Now with the flashback over we finally get back to the main story.
Nemisa stared up at the ceiling in her dressing room at the Dank Salamander. It had been a little more then three years since the day she was kidnapped and sold into slavery, and a little less then two years since she learned the disturbing truth about the man she thought she loved.
Now she found herself in a dressing room, prepared to go out on stage to charm an audience with her exotic dance, and hopefully catch the eye of that man who changed her so much.
She gripped and squeezed the scar on her wrist, the scar created when the blue-haired Jayde revealed his true colors to her.
"It won't be long now..." Nemisa whispered to herself, "Soon I can finally..." she paused, blushing a little red, and bringing her hand to her chest.
"Please Link, wait for me..."
At that moment, outside of the Dank Salamander, a group of guards stood, watching over the area. The tavern that day was originally just watched by one bouncer back when Nemisa arrived, but as the day grew later more came out to patrol the area. The original guard still stood in his place, watching the area.
It then he heard what sounded like a sneeze in the distance. He looked down in confusion, not seeing a soul in the area.
"What was that...?" the bouncer muttered.
"Uh... Wark! Wark!" called out a voice as a bird wing stuck out from behind an assortment of large sand rocks in the distance. It flapped a little before settling down.
"Oh, just a bird." the bouncer assumed, going back to watching over the more immediate area.
Meanwhile, over at the rocks Aviel let out a sigh of relief.
"That was close." she whispered.
"You birdbrain, be careful! We don't want to blow our hiding place!" Kesuta shouted as quietly as she could.
Behind the rock were a sizable number of armed Gerudo solders, among hem were Link, Nabooru, Aveil, Togau, Sarami, Reirousa, Kesuta, Korume, and the reformed slaver boy Remo.
"So what's the plan Nabooru?" Link asked.
"If you ask me, I say we just barge in, beat the crud out of all the slavers and get Nemisa and the prisoners out of there right now!" Reirousa said, pounding her fist into her palm.
"Settle down you muscle head." Nabooru said, "We can't just go barging in. Don't forget our priority isn't to strike down the Wyvern Keepers, but to save the prisoners."
"Uh, right..." Reirousa said, rubbing the back of her head, "Why are we doin' it this way though? I'm sure we got them out-powered and out-numbered."
"Because the slavers are the ones in control of the prisoners." Nabooru explained, "If we just launch an attack, the slavers will take the prisoners and try to escape with them. Unfortunately we don't have a lot of information to go on, we don't know where all the secret exits out of the hideout are. We're not going to allow these monsters to escape with any of them, or worse, kill them to keep them from being saved..."
"You don't think they'd sink that low, do ya Nabooru?" Togau asked with a bit of sweat going down her head.
"It's not the first time it's happened..." Remo said sadly, as his prison guard and lover Usaulu was stroking the hair on his head, "During my briefings, I've been told by my superiors if we fear a slave getting free, to kill them first."
"That's awful..." Sarami gasped out.
"Then we won't leave anything to chance, so what do we need to do first?" Link asked Nabooru.
"Our first objective is to get a tally of all the prisoners that are in the Wyvern's Nest right now. Unfortunately, our spies couldn't get close to inside, so as much as I hate to say it, we'll have to send some of our team undercover. That's where you come in Remo." Nabooru said.
"Right." nodded Remo.
"Have you been inside this place before, Remo?" Aviel asked.
"No, when I wasn't doing fieldwork I was in the smaller bases." Remo said shaking his head, "I don't know what it's like in this place, I didn't even know this place was a front for the Nest, or I would had mentioned it sooner."
"Yes, Remo still has his identification as a Wyvern Keeper, but since he's been AWOL for so long, they might be suspicious of him, so what we're going to do is have him bring in some new 'slaves' to enter the Wyvern's Nest and get an idea of what we're up against." Nabooru said.
"So who is going in?" Link asked.
