We make camp and slept for a while before heading further up river. it was a lot more difficult than when we went up Death mountain, the river was too deep to walk through and at some points it was too far to jump over. we find these chickens which are called Cuccos, and we use them to jump over the river. they flap their wings making us slowly float down. we reach a waterfall and climb up some very large branches to get right in front of the waterfall
"It's the symbol of the royal family!" Navi pointed out the symbol on the ground underneath us the symbol was identical to the one on my chest. why do I have the symbol of the royal family on my chest?
"Try playing the song Impa taught you." I suggested
"Good idea," Link said taking out the ocarina and playing the Zelda's lullaby, the waterfall opens up showing a path behind it, "It worked!" Link cheered
"Let's get the stone!" I said and we both jump over to the path and enter Zoras domain. it was beautiful there is water everywhere, and the waterfalls around us sparkled in the light, we got so distracted by its beauty we didn't realize the fish like people approaching us with spears.
"State your intentions!" one of them said, they must be the Zoras, first rock people now fish people... Hyrule is a very strange place.
"We're here to speak with your leader." Link said
"Then follow me, and no funny business!" he said as one kept his spear on us and the other leads us up a set of stairs where there are more Zoras conversing one of them looking like a big fat fish with a gold fin shape crown on his head and wore a red cloak around his shoulders.
"King Zora, these kids have business with you." he said and the other Zora lifts his spear up away from us.
"What do you want? Can't you see I'm distraught with worry!" he said not interested in what we had to say.
"What happened?" Link asked
"My beautiful daughter princess Ruto has been swallowed by Lord Jabu- Jabu!" he cries
"That's horrible..." I said
"We'll get her back for you your majesty!" Link said and I just look at him,
"There you go volunteering us again..." I said
"We gotta help Pura, we're the heroes remember?" he said and I let out a sigh, there's no arguing with him when he's got his mind set on something.
"Who is this Lord Jabu- Jabu?" I asked
"He's our god who lives in the fountain behind the King. But he's been acting strangely ever since that Ganondorf guy came here." one of the Zora said
"He seems to be the cause of a lot of problems... All the more reason to help!" Link said and the Zora lead us to their fountain and we see Lord Jabu- Jabu... who just looks like a whale to me.
"How do we get it to swallow us?" I asked feeling gross just thinking about it.
"Maybe an offering!" Navi suggested
"A fish should do it! Pura give me one of those empty bottles." Link said and I take a empty bottle out of my pouch and he grabs it and runs over to the water and looks around.
"Is that actually going to work?" I asked and he dives into the water and jumps back out showing a fish now in the bottle.
"Got it!" he said running back up to me, "Now what?"
"Show him the fish," Navi said and Link opens up the bottle and pours out the fish in front of him. Lord Jabu- Jabu opens his mouth and were quickly sucked inside. We quickly get back up to our feet after I whimper as to how gross this is and we see a huge jellyfish like monster with smaller jellyfish floating around him.
"Link! Over there!" I point out the young Zora girl cowering from the monster,
"Princess Ruto! We're here to save you!" Link called out as I see electrical charges coming out of the monster,
"I'm not going anywhere!" she said with a puff
"But..."
"Insolent fool! I am princess Ruto, who the heck are you supposed to be? she said rudely, she's nothing like princess Zelda who was kind to us.
"The King sent us to save you." Link said
"I don't need to be saved!" Ruto said
"What are you talking about?" I said pointing out the monster mindlessly floating around us,
"Everyone's worried about you, now let's go back." Link said
"No way!" She runs away from us, "You hurry and go back!" she said as one of the flying jellyfish fly's towards her.
"Watch out!" Link said swiping the Jellyfish with his sword and he gets shocked and falls over
"Link! Are you okay?" I asked helping him back up, I could feel the electric charge coming from him.
"That hurt..." he said
"Normal attacks won't work on them." Navi said, I look around for something to help us, there's a strange boomerang lying on the floor.
