yay 9! Ok, the 2 characters in the chapter before the previous one,Tani and Korona, will not be in the story in the future. I needed an alternate way for Link to get the Hylian Sheild and find out where the third stone was. Also, I HAD to giveRuto clothes. I do not own Zelda.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Chapter IX
A Legendary Blade
"Hey! Who are you?" Link yelled after the person.
The person turned around. It was a Zora, a girl Zora. She was about Link's height and looked different from other Zoras. Her head was more square shape, with no fish tail on her head. She wore circle-shaped earrings and a ripped blue dress. She looked shocked.
"Who are you? Who sent you?" She said in a demanding voice.
"Are you Ruto?" Link asked.
"Princess Ruto!" She said snobby.
"Listen, Princess Ruto, you're father's really worried about you! We need to get out of here!" Link said.
Ruto rolled her eyes, "No! I can't leave!"
"You wrote a note asking for help, didn't you?"
"Note? Huh? I never wrote any note!" Ruto said.
"You...didn't?" Link said.
"Nope! Now go away...whoever you are!"
"My name's Link, and I can't leave! You're father's really worried about you!" Link said.
"Listen I'm fine! Tell him that! I've been going inside Jabu-Jabu since I was little!" Ruto said.
"You've been inside here before?" Link said.
"Yes! Though for a while he's been acting...strange, and my stone's gone!"
"Stone? The Spiritual Stone?" Link's eyes widened.
"Er...If that's what you call it."
"It's gone?" Link asked.
"Yes! And it's in here! I know it is-"
Something cut Ruto off. Link turned around.
"What's...THAT?" Navi asked frightened,
A giant jelly fish floated past them. It seemed to be going down Jabu-Jabu's esophagus. It turned a corner.
"Let's follow it!" Link said. He followed the jellyfish.
"WHAT? COME BACK! UGH!" Ruto ran after them.
Link soon entered Jabu-Jabu's stomach. He gasped. Right in the center of his stomach was a giant...something.
"It's an anemone!" Navi said.
Several other jellyfish floated over to it and plated it. Link drew his sword and charged towards it.
"AUGH!" Link screamed as he hit the cround, trembling. The creature electricuted him.
"Link are you okay?" Navi asked.
"Yeah...I..think so."
He got up. Ruto was now standing behind him.
"T..Take this! It'll help!" She said and handed him a yellow boomerang with a red jewel encrested on it's center.
"Of course!" Link said. He aimed the boomerang right at it's tentacles, attached to the top of Jabu-Jabu's stomach. When he threw it, the tentacles chopped off, and all the jellyfish flew out.
"We need to strip it's armor!" Navi yelled.
"Okay!" Link threw the boomerang at one of the jellyfish, which died. He repeated it untill all of the jellyfish were gone. He stared at the anenome before him. Link drew his sword and charged at it.
SLASH
Link stabbed it right in the center, causing green liquid to spew out all over Link
"Ugh.." Link said and stabbed again untill...
BLUGH
The entire creature exploded in green liquid. Covering Link and Ruto, Navi, however, dodged it.
"Yuck!" Ruto said. Her eyes then focused on a small blue stone in the center of Jabu-Jabu's stomach. "My...MY STONE!" She ran up to it and picked it up. It wasn't all covered in goo like everything else.
"The last one..." Link whispered.
"What...the last one? What do you mean?"
"That's the last Spiritual Stone! I need to take it to Princess Zelda!" Link said.
"Oh...Well...I'll let you take it. Under ONE condition!" Ruto said.
"What?"
"Well...My mother gave me this stone when I was little, before she died. She said to give this stone ONLY to the man I shall marry. You can say it's like an engagement ring. I'll give you the stone, ONLY if you promise to marry me!"
"Oh..Ok..." Link said. He would have to marry Ruto, or did he? Once all this was over, he could go back to the forest, where nobody would find him.
"LINK!" Navi said.
Ruto handed him the stone, "Least I have the last one!"
They then heard gurgling. Then the entire stomach filled with water and they flung out of Jabu-Jabu's mouth, and splashed into the water.
"That was...weird," Link said. He wasfloating face-up in the water. He still clutched the Zora's Saphaire in his hands. He swam to the shore, where Ruto was.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, whatever, let's go before my father has a heart attack," They entered Zora's Domain.
"RUTO! MY PRECIOUS RUTO! YOU'RE OKAY!" King Zora screamed when he saw his daughter.
"Yeah..er..Link saved me," She pointed to Link.
"Thank you so much Link! How can I repay you?"
"I already gave him my stone, so there's no need," Ruto said.
"I'd better hurry! Bye!" Link ran over to the entrance to Zora's Domain and exited.
He could see the moonlight and decided it would be faster to swim down the river. He did so and eventually saw the castle.
