Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda. Nintendo does.
Author's Note: Okay here comes a little something with the Gerudos. Note: I have made Nabooru younger to add to the story. It will make the story better I promise. She is about thirteen. Also the Gerudo Village is located where the Archery Range would be.
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Ocarina of Time: Rebirth
Chapter Fifteen: Sheikah and Gerudos
The next morning was another seemingly normal day in the country of Hyrule as everything went the same. The Gorons were back on with their lives and the trade between them and the rest of Hyrule was finally restored. Lon Lon Ranch was performing business once again, as they had been unable to trade lately. And the Kokiri were going about their normal lives as they still believed that anyone that leaves the forest will die.
Saria sat in her special spot in the Sacred Forest Meadow and knew this was a bad thing, she had tried telling them but due to the fact that the Kokiri had no knowledge of that war ten years ago they disappeared whenever they went out. She already knew that Davin was at the age of twenty but made sure he appeared as a Kokiri in the forest. She knew she was aging and that she had no control over it, she would deal with it when she was noticed of this.
Link had just given her a call telling her about how her song was the latest dance craze in Goron City. When asked why she wasn't hearing noise she explained that it had to be played through Ocarinas and they must have an image of the person in their minds. Saria could only prey for Link and his friend Garen that they would manage to find the next two stones and stop the man in black armor that the Deku Tree spoke off. She sighed as she crossed her legs thinking about when things were still normal.
Meanwhile on the west side of Hyrule a certain young Sheikah was making his way through the rough terrain that leads to the Gerudo Valley then the Fortress. He had never seen it for himself but had heard many stories of it and something about a temple on the desert's horizon. Garen Sheikan was really feeling stupid for actually volunteering to come to a place like this all alone. Malon had wished him luck and had dropped him of via wagon as she didn't need Shen to get hurt or stolen. He agreed "I would feel sorry for them if the Gerudos got on your bad side." were his exact words.
While he had been at the castle Impa had taught both him and Link how to concentrate energy into the boomerange as well as well as how to strike with the staff without doing great damage very useful to him. He had also bought a set of lock picks just in case he got captured as well as several sedated throwing needles that he lined up in his rear collar, which were used by the Sheikah. He had also been given a cloak to match his tunic that was just as red as the setting sun. But still he managed to keep some of the sand out of his face with it that was kicked up by the early morning winds.
Little did he know this would be one of the biggest challenges of his life, he was just thankful that Link still had the Kokiri's Emerald, the Sheikah Amethyst and the Goron Ruby while he was only in charge of the Deku Moonstone. It didn't make much difference as they were all useless without one another. Garen had both of his bottles filled with the Red Potion they had used to help Link after his battle with that assassin. He also had an empty one that contained the Lon Lon Milk from earlier. He was just glad that Malon had more laying around.
Garen soon found himself walking up a hill that went into a rocky canyon, then he found himself in Gerudo Valley where he found the bridge that was the barrier between territories. Garen gulped as he stepped out on the bridge and began walking. It was held tightly across the ravine by a pair of ropes Slipping was a one way fall into the powerful white water falls below. Garen gritted his teeth as he took step by step eventually making it to the other side, but not without a breath of relief. He hated heights.
From his pocket, Garen removed the map he had been given and looked over it, the Gerudo Fortress and it's neighboring village couldn't be too far fromt here. Sneaking in would be one this, but it wasn't like he could just go from house to house and search for the spiritual stone. This was going to be tricky. His thoughts were cut short as suddenly without warning the sound of a bowstring going off caught Garen's ears. He quickly jumped to the side dodging an oncoming arrow with ease. He looked up to see a Gerudo standing up on a rock formation. She couldn't have been over his age, as Malon noted they were taught from an early in their lives to be gifted fighters. He had also been told was that they all dressed as they did as it was normal amoung them, but it also seemed to distract many males. Tearing his eyes away from the revealed flesh he dropped back into stance and glared up at the girl.
She jumped from the large rock formation which shaped an arch landing softly on the ground. She hit on her knee and without a second of recovery raised her bow which had been armed with another barbed arrow. Garen shifted his eyes to the left as two more of the younger Gerudo appeared armed with large spears. They all wore simple colors of white and grey, he was guessing that they were not very high on the totem pole. The one who held the bow spoke to him "What business do you have in the Gerudo Territory? You can tell us or you can tell the others." obviously the others were the older, better trained Gerudo women.