"What about this?" I asked
"Great job Pura! keep the jellyfish a safe distance from us." Navi said and I throw the boomerang at a jelly fish and is disappears then the boomerang comes back to me.
"You're not hurt are you?" Link asks Ruto, "Now c'mon let's go..."
"Then get my stone back, I dropped it when Lord Jabu-Jabu swallowed me." she said pointing to the stone that was underneath the monster. "If you retrieve my stone I'll go back with you."
"Alright!" Link ran at the monster.
"Stay close to me princess, I'll keep the jellyfish away from us." I said and she gets closer to me and we slowly get closer to Link so I can use the boomerang on the jellyfish. I strike the monster with the slingshot stunning the monster and Link gives the finishing blow. Link grabs the stone and brings it back over to us.
"You did it Link!" Navi cheered and he hands Ruto the stone, the stone was a beautiful sapphire and looking at it made my chest throb again.
"The truth is... wasn't swallowed by Lord Jabu- Jabu, I was hiding." Ruto said
"W... why?" Link asked
"My father... he just did whatever he liked and arranged a marriage without asking me... He's always saying; Oh, my cute little princess... I have my own feelings!" Tears fill her eyes, "I am not my father's doll!" we both just look at her then look down.
"There's a lot of tough thing about being a princess huh..." Link said, "But I'm envious, The Great Deku tree told me both of my parents are already dead. I've never meet them." Link said, so that's why he's never talked about his parents...
"And I was taken from my parents... I still don't know if I'll see them again..." I said
"You have a father that is worried about you and is waiting for you so... let's go back." Link said and Ruto blushes then she looks back at me and then back at link.
"Well... is it okay to be with you?" Ruto asked as we both look confused, "This is the spiritual stone of water, the Zora Sapphire. This is the stone I'm supposed to give my fiancée," she said handing the stone to Link, "We call it Zora's engagement ring. I will give it to you." she said
"Thanks princess Ruto!" Link said
"Now we have all three!" I cheered,
"Let's get these back to Zelda after we take Princess Ruto back to her father." Link said
"You can just call me Ruto," She blushed
"Okay, are you ready to go Ruto?" Link asked and her face blushes more, we leave Lord Jabu- Jabu and I jump in the water to get rid of the fish smell, and Link and Ruto do the same. We splash around in the water for a bit before heading back to the Zora domain where We say our good- byes.
"Come visit me!" Ruto said and we wave bye and head back to the castle. the sun begins to set so we take our time going down the river.
"With this we can defeat Ganondorf." Navi said,
"He needs to pay for what he's done... he bullied the Gorons and the Zoras just to get these stones." I said as we leave the river and start walking in the plains. I stop feeling a pain in my chest but not like I've felt before.
"What's wrong Pura?" Link asked
"Something's not right..." I said as I run up the hill and Link runs after me,
"Wait up!" Link said as I get to the top of the hill and am horrified to the sight I am witnessing. "Hyrule castle is... Burning?" we don't hesitate and start running towards the castle.
We get to the Castles draw bridge when it lowers and we see a White horse running towards us. Link grabs mu hand and we move out of the way of the fast moving horse to see Zelda and Impa on the horses back. It looks like she throws something at is but It passes over our heads and falls in the moat underneath the drew bridge. Then we see a large man in armor on a black horse in front of us. He Dark skin and red hair was very different from a Hylian, and the evil look in his eyes sent chills down my spine. I hide behind Link and he stands firm.
"You over there!" You must of seen the white horse gallop past here just now... which way did it go? Answer me!" He demanded and Link responds by pulling out his sword and shield.
"I'm not telling you anything!" Link said '
"So you think you can protect them from me... You've got guts kid."
"We're not afraid of you!" Link said ... but I was horrified... the man whom I'm pretty sure is the one who had the Gerudos kidnap me is just feet in front of me. But Ganondorf just laughs...
" You want a piece of me? Very funny, I like your attitude." he said holding up his hand as a ball of dark energy forms then it strikes Link in the chest and it blasts us of our feet. "Pathetic little fools! Do you realize who you are dealing with? I am Ganondorf and soon I will rule the world!" he said riding off.
