"Hiyah!" Link exclaimed as he sent yet another dummy flying, now clad in knights' armor.

"I got it!" Revali pulled back the Great Eagle Bow's strings to send three bomb arrows flying into the dummy.

Both young men exclaimed in satisfaction as the inanimate object exploded as a result of their combined efforts.

"Perfect!" Revali declared, spinning his bow and flipping his braids.

"Take that, Bokoblin!" Link added victoriously, brushing his hand through his hair as he put his sword back into its scabbard. "Should we reset it for another go?"

"Hah! Finally something we both agree on!" Revali landed next to Link after tossing the dummy's remains into a now-full basin. However, his head snapped up before he or Link could move any further. "Wait. Something's coming in, fast and furious."

"Hmm?" Link asked before the main doors swung open and crashed into the walls.

"Link!" A furious, familiar, feminine voice bellowed from the doors.

The two young men turned around to find the fuming, four-months-pregnant Princess Zelda standing in the doorway. "Uh-oh, there's your Divine Beast. Good luck." Revali flew off into the arena's airspace.

Zelda gripped Link's collar and pulled him close to her face. "Talk me down!"

Link stammered, confused and freaked out.

"Talk me down, Link, talk me down!" She repeated loudly.

Revali flapped above their heads. "Well, boy, aren't you gonna talk her down?"

"Okay, uh, what happened, honey?"

"My father had the audacity to summon me from having civil discussion with Khosha and the others for the sole purpose of once again berating me over my pregnancy and saying that everything is my fault and that it's my fault that you and Revali had to come down here to let out steam because we're married and told me that everything I brought before him was an excuse and it's all my fault!"

"Oh, lovely," Revali butted in. "The King just had to voice his opinion."

"Zelda, do you need to blow something up with us? I'm not sure how to talk you down."

"No!" Zelda sounded disgusted. "That would be horrible for the baby! I need you to talk me down!"

"Hey. Princess." Revali began as he landed next to the couple. "Your hubby here doesn't know how to talk you down. Let's find somebody else who can before you break something."

Link gripped her hands and nodded, kissing her forehead.

A troop of knights, dressed in formal attire, came through the main doors and unsheathed their weapons.

Zelda huffed and tried to approach them, but Link gripped her upper arm and pulled her back, placing his other arm upon her stomach.

"Both of you stand down." Link ordered his party. "Revali. Hold Zelda for me please." He passed his wife to Revali, who held her in place as he approached the guards.

"State your business."

The knights blinked at Link several times before remembering who he was. "Y-Your Highness... His Majesty ordered us down. Ordered us to find the Princess."

"My wife is right there. She's fine, but she is quite upset. Please allow me to soothe her." He took a deep breath, then did his best to issue an order that imitated his wife's authority. "Return to the pavilions. Report that to His Majesty, please."

The knights took several steps back as if they were unable to comprehend a royal's order from a knight.

"Uh... don't think you're quite dressed to give orders, Your Highness." Revali observed.

Zelda growled in Revali's arms, the Rito was surprised with how she was vibrating. "Listen to him!" She barked across the room, the guards instantly responded to her voice. "He is your prince, and he has spoken! Begone from this place!" She stared them all dead in the eye, and they turned tail almost instantly.

