Princess of the Zoras
Disclaimer: You have got to be kidding me.
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"SHE HATES ME!!!" Ruto screams. Both Ruto and King Zora are in the special suites in Hyrule Castle reserved for Zoran dignitaries. There is a stream of water going around the sides of the room. King Zora looks at his daughter and just sighs.
"She doesn't hate you." He says gently. Ruto's tears have been flowing non-stop since the door closed to their room almost a half-hour ago.
"She does too!" Ruto insists. Ruto sits in one of the huge chairs around the room. "I wanna go home!" King Zora sighs again. This isn't going the way he and King Harkanian planned. But before he can reply, a knock comes at the door.
"Enter." King Zora says. Ruto looks up a bit, tears still in her eyes. One of the Royal Guards comes in.
"Pardon my intrusion," he starts, "King Harkanian wanted to know if Ruto would like to play in the Central Gardens of the Palace." Ruto is confused, but King Zora quickly gets the idea. Zelda will most likely just 'happen' to be there, giving the kids another chance. He looks to Ruto.
"Well?" King Zora asks her. "Want to go play?" Ruto thinks a moment, then nods.
"K." Ruto says. King Zora gestures to one of the Zoran Guards, then looks back to the Hylian.
"Please forgive me if I insist on one of my own guards to go with Ruto." The Hylian shakes his head.
"Oh, think nothing of it." The guard says. "King Harkanian said to expect it." He looks at Ruto and the Zoran guard. "If you will follow me, Your Highness, I will show you the way."
"Go on Ruto." King Zora says. Then he turns back to the guard. "And please ask King Harkanian when would be a good time to speak with him." The guard nods.
"Of course." He gestures to Ruto. "This way." He leads them to the garden.
**Hyrule Castle Garden (where you meet Zelda the first time)**
"This it?!" Ruto says. She has been expecting something, well, more spectacular.
"Look at it this way," The Zoran guard, Porano, says, "Lots of room to run." Ruto lights up, and jumps in the water going around the perimeter. The Zoran guard watches as Ruto gets mad about the water only going up to her knees. Ruto quickly gets out and rushes to the flowers in the center of the courtyard garden.
"Pretty." She says. A small butterfly floats onto one of the flowers. Ruto lays down and stares at it in amazement. She has never seen a butterfly before. Porano quickly discovers that Ruto will be perfectly happy watching the insect.
"What is it?" Ruto asks.
"A butterfly. Are you really that dumb?" Ruto jumps up quickly, ready to yell at the person speaking to her so rudely. When she turns, though, she is face-to-face with Zelda.
"I've never seen one before." Ruto says. "Got a problem?" Zelda narrows her eyes.
"I don't know why my dad says I have to play with you." Zelda says. "You're just a dumb fish." Ruto starts getting mad.
"AND YOU'RE A FAT HAG!" she yells back. Zelda actually backs up. Before the catfight can begin, however, both dads come into the garden.
"Zelda!" King Harkanian scolds.
"Ruto!" King Zora goes over to Ruto and grabs her hand, dragging her back from Zelda.
"But she called me a dumb fish!" Ruto complains.
"You are one." Zelda says.
"I HATE YOU!" Ruto shouts. King Zora sighs.
"My apologies King Harkanian, maybe this was a bad idea." King Zora says. Harkanian nods.
"I see what you mean. Maybe when they both get a bit older." Harkanian says with a glare at Zelda. Zelda just turns her back.
"By your leave……" King Zora says. Harkanian nods. "Come on Ruto." Porano follows them out, and they leave for the Domain.
**Back in Zora's Domain**
Ruto is standing on the stand in front of King Zora. King Zora has just finished a fifteen minute lecture about how he has never been so embarrassed, she should have behaved, etc. Ruto is fighting back more tears. Finally he dismisses Ruto, and she rushes to her room. She jumps on her bed and starts crying into the pillow.
"It was her fault, why am I getting in trouble!?" she says between sobs. Noran carefully opens the door.
"Your Highness?" she asks. "Are you all right?" Ruto looks up and sees her carefully looking in.
"Noran!" Ruto races over and practically jumps on her. Noran holds the little Zora while becoming very confused.
"How was the castle?" she asks. Ruto looks like she will start crying again. {Bad topic} Noran thinks.
"We got to the castle, but Zelda wouldn't even look at me, and then she called me a dumb fish!" Ruto says in one breath. Noran tries to calm the little princess down.
"I'm sure she didn't mean it." Noran says.
"Did too!" Ruto cries. Noran looks around hoping someone can help her with this. Not having any children herself, she has no clue what to do. Thankfully, King Zora is coming down the hall and notices them.
"Ruto," King Zora says, "I think it is bed-time." Ruto slowly pulls away from Noran.
"OK daddy." She says. Noran tucks her into her bed, then goes out of the room closing the door.
"Noran," King Zora says. Noran stands at attention. "I need you to find out whatever you can about the Gerudo Kings. I've heard some bad things, and I would like to know if they are true or not." Noran nods.
"I'll get on it immediately." Noran says. With one final glance at Ruto's bedroom door, she heads to the Water Temple.
