Akko left all her friends in the respective places they had asked for after all the separation that had taken place, so that they would be safer and the girl would also be alone in the dungeons from now on, still on Triskellion Island where she left Diana there, she had a romantic moment with the girl, with an important decision she made that was mostly related to the future of Hyrule, which she already took advantage of to provide Cavendish with a lineage that night.
The day was dawning on Triskellion Island, the two still without clothes were waking up, the two looked into each other's eyes and kissed each other good morning to start the day, smiling at each other, and the one with the platinum blonde hair put her hand on her smiling wife's face.
"I had a dream... In that dream we were with our children, watching them run around the castle, playing with swords... That dream was so real that I wanted to live in it, it even made me feel more comfortable after so many nightmares... I hope it can be realised, they never talk about the good dreams that can happen, only the rotten ones, now I want to see if it really will come true" said the blue-eyed girl with a smile on her face.
"Yes, love, we're going to be together after all this, me, you and our child, we're going to be very happy" said Atsuko, putting her face close to her wife's.
"Let's get up, before we waste any more time on your love journey" said the Queen of Wedinburgh until she felt a hand on her waist.
"I'd stay like this with you all day, it's the most marvellous feeling" said Kagari with her wife lying on top of her.
The two kiss once more, then get out of bed, put their clothes on and go to do their personal hygiene, in what was a very hectic and eventful night. Once they are changed, clean and ready, they go to the kitchen where they are greeted by all the other older women who smile at the couple.
"It looks like the couple wanted to enjoy their last night" said Croix with a laugh.
"At that intensity, they'll end up being mums" said Chelsea, laughing, and they both looked at each other.
"So... I think we're really going to be" said the crimson-eyed girl, scratching the back of her head.
A silence overtook the kitchen, the three older women and Holly were shocked to hear the news, they couldn't imagine that this was something that had really happened, and soon Chariot was holding the brown-haired woman by the collar, a little worried about the whole situation.
"What are you? You're mad, how are you going to cope with a situation like this? This isn't the time to have children..." Du Nord said.
"Chariot, don't be so hard on them, you've been pregnant for at least two months, they must have made the decision on impulse and I don't doubt that they were clever, even so explain it, because it's a very sudden decision to make" Meridies said.
"I was the one who made this decision, I got Diana pregnant, it was like an emergency, I don't know if I'm really going to come back after all this travelling... It's getting more dangerous, so I decided to leave a child in this world, if I don't come back, at least Diana will have someone to love and I also want to guarantee her lineage, that's why I made this decision" explains the warrior from Luna Nova.
"Oh it was a smart decision, in any case, you take good care of that child, it was still a sudden thing to do, you're still very young, but I can understand the motivation, the importance, well then if Diana is the pregnant one, she has to be careful" said the one with the reddish hair.
After this revelation, everyone hugs her, happy that Diana is pregnant, and she herself is also feeling very excited about everything, as she reaches the point of becoming a mother.
After this moment full of affection, just in time for breakfast, they spend a long time chatting, while Akko bathes before leaving for good. When she's finished, she gets her things ready and goes outside the house, already seeing the surrounding landscape on the island of Triskellion, which surprisingly that day had an open sky, which due to the winter was white.
"Well, it's time to go, I'm leaving for Wedinburgh, it's been a marvellous evening here, I'm going to miss you all very much, I'm sure I'll be back, I'll do everything I can to come back, I have two wonderful reasons to come back" said the smiling Atsuko looking at her wife who smiled back at her and then came in for a hug.
"Akko, thank you so much for everything, I don't think I've ever felt so happy in my life since I met you, I didn't even have the opportunity to say goodbye the other time, but here I'm going to say it, the clumsy girl who was all class and no manner has won this heart, it was your way that won me over, your way of acting, your personality, your way of doing things, you made me happier and happier every day, what I was before under the influence of Hannah and Barbara, feeling the pressure of being a future queen, with you I didn't feel that, I just felt like Diana, that's good, very good, to feel like myself, that's what you brought me, you even made me feel what it was like to love someone else outside the family, I finally understood what my mums felt for each other, when I started feeling for you, for all this Akko, I hope you feel the happiest person in the world with me, with our daughter and we have a bright future ahead of us, I'll be rooting for you, defeat Andrew's curse and bring hope to Hyrule, I know you can do it my love" said the smiling Diana who then hugged her wife and gave her a romantic kiss.
