Author's Note: Sorry it took so long. I had half of it typed up then my other computer kicked the bucket. None of the characters are mine.
Edit: More editing…
A Royal Pain
It took Setsuna half a day to trekking on Death Mountain Trial to get back down to Kakariko Village. Setsuna took off her hat and Negi's head popped out. "Hey Sensei? Can you check our map? I don't really know where to find this lake."
Negi dug into the hat and pulled out a map. "Well…according to this map there is a much faster way to get to Lake Hylia."
"Really? That's a relief! Where's the shortcut?"
"It's nearby. A river outside of this village leads to a place called Zora's Domain and this map has it marked as a shortcut."
"Zora's Domain? What's a Zora?"
"Beats me. I guess we'll have to find out."
Setsuna followed the map up the river. "Wow… Look at this water, Sensei. It looks so clean!"
"Uh oh…"
"Uh oh? What uh oh? I don't like those."
Negi floated over to where three boulders blocked their way. "We can't get by…"
"What? No! It's like someone went out of their way and placed these things here so no one else can get over there!"
"Calm down. Can't you just blow them up or something?"
Setsuna regained her cool and took a bomb out of her bomb bag. She ignited it and chucked it at the boulders. "Duck!" she called out to Negi. Negi flew over to her and ducked down in some nearby bushes. The bomb went off and to Setsuna's pleasure the boulders had been reduced to bits.
"That was pretty cool. The thing you just did."
Setsuna's head snapped towards the voice. "Who are you?"
A pudgy, pale man was sitting on the ground munching on whatever was in his bag. "Me? I'm just a guy lookin' to sell his Magic Beans. Business isn't doing so hot, though."
Setsuna leaned over and whispered in Negi's ear. "Magic Beans?"
Negi shrugged, "Don't look at me! I've never heard of it!"
"So what do they do?" Setsuna asked.
"I'm glad you asked!" He took a colorful looking bean out of his bag. "You plant this bean in some soft soil. Like this," he patted the space next to him. "And that's it."
"That's it?" Setsuna asked, puzzled.
"What kind of plant does it grow into?" Negi asked.
The man shrugged. "I don't know. It takes seven years to grow."
"Seven years? I don't have that kind of time!" Setsuna highly doubted that she would still be stuck here seven years from now.
"Well, you may be surprised. So, you wanna buy some?" Setsuna bought a bean and buried it in the spot next to him. "Thank you so much for your service."
Setsuna continued to follow the river until she reached a waterfall. She looked around for a way around it, but could find none. "Great. Dead end."
"Well actually, you can try playing that one lullaby. It's gotten you pretty far."
Setsuna pulled her ocarina out of her pocket and played Zelda's Lullaby.
"Setsuna-san! Look! The waterfall is splitting!"
Setsuna's mouth was agape with amazement. I have the power to slice waterfalls in half… Sweet! "Negi-sensei, there's an opening forming where the waterfall split. Follow me." Setsuna took a few steps back then ran at the new entrance at full speed. She leaped over the gap flawlessly. Negi was right on her heels.
"It looks dark in here," Negi commented. "Do you suppose this is some kind of cave inside the waterfall?"
"I don't know, Sensei." Setsuna walked through the darkness with her hands on both sides of the walls. If I can't use my sense of sight then I'll use my sense of touch, she reasoned.
The further she went the more she could see until she could finally see in front of her again. "Whoa… Sensei! You have got to see this!"
Negi had hid in Setsuna's hat so that they wouldn't lose each other. His cute face appeared from her hat. "Yes….?" Negi trailed off. Before them was a mini lake. Weird light blue beings were swimming and having a good time in the water. The walls seemed to glow from the reflection off of the water.
"Where are we?" Setsuna breathed.
As if on cue, one of the beings approached them. Setsuna looked at the being closely. He was indeed light blue, but also had some aqua blue markings on his skin. His arms look a little strange… Under further examination Setsuna realized that it had fins.
The creature bowed slightly, "Welcome to Zora's Domain, royal messenger. I'm sure that you want to speak to our king, King Zora. Please, follow me."
"I'm sorry, but not to be rude, what exactly are you?" Setsuna had to ask.