"I've given it some thought, and since tonight is the night of the black market auction, it'll be easier for Remo to get some of our team in if they're particularly high quality... I hesitate to use the word 'merchandise' to entice the buyers." Nabooru said, "Some that are physically fit and some beautiful and or young, to entice the slavers into letting them in. They also need to be capable of battle, in case they need to defend themselves, but the need for weapons is a bit of a concern, that's why I wanted Nemisa to help us..."
"How about me or Korume?" asked Kesuta raising her hand, "We wouldn't even need actual weapons, they wouldn't know that we can use magic."
"That won't be possible." Nabooru said, "My spies have told me that the entrances to the Nest are protected by magic detection seals. If any kind of magic or magic user tries to pass through those doors the whole place will know and our raid will fail, deactivating that seal is integral to my plan."
"How annoying." Korume muttered.
"They seem to have many resources at their disposal for this event." Korume observed, "They must not have much trust in the guests."
"That leads me to another matter, the clientele of the black market auction, many of them consist of noblemen and aristocrats from around the land, and from what my spies have told me some might even have connections to the Hylian Parliament. If they're harmed or killed in anyway by our hands it could lead to a declaration of war on us, so one of our major objectives tonight is to get them out of there before the raid, this is where the two of you will come into play." Nabooru said to Kesuta and Korume.
"Yes Lady Nabooru, we await your orders." they both said.
"So for now, I've decided to send in Aviel, Togau, Sarami... and you Link." the four of you should be able to get in without much fuss, and if anything does go wrong, you'll have a better chance to fight your way out compared to most of our troops. But don't fight unless you absolutely have to." Nabooru reminded them, "Remember out priority here."
"Wait, we're sending in Sarami?" Link asked, "I mean, she's a very beautiful woman, but wouldn't it be dangerous for her?"
"Oh Link, you're so sweet." Sarami said, embracing Link, pressing his head against her large breasts, resulting in Link turning bright red and some snickering coming from the other girls, "But you don't have to worry about a thing, I've been working on my chu jelly potions over the months, and have developed new mixtures to protect us." her glasses gleamed as she smirked a little, holding up two bottles of her potions, "The fools try so much as touch me and they'll regret it... FU-FU-fu-fu-fu..." she said with a sinister laugh.
"...she has a real scary side of her, huh?" Remo asked sweatdropping.
"One more thing... you mentioned before you want me to go in as well?" Link asked, "How will that work?"
"Simple, we just set you up with a disguise." Nabooru said with an amused grin.
"A... disguise...?" Link asked nervously, as he slowly turned to look at Aviel who was pulling a certain something out of a bag she was carrying.
"Ta-da!" Aviel said, pulling out familiar looking pieces of pink and light blue cloth, "Remember this outfit Link?"
"Oh is that it? What a cute outfit!" Sarami said cheerfully.
"Why... do you have something like that...?" Remo asked with his face paled.
"You, you can't be serious Nabooru." Link said flatly.
"I am." she smirked.
"Wait, is that the outfit you mentioned before?" Togau asked, trying to hold back her laughter, "The one that Link had to wear to get away from that assassin?"
"Yep!" Aviel said, "Come on Link, time for your makeover!"
"Uh, can we talk this over...?" Link asked, slowly backing up as Nabooru, Aviel, and some of the other girls all slowly approached him, holding the Gerudo outfit, some pads, some bandages and a long blond wig.
"Get him!" Togau said.
"GAAAHHH!" Link shouted out.
"I.. I can't believe it worked so well..." Nabooru said, stepping back in shock and awe.
"He looks even better then last time..." Aviel said, "You guys did great on making him pretty!"
"Fu-fu-fufufu..." chuckled Sarami, "It's amazing what a little makeup and accessories can do for a man."
Link stood there before the girls, wearing the pink Gerudo hood, veil, breast top and sleeves, and the light blue pants and shoes. He hair was now long and flowing, sticking out from under the hood, his eyelashes were long and delicate, and had some blush on his cheeks. He was timidly looking to the side to avoid the looks from the girls.
"I didn't think it was possible for him to be this cute." Kesuta gasped, with her hands to her cheeks.
