YAY FOR CHAPTER TWO! Now this is officially my 2nd story with more then 1 chapter. Yippee! Well I'm writing this at school in Media Studies with my awesome free time and so… yeah. Well, what are you waiting for? READ THE STORY!

Zora Cape

Chapter 2

A Step Back In Time

Komali sat up, rubbing his eyes. How long had he been asleep? He looked around. He and Medli were in a large cave decorated with shells and jewels, with pools of water everywhere. He could hear a waterfall in the background, and the place was lit by torches, which made the walls seem to glow. Where was he? This wasn't like any island across the Great Sea!

A Zora walked in carrying a tray of food.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Komali backed up quickly into the wall. "What- what are you?" The Zora looked at him.

"My name is Ruru, and I'm a Zora."

Ruru set the food down on a table made of fish bones, and looked at Komali.

And what, may I ask, are you? I've never heard of any bird-people living in Hyrule before." Komali shook his head.

"Must have bumped my head too hard…"

"Well, tell me! I've told you what I am!"

"I'm Prince Komali, and I'm a Rito."

"Hmm, never heard of a 'Ree-to' before." Ruru shrugged.

Medli woke up, and sat up to see Komali and Ruru arguing.

"Huh?"

Ruru looked over to Medli.

"You're really lucky we saved you 'Ree-tos'… You could've died out there!"

"Who are you?" Medli asked. Ruru scoffed, and rolled her eyes.

"For the last time, I'm RURU!"

"And you're a Zora… I thought Zoras were… wait… huh?" Medli scratched her head, confused.

"So we're Zoras, so what?" Ruru sniffed. Komali frowned. This girl was such a snob.

"Well, Ritos are evolved from Zoras… I thought that all the Zoras turned into Ritos…"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Ruru turned and walked to the door. "You 'Ree-tos' are weird. I'll go tell Mikal you're awake. Stay here, and don't touch anything." And with that, she left.

Komali walked over to Medli.

"Where are we Medli?"

"I don't know…" Medli shook her head. "I really don't know…"

Awhile later, another Zora walked in. This Zora had longer fins then Ruru, and was taller.

"You must be Mikal." Medli said. Mikal nodded.

"Yes. Please accept my apologies for Ruru; she's abit short-tempered from being cooped up for so long." Mikal sat down beside them. "I have been to the surface before… I know what you're talking about. You said you were evolved from us? You're right, you are, and don't let it get to your head."

"Where are we?" Komali asked. He was dizzy from the strong smell or fish. "How far away from Dragon Roost are we?"

Mikal thought for a second.

"We're in Zoras Cape… I don't know where this Dragon Roost is, but if it means anything to you we're right under Greatfish Isle, the island where Jabun lives."

"Jabun?" asked Medli. "Greatfish Isle! We're on the other side of the ocean!"

"If Ritos are really evolved from Zoras," said Komali, calmly, "Then why aren't you Ritos like us?" Mikal sighed.

"Because the gods have forgotten about us. Only a few of the Zora race were aloud to take refuge on the mountaintops, while the rest of us were left to drown. We Zoras manages to escape before the gods-"

"Wait a second!" Medli interrupted him. "Taking refuge? Drowning? Gods? What are you talking about?"

Komali had made himself comfortable on a big blue pillow as Mikal tried to explain to Medli what had happened, but Medli grabbed his hand and pulled him up.

"Come on Komali, we're leaving." She dragged him out of the room, and Mikal didn't stop them.

"You can't."

Medli stopped right outside of the door, and Komali fell on top of her. The two couldn't believe their eyes.

Zora Cape wasn't just one cave, it was dozens of caves, all joined together by smaller tunnels. The main hall was several stories high, and stairs joined the floors. If you stood in the center of the main hall and looked up, you could see the sky. Or what the Zoras considered to be the sky. Medli saw right away what it was.

Zora Cape was miles under the ocean.

Mikal came to join them, seeing their surprise.

