"I understand. That's just the way that relationships work in royal families. You shouldn't feel guilty. It's not your fault, it's because of the position you were born into. Speaking of which, you're the queen of Hyrule, now. We must start looking for a king for you."
"We already have a king. I know that I am, I mean was, a princess and it was wrong, but I eloped in Termina." She called to one of her servants to bring Tael down. "Impa, this is Tael. He's Link's brother and my husband."
"I'm too happy for you to scold you about eloping. Don't worry about it. Besides, it saves us the trouble of searching for someone to be your king, and since this is Link's brother, I know the kingdom will be in good hands."
"I have to tell one of the others about my father. I'll have Saria call the others to the ranch," Zelda said to Tael. She brought out a red ocarina and played Saria's Song. When she snapped out of her trance, she had the servants start preparing a new bedroom for her and Tael. After she had given them all their instructions, she and Tael departed for Lon Lon Ranch.
Link and Malon
"So we're really going to have a baby?" asked Malon, still unable to believe the wonderful news.
"Yes, and with any luck, she'll be as beautiful as her mother."
"How do you know that it won't be a boy as handsome as his father?"
"I don't, but one can dream."
"So you want a girl?"
"I don't know. Maybe. I think we should buy two colors of paint for the room, though."
"I completely forgot about that. You know, I don't think my father ever changed my room from when I was a baby. We could probably just dust in there and it would be ready. I don't think that a baby boy would mind too much if it was pink until we get a chance to paint." Malon removed a panel from the side of the stairs, revealing that there had been a door there the whole time. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you this before, it just kind of slipped my mind that it was here."
"That's all right, Mal. Just as long as you're not forgetting to tell me that there's some sort of monster inside. I'd rather be able to grab my sword before we go in."
"Very funny, Link." She looked inside. "No monsters, unless you count giant dust bunnies." She looked at Link, who just stood there, in a trance.
"I just had a strange vision. Hyrule was underwater, and there was this boy who looked kinda like me, and he pulled out this baton and..." Link reached into his pocket, where a strange silver baton had appeared. He waved it around a bit, causing a huge gust of wind to blow all the dust out of the room.
"I guess that's one way to do it. What's that thing called?"
"I don't know. I think it's called the Wind Waker. I get the feeling that it belongs to the king. We should ask Zelda about it." As if on cue, there was a knock at the door, and there stood Zelda.
Probably a bad place to cut it off, but oh well. I'm not entirely sure what I have for them to say, but I have a good idea. It'll work out. By the way, I borrowed the concept of speaking through souls from dan heron, although I changed it quite a bit. It's not so much speaking to each other as just knowing them as if they had known each other for years. You know? Yeah, I know that it's kind of strange that I brought in both the Harp of Ages and the Wind Waker, but they seemed like good ideas. I think I'm done putting musical instruments into the wrong game, though. Well, that's all!
As I have pointed out in the past, and I quote "Ugh. I can't believe I just typed that. CUTER? I need to go wash my hands. As a guy, I feel extremely strange having just typed that." and "Thank you, but as a guy, I find it to be extremely disturbing to hear Link being referred to as 'sexy'." But, hey, I don't expect anybody to pay detailed attention to my 'author's notes' (coughrantscough), and if you're not offended that I assumed you to be... than I'm not offended that you missed that. Like I said before, no harm done, right?
Since this story takes place in the OoT future (*wonders how that was missed considering that Dez384 read the switch, in which Link traveled back in time a few times*), it is indeed, as you put it, "the hot teenage Ruto, not the chubby ten year old version of Ruto". Which I can't disagree with, even though I'd never put it in those terms. I never write things like that the way that they go through my head. I mean, go back to the Aging Kokiri chapter 3 of the Deity's Escape. I wrote that Saria's figure matured, even though what I was thinking and implying was that, well, to put it a few more... impolite... ways, she grew boobs, she became r4|3d, her chest poofed out, she filled out to at least a C cup, etc. Wow. Am I allowed to say that? *disclaimer flashes along bottom of screen*
As I have said before, if any of you are offended in any way, or feel that what I write is not rating-appropriate, e-mail or IM me or put it in a review before you use the 'report abuse' button. That way, I can fix the problem without the whole story getting deleted. Okay? Okay. *end disclaimer*
That's better. Last things, yes, Ruto and Miku are both Hylians, I'm sure that Darunia has a wife (whatever that has to do with this), but I'm not going to even think about going into the issue of female Gorons (like female dwarves for anyone who's seen the Two Towers, haven't gotten far enough in the book yet to know if it's in there or not), and I believe that while Impa is way too old for Link, Nabooru doesn't seem to be that old to me. I mean, even though she did seem to be about the right age for adult Link when he encountered her as a child, she didn't seem to age much in those seven years. I blame it on being trapped in Iron Knuckle armor. If you still think she's too old, tell me and I'll fix it the way I fixed Ruto being a Zora. *grins devilishly* Now, I've gone on long enough. Time for the next chapter!
