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Finding The Truth
Chapter 2
By: Princess AyameEveryday when Malon woke up she did her normal routine: Eat, wash, chores. It was her everyday thing. But it's not everyday you just find out your life has been a lie; that your not the person you thought you were; that the family your with isn't at all your family (at least not by blood); that instead of being "Malon of Lon Lon Ranch" your actually "Malon of the Gerudo". It was funny, thinking of her self as a Gerudo. They were like trained warriors, as to she, a farm girl. There was one question Malon did think about, how would life be if she were never brought to the ranch? Would she have met Talon? Indigo? Or even Link? Link is one of her closes friends and the thought of never knowing him was a little hard to believe.
Malon continued her chores. Thinking about her that cloth and being a Gerudo seemed to make the time fly. Before she knew it, the moon took its place in the sky. Finishing her chores, Malon put the last horse in its stable and walked outside of the ranch and sat against the tree. There she sat and stared at the moon. She knew it wasn't safe to be out in Hyrule's field alone at night, but she knew Link would probably appear sooner or later. However, Link seemed to be later than usual, but that was probably a good thing. She needed sometime to think to herself. She didn't know if she should hate Talon for not telling her or if she should act if nothing every happened. But she did want to learn more about her self; of her Gerudo heritage. Besides the one that has taken over Hyrule and that they have a fortress in the desert, she didn't know much about the Gerudo. Malon was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't even notice Epona galloping in with Link, but when she did finally notice, it gave her a little jump.
"Sorry did I scare ya" Link laughed demounting Epona.
"No it's fine" Malon said looking back up at the moon.
Link sat down next to her, "What are you doing out here this late, you know that it's not safe-"
"I just wanted a little time to myself," Malon said trying to be forceful with her voice
Link paused for a second, "Something bothering you?"
Malon looked at Link and smiled. "No everything's fine. So how was your little trip to the desert?"
"Well when I got tot the desert, I was an unwelcome guest to the Gerudo's Fortress, so they locked me up…"
Link continued to talk about his quest. Even though this quest took place in the Gerudo Fortress (most likely her place of origin), Malon just couldn't pay attention. She was too busy caught up in her own thoughts…
"…So then I had to go though the haunted wastelands…"
Since Talon, and the person he claimed to be my mother aren't my real parents, who are my real parents? Do I have any siblings? How about any other family members? If so, were they still alive? Would any of them remember me? Would any body from the whole Gerudo Fortress remember me…
"…After I finally got to the Spirit Temple, the Sheik taught me the "Requiem of Spirit". So I went into the Spirit Temple .I then notice I couldn't do anything in the time I was in. So I did my whole go-back-seven-years routine and went back to the Spirit Temple as me seven years ago, if that made any sense, anyways I…"
Are all the Gerudo's evil like Ganondorf? Well, probably not, I'm not evil; but then again a Gerudo didn't raise me in the desert for the most part. But if the Gerudo's aren't like Ganondorf, what are they like? They all can't just be about being a desert warrior. What's there history…well the questions actually is what's my history…
"…Then I watched Nabooru get captured by two witches and", Link paused and looked over at Malon who seemed to be paying him no attention whatsoever, "and you haven't listened to a word I said".
"Wha?…. Huh?…Oh sorry Link. It's just that there has been a few things on my mind"
"Mmhmm, wanna talk about it?"
Malon pulled out the Gerudo blanket. Link was surprised to see that it had her name on it, considering nobody on the ranch has ever gone to the desert. Malon explained how she came about the blanket and when her father told her the shocking truth about her origins; About how he found her wrapped in the blanket outside her door and how Indigo pointed out that she was Gerudo. She also told Link the few thoughts and questions that were on her mind the entire day.
"Wow" Link said astonished by the news, "You're a Gerudo"
"Yeah pretty crazy, huh?"
"This kinda reminds me of the time I found out I was Hylian and not a Kokiri child. You're pretty shocked at first but later on you eventually get use to it."
"But Link there is so much I don't know about myself. I mean I haven't even been to the Gerudo Fortress before, well not since I was a baby anyway."
"Ya' know, if you really want to know more about yourself, I can take you to the Gerudo Fortress"
"Link would you really?"
"Yeah, I have a membership card and I have to go back that direction anyway. There's a secrete treasure in the Gerudo Training Grounds that I wanna get my hands on."
Malon jumped up and happily hugged Link, "Thank you so much"
"Anything for my…POE!"
A poe came floating behind Malon. Malon quickly moved out the way as it threw flaming orbs at her. Link pulled out his bow and quickly started shooting arrows at it. After a couple of hits, the poe screeched in pain and sizzled into a lower purple-ish form. Link took out a bottle and scooped the poe in.
"I know a crazy guy who would pay a lot of rupees for these. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Should have known one of those would show up sooner or later"
"Malon! Malon!" Talon called from a distance.
"You'd better get going before you old man gets worried and another one of these things shows up".
"You right" Malon said. "G' night"
"Nighty night to you too" Link said as he mounted Epona.
Malon continued to go up to the ranch. "Oh and Link"
Link turned and look at Malon.
"Thanks again"
"Anytime" Link said before taking off into the darkness toward Hyrule castle.
Malon ran towards Talon, who looked terribly worried. "Malon where have you been? I thought that you might have-"
"Can you believe it? Link is taking me too the Gerudo Fortress" Malon said as she tightly hugged Talon.
"I'm happy for you but where-"
Malon, ignoring her Talon, released the hug and rushed off into the stables. "Indigo guess what?"
Talon stood there. He was happy Malon was going to the Gerudo Fortress. He could only imagine the thoughts going through her head after he told her the truth about her past. But at least he didn't have to worry about her getting hurt. He knew he could trust Link to protect her from any sort of danger they might encounter. But he was worried, that after Malon found out more about herself she would want to stay with the Gerudo's forever; he was worried that he might lose his daughter…
I know it's been FOREVER since I updated. But since it's the summer I have a lot of free time on my hands. Thanks for reading…review please!