It was a moment of great closeness and love, as Kagari was about to set off on a journey that might not lead back, and they were hugging for a long time, tearing up. Once everything was in hand, the long-awaited moment arrived, with the crimson-eyed woman picking up her broom, getting on it and starting to fly away, watching the Triskellion Island in the distance as she saw her wife waving to her.
(Diana... I hope she'll be okay during her time away, I'm going to hope that she'll take good care of our girl, I'm going to hope that she'll really be powerful enough, I'm well aware of the discrepancy in power between me and bloodyAndrew, I hope it's reduced a lot, he's a threat that can't be underestimated).
The flight takes a few hours for her to arrive in Wedinburgh, which leaves the warrior of Luna Nova deep in thought about everything, reflecting on her decision, since her wife is on Triskellion Island far away and this time pregnant.
Arriving in the abandoned city, she lands at the castle and goes into the corridors where she sees Amanda with the girls waiting for her.
"Wow, you took your time, did you want to extend the evening's entertainment into the morning too? I know the desert sun must be cruel in the morning, but it's not that bad, the night always eases up, and it's winter now, so it's not that hot" said O'Neill, immediately teasing the girl.
"I didn't need to go into what happened in the evening, I just took the opportunity to... Have a few last moments on Triskellion Island, say goodbye to Chariot, Croix, Mrs McLaren, Holly, Diana and... My daughter" said Akko.
"That's a strange way to call Shooting Star, she's barely seen that mare and she's already calling her daughter, that's very thoughtful" said the one with the salmon-coloured hair.
"I'm not talking about Shooting Star" said Atsuko.
And once again the whole room was taken aback when they realised what their daughter was, after which Kagari herself briefly told the girls the same thing she had told Chariot when she was on Triskellion Island, surprising everyone enormously because they hadn't expected the event to be so sudden.
"I wasn't expecting that, you've really made a child in that time, now it really makes sense that you took your time" said the Gerudo.
"I'm going to have a niece, that's incredible, I can't wait for you to come back Akko, it was a smart decision on your part, I'll wait for peace to arrive to think about it, it's still a bit early to want children, although I would gladly give my niece a cousin" said Hellene.
"Ah, I just did the right thing, now come on Amanda, we have to go to the Gerudo desert" said the crimson-eyed girl.
The taller one nods and they make their way outside the castle, getting on their broomsticks to set off on a mission, but before they leave, they are approached by Hellene and Marianne, who put their hands on both of their shoulders, wishing them luck.
"Go on Akko, it won't be goodbye yet because I know you'll be back, but be careful, smash these monsters in the face and show them who you are, but please do it carefully, I'm acting just like my sister on this one, but I'll be rooting for you" McLaren said.
"I say the same, go on Akko, smash these monsters in the face and have a good trip with Amanda, show that you're the most powerful, I'm sure Andrew must be shitting himself just imagining that he could end up being defeated in one fell swoop" said Leclerc.
After saying goodbye to the couple, the two of them set off with the broom, on a flight towards the south, heading for the Gerudo desert, where they hadn't even set foot before, onlyAmanda herself when she was still a child, before leaving for good for the Dublin ranch many years ago.
On the journey, they admire the surrounding landscapes, the cold skies, the cities being seen from above A few hours go by, they arrive in the desert, where the sun, even in winter, makes a point of warming them up. They land on a bridge that leads to the other side, which is just inside the city, which gives O'Neill a feeling of nostalgia.
"Wow here, I still remember seeing this town when I left, it hasn't been invaded byAppleton yet, it seems to have its own flags, which must be very good, let's go and see how things are going" said the salmon-coloured haired woman.
"Wow, even in winter this desert is hot, not for nothing, but even with these magical clothes I can feel the difference, while back in Wedinburgh it was normally cold, here things have warmed up quite suddenly" said Akko.
Both girls walk across the bridge, soon arriving at the gates of the city, which are very well protected and guarded by a pair of guards.
"Hold on, you're not from Appleton" said the guard.
"How can I be a Gerudo who supports that tyrant?" said Amanda.
"I'm literally wanted byAppleton" said Atsuko.
"This is the entrance to Gerudo, only women live here, a man is born every 100 years and becomes our king, well apparently you've brought a Hyllian for us, these clothes are very familiar, by all means come in, but don't think you'll be welcome, especially a Gerudo who has run away" said the guard.
They shrug and start to enter the town, looking inside they see that it has a very different structure from a normal town, since the houses are made in a very different way from those in other places in Hyrule, looking more ordinary, which they walk around looking around and some looks also came to both of them.
