"..k...up...wa...up...Link! Wake up already!" Link groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. The ground he was lying on was warm and wet, the air felt hot and humid, and what sounding like someone breathing could be heard all around him.

"Ooooh. What happened?" Link asked as he looked up at Navi.

"We just got eaten by a fish!" Navi stated sarcastically. "What do you think happened?!" Link blinked a few times in a daze before he remembered what happened. He slowly stood up and looked around to see that they were inside a massive mouth. He could see the pink walls of the roof of it's mouth and the long row of teeth that stretched from one side to the other, with Eddy beating his fists against one of them.

"LET ME OUT OF HERE! I'M NOT GONNA BECOME FISH FOOD!" Eddy yelled as he punched and kicked a tooth.

"Technically, we're inside the mouth of a whale." Edd stated before lifting his foot out of shallow water. "A mouth that's crawling with all sorts of enzymes and bacteria! Filthy, filthy, filthy!"

"THAT'S IT! ED, BUST THIS THING'S TEETH OUT!" Eddy yelled while pointing at the row of teeth.

"YEEHAA! THIS IS FUN!" Ed yelled as he floated around the area inside a bubble monster called a Shabom.

"It seems that escape is impossible at the moment." Edd stated as he looked down Jabu-Jabu's throat to see a door covered in what looked like thick seaweed of something. "My advice is to go deeper, find Princess Ruto, and hope that she knows how to get out of here."

"Double D, there's only one place anything goes after you eat it!" Eddy grimaced.

"That's why I'm hoping that Princess Ruto knows how to get Jabu-Jabu to spit us out." Edd stated as Linked popped the Shabom with his sword, letting Ed fall in the water with a splash.

"I'm with Double D. Let's find Princess Ruto." he said as he sheated his sword.

"If we get digested, I'm gonna kill the lot of you!" Eddy growled as they made their way down it's throat. Eddy shot the switch on the ceiling with his slingshot to unlock the fleshy door before they continued into the next room.

"Strange," Edd said as they walked along the ledge while staring at the electric jellyfish, which Navi explained was a Biri, and looked around. "The physical anatomy of the whale doesn't seem natural."

"Nothing about this place is natural!" Eddy yelled as they continued through to the next room. This room was even stranger than the last as it had more Biri floating around, along with holes that looked ready to suck anything in along the ground.

"I can't tell what's more disgusting. This whale's stomach, or Ed's." said Eddy as they looked around the area.

"I asked you never to remind me of that video we shot." Edd sighed while holding his face with his hand.

"Who are you?!" The boys jumped and looked around before they saw someone walk towards them. It was a Zora, but around their size and age, with a wide, hammerhead shark like head. She glared at them with both sets of eyes, one of which was on the wider part of her head.

"Are you Princess Ruto?" Link asked.

"That's right. Now, who are you?" she asked again.

"I'm Link," Link stared out before gesturing to Navi. "And this is my friend and fairy, Navi."

"I'm Eddy."

"I'm Ed!"

"My name's Edd with two Ds."

"Nice to meet you." she said with a small smile. "Now get lost."

"But we just got here." Ed said with a confused look.

"I don't care. I'm looking for something, so don't bother me." she said, her smile now gone.

"We can't leave because this dumb fish ate us!" Eddy snapped.

"And that's my problem how?" she asked while placing her hands on her hips. "Why are you even here?"

"We were looking for you on your father's orders." Edd explained.

"My father asked you to look for me?" she asked before huffing and looking away. "Well, I never asked to be found!"

"But the letter you wrote-"

"I never wrote any letter! Now leave me alone!" she snapped before she turned and walked away, only to be swallowed up by the floor. "WAAAAAHHHHH!"

"PRINCESS RUTO!" they yelled as they stared at the hole in shock.

"Come on!" Link yelled before falling down through the hole after her.

"What if that leads out the back end?!" Eddy yelled.

"Let's hope it doesn't!" said Edd as he jumped after them.

"Wait for me!" Ed yelled as he jumped down, leaving Eddy to just stare at the hole.

"Okay...not happening." he said as he turned to walk away, only to be zapped by a Biri and tumble backwards down the hole. He fell before landing with a thud on his back, where he began to moan out angry thoughts about jellyfish.

"Hello Eddy." Ed greeted as he stood over him and waved. Eddy stood up and looked to see that they were in a room deeper inside Jabu-Jabu.

"Well, this is just great." Eddy muttered with a scowl.

"Are you still here? I told you all to go away!" Ruto snapped.

"What is your problem?" Navi asked, anger in her tone. "We came in here to get your butt out because your father's worried!"

"I don't care!" Ruto snapped back. "I've been going inside Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly since I was little, and I've never been harmed by him at all...but..."

"But?" Link asked.

"Lord Jabu-Jabu's strange today," said Ruto with concern. "There's electrified jellyfish and strange holes everywhere. And worse, my precious stone was...never mind. That's none of your concern! Now leave!" she yelled before turned and walked away, only to fall down to her knees. "Owowowow!" she whimpered.

"Are you alright?" Link asked as they surrounded her.

"I'm fine!" she said with a glare as she stood up, only to fall on her knees again. She bit her lip and winced in pain as she turned and sat on her butt. "I just...need some rest is all."

"What you need is a doctor," Edd stated as he looked at her left ankle, watching as the skin around it began to turn dark. "You've sprained your ankle. It must've been caused by the fall."