"Are you alright Pura?" Link asks standing up and he reaches for me but I just shook..
"He's so powerful." I said... feeling so scared, Link kneels next to me and holds my hands,
"I know... how are two kids supposed to beat a guy like that?" Link said looking defeated. but then I remember that Zelda threw something.
"Wait!" I said and I stand up and run over to the moat. "Zelda threw something before we lost sight of her." I said pulling the item out of the water,
"It's an ocarina!" Navi said
"It must be the ocarina of time Zelda spoke about." Link said as he grabs on to the ocarina and we both feel light headed and blinded as we see something.
"Link, Pura... can you hear me? It's me Zelda... when you hold this ocarina in your hands... I won't be around anymore... I wanted to wait for you but I couldn't wait for you two any longer... at least I could leave you the ocarina and this melody..." she plays a light song, "Low Link, play this melody in front of the alter in the temple of time. You must protect the Triforce!" the vision ends and we both wakeup lying on the ground still holding onto the ocarina.
"Are you two okay? you both collapsed, I was so worried!" Navi said
"That was weird.." I said
"I'm a little dizzy..." Link holds his head and I let go of the Ocarina.
"We need to get the Triforce before Ganondorf comes back!" Navi said and we both get to our feet and heat to the temple of time.
"Play the song Link." I said and Link stands on the alter and plays the song of time. The three spiritual stones float out of Links bag and face the door. The triangle symbol above the door lights up and the door to the sacred realm opens. We both run into the next room and se a sword sticking out of a pedestal in the middle of the room.
"Link is that... is that the legendary sword?" Navi said, "The master sword!" she said "With this you will be able to defeat Ganondorf." she said
"Okay!" Link said walking up to the sword and standing up on the pedestal since the sword was taller than he is. he uses all of his strength and pulled out the sword and him and Navi are engulfed in a bright light a after is dissipates they were gone.
"Link?" I call out but all I hear are echoes, "Navi!?" I cry but again nothing... I was alone..."No... not again..." I fall to my knees
"You must hide little one!" I hear a strange voice,
"Whose there?" I asked looking around but no one was there.
"My name is Rauru, I am one of the seven sages that protect the sacred realm." he said as a secret door opens from the wall near where I was standing."Now quickly hide in here! He is coming!"{ he said and I run inside and the door closes leaving just a crack open letting a bit of light and I could see out. I hear a familiar laugh.
"Excellent work! As I thought, the boy held the keys to the door of time! You have lead me to the gates of the sacred realm..." I see Ganondorf walk past were Link and Navi disappeared and just beyond it I didn't notice the alter where three triangles floated. "The Triforce is mine!" he said reaching for the triangle but in a bright flash the Triforce breaks and two parts of the Triforce disappear. "No!" he yells in anger. "If those stupid women hadn't lost my little bird all of the Triforce would of been mine!" he said... Little bird... that's what Rena called me... "It doesn't matter, her and princess Zelda can't hide from me forever." he said leaving the room,
"Don't leave just yet," I hear Rauru say, "Help is coming for you." he said as I sit down in the dark room and wait...
Hours pass and I'm starting to fear that Ganondorf might come back or that help would never come... just as I hear footsteps.
"Pura? Are you here? Please tell me I'm not too late..." I hear a familiar voice I open the door to the hidden room to see a familiar face,
"Impa!" I said running over to her she opens her arms and hugs me tightly,
"Thank goodness you are safe!" she said "Zelda told me you would be here,"
"Link disappeared..." I said
"I know, but he's okay." Impa said
"How do you know?" I asked
"I'll let Zelda explain, but first we must get out of here without being seen." she said lifting me up then she presses her finger in her lips then winks at me. I hold onto her tightly as she jumps up to a large window and exit through there. we get just outside of Hyrule castle where a the same white horse the Impa and Zelda fled on was waiting. she places me at the front of the horse then jumps up. I look at Hyrule castle as we ride away until it was out of my sight...