"..." Korume was doing her best to hold back her words, but she was making the slightest of giggles under her breath.
"Jees, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were really a lady all this time!" Togau said in surprise.
"Woah" Reirousa simply said.
"You uh... l-look really pretty King Link?" Remo spoke up.
"Gee, thanks." Link muttered, then speaking up, "What if I get caught?"
"Don't worry." giggled Sarami, "You have myself, Aviel and Togau watching over you, we'll protect you, sweetie."
"Alright team, your mission will be to infiltrate the Nest and do a head count of the amount of prisoners within the place."
"Course reckon!" Togau nodded, "I'll keep a tally of the prisoners, even in the heat of the raid, I've had plenty of experience with numbers over at the ranch."
"Also try to find the approximate locations of the secret exits so we can plan out where to ambush any escapees when the raid starts."
"No problem." Aviel nodded, "I used to be a lookout, so I can figure out that kind of thing."
"There's also the matter of the magic detection barrier, taking it down is important to my plan. According to my sources, this particular type of barrier is usually powered by a blue and red orb that anyone could deactivate with a good hit."
"We'll find and take care of the orb as soon as we find it." Sarami said.
"And of course track down Nemisa and if you can, convince her to drop whatever the HELL she's trying to do and help us with our raid." Nabooru said, with an air of annoyance in her tone.
"Okay." Link nodded.
"Remo, when you get in, you do what you can to supply Link and the girls with some concealed weapons, in case things go awry."
"Right!" Remo said, as he was quickly hugged by Usaulu.
"You be careful in there, okay my little man?" Usaulu asked him.
"O-Okay... and when this is all over we'll be able to be together for real." Remo said blushing and nodding.
Link couldn't help but smile at the two of them. In some ways, their relationship reminded him of his bonds with the girls. His thoughts trailed to Nemisa, and the concern he had for her while she was in such a dangerous place.
"Alright, let's go then!" Link said, pumping a fist up.
"Heh, it's funny to see you so determined when you're dressed so cute." Nabooru giggled, "You're making me want to see you wear that next time we spend the night together..."
The girls all laughed lightly, while Reirousa herself glanced to the side, blushing at that thought.
"...lets just concentrate on the mission for now." Link said annoyed.
Remo slowly lead, Aviel, Sarami, Togau and Link, their arms all bond in ropes, up to a particular back entrance to the Wyvern's Nest behind the tavern. It was designed to look more like a storage basement to ward off suspicion, but standing at the entrance was four guards.
"Just follow my lead." Remo whispered to Link and the girls. He lead them up to the girls and one of the guards immediately put his spear into a guarding pose.
"Halt, who goes there?" the guard asked.
Remo nervously cleared his throat and spoke up, "M-My name is Remo, Wyvern slaver #471!" He reached into his pocket and pulled out a membership card to show the guard.
"Huh, the Brown Gecko branch of slavers?" the guard said, reading the information on the card, "I heard you all were wiped out by those Gerudo bitches."
"Most were," Remo nodded, "But... the Gerudo captured me instead and held me in prison. I was... uh... able to break out and detain these four."
The four guards all looked to Aviel, Sarami, Togau and the mysterious pale-skinned lady in the back.
"Woah, that's pretty impressive kid!" one of the guards said, "And a nice haul at that!"
"What's going to happen to us?" Aviel said, trembling with fake tears going down her cheeks, "I'm scared..."
"I do not know..." Sarami muttered in a dower tone.
"Grrr... how dare ya do this ta us! I'll kick yer asses!" shouted Togau in a fury.
"H-Hey, shut up you bitch... b-before I make you shut up! You don't want to end up like last time do you?!" Remo shouted, causing the three Gerudo to all cower, Togau in particular looked worried and gulped nervously.
"I-I'm sorry master!" shouted Togau, bowing her head, "It won't happen again!"
"Woah, he really put them in line." whispered one guard to another.
"I brought them here because I think these four would be fine specimens for the auction." Remo said.
"Yeah, the two in the back look pretty physically fit..." observed one guard looking them over, "And other two will definitely turn the heads of those horny stuff-shirts at the auction.."