"It's nothing! I'm fine!" she snapped while crossing her arms and looking away.

"You know what? Fine! Come on guys!" said Eddy as he put his hands in his pockets and began walking away. "She doesn't want to come? That's fine with me!"

"But Eddy! We promised that we'd help her!" said Ed.

"No. We promised that we'd help find her, and we did. Now we're gonna find a way out of this fish and tell King Zora where his daughter is." said Eddy as he walked some more.

"And how do you plan to find your way out of here, hmm?" Edd asked. "In case you've forgotten, we're stuck in here."

"She said she's been in and out of here plenty of times, so I'll find it." Eddy said while Link and Navi just watched the two friends bicker and argue.

"Fine. But find it yourself." said Edd as he knelt down in front of her and pulled out some bandages. "I'm not going."

"You seriously wanna stay here with that little brat?" Eddy asked.

"A brat she may be," Edd said while bandaging her ankle, earning a glare from Ruto. "But she's also injured. I won't, in good concience, leave her alone when she can't even stand." He was soon joined by Ed and Link, leaving the three boys to sit around Ruto, who just stared at the three of them.

"Errrgh, fine!" Eddy growled in defeat before walking over and sitting next to them all. "But don't blame me when we die inside this whale!"

"You'd actually stay behind?" Ruto asked. There wasn't any angry or rude tone to her voice, but genuine curiosity.

"Yes." Edd said as he looked over his shoulder at her.

"We're trying to save all of Hyrule. And that includes you Princess Ruto." Link added.

"No ifs, ands, or rumps!" said Ed in a stupid tone.

"It's your call," said Navi as she fluttered in front of Ruto. "Do we all sit here, or do we all look for a way out?" Ruto just looked at each of them before her eyes moved to the ceiling in deep thought. They all stayed there as she thought for a good five minutes before sighing.

"It seems I don't have a choice," she finally said. "Fine. I'll come with you guys." Link, Ed, and Edd smiled while Eddy just shrugged as they all stood up. "But..."

"I knew it. A catch." said Eddy.

"I'll go on two conditions," she said while holding up two fingers. "First, I'm not leaving this place until I find what it is I've lost."

"Two?" Link asked.

"You," she said as she pointed straight at Edd. "Must carry me."

"Come again?" Edd asked as they all stared at her.

"I can't walk, so I need someone to carry me. And that someone is you." Ruto explained.

"I can carry you!" said Ed with a smile.

"Not on your life." she said as she scooted away from him. "You smell like a rotting carcass."

"Why not Link or Eddy?" Navi asked.

"Link has a sword, so he's the one who will doing the most fighting, correct?" Ruto asked knowingly, earning a nod from Link. "And Eddy...I just don't like him."

"Hey!" Eddy snapped.

"Which leaves you." she said while looking at Edd. "Take it, or leave it." she said with her arms folded across her chest.

"Curse my good heart." Edd whispered to himself. "Very well then."

"Good." she said before struggling to stand with the help of Link and Ed, who then helped her ride piggy back on Edd. She wrapped her arms around his neck while Edd held her up by her legs. "Why are you trembling?"

"Either because a girl's hanging off his back, or you're too heavy for him." Eddy snickered.

"Are you calling me fat?" Ruto asked as she glared at Eddy with a horrifying look in her four eyes.

"No!" Edd grunted as he stood up. "You're...light as a feather."

"And he has trouble lifting those up with his skinny arms!" Eddy laughed.

"Here." Link said as he took of the Goron Bracelet and gave it to Edd, doubling his strength so he could carry Ruto without too much trouble.

"Thank you." Edd grunted as he placed it on his wrist.

"Alright. Let's go." Link said as they began to walk.

"One more thing," said Ruto, stopping them all as she tightened her arms around Edd's neck. "You try anything funny with me, and you won't see the light of day again! Are we clear?" she asked in a dangerously low tone.

"Erk...crystal...clear." Edd wheezed out.

"Good." she said as she loosened her grip, allowing Edd to breathe. "Let's go then."

'Oh great. Another Sarah.' thought Eddy as he and Link began to pop the surrounding Shaboms. They then dropped down to the shallow water before walking to the other side, where they helped Ruto climb to the higher ledge before pushing the button and raising the water level. Eddy took his time as he killed the Golden Skulltula before walking towards the ledge so Ed could pull him up.

"Watch out! Stingers!" Navi yelled as a stingray like creature jumped out from the surface of the water and flew right at Eddy. He barely avoided it as he jumped away, allowing the creature to sink beneath the surface again. "It's vulnerable while it's gliding!" Navi yelled before a few more came up and began gliding around.

"Aw, come on!" Eddy yelled as pulled out his slingshot, only to fall when one of them smacked him in the back of the head before disappearing beneath the surface. "Stupid fish thing!"

"Come on! We gotta help him!" Link stated before he and Ed jumped down to help Eddy, leaving Edd and Ruto on the ledge. They watched as Link, Ed, and Eddy shot, slashed, and smacked the Stingers before they were all defeated and rejoined them on the ledge.

"That was fun!" Ed laughed as they began to walk towards the next room.

"Why didn't you help them?" Ruto asked Edd.

"I can't really fight with you on my back...or at all." he answered with his head down.

"Well next time, just set me down and help them before picking me up again." she said before telling him to move.

A/N: Part 1 done. Also, reviews are appreciated.