"Wow, I feel out of place here, they keep looking at me like I've stolen something" said Kagari.
"Welcome to my world, that's how I feel all the time when I walk anywhere in Hyrule, people look at a Gerudo and already think we're like Ganondorf, but in reality we're just ordinary people wanting to stay in our place, just like you" said O'Neill.
"And where is the dungeon? How will we find it in the middle of this city?" asked the crimson-eyed girl.
"Calm down girl, let's first find somewhere to stay, I don't remember much about here, but I think we can find a tavern with a hotel to stay in" said the one with the salmon-coloured hair.
They went round the town a few times, eventually arriving at the very spot where this part of town is, but they couldn't identify the tavern and asking the locals wasn't very successful as many of them just ignored the pair who were trying somehow to find the tavern. A girl soon approached them, with reddish hair, noticing that they were just walking round in circles all the time.
"Are you looking for a tavern? You'll never find one, especially with this Hyllian" said the girl.
"Hey, I may be a Hyllian, but these ears here listen very well" said the brown-haired girl.
"I'm glad you can hear, at least you're not deaf... By the way, my name is Aira, I saw that you were going round the city and I even thought about stealing your bag of Rupees, but I noticed that the big-eared girl there has too fast reflexes for that, so I'll take you to the tavern and even help you get around, but there's 100 Rupees" said Aira, and then the warrior from Luna Nova went through her bag to get some Rupees and handed them to the girl.
"Take this and help us" said Akko.
"Are you going to give me 100 Rupees just like that? You won't even question anything?" Said the surprised red-haired girl.
"I just want to find a tavern, I don't care about Rupees, we have a more important mission than that" said Atsuko.
The three of them walk through the city, noticing that no place has a very clear signpost. When they arrive at the tavern, they enter the place and many Gerudos are already frowning at Hyllian's presence in the place, but until then they ignore her and go up to the counter to be served, but they are seen with ugly faces.
"Oh a Hyllian, at least a woman, what do you want here?" asks the attendant.
"I want something to eat, just don't spit in my plate, please" said Kagari.
"Oh, I recognise that face, the one wanted byAppleton, I was even frowning, but you're a Hyllian of ours, someone from the margins of society, you can rest assured that no one here is going to turn you in, the mysterious girl with the crimson eyes, I'm even honoured that you've been destabilising that madman's head, at this hour Ganon's spirit must be going crazy in that boy's head" said the attendant.
"He's no small thing, I came here to get more power to defeat him, I don't want anything more than that, then I'll get out of here" said the crimson-eyed woman.
"Good luck, Wangari's temple is blocked, the queen has negotiated and said that only if you get the seal from the Gorons on the mountain next door can they release it to you, but I don't know if they'll get along as well as us, the Goron king hasn't spoken to the queen for many years, even though they're very peaceful" explains the attendant.
"Well that's part of it then, it's either that or stand by and watch Andrew devastate the whole of Hyrule" said the brown-haired girl.
Some people were listening to the conversation from the tavern, so much so that they immediately left to go to the castle to tell Queen Gerudo about the girl's presence there, while the warrior from Luna Nova was practically resting in the tavern.
As time went by, the girl was enjoying the peculiar food of the place, which involved some roasted insects, which at first had an expression of disgust on the girl's part, but when she put it in her mouth she realised that it tasted really good, as well as reptile meat, which she felt tasted very familiar.
"This tastes like Cucco, not bad, even though the food is exotic and different, it's well made" said Hyllian, eating calmly.
"Your friend Hyllian is strange, we gave her food to fool foreigners and she still eats it as if it were normal food, she's disgusted and then she wants more" said the tavern attendant.
"What do you mean you don't eat it?" Akko asks with his mouth full.
"We eat different things, but I'm surprised you like it" replies the surprised Gerudo.
"The food here is different, it's another kind of thing we use, we use meat from other animals, we also use some pasta, but anyway, welcome Akko, you seem to have adapted well to the place" said Aira.
Soon a troop of soldiers entered the tavern, approaching the girls, but then the queen appeared in the middle of it and sat down on one of the chairs, raising the fear of the attendant herself and also of the girl who had accompanied the pair, while the two were absolutely calm about the girl's presence.
"I've heard rumours around town that you're the girl wanted byAppleton, Atsuko Kagari, aren't you? I'm Queen Nayla" asks the queen.
"Yes, it's me, but why all this? You want to capture me, do you? Are you working with bloodyAndrew? I'm not afraid to use my power" said Atsuko.
