The Princess of the Zoras
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-- Link: Fire Temple- -
[Mental note, don't do that again...] Ruto thinks as she enters the Temple. With the dive she made, it was a pure miracle she didn't smash her head on the bottom. [Why would he drain the lake?] Ruto swims up to the surface and climbs onto the platform. When she looks around, she gasps.
Tektites are on the surface of the water. Her keen vision allows her to see something else on the floor. She quickly dives and heads for the main chamber. But she can't make it up.
[Ice. Gannon you little...] Ruto curses Gannondorf in every way possible. She gives up going that way and starts going through the other rooms. Very not happy with what she finds. Monsters almost everywhere. After a few hours, she has pretty thoroughly explored the first two levels. As she is not much of a fighter (not a big thing for princesses, least not this one) she has to spend a lot of time dodging. She goes back up to the top floor and tries to keep out of sight of the Tektites.
--update: Link is just coming out of the Fire Temple –
"This is nuts." Ruto says to no one in particular. She is standing in the center of the upper floor, trying to figure out where to go next. "Link, where are you?" She grits her teeth. "You better have a good reason for leaving like that for seven fricken years." Realizing that was not a ladylike sentiment, she sighs and dives to the bottom floor. Very slowly, she starts to go through the rooms down there.
--Link: Ice Cavern- -
"Boulders. I am going to strangle Gannon myself." Ruto says. It has been another couple of hours. And boy is she getting mad. She leaves that room and goes back out to the main room. She kicks the locked door on the bottom, only to yelp in pain and grab her foot. [%&&$!!] When the pain goes away, she looks more carefully at the door. She starts pulling on the chain, hoping it has rusted. No such luck, unfortunately, and she turns to go to another area of the Temple. After dodging a few more enemies, she arrives at the drain picture for the Royal Family. The picture of the Triforce. If she actually knew the Song of the Royal Family, she could drain the water down to the bottom. [And wouldn't that piss off those stupid spiders] she thinks evilly.
Sighing, she sits on the edge of the floor letting her legs dangle in the water. [This is getting me nowhere.] she thinks. For a few minutes, she sits there trying to figure out what to do.
Her head jerks up when she hears something strike metal. Quickly diving down to the bottom, she stands between the two torches ready to do... something... to whatever intruder Gannon sent in after her. She stands stock still, even slowing her breathing and trying not to move too much. No way she is giving any clue to some dumb intruder. Straining her hearing, she can hear the clanging of Iron Boots coming closer. She can also hear some very... choice words coming out of the owner's mouth.
[That voice is somehow familiar...] She eases up just a bit, then goes back to 'attack' position when she hears the clanging right around the corner. When the owner comes around, they stare at each other for a moment. Ruto looks him over. A young Hylian, maybe about her own age. Somehow he got a Zora Tunic. [Those things are expensive] When she sees a bright ball of light flutter up near his hat, she almost drops her jaw. [Where...wait!] She breaks off her train of thought as she recognizes the young Hylian.
"LINK!" she shouts. Link nearly jumps out of his skin. Ruto can't help but smile at that. She practically pounces on him, crushing poor Link in a huge bear hug. "I've been so scared, and now you're here, it's going to be all right!"
"Ruto... AIR!" Link manages to get out. Ruto looks at him strangely for a moment, then releases him.
"Sorry. I was so scared." She gives him a glare. "And you're a terrible man, leaving me for seven years!" Link turns bright red and tries to stammer something, but Ruto waves it off. "This really isn't the time for love." Link comes closer to her worried. Ruto fights back the lump as she asks, "Have you seen the Domain?"
"Yeah." Link says. "Your Father actually gave me the Tunic." Ruto almost jumps for joy.
[Dad's all right!] She cheers in her mind. Her happiness doesn't last even a split second. [But everyone else...] Link seems to sense her mood and gently puts an arm around her. Ruto lets him hold her for a moment, until she can compose herself.
"Must be hard on you..." Link says hesitantly. Ruto nods.
"Stupid Gannon." Ruto says. Link gives her a slight smile. Ruto seems to think of something else. "How in the Golden Realm is that fairy breathing down here?!" Navi, happy she is finally getting some attention, floats over to them.
"Fairies can get air almost anywhere." She says. Ruto just nods, then releases herself from Link. Link doesn't protest. He looks both of them over.
"Link, I hate to ask this, but I need your help again." She says. Link nods. "Gannondorf put a monster in this Temple. Until it is gone, Zora's Domain will be forever frozen. He sealed the room it is in, so I couldn't get in there." Ruto looks him over. Link has gotten a determined look on his face. [Kind of cute like that...] Ruto thinks. She quickly pushes it out of her mind.
"Don't worry, we'll get rid of it." Link suddenly stares at the ground. "Umm... Sheik told me about Jabu-Jabu. I'm really sorry." Ruto has to force another lump out of her throat before answering.
"Thank you Link." She says. Then she turns to the task at hand. "Hmm... there was a set of panels placed in here to aid non-Zorans who wanted to pray at the Temple. But you need to know the Song of the Royal Family."
"I do." Link says. A flare of jealousy is quickly forced away. [Damn you Zelda, he's mine!] she thinks before forcing that away as well. Ruto instead nods.
"There is one right up above us. It will drain the water to the bottom. I'll show you the way." Ruto starts to swim up while Link takes off the Iron Boots and puts them into the void thingy to follow her. But before she reaches the surface, a strange sensation covers her. With a yelp of surprise tries to get rid of it, but fails.
By the time Link gets up there, there is no sign of the Zoran Princess.
