The Princess of the Zoras
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"I do not!"
"Oh yes you do. We all heard it."
"That is different."
"'I offer my eternal love.' Remember?"
"He was supposed to be my husband!"
"Yeah, sure he was."
Rauru and Darunia just sit on their symbols watching Saria and Ruto argue. Rauru insists they are in another part of the Chamber of Sages, but Ruto doesn't really believe him. The room is identical to the one she first appeared in. Right now Saria has decided to give Ruto a hard time about her feelings for Link. Darunia has long given up trying to get them to knock it off. Saria seems to be enjoying it. Rauru just shakes his head.
"Well excuse me for wanting a boyfriend." Ruto shouts at Saria.
"Hee hee." Saria just laughs.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Ruto says.
"Hey, cheap shot!" Saria shouts back at her.
"Truth hurts, don't it?" Ruto is smiling evilly.
"Once you two are finished, you may want to see what is happening." Rauru says looking at each of them. "This is important, in case you forgot." Both female Sages quickly shut up. Darunia smiles slightly, then turns to Rauru.
"So what's going on?" he asks. Rauru gestures to the Triforce panel in the center. The center triangle lights up like a viewer. They can see Link entering Kakariko village. The village itself is in flames. Ruto gasps.
"What... what's happening?!" Saria asks worried.
"Gannondorf has released Bongo-Bongo. Without the Sheikah there to maintain the seal, it has weakened enough for him to be released." Rauru explains.
"But..." Darunia looks up at Rauru, "There was a Sheikah there, wasn't there?" Rauru shakes his head.
"You need at least ten to keep the seal strong. Impa can't do it herself..." he trails off at the end. Ruto stares at him.
"IMPA IS GOING TO TRY TO DEFEAT IT?!" she shouts. Rauru just nods.
"Is it possible?" Darunia says worried.
"Without the Sacred Sword? Probably not..." Rauru turns back to the viewer. Link has just come up behind 'Sheik'. Ruto gets worried.
"Zelda..." she almost whispers. Darunia, next to her, hears her and stares at her.
"That's Zelda?!" he almost shouts. Ruto just nods.
"Impa hid her when Gannondorf attacked the Castle." Rauru explains. "She disguised her as a Sheikah using special magic." Ruto watches as some kind of shadow comes out of the well and throws Sheik into the air. Link draws his sword and gets into attack position between the shadow and Sheik. And promptly gets knocked out of his senses. Ruto cries out. Darunia slams a fist on his symbol. Saria just sits there staring at the viewer.
"Is... is Link all right?" She asks carefully. Rauru nods.
"He'll wake up soon. In that form, Bongo-Bongo doesn't even have a quarter of his power." Ruto stares at him.
[This could really be bad.] She thinks. After about a half-hour, Link starts to come around. The fires are out, but now there is a steady rain falling. Sheik is kneeling next to him. Unfortunately, the viewer has no sound, so they can't tell what is going on. After a couple of minutes, they see Sheik pull out a harp, and Link is holding the Ocarina of Time.
"That's not the ocarina I gave him..." Saria says.
"That is the Ocarina of Time." Rauru tells her. "Zelda gave it to him so he could open the door."
"I wonder if he still has it..." Saria says almost to herself.
"Got a crush?" Ruto says with an evil smile. Saria starts to argue, but a glare from Rauru shuts them both up. Darunia sighs. When they finally look back at the viewer, it looks like Link is just entering the village.
"Huh?" Ruto just stares at the screen.
"What happened?" Saria asks.
"He needed to go back in time to get the Lens of Truth from the Kakariko well. He must have warped back to the Temple of Time while you two were arguing." Rauru glares at the two females.
"Not my fault." Ruto says.
"Well, it wasn't mine." Saria shoots back. Rauru rolls his eyes.
"What we have to put up with." Darunia says to Rauru. This, of course, pisses off both girls. But another glare from Rauru keeps them from starting another argument. They watch Link enter the graveyard and play the song on the Ocarina. When he enters the Temple, the screen goes dead.
"HEY!" Ruto shouts. "What gives?!"
"I'm afraid that because of the evil in the Temple, the viewer can't get through." Rauru says. Ruto growls and sits on her symbol. Saria pouts. For a while, no one says anything. Then Ruto suddenly looks up.
"Ruto?" Rauru asks. Ruto has a completely confused look on her face.
"Do you guys hear anything?" she asks. Rauru starts to say no, but stops just after opening his mouth. Saria and Darunia are soon looking around.
"...sage..." someone says. Ruto jumps to her feet.
"What is this?" she asks.
"...shadows... surround..." Rauru is confused. Then he looks to the Shadow symbol. It is glowing brightly. The others notice also. Ruto carefully checks out the platform. Other than the glowing, nothing else unusual. She looks up at Rauru.
"What does it mean?" she asks. Rauru closes his eyes for a moment. Ruto looks at him strangely.
"He's checking where Link is." Darunia explains. Ruto waits for a moment.
"He hasn't gotten there yet. But for the symbol to be glowing like that..." Rauru is hushed.
