Around two months after Lear left Begonia, on a clear sunny morning was the morning that it was time to run some errands in Hyrule Castle town. Of course, Begonia is forbidden to go anywhere, for her husband won't have it. The same two teenaged gerudos that help Begonia with errands prepared for their departure on the outskirts of the Gerudo fortress.
"You ready to go?" One of the girls asked, her sister responded with a nod.
It wasn't long before they arrived in the market. The crowds and merchants dazzled them, and they soon felt giddy and careless. They talked as they shopped from cart to cart, about the village and other gossip from the desert.
"How strange it is, that Begonia is pregnant!" Said one, scrutinizing an apple and purchasing it with a nod at the merchant.
"Yes, it is! For our leader to be having another heir to the throne that's his own child-it's certainly something that occurs so rarely." Her sister said.
The two sisters carelessly chatted about Begonia's pregnancy, not realizing that they were being watched. The man that watched them was a royal guard of the hyrule castle. As soon as he heard that Ganondorf had an heir that was to be born, he rushed back to the castle, demanding an urgent audience with the King. Meanwhile, the two girls kept going through their day, shopping for things they need, and making impulsive purchases.
They left at sunset without knowing of the danger they'd brought upon their tribe. As the sun sank below the horizon, the King sat and talked with the guards. Together, they formed a plan that would rid the world from both Ganondorf and his heir. It was risky, and when the King asked for volunteers to carry out the mission, few guards raised their hands. But the plan was settled, and in only a few days time, it would be carried out to it's purposes.
Begonia woke up to the sound of an organ. Smiling to herself and slowly crawling out of bed, which was quite the feat, since her stomach was growing large. She hasn't been outside since the time that Lear had come to visit her, and if she doesn't get out sometime, she would go crazy!
"I suppose...I could sneak out..." Begonia thought out loud. It was fairly early in the morning, and Ganondorf was preoccupied with the organ. She slowly made her way through the hallways, heading for the same exit she took the last time she snuck out. Making up her mind, she decided to go visit her husband's steed. Normally, she wouldn't do this, but he's such a sweetheart and she hasn't seen him for quite a while.
Begonia made her way to the stables carefully. Ganondorf's huge steed gently snorted as she entered and allowed her to offer him an apple. Begonia caressed the horse for a while, thinking of the baby and their future. Then she left to take a walk. Walking in between the sandstone cliffs, her mind drifted away from her and she daydreamed.
Watching her like vultures, were the guards of Hyrule. Their plan was about to be set in motion. They waited for her to stop moving, and when she did, they jumped out from hiding. Begonia began to scream as they began to grab her flailing limbs. Memories of her being captured during the war flooded to her as they did this, however, she wasn't able to move much at all. The man that seemed to be the captain un-sheathed his sword. Begonia watched in pure horror as he pointed the blade at her stomach.
The man held the hilt of the sword with both hands and held it above his head. Begonia tried to scream and wriggle away, but stopped the moment she felt the metal blade pierce through her skin. It would seem that he had missed, for the sword had impaled her right above her stomach, through the bottom of her rib-cage. The guards panicked, they weren't far from the fortress, and they could hear no more sounds coming from an organ. They fled the scene, leaving Begonia to fight for her life, and her unborn child.
She didn't know how long it took Ganondorf and the other Gerudos to reach her. Every breath she took hurt like nothing she'd ever felt before, and her brain screamed with pain. When they arrived, Ganondorf sent soldiers after the guards who'd attacked, as he looked after his wife. She was losing blood and her face was white with pain. A nurse took immediate action and began to work to save her life.
Ganondorf held her hand. He couldn't bare to watch her in such pain. Anger and worry were both clearly written on his face, and in his eyes. Begonia let out a scream of pain, she could feel that she was going into labor because of the severe trauma to her body.
"Begonia! You must fight the pain!" Ganondorf's cracked voice bellowed. She gasped for air and tried to speak.
"...t-the...b-baby..." she tried to say, but let out another scream of pain. "...I-it's coming!" Ganondorf turned to the nurse that was working to stop the bleeding.
"We must bring her to the fortress NOW" he bellowed. The nurse was frantic.
