The Princess of the Zoras

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--A few days later, Link is wandering around the field—

Ruto is at Jabu-Jabu's shrine preparing his meal. Noran stands by, carefully watching. The Zora's Sapphire is still on its chain around Ruto's neck. Ruto is a bit annoyed that Noran is with her everywhere now, but doesn't complain much.

"Do you think he will get better?" Ruto asks Noran.

"I don't know Highness. I hope so." Noran replies. Before Ruto can say something else, they hear a splash on the other side of the rock. Noran is immediately on guard.

"Noran?" Ruto asks. Noran waves her back.

"Go give Jabu-Jabu his meal. I'll check it out." Noran carefully makes her way to the other side of the rock. Ruto puts the plate in front of Jabu-Jabu. When she looks at him, though, his eyes are closed.

"Must be tired." She says to herself.

"Aren't we young for that jewel?" Ruto recognizes the voice immediately. It is the man who has been bothering her father. She turns around carefully, clutching the Sapphire to her chest.

"Go away." She says. The man chuckles. Ruto decides she doesn't like this Gerudo.

"Not until I have the jewel." He says with a smile.

"I'M NOT MARRYING YOU!" Ruto shouts. She retreats to the front of the shrine, right in front of Jabu-Jabu.

"Marriage?" the Gerudo responds. "Who said anything about marriage?"

"My mommy said that only my husband can have this." Ruto responds. She looks around quickly for Noran, but can find no sign of the guard. That makes her worried.

"I'll make you a deal." The Gerudo man says. "You give me the stone, I'll take the curse off the giant piece of sushi there." He points to Jabu- Jabu. Ruto is pissed.

"DON'T CALL HIM THAT!" she shouts. The man just stands there smiling.

"The stone for the guardian's life." He says. "You're a princess, right? You should know the right choice." Ruto stands there torn.

#Mommy, help me#...she prays in her mind. Whether it was her mother or luck (good or bad), Jabu-Jabu woke up from his nap and saw his plate ready for him.

"NO!" the Gerudo shouts.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ruto screams as she is pulled in. The chain slips off and the Sapphire goes tumbling in before Ruto can grab it. Then all goes black.

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After a few moments, Ruto comes around. The Sapphire is in here somewhere, she knows. And she has to find it. She looks up to see something she never thought she would. Electric jellyfish, some strange bubbles, and Octorocks. She gets scared.

"Noran, where are you?" she says aloud. Looking around quickly, she notices a lot of other things as well. Jabu-Jabu must have sucked up everything in front of him. Including a few bottles and the parchment Ruto was drawing on before mealtime. Getting an idea, Ruto quickly takes the parchment and carefully pulls away the parts that are wet. Then, taking the pen she hoped was still good, she wrote on the paper.

Help me. I'm waiting for you inside
Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly.
-Ruto

Ruto thinks a moment. If her father sees this, she'll never live it down.

P.S. – Don't tell my Father.

Satisfied, she rolls up the parchment and puts it into the bottle. Then she corks it tight. Now she just needs a way to get it out of Jabu- Jabu.

--Use your imagination, I'm not telling you. --

Now all she has to do is find the Sapphire. She goes into the next room, only be get shocked out of her senses by a jellyfish. Glaring at it, she uses one of the boxes she finds to knock it out of the air.

"What's all this stuff?" she wonders. She doesn't go much farther, because another jellyfish decided it doesn't like what this little fish girl did to it's buddy. And it zaps her into unconsciousness.
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--Link shows up next chapter. Everyone start partying!