"How about you come with me, and I'll explain everything."

Mikal led Medli and Komali through the busy halls of Zora Cape. The two had to admit, it was beautiful. There was a giant waterfall that fell from the top of the cave all the way down into a large pool where dozens of Zoras were swimming, and that waterfall also fed all of the pools in the entire city. Smaller waterfalls fell from the large pool off of a small cliff and into a river, which seemingly led out of the city.

"Wow…" Medli and Komali stared in awe. They had never seen anything like this! Not even Dragon Roost could compare to the splendor of Zora Cape.

Mikal led them to the entrance of the cave, and what greeted them was the most amazing thing that either of them had ever seen.

Down in the valley lay the legendary country of Hyrule.

There was the castle, towering above a large city, and a large field of grass spread as far as the eye could see. Mountains, some even bigger than Zora Cape, surrounded the country, protecting it from outsiders and giving the country an even more beautiful appearance.

It was just as it had been described in the stories, but who would've thought that the stories weren't just stories after all?

"Wow… it's beautiful!" said Medli. Komali agreed. Mikal smiled.

"Welcome to Hyrule, young Ritos."

Medli and Komali sat down on the grass beside Hyrule Castle, and Mikal began the story of why the Zoras hadn't been turned to stone or drowned like everyone else.

"A long time ago, this land of Hyrule prospered. There were villages full of people from each race- Hylians, Gorons, Zoras, even the little Kokiri-" Medli wasn't about to ask what a Kokiri was, "-and they all lived in peace. Then came Ganondorf."

"Ganondorf was an evil Gerudo man who wanted nothing more then to turn the people of Hyrule into his slaves, but things did not go as he planned. Ganon was defeated by the Great Hero and sealed away by six sages, and wasn't seen for many years. Then one day he escaped, and once again tried to take over the throne, but the king- Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule- got to the Triforce before he could. The king wished that the land of Hyrule be flooded by the gods, and Ganon was sealed away far beneath the waves. He couldn't stand to watch his people suffer anymore.

The gods helped a limited number of people from every race onto the top of the mountains, and the rest were left to drown. The survivors were meant to build a new Hyrule, and that is where you now live."

Mikal stopped to let it all sink in while Medli fought the urge to ask what this so called 'Triforce' was.

"But the gods had forgotten that we Zoras could survive underwater. We fled the country, and when the gods realized that the flood was taking too long and people were able to escape the country, they turned everyone to stone… but we were long gone."

Komali looked around. All around the courtyard, people were frozen in time, turned to stone, the pain and sadness still showing on their faces. It was so sad to see an entire nation, never to wake again. Their fate had been decided by the gods, but why?

"Why did all of these people have to die just so Ganon would be trapped?" Komali asked. Mikal shook his head.

"We may never know." He sighed. "The Zoras returned to Hyrule several years after it had been flooded to see that the entire country had been protected by a dome of strong magic. We managed to get in through the rivers, and we have lived here ever since." The two Ritos looked up. Sure enough, the blue dome was there, holding the weight of the entire ocean from crashing down on them. Komali swallowed. What would happen if it broke?

"But if were miles underwater, how are we supposed to get home?" Medli asked. Silence filled the courtyard.

"You won't be going home." Mikal finally said. "You now know our secret, and if the gods catch wind of our existence, they'll turn us all to stone." He turned to face Medli. "And I can't allow that."

YAY MORE CLIFFHANGERS! Ahem… well then, that's basically most of my theory, but not all. For the rest of it, you'll have to wait for the next chapter!

Oh and also, I'll providea handy Zora-Ancestor identification thingy on the next chapter- ex- Ruru decendant of Ruto (you can tell by the snobbiness...)

Narrator Voice- Will Medli and Komali ever see the sun again? Will Ruru stop being snobby? And most importantly, will Valoo ever get his lazy butt off that mountain and onto a treadmill? Stay tuned next time for Zora Cape, Chapter 3- There's No Place Like Home