Disclaimer: The usual crap. I don't feel like coming up with something
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-- Link: Fire Temple- -
[Mental note, don't do that again...] Ruto thinks as she enters the Temple. With the dive she made, it was a pure miracle she didn't smash her head on the bottom. [Why would he drain the lake?] Ruto swims up to the surface and climbs onto the platform. When she looks around, she gasps.
Tektites are on the surface of the water. Her keen vision allows her to see something else on the floor. She quickly dives and heads for the main chamber. But she can't make it up.
[Ice. Gannon you little...] Ruto curses Gannondorf in every way possible. She gives up going that way and starts going through the other rooms. Very not happy with what she finds. Monsters almost everywhere. After a few hours, she has pretty thoroughly explored the first two levels. As she is not much of a fighter (not a big thing for princesses, least not this one) she has to spend a lot of time dodging. She goes back up to the top floor and tries to keep out of sight of the Tektites.
--update: Link is just coming out of the Fire Temple –
"This is nuts." Ruto says to no one in particular. She is standing in the center of the upper floor, trying to figure out where to go next. "Link, where are you?" She grits her teeth. "You better have a good reason for leaving like that for seven fricken years." Realizing that was not a ladylike sentiment, she sighs and dives to the bottom floor. Very slowly, she starts to go through the rooms down there.
--Link: Ice Cavern- -
"Boulders. I am going to strangle Gannon myself." Ruto says. It has been another couple of hours. And boy is she getting mad. She leaves that room and goes back out to the main room. She kicks the locked door on the bottom, only to yelp in pain and grab her foot. [%&&$!!] When the pain goes away, she looks more carefully at the door. She starts pulling on the chain, hoping it has rusted. No such luck, unfortunately, and she turns to go to another area of the Temple. After dodging a few more enemies, she arrives at the drain picture for the Royal Family. The picture of the Triforce. If she actually knew the Song of the Royal Family, she could drain the water down to the bottom. [And wouldn't that piss off those stupid spiders] she thinks evilly.
Sighing, she sits on the edge of the floor letting her legs dangle in the water. [This is getting me nowhere.] she thinks. For a few minutes, she sits there trying to figure out what to do.
Her head jerks up when she hears something strike metal. Quickly diving down to the bottom, she stands between the two torches ready to do... something... to whatever intruder Gannon sent in after her. She stands stock still, even slowing her breathing and trying not to move too much. No way she is giving any clue to some dumb intruder. Straining her hearing, she can hear the clanging of Iron Boots coming closer. She can also hear some very... choice words coming out of the owner's mouth.
[That voice is somehow familiar...] She eases up just a bit, then goes back to 'attack' position when she hears the clanging right around the corner. When the owner comes around, they stare at each other for a moment. Ruto looks him over. A young Hylian, maybe about her own age. Somehow he got a Zora Tunic. [Those things are expensive] When she sees a bright ball of light flutter up near his hat, she almost drops her jaw. [Where...wait!] She breaks off her train of thought as she recognizes the young Hylian.
"LINK!" she shouts. Link nearly jumps out of his skin. Ruto can't help but smile at that. She practically pounces on him, crushing poor Link in a huge bear hug. "I've been so scared, and now you're here, it's going to be all right!"
"Ruto... AIR!" Link manages to get out. Ruto looks at him strangely for a moment, then releases him.
"Sorry. I was so scared." She gives him a glare. "And you're a terrible man, leaving me for seven years!" Link turns bright red and tries to stammer something, but Ruto waves it off. "This really isn't the time for love." Link comes closer to her worried. Ruto fights back the lump as she asks, "Have you seen the Domain?"
"Yeah." Link says. "Your Father actually gave me the Tunic." Ruto almost jumps for joy.
[Dad's all right!] She cheers in her mind. Her happiness doesn't last even a split second. [But everyone else...] Link seems to sense her mood and gently puts an arm around her. Ruto lets him hold her for a moment, until she can compose herself.
"Must be hard on you..." Link says hesitantly. Ruto nods.
"Stupid Gannon." Ruto says. Link gives her a slight smile. Ruto seems to think of something else. "How in the Golden Realm is that fairy breathing down here?!" Navi, happy she is finally getting some attention, floats over to them.
"Fairies can get air almost anywhere." She says. Ruto just nods, then releases herself from Link. Link doesn't protest. He looks both of them over.
"Link, I hate to ask this, but I need your help again." She says. Link nods. "Gannondorf put a monster in this Temple. Until it is gone, Zora's Domain will be forever frozen. He sealed the room it is in, so I couldn't get in there." Ruto looks him over. Link has gotten a determined look on his face. [Kind of cute like that...] Ruto thinks. She quickly pushes it out of her mind.
"Don't worry, we'll get rid of it." Link suddenly stares at the ground. "Umm... Sheik told me about Jabu-Jabu. I'm really sorry." Ruto has to force another lump out of her throat before answering.
"Thank you Link." She says. Then she turns to the task at hand. "Hmm... there was a set of panels placed in here to aid non-Zorans who wanted to pray at the Temple. But you need to know the Song of the Royal Family."
"I do." Link says. A flare of jealousy is quickly forced away. [Damn you Zelda, he's mine!] she thinks before forcing that away as well. Ruto instead nods.
"There is one right up above us. It will drain the water to the bottom. I'll show you the way." Ruto starts to swim up while Link takes off the Iron Boots and puts them into the void thingy to follow her. But before she reaches the surface, a strange sensation covers her. With a yelp of surprise tries to get rid of it, but fails.
By the time Link gets up there, there is no sign of the Zoran Princess.