"Say, what are these?" asked another one of the guards, looking at the potion bottles lining Sarami's belt sash.
"Oh, these?" Sarami asked, looking down to her chu jelly bottles, "This is medicine. I suffer from a case of lower back pain... it can be difficult carrying around certain heavy things all the time." she said, subtly gesturing down to her chest as she swayed her body a little, causing them to wobble.
Three of the four guards all turned bright red as they gazed at her bountiful bosom's movements. They seemed to keep moving even after the rest of Sarami's body stopped.
"A-Alright, I'm sure the boss will be fine letting them in!" said a guard, trying to not to look directly at Sarami's chest, as they started escorting Remo and the four 'slaves' inside.
"Looks like we made it..." Aviel whispered to Remo.
"Yeah, I'll see to getting you guys hidden weapons after we get inside. Hopefully the magic seal orb isn't too hard to fin-" Remo's words were cut off by one guard speaking up.
"Hang on, what's with this one?" spoke up one guard, looking at Link in particular. Remo, Aviel, Sarami and Togau all tensed up as they saw the guard staring right at Link. "This doesn't look like a Gerudo..."
"T-That's cause she's..." Remo paused, "She's a half-blood. She was exiled to Gerudo Valley after the war like the others, but she's no less capable then any of them!"
"Oh, yes!" Sarami spoke up, "She's the quiet type, but she's a hard worker with great physical capabilities, and she's a total sweetie!"
The guard just leaned forward and looked closely at Link, who just continued looking to the side. It was a tense moment, and enough for even Link to get nervous about it.
"...very well then." the guard nodded with a hint of redness on his face, "Bring them in."
Aviel and the others let out sighs of relief as Remo led them all into the Wyvern's Nest. Nabooru and Usaulu meanwhile were peeking out behind a sand dune watching them all go in, and sighed with relief themselves.
"Nice, they made it in." Nabooru grinned, "Good luck, Link..."
"Oh wow, seeing Remo being so authoritative like that is getting me excited! When I get him home tonight I'm going to dominate his tiny little body all night long!" Usaulu said licking her lips.
"You worry me." Nabooru said sweatdropping.
One of the guards led Remo, Link, Aviel, Togau and Sarami through the Wyvern's Nest, an underground cave filled with many slavers, all either partying, drinking, practicing with their weapons, or hauling around supplies.
"Hey check out the new merchandise!" shouted one of the slavers, gesturing to the group.
"Woah, four Gerudo? That kid's good!" laughed one of them.
"Ugh, these guys creep me out." Aviel whispered to Link.
"Keep a level head," Link said, "And try to keep an eye out for anything useful we can use against these guys in the raid."
"Right." Aviel said nodding, taking her time to look around carefully.
Eventually the guard lead Remo, Link and the others to a door near the back, inside was a hallway with several rooms in it. He then lead the group to one of the rooms, which had eight beds lied against the walls, each with a small dresser, a fountain at the back used for water and cleaning, and even small bowls of fruit available. There was three other women in the room at their own beds.
"Alright prisoners, you'll be staying here until the auction." the guard said, "You can pick any free bed you choose to rest up."
"This... actually ain't too bad." Togau pointed out.
"Yeah, I was expecting it to be more... dungeon-like." Aviel said looking around.
"That's what we used to do, until the new boss took over our gang." the guard said, "He insists we keep our prisoners in good shape and hearty to prepare for the auction. 'You wouldn't sell a man a bruised apple.' he tells us." he explained, "You're free to walk around the hallways and other prison rooms and speak to the other prisoners, but try anything funny and you'll be in deep, so be appreciative of the bosses' generosity." he looked down at Remo, "Well let's go kid, we need to discuss your pay for this haul."
"Yeah, just give me a minute." Remo said, starting to remove the ropes on Link and the girls' arms, "I uh, need to make sure these girls are in line before I leave them."
"Alight, just give me the word if you need help with them." the guard nodded before leaving out of the room.