But he only smiled politely. "I am a Zora. We are a proud, aquatic race."
"I see… Your home is beautiful."
"Thank you. I only hope that it remains like this forever." When they reached the king, the zora bowed and left the room. The king's room was large. The king, a much bigger fish than the rest, sat on a throne. There was a slab of rock between him and the entrance.
Setsuna walked on the rock slab and bowed, but the king only chuckled. "You don't have to bow to me, royal messenger, but I appreciate the gesture." Setsuna quickly straightened up, hot with embarrassment. "Tell me, does the messenger have a name?"
"My name is Setsuna. And this is my friend, Negi."
King Zora nodded. "So, what have you come for?"
"The princess of Hyrule sent me to collect Spiritual Stones. I already have two in my possession. I believe that the last one is here."
"You're right. We Zoras hold the Spiritual Stone of Water, but it's not here."
"What? I mean, excuse me?"
"You see, my daughter is the one who has it, but we can't find her anywhere! Oh, what has happened to my precious flesh and blood?"
"I'll help you find her, sir," Setsuna offered.
King Zora looked grateful. "You will? That's great! Thank you! As soon as you find her bring her back here so you can get the Stone."
Setsuna prepared to leave when she heard someone beckon her. "Hey you! Yes you! Wanna play a game?"
Setsuna approached him, "What kind of game?" she asked with mild suspicion.
"It's a diving game! I chuck rupees down the waterfall and you dive down and get them all. If you win, you get a great prize!"
"Nah, I'll pass."
But the Zora didn't take no for an answer. He suddenly pushed her and sent her falling into the water below.
Setsuna's head broke the surface. "Hey!"
"You're wasting your time!" the Zora called from the top of the waterfall. Setsuna figured that she might as well play his stupid game since she was already down there. When she collected all of the rupees she got back to where that punk Zora and Negi were waiting for her.
"You did it!" the Zora congratulated her.
"So where's my prize?" asked a soaked Setsuna.
The Zora made her hold out her hands, "Here you go!"
Setsuna examined it. "So…what is it?"
"It's a Zora's Scale. Stick it on your neck and you'll be able to hold your breath underwater for longer amounts of time. Not so useless, eh?"
Setsuna thanked the Zora and continued her search.
"Setsuna-san! Look!" Negi floated over to a spot in the water. "There's a hole under here. Maybe you should dive down there and see what's on the other side."
Setsuna told Negi to stay in her hat. Once she knew that Negi was safe, she dove under.
Setsuna broke the surface, her lungs demanded air. She took Negi out of her hat. Negi sat on top of her head. "So, where are we?"
Suddenly bubbles surfaced next to Setsuna. "Setsuna-san! That's gross!"
"That wasn't me!" A Zora's head randomly popped up, almost causing Setsuna to go under.
"Hello!" the Zora greeted them. "Are you looking for the princess, too? I figured that maybe she got swept up here because everything is eventually washed up in Lake Hylia."
Negi had gone ahead of Setsuna to look for more clues. "So all of these rivers and streams that I've seen lead here?" Setsuna asked. "I suppose that makes sense."
Negi called her and asked her to check out what he found. "There's something down there," he told her when Setsuna swam over.
Setsuna dove underwater to retrieve it. She swam to shore so she could take a better look. "It's an empty bottle-no wait! There's something inside." She uncorked the bottle and pulled out a letter.
"The classic letter in a bottle," said Negi with a small smile.
Setsuna read the letter. Help! I've been swallowed by Lord Jabu Jabu! Please help quickly! Don't tell my father.
Negi had read the letter with her. "Oh no! She got eaten!"
"Let's not quite jump the gun, okay? We found a clue on her whereabouts. Let's report this to King Zora." Setsuna swam through the underwater passageway and sprinted back to King Zora's room.
"Someone's in a hurry," King Zora commented. "Did you find anything?" Setsuna gave Negi the letter so Negi could deliver it to him. King Zora read the letter and reread it several more times. "Lord Jabu Jabu ate my daughter? Well, I suppose that's not a huge surprise… Lord Jabu Jabu has been a little green around the gills lately… I will let you go see him, but you need to take a fish as an offering."
