Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Heroes

Chapter 8: Entering the City

After seven hours of digging, Chuko had to take a break. He was exhausted from all of it.

And everyone else also felt a little tired.

So, they all decided to rest for a while. They all slept along the tunnel.

Skull, Shin and Chuko at the end, Flynn and Epona a few feet away from them, and a few feet from all of them, Link and Malon.

They cradled each other in their arms as the night went on.

They all slept for a long time. But as soon as Chuko was up, he went right back to digging.

The others followed him the same as before.

It took about three more hours until they finally hit a certain something.

Sand.

Chuko yelled to the group, "I've struck sand!"

Skull, "yes! We can finally go back to the surface!"

Navi, "great! I was getting a little claustrophobic."

Shin, "da Hell does dat mean?"

Skull, "it means she's afraid of Santa Claus!"

Shin, "what?"

Link, "ignore him, he says stuff like that all the time."

Shin was still dumbfounded even when Chuko had broken through to the top.

Chuko lifted Epona up to the surface, and then proceeded go lift up Flynn.

It took him a second to jump up out of the hole.

Link and Malon helped lift Skull and Shin out of the hole, with Navi flying out.

Link and Malon looked at eachother.

Link, "ladies first!"

Malon, "age before beauty?"

Link, "that means we both go out?"

Malon, "huh?"

Link, "we're about the same age, and your the most beautiful."

Malon blushed, "j-just lift me out!"

Link, "my pleasure my love."

Both had a deep blush as Link gave Malon a boost, giving her enough height to climb out.

She and Skull pulled Link out of the hole.

Link, "ugh, finally! We're outta the ground! Great work Chuko!"

He gave the Goron a thumbs up.

Chuko, "heh, no problem Link."

Skull, "um, guys?"

They all looked at Skull.

He pointed to the large desert they had entered.

Skull, "how far is this 'Gerudo Valley?'"

Malon, "It's supposed to be at the center of the desert."

Navi, "that means another couple of hours travelling in the heat and sand."

Skull, "is it to late to go back onto the hole?"

Shin, "c'mon! It's ain't dat hard. Les' jus' get goin'."

Link, "you guys heard the boy! Let's move out!"

Link and Malon pulled themselves on top of Epona. Skull got atop Flynn once more. Shin got himself situated on Chukos shoulder. Navi put herself atop Links hat for the millionth time.

They began their long trek through the desert.

It was three to four hours in when Link and Malon heard Shin bickering.

"How is it so hot!?"

Skull, "It's a desert fish boy!"

Shin, "but why is it so hot?"

Navi, "It's a desert. The sun makes it hotter, and that means little to no vegetation grows."

Shin, "but why?"

Skull, "do we have a gag for him?"

Malon, "Skull!"

Skull, "what?"

Malon, "don't make fun of Shin, he's a child! It's natural for him to be curious!"

Skull, "I'm a kid to y'know!"

Link, "but you've been undead for a very long time. You don't really have an excuse for acting so childish."

Skull, "I'm a child at heart!"

Chuko, "um…."

Malon, "you're still centuries old."

Skull, "and yet you're arguing with me like I'm only ten."

Shin, "why you so mischievous Skull-boi?"

Skull, "It's Skull-Kid! And you'd be too if pranks were the only entertainment that doesn't get old when you've been alive for so long. Am I right?"

Navi, "he's kind of got a point."

Chuko, "guys?"

Link, "yeah, but most of his excuses aren't to valid."

Chuko, "hellooooo?"

Malon, "can we all stop fighting?"

Skull, "Shin started it! He wouldn't shut up!"

Shin, "I'm jus' curious!"

Skull, "why I oughta-"

Chuko, "EVERYONE SHUT UP!"

They all immediately stopped their bickering.

Chuko was pointing to a large city in the center of the desert.

Link, "Gerudo Valley!"

Malon, "we made it!"

Shin, "finally!"

Skull, "greeeeeat."

They picked up the pace until they had reached the front of the city.

Two Gerudo women in armor stood at the front.

Link, "everyone, let me do the talking."

Malon, "alright."

Shin, "sure."

Chuko, "as you wish."

Flynn made a soft growl.

Epona neither a response.

Skull, "whatever."

Navi, "sure."

Link And Malon rode forward on Epona.

He spoke to the guards.

Link, "hello there!"

They only looked at him, nodding that they heard him.

Link, "we request entry into the city."

Guard 1, "denied."

Link, "what?"

Guard 2, "only women are allowed into the city. If a man wishes to enter, you need to wear the correct attire."

Malon, "and what's the correct attire?"

Link let Malon speak, as she seemed to know what she was doing.

Guard 1, "Gerudo robes."

Malon, "and where are those?"

Guard 2, "here in the city shops."

Malon turned to Link, "I can go in and get the right clothes for you and the others."

Link, "if that's what it takes, fine. Just be careful in there."