"We can't move her! The wound hasn't stopped bleeding!" Ganondorf shakily placed a kiss on his wife's forehead, trying to reassure her that it will be alright. Just then, Ganondorf got an idea. He stood up from where he was standing and brought his fingers to his lips. A loud whistle was made, and the deep whinnies of his large steed were heard. Looking back at his wife, he knelt down again.
"...Begonia, we must take you to the fortress. This is not the place for childbirth..." he said as he formed a shadow barrier around her wounds. Begonia wearily looked down at them, and back into her husbands eyes. "This barrier won't heal you, but it will hold the bleeding so that we can move you." his deep voice quietly said. The nurse tried to protest, but was silenced as she watched Ganondorf hold Begonia's limp body.
Ganondorf loaded Begonia carefully onto the horse, swinging himself up behind her. He spurred the steed on with urgent speed towards the fortress, where more experienced nurses waited. They ran over to the horse as it galloped up through the sand to the entrance, where they helped Begonia off and into a sled for transportation. Ganondorf pulled the sled himself at a sprint through the halls and into the surgical halls. An ancient woman stood at the entrance to one of the rooms, eyeing him warily. She was a sand woman, as old and primeval as the desert itself, and strong with magic.
Begonia let out a yelp of pain as Ganondorf picked her up to place her on a proper bed; he was hesitant to release the shadow barriers on her wounds, as he knew they would continue to bleed. At this point, so much blood loss, and even more after childbirth could cause her to lose her life. The old Gerudo woman bade him release the barriers, and as he did so, Begonia screamed. She reached for Ganondorf, pleading for him to take her hand. She needed his strength.
Ganondorf swiftly took her hand, leaning close to her face, he whispered softly to her. He whispered of things that they could do together, with their child. He whispered that he loved her; he would never say such a thing in the presence of others, and that gave Begonia a more reason to fight the pain. The bleeding from her wound had stopped, and the elderly nurse turned to Ganondorf.
"Lord Ganondorf? It is time. Your soldiers are waiting for you." Begonia shook her head. He couldn't be leaving! Not now! Ganondorf was now standing tall as she reached for him again.
"...n-no! Don't leave me!" she cried.
"I must. War will be at hand. The Hylians attacked you as a message. And for this, they shall pay for what they have done!" his deep voice spoke, more to himself.
Ganondorf leaned towards Begonia once again, not caring that the nurses were watching, he kissed her lips. As soon as he left, Begonia cried. Her contractions were fierce; she would give birth without her husband, or her sister by her side.
The night was a long one, full of pain and darkness. Several times, Begonia believed that she'd never see the sun again. When it finally filtered into her windows, it fell across her and her baby boy. She was tired, so very tired, but she held her baby close as if afraid that he might leave too. The nurses sighed and stood around her, exhausted but happy that the night had ended well. The sand woman placed a knobby hand on her shoulder.
"He'll need a strong name."
Begonia gave them a weary smile. She gazed down at her baby boy, and at the markings on his face. She knew that he had inherited this from her glaicien blood, and that he would have a magical ability. She looked up at the sand woman again.
"Raiquen...his name will be Raiquen." she said with a smile. The other nurses in the room bowed to her and her son. "We welcome you to this world, Prince Raiquen!" came the voice of the youngest nurse. A tear slipped from Begonia's eye; such a moment could never be relived, and Ganondorf wasn't there to witness it.
In the dark of the night, during the time Begonia had given birth, every single Gerudo had gathered to hear the words of their king. Ganondorf's voiced boomed as he held his sword.
"For many years we have been exiled to this desert. Why? The Hylians discriminated against us for our blood!" He sliced the air with his blade and pointed it towards Hyrule. "And now they have attacked Begonia, to kill her and my heir to the throne!" Several soldiers hissed and were angered by these words.
"The time is NOW! We shall end this foul reign, that is the King of Hyrule!"
A/N: Sorry for the wait (and for how short this chapter is)! I was on a trip, and I was unable to post this chapter.
Sands of Destiny is nearing the end! Lear and I have finished writing it, however, we won't be posting the chapters immediately...we're trying to give ourselves a head start on the sequal. Actually...it's not really a sequal, rather, the second half of Sands of Destiny.
Anyway! Thanks for reading, and please review!