Chapter 4: Thunder and Lightning

Gerudo Desert, 4 Months before Calamity Ganon Struck

If there was a way to ensure yourself on Urbosa's death list, kidnapping her daughter is one of them. While she was sparring with Megumi, the Yiga clan infiltrated the town and took her daughter. Furious, she and Megumi made haste to the Yiga Clan Hideout in order to save her precious little one...and cripple the Yiga clan for decades. As the duo approached the entrance, they hid their sand seals in an hidden alley and jumped off their shields.

"If the situation wasn't serious, I would've commented how fun it was to ride that seal" Megumi said with a straight face.

"You were a natural" Urbosa waved, "Here is a stealth potion, this will help us get through until we face Master Toga." Megumi chugged the elixir down before using a torch to burn down the canvas hiding the entryway. Getting through the first room was simple enough, the second one took some more time as their were more guards than normal. When they entered Master Toga's chambers, they spotted Urbosa's daughter in a cage.

"Mommy!" she cried. Urbosa sighed in relief, knowing that the Yiga didn't hurt her. But that also meant...

"I knew you would come" a voice laughed before materializing into the form of Master Toga, "And you brought the First Guardian as well, delightful." Snapping his fingers, the Gerudo Champion and Zora Guardian were surrounded by Yiga.

"So, your true aim was to trap and assassinate me, huh?" Urbosa scoffed as she pulled her scimitar and Daybreaker out. Megumi was poised to strike.

"Of course! Bonus points for killing the First Guardian too~" he laughed, "By the way, you two should probably not use your electrical powers here. It will only electrocute your daughter, and I have no intentions of killing the young one." Both women narrowed their eyes, but gave a small smirk at the remark.

"I will deal with Master Toga, you deal with the henchmen" Urbosa whispered. Megumi nodded her head before swiftly making the first swing, beheading a brute to her left. Using her experience from her previous encounter, she predicted where the Yiga would strike next, mowing down the henchmen with ease. Urbosa was busy aiming her strikes when Master Toga attempted to throw a boulder in her direction. When he got out out a large metallic sphere, she shield slammed it down on top of his head.

"With him and a portion of his followers dead, that should cripple the Yiga clan for a while" Urbosa breathed. Grabbing the keys on Toga's body, she freed her daughter.

"Mommy!" the little girl cried while bear hugging her.

"Shh, it's okay Ebona" Urbosa whispered, "Nobody is going to harm you now." Putting her daughter on her shoulders, the trio surfed back to Gerudo Town.

"Ah!" a guard shouted, "The Chieftain is back with her daughter!"

"With help from Megumi, the rescue was a cakewalk" Urbosa complimented. Megumi averted her gaze, causing Urbosa to chuckle at her humility.

"The First Guardian has the Gerudo thanks then" the guard bowed. Once the trio made it back to the palace, Urbosa put Ebona to bed before addressing Megumi.

"Thanks for assisting me" Urbosa smiled, "As a token of my gratitude, I had our best jeweler craft this." With a snap of her finger, a tiny chest appeared. The revealed content was a silver necklace with pristine sapphire gem in the center.

"This necklace is enchanted with the strongest heat resistance magic, enabling you to travel through the desert or wander in Goron City without the use of elixirs or that bulky Flamebreaker Armor" Urbosa explained.

"It's beautiful" Megumi observed, "Thank you."

"No, the pleasure is all mine" Urbosa smirked, "Here, let me fasten it for you...There." She lead Megumi to the nearest mirror; the dim light of the palace made the gem appear the same color as her back scales.

"It's a natural look" Urbosa mused, "Anyway, we will be having a feast tonight, will you stay for it?"

"I would love to" Megumi nodded, "But I must leave before tomorrow's sunrise."

"So eat then go to bed, then?" Urbosa guessed.

"That's correct" Megumi answered.

"Alright" Urbosa replied, "Next time you visit, do you wish to have a sand seal race?"

"Sure" Megumi smirked, "Loser owes the winner a gold rupee."

"Ahaha~ Deal" Urbosa laughed.

The rest of evening went well for everyone.

Tadokoro Inn, 2 days later

"There" Megumi hummed as she placed her Gerudo shield on a mount, "This will come in handy next time I have to travel down slopes."

"You're only going to use a shield for surfing?" Mipha tilted her head.

"By the Edo period, shields weren't used by the Japanese Warrior" Megumi explained, "As such, I won't use a shield for combat."

"Hmm, alright" Mipha murmured, "So, how did your trip to Gerudo town went?"

"Unexpected" Megumi turned around, "The Yiga clan kidnapped Urbosa's daughter, so we went to save her."

"Oh dear" Mipha frowned, "Did anyone get hurt?"

"Except for the Yiga Clan, we were unscathed" Megumi affirmed, "Which is good, because last time I dealt with the Yiga I got a nasty cut on right arm fin."

"I see" Mipha placed her hand on her chin, "Anyway, may I ask you something?"

"Be my guest" Megumi answered.

"Do you have any tips on how to propose to a guy?" Mipha mumbled with a blush. Megumi face's turned red at the question; causing her to turn away from Mipha and cough.

"Unfortunately, no. He's the one who sprung the question on me.."she muttered.

"Oh...I see" Mipha whispered, "I'm sorry for springing this on you, but I've been tailoring a Zora chest piece just for Link. It's supposed to be used as a marriage proposal."

"Oh" Megumi sighed, "My only guess is when you think the time is right..."

"So after we beat Calamity Ganon" Mipha shook her head, "And I will be honest, I'm also afraid he will decline...it's hard to read him these days with his stoicism."

"He loves you, Mipha" Megumi reassured, "He's just...under a lot of pressure. For him, he bares the weight of taking down Calamity Ganon with that sword."

"True" Mipha sighed, "I just want this to be over."

"We all do" Megumi closed her eyes before sitting down on a chair, "We all just want things to go back to normal." She looked down at her engagement ring, rubbing it a little. There was a moment of silence between them, until Megumi broke it.

"So, I heard there was a diving contest next week" Megumi said.

"Yes, from the first waterfall above Toto Lake" Mipha confirmed, "Will you be competing?"

"I plan to" Megumi nodded.

"Well, I wish you the best of luck" Mipha smiled, "Oh, it seems like it's tine to meet with my father."

"Alright" Megumi bowed, "Thanks for the chat."

"It's always a pleasure" Mipha returned the bow before leaving the inn.

"You know, this shield could use a good polish" Megumi observed.

A/N: A bit shorter this time, but I will try to make the next chapter a bit longer.