As soon as the door shut, the group got into a huddle.
"Okay, we're in, and it looks like this might be easier then I thought." Link said.
"I'll say, I kinda wanna ask the boss if he offers lodging here." Togau said, looking at how clean and comfy the living quarters looked.
"I call this bed!" Avirl shouted, now bouncing on one of the beds, leaving everyone sweatdropping.
"I'll head out and see what information I can get about possible exits and the location of the magic detector orb." Remo said.
"Thank you again for all this." Sarami said, taking Remo and hugging him into her bosom, "You're a sweet boy, I hope you make Usaulu a good husband."
"Uh, t-thank you..." Remo said, stepping back, "I'll be going now, good luck, guys."
Link nodded, "Take care."
After Remo left the room and got the guard to leave as well, the group decided to start going to the other rooms to see the other prisoners. While some of the prisoners were relatively okay with their current living situation all things considered, some were generally scared of what would happen at the auction. The group were careful not to mention anything about a raid, so as to not excite or worry them and potentially throw off the plan. Among the prisoners were indeed some Gerudo, who they were a little more open to speaking to about the raid, and they agreed to do whatever they could to help with the escape when the opportunity came.
"Well it looks like we got twenty four women and seven men, not including us. Two of the women and men are Zoras, and there's one Goron." Togau said, "Honestly I was surprised they were capturin' guys as well."
"I heard from a few of the prisoners about where there might be emergency exits around this place." Aviel said, pulling out a scrap piece of paper and showing a crude drawing of the Wyvern's Nest, it lacked any real detail, but it was mostly a way to give the others an idea of where the exits might be.
"One of out sisters came across information that the magic detector orb is in the head guard's living quarters." Sarami said.
"Fine by me." Link nodded, "Now we just need to track down Nemisa."
"Yeah, I hope she's okay..." Aviel said worriedly.
"Me too Aviel..." Link sighed.
Meanwhile, in another part of the Wyvern's Nest, a slaver went into a room where a large burly man sat back on a large chair, he was kicking back with his legs up on a footstool and he was eating from a bowl of fruit beside his chair.
"Master Rassan, we have good news," the slaver said, "One of the members of the Brown Gecko group has shown up alive, and he brought us four fine Gerudo specimens for the auction."
The man at the chair took a large bite into an apple he was holding and sporting a big grin, showing off pearly white teeth and one tooth that was gold, "Waahaahaah, is that so? Good for him! See that he's paid well for his work!"
The man was known as Master Rassan, the leader of the Wyvern Keepers slaver organization. He wore a large turban with a jewel on the center, and a feather sticking out from it. His skin was tanned from the sun, and he had a large burly beard with braided strands. His body was fit and heavily muscular, with some battle scars lining his chest. He wore a vest that showed off his muscular chest and arms, as well as baggy pants. Strapped to his side was a whip with strange metal attachments to it on one side, and a skull shaped key on the other side.
"I also wanted to let you know Madame Scarlet has arrived for this evening's entertainment." the slaver said.
"Hmm, yes... I've heard good things about her.." Rassan pondered, scratching at his beard, "I can't wait for her show! Well for now, just start preparing the treasures and artifacts we've acquired for the black market auction, we have some wealthy clients looking to get their hands on them for a load of rupees!"
"Right boss." the saver replied.
"….oh, and make sure that one item I mentioned before is ready to ship," Rassan said, "After what they've done for us, we can't afford to let anything happen to it!"
"Right, Master Rassan." the slaver said and went off on his way.
Rassan leaned back against his chair and crunched into another apple,
"Just what is it you plan to do with something of that power..?" Rassan muttered to the air in that moment.
"..but me and my friends were overwhelmed by the slavers, we were completely powerless..." sighed a female Hylian prisoner, sitting across from Aviel who was listening to her story intently, "...so I surrendered myself in exchange for letting the others go... I should be happy that they're all safe now, but I can't help myself, I miss them and my mother so much..."
