I'm really sorry for taking so long. School has been hell, and I've been sick. Plus, I was just starting to fall back into my lazy spell as well.

I can't wait till the new Legend of Zelda game comes out!!! It's going to be so cool. I'm really glad I bought a Gamecube.

Wind Waker two doesn't look to wind waker-ish does it? It's like a cross of The legend of zelda and Lord of the rings. Link looks so hot. drool

Well anyway, I hope you enjoy this next chapter...I'll try to not get lazy and just leave it like I did last time.

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Link took off towards the Gerudo Valley early the next morning. Malon had talked him into staying so that he wouldn't have to travel at night without his horse. The sun was oddly bright as he stepped out into Hyrule field. A light wind played with the strands of his golden hair. He took a deep breath and stretched.

"Ah, what a beautiful day! Don't you think so Navi?"

"Link…..'giggle', it's funny how much you've changed in just one night!"

"Changed?"

"You seemed so different when you thought that she was really gone. I think you're starting to act like a kid again, your so light hearted all of a sudden….. I saw you chasing those coo coo's this morning."

"Huh? Oh, that…..uh…"

"Heheheh, come on Link! Let's get going!….. I wonder how much Naomi has changed. What I really wonder is how she ended up with the Gerudos."

"Well, we'll ask her when we get there."

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It was almost dark when Link finally made it to the valley. The field in between the ranch and the valley had gone from green to brown to a dark shade of rust. Soon enough, where the grass once was rock took it's place. The sun was setting but there was still enough light to walk by. Link was deep within the valley by the time he saw the lights of a tent not 20 feet from him.

"Oh good, my feet are killing me! Maybe they can tell me where I can find Naomi."

Link didn't pay too much attention to where he was stepping while was walking towards the light of the tent. He was about 8 feet away from the tent when he fell over the edge of the cliff.

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Mean while, back at the ranch…….

Ingo was pacing nervously just outside the entrance of the ranch, muttering under his breath. He heard the clop of a heavy set Gerudo stallion and knew just who was coming.

"Ack!!! Oh man! What am I going to do? He's coming, coming for the prized mare I promised him! What am I going to say to him? He's not a very forgiving guy. And- 'gasp'"

"……….."

"Lo-Lord Ganon….what a pleasant surprise."

"Don't play that game with me, you know why I'm here. I'm here for the horse you promised me…..The "prized mare"."

"Uhh….yeah, about THAT horse. It um, well you see…"

"Out with it!"

"Thathorsewasstolen!" (Gah..his greed got the better of him, he won't even give Ganon the money he got for Epona.)

"What? Say it slower…..stupid."

"That horse was stolen from me yesterday (liar!) …..I tried to tell her that you were the one to get it, but she didn't seem to care!"

"Her? Who her?"

"Uh…a Gerudo my Lord. I'm not sure which one, her face was covered."

"A Gerudo thief, HA! Well, at least you were robbed by a professional. Otherwise I would have to get REALLY "upset"……But still, that WAS the second horse you promised me, and the second horse I never got. I suppose you should be punished……. Muwahahaha!!"

"Please no, please!"

Malon was getting ready for bed up in her room at the ranch. The last thing she heard before drifting off to sleep was an odd shrieking noise outside.

"So creepy, I wonder what's eating what tonight. Heh, you never know what goes bump in the night anymore." Malon blew our her candle and slipped under the covers. "I hope I don't have nightmares now!"

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"Okay, okay I can figure a way out of this"

Link dangled from a branch just inches from the lip of the cliff. He had been quick enough (and pure dumb luck played a part as well) to pull his hat off and wrap in around the thick branch.

"Whoa! Link! Who could have seen THAT coming?! Man… You sure are lucky…..Well, how are you gonna get out of this one huh?"

Link swayed slowly back and forth in a small circle, looking quite annoyed.

"Oh, I don't know Navi. You know, I think I rather like it here, the view's nice….Nice breeze."

"Really?"

"Yes yes why I actually--NO!!NOOOO!!! What do you mean really? NO! Navi, PLEASE, go find something…..SOMEONE who can help me!!"

"Geez, you don't have to be such a grouch."

"Navi….I'm hanging about 50ft over a raging waterfall. Oh top of that…you know that I'm afraid of heights. I'm not being grouchy…I'm just a little on edge, that's all!" Link said, even more annoyed.

Navi mumbled under her breath. "Oh well if that's all."

"What was that?!" He glared at her.

"N-nothing!"

"Hey what's going on down there? You need some help son?"

They both looked up to see a man holding a lantern leaning over the edge of the cliff.

About 10 minuets later…..

"Thank you sir!"

Link bowed gratefully, he had the classic anime tear streaked face look.

"I thought I was a goner there for a second!"

The man nodded kindly towards Link.

