So I don't forget again

Entry 98: Kara Kara Bazaar

(Warning: There is some blood, violence, and implied torture in this entry.)

SIDON IS A MAD MAN!

*I am not!

I'll start from where I last left off. Before leaving I left the Sheikah Slate with Bossa Nova so that the Yiga couldn't tell that I side with the Sheikah. It took some time, but I managed to get there. There were members everywhere and the place was like a maze. I found the missing guard in a holding cell. I managed to get the Thunder Helm, but I was caught. I had the guard escape with the helm while I fought off the Yiga. There were too many and I was quickly overpowered. My next memories are all messy and fuzzy, the only thing I could remember clearly was the excruciating pain.

*I too found the hideout, but I found you in the holding cell and you were, the image is burned into my mind. You limply laid face flat on the ground, as a partly dried pool of blood collected under you. There was a sickle plunged through your arm and the ground under it. You were covered in bruises and gashes. There were also some blood splatters on the wall. You were still conscience, but you were too injured to even move. Then when I held you in my arms to help you drink the fairy potion, you smiled. Despite how beaten and exhausted you were, you still smiled.

*Even after helping you heal you weren't fully here.

Perhaps my healing powers don't include regenerating blood.

*We tried escaping but while doing so we were found by the leader. It was the worst timing. I could feel myself melting and crumbling under the oppressive heat and dryness. Even so I tried fighting, but he was able to summon these giant metal spiked spheres. The best I could do was hold you and dodge. Then I heard you say something but I didn't quite catch it, then you pressed something on the Sheikah Slate I had brought with me before you went limp. Then with the slate I was able to move the spheres! Using that I threw them back at him. Soon he stopped playing games and started attacking us with weapons directly. I could feel my mind leaving me, I could hardly think. He was about to plunge a weapon into me when you grabbed a nearby scabbard and... I can't remember a thing after that.

I drove it deep into his chest as you collapsed. He was probably already dead, but I couldn't risk him chasing us, so I slit his neck. Feeling the warm liquid pour into my hands is what I think snapped me awake.

After this point my memories become clearer. It was difficult but I managed to drag you out of there. Thankfully you had Bossa Nova hide near where we both managed to sneak in, so we were able to make a quick escape. We then got to the Bazzar. Not sure of what to do, I dumped you in the lake.

*That and the ice those Gerudo women brought certainly saved me.

I asked if we could get ice or something to cool you off then a doctor insisted on checking me before I could really check in on that. She wanted to do surgery on my arm and put me to sleep for that. Vilia managed to make sure that they didn't find out I'm a voe, and even got me new clothes.

*But you obviously didn't put them on right away since you came charging at me still in the ripped and bloody clothes.

That's because I remembered that YOU'RE A ZORA IN THE DESERT! I WAS HORRIFIED! For a moment I honestly thought you were dead.

*I apologize for scaring you, but I'm glad I did what I did. If I waited for even an hour who knows what could have become of you. I said it before, and I'll say it again.

*Link, you are a very dear and cherished friend to me. If needed I would traverse all of Hyrule to help you, even across the desert.

I still have no idea how to feel about this.

*Well, you looked happy as you cried when I said that before.

After I tackled you back into the water, scared that you would collapse again.

*If I were in your position, I'd probably feel conflicted about my feelings too.

I am so glad you can see where I'm coming from.

*Of course!

After changing clothes and taking a moment to calm our heightened emotions we calmly talked about what had happened. Sidon floated on the water's surface on his back while I lay on him. It was nice to just take a moment to decompose and catch up. Though he scared me I'm so glad to see him again.

*Just as I am so relieved to see you. It had been much too long.