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I was awoken by Sooga. He signaled me to keep quiet as he undid the ankle bracelets, weighing down my legs. From what I could tell, it was early morning. No one was up, except for a couple of guards and apparently Sooga. Wedding preparations were going to start in an hour. After he took them off, I rubbed my bare ankles tenderly, “All your stuff has been moved to the stable in Gerudo Canyon. Once you’re there, retrieve the bag and ride out of the canyon. Do not look too suspicious, otherwise you will be caught.” I nodded at Sooga’s statement. Sooga grabbed both of my hands and lead me out of my cell. He took of his mask and smiled at me fondly. With that, the stoic ape slapped something on my back. I felt a surge of energy rush through me before it stopped. Opening my eyes, I saw that I looked like any other Yiga Footsoldier, “I advise you make your way out of the hideout as soon as possible. Also, if anything touches that talisman, you will revert back into yourself so be wary of that. Be safe, (Y/N).” Sooga then disappeared. Following the map inside my head, I went down the intended path, but things were already starting to go off the rails.
Mychel and Hew were sent to start preparing me for my wedding. They babbled to one another about how beautiful the event will be and the conspiring rumor that Master Kohga will allow everyone to have an unspecified amount of bananas. Once they got to my cell, they noticed my disappearance, “Oh no dude! What do we do? What do we do?!” Hew freaked out, before Mychel slapped the hysterical Footsoldier’s face.
“Calm down Hew! Um… we’ll just tell Master Kohga!” Then Mychel envisioned a furious Kohga that would most likely have them killed, “Uh… w-what about we tell Sooga!” He revised, then he remembered that Sooga would just tell Master Kohga anyway, “Okay… let’s… make a decoy until we find the real (Y/N)?” It was more of a question then anything else; Nevertheless, Hew agreed. What was their plan? Hew was to dress up like a girl, until Mychel could find the real me. As Mychel left to go search, the unlucky Footsoldier bumped into Master Kohga.
“Hello, Mychel! How is my lovely bride?!” Master Kohga greeted warmly, much to Mychel’s confusion. He had to lie, there was no way around the situation.
“Uh, well… she could be better…” The Footsoldier responded.
“What?! What’s wrong?!!” Master Kohga started to freak out. Not in the ‘fiery rage’ way, more like the ‘I left the stove on’ way. Mychel decided to intervene.
“She’s fine! She’s just… uh, a little under the weather.” Mychel fibbed, hoping that his Master would just leave.
“I hope she feels better before the wedding. Maybe I should go see how she is doing.” Master Kohga was about to walk past Mychel before he got in his Master’s way again. Kohga started to grow suspicious.
“Wait!! Before you go in, I have to warn you that she is so sick, that she may not look or sound like (Y/N), but I can guarantee that it is indeed (Y/N)!” Mychel elongated, before Master Kohga shoved past the fibbing Footsoldier and into my cell. Hew, with a lot of makeup and a mop on his head, looked at Master Kohga.
“Oh~ Who interrupts my slipper?” Hew mused, not even trying to sound feminine, much less like me. Mychel walked beside him to aggressively whisper into his ear, “Oh! Yes~ Right, slumber! Sorry.” Hew voice had transitioned back to masculine. All Master Kohga could do was let his mouth hang wide open. He was too dumbstruck to be angry, for a whole three seconds.
“What is the meaning of this?!! Where is SHE?!!!” Master Kohga screamed, his face going beet red. Mychel and Hew fearfully scrunched into shivering, shaking forms.
“We went on banana break for like five minutes when she was here, and then when we came back, she was gone!” After a moment of tense silence, Kohga asked how long it took them to formulate this plan, “A-About an hour.” They spoke fearfully, as smoke started to come out of Master Kohga’s ears.
“An hour?! She could be long gone by now! That’s it!! No more banana privileges for the next three weeks!!!” Hew fell to his knees and started to kiss Master Kohga’s feet.
“Please! I have a family that I need to care for!!” Hew begged, but Master Kohga wasn’t budging.
“And I was about to have a family, before you buffoons let my wife get away!!” Master Kohga screamed.
“Actually, she’s your fiancée. Not your wife.” Mychel corrected.
