I wasn't planning on entering anything into this contest, but then I was baking banana bread (whilst jamming out to BoTW music) and this idea struck me! Hope you enjoy! P.S. The Zelda mentioned in this story is Zelda's mother, not Zelda from BotW *:･ .ೃ࿐༺♡︎༻࿐.ೃ◌. ･:* "The Most Beautiful Thing Pt. 1" Above the horizon, the sun was just beginning to set. Its fading rays cascaded over the sand dunes and the first breezes of night were beginning to chill the air. Urbosa stood atop the western wall of Gerudo town. It always amazed her how the road between Gerudo Town and Kara Kara Bazaar went from so busy to so quiet almost as quickly as the temperature changed from an intense heat to a frigid cold at night. A movement caught her eye. What traveler was foolish enough to brave the desert in at this hour? A scream split the night sky. Foolish or not, someone was in trouble and Urbosa wasn’t about to stand back and watch. Rushing down from the wall, Urbosa dashed through the gates. The guards looked at her curiously but made no attempt to stop her. Though just barely sixteen, Urbosa was known for her skill with the scimitar and no one doubted her ability to protect herself. As Urbosa approached the location’s sound, an odd feeling washed over her. There was a Yiga nearby. Quickening her pace, she crested a sand dune in time to see one of the red suited assassins bent over a Hylian vai with a vicious sickle raised overhead. Urbosa drew her scimitar and rushed at the Yiga. A split second before her blow landed, the Yiga noticed her presence and whirled around. With an evil laugh, the assassin vanished and reappeared behind her, sickle raised for an overhead slice. Urbosa quickly sidestepped the blow and rammed the handle of her scimitar into the Yiga’s stomach. With a puff of smoke and a shower of red paper, the assassin vanished. Urbosa sheathed her sword and rushed over to the terrified vai. She looked to be about fourteen or fifteen, with long golden blond hair and emerald green eyes. “Are you alright?” she asked. “Y-yes, thank you.” The vai responded. “You should know better than to talk to strangers outside of Gerudo Town.” Urbosa chided curtly, “It is dangerous out here at this hour, especially for a young helpless Hylian vai.” “But the poor woman was so distraught about her missing bananas!” the vai responded, “I couldn’t leave her unaided. It is my duty as princess to ensure that all my subjects are happy.” “Princess?” Urbosa thought. Of course! The Hylian queen and her daughter were visiting on diplomatic business. “My apologies, your highness. I didn’t realize who you were. Princess or not, you should still be more careful. The desert can be a very dangerous place.” “All is forgiven,” the princess said with a laugh so contagious that Urbosa herself could not help but smile. “Besides, I can tell from your garb that you’re no commoner either. Daughter of the chief, if I’m not mistaken? Please, simply call me Zelda.” The princess continued extending her hand. “Urbosa, eldest daughter of the Gerudo chief.” Urbosa said, firmly shaking the princess’ hand. “May I ask what brings you outside the protection of the town’s walls so close to sunset?” Urbosa asked as the two walked back toward the palace. Zelda sighed, “I hardly ever travel far from home.” She looked down at her feet. “I’ve always been rather… ill, so my parents are very protective. I appreciate their concern, I truly do, but… there’s just so much of the world that I have yet to see. I suppose my curiosity to explore the town got the better of me, so I snuck away while my mother was otherwise engaged. Unfortunately,” she continued with another sparkling laugh, “I rather overestimated my navigational skills. I must have taken a wrong turn and the next thing I knew I was outside the city walls. Then, a sobbing woman approached and asked if I would help her search for her missing bananas and you know the rest. I don’t even want to think about what might have happened if you hadn’t saved me.” Zelda finished with a shudder. “Neither do I.” Urbosa responded, “The Yiga would not have hesitated to use you as a bargaining chip or worse for their own nefarious purposes.” They reached the princess’ quarters and Zelda sighed, “I suppose from now on I’ll just keep to my room.” An idea struck Urbosa, “Perhaps not.” she said with a smile, “Meet me outside the palace tomorrow morning. I’ll arrange everything. Sav’orr, Zelda!” “Sav’arr, Urbosa!” the princess replied before shutting the door. Urbosa chuckled at the mispronunciation and rushed off to her own quarters. Tomorrow, she would give the Hylian princess a tour of Gerudo town that she would never forget. Continued below!
“So, what exactly are we doing today?” the princess asked as she greeted Urbosa the next morning. “You said you wanted to see Gerudo town,” Urbosa replied, “So I’m here to act as your tour guide. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to see… I’ll show it to you!” Zelda’s whole face lit up, “Do you really mean it??? Anywhere?” Her face fell, “What about mother, surely she won’t allow it?” Urbosa grinned, “Don’t worry. I’ve already spoken to my mother. Everything has been arranged. Now, shall we get going?” The two spent the rest of the day exploring the town, and by evening time both were exhausted and in possession of significantly more trinkets than before. “Thank you, Urbosa” Zelda said as they bought dinner from a nearby food stand, “It has been a very long time since anyone did something this nice for me.” “It was my pleasure.” Urbosa replied. “Besides, showing you around the area has been much more fun than listening to my younger sister, Makeela, chatter endlessly about all the voe she hopes to meet. Trust me, I should be thanking you.” Zelda laughed, “Don’t you ever hope to meet a handsome man yourself someday?” Urbosa sighed, “At any moment, I could be called upon to lead my people as chief. Since our laws prohibit voe from entering the city, any relationship would be nearly impossible to maintain.” “What a silly law!” Zelda exclaimed, “Why does it exist?” Urbosa shrugged. “Many of our people don’t even know anymore, but it has been in place for so long that no one dares abolish it. Now, enough about silly Gerudo laws. There’s one more thing that I want to show you, but we must hurry.” End of Part 1! *:･ .ೃ࿐༺♡︎༻࿐.ೃ◌. ･:* Part 2: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1208426476/