Note: I've decided to try and record everyone's whereabouts at the time of this chapter all in one chapter, so if it's a little long or confusing, don't worry 'cause I feel the same way!
Father of Time
Chapter 2
Day Fourteen: Morning
Zora's Fountain
"I really am sorry, Ruto. I still feel like this is all my fault." Link was still feeling extremely guilty about turning Ruto into a Hylian.
"Don't worry about it, Link. I think I may have accidentally wished for it to happen, anyway. It's okay. I'll adjust." Link still was looking apologetic, seeing Ruto standing there, still getting used to breathing with lungs only rather than having both gills and lungs. "I'll be all right. Now, I'm sure you need to get settled in at home again after your honeymoon, if you could still call it that."
Ruto and Miku
Everyone used a warp song to get to the temple nearest to their home, forgetting about Miku. "What's wrong, Miku? Why didn't you leave with the others?"
"Well, I don't want you to be bothered by this, but I don't really have a place to stay right now. I figured I'd just hang around here for a while before I go back to the ranch to crash on Link's couch." Miku tried not to look into Ruto's beautiful eyes.
"I think I have a better idea. Grab my hand." Miku placed his hand in Ruto's, and both felt a warm buzz spread from said hands. Ruto used her sage powers to take them both to Lake Hylia. In a nice spot on the shore, she created a house. "Link and Malon will probably want to have some alone time for a while. You could stay here, if you want."
"Thank you, Ruto." Miku finally looked up into Ruto's eyes and he couldn't take it anymore. "Ruto... Ruto, I think I've fallen in love with you."
Ruto was on him in an instant. "I love you, too, Miku! I haven't been able to take my eyes off you since I first looked at you!"
"You know, it looks like that house is big enough for two."
"Well, is that an invitation?"
"More like a request."
"Granted." Ruto and Miku went inside and shared their first kiss before getting everything situated. When they were finished, they all sat down to get to know each other better. Miku thought that this was strange, getting to know each other after declaring their love for each other, but in the back of his mind, he realized that sometimes Hylians could look at each other and suddenly know more about the other person than they knew about themselves.
While they were talking, they were interrupted by a knock on the door. It was Saria, slightly dripping. "Ruto, Miku, Zelda's called us all to Lon Lon Ranch. She has something important to tell everyone. Come with me." The three of them warped back to the forest, where Fado was waiting to go to the ranch with all of them.
Link, Malon, Fado, Saria, Tael, Zelda, and the fairies
Everyone warped to the Sacred Forest Meadow. They were all starting to leave before Link realized something. "Miku! I completely forgot, he doesn't have a place to stay! I have to go back and get him!"
"Link, don't worry about it. Ruto will take care of him," replied Malon.
"Ruto? But why..."
"Link, I know you couldn't see it, but they like each other. I'll bet you 50 rupees they'll be living together in a house by Lake Hylia by the end of the day."
"You don't want to take my money."
"It seems kind of strange that there's four of us, now," said Fado.
"It's the least strange for you, Fado. You've always had two brothers. There were three days where I only had Link, and Link was an only child for his whole life before that." Tael looked a little perplexed by the whole idea. "I guess that we'll just have to get used to it. Besides, somehow I get the feeling that that infernal gauntlet isn't quite finished copying us. Is that all it does, make a copy of us whenever it feels like it?"
"No. Before you were around it un-switched the farm girl and the princess, created a mask that will bind them together until it is destroyed, and after, it created two masks that switched us and destroyed the Fierce Deity. Plus, in the past, it sealed off the six great terrors of Termina in masks. I'd say that most of that is unrelated to replicating me."
"Well, I guess that answers my question." They arrived at Link's treehouse, where everyone but Fado and Saria departed for their homes.
Fado and Saria
Once everyone had gone, Fado and Saria started talking. "What do you think will happen to us, now? I mean, will we start aging and die, now?" Saria asked, a look of worry on her face. As a Kokiri and a sage, she never had to worry about her own mortality.
"Link told me about his conversation with the goddesses. They said that all of us, meaning all fourteen of us who were just at Zora's Fountain, are immortal and will never age any more than we have."
Saria was relieved. "So I get to live forever with someone this cute?"
"Got that right, Sar. You think the others will be angry when they find out that we eloped in Termina?"