Garen Sheikan narrowed his eyes he could necessarily just say that he was here to ask kindly for the Spiritual Stone and then maybe leave the thwart their ruler from plans that would clearly make them the superior race in Hyrule. The young Gerudo was growing impatient "You had best explain yourself. Don't tell me you came here, going as you please." Garen shrugged lightly at this comment "Why shouldn't I? Its what I always do." he chuckled. The Gerudo smiled "Funny boy, huh?" she murmured before she released the arrow which cut through the air and was deflected off the red kokiri shield which Garen had quickly pulled out. The other two Gerudos got into battle position.
One of them suddenly jumped at Garen the blade of her spear shining in the sun. Garen quickly turned reaching down to his belt snagging something from a loose pouch before snapping his hand out. A Deku Nut was hurled into her face causing her to fall as she was blinded. He then quickly armed himself with his staff and turned towards the Gerudo that rushed him and concentrated on the lightning element of the staff. A weak blast of lighting flowed from the head of the staff in the form of an orb, it made perfect contact which caused her to be flung back in shock from the blow. He wasn't going to use deadly force against them, so he had only given enough energy to stun.
Suddenly another arrow went off and Garen quickly back flipped out of the way and the arrow scratched the arm of the other Gerudo. But there was hardly any blood when her legs suddenly fell out from under her and she fell to the ground unconscious. Garen narrowed his eyes at what he just saw remembering that those blue scorpians lived in the desert "Sedated arrows? Your mocking me aren't you?" he asked her. She smiled "No. Its our standard procedure for captureing intruders." she said arming another arrow. Garen growled as he realized this "Damn it!" he growled.
Garen suddenly reached behind his back "Sorry, but I don't have time to play!" he hollered slinging his newest weapon the boomerang at the girl. Strangely it locked onto her weapon and struck it flinging it from her grasp. Garen caught his weapon as the bow and arrow was sent over the side of the bridge. Suddenly she slammed into Garen trying to push him off. He quickly grabbed her wrist and quickly jumped back and then grabbed her around her arms.
Garen had her dead to rights as he spoke "Don't do that again." with that said he removed one of her own arrows and scratched her back with it causing her to fall unconscious. He placed her down on the ground and turned toward the fortress. Arming himself with his staff which extended to the standard size of six feet and started down the path. Garen was unable to see the fortress from where he was standing but did see a stairway.
He then heard footsteps and quickly raised the arrow he had used on the Gerudo student as they neared, the small throwing needles Malon had supplied were also sedated but he didn't need to use them yet. He suddenly jabbed just the tip into a Gerudo guard's side causing her to fall unconscious. He placed her out of view as he got out three bombs, lighting them and hurling them as far as he could. They exploded and he could hear commotion from up on top. As he saw them start to arrive at the far end of the path he quickly rushed up the stairs and caught his first view of the fortress.
Garen had never seen anything like this, a gigantic stronghold built into the side of a very large rock formation. It had to be at least five floors and it was honeycombed with passages. It was brilliantly made and the proportions were perfect, the Gerudo architects were truly masters at what they did. He was disappointed to see that not all the Gerudos had inspected the explosion. Five had stayed at their post and looked around.
Garen fell back against the wall "Man these women are alot more competent than those guys guarding the castle. Guess I'll have to take another chance. Sorry Malon I may have to make a bit of a seen." he jumped up and hurled another bomb in their direction. He got into sprinting stance and waited. It went off and they all looked. With that signal he took off as fast a he could and dove into the fortress. He waited and heard them yell that it must have been nothing, just some youngsters prank.
Garen whipped the sweat from his brow as he walked further into the fortress muttering just how stupid this entire trip was. As he walked further into the stronghold he found a pair of Gerudos chatting about something, just gossip Garen blew it off and slowly darted past them. They looked towards where he was and waited, Garen breathed slowly and listened as they started talking again.
Relieved that he hadn't been caught yet he rushed down the hall holding his staff firmly in his hands. He was highly against hitting women but he knew that many of them were most likely better than he was at fighting. Suddenly he heard a gasp from behind him, he turned to see somebody in a cage, he found that it was a man who had obviously traveled too far.
He was locked in a cage "You man! Can ya give me some help and get me outta here?" Garen smiled as he broke the lock with a quick strike of his sword. The guy rushed out and shook Garen thanking him. Garen wished he would lower his voice and quickly pushed him away "Listen just take this hall and run as fast as you possibly can." the guy through his hands in the air "Praise Din for you boy!" he shouted.