Link stared at all the entrances for a while, his sacred blade drawn, before sighing. "We should go. Let me change back."

~~~~

"Everyone has sure been gone for a while, I hope everything's going alright." Mipha observed, looking at the sun with Daruk.

Urbosa glanced at her nails. "The boys will probably lose track of time in that arena, I'm not too worried."

"I'm a little worried about the tiny princess, she was called off so suddenly and we haven't heard a peep from her."

Looking around while leaning against the railing, Urbosa sighed. "I'm sure there's nothing to worry about, if Rhoam gets her all worked up she'll go find Link. She's become quite the master at self-comfort over the past ten years. Only thing we really have to worry about is that she doesn't punch a poor guard in between."

"That's what I'm worryin' about. Didn't we already figure out the King's got a habit of hittin' her?"

She tilted to look straight at Daruk, her disgust about what was going through her mind present. "I gave him a very strong talking-to after the bridge incident. Now that he knows the other royals of Hyrule know, he's been much better. Plus, she's pregnant. If he hits her and she miscarries because of it, he'll get executed for killing a descendant of Hylia. I'll make sure of that. It's one thing to hurt someone with holy blood, it's another to kill them."

"Uhh, doesn't that rule also mean he'll get in trouble for beatin' Zelda?"

"Oh, he's already in trouble. But unfortunately, Dorephan is the only royal older than him, so as long as Rhoam stays within his territory, no one can do much more than just smack him on the wrist... well actually Mipha may be older than him, but she's not on the throne so she doesn't really count."

Their conversation, though pretty much over, was interrupted by the quick moment of several soldiers, the fleeting unit.

"Hey!" Urbosa called out to them. "What's going on?"

The unit stopped and turned. "Lady Urbosa... thank Hylia it's just you." Their leader responded.

"What do you flee?"

"...The Princess. She's in a tizzy of a temper. The Prince is trying to calm her down, sent us back to the pavilions to report her whereabouts to the King."

"Oh dear, well you should get to it. Knowing His Highness he'll be headed back here with her."

The knights nodded and made themselves scarce.

"I will prepare a place for the Princess to rest. She's been quite active this evening." Impa stated before leaving.

"I should probably head that way to give that poor boy some relief." Urbosa walked down the path the knights had come from. She didn't have to walk too far before hearing Zelda cry out, instinctively running towards the cry. "Little bird!"

"Urbosa? Is something the matter?" Zelda asked, walking hand in hand with Link. Although her white dress should have illuminated her, she seemed dull with fatigue.

"You're not hurt?"

"No."

"Oh... I thought I heard you cry out."

"Revali accidentally reflected the sun into her eyes," Link explained. "but don't worry, Zelda and Little Hyrule are fine."

Urbosa smiled in endearment. "Aww, when did you start calling the baby that? "

"That's what I wanted to know."

His and Her Highness looked at each other and smiled. "About two weeks ago, after my father insisted I start wearing white in public on account of me 'being openly with child.' Ugh... anyways, Link called our little one that when we were preparing for bed... and we've just called them that since then." She then sighed, rubbing her stomach. "Father doesn't believe it proper, to nickname an unborn like the commoners do."

Exasperated, Urbosa sighed. "Of course he doesn't. Regardless, I think it's adorable. Makes the baby seem even more like a member of the family."

"Has he forgotten Link is from Hateno, the land of cows, Cuccos and dye? You'd think he'd give you guys a little grace."

"I've learned it to be a false hope."

"Anyways, can we be off now?" Revali asked, only for Zelda to turn back to Link.

"You may go on ahead... I am actually feeling quite weary."

"Your temper has taken a toll on your energy, no doubt, but it would be wiser to go on back to the banquet than to stay here." Urbosa said, gently watching Zelda's strength drain away.

"I am not sure if I can walk that distance without rest... I have had little since I set out to train." She leaned up against Link, looking as if she was about to pass out.

"She's spent." Link affirmed, pulling his wife off her feet. "Just a few minutes of rest will give her the strength to get back, but we need to stop."

"Alright, we can give her a while." Urbosa looked around, pointing to a nearby guards' station. "Link. Can you carry her there?"

Link nodded and set off, laying Zelda down in his lap once there.

"Oh," Urbosa breathed. "You look even more gravid laying down, little bird."

Zelda sighed, too exhausted to respond, and closed her eyes.