"It seems...darker," Link said.
"Yeah and very spooky," Navi added.
They then heard a crash of lightning, and rain poured down on them. Link could barely see.
"Link, the drawbridge is closed, let's wait till morning!" Navi said.
Just as they were about to turn back, they heard an explosion and the drawbridge swung open.A horse sprinted out.
"No...No it can't be...Navi, this is my dream!" Link said.
The white horse had two passengers, one was Impa, and the other was Zelda.
"Zelda!" Link yelled.
Zelda looked at him, sadly. He was re-living his dream. It all made sense now.
Impa's tight grip lessened on Zelda, and she threw something at Link, though it flew over his head and entered the river. It sank to the bottom. He saw the horse exit behind the hills and dissapear.
"Link..what happens next?"
"I..." Link begain. He then smelled smoke and saw another figure on a horse come out of the castle town.It was Ganondorf.
"Dammit! I lost them!" Ganondorf spotted Link. "Hey you, kid! Which way did that horse go?"
Link was silent. The only thing he felt was the fast beating of his own heard over the rain. He pulled the Kokiri Sword out of it's sheath. Ganondorf laughed.
"So..you think you can protect them, do you?" He said.
Link stared into his fire red eyes. He wanted to protect Zelda. He then jumped as high as he could, higher than ever. He pointed his sword at Ganondorf. He laughed some more, and punched Link when he almost had it.
He hit the ground hard. He looked over at Ganondorf, who was forming an energy ball in his hand.
"No..no..." groaned Link, but it was too late, the energy ball flew at Link, and hit him. He felt pain in his entire body, from head to toe...everywhere. He then saw Ganondorf ride away. Link sat there, filled with pain, fighting to stay concious, but soon failed.
Link was standing beforea shadow...he couldn't see it..what was it? Someone was laying before the shadow, it was Zelda. She shadow raised it's sword and was about to kill Zelda, when someone appeared, and blocked his blow. Who was it?
"Link...Link.." Someone was speaking to him. He opened his eyes. It was still raining, and still night. It still hurt. Badly.
He then saw the person standing before him. It was Zelda.
"ZELDA! What..you just..?" Link then notied he could see right through her. "You're..."
"I'm fine Link! I'm contacting you telepathically, listen to me. The object I threw to you was the Ocarina of Time, a sacred instrument of the Royal Family. You already have the three Spiritual Stones. All you needis the Ocarina of Time. Go to the Temple of Time once you get the ocarina and place the three stones in their slots. Then play the song engraved on the alter. All will make sense then Link. Goodbye..."
"NO! Zelda...wait!" But it was too late. She was gone. He stood up, and clutched his chest. He groaned.
"Are you okay Link?" Navi said. "Ganondorf hit you pretty hard."
"I'll be okay..." Link said. He walked over to the moat and stared into the river. He jumped in and grabbed the Ocarina of Time from the bottom. It had a blue glow to it. He got out of the moat and entered the Castle Town.
It was dead silent. He could see the place was mildly burned, but it could be changed if some work was put into it. He then spotted a cathedral-type place. He ran towards it. He opened the large wooden doors. The Temple of Time was beautiful inside. Most of it was marble, walls and floors, but a red carpet streched over to an alter. He wallked over to it. He saw a largedoor with aTriforce drawing above it. Link readthe messageoutloud, "Thee who holds the three Sacred Stones and the Ocarina of Time, placethe three stoneshere and play this song."
Link placed the Kokiri Emerald intoone slot, the Goron Ruby intoanother, and the Zora Sahpaire into the last. He then pulled out the Ocarina of Time. He looked atthe notes engraved into the alter. He couldn't read music...but then hefelt like he could play it. He placedthe Ocarina ofTime intohismouth and played the song.
The Triforce drawing above the door glowed, and the door slowly opened.
"Zelda said it would all make sense now...I hope she's right," Link walked into the room before him. Navi gasped.
"Link...is that...?" She flew over to the single pilliar of light in the room. "It is! It's the legendary blade! The Master Sword!"
Link walked over to it. The Master Sword had a blue hilt. It had strange designs around it and a gold jewl conecting it to the blade. Link then noticed how large it was. An engraving of the Triforce was close to it's hilt. It was lodged into a pedistal. Should I pull it? He thought.
"Link...?" Navi said.
His hands were holding the hit of the Master Sword, about to pull it out. Though when he did, nothing happened.Must be heavier than I thought, Link said to himself. He pulled harder, untill it zoomed out.
"Link! What's happening?" Navi said as they were suddenly surrounded by blue light. Link, still trying to keep grip on the Master Sword, looked around him, untill everything around them dissapeared. All he saw was blackness. He then heard an evil laugh, and blacked out.