Setsuna found fish in a shallow section of the water. "Gottcha!" Setsuna said in triumph. She ran back to the king who kindly got out of their way. King Zora scooted over almost one scoot every five seconds. Negi sighed and Setsuna decided to sit down. This may take a while…
*Ten minutes later...*
"Be safe and bring my daughter back!" King Zora said.
Setsuna quickly left through the new entrance before King Zora suddenly changed his mind. "What is that?"
Negi floated by her side, "I think that's Lord Jabu Jabu…"
"They worship a giant fish thing?"
"Setsuna-san, don't get distracted. Remember to give it the fish."
Setsuna took the bottle containing the fish and uncorked it in front of Lord Jabu Jabu. The fish slid out and flopped around on the ground.
"Eh?" Setsuna said when nothing immediately happened.
"Maybe he's sleeping?" Negi suggested.
But Lord Jabu Jabu wasn't asleep. In fact, he was very much awake and very hungry. Lord Jabu Jabu smelled the fish and opened his massive mouth to suck in the fish and anything else in its path. Unfortunately for young Setsuna and Negi, they were right in front of him.
Setsuna could feel the suction begin to pull her closer to Lord Jabu Jabu. She frantically looked for something to hold onto, but there was nothing nearby. Negi got behind her and tightly held onto her tunic. "Hang on, Sensei! I hope he doesn't chew his food!"
"NOOOOOOOO! I DON'T WANNA GET EATEN! I HAV'NT LIVED YET! I STILL NEED TO FIND MY FATHER!" Negi wailed at the top of his lungs. No one could save them as they were picked up off of their feet and were eaten by the giant fish lord.
Warm… I feel warm… So warm…
"Set-Set…una…Setsuna-san! Get up! I think you're sleeping on a tongue thingy!"
Setsuna's eyes flew open and she felt the squishy ground. Squishy? Grounds aren't squishy… OMIGAWD! Setsuna jumped to her feet and wiped her tunic. "Eww… Aw geez! Where are we?"
"Lord Jabu Jabu ate us. Remember?" Setsuna looked around at the new environment. The ground was wet and soft and when Setsuna walked around it made a 'squish' sound. The wall seemed to move at once, like a heartbeat. Bubbles floated around seemingly harmless. I'm not taking any chances with that, Setsuna thought. For all I know they're stomach acid bubbles.
Negi retreated into Setsuna's hat saying that he would feel much more comfortable if he sat this one out. Setsuna was on her own. Setsuna drew her sword. This was new terrain and had no clue what could jump out at her next.
She continued on her way when she saw strange jellyfish-like creatures floating around. One must have spotted her because it was coming right at her. When it got close enough, Setsuna slashed at the creature. "Ha! Huh? GAAAAAAAHHHH!" The impact electrocuted her. Setsuna was flung off her feet and slammed against a wall. Her sword dropped at her side. Sh-shoot…I'll have to avoid those guys…
Setsuna could still feel her entire body tingle from the shock. The jellyfish was coming back, ready for more. Setsuna picked up her sword and fled. Negi peeked out from under her hat. "Wh-what was that? I felt that even up here!"
"This place is crazy! I've never fought electrocuting jellyfish before!" Setsuna slowed her pace down to a brisk walk.
"You can do it! Besides, the mission is to find King Zora's daughter. That can't be too hard."
"Yeah, but what if she was chewed up and not swallowed like we were? What if she's somewhere swimming in digestive acids and is being digested?" Setsuna could imagine a young girl sinking in bubbly acids with a single hand above the surface.
"Calm down! Geez… But you are right. Anything could have happened to her…"
Minutes passed. Setsuna walked into a room with several holes in the floor. She didn't want to think of what would happen if she were to fall. As random as the holes were, another thing caught her attention. A figure was kneeling by a hole. Setsuna walked closer and discovered that it was a girl. Yes! I found her! "Excuse me, miss?" Setsuna put a hand on her shoulder. "I was sent by your father to take you back home and…oh God…."
The girl turned around and Setsuna had five heart attacks. "Huh? SEMPAI? Is that really you? It's me, Tsukuyomi!" Setsuna turned pale when Tsukuyomi glomped her. Her surprisingly strong arms nearly crushed Setsuna. When she finally let go, Setsuna almost collapsed.