Garen gritted his teeth as he gripped his sword and swiftly poked him "Get going." he whispered. The man ran down the hall and there was a series of screams from him as he ran out of the fortress. Garen smiled as he heard the Gerudo guards yelling at him to halt. Garen smiled as he turned to continue through the fortress but as he turned he found four Gerudo guards standing there all armed with spears.
The Gerudo women smiled at Garen "What is a young boy like yourself doing in a place like this. I suggest that you come quietly and maybe you'll be released in one piece." Garen smiled right back as he drew his blade "Sorry but I have other plans." he hurled down a Deku Nut which exploded in a flash of blinding light. All the Gerudos looked away as Garen rushed right through them, pushing a few of them over before he ran down the hall seeking the closest exit. One of the Gerudos yelled down to the gate's guard raising the alarm, which came in the sound of a large bell being rang from the roof of the fortress.
Garen could hear the bells and whistles going off as he ran through the fortress using his rod as effectively as he could on the passing Gerudo guards. Garen had no choice he would have to try later, right now all that mattered was survival. He ran up another set of stairs finding himself on the roof with absolutely no way back down. Garen looked around seeing most of the Gerudo soldiers scrambling he also watched as the two gates closed. The one into the western desert slammed shut first, followed only seconds later by the one that would lead back out into the valley. Garen sighed as he slammed the tip of the rod into the ground "Damn!" he shouted into the morning sky. He was trapped and now he had the whole of the race after him, this was not turning out very well.
Elsewhere. In the Gerudo Village the decorated student of Gannondorf Dragmire. Nabooru watched as several trainees were heading for the fortress. She grabbed the arm of her younger sister Arena asking what was going on. Arena spoke up rather exitedly "Somebody broke into the fortress and released our latest prisoner. But I doubt they would send somebody that young on a rescue mission." interested Nabooru ran with her sister.
Garen looked frantically from the roof for an exit he had alerted most of the fortress by now and he only saw one way out, one hell of a jump. He crossed his arms "For the love of Din! Nothing is easy this week!" he looked down to see several of the younger Gerudo coming from the village. He sighed at this as the adult guards began coming from the fortress onto the roof "Oh great now their going to mock me by letting their students and children watch. Well more to show off to." he muttered.
Nabooru and Arena watched with interest as Garen brought out his rod as it would be much easier to fight using the same weapon as they were. Nabooru continued looking at him "He looks familiar for some reason." she stated. Arena chuckled at her big sister "Don't get to taken in by him. He isn't going to last long." Nabooru shot an glare at her sister before returning her eyes to the showdown.
Garen went into defensive stance with his staff ready whenever they were, the Gerudo's tensed up. There was silence until one of them called to him from her position forty feet away "You don't wanna fight us all boy. We can show some mercy and just throw you off the falls. What do you say?" she called. There was a long awkward silence that had everybody on their toes until Garen suddenly slipped out his slingshot.
He charge more than enough energy into it and fires at one of the Gerudo guards, the top of her bladed spear was broken off. Garen tucked it away and brought his rod back up "Yeah right. Well I'm afraid the Sheikah don't back down, and we defiantly don't surrender! Come on!" he shouted getting ready for one of the biggest fights of his life. He already knew that if he was caught, Gannondorf would have him executed as Garen knew that whatever Gannondorf was planning he was in the way of it.
The Gerudo captain smiled under her veil that covered half of her face "Alright we'll do this your way." Garen didn't speak as he put up his guard. Questions pounding in his head asking him what he was thinking. Suddenly a pair of the Gerudo guards rushed him straight forward, Garen wasn't threatened at all. As he studied their formation "Simple rushing. No real style, there mocking me." as one came right at him with the spear he brought the staff up smacking it from her hands.
He reversed the staff to the left doing the same to the other, they saw Garen's obvious skill with the staff and attacked but were quickly taken down with a pair of strikes to the head. Suddenly three rushed him in an instant with their bladed spears, Garen quickly went for his sword and snapped two of the spears in half but not before one slashed him down the back drawing blood. 'Man I just got patched up. Now I'm pissed.' swinging his left arm he smashed his shield across the guard's face sending her unconscious.
The other two were taken down without much effort. This went on until Garen had managed to rack up around ten victories and large bane of fatigue. He didn't feel much pride as he knew that only Gerudo who took up special training had that high rumored skill. But Garen was a Sheikah, he should be doing better than this yet he was exhausted. Another challenger moved up, the apparent captain of the fortress guard. She stepped forward and spoke up to the much younger warrior "I've had enough of this nonsense. I suggest you surrender if you want a chance to live." Garen didn't speak as he simply turned his back to her and started walking away.