"Not at all, I want you to get that guy out of the kingdom, kill him or do something, I'm on your side, I'm proud that it's just a girl who has become the heroine of choice, I've heard news about you all over the place, six years ago a talented little girl, then that happened, they took away the only queens of Hyrule that I respected and this guyAndrew came along, the guy is obsessed with you from the looks of it, but anyway feel welcome here in Gerudo" said the majesty.
"Oh thank you, they killed the queens... The bastard didn't just remove them from power, he killed them and now the queen is my wife, I'm here to help her too, but my goal is to bring peace, Andrew has Ganon's spirit
with him, so I have to defeat him before he fills this place with monsters and takes over everything" said Kagari.
"Queen's wife? That also makes you queen, so we're talking about one royalty to another, so it's not surprising that you and your friend who is a Gerudo aren't afraid of my presence, you really show yourself to be someone who knows how to take a stand, I like people like that, well I wanted to check for real if the rumours were real, you must have a very special reason for pulling up here if I'm right" Said the royalty and the crimson-eyed one nodded in agreement.
"Look, I did come, Wangari's temple is my goal here, but the girl at the tavern told me I'd have to talk to the gorons to get into the temple, that's strange, usually the master sword always opens the door" said the brown-haired girl.
"That's right, we put a seal on the door that only opens with a pendant given by the Gorons in the mountains nearby, it shouldn't be too difficult for the little girl to get it, if you really are the chosen heroine they talk about, well then I think it must be the passage opened by the master sword, you need to join the pendant of the Gerudo with the pendant of the Gorons, so it forms the key to the seal" said the red-haired girl.
"And how do I get each one of them?" asks the warrior from Luna Nova.
"Our pendant you win in a fight with me, if you win I'll give you the pendant, but it has to be without swords, just your fists and your kicks, if a Hyllian proves to be stronger than a Gerudo I'll give you the pendant to form the key" said the queen and the girl nodded.
"It's been a long time since I've done something like that" said the confident Hyllian.
"Just to warn you, without wearing power gloves and your special tunic and boots, you think I'm daft not to notice these things, you're going to face me with your own strength, so we'll prepare the fight soon, I want to see what you're capable of" said the majesty.
A smile still breaks out on Akko's face as she gets more excited. She has her clothes delivered and goes to a room to change, preparing her clothes for the fight, while the queen is announcing to the whole city that there is going to be a fight between the queen of Hyrule and the queen of the Gerudo, which is turning into a huge event that is already taking place in the central square.
Filling the entire city and attracting attention everywhere, the Gerudos were getting excited about the event, most of them rooting for Nayla, since they didn't like Hyllian Prepared, they make their way to the city centre, everyone booing Atsuko while adoring the queen.
"HeyAkko, just a heads up, she's not a Gerudo like me, she's queen for a reason, remember the guard said that only women are born and that?" Amanda said.
"She's a woman regardless, I want to see if I'm strong enough" said Kagari.
"Don't push yourself too hard, Akko" said O'Neill.
"Well done, girls! Hyllian has challenged me, but there's no reason to boo her, she's the brave heroine who will save Hyrule, if she beats me everything will be proven true, but if she loses, you can boo her all you want, she'll have to prove herself worthy of having such a big responsibility, so all hail her, the Queen of Hyrule, Atsuko Kagari!" Nayla announces.
The queen soon took off the tunic that covered her body, revealing a body that was actually quite slim and slender, very different from what you'd expect from a queen, but this was no time to underestimate her, as Amanda had a very similar body and was very strong. The surprise came when the crimson-eyed woman took off her tunic and revealed that she simply had a well-defined body underneath.
"By the triforce, you're a machine, that tunic you were wearing hid it" said the surprised Majesty, pointing at he brown-haired girl.
"Ah, that was just a little help, but let's get to the fight" said the warrior from Luna Nova.
They were all amazed, they hadn't expected that Hyllian's body would be so absurd compared to the queen herself, who immediately went up and dodged, not only was Akko strong, but she was also agile and managed to dodge even though her muscles were very apparent, which soon led to a punch that Nayla defended with her hand and could feel the impact.
(I've trained like this a few times, so I think I can achieve something, even with little time, let's see if I can really match up to a Gerudo).
And then the dark-skinned Gerudo comes at her with a kick that catches Atsuko's arm in defence and she feels the power and speed of the blow, but only smiles, which is followed by a sequence of kicks that get closer to the girl as she gets closer.
