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"Ruto's Wish", chapter 13Ruto's WishBy: Pogiforce14Ruto woke up with a severe ache in her neck. Last time I sleep against a boulder. She thought grumpily. She turned and looked at Link, finding peace in the innocence of his sleeping face. She laughed inwardly, remembering when they first met inside the belly of Jabu-Jabu. She told him off, and he was a bit taken aback at first. Finally, Ruto had relented. But Link had to carry her the rest of the way. She could still remember the look on his face as he struggled to pick her up. And when they finally got out, she took him by surprise and scared him off a log into the water. She giggled, but soon felt quite alone. Maybe I better wake him up, she thought. We have a limited time if I'm to live. She bent over him and gently shook him. His eyes flew open and he jumped up like he had sat on a Bombchu. "What, huh, uh, where, where is the fire?" He yelled, dazed. Ruto broke down laughing at the lost look on his face. Once Link realized where he was, he calmed down and grinned sheepishly. Ruto stood up slowly, using the boulder for support. Only now did she realize how weak she had become from the poison, and sank back to the ground. "Ruto!" Link shouted, running to her side. Her breathing was heavy, and to Link's horror, Ruto's fins went limp for a moment, a sign of fading energy. "We better hurry," He said. He put her arm over his shoulders, and stood her up. "Can you walk?" He asked worriedly. "Naw, you think?" Ruto said, in a bad mood. Link slowly set her back down. "What are you doing Link?" Link didn't answer, but pulled a faded blue ocarina out of his pocket, and slowly started to play a smooth melody that rolled over the grassy land. As each note rolled with the hills, Ruto felt like she was back at Lon Lon Ranch. But the music didn't improve her mood. "What are you doing? Music isn't going to get us anywhere." Link stopped playing and waited. Ruto also waited, curious as to what Link was looking for. Slowly the sound of steady hoof beats could be heard in the distance. As the sound grew ever louder, a cloud of dust became visible on the horizon. As it drew nearer, a flowing white main could be seen, at which point Ruto yelled, "It's Epona!" As Link's faithful horse drew even nearer, a new development occurred. Over the hoof beats, an impish voice could be heard. "Woah, horsey! Woah!" As Epona came to a halt in front of Link, a small puppet-like boy fell over the horse's head and landed in Link's arms. Though Ruto had never seen this small child before, Link greeted him like an old friend. "Hello! It's good to see you again! Did you deliver the message to King Zora?" The boy jumped from Link's arms to the ground and dusted off his clothes, which seemed to be made of fallen leaves. "Sure, Link! Though it took me a while to remember the song to get into that place. It was so wet and moist, I was afraid I would mold!" Link laughed heartily, then noticed the blank look on Ruto's face. "Ruto, I'm sure you must remember this fellow. I told you much about him. This is one of the skull kids of the Lost Woods, but he is also one of my personal friends. Though he doesn't like to be introduced this way, I would like you to meet the imp who nearly destroyed Termina. Skull kid, this is Ruto, a good friend of mine and the princess of Zora's Domain." Ruto gasped, but all the skull kid did was whisper, "She looks a lot like Lulu from Termina." Ruto pointed in disbelief, a shocked look on her face. "You mean you were the skull kid who tried to crash the moon into Termina and destroy the world?" Skull Kid frowned. "You're rude." And he continued as he
turned to Link. "You're right, I don't like being introduced that way. Makes
people think I'm bad. From now on, I'm Sid. Sid the Skull Kid. Remember
that." |