"Separated from your loved ones, huh...?" Aviel said with a pained look in her eyes, before putting her hand on the prisoner's own hand, "Don't worry, you did a great thing for them, and I just know you're going to see them again. When you do, you can all make up for the lost time!"
"Thank you..." sniffled the girl, "But I don't know how that could ever happen, this situation is hopeless... it seems like I was fated to be here..."
"It'll be fine, you'd be surprised how fate can change." Aviel said grinning.
Link sat at his own bed, overhearing the conversation with the two, before standing up and walking out of the room to go see to investigating.
"We can't let these bastards keep this place going..." Link muttered, "We need to take action... I just need to find the magic detector orb first..."
Link walked down the hallway towards the entrance of the prisoner's chambers, taking some time to glance around and make sure no guards were watching.
"If I can knock out a guard and steal his clothes, I could disguise myself as a slaver and get around here no problem..." Link muttered to himself, "But who could I-"
"Hey, it's you, what are you doing?" called out a voice, causing Link to freeze up and look behind him.
Standing there was one of the slaver guards, specifically the one that had stared at him so intently over at the entrance to the Wyvern's Nest that Remo led them into.
"Oh... I..." Link said, speaking in a shy and feminine tone, "I was... um... looking for one of my friends..."
The slaver paused, thinking to himself, making Link feel a little uneasy in that moment.
"Well, I think I can help you with that." he grinned, walking up to Link and putting his hand on the wall just over Link's shoulder, the slaver gazed up and down at the person he thought was a half-Gerudo lady; 'her' long blond hair, blue eyes, a slim but toned figure with slight hips, "The name is Burao, and you are...?"
"Um, my name is Lifeaf..." Link said, recalling the name Aviel gave him the last time he wore the outfit.
"Lifeaf, that's a nice name..." Burao grinned, "Has anyone told you how pretty your eyes are...?"
'Oh, for all that is holy, no.' Link thought to himself, realizing what the slaver was doing.
"I... um..." Link muttered.
"You're quite a shy one too, that's cute." Burao said, "I like that in a girl."
'Then keep looking.' Link thought to himself, it was then an idea occurred to him, 'Wait, I was looking for a guard to steal the clothes from, this could actually work out!'
Link closed his eyes, before slowly opening them with a sensual look, mimicking the looks he'd get from some of the girls around Gerudo Town, especially his lovers Nabooru, Ruto, Kesuta and Korume.
"Why, do... you fancy me, Mr. Burao...?" Link asked, battling his eyes at him.
"Maybe I do, should we talk in another place?" Burao asked, a little surprised to see her speak like that.
"Perhaps we should..." Link whispered, as Burao left with him out the prisoner's chambers...
Meanwhile, Nemisa was on her way to the washroom to prepare for her dance that night. When she arrived, she saw the door was sealed off and a guard was at the door.
"S-Sorry, madame, one of the guests got sick in this washroom." the guard said, trying his best not to gawk at Madame Scarlet, "Use the one over there by the guardroom." he said, gesturing in the directions of it, "It's down that hall and make a left, third door down."
"Thank you." nodded Nemisa, strolling off in the direction she was given.
When she turned the corner, she came across the sight of one of the guards walking down the hall towards her with a woman beside him, it seemed they were off to have some... 'fun' together she presumed. She looked to be wearing a traditional Gerudo outfit, and she had light skin and long blonde hair, she was indeed quite a beautiful lady...
But that's when she recognized the outfit, one from a long time ago, and then looked at the woman's face, and despite the hood and veil, realized who the person wearing it was, as the two entered a certain room.
Nemisa stood there blankly, but before saying one word.
"WHAT."
Link slowly walked into the room with Burao, who closed the door behind them and locked it, putting the key away, while Link noticed in the corner of Burao's room was a strange blue crystal orb.
'That must be the orb to turn off the magic detection seal.' Link thought to himself, 'So this guy must be the head guard then... Well this worked out better then I thought.'
Link lowered his head, doing his best to look as shy as possible, as Burao walked up to him and put his hands on Link's shoulders.
"Are you nervous?" Burao asked.