The captain taking this as an insult brought out a pair of scimitars which flashed front their sheathed before one was swung at the weakened Garen. Garen hearing the sounds of metal against metal quickly turned raising his staff protecting himself from the great broad swords. Garen swung the spear tip at her cutting part of her leather armor, he then quickly swung hard at the sword knocking it to the side. Garen was so tired from the fighting that he forgot to watch his left.
Suddenly it happened. The piercing pain and following numbness in Garen's left arm, his arm suddenly fell limp from the shock as he felt his own blood streak down his arm. His garments were stained with the fine crimson liquid as he released his staff. The Captain smiled as she pulled the blade out of his arm leaving a very large chunk missing from it. Garen grasped his arm his staff still in his hand. The captain took it from him and hurled it hard at the ground where it stabbed into the rich rocky soil. Garen cursed his luck as the cruel captain drew her leg back and kicked him off the roof of the fortress which shocked a good number of those watching.
Garen Sheikan flew for a good twenty feet going straight over the slightly older Nabooru and her sister Arena before he started decending. He ended up falling and landing on the flat terrain around the fortress, he found himself near his staff which faintly glowed green. The captain let out a sigh as she started to walk back into the fortress when suddenly somebody yelled. She turned quickly with her large sword as everybody was in commotion "He's still alive!" one of the younger Gerudo screamed. One arm had come up to slam his palm against the ground before Garen forced hisself to rise up on his feet, blood running down his face and left arm, his mouth parted and his teeth bared like an enraged wolf. Reaching out and grabbing, his staff was back in his hands as he stood up in defiance of obvious defeat.
The captain was shocked at this he had to have fallen at least forty feet off the fortress only to land on such solid ground. As the Gerudo guards moved closer he secretly dropped his boomerang into the sacred realm before retracting the staff. Garen looked at himself knowing this was hopeless and put his right hand back on his wound "Guess the final hit I'm gonna take is gonna be from gravity." Garen fell limp, letting himself fall down, first his knees fell from under him, then he hit the ground on his side with his staff still in his hands. The Gerudos approached and he felt hands on his arms pulling him up as he fall unconscious feeling that he would probably learn from his obvious mistakes. -
Link Masters tightened his scabbard around himself as he had managed to take advantage of the Castle's hospitality and take a bath. After being through so much, through an aged tree, splashed with blood, crossing the field on a hot day, breathed on by Dodongos, he felt he deserved it. Zelda had given him back his two bottles that he had, one filled with the healing Red Potion and the other with the stamina giving Green Potion.
Zelda watched as he got ready and stroked Epona's mane. She spoke out to him as she handed him something a scroll of some sort. He looked at it "What is this?" he asked. Zelda smiled lightly "It is the ability list for the staffs. Impa sent gave it to me earlier. I'll be sure to send Malon a copy so she can give it to Garen." Link looked over it as it explained that the staff must be placed into a sort of related location to gain the proper elemental power. Zelda had already upgraded hers and Link would be sure to gain one once he got into the field. And he could get the element of water once he got to Zora's River.
Link suddenly began speaking "Princess, seeing as how your part of the Royal Family is there anything beyond Hyrule, Altea or Catlina?" Zelda sighed at this question saying that she honestly didn't know. Link smiled at this "Good. Because when this is all over I'm gonna go out there and have a few adventures, see if I can give word of Hyrule out. Nothing big." he said.
Zelda smiled "Thats a pretty good idea. Many have already headed that way, I sometimes do wonder Link." the young Hylian in Kokiri clothing smiled "Well. I'd better get moving to this place. I just hope the Zora's let me have it. I don't think I can go through another challenge." Zelda wished him luck giving him a sweet peck on the cheek before turning and returning to the Castle.
Navi of course teased him about this, Link looked at her "You just watch her Navi. I don't need her getting hurt, after all I am on the Royal Family's respect list." he jumped on Epona giving the horse a gentle kick to move it. Zelda watched as he rode away toward Zora's Domain, she closed her eyes bringing her hands in front of her chest saying a silent prayer for Link who was going to do something very difficult. Try to get the Zora Princess to give up the Spiritual Stone of Water.
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Next Chapter: Challenge from Nabooru
Garen awakens trapped in the Gerudo's custody. Gannondorf will be returning the next day and they have possession of his prized Deku Moonstone. Sinceing his inner power the greatest of the graduated Gerudo Students, Nabooru challenges Garen to a one on one match. To win is the prize of freedom, to lose is death at the hands of the Gerudo King.