"What does it mean?" Saria asks.
"The Sage isn't fully awakened, but knows they are a Sage. It's Impa!" Rauru says. The others are in shock.
"Is that why she tried to go off after it?" Darunia asks.
"Most likely. But being a Sage, she can't fight it. She is being held in the dark void."
"Dark void?" Ruto asks. Rauru nods.
"Remember where you were?" Rauru asks. "Before you came up to the Chamber?"
"The blue area?" Ruto asks.
"Yes. That was the Blue Void. Each Sage has one marked with their colors. It is the main way to travel from Hyrule to the Temple of Light." Rauru frowns. "But if they are not in full power, they can't complete the journey..."
"SHE COULD BE STUCK THERE?!" Saria shouts. Rauru just bits his lip. Ruto pales.
"Hurry up Link..." she whispers. About twenty minutes later, they see the viewer come back to life. Link is standing on what looks like some kind of giant drum. He is holding a HUGE sword. Actually, leaning on it is more accurate. He is breathing hard. They can see some blood on his sword arm. The shield is still on his back, but it looks like it is weighing him down rather than protecting him. Slowly, he makes his way over to the blue circle a few feet in front of him.
Ruto looks at the Shadow symbol. The glow has intensified. In the viewer, they see... the same room they are in. Only they aren't. Ruto glares at Rauru.
"I told you it was a different room." Rauru says. Ruto just rolls her eyes. They still have no sound. After a bit, they see Link receive the Shadow Medallion, and then disappear. The viewer follows Link back to the Graveyard.
Impa appears on the Shadow platform looking worn and exhausted. Rauru nods to her.
"While I can't say I approve of your methods, you did succeed." He says. Impa just shakes her head.
"I don't recall asking your approval." She says.
"Aren't you supposed to say something like 'Welcome Sage of Shadow' like you did with us?" Saria asks. Ruto puts her hand over her mouth, afraid she will start laughing.
"Knock it off Ruto." Rauru says. Then he turns to Saria. "And I don't recall being given a script." That starts Saria off. Darunia sighs. Then turns to Impa.
"Are you all right?" he asks.
"Yes. I'm more worried about Zelda." Impa responds. "Gannondorf is hunting for her, now more than ever."
"That is bad." Rauru chimes in. "It may only be a matter of time."
"Here's hoping Link beats him to it then." Darunia says. There are nods all around. Ruto looks back at the viewer. Link is heading across the fields. He seems to know exactly where to go.
[Good luck Link] Ruto says in her mind.
Disclaimer: --sigh - - This is nuts. You all know it.
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"I do not!"
"Oh yes you do. We all heard it."
"That is different."
"'I offer my eternal love.' Remember?"
"He was supposed to be my husband!"
"Yeah, sure he was."
Rauru and Darunia just sit on their symbols watching Saria and Ruto argue. Rauru insists they are in another part of the Chamber of Sages, but Ruto doesn't really believe him. The room is identical to the one she first appeared in. Right now Saria has decided to give Ruto a hard time about her feelings for Link. Darunia has long given up trying to get them to knock it off. Saria seems to be enjoying it. Rauru just shakes his head.
"Well excuse me for wanting a boyfriend." Ruto shouts at Saria.
"Hee hee." Saria just laughs.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Ruto says.
"Hey, cheap shot!" Saria shouts back at her.
"Truth hurts, don't it?" Ruto is smiling evilly.
"Once you two are finished, you may want to see what is happening." Rauru says looking at each of them. "This is important, in case you forgot." Both female Sages quickly shut up. Darunia smiles slightly, then turns to Rauru.
"So what's going on?" he asks. Rauru gestures to the Triforce panel in the center. The center triangle lights up like a viewer. They can see Link entering Kakariko village. The village itself is in flames. Ruto gasps.
"What... what's happening?!" Saria asks worried.
"Gannondorf has released Bongo-Bongo. Without the Sheikah there to maintain the seal, it has weakened enough for him to be released." Rauru explains.
"But..." Darunia looks up at Rauru, "There was a Sheikah there, wasn't there?" Rauru shakes his head.
"You need at least ten to keep the seal strong. Impa can't do it herself..." he trails off at the end. Ruto stares at him.
"IMPA IS GOING TO TRY TO DEFEAT IT?!" she shouts. Rauru just nods.
"Is it possible?" Darunia says worried.
"Without the Sacred Sword? Probably not..." Rauru turns back to the viewer. Link has just come up behind 'Sheik'. Ruto gets worried.
"Zelda..." she almost whispers. Darunia, next to her, hears her and stares at her.
"That's Zelda?!" he almost shouts. Ruto just nods.
"Impa hid her when Gannondorf attacked the Castle." Rauru explains. "She disguised her as a Sheikah using special magic." Ruto watches as some kind of shadow comes out of the well and throws Sheik into the air. Link draws his sword and gets into attack position between the shadow and Sheik. And promptly gets knocked out of his senses. Ruto cries out. Darunia slams a fist on his symbol. Saria just sits there staring at the viewer.