"I'm not sure..." Link whispered, "I've never done something like this before..."
"All the better then." grinned Burao, "I'll make sure you enjoy yourself the whole night, and perhaps I can save you from the auction and let you live a comfortable and happy life."
"I'd... like that..." Link said softly, preparing himself for a chance to knock the man out cold and steal his clothes.
That was when the door was kicked open by a certain angry dancer in red silk garments.
"What?!" Burao exclaimed, turning to the invader, "What the hell are you doing?!"
"I was about to ask that one the same question!" Nemisa shouted, looking at Link in particular.
"Nemi- uh, you're Madame Scarlet, right?" Link asked nervously, "I've heard much about you!"
"Don't give me that crap!" Nemisa shouted in annoyance at Link's attempt to disguise himself.
"Hey lady, we're busy here!" Burao shouted, "Take a hike before I call my guards to deal with-!"
It was then that Nemisa threw out her leg, kicking Burao in the face, sending him flying backwards and bashing his head into the wall, falling onto his bed unconscious.
Link just stood there, staring at Nemisa, relieved she was okay, but another feeling was brewing in him at that moment. He paused and then looked downward, as Nemisa closed the door behind her.
"You... what the hell are you doing here, your highness?!" shouted Nemisa, "You're going to ruin my plan! After everything I've worked for, I'm not about have you butt in and screw everything u-!"
"Nemisa." Link muttered, cutting her off.
"What is it?!" Nemisa shouted, still in a fury.
It was then that Link brought back his fist, and punched Nemisa across the face.
The dancer and martial artist was in shock of what her king had just done. She stood there frozen for a second, before turning to him.
"H-How dare you strike m-" her words were cut off by Link gripping onto her shoulders, and his head lowered, he then slowly rose his head up and Nemisa saw the look on his face.
He was definitely angry, but his body was trembling. His face was flushed bright red from being so upset, and there are tears forming in his eyes.
"Do you know... how worried I was about you, you idiot?!" Link shouted to her, "I was afraid you would had been captured, or worse!"
"Your highness..." Nemisa whispered in shock.
"You think I was just going to let you risk your life coming into the slaver's hideout to do whatever the hell you're trying to, alone?! I was worried as hell about you, and you could have ruined Nabooru's plan!"
"Slaver's... hideout?!" Nemisa exclaimed with wide eyes, "This is the slaver's hideout?"
"So you didn't know." Link confirmed to himself with some relief that she was unaware, "Yeah, this is the Wyvern's Nest, they do black market auctions for slaves they've captured! Me and the girls went in here undercover to prepare for the raid tonight before the auction itself, and you could have ruined everything!"
"I didn't realize," Nemisa said, "I was just focused on my mission..."
"For crying out loud, I thought I told you not to rush into situations like this! Remember what happened with the slave camp at the canyon?! I know you're not that thick!"
Having been too used to Link being the goofy and caring person he was, Nemisa stood there alarmed at how angry Link was being towards her, but then she narrowed her eyes and shouted back.
"...well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? What about that time you let yourself get swallowed by a Molderm, or that time you got careless fighting against Twinrova?!" shouted Nemisa back.
"At least I was trying to help people!" shouted Link, "What the hell are you trying to prove here?!"
"I need to take down the man that hurt me all those years ago!" Nemisa shouted, holding up her arm to show him the scar, and then telling Link what had happened to her with Jayde and Monsieur Adulph.
Link was in shock at her words, though they made more and more sense the more he thought about it, thinking back to her aggressive attitude, her actions back at the canyon, and her general hatred of men.
"That was the pain you've been suffering from all this time..." Link whispered, he should had been furious at her still, but all he could feel was bad for her in that moment.
"So you understand why I need to do this?! I need to take down that Jayde bastard so I can finally..." she cut herself off, realizing what she was about to say.
"So you can finally what...?" Link asked, looking at her intently.
"So..." Nemisa said looking down, reaching over and clutching at her wrist.
"So I can finally be the person I want to be."
"What do you mean?" Link asked.