Author's Note: Okay here comes a little something with the Gerudos. Note: I have made Nabooru younger to add to the story. It will make the story better I promise. She is about thirteen. Also the Gerudo Village is located where the Archery Range would be.
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Ocarina of Time: Rebirth
Chapter Fifteen: Sheikah and Gerudos
The next morning was another seemingly normal day in the country of Hyrule as everything went the same. The Gorons were back on with their lives and the trade between them and the rest of Hyrule was finally restored. Lon Lon Ranch was performing business once again, as they had been unable to trade lately. And the Kokiri were going about their normal lives as they still believed that anyone that leaves the forest will die.
Saria sat in her special spot in the Sacred Forest Meadow and knew this was a bad thing, she had tried telling them but due to the fact that the Kokiri had no knowledge of that war ten years ago they disappeared whenever they went out. She already knew that Davin was at the age of twenty but made sure he appeared as a Kokiri in the forest. She knew she was aging and that she had no control over it, she would deal with it when she was noticed of this.
Link had just given her a call telling her about how her song was the latest dance craze in Goron City. When asked why she wasn't hearing noise she explained that it had to be played through Ocarinas and they must have an image of the person in their minds. Saria could only prey for Link and his friend Garen that they would manage to find the next two stones and stop the man in black armor that the Deku Tree spoke off. She sighed as she crossed her legs thinking about when things were still normal.
Meanwhile on the west side of Hyrule a certain young Sheikah was making his way through the rough terrain that leads to the Gerudo Valley then the Fortress. He had never seen it for himself but had heard many stories of it and something about a temple on the desert's horizon. Garen Sheikan was really feeling stupid for actually volunteering to come to a place like this all alone. Malon had wished him luck and had dropped him of via wagon as she didn't need Shen to get hurt or stolen. He agreed "I would feel sorry for them if the Gerudos got on your bad side." were his exact words.
While he had been at the castle Impa had taught both him and Link how to concentrate energy into the boomerange as well as well as how to strike with the staff without doing great damage very useful to him. He had also bought a set of lock picks just in case he got captured as well as several sedated throwing needles that he lined up in his rear collar, which were used by the Sheikah. He had also been given a cloak to match his tunic that was just as red as the setting sun. But still he managed to keep some of the sand out of his face with it that was kicked up by the early morning winds.
Little did he know this would be one of the biggest challenges of his life, he was just thankful that Link still had the Kokiri's Emerald, the Sheikah Amethyst and the Goron Ruby while he was only in charge of the Deku Moonstone. It didn't make much difference as they were all useless without one another. Garen had both of his bottles filled with the Red Potion they had used to help Link after his battle with that assassin. He also had an empty one that contained the Lon Lon Milk from earlier. He was just glad that Malon had more laying around.
Garen soon found himself walking up a hill that went into a rocky canyon, then he found himself in Gerudo Valley where he found the bridge that was the barrier between territories. Garen gulped as he stepped out on the bridge and began walking. It was held tightly across the ravine by a pair of ropes Slipping was a one way fall into the powerful white water falls below. Garen gritted his teeth as he took step by step eventually making it to the other side, but not without a breath of relief. He hated heights.
From his pocket, Garen removed the map he had been given and looked over it, the Gerudo Fortress and it's neighboring village couldn't be too far fromt here. Sneaking in would be one this, but it wasn't like he could just go from house to house and search for the spiritual stone. This was going to be tricky. His thoughts were cut short as suddenly without warning the sound of a bowstring going off caught Garen's ears. He quickly jumped to the side dodging an oncoming arrow with ease. He looked up to see a Gerudo standing up on a rock formation. She couldn't have been over his age, as Malon noted they were taught from an early in their lives to be gifted fighters. He had also been told was that they all dressed as they did as it was normal amoung them, but it also seemed to distract many males. Tearing his eyes away from the revealed flesh he dropped back into stance and glared up at the girl.
She jumped from the large rock formation which shaped an arch landing softly on the ground. She hit on her knee and without a second of recovery raised her bow which had been armed with another barbed arrow. Garen shifted his eyes to the left as two more of the younger Gerudo appeared armed with large spears. They all wore simple colors of white and grey, he was guessing that they were not very high on the totem pole. The one who held the bow spoke to him "What business do you have in the Gerudo Territory? You can tell us or you can tell the others." obviously the others were the older, better trained Gerudo women.
