When Timmy opened his eyes, he couldn't believe the sight. He wasn't covered in stomach acid, just moments before his existence became no more than waste products. No, he was alive, and standing on the fish's tongue. "This place reeks worse than Dodongo's Cavern" Stella whined from inside Timmy's hat. "I think I'll just stay here."
Timmy walked up to what looked like the end to the first chamber inside the Devourer. Now, if he could only figure out how to activate the gag reflex, the fish may open up its internal passageways and let Timmy continue looking for the princess. Looking all around him, his eyes landed on a glowing, dangling object protruding from the ceiling. That was definitely what he was looking for. Pulling out his slingshot and aiming carefully, Timmy shot the bodily mass, causing it to writhe and twist. In response, the flap of skin barring their forward movement opened up, letting Timmy walk through.
The next chamber was filled with some sort of electrifying jellyfish. It was rather strange that something could survive inside the fish, but then again, he was alive, wasn't he? Avoiding the tentacles, he walked through to the next room; this one was the stomach for sure. Gaping tubes were pulsing open and closed; even the floor itself moving, trying to suck its prey into one. Timmy was carful, and he was being deliberate with every step, making sure not to get caught in one of the digestive tracts. He was doing rather well, especially compared to his performance inside the Great Deku Tree. He never would have thought a little Kokiri boy like him would be capable of leaving the forest, let alone survive inside the belly of a fish. His success was short-lived, however. He had almost made it to the end of the stomach chamber when something landed on his back, knocking him down and sending him through one of the digestive tracts. He yelled as he landed on the squish tissue below, still unable to move. Something, or someone, was standing on his back.
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" the voice barked. At the sound of this question, Stella flew out to see what was the matter.
The fairy flew up and took in the sight or the strange girl in front of her. She had a round head, fins on her arms and legs, and had webbed feet. Her eyes were teal like seawater. Or were they green? She couldn't tell in this lighting. In any case, Stella had to speak up to alert the girl that Hyrule's hero was trampled beneath her feet. "That is Timmy, the messenger of the Royal Family!" Stella said matter-of-factly.
"The Royal Family?" the girl asked in surprise. "They have the Royal Family in on this too?" She groaned and sat down, freeing Timmy. "They all want me to be married, but I want to choose my husband when I'm ready," she sighed.
"If you don't mind me asking," Stella said, "who are you?"
The girl looked up and narrowed her eyes. "I'm Aisha, the last surviving Zora."
Stella perked up and yanked Timmy from the ground. "Did you hear that, Timmy? This is Aisha! The one we were look-" she was cut off as Aisha clapped her hands together, squishing the fairy. Timmy dove to catch the limp orange body and held it close to him before looking up at the Zora with angry eyes. She was completely unphased by it. He placed the little body inside his hat and pulled out his sword as a threatening gesture, only to be socked in the face and kicked in the gut by the girl, effectively knocking him out. Aisha picked him up and held him over her head before running off through the fish's interior.
Timmy was actually helpful on occasion. Aisha could use him to press down on internal reflexes to open up passageways as she searched for the spiritual stone that she had hidden in the Devourer. "I had hoped that they wouldn't make me marry without the stone from my family. I was wrong," she said angrily, knocking down some of the flying fish plaguing the Devourer. "And now all these strange creatures are infesting the last remembrance I have of my people!" she shouted, knocking the last one down and causing a treasure chest to appear. She flung it open and grabbed the weapon inside. "A boomerang," she mumbled. "This could be useful."
Aisha carried Timmy through most of her exploration, leading her to the tucked away alcove where she had left Zora's Sapphire: the beautiful jewel that her parents had given her before they were killed. She set Timmy down on the ground and ran to obtain her treasure. Picking it up and holding it to her chest, she smiled genuinely and turned to the unconscious boy. "Thanks," she said before the floor underneath her began to shake. "What's going on?" she exclaimed before she was carried up into a chamber above.
Timmy rolled over, slowly regaining his consciousness. He had no idea where he was, but by the smell, he deduced that he was still inside the wretched fish. He sat up, finding himself face-to-face with a huge octopus monster. Panicking, he tried to outrun the thing, but he was rammed from behind, the giant squishy beast turning around and exposing a weak point. He quickly whipped out his slingshot and beaned the blob in the back. The monster tipped over and readily dissolved, adding to the bodily fluids already inside the Devourer.
The addition of new food caused one of the skin flaps to move, allowing Timmy to pass. The boy wandered through the strange fish, poking at gas bubbles with his sword and hitting gag reflexes with his slingshot. He had remembered why he was in the fish in the first place: he was looking for Princess Aisha, whom he had seen earlier. Now, the girl was nowhere to be found.
Timmy felt the ground below him sinking, and before he knew it, he was back where he started, or almost anyway. There were a few jellyfish floating around the chamber where he currently was. Based on their electrical output, Timmy deduced that his deku seeds would not have any effect on them. He had to find a way out before the electrified creatures fried him. He noticed a gag reflex, this time on the ground, and he figured he could escape from the jellyfish via the next opened passageway. He stepped on it, and sure enough, another flap opened. When he stepped off, however, the passageway closed off again. Timmy needed to figure out how to get the reflex to work long enough that he could make it through. Scanning his surroundings, Timmy laid eyes on a small wooden box. He had no idea why such a thing was inside a fish, but it really wasn't time to ask questions about the items found inside the Devourer. He quickly dropped the box on the squishy, glowing orb and dashed through the small opening into the next bodily cavity. He really wished he hadn't.
Inside was a disgusting-looking, parasitic monster, spawning jellyfish through the different chambers of the Devourer. And held inside one of its tentacles was the tiny Zora princess, Aisha. "Timmy!" she shouted. "This thing is why Lord Jabu-Jabu has been acting funny! You need to kill it!" Timmy narrowed his eyes and lunged at the monster, but he was batted away by one of the tentacles. "Shoot this tentacle with your slingshot! I have a weapon that should be able to take this down!" Timmy did as she said, nailing the tentacle and causing the princess to fall. She flipped in the air and landed on her feet, grasping a small wooden object. She flung it at the parasite. The wood slid through the parasite, causing it to twitch and flail its appendages. "Use your sword!" Aisha shouted before kicking one of the jellyfish and causing it to explode. Timmy ran in and hacked through the soft tissues of the parasite, causing it to burst and spew acidic slime everywhere. But they had done it. The Devourer was void of the parasite, and it could function normally again. A blue light filled the chamber, and Timmy and Aisha were both taken away with it.
A/N: Holy cow, this was a doosey to come up with! But it was really fun to write. Aisha's not the kind of fairy who would let herself be kidnapped. She'd fight until the end, and I thought that her portrayal of Ruto should capture that. We are getting very close to the time skip! I am very, very excited! In other news, the trailer for Winx Season 6 is out! Maybe the new witch will make her way into this story...hmmm...Until next time! Daisy out!