"Ah, you must be the Hylian and non-Hylian that Sidon brought here, correct?" the King of the Zoras said in a booming voice. "You both did well to come all the way here! I am King Dorephan, ruler of the Zora."

Dorephan leans closer as he notices something. "That object upon your waist . . . is that not a Sheikah Slate?!" Then hums in louder wonderment. "Now that I have gotten a good look at you, it is all too clear who you are . . . you are the Hylian Champion, Link! Do not tell me you have forgotten me."

"The Hylian Champion?" Sidon gasped. "You can't mean The Link? That Hylian Champion?! So that's where I have heard your name before, Link! What a fateful coincidence that we should cross paths!"

"I cannot believe it," Dorephan stated incredulously. "The Hylian Champion, Link, has appeared before us . . . We have met numerous times, I'll have you know. Ah . . . so many memories! My mind is overflowing with nostalgia, my friend. I have heard a terrible rumor that you had fallen in combat, but it appears you managed to survive. Extraordinary!"

Link next tells them that he lost his memory.

"Come again?" Dorephan leans closer. "You say you have lost your memory?"

"It must have been due to that one hundred year sleep he had to endure," Aloy spoke up.

"I'm sorry, but who are you again?" King Dorephan asked.

"I am Aloy and as you can tell by my ears I am not a Hylian." As she manually bends the tops down to show. That is also when she realizes that none of the Zora had commented on her ears the way the Hylians did. She figures that it must be due to their minimal contact with Hylians. "I came from another world, but was somehow placed into this one and met up with Link. And now I'm helping him on his quest that will hopefully get me home."

King Dorephan is silent for a moment.

"Interesting," the king finally said in a whimsical tone. "I guess the Gods of Hylia decided to place another Champion to assure Link's success. But what you said about a one hundred year sleep. It all makes sense as to why Link is still so young . . . I have heard all about Sheikah technology. It seems that between the injuries he acquired and the sleep he was placed within, it damaged his memories . . . But surely, Link, you must remember my precious daughter, Mipha, yes?"

Link admits his ignorance about her.

"I cannot believe it," Dorephan gasped. "Have you truly forgotten my dear Mipha as well? You and Mipha were so close . . . Yet you do not remember her? Young hero . . . Please, look upon the beauty of Zora's Domain. Do you see that statue? Does gazing upon Mipha's immortalized form not jog your memory? Well, perhaps your memory will return in time. I dearly hope so."

"Father," Sidon chided. "I do not believe discussing my sister is helping matters at the moment. Link seems confused."

"Oh? Yes, of course," Dorephan mused. "But first, it is worth noting how remarkable it is that Sidon brought a Hylian Champion here without realizing it? That is quite a feat my boy!" And he laughs. "That is a good one! Link, Aloy, I doubt not that you two endured a great many trials, especially you, Link. Still, I must ask you two to hear my plea. Now then. Heroes . . . I must inform you that Zora's Domain is in danger of vanishing because of Divine Beast Vah Ruta. I shall do the two of you the courtesy of speaking bluntly. We alone cannot stop this beast. Will you lend us your strength?"

"What?!" The older manta-headed male shouted. "King Dorephan! My liege! Please do not speak so! To ask a Hylian for help, or even one who so much as resembles them for that matter . . . Why, the very thought of it curls my fins!"

"Muzu," Dorephan snapped. "I expected more of you. How can you still protest?"

"Muzu!" Sidon added with outrage. "It is rude to speak that way to your king and his requests. Link and Aloy are here because I invited them! With such unprecendented rainfall, we have no choice but to rely on the aid of a trustworthy Hylian and such. Have we not already discussed this and arrived at that very conclusion? They are the keys to saving Zora's Domain. I have no doubt in my mind."

"Indeed!" Dorephan stated. "Link is a Champion, through and through, and I am certain that Aloy is too. As things now stand, Zora's Domain . . . Nay! Perhaps all of Hyrule . . . is doomed to be swallowed by the sea. This is bigger than all of us, my friend. Zora and Hylians alike must put aside our differences and band together."

"Have you forgotten already, my king?!" Muzu protested. "We cannot trust these lowly Hylians! A hundred years ago, they abused the power of an ancient civilization and turned Hyrule into what it is today! And that is not the least of it!" Then hangs his head as his tone turns softer. "It is their fault that Lady Mipha was lost to us."

He's just like Resh. Aloy grumbles inwardly, then speaks up, "I was told that the Calamity Ganon had burst into this world and took over those Guardians and Divine Beasts to attack Hyrule. So how can you blame the Hylians for that?"

"Because they dug up and resurrected that technology," Muzu fumed. "And long before that . . . they drove the Sheikah out of their lands and made them outcasts, simply because they feared them."

"Link, Aloy," Dorephan interjected. "Divine Beast Vah Ruta has great power. It has the unique ability to create an endless supply of water."

"I guess droughts were a nonissue," Aloy quipped.

