The Zora princess became bitter and resented their marriage. She tried her best to hide her feelings in public, but in private she was destroyed. Ruto eventually became queen of the Zoras after the passing of her father when Link had his second child. Ruto was becoming delusional and started to believe that it was Link's fault that her father had died. She convinced herself that because his daughter did not have a husband, it caused him great grief he passed away.
In the months that followed the death of her father, the Zora kingdom became a different place. Fired by Ruto's new found hate for the Hylians, she began to instill that into her subjects. As the years went on (three to be exact) the relationship between the Zoras and the Hylians became sour. The Princess of Hyrule, Zelda, tried her best to learn of the problem between the Zora's and the Hylians. The mood of the two peoples became tense and surprise attacks on either were becoming common place.
Zelda was worried by these things. She could find no logical reason for these actions and beliefs. As much as she and Ruto talked about the problem, she could not get a straight answer out of the Zora Princess. Ruto's answers varied from "A betrayal of trust from the Hylians over the past three centuries," or "the demand for clean water by the people of Hyrule Castle Town has dried out wells and therefore we must sever these ties before we have no more water to live in. Afterall, we Zora are an aquatic race." Zelda had a hard time believing Ruto on these fronts because one: the Zoras had been allies with Hyrule until the great civil war that had just ended 25 years earlier and 2: Hyrule Castle Town did use Zoran water. The natural springs in the area came from the Zora's domain, but there was nowhere near the amount of people to drain the springs dry, except maybe in the Gerudo Valley where water was scarce. Therefore, there was no reason for Hylian-Zoran tension over the supply of water.
Zelda did have a hunch that she spoke to no one about. Perhaps this new tension was the work of Ganondorf, a man who had been sentenced to life in the dark realm 7 years previous. Maybe he had brainwashed Ruto into believing that the Hylians and Zoras should sever ties so that he could have allies. She believed this a possibility and sent Link to investigate.
On a cold summer night, Link set off to the Zora's Domain. Link snuck into the Zoran territory and began to look for clues. He searched high and low for any signs of the Dark Lord but could find none. Then he went into the Zora's Lake to look for clues but found Ruto waiting for him with an entourage of Zoran men. The princess said she was overjoyed to see the Hero of Time, but her voice did not let on that she did. It was no longer warm and girlish, now it was a voice of a woman, a cold bitter woman. Ruto slinked up to Link and placed a hand on his chin and planted a kiss on his warm lips. Link was startled. Ruto stepped back, looking angrier and colder than before and turned around, walked down the platform which once served as the dais of the former Zoran idol, Jabu Jabu. When she reached the end, she said "Good bye Link," and began to cackle as she dove into the warm water of the zoran Lake.
Link was stunned. He didn't understand this behaviour. He knew Ruto had loved him since their engagement as children (despite what she had said when he was in the water temple) and wanted to marry him, but he did not think that she was this serious and bitter about his marriage. Link then realized the purpose of her entourage and started to run, but he was no match for the Zoras who were much faster than him. They tackled him and pinned him to the bottom of the lake, although the water was only a few feet deep. They held him down under the water and stripped him of his weapons and money. Link passed out underwater from the lack of air, but was brought out of the water by the Zora's as soon as he had stopped struggling. They were on strict orders not to let him die.
Link awoke the next morning on a mountain. From his cage in a cave, he could see the smoke of Death Mountain. Link was brought to a different mountain. This mountain was in the Death Mountain range which stretched from Hyrule to God knows where. The mountains in this range are large and in charge! No really, but Death Mountain is by far the largest, tallest and most dangerous. It was the only active volcano in the entire range. Link had been placed on a different mountain, far from Death Mountain, but not far enough for the plume of smoke to be out of sight, and for ashes to not reach him. The winds in the mountains were harsh and strong and carried the debris from the volcano many miles away. Link was placed atop the second largest mountain in the range. It was further north than Death Mountain and snow capped.
Link sat confused and hungry in his cage and went over the details of how Ruto could be so insane, and how she could have done this to him. He wondered if she had told his family they were dead, or if Hyrule was mourning over his death. Link was getting worried that Malon might remarry, of if she was grief stricken, like stay-in-bed-insanely-sad-speaking-three-words depressed.
Link was not amused and famished. He had to starve for about a week before any sort of care package arrived. He was sure the Zoras had left him for dead until he woke up one morning to find a brown package by his cage. The writing on it said(in messy writing) "A special package, for a special someone. 3"
"Who would send this, surely it isn't Ruto," Link said aloud, "Maybe it was Darunia? No, he wouldn't put a heart at the end, would he? He's funny like that."