"Tsukuyomi-san? What are you doing here?"
She giggled, "I was gonna ask you the same thing!" Tsukuyomi gently cupped Setsuna's cheek. "So, you're my escort? That's soooo sweet!"
Setsuna slapped her hand away. "Do you know what the Spiritual Stone of Water is?"
"You mean the Zora's Sapphire? Uh, duh! I have it!" Setsuna almost jumped out of her skin with excitement. "But…that stupid fish thing swallowed it up! Me with it! So all this time I've been searching for it… Why does Sempai need it?" Setsuna explained to her the use of the Stones and why she needs them. Tsukuyomi pouted, "Hmph! Helping out that bitch again, are you?"
"Ojou-sama isn't a bitch!"
"Whatever… So you need it to save the world…" Setsuna saw that she was thinking. "I guess I can let you have it…but only if you come with me to find it."
"Sure! I can do that!"
"And you have to carry me and call me 'Tsuku-chan'!"
"WHAT? NO WAY!"
"Then no stone!"
Negi popped out of her hat and whispered in her ear. "Aw man… She's totally taking advantage of the situation!"
"I know. And what's worse is that I have to do it!" Setsuna whispered back. Then she said to Tsukuyomi. "Fine, I'll help you….Ts-Tsuku-chan…"
Tsukuyomi's eyes gleamed. "Good girl. Come on, stones can't find themselves-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Tsukuyomi had fallen into one of the holes.
Setsuna ran up to the hole trying to look in and see if she could find her, but she lost her footing and fell into the dark hole, too.
Setsuna landed on her butt, unharmed. She saw that Tsukuyomi was next to her but wasn't as lucky. Setsuna came to her side. "Um, are you okay?"
Tsukuyomi was up in her face, "No! I'm not okay! Why didn't you help me?"
"I wasn't expecting that," Setsuna said honestly.
"What kind of bodyguard are you? I had changed my mind about you carrying me, but now you have to!"
Setsuna groaned out loud. "No groaning! Now crouch down so I can climb on your back." Setsuna obeyed and winced as she hoisted Tsukuyomi onto her back.
Omigosh she's HEAVY! Setsuna thought. "But wait! I can't fight if I'm carrying you around!"
"Tough toenails!" she retorted. "You'll manage."
Setsuna continued through Lord Jabu Jabu's body with the parasite constantly nagging her and telling her to do. "What the heck are you doing?" or "You're going the wrong way!" and even "I should have done this myself!"
Setsuna tried with all her might to ignore her, but she felt like she was about to snap any second. The group had finally returned to the room with the holes in the floor. "Hold on tight. I'm gonna run for it," Setsuna warned Tsukuyomi. She felt her hands tighten around her neck, followed by a sigh. Setsuna tried not to wonder what thoughts were spinning through her head. This girl's a super perv!
Setsuna sprinted towards the other side of the room and tried to avoid falling into the holes to the best of her abilities. Her senses detected something to her left. She quickly jumped to her right and whatever she had sensed had fallen to the ground. Setsuna looked at it closely and saw that it was similar to the jellyfish she sees floating around. But it didn't move like the jellyfish did.
Setsuna decided to leave it alone, but Tsukuyomi thought otherwise. She ordered Setsuna to put her down. Setsuna obeyed, but her face turned white when Tsukuyomi approached the creature and poked at it with her foot.
"Tsukuyomi-san! What the hell are you doing?"
"That's Tsuku-chan to-." Tsukuyomi didn't finish her sentence. The creature trembled and to their surprise two razor sharp blades unfolded from under its body. Tsukuyomi jumped into Setsuna's arms. "Take me out of here!" she screeched.
Setsuna sprinted to the exit, but Tsukuyomi made it harder for her to run. The now armed creature literally right at her heels.
"Can't you run by yourself?" Setsuna panted. "I can't run any faster with you in my arms!"
"Then try harder!"
Setsuna opened the door leading to the next room and threw Tsukuyomi into the next room. Setsuna was right behind her and before the monster could get any further she shut the door in its face. Setsuna turned to her companion who was rubbing her bottom. "Um, are you okay?"