Malon got off of Epona, "I always am my love."

She pet Epona for a moment before she walked up to the guards.

Navi jumped off of Links hat and flew behind Malon.

Malon, "may I come in?"

Guard 1, "very well."

The guards stepped aside to let Malon and Navi enter the city.

Link rode Epona to stand with the others.

Skull, "what's going on?"

Link, "Malon's entering the city in order to get clothes for us to enter the city."

Chuko, "that seems rather odd."

Link, "it may be, but she and Navi are the only women in our group. If we want to enter the city, we have to wear Gerudo robes."

Skull, "girl clothes!?"

Shin, "I feel ashamed ta do dis!"

Link, "just bear with it everyone. We go in, find this Gerudo named Jo-Ann, and get out. Then, we take the fight to Ganon."

Shin, "we're so close!"

Skull, "Lord knows what we'll face when we make it to his castle."

Meanwhile….

Malon wandered the streets of the city. Navi floated closer to Malon.

Malon, "it's alright Navi. We've just gotta find a shop."

Navi, "and how do we do that?"

Malon, "why don't we ask someone?"

Navi, "what if they try to stab us?"

Malon, "Navi! Have faith!"

Malon looked around at the various Gerudo walking around. She stepped up to one that sat on a stone bench, whittling a piece of wood.

Malon, "um, excuse me, Miss?"

The Gerudo woman perked her head up.

She said, "what do you need young woman?"

Malon, "erm, I'm looking for a shop? One that sells Gerudo robes."

The woman, "and what do you need those for?"

Malon, "me and my friends are looking for someone, but they aren't allowed to enter the city."

The woman, "they're males, aren't they?"

Navi, "yeah…."

The woman, "two buildings down, you'll find a shop."

Malon, "thank you."

She started to walk away, when she heard the woman holler at her. "Just be careful! Not every Gerudo is so nice!"

Navi, "we'll keep that in mind!"

They pair continued down the streets of the stone buildings.

They came to stop at a wide one. The word, supplies was on a small sign outside.

Malon, "this must be the place."

Navi, "let's head inside!"

They entered the building.

Candles sat on shelves that helped light the store at night.

Malon, "hello?"

A small Gerudo woman hopped up behind the counter.

"Yes deary?"

Malon, "um, I need, uh, about four pairs of Gerudo robes. For some friends?"

The old woman, "I see…. And how big do you need each one?"

Malon, "about, um, two child sized robes, a medium sized pair, and an extra-extra large pair."

The old woman, "extra-extra?"

Navi, "one of our friends is a Goron."

The old woman, "ah. That explains it. And why you need these robes for your friends. Let me guess, males?"

Navi, "ding, ding, ding!"

Malon, "she means yes."

The old woman, "alright then. Give me a second…."

She hopped off of her seat, and wandered off into the stores back room.

She came back with two small pairs of robes, a medium sized pair, and a large purple poncho.

She said, "the large one was all I could pull together for your Goron companion."

Malon, "thank you very much. How much will all this be?"

The old woman, "that'll be 25 rupees."

Malon was glad she had her bag of change on her. She had grabbed it on a whim when she went with Link on this adventure. Now, she was ever so glad she brought it along. She pulled out five blue rupees, and gave them to the old woman. The woman folded up the robes, and put them in a worn out bag.

The aid own last thing, "have a good day deary."

Malon, "you too Miss."

Malon and Navi left, and made their way once again through the city streets to her friends.

Meanwhile.

Chuko had decided to sing fifty potions of healing on the wall.

Skull was banging his head on the wall if the city, while Shin had joined in halfway.

Link tried his best to ignore them as they waited for Malon.

Shin and Chuko, "fifteen potions of healing on the wall, fifteen potions of healing! You take one down, pass it around, fourteen potions of healing on the wall!"

Skull, "make it stop!"

Link, "I agree with Skull, you guys are being a bit annoying."

Flynn was digging a hole in the ground to muffle the singing. He had forgotten what he was digging for, so he had just kept digging.

Epona was simply munching a small patch of grass that had miraculously grown near the wall, not caring at all.

When Malon and Navi finally exited the city with a bag of robes, Skull and Link cheered.

Chuko and Shin stopped singing, (and they had just gotten to twelve potions.)

They still hummed it though, as the boys all got dressed in the robes.

Chuko used his poncho to hide the others while they changed.

Malon was thankful, as the sight of Link stripping always got her flustered.

They had finished after a minute or two.

Skull and Shin wore dark purple desert pants, with dark green robe tops. They each vore a bandana over their mouths.

Link wore a light green sleeveless top, with light blue pants, and a bandana to cover his mouth as well.

Chuko simply wore the large purple poncho.

One they were all ready, they all got back on Epona and Flynn, the same set up they had on the way to the city, and proceeded to enter the city together, like they had originally wanted to before the little hitch they had to go through….