"Nah. I get the feeling that Tael and Zelda did the same thing. I'm not worried for them getting it from the rest as I am for them getting it from the king. I mean, the princess of Hyrule eloping in a parallel dimension? He'll probably be so ashamed that he'll set up a second wedding."
"Yeah, I know what you..." but Fado was cut short when Saria heard her song being played and fell into a telepathic trance. "What's up?" Fado asked when she snapped out of it.
"That was Zelda. The king has died. She's queen, now."
"I'm not sure if that's good or bad news."
"Well, Zelda did love her father, but they never really spoke to each other much, and when they did, he never acted very affectionately, so I guess it's not too bad for her. At least she won't have to go through the big wedding, now."
"Does that mean that she told you that they did elope?"
"Yeah, that's what they were doing the day we went to Woodfall. The day we grew up."
"It seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? That's funny, since it was only two days ago."
"Yeah, but with how many times we went back in time, it's been more like three weeks."
"True, but since the time we spent in the temples was sped up, it was shorter than that." They spent a little more time, just chatting about meaningless things before they decided to go meet the others on the ranch. Saria left to get Ruto and Miku, while Fado just waited in the treehouse for them to get back.
Tael and Zelda
As soon as they got back from the forest, Zelda had to rush to Impa to see what had happened while she was gone. For the first time, she saw the Sheikah with tears in her eyes. "Zelda... It's your father. He died of a heart attack in his sleep just after you left. We tried to contact you, but you must have already been in Termina by then."
"Where is he? I want to see him," Zelda managed to choke out. She was taken to her father's throne room, where the king was in a glass coffin, preserved. "I loved him and all, but we were never very close. This isn't affecting me as much as it should, and I feel bad about that." Zelda wasn't even crying.
"I understand. That's just the way that relationships work in royal families. You shouldn't feel guilty. It's not your fault, it's because of the position you were born into. Speaking of which, you're the queen of Hyrule, now. We must start looking for a king for you."
"We already have a king. I know that I am, I mean was, a princess and it was wrong, but I eloped in Termina." She called to one of her servants to bring Tael down. "Impa, this is Tael. He's Link's brother and my husband."
"I'm too happy for you to scold you about eloping. Don't worry about it. Besides, it saves us the trouble of searching for someone to be your king, and since this is Link's brother, I know the kingdom will be in good hands."
"I have to tell one of the others about my father. I'll have Saria call the others to the ranch," Zelda said to Tael. She brought out a red ocarina and played Saria's Song. When she snapped out of her trance, she had the servants start preparing a new bedroom for her and Tael. After she had given them all their instructions, she and Tael departed for Lon Lon Ranch.
Link and Malon
"So we're really going to have a baby?" asked Malon, still unable to believe the wonderful news.
"Yes, and with any luck, she'll be as beautiful as her mother."
"How do you know that it won't be a boy as handsome as his father?"
"I don't, but one can dream."
"So you want a girl?"
"I don't know. Maybe. I think we should buy two colors of paint for the room, though."
"I completely forgot about that. You know, I don't think my father ever changed my room from when I was a baby. We could probably just dust in there and it would be ready. I don't think that a baby boy would mind too much if it was pink until we get a chance to paint." Malon removed a panel from the side of the stairs, revealing that there had been a door there the whole time. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you this before, it just kind of slipped my mind that it was here."
"That's all right, Mal. Just as long as you're not forgetting to tell me that there's some sort of monster inside. I'd rather be able to grab my sword before we go in."
"Very funny, Link." She looked inside. "No monsters, unless you count giant dust bunnies." She looked at Link, who just stood there, in a trance.
"I just had a strange vision. Hyrule was underwater, and there was this boy who looked kinda like me, and he pulled out this baton and..." Link reached into his pocket, where a strange silver baton had appeared. He waved it around a bit, causing a huge gust of wind to blow all the dust out of the room.
"I guess that's one way to do it. What's that thing called?"
"I don't know. I think it's called the Wind Waker. I get the feeling that it belongs to the king. We should ask Zelda about it." As if on cue, there was a knock at the door, and there stood Zelda.
Probably a bad place to cut it off, but oh well. I'm not entirely sure what I have for them to say, but I have a good idea. It'll work out. By the way, I borrowed the concept of speaking through souls from dan heron, although I changed it quite a bit. It's not so much speaking to each other as just knowing them as if they had known each other for years. You know? Yeah, I know that it's kind of strange that I brought in both the Harp of Ages and the Wind Waker, but they seemed like good ideas. I think I'm done putting musical instruments into the wrong game, though. Well, that's all!