"Of late it has been mercilessly spouting water into the air," Dorephan continued. "As a result, this area has been plagued by heavy rains. For us Zora, water and air are as one, so you would not think this would be quite so critical of a problem. Sadly, the rains have filled the eastern reservoir nearly to the point of flooding. If the reservoir bursts, as it soon will, I fear immense damage will befall not only Zora's Domain . . . but also the area downstream from us. There, Hylian lives are in very grave danger."

That is when a loud rumbling trumpet is heard, causing them to look in the general direction of where it is coming from. It goes silent once again.

"Wha-What was that?" Aloy asked fretfully. "It sounded really big."

Again, comes that loud rumbling trumpet and then silence.

"The Divine Beast is crying out once again," Dorephan noted. "The Divine Beast Vah Ruta . . . Your Princess Zelda, often studied the Divine Beasts, Link. That is, in the time before the Great Calamity. According to her research, the orbs located on Ruta's shoulders . . . are mechanisms that can control the water it generates. However, they require electricity to work. These orbs are clearly out of control now because there is no electricity coursing through to stop them."

"Seggin, who is quite shock resistant for a Zora, hit one with a shock arrow," Sidon added. "Sure enough, it slowed the water a bit. Unfortunately, as an aquatic race, we Zora are terribly vulnerable to the power of electricity. Perhaps because we could not safely strike it with enough electricity at once, the water soon returned to its full force. That is why I went in search of a Hylian who could help us! Link, Aloy, I am certain you two have already figured this out, but . . . We need you two to use shock arrows to get those orbs working properly again! I will aid you two in any way I can, of course. Please, Heroes . . . I beg of you. Help me stop Ruta's rampage of destruction!"

Link then tells them something important.

"What?!" Dorephan exclaimed. "Princess Zelda herself instructed you to board the Divine Beast and appease it from within? So then . . . Princess Zelda is still alive?"

Link tells Dorephan that she is in Hyrule Castle.

"I do not believe it," Dorephan gasped. "She was alive this whole time, just as you were! The events of one hundred years ago cannot be altered, it is true. But if we can regain control of the Divine Beasts . . . they may yet prove useful in sealing Calamity Ganon once and for all!"

"I did not know you had such grand ambitions, Link," Sidon marveled. "Wonderous! Naturally, I shall help too! Once it has stopped rampaging, you and Aloy can easily climb inside it. Come, Link! Aloy! Let us appease Ruta together!

Link states that he is in and that they are to do this.

"Right, let's do this," Aloy agreed.

"Thank you, Link, Aloy," Dorephan said with relief. "Truly. We are in your debt. Our goal is the same. That means our meeting was nothing short of destiny. Now then, allow me to offer you, Link, this gift as a show of faith!"

He hands Link a pile of garments of which he straightens out to see that it is a suit of some sort with metal upon it.

"So long as you wear this, you can ascend waterfalls just like a Zora," Dorephan explained. "Please, take good care of it."

"Ah, excuse me, but where's mine?" Aloy asked.

"I'm sorry, Aloy, but that is the only one we have," Dorephan said apologetically. "But I'm sure that you and Link will think of something."

"King Dorephan!" Muzu exclaimed hotly. "Surely you do not really intend to give this outsider the Zora armor! Countless generations of Zora princesses have gifted that armor to the one they have sworn to marry! Princess Mipha made that one there with her own hands! It is far too important to entrust to a shady Hylian! He may be a Champion, but Mipha had no such relationship with him. So why should He receive such an honor? This is just too much, my liege! I do not understand it one bit!"

Muzu storms away and the others watch as he goes down the stairs. Aloy ends up musing over what he had said.

Did she . . . ? Was she . . . ?

"That Muzu is not easily swayed once his mind is set," Dorephan rumbled. "You two must understand . . . He was in charge of educating my dear daughter, Mipha. Naturally, she means a lot to him . . . just as she means the world to us. Ever since we lost her to the Calamity, he has grown to dispise Hylians. I hope you can forgive his rudeness."

"He reminds me of somebody I know," Aloy said as she thinks about Resh.

"But what shall we do now?" Dorephan pondered. "I tasked Muzu with finding shock arrows we will need to appease Vah Ruta. But now he has rushed off in a huff."

"Link! Aloy!" Sidon stated. "Do not let his words concern you. I will work this out with Muzu. I shall return shortly!"

Sidon runs off in the direction where Muzu had gone.

"Sidon," Dorephan called. "I suppose that means you are going to tell him." He then turns his attention to Link and Aloy. "Link, Aloy . . . Muzu is mostly likely at the square down below. Would you mind going down there? I would like for you to try to speak with him."

Link sighs and says that he will try.

"And I have experience dealing with such people back in my world," Aloy added dryly.

The duo leave and go downstairs to the square at the fountain. Sure enough, they see Sidon there talking to Muzu.

"You came all the way here, but it was in vain," Muzu retorted to Link. "I have no desire to speak with you."

"Listen well, Muzu," Sidon stated intently. "There is something you need to know. He who stands here . . . the man called Link . . . is the one whom my sister, Mipha, had feelings for. I was only a child then, so I did not know it myself at the time. But it is so. I grew up hearing my father tell stories, some of which were about my sister's undying love for a Hylian named Link."