Link took off his gloves, slipped off her heels and began to rub her feet, noticing that they were tender and swollen. "You're gonna need to stay off your feet for a while after tonight, Zelly..."

Revali took a gaze at the resting princess' stomach as well. "She does look a lot bigger from this angle... She's probably bigger now than Khosha will be when she lays... but I guess that makes sense. Khosha's only going to lay an egg, but Zelda's going to have a fully-developed Hylian in there."

Zelda raised her head to stare at them. "Stop staring at my stomach!" She insisted in a breathy manner, exhausted and offended. "You're making me self-conscious."

Link stopped rubbing Zelda's feet for a moment to kiss her head. "Sorry, Zelly, they'll stop."

She laid her head back down and snuggled up against her husband, satisfied with the outcome.

"Did I just get voluntold?"

"Yes, Revali, we were upsetting her and not realizing it. Show some remorse, please."

She sighed once more, still obviously taking large breaths. "Unnnh, I didn't realize how much my feet hurt until I stopped standing on them."

"Yeah, they're pretty swollen..." Link agreed.

After a while, the group came into contact with another set of knights. "Your Highnesses," they bowed to them. "the King is once again searching for you. Several guests at the banquet have noticed your absence."

"The Princess grew weary, she couldn't go further without rest."

The guards apparently didn't notice Zelda when they approached, because their eyes grew wide when they saw her sprawled out in Link's lap.

"Hey!" Urbosa warned. "Don't stare at your princess!"

They took a few steps back in contrition, turning their heads away. "Do we need to escort you both to your chamber?"

Link looked down at Zelda and shook her slightly to help her regain full consciousness. "Do you need to go back to our chamber?"

Zelda was unable to respond before a large crash was heard nearby. She gasped and Link helped her up to her feet, they both heard screams while doing so.

"Something smells... and I think the scent's called Yiga." Urbosa muttered.

Another set of knights quickly appeared, the captain of the knights who were already with Link and Zelda seemed uneasy. "Your Highness," He whispered to Link. "I suggest you take the Princess and yourself somewhere safe. I don't trust this brigade."

Link nodded, suddenly holding Zelda in a way that hid her stomach.

"Revali. You go for the other Champions, I'll help the royals escape." Urbosa discreetly whispered, before turning around to quickly yet quietly usher the royals out.

"Hey!" One of the new knights called out. "Where are you going with the princess?!"

"Ugh, these aren't knights. They're Yiga stupidly disguised as knights." Link growled, unsheathing his sword and darting in their direction without a thought.

"Link!" Zelda called out.

"He's buying us time, let's get you out of here." Urbosa grabbed Zelda's shoulder and they jogged off the best they could.

"Oooh, you've got a lot of nerve, buddy, dressing like one of the royals. Pretty sure your job doesn't give you that benefit."

It was then when Link realized that he wasn't a knight anymore, he was the Prince. He then let a gasp slip his lips; he was supposed to be with Zelda and the baby! However, he instinctively knew that Urbosa had taken her and fled, so he stood his ground.

"I would say the same to you, eh, Yiga?"

These knights smiled cruelly before red cards flew up around them, revealing them to be Yiga footsoldiers.

The true knights gathered behind Link, drawing their swords as well, taking out most of the enemy before the Champions arrived.

"Hah! That's what you get for crashing the party!" Daruk declared as the Boulder Breaker slammed into the crowd.

"Link!" Mipha exclaimed when their backs collided.

Link shushed her quickly to keep her from accidentally spilling anything to the Yiga. "Just focus on getting rid of them!"

Not long afterwards, all the Yiga had been defeated or chased from the site, everyone looked around to make sure they were gone.

"Those asinine cowards got the jump on all of us." Revali mumbled. "They even got at the banquet. That's what took us so long."

"Aren't you supposed to be with the Princess?" Daruk asked.

Link rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "Yeah... instinct kinda forgot that..."

"Wow... what a wonderful husband."

"Be nice, Revali!"

"Why are you so defensive of him, Mipha?"

"The Prince bought Lady Urbosa time to get away with the Princess. His distraction also lowered the chance of the Yiga noticing she is with child." The captain explained, breaking up the argument. "Whether it was accidental or not doesn't matter."

"Is the King alright?" Link asked.

"He had his own guards, but we will go to him, Your Highness, if the Champions will escort you to safety."

Link nodded. "Let's get going."