Link proceeded to rip open the package and devour the contents. He had never seen the food that was in the package before. Strange pastries, fruits, dried meats, a canteen of water and a flask that he could not open. He was careful not to eat everything in the package incase the sender did not return for a while. The thought of who might've sent it was constantly on his mind. Maybe it was Malon, perhaps a Goron had seen him being dragged up into the mountains by some srange Zoras and had warned Malon who prepared a package for him. But she couldn't have made these foods. Link had never seen the fruits in the package, "Unless," he though, "These are Gerudo fruits. I saw this orange one growing on trees in the valley. Maybe they're from that guard I had a thing with. Hoo boy!" Link was excited at the thought that maybe these were from one of his Gerudo lovers from back before he got married. Link went to bed, satisfied, thinking that maybe he could just survive here until a wandering Goron would hear his cries of help during the day.
The next morning Link awoke to another care package, with the same message and continued to do so for the weeks to come. Every day he would wake up in a clean cage with new food and water, but never a new flask. He figured that there was alcohol in it and the sender didn't want him to drink it so she sealed it up really well, just as a joke.
Link had been in the cage for three weeks, it had been raining the past few days and he was soaked to the bone, cold, and dirty. His clothes were now torn, and his beard seemed to grow an inch a day. It's flaxen hairs were coated in mud and laced with crumbs. During a break in the rain he woke up to darkness. It seemed as though the sun had set, but infact, he had a visitor.
The large man standing infront of the cage was garbed in a large, long sheepskin jacket lined with wool, his clothes underneath were foreign, black with intricate needlework. On his hands were gloves with the fingers cut out revealing his dark skin. His hands were large and powerful looking. Link looked up into man's eyes, they were amber, very familiar looking. "Gerudo," Link thought. His hair was unruly, red and long and his beard was thick and bushy. Link stared into this man's eyes, he looked crazy. The man's eyes became slits and he grinned, Link then realized who was facing into his cage, "Ganondorf!"
"It took you a while to guess. You looks just like a dog, boy," he said, his voice rougher than it used ot be.
"Why aren't you locked up in the dark realm?"
"I escaped."
"How?"
"Why would I tell you. Wouldn't want precious little Zelda to find out would I."
"What are you going to do to me?"
"Whatever I feel like, boy. But I won't kill you, no, you may be of some use to me."
"What use?"
"We'll find out in a while. But first, what the hell happened to you?"
"That's none of your business!"
"Sure it is, if if wasn't for me, you would've starved to death."
"What, you sent those care packages?" Link asked, then wretched at the thought of the little heart.
"Yes. What else can I do when I'm hiding out in the mountains?"
"The food, how did you get the food?"
"Well, I have my sources. You see, there are people in other countries who don't know me, and I have been gaining some allies, mainly gangsters and the like, but I have also gathered traders and shop keepers who will travel to far away lands to buy me things I want. I was travelling arond the mountains one day and came across you in the cage. I thought you looked utterly pathetic, and despite our past arguments, I thought I might give you a break."
"You have alterior motives don't you. What do you want? I'm not joining you that's what. And don't think that because you saved my life that I'm going to give you my triforce."
"Of course not my dear boy, not right now. You'll find out in time what plans I have for you, but please hear me through about your food source."
"I have been arranging with a few Gerudo traders to bring the finest food out here for me. I do have loyal supporters still."
"So you're going to try and wedge yourself back in with the royalty of Hyrule and try your takeover again."
"Perhaps, but not for quite some time now. Right now I need your full cooperation Link. I am going to release you, and you musn't run, for if you do, I will take your piece of the triforce and kill you."
"Alright, just don't call me your special someone."
Ganondorf winked at Link. He set down the pack he was carrying and placed his hands over the bars of the cage and said a few words. Light emitted from his hands and the bars began to melt away leaving globs of motel metal at the bottom of the cage. Ganondorf did this with a few more bars, but just enough to let Link through the cage.
Link crouched down and got out of the cage and wobbled out of the cave. He didn't hink it was so bright out. The front of his cage was at the mouth of the cave, but that seemed to make all of the difference. The sun was glaring down at him and he looked away. Link adjusted to the sun after a few minutes, but walking was another thing. His legs were weak from weeks of sitting down in the cage. He tried to walk around in it as much as possible, but it was too low to get any good exercise.
Ganondorf and Link travelled til the sun set and they came upon a small village in a valley. THe town was very quaint and a few children ran about in the streets. Ganondorf led Link up some stairs past the village square and up into a wooded part of town. There were few houses there, and at the end of the street you could see a large brick house, it's windows emitting a golden glow. The chimney had a stream of smoke coming from it and the smell of food wafted from the open windows. Ganondorf halted and yelled "Shit, someone's in my house!"
To be continued...
A/N: This was the result of being bored at work.
So this is sorta how Object of My obsession was supposed to turn out, but I don't know if I like this. Chances are that I will never finish "The Oobject of My Obsession" because I forgot about it a few years ago and got bored with it.
I probaby won't continue this one any longer becuase it's the conclusion to the Object of My Obsession. Although, I have plans for this one.