Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda
They came back to the fork in the path and went right this time to go to the throne room. They walked up the steps and stood before King Zora. "That is one fat Zora" thought Link
"Greetings King Zora" said Zelda bowing
"We are emissaries from the King" she said
"What does the King want with me" asked King Zora
"We request the Sapphire that was left in your races' care long ago" said Zelda
"I do not have it" said King Zora
"WHAT" yelled Link?
"What do you mean you don't have it" he shouted
"I gave it to my daughter, Princess Ruto" said King Zora
"But now she has gone missing" he said
"We have looked everywhere for her and we can't find her" he cried
"That's just great" grumbled Link
"Thank you for your time" said Zelda bowing
They walked away with Link grumbling. "What was he thinking giving the Sapphire to a little girl" asked Link
"She is probably now dead and HE has the Sapphire" he growled
Zelda's eyes clouded over as she had a vision of a message in a bottle at the bottom of a lake. "I don't think she is dead or HE has the Sapphire" said Zelda
"What did you see" asked Link
"We will find a clue to the Princess' whereabouts at Lake Hylia" said Zelda
"So we have to go to your lake then" said Link
Zelda nodded her head as they left the Zora's Domain.
It was getting dark out as they were passing by the Lon Lon Ranch, so they decided to stay there for the night.
The next morning they continued on and arrived in front of the gate blocking the entrance to Lake Hylia. They saw that Kaepora Gaebora was perched on top of the gate. "Beyond the gate is Lake Hylia" said Kaepora Gaebora
"All the water from the Zora's Domain eventually empties out here" he said
"There is a sunken temple at the bottom of the lake that is guarded by the Zora" he said
He then took off and flew away.
Link and Zelda looked around and saw a ladder off to the side that allowed them to get over the gate. They walked down a path and came out to Lake Hylia.
"So what is this clue we are looking for" asked Link
"It's a message in a bottle" said Zelda
They both dove into the lake and started looking around. Link saw something below him and dove down to take a closer look. He saw it was the bottle they were looking for and grabbed it. He came back up and shouted "I found it"
"That's great" exclaimed Zelda
"Let's head over to that small island to take a look at it" she said
They both swam across the lake to the island and got out of the water. They both sat down on the island and Zelda asked "What does the message say"
Link took the message out of the bottle and read it. "Help, I have been swallowed by Lord Jabu-Jabu! Please save me! Ruto" read Link
"P.S. Don't tell my father" he finished
"We are going to have to go inside something" exclaimed Zelda
"It looks like it" said Link
Since it was already dark out they decided to camp out on the island. The next morning they started walking across the bridge only to see Kaepora Gaebora perched on a tombstone. "I am here to give you a ride to the castle" said Kaepora Gaebora
"No" said Link immediately
"You left us on the roof of a building last time" shouted Zelda
They left Lake Hylia and started on their way back to the Zora's Domain. As it was starting to get dark out they saw they were near Kakariko Village and decided to spend the night there.
The next morning they left Kakariko Village and started on their way to the Zora's Domain. Once they arrived they went to see the king. "What do you want now" asked King Zora when he saw them
"We found a message with a clue to your daughter's whereabouts" said Zelda holding out the message in a bottle
"Let me see it" said King Zora quickly
Zelda threw him the bottle and he took out the message and read it. "Why would our Lord Jabu-Jabu do this" cried King Zora
"But he had been acting strange ever since I refused that armored man's offer" he said
"So HE is behind this after all" thought Link
"But why curse their deity" thought Zelda
"I will allow you access to investigate the situation" said King Zora
"I knew he was going to say that" thought Link
"Thank you" said Zelda bowing
King Zora moved to the side allowing Link and Zelda into Zora's Fountain. They went into Zora's Fountain and saw a really big fish resting in front of some sort of altar. "That is one big fish" thought Link
"Let's have a look around first" said Link
"Why" asked Zelda
"The last Great Fairy said the next fountain would be here" said Link
"Alright" said Zelda
They went into the fountain and swam around Lord Jabu-Jabu. They went to the island in the back and saw a rock blocking an entrance. Link took out a bomb and destroyed the rock blocking the entrance.