"Is... is Link all right?" She asks carefully. Rauru nods.
"He'll wake up soon. In that form, Bongo-Bongo doesn't even have a quarter of his power." Ruto stares at him.
[This could really be bad.] She thinks. After about a half-hour, Link starts to come around. The fires are out, but now there is a steady rain falling. Sheik is kneeling next to him. Unfortunately, the viewer has no sound, so they can't tell what is going on. After a couple of minutes, they see Sheik pull out a harp, and Link is holding the Ocarina of Time.
"That's not the ocarina I gave him..." Saria says.
"That is the Ocarina of Time." Rauru tells her. "Zelda gave it to him so he could open the door."
"I wonder if he still has it..." Saria says almost to herself.
"Got a crush?" Ruto says with an evil smile. Saria starts to argue, but a glare from Rauru shuts them both up. Darunia sighs. When they finally look back at the viewer, it looks like Link is just entering the village.
"Huh?" Ruto just stares at the screen.
"What happened?" Saria asks.
"He needed to go back in time to get the Lens of Truth from the Kakariko well. He must have warped back to the Temple of Time while you two were arguing." Rauru glares at the two females.
"Not my fault." Ruto says.
"Well, it wasn't mine." Saria shoots back. Rauru rolls his eyes.
"What we have to put up with." Darunia says to Rauru. This, of course, pisses off both girls. But another glare from Rauru keeps them from starting another argument. They watch Link enter the graveyard and play the song on the Ocarina. When he enters the Temple, the screen goes dead.
"HEY!" Ruto shouts. "What gives?!"
"I'm afraid that because of the evil in the Temple, the viewer can't get through." Rauru says. Ruto growls and sits on her symbol. Saria pouts. For a while, no one says anything. Then Ruto suddenly looks up.
"Ruto?" Rauru asks. Ruto has a completely confused look on her face.
"Do you guys hear anything?" she asks. Rauru starts to say no, but stops just after opening his mouth. Saria and Darunia are soon looking around.
"...sage..." someone says. Ruto jumps to her feet.
"What is this?" she asks.
"...shadows... surround..." Rauru is confused. Then he looks to the Shadow symbol. It is glowing brightly. The others notice also. Ruto carefully checks out the platform. Other than the glowing, nothing else unusual. She looks up at Rauru.
"What does it mean?" she asks. Rauru closes his eyes for a moment. Ruto looks at him strangely.
"He's checking where Link is." Darunia explains. Ruto waits for a moment.
"He hasn't gotten there yet. But for the symbol to be glowing like that..." Rauru is hushed.
"What does it mean?" Saria asks.
"The Sage isn't fully awakened, but knows they are a Sage. It's Impa!" Rauru says. The others are in shock.
"Is that why she tried to go off after it?" Darunia asks.
"Most likely. But being a Sage, she can't fight it. She is being held in the dark void."
"Dark void?" Ruto asks. Rauru nods.
"Remember where you were?" Rauru asks. "Before you came up to the Chamber?"
"The blue area?" Ruto asks.
"Yes. That was the Blue Void. Each Sage has one marked with their colors. It is the main way to travel from Hyrule to the Temple of Light." Rauru frowns. "But if they are not in full power, they can't complete the journey..."
"SHE COULD BE STUCK THERE?!" Saria shouts. Rauru just bits his lip. Ruto pales.
"Hurry up Link..." she whispers. About twenty minutes later, they see the viewer come back to life. Link is standing on what looks like some kind of giant drum. He is holding a HUGE sword. Actually, leaning on it is more accurate. He is breathing hard. They can see some blood on his sword arm. The shield is still on his back, but it looks like it is weighing him down rather than protecting him. Slowly, he makes his way over to the blue circle a few feet in front of him.
Ruto looks at the Shadow symbol. The glow has intensified. In the viewer, they see... the same room they are in. Only they aren't. Ruto glares at Rauru.
"I told you it was a different room." Rauru says. Ruto just rolls her eyes. They still have no sound. After a bit, they see Link receive the Shadow Medallion, and then disappear. The viewer follows Link back to the Graveyard.
Impa appears on the Shadow platform looking worn and exhausted. Rauru nods to her.
"While I can't say I approve of your methods, you did succeed." He says. Impa just shakes her head.
"I don't recall asking your approval." She says.
"Aren't you supposed to say something like 'Welcome Sage of Shadow' like you did with us?" Saria asks. Ruto puts her hand over her mouth, afraid she will start laughing.
"Knock it off Ruto." Rauru says. Then he turns to Saria. "And I don't recall being given a script." That starts Saria off. Darunia sighs. Then turns to Impa.
"Are you all right?" he asks.
"Yes. I'm more worried about Zelda." Impa responds. "Gannondorf is hunting for her, now more than ever."
"That is bad." Rauru chimes in. "It may only be a matter of time."
"Here's hoping Link beats him to it then." Darunia says. There are nods all around. Ruto looks back at the viewer. Link is heading across the fields. He seems to know exactly where to go.
[Good luck Link] Ruto says in her mind.