"I've changed greatly over the past three years, from everything that happened to me... and frankly, the more time has gone on, I've gotten worse and worse... all I ever do is yell and be condescending to people, I beat you up over stupid little things, and I keep rushing into situations like this recklessly, I hate what I've become..." she muttered. "And the source of it all, was that man, Jayde."
"Nemisa..." Link muttered, "I'm still not sure what you mean. Exactly what kind of person do you want to be then?"
"...Madame Scarlet." Nemisa said.
"Huh? But aren't you already-"
"She's not just an alter ego I take on when I dance," Nemisa clarified, "She's the person I want to be... I mean fully want to be. When I dance, I can feel my worries and pain just go away... and I feel truly happy with life, but eventually I keep getting pulled back into that pain... That's why I need to kill that man for what he did to me, so I can finally end my suffering and be at peace."
Nemisa paused and took a deep breath, putting a hand to her chest, and looking directly into Link's eyes, her face flushed.
"...and I can finally become the woman you can truly love."
Link found himself blushing. While the other Gerudo tend to tease the two on becoming an inevitable couple, he never would had thought Nemisa would be the one to take the first step, "N-Nemisa, you're serious about this...?"
"Of course," Nemisa muttered, her body startled trembling, tears were forming in her eyes, as she went forward and put her arms on his shoulders, pressing herself against him, and leaning her head against his, "I want to not just be your protector and friend, but your lover and wife as well... Link, I love you!"
"Nemisa, I..." Link whispered.
"Let me finish!" she suddenly said, her face was bright red as tears starting falling down her cheeks, "I mean everything I said, I want you to hold me in your arms.. I want to feel your bare chest against my own, I want you to kiss me as you embrace me, I want you to take me in bed like you have Lady Nabooru and the others!"
Her tears continued to pour down her face, "I want to marry you along with the other girls... I want you to impregnate me with your children, I want to feel my belly swell with your babies as you hold me against your chest, I want to have a family with you..."
She then looked at him eye-to-eye.
"...and I want to be yours, forever."
Link was speechless to hear Nemisa confess all this to him, the stern, aggressive bodyguard speaking like a love struck young girl. She then in that moment closed her eyes and pressed her lips against Link's.
Link was caught off guard by Nemisa's forwardness, but he couldn't deny how much he enjoyed it. Nemisa's arms wrapped around his neck, as his arms wrapped around her waist, and the two held the kiss for what seemed like forever.
Nemisa soon broke the kiss, breathing heavily, "I finally did it, I finally said what I wanted to say..."
"Nemisa..." Link said, "A-Are you sure revenge is the answer to this? Do you really think it will make you happy?"
"No, it's merely the first step to that." Nemisa said.
"You don't have to do this to make me love you Nemisa," Link said, "I already do..."
"I know Link..." Nemisa said, "But this is something I must do, so I can finally love myself as well."
"I can't make you reconsider?" Link asked.
"No, but thank you..." Nemisa said smiling gently, which warmed Link's heart to see, "Just wait for me, and I'll return to your arms soon enough..."
"...alright then, but be careful." Link nodded.
"I will." she gave him another kiss, before leaving out the door of the room. Link just stood there motionless, thinking to himself about Nemisa's goal and the confession they made to each other. He wanted to help her, or even talk her out of doing it, but it was clear she didn't want it...
"Nemisa..." he muttered, then shook his head, "No time for that now, I have to deactivate the orb."
He stared down at the orb for a second, before giving it a swift kick, he heard a strange sound somewhere, as the orb changed to red.
"There, time to get going!" he nodded, he took a look over at the head guard's woozy self and decided leaving him alone wasn't a good idea.
After binding and gagging Burao's unconscious body in rope to ensure he didn't try to interfere, he took Burao's keys and left, locking the door behind him.
"Lileaf, I didn't think you were so dominating!" Burao muffled from his gag, while still in a daze.
Well that's it for now, Nemisa has finally confessed to Link, and both of their missions are underway, but will things work on both sides? Wait until next chapter to find out!
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