Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Heroes

by B.E.A.T.N

My first LOZ story. Link must go on a quest to save Princess Zelda and his sister Aryll from Lord Ganonorf. On his quest, he'll be accompanied by his wolf Flynn, his fiance Malon, his horse Epona, and will meet a goron, zora, gerudo, (my own characters), as well as Navi and Skull Kid. All of them will help Link on his journey. Has elements of Link x Malon. Rated T for language.

6. Lake Hylia

Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Heroes

Chapter 6: Lake Hylia

The journey to Lake Hylia was long.

After our heroes left Death Mountain with their new companion, Chuko, they headed to the Lake.

But, as their journey went on, so to, did news of their journey.

At that moment, halfway to the Lake, we look to see what is going on in the fortress of Lord Ganon.

His fortress lay far out in the land of Hyrule. A large castle, with a tall wall surrounding it.

At the highest spiral in the castle, lay Ganon's throne room.

The male Gerudo sat atop his throne, listening to the bickering between his two general's.

The first was Vaati. A sorcerer. He wore dark purple robes, with a dark purple cap sitting atop his locks of purple hair, which covered on of two blood red eyes.

He bickered with the other general, Ghirahim.

Ghirahim, aka: G, was a lanky man who wore a red hood and cap over his outfit, with white hair covering dis dark eyes. Not only was he Lord Ganon's right hand man, but also his sword!

Yes, these three had a long history. Vaati was a Minish, (a forgotten people), who has tried to take over the land of Hyrule in the past, always managing to slip away, and in this generation, swore loyalty to Ganon.

Meanwhile, Ghirahim was once a sword for the Goddess Hylia, having the ability to transform to a more human form. But, he betrayed her, and swore loyalty to Ganon, and has been his sword ever since.

Ganon was in the middle of listening to their arguing.

G, "you think that's clever? Summoning monsters for him? Pah! He uses ME to slaughter the weak!"

Vaati, "yes, but unlike you, I may rust one day."

G, "oh, reeeeal funny! At least I'm not mortal!"

Vaati, "that's right, you're not. You're a pain in the a-"

Ganon, "quiet!"

They both shut up.

Ganon, "I don't care for your meaningless squabbles! I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW ALL OF THIS FIGHTING STARTED! What did you buffoons even want to tell me?"

G, "S-sorry Lord Ganondorf! Um, we just wanted to tell you that the boy and his companions on on their way to Lake Hylia!"

Vaati, "what would you have us do?"

Ganon thought for a moment, but then spoke, "send every Moblin you can their way. And if they can manage to survive all that, let them have their fun at the Lake, to catch a breath. But as soon as that's done, send more as soon as you get their next location."

G, "as you wish Lord Ganondorf!"

Vaati, "What the letter opener said."

G, "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"

Ganon couldn't help but chuckle as the pair of minions walked out of the throne room, leaving him to think of what he'd do to his captives….

But, back to story at hand, Link and his friends indeed dealt with Moblins.

They chased them relentlessly.

The group had to hide after practically every minute.

And I don't know if you know this, but it's pretty hard to hide a horse, a wolf, a Goron, a fairy, two humans, and whatever the Hell Skull is from those monsters.

And yet they managed it.

Luckily, trees and busses littered their path, and after two hours of running and hiding, they had finally made it to Lake Hylia!

The Lake was very large. The largest body of water in Hyrule.

All that was near was the forest that opened up around it, and an old windmill and building next to it.

But as they stood there, looking at it, one phrase was yelled.

By Skull, "WHAT THE F#$K DO WE DO NOW!?"

Chuko went, "shhhhhh! We have to be quiet!"

Navi, "he's right! There's still a lot of Moblins looking for us!"

Link paced a bit, but soon came up with a solution.

He said, "I think I've got it! Alright, who here can swim?"

They all looked at him, with Malon and Navi raising their hands.

Skull and Chuko made excuses.

Skull, "I may be dead, but I can't breathe under water."

Chuko, "I only dog paddle."

They all looked at the him with bewilderment.

Link nodded at them, and turned to the others.

They removed most of their supplies from their backs, except their weapons. They then stripped down to their undergarments. It would make it easier for them to swim.

Link and Malon both blushed as they did so. Link also refused to leave his hat behind.

And with all of that done, they ran back, turned around, and dove into the Lake.

Chuko and Skull looked to Flynn and Epona, and then to one another.

Skull, "I suggest we hide in that old building while we wait for them."

Chuko, "that seems like a good idea."

They all went to the building, and hid themselves inside.

Meanwhile….

Link and his two companions swam down, and down, and down, and just as they were about to lose their breath, they finally reached what lay beneath the Lake.

The home of the Zora.

A large city that sat under the Lale, in a large cave.

The Zora had built their city long ago, and had taken precautions in order to stay safe from Ganon's clutches.