"No! I am not!"
"Okay, that's good." Setsuna allowed her to climb back on her back. Once Tsukuyomi was comfortable, Setsuna looked around the room. The room branched off into three sections. Directly in front of her three worm-like creatures slithered out of the holes they burrowed in the ground. Setsuna could see the sparks coming off of their bodies. She tried her best to walk around these.
Setsuna took the path on the right. This path branched off into two more paths. Tsukuyomi pointed to one of the paths. "What the heck is that thing?" In front of one of the doors was some kind of a tentacle thing. Setsuna couldn't get to the door because it blocked her way.
"I guess we'll have to go to the other door," Setsuna said. She went to the door, but the door was locked. "Great. Just great…," she complained. She stepped forward and jumped back when she heard a click. She looked down at her feet and saw a yellow panel. The door had unlocked when she stepped on it.
Setsuna opened the door and heard it lock behind her. She looked in front of her and was surprised at what she saw. What is that? It looks like some kind of tongue-tentacle thing! The monster was suspended on top of the ceiling and swayed back and forth. "It's all right," Setsuna told herself, "Remain calm-."
"SHRIEEEEEEKKK!" Tsukuyomi pounded on the door. "I DON'T WANNA GET KILLED BY A GIANT WEENIE!"
Setsuna turned her around and back handed her across the face. "Calm down!" Setsuna took her sword out from its sheath. "I'll handle this." Setsuna charged at the monster when it had settled down and slashed at it. Setsuna was hoping to see a giant gash where her sword had struck, but she saw no such thing. The monster got riled up again, swung back, and before Setsuna could jump back she was struck in the face. Setsuna was thrown back by the force and crashed into the wall behind her.
"Nnh…," Setsuna groaned as she got to her feet.
Negi peaked from under her hat. "Setsuna-san! I saw everything and I think I know how you can fight this thing!" Negi got out of her hat and flew towards the monster.
"Sensei, no! You're gonna get hurt!"
Negi had flown up to where the tentacle meets the ceiling. "It's okay! He can't reach me up here!" he called out. "I want you to use your slingshot and strike right where I am, okay?"
Setsuna nodded. She pulled her slingshot out of her pocket and took aim, careful not to accidently hit Negi. The nut sailed through the air and struck right where she wanted. The monster shrieked and contracted.
Setsuna avoided its attacks and hit the monster several more times before it cried for the final time and crumpled onto the floor. Tsukuyomi stood at Setsuna's side looking at the mess. "Yuck! Are you used to these kind of things?"
The mess faded away and revealed a treasure chest. Setsuna kneeled down in front of the chest and was about to open it when she heard Tsukuyomi comment. "Why are you touching that? That came from that…that…thing!" Setsuna ignored her and opened it. A bright light engulfed her as she pulled out the object.
Negi flew down to her. "What is it?"
Setsuna held it in her hands and examined it. "A boomerang?"
"That's random. What are you gonna do with it, Sempai?"
"I'm gonna keep it. It may become useful in the future."
The door had unlocked so they were free to leave the room. Once they left the room Tsukuyomi went over to another door. "Hey, wasn't that blocked off?"
Setsuna walked over to where Tsukuyomi was. "Yea, it was. Maybe it's because I fought that monster in the other room?" Setsuna opened the door and once again it looked behind them. The room was filled with those electric jellyfish they had encountered earlier. "Shoot! What the heck am I supposed to do?" Setsuna clenched her fists and felt the boomerang in her hand. That's it!
Setsuna threw her boomerang at one of the jellyfish. The jellyfish shook and dissolved into the air. Setsuna continued to attack all of the other jellyfish in a similar manner and got the same results.
Setsuna continued through the dungeon. She fought more of the tentacle monsters and cleared all of the doors. At last she could go to the section in the middle. She opened this door and was face to face with another tentacle creature. She swiftly defeated it. Tsukuyomi jumped back onto her back and asked, "There's no more tentacle things up here. So what door was this one blocking?"
"I think I remember seeing one back on that floor with all of the holes. If we can fall into the right one then we can go somewhere new." Setsuna responded.