Aloy arches an eyebrow wide as she stares between Link and that statue of Mipha. Her mind trying to process two completely different beings having such feelings for one another, especially on this Mipha's part.

"What?!" Muzu exclaimed with outrage. "No . . . You cannot fool me with such a fanciful lie. Not this Zora! How could Lady Mipha possibly have feelings for a Hylian like him?! The facts are clear. He remembers nothing. Even when he looks upon Princess Mipha's statue."

"It is the truth, Muzu," Sidon said earnestly. "Though you never knew it, he was ever in Mipha's heart."

Aloy notices Link's vacant faraway stare as he is staring up at the statue.

"Link?" she called, the waves her hand in front of his face. "Hey Link?!"

Link snaps out of his stupor with a gasp and begins to tremble with a shocked look.

"Are you alright?" Aloy asked him. "Did you finally remember something?"

"What is the matter, Link? Are you unwell?" Sidon asked with concern.

"You are quivering like a hatchling," Muzu said curiously. "Whatever is the matter?"

Link exclaims that he remembers Mipha.

"What?!" Muzu exclaimed once again. "Do not mistake me for a fool, Hylian! There is no way you remembered her just now, when it is most convenient."

"What if that's the case?" Aloy countered. "What if he needed more exposure to her statue and another discussion about her to bring back his memory about her?"

"In any case, without any solid proof, I cannot possibly take him at his word!" Muzu snapped, then turns to Link. "If you have such proof, now is the time to show it. Do so, and . . . and I . . . I shall tell you how to get those shock arrows! Yes, as well as anything you wish to know."

"Hey Link, come with me for a moment," Aloy said as she tugs on his arm, compelling him to follow her.

Once they are far enough away. "Go find some place to put that Zora armor on," she whispered. "That should get that old fishface to change his mind."

Link nods and looks for such a place to do so. He finds a building and enters. Aloy watches Link go into a building, obviously finding some place in there that he could change behind. Link later emerges wearing the Zora armor and returns as Aloy and Sidon stare at him, but Muzu has his back to Link.

"Muzu! Look closely at the clothes Link is wearing!" Sidon stated.

"You really think changing your clothes is going to make me," Muze said curtly as he turns around, only to stop and give a start. "Eh?! What in the . . . That is the Zora armor from before! Lady Mipha made that by her hands . . . and yet it fits you perfectly! What is the meaning of this?!"

"The meaning is she was obviously in love with Link and wanted to marry him," Aloy snapped impatiently while pointing at Link. "Why else would she make an armor that fits him perfectly and not another male Zora?"

"Now you understand, do you not, Muzu?" Sidon added. "Now you know who her heart belonged to and who she made this special armor for. The fact that this armor fits Link perfectly as Aloy had pointed out should be proof enough that Mipha made it for him and him alone! You have always disliked Hylians even before the Great Calamity. That is why Mipha never told you. Now that you know, you must promise to help them save us all, Muzu. Please . . . Tell us where we can find the shock arrows we need. Knowing you, I bet you have already figured it out."

Muzu sighs. "I never would have imagined she would make that special armor for one such as he . . . I do not approve of asking for help from a Hylian, or even those who look like one," as he glances at Aloy, "but I suppose it is our only option at this point. I am a proud Zora. That means I must take responsibility for my unwarrented behavior toward him. As promised, I shall tell them where they can collect as many shock arrows as they will need. That tall mountain over yonder," as he looks to it and they follow his gaze. "It is called Ploymus Mountain, and there you will also find Shatterback Point. A terrifying creature has made its home up there. This awful beast shoots volley after volley of shock arrows. Even a single one could be fatal to a Zora.

"Aha! You must mean that Lynel!" Sidon announced.

"Lynel?!" Aloy remarked.

"Yes, Lynel," Sidon verified.

"Ah, Link, you wanna show them that recent picture you took?" Aloy said to him.

Link takes out the Sheikah Slate and shows Sidon and Muzu the picture of the Lynel.

"Yes, that is indeed a Lynel!" Sidon stated. "He is a man-beast that one! That beast does indeed wield shock arrows. That is certainly one way to collect them quickly. He is vicious to be sure! But I am certain Link and Aloy will rise to the challenge."

"In order to appease the Divine Beast," Muzu next said to Aloy and Link, "I estimate that you will need . . . hmm . . . at least twenty shock arrows. Do you think you two can gather that many?"

"Why do you still doubt them, Muzu?" Sidon scolded. "I have no doubt they will be triumphant! Okay, Link, Aloy. Let's get moving."

"Can we do this first thing in the morning?" Aloy asked. "It's too late for this."

"Very well then," Sidon mused. "There is an inn over that way." As he points. "I will be there at sunrise to make sure that the both of you are up."

"Then we better be sure to fall asleep the moment we lie upon those beds," Aloy quipped.

They duo go off in search of the inn and find it. They pay for their respective beds for the night and ask to be awaken in the morning.