But, they would often welcome outsiders. Especially those who served the good people of Hyrule.

Link felt a little rattled at all of the Zora who looked at him when they entered the center of the city.

Malon whispered, "why are they staring at us?"

Link, "I'm not sure. Maybe it's because we're a random groups of travellers entering an underwater city?"

Navi, "that's probably it."

Link turned to a Zora that walked past them and asked, "um, could you tell us if you've seen a Zora named Shin-Juu?"

The Zora thought for a moment and said, "nope. But you could ask the queen! She may know!"

And with that, the trip went ahead to the castle that stood near the end of the city.

When they came to the doors, two guards stood in their path.

Guard One, "state your names?"

Link, "I am Link, and these are my companions, Malon and Navi."

Guard Two, "what business do you have?"

Malon, "we seek a Zora named Shin-Ju. We were told that the queen may be able to help us find them?"

The guards in unison, "and why should we let you in?"

Navi, "the young man in front of you is the Hero Of Time!"

The guards instantly shut up, and moved over to let Link in. But as soon as he walked past, they held their weapons up in front of Malon.

Navi stood surprised on Links shoulder.

Link, "what th-"

Guard One, "only the Hero may enter to see the queen."

Link, "but, that's not fair t-"

Malon, "Link, it's fine."

Link, "no it's not! You deserve to stay by my side as an equal!"

Malon, "don't argue, I honestly don't even feel like going in there, and listening to this queen of theirs, no offense."

The guards, "none taken."

Link reluctantly nodded as he entered.

He entered into a large room, with many windows. The walls shone with the water that seemed to be everywhere in the kingdom.

He looked forward to the ruler of the Zora.

She was a young woman with light blue skin, purple pupils, and an hourglass figure. She wore a red cloak, and a tiara with blue gems.

Link kept himself from blushing at her looks.

She spoke in a light but demanding voice, "hello there traveller, what is it you are here to see?"

Link bowed, "greetings your majesty. I am Link, son of Flint. I am here, to ask you a favour."

She chuckled, "and what does such a young and handsome man need from the queen."

Link thought, I've been flirted with by TWO princesses! The Hell?

He spoke again, "well your majesty-"

She interrupted him, "oh please, call me Ruto~"

Link gulped, "well, uh, Queen Ruto, I am looking for someone."

Ruto, "oh, reeeally?~"

Link, "yes, a uh, Zora."

Ruto, "and what's their name?~"

Link, "Shin-Juu."

Ruto flinched, "um, I'm sorry, I must've hears that wrong. You're not here for me?"

Link, "what? NO! Why would I?"

Ruto, "you said you were here to find a Ruto!"

Link, "and you assumed I was talking about you?"

Ruto, "yes! EVERY MAN WANTS ME!"

Link, "well not me!"

Ruto, "and why is that!?"

Link had enough, "ALRIGHT, LISTEN!"

She instantly shut up.

Link, "I'm here to find a Zora who is supposed to help me save Hyrule from Ganon! I'm not here to flirt with a pampered fish woman!"

Ruto, "how da-"

Link, "and for your information, your majesty, I am not on the market!"

Ruto, "you're not single?"

Link, "again, don't assume things! And no, I'm not single. I am engaged. HAPPILY, I might add! And my fiance is right outside the room!"

Navi, "yeah toots!"

They both forgot that the fairy was there.

Ruto, "so, that's why you're here?"

Navi, "that's the whole kit and kapoodle!"

Ruto, "well…. Sorry for the assumption dear Hero. I was caught off guard. So, um, what do you need from me?"

Link, "I simply need to know where this Shin-Ju guy is, and then me and my friends will leave you all alone."

Ruto was still flustered, "alright, fine. Shin-Juu is a young Zora. He lives with his grandfather at the edge of the city. But I warn you, he's very young, and very troubled."

Navi, "troubled how?"

Ruto, "his parents were slaughtered by Ganondorf's forces."

Link, "jeez."

Ruto, "yes, it's very sad to see one so young, lose so much."

Link bowed, "Queen Ruto, I thank you for your time, and apologize for my outburst."

Ruto, "It's fine. I DID flirt with you after all. Although, I'll say that that girl you care about must be very lucky."

Link, "heh, if like to thinking the lucky one."

And with that, Link left the queen in her chamber, and exited the castle to see Malon taking her feet to a song in her head.

She notice him and turned to face him, "we got a location?"

Link, "yep. We have our Zora!"

Navi, "he's at the edge of the city!"

Malon, "well let's go then!"

And so, they walked to the edge of town, finally about to meet the young Zora they'd heard about….

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Sorry it took so long to get this chapter done. I've been swamped these past few weeks, and hope to finish up any more chapters for my stories. Mainly this and TerrorTale is what I'm working on. And once I'm finished with both of these stories, I'll have a new one. Just sit tight.