Chapter 6: A New Quest
If Ruto's face wasn't blue, she would be red with anger instead of purple. ' You mean," Ruto said through gritted teeth. " that we came all this way for an antidote you claimed to have that never existed? You jerk! Now I'm going to die!" Sobs started to catch in her throat, and she put her face in her hands while Link tried to calm her down. When she had regained control, Link stood up and walked toward the doctor, who backed up in fear for his own well-being. Link stopped one foot in front of him, his head hung. The doctor cowered against his workbench while he watched and waited to see what Link would do. As Link looked up, a blank expression on his face, he asked, "Why don't you have an antidote?" he said simply. His attitude was so plain, everyone in there gave him a weird look. The doctor once again regained hi composure, and straightened his jacket. "Well," he said. " I do have the formula for an antidote, but I don't have all the ingredients. I need the gel from electric jellyfish in Zora's domain to finish the antidote." Ruto's eyes went wide. " You mean the last ingredient is those annoying jellyfish that me and Link found inside Jabu-Jabu's belly?" The doctor blinked, and gave her a blank stare. " I don't know about bellies, but I do know that without the final ingredient, this antidote is no good." Link turned around and picked Ruto back up. As he turned toward the door, the doctor called out, "Hey! Where are you going?" Ruto gave him a questioning look. "He's right Link. Where are we going? There is no way we can get the last ingredient before its too late." Link just increased his speed, a determined look upon his face. "I promised I would keep you safe." He said. " And I plan to hold to that promise!"
Though Ruto vowed against it, both Link and Ruto got back on Epona and went full speed back the way they came. There was no incident going back over the fences, and they made good time, but unfortunately, their luck was again about to go through a drastic change. As they went flying by a strange plant, it shot out of the ground and spun through the air. A Pea- Hat. "Link! Something is chasing us!" Link looked over his shoulder, but didn't stop or turn around. "Link, what are you doing! We have to fight it!" "No." he said in a determined voice. " We have to keep going." As they continued to hurry, the Pea-Hat drawing even closer, Ruto tried again to change his mind. " If we don't stop and fight it," she said, " then it will eventually catch us, and we'll be caught off guard." "We'll make it!" he said. " You have to trust me." Ruto frowned. " I do trust you, but sometimes, you have to trust in someone, and believe me Link, we need to stop!" " NO! We'll make it!" The Pea-Hat was now inches away. Ruto was about to try again to change his mind, but it was too late. As it finally reached them, one of its many blades cut deep into Ruto's shoulder. She screamed out in pain, and Epona was so scared by Ruto's sudden outburst, she dumped Link and Ruto on the ground and tore off. Link got up and quickly examined her arm. The blade had gone deep, and it would be some time before it would heal. But fortunately, no poison of any sort was delivered. Link was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when he was rammed hard in the back by the Pea-Hat. He quickly regained his footing and pulled his sword out of it's sheath, the mirror shield in his hand. He thought, an angry fire burning in his eyes. I'll make sure this monster doesn't hurt anyone ever again. And then, Link did something that made even Ruto fear what he could do.
If Ruto's face wasn't blue, she would be red with anger instead of purple. ' You mean," Ruto said through gritted teeth. " that we came all this way for an antidote you claimed to have that never existed? You jerk! Now I'm going to die!" Sobs started to catch in her throat, and she put her face in her hands while Link tried to calm her down. When she had regained control, Link stood up and walked toward the doctor, who backed up in fear for his own well-being. Link stopped one foot in front of him, his head hung. The doctor cowered against his workbench while he watched and waited to see what Link would do. As Link looked up, a blank expression on his face, he asked, "Why don't you have an antidote?" he said simply. His attitude was so plain, everyone in there gave him a weird look. The doctor once again regained hi composure, and straightened his jacket. "Well," he said. " I do have the formula for an antidote, but I don't have all the ingredients. I need the gel from electric jellyfish in Zora's domain to finish the antidote." Ruto's eyes went wide. " You mean the last ingredient is those annoying jellyfish that me and Link found inside Jabu-Jabu's belly?" The doctor blinked, and gave her a blank stare. " I don't know about bellies, but I do know that without the final ingredient, this antidote is no good." Link turned around and picked Ruto back up. As he turned toward the door, the doctor called out, "Hey! Where are you going?" Ruto gave him a questioning look. "He's right Link. Where are we going? There is no way we can get the last ingredient before its too late." Link just increased his speed, a determined look upon his face. "I promised I would keep you safe." He said. " And I plan to hold to that promise!"
Though Ruto vowed against it, both Link and Ruto got back on Epona and went full speed back the way they came. There was no incident going back over the fences, and they made good time, but unfortunately, their luck was again about to go through a drastic change. As they went flying by a strange plant, it shot out of the ground and spun through the air. A Pea- Hat. "Link! Something is chasing us!" Link looked over his shoulder, but didn't stop or turn around. "Link, what are you doing! We have to fight it!" "No." he said in a determined voice. " We have to keep going." As they continued to hurry, the Pea-Hat drawing even closer, Ruto tried again to change his mind. " If we don't stop and fight it," she said, " then it will eventually catch us, and we'll be caught off guard." "We'll make it!" he said. " You have to trust me." Ruto frowned. " I do trust you, but sometimes, you have to trust in someone, and believe me Link, we need to stop!" " NO! We'll make it!" The Pea-Hat was now inches away. Ruto was about to try again to change his mind, but it was too late. As it finally reached them, one of its many blades cut deep into Ruto's shoulder. She screamed out in pain, and Epona was so scared by Ruto's sudden outburst, she dumped Link and Ruto on the ground and tore off. Link got up and quickly examined her arm. The blade had gone deep, and it would be some time before it would heal. But fortunately, no poison of any sort was delivered. Link was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when he was rammed hard in the back by the Pea-Hat. He quickly regained his footing and pulled his sword out of it's sheath, the mirror shield in his hand. He thought, an angry fire burning in his eyes. I'll make sure this monster doesn't hurt anyone ever again. And then, Link did something that made even Ruto fear what he could do.