Garen Sheikan narrowed his eyes he could necessarily just say that he was here to ask kindly for the Spiritual Stone and then maybe leave the thwart their ruler from plans that would clearly make them the superior race in Hyrule. The young Gerudo was growing impatient "You had best explain yourself. Don't tell me you came here, going as you please." Garen shrugged lightly at this comment "Why shouldn't I? Its what I always do." he chuckled. The Gerudo smiled "Funny boy, huh?" she murmured before she released the arrow which cut through the air and was deflected off the red kokiri shield which Garen had quickly pulled out. The other two Gerudos got into battle position.
One of them suddenly jumped at Garen the blade of her spear shining in the sun. Garen quickly turned reaching down to his belt snagging something from a loose pouch before snapping his hand out. A Deku Nut was hurled into her face causing her to fall as she was blinded. He then quickly armed himself with his staff and turned towards the Gerudo that rushed him and concentrated on the lightning element of the staff. A weak blast of lighting flowed from the head of the staff in the form of an orb, it made perfect contact which caused her to be flung back in shock from the blow. He wasn't going to use deadly force against them, so he had only given enough energy to stun.
Suddenly another arrow went off and Garen quickly back flipped out of the way and the arrow scratched the arm of the other Gerudo. But there was hardly any blood when her legs suddenly fell out from under her and she fell to the ground unconscious. Garen narrowed his eyes at what he just saw remembering that those blue scorpians lived in the desert "Sedated arrows? Your mocking me aren't you?" he asked her. She smiled "No. Its our standard procedure for captureing intruders." she said arming another arrow. Garen growled as he realized this "Damn it!" he growled.
Garen suddenly reached behind his back "Sorry, but I don't have time to play!" he hollered slinging his newest weapon the boomerang at the girl. Strangely it locked onto her weapon and struck it flinging it from her grasp. Garen caught his weapon as the bow and arrow was sent over the side of the bridge. Suddenly she slammed into Garen trying to push him off. He quickly grabbed her wrist and quickly jumped back and then grabbed her around her arms.
Garen had her dead to rights as he spoke "Don't do that again." with that said he removed one of her own arrows and scratched her back with it causing her to fall unconscious. He placed her down on the ground and turned toward the fortress. Arming himself with his staff which extended to the standard size of six feet and started down the path. Garen was unable to see the fortress from where he was standing but did see a stairway.
He then heard footsteps and quickly raised the arrow he had used on the Gerudo student as they neared, the small throwing needles Malon had supplied were also sedated but he didn't need to use them yet. He suddenly jabbed just the tip into a Gerudo guard's side causing her to fall unconscious. He placed her out of view as he got out three bombs, lighting them and hurling them as far as he could. They exploded and he could hear commotion from up on top. As he saw them start to arrive at the far end of the path he quickly rushed up the stairs and caught his first view of the fortress.
Garen had never seen anything like this, a gigantic stronghold built into the side of a very large rock formation. It had to be at least five floors and it was honeycombed with passages. It was brilliantly made and the proportions were perfect, the Gerudo architects were truly masters at what they did. He was disappointed to see that not all the Gerudos had inspected the explosion. Five had stayed at their post and looked around.
Garen fell back against the wall "Man these women are alot more competent than those guys guarding the castle. Guess I'll have to take another chance. Sorry Malon I may have to make a bit of a seen." he jumped up and hurled another bomb in their direction. He got into sprinting stance and waited. It went off and they all looked. With that signal he took off as fast a he could and dove into the fortress. He waited and heard them yell that it must have been nothing, just some youngsters prank.
Garen whipped the sweat from his brow as he walked further into the fortress muttering just how stupid this entire trip was. As he walked further into the stronghold he found a pair of Gerudos chatting about something, just gossip Garen blew it off and slowly darted past them. They looked towards where he was and waited, Garen breathed slowly and listened as they started talking again.
Relieved that he hadn't been caught yet he rushed down the hall holding his staff firmly in his hands. He was highly against hitting women but he knew that many of them were most likely better than he was at fighting. Suddenly he heard a gasp from behind him, he turned to see somebody in a cage, he found that it was a man who had obviously traveled too far.
He was locked in a cage "You man! Can ya give me some help and get me outta here?" Garen smiled as he broke the lock with a quick strike of his sword. The guy rushed out and shook Garen thanking him. Garen wished he would lower his voice and quickly pushed him away "Listen just take this hall and run as fast as you possibly can." the guy through his hands in the air "Praise Din for you boy!" he shouted.