Setsuna went to the room with the holes in the floor. She racked her brain to remember which one had previously been blocked. She approached one of the holes. "I'm gonna jump. Get ready, okay?"
"Are you sure this is the right one?"
"Positive," Setsuna lied. Setsuna walked closer to the hole and took the plunge. Seconds later her feet hit the ground. Setsuna looked around. She had found the right hole.
"Sempai, the door's right behind you."
Setsuna felt a surge of hope as she opened the door. There on a platform was the Spiritual Stone of Water! Tsukuyomi jumped off her back. "There it is! The Stone! I finally found it!" Tsukuyomi began to run up to the platform.
Setsuna tried to stop her. "Wait! Tsuku-chan!" Ew, I can't believe I just said that…
But Setsuna's warning was too late. Tsukuyomi got onto the platform and grabbed the Stone. She held it above her head and jumped up and down. "Look Sempai! I got it!" Suddenly the platform shook and rose above the ground into a hole in the ceiling. "WHAAAT? AN OCTOPUS?"
"Tsukuyomi?" The door closed behind her and the platform descended to the ground. The platform wasn't empty nor was Tsukuyomi on it. An octopus monster was on the platform. It jumped in front of Setsuna and turned its back on her.
"Never show your back to the enemy!" Setsuna drew her sword and struck its back. The monster merely shook her off and headed in the other direction.
Negi popped out from under her hat again. "Did you see that spot on his back? I bet that's his weak point. Hit that and you're good!"
"But hit it with what?"
Negi slapped his forehead. "Haven't you noticed that the item you get in the dungeon helps you the whole way through?"
Setsuna thought about this. "I feel stupid… Now I know how Asuna-san feels."
"Deal with that later. Deal with this now."
Setsuna focused her attention to the monster. Its back was still to her. Setsuna took out her boomerang and aimed at the spot on its back. It grunted and turned to face Setsuna and charged at her. Setsuna couldn't get out of the way, the monster was taking too much space. She took out her shield as they made contact. She managed to strike the monster several more times with her boomerang before she ran out of energy. When she delivered the final blow the octopus monster shriveled up and died.
The platform lowered so that it was available once more. Setsuna hopped onto it and the platform rose up to where she had seen Tsukuyomi disappear. When she got to the top, however, Tsukuyomi was not there.
"Great," Setsuna said to herself, "I lose the Stone and Tsukuyomi!"
"We gotta hurry! Who knows what is happening to her!"
Setsuna ran out of the room. Ten minutes later she came across a door larger than the others. "I guess it's the boss room." I hope she's in there. Setsuna opened the door.
Setsuna walked into darkness. She could hardly see Negi in front of her. Then the darkness gradually lightened up. Setsuna could finally see around the room and immediately she wished that she couldn't.
"What IS that?" Negi asked.
"It looks like an organ…"
The "organ" was creating its own electricity and it looked like it had its own pulse. It had jellyfish-like creatures that were drawn to it and they stuck onto the 'organ'. The electricity crackled through the air and the beast began to make its way towards Setsuna.
"Negi! In my hat, now! One touch from this thing will kill you!"
"But what if this is Lord Jabu Jabu's heart or some other important organ? You could kill him!"
"That's a risk I'm willing to take. In the hat NOW!" Negi withdrew to her hat. Setsuna jumped out of the way before the creature could shock her. Setsuna wasn't going to take any chances with her sword; she didn't want to make any physical contact whatsoever! Instead she pulled out her boomerang. I can still do damage without attacking directly.
The creature dispatched the jellyfish from its body and they floated in her direction. She easily destroyed the jellyfish, leaving the main body open. Setsuna kept her distance and threw it at the creature. The creature sank into the floor about halfway. The sparks she had seen were gone. She realized that this was her chance to get in some real sword action. Setsuna did multiple side slashes until she felt the ground shake. She jumped back just in time for the creature to come out of the ground and with more jellyfish.
The jellyfish were connected to the creature by ropes of electricity that made them swing around the main body. Okay, this is dangerous! She continued to throw her weapon until it found an opening and the creature collapsed once more. She couldn't reach it, though, because the jellyfish were scattered everywhere. She would have to take them out first.