“Fine! A month without a single banana!!” Master Kohga was more furious then he had ever been before. He wanted to believe that I was kidnapped, but he knew that was a lie. I was prone to running away from my problems, and Master Kohga knew this well. The two unlucky Footsoldiers were ordered to give the announcement about my disappearance. As I walked down one of the hallways, I heard a blaring screaming. The other Footsoldiers and Blademasters around had stopped to listen carefully, “(Y/N) has disappeared! Find her!!” I knew this was going to happen, but I didn’t think it would be so soon. Running would have been suspicious, so light jogging was all I could really do. Other Footsoldiers jogged and ran down and up the hallways, making it hard to get anywhere; However, I eventually made it to the entrance of the hideout. I breathed a sigh of relief, about to run down the sand dune with glee; However, I was stopped by another Footsoldier.
“What are you doing here? This isn’t your post!” The Footsoldier stated, calmer then threatening. I had to stay cool, otherwise they would have figured me out.
“Uh, I’m filling in for Jerry. He wanted to check the east side so, here I am.” There was an eerie moment of reticence. The air was still, due to the tense atmosphere.
“I’m Jerry.” The Footsoldier stated, starting to take out his Demon Carver.
“I meant the other Jerry?” I restated, more as a question than an actual reply.
“The Yiga Clan has a one name policy. Who are you? State yourself at once!” The Demon Carver was to my neck, as I tried to find any way out of this situation. ‘Think of some wacky name! Think!!’
“Uh… Toottootbicknungersnazal?” No one could have possibly had that name, right?
“No, that’s Toottootbicknungersnazal!” He yelled, pointing at another Footsoldier who was aggressively nodding his head. At this point, five Footsoldiers were surrounding me. I snapped.
“What type of stupid name is Toottootbicknungersnazal?!” I argued, feeling angry beyond any other emotion.
“That’s my stupid name and that’s (Y/N)! Get her!!” With that I started to run down the hill of sand as fast as my legs would take me. The Footsoldiers slowly started to gain ground. Near the pillars at the end of Karusa Valley, one of the Footsoldiers ripped the talisman off my back, which made me sprint faster. Lucky enough for me, all five of the Footsoldiers looked at the talisman and didn’t see where I went. The Yiga had retreated, and I was free! I ran to the stable, to grab my bag behind the building and take out my horse from the stable system. With that, I was gone from the Gerudo Region; However, a certain leader wasn’t happy. Jerry and Toottootbicknungersnazal went to give Master Kohga the talisman. Master Kohga gasped after the two Footsoldier’s report.
“There is a traitor among us!” Master Kohga whispered, before he summoned Sooga into the room, “Look at this Sooga, do you know what this means?” Sooga nodded, slowly, before handing it back to his Master. Sooga was happy that I escaped successfully; However, the real challenge was about to conspire. “Sooga, I want you to be in charge of finding the traitor. After all, the only one I trust in this whole clan is you.” Guilt reaped over Sooga. What happened? Sooga was the most loyal lacky that Master Kohga has ever had, yet he committed such a large taboo. Interfering with Master Kohga’s personal life, which included his romantic relationships and over all happiness. He would never admit to this, but it was starting to suffocate him.
“Yeah, Sooga is on the case!” Jerry cheered from the other side of the room.
“Yeah, and when he finds the traitor, we’ll cut his head off!” Toottootbicknungersnazal commented, with just as much enthusiasm. Sooga started to trace his fingers over his neck. Fear was evident on his face.
“Sooga?! What’s wrong with you?!!” Master Kohga questioned loudly.
“I’m just upset that our Mistress is gone… and that there is a traitor among us, Master Kohga.” Sooga replied quickly, not wanting to seem suspicious.
“Me too, Sooga. Me too. Now, go find (Y/N)!” Kohga shrill voice ran throughout the base, which made Sooga and the Footsoldiers wince.
“But I thought you told me to find the traitor, Master Kohga?” Sooga queried.
“That too! Also, when we find (Y/N), she’ll tell us who the traitor is!!” Master Kohga cackled, letting out a sickeningly evil laugh.
“Then we’ll cut his head off!” Jerry praised, once more.
“The moment’s gone Jerry!!!”
Poor Sooga, his conflicting feelings were the only thing to go through his head. His respect for Master Kohga and his love for me butted heads with one another, making Sooga feel sick to his stomach. In the end, Sooga was happy that I escaped the Yiga Clan. The stoic ape just hoped that I wouldn’t find myself back in the hideout. If I were to have been caught again, Sooga wouldn’t be able to help me, which I understood perfectly. A whole month of torture had come to an end. I was finally out of Gerudo Canyon, Master Kohga was plotting the traitor’s sentence, and Sooga was thinking about our future encounters. I hoped that I would never have to be affiliated with the Yiga Clan ever again; However, fate has a funny way of doing the exact opposite of what you want it to do.