Garen gritted his teeth as he gripped his sword and swiftly poked him "Get going." he whispered. The man ran down the hall and there was a series of screams from him as he ran out of the fortress. Garen smiled as he heard the Gerudo guards yelling at him to halt. Garen smiled as he turned to continue through the fortress but as he turned he found four Gerudo guards standing there all armed with spears.
The Gerudo women smiled at Garen "What is a young boy like yourself doing in a place like this. I suggest that you come quietly and maybe you'll be released in one piece." Garen smiled right back as he drew his blade "Sorry but I have other plans." he hurled down a Deku Nut which exploded in a flash of blinding light. All the Gerudos looked away as Garen rushed right through them, pushing a few of them over before he ran down the hall seeking the closest exit. One of the Gerudos yelled down to the gate's guard raising the alarm, which came in the sound of a large bell being rang from the roof of the fortress.
Garen could hear the bells and whistles going off as he ran through the fortress using his rod as effectively as he could on the passing Gerudo guards. Garen had no choice he would have to try later, right now all that mattered was survival. He ran up another set of stairs finding himself on the roof with absolutely no way back down. Garen looked around seeing most of the Gerudo soldiers scrambling he also watched as the two gates closed. The one into the western desert slammed shut first, followed only seconds later by the one that would lead back out into the valley. Garen sighed as he slammed the tip of the rod into the ground "Damn!" he shouted into the morning sky. He was trapped and now he had the whole of the race after him, this was not turning out very well.
Elsewhere. In the Gerudo Village the decorated student of Gannondorf Dragmire. Nabooru watched as several trainees were heading for the fortress. She grabbed the arm of her younger sister Arena asking what was going on. Arena spoke up rather exitedly "Somebody broke into the fortress and released our latest prisoner. But I doubt they would send somebody that young on a rescue mission." interested Nabooru ran with her sister.
Garen looked frantically from the roof for an exit he had alerted most of the fortress by now and he only saw one way out, one hell of a jump. He crossed his arms "For the love of Din! Nothing is easy this week!" he looked down to see several of the younger Gerudo coming from the village. He sighed at this as the adult guards began coming from the fortress onto the roof "Oh great now their going to mock me by letting their students and children watch. Well more to show off to." he muttered.
Nabooru and Arena watched with interest as Garen brought out his rod as it would be much easier to fight using the same weapon as they were. Nabooru continued looking at him "He looks familiar for some reason." she stated. Arena chuckled at her big sister "Don't get to taken in by him. He isn't going to last long." Nabooru shot an glare at her sister before returning her eyes to the showdown.
Garen went into defensive stance with his staff ready whenever they were, the Gerudo's tensed up. There was silence until one of them called to him from her position forty feet away "You don't wanna fight us all boy. We can show some mercy and just throw you off the falls. What do you say?" she called. There was a long awkward silence that had everybody on their toes until Garen suddenly slipped out his slingshot.
He charge more than enough energy into it and fires at one of the Gerudo guards, the top of her bladed spear was broken off. Garen tucked it away and brought his rod back up "Yeah right. Well I'm afraid the Sheikah don't back down, and we defiantly don't surrender! Come on!" he shouted getting ready for one of the biggest fights of his life. He already knew that if he was caught, Gannondorf would have him executed as Garen knew that whatever Gannondorf was planning he was in the way of it.
The Gerudo captain smiled under her veil that covered half of her face "Alright we'll do this your way." Garen didn't speak as he put up his guard. Questions pounding in his head asking him what he was thinking. Suddenly a pair of the Gerudo guards rushed him straight forward, Garen wasn't threatened at all. As he studied their formation "Simple rushing. No real style, there mocking me." as one came right at him with the spear he brought the staff up smacking it from her hands.
He reversed the staff to the left doing the same to the other, they saw Garen's obvious skill with the staff and attacked but were quickly taken down with a pair of strikes to the head. Suddenly three rushed him in an instant with their bladed spears, Garen quickly went for his sword and snapped two of the spears in half but not before one slashed him down the back drawing blood. 'Man I just got patched up. Now I'm pissed.' swinging his left arm he smashed his shield across the guard's face sending her unconscious.
The other two were taken down without much effort. This went on until Garen had managed to rack up around ten victories and large bane of fatigue. He didn't feel much pride as he knew that only Gerudo who took up special training had that high rumored skill. But Garen was a Sheikah, he should be doing better than this yet he was exhausted. Another challenger moved up, the apparent captain of the fortress guard. She stepped forward and spoke up to the much younger warrior "I've had enough of this nonsense. I suggest you surrender if you want a chance to live." Garen didn't speak as he simply turned his back to her and started walking away.