"Well, I heard all this yelling and I wanted to see what all the commotion was about."

Link remained seated on his knees and looked up at the man.

"Heh, thanks a lot! Is there anything I can do to thank you?"

"Well…. You see the broken bridge right there?"

Link squinted in the darkness until the barely made out the outline of what once was a bridge.

"Uh, yes."

"Well, my men and I are supposed to be fixing that…But, as you can see, I'm pretty alone out here."

"Where are they?"

"Those lazy bastards got tired of working and took off towards the Gerudo fortress. I haven't seen them since. They thought that they were going to go and be Gerudos for a while, but those stupid idiots forgot just how much the Gerudo hate men! I bet they're all locked up by now, and if not, they're dead… But I've heard Naburuu isn't like that. She claims to be a noble thief but recently things have been kinda fishy 'round here....Anyway, I would be eternally grateful if you could sneak in there and bust my boys outta there"

"Oh, don't worry about it sir, I know one of the girls in there. I'm sure all I'd have to do is ask. "

"You know a Gerudo?! Lucky boy!"

"Ah….? Well, whatever. I'd better be off. Hmm, but I've got one question for you."

"Ask away son."

"Why do they hate men so much?"

Hmmm….I'm too sure. Maybe they didn't like the jobs Ganon was pushing."

"GANON?!"

"Yeah, Ganon. He's their king ya'know."

"King?…" Link looked up towards the fortress. ""This might be harder than I thought…Well, Naomi's there, I'm sure I'll be fine."" "Come on Navi, let's get going…while it's still dark."

The carpenter man waved to Link. "Good luck son! Good luck!"

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….. "My Magi…our jail cells are full up. What should we do? Men have been flocking here recently for some odd reason. We can't just keep them…Should I…dispose of them?"

"No! There will be no bloodshed. We will keep them until my mother returns."

"The Exulted one? But she has been gone for some time. Do you know when she will be back?"

"'sigh' Sadly, no. My mother did leave me in charge…Alright, we'll keep them until we need another cell. Then, I want you to pick one of them randomly and throw them over the cliff into the river….It won't kill him, just give him a nasty little shock. I doubt after all of this they will return."

"Yes my Magi." The Gerudo woman bowed before the second in command, the Magi, and smiled at the thought of throwing that man pig over the cliff. She hoped that a new man would come soon.

"Nauni, before you go, could you tell me if the bridge has been fixed yet?"

"No, no. The men we have were the carpenders for the bridge."

"Well, I thought that by now their boss would have hired new men….We ARE paying him to fix it. 'Humph'….we might just have to let them go to fix the bridge…."

"Oh please, can we throw them over the cliff first?"

"Hmm, let's hold them a bit longer. I want them to think twice before they think they can just come in here and gawk at-"

"MY MAGI!" a new Gerudo woman interrupted while running into the room. "We've found another intruder!"

"Bring him before me."

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Link slowly walked into the area of the Gerudo fortress. He quickly ran and hid behind some crates that were stacked at one end. He quietly peeked up over the edge of the crate to see if he could find Naomi.

"Where is she? Man, this place is a lot bigger than I thought it would be….Hmm, come to think of it, I don't really know what I was thinking. I just was so happy to know Naomi was safe. Hey! Is that one her?" he said in a whisper. "No, I don't think so….GAH! It's so hard to tell, they've all got their faces covered."

Link continued to search for Naomi from the safety of his crate but was so busy in all his looking he failed to realize that there were two Gerudo sentinels creeping up behind him.

"Man, I wish they could take their veils off so I could see their faces better!"

""Humph, another man pig come to gawk at us. I bet he'd like us to take off more than just our veils…"" thought the first Gerudo woman.

"Oo, that one looks good! I need to get a closer look to make sure."

"What?! That pervert! Is he picking out his favorite to spirit away with him? Well I'll give him a closer look!"" thought the second Gerudo woman. She nodded to her comrade and they poised the blunt end of their Kwan Dowes above his head.

"Hmm…Hey Navi?….Is that you behind me?" He whirled around and looked up into the faces of two beautiful women. They didn't look too happy.

"You wouldn't by any chance believe me if I told you that I'm friends with a Gerudo would you?"

They just glared at him.

"You're going to hit me with those….aren't you?"

………

"'sigh' That's what I thought." WHACK

Link went out like a light.

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Man, WHEN IS HE GONNA SEE NAOMI AGAIN?!!

'giggle' Next chapter, I promise! I really hope you enjoyed your read...

Comment damnit!!! I don't know if anybodies even reading this anymore!!! If you like enough....just one comment, that's all I ask. 'sigh'

-Kohaku-sama

They got rid of the tags!!! Now I can't have Kenshin with me anymore. 'cries' That's not fair. They messed everything up!