Setsuna threw her boomerang and took out three in one throw. Soon the room was clear of the threat. The creature was back up and spinning again, but this time it had no protection. Setsuna threw her weapon at it and it went back down again. Setsuna sensed that it was time to end this. She sprinted to the creature and with a strong thrust she stabbed it right in its center.
It howled and screamed in agony, flailing about, trying to get away. Setsuna pulled her blade out of its body and backed up. The monster bled and howled. Its body began to swell until its body couldn't take it anymore. The organ monster exploded. Pieces of bloody flesh rained down on Setsuna who backed up even further to avoid more of the spray.
Negi lifted the brim of her hat. "Um, okay, that's gross. At least it's over."
Setsuna let out a sigh of relief. "I hope so!"
A beam of blue light shone next to them. A figure was in the light. "Sempai!"
"What? Tsukuyomi?"
"That's 'Tsuku-chan'! Where were you? I was so scared!"
Setsuna stepped into the light. "I was fighting monsters. Where were you?"
"I was waiting for my brave sempai to return." She gave Setsuna a teary eyed look. "Were you worried…?"
"No."
Tsukuyomi faked a look of pain. "You're so cold!"
The beam of light flashed so that Setsuna couldn't see anything. The next thing she knew she was standing on a log in Zora's Fountain. "Thank God I'm out!" Setsuna said.
Tsukuyomi glomped her. "I know, right? It feels so good to see the sun!"
Tsukuyomi had caused Setsuna to lose her balance and fall into the water. Her head broke the surface and Setsuna coughed. "Don't do that!"
Tsukuyomi swam closer to Setsuna, making her feel uncomfortable and involuntarily blush. "Oh, sempai…you're so cute when you blush…"
"Um, yeah… Hey, about the Stone…"
Tsukuyomi sighed. "I know… That's the only reason why you saved me… I was told to give the Spiritual Stone of Water, also known as the Zora's Sapphire, to the one I'm going to marry. I guess you can call it the Zora's Engagement Ring!"
Setsuna felt like a stone dropped in her stomach.
Once they swam out of the water Setsuna received the Zora's Sapphire. Negi bounced up and down. "Yes! We finally have all three! Now we can go take them to Konoka-san and save the world!"
Setsuna smiled and put the Stone in a special pouch she had kept the other two Stones in. She politely bowed to Tsukuyomi. "Thank you so very much."
Tsukuyomi blushed, "Aw… You don't have to be so formal to your future wife!"
"About that…"
She ignored her, "And you know what engaged couples do, right?" Tsukuyomi puckered her lips and closed her eyes. "They kiss."
Setsuna awkwardly laughed, "Kiss? Of course, Tsuku-chan!"
"I'm waiting."
"Yup! Here I go!"
Tsukuyomi waited. And waited. And waited some more. Finally she opened her eyes to see that her sempai had disappeared. Her smiled transformed into a deadly frown. "Setsuna Sakurazaki! You. Will. PAY!"
Setsuna was practically skipping through Hyrule Field. Negi flew at her side. "Setsuna-san, maybe it was kinda, you know, rude to leave Tsukuyomi-san like that."
"Sensei, you may not have understood the situation because you are ten, but I will make it up to her. Somehow… Well, whatever! We're on our way to Kono-cha-I mean, Ojou-sama! I feel great!" Setsuna picked up the pace. I can't wait to see Kono-chan! I wonder if she'll like the Bunny Hood Negi-sensei and I have for her.
Setsuna started to run, "Negi-sensei! I'm gonna beat you there!" Setsuna ran over the hill and slipped on the grass. "Oops…" Setsuna's eyes grew wide.
Negi flew next to her, out of breath, "Huff…I can't fly that fast! Hey, why did you stop?"
Setsuna was up on her feet, "Sensei! The castle!" The castle was off in the distance, but an orange glow surrounded the area. Black smoke rose into the sky. Hyrule Castle is on fire!
END
Once again, end means end of chapter. Sorry if you disagree with some of the scenes. It's not like I was playing the game as I go through the temple. It was a fun chapter to write and I'll have more coming :3.