They went inside and saw that it was another fountain. Zelda took out her ocarina and played her lullaby. The Great Fairy appeared with a laugh and started floating in front of them. "Welcome Goddess Hylia and her Champion" said the Great Fairy
"They are never going to call us by our names" thought Link and Zelda with a sigh
"Please accept this spell to help you on your journey" said the Great Fairy
She cupped her hands together and an orb of green light appeared in the middle of them. It then exploded in a flash of light. When Link and Zelda could see again they saw Link had a clear crystal with a glowing green center in his hand. Link grasped it and knowledge of what it was and how to use it entered his mind.
"Thank you" said Link
"You will have to wait a while to find my next sister" said the Great Fairy
"She is near the Colossus in the desert" she said
She then disappeared with a laugh.
Link and Zelda left the fountain where Zelda asked "What spell did you get"
"Teleportation magic" said Link
"That's going to be useful" said Zelda
They dove back into the water and swam back to where Lord Jabu-Jabu was. Along the way Link caught a fish to give to Lord Jabu-Jabu.
Once they got back in front of Lord Jabu-Jabu, Link threw the fish in front of him. Lord Jabu-Jabu opened his mouth and sucked in the fish along with Link and Zelda. Zelda screamed as they were pulled inside Lord Jabu-Jabu.
They both landed inside his mouth as Zelda started shaking as she kept remembering how she was pulled off her Loftwing by the Imprisoned. Link immediately went over to her and held her while whispering in her ear.
"It's okay Zelda" whispered Link
"We killed him a long time ago and once we get the Master Sword we can destroy the remnant as well" he whispered
After a while Zelda calmed down and Link let go of her. They looked around and saw some Shabooms floating around. As they went further in two Octoroks appeared and started shooting rocks at them. Link and Zelda deflected the rocks back with their shields and killed them.
When they got to the other side they saw the door was blocked by some strange membrane. Link took out his slingshot and looked around. He saw the uvula and shot it. The membrane disappeared and they went through the door.
In the next room they walked along a ledge and saw a Biri floating in front of them. Zelda charged some of her power into her swords and slashed it. A small crescent arc flew out and killed the Biri. They then went through the door and into the next room.
They came into a large room that had a lot of Biri floating about and some holes in the ground. Off to the left was a large, green, electrified tentacle. To the right they saw a female Zora.
"Are you Princess Ruto" asked Link
Ruto turned around and said "Yes"
"Who are you" she asked
"I'm Link and this is my partner Zelda" said Link pointing to himself and Zelda
"Your father asked us to rescue you" he said
"I don't need rescuing" said Ruto
"Leave" she shouted
She ran off only to fall into one of the holes. Link and Zelda went after her and jump into the hole. They landed behind Ruto who turned around and asked "What are you still doing here"
"Because it obvious you need help" said Link
"I don't need help" shouted Ruto
"I have been coming inside Lord Jabu-Jabu since I was little" she said
"Then you know the way out" said Zelda
"I can't leave yet" said Ruto
"Why not" asked Link getting a bad feeling
"I have to find something I lost first" said Ruto
"YOU LOST THE SAPPHIRE" yelled Link
"Maybe it was a bad idea giving the Zora the Sapphire" thought Zelda
"I didn't lose it" said Ruto
"I dropped it when I saw those Biri and the holes inside Lord Jabu-Jabu" she said
"It's the same thing" said Link
"No it isn't" shouted Ruto
"Let's just go find it" said Zelda
"Alright" said Ruto
"You can carry me" said Ruto sitting on the ground
"WHAT" yelled Link?
"Why you spoiled little brat" growled Zelda
"Get up" she shouted kicking Ruto
"How dare you do that to me" shouted Ruto getting off the ground
"I am the Princess of the Zoras" she exclaimed
"You have no idea who you are messing with" said Zelda in a powerful voice
Ruto let out an 'epp' and took a few steps back seeing Zelda glowing and her hair blowing in an unknown wind. "Maybe I will just walk" said Ruto in a small voice
"Good" said Zelda smiling
"Now let's go find the Sapphire" she said