Disclaimer: You have got to be kidding me.
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"SHE HATES ME!!!" Ruto screams. Both Ruto and King Zora are in the special suites in Hyrule Castle reserved for Zoran dignitaries. There is a stream of water going around the sides of the room. King Zora looks at his daughter and just sighs.
"She doesn't hate you." He says gently. Ruto's tears have been flowing non-stop since the door closed to their room almost a half-hour ago.
"She does too!" Ruto insists. Ruto sits in one of the huge chairs around the room. "I wanna go home!" King Zora sighs again. This isn't going the way he and King Harkanian planned. But before he can reply, a knock comes at the door.
"Enter." King Zora says. Ruto looks up a bit, tears still in her eyes. One of the Royal Guards comes in.
"Pardon my intrusion," he starts, "King Harkanian wanted to know if Ruto would like to play in the Central Gardens of the Palace." Ruto is confused, but King Zora quickly gets the idea. Zelda will most likely just 'happen' to be there, giving the kids another chance. He looks to Ruto.
"Well?" King Zora asks her. "Want to go play?" Ruto thinks a moment, then nods.
"K." Ruto says. King Zora gestures to one of the Zoran Guards, then looks back to the Hylian.
"Please forgive me if I insist on one of my own guards to go with Ruto." The Hylian shakes his head.
"Oh, think nothing of it." The guard says. "King Harkanian said to expect it." He looks at Ruto and the Zoran guard. "If you will follow me, Your Highness, I will show you the way."
"Go on Ruto." King Zora says. Then he turns back to the guard. "And please ask King Harkanian when would be a good time to speak with him." The guard nods.
"Of course." He gestures to Ruto. "This way." He leads them to the garden.
**Hyrule Castle Garden (where you meet Zelda the first time)**
"This it?!" Ruto says. She has been expecting something, well, more spectacular.
"Look at it this way," The Zoran guard, Porano, says, "Lots of room to run." Ruto lights up, and jumps in the water going around the perimeter. The Zoran guard watches as Ruto gets mad about the water only going up to her knees. Ruto quickly gets out and rushes to the flowers in the center of the courtyard garden.
"Pretty." She says. A small butterfly floats onto one of the flowers. Ruto lays down and stares at it in amazement. She has never seen a butterfly before. Porano quickly discovers that Ruto will be perfectly happy watching the insect.
"What is it?" Ruto asks.
"A butterfly. Are you really that dumb?" Ruto jumps up quickly, ready to yell at the person speaking to her so rudely. When she turns, though, she is face-to-face with Zelda.
"I've never seen one before." Ruto says. "Got a problem?" Zelda narrows her eyes.
"I don't know why my dad says I have to play with you." Zelda says. "You're just a dumb fish." Ruto starts getting mad.
"AND YOU'RE A FAT HAG!" she yells back. Zelda actually backs up. Before the catfight can begin, however, both dads come into the garden.
"Zelda!" King Harkanian scolds.
"Ruto!" King Zora goes over to Ruto and grabs her hand, dragging her back from Zelda.
"But she called me a dumb fish!" Ruto complains.
"You are one." Zelda says.
"I HATE YOU!" Ruto shouts. King Zora sighs.
"My apologies King Harkanian, maybe this was a bad idea." King Zora says. Harkanian nods.
"I see what you mean. Maybe when they both get a bit older." Harkanian says with a glare at Zelda. Zelda just turns her back.
"By your leave……" King Zora says. Harkanian nods. "Come on Ruto." Porano follows them out, and they leave for the Domain.
**Back in Zora's Domain**
Ruto is standing on the stand in front of King Zora. King Zora has just finished a fifteen minute lecture about how he has never been so embarrassed, she should have behaved, etc. Ruto is fighting back more tears. Finally he dismisses Ruto, and she rushes to her room. She jumps on her bed and starts crying into the pillow.
"It was her fault, why am I getting in trouble!?" she says between sobs. Noran carefully opens the door.
"Your Highness?" she asks. "Are you all right?" Ruto looks up and sees her carefully looking in.
"Noran!" Ruto races over and practically jumps on her. Noran holds the little Zora while becoming very confused.
"How was the castle?" she asks. Ruto looks like she will start crying again. {Bad topic} Noran thinks.
"We got to the castle, but Zelda wouldn't even look at me, and then she called me a dumb fish!" Ruto says in one breath. Noran tries to calm the little princess down.
"I'm sure she didn't mean it." Noran says.
"Did too!" Ruto cries. Noran looks around hoping someone can help her with this. Not having any children herself, she has no clue what to do. Thankfully, King Zora is coming down the hall and notices them.
"Ruto," King Zora says, "I think it is bed-time." Ruto slowly pulls away from Noran.
"OK daddy." She says. Noran tucks her into her bed, then goes out of the room closing the door.
"Noran," King Zora says. Noran stands at attention. "I need you to find out whatever you can about the Gerudo Kings. I've heard some bad things, and I would like to know if they are true or not." Noran nods.
"I'll get on it immediately." Noran says. With one final glance at Ruto's bedroom door, she heads to the Water Temple.