The captain taking this as an insult brought out a pair of scimitars which flashed front their sheathed before one was swung at the weakened Garen. Garen hearing the sounds of metal against metal quickly turned raising his staff protecting himself from the great broad swords. Garen swung the spear tip at her cutting part of her leather armor, he then quickly swung hard at the sword knocking it to the side. Garen was so tired from the fighting that he forgot to watch his left.
Suddenly it happened. The piercing pain and following numbness in Garen's left arm, his arm suddenly fell limp from the shock as he felt his own blood streak down his arm. His garments were stained with the fine crimson liquid as he released his staff. The Captain smiled as she pulled the blade out of his arm leaving a very large chunk missing from it. Garen grasped his arm his staff still in his hand. The captain took it from him and hurled it hard at the ground where it stabbed into the rich rocky soil. Garen cursed his luck as the cruel captain drew her leg back and kicked him off the roof of the fortress which shocked a good number of those watching.
Garen Sheikan flew for a good twenty feet going straight over the slightly older Nabooru and her sister Arena before he started decending. He ended up falling and landing on the flat terrain around the fortress, he found himself near his staff which faintly glowed green. The captain let out a sigh as she started to walk back into the fortress when suddenly somebody yelled. She turned quickly with her large sword as everybody was in commotion "He's still alive!" one of the younger Gerudo screamed. One arm had come up to slam his palm against the ground before Garen forced hisself to rise up on his feet, blood running down his face and left arm, his mouth parted and his teeth bared like an enraged wolf. Reaching out and grabbing, his staff was back in his hands as he stood up in defiance of obvious defeat.
The captain was shocked at this he had to have fallen at least forty feet off the fortress only to land on such solid ground. As the Gerudo guards moved closer he secretly dropped his boomerang into the sacred realm before retracting the staff. Garen looked at himself knowing this was hopeless and put his right hand back on his wound "Guess the final hit I'm gonna take is gonna be from gravity." Garen fell limp, letting himself fall down, first his knees fell from under him, then he hit the ground on his side with his staff still in his hands. The Gerudos approached and he felt hands on his arms pulling him up as he fall unconscious feeling that he would probably learn from his obvious mistakes. -
Link Masters tightened his scabbard around himself as he had managed to take advantage of the Castle's hospitality and take a bath. After being through so much, through an aged tree, splashed with blood, crossing the field on a hot day, breathed on by Dodongos, he felt he deserved it. Zelda had given him back his two bottles that he had, one filled with the healing Red Potion and the other with the stamina giving Green Potion.
Zelda watched as he got ready and stroked Epona's mane. She spoke out to him as she handed him something a scroll of some sort. He looked at it "What is this?" he asked. Zelda smiled lightly "It is the ability list for the staffs. Impa sent gave it to me earlier. I'll be sure to send Malon a copy so she can give it to Garen." Link looked over it as it explained that the staff must be placed into a sort of related location to gain the proper elemental power. Zelda had already upgraded hers and Link would be sure to gain one once he got into the field. And he could get the element of water once he got to Zora's River.
Link suddenly began speaking "Princess, seeing as how your part of the Royal Family is there anything beyond Hyrule, Altea or Catlina?" Zelda sighed at this question saying that she honestly didn't know. Link smiled at this "Good. Because when this is all over I'm gonna go out there and have a few adventures, see if I can give word of Hyrule out. Nothing big." he said.
Zelda smiled "Thats a pretty good idea. Many have already headed that way, I sometimes do wonder Link." the young Hylian in Kokiri clothing smiled "Well. I'd better get moving to this place. I just hope the Zora's let me have it. I don't think I can go through another challenge." Zelda wished him luck giving him a sweet peck on the cheek before turning and returning to the Castle.
Navi of course teased him about this, Link looked at her "You just watch her Navi. I don't need her getting hurt, after all I am on the Royal Family's respect list." he jumped on Epona giving the horse a gentle kick to move it. Zelda watched as he rode away toward Zora's Domain, she closed her eyes bringing her hands in front of her chest saying a silent prayer for Link who was going to do something very difficult. Try to get the Zora Princess to give up the Spiritual Stone of Water.
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Next Chapter: Challenge from Nabooru
Garen awakens trapped in the Gerudo's custody. Gannondorf will be returning the next day and they have possession of his prized Deku Moonstone. Sinceing his inner power the greatest of the graduated Gerudo Students, Nabooru challenges Garen to a one on one match. To win is the prize of freedom, to lose is death at the hands of the Gerudo King.