Kagari dodges all of Gerudo's kicks and after a while grabs her leg, which was upside down, and throws her upwards, hitting back with a kick to the stomach that scares the whole town away.
"Go on Akko, kick her arse, show her what you can do" said an excited Amanda.
Nayla falls to the ground and gets up nimbly. She even tries to throw a punch, but it's dodged by the girl, who then hits back with one to the face of the gerudo, who is stunned. She then receives one to the stomach, followed by a kick, which ends up causing the majesty to fall, dragging herself to the strip that limits the arena in surprise.
"You're pretty strong, I have to admit, those muscles are really powerful" said the red-haired woman.
The queen rushes at her again, this time going for a two-footed volley that is defended by the arms of the crimson-eyed girl, who drags her back slightly, then goes to hit back, where she almost punches the queen, who leaps backwards, dodging and almost catching a kick on the chin from the brown-haired girl, who dodges by jumping backwards and then throws herself on the ground to do a sweep that is dodged.
Then Nayla tries to throw a kick that would hit Hyllian on the side of the body, but the warrior from Luna Nova throws herself to the ground a little more and stands up suddenly, which ends up raising a lot of sand, catching a few grains on the queen's face, who doesn't realise it but is hit by a powerful kick from Akko that makes her drag herself to the sash, which she gets up complaining of sand in her eyes.
"Okay, okay, you can stop there Akko, this thing is going to end with a certainty, not only are you strong, but you know how to fight, I realised you did all that to raise sand and I'm not stupid enough to realise it was to stun me, clever, that kind of fighter who uses the setting to her advantage is the one who deserves a pendant" said the majesty who was extending her hand and soon one of the soldiers threw the pendant which she handed to Akko who had a smile on her face.
"Really? I just wondered if that would be the best way to hit you, you're pretty tough too, from the looks of it the sand doesn't affect you as much as the Hyllians, so you should be able to withstand more" said Atsuko.
"Ah, that's something we really have, but we can't withstand a sandstorm either, just enough, anyway, good luck now with the Gorons, you've already earned my respect and the respect of all the Gerudo around here" said the queen as everyone began to cheer the girl on.
"Thank you, now if you'll allow me I'll go back to the tavern, before the sun makes my skin all sunburnt, this ribbon on my chest is tight, I don't want to have a ribbon mark here, imagine my wife's reaction, my trousers will look like shrimps too if I stay out in the sun too long" Kagari said, rubbing the back of her neck.
"In the summer it's much worse, it's even sunny here, but you can understand, you fair-skinned Hyllians must have a hard time dealing with the sun, I've seen it with some who have passed through here" said the majesty.
When all was said and done, she was finally able to have the crooked looks exchanged for looks of approval. She went into the tavern and immediately put on her tunic, which cooled her down as the magical clothing helped to hold in the heat, as well as giving her extra comfort. She was soon greeted by the queen, who made a point of taking her to the castle where she would stay in some rooms for the night.
"Wow, you really did it Akko, I never realised you were so strong like that, it was because of Mako wasn't it, when you passed Edo you gained that strength in your own body" Amanda said.
"Yes, I've been improved, I've become stronger, just the way Diana likes it, now I can carry her in my arms without any problems and without needing gloves, that's the best thing of all, tomorrow we leave for this mountain of the Gorons, I just want to see what's going to happen there, do you have any idea what these Gorons are like?" Said the one with the crimson eyes.
"They're peaceful beings, they look like rolling stones when they're in shrunken mode, they're kind of yellowish brown, they walk around completely naked, they eat stones, that's what I remember about them, I've seen very little about the Gorons, I used to go to their mountain very little to have fun, I remember that at the time we only saw them in the shape of a rock rolling down the mountain, they usually went down the
cave to get stones to eat, our fun was to dodge them since they couldn't look in front of them when they were rolling" O'Neill said.
With that, the girls chat a little about what the next day will be like as they have just arrived in Gerudo in the middle of the desert, leaving a cold place for the total opposite, which is precisely the desert, already with a goal in mind that will help them get to the dungeon.
The journey to Gerudo was uneventful, Akko said goodbye to her loved ones on Triskellion Island and is starting the new phase of her journey, which involves her going alone through the dungeons and also travelling around Hyrule, and this first trip was just to bring O'Neill who, being a Gerudo, would help the girl get to grips with the city, But it turned out that even then the Gerudos gave each other glances, needing the queen's approval for those same glances to stop, which was something that Atsuko found easy to achieve because she had already become someone very strong over time.
See you, desert witches...